283 Sqn

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
February
March
Personnel were posted to the squadron throughout this month but no details are recorded in the ORB
April
Personnel continued to be posted to the squadron throughout this month but no details are recorded in the ORB, except: -
Flt Lt	W Sterne	25 Apr 1943	Arrived on posting from the UK and assumed command of No 283 Sqn
Fg Off	Jessett	25 Apr 1943	Proceeded to Gibraltar to collect a Walrus
Plt Off	L Duke	25 Apr 1943	Proceeded to Gibraltar to collect a Walrus
WO	Peat	25 Apr 1943	Proceeded to Gibraltar to collect a Walrus (Wop/AG)
Sgt	R B Hodges	25 Apr 1943	Proceeded to Gibraltar to collect a Walrus (Wop/AG)
Plt Off	L Duke	26 Apr 1943	Admitted to Hospital in Gibraltar
Flt Lt	W Sterne	29 Apr 1943	Proceeded to Gibraltar to collect a Walrus
Fg Off	Mears	29 Apr 1943	Proceeded to Gibraltar to collect a Walrus
Sgt Plt	Newman	29 Apr 1943	Proceeded to Gibraltar to collect a Walrus
WO	Peat	29 Apr 1943	Proceeded to Gibraltar to collect a Walrus (Wop/AG)
Sgt	Graham	29 Apr 1943	Proceeded to Gibraltar to collect a Walrus (Wop/AG)
Sgt	K R Pugh	29 Apr 1943	Proceeded to Gibraltar to collect a Walrus (Wop/AG)
May
Flt Lt	W Sterne	4 May 1943	Returned from Gibraltar having collected a Walrus
Fg Off	Mears	4 May 1943	Returned from Gibraltar having collected a Walrus
Sgt Plt	Newman	4 May 1943	Returned from Gibraltar having collected a Walrus
WO	Peat	4 May 1943	Returned from Gibraltar having collected a Walrus
Sgt	Graham	4 May 1943	Returned from Gibraltar having collected a Walrus
Sgt	K R Pugh	4 May 1943	Returned from Gibraltar having collected a Walrus
Fg Off	Mears	9 May 1943	Proceeded to join the detachment at Tingley
Sgt	Hodges	9 May 1943	Proceeded to join the detachment at Tingley
Fg Off	Jessett	10 May 1943	Returned from the detachment at Tingley
Flt Sgt	Botting	10 May 1943	Returned from the detachment at Tingley
Plt Off	L Duke	11 May 1943	Discharged from hospital in Gibraltar and returned to the unit
Sgt	C Horne	11 May 1943	Proceeded to Tingley to deliver Walrus, W2787
Sgt	Prowse	11 May 1943	Proceeded to Tingley to deliver Walrus, W2787
Fg Off	Mears	23 May 1943	Proceeded to form a detachment at Menzel Heurr
Sgt	Horne	23 May 1943	Proceeded to form a detachment at Menzel Heurr
Sgt	R B Hodges	23 May 1943	Proceeded to form a detachment at Menzel Heurr
Sgt	Prowse	23 May 1943	Proceeded to form a detachment at Menzel Heurr
June
Fg Off	Jessett	1 Jun 1943	Admitted to hospital
Sgt	R B Hodges	7 Jun 1943	Killed in a air raid
Sgt	Prowse	7 Jun 1943	Wounded in a air raid
LAC	Cowell	7 Jun 1943	Wounded in a air raid
Fg Off	R G Eccles	22 Jun 1943	Attached from No 284 Sqn for experience
Flt Lt	W Sterne	24 Jun 1943	Promoted to Sqn Ldr
July
Flt Lt	R F Hayes	1 Jul 1943	Attached from No 284 Sqn for experience
August
Sgt	Laidler	5 Aug 1943	Proceeded on detachment to Palermo, with 6 x airmen
Flt Sgt Plt	Horne	5 Aug 1943	Proceeded to Palermo on detachment
Flt Off	A B Morabito	5 Aug 1943	Proceeded to Palermo on detachment
Sgt Plt	Divers	5 Aug 1943	Proceeded to Palermo on detachment
Flt Sgt	K R Pugh	5 Aug 1943	Proceeded to Palermo on detachment
September
Flt Sgt	Newman	9 Sep 1943	Attached to No 284 Sqn
Flt Sgt	Graham	9 Sep 1943	Attached to No 284 Sqn
Fg Off	D G Creamer	11 Sep 1943	Arrived on posting for Engineering duties
Plt Off	T Ashworth	11 Sep 1943	Arrived on posting for Codes and Cypher duties
Flt Sgt	Newman	21 Sep 1943	Ceased to be attached to No 284 Sqn
Flt Sgt	Graham	21 Sep 1943	Ceased to be attached to No 284 Sqn
Flt Sgt	Morabito	21 Sep 1943	Ceased to be attached to No 284 Sqn
Sgt	Divers	21 Sep 1943	Ceased to be attached to No 284 Sqn
October
Sqn Ldr	W Sterne	15 Oct 1943	Proceeded to Ajaccio on detachment
Fg Off	Mears	15 Oct 1943	Proceeded to Ajaccio on detachment
Flt Sgt	K R Pugh	15 Oct 1943	Proceeded to Ajaccio on detachment
Flt Sgt	Botting	15 Oct 1943	Proceeded to Ajaccio on detachment
Sgt	Smith	15 Oct 1943	Proceeded to Ajaccio on detachment
Sqn Ldr	W Sterne	21 Oct 1943	Returned from Ajaccio on detachment
Fg Off	Mears	21 Oct 1943	Returned from Ajaccio on detachment
Flt Sgt	Botting	21 Oct 1943	Returned from Ajaccio on detachment
Fg Off	Mears	23 Oct 1943	Proceeded to Ajaccio on detachment
Flt Sgt	Botting	23 Oct 1943	Proceeded to Ajaccio on detachment
November
Sgt Plt	Divers	3 Nov 1943	Rescued by a hospital ship after being unable to take off following a rescue
Sgt	Keeble	3 Nov 1943	Rescued by a hospital ship after being unable to take off following a rescue
Sgt Plt	Divers	6 Nov 1943	Returned from Naples
Sgt	Keeble	6 Nov 1943	Returned from Naples
Fg Off	D G Creamer	14 Nov 1943	Engineering Officer, posted to No 73 Sqn
Fg Off	J R Carlyle	18 Nov 1943	Arrived on posting for duty as Intelligence Officer
Plt Off	H A Viles	18 Nov 1943	Intelligence Officer, posted to No 13 Sqn
December
Flt Sgt	Newman	4 Dec 1943	Proceeded to join the Ajaccio detachment
Flt Sgt	Prowse	4 Dec 1943	Proceeded to join the Ajaccio detachment
Flt Sgt	J A Reid	6 Dec 1943	Arrived on posting from No 284 Sqn
Sgt	A Heseltine	6 Dec 1943	Arrived on posting from No 284 Sqn (WOp/AG)
Flt Sgt	Lambert	15 Dec 1943	Proceeded to Bizerta to form a detachment
Flt Sgt	Graham	15 Dec 1943	Proceeded to Bizerta to form a detachment
Cpl	Jaggers	15 Dec 1943	Proceeded to Bizerta to form a detachment
LAC	Martin	15 Dec 1943	Proceeded to Bizerta to form a detachment

Source - No 283 ORB (AIR 27/1616) & No 284 ORB (AIR 27/1618)

Organisational Movements: Apr - Dec 1943

Date	Notes
February
11 Feb 1943	No 283 Squadron commenced formation with its HQ at the seaplane base in Algiers Its establishment provided for: - 4 x officers and 64 x airmen 4 x Walrus aircraft as Initial Equipment 2 x Walrus aircraft as Immediate Reserve 1 x Car, passenger, utility 1 x Cycle, motor 1 x Tender, petrol 1 x Tender, 3-tons
March
Personnel were posted to the squadron throughout this month but no details are recorded in the ORB
April
Personnel continued to be posted to the squadron throughout this month but no details are recorded in the ORB, except: -
25 Apr 1943	4 x Sgt pilots and 5 x WOP/AGs arrived on posting from the UK
26 Apr 1943	2 x Walrus aircraft arrived from Gibraltar

28 Apr 1943	1 x Walrus, Z1809, was delivered from Tafaraoui
By the end of April the squadron was operating a detachment at Tingley with Walrus, W2787
May
4 May 1943	3 x Walrus', Z1805, Z1777 and Z1783 arrived from Gibraltar
6 May 1943	The squadron moved to Maison Blanche
13 May 1943	4 x Walrus aircraft, Z1809, Z1805, Z1777 and Z1783 delivered to Tingley 25 x ground personnel departed Maison Blanche for Tingley
14 May 1943	2 x Walrus aircraft, W2734 and Z18009 [sic] delivered to Tingley
15 May 1943	Rear party departed Maison Blanche for Tingley
16 May 1943	2 x Walrus aircraft moved to form a detachment at La Sebala No 1
17 May 1943	Rear party arrived at Tingley
23 May 1943	2 x Walrusaircraft, Z1805 and Z1783, moved to form a detachment at Menzel Heurr
29 May 1943	Advance party departed Tingley for Le Serbala No 1
30 May 1943	Squadron completed is move from Tingley to Le Serbala No 1
June
No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB
July
4 Jul 1943	1 x Walrus was lost during a rescue when it was swamped by high seas but the crew was rescued by HSL
August
5 Aug 1943	1 x NCO and 6 x ground personnel proceeded to Palermo by air to set up a detachment 2 x Walrus aircraft proceeded to Palermo on detachment
22 Aug 1943	Main party departed La Sebala No 1 for Bizerta en-route to Palermo
23 Aug 1943	Main party departed for Bizerta for Palermo
26 Aug 1943	Main party arrived at Augusta, Sicily
28 Aug 1943	Advance party departed Augusta for Palermo
30 Aug 1943	Advance party arrived at Palermo
September
2 Sep 1943	Some of the squadron's equipment was despatched by rail and ferry to Palermo
4 Sep 1943	Main party and remainder of the squadron's equipment was despatched by road to Simeta Gap and then by rail to Palermo
6 Sep 1943	Main party arrived at Palermo
8 Sep 1943	Rear party arrived at Palermo, a small detachment having been left at La Sebala
21 Sep 1943	A detachment at Lentini West was discontinued
24 Sep 1943	The detachment at La Sebala was discontinued and the two aircraft proceeded to Palermo
October
15 Oct 1943	2 x aircraft were flown to Ajaccio to form a detachment 10 x Ground crew were flown to Ajaccio to join the detachment
20 Oct 1943	10 x Warwicks had arrived at Blida, Algeria to form a detachment of No 283 Sqn

1 Oct 1943	A detachment at Monte Corvino moved to Pomigliano with the 12th Air Support Group
November
1 Nov 1943	The detachment at Pomigliano closed down an moved to Monte Corvino
3 Nov 1943	1 x Walrus was lost during a rescue but the crew was rescued by a hospital ship and taken to Naples
14 Nov 1943	5 x ground crew personnel proceeded to join Monte Corvino detachment
19 Nov 1943	A squadron guard shot and killed a youth (12 years old), who had been tampering with squadron equipment
28 Nov 1943	Nos 283 and 284 Sqn Warwick detachments at Blida, Algeria was redesignated No 293 Sqn
December
6 Dec 1943	9 x ground crew personnel proceeded to Calvi, Corsica
7 Dec 1943	The Monte Corvino detachment was discontinued on its return to Palermo
16 Dec 1943	6 x ground crew personnel proceeded to Bizerta by air to join the detachment there Main body of the squadron embarked for Ajaccio, Corsica
25 Dec 1943	Main body of the squadron arrived at Ajaccio, Corsica
26 Dec 1943	Advance party departed Ajaccio for Borgo
27 Dec 1943	2nd party departed Ajaccio for Borgo
28 Dec 1943	3rd party departed Ajaccio for Borgo
29 Dec 1943	Squadron completed it move to Borgo

Source - No 283 ORB (AIR 27/1616) & No 293 ORB (AIR 27/1632)