424 Sqn

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
October
Plt Off	F L Parker	17 Oct 1942	Arrived on posting
Plt Off	G J Cory	17 Oct 1942	Arrived on posting
Plt Off	F R Taylor	17 Oct 1942	Arrived on posting
Plt Off	A K Leitch	17 Oct 1942	Arrived on posting
Plt Off	C F Amies	17 Oct 1942	Arrived on posting
Plt Off	A Gardiner-Medwin	17 Oct 1942	Arrived on posting
Wg Cdr	H M Carscallan	20 Oct 1942	Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 424 Sqn
Act Flt Lt	J S McCrae	20 Oct 1942	Arrived on posting for duty as Gunnery Leader
Flt Lt	J Comar	21 Oct 1942	Arrived on posting
Flt Lt	K G Macmillan RAFVR	23 Oct 1942	Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant
Plt Off	L M Brown	23 Oct 1942	Arrived on posting
Plt Off	J K Mundle	23 Oct 1942	Arrived on posting
Flt Lt	W C Klassen	24 Oct 1942	Arrived on posting
Act Flt Lt	W E Allison	30 Oct 1942	Arrived on posting
Plt Off	K C Murphy DFC	30 Oct 1942	Arrived on posting
November
Flt Lt	C A Kyle	1 Nov 1942	Arrived on posting for duty as Medical Officer
Plt Off	J J Scuaillard	2 Nov 1942	Arrived on posting
Flt Lt	P S Bartlett	3 Nov 1942	Arrived on posting
Fg Off	L R Gingras	3 Nov 1942	Arrived on posting
Plt Off	J M Patterson	4 Nov 1942	Arrived on posting
Plt Off	S J Swinewinden?	5 Nov 1942	Arrived on posting
Flt Lt	W E Allison	10 Nov 1942	OC, 'A' Fight, promoted to Act Sqn Ldr
Flt Lt	J Comar	10 Nov 1942	OC, 'B' Fight, promoted to Act Sqn Ldr
Plt Off	C E Mortimer RAFVR	12 Nov 1942	Arrived on posting
Flt Lt	K G Macmillan RAFVR	14 Nov 1942	Adjutant, posted to No 102 Sqn
Fg Off	L R Gingras	14 Nov 1942	Assumed duties of Adjutant
Sqn Ldr	J Comar	16 Nov 1942	OC, 'B' Fight, admitted to SSQ
Flt Lt	W C Klassen	16 Nov 1942	Assumed command of 'B' Fight
Plt Off	C E Mortimer RAFVR	22 Nov 1942	Posted to No 431 Sqn
Sqn Ldr	J Comar	25 Nov 1942	Discharged from SSQ
Fg Off	L R Gingras	28 Nov 1942	Adjutant, promoted to Act Flt Lt, wef 14 Nov 1942
December
Sqn Ldr	W E Allison	2 Dec 1942	Attached to RAF Westcott for an Engine Handling Course
Flt Lt	W C Klassen	2 Dec 1942	Assumed command of 'A' Fight
Sqn Ldr	J Comar	3 Dec 1942	Resumed command of 'B' Fight,
Sqn Ldr	W E Allison	6 Dec 1942	Ceased to be attached to RAF Westcott and resumed command of 'A' Fight
Fg Off	L R Nussbaum	23 Dec 1942	Arrived on posting (B/A)
Plt Off	R W Thompson RAF	23 Dec 1942	Arrived on posting (Nav)
Sgt	C F Tarry RAF	23 Dec 1942	Arrived on posting (WOp/AG)
Sgt	G A Smith	23 Dec 1942	Arrived on posting (AG)

Source - No 424 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1834)

Organisational Movements: Oct - Dec 1942

Date

Notes

October

15 Oct 1942

No 424 Squadron was formed at RAF Topcliffe

23 Oct 1942

2 x Wellington IIIs, DF618 and DF621, were delivered

24 Oct 1942

1 x Wellington III, X3789, was delivered

25 Oct 1942

1 x Wellington III, BJ712, was delivered

26 Oct 1942

1 x Wellington III, X3401, was delivered

27 Oct 1942

1 x Wellington III, X3426, was delivered

31 Oct 1942

3 x Wellington IIIs, Z1691, BK436 and X3460, were delivered

Strength of the squadron was : -

	Aircrew	Groundcrew	Total
Officers RCAF	12	2	14
Airmen RCAF	46	56	102
Officers RAF	2	1	3
Airmen RAF	12	164	176
Other personnel	Nil	Nil	Nil

November

11 Nov 1942

3 x Wellington IIIs were delivered

12 Nov 1942

1 x Wellington III was delivered

28 Nov 1942

1 x Wellington III, Z1674, was delivered

29 Nov 1942

2 x Wellington IIIs, X3790 and BK435 were delivered

30 Nov 1942

Strength of the squadron was : -

	Aircrew	Groundcrew	Total
Officers RCAF	16	3	19
Airmen RCAF	63	79	142
Officers RAF	4		4
Airmen RAF	25	171	196
Other personnel	Nil	Nil	Nil

December

20 Dec 1942

1 x Wellington III, BK398, was collected from RAF Lichfield

21 Dec 1942

4 x airmen detailed for a Station defence Course

A detachment of airmen arrived from No 431 Sqn for maintenance instruction

23 Dec 1942

1 x Wellington III, BK144, was delivered by the ATA

29 Nov 1942

2 x Wellington IIIs were delivered, Z1692 from No 466 Sqn and DF613 from No 44 MU

31 Dec 1942

Strength of the squadron was : -

	Aircrew	Groundcrew	Total
Officers RCAF	17	3	20
Airmen RCAF	72	93	165
Officers RAF	5	Nil	4
Airmen RAF	28	193	221
Other personnel	Nil	Nil	Nil

Source - No 424 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1834)