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HQ No 88 Group Personnel, locations and units
[Jun 1945 | Jul 1945 | Aug 1945 | Sep 1945]
This Group was formed on 10 April 1945 at Kinnellan House, Murrayfield Road, Edinburgh to control units during Operations Apostle and Doomsday in Norway. The Group began work on 6 May 1945 and an element began moving to Norway on 12 May, arriving at Gardermoen on 1 June 1945, leaving a rear element at Turnhouse.
Location | Command | Controlled |
Kinnellan House, Murrayfield Road, Edinburgh | Fighter Command |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | John A Boret | 7 May 1945 | Air Officer Commanding, CBE, MC, AFC |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | R W G Lywood | ||
Gp Capt | E H Stevens | ||
Wg Cdr | M E Blackstone | ||
Wg Cdr | P H Gibbings | ||
Sqn Ldr | H D W Flowers | ||
Sqn Ldr | R S Day | ||
Sqn Ldr | K Schadtler-Law | ||
Administrative Staff | |||
Sqn Ldr | W H Forbes-Mitchell | ||
Sqn Ldr | S E A Brown | ||
Sqn Ldr | P Hancock | ||
Sqn Ldr | N W F Codd | ||
Staffs of the Services | |||
Engineer | |||
Sqn Ldr | E J Praill | MBE | |
Signals | |||
Wg Cdr | P F Overton | ||
Sqn Ldr | L H Mansell | ||
Armament | |||
Sqn Ldr | C E Fookes | ||
Equipment | |||
Wg Cdr | N J Fagan | ||
Sqn Ldr | A B Rivlin | ||
Accountant | |||
Sqn Ldr | P Goldsmith |
Source - June 1945 Confidential Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
Kinnellan House, Murrayfield Road, Edinburgh | Fighter Command |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | John A Boret | 7 May 1945 | Air Officer Commanding, CBE, MC, AFC |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | R W G Lywood | ||
Gp Capt | E H Stevens | ||
Wg Cdr | M E Blackstone | ||
Wg Cdr | P H Gibbings | ||
Sqn Ldr | H D W Flowers | ||
Sqn Ldr | R S Day | ||
Sqn Ldr | K Schadtler-Law | ||
Administrative Staff | |||
Sqn Ldr | W H Forbes-Mitchell | ||
Sqn Ldr | S E A Brown | ||
Sqn Ldr | P Hancock | ||
Sqn Ldr | N W F Codd | ||
Sqn Ldr | A D Babington | ||
Sqn Ldr | T A Wiese | ||
Staffs of the Services | |||
Engineer | |||
Sqn Ldr | E J Praill | MBE | |
Signals | |||
Wg Cdr | P F Overton | ||
Sqn Ldr | L H Mansell | ||
Armament | |||
Sqn Ldr | C E Fookes | ||
Equipment | |||
Wg Cdr | N J Fagan | ||
Sqn Ldr | I R Draper | ||
Accountant | |||
Sqn Ldr | P Goldsmith | ||
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | M L Maley | MB, BS, MRCS, LRCP | |
Meteorological | |||
Sqn Ldr | G Bosomworth | 2 Nov 1944 |
Source - July 1945 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/3839)
Location | Command | Controlled |
Kinnellan House, Murrayfield Road, Edinburgh | Fighter Command |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | John A Boret | 7 May 1945 | Air Officer Commanding, CBE, MC, AFC |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | R W G Lywood | ||
Gp Capt | E H Stevens | ||
Wg Cdr | M E Blackstone | ||
Wg Cdr | P H Gibbings | ||
Sqn Ldr | H D W Flowers | ||
Sqn Ldr | R S Day | ||
Sqn Ldr | K Schadtler-Law | ||
Administrative Staff | |||
Sqn Ldr | W H Forbes-Mitchell | ||
Sqn Ldr | S E A Brown | ||
Sqn Ldr | P Hancock | ||
Sqn Ldr | N W F Codd | ||
Sqn Ldr | A D Babington | ||
Sqn Ldr | T A Wiese | ||
Staffs of the Services | |||
Engineer | |||
Sqn Ldr | E J Praill | MBE | |
Signals | |||
Wg Cdr | P F Overton | ||
Sqn Ldr | L H Mansell | ||
Armament | |||
Sqn Ldr | C E Fookes | ||
Equipment | |||
Wg Cdr | N J Fagan | ||
Sqn Ldr | I R Draper | ||
Accountant | |||
Sqn Ldr | P Goldsmith | ||
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | M L Maley | MB, BS, MRCS, LRCP | |
Meteorological | |||
Sqn Ldr | G Bosomworth | 2 Nov 1944 |
Source - August 1945 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/3839)
Location | Command | Controlled |
Kinnellan House, Murrayfield Road, Edinburgh | Fighter Command |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | John A Boret | 7 May 1945 | Air Officer Commanding, CBE, MC, AFC |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | E H Stevens | 10 Apr 1945 | Senior Air Staff Officer, OBE |
Wg Cdr | M E Blackstone | 12 May 1945 | DFC |
Wg Cdr | P H Gibbins | 10 Apr 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | P Hancock | 10 Apr 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | R S Day | 14 May 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | W H Forbes-Mitchell | 10 Apr 1945 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Gp Capt | R W G Lywood | 10 Apr 1945 | Senior Officer i/c Administration |
Sqn Ldr | S E A Brown | 23 Apr 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | K Schadtler-Law | 23 Apr 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | A D Babington | 28 May 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | R A Markwick | 11 Jul 1945 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Engineer | |||
Sqn Ldr | E J Praill | 2 May 1945 | MBE |
Signals | |||
Wg Cdr | P F Overton | 23 Apr 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | L H Mansell | 23 Apr 1945 | |
Armament | |||
Sqn Ldr | C E Fookes | 8 May 1945 | |
Equipment | |||
Wg Cdr | N J Fagan | 17 Apr 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | I R Draper | 13 Jun 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | N W F Codd | 7 May 1945 | |
Accountant | |||
Sqn Ldr | P Goldsmith | 12 May 1945 | |
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | M L Maley | 7 May 1945 | MB, BS, MRCS, LRCP |
Meteorological | |||
Sqn Ldr | G Bosomworth | 2 Nov 1944 |
Source - September 1945 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/3839)
The rear element moved to Oslo on 8 June 1945 with the Norwegian element disbanding on 20 November followed by the UK elements, at Dunsfold, between 30 November and 31 December 1945.
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