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No 650 Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations


[1943 | ]

Personnel Movements: Dec 1943

Rank Name Date Notes
December
Flt Lt W C Jacob  1 Dec 1943 Arrived on posting from No 1614 Flight
Flt Lt R E Laird  1 Dec 1943 Arrived on posting from No 289 Sqn
Fg Off G J F Alexander  1 Dec 1943 Arrived on posting from No 1614 Flight
Fg Off J A Bardsley  1 Dec 1943 Arrived on posting from No 1614 Flight
Fg Off L M Macdonald  1 Dec 1943 Arrived on posting from No 289 Sqn
Fg Off V A Nunn  1 Dec 1943 Arrived on posting from No 61 OTU for duty as Adjutant
Fg Off J A Bardsley  4 Dec 1943 Admitted to RAF Hospital, Weeton
Sqn Ldr V B S Verity  6 Dec 1943 Arrived on posting from HQ ADGB and assumed command of No 650 Sqn
Flt Lt R E Laird  6 Dec 1943 Assumed command of 'A' Flight
Flt Lt W C Jacob  6 Dec 1943 Assumed command of 'B' Flight
Flt Lt E Fenwick 11 Dec 1943 Arrived on posting from No 288 Sqn and assumed command of 'B' Flight
Flt Lt W C Jacob 11 Dec 1943 Relinquished command of 'B' Flight on posting to No 288 Sqn
WO Rolph 13 Dec 1944 Appointed to a commission in the rank of Plt Off
Plt Off Rolph 29 Dec 1944 Posted to No 1606 Flight
Plt Off J A A M R Turgeen 31 Dec 1943 Arrived on posting from No 291 Sqn
Plt Off N Franks 31 Dec 1943 Attached from HQ, No 70 Group for Signals duties

Source - No 650 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2166)

Organisational Movements: Dec 1943

Date Notes
December
 1 Dec 1943 No 650 Squadron was formed at RAF Cark from No 1614 Flight and 'D' Flight, No 289 Sqn, equipped with Martinets and Hurricane IVs
Martinet I as used by No 650 Squadron
Hurricane IV
 6 Dec 1943 'A' and 'B' Flights were formed to co-operate with units at: -
  • 'A' Flight - Nethertown, Heysham and Barnoldswick
  • 'B' Flight - Cark, Barrow, Blackpool and Heysham

Source - No 650 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2166)

This entry was last updated on 01/11/25

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