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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 488 (RNZAF) Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
[1941 | ]
Personnel Movements: Oct - Dec 1941
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| October | |||
| Sqn Ldr | W G Clouston DFC | 10 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 488 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | J W Mackenzie DFC | 10 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of 'A' Flight |
| Flt Lt | J R Hutcheson DFC | 10 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of 'A' Flight |
| Fg Off | E W DeSuza | 10 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant |
| Plt Off | C W Franks | 10 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Equipment Officer |
| Plt Off | L R Farr | 19 Oct 1941 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Kluang on completion of conversion course |
| Plt Off | Johnstone | 19 Oct 1941 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Kluang on completion of conversion course |
| Plt Off | McAneny | 19 Oct 1941 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Kluang on completion of conversion course |
| Plt Off | Pettit | 19 Oct 1941 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Kluang on completion of conversion course |
| Plt Off | Sharpe | 19 Oct 1941 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Kluang on completion of conversion course |
| Plt Off | White | 19 Oct 1941 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Kluang on completion of conversion course |
| Plt Off | P D Gifford | 19 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Kluang on completion of conversion course, wef 5 Oct 1941 |
| Sgt | R W MacMillan | 19 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Kluang on completion of conversion course, wef 5 Oct 1941 |
| Sgt | A G Craig | 20 Oct 1941 | Attached to RAF Kluang for conversion course |
| Sgt | Killick | 20 Oct 1941 | Attached to RAF Kluang for conversion course |
| Plt Off | Greenhalgh | 22 Oct 1941 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Kluang on completion of conversion course |
| Plt Off | Godsiff | 22 Oct 1941 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Kluang on completion of conversion course |
| Sgt | Greening | 24 Oct 1941 | Attached to RAF Kluang for conversion course |
| Sgt | Bartrum | 24 Oct 1941 | Attached to RAF Kluang for conversion course |
| Sgt | R J Reid | 24 Oct 1941 | Attached to RAF Kluang for conversion course |
| Sgt | J E Miller | 24 Oct 1941 | Attached to RAF Kluang for conversion course |
| Sgt | Burton | 24 Oct 1941 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Kluang on completion of conversion course |
| Sgt | Macintosh | 24 Oct 1941 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Kluang on completion of conversion course |
| Sgt | deMaus | 24 Oct 1941 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Kluang on completion of conversion course |
| Sgt | Glew | 26 Oct 1941 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Kluang on completion of conversion course |
| Sgt | Charters | 26 Oct 1941 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Kluang on completion of conversion course |
| Sgt | Kuhn | 26 Oct 1941 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Kluang on completion of conversion course |
| Sgt | T W Honan | 26 Oct 1941 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Kluang on completion of conversion course |
| Sgt | Meaclem | 26 Oct 1941 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Kluang on completion of conversion course |
| Sgt | H J Meharry | 26 Oct 1941 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Kluang on completion of conversion course |
| Sgt | R J Reid | 27 Oct 1941 | Posted to No 36 Sqn, wef 5 Oct 1941 |
| Sgt | J E Miller | 27 Oct 1941 | Posted to No 100 Sqn, wef 5 Oct 1941 |
| November | |||
| Sgt | Greening | 1 Nov 1941 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Kluang on completion of conversion course |
| Sgt | A G Craig | 3 Nov 1941 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Kluang on completion of conversion course |
| Sgt | Killick | 3 Nov 1941 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Kluang on completion of conversion course |
| AC2 | E W Ansdell | 6 Nov 1941 | RAF Electrician, arrived on posting from RAF Transit Camp, Seletar |
| AC2 | W Blackhall | 6 Nov 1941 | RAF Electrician, arrived on posting from RAF Transit Camp, Seletar |
| Plt Off | M Foster | 13 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from New Zealand for duty as Accountant Officer |
| AC1 | G A Cottrell | 20 Nov 1941 | RAF Instrument Repairer, arrived on posting from RAF Transit Camp, Seletar |
| AC1 | H C Stewart | 20 Nov 1941 | RAF Instrument Repairer, arrived on posting from RAF Transit Camp, Seletar |
| AC1 | G R Pritchard | 20 Nov 1941 | RAF Instrument Repairer, arrived on posting from RAF Transit Camp, Seletar |
| AC1 | E F G Palmer | 20 Nov 1941 | RAF Instrument Repairer, arrived on posting from RAF Transit Camp, Seletar |
| December | |||
| AC1 | D J Denham | 10 Dec 1941 | RAF Flight Rigger arrived on posting from RAF Kluang |
| AC1 | H M M O'May | 10 Dec 1941 | RAF Flight Rigger arrived on posting from RAF Kluang |
| AC1 | O T Anderson | 10 Dec 1941 | RAF Flight Mechanic arrived on posting from RAF Kluang |
| AC2 | A S Service | 10 Dec 1941 | RAF Flight Rigger arrived on posting from RAF Kluang |
| AC2 | A J Buie | 10 Dec 1941 | RAF Flight Rigger arrived on posting from RAF Kluang |
| AC2 | A J Cromie | 10 Dec 1941 | RAF Flight Rigger arrived on posting from RAF Kluang |
| AC2 | J H Delap | 10 Dec 1941 | RAF Flight Mechanic arrived on posting from RAF Kluang |
| AC2 | F Briers | 10 Dec 1941 | RAF Flight Mechanic arrived on posting from RAF Kluang |
| AC2 | F A Howell | 10 Dec 1941 | RAF Flight Mechanic arrived on posting from RAF Kluang |
| AC2 | K Robinson | 10 Dec 1941 | RAF Flight Mechanic arrived on posting from RAF Kluang |
| Sgt | A G Craig | 18 Dec 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
Source - No 488 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1936)
Organisational Movements: Sep - Dec 1941
| Date | Notes |
| September | |
| xx Sep 1941 | Personnel assembled at Rongotal and embarked for Singapore |
| October | |
| 5 Oct 1941 | 3 x ACHs arrived at RAF Kallang, pending formation |
| 10 Oct 1941 | Advance party (11 x officers and 75 x Other
Ranks) disembarked in Singapore and proceeded to RAF Kallang No 488 (RNZAF) Squadron formed at RAF Kallang |
| 11 Oct 1941 | Allotted aircraft, Brewster Buffaloes, arrived |
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| 12 Oct 1941 | 9 x officers and 11 x NCO pilots attached to
RAF Kluang for Wirraway Conversion Course 2 x pilots and 9 x NCOs disembarked and reported for duty |
| 21 Oct 1941 | 4 x Sgt pilots arrived on posting from Transit Camp, Seletar |
| November | |
| 13 Nov 1941 | 1 x officer and 57 x ORs disembarked from New Zealand and proceeded to RAF Kallang |
| December | |
| 8 Dec 1941 | War declared on Japan |
Source - No 488 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1936)
This entry was last updated on 27/09/25
