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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 625 Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
[1943 | ]
Personnel Movements: Oct - Dec 1943
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| October | |||
| Wg Cdr | T Preston | 1 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 12 Base and assumed command of No 625 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | L T Eaglesfield | 1 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Hemswell for duty as Adjutant |
| Flt Lt | A Flett | 1 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1667 HCU for duty as Navigation Leader |
| Flt Lt | W D Crimmins DFC | 1 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1656 HCU for duty as Gunnery Leader |
| Fg Off | J E Pritchard | 1 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 12 Base for duty as Engineer Officer |
| Plt Off | R C White RAAF | 1 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 460 Sqn for duty as Signals Leader |
| Flt Lt | J C Maxwell | 10 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 103 Sqn for duty as Bombing Leader |
| Sqn Ldr | H M Robertson & crew | 12 Oct 1943 | Attached to No 1662 HCU |
| Sqn Ldr | J R Canham & crew | 13 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 100 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | Attwater & crew | 13 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 100 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | J C Day & crew | 13 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 101 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | J L Spiller & crew | 13 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 100 Sqn |
| Plt Off | T K Magee RAAF & crew | 13 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 100 Sqn |
| Plt Off | R McSorley RCAF & crew | 13 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 100 Sqn |
| Plt Off | G A Sparks & crew | 13 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 100 Sqn |
| Plt Off | J R Clark & crew | 13 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 100 Sqn |
| Plt Off | E L Pickles RAAF & crew | 13 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 100 Sqn |
| Plt Off | C R Kroemer RAAF & crew | 13 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 12 Sqn |
| WO | E S Ellis & crew | 13 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 12 Sqn |
| WO | T C Cunningham & crew | 13 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 101 Sqn |
| WO | S Burton & crew | 13 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 101 Sqn |
| WO | D Baker & crew | 13 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 100 Sqn |
| Flt Sgt | R G Bowden RAAF & crew | 13 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 100 Sqn |
| Flt Sgt | P R Aslett & crew | 13 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 100 Sqn |
| Flt Sgt | H W Gumbrell & crew | 13 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 12 Sqn |
| Sgt | J D Aspin & crew | 13 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 100 Sqn |
| Sgt | J Cook & crew | 13 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 100 Sqn |
| Sgt | J K Ives & crew | 15 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1662 HCU |
| Fg Off | W P Cameron & crew | 15 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1662 HCU |
| Flt Sgt | W S Middlemiss & crew | 15 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1662 HCU |
| Flt Sgt | J D Owen RCAF & crew | 15 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1667 HCU |
| Flt Sgt | R W D Price RCAF & crew | 15 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1667 HCU |
| Flt Sgt | J G Blackwood & crew | 15 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1667 HCU |
| Sgt | Clark & crew | 15 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1656 HCU |
| Flt Lt | B Douetil & crew | 20 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1656 HCU |
| Fg Off | W P Cameron RCAF | 20 Oct 1943 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | J W Diggle | ||
| Sgt | L Wild | ||
| Fg Off | A V Snook RCAF | ||
| Sgt | J H Hawkins | ||
| Plt Off | C W McFarlane RCAF | ||
| Sgt | F A Porter | ||
| Sgt | Whittaker | 22 Oct 1943 | Admitted to Grimsby and District Hospital after being wounded in action |
| Fg Off | G E Wolley RCAF & crew | 23 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1656 HCU |
| Fg Off | T M Nicholls & crew | 23 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1667 HCU |
| Flt Sgt | V Richter & crew | 23 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1667 HCU |
| Sgt | R M Etchells & crew | 23 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1667 HCU |
| Flt Lt | Attwater & crew | 24 Oct 1943 | Posted to No 103 Sqn |
| November | |||
| Sgt | N A Rawlinson | 2 Nov 1943 | Posted to No 166 Sqn |
| Sgt | F D Glen | 2 Nov 1943 | Posted to No 12 Sqn |
| Flt Sgt | J G Blackwood | 3 Nov 1943 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | R Skelton | ||
| Sgt | R D Yates | ||
| Sgt | S A Robbins | ||
| Sgt | F A Watkins | ||
| Sgt | J M Smith RCAF | ||
| Sgt | R Littlehales | ||
| Plt Off | E L Pickles RAAF | 4 Nov 1943 | Posted to No 1656 HCU |
| Flt Sgt | V Richter | 4 Nov 1943 | Posted to No 1662 HCU |
| WO | B Salt | 4 Nov 1943 | Posted to No 12 Sqn |
| Plt Off | S Burton | 6 Nov 1943 | Posted to No 1654 HCU |
| Plt Off | J R Clark | 6 Nov 1943 | Posted to No 1654 HCU |
| Plt Off | R W Woodall | 6 Nov 1943 | Posted to No 81 OTU |
| Flt Sgt | D K Thompson RCAF | 6 Nov 1943 | Posted to No 82 OTU |
| Sgt | H Bennett | 6 Nov 1943 | Posted to No 81 OTU |
| Sgt | A Kelly | 6 Nov 1943 | Posted to No 82 OTU |
| Sgt | L R Simpson | 6 Nov 1943 | Posted to No 28 OTU |
| Sgt | W G Green | 6 Nov 1943 | Posted to No 28 OTU |
| Sgt | K E J Hall | 6 Nov 1943 | Posted to No 83 OTU |
| Sgt | L Y Easby | 6 Nov 1943 | Posted to No 81 OTU |
| Sgt | A G Foxwell | 6 Nov 1943 | Posted to No 18 OTU |
| Sgt | J H Siddell | 6 Nov 1943 | Posted to No 81 OTU |
| Sqn Ldr | T J Warner & crew | 9 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from 1656 HCU |
| Fg Off | J P Blackie | 10 Nov 1943 | Posted to No 30 OTU |
| Plt Off | J B Wright | 10 Nov 1943 | Posted to No 1662 HCU |
| WO | T C Cunningham | 10 Nov 1943 | Posted to No 1662 HCU |
| Flt Sgt | C Scaife RCAF | 10 Nov 1943 | Posted to No 30 OTU |
| Flt Sgt | G Williams | 10 Nov 1943 | Posted to No 1662 HCU |
| Flt Sgt | K W Cody | 10 Nov 1943 | Posted to No 83 OTU |
| Flt Sgt | W L Porcher | 10 Nov 1943 | Posted to No 83 OTU |
| Flt Sgt | C E C Foster | 10 Nov 1943 | Posted to No 28 OTU |
| Sgt | F E Hill | 10 Nov 1943 | Posted to No 83 OTU |
| Sgt | H G B Weeks | 10 Nov 1943 | Posted to No 27 OTU |
| Sgt | K Mitton | 10 Nov 1943 | Posted to No 18 OTU |
| Sgt | J Hartley | 10 Nov 1943 | Posted to No 81 OTU |
| Fg Off | R W N Gray & crew | 11 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from 1656 HCU |
| Flt Sgt | B W Baxter RAAF & crew | 11 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from 1656 HCU |
| Flt Sgt | R W Burke RAAF & crew | 13 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from 1656 HCU |
| Flt Sgt | A J Lynch RAAF & crew | 13 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from 1667 HCU |
| Sgt | R C Lake & crew | 14 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from 1667 HCU |
| Flt Sgt | A J Lynch RAAF & crew | 20 Nov 1943 | Posted to No 460 Sqn |
| Flt Sgt | D W Baxter RAAF & crew | 20 Nov 1943 | Posted to No 460 Sqn |
| Flt Sgt | R W Burke RAAF & crew | 20 Nov 1943 | Posted to No 460 Sqn |
| Sgt | K P C Doyle & crew | 22 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from 1667 HCU |
| Sgt | D M Blackmore & crew | 22 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from 1667 HCU |
| Flt Sgt | S W Downes | 25 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from 28 OTU |
| Fg Off | R McSorley RCAF | 26 Nov 1943 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | B L Gooding | ||
| Fg Off | G F R Green | ||
| Plt Off | J D Lynch RCAF | ||
| Sgt | E L Foulkes | ||
| Sgt | N Bolt | ||
| Plt Off | P R Paice | ||
| Sgt | R Gallop & crew | 28 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from 1667 HCU |
| Sgt | W Ashurst & crew | 28 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from 1667 HCU |
| Sqn Ldr | E Q Moody & crew | 29 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from 101 Sqn |
| December | |||
| Plt Off | H K Cheslin RAAF | 2 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 460 Sqn |
| Sgt | C L Jennings | 2 Dec 1943 | Posted to No 12 Base as N/E sick |
| Sgt | W C Jones | 2 Dec 1943 | Posted to No 12 Base as N/E sick |
| Sgt | D G Wightman RCAF | 2 Dec 1943 | Posted to No 12 Base as N/E sick |
| Sqn Ldr | E Q Moody | 4 Dec 1943 | Failed to return from an operation, later reported to be a POW |
| Sgt | M Boylan | Killed in action | |
| Fg Off | R L Jacobs | Failed to return from an operation, later reported to be a POW | |
| Sgt | J Earle | ||
| Sgt | R A Boothman | ||
| Sgt | O V Kent | ||
| WO | R Reid | ||
| Flt Lt | J L Spiller & crew | 5 Dec 1943 | Posted to No 626 Sqn |
| WO | P R Aslett & crew | 5 Dec 1943 | Posted to No 7 Sqn |
| Flt Sgt | K C Bishop RAAF | 8 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 103 Sqn |
| Flt Sgt | W J Allen RAAF | 8 Dec 1943 | Posted to No 166 Sqn |
| Sgt | Ives | 8 Dec 1943 | Posted to No 12 Sqn |
| Sgt | B G Bell | 8 Dec 1943 | Posted to No 103 Sqn |
| Fg Off | M L Abramson RCAF | 10 Dec 1943 | Posted to No 11 Base |
| Fg Off | C Ashcroft | 10 Dec 1943 | Posted to No 11 Base |
| WO | F A Larsen RCAF | 10 Dec 1943 | Posted to No 11 Base |
| Sgt | N A Dixon RCAF | 10 Dec 1943 | Posted to No 11 Base |
| Sgt | A R McAlhine | 10 Dec 1943 | Posted to No 11 Base |
| Sgt | B W Suffolk | 10 Dec 1943 | Posted to No 11 Base |
| Flt Sgt | R W Rush | 12 Dec 1943 | Posted to No 25 Group |
| Plt Off | R C Budd | 13 Dec 1943 | Posted to No 12 Base as N/E sick |
| Flt Sgt | H W Gumbrell & crew | 15 Dec 1943 | Posted to No 7 Sqn |
| Flt Sgt | J T Goodrick RAAF | 16 Dec 1943 | Posted to No 460 Sqn |
| 2 Lt | G E Woolley USAAF | 16 Dec 1943 | Admitted to Louth County Infirmary after being injured in a flying accident |
| Sgt | S A Taylor | Killed in a flying accident | |
| Flt Lt | G E Shannon | Admitted to Louth County Infirmary after being injured in a flying accident | |
| Sgt | G A Draycott | Killed in a flying accident | |
| Sgt | D Pascoe | Admitted to Louth County Infirmary after being injured in a flying accident | |
| Sgt | F R Johnson | ||
| Sgt | G A Richards | ||
| WO | D Baker | 16 Dec 1943 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | C Robinson | ||
| Flt Sgt | G W F Batchelor | ||
| Sgt | W H Pallett | Failed to return from an operation, later reported to be a POW | |
| WO | G E Adams | Killed in action | |
| Sgt | K Watmough | ||
| Flt Lt | W D Crimmins RCAF | ||
| Flt Lt | G E Shannon | 17 Dec 1943 | Posted to No 12 Base as N/E sick |
| 2 Lt | G E Woolley USAAF | 17 Dec 1943 | Posted to No 12 Base as N/E sick |
| Sgt | D Pascoe | 17 Dec 1943 | Posted to No 12 Base as N/E sick |
| Sgt | F R Johnson | 17 Dec 1943 | Posted to No 12 Base as N/E sick |
| Sgt | G A Richards | 17 Dec 1943 | Posted to No 12 Base as N/E sick |
| Flt Sgt | G F Clark | 24 Dec 1943 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | R Parkinson | ||
| Sgt | D W Walker | ||
| Flt Sgt | A E Naylor | ||
| Sgt | W E Whitmarsh | ||
| Flt Sgt | C R Harrison | ||
| Sgt | F A Sugden | ||
| Fg Off | D W Webber | 27 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1656 HCU |
Source - No 625 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2143)
Organisational Movements: Oct - Dec 1943
| Date | Notes |
| October | |
| 1 Oct 1943 | No 625 Squadron was formed at RAF Kelstern |
| 13 Oct 1943 | Ground personnel of 'C' Flight, No 100 Sqn
commenced arriving from RAF Grimsby to form the nucleus of the squadron Lancaster III, JB122, arrived on transfer from 'C' Flight, No 100 Sqn, followed by the other aircraft of No 100 Sqn |
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| 18 Oct 1943 | Squadron carried outs its first operation (9 x aircraft) |
| November | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
| December | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
Source - No 625 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2143)
This entry was last updated on 01/11/25
