163 Sqn

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
July
Flt Lt	G A Grant	17 Jul 1942	Granted powers of subordinate commander
Plt Off	May	28 Jul 1942	Arrived on posting for flying duties
Sgt	Hawkins	28 Jul 1942	Arrived on posting for flying duties
Sgt	D Parkinson RAAF	28 Jul 1942	Arrived on posting for flying duties
Sqn Ldr	Cruise	30 Jul 1942	Arrived on posting from No 283 Wing for duty as Flight Commander
Wg Cdr	C S Wynne-Eyton DSO	31 Jul 1942	Arrived on posting and assumed command of the squadron
August
Sgt	D Parkinson RAAF	6 Aug 1942	Failed to return from an air test in Hudson EW960
Cpl	H Badger	6 Aug 1942	Failed to return from an air test in Hudson EW960
Cpl	D Stone	6 Aug 1942	Failed to return from an air test in Hudson EW960
AC1	K Rafferty	6 Aug 1942	Failed to return from an air test in Hudson EW960
AC2	J Keenan	6 Aug 1942	Failed to return from an air test in Hudson EW960
AC2	R Archibald	6 Aug 1942	Failed to return from an air test in Hudson EW960
AC2	W J McCraner	6 Aug 1942	Failed to return from an air test in Hudson EW960
AC2	R K Gibbs	6 Aug 1942	Failed to return from an air test in Hudson EW960
Fg Off	Tansley	10 Aug 1942	Arrived on posting from No 203 Group for duty as Defence Officer
Plt Off	C G Stebbing RAAF	10 Aug 1942	Arrived on posting from No 22 PTC
Flt Sgt	E J Sparks RCAF	10 Aug 1942	Arrived on posting from No 22 PTC
Sgt	J J Smith RAAF	10 Aug 1942	Arrived on posting from No 22 PTC
Sgt	A N Tindale	10 Aug 1942	Arrived on posting from No 22 PTC
Sgt	A J R Wilster	10 Aug 1942	Arrived on posting from No 22 PTC
Sgt	M B Jones	10 Aug 1942	Arrived on posting from No 22 PTC
Sgt	W J Allen	10 Aug 1942	Arrived on posting from No 22 PTC
Sgt	J A Wells	10 Aug 1942	Arrived on posting from No 22 PTC
Sgt	D Parkinson RAAF	12 Aug 1942	Located in Addis Ababa safe
Cpl	H Badger	12 Aug 1942	Located in Addis Ababa safe
Cpl	D Stone	12 Aug 1942	Located in Addis Ababa safe
AC1	K Rafferty	12 Aug 1942	Located in Addis Ababa safe
AC2	J Keenan	12 Aug 1942	Located in Addis Ababa safe
AC2	R Archibald	12 Aug 1942	Located in Addis Ababa safe
AC2	W J McCraner	12 Aug 1942	Located in Addis Ababa safe
AC2	R K Gibbs	12 Aug 1942	Located in Addis Ababa safe
Sqn Ldr	Chisholm	16 Aug 1942	Arrived on posting from No 117 Sqn
WO	Fairchild	21 Aug 1942	Arrived on posting from No 1437 SR Flt
Flt Lt	Foster	24 Aug 1942	Arrived on posting from No 71 OTU for duty as Engineer Officer
September
Plt Off	Cowlin	5 Sep 1942	Arrived on posting
Plt Off	Salvesen	5 Sep 1942	Arrived on posting
Flt Lt	Van Der Water	6 Sep 1942	Arrived on posting
Fg Off	Jones	15 Sep 1942	Arrived on posting
Sgt	Jordy	15 Sep 1942	Arrived on posting
Sgt	Nixon	15 Sep 1942	Arrived on posting
Plt Off	MacGillivray	17 Sep 1942	Arrived on posting
Plt Off	Moys	17 Sep 1942	Arrived on posting
October
Flt Lt	Angus	12 Oct 1942	Arrived on posting
Sqn Ldr	Chisholm	20 Oct 1942	Posted to HQ RAF ME as supernumerary, pending posting to the UK
November
There were no entries in the ORB for November 1942
December
There were no entries in the ORB for December 1942

Source - No 163 ORB (AIR 27/1078)

Organisational Movements: Jul 1942 - June 1943

Date	Notes
July
10 Jul 1942	Squadron formed and embarked on SS 'Cairo City' at Port Tewfik, prsonnel comprising: - 1 x officer 322 airmen
14 Jul 1942	SS 'Cairo City' docked at Massawa
15 Jul 1942	Personnel disembarked SS 'Cairo City' and proceeded to Asmara by rail
17 Jul 1942	Orderly Room formed
22 Jul 1942	1 x Hudson VI, EW960 delivered

23 Jul 1942	4 x Hudson VIs, EW940, EW884, FK391 and EW967 delivered
24 Jul 1942	1 x Hudson VI, EW943 delivered
25 Jul 1942	2 x Hudson VIs, FK757 and EW887 delivered
28 Jul 1942	3 x Hudson VIs, FK452, EW937 and EW935 delivered
29 Jul 1942	1 x Hudson VI, FK392 delivered
31 Jul 1942	Flights and Workshops formed, squadron now working on a technical and administrative basis
August
2 Aug 1942	4 x Hudson VIs, EW926, FK461, FK411 and FK407 delivered
3 Aug 1942	1 x Hudson VI, EW971 delivered
5 Aug 1942	1 x Hudson VI, FK397 delivered
6 Aug 1942	1 x Hudson IIIA, FH279 delivered

8 Aug 1942	1 x Hudson VI, FK456 delivered
13 Aug 1942	2 x Hudson VIs, EW958 and EW959 delivered
14 Aug 1942	1 x Hudson VI, FK476 delivered
15 Aug 1942	Hudson VI, FK476 allotted to No 267 Sqn
2 Aug 1942	4 x Hudson VIs, FK455, FK459, FK469 and FK488 delivered
18 Aug 1942	Hudson IIIA, FH279 allotted to No 108 MU Hudson VI, FK476 allotted to No 267 Sqn
19 Aug 1942	1 x Hudson VI, FK481 delivered
20 Aug 1942	1 x Hudson VI, EW972 delivered
23 Aug 1942	5 x Hudson VIs, FK474, FK485, FK478, FK477 and EW936 delivered
24 Aug 1942	1 x Hudson VI, FK492 delivered
25 Aug 1942	2 x Hudson VIs, FK471 and FK490 delivered 4 x Hudson VIs, FK485, FK481, FK477 and FK492 allotted to No 117 Sqn
31 Aug 1942	2 x Hudson VIs, EW972 and FK495 allotted to No 267 Sqn
September
8 Sep 1942	2 x Hudson VIs, EW958 and FK469 allotted to No 117 Sqn Hudson, EW971 allotted to BOAC
9 Sep 1942	Hudson, EW971 returned to the unit from BOAC
10 Sep 1942	Hudson, EW970 allotted to BOAC
12 Sep 1942	4 x Hudson VIs, EW926, EW971, FK456, EW958 and FK486 allotted to BOAC
17 Sep 1942	5 x Hudson VIs, FK411, FK474, FK457, FK488 and EW966 allotted to No 117 Sqn
24 Sep 1942	2 x Hudson VIs, EW936 and FK452 allotted to No 267 Sqn
October
There were no relevant entries in the ORB for October 1942
November
There were no entries in the ORB for November 1942
December
There were no entries in the ORB for December 1942 except: -
18 Dec 1942	Reduced to cadre
June 1943
There were no entries in the ORB for 1943 except: -
16 Jun 1943	Reduced to number basis only

Source - No 163 ORB (AIR 27/1078)