Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
No 117 Sqn Personnel and location Movements
Personnel Movements: Jan - Dec 1941
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | W E Rankin | 30 Apr 1941 | Assumed command of No 117 Sqn on formation |
Sqn Ldr | Lovemore | 27 May 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as 2nd i/c |
Flt Lt | Chisholm | May-Jul 1941 | was serving with the unit |
Fg Off | Daniell | May-Jul 1941 | was serving with the unit |
Fg Off | McC Mooney | May-Jul 1941 | was serving with the unit |
Fg Off | Matthew | May-Jul 1941 | was serving with the unit |
Fg Off | Duiguid | May-Jul 1941 | was serving with the unit |
Fg Off | O'Leary | May-Jul 1941 | was serving with the unit |
Fg Off | Thorogood | May-Jul 1941 | was serving with the unit |
Lt | Bolt SAAF | May-Jul 1941 | was serving with the unit |
Lt | Duckitt SAAF | May-Jul 1941 | was serving with the unit |
Sgt | Potter | May-Jul 1941 | was serving with the unit |
Sgt | Blackburne | May-Jul 1941 | was serving with the unit |
Sgt | Carlton | May-Jul 1941 | was serving with the unit |
Sgt | Wragg | May-Jul 1941 | was serving with the unit |
Sgt | Scott | May-Jul 1941 | was serving with the unit |
Sgt | James | May-Jul 1941 | was serving with the unit |
Sgt | Davies | May-Jul 1941 | was serving with the unit |
Sgt | Popplestone | May-Jul 1941 | was serving with the unit |
Sgt | Lennon | May-Jul 1941 | was serving with the unit |
Sgt | Ross | May-Jul 1941 | was serving with the unit |
Flt Lt | Taylor | Jul/Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting |
Flt Lt | Leuchars | Jul/Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting/attachment |
Fg Off | Skinner | Jul/Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting/attachment |
Sgt | Southhall | Jul/Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting |
Sgt | Wilson | Jul/Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting |
AC2 | J R Pennick | 30 Aug 1941 | Died in hospital |
Plt Off | Powell | Aug/Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting |
Sgt | Morris | Aug/Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting |
Sgt | Eddy | Aug/Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting |
Sgt | Cock | Aug/Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting |
Plt Off | Strickland | Sep/Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting |
Plt Off | McLean | Sep/Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting |
Sgt | Whitburn | Sep/Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting |
Sgt | Barkla | Sep/Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting |
Sgt | Tissandier | Oct/Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting |
Fg Off | Anderson | Oct/Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting |
Sgt | Shalom | Nov/Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting |
Sgt | Higham | Nov/Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting |
Source - No 117 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/903)
Organisational Movements: Jan - Dec 1941
Date | Notes |
30 Apr 1941 | No 117 Sqn was formed at Khartoum to provide transport facilities along the West African Reinforcement Route ('Takoradi Route') |
30 Apr 1941 | 5 x Bristol Bombays were taken over from No 216 Sqn |
30 Apr 1941 | The Communication Flight, RAF Khartoum was absorbed into No 117 Sqn |
30 Apr 1941 | 2 x Gladiator of the Communication Flight were taken over |
30 Apr 1941 | 2 x Wellesleys of the Communication Flight were taken over |
30 Apr 1941 | 2 x Proctors of the Communication Flight were taken over (only flown by AOC and Staff Officers) |
30 Apr 1941 | 1 x Caproni CA148 of the Communication Flight were taken over |
11 May 1941 | 1 x Savoia Marchetti S 79K collected from Egypt (ex Jugo-Slav Air Force) |
27 May 1941 | 3 x Savoia Marchetti S 79Ks arrived from Egypt (ex Jugo-Slav Air Force) |
xx May 1941 | This month was Meteorological Flight was formed at RAF Khartoum and was attached to the squadron, equipped with a Gladiator |
14 Oct 1941 | 3 x Douglas DC-3s, AX767, AX768 and AX769 arrived, having been flown from Miami (ORB refers to them as DC-2s but the serials belong to DC-3) |
xx Oct 1941 | 1 x Douglas DC-2, HK821 was received |
xx Oct 1941 | Douglas DC-2s, HK837 and HK847 were received |
xx Oct 1941 | Lockheed Lodestar, G-AGCD was received |
25 Oct 1941 | Advance party departed RAF Khartoum for RAF Bilbeis |
3 Nov 1941 | Main air party departed RAF Khartoum for RAF Bilbeis and all remaining Bombays were transferred to No 216 Sqn |
Source - No 117 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/903)
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