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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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RAF Base Lindholme/No 11 Base/No 71 Base
[1943 | ]
Personnel Movements: Jul - Dec 1943
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| July | |||
| A/Cdre | G G Banting | 1 Jul 1943 | Arrived on posting from HQ Bomber Command for duty as Base Commander |
| Flt Lt | W G Tindale | 1 Jul 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1656 HCU for Engineer duties |
| Flt Lt | W A Dawe | 1 Jul 1943 | Re-posted from RAF Base Station Lindholme for duty as Base Armament Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | Magor | 3 Jul 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 103 Sqn for duty as Base Navigation Officer |
| Fg Off | J E Wright | 4 Jul 1943 | Re-posted from RAF Base Station Lindholme for duty as Base Physical Fitness Officer |
| Wg Cdr | G W Lynn | 15 Jul 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Uxbridge for duty as Base Accountant Officer |
| SO | P E Messenger | 20 Jul 1943 | Re-posted from RAF Base Station Lindholme for Code and Cypher duties |
| SO | A M Conoley | 24 Jul 1943 | Arrived on posting from HQ, No 1 Group for WAAF 'G' duties |
| Wg Cdr | C E Langston | 26 Jul 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 27 OTU for duty as Base Engineer Officer |
| Wg Cdr | D A Reddick DFC | 27 Jul 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 101 Sqn for duty as Base Training Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | H J Brown | 27 Jul 1943 | Arrived on posting from HQ, No 1 Group for duty as Base Equipment Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | J B H Hobin | 30 Jul 1943 | Re-posted from RAF Base Station Lindholme for Accountant duties |
| August | |||
| Wg Cdr | C R Smythe | 1 Aug 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Andover for duty as Base Administrative Officer |
| Flt Lt | E A Eames | 2 Aug 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Base Binbrook for duty as Base Intelligence Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | G S Blacker | 4 Aug 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Elsham Wolds for duty as Base Flying Control Officer |
| Sqn Off | I J Rossborough | 4 Aug 1943 | Arrived on posting from HQ, No 17 Group for duty as Base WAAF Advisory Officer |
| SO | K Townshend | 4 Aug 1943 | Arrived on posting from Equipment Officers' School for Equipment duties |
| SO | H W Fraser | 5 Aug 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Base Binbrook for Equipment duties |
| SO | K Townshend | 5 Aug 1943 | Posted to RAF Base Binbrook for Equipment duties |
| Flt Off | F Richardson | 12 Aug 1943 | Arrived on posting from HQ No 25 Group for Code and Cypher duties |
| ASO | S C Thomas | 14 Aug 1943 | Re-posted from RAF Base Station Lindholme for Accountant duties |
| Flt Lt | R L Collins | 18 Aug 1943 | Arrived on posting from HQ No 1 Group for Flying Control duties |
| Wg Cdr | D A Reddick DFC | 30 Aug 1943 | Base Training Officer, posted to No 10 War Course, RAF Staff College |
| Wg Cdr | R S C Wood DSO, DFC | 30 Aug 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 12 Sqn for duty as Base Training Officer |
| September | |||
| SO | H W Fraser | 1 Sep 1943 | Equipment Officer, posted as supernumerary to No 35 MU |
| SO | P M Slinger | 1 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 11 MU for Equipment duties |
| SO | P M Slinger | 4 Sep 1943 | Equipment Officer, posted to RAF Base, Binbrook |
| Sqn Ldr | Magor | 9 Sep 1943 | Base Navigation Officer, re-posted as N/E Sick |
| Act Sqn Ldr | W C Langstaff RCAF | 9 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 103 Sqn for duty as Base Navigation Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | M C Neville | 23 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting from HQ Bomber Command for duty as Base Electrical Engineer Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | M C Neville | 23 Sep 1943 | Base Electrical Engineer Officer, posted to No 51 Base |
| October | |||
| Sqn Ldr | H J Brown | 1 Oct 1943 | Base Equipment Officer, promoted to Act Wg Cdr |
| Act Sqn Ldr | P W Thomas | 4 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1656 HCU for duty as Base Electrical Engineer Officer |
| Act Flt Lt | A H Dunford | 12 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1667 HCU for duty as Base Personnel Officer |
| SO | J A Tod | 14 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Blyton for duty as Assistant to Base Admin Officer |
| Act Sqn Ldr | W C Langstaff RCAF | 26 Oct 1943 | Base Navigation Officer, posted to RCAF 'R' Depot |
| Flt Lt | G Hewitt | 30 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from HQ Bomber Command for duty as Base Navigation Officer |
| November | |||
| There were no personnel movements recorded for this month. | |||
| December | |||
| There were no personnel movements recorded for this month. | |||
Source - No 11/71 Base ORB (AIR 29/850/1)
Organisational Movements: Jul - Dec 1943
| Date | Notes |
| July | |
| 1 Jul 1943 | A Heavy Conversion Base was opened in No 1
Group, comprising: -
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| 24 Jul 1943 | RAF Faldingworth opened as second Sub Station |
| August | |
| 8 Aug 1943 | No 1667 HCU moved from Lindholme to Faldingworth |
| 12 Aug 1943 | No 1503 BAT Flight disbanded |
| 23 Aug 1943 | No 1 Group Lancaster Operational Crew Pool formed at RAF Hemswell |
| September | |
| 6 Sep 1943 | No 1656 HCU re-equipped with: -
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| 18 Sep 1943 | RAF Base Lindholme was redesignated No 11 Base |
| 20 Sep 1943 | Centralised Maintenance of HCUs commenced |
| October | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
| November | |
| 21 Nov 1943 | Nos 1656, 1662 and 1667 HCUs re-organised with Halifax aircraft (32 + 0) as pre-Lancaster HCUs |
| 21 Nov 1943 | No 1 Lancaster Finishing School formed (18 + 0) |
| December | |
| - Dec 1943 | With Hemswell unable to take No 1 LFS, its HQ remained at Lindholme with flights at Lindholme, Blyton and Faldingworth |
Source - No 11/71 Base ORB (AIR 29/850/1)
This entry was last updated on 27/01/26
