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No 73 Base, North Luffenham

[1944 | ]

Personnel Movements: Oct - Dec 1944

Rank Name Date Notes
October
Act Flt Lt W J S F Smith 16 Oct 1944 Arrived on posting from RAF Substitution Unit, 3rd Bombardment Division for Equipment duties
Sqn Ldr R A Lidstone 20 Oct 1944 Arrived on posting from RAF Substitution Unit, IX Troop Carrier Command for A & SD duties
Flt Lt J N Gleave 20 Oct 1944 Arrived on posting from RAF Substitution Unit, IX Troop Carrier Command for Accountant duties, wef 16 Oct 1944
Flt Lt J Gray 20 Oct 1944 Arrived on posting from RAF Substitution Unit, IX Troop Carrier Command for Equipment duties
Flt Lt P N Drew-Wilkinson 21 Oct 1944 Arrived on posting from No 8 Group for A & SD duties
Wg Cdr E J D Ettwell 23 Oct 1944 Arrived on posting from No 44 Base for Equipment duties, wef 20 Oct 1944
Flt Lt T F Hudson 23 Oct 1944 Arrived on posting from No 1 Group for A & SD duties
Plt Off J C Clarke 25 Oct 1944 Arrived on posting from No 42 Base for A & SD duties
Sqn Ldr H J Harcourt 26 Oct 1944 Arrived on posting from RAF Wheaton Aston for Medical duties
Act Flt Lt W Howson 26 Oct 1944 Arrived on posting from No 83 OTU for Engineer duties
Fg Off S Shervey 27 Oct 1944 Arrived on posting from No 31 Base for A &  SD duties, wef 25 Oct 1944
APO L E W Chapman 27 Oct 1944 Arrived on posting from RAF School of PT for Physical Fitness duties
Fg Off W Maddock 28 Oct 1944 Arrived on posting from No 17 OTU for Signals duties, wef 26 Oct 1944
Flt Lt A E Fisher 29 Oct 1944 Arrived on posting from RAF Langar for Dental duties
Act Flt Off V Noel WAAF 30 Oct 1944 Arrived on posting from HQ, No 1 Group for WAAF 'G' duties
Fg Off R Burrows 30 Oct 1944 Arrived on posting from No 31 Base for Engineer duties, wef 31 Oct 1944
Flt Lt E H Thompson 31 Oct 1944 Arrived on posting from RAF Blackpool for Dental duties, wef 29 Oct 1944
Act Flt Lt L E A Channell 31 Oct 1944 Arrived on posting from No 29 OTU for A & SD duties
Fg Off H E Andrews 31 Oct 1944 Arrived on posting from No 9 PDC for A & SD duties
Fg Off C J Smith RCAF 31 Oct 1944 Arrived on posting from No 29 OTU
Fg Off C L Strachan 31 Oct 1944 Posted from No 29 OTU on ceasing top be attached
November
Flt Lt L A King  1 Nov 1944 Arrived on posting from No 30 OTU for Catering duties
Fg Off A E Carver  1 Nov 1944 Arrived on posting from No 41 Base for Meteorological duties
SO G F Warren  1 Nov 1944 Arrived on posting from HQ, No 1 Group for WAAF 'G' duties
APO A E J Ball  1 Nov 1944 Arrived on posting from No 33 Base for Armament duties
Fg Off F N Plum  4 Nov 1944 Attached from No 31 Base for GD (Pilot) duties
Flt Lt W T A Womack  5 Nov 1944 Arrived on posting from No 15 Base for Armament duties
Sqn Ldr J T Jeffery  6 Nov 1944 Arrived on posting from No 31 Base for Armament duties, wef 1 Nov 1944
Act Wg Cdr B W T Hare  7 Nov 1944 Arrived on posting from No 74 Base for Admin duties
Act Sqn Ldr S Searle  7 Nov 1944 Arrived on posting from No 31 Base for Accountant duties, wef 5 Nov 1944
Plt Off T L Davies  7 Nov 1944 Arrived on posting from No 5 PDC for A & SD duties
Fg Off L C Leach  8 Nov 1944 Attached from No 12 OTU for A & SD duties, wef 9 Nov 1944
Act Sqn Ldr G M Pitts-Tucker  9 Nov 1944 Arrived on posting from No 31 Base for A & SD duties
Fg Off L W Gill  9 Nov 1944 Arrived on posting from No 7 Group for Flying Control duties
Gp Capt M V M Glubbe 10 Nov 1944 Arrived on posting from No 31 Base to RAF Woolfox Lodge as OC, No 1651 HCU
Sqn Ldr A D Drysdale 12 Nov 1944 Arrived on posting from No 33 Base for A & SD duties, wef 9 Nov 1944
Flt Lt C H Gibson 13 Nov 1944 Arrived on posting from No 31 Base for Medical duties
Flt Off M E Robinson 13 Nov 1944 Arrived on posting from No 31 Base for WAAF duties
SO F E Townsend 14 Nov 1944 Arrived on posting from RAF Hixon for Accountant duties
Sqn Ldr E G Reed 15 Nov 1944 Arrived on posting from No 55 Base for A & SD duties, wef 9 Nov 1944
Flt Lt A B Read 15 Nov 1944 Arrived on posting from No 5 Group for Intelligence duties
Act Flt Lt C H A Easey 15 Nov 1944 Arrived on posting from No 51 Sqn for Admin duties, wef 11 Nov 1944
Fg Off R A Fry 15 Nov 1944 Attached from HQ, No 23 Group for A & SD duties
SO B D Barham 15 Nov 1944 Arrived on posting from No 22 Group for Code and Cypher duties
Flt Lt S J Murdoch 17 Nov 1944 Arrived on posting from No 1 Group for Intelligence duties, wef 15 Nov 1944
Fg Off W M Archer 17 Nov 1944 Arrived on posting from  No 7 Group for Flying Control duties
SO S M Olley 17 Nov 1944 Arrived on posting from No 71 Base
Sqn Ldr C B Swift 19 Nov 1944 Arrived on posting from  No 15 Base for Intelligence duties, wef 11 Nov 1944
Act Sqn Ldr K Herring 20 Nov 1944 Arrived on posting from No 31 Base for Engineer duties, wef 14 Nov 1944
Flt Lt W Mackie 20 Nov 1944 Arrived on posting from No 30 OTU for MT duties, wef 15 Nov 1944
Flt Lt W L Allen 20 Nov 1944 Arrived on posting from RAF Gamston
Act Flt Lt J E Miles 20 Nov 1944 Re-attached from RAF Woolfox Lodge for Armament duties
Fg Off F Turner 20 Nov 1944 Arrived on posting from No 44 Base for Meteorological duties
SO P K E Savery 20 Nov 1944 Arrived on posting from No 7 Group for WAAF 'G' duties, wef 21 Nov 1944
Fg Off J T Thompson 21 Nov 1944 Arrived on posting from SHAEF
Plt Off D T Carter 21 Nov 1944 Arrived on posting from RAF Highgate
Flt Lt G Higginbottom 23 Nov 1944 Arrived on posting from  No 22 Balloon Centre for Anti-Gas and Fire duties, wef 17 Nov 1944
Act Flt Lt E A Long 23 Nov 1944 Arrived on posting from No 82 OTU for Flying Control duties
Act Sqn Ldr G L Green 26 Nov 1944 Arrived on posting from No 31 Base for A/G duties, wef 27 Nov 1944
Flt Lt C A Brockbank 26 Nov 1944 Arrived on posting from No 1 Personnel Holding Unit for Medical duties, wef 24 Nov 1944
Gp Capt P W Bale 27 Nov 1944 Arrived on posting from No 31 Base to RAF North Luffenham as OC, No 1657 HCU, wef 20 Nov 1944
Wg Cdr M Fenwick-Wilson 27 Nov 1944 Arrived on posting from No 31 Base for GD duties
Sqn Ldr J M Tighe 27 Nov 1944 Arrived on posting from No 31 Base
Flt Lt A F Hill 27 Nov 1944 Arrived on posting from No 31 Base for Navigation duties
Flt Lt J Hannah RNZAF 27 Nov 1944 Arrived on posting from No 31 Base
Fg Off J W Nixon 27 Nov 1944 Arrived on posting from No 31 Base for Meteorological duties
SO S M Porter 27 Nov 1944 Arrived on posting from RAF Wing for Accountant duties, wef 26 Nov 1944
Act Gp Capt B Robinson 28 Nov 1944 Attached from No 31 Base for Engineer duties, wef 29 Nov 1944
December
Gp Capt R A A Cole  1 Dec 1944 Arrived on posting from No 19 OTU and assumed command of No 73 Base
Sqn Ldr W G W Harper  1 Dec 1944 Arrived on posting from No 31 Base
Flt Lt C G Wadsworth  1 Dec 1944 Arrived on posting from No 6 ACRC
Fg Off A Tommins  1 Dec 1944 Arrived on posting from No 31 Base
Fg Off L W Gill  1 Dec 1944 Reposted for Fg Off post
SO B M Wright  1 Dec 1944 Arrived on posting from No 31 Base
Plt Off J C Clarke  1 Dec 1944 A & SD, posted to No 71 Base
Sqn Ldr H S Miles  2 Dec 1944 Arrived on posting from No 15 Base
ASO E S Coe  6 Dec 1944 Arrived on posting from Equipment Officers' School
SO F E Townsend  7 Dec 1944 Accountant Officer, posted to No 2 PDC
SO S M Porter  8 Dec 1944 Reposted from RAF Wing for Accountant duties
Fg Off L C Leach  9 Dec 1944 Ceased to be attached from No 12 OTU
Wg Cdr M Fenwick-Wilson 13 Dec 1944 Attached to No 8 Control Commission Course
Act Flt Lt W Howson 13 Dec 1944 Attached to No 8 Control Commission Course
Flt Lt R G Galloway 17 Dec 1944 Arrived on posting from No 71 Base

Source - No 73 Base ORB (AIR 29/857)

Organisational Movements: Oct - Dec 1944

Date Notes
October
30 Oct 1944 Advance party, No 1651 HCU moved from RAF Wratting Common to RAF Woolfox Lodge
November
10 Nov 1944 Main party, No 1651 HCU moved from RAF Wratting Common to RAF Woolfox Lodge
16 Nov 1944 Rear party, No 1651 HCU moved from RAF Wratting Common to RAF Woolfox Lodge

Advance party, No 1653 HCU moved from RAF Chedburgh to RAF North Luffenham
27 Nov 1944 No 1653 HCU moved from RAF Chedburgh to RAF North Luffenham
30 Nov 1944 The airmen/airwomen strength on this date was: -
 
  WO Flt Sgt Sgt Cpl ACs Total
RAF 5 13 29 64 254 365
WAAF - - - 2 32 34
RCAF - - - 1 - 1
December
No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB

Source - No 73 Base ORB (AIR 29/857)

This entry was last updated on 28/02/26

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