538 Sqn

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
September 1942
Sqn Ldr	C V Winn DFC	2 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1459 Flight and assumed command of No 538 Sqn
Flt Lt	M W Beveridge	2 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1459 Flight and assumed command of 'A' Flight
Fg Off	Stafford	2 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1459 Flight
Fg Off	D V Anderson	2 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1459 Flight
Plt Off	F R Hill	2 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1459 Flight for duty as Adjutant
Plt Off	A G Egginton	2 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1459 Flight for duty as Special Signals Officer
Plt Off	J Rogers	2 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1459 Flight for duty as Electrical Engineer Officer
Plt Off	H A Hoar	2 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1459 Flight
Plt Off	Ferry	2 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1459 Flight
Plt Off	R A W Scott	2 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1459 Flight
Plt Off	N D Harding	2 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1459 Flight
Plt Off	Ross	2 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1459 Flight
Flt Sgt	H J Lumb	2 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1459 Flight
Sgt	R Depper	2 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1459 Flight
Sgt	Follis	2 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1459 Flight
Sgt	E A Lampkin	2 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1459 Flight
Sgt	G E White	2 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1459 Flight
Sgt	J Playford	2 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1459 Flight
Sgt	G D Kelsey	2 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1459 Flight
Sgt	L J Lowndes	2 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1459 Flight
Sgt	E P Letchford	2 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1459 Flight
Sgt	J D Humphreys	2 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1459 Flight
Sgt	R V Goss	2 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1459 Flight
Sgt	J B Cotterill	2 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1459 Flight
Flt Lt	M W Beveridge	5 Sep 1942	Assumed command of 'A' Flight
Flt Lt	J L W Ellacombe DFC	5 Sep 1942	Arrived on posting from No 253 Sqn and assumed command of 'B' Flight
Plt Off	D L Maxwell	5 Sep 1942	Arrived on posting from No 253 Sqn
Flt Sgt	D B Porter	5 Sep 1942	Arrived on posting from No 253 Sqn
Sgt	R E Dodson	5 Sep 1942	Arrived on posting from No 253 Sqn
Sgt	D K Foster	5 Sep 1942	Arrived on posting from No 253 Sqn
Sgt	F Lloyd	5 Sep 1942	Arrived on posting from No 253 Sqn
Sgt	W I Maguire	5 Sep 1942	Arrived on posting from No 253 Sqn
October 1942
Flt Sgt	H K Kemp	xx Oct 1942	Arrived on posting?
Sgt	Maidment	xx Oct 1942	Arrived on posting?
Sgt	R Depper	xx Oct 1942	Appointed to a commission in the rank of Plt Off
Sgt	J Grant	xx Oct 1942	Arrived on posting for duty with 'B' Flight
Sgt	K Jenner	xx Oct 1942	Arrived on posting for duty with 'B' Flight
Sgt	R Gravett	xx Oct 1942	Arrived on posting for duty with 'B' Flight
November 1942
Sgt	L J Lowndes	7 Nov 1942	Admitted to Scunthorpe Hospital following a flying accident
Sgt	E P Letchford	7 Nov 1942	Admitted to Scunthorpe Hospital following a flying accident
Flt Sgt	C H Parr	xx Nov 1942	Arrived on posting for duty with 'A' Flight
Sgt	Spencer	xx Nov 1942	Arrived on posting for duty with 'A' Flight
December 1942
No personnel movement recorded in the month's ORB
January 1943
No personnel movement recorded in the month's ORB

Source - No 538 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2006)

Organisational Movements: Sep 1942 - Jan 1943

Date	Notes
September 1942
2 Sep 1942	No 538 Squadron was formed from No 1459 Flight at RAF Hibaldstow, equipped with: - Havoc I (Turbinlite) Havoc II (Turbinlite) Boston III (Turbinlite)



2 Sep 1942	7 x Hurricane IICs transferred from No 253 Sqn

8 Sep 1942	Squadron declared operational
October 1942
No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB
November 1942
No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB
December 1942
No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB
January 1943
18 Jan 1943	Squadron declared non-operational
25 Jan 1943	No 538 Squadron was disbanded

Source - No 538 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2006)