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No 199 Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations

[1942 | ]

Personnel Movements: Nov - Dec 1942

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
November
Wg Cdr	C R Hattersley	7 Nov 1942	Assumed command of No 199 Sqn
During November 1942 the following officers were posted to No 199 Sqn: -
Wg Cdr C R Hattersley DFC Sqn Ldr K Humby Sqn Ldr Davies Flt Lt S A Godrich Flt Lt R T Sheppard Flt Lt C L G Holmes Flt Lt D W E Sharpe Flt Lt J P Bishop Fg Off Stead Fg Off J Lowry Fg Off A J Wingood Fg Off R A McKenna Fg Off J R Bryson Plt Off J W Kerr Plt Off S R Hawkey Plt Off A H Lernero		Plt Off K Powell Plt Off L G Fowler Plt Off R C Chapman Plt Off H S Smith Plt Off J M Ball Plt Off C M Kitson Plt Off W E Coleman Plt Off G H Newsome Plt Off R J Keyes Plt Off R W Plunkett Plt Off R H D Cooke Plt Off W M Kettles Plt Off R N Boyle Plt Off J S Reid Plt Off L B Malpas
During November 1942 the following officers were posted out of No 199 Sqn: - Fg Off R A McKenna
December
Wg Cdr	A S B Blomfield	xx Dec 1942	Assumed Command of No 199 Sqn
Wg Cdr	C R Hattersley	xx Dec 1942	Relinquished command of No 199 Sqn
During December 1942 the following officers were posted to No 199 Sqn: - Wg Cdr A S B Blonfield Plt Off L Wheeker Plt Off S Brand Plt Off D Young Plt Off Rasmussen
During December 1942 the following officers were posted out of No 199 Sqn: - Wg Cdr C R Hattersley DFC Plt Off S Brand Plt Off D Young Plt Off Rasmussen

Source - No 199 ORB (AIR 27/1172)

Organisational Movements: Nov - Dec 1942

Date	Notes
November
7 Nov 1942	No 199 Squadron was formed at RAF Blyton. 9 x officers and 78 NCOs taken on strength
12 Nov 1942	8 x Wellington IIIs delivered from No 12 Sqn (5 modified to Type 423)
13 Nov 1942	3 x Wellington IIIs delivered from No 48 MU
14 Nov 1942	1 x Wellington III (modified to Type 423) delivered from Vickers Armstrong
22 Nov 1942	1 x Wellington III, BJ582, collected from RAF Westcott
December
The squadron was involved in training throughout the month and conducted some minelaying sorties

Source - No 199 ORB (AIR 27/1172)

This entry was last updated on 12/07/25

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