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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 247 Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
Personnel Movements: Aug - Dec 1940
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Plt Off | Gibson | 30 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Intelligence Officer |
| Flt Lt | G F Chater | 1 Aug 1940 | Transferred from Fighter Flight Sumburgh and assumed command of No 247 Sqn |
| Fg Off | J W Gillan | 1 Aug 1940 | Transferred from Fighter Flight Sumburgh |
| Plt Off | D P Winter | 1 Aug 1940 | Transferred from Fighter Flight Sumburgh |
| Plt Off | Doughty | 1 Aug 1940 | Transferred from Fighter Flight Sumburgh |
| Plt Off | Francis | 1 Aug 1940 | Transferred from Fighter Flight Sumburgh |
| Sgt Plt | Makins | 1 Aug 1940 | Transferred from Fighter Flight Sumburgh |
| Sgt Plt | R T Thomas | 14 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt Plt | Renvaize | 14 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt Plt | Fowler | 16 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Williams | 17 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant |
| Sgt | Edwards | 2 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | Lawford | 2 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Williams | 20 Sep 1940 | Adjutant, attached to Record Office, Ruislip pending posting to Canada |
| Fg Off | Mecham | 21 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant |
| Flt Lt | G F Chater | 22 Sep 1940 | Promoted to Sqn Ldr and posted to No 3 Sqn, RAF Turnhouse |
| Flt Lt | P G StG O'Brien | 24 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 152 Sqn and assumed command of No 247 Sqn |
| WO | Mooring | 1 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Engineer Officer |
| Plt Off | Williams | 19 Oct 1940 | Posted to RAF Ternhill |
| Plt Off | Varley | 25 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 79 Sqn |
| Sgt Plt | Deuntzar | 25 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 79 Sqn |
| Fg Off | Mecham | 30 Oct 1940 | Adjutant, posted to RAF Hawarden |
| Plt Off | B A Sayers | 30 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant |
| Sgt | Edwards | 2 Nov 1940 | Posted to RAF St Eval, non-effective, sick |
| WO | Mooring | 3 Nov 1940 | Engineer Officer, appointed to a commission in the rank of Plt Off |
| Plt Off | Mooring | 7 Nov 1940 | Engineer Officer, posted to No 17 ? |
| Sgt Plt | R T Thomas | 21 Nov 1940 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Sgt Plt | Taylor-Dumlan | 3 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt Plt | McKay | 3 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt Plt | McEwan | 3 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Doughty | 15 Dec 1940 | Admitted to RAF Hospital, Torquay |
| Sgt | Edwards | 26 Dec 1940 | Posted to No 9 EFTS for advanced training duties |
Source - No 247 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/?)
Organisational Movements: Aug - Dec 1940
| Date | Notes |
| 1 Aug 1940 | The nucleus of the squadron was formed at Roborough by redesignating the Fighter Flight, Sumburgh, equipped with Gladiators |
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| 1 Aug 1940 | Squadron was transferred from No 18 Group Coastal Command to No 10 Group Fighter Command |
| 10 Aug 1940 | Squadron Parent Station became RAF Exeter |
| 13 Aug 1940 | Squadron declared operational |
| 27 Aug 1940 | Squadron Parent Station became RAF Mount Batten |
| 25 Sep 1940 | 2 x Lysanders of No 16 Sqn attached for ASR duties |
| 24 Dec 1940 | 9 x Hawker Hurricanes delivered to RAF St Eval pending re-equipment |
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Source - No 247 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/?)
This page was last updated on 17/10/23
