Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
No 267 Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
[Apr 1920 | Jul 1920 | Aug 1920 | Apr 1921 | Jul 1921 | Jul 1922 | May 1923 | Jul 1923]
Organisational Movements: Sep 1918 - Apr 1920
Date | Notes |
27 Sep 1918 |
Squadron formed at Kalafrana, Malta, equipped with Felixstowe F2A, F3 and Short 184 |
Source - 'RAF Squadrons' by C G Jefford
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Felixstowe F2A, F3 and Short 184 | Kalafrana, Malta | Mediterranean Group |
Rank | Name | Branch | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Edward Osmond | A & S | Officer Commanding, CBE |
Flt Lt | Ronald H Kershaw | A & S | |
Flt Lt | James E B Maclean | S | DSC |
Flt Lt | John C Atkinson | T | |
Fg Off | Horace F Bradley | T | |
Fg Off | James W Young | A | MBE |
Fg Off | Ernest C B Wright | A & S | |
Fg Off | Alwynn W S Wagner | Ad | |
Fg Off | John C Shakeshaft | Stores | |
Fg Off | Harry Edwards | T | |
Fg Off | Stanley J Smetham | S | |
Plt Off | Robert C Higgins | T |
Source - April 1920 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Felixstowe F2A,
Felixstowe F3 (until Jun 1921) Short 184 (until xxx 1921) |
Kalafrana, Malta | Mediterranean Group |
Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Edward Osmond | A & S | 29 May 1919 | Officer Commanding, CBE |
Flt Lt | James E B Maclean | S | 21 Dec 1919 | DSC |
Flt Lt | John C Atkinson | T | 7 Mar 1920 | |
Fg Off | Frederick C Lander | A & S | 11 Jun 1920 | AFC |
Fg Off | Edward D Davis | A & S | 14 Dec 1919 | later AVM |
Fg Off | William V Simons | S | 12 Mar 1920 | |
Fg Off | Alwynn W S Wagner | Ad | 21 Dec 1919 | |
Fg Off | John C Shakeshaft | Stores | 27 Aug 1919 | |
Fg Off | A & S | 12 Mar 1920 | DFC; later AVM | |
Fg Off | Stanley J Smetham | S | 19 Nov 1918 | |
Fg Off | Lionel S Punnett | A | 11 Jun 1920 | |
Fg Off | William J Daddo-Langlois | A & S | 24 Mar 1920 |
Source - July 1920 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Felixstowe F2A,
Felixstowe F3 (until Jun 1921) Short 184 (until xxx 1921) |
Kalafrana, Malta | Mediterranean Group |
Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Edward Osmond | A & S | 29 May 1919 | Officer Commanding, CBE |
Flt Lt | James E B Maclean | S | 21 Dec 1919 | DSC |
Flt Lt | John C Atkinson | T | 7 Mar 1920 | |
Fg Off | Frederick C Lander | A & S | 11 Jun 1920 | AFC |
Fg Off | Edward D Davis | A & S | 14 Dec 1919 | later AVM |
Fg Off | William V Simons | S | 12 Mar 1920 | |
Fg Off | A & S | 12 Mar 1920 | DFC; later AVM | |
Fg Off | Lionel S Punnett | A | 11 Jun 1920 | |
Fg Off | William J Daddo-Langlois | A & S | 24 Mar 1920 | |
Fg Off | Alwynn W S Wagner | Ad | 21 Dec 1919 | |
Fg Off | John C Shakeshaft | Stores | 27 Aug 1919 | |
Fg Off | Stanley J Smetham | S | 19 Nov 1918 |
Source - August 1920 Air Force List
Organisational Movements: Aug 1920 - Apr 1921
Date | Notes |
xx Dec 1920 |
Squadron received some Fairey IIIDs |
Source - 'RAF Squadrons' by C G Jefford
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Felixstowe F2A Fairey IIID (from Dec 1920) |
Kalafrana, Malta | Mediterranean Group |
Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | William G Sitwell | A & S | 27 Oct 1920 | Officer Commanding |
Flt Lt | Ronald H Kershaw | A & S | 14 Dec 1919 | |
Flt Lt | James E B Maclean | S | 21 Dec 1919 | DSC |
Flt Lt | John C Atkinson | T | 7 Mar 1920 | |
Fg Off | Edward D Davis | A & S | 14 Dec 1919 | later AVM |
Fg Off | William V Simons | S | 12 Mar 1920 | |
Fg Off | William R Curtis | A & S | 20 Sep 1920 | |
Fg Off | Lionel S Punnett | A | 11 Jun 1920 | |
Fg Off | Gerald S Shaw | A & S | 8 Feb 1921 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | William J Daddo-Langlois | A & S | 24 Mar 1920 | |
Fg Off | Edmund F Waring | A & S | 12 Sep 1920 | DFC; later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Leon Martin | A | 11 Aug 1920 | |
Fg Off | Archibald J Rankin | A | 8 Feb 1921 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Alwynn W S Wagner | Ad | 21 Dec 1919 | |
Obs Off | William R Heywood | O | 12 Sep 1920 | |
Fg Off | Robert C Higgins | T | 25 Jun 1920 | |
Stores Officer | ||||
Fg Off | John C Shakeshaft | Stores | 27 Aug 1919 |
Source - April 1921 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Felixstowe F2A Fairey IIID |
Kalafrana, Malta | Mediterranean Group |
Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | William G Sitwell | A & S | 27 Oct 1920 | Officer Commanding |
Flt Lt | Ronald H Kershaw | A & S | 14 Dec 1919 | |
Flt Lt | James E B Maclean | S | 21 Dec 1919 | DSC |
Flt Lt | Matthew A Simpson | A & S | 5 Apr 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Thomas W Elmhirst | A'ship | 20 May 1921 | AFC; later AM |
Flt Lt | William Man | A & S | 5 Apr 1921 | |
Flt Lt | John A Sadler | A & S | 20 May 1921 | |
Flt Lt | John C Atkinson | T | 7 Mar 1920 | |
Fg Off | Edward D Davis | A & S | 14 Dec 1919 | later AVM |
Fg Off | William V Simons | S | 12 Mar 1920 | |
Fg Off | William R Curtis | A & S | 20 Sep 1920 | |
Fg Off | Lionel S Punnett | A | 11 Jun 1920 | |
Fg Off | Gerald S Shaw | A & S | 8 Feb 1921 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | William J Daddo-Langlois | A & S | 24 Mar 1920 | |
Fg Off | David V Carnegie | A & S | 12 Mar 1920 | AFC; later AVM |
Fg Off | Edmund F Waring | A & S | 12 Sep 1920 | DFC; later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Leon Martin | A | 11 Aug 1920 | |
Fg Off | Archibald J Rankin | A | 8 Feb 1921 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Alwynn W S Wagner | Ad | 21 Dec 1919 | |
Obs Off | William R Heywood | O | 12 Sep 1920 | |
Fg Off | Robert C Higgins | T | 25 Jun 1920 | |
Stores Officer | ||||
Fg Off | John C Shakeshaft | Stores | 27 Aug 1919 |
Source - July 1921 Air Force List
Branches: A = Aeroplane, A & S = Aeroplane and Seaplane, Med = Medical O = Observer, S = Seaplane, T = Technical
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Felixstowe F2A Fairey IIID |
Kalafrana, Malta | RAF Mediterranean |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Phillip A Shepherd | 16 May 1921 | Officer Commanding |
Flt Lt | Harry Stewart | 4 Jun 1921 | |
Flt Lt | James E B Maclean | 21 Dec 1919 | DSC |
Flt Lt | Matthew A Simpson | 5 Apr 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Thomas W Elmhirst | 20 May 1921 | AFC; later AM |
Flt Lt | John A Sadler | 20 May 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Victor R Scriven | 1 Dec 1921 | AFC |
Flt Lt | Frederick A Norton | 4 Jun 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Edward D Davis | 14 Dec 1919 | later AVM |
Fg Off | Charles B Bond | 14 Jan 1922 | |
Fg Off | Edward S Moulton-Barrett | 2 Jun 1922 | |
Fg Off | Adam G B Ellis | 4 Jun 1921 | |
Fg Off | William R Curtis | 20 Sep 1920 | |
Fg Off | Lionel S Punnett | 11 Jun 1920 | |
Fg Off | George A Pennington | 24 Mar 1922 | |
Fg Off | David V Carnegie | 12 Mar 1920 | AFC; later AVM |
Fg Off | Percival Harris | 16 May 1921 | |
Fg Off | Edmund F Waring | 12 Sep 1920 | DFC; later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Alfred R Wardle | 11 Apr 1922 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Archibald J Rankin | 8 Feb 1921 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Alwynn W S Wagner | 21 Dec 1919 | |
Fg Off | Herbert Hackney | 19 Jan 1922 | |
Obs Off | William R Heywood | 12 Sep 1920 | |
Fg Off | Frederick H H Twelvetree | 21 Jan 1922 | |
Fg Off | James W Bell | 16 May 1921 | MM |
Fg Off | Rene G Mollard | 20 Jan 1922 | |
Fg Off | Victor H Clift | 4 Mar 1922 | |
Stores Officer | |||
Fg Off | John C Shakeshaft | 27 Aug 1919 | |
Accountant | |||
Fg Off | Robert M Grundy | 4 Feb 1922 |
Source - July 1922 Air Force List
Organisational Movements: Jul 1922 - May 1923
Date | Notes |
xx Feb 1923 |
Squadron disposed of its last Felixstowe F2A |
Source - 'RAF Squadrons' by C G Jefford
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Fairey IIID | Kalafrana, Malta | RAF Mediterranean |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Flt Lt | Harry Stewart | 4 Jun 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Matthew A Simpson | 5 Apr 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Albert Durston | 5 Jan 1923 | AFC; later AM |
Flt Lt | Thomas W Elmhirst | 20 May 1921 | AFC; later AM |
Flt Lt | Victor R Scriven | 1 Dec 1921 | AFC |
Flt Lt | William R Curtis | 20 Sep 1920 | |
Flt Lt | David V Carnegie | 12 Mar 1920 | AFC; later AVM |
Fg Off | Charles B Bond | 14 Jan 1922 | |
Fg Off | Edward S Moulton-Barrett | 2 Jun 1922 | |
Fg Off | Adam G B Ellis | 4 Jun 1921 | |
Fg Off | Percival Harris | 16 May 1921 | |
Fg Off | Edmund F Waring | 12 Sep 1920 | DFC; later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Herbert Hackney | 19 Jan 1922 | |
Fg Off | George Lansdowne | 23 Dec 1922 | DFC |
Fg Off | Frederick H H Twelvetree | 21 Jan 1922 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Fg Off | John C Shakeshaft | 27 Aug 1919 | |
Fg Off | Robert M Grundy | 4 Feb 1922 | Accountant |
Source - May 1923 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Fairey IIID |
Kalafrana, Malta | RAF Mediterranean |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Flt Lt | Harry Stewart | 4 Jun 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Matthew A Simpson | 5 Apr 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Albert Durston | 5 Jan 1923 | AFC; later AM |
Flt Lt | Thomas W Elmhirst | 20 May 1921 | AFC; later AM |
Flt Lt | Victor R Scriven | 1 Dec 1921 | AFC |
Flt Lt | David V Carnegie | 12 Mar 1920 | AFC; later AVM |
Fg Off | Edward S Moulton-Barrett | 2 Jun 1922 | |
Fg Off | William V Simons | 2 May 1923 | |
Fg Off | Adam G B Ellis | 4 Jun 1921 | |
Fg Off | Edmund F Waring | 12 Sep 1920 | DFC; later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Herbert Hackney | 19 Jan 1922 | |
Fg Off | William E James | 18 May 1923 | |
Obs Off | William R Heywood | 12 Sep 1920 | |
Fg Off | Frederick H H Twelvetree | 21 Jan 1922 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Fg Off | John C Shakeshaft | 27 Aug 1919 | |
Fg Off | Robert M Grundy | 4 Feb 1922 | Accountant |
Source - July 1923 Air Force List
Organisational Movements: Jul 1922 - May 1923
Date | Notes |
1 Aug 1923 | Squadron disbanded by being redesignated No 481 Flight |
Source - 'RAF Squadrons' by C G Jefford
The ORB for No 267 Sqn (AIR 27/1560) does not give personnel movement details for 1940
Organisational Movements: Sep - Dec 1940
Date | Notes |
20 Aug 1940 | Squadron reformed by redesignating the Heliopolis Communication Flight, equipped with a variety of types |
Types operated from August 1940: -
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Source - 'RAF Squadrons' by C G Jefford
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