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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 138 Sqn Personnel and location Movements
[1941 | 1942]
Personnel Movements: Aug - Dec 1941
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Wg Cdr | E V Knowles | 25 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 138 Sqn |
| Sqn Ldr | J Nesbitt-Dufort | 25 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of 'B' Flight |
| Flt Lt | A D Jackson | 25 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of 'A' Flight |
| Plt Off | W A Smith | 26 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | J B Austin | 27 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | S Widdup | 31 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 10 OTU |
| Plt Off | R P Wilkin | 30 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 10 OTU |
| Plt Off | T Bale | 7 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 19 OTU (Czech) |
| Plt Off | V Slawsky | 7 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 19 OTU (Czech) |
| Plt Off | M Cigler | 7 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 19 OTU (Czech) |
| Plt Off | L Auderle | 9 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting (Czech) |
| Plt Off | F Koepil | 9 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting (Czech) |
| Flt Sgt | E Jeroumak | 9 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting (Czech) |
| Sgt | O Sioka | 9 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting (Czech) |
| Sgt | J Timko | 9 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting (Czech) |
| Sgt | F Vanicek | 9 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting (Czech) |
| Flt Lt | A D Jackson | 20 Oct 1941 | Promoted to Sqn Ldr |
| Flt Lt | A J Oettle | 28 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting (ex No 419 Flight) |
| Flt Lt | A J Oettle | 30 Oct 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Sgt | H D Rochford RNZAF | 30 Oct 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| LAC | W J Lee | 30 Oct 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Wg Cdr | R Rudkowski | 3 Nov 1941 | Failed to return from an operation, later reported to have evaded capture |
| Fg Off | T Jasinski | 3 Nov 1941 | Failed to return from an operation, later reported to have evaded capture |
| Fg Off | S Krol | 3 Nov 1941 | Failed to return from an operation, later reported to have evaded capture |
| Sgt | F Sobkowiak | 3 Nov 1941 | Failed to return from an operation, later reported to have evaded capture |
| Plt Off | D O Weeks | 6 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 11 OTU |
| Plt Off | Frith | 8 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Stradishall for Engineer duties |
| Plt Off | J Bator | 14 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 301 Sqn (Czech) |
| Sqn Ldr | W R Farley | 17 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting and promoted to Act Wg Cdr |
| Fg Off | V Tejelman | 17 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 18 OTU |
| Flt Lt | O G Powell | 23 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 311 Sqn for duty as Adjutant |
| Flt Lt | A Y Lauent | 28 Nov 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| LAC | J A M Harkness | 28 Nov 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Plt Off | K Dobiominski | 28 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 311 Sqn (Czech) |
| Plt Off | R Zygmantewicz | 28 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 311 Sqn (Czech) |
| Fg Off | A Voellnagel | 28 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 311 Sqn (Czech) |
| Sgt | W Zuk | 28 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 311 Sqn (Czech) |
| Sgt | M Wijciechowski | 28 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 311 Sqn (Czech) |
| Cpl | C Madracki | 28 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 311 Sqn (Czech) |
| Fg Off | M A Wodjicki | 6 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 301 Sqn (Polish) |
| Sgt | S Klosmoski | 6 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 301 Sqn (Polish) |
| Sgt | J Pieniajek | 6 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 301 Sqn (Polish) |
| Sgt | C Krokowski | 6 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 301 Sqn (Polish) |
| Sgt | Z Nowmoski | 6 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 301 Sqn (Polish) |
| Sgt | B Kerbowski | 6 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 301 Sqn (Polish) |
| Sqn Ldr | J Nesbitt-Dufort | 7 Dec 1941 | Attached to RNAS Lee-on-Solent |
| Flt Sgt | P E Clark | 17 Dec 1941 | Died in hospital |
| Plt Off | E R Buckwell | 19 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 109 Sqn |
| Fg Off | H Busan-Schmitz | 26 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 109 Sqn |
| Flt Sgt | J R Petts RCAF | 28 Dec 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Sgt | G R S Gordon | 28 Dec 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Sgt | H A Pickering | 28 Dec 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Plt Off | V Krelia | 29 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 311 Sqn (Czech) |
Source - No 138 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/956)
Organisational Movements: Aug - Dec 1941
| Date | Notes |
| 25 Aug 1941 | No 138 Sqn was formed by redesignating No 1419 Flight at RAF Newmarket |
| 25 Aug 1941 | Whitley Vs taken over from No 1419 Flight |
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| 25 Aug 1941 | Lysander IIIAs taken over from No 1419 Flight, operating from RAF Tangmere |
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| 25 Aug 1941 | Halifax IIs taken over from No 1419 Flight |
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| 7 Oct 1941 | First Czech crews arrived on posting |
| 29 Oct 1941 | Two Whitleys attached to Malta for operations over Yugoslavia |
| 16 Dec 1941 | Squadron moved from RAF Newmarket to RAF Stradishall |
Source - No 138 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/956)
[1941 | 1942]
This page was last updated on 17/10/23
