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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 159 Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
[1942 | ]
Personnel Movements: Jan - Dec 1942
Entries in Blue indicate personnel of the Air element in the Middle East
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| January | |||
| Fg Off | C V G Usher | 14 Jan 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 142 Sqn for Engineer duties (Flt Lt post) |
| Plt Off | T K Neal | 15 Jan 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 10 AGS for Electrical Engineer duties |
| Fg Off | R C Hedger | 21 Jan 1942 | Arrived on posting from RAF Thurleigh for duty as Adjutant (Flt Lt post) |
| Plt Off | R A Plank | 21 Jan 1942 | Arrived on posting from RAF Linton-on-Ouse for Defence duties |
| Fg Off | J N M Heffer | 21 Jan 1942 | Arrived on posting from RAF Honington for Intelligence/Operations duties |
| Plt Off | C B E Morgan | 21 Jan 1942 | Arrived on posting from RAF Honington for Intelligence/Operations duties |
| Plt Off | B K Cooper | 21 Jan 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 22 OTU for Signals duties |
| Plt Off | J C Weir | 21 Jan 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 13 OTU for Defence duties |
| Plt Off | J Walden | 22 Jan 1942 | Arrived on posting from RAF Dishforth for Equipment duties |
| Plt Off | C B E Morgan | 22 Jan 1942 | Posted to No 160 Sqn for Intelligence/Operations duties |
| Plt Off | J C Weir | 22 Jan 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 160 Sqn for Defence duties |
| APO | H R Cocker | 23 Jan 1942 | Arrived on posting for from RAF Molesworth Codes and Cypher duties |
| APO | J G R Vosper | 23 Jan 1942 | Arrived on posting for from RAF Molesworth Codes and Cypher duties |
| Plt Off | B K Cooper | 26 Jan 1942 | Posted to No 22 OTU for Signals duties |
| Plt Off | T E J Farns | 26 Jan 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 21 OTU for Signals duties |
| Plt Off | J Walden | 26 Jan 1942 | Posted to RAF Molesworth for Equipment duties |
| Plt Off | J I Coleman | 26 Jan 1942 | Arrived on posting from RAF Molesworth for Equipment duties |
| Flt Lt | E B Davies | 28 Jan 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 8 Group (Pool) for Medical duties |
| February | |||
| Fg Off | R C Hedger | 10 Feb 1942 | Adjutant posted to RAF Molesworth as supernumerary |
| Plt Off | J H Dingle | 10 Feb 1942 | Arrived on posting from RAF St Eval for duty as Adjutant |
| Flt Lt | E B Davies | 12 Feb 1942 | Medical Officer posted to RAF Molesworth as supernumerary |
| Fg Off | J B Coltman | 12 Feb 1942 | Arrived on posting from RAF Molesworth for Medical duties |
| March | |||
| No personnel movements shown for this month | |||
| April | |||
| No personnel movements shown for this month | |||
| May | |||
| WO | Wright | 9 May 1942 | WO Discipline, posted to HQ Middle East Pool |
| June | |||
| Fg Off | J N M Heffer | 3 Jun 1942 | Granted powers of sub commander and assumes command of No 159 Sqn (India) |
| Plt Off | J I Coleman | 6 Jun 1942 | Equipment officer, appointed PAMC |
| Plt Off | H R Cocker | 6 Jun 1942 | Int/Ops officer, appointed i/c Sgts' Mess |
| Plt Off | J G R Vosper | 6 Jun 1942 | C & C officer, appointed MT Officer |
| Plt Off | T E J Farns | 6 Jun 1942 | Signals officer, appointed PAD |
| Plt Off | J I Coleman | 17 Jun 1942 | Appointed Squadron Equipment officer [sic] |
| Sgt | Goode | 17 Jun 1942 | Appointed Equipment NCO |
| July | |||
| Plt Off | Newsome | 1 Jul 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 4 Hill Depot for Equipment duties |
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23 x ACH/GDs | 7 Jul 1942 | Attached to No 302 MU |
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Plt Off |
T E J Farns | 11 Jul 1942 | Attached to No 308 MU, together with : - |
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60 x Tradesmen | 11 Jul 1942 | Attached to Nos 302 and 308 MUs (FIIEs, FIIAs, FMEs, FMAs and Electricians) |
| Plt Off | J I Coleman | 17 Jul 1942 | Equipment officer, posted to No 155 Sqn |
| Fg Off | J N M Heffer | 20 Jul 1942 | Appointed Station Security Officer |
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Plt Off |
T E J Farns | 20 Jul 1942 | Appointed Assistant Station Adjutant |
| 2 x Clerks (GD) | 23 Jul 1942 | Attached to AHQ India | |
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Plt Off |
T E J Farns | 25 Jul 1942 | Posted to AHQ India |
| August | |||
| Plt Off | J H Dingle | 7 Aug 1942 | Assumed command of No 159 Sqn (India) |
| Sgt | Ball | 12 Aug 1942 | Attached to ATU, Bairararh, together with : - |
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13 x ACH/GDs | 12 Aug 1942 | Attached to ATU, Bairararh |
| Fg Off | J N M Heffer | 13 Aug 1942 | Resumed command of No 159 Sqn (India) |
| 14 x W/Ops | 14 Aug 1942 | Attached to AHQ Bengal | |
| Plt Off | H R Cocker | 25 Aug 1942 | Int/Ops officer, attached to AHQ Bengal |
| Plt Off | J G R Vosper | 25 Aug 1942 | C& C officer, attached to AHQ Bengal |
| Flt Lt | D D Maynard | 26 Aug 1942 | Adjutant, attached to HQ, No 242 Wing |
| Plt Off | W D Goodban | 30 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting for duty as Equipment Officer |
| September | |||
| Sgt | Corson | 1 Sep 1942 | Assumed command of station police |
| Flt Lt | D D Maynard | 2 Sep 1942 | Adjutant, admitted to hospital |
| Fg Off | J N M Heffer | 3 Sep 1942 | Relinquished command of No 159 Sqn (India) on posting to No 221 Group |
| Plt Off | J H Dingle | 3 Sep 1942 | Assumed command of No 159 Sqn (India) |
| Flt Lt | T Pearson | 2 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 205 Group for duty as Adjutant |
| Plt Off | Clark RAAF | 5 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from the UK in Liberator, AL518 |
| Plt Off | R A Plank | 6 Sep 1942 | Defence officer, assumed duties of Station Adjutant |
| Fg Off | P Price | 8 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from the UK in Liberator, AL620 |
| Plt Off | B Samuel | 8 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from the UK in Liberator, AL620 |
| Fg Off | D P McIntyre | 14 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from the UK in Liberator, AL603 |
| Plt Off | A D Smith | 14 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from the UK in Liberator, AL630 |
| Plt Off | G C Barwell | 14 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from the UK in Liberator, AL6555 |
| Plt Off | R A Plank | 14 Sep 1942 | Station Adjutant, posted to Ambala as Station Defence Officer |
| Wg Cdr | C G Skinner | 16 Sep 1942 | Departed Aqir for India on board Liberator, AL544 |
| Plt Off | K C Duncan | 16 Sep 1942 | Posted to No 242 Wing as Senior Intelligence Officer |
| Plt Off | J H Dingle | 16 Sep 1942 | Promoted to Fg Off, wef 1 Apr 1942 |
| Wg Cdr | C G Skinner | 16 Sep 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL544 for India |
| Flt Lt | V C G Usher | 16 Sep 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL544 for India |
| Flt Lt | J M O Dyer | 16 Sep 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL544 for India |
| Fg Off | G R Humphries | 16 Sep 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL544 for India |
| Plt Off | F E Ashworth | 16 Sep 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL544 for India |
| Plt Off | M J C Muirhead | 16 Sep 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL544 for India |
| Flt Sgt | H B McCreery | 16 Sep 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL544 for India |
| Flt Sgt | H Reid | 16 Sep 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL544 for India |
| Sgt | F M Christmas | 16 Sep 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL544 for India |
| Sgt | D P Doad | 16 Sep 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL544 for India |
| Sgt | A Warren | 16 Sep 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL544 for India |
| Sgt | E Smedley | 16 Sep 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL544 for India |
| Sgt | A Watson | 16 Sep 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL544 for India |
| Sqn Ldr | N M Boffee DFC | 29 Sep 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL600 for India |
| WO | Boteler | 29 Sep 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL600 for India |
| Flt Sgt | Stanton | 29 Sep 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL600 for India |
| Flt Sgt | Erikson | 29 Sep 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL600 for India |
| Flt Sgt | Stevenson | 29 Sep 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL600 for India |
| Flt Sgt | Grossey | 29 Sep 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL600 for India |
| Sgt | Morris | 29 Sep 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL600 for India |
| Sgt | Rochford | 29 Sep 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL600 for India |
| Sgt | Tassell | 29 Sep 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL600 for India |
| Sgt | Hurring | 29 Sep 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL600 for India |
| Sgt | Simpson | 29 Sep 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL600 for India |
| Wg Cdr | C G Skinner | 30 Sep 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL544 |
| Flt Lt | V C G Usher | 30 Sep 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL544 |
| Flt Lt | J M O Dyer | 30 Sep 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL544 |
| Fg Off | G R Humphries | 30 Sep 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL544 |
| Plt Off | F E Ashworth | 30 Sep 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL544 |
| Plt Off | M J C Muirhead | 30 Sep 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL544 |
| Flt Sgt | H B McCreery | 30 Sep 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL544 |
| Flt Sgt | H Reid | 30 Sep 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL544 |
| Sgt | F M Christmas | 30 Sep 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL544 |
| Sgt | D P Doad | 30 Sep 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL544 |
| Sgt | A Warren | 30 Sep 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL544 |
| Sgt | E Smedley | 30 Sep 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL544 |
| Sgt | A Watson | 30 Sep 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL544 |
| October | |||
| Wg Cdr | C G Skinner | 1 Oct 1942 | Assumed command of No 159 Sqn |
| Fg Off | J H Dingle | 1 Oct 1942 | Relinquished command of No 159 Sqn |
| Sqn Ldr | N M Boffee DFC | 5 Oct 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL600 |
| WO | Boteler | 5 Oct 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL600 |
| Flt Sgt | Stanton | 5 Oct 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL600 |
| Flt Sgt | Erikson | 5 Oct 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL600 |
| Flt Sgt | Stevenson | 5 Oct 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL600 |
| Flt Sgt | Grossey | 5 Oct 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL600 |
| Sgt | Morris | 5 Oct 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL600 |
| Sgt | Rochford | 5 Oct 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL600 |
| Sgt | Tassell | 5 Oct 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL600 |
| Sgt | Hurring | 5 Oct 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL600 |
| Sgt | Simpson | 5 Oct 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL600 |
| Fg Off | T N Towell DFM | 6 Oct 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL564 for India |
| Plt Off | J R Musgrave | 6 Oct 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL564 for India |
| Plt Off | J W Coates | 6 Oct 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL564 for India |
| Flt Sgt | Coates DFM | 6 Oct 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL564 for India |
| Flt Sgt | Parr DFM | 6 Oct 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL564 for India |
| Flt Sgt | Smith (W/Op) | 6 Oct 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL564 for India |
| Sgt | Gunn | 6 Oct 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL564 for India |
| Sgt | Reid | 6 Oct 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL564 for India |
| Sgt | Smith (FII) | 6 Oct 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL564 for India |
| Cpl | Slinn | 6 Oct 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL564 for India |
| AC | Dugdale | 6 Oct 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL564 for India |
| AC | Leeks | 6 Oct 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL564 for India |
| Fg Off | T N Towell DFM | 11 Oct 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL564 |
| Plt Off | J R Musgrave | 11 Oct 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL564 |
| Plt Off | J W Coates | 11 Oct 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL564 |
| Flt Sgt | Coates DFM | 11 Oct 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL564 |
| Flt Sgt | Parr DFM | 11 Oct 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL564 |
| Flt Sgt | Smith (W/Op) | 11 Oct 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL564 |
| Sgt | Gunn | 11 Oct 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL564 |
| Sgt | Reid | 11 Oct 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL564 |
| Sgt | Smith (FII) | 11 Oct 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL564 |
| Cpl | Slinn | 11 Oct 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL564 |
| AC | Dugdale | 11 Oct 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL564 |
| AC | Leeks | 11 Oct 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL564 |
| Plt Off | Betteridge | 15 Oct 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL579 for India |
| Plt Off | Barton | 15 Oct 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL579 for India |
| Flt Sgt | Barrell | 15 Oct 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL579 for India |
| Flt Sgt | Robson | 15 Oct 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL579 for India |
| Flt Sgt | Goode | 15 Oct 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL579 for India |
| Sgt | Hall | 15 Oct 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL579 for India |
| Sgt | Nixon | 15 Oct 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL579 for India |
| Sgt | Larbey | 15 Oct 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL579 for India |
| Sgt | De Santos | 15 Oct 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL579 for India |
| Cpl | O'Brien | 15 Oct 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL579 for India |
| AC | Farrow | 15 Oct 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL579 for India |
| Sqn Ldr | McLaren | 26 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting from Karachi |
| Fg Off | Kenrick Cox | 26 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting from Karachi |
| Fg Off | Stokes | 26 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting from Karachi |
| Fg Off | Stevenson | 26 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting from Karachi |
| Fg Off | Moffatt | 26 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting from Karachi |
| Fg Off | Struthers | 26 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting from Karachi |
| Flt Sgt | Hollingworth | 26 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting from Karachi |
| Flt Sgt | Pannell | 26 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting from Karachi |
| Flt Sgt | Brailsford | 26 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting from Karachi |
| Sgt | Wallace | 26 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting from Karachi |
| Sgt | Sayers | 26 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting from Karachi |
| Sgt | McRoberts | 26 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting from Karachi |
| Sgt | McGregor | 26 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting from Karachi |
| Sgt | Wilson | 26 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting from Karachi |
| Sgt | Gwynn | 26 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting from Karachi |
| Fg Off | Jenner | 26 Oct 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL550 for India |
| Plt Off | Crapper | 26 Oct 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL550 for India |
| Flt Sgt | Hurring | 26 Oct 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL550 for India |
| Flt Sgt | Palmer | 26 Oct 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL550 for India |
| Flt Sgt | Box | 26 Oct 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL550 for India |
| Flt Sgt | Da Costa | 26 Oct 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL550 for India |
| Sgt | Beach | 26 Oct 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL550 for India |
| Sgt | Swain | 26 Oct 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL550 for India |
| Sgt | O'Brien | 26 Oct 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL550 for India |
| Cpl | Harper | 26 Oct 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL550 for India |
| Cpl | Charnock | 26 Oct 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL550 for India |
| Plt Off | Musgrave | 27 Oct 1942 | Assumed temporary duties of Wing Adjutant |
| November | |||
| Fg Off | R F Body | 1 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant |
| Sqn Ldr | Beck | 2 Nov 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL630 or AL531 for India |
| Fg Off | J Evans | 2 Nov 1942 | Departed RAF Aqir in Liberator, AL630 or AL531 for India |
| Fg Off | Jenner | 3 Nov 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL550 (M) |
| Plt Off | Crapper | 3 Nov 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL550 (M) |
| Flt Sgt | Hurring | 3 Nov 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL550 (M) |
| Flt Sgt | Palmer | 3 Nov 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL550 (M) |
| Flt Sgt | Box | 3 Nov 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL550 (M) |
| Flt Sgt | Da Costa | 3 Nov 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL550 (M) |
| Sgt | Beach | 3 Nov 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL550 (M) |
| Sgt | Swain | 3 Nov 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL550 (M) |
| Sgt | O'Brien | 3 Nov 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL550 (M) |
| Cpl | Harper | 3 Nov 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL550 (M) |
| Cpl | Charnock | 3 Nov 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL550 (M) |
| AC | Hutton | 3 Nov 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL550 (M) |
| Sqn Ldr | Beck | 7 Nov 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL579 (G) |
| Plt Off | Betteridge | 7 Nov 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL579 (G) |
| Plt Off | Barton | 7 Nov 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL579 (G) |
| Flt Sgt | Barrell | 7 Nov 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL579 (G) |
| Flt Sgt | Robson | 7 Nov 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL579 (G) |
| Flt Sgt | Goode | 7 Nov 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL579 (G) |
| Sgt | Hall | 7 Nov 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL579 (G) |
| Sgt | Nixon | 7 Nov 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL579 (G) |
| Sgt | Larbey | 7 Nov 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL579 (G) |
| Sgt | De Santos | 7 Nov 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL579 (G) |
| Cpl | O'Brien | 7 Nov 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL579 (G) |
| AC | Farrow | 7 Nov 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL579 (G) |
| Flt Sgt | Erickson | 25 Nov 1942 | Seriously wounded in action |
| Flt Sgt | Robson | 25 Nov 1942 | Seriously wounded in action |
| Sgt | Laslett | 25 Nov 1942 | Wounded in action |
| Fg Off | J H Dingle | 26 Nov 1942 | Relinquished duties of Adjutant on posting to AHQ Delhi |
| Fg Off | R F Body | 26 Nov 1942 | Assumed duties of Adjutant |
| December | |||
| Fg Off | Sharpe | 2 Dec 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL581(O) |
| Sgt | Box | 2 Dec 1942 | Arrived at Salbani on board Liberator, AL560 |
| Fg Off | Dance | 9 Dec 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 20 Sqn for duty as Gunnery Officer |
| Sgt | Laslett | 20 Dec 1942 | Discharged from hospital and posted to No 170 Wing as supernumerary N/E sick |
| Plt Off | Crapper | 27 Dec 1942 | Returned from sick leave |
| Plt Off | Ashworth | 27 Dec 1942 | Admitted to BMH Bombay |
| Plt Off | Compton | 28 Dec 1942 | Arrived on posting for Electrical Engineering duties |
| Fg Off | Morgan | 28 Dec 1942 | Attached from No 160 Sqn |
Source - No 159 ORB (AIR 27/1060)
Organisational Movements: Jan - Dec 1942
Entries in Blue indicate events involving the Air element in the Middle East
| Date | Notes |
| 2 Jan 1942 | Air Ministry issued instructions to form No 159 Sqn at RAF Molesworth for service in the Middle East |
| 16 Jan 1942 | 140 other ranks, withdrawn from No 22 Sqn, reported to Molesworth from No 1 PDC, RAF West Kirby |
| 16 Jan - 12 Feb 1942 | Squadron brought up to strength, personnel inoculated, vaccinated, granted embarkation leave and kitted to scale |
| 16 Jan - 12 Feb 1942 | Maintenance personnel undertook daily instruction at RAF Polebrook on Liberator aircraft by No 1653 CU |
| 1 Feb 1942 | Squadron split into an Air Part and a Boat Party |
| 12 Feb 1942 | Boat Party proceeded to Thrapston railway station and travelled to Liverpool |
| 12 Feb 1942 | Air Party proceeded attached to RAF Molesworth |
| 1 Mar 1942 | Boat Party on board SS 'Cuba' arrived in Freetown, Sierra Leone |
| 6 Mar 1942 | Boat Party on board SS 'Cuba' departed Freetown, Sierra Leone |
| 21 Mar 1942 | Boat Party on board SS 'Cuba' arrived in Durban, South Africa |
| 22 Mar 1942 | Boat Party disembarked from SS 'Cuba' and proceeded to Clarewood Transit Camp |
| 6 Apr 1942 | Boat Party entrained at Clarewood for Durban and embarked on 'Nieuw Amsterdam', setting sail the same day |
| 15 Apr 1942 | Boat Party disembarked from in Egypt and proceeded to Fayid Transit Camp |
| 10 May 1942 | Boat Party departed Fayid and board HMS 'Dunera' and set sail |
| 14 May 1942 | Boat Party on board HMS 'Dunera' hove to in Aden and then departed for India |
| 21 May 1942 | Boat Party on board HMS 'Dunera' anchored off Bombay |
| 24 May 1942 | Boat Party disembarked from HMS 'Dunera' and proceeded to Deolali Transit Camp |
| 27 May 1942 | Boat Party departed Deolali Transit Camp by rail to Chakrata |
| 30 May 1942 | Boat Party at Dehra Dun and proceeded to No 4 Hill Depot, Chakrata |
| June 1942 | Squadron personnel acclimatising, training and taking part in sports |
| 9 Jul 1942 | CO, Adjutant and Orderly Room moved to East Hill, No 6 Block |
| The squadron received Liberator II aircraft in the Middle East, with servicing being carried out by No 458 Sqn RAAF | |
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| August 1942 | The squadron aircraft based in Malta and St Jean, Palestine from where they carried out a number of operations |
| 12 Aug 1942 | The squadron aircraft moved to RAF Aqir |
| 27 Aug 1942 | Approximately 290 personnel of No 454 Sqn RAAF arrived to take over the servicing of the aircraft from No 458 Sqn |
| 1 Sep 1942 | Servicing of the aircraft was transferred from No 458 Sqn RAAF to No 454 Sqn RAAF |
| 5 Sep 1942 | Liberator II, AL518 arrived from the UK together with 8 x aircrew and 4 x ground staff |
| 8 Sep 1942 | Liberator II, AL620 arrived from the UK together with 6 x aircrew and 4 x ground staff |
| 14 Sep 1942 | 3 x Liberator IIs, AL603, AL630 and AL555 arrived from the UK together with 24 x aircrew and 9 x ground staff |
| 16 Sep 1942 | No 159 Sqn began operating under No 160 Sqn |
| 22 Sep 1942 | 1st Party (120 airmen) departed Chakrata for Dehra Dun |
| 23 Sep 1942 | 2nd Party (1 x Off, 166 x ORs) departed Chakrata for Dehra Dun |
| 24 Sep 1942 | Squadron entrained departed Dehra Dun by rail for RAF Salbani |
| 27 Sep 1942 | Squadron arrived at Salbani and transported to RAF Salbani |
| 28 Sep 1942 | CO, Adjutant and Orderly Room located in No 5 Block |
| 30 Sep 1942 | Liberator II, AL544 landed at Salbani |
| 1 Oct 1942 | All officers and aircrew of No 159 Sqn were posted to No 160 Sqn |
| 5 Oct 1942 | Liberator II, AL600 (W) arrived from the Middle East |
| 9 Oct 1942 | RAF Salbani officially redesignated No 170 Wing |
| 11 Oct 1942 | Liberator II, AL564 (D) arrived from the Middle East |
| 3 Nov 1942 | Liberator II, AL550 (M) arrived from the Middle East |
| 7 Nov 1942 | Liberator II, AL579 (G) arrived from the Middle East |
| 28 Nov 1942 | Squadron non-operational due to all aircraft being unserviceable |
| 2 Dec 1942 | Liberator II, AL581(O) arrived from the Middle East |
| 2 Dec 1942 | Liberator II, AL560 (N) arrived from the Middle East |
Source - No 159 ORB (AIR 27/1060)
This entry was last updated on 21/06/25
