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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 68 Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
Personnel Movements: Jan - Dec 1941
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Fg Off | F A Hamilton | 7 Jan 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Engineer Officer |
| Plt Off | H L Waddington | 10 Jan 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant |
| Sqn Ldr | D L Clackson | 14 Jan 1941 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 68 Sqn, wef 7 Jan 1941 |
| Flt Lt | R C Haine | 16 Jan 1941 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of 'B' Flight wef 14 Jan 1941 |
| Fg Off | D C Davies | 21 Jan 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Signal Officer (Radio) |
| Plt Off | J R Juleff | 26 Jan 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Gunnery Officer |
| Wg Cdr | Hon M Aitken | 3 Feb 1941 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 68 Sqn on change of Establishment |
| Sgt | D Kirkland | 23 Mar 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Sgt | J Forster | 23 Mar 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Sgt | D A Taylor | 23 Mar 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Fg Off | P A Major | 3 Apr 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 3 School of General Reconnaissance |
| Plt Off | A Taylor | 7 Apr 1941 | Posted to HQ, No 13 Group for Intelligence duties |
| Act Fg Off | S C Thornley | 14 Apr 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Drem for duty as Intelligence Officer, wef 7 Apr 1941 |
| Sqn Ldr | D L Clackson | 15 Apr 1941 | Posted to HQ, No 13 Group for Operations duties |
| Act Sqn Ldr | T N Hayes | 15 Apr 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 600 Sqn for duty as Flight Commander |
| AC2 | L H Sandow | 15 Apr 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 600 Sqn for duty as AI Operator (Sqn Ldr Hayes) |
| Plt Off | G R Butcher | 6 May 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | Ross | 6 May 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | Spurgin | 6 May 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | I H Wiskar | 6 May 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | Ross | 6 May 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | Norris | 6 May 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | J E Moodie | 12 May 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Catterick on ceasing to be non-effective, sick |
| Plt Off | G R Butcher | 18 May 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Sgt | I H Wiskar | 18 May 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Fg Off | O B Morrogh-Ryan | 14 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Cranage |
| Flt Lt | R C Haine | 20 Jun 1941 | Posted to HQ, No 9 Group |
| Plt Off | Da Costa | 22 Jun 1941 | Posted to No 9 Group AAC Flight, RAF Speke |
| Fg Off | Houghton | 23 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 406 Sqn |
| Plt Off | J Kloboucnik | 1 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 54 OTU |
| Sgt | J Klvacek | 1 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 54 OTU |
| Sgt | P V Thompson | 1 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 54 OTU |
| Sgt | J H Jenkinson | 1 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 54 OTU |
| Act Fg Off | S C Thornley | 2 Jul 1941 | Intelligence Officer, posted to No 50 Group for pilot's course |
| Plt Off | S B de Mier | 2 Jul 1941 | Posted to No 23 Sqn |
| Sgt | Ward | 8 Jul 1941 | Posted to No 9 Group AAC Flight, RAF Speke |
| Sgt | Hewitt | 8 Jul 1941 | Posted to No 9 Group AAC Flight, RAF Speke |
| Sgt | Ross | 8 Jul 1941 | Posted to No 9 Group AAC Flight, RAF Speke |
| Fg Off | G Rathbone | 9 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Speke for duty as Intelligence Officer |
| Sgt | McClean | 11 Jul 1941 | Posted to No 9 Group AAC Flight, RAF Speke |
| Sgt | Knowles | 11 Jul 1941 | Posted to No 9 Group AAC Flight, RAF Speke |
| Plt Off | Mansfield | 18 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 54 OTU |
| Sgt | Rietiker | 18 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 54 OTU |
| Sgt | Gough | 18 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 54 OTU |
| Sgt | Mullaley | 18 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 54 OTU |
| Sgt | Pontet-Piccolomini | 18 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 54 OTU |
| Sgt | Janacek | 18 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 54 OTU |
| Sgt | Nairn | 18 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 54 OTU |
| Flt Lt | Howden | 18 Jul 1941 | Posted from No 600 Sqn but attached to No 54 OTU |
| Fg Off | Hofton | 18 Jul 1941 | Ceased to be attached to No 54 OTU |
| Fg Off | O B Morrogh-Ryan | 26 Jul 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Sgt | H R Willis | 26 Jul 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Fg Off | Winward | 31 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 54 OTU |
| Sgt | Baldwin | 31 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 54 OTU |
| Flt Lt | C H Mathias | 1 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from HQ No 12 Group for duty as Adjutant |
| Flt Lt | H L Waddington | 1 Aug 1941 | Adjutant, posted to RAF Wrexham |
| Plt Off | S Kownacki | 8 Aug 1941 | Posted to No 307 Sqn |
| Sgt | P V Thompson | 12 Aug 1941 | Posted to No 9 Group AAC Flight, RAF Wrexham |
| Sgt | J H Jenkinson | 12 Aug 1941 | Posted to No 9 Group AAC Flight, RAF Wrexham |
| Flt Lt | W A C Emmett | 18 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 54 OTU |
| Plt Off | Shipard | 20 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 54 OTU |
| Sgt | Oxby | 20 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 54 OTU |
| Sgt | Blanchard | 20 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 1456 Flight |
| Sgt | Baldwin | 20 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 1456 Flight |
| Sgt | Rietiker | 24 Aug 1941 | Posted to No 9 Group AAC Flight, RAF Wrexham |
| Fg Off | G Rathbone | 10 Sep 1941 | Intelligence Officer, posted to RAF Speke |
| Plt Off | J B T H Bigland | 10 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Andreas for duty as Intelligence Officer |
| Plt Off | Kopriva | 15 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 255 Sqn |
| Flt Sgt | Prohal | 15 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 255 Sqn |
| Sgt | Kovanda | 15 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 255 Sqn |
| Sgt | Husar | 15 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 255 Sqn |
| Sgt | Barker | 15 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 255 Sqn |
| Sgt | Varley | 15 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 255 Sqn |
| Sgt | Robins | 15 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 255 Sqn |
| Act Sqn Ldr | T N Hayes | 20 Sep 1941 | Posted to FIU |
| Flt Sgt | Charbera | 20 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 96 Sqn |
| Fg Off | Hodgkinson | 22 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 3 Radio School |
| Plt Off | Eggington | 22 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 1 Radio School |
| Sgt | Greaves | 24 Sep 1941 | Posted to No 255 Sqn |
| Sqn Ldr | Chalmers-Watson | 25 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting as supernumerary |
| Sgt | Peasley | 25 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 54 OTU |
| Flt Lt | C H Mathias | 28 Sep 1941 | Adjutant, posted to RAF High Ercall |
| Plt Off | Raybould | 29 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 256 Sqn |
| Sgt | Bednarek | 29 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 96 Sqn |
| Sgt | Smith | 30 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 96 Sqn |
| Sgt | Stainton | 30 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 96 Sqn |
| Fg Off | Clowes | 1 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from HQ, No 9 Group for duty as Adjutant |
| Plt Off | Eggington | 10 Oct 1941 | Posted to No 1459 Flight |
| Sgt | Craven | 11 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 54 OTU |
| Sgt | Kellett | 11 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 54 OTU |
| Sgt | Stainton | 15 Oct 1941 | Posted to No 96 Sqn |
| Plt Off | J Kloboucnik | 23 Oct 1941 | Killed in a flying accident (ORB states 21 Oct 1941) |
| Sgt | J Klvacek | 23 Oct 1941 | Killed in a flying accident (ORB states 21 Oct 1941) |
| AC2 | D J Davies | 10 Dec 1941 | Killed in a propeller accident |
Source - No 68 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/604)
Organisational Movements: Jan - Dec 1941
| Date | Notes |
| 7 Jan 1941 | Squadron was formed at RAF Catterick |
| xx Jan 1941 | 14 x Blenheim IFs allotted during the month but not collected |
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| 3 Feb 1941 | Establishment changed changed the OC post to Wg Cdr from Sqn Ldr |
| xx Feb 1941 | 8 x aircraft collected during the month |
| 17 Apr 1941 | Advance party (4 x aircraft of 'B' Flight and Admin personnel) moved to RAF High Ercall |
| 23 Apr 1941 | 8 x aircraft moved to RAF High Ercall |
| 26 Apr 1941 | Squadron completed the move to RAF High Ercall |
| 3 May 1941 | Squadron re-equipped with Bristol Beaufighter Is |
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Source - No 68 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/604)
This page was last updated on 17/10/23
