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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 200 Sqn Personnel and location Movements
[1941 | 1942]
Personnel Movements: May - Dec 1941
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Wg Cdr | C D Candy | 25 May 1941 | Assumed command of No 200 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | W R May | 25 May 1941 | Departed RAF Bircham Newton as Officer i/c Advance Party |
| Sqn Ldr | B O Dias | xx May 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Flt Lt | Bull | xx May 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Flt Lt | Webster | xx May 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Fg Off | Donald | xx May 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Fg Off | Guest | xx May 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Fg Off | Martin | xx May 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Sworder | xx May 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Henry | xx May 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Harwood | xx May 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Rymer | xx May 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Fg Off | J Ward | 14 Jun 1941 | Departed RAF Bircham Newton as Officer i/c 2nd Ground Party |
| Flt Lt | Wyndham | 26 Jun 1941 | Departed RAF Bircham Newton as Officer i/c 3rd Ground Party |
| Flt Lt | A J Cunningham | 26 Jun 1941 | Departed RAF Bircham Newton with 3rd Ground Party |
| Fg Off | G I Thorman | 26 Jun 1941 | Departed RAF Bircham Newton with 3rd Ground Party |
| Fg Off | D H P Cannon | 26 Jun 1941 | Departed RAF Bircham Newton with 3rd Ground Party |
| Plt Off | B M Bennell | 26 Jun 1941 | Departed RAF Bircham Newton with 3rd Ground Party |
| Plt Off | C C Dangerfield | 26 Jun 1941 | Departed RAF Bircham Newton with 3rd Ground Party |
| Plt Off | H Dowson | 26 Jun 1941 | Departed RAF Bircham Newton with 3rd Ground Party |
| Plt Off | W J Rogers | 26 Jun 1941 | Departed RAF Bircham Newton with 3rd Ground Party |
| Plt Off | J W Studdert | 26 Jun 1941 | Departed RAF Bircham Newton with 3rd Ground Party |
| Wg Cdr | C D Candy | 30 Jun 1941 | Relinquished command of No 200 Sqn |
| Sqn Ldr | B O Dias | 30 Jun 1941 | Promoted to Act Wg Cdr, wef 19 Jun 1941 and assumed command of No 200 Sqn |
| Wg Cdr | C D Candy | 2 Jul 1941 | Ceased to be attached on posting to the UK |
| Cpl | W F Smith | 5 Jul 1941 | Killed in action at sea |
| LAC | S Hooper | 5 Jul 1941 | Killed in action at sea |
| AC1 | J T Farquhar | 5 Jul 1941 | Killed in action at sea |
| AC2 | F K Faulkner | 5 Jul 1941 | Killed in action at sea |
| AC2 | W H Smith | 5 Jul 1941 | Killed in action at sea |
| Fg Off | G I Thorman | 20 Jul 1941 | Arrived at RAF Jeswang from Freetown |
| Fg Off | D H Cannon | 20 Jul 1941 | Arrived at RAF Jeswang from Freetown |
| Plt Off | B M Bennell | 20 Jul 1941 | Arrived at RAF Jeswang from Freetown |
| Plt Off | J W Studdert | 20 Jul 1941 | Arrived at RAF Jeswang from Freetown |
| Plt Off | C C Dangerfield | 2 Aug 1941 | Arrived at RAF Jeswang from Freetown by air |
| Plt Off | W J Rogers | 2 Aug 1941 | Arrived at RAF Jeswang from Freetown by air |
| Flt Lt | A J Cunningham | 12 Aug 1941 | Arrived at RAF Jeswang from Freetown by sea |
| Plt Off | H Dowson | 12 Aug 1941 | Arrived at RAF Jeswang from Freetown by sea |
| Fg Off | G I Thorman | 12 Aug 1941 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt, wef 20 Jul 1941 |
| Fg Off | D H P Cannon | 12 Aug 1941 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt, wef 20 Jul 1941 |
| Plt Off | H Dowson | 12 Aug 1941 | Promoted to Act Fg Off, wef 1 Aug 1941 |
| Flt Lt | W R May | 24 Aug 1941 | Detached to ? |
| Plt Off | T M E Goldie | 2 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from the UK |
| Plt Off | L T Taylor | 2 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from the UK |
| Plt Off | A F Gillespie | 9 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from the UK |
| Fg Off | J E H Scott | 23 Sep 1941 | Attached from RAF Takoradi |
| Flt Lt | F E Warner | 25 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from the UK |
| Fg Off | W F Miles | 25 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from the UK |
| Flt Lt | R J O'Conner | 29 Sep 1941 | Attached from the Middle East |
| Plt Off | J W Studdert | 30 Sep 1941 | Promoted to Act (paid) Fg Off, wef 31 Aug 1941 |
| Fg Off | J E H Scott | 2 Oct 1941 | Ceased to be attached from RAF Takoradi |
| Flt Lt | H A Webster | 10 Oct 1941 | Failed to return from a patrol but was rescued by HMS Vimy |
| Plt Off | I C Henry | 10 Oct 1941 | Failed to return from a patrol but was rescued by HMS Vimy |
| Flt Sgt | Foy | 10 Oct 1941 | Failed to return from a patrol but was rescued by HMS Vimy |
| Sgt | Pounder | 10 Oct 1941 | Failed to return from a patrol but was rescued by HMS Vimy |
| Plt Off | W J Rogers | xx Oct 1941 | Promoted to Act Fg Off, wef 6 Sep 1941 |
| Flt Lt | W R May | 13 Oct 1941 | Ceased to be detached to ? |
| Plt Off | R Ellis | 13 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from the UK |
| Plt Off | A J Carrington | 13 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from the UK |
| Flt Lt | F E Warner | 17 Oct 1941 | Attached to RAF Bathurst |
| Flt Lt | H A Webster | 17 Oct 1941 | Arrived back at RAF Jeswang having disembarked from HMS Vimy on 14 Oct 1941 |
| Plt Off | I C Henry | 17 Oct 1941 | Arrived back at RAF Jeswang having disembarked from HMS Vimy on 14 Oct 1941 |
| Flt Sgt | Foy | 17 Oct 1941 | Arrived back at RAF Jeswang having disembarked from HMS Vimy on 14 Oct 1941 |
| Sgt | Pounder | 17 Oct 1941 | Arrived back at RAF Jeswang having disembarked from HMS Vimy on 14 Oct 1941 |
| Flt Lt | R J O'Conner | 19 Oct 1941 | Ceased to be attached from the Middle East |
| Plt Off | C C Dangerfield | 19 Oct 1941 | Attached from AHQ West Africa and attached to RAF Bathurst |
| Fg Off | J W Studdert | 20 Oct 1941 | Attached to No 204 Sqn (MV Dumana) |
| Plt Off | R H Rose | 22 Oct 1941 | Attached from No 204 Sqn |
| Fg Off | J Ward | 24 Oct 1941 | Attached to RAF Bathurst |
| Fg Off | J W Studdert | 29 Oct 1941 | Ceased to be attached to No 204 Sqn (MV Dumana) |
| Plt Off | C C Dangerfield | 30 Oct 1941 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Bathurst |
| Flt Lt | D H P Cannon | 9 Nov 1941 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Bathurst and embarked on HMS Banff on posting to the UK |
| Plt Off | M O Guthrie | 12 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from the UK (Hudson, AE638) |
| Plt Off | G F Hutchison | 12 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from the UK (Hudson, AE638) |
| Plt Off | C C Dangerfield | 24 Nov 1941 | Attached to RAF Marina |
| Fg Off | W J Rogers | 6 Dec 1941 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt |
| Flt Lt | W G Horton | xx Dec 1941 | Attached from No 95 Sqn |
| Fg Off | J W Studdert | xx Dec 1941 | Attached to RAF Bathurst |
| Flt Lt | W G Horton | 11 Dec 1941 | Ceased to be attached from No 95 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | E S Michael | 14 Dec 1941 | Attached from AHQ West Africa |
| Plt Off | R H Rose | xx Dec 1941 | Ceased to be attached from No 204 Sqn on attachment to AHQ West Africa |
| Fg Off | M J P M Martin | xx Dec 1941 | Promoted to Flt Lt, wef 6 Nov 1941 |
Source - No 200 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1173)
Organisational Movements: May - Dec 1941
| Date | Notes |
| 25 May 1941 | No 200 Sqn was formed at RAF Bircham Newton from a nucleus provided by No 206 Sqn, equipped with Hudson IVs |
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| 25 May 1941 | Advance ground party departed RAF Bircham Newton for Greenock and embarked on HMT Duchess of Bedford |
| 28 May 1941 | 2nd ground party departed RAF Bircham Newton and embarked on HMS Duneretta Castle |
| 12 Jun 1941 | 7 x Hudsons, 'D', 'R', 'M', 'E', 'P', 'Y' and 'K' departed RAF Bircham Newton for Gibraltar |
| 14 Jun 1941 | 6 x Hudsons took part in Operation 'Tracer' escorting Hurricanes to Malta, four aircraft landing at Malta |
| 16 Jun 1941 | Hudson 'P' returned from Malta |
| 17 Jun 1941 | Hudsons 'E' and 'M' returned from Malta, 'K' remained on the island |
| 18 Jun 1941 | 6 x Hudsons, 'D', 'R', 'M', 'E', 'P' and 'Y' departed Gibraltar for Jeswang |
| 18 Jun 1941 | Advance Ground party arrived at Jeswang |
| 22 Jun 1941 | Hudson 'K' returned to Gibraltar from Malta |
| 23 Jun 1941 | Hudson 'K' arrived at Jeswang from Gibraltar |
| 24 Jun 1941 | 2nd ground party arrived at Jeswang |
| 26 Jun 1941 | 3rd ground party departed RAF Bircham Newton for Liverpool and embarked on HMT Anselm |
| 5 Jul 1941 | HMT Anselm was sunk en-route by the U-96, with 1 x Officer and 20 x ORs being lost at sea |
| 16 Jul 1941 | Survivors from HMT Anselm arrived at Freetown, totalling 8 x Officers and 57 x ORs |
| 2 Aug 1941 | 2 x Officers and 6 x Sergeants arrived at Freetown by air |
| 12 Aug 1941 | 2 x Officers, 1 x Flt Sgt, 2 x Sgts and 45 ORs arrived at Freetown on board the SS New Northland |
| 14 Aug 1941 | Hudson 'Y' was detached to Freetown for operational duties |
| 30 Aug 1941 | Hudson 'Y' returned from Freetown |
| 9 Nov 1941 | Hudson 'X' was detached to Freetown for operational duties |
| 12 Nov 1941 | Hudson 'P' was detached to Freetown for operational duties (later moved to Takoradi) |
| 12 Nov 1941 | 1 x Hudson, AE638, arrived from Gibraltar |
| 16 Nov 1941 | Hudson 'X' returned from detachment at Freetown |
| 19 Nov 1941 | Hudson 'D' was detached to Takoradi for operational duties |
| 9 Dec 1941 | Hudson 'M' was detached to Takoradi for operational duties |
| 13 Dec 1941 | Hudson 'P' returned from detachment at Takoradi |
| 18 Dec 1941 | 1 x Hudson, AE637, arrived from Gibraltar |
Source - No 200 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1173)
[1941 | 1942]
This page was last updated on 17/10/23
