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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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RAF Pembrey Personnel and units
Personnel Movements: May - Dec 1940
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Gp Capt | R Smyth-Pigott | 6 May 1940 | Assumed command of RAF Pembrey |
| Flt Lt | Deighton | 6 May 1940 | Assumed duties of Station Administrative Officer |
| Fg Off | E M Irving | 6 May 1940 | Assumed duties of Station Adjutant |
| Plt Off | Davies | 6 May 1940 | Assumed duties of Assistant Station Adjutant |
| Fg Off | E M Irving | 19 Jun 1940 | Station Adjutant, posted to HQ No 25 Group |
| Flt Lt | C N Leeston-Smith | 19 Jun 1940 | Assumed duties of Station Adjutant |
| AC2 | C H Young | 6 Oct 1940 | Killed in a shooting accident |
| Gp Capt | R Smyth-Pigott | 15 Jun 1940 | Relinquished command of RAF Pembrey |
| Gp Capt | F W Trott | 15 Jun 1940 | Assumed command of RAF Pembrey |
| Gp Capt | F W Trott | 16 Jun 1940 | Relinquished command of RAF Pembrey |
| Wg Cdr | A W Franklyn | 17 Jun 1940 | Assumed command of RAF Pembrey |
| Wg Cdr | J H Hutchinson | 27 Jun 1940 | Assumed command of RAF Pembrey |
| Wg Cdr | A W Franklyn | 27 Jun 1940 | Relinquished command of RAF Pembrey |
| Wg Cdr | J H Hutchinson | 8 Oct 1940 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Fg Off | C C Hicks | 8 Oct 1940 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Sqn Ldr | B W Knox | 8 Oct 1940 | Assumed temporary command of RAF Pembrey |
| Wg Cdr | J S L Adams | 31 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting from HQ Fighter Command and assumed command of RAF Pembrey |
| Sqn Ldr | B W Knox | 31 Oct 1940 | Relinquished temporary command of RAF Pembrey |
Source - RAF Pembrey ORB
Unit Movements: May - Dec 1940
| Unit | Date | Notes |
| No 2 Air Armament School | 6 May 1940 | Taken over on formation |
| No 6 Bombing and Gunnery School | 6 May 1940 | In the process of formation |
| Detachment, No 14 OTU | 7 Jun 1940 | Arrived from Newton Down |
| SHQ RAF Pembrey | 17 Jun 1940 | Transferred from Flying Training Command to Fight Command (No 10 Group) |
| No 92 Sqn | 19 Jun 1940 | Arrived |
| 'A' Flight, No 92 Sqn | 19 Aug 1940 | Detached to Bibury |
| No 92 Sqn | 9 Sep 1940 | Moved to RAF Biggin Hill |
| No 79 Sqn | 9 Sep 1940 | Arrived from RAF Biggin Hill |
| Advance Party, No 21 Balloon Centre | 4 Dec 1940 | Arrived from Corston |
| Main Party, No 21 Balloon Centre | 4 Dec 1940 | Arrived from Corston |
| No 56 Sqn | 11 Dec 1940 | Arrived from RAF Middle Wallop |
| No 56 Sqn | 12 Dec 1940 | Returned to RAF Middle Wallop |
| No 56 Sqn | 13 Dec 1940 | Arrived from RAF Middle Wallop |
| No 56 Sqn | 14 Dec 1940 | Returned to RAF Middle Wallop |
Source - RAF Pembrey ORB
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