433 Sqn

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
September
Flt Lt	F N Pickford	24 Sep 1943	Arrived on posting from No 1666 HCU for duty as Adjutant
Cpl	D T Jeffs	24 Sep 1943	Arrived on posting for Orderly Room duties
LAC	B R Konkle	24 Sep 1943	Arrived on posting for Orderly Room duties
AC1	R S Holmes	24 Sep 1943	Arrived on posting for Orderly Room duties
AC2	J R Crowley	24 Sep 1943	Arrived on posting for Orderly Room duties
AC2	G F Mathewson	24 Sep 1943	Arrived on posting for Orderly Room duties
October
WO	E C Thorpe RAF	1 Oct 1943	Arrived on posting for Engineer duties
Sgt	S A Shead	3 Oct 1943	Arrived on posting for Disciplinary duties
Flt Lt	N H Cuke	5 Oct 1943	Arrived on posting for duty as Engineer Officer
Plt Off	S M Harrison RAF	13 Oct 1943	Arrived on posting from SHQ for duty as Electrical Engineer Officer, wef 7 Oct 1943
Flt Lt	Doyle	29 Oct 1943	Arrived on posting from Canada for duty as Medical Officer
November
Wg Cdr	C B Sinton	9 Nov 1943	Arrived on posting from No 432 Sqn and assumed command of No 433 Sqn, wef 1 Nov 1941
Fg Off	Sinclair	11 Nov 1943	Arrived on posting (A/B - Wg Cdr's crew)
Fg Off	K R Patterson	11 Nov 1943	Arrived on posting (AG - Wg Cdr's crew) for duty as Gunnery Leader
Flt Sgt	S W Sharpe	11 Nov 1943	Arrived on posting (Nav - Wg Cdr's crew)
Sgt	R E Pearce RAF	11 Nov 1943	Arrived on posting (WOp/AG - Wg Cdr's crew)
Sgt	R D Green RAF	11 Nov 1943	Arrived on posting (F/E - Wg Cdr's crew)
Fg Off	D W Simpson DFC	14 Nov 1943	Arrived on posting for duty as Navigation Officer
Flt Lt	N H Cuke	15 Oct 1943	Engineer Officer, proceeded to Handley Page Ltd for course
Sgt	W J Boustead	18 Nov 1943	Arrived on posting from No 427 Sqn
Plt Off	G W Wolton	21 Nov 1943	Assumed command of 'A' Flight
December
Fg Off	Edmonds	8 Dec 1943	Assumed command of 'B' Flight
Flt Sgt	R P Humphrys	19 Dec 1943	Killed in a flying accident
Sgt	H G Buxton RAF
Flt Sgt	H L Miller
Sgt	K N Lake
Sgt	L D Griese
LAC	W M J O'Connor		Killed in a flying accident (on the ground)
LAC	S T McEvoy		Injured in a flying accident (on the ground)
LAC	P W Butler		Injured in a flying accident (on the ground)

Source - No 433 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1862)

Organisational Movements: Sep - Dec 1943

Date

Notes

September

25 Sep 1943

No 433 Squadron was formed at RAF Skipton-on-Swale in No 6 Group

26 Sep 1943

By the end of the day the personnel strength stood at 114, comprising various trades

27 Sep 1943

Due to lack of accommodation new arrivals began being sent to Leeming on arrival

30 Sep 1943

Ground personnel were attached to other units for experience

Strength of the squadron was : -

	Aircrew	Groundcrew	Total
Officers RCAF	0	1	1
Airmen RCAF	0	145	145
Officers RAF	0	0	0
Airmen RAF	0	17	17
Other personnel (WD)	0	0	13

Aircraft on charge: -

October

9 Oct 1943

The following personnel were attached to No 1666 HCU for an indefinite period: -

30 x Fitters IIE
6 x Fitters IIA
3 x Electricians

11 Oct 1943

Nos 427 and 429 Sqns departed RAF Skipton and returned to RAF Leeming. leaving No 433 Sqn as the sole occupant

12 Oct 1943

A large quantity of MT was delivered from RAF Leeming.

The personnel being accommodated at RAF Leeming arrived at RAF Skipton

31 Oct 1943

Strength of the squadron was : -

	Aircrew	Groundcrew	Total
Officers RCAF	0	3	3
Airmen RCAF	0	213	213
Officers RAF	0	1	1
Airmen RAF	0	45	45
Other personnel (WAAF)	0	0	31

Aircraft on charge: -

November

3 Nov 1943

1 x Halifax III (1st), HZ268, was delivered

4 Nov 1943

The following personnel were attached to No 1679 HCU for experience on Halifax aircraft: -

30 x Fitters

The following personnel ceased to be attached to No 1666 HCU: -

30 x Fitters IIE
6 x Fitters IIA
3 x Electricians

10 Nov 1943

1 x Halifax III, HX272, was delivered

11 Nov 1943

1 x Halifax III, HX282, was delivered

12 Nov 1943

2 x Halifax IIIs, HX280 and HX284, were delivered

13 Nov 1943

3 x Halifax IIIs, HX230, HX245 and HX277, were delivered

16 Nov 1943

3 x aircrews arrived on posting

6 x Electricians attached to RAF Dalton

17 Nov 1943

1 x Halifax III, HX265, was delivered

21 x aircrew arrived on posting from RAF Leeming

18 Nov 1943

2 x Halifax IIIs, HX283 and HX285, were delivered

5 x Air Gunners arrived on posting

19 Nov 1943

1 x Halifax III, HX275, was delivered

21 Nov 1943

'A' Flight was formed, comprising the crews of the following Captains: -

Wg Cdr C B Sinton DFC
Plt Off G W Wolton
Flt Sgt K P White
Flt Sgt C N Nielson
Flt Sgt J S Smith RAF
Flt Sgt R C Reinelt RAF
Flt Sgt G E Hall RAF
Plt Off D Brown RAF

24 Nov 1943

2 x Halifax IIIs, HX281 and HX290, were delivered

25 Nov 1943

2 x Halifax IIIs, HX269 and HX291, were delivered

29 Nov 1943

3 x aircrews (9 x officers, 12 x NCOs) arrived on posting from RAF Croft

30 Nov 1943

Strength of the squadron was : -

	Aircrew	Groundcrew	Total
Officers RCAF	15	3	17
Airmen RCAF	26	298	324
Officers RAF	7	1	8
Airmen RAF	32	56	88
Other personnel (RNZAF)	1	0	1

Aircraft on charge: -

20 x Halifax IIIs

December

1 Dec 1943

2 x aircrews (1 x officer, 13 x NCOs) arrived on posting from No 1666 HCU

4 Dec 1943

6 x aircrews arrived on posting

8 Dec 1943

'B' Flight was formed

9 Dec 1943

3 x aircrews (3 x officers, 18 x NCOs) arrived on posting from No 1659 HCU

1 x aircrew arrived on posting from No 1666 HCU

10 Dec 1943

1 x aircrew arrived on posting from No 1659 HCU

13 Dec 1943

Several new aircrews arrived on posting from No 1659 HCU

30 Dec 1943

2 x Halifax IIIs, HX352 and HX353, were delivered

31 Dec 1943

Strength of the squadron was : -

	Aircrew	Groundcrew	Total
Officers RCAF	37	1	38
Airmen RCAF	108	249	357
Officers RAF	9	0	9
Airmen RAF	69	36	105
Other personnel (RNZAF)	1	0	1

Aircraft on charge: -

20 x Halifax IIIs

Source - No 433 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1862)