284 Sqn

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
May
Fg Off	R F Hayes	13 May 1943	Appointed to oversee formation of No 284 Sqn
Cpl	Hartley	17 May 1943	Clerk/GD, attached from No 277 Sqn to assist the CO
Fg Off	R F Hayes	20 May 1943	Assumed command of No 284 Sqn and promoted to Act Flt Lt
Fg Off	R G Eccles	20 May 1943	Arrived on posting from 'C' Flight, No 277 Sqn
Fg Off	Mitchell	21 May 1943	Arrived on posting from No 175 Sqn for duty as Adjutant
June
Fg Off	R F Hayes	16 Jun 1943	Proceeded to Maison Blanche by air
Fg Off	R G Eccles	16 Jun 1943	Proceeded to Maison Blanche by air
Flt Lt	R F Hayes	22 Jun 1943	Reported sick with tonsillitis
Fg Off	R G Eccles	22 Jun 1943	Attached to No 284 Sqn for experience
July
Flt Lt	R F Hayes	1 Jul 1943	Attached to No 284 Sqn for experience
Flt Lt	R F Hayes	8 Jul 1943	Ceased to be attached to No 284 Sqn and returned to Maison Blanche
Fg Off	R G Eccles	8 Jul 1943	Ceased to be attached to No 284 Sqn and returned to Maison Blanche
Flt Lt	R F Hayes	10 Jul 1943	Flown from Maison Blanche to El Aouina and then to RAF Luqa, Malta
Fg Off	R G Eccles	10 Jul 1943	Flown from Maison Blanche to El Aouina and then to RAF Luqa, Malta
Flt Lt	R F Hayes	12 Jul 1943	Attached to Communication and ASR Flight, Malta and assumed command of ASR Flight
Fg Off	R G Eccles	12 Jul 1943	Attached to Communication and ASR Flight, Malta
Flt Lt	R F Hayes	27 Jul 1943	Proceeded to Cassibile in Sicily by air
WO	N Pickles	27 Jul 1943	Proceeded to Cassibile in Sicily by air
Flt Sgt	E J Holmes	27 Jul 1943	Proceeded to Cassibile in Sicily by air
Sgt Plt	D J Lunn	27 Jul 1943	Proceeded to Cassibile in Sicily by air
Sgt	C Taylor	27 Jul 1943	Proceeded to Cassibile in Sicily by air
WO	K G Hall	27 Jul 1943	Proceeded to Cassibile in Sicily by sea and road
Flt Sgt	J A Reid	27 Jul 1943	Proceeded to Cassibile in Sicily by sea and road
Flt Sgt	J Bradley	27 Jul 1943	Proceeded to Cassibile in Sicily by sea and road
Sgt	G F Brown RCAF	27 Jul 1943	Proceeded to Cassibile in Sicily by sea and road
Sgt	R Brown	27 Jul 1943	Proceeded to Cassibile in Sicily by sea and road
Sgt	G W Paxton	27 Jul 1943	Proceeded to Cassibile in Sicily by sea and road
August
No personnel movements recorded in this month's ORB
September
WO	K G Hall	9 Sep 1943	Proceeded to Milazzo East in charge of a detachment
Flt Sgt	R C Glew	9 Sep 1943	Proceeded to Milazzo East on detachment
Flt Sgt	J A Reid	9 Sep 1943	Proceeded to Milazzo East on detachment
Flt Sgt	Newman	9 Sep 1943	Attached from No 283 Sqn
Flt Sgt	Graham	9 Sep 1943	Attached from No 283 Sqn
Flt Sgt	Newman	10 Sep 1943	Proceeded to Milazzo East on detachment
Flt Sgt	Graham	10 Sep 1943	Proceeded to Milazzo East on detachment
Sgt	Heseltine	10 Sep 1943	Proceeded to Milazzo East on detachment
Sgt	Drew	10 Sep 1943	Proceeded to Milazzo East on detachment as i/c ground personnel
Flt Sgt	Morabito	10 Sep 1943	Attached from No 283 Sqn
Sgt	Divers	10 Sep 1943	Attached from No 283 Sqn
WO	N Pickles	20 Sep 1943	Proceeded to Milazzo East on detachment
Sgt Plt	D J Lunn	20 Sep 1943	Proceeded to Milazzo East on detachment
Flt Sgt	Newman	21 Sep 1943	Ceased to be attached on return to No 283 Sqn
Flt Sgt	Graham	21 Sep 1943	Ceased to be attached on return to No 283 Sqn
Flt Sgt	Morabito	21 Sep 1943	Ceased to be attached on return to No 283 Sqn
Sgt	Divers	21 Sep 1943	Ceased to be attached on return to No 283 Sqn
Plt Off	R M Cooke	23 Sep 1943	Arrived on posting from No 614 Sqn for duty as Engineering Officer
October
Fg Off	R G Eccles	20 Oct 1943	Proceeded on detachment toTriola
Flt Sgt	E J Holmes	20 Oct 1943	Proceeded on detachment toTriola
Flt Sgt	Berry	20 Oct 1943	Proceeded on detachment toTriola
LAC	E J Stevens	23 Oct 1943	Died in hospital
Fg Off	R G Eccles	25 Oct 1943	Admitted to No 30 Mobile Field Hospital
Fg Off	R G Eccles	26 Oct 1943	Flown back to Gioia suffering from Malaria
November
Sgt Plt	D J Lunn	1 Nov 1943	Proceeded to Triola to join 'C' Flight
Flt Sgt	J Bradley	1 Nov 1943	Proceeded to Triola to join 'C' Flight
AC1	Saunders	6 Nov 1943	Driver/MT, admitted to No 21 MFH
Sqn Ldr	R W Pye	23 Nov 1943	OC, Warwick detachment posted to command No 293 Sqn
Flt Sgt	J A Reid	25 Nov 1943	Departed on posting to No 283 Sqn
Sgt	Heseltine	25 Nov 1943	Departed on posting to No 283 Sqn
December
WO	K G Hall	1 Dec 1943	Proceeded to Naples in charge of detachment
Flt Sgt	M D Kelly	1 Dec 1943	Proceeded to Naples on detachment
Sgt	G F Brown RCAF	4 Dec 1943	Promoted toWO 2
Flt Sgt	J Barry	4 Dec 1943	Admitted to hospital
Flt Sgt	J Barry	6 Dec 1943	Discharged from hospital
Flt Sgt	M D Kelly	9 Dec 1943	Promoted to WO
WO 2	G F Brown RCAF	11 Dec 1943	Admitted to hospital
Flt Lt	M F M Ryan	12 Dec 1943	Medical Officer, detached to No 323 Wing
Fg Off	R G Eccles	12 Dec 1943	Returned from hospital and rejoined 'C' Flight
Fg Off	R G Eccles	13 Dec 1943	Proceeded to Brindisi
WO	K G Hall	13 Dec 1943	Proceeded to Gaudo in preparation for a move
Flt Sgt	M D Kelly	13 Dec 1943	Proceeded to Gaudo in preparation for a move
WO 2	G F Brown RCAF	13 Dec 1943	Discharged from hospital but unfit to fly
Fg Off	R G Eccles	15 Dec 1943	Returned to Palata from Brindisi to assist with move, prior to going on sick leave
Flt Lt	J Bradley	15 Dec 1943	Proceeded to Palata from Brindisi to assist with move, prior to going on sick leave
WO	N Pickles	16 Dec 1943	Wounded by a gunshot during a rescue operation
Flt Sgt	E J Holmes	20 Dec 1943	Proceeded to Brindisi from Palata
Flt Sgt	J Bradley	20 Dec 1943	Proceeded to Brindisi from Palata
WO	K G Hall	21 Dec 1943	Proceeded to Capodichino from Gaudo
Flt Sgt	M D Kelly	21 Dec 1943	Proceeded to Capodichino from Gaudo
Flt Sgt	E J Holmes	21 Dec 1943	Arrived at Brindisi from Palata
Flt Sgt	J Bradley	21 Dec 1943	Arrived at Brindisi from Palata
Flt Sgt	E J Holmes	22 Dec 1943	Returned to Palata with Walrus W3012
Flt Sgt	J Bradley	22 Dec 1943	Arrived at Brindisi from Palata

Source - No 284 ORB (AIR 27/1618), No 293 ORB (AIR 27/1632) & No 293 ORB (AIR 27/1632)

Organisational Movements: May - Dec 1943

Date	Notes
May
7 May 1943	Instructions issued to form No 284 Squadron from personnel drawn from No 277 Squadron at Gravesend, for service overseas
13 May 1943	Initial Establishment to be a HQ and 1 x Flight with a CO (Flt Lt post) and 6 x Walrus aircraft
14/15 May 1943	CO at Air Ministry and informed the squadron would need to be at a PDC on 26 of 28 May despite lack of equipment and personnel
16 May 1943	CO returned to Gravesend and was informed that the squadron would form at RAF Martlesham Heath
17 May 1943	CO arrived at RAF Martlesham Heath to find some equipment had arrived
18 May 1943	31 x airmen arrived on posting
20 May 1943	11 x airmen arrived on posting
21 May 1943	6 x aircrew and 2 x airmen arrived on posting
26 May 1943	Aircrew party departed Martlesham Heath for PDC, West Kirby
27 May 1943	Aircrew party PDC, West Kirby and proceeded on 4 days' embarkation leave
June
1 Jun 1943	Aircrew party returned from leave
3 Jun 1943	Aircrew party departed West Kirby for Liverpool, then to Stranraer, Larne and finally Belfast, embarking on HMS Battler
4 Jun 1943	Equipment departed Martlesham Heath by road to Hull
5 Jun 1943	HMS Battler departed Belfast Remainder of road convoy arrived at port of embarkation (Hull)
12 Jun 1943	Ground party departed Martlesham Heath for PDC, West Kirby by rail
13 Jun 1943	Ground party arrived at PDC, West Kirby
14 Jun 1943	Aircrew party disembarked from HMS Battler in Gibraltar and proceeded to Catalina base
16 Jun 1943	Ground party moved from PDC, West Kirby to Liverpool and embarked on HMS Britannic
From 17 Jun 1943 the two officers attempted to find any information about the future of the squadron but found it very difficult
25 Jun 1943	CO located the NCO aircrew at the Base Accounts Office, they having been flown from Gibraltar without his knowledge
26 Jun 1943	Aircrew party moved to Transit Camp in Algiers Ground party arrived in Algiers Harbour
27 Jun 1943	Ground party disembarked and proceeded to transit camp at Fort de L'Eau
July
6 Jul 1943	Transit camp holding NCO aircrew moved from Algiers to Tunis
8 Jul 1943	NCO aircrew arrived in Tunis
9 Jul 1943	NCO aircrew flown to Bizerta
10 Jul 1943	NCO aircrew flown to RAF Hal Far in Malta
11 Jul 1943	Officer and NCO aircrew reunited at RAF Hal Far in Malta and attached to Communications and ASR Flight
12 Jul 1943	OC, No 284 Sqn assumed command of the ASR Flight and commenced training of aircrew personnel on Walrus aircraft

14 Jul 1943	Ground party collected MT vehicles from Rivit in preparation of move to Malta
16 Jul 1943	Squadron equipment collected from Algiers and brought to Fort de L'Eau
27 Jul 1943	2 x Walrus, 5 x aircrew and 4 x ground staff proceeded to Cassibile, Sicily Remainder of party proceeded by HSL to Syracuse and then by road to Cassibile
August
6 Aug 1943	Ground party departed Fort de L'Eau for Tunis and over-nighted at El Hassi
7 Aug 1943	Ground party departed El Hassi for Soul El Ahras
8 Aug 1943	Ground party departed Soul El Ahras for Tunis
10 Aug 1943	Ground party departed No 2 Base Area for Assembly Area and embarked
12 Aug 1943	Ground party sailed from Tunis for Lacata, Sicily
13 Aug 1943	Ground party arrived at Lacata, disembarked and proceeded to Vittoria
15 Aug 1943	Ground party departed Vittoria and finally arrived at Cassibile to rejoin the squadron
19 Aug 1943	Ground crew that had been attached to the squadron from Malta departed by air on return to their unit
20 Aug 1943	Advance party and 2 x aircraft moved to Lentini East
21 Aug 1943	Remaining aircraft moved to Lentini East
22 Aug 1943	Remainder of squadron moved to Lentini East
September
6 Sep 1943	Squadron moved from Lentini East to Lentini West
7 Sep 1943	1 x Walrus was delivered from Malta
9 Sep 1943	1 x Walrus and crew attached from No 283 Sqn 1 x Walrus, R6588, aircraft proceeded on detachment to Milazzo East
10 Sep 1943	11 NCOs and airmen proceeded on detachment to Milazzo East 1 x Walrus, Z1784,aircraft proceeded to join the detachment to Milazzo East 1 x Walrus and crew attached from No 283 Sqn
12 Sep 1943	1 x Driver MT, 1 x Cook and 2 x ACH/GDs joined the detachment at Milazzo East
13 Sep 1943	4 x Airmen arrived on posting
14 Sep 1943	2 x Airmen arrived on posting from No 144 MU
24 Sep 1943	1 x Flt Sgt and 7 x airmen proceeded to a destination in Area U38
25 Sep 1943	1st Air Party departed Lentini West by air (Dakotas) for Scanzano in Italy 2nd Air Party departed Lentini West by air (2 x Walrus) for Scanzano in Italy 2nd road party departed Lentini West for Scanzano in Italy
26 - 29 Sep 1943	Equipment remaining at Lentini West was collected daily and brought back to Scanzano
30 Sep 1943	Last personnel and equipment arrived at Scanzano from Lentini West
October
1 Oct 1943	Advance party departed Scanzano for Gioia del Coile
4 Oct 1943	Main party departed Scanzano for Gioia del Coile
5 Oct 1943	Rear party departed Scanzano for Gioia del Coile
16 Oct 1943	1 Sgt and 13 x ORs arrived on posting
20 Oct 1943	1 x Walrus proceeded to Triola on detachment ('C' Flight) 1st party of ground personnel departed Gioia del Coile for Triola 2 x Warwicks arrived at Blida, Algeria to form a detachment of No 284 Sqn

21 Oct 1943	1 x Walrus proceeded to Triola on detachment 2nd party of ground personnel departed Gioia del Coile for Triola
27 Oct 1943	1 x Walrus, R6588, returned to Gioia from Milazzo on cessation of the detachment
28 Oct 1943	Last Walrus returned to Gioia from Milazzo on cessation of the detachment
November
14 Nov 1943	Advance party departed Gioia for Brindisi
15 Nov 1943	Main party departed Gioia for Brindisi Part of Milazzo detachment arrived at Brindisi
16 Nov 1943	Rear party departed Gioia for Brindisi 2nd part of Milazzo detachment arrived at Brindisi
20 Nov 1943	2 x Fabric Workers arrived on posting
23 Nov 1943	6 x airmen posted to No 293 Sqn 1 x Walrus crew posted to No 283 Sqn
26 Nov 1943	'C' Flight moved from Triola to Palata
28 Nov 1943	Nos 283 and 284 Sqn Warwick detachments at Blida, Algeria was redesignated No 293 Sqn
29 Nov 1943	Ground crew for 'Naples' Flight departed Brindisi
December
1 Dec 1943	1 x Walrus, X9506 proceeded to Naples on detachment ('B' Flight) 1 x Nursing Orderly attached to No 1435 Sqn
3 Dec 1943	'B' Flight moved from Naples to Monte Corvino
4 Dec 1943	'B' Flight attached to No 608 Sqn at Monte Corvino
12 Dec 1943	1 x WO Electrician arrived on posting
13 Dec 1943	1 x 'C' Flight Walrus moved from Palata to Guado, becoming 'B' Flight
14 Dec 1943	Part of ground element of 'C' Flight moved from Palata to Guado to join 'B' Flight
21 Dec 1943	'B' Flight moved from Guado to join Capodichino
22 Dec 1943	The only Walrus at Brindisi was flown to 'C' Flight at Palata
30 Dec 1943	1st party of personnel from 'C' Flight left Palata to No 2 (SAAF) Wing at Trigno

Source - No 284 ORB (AIR 27/1618) & No 293 ORB (AIR 27/1632)