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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 417 (RCAF) Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
[1941 | ]
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| December | |||
| Sqn Ldr | C E Malfroy RAF | by 1 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 417 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | W J F Joncas RCAF | by 1 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Medical Officer |
| Act Flt Lt | F B Foster RCAF | by 1 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of 'A' Flight |
| Fg Off | J M Rutherford RCAF | by 1 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant |
| Plt Off | F Harris RAF | by 1 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Engineer Officer |
| Plt Off | M B Sutton RCAF | by 1 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | J Patterson RCAF | by 1 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | R Patterson RCAF | by 1 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | A A Williams RCAF | by 1 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Flt Lt | G H Doble | 6 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from HQ Fighter Command for duty as Intelligence Officer |
| Sgt Plt | Cushing | 16 Dec 1941 | Attached to No 2 Delivery Flight for two weeks |
| Sgt Plt | Henderson | 16 Dec 1941 | Attached to No 2 Delivery Flight for two weeks |
| Sgt Plt | Miller | 16 Dec 1941 | Attached to No 2 Delivery Flight for two weeks |
| Sgt Plt | Percival | 16 Dec 1941 | Attached to No 2 Delivery Flight for two weeks |
| Sgt Plt | J A Trist RCAF | 18 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 57 OTU |
| Plt Off | W H Pentland RCAF | 22 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 402 Sqn |
| Plt Off | E W Mitchell RCAF | 23 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 53 OTU |
| Plt Off | D E Bruce RCAF | 23 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 53 OTU |
| Plt Off | W H Pentland RCAF | 23 Dec 1941 | Assumed command of 'B' Flight, promoted Act Flt Lt |
| Plt Off | J C Joerns RCAF | 31 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU |
| Plt Off | A E Crane RCAF | 31 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU |
| Sgt Plt | D C Goudie RCAF | 31 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU |
| Sgt Plt | K H Clark RCAF | 31 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU |
Source - No 417 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1818)
Organisational Movements: Nov - Dec 1941
| Date | Notes |
| November | |
| 27 Nov 1941 | No 417 Squadron was formed at RAF Charmy Down, a satellite of RAF Colerne |
| December | |
| by 1 Dec 1941 | 16 x Sgt pilots had arrived on posting 5 x Spitfire IIAs, P7602, P8667, P7834, P8071 and P7544 were received from No 313 Sqn 1 x Spitfire IIA, P8192 were received from No 145 Sqn |
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| 2 Dec 1941 | 2 x NCOs and 8 x airmen arrived on posting |
| 3 Dec 1941 | 3 x NCOs and 4 x airmen arrived on posting |
| 5 Dec 1941 | 1 x Spitfire IIA, P8508 were received from No 501 Sqn |
| 6 Dec 1941 | 1 x NCO and 20 x airmen arrived on posting |
| 7 Dec 1941 | 5 x Spitfire IIAs, P8168, P8132, P8018, P7687
and P8201 were received from No 145 Sqn 2 x NCOs and 4 x airmen arrived on posting |
| 13 Dec 1941 | 5 x Spitfire IIAs, P7320, P7310, P7353, P8186 and P7983 were received |
| 19 Dec 1941 | The squadron was allocated the code letters 'AN' |
Source - No 417 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1818)
This entry was last updated on 28/08/25
