Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
No 544 Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
[1942 | ]
Personnel Movements: Oct - Dec 1942
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| October | |||
| Flt Lt | C A Brennan RCAF | 19 Oct 1942 | Transferred from No 1 PRU and assumed command of 'B' Flight |
| Plt Off | W E Donaghue | 19 Oct 1942 | Transferred from No 1 PRU and allocated to 'B' Flight |
| Plt Off | D W Johnson | 19 Oct 1942 | Transferred from No 1 PRU and allocated to 'B' Flight |
| Flt Lt | W R Acott | 20 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting from RAF Benson and assumed command of No 544 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | J H Loader | 21 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 21 OTU and assumed command of 'A' Flight |
| Flt Lt | E G Leathem | 21 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 21 OTU and allocated to 'A' Flight |
| Flt Sgt | R M Steele | xx xxx xxxx | Arrived on posting or transferred from No 1 PRU and allocated to 'A' Flight |
| Flt Sgt | T Hughes | xx xxx xxxx | Arrived on posting or transferred from No 1 PRU and allocated to 'A' Flight |
| Flt Sgt | W Wilson | xx xxx xxxx | Arrived on posting or transferred from No 1 PRU and allocated to 'A' Flight |
| Sgt | R Bailey | xx xxx xxxx | Arrived on posting or transferred from No 1 PRU and allocated to 'A' Flight |
| Sgt | D Flanagan | xx xxx xxxx | Arrived on posting or transferred from No 1 PRU and allocated to 'A' Flight |
| Sgt | L Terry | xx xxx xxxx | Arrived on posting or transferred from No 1 PRU and allocated to 'A' Flight |
| Sgt | R Watson | xx xxx xxxx | Arrived on posting or transferred from No 1 PRU and allocated to 'A' Flight |
| Sgt | K Walters | xx xxx xxxx | Arrived on posting or transferred from No 1 PRU and allocated to 'A' Flight |
| November | |||
| Flt Lt | W R Acott | 9 Nov 1942 | Promoted to Act Sqn Ldr |
| Flt Lt | C A Brennan RCAF | 9 Nov 1942 | Killed in action |
| Plt Off | W E Donaghue | 12 Nov 1942 | Failed to return from a sortie |
| Plt Off | W E Donaghue | 14 Nov 1942 | Returned to Gibraltar after being shot down, taken prisoner by the French and released |
| Sgt | J E Thompson | 27 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 543 Sqn |
| December | |||
| Sgt | J E Thompson | 1 Dec 1943 | Arrived in Gibraltar in Spitfire BS491 to replace Plt Off Donaghue |
| Plt Off | W E Donaghue | 10 Dec 1942 | Posted to No 543 Sqn |
Source - No 544 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2028)
Organisational Movements: Oct - Dec 1942
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| October | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 Oct 1942 | No 544 Squadron was formed from elements of No
1 PRU at RAF Benson, as follows
Personnel strength was: -
It was initially equipped as follows: -
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| November | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source - No 544 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2028)
This entry was last updated on 09/10/25