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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 116 Sqn Personnel and location Movements
[1941 | 1942]
Personnel Movements: Feb - Dec 1941
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Flt Lt | E D Crundall | 17 Feb 1941 | Transferred from No 1 AACU on formation and assumed command of the squadron |
| Fg Off | F C Tracey | 17 Feb 1941 | Transferred from No 1 AACU on formation of the squadron |
| Fg Off | T W Burrows | 17 Feb 1941 | Transferred from No 1 AACU on formation of the squadron |
| Fg Off | F W Gillham | 17 Feb 1941 | Transferred from No 1 AACU on formation of the squadron |
| Fg Off | D M Woodman | 17 Feb 1941 | Transferred from No 1 AACU on formation of the squadron |
| Fg Off | F A Robinson | 17 Feb 1941 | Transferred from No 1 AACU on formation of the squadron |
| Fg Off | G Grant Govan | 17 Feb 1941 | Transferred from No 1 AACU on formation of the squadron but in RAF Hospital, Torquay |
| Plt Off | B P Clapin | 17 Feb 1941 | Transferred from No 1 AACU on formation of the squadron (attached from No 268 Sqn) |
| Plt Off | J F Peters | 17 Feb 1941 | Transferred from No 1 AACU on formation of the squadron |
| Plt Off | J S Barkel | 17 Feb 1941 | Transferred from No 1 AACU on formation of the squadron |
| Plt Off | J W Carr | 17 Feb 1941 | Transferred from No 1 AACU on formation of the squadron |
| Plt Off | R C Cussons | 17 Feb 1941 | Transferred from No 1 AACU on formation of the squadron |
| Fg Off | F W Gillham | 17 Mar 1941 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt, wef 1 Feb 1941 |
| Fg Off | E H King | 19 Mar 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Larkhill |
| Fg Off | G Grant Govan | 21 Mar 1941 | Discharged from the RAF Hospital, Torquay |
| Fg Off | G Grant Govan | 23 Mar 1941 | Posted to RAF Hendon as supernumerary (non-effective, sick) |
| Fg Off | R E McKenzie | 25 Mar 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Kinloss for duty as Medical Officer |
| Plt Off | R C Cussons | 27 Mar 1941 | Admitted to the Military Hospital, Hatfield |
| Plt Off | J F Peters | 28 Mar 1941 | Promoted to Fg Off, wef 6 Nov 1940 |
| Fg Off | F C Tracey | 29 Mar 1941 | Posted to No 17 Sqn |
| Plt Off | J S Barkel | 31 Mar 1941 | Proceeded to RAF Speke in command of No 1 Detachment |
| Plt Off | H P Birchenough | 1 Apr 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU for duty as Engineer Officer |
| Flt Lt | E D Crundall | 3 Apr 1941 | Promoted to Act Sqn Ldr, wef 1 Feb 1941 |
| Fg Off | T W Burrows | 7 Apr 1941 | Proceeded to RAF Baginton in command of No 2 Detachment |
| Plt Off | R C Cussons | 8 Apr 1941 | Discharged from the Military Hospital, Hatfield |
| Sgt | C L Harris | 9 Apr 1941 | Appointed to a commission in the rank of Plt Off and proceeded to join No 1 Detachment |
| Plt Off | J W Carr | 16 Apr 1941 | Proceeded to RAF Renfrew in command of No 3 Detachment |
| Plt Off | B P Clapin | 19 Apr 1941 | Ceased to be attached from No 268 Sqn |
| Fg Off | D M Woodman | 22 Apr 1941 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt, wef 1 Feb 1941 |
| Fg Off | R S Hook | 29 Apr 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 50 Sqn |
| Fg Off | R E McKenzie | 2 May 1941 | Medical Officer, posted to No 249 Sqn |
| Fg Off | G Cormack | 2 May 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 249 Sqn for duty as Medical Officer |
| Fg Off | J F Peters | 3 May 1941 | Posted to No 2 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | J Blomley | 3 May 1941 | Assumed duties of Adjutant |
| Fg Off | F C Tracey | 16 May 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 17 Sqn to fill Flt Lt post, wef 29 Mar 1941 |
| Fg Off | F C Tracey | 18 May 1941 | Proceeded to No 2 Detachment at Filton |
| Plt Off | R L Pulton | 19 May 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 910 Sqn for duty as Equipment Officer |
| Fg Off | F C Tracey | 28 May 1941 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt, wef 29 Mar 1941 |
| Flt Lt | F W Gillham | 1 Jun 1941 | Attached to RAF Compton Bassett for Signals course |
| Flt Lt | F W Gillham | 7 Jun 1941 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Compton Bassett for Signals course |
| Fg Off | F A Robinson | 19 Jun 1941 | Posted to No 24 Sqn for duty with ROC Flight |
| Fg Off | G Cormack | 22 Jun 1941 | Medical Officer, attached to RAF Martlesham Heath |
| Plt Off | J W Carr | 2 Jul 1941 | Posted to No 57 OTU, wef 30 Jun 1941 |
| Flt Lt | F C Tracey | 5 Jul 1941 | Proceeded to RAF Ouston to command No 3 Detachment |
| Plt Off | J W Carr | 5 Jul 1941 | Reported from Christchurch on posting to No 57 OTU, wef 30 Jun 1941 |
| Fg Off | D E Mileham | 6 Jul 1941 | Proceeded to Christchurch to command Detachment |
| Plt Off | J W Carr | 7 Jul 1941 | Departed on posting to No 57 OTU, wef 30 Jun 1941 |
| Fg Off | G Cormack | 8 Jul 1941 | Medical Officer, ceased to be attached to RAF Martlesham Heath |
| Cpl | F G Burt | 22 Jul 1941 | Admitted to RAF Hospital, Cosford following a motorcycle accident |
| AC1 | J G Smith | 6 Aug 1941 | Admitted to SSQ, RAF Turnhouse following a motorcycle accident |
| Fg Off | D E Mileham | 7 Aug 1941 | Assumed command of No 4 Detachment |
| Flt Lt | F W Gillham | 11 Aug 1941 | Posted to RAF Watchfield |
| Plt Off | J S Barkel | 11 Aug 1941 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Castle Bromwich in command of No 1 Detachment |
| Plt Off | R C Cussons | 11 Aug 1941 | Proceeded to RAF Castle Bromwich and assumed command of No 1 Detachment |
| WO | R E Gilks | 11 Aug 1941 | Assumed duties of Sqn Signals Officer |
| Fg Off | G Cormack | 15 Aug 1941 | Medical Officer, attached to RAF Kenley for duty at Friston |
| Plt Off | C L Harris | 22 Aug 1941 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Castle Bromwich for duty with No 1 Detachment |
| Fg Off | G Cormack | 23 Aug 1941 | Medical Officer, ceased to be attached to RAF Kenley |
| Fg Off | R S Hook | 24 Aug 1941 | Proceeded to RAF Hooton Park and assumed command of No 1 Detachment |
| Act Flt Lt | F C Tracey | 1 Sep 1941 | Promoted to Flt Lt (WS), wef 2 Sep 1940 |
| Fg Off | D E Mileham | 22 Sep 1941 | Posted to RAF Hendon as supernumerary (non-effective, sick) |
| Sgt | F T Morgan | 25 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 53 OTU, wef 22 Sep 1941 |
| Fg Off | G Cormack | 6 Oct 1941 | Medical Officer, attached to MTE, RAF Halton for Hygiene course |
| Fg Off | G Cormack | 11 Oct 1941 | Medical Officer, ceased to be attached to MTE, RAF Halton for Hygiene course |
| Plt Off | J S Barkel | 16 Oct 1941 | Posted to No 11 Group Flight |
| Fg Off | D E Mileham | 16 Oct 1941 | Posted to No 53 OTU |
| Fg Off | D W Hunt | 17 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 11 Group Flight, wef 15 Oct 1941 |
| Plt Off | C L Harris | 24 Oct1941 | Proceeded to RAF Castle Bromwich and assumed command of No 1 Detachment |
| Flt Sgt | J S Thackray | 1 Nov 1941 | Appointed to a commission in the rank of Plt Off on Probation |
| Sgt | R A Boswell | 9 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 111 Sqn |
| WO | R E Gilks | 12 Nov 1941 | Sqn Signals Officer, reposted on appointment to a commission in the rank of Plt Off |
| Fg Off | D W Hunt | 14 Nov 1941 | Posted to RAF Hornchurch |
| LAC | F Hartle | 20 Nov 1941 | Awarded the British Empire Medal |
| AC1 | F Wilkie | 20 Nov 1941 | Awarded the British Empire Medal |
| AC1 | W Foley | 20 Nov 1941 | Awarded the British Empire Medal |
| Sgt | N B Bax | 25 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 611 Sqn |
| Fg Off | R S Hook | 26 Nov 1941 | Returned from No 1 Detachment to take command of No 4 Detcahment |
| Sgt | R J Martin RCAF | 26 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 401 Sqn, wef 24 Nov 1941 |
| Plt Off | P R E Jenkins | 28 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 41 OTU |
| Fg Off | E H King | 29 Nov 1941 | Posted to No 42 OTU, wef 26 Nov 1941 |
| Act Flt Lt | D M Woodman | 30 Nov 1941 | Promoted to Flt Lt (WS), wef 29 Aug 1941 |
| Act Flt Lt | R S Hook | 30 Nov 1941 | Promoted to Flt Lt (WS), wef 3 Sep 1941 |
| Fg Off | T W Burrows | 30 Nov 1941 | Promoted to Flt Lt (WS), wef 25 Sep 1941 |
| Fg Off | G Cormack | 30 Nov 1941 | Medical Officer, promoted to Flt Lt (WS), wef 10 Sep 1941 |
| Plt Off | R C Cussons | 30 Nov 1941 | Promoted to Fg Off (WS), wef 21 Sep 1941 |
| Plt Off | Z Soltysiac | 30 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 11 Group Flight, wef 28 Nov 1941 |
| Sgt | G S Metcalf | 30 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 11 Group Flight, wef 28 Nov 1941 |
| Fg Off | R C Cussons | 20 Dec 1941 | Posted to No 1 PRU, wef 19 Dec 1941 |
| Flt Sgt | A Squires | 22 Dec 1941 | Posted to RAF Horsham St Faith, pending posting to the Far East |
| Sgt | R F Arnull | 22 Dec 1941 | Posted to RAF Horsham St Faith, pending posting to the Far East |
| Sgt | S Blackman | 22 Dec 1941 | Posted to RAF Horsham St Faith, pending posting to the Far East |
| Sgt | H W Casey | 22 Dec 1941 | Posted to RAF Horsham St Faith, pending posting to the Far East |
| Sgt | R Humpage | 22 Dec 1941 | Posted to RAF Horsham St Faith, pending posting to the Far East |
| Sgt | J W Tubb | 22 Dec 1941 | Posted to RAF Horsham St Faith, pending posting to the Far East |
| Plt Off | P R E Jenkins | 28 Dec 1941 | Proceeded to RAF Gosport to command No 5 Detachment |
Source - No 116 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/901)
Organisational Movements: Feb - Dec 1941
| Date | Notes |
| 17 Feb 1941 | No 116 Sqn was formed from No 1 Anti-Aircraft
Co-operation Unit at Hatfield, equipped the following Lysander IIIs: - P9111, T1463, T1565, T1633, T1651, T1652, T1672, T1676, T1677, T1678, T1679, T1701, T1702, T1703, T1704, T1706 Also - L4776 ()attached from No 268 Sqn) and T1528 (attached from No 2 Sqn) |
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| 23 Mar 1941 | 2 x Lysander IIIs, T1747 and T1748 were collected from No 9 MU |
| 23 Mar 1941 | 2 x Lysander IIIs, T1635 and T1515 were collected from No 37 MU |
| 28 Mar 1941 | Phoenix, G-AEYX collected from RAF Kemble |
| 31 Mar 1941 | No 1 Detachment (3 x aircraft) proceeded to RAF Speke |
| 31 Mar 1941 | No 1 Detachment (3 x aircraft) moved from RAF Speke to RAF Hucknall |
| 7 Apr 1941 | No 2 Detachment (2 x aircraft) proceeded to RAF Baginton (later moved to Filton) |
| 16 Apr 1941 | No 3 Detachment (3 x aircraft) proceeded to RAF Renfrew |
| 21 Apr 1941 | Squadron commenced its move from Hatfield to RAF Hendon |
| 24 Apr 1941 | Squadron completed its move from Hatfield to RAF Hendon |
| 3 May 1941 | No 3 Detachment (3 x aircraft) moved from RAF Renfrew to RAF Turnhouse |
| 14 May 1941 | No 1 Detachment (3 x aircraft) moved from RAF Hucknall to RAF Leconfield |
| 20 May 1941 | No 3 Detachment (3 x aircraft) moved from RAF Turnhouse to RAF Ouston |
| 26 May 1941 | No 1 Detachment (3 x aircraft) moved from RAF Leconfield to RAF Cranage |
| 31 May 1941 | Sub-detachment of No 2 Detachment (1 x aircraft) proceeded to RAF Christchurch from Filton |
| 2 Jun 1941 | Sub-detachment RAF Christchurch became No 4 Detachment |
| 3 Jun 1941 | No 2 Detachment (2 x aircraft) moved from RAF Filton to RNAS Roborough |
| 12 Jun 1941 | No 1 Detachment (3 x aircraft) moved from RAF Cranage to RAF Castle Bromwich |
| 21 Jun 1941 | No 2 Detachment moved from RNAS Roborough to RAF Warmwell |
| 27 Jun 1941 | Lysander, T1677 transferred to No 804 Sqn FAA |
| 27 Jun 1941 | Lysander, T1565 transferred to No 24 Sqn |
| 4 Jul 1941 | No 2 Detachment moved from RAF Warmwell to RAF Filton |
| 10 Jul 1941 | No 3 Detachment moved from RAF Ouston to RAF Turnhouse |
| xx Aug 1941 | No 2 Detachment moved from RAF Filton to RNAS Roborough |
| 18 Aug 1941 | Lysander III, V9735 allotted from No 38 MU, but probably not collected |
| 23 Aug 1941 | No 1 Detachment moved from RAF Castle Bromwich to RAF Hooton Park |
| 1 Sep 1941 | No 2 Detachment moved from RNAS Roborough to RAF Filton |
| 8 Sep 1941 | No 4 Detachment ceased operations at Christchurch |
| 12 Sep 1941 | 1 x Short Scion, W7419, collected from No 51 MU |
| xx Sep 1941 | No 1 Detachment moved from RAF Hooton Park to RAF Castle Bromwich |
| 4 Oct 1941 | No 1 Detachment moved from RAF Castle Bromwich to RAF Hooton Park |
| xx Oct 1941 | No 2 Detachment moved from RAF Filton to RAF Gosport |
| 18 Oct 1941 | No 1 Detachment moved from RAF Hooton Park to RAF Castle Bromwich |
| 2 Nov 1941 | No 1 Detachment moved from RAF Castle Bromwich to RAF Leconfield |
| 2 Nov 1941 | No 2 Detachment moved from RAF Gosport to RAF Filton |
| 16 Nov 1941 | No 1 Detachment moved from RAF Leconfield to RAF Hooton Park |
| 24 Nov 1941 | No 3 Detachment ceased to function on becoming No 1480 Flight, (Lysanders, T1676, T1671 and T1652 transferred) |
| 25 Nov 1941 | 1 x Hurricane I, P3212 delivered from No 287 Sqn |
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| 26 Nov 1941 | 1 x Hurricane I, V7192 delivered from No 287 Sqn |
| 26 Nov 1941 | A new No 4 Detachment was formed for service at RAF Coltishall |
| 27 Nov 1941 | No 4 Detachment moved from RAF Hendon to RAF Coltishall |
| 5 Dec 1941 | 1 x Hurricane I, V7136 delivered from No 287 Sqn |
| 20 Dec 1941 | No 3 Detachment formed at RAF Colerne |
| 28 Dec 1941 | No 5 Detachment formed at RAF Gosport |
| 30 Dec 1941 | No 1 Detachment moved from RAF Castle Bromwich to RAF Doncaster |
| 31 Dec 1941 | No 4 Detachment moved from RAF Coltishall to RAF Church Fenton |
Source - No 116 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/901)
[1941 | 1942]
This page was last updated on 17/10/23
