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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 336 (Hellenic) Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
[1943 | ]
Personnel Movements: Feb - Dec 1943
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| February | |||
| Sqn Ldr | A F McGhee | 15 Feb 1943 | Appointed RAF Adviser |
| Flt Lt | J F Weale | 15 Feb 1943 | Arrived on posting for duty as RAF Liaison Officer |
| Plt Off | G Winram | 15 Feb 1943 | Arrived on posting for duty as Equipment Officer |
| Flt Lt | S Diamantopoulos | 23 Feb 1943 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 336 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | K Panagpopoulos | 23 Feb 1943 | Arrived on posting for duty as Operations Officer and assumed command of 'A' Flight |
| Flt Lt | J Catsaros | 23 Feb 1943 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of 'B' Flight |
| Flt Lt | M Zachariadis | 23 Feb 1943 | Arrived on posting for duty as Engineer Officer |
| Fg Off | E Cartelmakis | 23 Feb 1943 | Arrived on posting and assigned to 'A' Flight |
| Fg Off | E Carydis | 23 Feb 1943 | Arrived on posting and assigned to 'A' Flight |
| Fg Off | D Voutsinas | 23 Feb 1943 | Arrived on posting and assigned to 'B' Flight and for duty as Intelligence Officer |
| Fg Off | P Dascalou | 23 Feb 1943 | Arrived on posting and assigned to 'B' Flight |
| Plt Off | Tsotsos | 23 Feb 1943 | Arrived on posting and assigned to 'A' Flight |
| Plt Off | E Xydis | 23 Feb 1943 | Arrived on posting for duty as Operations Officer and assigned to 'B' Flight |
| Plt Off | Symeonidies | 23 Feb 1943 | Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant |
| Plt Off | N Mitropoulos | 23 Feb 1943 | Arrived on posting for duty as Medical Officer |
| WO | G Papaioannou | 23 Feb 1943 | Arrived on posting and assigned to 'A' Flight |
| WO | P Mihelongonas | 23 Feb 1943 | Arrived on posting and assigned to 'A' Flight |
| WO | E Athanasakis | 23 Feb 1943 | Arrived on posting and assigned to 'A' Flight |
| WO | M Scliris | 23 Feb 1943 | Arrived on posting and assigned to 'A' Flight |
| WO | D Spiridonos | 23 Feb 1943 | Arrived on posting and assigned to 'B' Flight |
| WO | K Hadzilakos | 23 Feb 1943 | Arrived on posting and assigned to 'B' Flight |
| WO | D Soufrilas | 23 Feb 1943 | Arrived on posting and assigned to 'B' Flight |
| WO | E Scantzicas | 23 Feb 1943 | Arrived on posting and assigned to 'B' Flight |
| WO | K Koccas | 23 Feb 1943 | Arrived on posting and assigned to 'B' Flight |
| WO | A Fragias | 23 Feb 1943 | Arrived on posting and assigned to 'A' Flight |
| WO | G Xanthacos | 23 Feb 1943 | Arrived on posting and assigned to 'A' Flight |
| WO | K Psilolignos | 23 Feb 1943 | Arrived on posting and assigned to 'B' Flight |
| WO | C Zacharakis | 23 Feb 1943 | Arrived on posting and assigned to 'A' Flight |
| WO | A Vratsos | 23 Feb 1943 | Arrived on posting and assigned to 'A' Flight |
| Flt Sgt | D Gizas | 23 Feb 1943 | Arrived on posting and assigned to 'A' Flight |
| Flt Sgt | G Nicolopoulos | 23 Feb 1943 | Arrived on posting and assigned to 'B' Flight |
| Flt Sgt | G Tzouvalis | 23 Feb 1943 | Arrived on posting and assigned to 'B' Flight |
| March | |||
| WO | A Vratsos | 9 Mar 1943 | Posted to HQ RHAF |
| WO | C Zacharakis | 10 Mar 1943 | Killed in a flying accident in Hurricane IIC, HV281, which stalled following an engine failure |
| Sqn Ldr | A F McGhee | 19 Mar 1943 | Posted to No 46 Sqn |
| April | |||
| Sqn Ldr | S P V Bird | 2 Apr 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 21 SOR for duty as Air Adviser and OC, RAF personnel |
| Plt Off | S Levendakis | 5 Apr 1943 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | N Mitropoulos | 13 Apr 1943 | Medical Officer, departed on posting |
| Plt Off | T Christodoulidis | 16 Apr 1943 | Arrived on posting |
| Flt Lt | P Sacellariou | 19 Apr 1943 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | E Xydis | 22 Apr 1943 | Proceeded to CGS (ME) for course on Cine Gun Film Assessment (2 days) |
| WO | G Papaioannou | 22 Apr 1943 | Proceeded to CGS (ME) for course on Cine Gun Film Assessment (2 days) |
| May | |||
| Fg Off | K Spyromilios | 3 May 1943 | Arrived on posting |
| WO | S Christakos | 6 May 1943 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | Mademlis | 7 May 1943 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | H Stavropoulos | 22 May 1943 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | D Sarsonis | 22 May 1943 | Arrived on posting |
| Flt Sgt | D Gizas | 26 May 1943 | Killed in a flying accident whilst flying HV505, which crashed after stalling at low level |
| Plt Off | Th Tripodis | 31 May 1943 | Arrived on posting |
| June | |||
| Plt Off | E Crabtree | 3 Jun 1943 | Arrived on posting for duty as Operations and Intelligence Officer, wef 28 May 1943 |
| 2 Lt | E V Laioe | 8 Jun 1943 | Arrived on posting for duty as Defence Officer |
| Fg Off | K Spyromilios | 12 Jun 1943 | Killed in action when he abandoned his aircraft over the sea, but was not rescued |
| Sqn Ldr | S P V Bird | 23 Jun 1943 | Air Adviser and OC, RAF personnel, posted to No 148 Sqn |
| Sqn Ldr | J H Cloete | 26 Jun 1943 | Arrived on posting for duty as Air Adviser and OC, RAF personnel |
| July | |||
| Flt Lt | J P Murray | 1 Jul 1943 | Arrived on posting for duty of Liaison Officer |
| Plt Off | D Marsden | 14 Jul 1943 | Arrived on posting for duty as Officer i/c English Instruction |
| WO | D Spiridonos | 17 Jul 1943 | Severely burned in aircraft fire and admitted to hospital in Alexandria |
| Plt Off | Tsotsos | 20 Jul 1943 | Returned from a prolonged sick leave |
| WO | E Athanasakis | 23 Jul 1943 | Failed to return from an operation to Crete |
| WO | E Scantzicas | 23 Jul 1943 | Failed to return from an operation to Crete |
| August | |||
| WO | G Xanthacos | 6 Aug 1943 | Baled out over the Gulf of Sollum but could not be rescued |
| WO | G Xanthacos | 7 Aug 1943 | Successfully reached the shore in his dinghy |
| WO | G Xanthacos | 8 Aug 1943 | Returned to the unit |
| Plt Off | E Crabtree | 10 Aug 1943 | Attached to 29 Sector for duty as Sector Intelligence Officer |
| Fg Off | Barnett | 11 Aug 1943 | Arrived on posting for duty as Intelligence Officer |
| September | |||
| Fg Off | Karathanssis | 7 Sep 1943 | Proceeded for training |
| Plt Off | Demiris | 7 Sep 1943 | Proceeded for training |
| Sgt | Myrillos | 7 Sep 1943 | Proceeded for training |
| Sgt | Sakellariou | 7 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | Leventidis | 7 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Baltatzis | 9 Sep 1943 | Engineering Officer, departed on posting |
| Plt Off | Pitsiladis | 10 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting for duty as Engineering Officer |
| Flt Sgt | G Nicolopoulos | 17 Sep 1943 | Proceeded on a Gunnery Course |
| Plt Off | Th Tripodis | 21 Sep 1943 | Baled out during a convoy patrol and rescued by a destroyer |
| Flt Lt | J P Murray | 22 Sep 1943 | Liaison Officer, proceeded to Cairo for Junior Commanders' Course |
| Plt Off | Hilarides | 23 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting for duty as Engineering Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | J H Cloete | 27 Sep 1943 | Air Adviser and OC, RAF personnel, posted to No 219 Group |
| Flt Lt | K Panagpopoulos | 29 Sep 1943 | OC, 'A' Flight departed on posting |
| Plt Off | Th Tripodis | 36 Sep 1943 | Disembarked in Malta |
| October | |||
| Flt Lt | J P Murray | 13 Oct 1943 | Liaison Officer, returned from Cairo on completion of Junior Commanders' Course |
| Fg Off | P Dascalou | 13 Oct 1943 | Proceeded on Gunnery Course |
| Fg Off | E Xydis | 13 Oct 1943 | Proceeded on Gunnery Course |
| Plt Off | P Mihelongonas | 13 Oct 1943 | Proceeded on Gunnery Course |
| Fg Off | K Polyzos | 22 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting for duty as Senior Medical Officer |
| WO | G Papaioannou | 24 Oct 1943 | Posted to No 71 OTU |
| Flt Lt | A Vlandusis | 26 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting |
| Flt Lt | C Kotronis | 30 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 335 Sqn |
| November | |||
| Flt Lt | J A Sowrey | 4 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting for duty as Flying Training Adviser/OC, RAF Personnel |
| Fg Off | Dadiotis | 5 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting |
| Flt Lt | S Diamantopoulos | 9 Nov 1943 | Failed to return from an operation to Crete |
| Flt Lt | Angel | 11 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting for duty as Accountant Officer |
| Plt Off | D Drosos | 11 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting for duty as Engineer Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | P Koumbis | 13 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting for duty as Engineer Officer |
| Flt Sgt | G Tzouvalis | 13 Nov 1943 | Failed to return from an operation to Crete |
| Fg Off | E Carydis | 14 Nov 1943 | Failed to return from an operation to Crete |
| Plt Off | K Psilolignos | 14 Nov 1943 | Failed to return from an operation to Crete |
| Sgt | D Sarsonis | 14 Nov 1943 | Failed to return from an operation to Crete |
| Sgt | Mademlis | 14 Nov 1943 | Failed to return from an operation to Crete |
| Flt Lt | K Margaritis | 15 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 336 Sqn |
| Plt Off | J Seiloglov | 24 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting for duty as Engineer Officer |
| Fg Off | Karathanssis | 25 Nov 1943 | Admitted to the Greek Military Hospital, Alexandria with burns following a crash on take off |
| December | |||
| Plt Off | Demiris | 3 Dec 1943 | Posted to HQ RHAF (ME) |
| Fg Off | Barnett | 6 Dec 1943 | Intelligence Officer, posted to No 33 SOR |
| Fg Off | Karathanssis | 19 Dec 1943 | Posted to HQ RHAF (ME) as N/E sick |
| Plt Off | S Christakos | 29 Dec 1943 | Killed in a flying accident after failing to recovery from a spin in Spitfire VC, EE806 |
Source - No 336 ORB (AIR 27/1735)
Organisational Movements: Feb - Dec 1943
| Date | Notes |
| February | |
| 23 Feb 1943 | No 336 Squadron was formed at LG219 Cairo, equipped with 16 Hurricane IICs |
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| March | |
| 8 Mar 1943 | Training commenced |
| April | |
| 4 Apr 1943 | Advance party party departed LG219 for LG121 (Sidi Barrani) |
| 5 Apr 1943 | Main road party departed LG219 for LG121 Rail road party departed LG219 for No 22 PTC |
| 7 Apr 1943 | Main road party arrived at LG121 10 x aircraft departed LG219 for LG121, one force landed en-route |
| 8 Apr 1943 | Rail road party departed Cairo for Semilla and then to LG121 by road |
| 12 Apr 1943 | The five remaining aircraft arrived at LG121 |
| 13 Apr 1943 | Rear party arrived at LG121 |
| May | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
| June | |
| 17 Jun 1943 | 2 x Hurricane IICs were delivered from No 274 Sqn as replacements |
| 20 Jun 1943 | 2 x Hurricane IICs were delivered from No 132 MU |
| July | |
| 9 Jul 1943 | 1 x Hurricane IIC was delivered from No 132 MU |
| August | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
| September | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
| October | |
| 18 Oct 1943 | 1 x Spitfire VC, EE806, delivered from LG237 |
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| November | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
| December | |
| 29 Dec 1943 | Squadron's only Spitfire VC, EE806, was lost in a flying accident |
Source - No 336 ORB (AIR 27/1735)
This entry was last updated on 04/08/25
