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No 352 (Yugoslav) Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
[1944 | ]
Personnel Movements: Apr - Dec 1944
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| April | |||
| Wg Cdr | J E Proctor | 22 Apr 1944 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 352 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | M Protic | 22 Apr 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as 2nd i/c of No 352 Sqn |
| May | |||
| Flt Lt | M Protic | 1 May 1944 | Promoted to Act Sqn Ldr |
| Fg Off | A Markovic | 1 May 1944 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt |
| Fg Off | R G Jovanovic | 1 May 1944 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt |
| Flt Lt | A Markovic | 3 May 1944 | Killed in flying accident |
| APO | Islamovic | 3 May 1944 | Killed in flying accident |
| Flt Lt | R H F Whiteside | 17 May 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as British Adjutant |
| APO | H Hajberger | 17 May 1944 | Reposted to the squadron on appointment to a commission for duty as Yugoslav Adjutant |
| APO | Zobundzija | 17 May 1944 | Reposted to the squadron on appointment to a commission |
| APO | N Pajic | 17 May 1944 | Reposted to the squadron on appointment to a commission |
| Fgf Off | L W L Underwood | 20 May 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as British Equipment Officer |
| APO | F Lolic | 21 May 1944 | Reposted to the squadron on appointment to a commission |
| June | |||
| Plt Off | J Woods | xx Jun 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Education Officer |
| July | |||
| Flt Sgt | Z Halambek | 1 Jul 1944 | Died from injuries |
| August | |||
| Sqn Ldr | M Protic | 13 Aug 1944 | Arrived at Canne in Hurricane |
| Plt Off | A Vukovic | 31 Aug 1944 | Killed in action |
| September | |||
| Plt Off | Delic | 5 Sep 1944 | Shot down over Yugoslavia, and evaded capture, later returning to the unit |
| Plt Off | F Kluz | 14 Sep 1944 | Killed in action |
| Wg Cdr | J E Proctor | 15 Sep 1944 | Relinquished command of No 352 Sqn on recall to the Middle East |
| Sqn Ldr | M Protic | 15 Sep 1944 | Assumed command of No 352 Sqn |
| AC2 | J Potocnik | 24 Sep 1944 | Killed in a road accident |
| Plt Off | L Ankon | 25 Sep 1944 | Killed in action |
| October | |||
| Flt Lt | R G Jovanovic | 4 Oct 1944 | Killed in action |
| Flt Lt | A Popov | 16 Oct 1944 | Killed in action |
| November | |||
| No personnel movements recorded in the ORB for this month | |||
| December | |||
| Flt Lt | Kraus | xx Dec 1944 | Grounded due to sickness, awaiting a Medical Board |
| Plt Off | Vujaklija | 11 Dec 1944 | Removed from training following his third crash |
| Sqn Ldr | M Protic | 19 Dec 1944 | Killed in action |
| Plt Off | H Soic | 21 Dec 1944 | Assumed command of No 352 Sqn and promoted to Act Sqn Ldr |
Source - No 352 ORB (AIR 27/1748)
Organisational Movements: Apr - Dec 1944
| Date | Notes |
| April | |
| 22 Apr 1944 | No 352 Squadron was formed at Benina, initially equipped with Hurricane IICs for training |
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| May | |
| 6 May 1944 | The squadron moved from Benina to Lete to commence training |
| 8 May 1944 | The squadron received it MT - 43 vehicles |
| 18 May 1944 | A British Engineer officer arrived on posting |
| June | |
| 25 Jun 1944 | 5 x Spitfire Vs arrived All flying training on Hurricanes ceased |
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| 26 Jun 1944 | 5 x Spitfire Vs arrived |
| 27 Jun 1944 | 2 x Spitfire Vs arrived |
| 28 Jun 1944 | 2 x Spitfire Vs arrived |
| 30 Jun 1944 | 1 x Spitfire V arrived |
| July | |
| 1 Ju1 1944 | 1 x Spitfire V arrived Remaining five Hurricanes were transferred to No 351 Sqn |
| 16 Jul 1944 | Main party departed Lete destined for Canne in Italy |
| 28 Jul 1944 | Main party embarked for Taranto |
| August | |
| 1 Aug 1944 | Main party arrived at Taranto and proceeded to the RAF Transit Camp at San Spirito |
| 8 Aug 1944 | MT party arrived at the RAF Transit Camp at San Spirito |
| 9 Aug 1944 | Main party, with MT, moved to the airfield at Canne |
| 12 Aug 1944 | First ground element of air party arrived at
Canne in Dakotas 16 x Spitfires departed Benina for Canne |
| 13 Aug 1944 | Second ground element of air party arrived at Canne in Dakotas |
| 15 Aug 1944 | 13 x Spitfires arrived at Canne via Marble Arch, Castel Benito, Malta, Catania and Bari |
| 16 Aug 1944 | 13 x Spitfires arrived at Canne via Marble Arch, Castel Benito, Malta, Catania and Bari |
| 18 Aug 1944 | Squadron became operational (fighter escort sorties only) under No 281 Wing, Balkan Air Force |
| 23 Aug 1944 | Squadron began fighter-bomber operations |
| September | |
| 2 Sep 1944 | The squadron was inspected by Marshal Josip Broz (Tito) on Vis Island |
| xx Sep 1944 | The Squadron began operating a detachment of four aircraft from Vis Island |
| October | |
| 28 Oct 1944 | 40 x Yugoslav other ranks departed on being required for service with Yugoslav ground forces |
| November | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
| December | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
Source - No 352 ORB (AIR 27/1748)
This entry was last updated on 11/08/25
