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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 135 Sqn Personnel and location Movements
[1941 | 1942]
Personnel Movements: Aug- Dec 1941
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Fg Off | C S Hartley | 21 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant |
| Sqn Ldr | F C Carey | 26 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 135 Sqn, wef 23 Aug 1941 |
| Plt Off | R A Prince | 31 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 131 Sqn |
| Plt Off | J W Monk | 31 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 131 Sqn |
| Plt Off | R E Stout | 31 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 131 Sqn |
| Fg Off | C S Hartley | 1 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 605 Sqn for duty as Flight Commander, 'A' Flight |
| Plt Off | Ely | 4 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Valley for duty as Intelligence Officer |
| Flt Lt | Dowding | 7 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Flight Commander, 'B' Flight |
| Flt Lt | Cooper-Slipper | 21 Dec 1941 | Disembarked in Durban on posting |
| Cpl | P C Baldwin | 26 Dec 1941 | Lost overboard in transit |
Source - No 135 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/949)
Organisational Movements: Aug - Dec 1941
| Date | Notes |
| 15 Aug 1941 | No 135 Sqn was formed at RAF Baginton |
| 22 Aug 1941 | Hurricane IIBs began to arrive, but on orders from HQ Fighter Command, these were passed to No 605 Sqn in exchange for Hurricane IIAs |
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| 3 Sep 1941 | Squadron Orderly Room moved from RAF Baginton to RAF Honiley |
| 4 Sep 1941 | Squadron moved from RAF Baginton to RAF Honiley |
| 3 Oct 1941 | Squadron declared operational |
| 30 Oct 1941 | Squadron ceased to be operational |
| 1 Nov 1941 | Squadron commenced flying Hurricane IICs |
| 10 Nov 1941 | Squadron, except aircraft and pilots, entrained at Barkswell and embarked on HMT A6 |
| 19 Dec 1941 | Sea party arrived at Durban in South Africa |
| 24 Dec 1941 | HMT A6 set sail from Durban |
Source - No 135 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/949)
[1941 | 1942]
This page was last updated on 17/10/23
