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No 246 Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
[1942 | ]
This entry is only partially completed due to the quality of the available copies of the ORB, currently awaiting improved copies
Personnel Movements: Sep - Dec 1942
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| September | |||
| Wg Cdr | L M laws | 1 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 246 Sqn |
| Fg Off | T L Brayshaw | 1 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant |
| Fg Off | A L S Anderson | 4 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting for duty as Medical Officer |
| Fg Off | M P Ryan | 14 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting for duty as Engineer Officer |
| Plt Off | E Bryant | 17 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting for Air Gunner duties |
| Fg Off | A L S Anderson | 18 Sep 1942 | Appointed as Squadron Sports Officer |
| Plt Off | F M Fuller | 19 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting for duty as Electrical Engineer Officer |
| October | |||
| Sqn Ldr | Thomas | 5 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting for duty as Flight Commander |
| Flt Lt | Young | 5 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Fg Off | Squire | 5 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Casey | 5 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Foulds | 5 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Lee | 5 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Avery | 5 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Agar | 5 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Crowther | 5 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Bramell? | 5 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | MacDougall | 5 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Kildes | 5 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Cropper | 5 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| November | |||
| December | |||
Source - No 246 ORB (AIR 27/1314)
Organisational Movements: Sep - Dec 1942
| Date | Notes |
| September | |
| 1 Sep 1941 | No 246 Squadron formed at RAF Bowmore Full strength of unit - 1 x Flt Sgt, 3 x ACH/GD and 2 x AC Clerks/GD |
| 4 Sep 1942 | 1 x airman arrived on posting |
| 7 Sep 1942 | 14 x airmen arrived on posting |
| 8 Sep 1942 | 18 x airmen arrived on posting |
| 9 Sep 1942 | 6 x airmen arrived on posting |
| 10 Sep 1942 | 3 x airmen arrived on posting |
| 12 Sep 1942 | 1 x airman arrived on posting |
| 14 Sep 1942 | 3 x airmen arrived on posting |
| 16 Sep 1942 | 3 x airmen arrived on posting |
| 17 Sep 1942 | 11 x airmen arrived on posting |
| 18 Sep 1942 | 9 x airmen arrived on posting |
| 19 Sep 1942 | 9 x airmen arrived on posting, including 1 x WO Signals and 21 x Flt Sgt Equipment Assistant |
| 22 Sep 1942 | 2 x airmen arrived on posting |
| 23 Sep 1942 | 2 x airmen arrived on posting |
| 24 Sep 1942 | 2 x airmen arrived on posting |
| 25 Sep 1942 | 2 x airmen arrived on posting |
| October | |
| 5 Oct 1942 | 5 x complete crews arrived on posting |
| 1 Oct 1942 | 2 x Sunderlands arrive from RAF Wig Bay |
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| 12 Oct 1942 | 2 x Sunderlands proceeded to RAF Lough Erne for training (14 days) |
| November | |
| December | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
Source - No 212 ORB (AIR 27/1314)
This entry was last updated on 14/07/25
