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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 119 Sqn ('G' Flight) Personnel and location Movements
[1940-1941 | 1942]
Personnel Movements: Sep 1940 - Dec 1941
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Wg Cdr | L Martin | 21 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of 'G' Flight |
| Sqn Ldr | R T F Gates | 21 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Sqn 2nd i/c and Captain of 'Golden Hind' |
| Flt Lt | S G Long | 21 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Captain of 'Golden Fleece' |
| Flt Lt | W V Gordon | 21 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Flight Navigation Officer |
| Flt Lt | G H Bowes | 21 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as 2nd i/c of 'Golden Horn' |
| Flt Lt | B C Frost | 21 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as 2nd i/c of 'Golden Fleece' |
| Fg Off | T Allitt | 21 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as 2nd i/c of 'Golden Hind' |
| Plt Off | G E M Bennett | 21 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant |
| Plt Off | H C S Armstrong | 21 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | S J Rawlins | 21 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | K H Potter | 21 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Wg Cdr | L Martin | 9 Jan 1941 | Relinquished command of 'G' Flight on proceeding on an overseas mission |
| Sqn Ldr | R T F Gates | 9 Jan 1941 | Assumed command of 'G' Flight |
| Sqn Ldr | S G Long | 1 Feb 1941 | Attached to BOAC Hythe for temporary duty |
| Plt Off | S J Rawlins | 1 Feb 1941 | Attached to BOAC Hythe for temporary duty |
| Plt Off | K H Potter | 1 Feb 1941 | Attached to BOAC Hythe for temporary duty |
| Flt Lt | G Store | 1 Feb 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Helensburgh |
| Plt Off | Hanbury | 3 Feb 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as 3rd Officer, 'Golden Horn' |
| Flt Lt | G Store | 4 Feb 1941 | Assumed command of 'Golden Hind' |
| Plt Off | Hanbury | 4 Feb 1941 | Promoted to Fg Off |
| Plt Off | S J Rawlins | 4 Feb 1941 | Ceased to be attached to BOAC Hythe for temporary duty |
| Plt Off | K H Potter | 6 Feb 1941 | Promoted to Fg Off |
| Sqn Ldr | R T F Gates | 11 Feb 1941 | Attached to RAF Helensburgh for temporary duty |
| Plt Off | S J Rawlins | 11 Feb 1941 | Attached to RAF Helensburgh for temporary duty |
| Wg Cdr | L Martin | 10 Feb 1941 | Resumed command of 'G' Flight on return from overseas mission |
| Sqn Ldr | R T F Gates | 10 Feb 1941 | Relinquished command of 'G' Flight |
| Wg Cdr | L Martin | 12 Feb 1941 | Relinquished command of 'G' Flight |
| Sqn Ldr | A G F Stewart | 12 Feb 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 204 Sqn and assumed command of 'G' Flight |
| Wg Cdr | L Martin | 15 Feb 1941 | Departed on posting to RAF Sullom Voe to command |
| Sqn Ldr | R T F Gates | 16 Feb 1941 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Helensburgh for temporary duty |
| Plt Off | S J Rawlins | 16 Feb 1941 | Attached to RAF Greenock for temporary duty |
| Plt Off | S J Rawlins | 18 Feb 1941 | Ceased to attached to RAF Greenock for temporary duty |
| Flt Lt | B C Frost | 19 Feb 1941 | Attached to HQ Coastal Command for temporary duty |
| Flt Lt | G Store | 20 Feb 1941 | Attached to RAF Helensburgh for temporary duty |
| Plt Off | G E M Bennett | 20 Feb 1941 | Promoted to Fg Off |
| Plt Off | H C S Armstrong | 24 Feb 1941 | Promoted to Fg Off |
| Plt Off | S J Rawlins | 24 Feb 1941 | Promoted to Fg Off |
| Flt Lt | B C Frost | 24 Feb 1941 | Ceased to be attached to HQ Coastal Command on attachment to RAF Calshot |
| Fg Off | K H Potter | 25 Feb 1941 | Promoted to Fg Off |
| Fg Off | S J Rawlins | 27 Feb 1941 | Attached to HQ, No 15 Group |
| Sqn Ldr | A G F Stewart | 28 Feb 1941 | Attached to RAF Dyce |
| Sqn Ldr | A G F Stewart | 1 Mar 1941 | Promoted to Wg Cdr |
| Wg Cdr | A G F Stewart | 3 Mar 1941 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Dyce and attached to RAF Helensburgh |
| Fg Off | S J Rawlins | 5 Mar 1941 | Ceased to be attached to HQ, No 15 Group and attached to RAF Oban |
| Wg Cdr | A G F Stewart | 6 Mar 1941 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Helensburgh |
| Sqn Ldr | R T F Gates | 6 Mar 1941 | Attached to No 1 PDC, Wilmslow for ferrying duties |
| Flt Lt | G Store | 6 Mar 1941 | Attached to No 1 PDC, Wilmslow for ferrying duties |
| Fg Off | S J Rawlins | 9 Mar 1941 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Oban |
| Sqn Ldr | S G Long | 12 Mar 1941 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Calshot |
| On 13 Mar 1941 'G' Flight became No 119 (General Reconnaissance) Sqn | |||
| Fg Off | T Allitt | 14 Mar 1941 | Attached to No 1 AAS, RAF Manby for Bombing Leaders' Course |
| Sqn Ldr | S G Long | 14 Mar 1941 | Detached for Convoy Liaison duties |
| Flt Lt | B C Frost | 14 Mar 1941 | Recalled from Bombing Leaders' Course at RAF Manby and detached for Convoy Liaison duties |
| Sqn Ldr | S G Long | 29 Mar 1941 | Ceased to be detached for Convoy Liaison duties |
| Flt Lt | B C Frost | 5 Apr 1941 | Ceased to be detached for Convoy Liaison duties |
| Fg Off | T Allitt | 7 Apr 1941 | Ceased to be attached to No 1 AAS, RAF Manby for Bombing Leaders' Course |
| Flt Lt | W V Gordon | 24 Apr 1940 | Attached to HQ Coastal Command for temporary duty |
| Fg Off | S J Rawlins | 28 Apr 1941 | Ceased to be attached to Bombing Leaders' course at No 1 AAS, RAF Manby |
| Fg Off | T Allitt | 2 May 1941 | Attached to No 210 Sqn for operational duties |
| Fg Off | Hanbury | 2 May 1941 | Attached to No 210 Sqn for operational duties |
| Plt Off | Wake | 16 May 1941 | Posted from No 15 Group but remained there on attachment |
| Plt Off | Wood | 20 May 1941 | Arrived from RAF Little Rissington for duty as Engineer Officer |
| Fg Off | Hill RCAF | 24 May 1941 | Arrived from RAF Prestwick for duty as Signals Officer |
| Fg Off | Hill RCAF | 27 May 1941 | Attached to Glenegedale |
| Fg Off | Hill RCAF | 2 Jun 1941 | Ceased to be attached to Glenegedale |
| Plt Off | Wake | 17 Jun 1941 | Ceased to be attached to No 15 Group and attached to RAF Port Ellen |
| Sqn Ldr | S G Long | 19 Jun 1941 | Failed to arrive on a transit flight and later reported to be a POW |
| Plt Off | G H Bowes | 19 Jun 1941 | Drowned in a ditching accident |
| Plt Off | J Barry RAAF | 19 Jun 1941 | Drowned in a ditching accident |
| Flt Sgt | D F Meyrick | 19 Jun 1941 | Drowned in a ditching accident |
| Flt Sgt | C E Fowler | 19 Jun 1941 | Drowned in a ditching accident |
| Sgt | H R Mason | 19 Jun 1941 | Drowned in a ditching accident |
| Sgt | A H S Waller | 19 Jun 1941 | Drowned in a ditching accident |
| Sgt | W F Alexander | 19 Jun 1941 | Drowned in a ditching accident |
| Capt | P Michal FFAF | 19 Jun 1941 | Drowned in a ditching accident |
| Brig-Gen | Tavener | 19 Jun 1941 | Failed to arrive on a transit flight and later reported to be a POW |
| Sgt | J E Hill | 19 Jun 1941 | Failed to arrive on a transit flight and later reported to be a POW |
| Cpl | L G Corcoran | 19 Jun 1941 | Failed to arrive on a transit flight and later reported to be a POW |
| LAC | W T R Crago RAAF | 19 Jun 1941 | Drowned in a ditching accident |
| AC1 | J Anderson | 19 Jun 1941 | Failed to arrive on a transit flight and later reported to be a POW |
| Fg Off | Hirst | 25 Jun 1941 | Arrived from RAF Thornaby |
| Plt Off | Wood | 26 Jun 1941 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Oban |
| Fg Off | Fowler | 26 Jun 1941 | Arrived from RAF Bircham Newton |
| Plt Off | Rankin | 26 Jun 1941 | Arrived from RAF Bury St Edmunds |
| Fg Off | Moreton | 30 Jun 1941 | Arrived from RAF Bircham Newton |
| Fg Off | Fraser | 1 Jul 1941 | Arrived from RAF Hooton Park |
| Plt Off | Naish | 2 Jul 1941 | Arrived from RAF Dyce |
| Plt Off | Chappell | 5 Jul 1941 | Arrived from RAF Carew Cheriton |
| Flt Lt | W V Gordon | 6 Jul 1941 | Attached to No 413 (RCAF) Sqn |
| Fg Off | Moreton | 6 Jul 1941 | Posted to No 413 (RCAF) Sqn |
| Fg Off | Hirst | 6 Jul 1941 | Posted to No 413 (RCAF) Sqn |
| Fg Off | Fowler | 6 Jul 1941 | Posted to No 413 (RCAF) Sqn |
| Fg Off | Fraser | 6 Jul 1941 | Posted to No 413 (RCAF) Sqn |
| Plt Off | Naish | 6 Jul 1941 | Posted to No 413 (RCAF) Sqn |
| Plt Off | Chappell | 6 Jul 1941 | Posted to No 413 (RCAF) Sqn |
| Plt Off | Rankin | 12 Jul 1941 | Attached to RAF Calshot |
| Fg Off | Alcock | 12 Jul 1941 | Posted to No 413 (RCAF) Sqn |
| Plt Off | Wake | 19 Jul 1941 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Port Ellen |
| Plt Off | Hoggs | 23 Jul 1941 | Attached from RAF Stranraer for temporary duty |
| Sqn Ldr | R T F Gates | 26 Jul 1941 | Posted to No 120 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | Gibbs | 28 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 204 Sqn via the Air Ministry |
| Plt Off | Cranley | 28 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Marham |
| Flt Lt | Gibbs | 31 Jul 1941 | Posted to No 413 (RCAF) Sqn |
| Fg Off | Hanbury | 1 Aug 1941 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt, wef 1 Jul 1941 |
| Plt Off | H C S Armstrong | 9 Aug 1941 | Posted to No 413 (RCAF) Sqn |
| Fg Off | Hill RCAF | 12 Aug 1941 | Posted to No 413 (RCAF) Sqn |
| Fg Off | T Allitt | 16 Aug 1941 | Attached to PDC pending posting to No 17 Specialist Navigation Course |
| Flt Lt | Hanbury | 26 Aug 1941 | Attached to RAF Calshot for service with 'G' Class flying boats |
| Flt Lt | W V Gordon | 1 Sep 1940 | Navigation Officer, posted to No 3 (C) OTU for Navigational duties |
| Sqn Ldr | J L Crosbie | 6 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Flt Lt | B C Frost | 12 Sep 1941 | Seconded to BOC for an indefinite period |
| Wg Cdr | A G F Stewart | 19 Oct 1941 | Relinquished command of No 119 Sqn on posting to HQ, No 16 Group for duty as Wg Cdr Controller, wef 18 Oct 1941 |
| Plt Off | G E M Bennett | 19 Oct 1941 | Assumed command of No 119 Sqn |
Source - No 119 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/910)
Organisational Movements: Sep 1940 - Dec 1941
| Date | Notes |
| 21 Sep 1940 | 'G' Flight was formed at MAEE, RAF Helensburgh to operate three Short 'G' Class flying boats modified for military use |
| 26 Nov 1940 | First 'G' Class flying boat, 'Golden Fleece' (X8274) delivered to RAF Stranraer and operational training commenced |
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| 15 Dec 1940 | First operational patrol by 'Golden Fleece' was carried out |
| 20 Dec 1940 | Second 'G' Class flying boat, 'Golden Hind' (X8275) delivered to RAF Stranraer and operational training commenced |
| 24 Dec 1940 | RAF Bowmere was opened as a seaplane base and 'Golden Fleece' moved there from Stranraer |
| 25 Dec 1940 | 'Golden Hind' moved there from Stranraer |
| 6 Jan 1941 | Third 'G' Class flying boat, 'Golden Horn' (X8273) delivered to RAF Stranraer and operational training commenced |
| 12 Feb 1941 | All three aircraft were non operational whilst undergoing major servicing or modification |
| 13 Mar 1941 | 'G' was raised in status and re-designated as No 119 (General Reconnaissance) Sqn |
| 13 Apr 1941 | Short S23/M 'Clio' (AX659) arrived from RAF Helensburgh |
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| 27 Apr 1941 | 'Clio' conducted its first operational flight, a convoy escort |
| 28 Apr 1941 | Short S23/M 'Cordelia' arrived from RAF Helensburgh |
| 10 May 1941 | 'Golden Horn' (X8273) arrived back at RAF Bowmere |
| 11 Jun 1941 | Catalina IB, W8419 allotted to No 119 Sqn |
| 11 Jun 1941 | Instructions received that the three 'G' Class flying boats were to be attached to No 10 (RAAF) Sqn at RAF Pembroke Dock |
| 17 Jun 1941 | Golden Hind' departed RAF Bowmere for RAF Mount Batten |
| 26 Jun 1941 | Catalina IB, W8419 arrived from Holyhead and given the code 'U' |
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| 6 Jul 1941 | Catalina, W8419, transferred to No 413 Sqn at Stranraer |
| 4 Aug 1941 | Advance party (Sqn) departed RAF Bowmere for RAF Pembroke Dock |
| 4 Aug 1941 | Advance party (2 x 'C' Class boats) departed RAF Bowmere for RAF Stranraer |
| 8 Aug 1941 | Main party (2 x 'C' Class boats) departed RAF Bowmere for RAF Stranraer |
| 9 Aug 1941 | 'Cordelia' departed RAF Bowmere for No 413 (RCAF) Sqn, RAF Stranraer |
| 11 Aug 1941 | Main party (Sqn) departed RAF Bowmere for RAF Pembroke Dock |
| 15 Aug 1941 | Rear party (Sqn) departed RAF Bowmere for RAF Pembroke Dock |
| 1 Nov 1941 | Squadron ceased to be operational |
Source - No 119 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/910)
This page was last updated on 17/10/23
