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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 196 Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
[1942 | ]
Personnel Movements: Nov - Dec 1942
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| November | |||
| Wg Cdr | R H Waterhouse | 7 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 196 Sqn |
| Sqn Ldr | I R C Macpherson | 7 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of 'A' Flight |
| Sqn Ldr | N Alexander | 7 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of 'B' Flight |
| Plt Off | P Parnham | 7 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting from RAF Croft for duty as Gunnery Leader |
| Plt Off | M E H Dawson | 7 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting from RAF Defford for duty as Navigation Leader |
| Flt Lt | R N P Luff | 7 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for duty as Bombing Leader |
| Flt Lt | I N Bonard | 7 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Fg Off | H J D Smiles | 7 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Plt Off | K E Reaks | 7 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for duty as Signals Leader |
| Plt Off | G H Golcher | 7 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Plt Off | T B Gittins | 7 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Plt Off | D J B Wilson | 7 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Plt Off | J A Hope | 7 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Plt Off | H J Pringle | 7 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Plt Off | H G Cannon | 7 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | E G Francis | 7 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | D Andrew | 7 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | A W E Wilson | 7 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | E T D Hardee | 7 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | H G Allen RCAF | 7 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | G F Fletcher | 7 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | A Lucas | 7 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Plt Off | A B H Parkin | 8 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| WO | T R Mellor | 8 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Flt Sgt | L W Quick | 8 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | C W Pearson RCAF | 8 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | J Challiner | 8 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | J A Hawkins | 8 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | K Marshall | 8 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | E M Larsen | 8 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | F Pratt | 8 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | H L Fyfe RAAF | 8 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | T A Willies | 8 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | J W Beale | 8 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | A J Sullivan | 8 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Flt Sgt | S A Hurrell | 9 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | W F Temlett | 9 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Plt Off | H L Forrest | 10 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Plt Off | S J Richards | 10 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Plt Off | T C S Wood | 10 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Plt Off | C G Smith | 10 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Plt Off | R H Blyth | 10 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Flt Sgt | L F Harper | 10 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | K J Campbell RNZAF | 10 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | J E Barber | 10 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | M F Dillon RNZAF | 10 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | T M Robertson RCAF | 10 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | B W Ralph | 10 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | J D Latham | 10 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | T E Schubert RCAF | 10 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | H W Sowden | 10 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | D K Stewart RCAF | 10 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | I J Sneddon | 10 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | F R Symes RNZAF | 10 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Flt Lt | R F Milne | 11 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Fg Off | Robinson | 11 Nov 1942 | Arrived on attachment for temporary duty as Adjutant |
| Plt Off | R H Swain | 11 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Plt Off | M D Fox | 11 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Plt Off | K F Smart | 11 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Plt Off | G A S Williams | 11 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| WO | D J R Ritchie | 11 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | J D McIntyre RCAF | 11 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | G G Clark RCAF | 11 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | A M Long RCAF | 11 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | C Cole | 11 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | V E Azzaro | 11 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | F Elliott | 11 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Plt Off | J J W Burns | 12 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Flt Sgt | R Williamson | 12 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | J F Ray | 12 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Flt Lt | G N Sellers | 13 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant |
| WO | A G McClelland | 13 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Flt Sgt | A D F Binder | 13 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Flt Sgt | C A Davidson | 13 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Flt Sgt | J I P Ford | 13 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | J Alison | 13 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Flt Sgt | A Chambers | 14 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Flt Sgt | Read | 14 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Flt Sgt | B A Curtis | 14 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Flt Sgt | R Hooley | 14 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | R J Allen | 14 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | I P Wakeley | 14 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | J H Webb | 14 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Plt Off | T D Gordon | 15 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Plt Off | R L Benson RCAF | 15 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Plt Off | N Smart | 15 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Plt Off | E D Eastwood | 15 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | D Herbert | 15 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | M Dixon | 15 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | A R Stone | 15 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | C A Ranken | 15 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | H Langlands | 15 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Flt Sgt | J E Buxton | 16 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Flt Sgt | P H Cameron | 16 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | A C Veeck | 16 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Plt Off | H C Wheal | 17 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | H R Wilmore | 17 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | O Fitzpatrick | 17 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Plt Off | L D McAllister | 18 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Plt Off | E R Culff | 18 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | T A Dew | 18 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | D R Jeffrey | 18 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | E L Pavitt | 18 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | E W Booth | 18 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | E Lynch | 18 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | S R O Hermon | 18 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | G J Dennett | 18 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | B J Crook | 18 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | W H Gage | 18 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | J A Austin RNZAF | 18 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | H C Duckmanton RNZAF | 18 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | G W Pollard | 19 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | J E C Hardy | 19 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | A G Lawrence | 19 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | R A Barlow | 19 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | G H W Peach | 19 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | E F Nicholas | 19 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | C R Bentley | 19 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | E H Sandell | 19 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | N D Smythe | 19 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | W R Fisher | 19 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | R Hill | 20 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | L Pickford | 20 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | N Bruce | 20 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | A R Potter | 20 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | I M Morgan | 20 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| AC | Standen | 21 Nov 1942 | Injured in a grenade accident and dmitted to Beverley Base Hospital |
| Plt Off | Griffiths | 23 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for duty as Engineer Officer |
| Sgt | L S Potter | 23 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | J Mathews | 23 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| December | |||
| Flt Sgt | P I Stead | 7 Dec 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | N L Barrow RNZAF | 9 Dec 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | R Burridge | 9 Dec 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | J Greenfield | 9 Dec 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | G Goddard | 9 Dec 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | W Eddington | 9 Dec 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | K F Bell | 9 Dec 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | L G Mason | 10 Dec 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | P Davie | 10 Dec 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Sgt | L W Hitchins RNZAF | 10 Dec 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Flt Sgt | E R Cerely | 14 Dec 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
| Plt Off | E V Fulton RCAF | 20 Dec 1942 | Arrived on posting for flying duties |
Source - No 196 ORB (AIR 27/1166)
Organisational Movements: Oct - Dec 1942
| Date | Notes |
| October | |
| 9 Oct 1942 | SHQ, RAF Driffield advised that No 196 Squadron would form at RAF Leconfield on 7 Nov 1942 |
| November | |
| 4 Nov 1942 | SHQ, RAF Driffield advised that No 196 Squadron would now form at RAF Driffield on 7 Nov 1942 |
| 7 Nov 1942 | No 196 Squadron commenced formation at RAF Driffield with an establishment of 16 + 2 Wellington IIIs |
| December | |
| 1 Dec 1942 | 2 x Wellington IIIs were delivered |
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| 1 Dec 1942 | 2 x Wellington Xs were delivered |
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| 3 Dec 1942 | 2 x Wellington IIIs were delivered but these were passed to No 429 Sqn in exchange for 2 x Wellington Xs |
| 5 Dec 1942 | 4 x Wellington Xs were delivered from No 429
Sqn at RAF East Moor 1 x Wellington III was delivered to No 429 Sqn at RAF East Moor |
| 6 Dec 1942 | 1 x WO, 6 x Sgts and 97 ORs proceeded to RAF Leconfield |
| 7 Dec 1942 | 10 x Wellington Xs flown to RAF Leconfield (4 in the morning, 6 in the afternoon) |
| 8 Dec 1942 | 2 x Wellington IIIs and 1 x Wellington X were delivered |
| 9 Dec 1942 | 2 x Wellington IIIs were delivered to No 429 Sqn at RAF East Moor |
| 22 Dec 1942 | Squadron moved from RAF Driffield to RAF Leconfield |
Source - No 193 ORB (AIR 27/1166)
This entry was last updated on 12/07/25
