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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Fighter Flight Sumburgh Personnel, aircraft and locations
Personnel Movements: Nov - Dec 1939
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Flt Lt | F M Thomas | 24 Nov 1939 | Transferred from No 152 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Gillan | 24 Nov 1939 | Transferred from No 152 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Winter | 24 Nov 1939 | Transferred from No 152 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Gillan | 30 Nov 1939 | Promoted to Fg Off |
| Flt Lt | F M Thomas | 5 Dec 1939 | Recalled to No 152 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Bell | 19 Dec 1939 | Transferred from No 152 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Posener | 19 Dec 1939 | Transferred from No 152 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Bell | 21 Dec 1939 | Reported sick and recalled to No 152 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Posener | 23 Dec 1939 | Seriously injured in a flying accident |
Source - No 247 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1487)
Organisational Movements: Nov - Dec 1939
| Date | Notes |
| 24 Nov 1939 | Detachment of three Gladiators from No 152 Sqn, RAF Acklington proceeded to Sumburgh via Wick by air |
| 25 Nov 1939 | Detachment arrived at Sumburgh from Wick |
Source - No 247 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1487)
Personnel Movements: Jan - Aug 1940
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Plt Off | Doughty | 5 Jan 1940 | Posted from No 152 Sqn |
| Sgt Plt | Makins | 5 Jan 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Flt Lt | G F Chater | 4 Jan 1940 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of Fighter Flight Sumburgh |
| Plt Off | Francis | 25 May 1940 | Arrived on posting from France |
Source - No 247 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1487)
Organisational Movements: Jan - Aug 1940
| Date | Notes |
| 5 Jan 1940 | No 152 Sqn Detachment redesignated Fighter Flight, RAF Sumburgh |
| 21 Jul 1940 | Aircraft departed RAF Sumburgh for RAF Turnhouse en-route to Roborough, Plymouth |
| 25 Jul 1940 | Aircraft arrived at Roborough |
| 1 Aug 1940 | Personnel travelled from Sumburgh to Roborough by air |
| 1 Aug 1940 | Flight was redesignated No 247 Sqn |
Source - No 247 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1487)
This page was last updated on 17/10/23
