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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 239 Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
Personnel Movements: Sep - Dec 1940
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Sqn Ldr | P L Donkin | 18 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 225 Sqn and assumed command of No 239 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | D C Yorke | 18 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 16 Sqn and assumed duties of 2 i/c No 239 Sqn |
| Fg Off | F A Wray | 18 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 16 Sqn and assumed duties of Adjutant |
| Fg Off | F C Tracey | 18 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 1 SoAC and assumed duties of Flt Lt - Ops |
| Plt Off | J D P Watney | 18 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Gatwick for duty as Equipment Officer |
| Plt Off | A W Plastow | 18 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Old Sarum for duty as Accountant Officer |
| Plt Off | J F Fletcher | 18 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Old Sarum for duty as Signals Officer |
| Plt Off | R J Warner | 18 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Old Sarum for duty as Armament Officer |
| Flt Lt | Aitken | 18 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 225 Sqn and assumed command of 'A' Flight |
| Plt Off | D M Woodman | 18 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 225 Sqn and allocated to 'A' Flight |
| Plt Off | R R Fowler | 18 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 225 Sqn and allocated to 'A' Flight |
| Plt Off | D P Tuppen | 18 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 225 Sqn and allocated to 'A' Flight |
| Plt Off | R Veal | 18 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 225 Sqn and allocated to 'A' Flight |
| Plt Off | A L Davis | 18 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 1 SoAC and allocated to 'A' Flight, i/c MT Section |
| Plt Off | R F Warner | 18 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 225 Sqn and allocated to 'A' Flight |
| Flt Sgt | Phillips | 18 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 225 Sqn and allocated to 'A' Flight |
| Sgt | Pittam | 18 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 225 Sqn and allocated to 'A' Flight |
| Flt Lt | L Mathias | 18 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 16 Sqn and assumed command of 'B' Flight |
| Fg Off | F B Wright | 18 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 16 Sqn and allocated to 'B' Flight |
| Plt Off | W Hughes | 18 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 16 Sqn and allocated to 'B' Flight |
| Plt Off | J N Hunt | 18 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 16 Sqn and allocated to 'B' Flight |
| Plt Off | J D Hall | 18 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 16 Sqn and allocated to 'B' Flight |
| Plt Off | D R Griffiths | 18 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 16 Sqn and allocated to 'B' Flight |
| Plt Off | J H R Merrifield | 18 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 16 Sqn and allocated to 'B' Flight, i/c Photographic Section |
| Act Fg Off | J Lynch White | 18 Sep 1940 | Air Gunner, arrived on posting from No 16 Sqn and allocated to 'B' Flight |
| Flt Sgt | Earl | 18 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 16 Sqn and allocated to 'B' Flight |
| Sgt | Humphries | 18 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 16 Sqn and allocated to 'B' Flight |
| Sgt | Morton | 18 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting and allocated to Armament Section |
| Flt Sgt | Brady | 18 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting and allocated to Photographic Section |
| Sgt | Burden | 18 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting and allocated to Photographic Section |
| Sgt | Ryding | 18 Sep 1940 | Attached from No 16 Sqn and allocated to Signals Section |
| Flt Sgt | Graham | 18 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting and allocated to Maintenance Section |
| Flt Sgt | Hassey | 18 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting and allocated to MT Section |
| Capt | F A Dow | 18 Sep 1940 | Arrived on attachment with 15 AIL Section |
| Lt | Monckton | 18 Sep 1940 | Arrived on attachment with 15 AIL Section |
| 2 Lt | Wrottesley | 18 Sep 1940 | Arrived on attachment with 15 AIL Section |
| Plt Off | D P Tuppen | 20 Sep 1940 | Transferred from 'A' Flight to 'B' Flight |
| Plt Off | R Veal | 20 Sep 1940 | Transferred from 'A' Flight to 'B' Flight |
| Plt Off | D R Griffiths | 20 Sep 1940 | Transferred from 'B' Flight to 'A' Flight |
| Plt Off | J N Hunt | 20 Sep 1940 | Transferred from 'B' Flight to 'A' Flight |
| WO | W E Mullett | 20 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Halton for duty as Sqn WO |
| Plt Off | G F N Harrison | 21 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from Grange-on-Sands for Accountant duties |
| Sqn Ldr | P L Donkin | 21 Sep 1940 | Promoted to Act Wg Cdr |
| Plt Off | D R Griffiths | 23 Sep 1940 | Attached to ROC Flight, RAF Odiham |
| Plt Off | Emblem | 23 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 1 SoAC and allocated to 'A' Flight |
| Fg Off | J B King | 24 Sep 1940 | Attached from RAF Gatwick |
| Lt | Monckton | 29 Sep 1940 | Promoted to Capt |
| 2 Lt | Wrottesley | 29 Sep 1940 | Promoted to Capt |
| Plt Off | J D P Watney | 29 Sep 1940 | Equipment Officer, posted to RAF Gatwick |
| Plt Off | R H Bennetts | 10 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 1 SoAC |
| Plt Off | W G Wheeler | 10 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 1 SoAC |
| Flt Lt | D C Yorke | 13 Oct 1940 | Promoted to Temp Sqn Ldr, wef 1 Sep 1940 |
| Flt Lt | L Mathias | 13 Oct 1940 | Promoted to Temp Sqn Ldr, wef 1 Sep 1940 |
| Fg Off | F A Wray | 13 Oct 1940 | Promoted to Act (paid) Flt Lt, wef 18 Sep 1940 |
| Plt Off | D M Woodman | 13 Oct 1940 | Promoted to Fg Off, wef 29 Aug 1940 |
| Sqn Ldr | L Mathias | 17 Oct 1940 | Attached to RAF Blackpool for duty with Polish Depot |
| Flt Lt | F J Wagg | 18 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting from HQ No 21 Group for Cypher duties |
| Plt Off | Bell | 27 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Fg Off | A G Parnall | 2 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 16 Sqn and assumed command of 'B' Flight |
| Plt Off | W Hughes | 3 Nov 1940 | Promoted to Fg Off |
| Plt Off | J N Hunt | 3 Nov 1940 | Promoted to Fg Off |
| Plt Off | J D Hall | 3 Nov 1940 | Promoted to Fg Off |
| Plt Off | R R Fowler | 9 Nov 1940 | Posted to CFS, RAF Upavon |
| Sqn Ldr | L Mathias | 11 Nov 1940 | Posted to No 309 (Polish) Sqn to command |
| Fg Off | F B Wright | 11 Nov 1940 | Attached to 4th Armoured Division |
| Plt Off | Walford | 25 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 1 SoAC |
| Plt Off | Parish | 25 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 1 SoAC |
| Wg Cdr | P L Donkin | 26 Nov 1940 | Attached to Minley Manor for exercise |
| Sqn Ldr | D C Yorke | 26 Nov 1940 | Assumed temporary command of No 239 Sqn |
| Wg Cdr | P L Donkin | 5 Dec 1940 | Resumed command of No 239 Sqn |
| Fg Off | Oppenheimer | 9 Dec 1940 | Posted to RAF Woodley |
| Fg Off | S W L Davies | 11 Dec 1940 | Medical Officer, arrived on posting from RAF St Athan |
| Plt Off | A L Davis | 21 Dec 1940 | Attached to 2nd Royal Gloucestershire Hussars |
| Plt Off | W G Wheeler | 21 Dec 1940 | Attached to Queen's Bays |
| Fgt Off | D P Tuppen | 29 Dec 1940 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Gatwick |
Source - No 239 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1456)
Organisational Movements: Sep - Dec 1940
| Date | Notes |
| 18 Dec 1940 | Squadron was formed at Hatfield from one flight of No 16 Sqn and one flight of No 225 Sqn, equipped with Lysander IIs |
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| 20 Oct 1940 | 2 x Lysander IIs received from RAF Grangemouth |
| 2 Nov 1939 | 3 x Magisters were collected from Warrington for training of Glider personnel |
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| 26 Nov 1940 | Lysander, P1675 collected by No 601 Sqn |
| 9 Dec 1940 | Lysander, L6865, handed over to a MU |
| 18 Dec 1940 | Lysander, R2007 received from No 2 Sqn |
| 22 Dec 1940 | Squadron was placed under the command of 1st Armoured Division |
Source - No 239 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1456)
This page was last updated on 17/10/23
