Fulbeck

RAF Fulbeck opened as a RLG for RAF Cranwell in 1940 until 15 October 1942 when it was transferred to No 5 Group.

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
September
Sqn Ldr	M V De Satge	10 Sep 1943	Assumed command of RAF Fulbeck
Sqn Ldr	J B Cross	10 Sep 1943	Reposted to RAF Fulbeck
Maj	M A Jones KRRC	10 Sep 1943	Reposted to RAF Fulbeck for duty as LDA
Fg Off	C M Wolstenholme	10 Sep 1943	Reposted to RAF Fulbeck for Flying Control duties
Plt Off	S N Bradford	10 Sep 1943	Reposted to RAF Fulbeck for Equipment duties

Source - RAF Fulbeck ORB (AIR 28/290)

Organisational Movements: Sep 1943

Date	Notes
September
10 Sep 1943	RAF Fulbeck was upgraded from Satellite status for Station status, with the following resident units:- No 29 Glider Maintenance Section detachment No 4640 Airfield Construction Flight (lodger unit) Strength of the station on this date: - 5 x Officers 116 x Airmen
19 Sep 1943	81st Airborne Sqn, USAAC arrived
20 Sep 1943	1120th Military Police Company, USAAC arrived
27 Sep 1943	HQ, No 5 Group relinquished command of RAF Fulbeck and transferred to Air Support Division Substitution Unit

Source - RAF Fulbeck ORB (AIR 28/290)

Personnel Movements: Oct - Dec 1944

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
October
Gp Capt	C T Weir	10 Oct 1944	Arrived on posting from RAF Fiskerton and assumed command of RAF Fulbeck
SO	Farrow	xx Oct 1944	Arrived on posting for Intelligence duties
Sqn Ldr	W F Reid	xx Oct 1944	Arrived on posting from RAF Fiskerton for duty as Senior Flying Control Officer
Flt Lt	J B Frisby	xx Oct 1944	Arrived on posting from RAF Scampton for duty as Flying Control Officer
Fg Off	J W Lloyd	xx Oct 1944	Arrived on posting from RAF Fiskerton for duty as Flying Control Officer
Fg Off	Dain	xx Oct 1944	Arrived on posting from RAF Dunholme Lodge for duty as Flying Control Officer
November
Fg Off	J W Lloyd	xx Nov 1944	Flying Control Officer, posted to RAF Strubby (Flt Lt post)
Fg Off	Cook	xx Nov 1944	Arrived on posting for duty as Flying Control Officer (uncertified)
Fg Off	Cook	xx Nov 1944	Flying Control Officer (uncertified), posted to RAF Skellingthorpe
Fg Off	Butler	xx Nov 1944	Arrived on posting from HQ No 5 Group for duty as Flying Control Officer
Fg Off	Bevan	xx Nov 1944	Arrived on posting for duty as Officer i/c R & I Section
Plt Off	Welch	xx Nov 1944	Supernumerary posted to RAF Balderton for duty as Technical Adjutant
Gp Capt	C T Weir	21 Nov 1944	Failed to return from an operation, later reported to be a POW
Wg Cdr	L E Botting	22 Nov 1944	Assumed temporary command of RAF Fulbeck
Plt Off	Lyall	30 Nov 1944	Flying Control Officer attached for post course training
December
Sqn Ldr	W F Reid	14 Dec 1944	Senior Flying Control Officer
Flt Lt	Arron	14 Dec 1944	Arrived on posting for duty as Senior Flying Control Officer
Gp Capt	L V Spencer	27 Dec 1944	Assumed command of RAF Fulbeck
Plt Off	Lyall	27 Dec 1944	Certified as a Flying Control Officer and posted to the station as supernumerary
Fg Off	Butler	28 Dec 1944	Flying Control Officer, admitted to RAF Hospital Rauceby

Source - RAF Fulbeck ORB (AIR 28/290)

Organisational Movements: Oct - Dec 1944

Date	Notes
October
9 Oct 1944	WAAF advance party arrived, comprising 1 x officer and 11 x airwomen
10 Oct 1944	RAF Fulbeck was transferred from USAAF to No 5 Group, Bomber Command
16 Oct 1944	No 49 Sqn arrived from RAF Fiskerton, together with certain SHQ personnel and No 9049 Servicing Echelon
17 Oct 1944	Main WAAF party arrived No 49 Sqn MT began arriving from RAF Fiskerton
November
1 Nov 1944	Advance party, No 189 Sqn arrived from RAF Bardney
2 Nov 1944	Main party, No 189 Sqn arrived from RAF Bardney
December
No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB

Source - RAF Fulbeck ORB (AIR 28/290)