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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 130 Sqn Personnel and location Movements
[1941 | 1942]
Personnel Movements: Jun - Dec 1941
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Plt Off | H E Dyson | 20 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant |
| Sqn Ldr | C J Donovan | 23 Jun b1941 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 130 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Arnott | 26 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | Mason | 26 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Flt Lt | Stephens | 30 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Flight Commander |
| Plt Off | Lloyd | 1 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | D J Taylor | 1 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | R Turner | 1 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | Mace | 1 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Flt Lt | J M Strickland | 3 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Flight Commander |
| Sgt | D J Taylor | 3 Jul 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Sgt | R Turner | 3 Jul 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Fg Off | A A Gray | 6 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Medical Officer |
| Plt Off | R M Williams | 6 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Intelligence Officer |
| Plt Off | Hayes | 11 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | W R Bloyce | 11 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 59 OTU |
| Plt Off | Berkeley-Hill | 11 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 59 OTU |
| Plt Off | Newman | 11 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 59 OTU |
| Plt Off | H W Pickstone | 11 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 59 OTU |
| Sgt | Nicholls | 11 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 59 OTU |
| Sgt | Martin | 11 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 59 OTU |
| Sgt | McLeod | 11 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 59 OTU |
| Sgt | Gibson | 14 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | Lambert | 15 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting and allocated to 'A' Flight |
| Sgt | A E Mokanyk RCAF | 15 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting and allocated to 'A' Flight |
| Flt Lt | Stephens | 19 Jul 1941 | Attached to HMS Brocklesby for liaison duties |
| Plt Off | Arnott | 19 Jul 1941 | Attached to HMS Brocklesby for liaison duties |
| Flt Lt | Stephens | 23 Jul 1941 | Ceased to be attached to HMS Brocklesby for liaison duties |
| Plt Off | Arnott | 23 Jul 1941 | Ceased to be attached to HMS Brocklesby for liaison duties |
| Flt Lt | Stephens | 1 Aug 1941 | Posted to No 234 Sqn to command |
| Sgt | Brayley | 6 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting and allocated to 'B' Flight |
| Plt Off | Smith | 9 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | Meredith | 9 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Flt Lt | J M Strickland | 14 Aug 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Sgt | Gibson | 20 Aug 1941 | Posted to No 41 Sqn |
| Plt Off | H W Pickstone | 21 Aug 1941 | Failed to return from a sortie, later reported to be a POW |
| Plt Off | W R Bloyce | 21 Aug 1941 | Killed in action |
| Flt Lt | White | 23 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Flight Commander, 'A' Flight |
| Plt Off | Soothill | 23 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 61 OTU |
| Plt Off | Stapleton | 23 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 61 OTU |
| Sgt | Port | 23 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 61 OTU |
| Sgt | Young | 23 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 61 OTU |
| Sgt | Vary | 23 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 61 OTU |
| Plt Off | Jamieson | 26 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 58 OTU |
| Plt Off | Glazebrook | 26 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 58 OTU |
| Sgt | J Cox | 26 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 58 OTU |
| Sgt | Richards | 26 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 58 OTU |
| Sgt | Thomas | 26 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 58 OTU |
| Sgt | Barber | 26 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 58 OTU |
| Sgt | Martin | 27 Aug 1941 | Posted to No 616 Sqn |
| Sgt | McLeod | 27 Aug 1941 | Posted to No 616 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Soothill | 3 Sep 1941 | Posted to No 616 Sqn |
| Sgt | Meredith | 7 Sep 1941 | Posted to No 602 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Thatcher | 17 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting and allocated to 'A' Flight |
| Plt Off | Faulks | 17 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting and allocated to 'B' Flight |
| Sgt | Sim | 17 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting and allocated to 'A' Flight |
| Sgt | Boyers | 17 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting and allocated to 'A' Flight |
| Sgt | Evans | 17 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting and allocated to 'B' Flight |
| Sgt | Port | 22 Sep 1941 | Posted to No 92 Sqn |
| Sgt | Brayley | 22 Sep 1941 | Posted to No 602 Sqn |
| Sgt | Barber | 30 Sep 1941 | Ceased to be attached to No 222 Sqn |
| Sgt | Richards | 30 Sep 1941 | Ceased to be attached to No 222 Sqn |
| Sqn Ldr | C J Donovan | 9 Oct 1941 | Relinquished command of No 130 Sqn on posting to RAF Heston |
| Sqn Ldr | E P P Gibbs | 9 Oct 1941 | Assumed command of No 130 Sqn |
| Sgt | A E Mokanyk RCAF | 11 Oct 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Sgt | Barber | 15 Oct 1941 | Departed on posting |
| Sgt | Richards | 15 Oct 1941 | Departed on posting |
| Plt Off | Jones | 28 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting and allocated to 'A' Flight |
| Plt Off | McDonald RAAF | 28 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting and allocated to 'B' Flight |
| Sgt | Cassell RAAF | 28 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting and allocated to 'A' Flight |
| Sgt | Nursey RAAF | 28 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting and allocated to 'B' Flight |
| Sgt | Barr | 28 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting and allocated to 'B' Flight |
| Flt Lt | New | 30 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Flight Commander, 'B' Flight |
| Plt Off | Smith | 17 Nov 1941 | Attached to RAF Duxford for Cine-Gun Camera course |
| Plt Off | Berkeley-Hill | 17 Nov 1941 | Attached to RAF Duxford for Cine-Gun Camera course |
| Plt Off | Smith | 21 Nov 1941 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Duxford for Cine-Gun Camera course |
| Plt Off | Berkeley-Hill | 21 Nov 1941 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Duxford for Cine-Gun Camera course |
| Plt Off | Glazebrook | 22 Nov 1941 | Returned from RAF Hospital, Torquay |
| Sgt | Watkins | 27 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 53 OTU |
| Sgt | Braybrooke | 27 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 53 OTU |
| Sgt | Gunstove | 27 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 53 OTU |
| Sgt | Lusty | 4 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting at RAF Perranporth |
| Sgt | Denison | 4 Dec 1941 | Posted to No 401 Sqn |
| Plt Off | McDonald RAAF | 17 Dec 1941 | Posted to No 1 PDC, RAF West Kirby, pending posting to the Middle East |
| Sgt | Cassell RAAF | 17 Dec 1941 | Posted to No 1 PDC, RAF West Kirby, pending posting to the Middle East |
| Sgt | Nursey RAAF | 17 Dec 1941 | Posted to No 1 PDC, RAF West Kirby, pending posting to the Middle East |
| Plt Off | Thatcher | 20 Dec 1941 | Posted to No 2 CFS, RAF Dalcross |
| Sgt | Boyers | 23 Dec 1941 | Posted to No 2 CFS, RAF Dalcross |
| Sgt | J Cox | 31 Dec 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
Source - No 130 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/936)
Organisational Movements: Jun - Dec 1941
| Date | Notes |
| 20 Jun 1941 | No 130 Sqn was formed at RAF Portreath |
| 22 Jun 1941 | 3 x Spitfire IIs were delivered |
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| 27 Jun 1941 | Two flights began to be organised from the ground personnel already posted in |
| 17 Jul 1941 | The first Long range Spitfire arrived for re-equipment |
| 27 Jul 1941 | The 'Short-range' Spitfires were collected by ferry pilots |
| 27 Jul 1941 | A Magister was received from No 38 MU |
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| 25 Aug 1941 | The 'Long-range' Spitfire began to be exchanged for 'Short-range' aircraft |
| 23 Oct 1941 | Squadron operated Spitfire VAs for the first time |
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| 23 Oct 1941 | Squadron began reciving Spitfire VBs |
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| 2 Oct 1941 | Squadron moved from RAF Portreath to RAF Harrowbeer |
| 30 Nov 1941 | Squadron proceeded to RAF Warmwell for Armament Practice Camp |
| 5 Dec 1941 | Squadron departed RAF Warmwell for RAF Perranporth |
Source - No 130 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/936)
[1941 | 1942]
This page was last updated on 17/10/23
