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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 299 Sqn - Personnel, aircraft and locations
[1943 | ]
Personnel Movements: Nov - Dec 1943
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| November | |||
| Wg Cdr | R W G Kitley | 4 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 299 Sqn |
| Flt Sgt | L E Tate RNZAF | 28 Nov 1943 | Died from injuries |
| December | |||
| Flt Sgt | R L Sanders | 11 Dec 1943 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Fg Off | J B Selth RAAF | 11 Dec 1943 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Fg Off | A H Salt RAAF | 11 Dec 1943 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Sgt | J M Thomson RCAF | 11 Dec 1943 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Sgt | W R Chester RCAF | 11 Dec 1943 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Wg Cdr | R W G Kitley | 28 Dec 1943 | Relinquished command of No 299 Sqn on posting to No 38 Group |
| Wg Cdr | P B N Davis | 28 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 297 Sqn and assumed command of No 299 Sqn |
Source - No 299 ORB (AIR 27/1654)
Organisational Movements: Nov - Dec 1943
| Date | Notes |
| November | |
| 4 Nov 1943 | No 299 Squadron was formed at RAF Stoney Cross
from 'C' Flight of No 297 Sqn, comprising 42 crews (5 members per crew) and
200 ground crew 1 x Cpl Clerk/GD was attached from RAF Stoney Cross. Its initial equipment comprised Ventura Is and IIs (ex No 2 Group) |
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| 9 Nov 1943 | 18 x Nav/B and Bomb Aimers arrived on posting from Nos 4 and 10 (O) AFU for duty as 2nd Navigators |
| December | |
| 1 Dec 1943 | 14 x Nav/B and Bomb Aimers arrived on posting, bringing the unit strength up to 43 complete crews plus 4 x surplus Nav/Bs |
| 6 Dec 1943 | First batch of MT (6 x vehicles) arrived |
| 8 Dec 1943 | 8 x aircrews posted to No 1665 HCU for conversion to Stirling aircraft |
| 18 Dec 1943 | 6 x Nav/Bs attached to No 1665 HCU for seven days ground training in 'GEE' |
| 22 Dec 1943 | 8 x aircrews posted to No 1665 HCU for conversion to Stirling aircraft |
| 28 Dec 1943 | 5 x aircrews posted to No 1665 HCU for
conversion to Stirling aircraft 6 x Nav/Bs attached to No 1665 HCU for seven days ground training in 'GEE' |
Source - No 299 ORB (AIR 27/1654)
This entry was last updated on 24/07/25
