Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
No 41 Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
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Organisational Movements: Apr - May 1923
Date | Notes |
1 Apr 1923 | The squadron reformed at RAF Northolt, equipped with Sopwith Snipes |
Source - Source - No 41 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/424) & Steve Brew
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Sopwith Snipe | RAF Northolt | Inland Area/ No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Bernard E Smythies | 4 Apr 1923 | Officer Commanding, DFC |
Flt Lt | Hubert W G Jones | 4 Apr 1923 | MC, MiD |
Fg Off | Harold C Pyper | 4 Apr 1923 | Adjutant |
Fg Off | William V Hyde | 4 Apr 1923 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Fg Off | Vincent S Holbrook | 4 Apr 1923 |
Source - May 1923 Air Force List & Steve Brew
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Sopwith Snipe | RAF Northolt | Inland Area/ No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Bernard E Smythies | 4 Apr 1923 | Officer Commanding, DFC, MiD, psa |
Flt Lt | Hubert W G Jones | 4 Apr 1923 | MC |
Fg Off | William V Hyde | 4 Apr 1923 | |
Fg Off | Ernest J H Wright | 14 May 1923 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Fg Off | Hugh Jones | 4 May 1923 | |
Fg Off | Alan L Palmer | 23 Apr 1923 | Accountant |
Source - July 1923 Air Force List & Steve Brew
Personnel Movements Jul 1923 - Jan 1924
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Plt Off | Richard G. Chapell | 7 Jul 1923 | Arrived on posting |
Plt Off | Richard G. Chapell | 31 Aug 1923 | Injured in flying accident & hospitalised |
Sqn Ldr | Bernard E Smythies | 1 Oct 1923 | Relinquished command of the squadron |
Sqn Ldr | 1 Oct 1923 | Assumed command of the squadron | |
Sgt Plt | Harry A. Marsh | 20 Dec 1923 | Arrived on posting |
Sgt Plt | Philip A. Hutton | 24 Dec 1923 | Arrived on posting |
Sgt Plt | Harry A. Marsh | 21 Jan 1924 | Embarkation leave, then 1 Sqn, Hinaidi |
Sgt Plt | Philip A. Hutton | 21 Jan 1924 | Embarkation leave, then 1 Sqn, Hinaidi |
Source - Source - No 41 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/424) & Steve Brew
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Sopwith Snipe | RAF Northolt | Inland Area/ No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | 1 Oct 1923 | Officer Commanding, DSO, OBE, DSC, DFC; later AVM | |
Flt Lt | Hubert W G Jones | 4 Apr 1923 | OC 'A' Flight, MC, MiD |
Flt Lt | 23 Jul 1923 | Adjutant, DFC*, MiD; later AVM | |
Fg Off | William V Hyde | 4 Apr 1923 | |
Fg Off | Edward A Slater | 15 Sep 1923 | |
Fg Off | Ernest J H Wright | 14 May 1923 | |
Fg Off | Arthur H C A Rawson | 15 Oct 1923 | MiD |
Fg Off | James U McKinnon | 21 Jul 1923 | |
Fg Off | Claud E C Penny | 1 Oct 1923 | |
Fg Off | Alan I Riley | 19 Sep 1923 | AFC |
Stores Branch | |||
Fg Off | Hugh Jones | 4 May 1923 | |
Accountant | |||
Fg Off | Alan L Palmer | 23 Apr 1923 |
Source - January 1924 Air Force List & Steve Brew
Personnel Movements Jan - Apr 1924
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Fg Off |
Claud E C Penny |
27 Feb 1924 |
Posted to Halton as PA to AOC, RAF Halton & OC, 1 SoTT (Boys), AVM Charles L Lambe CB, CMG, DSO |
Sqn Ldr | 15 Apr 1924 | Relinquished command of the squadron | |
Sqn Ldr | Gilbert W Murlis-Green | 15 Apr 1924 | Assumed command of the squadron |
Source - Source - No 41 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/424) & Steve Brew
Organisational Movements: Jan - Apr 1924
Date | Notes |
1 Apr 1924 | Squadron establishment increased to an HQ and two flights |
Source - Source - No 41 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/424)
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Sopwith Snipe | RAF Northolt | Inland Area/ No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Gilbert W Murlis-Green | 15 Apr 1924 | Officer Commanding, DSO*, MC**, MiD, psa |
Flt Lt | Hubert W G Jones | 4 Apr 1923 | OC 'B' Flight, MC, MiD |
Flt Lt | Frank O Soden | 1 Apr 1924 | OC, 'A' Flight, DFC* |
Flt Lt | 23 Jul 1923 | Adjutant, DFC*, MiD; later AVM | |
Fg Off | William V Hyde | 4 Apr 1923 | |
Fg Off | Edward A Slater | 15 Sep 1923 | |
Fg Off | Ernest J H Wright | 14 May 1923 | |
Fg Off | Arthur H C A Rawson | 15 Oct 1923 | MiD |
Fg Off | James U McKinnon | 21 Jul 1923 | |
Fg Off | Alan I Riley | 19 Sep 1923 | AFC |
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2 Airman Pilots |
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Stores Branch | |||
Fg Off | Hugh Jones | 4 May 1923 | |
Accountant | |||
Fg Off | Alan L Palmer | 23 Apr 1923 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Albert E Henton | 25 Feb 1924 | MRCS, LRCP |
Source - May 1924 Air Force List & Steve Brew
Organisational Movements: May - Dec 1924
Date | Notes |
xx May 1924 | Squadron commenced re-equipment with Armstrong Whitworth Siskin IIIs |
The images above show variations noted in the application of the squadron markings |
Source - Source - No 41 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/424) & Steve Brew
Officers and Airmen Pilots on strength - 31 Dec 1924
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Gilbert W Murlis-Green | 15 Apr 1924 | Officer Commanding, DSO*, MC**, MiD, psa |
Flt Lt | 23 Jul 1923 | Adjutant, DFC*, MiD; later AVM | |
Flt Lt | Hubert W G Jones | 4 Apr 1923 | OC 'B' Flight, MC, MiD |
Flt Lt | Frank O Soden | 1 Apr 1924 | OC, 'A' Flight, DFC* |
Fg Off | William S Allen | 19 Nov 1924 | Signals Officer |
Fg Off | Alan I Riley | 19 Sep 1923 | AFC |
Fg Off | Ernest J H Wright | 14 May 1923 | |
Fg Off | William V Hyde | 4 Apr 1923 | |
Fg Off | Arthur H C A Rawson | 15 Oct 1923 | MiD |
Fg Off | John J Comerford | 16 Dec 1924 | |
Sgt Plt | Cyril C Bint | 7 Jun 1924 | |
Sgt Plt | John De C Sizer | 10 May 1924 | |
Sgt Plt | William Thompson | ca May 1924 | |
Plt Off | Ernest R H Coombes | 11 Jun 1924 | Under Instruction, ex 1 FTS, Netheravon |
Plt Off | Thomas A Hale-Monro | 11 Jun 1924 | Under Instruction, ex 1 FTS, Netheravon |
Plt Off | H A Mullaly | Under Instruction, ex 1 FTS, Netheravon | |
Plt Off | Anthony C C Mason | Under Instruction, ex 1 FTS, Netheravon |
Source - Source - No 41 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/424) & Steve Brew
Source - January 1925 Air Force List & Steve Brew
Source - February 1925 Air Force List & Steve Brew
Source - March 1925 Air Force List & Steve Brew
Source - April 1925 Air Force List & Steve Brew
Source - May 1925 Air Force List & Steve Brew
Source - June 1925 Air Force List & Steve Brew
Organisational Movements: May - Dec 1924
Date | Notes |
1 Apr 1925 | Squadron establishment increased to an HQ and three flights |
Source - Source - No 41 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/424)
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Armstrong Whitworth Siskin III | RAF Northolt | Inland Area/No 6 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Gilbert W Murlis-Green | 15 Apr 1924 | Officer Commanding, DSO*, MC**, MiD, psa |
Flt Lt | Hubert W G Jones | 4 Apr 1923 |
OC 'B' Flight, MC MiD |
Flt Lt | Frank O Soden | 1 Apr 1924 |
OC, 'A' Flight, DFC* |
Flt Lt | 23 Jul 1923 |
OC, 'C' Flight, DFC* MiD; later AVM |
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Hon Flt Lt (Fg Off) | William F R Gough | 27 Apr 1925 | |
Fg Off | Reginald C B Brading | 16 Mar 1925 | DFC*, MiD |
Fg Off | William S Allen | 19 Nov 1924 | |
Fg Off | Frederick K Damant | 1 Apr 1925 | Adjutant, DFC |
Fg Off | Ernest J H Wright | 14 May 1923 | |
Fg Off | Arthur H C A Rawson | 15 Oct 1923 | MiD |
Fg Off | John J Comerford | 16 Dec 1924 | |
Fg Off | Stephen H G Trower | 15 Jan 1925 | |
Plt Off | Ernest R H Coombes | 11 Jun 1924 | |
Plt Off | Thomas A Hale-Monro | 11 Jun 1924 | |
Plt Off | Henry F Luxmoore | 16 Feb 1925 | |
Plt Off | Arthur W B McDonald | 16 Feb 1925 | later AM |
Plt Off | Christopher S Staniland | 16 Feb 1925 | |
Plt Off | Hugh W P Stewart | 16 Feb 1925 | |
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3 Airman Pilots |
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Stores Branch | |||
Fg Off | Albert J Adams | 5 Aug 1924 | |
Accountant | |||
Fg Off | Alan L Palmer | 23 Apr 1923 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Fg Off | Herbert McW Daniel | 8 Jan 1925 | MD MRCS FRCS LRCP |
Under Instruction | |||
Plt Off | Francis W Field | 31 Mar 1925 |
Ab initio flying training |
Plt Off | Geoffrey J C Mahony | 31 Mar 1925 |
Ab initio flying training |
Plt Off | Thomas H Perry-Keene | 31 Mar 1925 |
Ab initio flying training |
Source - July 1925 Air Force List & Steve Brew
Officers and Airmen Pilots on strength - 31 Dec 1925
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Gilbert W Murlis-Green | 15 Apr 1924 | Officer Commanding, DSO*, MC**, MiD, psa |
Flt Lt | 23 Jul 1923 |
OC, 'C' Flight, DFC* MiD; later AVM |
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Fg Off | Arthur H C A Rawson | 15 Oct 1923 |
OC 'A' Flight, MiD |
Fg Off | William S Allen | 19 Nov 1924 | Signals Officer |
Fg Off | Frederick K Damant | 1 Apr 1925 | Adjutant, DFC |
Fg Off | Stephen H G Trower | 15 Jan 1925 | |
Fg Off | Anthony C Addams | 7 Dec 1925 | |
Fg Off | Ernest R H Coombes | 11 Jun 1924 | |
Fg Off | Thomas A Hale-Monro | 11 Jun 1924 | |
Fg Off | Henry F Luxmoore | 16 Feb 1925 | |
Fg Off | Christopher S Staniland | 16 Feb 1925 | |
Plt Off | Theodore N McEvoy | 30 Jul 1925 | later ACM |
Sgt Plt | C C Bint | ||
Sgt Plt | W Thompson | ||
Sgt Plt | H T Inglis | ||
Under Instruction | |||
Plt Off | Maurice Brunton | 28 Sep 1925 | |
Plt Off | Vincent C Taylor | 28 Sep 1925 | |
Plt Off | Ivor G E Dale | 28 Sep 1925 | |
Plt Off | Thomas H Perry-Keene | 31 Mar 1925 | Ab initio flying training |
Plt Off | Francis W Field | 31 Mar 1925 | Ab initio flying training |
Plt Off | Geoffrey J C Mahony | 31 Mar 1925 | Ab initio flying training |
Source - Source - No 41 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/424) & Steve Brew
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Armstrong Whitworth Siskin III | RAF Northolt | Inland Area/No 6 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Gilbert W Murlis-Green | 15 Apr 1924 | Officer Commanding, DSO* MC**, MiD, psa |
Flt Lt | 23 Jul 1923 | OC, C Flight, DFC*, MiD; later AVM | |
Flt Lt | 20 Jan 1925 |
OC, B Flight, DFC; later AVM |
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Fg Off | Frederick K Damant | 1 Apr 1925 |
Adjutant, DFC |
Fg Off | Arthur H C A Rawson | 15 Oct 1923 |
OC, A Flight, MiD |
Fg Off | Stephen H G Trower | 15 Jan 1925 | |
Fg Off | Anthony C Addams | 7 Dec 1925 | |
Fg Off | Thomas A Hale-Monro | 11 Jun 1924 | |
Fg Off | Ernest R H Coombes | 11 Jun 1924 | |
Fg Off | Henry F Luxmoore | 16 Feb 1925 | |
Fg Off | Christopher S Staniland | 16 Feb 1925 | |
Plt Off | Theodore N McEvoy | 30 Jul 1925 | later ACM |
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3 Airman Pilots |
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Stores Branch | |||
Plt Off | Cyrus P Marshall | 13 Jan 1926 | |
Accountant | |||
Fg Off | Alan L Palmer | 23 Apr 1923 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | James B Woodrow | 28 Jun 1925 | MD |
Under Instruction | |||
Plt Off | Maurice Brunton | 28 Sep 1925 | |
Plt Off | Ivor G E Dale | 28 Sep 1925 | |
Plt Off | Vincent C Taylor | 28 Sep 1925 | |
Plt Off | Francis W Field | 31 Mar 1925 | Ab initio flying training |
Plt Off | Geoffrey J C Mahony | 31 Mar 1925 | Ab initio flying training |
Plt Off | Thomas H Perry-Keene | 31 Mar 1925 | Ab initio flying training |
Source - March 1926 Air Force List & Steve Brew
Personnel Movements Mar - Dec 1926
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Frederick Sowrey | 29 Jan 1926 | Supernumerary, pending taking command of the squadron |
Sqn Ldr | Gilbert W Murlis-Green | 2 Feb 1926 | Relinquished command of the squadron |
Sqn Ldr | Frederick Sowrey | 2 Feb 1926 | Assumed command of the squadron |
Source - Source - No 41 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/424)
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Armstrong Whitworth Siskin III | RAF Northolt | ADGB/Fighting Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Frederick Sowrey | 29 Jan 1926 | Officer Commanding, DSO* MC**, MiD, psa |
Flt Lt | 23 Jul 1923 | OC, C Flight, DFC*, MiD; later AVM | |
Flt Lt | 20 Jan 1925 |
OC, B Flight, DFC; later AVM |
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Fg Off | Frederick K Damant | 1 Apr 1925 |
Adjutant, DFC |
Fg Off | Arthur H C A Rawson | 15 Oct 1923 |
OC, A Flight, MiD |
Fg Off | Thomas A Hale-Monro | 11 Jun 1924 | |
Fg Off | Ernest R H Coombes | 11 Jun 1924 | |
Fg Off | Henry F Luxmoore | 16 Feb 1925 | |
Fg Off | Christopher S Staniland | 16 Feb 1925 | |
Plt Off | Maurice Brunton | 28 Sep 1925 | |
Plt Off | Ivor G E Dale | 28 Sep 1925 | |
Plt Off | Francis W Field | 31 Mar 1925 | |
Plt Off | Geoffrey J C Mahony | 31 Mar 1925 | |
Plt Off | Thomas H Perry-Keene | 31 Mar 1925 | |
Plt Off | Vincent C Taylor | 28 Sep 1925 | |
Plt Off | Theodore N McEvoy | 30 Jul 1925 | later ACM |
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4 Airman Pilots |
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Stores Branch | |||
Plt Off | Cyrus P Marshall | 13 Jan 1926 | |
Accountant | |||
Fg Off | Cecil G Prior | 29 Mar 1926 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Richard T F Grace | 19 Apr 1926 | MB ChB MD MRCP |
Source - July 1926 Air Force List & Steve Brew
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Armstrong Whitworth Siskin III | RAF Northolt | ADGB/Fighting Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Frederick Sowrey | 29 Jan 1926 | Officer Commanding, DSO* MC**, MiD, psa |
Flt Lt | 23 Jul 1923 | OC, C Flight, DFC*, MiD; later AVM | |
Flt Lt | 20 Jan 1925 |
OC, B Flight, DFC; later AVM |
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Fg Off | Frederick K Damant | 1 Apr 1925 |
OC, A Flight, DFC |
Fg Off | Ernest S Borthwick-Clarke | 11 Jun 1926 |
Adjutant |
Fg Off | Thomas A Hale-Monro | 11 Jun 1924 | Photographic Duties |
Fg Off | Ernest R H Coombes | 11 Jun 1924 | |
Fg Off | Christopher S Staniland | 16 Feb 1925 | |
Plt Off | Maurice Brunton | 28 Sep 1925 | |
Plt Off | Ivor G E Dale | 28 Sep 1925 | |
Plt Off | Francis W Field | 31 Mar 1925 | |
Plt Off | Geoffrey J C Mahony | 31 Mar 1925 | |
Plt Off | Thomas H Perry-Keene | 31 Mar 1925 | |
Plt Off | Vincent C Taylor | 28 Sep 1925 | |
Plt Off | Theodore N McEvoy | 30 Jul 1925 | later ACM |
Plt Off | Hugh T Andrews | 13 Aug 1927 | |
Plt Off | Geoffrey Bradbury | 13 Aug 1926 | |
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2 Airman Pilots |
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Stores Branch | |||
Plt Off | Cyrus P Marshall | 13 Jan 1926 | |
Accountant | |||
Fg Off | Cecil G Prior | 29 Mar 1926 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Richard T F Grace | 19 Apr 1926 | MB ChB MD MRCP |
Source - December 1926 Air Force List & Steve Brew
Officers and Airmen Pilots on strength - 31 Dec 1926
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Frederick Sowrey | 29 Jan 1926 | Officer Commanding, DSO, MC, AFC |
Flt Lt | 23 Jul 1923 | OC, 'C' Flight, DFC*, MiD; later AVM | |
Flt Lt | 20 Jan 1925 | OC 'B' Flight, DFC; later AVM | |
Fg Off | Frederick K Damant | 1 Apr 1925 | OC, 'A' Flight, DFC |
Fg Off | Ernest S Borthwick-Clarke | 11 Jun 1926 | Adjutant |
Fg Off | Thomas A Hale-Monro | 11 Jun 1924 | Air Pilotage Officer |
Fg Off | Christopher S Staniland | 16 Feb 1925 | |
Fg Off | Maurice Brunton | 28 Sep 1925 | Armament Officer |
Fg Off | Vincent C Taylor | 28 Sep 1925 | |
Fg Off | Ivor G E Dale | 28 Sep 1925 | |
Fg Off | Thomas H Perry-Keene | 31 Mar 1925 | |
Fg Off | Francis W Field | 31 Mar 1925 | |
Fg Off | Geoffrey J C Mahony | 31 Mar 1925 | |
Plt Off | Theodore N McEvoy | 30 Jul 1925 | later ACM |
Plt Off | Hugh T Andrews | 13 Aug 1926 | |
Plt Off | Geoffrey Bradbury | 13 Aug 1926 | |
Sgt Plt | Henry T Inglis | 16 Dec 1925 | |
Sgt Plt | Herbert Marsden | ca Jun 1926 |
Source - Source - No 41 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/424) & Steve Brew
Organisational Movements: May - Dec 1924
Date | Notes |
xx Mar 1927 | Squadron completed re-equipment with Armstrong Whitworth Siskin IIIAs |
The images above show variations noted in the application of the squadron markings |
Source - Source - No 41 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/424) & Steve Brew
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Armstrong Whitworth Siskin IIIA | RAF Northolt | ADGB/Fighting Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Frederick Sowrey | 29 Jan 1926 | Officer Commanding, DSO, MC, AFC |
Flt Lt | 23 Jul 1923 | OC, 'C' Flight, DFC*, MiD; later AVM | |
Flt Lt | 20 Jan 1925 | OC 'B' Flight, DFC; later AVM | |
Flt Lt | Frederick K Damant | 1 Apr 1925 | OC, 'A' Flight, DFC |
Fg Off | Thomas A Hale-Monro | 11 Jun 1924 | Photographic duties |
Fg Off | Christopher S Staniland | 16 Feb 1925 | |
Fg Off | Maurice Brunton | 28 Sep 1925 | Armament duties |
Fg Off | Vincent C Taylor | 28 Sep 1925 | |
Fg Off | Ivor G E Dale | 28 Sep 1925 | |
Fg Off | Geoffrey J C Mahony | 31 Mar 1925 | |
Fg Off | Theodore N McEvoy | 30 Jul 1925 | later ACM |
Fg Off | Hugh T Andrews | 13 Aug 1926 | |
Fg Off | Geoffrey Bradbury | 13 Aug 1926 | |
Plt Off | Richard Brown | 13 Feb 1927 | |
Plt Off | Valentine B J Jackson | 11 Dec 1926 | |
Plt Off | Terence J Arbuthnot | 11 Dec 1926 | |
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4 Airman Pilots |
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Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Richard T F Grace | 19 Apr 1926 |
Source - July 1927 Air Force List & Steve Brew
Officers and Airmen Pilots on strength - 31 Dec 1927
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Frederick Sowrey | 29 Jan 1926 | Officer Commanding, DSO, MC, AFC |
Flt Lt | 20 Jan 1925 | OC 'B' Flight, DFC; later AVM | |
Fg Off | Frederick K Damant | 1 Apr 1925 | OC, 'A' Flight, DFC |
Fg Off | Christopher S Staniland | 16 Feb 1925 | OC, 'C' Flight |
Fg Off | Vincent C Taylor | 28 Sep 1925 | |
Fg Off | Ivor G E Dale | 28 Sep 1925 | |
Fg Off | Theodore N McEvoy | 30 Jul 1925 | Adjutant, later ACM |
Fg Off | Hugh T Andrews | 13 Aug 1926 | |
Fg Off | Geoffrey Bradbury | 13 Aug 1926 | |
Plt Off | Frederick L Lawrence | 24 Nov 1927 | |
Plt Off | Valentine B J Jackson | 11 Dec 1926 | |
Plt Off | Richard Brown | 13 Feb 1927 | |
Plt Off | Terence J Arbuthnot | 11 Dec 1926 | |
Sgt Plt | Herbert Marsden | ca Jun 1926 | 364696 |
Sgt Plt | Morris E Hearn | 26 Jul 1927 | 336698 |
Sgt Plt | Alfred B Attaway | ca Jul 1927 | 330470 |
Sgt Plt | Ronald V C Martin | ca Jul 1927 | 345057 |
Source - Source - No 41 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/424) & Steve Brew
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Armstrong Whitworth Siskin IIIA | RAF Northolt | ADGB/Fighting Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Frederick Sowrey | 29 Jan 1926 | Officer Commanding, DSO, MC, AFC |
Flt Lt | 20 Jan 1925 | OC 'B' Flight, DFC; later AVM | |
Flt Lt | Frederick K Damant | 1 Apr 1925 | OC, 'A' Flight, DFC |
Fg Off | Christopher S Staniland | 16 Feb 1925 | OC, 'C' Flight |
Fg Off | Albert L Ottway | 12 Mar 1928 | |
Fg Off | Ivor G E Dale | 28 Sep 1925 | Photographic duties |
Fg Off | Theodore N McEvoy | 30 Jul 1925 | later ACM |
Fg Off | Hugh T Andrews | 13 Aug 1927 | Pilotage (Navigation) duties |
Fg Off | Frederick L Lawrence | 24 Nov 1927 | |
Plt Off | Richard Brown | 13 Feb 1927 | |
Plt Off | Valentine B J Jackson | 11 Dec 1926 | |
Plt Off | Terence J Arbuthnot | 11 Dec 1926 | Signals duties |
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3 Airman Pilots |
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Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Richard T F Grace | 19 Apr 1926 | MD |
Source - July 1928 Air Force List & Steve Brew
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Armstrong Whitworth Siskin IIIA | RAF Northolt | ADGB/Fighting Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Frederick Sowrey | 29 Jan 1926 | Officer Commanding, DSO, MC, AFC |
Flt Lt | 20 Jan 1925 | OC 'B' Flight, DFC; later AVM | |
Flt Lt | Frederick K Damant | 1 Apr 1925 | OC, 'A' Flight, DFC |
Fg Off | Christopher S Staniland | 16 Feb 1925 | OC, 'C' Flight |
Fg Off | Albert L Ottway | 12 Mar 1928 | |
Fg Off | Ivor G E Dale | 28 Sep 1925 | Photographic duties |
Fg Off | Hugh T Andrews | 13 Aug 1927 | Pilotage (Navigation) duties |
Fg Off | Terence J Arbuthnot | 11 Dec 1926 | Signals duties |
Plt Off | Richard Brown | 13 Feb 1927 | |
Plt Off | Valentine B J Jackson | 11 Dec 1926 | |
Plt Off | John Mutch | 28 Jul 1928 | later A/Cdre |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Richard T F Grace | 19 Apr 1926 | MD |
Source - September 1928 Air Force List & Steve Brew
Personnel Movements Sep - Dec 1928
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Frederick Sowrey | 1 Sep 1928 | Relinquished command of the squadron |
Sqn Ldr | Robert S Aitken | 1 Sep 1928 | Assumed command of the squadron |
Source - Source - No 41 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/424)
Officers and Airmen Pilots on strength - 31 Dec 1928
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Robert S Aitken | 1 Sep 1928 | Officer Commanding, MC, AFC |
Flt Lt | 20 Jan 1925 | OC 'B' Flight, DFC; later AVM | |
Flt Lt | Frederick K Damant | 1 Apr 1925 | OC, 'A' Flight, DFC |
Flt Lt | Frank E Bond | 17 Sep 1928 | OC, 'C' Flight |
Fg Off | Christopher S Staniland | 16 Feb 1925 | |
Fg Off | Ivor G E Dale | 28 Sep 1925 | Adjutant |
Fg Off | Hugh T Andrews | 13 Aug 1926 | Air Pilotage Officer |
Fg Off | W A Andrews | ||
Fg Off | Terence J Arbuthnot | 11 Dec 1926 | |
Fg Off | Richard Brown | 13 Feb 1927 | |
Fg Off | Charles H Appleton | 1 Sep 1928 | |
Plt Off | Hugh P Wilson | 1 Sep 1928 | |
Plt Off | John Mutch | 28 Jul 1928 | later A/Cdre |
Sgt Plt |
Charles Payne |
xx xxx1928 |
247247 |
Sgt Plt |
George E Connolly |
xx xxx1928 |
330989 |
Sgt Plt |
George F Cook |
xx xxx1928 |
345661 |
Sgt Plt |
Roland E Danes |
xx xxx1928 |
326526 |
Source - Source - No 41 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/424) & Steve Brew
Organisational Movements: Dec 1928 - Jul 1929
Date | Notes |
27 May 1929 | Squadron proceeded to RAF Sutton Bridge for Armament Practice Camp |
12 Jun 1929 | Squadron returned from RAF Sutton Bridge on completion of Armament Practice Camp |
Source - Source - No 41 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/424) & Steve Brew
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Armstrong Whitworth Siskin IIIA | RAF Northolt | ADGB/Fighting Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Robert S Aitken | 1 Sep 1928 |
Officer Commanding, MC, AFC |
Flt Lt | Frank E Bond | 17 Sep 1928 |
OC, 'C' Flight |
Flt Lt | Frederick K Damant | 1 Apr 1925 |
OC, 'A' Flight, DFC |
Fg Off | Hugh T Andrews | 13 Aug 1927 | OC, 'B' Flight, Pilotage (Navigation) duties |
Fg Off | Ivor G E Dale | 28 Sep 1925 | Photographic duties |
Fg Off | Terence J Arbuthnot | 11 Dec 1926 | Signals duties |
Fg Off | Charles H Appleton | 1 Sep 1928 | |
Fg Off | Ernest M Thomas | 2 Apr 1929 | |
Plt Off | Frank A R Bishop | 5 Mar 1929 | |
Plt Off | Hugh P Wilson | 1 Sep 1928 | |
Plt Off | John Mutch | 28 Jul 1928 | later A/Cdre |
Plt Off | George E Sampson | 6 Jun 1929 | |
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4 Airman Pilots |
Source - July 1929 Air Force List & Steve Brew
Organisational Movements: Jul - Dec 1929
Date | Notes |
15 Sep 1929 | Squadron proceeded to RAF Netheravon for Mobilisation Exercise |
26 Sep 1929 | Squadron returned from RAF Netheravon on completion of Mobilisation Exercise |
Source - Source - No 41 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/424)
Officers and Airmen Pilots on strength - 31 Dec 1929
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Robert S Aitken | 1 Sep 1928 | Officer Commanding, MC, AFC |
Flt Lt | 9 Nov 1929 | OC, 'A' Flight, DFC; later AM | |
Flt Lt | Frank E Bond | 17 Sep 1928 | OC, 'C' Flight |
Flt Lt | Anthony Leach | 17 Dec 1929 | OC 'B' Flight, MC |
Fg Off | Christopher C Edwards | 6 Oct 1929 | Adjutant |
Fg Off | Ivor G E Dale | 28 Sep 1925 | |
Fg Off | P G Lucas | ||
Fg Off | Terence J Arbuthnot | 11 Dec 1926 | |
Fg Off | Frank A R Bishop | 5 Mar 1929 | |
Fg Off | George E Sampson | 6 Jun 1929 | |
Fg Off | Robert A R Robinson | 3 Sep 1929 | |
Fg Off | Thomas Gadd | 3 Oct 1929 | |
Plt Off | Wilfred Sawyer | 14 Dec 1929 | |
Sgt Plt |
George E Connolly |
xx xxx 1928 |
330989 |
Sgt Plt |
George F Cook |
xx xxx 1928 |
345661 |
Sgt Plt |
Hector Duro |
364587 |
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Sgt Plt |
Arthur E C Oakshott |
xx xxx 1929 |
363682 |
Source - Source - No 41 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/424) & Steve Brew
Personnel Movements Dec 1929 - Jul 1930
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | 1 Feb 1930 | Arrived on posting as Supernumerary, pending taking command of the squadron | |
Sqn Ldr | Robert S Aitken | 6 Feb 1930 | Relinquished command of the squadron |
Sqn Ldr | 6 Feb 1930 | Assumed command of the squadron | |
Fg Off | Christopher C Edwards | 14 May 1930 | Promoted to Flt Lt |
Fg Off | George E Sampson | 28 May 1930 | Took over the duties of Adjutant |
Flt Lt | Christopher C Edwards | 28 May 1930 | Relinquished duties of Adjutant |
Fg Off | Robert A R Robinson | 6 Jun 1930 | Posted to RAF Depot |
Source - Source - No 41 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/424)
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Armstrong Whitworth Siskin IIIA | RAF Northolt | ADGB/Fighting Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | 1 Feb 1930 | Officer Commanding, MC; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | 9 Nov 1929 |
OC, 'A' Flight, DFC; later AM |
|
Flt Lt | Frank E Bond | 17 Sep 1928 |
OC, 'C' Flight |
Flt Lt | Anthony Leach | 17 Dec 1929 |
OC 'B' Flight, MC |
Flt Lt | Christopher C Edwards | 6 Oct 1929 | |
Fg Off | Terence J Arbuthnot | 11 Dec 1926 | Signals duties |
Fg Off | Hugh P Wilson | 1 Sep 1928 | Armament duties |
Fg Off | Frank A R Bishop | 5 Mar 1929 | |
Fg Off | George E Sampson | 6 Jun 1929 | |
Fg Off | Thomas Gadd | 3 Oct 1929 | |
Plt Off | Edmund H Bellairs | 1 Apr 1930 | |
Plt Off | Denis A Messiter | 1 Apr 1930 | |
Plt Off | Wilfred Sawyer | 14 Dec 1929 | |
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5 Airman Pilots |
Source - July 1930 Air Force List & Steve Brew
Personnel Movements Jul - Aug 1930
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Flt Lt | Christopher C Edwards | 24 Jun 1930 | To RAF Hornchurch |
SM | Lucas | 20 Jul 1930 | Reported for duty |
Plt Off | Denis G Vaughn-Fowler | 26 Jul 1930 | Reported for duty |
Plt Off | Wilfred Sawyer | 6 Aug 1930 | Killed in a flying accident |
Source - Source - No 41 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/424)
Organisational Movements: Jul - Aug 1930
Date | Notes |
27 Jul 1930 | Squadron proceeded to RAF Sutton Bridge for Mobilisation Exercise |
31 Jul 1930 | Squadron completed the Mobilisation Exercise but remained at RAF Sutton Bridge for Armament Practice Camp |
10 Aug 1930 | Squadron returned from RAF Sutton Bridge on completion of Armament Practice Camp |
Source - Source - No 41 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/424)
Source - August 1930 Air Force List
Officers and Airmen Pilots on strength - 17 Aug 1930
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | 1 Feb 1930 | MC; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | 9 Nov 1929 |
OC, 'A' Flight, DFC; later AM |
|
Flt Lt | Frank E Bond | 17 Sep 1928 |
OC, 'C' Flight |
Flt Lt | Anthony Leach | 17 Dec 1929 |
OC, 'B' Flight, MC |
Fg Off | Frank A R Bishop | 5 Mar 1929 | |
Fg Off | Thomas Gadd | 3 Oct 1929 | |
Fg Off | George E Sampson | 6 Jun 1929 | |
Fg Off | Hugh P Wilson | 1 Sep 1928 | |
Plt Off | Edmund H Bellairs | 1 Apr 1930 | |
Plt Off | Denis A Messiter | 1 Apr 1930 | |
Plt Off | Terence J Arbuthnot | 11 Dec 1926 | |
Plt Off | Denis G Vaughn-Fowler | 26 Jul 1930 | |
Sgt Plt |
Albert W Boucher |
363873 |
|
Sgt Plt |
George E Connolly |
xx xxx 1928 |
330989 |
Sgt Plt |
George F Cook |
xx xxx 1928 |
345661 |
Sgt Plt |
Hector Duro |
xx xxx 1929 |
364587 |
Sgt Plt |
Bertram J Marsden |
1 Apr 1930 |
364696 |
Sgt Plt |
Arthur E C Oakshott |
xx xxx 1929 |
363682 |
Sgt Plt |
Frederick W Upshall |
4 Mar 1930 |
363741 |
Source - Source - No 41 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/424) & Steve Brew
Personnel Movements Aug - Dec 1930
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Fg Off | Terence J Arbuthnot | 1 Sep 1930 | To Electrical & Wireless School for Long Signals Course |
Plt Off | Laurence R Mouatt | 9 Sep 1930 | Reported for duty |
SM | G McClenaghan | 20 Jul 1930 | Left unit after 5 years with the unit, 27 years total service |
Flt Lt | 8 Oct 1930 | To RAF Kenley | |
Flt Lt | Louis M Hilton | 17 Nov 1930 | From HQ Coastal Area |
Fg Off | Harold C Marett | 16 Dec 1930 | Reported for duty from overseas |
Source - Source - No 41 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/424)
Source - September 1930 Air Force List & Steve Brew
Source - October 1930 Air Force List & Steve Brew
Source - November 1930 Air Force List & Steve Brew
Source - December 1930 Air Force List & Steve Brew
Officers and Airmen Pilots on strength - 31 Dec 1930
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | 1 Feb 1930 |
Officer Commanding, MC; later A/Cdre |
|
Flt Lt | Frank E Bond | 17 Sep 1928 |
OC, 'C' Flight |
Flt Lt | Louis M Hilton | 16 Dec1930 |
OC, 'A' Flight, DFC, AFC |
Flt Lt | Anthony Leach | 17 Dec 1929 |
OC, 'B' Flight, MC |
Fg Off | Frank A R Bishop | 5 Mar 1929 | |
Fg Off | Thomas Gadd | 3 Oct 1929 | |
Fg Off | George E Sampson | 6 Jun 1929 | |
Fg Off | Hugh P Wilson | 1 Sep 1928 | |
Plt Off | Edmund H Bellairs | 1 Apr 1930 | |
Plt Off | Denis A Messiter | 1 Apr 1930 | |
Fg Off | Harold C Marett | 16 Dec 1930 | |
Plt Off | Laurence R Mouatt | 9 Sep 1930 | |
Plt Off | Denis G Vaughn-Fowler | 26 Jul 1930 | |
Sgt Plt |
Albert W Boucher |
363873 |
|
Sgt Plt |
George E Connolly |
xx xxx 1928 |
330989 |
Sgt Plt |
Hector Duro |
xx xxx 1929 |
364587 |
Sgt Plt |
Bertram J Marsden |
1 Apr 1930 |
364696 |
Sgt Plt |
Arthur E C Oakshott |
xx xxx 1929 |
363682 |
Sgt Plt |
Frederick W Upshall |
4 Mar 1930 |
363741 |
Source - Source - No 41 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/424) & Steve Brew
Personnel Movements Dec 1930 - Jul 1931
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Plt Off | Charles S Moore | 20 Dec 1930 | From RAF College on appointment to a Permanent Commission |
Plt Off | Henry Eeles | 20 Dec 1930 | From RAF College on appointment to a Permanent Commission |
Fg Off | Harold C Marett | 31 Jan 1931 | Assumed duties of Adjutant |
Fg Off | George E Sampson | 2 Feb 1931 | Attached to CFS for Flying Instructors Course |
Plt Off | Laurence R Mouatt | 13 Mar 1931 | Promoted to Fg Off |
Fg Off | John E C McClure | 16 Mar 1931 | From No 12 Sqn |
Fg Off | Edmund H Bellairs | 25 Mar 1931 | To No 29 Sqn |
Sgt |
George Robinson |
7 Apr 1931 |
362999, From No 3 FTS |
Flt Lt | Geoffrey C Stemp | 20 Apr 1931 | From SHQ Northolt |
Fg Off | George E Sampson | 22 Apr 1931 | To No 3 FTS as a Flying Instructor |
Sgt |
George Robinson |
13 May 1931 |
362999, To No 99 Sqn |
Fg Off | Frank A R Bishop | 2 Jun 1931 |
Resigned his Commission |
SM2 | Snelling | 2 Jun 1931 |
Reported for duty |
Sgt |
Herbert W Edwards |
23 Jun 1931 |
365236, Reported for duty |
Source - Source - No 41 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/424) & Steve Brew
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Armstrong Whitworth Siskin IIIA | RAF Northolt | ADGB/Fighting Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | 1 Feb 1930 |
Officer Commanding, MC; later A/Cdre |
|
Flt Lt | Frank E Bond | 17 Sep 1928 |
OC, 'C' Flight |
Flt Lt | Anthony Leach | 17 Dec 1929 |
OC, 'A' Flight, MC |
Flt Lt | Geoffrey C Stemp | 20 Apr 1931 |
OC, 'B' Flight |
Fg Off | Harold C Marett | 16 Dec 1930 | |
Fg Off | Thomas Gadd | 3 Oct 1929 | Signals duties |
Fg Off | Denis A Messiter | 1 Apr 1930 | |
Fg Off | John E C McClure | 16 Mar 1931 | |
Fg Off | Laurence R Mouatt | 9 Sep 1930 | |
Plt Off | Denis G Vaughn-Fowler | 26 Jul 1930 | |
Plt Off | Charles S Moore | 20 Dec 1930 | later AVM |
Plt Off | Henry Eeles | 20 Dec 1930 | later A/Cdre |
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6 Airman Pilots |
Source - July 1931 Air Force List & Steve Brew
Personnel Movements Jul 1931 - Jul 1932
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Plt Off | Laurence R Mouatt | 6 Jul 1931 | To RAF Base Calshot for Flying Boat Course |
Flt Lt | Frank E Bond | 7 Jul 1931 | To RAF College |
Flt Lt | Rudolph T Taaffe | 7 Jul 1931 | From RAF Depot |
Plt Off | Denis G Vaughn-Fowler | 26 Jul 1930 | Killed in a flying accident |
Sqn Ldr | 7 Sep 1931 | Supernumerary pending taking command of the squadron | |
Plt Off | Peter W Johnson | 8 Sep 1931 | From No 3 FTS |
Plt Off | James N McAuley | 8 Sep 1931 | From No 3 FTS |
Plt Off | Henry E Slowey | 8 Sep 1931 | From No 3 FTS |
Plt Off | Henry L M Glover | 8 Sep 1931 | From No 3 FTS |
Plt Off | William G A Coulson | 8 Sep 1931 | From No 3 FTS |
Plt Off | William H Husbands | 28 Sep 1931 | From No 3 FTS |
Fg Off | Frank G L Smith | 28 Sep 1931 | From No 3 FTS |
Fg Off | Harold C Marett | 28 Sep 1931 | Attached to CFS for Flying Instructors Course, relinquishing role of Adjutant |
Flt Lt | 14 Sep 1931 | Reported for duty | |
Flt Lt | Geoffrey C Stemp | 16 Oct 1931 | To No 60 Sqn, India |
Sqn Ldr | 24 Oct 1931 | Relinquished command of the squadron and posted to No 84 Sqn, Iraq | |
Sqn Ldr | 24 Oct 1931 | Assumed command of the squadron | |
Fg Off | Thomas Gadd | 24 Oct 1931 | To No 55 Sqn, Iraq |
Fg Off | Denis A Messiter | 24 Oct 1931 | To No 30 Sqn, Iraq |
Plt Off | Henry Eeles | 24 Oct 1931 | Assumed duties of Adjutant wef 24 Sep 1931 |
Fg Off | Harold C Marett | 16 Dec 1931 | To RAF College as a Flying Instructor |
Plt Off | Henry E Slowey | 21 Dec 1931 | To RAF Depot (Non-effective, sick) |
Plt Off | Henry L M Glover | 4 Jan 1932 | To No 18 Sqn |
Plt Off | Terence G Lovell-Gregg | 8 Mar 1932 | From No 5 FTS |
Plt Off | Jack B Sims | 8 Mar 1932 | From No 5 FTS |
Plt Off | David L Dustin | 27 Mar 1932 | From No 3 FTS |
Flt Lt | Henry E Forrow | 1 Apr 1932 | To Special Duties List for service with Iraqi Government |
Plt Off | William H Husbands | 10 Apr 1932 | Promoted to Fg Off |
Plt Off | Peter W Johnson | 12 Apr 1932 | Promoted to Fg Off |
Plt Off | James N McAuley | 12 Apr 1932 | Promoted to Fg Off |
Plt Off | Henry E Slowey | 26 Apr 1932 | Attached to HQ RAF Halton |
Flt Lt | Maurice M Freehill | 27 Apr 1932 | From CFS |
Plt Off | Charles S Moore | 29 Apr 1932 | To No 45 Sqn, Middle East |
Flt Lt | Anthony Leach | 11 May 1932 | To CFS as Flying Instructor |
Source - Source - No 41 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/424) & Steve Brew
Organisational Movements: Jul 1931 - Jul 1932
Date | Notes |
6 Jul 1931 | Squadron proceeded to RAF Sutton Bridge for Armament Practice Camp |
25 Jul 1931 | Squadron returned from RAF Sutton Bridge on completion of Armament Practice Camp |
19 Oct 1931 | Squadron commenced re-equipment with Bristol Bulldog IIAs |
30 Nov 1931 | Squadron completed re-equipment with Bristol Bulldog IIAs |
Source - Source - No 41 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/424)
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Bristol Bulldog IIA | RAF Northolt | ADGB/Fighting Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | 7 Jul 1931 | Officer Commanding, AFC; later AVM | |
Flt Lt | Maurice M Freehill | 27 Apr 1932 | |
Flt Lt | Rudolph T Taaffe | 7 Jul 1931 | OC, 'C' Flight |
Flt Lt | Edward S C Davis | 25 Apr 1932 | |
Flt Lt | 14 Sep 1931 | later ACM | |
Fg Off | John E C McClure | 16 Mar 1931 | |
Fg Off | Peter W Johnson | 8 Sep 1931 | |
Fg Off | James N McAuley | 8 Sep 1931 | |
Fg Off | William H Husbands | 28 Sep 1931 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Frank G L Smith | 28 Sep 1931 | |
Plt Off | Henry Eeles | 20 Dec 1930 | later A/Cdre |
Plt Off | William G A Coulson | 8 Sep 1931 | |
Plt Off | Terence G Lovell-Gregg | 8 Mar 1932 | |
Plt Off | Jack B Sims | 8 Mar 1932 | |
Plt Off | David L Dustin | 27 Mar 1932 | |
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7 Airman Pilots (Sgts Betty, Boucher, Edwards, Marsden, Pearce Smith and Upshall) |
Source - July 1932 Air Force List & Steve Brew
Personnel Movements Jul 1932 - Jul 1933
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Plt Off | Robert A C Carter | 23 Jul 1932 | From RAF College on appointment to a Permanent Commission |
Plt Off | J Bradley | 23 Jul 1932 | From RAF College on appointment to a Permanent Commission |
Plt Off | Henry E Slowey | 15 Aug 1932 | Ceased to be attached to HQ RAF Halton |
Plt Off | Henry E Slowey | 23 Aug 1932 | Died from injuries sustained in motor vehicle accident |
Plt Off | William J H Ekins | 18 Sep 1932 | Reported for duty |
Plt Off | John C Sisson | 18 Sep 1932 | Reported for duty |
Flt Lt | Edward S C Davis | 25 Apr 1932 | To RAF Calshot |
Plt Off | Henry Eeles | 1 Oct 1932 | Relinquished duties of Adjutant on posting to Middle East |
Fg Off | Frank G L Smith | 1 Oct 1932 | Assumed duties of Adjutant |
Plt Off | David L Dustin | 1 Oct 1932 | To Iraq Command |
Plt Off | William G A Coulson | 11 Oct 1932 | To No 60 Sqn, India |
Plt Off | James N McAuley | 16 Nov 1932 | To RAF Depot |
Plt Off | Ronald T Smith | 17 Dec 1932 | From RAF College on appointment to a Permanent Commission |
Plt Off | John C Sisson | 2 Jan 1933 | To RAF Calshot |
Plt Off | Robert A C Carter | 27 Feb 1933 | To Aircraft Depot, India |
Plt Off | Terence G Lovell-Gregg | 28 Feb 1933 | To No 30 Sqn |
Plt Off | Jack B Sims | 28 Feb 1933 | To No 45 Sqn |
Plt Off | William J H Ekins | 28 Feb 1933 | To No 14 Sqn |
Plt Off | J Bradley | 28 Feb 1933 | To No 14 Sqn |
Flt Lt | 17 Mar 1933 | Reported for duty | |
Sqn Ldr | 29 Apr 1933 | Relinquished command of the squadron and posted to No 84 Sqn, Iraq | |
Sqn Ldr | 1 May 1933 | Assumed command of the squadron | |
Flt Lt | Maurice M Freehill | 26 May 1933 | To No 823 (Fleet Spotter Reconnaissance) Sqn |
Source - Source - No 41 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/424) & Steve Brew
Organisational Movements: Jul 1932 - Jul 1933
Date | Notes |
2 Aug 1932 | Squadron proceeded to RAF Sutton Bridge for Armament Practice Camp |
20 Aug 1932 | Squadron returned from RAF Sutton Bridge on completion of Armament Practice Camp |
29 May 1933 | Squadron proceeded to RAF Sutton Bridge for Armament Practice Camp |
17 Jun 1933 | Squadron returned from RAF Sutton Bridge on completion of Armament Practice Camp |
Source - Source - No 41 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/424)
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Bristol Bulldog IIA | RAF Northolt | ADGB/Fighting Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | 1 May 1933 |
OC, 'C' Flight |
|
Flt Lt | Rudolph T Taaffe | 7 Jul 1931 | OC, 'A' Flight, later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | 17 Mar 1933 | later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | 14 Sep 1931 | later ACM | |
Fg Off | John E C McClure | 16 Mar 1931 | |
Fg Off | William H Husbands | 28 Sep 1931 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Peter W Johnson | 8Sep 1931 | |
Fg Off | Frank G L Smith | 28 Sep 1931 | |
Plt Off | Ronald T Smith | 17 Dec 1932 | |
Warrant Officers - 2nd Class | |||
WO II | William A R Tredwell | 12 Dec 1932 | 204593 |
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6 Airman Pilots |
Source - July 1933 Air Force List & Steve Brew
Personnel Movements Jul 1933 - Jan 1934
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Fg Off | Charles G Lott | 10 Jul 1933 | Reported for duty |
Fg Off | Denis Finlay | 15 Jul 1933 | Reported for duty |
Fg Off | Graeme E Macdonald | 21 Aug 1933 | Reported for duty |
Plt Off | Edward P P Gibbs | 28 Aug 1933 | Reported for duty |
Plt Off | Hugh V Kennedy | 28 Aug 1933 | Reported for duty |
Fg Off | Frank G L Smith | 1 Sep 1933 | Relinquished duties of Adjutant |
Fg Off | Charles G Lott | 1 Sep 1933 | Assumed duties of Adjutant |
Flt Lt | 18 Sep 1933 | To RAF Calshot | |
Flt Lt | 30 Sep 1933 | Reported for duty | |
Plt Off | Michael Dawnay | 16 Dec 1933 | Reported for duty |
Source - Source - No 41 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/424) & Steve Brew
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Bristol Bulldog IIA | RAF Northolt | ADGB/Fighting Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | 1 May 1933 | Officer Commanding, MC, AFC; later AVM | |
Flt Lt | Rudolph T Taaffe | 7 Jul 1931 |
OC, 'C' Flight |
Flt Lt | 30 Sep 1933 |
OC, 'B' Flight, later A/Cdre |
|
Flt Lt | 17 Mar 1933 |
OC, 'A' Flight, later A/Cdre |
|
Fg Off | William H Husbands | 28 Sep 1931 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Peter W Johnson | 8 Sep 1931 | |
Fg Off | Frank G L Smith | 28 Sep 1931 | |
Fg Off | Graeme E Macdonald | 21 Aug 1933 | |
Fg Off | Ronald T Smith | 17 Dec 1932 | |
Plt Off | Charles G Lott | 10 Jul 1933 | later AVM |
Plt Off | Denis Finlay | 15 Jul 1933 | later A/Cdre |
Plt Off | Edward P P Gibbs | 28 Aug 1933 | |
Plt Off | Hugh V Kennedy | 28 Aug 1933 | |
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6 Airman Pilots |
Source - January 1934 Air Force List & Steve Brew
Personnel Movements Jan 1934 - Jul 1934
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Plt Off | Ronald T Smith | 6 Jan 1934 | To No 36 Sqn |
Flt Lt | John A McDonald | 18 Jan 1934 | Reported for duty |
Flt Lt | Rudolph T Taaffe | 26 Feb 1934 | To HQ Iraq |
Fg Off | Graeme E Macdonald | 26 Feb 1934 | Attached to FAA |
Fg Off | Frank G L Smith | 29 Mar 1934 | To SHQ Donibristle |
Sgt Plt | Frederick W Upshall | 3 Apr 1934 | Remustered to his basic trade |
Plt Off | Michael Dawnay | 10 Apr 1934 | To RAF Depot (Non-effective, sick) following a car accident |
Sgt Plt | Bertram J Marsden | 30 Apr 1934 | Remustered to his basic trade |
Sgt Plt | Bertram D Larner | 9 May 1934 | 366132, Reported for duty |
Sgt Plt | Frank Baker | 18 May 1934 | 561986, Killed in a flying accident |
Fg Off | Graeme E Macdonald | 22 May 1934 | Ceased to be attached to FAA |
Source - Source - No 41 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/424) & Steve Brew
Organisational Movements: Jan 1934 - Jul 1934
Date | Notes |
14 May 1934 | Squadron proceeded to RAF Sutton Bridge for Armament Practice Camp |
2 Jun 1934 | Squadron returned from RAF Sutton Bridge on completion of Armament Practice Camp |
Source - Source - No 41 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/424)
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Bristol Bulldog IIA Hawker Demon |
RAF Northolt | ADGB/Fighting Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | 1 May 1933 | Officer Commanding, MC, AFC; later AVM | |
Flt Lt | John A McDonald | 18 Jan 1934 |
OC, 'C' Flight |
Flt Lt | 17 Mar 1933 |
OC, 'A' Flight, later A/Cdre |
|
Flt Lt | 30 Sep 1933 |
OC, 'B' Flight, later A/Cdre |
|
Fg Off | William H Husbands | 28 Sep 1931 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Peter W Johnson | 8Sep 1931 | |
Fg Off | Graeme E Macdonald | 21 Aug 1933 | |
Plt Off | Charles G Lott | 10 Jul 1933 | later AVM |
Plt Off | Denis Finlay | 15 Jul 1933 | later A/Cdre |
Plt Off | Edward P P Gibbs | 28 Aug 1933 | |
Plt Off | Hugh V Kennedy | 28 Aug 1933 | |
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6 Airman Pilots |
Source - July 1934 Air Force List & Steve Brew
Organisational Movements: Jan 1934 - Jul 1934
Date | Notes |
xx Jul 1934 | Squadron commenced re-equipment with Hawker Demons |
xx Aug 1934 | Squadron completed re-equipment with Hawker Demons |
Source - Source - No 41 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/424)
Officers and Airmen Pilots on strength - January 1935
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | 1 May 1933 | Officer Commanding, MC, AFC; later AVM | |
Flt Lt | John A McDonald | 18 Jan 1934 |
OC, 'C' Flight |
Flt Lt | 17 Mar 1933 |
OC, 'A' Flight, later A/Cdre |
|
Flt Lt | 30 Sep 1933 |
OC, 'B' Flight, later A/Cdre |
|
Flt Lt | 21 Dec 1934 | later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | Peter W Johnson | 8Sep 1931 | |
Plt Off | Charles G Lott | 10 Jul 1933 | later AVM |
Plt Off | Denis Finlay | 15 Jul 1933 | later A/Cdre |
Plt Off | Hugh V Kennedy | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Plt Off | Edward P P Gibbs | 28 Aug 1933 | |
Plt Off | Alan F Hards | 28 Jul 1934 | |
Fg Off | William H Husbands | 28 Sep 1931 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Graeme E Macdonald | 21 Aug 1933 | |
Sgt Plt |
Kenneth S Smith |
27 Mar 1932 |
365793 |
Sgt Plt |
Albert W Boucher |
xx xxx 1930 |
363873 |
Sgt Plt |
27 Mar 1932 |
|
|
Sgt Plt |
Herbert W Edwards |
23 Jun 1931 |
365236 |
Sgt Plt |
Bertram D Larner |
9 May 1934 |
366132 |
Sgt Plt |
Charles Midwinter |
507611 |
Source - Source - No 41 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/424) & Steve Brew
Personnel Movements Jan - Sep 1935
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Plt Off | Charles G Lott | 22 Jan 1935 | To Iraq for language study |
Flt Lt | John A McDonald | 1 Feb 1935 | To Iraq |
Fg Off | Graeme E Macdonald | 1 Feb 1935 | To No 802 Sqn |
Plt Off | Robert C Crawford | 4 Mar 1935 | Reported for duty |
Plt Off | Lloyd H Pomeroy | 4 Mar 1935 | Reported for duty |
Sgt Plt |
Ernest A Buck |
xx Mar 1935 |
126931, Reported for duty |
Sgt Plt |
Thomas W Kean |
xx Mar 1935 |
365865, Reported for duty |
Flt Lt | xx Apr 1935 | To Amman | |
Flt Lt | 3 Apr 1935 | Reported for duty | |
Plt Off | Alan F Hards | 28 Jul 1934 | To No 802 Sqn |
Flt Lt | 18 Sep 1935 | Embarked for Aden on posting to No 8 Sqn | |
Fg Off | Denis Finlay | 18 Sep 1935 | Embarked for Aden on posting to No 8 Sqn |
Fg Off | Edward P P Gibbs | 18 Sep 1935 | Embarked for Aden on posting to No 8 Sqn |
Sgt Plt |
Kenneth S Smith |
18 Sep 1935 | Embarked for Aden on posting to No 8 Sqn |
Sgt Plt |
G. H. Pearce |
18 Sep 1935 | Embarked for Aden on posting to No 8 Sqn |
Sgt Plt |
Herbert W Edwards |
18 Sep 1935 | Embarked for Aden on posting to No 8 Sqn |
Source - Source - No 41 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/424) & Steve Brew
Organisational Movements: Jul 1934 - Jul 1935
Date | Notes |
4 Mar 1935 | Squadron proceeded to RAF Sutton Bridge for Armament Practice Camp |
28 Mar 1935 | Squadron returned from RAF Sutton Bridge on completion of Armament Practice Camp |
Source - Source - No 41 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/424)
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Hawker Demon |
RAF Northolt | ADGB/Fighting Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | 1 May 1933 | Officer Commanding, MC, AFC; later AVM | |
Flt Lt | 21 Dec 1934 |
OC, 'C' Flight, later A/Cdre |
|
Flt Lt | 3 Apr 1935 |
OC, 'A' Flight, later AVM |
|
Flt Lt | 19 Apr 1935 |
OC, 'B' Flight, later A/Cdre |
|
Fg Off | Peter W Johnson | 8Sep 1931 | |
Fg Off | Denis Finlay | 15 Jul 1933 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Edward P P Gibbs | 28 Aug 1933 | |
Fg Off | Hugh V Kennedy | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Plt Off | Alan F Hards | 28 Jul 1934 | |
Plt Off | Robert C Crawford | 4 Mar 1935 | |
Plt Off | Lloyd H Pomeroy | 4 Mar 1935 | |
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6 Airman Pilots |
Source - July 1935 Air Force List & Steve Brew
Officers and Airmen Pilots on strength - 18 September 1935
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | 1 May 1933 | Officer Commanding, MC, AFC; later AVM | |
Flt Lt | Charles H A Stevens | 22 Sep 1935 |
OC, 'C' Flight |
Flt Lt | A B Woodhall |
22 Sep 1935 |
OC, 'A' Flight |
Flt Lt | Alexander H Montgomery |
22 Sep 1935 |
OC, 'B' Flight; later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Peter W Johnson | 8 Sep 1931 | |
Fg Off | Hugh V Kennedy | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Fg Off |
Gordon J Grindell |
22 Sep 1935 |
|
Plt Off | Robert C Crawford | 4 Mar 1935 | |
Plt Off | Lloyd H Pomeroy | 4 Mar 1935 | |
Plt Off | Gerard E Wallace | 27 Jul 1935 | |
Sgt Plt |
Thomas W Kean |
xx Mar 1935 |
365865 |
Sgt Plt |
Jack Steere |
22 Sep 1935 |
561914 |
Sgt Plt |
Bertram D Larner |
9 May 1934 |
366132 |
Sgt Plt |
Roy Nelson |
ca Sep 1935 |
560353 |
Sgt Plt |
Ernest A Buck |
xx Mar 1935 |
126931 |
Sgt Plt |
James E Sayers |
22 Sep 1935 |
560204 |
Source - Source - No 41 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/424) & Steve Brew
Organisational Movements: Jul 1935 - Jan 1936
Date | Notes |
28 Aug 1935 | All aircraft were transferred to No 65 Sqn and flown to Sealand for packing |
xx Aug 1935 | Aircraft from Nos 23 and 65 Squadrons were received in lieu of those sent to RAF Sealand |
xx Sep 1935 | All aircraft were flown to Sealand for packing prior to proceeding overseas |
4 Oct 1935 | Squadron embarked on SS Cameronia en-route to Aden |
20 Oct 1935 | Squadron disembarked in Aden and proceeded to Khormaksar |
1 Nov 1935 |
Source - Source - No 41 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/424) & Steve Brew
Personnel Movements Oct 1935 - Jan 1936
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Flt Lt | 1 Nov 1935 | Ceased to be attached to 'D' Flight, No 8 Sqn | |
Fg Off | Denis Finlay | 1 Nov 1935 | Ceased to be attached to 'D' Flight, No 8 Sqn |
Fg Off | Edward P P Gibbs | 1 Nov 1935 | Ceased to be attached to 'D' Flight, No 8 Sqn |
Sgt | Smith | 1 Nov 1935 | Ceased to be attached to 'D' Flight, No 8 Sqn |
Sgt | Pearce | 1 Nov 1935 | Ceased to be attached to 'D' Flight, No 8 Sqn |
Sgt | Edwards | 1 Nov 1935 | Ceased to be attached to 'D' Flight, No 8 Sqn |
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Officers and Airmen Pilots on strength - 1 January 1936
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | 1 May 1933 | Officer Commanding, MC, AFC; later AVM | |
Fg Off | Denis Finlay | 1 Nov 1935 |
Adjutant, later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Charles H A Stevens | 22 Sep 1935 |
OC, 'C' Flight |
Flt Lt | Alexander H Montgomery |
22 Sep 1935 |
OC, 'A' Flight; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | 1 Nov 1935 |
OC, 'B' Flight, later A/Cdre |
|
Fg Off | Peter W Johnson | 8 Sep 1931 | |
Fg Off | Hugh V Kennedy | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Fg Off |
Gordon J Grindell |
22 Sep 1935 |
|
Fg Off | Edward P P Gibbs | 1 Nov 1935 | |
Plt Off | Robert C Crawford | 4 Mar 1935 | |
Plt Off | Lloyd H Pomeroy | 4 Mar 1935 | |
Plt Off | Gerard E Wallace | 27 Jul 1935 | |
Sgt Plt |
Kenneth S Smith |
1 Nov 1935 |
365793 |
Sgt Plt |
G H Pearce |
1 Nov 1935 |
|
Sgt Plt |
Herbert W Edwards |
1 Nov 1935 |
365236 |
Sgt Plt |
Thomas W Kean |
Mar 1935 |
365865 |
Sgt Plt |
Jack Steere |
22 Sep 1935 |
561914 |
Sgt Plt |
Bertram D Larner |
9 May 1934 |
366132 |
Sgt Plt |
Roy Nelson |
ca Sep 1935 |
560353 |
Sgt Plt |
Ernest A Buck |
Mar 1935 |
126931 |
Sgt Plt |
James E Sayers |
22 Sep 1935 |
560204 |
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Personnel Movements Jan - Jul 1936
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Flt Lt |
Ernest A Healy |
12 Feb 1936 | Reported for duty |
Sgt |
George H Bennions |
16 Feb 1936 | Reported for duty |
Flt Lt | Alexander H Montgomery | 5 Mar 1936 | Invalided to UK |
Sgt |
Thomas W Kean |
5 Mar 1936 | Posted to UK |
Fg Off |
Gordon J Grindell |
10 Mar 1936 | Appointed to a Permanent Commission and posted to UK for Flying Instructors Course |
Fg Off | Edward P P Gibbs | 10 Mar 1936 | Appointed to a Medium Service Commission and posted to UK for Flying Instructors Course |
Plt Off |
Lloyd H Pomeroy |
11 Mar 1936 |
Attached to AHQ as PA to AOC |
Flt Lt |
Edwin Donovan |
23 Mar 1936 |
MB ChB, attached for Medical duties |
Fg Off | Peter W Johnson | 15 Apr 1936 | Posted to UK |
APO |
Edward Graham |
24 Apr 1936 | From No 4 FTS |
APO |
Duncan S Macdonald |
24 Apr 1936 | From No 4 FTS |
APO |
John A Richards |
24 Apr 1936 | From No 4 FTS |
AC1 |
Francis Allday |
9 Jun 1936 |
514998, Killed in a flying accident |
AC1 |
Allan S Bailey |
9 Jun 1936 |
565066, Killed in a flying accident |
Flt Lt | Charles H A Stevens | 11 Jun 1936 | To Iraq Communications Flight |
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Organisational Movements: Jan - Jul 1936
Date | Notes |
18 Mar 1936 | Squadron moved from RAF Khormaksar to RAF Sheikh Othman |
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Officers and Airmen Pilots on strength - 30 Jun 1936
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | 1 May 1933 | Officer Commanding, MC, AFC; later AVM | |
Fg Off | Denis Finlay | 1 Nov 1935 |
Adjutant, later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | E A Healy | 28 Jan 1936 |
OC, 'A' Flight |
Flt Lt | 1 Nov 1935 |
OC, 'B' Flight, later A/Cdre |
|
Flt Lt |
Charles H A Stevens |
22 Sep 1935 |
OC, 'C' Flight |
Fg Off | Hugh V Kennedy | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Plt Off | Robert C Crawford | 4 Mar 1935 | |
Plt Off | Lloyd H Pomeroy | 4 Mar 1935 | Attached to AHQ |
Plt Off | Gerard E Wallace | 27 Jul 1935 | |
Plt Off |
Edward Graham |
24 Apr 1936 | |
Plt Off |
Duncan S Macdonald |
24 Apr 1936 | |
Plt Off |
John A Richards |
24 Apr 1936 | |
Sgt Plt |
Kenneth S Smith |
1 Nov 1935 |
365793 |
Sgt Plt |
G H Pearce |
1 Nov 1935 |
|
Sgt Plt |
Herbert W Edwards |
1 Nov 1935 |
365236 |
Sgt Plt |
Bertram D Larner |
9 May 1934 |
366132 |
Sgt Plt |
Ernest A Buck |
xx Mar 1935 |
126931 |
Sgt Plt |
Roy Nelson |
ca Sep 1935 |
560353 |
Sgt Plt |
Jack Steere |
22 Sep 1935 |
561914 |
Sgt Plt |
James E Sayers |
22 Sep 1935 |
560204 |
Sgt Plt |
George H Bennions |
16 Feb 1936 |
563057 |
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Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Hawker Demon | RAF Northolt (detached to Aden) | ADGB/No 11 (Fighter) Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | 1 May 1933 | Officer Commanding, MC, AFC; later AVM | |
Flt Lt |
Charles H A Stevens |
22 Sep 1935 |
OC, 'C' Flight |
Flt Lt |
Ernest A Healy |
28 Jan 1936 |
OC, 'A' Flight |
Flt Lt | 19 Apr 1935 |
OC, 'B' Flight, later A/Cdre |
|
Fg Off | Denis Finlay | 15 Jul 1933 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Hugh V Kennedy | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Plt Off | Robert C Crawford | 4 Mar 1935 | |
Plt Off | Lloyd H Pomeroy | 4 Mar 1935 | |
Plt Off | Gerard E Wallace | 27 Jul 1935 | |
APO |
Edward Graham |
24 Apr 1936 | |
APO |
Duncan S Macdonald |
24 Apr 1936 | |
APO |
John A Richards |
24 Apr 1936 | |
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9 Airman Pilots |
Source - July 1936 Air Force List & Steve Brew
Personnel Movements Jul 1936
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sgt Plt |
Jack Steere |
4 Jul 1936 |
To UK |
Sgt Plt |
Albert Harris |
5 Jul 1936 |
Reported for duty |
Sgt Plt |
Bertram D Larner |
9 Jul 1936 |
To UK |
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Officers and Airmen Pilots on strength - 11 Aug 1936
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | 1 May 1933 | Officer Commanding, MC, AFC; later AVM | |
Flt Lt |
Ernest A Healy |
28 Jan 1936 |
OC, 'A' Flight |
Fg Off | Denis Finlay | 15 Jul 1933 |
later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Hugh V Kennedy | 28 Aug 1938 | |
Plt Off | Robert C Crawford | 4 Mar 1935 | |
Plt Off | Lloyd H Pomeroy | 4 Mar 1935 | |
Plt Off | Gerard E Wallace | 27 Jul 1935 | |
Plt Off |
Edward Graham |
24 Apr 1936 | |
Plt Off |
Duncan S Macdonald |
24 Apr 1936 | |
Sgt Plt |
Kenneth S Smith |
1 Nov 1935 |
365793 |
Sgt Plt |
G H Pearce |
1 Nov 1935 |
|
Sgt Plt |
Herbert W Edwards |
1 Nov 1935 |
365236 |
Sgt Plt |
Ernest A Buck |
xx Mar 1935 |
126931 |
Sgt Plt |
Roy Nelson |
ca Sep 1935 |
560353 |
Sgt Plt |
James E Sayers |
22 Sep 1935 |
560204 |
Sgt Plt |
George H Bennions |
16 Feb 1936 |
563057 |
Sgt Plt |
Albert Harris |
5 Jul 1936 |
563150 |
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Personnel Movements Aug 1936
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Flt Lt | 7 Aug 1936 | To AHQ Aden | |
Plt Off | John A Richards | 10 Aug 1936 | To No 8 Sqn |
Flt Lt | Edwin Donovan | 11 Aug 1936 | Ceased to be attached for Medical duties |
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Organisational Movements: Aug 1936 - Jan 1937
Date | Notes |
11 Aug 1936 | Squadron embarked on HMT Somersetshire en-route to the UK |
29 Aug 1936 | Squadron disembarked at Southampton and proceeded on leave |
25 Sep 1936 | Squadron re-assembled at RAF Catterick |
6 Nov 1936 | Erection departed from RAF Catterick for Sealand to erect the aircraft |
12 Nov 1936 | All had been erected and returned to RAF Catterick |
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Personnel Movements Sep 1936 - Jan 1937
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Flt Lt |
Ernest A Healy |
24 Sep 1936 | Posted out |
Sgt Plt |
Edward A Shipman |
10 Oct 1936 |
Reported for duty |
Plt Off | J G Theilmann | 11 Oct 1936 | Reported for duty |
Plt Off | Jack F Roulston | 11 Oct 1936 | Reported for duty |
Plt Off | R A Barton | 11 Oct 1936 | Reported for duty |
Plt Off |
Stanley T Meares |
11 Oct 1936 | Reported for duty |
Plt Off |
Tom Rowland |
11 Oct 1936 | Reported for duty |
Sgt | E A Shipman | 11 Oct 1936 | Reported for duty |
Flt Lt | McIntrye | 11 Oct 1936 | Reported for duty |
Flt Lt |
Richard V McIntyre |
26 Oct 1936 |
Reported for duty |
Fg Off | Denis Finlay | 31 Oct 1936 | Posted out |
Plt Off | Lloyd H Pomeroy | 14 Nov 1936 | Posted out |
Plt Off | Robert C Crawford | 15 Nov 1936 | Posted out |
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Officers and Airmen Pilots on strength - 1 Jan 1937
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | 1 May 1933 | Officer Commanding, MC, AFC; later AVM | |
Plt Off | Gerard E Wallace | 27 Jul 1935 |
Adjutant |
Flt Lt |
Richard V McIntyre |
26 Oct 1936 |
OC, 'B' Flight |
Fg Off | Hugh V Kennedy | 28 Aug 1938 |
OC, 'A' Flight |
Plt Off |
Edward Graham |
24 Apr 1936 | |
Plt Off |
Duncan S Macdonald |
24 Apr 1936 | |
Plt Off |
John G Theilmann |
11 Oct 1936 | |
Plt Off | Jack F Roulston | 11 Oct 1936 | |
Plt Off |
Robert A Barton |
11 Oct 1936 | |
Plt Off |
Stanley T Meares |
11 Oct 1936 | |
Plt Off |
Tom Rowland |
11 Oct 1936 | |
Sgt Plt |
Kenneth S Smith |
1 Nov 1935 |
365793 |
Sgt Plt |
Herbert W Edwards |
1 Nov 1935 |
365236 |
Sgt Plt |
G H Pearce |
1 Nov 1935 |
|
Sgt Plt |
Ernest A Buck |
xx Mar 1935 |
126931 |
Sgt Plt |
Roy Nelson |
ca Sep 1935 |
560353 |
Sgt Plt |
James E Sayers |
22 Sep 1935 |
560204 |
Sgt Plt |
George H Bennions |
16 Feb 1936 |
563057 |
Sgt Plt |
Albert Harris |
5 Jul 1936 |
563150 |
Sgt Plt |
Edward A Shipman |
10 Oct 1936 |
512770 |
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Personnel Movements Jan - Jul 1937
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Plt Off |
Stanley T Meares |
xx Jan 1937 | To No 74 Sqn |
Plt Off |
Tom Rowland |
xx Jan 1937 | To No 74 Sqn |
Sgt Plt |
Kenneth S Smith |
4 Jan 1937 |
To CFS for Flying Instructors Course |
Sgt Plt |
Herbert W Edwards |
4 Jan 1937 |
To CFS for Flying Instructors Course |
Sgt Plt |
G H Pearce |
4 Jan 1937 |
To CFS for Flying Instructors Course |
Plt Off |
Philip D J Strong |
10 Jan 1937 | Reported for duty |
Plt Off |
H Peter Blatchford |
19 Jan 1937 | Reported for duty |
APO |
Denzil T St H Dawes |
xx Feb 1937 | Reported for duty |
APO |
Alexander A Devany |
xx Feb 1937 | Reported for duty |
Sgt Plt |
21 Feb 1937 |
Reported for duty (564608 James Wilfred ELLIOTT?) |
|
Sgt Plt |
21 Feb 1937 |
Reported for duty (580209 Gordon TAYLOR?) |
|
Sqn Ldr | John S L Adams | 22 Feb 1937 | Supernumerary, pending taking command of the squadron |
Flt Lt |
Richard V McIntyre |
22 Mar 1937 |
To 73 Sqn |
Plt Off |
Edward Graham |
21 Mar 1937 |
To 72 Sqn |
Sqn Ldr | 3 Mar 1937 | Relinquished command of the squadron and posted to HQ No 22 Group | |
Sqn Ldr | J S L Adams | 3 Mar 1937 | Assumed command of the squadron |
Fg Off | Gerard E Wallace | 17 Mar 1937 | Relinquished duties of Adjutant and appointed OC, 'A' Flight |
Plt Off |
John G Theilmann |
17 Mar 1937 |
Assumed duties of Adjutant |
Fg Off |
Hugh V Kennedy |
25 Apr 1937 |
To No 111 Sqn |
Plt Off |
Duncan S Macdonald |
23 Mar 1937 |
Appointed OC, 'A' Flight |
Sgt Plt |
Ernest A Buck |
To No 1 AACU |
|
Sgt Plt |
Elliott |
To No 1 AACU |
|
Sgt Plt |
G Taylor |
To No 1 AACU |
|
Plt Off |
E Norman Ryder |
30 Jun 1937 |
Reported for duty |
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Organisational Movements: Jan - Jul 1937
Date | Notes |
xx Apr 1937 | The Squadron Badge which was authorised by HM King George VI in February was presented by AM Sir Hugh Dowding |
xx Jun 1937 | Squadron proceeded to No 1 ATC, RAF Catfoss for Armament Practice Camp |
28 Mar 1937 | Squadron returned from No 1 ATC, RAF Catfoss on completion of Armament Practice Camp |
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Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Hawker Demon | RAF Catterick | Fighter Command/No 12 (Fighter) Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr |
John S L Adams |
22 Feb 1937 | Officer Commanding, |
Fg Off |
Gerard E Wallace |
27 Jul 1935 |
OC, 'B' Flight |
Plt Off |
Duncan S Macdonald |
24 Apr 1936 |
OC, 'A' Flight |
Plt Off | 11 Oct 1936 | later A/Cdre | |
Plt Off |
H Peter Blatchford |
19 Jan 1937 | |
Plt Off |
Robert A Barton |
11 Oct 1936 | |
Plt Off |
John G Theilmann |
11 Oct 1936 | |
Plt Off |
Philip D J Strong |
10 Jan 1937 | |
- |
|||
7 Airman Pilots |
Source - July 1937 Air Force List & Steve Brew
Personnel Movements Jul 1937 - Jan 1938
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Plt Off |
Geoffrey C Matheson |
7 Aug 1937 | Reported for duty |
Plt Off |
Horace E H Overall |
7 Aug 1937 | Reported for duty |
Plt Off |
William H Martyn |
4 Sep 1937 | Reported for duty |
Sgt Plt |
Robert A Carr-Lewty |
1 Oct 1937 |
580095, Reported for duty |
APO |
Hugh A Chater |
27 Nov 1937 | Reported for duty |
APO |
Douglas R Gamblen |
27 Nov 1937 | Reported for duty |
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Officers and Airmen Pilots on strength - 1 Jan 1938
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr |
John S L Adams |
22 Feb 1937 | Officer Commanding, |
Plt Off |
John G Theilmann |
11 Oct 1936 | Adjutant |
Fg Off |
Gerard E Wallace |
27 Jul 1935 |
OC, 'B' Flight |
Fg Off |
Duncan S Macdonald |
24 Apr 1936 |
OC, 'A' Flight |
Plt Off | 11 Oct 1936 |
later A/Cdre |
|
Plt Off |
Robert A Barton |
11 Oct 1936 | |
Plt Off |
Philip D J Strong |
10 Jan 1937 | |
Plt Off |
H Peter Blatchford |
19 Jan 1937 | |
Plt Off |
E Norman Ryder |
30 Jun 1937 | |
Plt Off |
Geoffrey C Matheson |
7 Aug 1937 | |
Plt Off |
Horace E H Overall |
7 Aug 1937 | |
Plt Off |
William H Martyn |
4 Sep 1937 | |
APO |
Hugh A Chater |
27 Nov 1937 | |
APO |
Douglas R Gamblen |
27 Nov 1937 | |
Flt Sgt |
Roy Nelson |
ca Sep 1935 |
560353 |
Sgt Plt |
Edward A Shipman |
10 Oct 1936 |
512770 |
Sgt Plt |
James E Sayers |
22 Sep 1935 |
560204 |
Sgt Plt |
Albert Harris |
5 Jul 1936 |
563150 |
Sgt Plt |
George H Bennions |
16 Feb 1936 |
563057 |
Sgt Plt |
I Edward Howitt |
8 Aug 37 |
580341 |
Sgt Plt |
Robert A Carr-Lewty |
1 Oct 1937 |
580095 |
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Personnel Movements Jan - Jul 1938
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Fg Off |
Duncan S Macdonald |
xx Jan 1938 | Attached to No 3 ATC, RAF Sutton Bridge for an Air Firing Instructors' Course |
Plt Off |
H Peter Blatchford |
xx Jan 1938 | Attached to No 3 ATC, RAF Sutton Bridge for an Air Firing Instructors' Course |
Plt Off |
Geoffrey C Matheson |
24 Jan 1938 |
Attached to No 2 SoTT, RAF Manston for Parachute Packing Course |
Plt Off |
Hugh A Chater |
24 Jan 1938 |
Attached to No 2 SoTT, RAF Manston for Parachute Packing Course |
Plt Off |
Douglas R Gamblen |
24 Jan 1938 |
Attached to No 2 SoTT, RAF Manston for Parachute Packing Course |
Plt Off |
Geoffrey C Matheson |
29 Jan 1938 |
Ceased to be attached to No 2 SoTT, RAF Manston for Parachute Packing Course |
Plt Off |
Hugh A Chater |
29 Jan 1938 |
Ceased to be attached to No 2 SoTT, RAF Manston for Parachute Packing Course |
Plt Off |
Douglas R Gamblen |
29 Jan 1938 |
Ceased to be attached to No 2 SoTT, RAF Manston for Parachute Packing Course |
APO |
Rodney J Bartholomew |
19 Feb 1938 | Reported for duty from No 9 FTS |
Fg Off |
Gerard E Wallace |
1 Mar 1938 | Promoted to Flt Lt wef 27 Jan 1938 |
APO |
Hugh A Chater |
8 Mar 1938 | Confirmed in rank and regraded Plt Off |
APO |
Douglas R Gamblen |
xx Mar 1938 | Confirmed in rank and regraded Plt Off |
Plt Off |
J Terence Webster |
11 Apr 1938 | Reported for duty |
APO |
Ronald W Wallens |
26 Mar 1938 | RAFO, Reported for duty |
APO |
Rodney J Bartholomew |
27 Apr 1938 | To No 80 Sqn |
Plt Off | 27 Apr 1938 | To No 80 Sqn | |
APO |
Douglas R Gamblen |
10 Jun 1938 | Attached to RAF Catterick for Administrative duties |
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Organisational Movements: Jul 1937 - Jul 1938
Date | Notes |
18 Jun 1938 | Squadron proceeded to RAF Aldergrove for Armament Practice Camp |
xx Jul 1938 | Squadron returned from RAF Aldergrove on completion of Armament Practice Camp |
26 Oct 1937 | Squadron commenced re-equipment with Hawker Fury IIs |
28 Oct 1937 | Squadron completed re-equipment with Hawker Fury IIs |
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Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Hawker Fury II | RAF Catterick | Fighter Command/No 12 (Fighter) Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr |
John S L Adams |
22 Feb 1937 | Officer Commanding, |
Act Flt Lt |
Gerard E Wallace |
27 Jul 1935 |
OC, 'B' Flight |
Fg Off |
Duncan S Macdonald |
24 Apr 1936 |
OC, 'A' Flight |
Plt Off |
H Peter Blatchford |
19 Jan 1937 |
|
Plt Off |
Robert A Barton |
11 Oct 1936 |
|
Plt Off |
John G Theilmann |
11 Oct 1936 |
Adjutant |
Plt Off |
Philip D J Strong |
10 Jan 1937 | |
Plt Off |
E Norman Ryder |
30 Jun 1937 | |
Plt Off |
Geoffrey C Matheson |
7 Aug 1937 | |
Plt Off |
Horace E H Overall |
7 Aug 1937 | |
Plt Off |
William H Martyn |
4 Sep 1937 | |
Plt Off |
Hugh A Chater |
27 Nov 1937 | |
Plt Off |
J Terence Webster |
11 Apr 1938 | |
APO |
Ronald W Wallens |
26 Mar 1938 | RAFO |
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6 Airman Pilots |
Source - July 1938 Air Force List & Steve Brew
Personnel Movements Jul 1938 - Jan 1939
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Plt Off |
Brian J G Carbury |
9 Jul 1938 | Reported for duty and attached to No 4 E & RFTS, Brough |
APO | Ronald W Wallens | 8 Aug 1938 | Left squadron having completed 1 year's service in RAFO |
Plt Off |
Anthony D J Lovell |
20 Aug 1938 |
Reported for duty from 6 FTS |
Fg Off |
Duncan S Macdonald |
xx Sep 1938 |
Attached to No 502 Sqn for affiliation |
Plt Off |
Robert A Barton |
xx Sep 1938 |
Attached to No 502 Sqn for affiliation |
Plt Off |
E Norman Ryder |
xx Sep 1938 |
Attached to No 502 Sqn for affiliation |
Plt Off |
Horace E H Overall |
xx Sep 1938 |
Attached to No 502 Sqn for affiliation |
Plt Off |
John N Mackenzie |
17 Sep 1938 |
Reported for duty from 9 FTS |
Plt Off |
Ronald W Wallens |
xx Oct 1938 |
Reposted to 41 Sqn on appointment to SSC |
Plt Off |
Brian J G Carbury |
xx Nov 1938 |
Ceased to be attached to No 4 E & RFTS, Brough |
APO |
Philip D J Strong |
8 Aug 1938 |
To No 64 Sqn |
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Organisational Movements: Jul 1938 - Jan 1939
Date | Notes |
30 Dec 1938 | Squadron commenced re-equipment with Supermarine Spitfire Is with arrival of first two (K9831 and K9832), allocated the code letters 'PN'', the third RAF Squadron to be equipped with the type, after 19 & 66 Sqns. |
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Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Supermarine Spitfire I | RAF Catterick | Fighter Command/No 12 (Fighter) Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr |
John S L Adams |
22 Feb 1937 | Officer Commanding, |
Act Flt Lt |
Gerard E Wallace |
27 Jul 1935 |
OC, 'B' Flight |
Act Flt Lt |
Duncan S Macdonald |
24 Apr 1936 |
OC, 'A' Flight |
Fg Off |
John G Theilmann |
11 Oct 1936 | Adjutant |
Fg Off |
H Peter Blatchford |
19 Jan 1937 | |
Fg Off |
Robert A Barton |
11 Oct 1936 | |
Plt Off |
J Terence Webster |
11 Apr 1938 | |
Plt Off |
Horace E H Overall |
7 Aug 1937 | |
Plt Off |
E Norman Ryder |
30 Jun 1937 | |
Plt Off |
Geoffrey C Matheson |
7 Aug 1937 | |
Plt Off |
Anthony D J Lovell |
20 Aug 1938 | |
Plt Off |
Ronald W Wallens |
7 Oct 1938 | |
Plt Off |
Brian J G Carbury |
9 Jul 1938 | |
APO |
John N Mackenzie |
17 Sep 1938 |
Source - January 1939 Air Force List & Steve Brew
Personnel Movements Jan - Mar 1939
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Plt Off |
Colin Robertson |
17 Dec 1938 |
Reported for duty from RAFC Cranwell (Sword of Honour) |
Plt Off |
Peter R W Wickham |
17 Dec 1938 |
Reported for duty from RAFC Cranwell |
APO |
Guy W Cory |
17 Dec 1938 |
Reported for duty from 11 FTS |
Plt Off |
John N Mackenzie |
4 Feb 1939 | Attached to 3 SoTT, RAF Manston for a Parachute Packing Course |
Plt Off |
Anthony D J Lovell |
4 Feb 1939 | Attached to 3 SoTT, RAF Manston for a Parachute Packing Course |
Plt Off |
Douglas R Gamblen |
7 Feb 1939 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Catterick |
Plt Off |
E Norman Ryder |
7 Feb 1939 | Attached to RAF Catterick for Administrative duties |
Plt Off |
John N Mackenzie |
11 Feb 1939 | Ceased to be attached to 3 SoTT, RAF Manston for a Parachute Packing Course |
Plt Off |
Anthony D J Lovell |
11 Feb 1939 | Ceased to be attached to 3 SoTT, RAF Manston for a Parachute Packing Course |
Plt Off |
Geoffrey C Matheson |
20 Mar 1939 |
To No 19 Sqn |
Plt Off |
B Gregory Piddocke |
20 Mar 1939 |
Reported for duty from 19 Sqn |
Plt Off |
Colin Robertson |
xx Mar 1939 | Attached to School of Air Navigation, RAF Manston for Short Navigation Course |
Plt Off |
Brian J G Carbury |
xx Apr 1939 | Proceeded to RAF Duxford on Carbon Monoxide Tests |
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Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Supermarine Spitfire I | RAF Catterick | Fighter Command/No 12 (Fighter) Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr |
John S L Adams |
22 Feb 1937 | Officer Commanding, |
Flt Lt |
Gerard E Wallace |
27 Jul 1935 | |
Act Flt Lt |
Duncan S Macdonald |
24 Apr 1936 | |
Fg Off |
H Peter Blatchford |
19 Jan 1937 | |
Fg Off |
Robert A Barton |
11 Oct 1936 | |
Fg Off |
J Terence Webster |
11 Apr 1938 | |
Plt Off |
John G Theilmann |
11 Oct 1936 | |
Plt Off |
E Norman Ryder |
30 Jun 1937 | |
Plt Off |
Geoffrey C Matheson |
7 Aug 1937 | |
Plt Off |
Horace E H Overall |
7 Aug 1937 | |
Plt Off |
Brian J G Carbury |
9 Jul 1938 | |
Plt Off |
Ronald W Wallens |
7 Oct 1938 | |
Plt Off |
Anthony D J Lovell |
20 Aug 1938 | |
Plt Off |
John N Mackenzie |
17 Sep 1938 | |
Plt Off |
Douglas R Gamblen |
7 Feb 1939 | Adjutant |
Plt Off |
Colin Robertson |
17 Dec 1938 | |
Plt Off |
Peter R W Wickham |
17 Dec 1938 | |
APO |
Guy W Cory |
17 Dec 1938 | |
Plt Off |
B Gregory Piddocke |
20 Mar 1939 |
Source - April 1939 Confidential Air Force List & Steve Brew
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Supermarine Spitfire I | RAF Catterick | Fighter Command/No 12 (Fighter) Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr |
John S L Adams |
22 Feb 1937 | Officer Commanding, |
Flt Lt |
Gerard E Wallace |
27 Jul 1935 |
OC, 'B' Flight |
Act Flt Lt |
Duncan S Macdonald |
24 Apr 1936 |
OC, 'A' Flight |
Fg Off |
H Peter Blatchford |
19 Jan 1937 | |
Fg Off |
Robert A Barton |
11 Oct 1936 | |
Fg Off |
J Terence Webster |
11 Apr 1938 | |
Plt Off |
John G Theilmann |
11 Oct 1936 | |
Plt Off |
E Norman Ryder |
30 Jun 1937 | |
Plt Off |
Horace E H Overall |
7 Aug 1937 | |
Plt Off |
Brian J G Carbury |
9 Jul 1938 | |
Plt Off |
Ronald W Wallens |
7 Oct 1938 | |
Plt Off |
Anthony D J Lovell |
20 Aug 1938 | |
Plt Off |
John N Mackenzie |
17 Sep 1938 | |
Plt Off |
Douglas R Gamblen |
7 Feb 1939 | |
Plt Off |
Colin Robertson |
17 Dec 1938 | Adjutant |
Plt Off |
Peter R W Wickham |
17 Dec 1938 | |
Plt Off |
B Gregory Piddocke |
20 Mar 1939 | |
Plt Off |
Guy W Cory |
17 Dec 1938 |
Source - May 1939 Confidential Air Force List & Steve Brew
Personnel Movements May - Sep 1939
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Plt Off |
15 Apr 1939 |
Reported for duty from 6 FTS |
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Plt Off |
John E Hibbert |
1 May 1939 |
Reported for duty from 3 Sqn |
Plt Off |
Peter R W Wickham |
16 May 1939 |
To 112 Sqn, Middle East Command |
Flt Lt |
Gerard E Wallace |
xx Jun 1939 | Attached to School of Air Navigation, RAF Manston |
APO |
John J H Copley |
10 Jun 1939 |
Reported for duty from 3 FTS |
Plt Off |
E Norman Ryder |
22 Jul 1939 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Catterick for Administrative duties |
Act Flt Lt |
Duncan S Macdonald |
24 Jul 1939 |
To No. 59 FIC, CFS |
Sqn Ldr |
John S L Adams |
28 Aug 1939 | Relinquished command of the squadron |
Sqn Ldr |
Geoffrey A G Johnston |
28 Aug 1939 | Assumed command of the squadron |
Source - Source - No 41 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/424) & Steve Brew
Officers and Airmen Pilots on strength - 1 Sep 1939
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr |
Geoffrey A G Johnston |
28 Aug 1939 | Officer Commanding, |
Plt Off |
John E Hibbert |
xx May 1939 | Adjutant |
Fg Off |
E Norman Ryder |
30 Jun 1937 | OC, 'A' Flight |
Fg Off |
J Terence Webster |
11 Apr 1938 | OC, 'B' Flight |
Plt Off |
John J H Copley |
xx Jun 1939 | Sqn Operations Officer |
Plt Off |
William J M Scott |
Sqn Operations Officer | |
Plt Off |
Anthony D J Lovell |
20 Aug 1938 | Attached to Operations Room, SHQ Catterick |
Fg Off |
H Peter Blatchford |
19 Jan 1937 | |
Fg Off |
John G Theilmann |
11 Oct 1936 | |
Fg Off |
Robert A Barton |
11 Oct 1936 | |
Fg Off |
Horace E H Overall |
7 Aug 1937 | |
Plt Off |
B Gregory Piddocke |
20 Mar 1939 | |
Plt Off |
Ronald W Wallens |
7 Oct 1938 | |
Plt Off |
John N Mackenzie |
17 Sep 1938 | |
Plt Off |
Guy W Cory |
17 Dec 1938 | |
Plt Off |
Colin Robertson |
17 Dec 1938 | |
Plt Off |
Oliver B Morrogh-Ryan |
xx May 1939 | Reported for duty |
Flt Sgt |
George H Bennions |
16 Feb 1936 |
563057 |
Flt Sgt |
Edward A Shipman |
10 Oct 1936 |
512770 |
Sgt Plt |
Albert Harris |
5 Jul 1936 |
563150 |
Sgt Plt |
I Edward Howitt |
8 Aug 37 |
580341 |
Sgt Plt |
Robert A Carr-Lewty |
1 Oct 1937 |
580095 |
Sgt Plt |
James Gillies |
1 Apr 1939 |
519573 |
Source - Source - No 41 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/424) & Steve Brew
Personnel Movements Sep - Dec 1939
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
APO | J J H Copley | 14 Sep 1939 | Killed in a flying accident |
Fg Off | J T Webster | 19 Sep 1939 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt wef 25 May 1939 |
Fg Off | E N Ryder | 21 Sep 1939 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt wef 28 Jul 1939 |
Fg Off | C Robertson | 6 Oct 1939 | Attached to RAF Turnhouse for flying duties |
Flt Lt | E N Ryder | 10 Oct 1939 | Attached to AFDE for Air Fighting Instructors' Course |
Flt Sgt | Blatchford | 11 Oct 1939 | Promoted to WO |
Sgt | A Harris | 18 Oct 1939 | Killed in a flying accident |
Sgt | A Vincent | 18 Oct 1939 | Killed in a flying accident |
AC1 | H Jones | 18 Oct 1939 | Killed in a flying accident |
Fg Off | R P Blatchford | 2 Nov 1939 | From No 234 Sqn |
Plt Off | W J M Scott | 3 Nov 1939 | Attended CME and placed unfit to fly |
Fg Off | H E H Overall | 6 Nov 1939 | Killed in a flying accident |
Flt Sgt | Perkins | 14 Nov 1939 | Promoted to Temporary WO wef 11 Nov 1939 |
LAC | C W Scott | 16 Nov 1939 | Promoted to Temporary Cpl wef 13 Nov 1939 |
Plt Off | A D J Lovell | 21 Nov 1939 | Ceased to be attached to Operations Room, SHQ Catterick |
Plt Off | W J M Scott | 21 Nov 1939 | Attached to Operations Room, SHQ Catterick |
Sgt | Powell | 21 Nov 1939 | Posted in as Armament Instructor |
Plt Off | J E Hibbert | 24 Nov 1939 | Admitted to Leeds Infirmary following a car accident whilst on leave |
Sgt | A E Makins | 25 Nov 1939 | From No 263 Sqn for flying duties |
Sgt | R T Llewelyn | 25 Nov 1939 | From No 263 Sqn for flying duties |
Fg Off | P D J Strong | 25 Nov 1939 | Reported for duty |
Plt Off | J E Hibbert | 25 Nov 1939 | Transferred from Leeds Infirmary to his home address |
Fg Off | P D J Strong | 26 Nov 1939 | To No 602 Sqn |
Fg Off | E Legard | 26 Nov 1939 | Reported for duty from No 2 SFTS, RAF Brize Norton |
Fg Off | E Legard | 27 Nov 1939 | Allocated to 'A' Flight |
Sgt | A E Makins | 27 Nov 1939 | Allocated to 'A' Flight |
Sgt | R T Llewelyn | 27 Nov 1939 | Allocated to 'B' Flight |
Plt Off | W Stapleton | 30 Nov 1939 | Reported for duty from No 8 ATS, Evanton |
Plt Off | R E Stevens | 9 Dec 1939 | From SHQ, RAF Catterick for duty as Adjutant |
Sgt | C Sinclair | 13 Dec 1939 | From No 43 Sqn for Signals duties |
Sgt | R G Ford | 16 Dec 1939 | Posted in for flying duties |
Sgt | F V Darling | 17 Dec 1939 | Posted in for flying duties |
WO | J S Balfour | 18 Dec 1939 | To RAF Wittering |
LAC | N S Pinner | 27 Dec 1939 | Promoted to Temporary Cpl |
Plt Off | J E Hibbert | 30 Dec 1939 | To No Receiving Centre (Non-effective, sick) |
Sgt | R T Llewelyn | 30 Dec 1939 | To No 12 Group Pool, Aston Down |
Sgt | A E Makins | 30 Dec 1939 | Detached to RAF Acklington |
Sgt | Holt | 31 Dec 1939 | Proceeded to Rolls Royce, Derby for Course on Merlin engines |
Sgt | Hynes | 31 Dec 1939 | Proceeded to Rolls Royce, Derby for Course on Merlin engines |
Source - Source - No 41 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/424)
Organisational Movements: Sep - Dec 1939
Date | Notes |
xx Sep 1939 | Squadron changed its code letters to 'EB' |
18 Oct 1939 | 12 x aircraft departed RAF Catterick for RAF Drem |
18 Oct 1939 | Servicing Party departed RAF Catterick for RAF Wick in a Rapide and Whitley, the latter crashing on take off |
19 Oct 1939 | 12 x aircraft departed RAF RAF Drem for RAF Wick |
20 Oct 1939 | Replacement servicing party flown to RAF Wick in two Ensigns |
24 Oct 1939 | Squadron aircraft flew from RAF Wick to RAF Drem |
25 Oct 1939 | Squadron aircraft flew from RAF Drem to RAF Catterick |
26 Oct 1939 | 10 x Airmen returned from RAF Wick in an Ensign |
27 Oct 1939 | Remaining airmen returned from RAF Wick by air |
Source - Source - No 41 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/424)
Personnel Movements Jan - Dec 1940
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
LAC | Addison | 5 Jan 1940 | Promoted to Temporary Cpl (Armourer) |
Sgt | A E Makins | 6 Jan 1940 | Ceased to be detached to RAF Acklington and proceeded to Sumburgh |
Sgt | R G Ford | 14 Jan 1940 | To No 12 Group Pool, Aston Down |
Sgt | F V Darling | 14 Jan 1940 | To No 12 Group Pool, Aston Down |
Sgt | Holt | 15 Jan 1940 | Ceased to be attached to Rolls Royce, Derby for Course on Merlin engines |
Sgt | Hynes | 15 Jan 1940 | Ceased to be attached to Rolls Royce, Derby for Course on Merlin engines |
WO | Perkins | 24 Jan 1940 | To No 50 MU, Oxford |
Sgt | Powell | 24 Jan 1940 | Appointed NCO i/c Sqn Armoury |
Flt Sgt | Wood | 31 Jan 1940 | Promoted to WO |
WO | Wood | 1 Feb 1940 | Attached to SHQ as SWO |
Plt Off | R E Stevens | 27 Feb 1940 | Promoted to Act Fg Off |
WO | Wood | 29 Feb 1940 | To No 2 HQ FCC, RAF Benson |
WO | J S Durrant | 29 Feb 1940 | Proceeded to Prestwick |
Plt Off | R H Boret | 2 Mar 1940 | Posted in for flying duties |
Sgt | J E Sayers | 11 Mar 1940 | Remustered as Pilot/FAE |
Sgt | Gillies | 21 Mar 1940 | Attached to No 152 Sqn at Acklington |
Sgt | J E Sayers | 28 Mar 1940 | Reposted to unit for flying duties |
Plt Off | G H Bennions | 1 Apr 1940 | Reported for flying duties pending posting |
Plt Off | E A Shipman | 1 Apr 1940 | Reported for flying duties pending posting |
Sqn Ldr | H R L Hood | 20 Apr 1940 | Supernumerary, pending assuming command of the squadron |
Sqn Ldr | G A G Johnston | 22 Apr 1940 | Relinquished command of the squadron and posted to HQ No 12 Group |
Sqn Ldr | H R L Hood | 22 Apr 1940 | Assumed command of the squadron |
Plt Off | G H Bennions | 5 May 1940 | To School of Air Navigation, RAF St Athan for Navigation Course |
Plt Off | J G Boyle | 5 May 1940 | From No 50 Group for flying duties |
Fg Off | Lord Gisborough | 6 May 1940 | From RAF Catterick for Intelligence duties |
Fg Off | R A Barton | 15 May 1940 | To No 249 Sqn |
WO | J S Durrant | 17 May 1940 | Granted a Commission in the Technical Branch |
Fg Off | J S Durrant | 18 May 1940 | Reported for duty |
Plt Off | W Stapleton | 1 Jun 1940 | Missing from operations, later reported to be POW |
Fg Off | E Legard | 1 Jun 1940 | Killed in action |
Plt Off | W Stapleton | 2 Jun 1940 | To No 1 RAF Depot (Non-effective, POW) |
Plt Off | E S Lock | 18 Jun 1940 | From No 6 SFTS for Flying duties |
Plt Off | G A Langley | 18 Jun 1940 | From No 6 SFTS for Flying duties |
Sgt | F Usmar | 18 Jun 1940 | From No 6 SFTS for Flying duties |
Sgt | J McAdam | 18 Jun 1940 | From No 6 SFTS for Flying duties |
Sqn Ldr | H West | 23 Jun 1940 | From No 5 OTU as Supernumerary |
Plt Off | G H Bennions | 30 Jun 1940 | Returned from School of Air Navigation on completion of Navigation Course |
Sqn Ldr | H West | 26 Jul 1940 | Attached to No 219 Sqn for flying duties |
Fg Off | A D J Lovell | 28 Jul 1940 | Admitted to Margate Hospital with wound to the thigh |
Fg Off | D R Gamblen | 29 Jul 1940 | Killed in action |
Fg Off | J S Durrant | 13 Aug 1940 | To RAF Catterick for Engineering duties |
Plt Off | S J Wood | 13 Aug 1940 | From RAF Catterick for Engineering duties |
Flt Lt | J T Webster | 5 Sep 1940 | Killed in action |
Sqn Ldr | H R L Hood | 5 Sep 1940 | Killed in action |
Flt Lt | J T Webster | 5 Sep 1940 | Killed in action |
Fg Off | R W Wallens | 5 Sep 1940 | Admitted to hospital with leg wound |
Sqn Ldr | R C F Lister | 8 Sep 1940 | Assumed command of the squadron |
Fg Off | W J M Scott | 8 Sep 1940 | Killed in action |
Sqn Ldr | R C F Lister | 14 Sep 1940 | Wounded in action when he baled out |
Sqn Ldr | D O Finlay | 14 Sep 1940 | Assumed command of the squadron |
Plt Off | G A Langley | 15 Sep 1940 | Killed in action |
Sgt | J McAdam | 24 Sep 1940 | Admitted to hospital in Dover after baling out into the sea |
Sgt | F Usmar | 27 Sep 1940 | Admitted to Preston Hall Hospital with leg wound after baling out |
Sgt | F V Darling | 27 Sep 1940 | Admitted to Preston Hall Hospital with shoulder wound |
Plt Off | J G Boyle | 28 Sep 1940 | Killed in action |
Plt Off | Chalder | 28 Sep 1940 | Admitted to Chartham Military Hospital with serious wound |
Plt Off | Aldous | 28 Sep 1940 | Granted 7 days sick leave after being shot down |
Fg Off | D H O'Neill | 29 Sep 1940 | Reported for flying duties |
Plt Off | J R Walker | 29 Sep 1940 | Reported for flying duties |
Plt Off | M P Brown | 29 Sep 1940 | Reported for flying duties |
Plt Off | D A Adams | 29 Sep 1940 | Reported for flying duties |
Plt Off | G H Bennions | 1 Oct 1940 | Admitted to Horsham Cottage Hospital with serious injuries after baling out |
Fg Off | A D J Lovell | 1 Oct1940 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt wef 29 Sep 1940 |
Plt Off | J G Lecky | 2 Oct 1940 | Reported for flying duties |
Plt Off | Aldridge | 2 Oct 1940 | Reported for flying duties |
Fg Off | D H O'Neill | 11 Oct 1940 | Killed in action |
Plt Off | J G Lecky | 11 Oct 1940 | Killed in action |
Sgt | P D Lloyd | 15 Oct 1940 | Missing, his body being washed ashore 27 Oct 1940 |
Plt Off | Draper | 30 Oct 1940 | Admitted to Millsbrough Hospital with injuries sustained in a crash landing |
Sgt | L A Garvey | 30 Oct 1940 | Killed in action |
Plt Off | E S Lock | 17 Nov 1940 | Admitted to Ipswich Hospital with injuries sustained in a crash landing |
Plt Off | Leroux | 9 Dec 1940 | From No 57 OTU |
Source - No 41 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/424)
Organisational Movements: Jan - Dec 1940
Date | Notes |
23 Feb 1940 | 'A' Flight was detached to RAF Thornaby |
2 Mar 1940 | 'A' Flight returned from detachment at RAF Thornaby |
28 May 1940 | 18 x aircraft and servicing personnel proceeded to RAF Hornchurch |
8 Jun 1940 | Returned to RAF Catterick from RAF Hornchurch |
26 Jul 1940 | Squadron moved from RAF Catterick to RAF Hornchurch |
8 Aug 1940 | Squadron moved from RAF Hornchurch to RAF Catterick |
3 Sep 1940 | Squadron moved from RAF Catterick to RAF Hornchurch |
24 Oct 1940 | Squadron received 14 x Supermarine Spitfire IIAs from No 611 Sqn, RAF Digby |
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24 Oct 1940 | Squadron transferred 14 x Supermarine Spitfire Is to No 611 Sqn, RAF Digby |
23 Nov 1940 | Presentation Spitfire, P7776 named 'Observer Corps' was received |
Source - No 41 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/424)
Personnel Movements Jan - Dec 1941
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Fg Off |
E Norman Ryder |
17 Jan 1941 | Posted to ? |
Plt Off | Mileham | 8 Feb 1941 | Posted to No 58 OTU |
Sgt | London | 11 Feb 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 57 OTU |
Sgt | Hindle | 11 Feb 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 57 OTU |
Sgt | Palmer | 11 Feb 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 57 OTU |
Flt Lt | A D J Lovell | 20 Feb 1941 | Posted to No 53 OTU, RAF Heston |
Sgt | J McAdam | 20 Feb 1941 | Killed in action |
Sgt | R A Angus | 20 Feb 1941 | Killed in action |
Sgt | J S Gilders | 21 Feb 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
Flt Lt | A D J Lovell | 24 Feb 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 53 OTU |
Fg Off | D A Adams | 5 Mar 1941 | Posted to CFS, RAF Upavon |
Plt Off | Draper | 6 Mar 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Hornchurch |
Flt Lt | J N Mackenzie | 9 Mar 1941 | Posted to No 485 Sqn, RAF Driffield |
Plt Off | Wells | 9 Mar 1941 | Posted to No 485 Sqn, RAF Driffield |
Plt Off | Keable | 11 Mar 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 57 OTU |
Plt Off | Ranger | 11 Mar 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 57 OTU |
Flt Lt | J N Mackenzie | 25 Mar 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 485 Sqn, RAF Driffield |
Plt Off | M F Briggs | 2 Apr 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
Plt Off | A L Winskill | 3 Apr 1941 | Admitted to Catterick Military Hospital |
Plt Off | Ford | 5 Apr 1941 | Attached to No 4 Delivery Flight, RAF Grangemouth |
Plt Off | Draper | 5 Apr 1941 | Posted to RAF Catterick as non-effective, sick |
Plt Off | Draper | 11 Apr 1941 | Reposted from RAF Catterick on ceasing to be non-effective, sick |
Sqn Ldr | Meagher | 12 Apr 1941 | Attached to RAF Squires Gate |
Sqn Ldr | Meagher | 17 Apr 1941 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Squires Gate |
Sgt | Chapman | 22 Apr 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 57 OTU |
Sgt | Baker | 24 Apr 1941 | Appointed to a commission |
Sgt | Bourbonnais RCAF | 5 May 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 57 OTU |
Sgt | Evans | 5 May 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 57 OTU |
Sgt | Sissons | 6 May 1941 | Posted to No 213 Sqn, RAF Turnhouse |
Sgt | Palmer | 7 May 1941 | Admitted to SSQ |
Sgt | Glew | 9 May 1941 | Posted to No 260 Sqn, RAF Drem |
Sgt | J Pearson RNZAF | 9 May 1941 | Attached to No 4 Delivery Flight, RAF Grangemouth |
Sgt | London | 11 May 1941 | Posted to No 260 Sqn, RAF Drem |
Sgt | Hindle | 11 May 1941 | Posted to No 260 Sqn, RAF Drem |
Sgt | Willmott | 11 May 1941 | Posted to No 260 Sqn, RAF Drem |
Sgt | Mitchell | 12 May 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 260 Sqn, RAF Drem |
Sgt | Pannel | 12 May 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 260 Sqn, RAF Drem |
Sgt | Croker | 12 May 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 260 Sqn, RAF Drem |
Sgt | Palmer | 12 May 1941 | Discharged from SSQ |
Sgt | Healy | 19 May 1941 | Posted to No 141 Sqn, RAF Ayr |
Flt Lt | A D J Lovell | 223 May 1941 | Posted to No 58 OTU, RAF Grangemouth |
Plt Off | Ford | 23 May 1941 | Posted to MSFU, RAF Speke |
Sgt | Hopkinson | 26 May 1941 | Posted to No 122 Sqn, RAF Turnhouse |
Sgt | E E Croker RNZAF | 1 Jun 1941 | Admitted to Catterick Military Hospital following a flying accident |
Sgt | E E Croker RNZAF | 2 Jun 1941 | Died from injuries |
Sgt | R Rayner | 9 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 57 OTU |
Sgt | H Thorne | 9 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 57 OTU |
Plt Off | E V Darling | 12 Jun 1941 | Posted to No 602 Sqn |
Plt Off | C F Babbage | 12 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 602 Sqn |
Plt Off | G Ranger | 13 Jun 1941 | Discharged from Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford on 14 days sick leave |
Sgt | A Bull RAAF | 16 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 57 OTU |
Sgt | W Brew RAAF | 16 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 57 OTU |
Plt Off | M G Williams | 21 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 57 OTU |
Sgt | J Pearson RNZAF | 21 Jun 1941 | Ceased to be attached to No 4 Delivery Flight, on posting to RAF Turnhouse |
Sgt | Bourbonnais RCAF | 21 Jun 1941 | Attached to No 4 Delivery Flight, RAF Grangemouth |
Sgt | W Brew RAAF | 25 Jun 1941 | Admitted to SSQ |
Plt Off | Keable | 26 Jun 1941 | Posted to No 603 Sqn |
Sgt | H Fowler | 26 Jun 1941 | Posted to RAF Turnhouse |
Sgt | Evans RCAF | 26 Jun 1941 | Posted to No 609 Sqn |
Flt Lt | M P Brrown | 28 Jun 1941 | Posted to No 61 OTU |
Sgt | R D Jury | 1 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 603 Sqn |
Sgt | Menzies | 1 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 616 Sqn |
Sgt | H Thorne | 5 Jul 1941 | Posted to No 602 Sqn |
Sgt | Menzies | 9 Jul 1941 | Posted to No 125 Sqn |
Sgt | Watson | 14 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 58 OTU |
Sgt | Smallbone | 14 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 58 OTU |
Sgt | Pannel | 15 Jul 1941 | Posted to No 91 Sqn |
Flt Lt | Draper | 7 Aug 1941 | Baled out over France, later reported to be a POW |
Flt Lt | Marples | 9 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 616 Sqn |
Sgt | A Bull RAAF | 12 Aug 1941 | Failed to return from a sortie, later reported to be a POW |
Sgt | Chapman | 12 Aug 1941 | Failed to return from a sortie |
Flt Lt | A L Winskill | 14 Aug 1941 | Failed to return from a sortie |
Flt Lt | Bush | 14 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 610 Sqn |
Plt Off | Williams | 18 Aug 1941 | Failed to return from a sortie |
Sgt | R D Jury | 18 Aug 1941 | Killed in action |
Sgt | Watson | 21 Aug 1941 | Posted to No 19 Sqn |
Fg Off | L L Bache | 25 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 53 OTU |
Sgt | Gibson | 25 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 130 Sqn |
Plt Off | Buchanan | 27 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 266 Sqn |
Sgt | Whitehead | 27 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 266 Sqn |
Sgt | H P D Morgan | 27 Aug 1941 | Killed in action |
Sgt | W Brew RAAF | 27 Aug 1941 | Failed to return from a sortie |
Sgt | W F Bodkin RCAF | 28 Aug 1941 | Killed in action |
Plt Off | Cambridge | 29 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 616 Sqn |
Plt Off | Jarred | 29 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 616 Sqn |
Plt Off | Sly | 29 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 457 Sqn |
Sgt | Hind | 31 Aug 1941 | Failed to return from a sortie |
Plt Off | Sly | 2 Sep 1941 | Posted to No 452 Sqn |
Sgt | Mitchell | 11 Sep 1941 | Admitted to SSQ |
Plt Off | Kingsford | 16 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 53 OTU |
Sgt | L Hunt | 16 Sep 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
Sgt | Valiquet | 16 Sep 1941 | Admitted to Summersdale Emergency Hospital, Chichester, posted to RAF Tangmere |
Sgt | Appleton | 19 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 124 Sqn |
Sgt | Lloyd | 19 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 124 Sqn |
Sgt | Tuele | 19 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 145 Sqn |
Sgt | Middlemiss | 19 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 145 Sqn |
Sqn Ldr | L M Gaunce | 21 Sep 1941 | Relinquished command of No 41 Sqn on posting to RAF Tangmere |
Sqn Ldr | Abrahams | 21 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 91 Sqn and assumed command of No 41 Sqn |
Sqn Ldr | L M Gaunce | 27 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Tangmere and assumed command of No 41 Sqn |
Sqn Ldr | Abrahams | 27 Sep 1941 | Relinquished command of No 41 Sqn on posting to No 129 Sqn |
Sgt | Mitchell | 29 Sep 1941 | Discharged from SSQ |
Sgt | Lloyd | 5 Oct 1941 | Admitted to RAF Hospital, Halton and posted to RAF Tangmere as non-effective, sick |
Flt Sgt | Swanwick | 7 Oct 1941 | Appointed to a commission and reposted to No 41 Sqn |
Flt Lt | L L Bache | 13 Oct 1941 | Killed in action |
Sgt | C J L Whiteford | 13 Oct 1941 | Killed in action |
Sgt | Graham | 15 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 412 Sqn |
Sgt | Underwood | 15 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 19 Sqn |
Plt Off | Beardsley | 16 Oct 1941 | Posted to RAF Tangmere |
Sgt | McLeod | 16 Oct 1941 | Admitted to SSQ |
Plt Off | C F Babbage | 18 Oct 1941 | Posted to CFS, RAF Upavon |
Sgt | Shelley | 21 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 57 OTU |
Flt Lt | Bush | 22 Oct 1941 | Posted to No 61 OTU |
Sgt | McLeod | 23 Oct 1941 | Discharged from SSQ and posted to Target Towing Flight, Shoreham |
Sgt | Gibson | 23 Oct 1941 | Posted to Target Towing Flight, Shoreham |
Flt Lt | Fitzgerald | 25 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 607 Sqn |
Plt Off | Nicholson | 29 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 234 Sqn |
Sgt | Efford | 29 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 118 Sqn |
Sgt | Wilson | 30 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 501 Sqn |
Sgt | Pinny | 31 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 66 Sqn |
Flt Lt | Oxspring | 1 Nov 1941 | Admitted to SSQ, RAF Tangmere |
Plt Off | Ranger | 1 Nov 1941 | Posted to RAF Tangmere, pending posting overseas |
Sgt | Lyons | 4 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 53 OTU |
Sgt | Fleming | 4 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 53 OTU |
Plt Off | Buchanan | 7 Nov 1941 | Admitted to SSQ, RAF Tangmere |
Flt Lt | Oxspring | 8 Nov 1941 | Discharged from SSQ, RAF Tangmere |
Plt Off | Buchanan | 8 Nov 1941 | Discharged from SSQ, RAF Tangmere |
Sgt | Hutchins | 11 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 57 OTU |
Sgt | Riggs | 11 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 57 OTU |
Sgt | Valiquet | 13 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Tangmere |
Sqn Ldr | L M Gaunce | 19 Nov 1941 | Killed in action |
Plt Off | Buckley | 19 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from HQ, No 11 Group |
Sgt | Underwood | 19 Nov 1941 | Posted to RAF Tangmere as non-effective, sick |
Sgt | Efford | 19 Nov 1941 | Posted to PRU |
Sgt | Middlemiss | 22 Nov 1941 | Admitted to SSQ, RAF Tangmere |
Sgt | D Fleming RCAF | 23 Nov 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
Sgt | Rayner | 23 Nov 1941 | Admitted to SSQ, RAF Tangmere |
Sqn Ldr | P H Hugo | 24 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 615 Sqn and assumed command of 41 Sqn |
Plt Off | Nicholson | 25 Nov 1941 | Posted to RAF Tangmere, pending posting overseas |
Sgt | Riggs | 25 Nov 1941 | Posted to No 64 Sqn |
Sgt | Allen | 25 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 58 OTU |
Sgt | MacFarlane | 25 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 58 OTU |
Sgt | Greenfield | 26 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 609 Sqn |
Sgt | Rayner | 28 Nov 1941 | Discharged from SSQ, RAF Tangmere |
Sgt | Watts | 3 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 485 Sqn |
Plt Off | Beaumont | 4 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 52 OTU |
Plt Off | Van Rood | 9 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 57 OTU |
Plt Off | Van der Stok | 9 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 57 OTU |
Plt Off | Van Eendenberg | 9 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 57 OTU |
Sgt | Middlemiss | 10 Dec 1941 | Discharged from SSQ, RAF Tangmere |
Plt Off | Buckley | 13 Dec 1941 | Proceeded on embarkation leave pending posting overseas |
Plt Off | Beaumont | 13 Dec 1941 | Proceeded on embarkation leave pending posting overseas |
Sgt | Lyons | 13 Dec 1941 | Proceeded on embarkation leave pending posting overseas |
Plt Off | Buckley | 18 Dec 1941 | Posted to RAF Tangmere pending posting overseas |
Plt Off | Beaumont | 18 Dec 1941 | Posted to RAF Tangmere pending posting overseas |
Sgt | Lyons | 18 Dec 1941 | Posted to RAF Tangmere pending posting overseas |
Sgt | Greenfield | 19 Dec 1941 | Posted to No 276 Sqn |
Flt Lt | Oxspring | 27 Dec 1941 | Reposted from RAF Tangmere |
Flt Lt | Oxspring | 28 Dec 1941 | Posted to No 91 Sqn to command |
Plt Off | Palmer | 28 Dec 1941 | Promoted to Flt Lt |
Source - No 41 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/425)
Organisational Movements: Jan - Dec 1941
Date | Notes |
23 Feb 1941 | Squadron proceeded from RAF Hornchurch to RAF Catterick |
28 Jul 1941 | Squadron proceeded from RAF Catterick to RAF Merston |
xx Aug 1941 | Squadron commenced re-equipping with Spitfire VBs |
16 Dec 1941 | Squadron proceeded from RAF Merston to Westhampnett |
Source - No 41 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/425)
Movement Date | Location |
1 Apr 1942 | Merston |
15 Jun 1942 | Martlesham Heath |
30 Jun 1942 | Hawkinge |
8 Jul 1942 | Debden |
4 Aug 1942 | Longtown |
9 Aug 1942 | Llanbedr |
16 Aug 1942 | Tangmere |
20 Aug 1942 | Llanbedr |
22 Sep 1942 | Eglinton |
30 Sep 1942 | Llanbedr |
8 Oct 1942 | Tangmere |
11 Oct 1942 | Llanbedr |
25 Feb 1943 | High Ercall |
13 Apr 1943 | Hawkinge |
21 May 1943 | Biggin Hill |
28 May 1943 | Friston |
21 Jun 1943 | Westhampnett |
4 Oct 1943 | Tangmere |
7 Feb 1944 | Southend |
20 Feb 1944 | Tangmere |
11 Mar 1944 | Friston |
29 Apr 1944 | Bolt Head |
16 May 1944 | Fairwood Common |
24 May 1944 | Bolt Head |
19 Jun 1944 | West Malling |
26 Jun 1944 | Tangmere |
27 Jun 1944 | Westhampnett |
2 Jul 1944 | Friston |
11 Jul 1944 | Lympne |
4 Dec 1944 | B.56 Evere |
5 Dec 1944 | B.64 Diest/Schaffen |
31 Dec 1944 | Y.32 Ophoven |
27 Jan 1945 | B.80 Volkel |
7 Mar 1945 | Warmwell |
18 Mar 1945 | B.78 Eindhoven |
7 Apr 1945 | B.106 Twente |
16 Apr 1945 | B.118 Celle |
9 May 1945 | B.160 Kastrup |
Source - No 41 Squadron Operational Record Book (via Steve Brew)
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