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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 436 (RCAF) Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
[1944 | ]
Personnel Movements: Aug - Dec 1944
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| August | |||
| No personnel movement recorded in the ORB in this month | |||
| September | |||
| Flt Lt | R S McCartney | 19 Sep 1944 | Arrived at HQ, No 229 Group at New Delhi on posting for duty as Adjutant |
| Flt Lt | R S McCartney | 24 Sep 1944 | Adjutant, proceeded to RAFChaklala |
| Sqn Ldr | S W Timmis | 29 Sep 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as OC, Static Admin |
| October | |||
| WO1 | J H Cooper MBE | 21 Oct 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Squadron Warrant Officer |
| Fg Off | H M Sanderson | 26 Oct 1944 | Attached from SHQ for duty as Engineer Officer |
| Flt Sgt | H J Scott | 26 Oct 1944 | Appointed NCO i/c R & I Flight |
| Flt Sgt | G A Hanson | 26 Oct 1944 | Appointed NCO i/c 'A' Flight |
| Flt Sgt | D L Whellams | 26 Oct 1944 | Appointed NCO i/c 'B' Flight |
| Flt Lt | D Moran | 28 Oct 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Medical Officer |
| Fg Off | D C Kerr | 28 Oct 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Engineer Officer (both Nos 435 and 436 Sqns) |
| Fg Off | A E Parsons | 29 Oct 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Intelligence Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | R A Gordon | 31 Oct 1944 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 436 Sqn, wef 26 Oct 1944 |
| November | |||
| Act Sqn Ldr | J K Herriott | 2 Nov 1944 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of 'B' Flight, wef 26 Oct 1944 |
| Sqn Ldr | R L Denison | 3 Nov 1944 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of 'A' Flight |
| Flt Lt | G A Stratton | 3 Nov 1944 | Arrived on posting from Canada for duty as Navigation Leader |
| Fg Off | Fowler | 4 Nov 1944 | Departed on posting to Bombay |
| Fg Off | Oliver | 4 Nov 1944 | Departed on posting to Bombay |
| LAC | J C A Carriere | 7 Nov 1944 | Admitted to hospital with BT Malaria |
| Fg Off | N N Cuming | 11 Nov 1944 | Appointed Acting Signals Officer |
| Fg Off | N N Webb | 12 Nov 1944 | Arrived on posting from HQ RCAF Overseas for duty as Engineer Officer, wef 8 Nov 1944 |
| Flt Lt | A Aikman DFC* | 26 Nov 1944 | Arrived on posting on completion of TSTU course |
| Fg Off | W J Harris | 30 Nov 1944 | Arrived on posting from the UK for duty as Education Officer |
| December | |||
| Fg Off | F O Speakman | 10 Dec 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Radar Officer |
| Capt | K A MacDonald RASC | 21 Dec 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Army Liaison Officer |
Source - No 436 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1871)
Organisational Movements: Aug - Dec 1944
| Date | Notes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| August | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 Aug 1944 | No 436 Squadron wsa officially formed but without any personnel or equipment | ||||||||||||||||||||
| September | |||||||||||||||||||||
| by 17 Sep 1944 | 150 Aircrew Officers and NCOs had arrived at TSTU, RAF Chaklala pending posting to Nos 435 and 436 Sqns | ||||||||||||||||||||
| October | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 Oct 1944 | Some aircrew personnel arrived at Gujrat on posting to the unit | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 Oct 1944 | 60 x Ground personnel arrived at Karachi, awaiting transport to Gujrat | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 Oct 1944 | 118 x Ground personnel arrived at Karachi, awaiting transport to Gujrat | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 Oct 1944 | Ground personnel at Karachi began being ferried to Gujrat by aircraft of No 435 Sqn | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 Oct 1944 | 62 x Ground personnel arrived from Karachi | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 Oct 1944 | 80 x Ground personnel arrived from Karachi 20 x new Dakota IVs allotted to the squadron |
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| 24 Oct 1944 | 41 x Ground personnel arrived from Karachi | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 Oct 1944 | 19 x Ground personnel arrived from Karachi | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 Oct 1944 | Two Servicing Flights and a R And I Flight were
formed Fire-fighting personnel of No 435 and 436 Sqns were formed into a Station Fire Fighting Section |
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| 27 Oct 1944 | Detachment (34 x airmen) proceeded to RAF Chaklala to carry out modifications on 10 aircraft awaiting delivery | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 Oct 1944 | 99 x Airmen (49 for No 436 Sqn) arrived having
travelled from the UK by sea The first aircrews to complete the TSTU course were collected from RAF Chaklala 17 more airmen proceeded to RAF Chaklala to carry out modifications |
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| 31 Oct 1944 | Remainder of the aircrew arrived on completing
the TSTU course Strength of the squadron was : -
* including 27 in hospital in Karachi |
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| November | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Nov 1944 | 31 x aircraft at Gujrat were split, 15 to No 435 Sqn and 16 to No 436 Sqn | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 Nov 1944 | 20 x personnel arrived on posting after being discharged from hospital in Karachi | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 Nov 1944 | FMAs detached to Chaklala returned, FMEs and Electrician remained on detachment | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 Nov 1944 | 10 x new crews arrived on completion of TSTU course | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 Nov 19434 | 8 x RAF Armourers arrived on posting from various units in India | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 Nov 1944 | Strength of the squadron was : -
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| December | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Dec 1944 | 'A' and 'B' Flight began to operate as separate entities with their own aircraft and crews | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Dec 1944 | 3 x aircraft arrived on transfer from Chaklala following to discontinuation of TS training there | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 Dec 1944 | HQ No 341 Wing arrived at Gujrat to take over control of Nos 435 and 436 Sqns from RAF Gujrat | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 Dec 1944 | Strength of the squadron was : -
Aircraft on strength - 20 x Dakota III/IVs |
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Source - No 436 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1871)
This entry was last updated on 04/09/25
