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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 528 Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
Personnel Movements: Jun - Dec 1943
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| June | |||
| July | |||
| August | |||
| September | |||
| October | |||
| November | |||
| December | |||
| The entries for the months June - December are missing from the ORB | |||
Source - No 528 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2000)
Organisational Movements: Jun - Dec 1943
| Date | Notes |
| June | |
| 15 Jun 1943 | No 528 Squadron was formed at RAF Filton, equipped with Blenheim IVs and Hornet Moths |
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| July | |
| August | |
| September | |
| October | |
| November | |
| December | |
| The entries for the months June - December are missing from the ORB | |
Source - No 528 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2000)
Personnel Movements: Jan - Dec 1944
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| January | |||
| Fg Off | Webb | 3 Jan 1944 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Exeter |
| Fg Off | Lafbery | 3 Jan 1944 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Exeter |
| WO | J W H Riley | 3 Jan 1944 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Exeter |
| WO | Brisco | 5 Jan 1944 | Attached to RAF Hereford for Officers' Parachute Course (7 days) |
| Plt Off | S B Simpson | 17 Jan 1944 | Engineer Officer, attached to RAF Rollestone for Anti-Gas Course (4 days) |
| Plt Off | R T Sercombe | 24 Jan 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 527 Sqn |
| WO | W Scarrott | 24 Jan 1944 | Admitted to Southmeade Hospital, Bristol from SSQ |
| WO | Brisco | 24 Jan 1944 | Transferred from SSQ to RAF Hospital, Locking |
| Flt Sgt | Meade | 27 Jan 1944 | Appointed to a commission in the rank of Plt Off, wef 27 Nov 1943 |
| February | |||
| Act Sqn Ldr | K J Henderson | xx Feb 1944 | Promoted to Temp Sqn Ldr, wef 1 Jan 1944 |
| Fg Off | N H W Munns | 1 Feb 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 77 Wing for duty as Adjutant |
| Fg Off | A Rambottom | 1 Feb 1944 | Adjutant, posted to No 73 Wing |
| Fg Off | F J McGarry | 7 Feb 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 515 Sqn |
| WO | W Scarrott | 9 Feb 1944 | Discharged from Southmeade Hospital, Bristol |
| Flt Sgt | J Dugdale | 9 Feb 1944 | Attached to Central School of Aircraft Recognition for course (21 days) |
| WO | Brisco | 24 Feb 1944 | Discharged from RAF Hospital, Locking |
| Fg Off | B H Webb | xx Feb 1944 | Attached to RAF Harrowbeer for temporary duty |
| Fg Off | M L Daniels | xx Feb 1944 | Attached to RAF Harrowbeer for temporary duty |
| Plt Off | J T Chatterton | xx Feb 1944 | Attached to RAF Harrowbeer for temporary duty |
| Plt Off | S B Simpson | xx Feb 1944 | Engineer Officer, attached to RAF Harrowbeer for temporary duty (3 days) |
| March | |||
| WO | J W H Riley | 1 Mar 1944 | Appointed to a commission in the rank of Plt Off, wef 12 Jan 1944 and posted to No 526 Sqn |
| Fg Off | J K Newman | 15 Mar 1944 | Transferred to RAF Hospital, Locking as N/E sick |
| Plt Off | J G H Austin | 20 Mar 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 526 Sqn |
| Fg Off | B H Webb | xx Mar 1944 | Posted to No 526 Sqn |
| Fg Off | J N Dennis | xx Mar 1944 | Attached from No 529 Sqn as supernumerary |
| Plt Off | H J Heath | xx Mar 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 526 Sqn |
| Fg Off | W F J Morgan | xx Mar 1944 | Promoted to War Sub Flt Lt, wef 2 Jan 1944 |
| Plt Off | S B Simpson | xx Mar 1944 | Engineer Officer, promoted to War Sub Fg Off, wef 29 Jan 1944 |
| Plt Off | R T Sercombe | xx Mar 1944 | Promoted to War Sub Fg Off, wef 1 Feb 1944 |
| Plt Off | J T Chatterton | xx Mar 1944 | Promoted to War Sub Fg Off, wef 4 Feb 1944 |
| Plt Off | H J Heath | xx Mar 1944 | Promoted to War Sub Fg Off, wef 26 Feb 1944 |
| Flt Sgt | E Stead | xx Mar 1944 | Promoted to Temp WO, wef 1 Feb 1944 |
| April | |||
| Fg Off | S B Simpson | 1 Apr 1944 | Engineer Officer, attached to Bristol Aero-Engine School for course (18 days) |
| Fg Off | F J McGarry | 5 Apr 1944 | Attached to RAF Predannack |
| WO | Brisco | ||
| WO | E Stead | ||
| Flt Lt | Gifford | 9 Apr 1944 | Attached to No 60 Group for temporary duty |
| Fg Off | J N Dennis | 9 Apr 1944 | Attached to No 60 Group for temporary duty |
| Fg Off | J T Chatterton | 10 Apr 1944 | Attached to No 60 Group for temporary duty |
| Flt Lt | W F J Morgan | 11 Apr 1944 | Posted to No 105 OTU |
| Flt Lt | Gifford | 11 Apr 1944 | Ceased to be attached to No 60 Group for temporary duty |
| Fg Off | J N Dennis | 11 Apr 1944 | Ceased to be attached to No 60 Group for temporary duty |
| Fg Off | C A Leagh-Murray | 12 Apr 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 527 Sqn |
| Fg Off | J T Chatterton | 12 Apr 1944 | Ceased to be attached to No 60 Group for temporary duty |
| Fg Off | F J McGarry | 13 Apr 1944 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Predannack |
| WO | Brisco | ||
| WO | E Stead | ||
| Sqn Ldr | K J Henderson | 17 Apr 1944 | Attached to RAF Rhoose for temporary duty (1 day) |
| Plt Off | J G H Austin | 17 Apr 1944 | Attached to RAF Rhoose for temporary duty (1 day) |
| Sqn Ldr | K J Henderson | 18 Apr 1944 | Attached to No 60 Group for temporary duty (1 day) |
| Flt Lt | Gifford | 18 Apr 1944 | Attached to No 60 Group for temporary duty (1 day) |
| Fg Off | F J McGarry | 17 Apr 1944 | Attached to RAF Predannack |
| WO | Brisco | ||
| WO | E Stead | ||
| Sqn Ldr | K J Henderson | 20 Apr 1944 | Attached to RAF Ringstead for temporary duty (1 day) |
| Flt Lt | Gifford | 20 Apr 1944 | Attached to RAF Ringstead for temporary duty (1 day) |
| Fg Off | J N Dennis | 21 Apr 1944 | Ceased to be attached from No 529 Sqn as supernumerary |
| Fg Off | F J McGarry | 24 Apr 1944 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Predannack |
| WO | Brisco | ||
| WO | E Stead | ||
| May | |||
| Fg Off | S B Simpson | 1 May 1944 | Engineer Officer, posted to No 6245 Servicing Echelon |
| Fg Off | H J Heath | xx May 1944 | Attached to RAF Predannack (3 days) |
| Plt Off | J G H Austin | ||
| Fg Off | R T Sercombe | ||
| Flt Lt | J K Pamment | 10 May 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 527 Sqn |
| WO | Dixon | 18 May 1944 | Posted to Centaurus Flight |
| Fg Off | C A Leagh-Murray | xx May 1944 | Attached to RAF Portreath (3 days) |
| Fg Off | J T Chatterton | ||
| Flt Sgt | J Dugdale | ||
| Fg Off | H J Heath | xx May 1944 | Attached to RAF Speke and Hawarden |
| Plt Off | J G H Austin | ||
| Fg Off | R T Sercombe | ||
| Fg Off | C A Leagh-Murray | 31 May 1944 | Attached to RAF Harrowbeer (6 days) |
| WO | H Hobson | ||
| WO | J Coston | ||
| June | |||
| Fg Off | J Baseley | 1 Jun 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 516 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | J K Pamment | 4 Jun 1944 | Posted to No 526 Sqn |
| Fg Off | J K Newman | 4 Jun 1944 | Posted to No 529 Sqn |
| Fg Off | G Wragg | 10 Jun 1944 | Arrived on posting from HQ No 60 Group |
| Fg Off | C A Leagh-Murray | 13 Jun 1944 | Posted to No 8 (C) OTU |
| Sqn Ldr | K J Henderson | 24 Jun 1944 | Attached to RAF Malvern for No 7 Basic Centimetre Course |
| Fg Off | M L Daniels | xx Jun 1944 | Promoted to War Sub Flt Lt, wef 1 May 1944 |
| Fg Off | F J McGarry | xx Jun 1944 | Promoted to War Sub Flt Lt, wef 18 May 1944 |
| July | |||
| Sqn Ldr | K J Henderson | 1 Jul 1944 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Malvern for No 7 Basic Centimetre Course |
| Sqn Ldr | K J Henderson | 6 Jul 1944 | Attached to RAF Thornaby for temporary duty |
| Flt Lt | Gifford | 6 Jul 1944 | Attached to RAF Thornaby for temporary duty |
| Sqn Ldr | K J Henderson | 7 Jul 1944 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Thornaby for temporary duty |
| Flt Lt | Gifford | 7 Jul 1944 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Thornaby for temporary duty |
| Flt Lt | F J McGarry | 9 Jul 1944 | Attached to RAF Hurn |
| Flt Lt | M L Daniels | ||
| Plt Off | Meade | ||
| Flt Lt | F J McGarry | 12 Jul 1944 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Hurn |
| Flt Lt | M L Daniels | ||
| Plt Off | Meade | ||
| Fg Off | Lafbery | 15 Jul 1944 | Attached to RAF Malvern for No 8 Basic Centimetre Course |
| Flt Lt | F J McGarry | 17 Jul 1944 | Attached to RAF Predannack |
| Flt Lt | M L Daniels | ||
| Plt Off | Meade | ||
| Fg Off | H J Heath | 17 Jul 1944 | Attached to RAF Portreath |
| WO | H Hobson | ||
| WO | J Coston | ||
| Flt Lt | F J McGarry | 19 Jul 1944 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Predannack |
| Flt Lt | M L Daniels | ||
| Plt Off | Meade | ||
| Fg Off | H J Heath | 19 Jul 1944 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Portreath |
| WO | H Hobson | ||
| WO | J Coston | ||
| Flt Lt | F J McGarry | 20 Jul 1944 | Attached to RAF Harrowbeer |
| Flt Lt | M L Daniels | ||
| Plt Off | Meade | ||
| Fg Off | H J Heath | 20 Jul 1944 | Attached to RAF Harrowbeer |
| WO | H Hobson | ||
| WO | J Coston | ||
| Fg Off | Lafbery | 22 Jul 1944 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Malvern for No 8 Basic Centimetre Course |
| Flt Lt | F J McGarry | 23 Jul 1944 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Harrowbeer |
| Flt Lt | M L Daniels | ||
| Plt Off | Meade | ||
| Flt Sgt | Tebbutt | 28 Jul 1944 | Attached to RAF Culmhead |
| WO | Brisco | ||
| WO | E Stead | ||
| Plt Off | Meade | xx Jul 1944 | Promoted to Fg Off, wef 28 May 1944 |
| August | |||
| Flt Lt | Gifford | 2 Aug 1944 | Attached to RAF Culmhead for temporary duty |
| Flt Lt | Bowers | ||
| Fg Off | Lafbery | ||
| Fg Off | H J Heath | 6 Aug 1944 | Attached to RAF Culmhead for temporary duty |
| Fg Off | J T Chatterton | 6 Aug 1944 | Attached to RAF Culmhead for temporary duty |
| Fg Off | R T Sercombe | 9 Aug 1944 | Attached to RAF Culmhead for temporary duty |
| Plt Off | J G H Austin | 9 Aug 1944 | Attached to RAF Culmhead for temporary duty |
| Fg Off | J T Chatterton | 10 Aug 1944 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Culmhead for temporary duty |
| Fg Off | J Baseley | 13 Aug 1944 | Proceeded on course on Claudel Hobson Carburettors |
| WO | W Scarrott | 15 Jun 1944 | Appointed to a commission in the rank of Plt Off |
| Flt Lt | Gifford | 16 Aug 1944 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Culmhead |
| Flt Lt | Bowers | ||
| Fg Off | Lafbery | ||
| Flt Sgt | Tebbutt | 16 Aug 1944 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Culmhead |
| WO | Brisco | ||
| WO | E Stead | ||
| Fg Off | J Baseley | 20 Aug 1944 | Returned from course on Claudel Hobson Carburettors |
| Fg Off | H J Heath | 24 Aug 1944 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Culmhead for temporary duty |
| Fg Off | R T Sercombe | 24 Aug 1944 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Culmhead for temporary duty |
| Plt Off | J G H Austin | 24 Aug 1944 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Culmhead for temporary duty |
| Flt Lt | F J McGarry | 24 Aug 1944 | Attached to RAF Culmhead for temporary duty |
| Fg Off | G Wragg | ||
| Plt Off | Meade | ||
| Plt Off | Scarrott | ||
| WO | Croston | 24 Aug 1944 | Attached to RAF Culmhead for temporary duty |
| Flt Sht | J Dugdale | ||
| Flt Lt | Gifford | 25 Aug 1944 | Attached to RAF Culmhead for temporary duty |
| Flt Lt | M L Daniels | ||
| September | |||
| Sqn Ldr | K J Henderson | 1 Sep 1944 | Attached to No 527 Sqn on disbandment of No 528 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | Bowers | 1 Sep 1944 | Attached to No 527 Sqn on disbandment of No 528 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | Daniels | 1 Sep 1944 | Attached to No 527 Sqn on disbandment of No 528 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | Gifford | 1 Sep 1944 | Attached to No 527 Sqn on disbandment of No 528 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | F J McGarry | 1 Sep 1944 | Posted as supernumerary to No 527 Sqn |
| Fg Off | Chatterton | 1 Sep 1944 | Attached to No 527 Sqn on disbandment of No 528 Sqn |
| Fg Off | Daniels | 1 Sep 1944 | Attached to No 527 Sqn on disbandment of No 528 Sqn |
| Fg Off | Baseley | 1 Sep 1944 | Attached to No 527 Sqn on disbandment of No 528 Sqn |
| Fg Off | Munns | 1 Sep 1944 | Attached to No 527 Sqn on disbandment of No 528 Sqn |
| Fg Off | G Wragg | 1 Sep 1944 | Posted as supernumerary to No 527 Sqn |
| Fg Off | Lafbery | 1 Sep 1944 | Posted as supernumerary to No 527 Sqn |
| Fg Off | Meade | 1 Sep 1944 | Posted as supernumerary to No 527 Sqn |
| Fg Off | Sercombe | 1 Sep 1944 | Posted as supernumerary to No 527 Sqn |
| Fg Off | Heath | 1 Sep 1944 | Posted as supernumerary to No 527 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Scarrott | 1 Sep 1944 | Attached to No 527 Sqn on disbandment of No 528 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Austin | 1 Sep 1944 | Posted as supernumerary to No 527 Sqn |
| WO | Briscoe | 1 Sep 1944 | Attached to No 527 Sqn on disbandment of No 528 Sqn |
| WO | Croston | 1 Sep 1944 | Attached to No 527 Sqn on disbandment of No 528 Sqn |
| WO | Hobson | 1 Sep 1944 | Attached to No 527 Sqn on disbandment of No 528 Sqn |
| WO | Stead | 1 Sep 1944 | Attached to No 527 Sqn on disbandment of No 528 Sqn |
| Flt Sgt | Dugdale | 1 Sep 1944 | Attached to No 527 Sqn on disbandment of No 528 Sqn |
| Flt Sgt | Tebbutt | 1 Sep 1944 | Attached to No 527 Sqn on disbandment of No 528 Sqn |
Source - No 528 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2000)
Organisational Movements: Jan - Dec 1944
| Date | Notes |
| January | |
| 31 Jan 1944 | Squadron strength - 84 |
| February | |
| 29 Feb 1944 | Squadron strength - 90 |
| March | |
| 22 Mar 1944 | Squadron moved from No 2 Hangar to No 1 Hangar |
| 31 Feb 1944 | Squadron strength - 97 |
| April | |
| 30 Apr 1944 | Squadron strength - 97 |
| May | |
| 13 May 1944 | Advance party departed RAF Filton for RCAF Digby |
| 14 May 1944 | Ground equipment departed RAF Filton for RCAF Digby by road |
| 15 May 1944 | Main party departed RAF Filton for RCAF Digby
by rail Air Party departed RAF Filton for RCAF Digby |
| 16 May 1944 | Rear party departed RAF Filton for RCAF Digby |
| 31 May 1944 | Squadron strength - 95 |
| June | |
| 1 Jun 1944 | Servicing was brought under the control of No 1023 Servicing Wing |
| 30 Jun 1944 | Squadron strength - 99 |
| July | |
| 31 Jul 1944 | Squadron strength - 107 |
| August | |
| 1 Aug 1943 | Cpl North with 14 airmen and airwomen proceeded on detachment to RAF Culmhead |
| 31 Aug 1944 | Squadron strength - 103 |
| September | |
| 1 Sep 1944 | No 528 Squadron was disbanded on being absorbed into No 527 Sqn |
Source - No 528 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2000)
