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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 121 Sqn Personnel and location Movements
Personnel Movements: May - Dec 1941
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Sqn Ldr | Powell | 14 May 1941 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 121 (Eagle) Sqn |
| Flt Lt | H Kennard | 14 May 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 306 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | Wilkinson | 16 May 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 71 (Eagle) Sqn |
| Plt Off | Moranz | 16-20 May 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 71 (Eagle) Sqn |
| Plt Off | Moore | 16-20 May 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 71 (Eagle) Sqn |
| Plt Off | Reed | 16-20 May 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 43 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Mize | 16-20 May 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 43 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Souddy | 16-20 May 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 43 Sqn |
| Sgt | Smith | 16-20 May 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | Tilley | 16-20 May 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | Stewart | 16-20 May 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | E W Mason RCAF | 20 May 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | L L Loughlin | 21 May 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 607 Sqn |
| Plt Off | McColpin | 22 May 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 607 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Bessey | 22 May 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Engineer Officer |
| Plt Off | Wright | 26 May 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant |
| Sgt | Allen | 4 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU |
| Sgt | Allen | 7 Jun 1941 | Posted to No 24 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Moranz | 9 Jun 1941 | Posted to No 1 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Reed | 9 Jun 1941 | Proceeded to RAF Hospital, Torquay |
| Plt Off | Watkins | 9 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU |
| Plt Off | Tucker | 9 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU |
| Plt Off | Geffene | 9 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU |
| Sgt | Mooney | 9 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU |
| Sgt | Daniels | 9 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU |
| Plt Off | Campbell | 10 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU |
| Plt Off | R F Patterson RCAF | 10 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU |
| Plt Off | Durham | 12 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU |
| Plt Off | Miluck | 12 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU |
| Plt Off | Edner | 12 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU |
| Sgt | Allen | 12 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 24 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Mize | 14 Jun 1941 | Departed on posting |
| Plt Off | Moore | 17 Jun 1941 | Proceeded on indefinite leave to illness |
| Plt Off | L L Loughlin | 21 Jun 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Plt Off | Martin | 1 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU |
| Plt Off | Warner | 1 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | Shenk | 1 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU |
| Fg Off | Wilson | 8 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Scampton for duty as Adjutant |
| Sgt | Jones | 12 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from an OTU |
| Plt Off | Srepp | 18 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Almos | 18 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Souddy | 19 Jul 1941 | Departed on posting |
| Sgt | Daniels | 19 Jul 1941 | Departed on posting |
| Plt Off | Warner | 21 Jul 1941 | Posted to RAF Leconfield |
| Plt Off | Tucker | 15 Aug 1941 | Posted to CFS, RAF Upavon |
| Sgt | Smith | 21 Aug 1941 | Appointed to a commission in the rank of Plt Off |
| Sgt | Tilley | 21 Aug 1941 | Appointed to a commission in the rank of Plt Off |
| Sgt | E W Mason RCAF | 21 Aug 1941 | Appointed to a commission in the rank of Plt Off |
| Plt Off | Durham | 22 Aug 1941 | Posted to No 3 School of General Reconnaissance |
| Plt Off | Marting | 25 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU |
| Plt Off | Booth | 25 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU |
| Plt Off | Parker | 25 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU |
| Sgt | Thorpe | 26 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | Griffin | 26 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | Stewart | 29 Aug 1941 | Appointed to a commission in the rank of Plt Off |
| Sgt | Allen | 29 Aug 1941 | Appointed to a commission in the rank of Plt Off |
| Plt Off | Browne | 1 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU |
| Plt Off | Geffene | 9 Sep 1941 | Posted to No 71 (Eagle) Sqn |
| Plt Off | McColpin | 9 Sep 1941 | Posted to No 71 (Eagle) Sqn |
| Plt Off | E W Mason RCAF | 15 Sep 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Plt Off | Stewart | 21 Sep 1941 | Posted to No 71 (Eagle) Sqn |
| Plt Off | Miluck | 21 Sep 1941 | Posted to No 71 (Eagle) Sqn |
| Sgt | Griffin | 28 Sep 1941 | Posted to No 71 (Eagle) Sqn |
| Plt Off | Tilley | 2 Oct 1941 | Admitted to Derby Infirmary after baling out near Burton-on-Trent |
| Sgt | Griffin | 6 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 71 (Eagle) Sqn |
| Plt Off | Campbell | 7 Oct 1941 | Posted to RAF Martlesham Heath |
| Plt Off | Peck | 10 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from an OTU |
| Plt Off | Cox | 10 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from an OTU |
| Plt Off | McCloud | 12 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from an OTU |
| Plt Off | McHan | 12 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from an OTU |
| Plt Off | Sprague | 12 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from an OTU |
| Plt Off | K Le R Holder | 12 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from an OTU |
| Plt Off | Lynch | 13 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Gamble | 24 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | Marcus | 5 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Sprague | 18 Nov 1941 | Posted to No 71 (Eagle) Sqn |
| Plt Off | Lynch | 18 Nov 1941 | Posted to No 71 (Eagle) Sqn |
| Plt Off | Marting | 18 Nov 1941 | Posted to No 71 (Eagle) Sqn |
| Sgt | Mooney | 29 Nov 1941 | Appointed to a commission in the rank of Plt Off |
| Sgt | Jones | 6 Dec 1941 | Appointed to a commission in the rank of Plt Off |
| Fg Off | R F Patterson RCAF | 7 Dec 1941 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | Shenk | 8 Dec 1941 | Appointed to a commission in the rank of Plt Off |
| Plt Off | K Le R Holder | 12 Dec 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Sgt | Chap | 18 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from an OTU |
| Plt Off | Downs | 24 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Mahon | 24 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Evans | 31 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting |
Source - No 121 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/914)
Organisational Movements: May - Dec 1941
| Date | Notes |
| 14 May 1941 | No 121 (Eagle) Sqn was formed at RAF Kirton-in-Lindsay as the second unit to be manned by American volunteers |
| 17 May 1941 | 10 x Hurricane Is were delivered |
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| 19 May 1941 | 5 x Hurricane Is were collected from Sherburn |
| 4 Jul 1941 | 9 x Hurricane IIBs arrived |
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| 29 Jul 1941 | No 121 (Eagle) Sqn was declared operational |
| 28 Sep 1941 | 15 x aircraft departed RAF Kirton-in-Lindsay for RAF Digby on detachment |
| 3 Oct 1941 | Squadron returned to RAF Kirton-in-Lindsay from RAF Digby |
| 19 Oct 1941 | 5 x Hurricanes were transferred to No 136 Sqn |
| 19 Oct 1941 | 4 x Hurricanes were delivered to RAF Sealand for disposal |
| 19 Oct 1941 | 4 x Spitfire IIA arrived from RAF Digby |
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| 20 Oct 1941 | 4 x Hurricanes were delivered to RAF Sealand for disposal |
| 20 Oct 1941 | 4 x Spitfire IIA arrived |
| 21 Oct 1941 | 4 x Spitfire IIA were collected from RAF Digby |
| 25 Oct 1941 | 1 x Hurricane was delivered to RAF Sealand for disposal |
| 4 Nov 1941 | 11 x Spitfire VBs were delivered but one was damaged on landing |
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| 16 Dec 1941 | Squadron departed RAF Kirton-in-Lindsay for RAF North Weald |
Source - No 121 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/914)
This page was last updated on 17/10/23
