351 Sqn

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
July
Sqn Ldr	J McA Torrance	1 Jul 1944	Appointed Officer Commanding, No 351 Sqn
Flt Lt	Rayner	xx Jul 1944	Arrived on posting for duty as Flight Commander
Flt Lt	A S Cenitch	xx Jul 1944	Arrived on posting for duty as Flight Commander
Fg Off	T Robertson	xx Jul 1944	Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant
Fg Off	W J Stevens	20 Jul 1944	Arrived on posting from No 6 Sqn
Plt Off	Jez	22 Jul 1944	Presented their Flying Badges by A/Cdre N S Allinson
Plt Off	Marinovic
Plt Off	Vlahov
Plt Off	Rebula
Plt Off	Majcen
Plt Off	Pepel
Sgt Plt	Zavrsnik
Sgt Plt	Grabar
Sgt Plt	Krsnik
Sgt Plt	Dvorsky
Sgt Plt	Antoncio
Sgt Plt	Pesic
August
Plt Off	Karic	7 Aug 1944	Presented with his Flying Badge
Plt Off	Frankl	10 Aug 1944	Admitted to hospital following a motor accident
Fg Off	Flowerdew	xx Aug 1944	Arrived on posting for duty as Engineer Officer
Sgt Plt	Grabar	xx Aug 1944	Grounded due to inability to cope with training
Sgt Plt	Drugovic	xx Aug 1944	Grounded due to inability to cope with training
September
Fg Off	J Woods	xx Sep 1944	Arrived on posting for duty as Education Officer
Sgt Plt	Prebeg	16 Sep 1944	Admitted to hospital following a flying accident
Plt Off	Vemic	28 Sep 1944	Removed from the RP course and posted out
Plt Off	Vukcevic	28 Sep 1944	Removed from the RP course and posted out
Sgt Plt	Pucelj	28 Sep 1944	Removed from the RP course and posted to No 22 PTC for disposal
Fg Off	W J Stevens	28 Jul 1944	Departed on posting
October
Plt Off	S Vouk	20 Oct 1 944	Killed in action
Flt Lt	Rayner	29 Oct 1944	Departed on posting
November
Plt Off	Karic	4 Nov 1944	Baled out over Yugoslavia during an operational sortie
Plt Off	Kolokocovnik	10 Nov 1944	Failed to return from an operational sortie
Plt Off	J S Pesic	10 Nov 1944	Killed in action
AC2	Mezic	15 Nov 1944	Died from burns
Plt Off	Kolokocovnik	19 Nov 1944	Returned to the unit having evaded capture
Sqn Ldr	J McA Torrance	21 Nov 1944	Relinquished command of No 351 Sqn on posting to No 56 PTC as tour expired
Flt Lt	A S Cenitch	21 Nov 1944	Reposted to No 351 Sqn as Officer Commanding
Flt Lt	A S Cenitch	22 Nov 1944	Promoted to Act Sqn Ldr
Plt Off	Vice	22 Nov 1944	Posted to the squadron but did not arrive
Fg Off	T Robertson	xx Nov 1944	Adjutant, promoted to Act Flt Lt, wef 1 Oct 1944
Fg Off	Flowerdew	xx Nov 1944	Engineering Officer, posted to No 39 Sqn
Plt Off	Frankl	xx Nov 1944	Posted N/E sick
Plt Off	Puric	xx Nov 1944	Posted N/E sick
December
Fg Off	J Woods	1 Dec 1944	Education Officer, posted to HQ MAAF but remained on attachment to the squadron
Plt Off	Marinovic	xx Dec 1944	Reposted to No 351 Sqn for duty as Flight Commander, wef 21 Nov 1944

Source - No 351 ORB (AIR 27/1747)

Organisational Movements: Jul - Dec 1944

Date	Notes
July
1 Jul 1944	No 351 Squadron was formed at Benina and took on the duties of an SFTS to complete the training of the Yugoslav pilots
7 Jul 1944	SFTS course completed
8/9 Jul 1944	Pilots undertook 'Wings' examinations
18 Jul 1944	Squadron commenced training on Hurricane IICs

31 Jul 1944	The squadron MT vehicles were delivered, including 25 x 3-tonners and 3 x 15 cwt vehicles
August
xx Aug 1944	25 x Yugoslav recruits arrived from the Refugee camp at El Shatt between 28 Jul and 2 Aug 1944
30 Aug 1944	Advance party departed Benina
September
3 Sep 1944	Advance party arrived at No 24 PTC
5 Sep 1944	MT party departed No 24 PTC for embarkation
xx Sep 1944	Rear party moved from Benina to RAF Shallufa Pilots delivered the Hurricane IICs to RAF Helwan, then proceeded to RAF Shallufa for further training
7 Sep 1944	Rear party arrived at RAF Shallufa
9 Sep 1944	Squadron was transferred to the control of HQ MAAF Remainder of main party embarked for Taranto
11 Sep 1944	Squadron received 10 new Hurricane IVs and commenced RP training at No 5 METS

15 Sep 1944	Advance party arrived at Taranto, British personnel to No 53 PTC and Yugoslav personnel to Yugoslav Transit Camp
20 Sep 1944	British personnel moved to Canne
22 Sep 1944	Aircrew completed RP training Main body of advance party arrived at Canne
25 Sep 1944	Advance party of aircraft and aircrew departed RAF Shallufa for Cannes Main ground party departed RAF Shallufa for No 22 PTC
26 Sep 1944	MT party disembarked
October
2 Oct 1943	Advance air party (8 x aircraft) arrived at Cannes, one aircraft being left at Catania Aircraft were modified to carry a long range tank under starboard wing, limiting RPs to four on post wing MT party arrived at Canne
13 Oct 1944	Operations commenced Detachment of ground personnel proceeded to Vis to take over from No 6 Sqn
18 Oct 1944	Rear party embarked in the Middle East Air detachment proceeded to Vis to take over from No 6 Sqn
20 Oct 1944	Rear air party (7 x aircraft) departed RAF Shallufa
23 Oct 1944	Rear party disembarked Taranto and proceeded to No 53 PTC
24 Oct 1944	Rear air party (7 x aircraft) arrived at Canne Rear party arrived at Canne from No 53 PTC Squadron now operating under No 281 Wing, Balkan Air Force
28 Oct 1944	54 x Yugoslav personnel posted to Noi 53 PTC for disposal pending arrival of trained personnel
November
4 Nov 1944	14 x British personnel were posted to No 56 PTC for repatriation
December
xx Dec 1944	British personnel with the detachment on Vis were recalled and replaced by 14 Yugoslav personnel
31 Dec 1944	By this date a further 35 British personnel had been posted away

Source - No 351 ORB (AIR 27/1747)