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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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[1944 | ]
Personnel Movements: Feb - Dec 1944
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| February | |||
| Sqn Ldr | R H E Bennett | 1 Feb 1944 | Arrived by this date and assumed duty as Sqn Ldr Administrative |
| Flt Lt | G J Knight | 1 Feb 1944 | Arrived by this date and assumed duty as Equipment Officer |
| Fg Off | G Sims | 1 Feb 1944 | Arrived by this date and assumed duty as Catering Officer |
| Flt Lt | A H Dunford | 6 Feb 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Station Adjutant |
| Gp Capt | P Haynes | 9 Feb 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 626 Sqn |
| ASO | M E Fitzgerald | 9 Feb 1944 | Arrived on posting from RAF Stannington for duty as Assistant Adjutant (SO post) |
| Gp Capt | P Haynes | 12 Feb 1944 | Assumed command of RAF Sandtoft |
| Fg Off | K A McKenzie | 13 Feb 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 1 Group for Armament duties (Flt Lt post) |
| SO | M Long | 16 Feb 1944 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of the WAAF Section |
| Fg Off | G A V Staples | 17 Feb 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 11 Base for AGF duties |
| Flt Lt | G L Geekie | 20 Feb 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 14 Base for Flying Control duties |
| Flt Lt | C K Beale | 20 Feb 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 14 Base for Intelligence duties |
| Fg Off | N J Smith | 20 Feb 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 14 Base for Intelligence duties |
| Fg Off | A E W Binns | 20 Feb 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 14 Base for Flying Control duties |
| Fg Off | E J O Barnes | 20 Feb 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 14 Base for Meteorological duties |
| Flt Lt | A J Wolfendale | 28 Feb 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 13 ITW for duty as Education Officer |
| March | |||
| Maj | R L Lewis | 1 Mar 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Local Defence Adviser |
| Plt Off | A E Burgess | 1 Mar 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 14 Base for Signals duties, wef 29 Feb 1944 |
| Flt Lt | N T Brown | 6 Mar 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Medical Officer |
| Flt Lt | Charlton | 7 Mar 1944 | Medical Officer, ceased to be attached from RAF Blyton |
| Plt Off | G F W Neillians | 11 Mar 1944 | Arrived on posting for Flying Control duties |
| Gp Capt | B A J Crummy | 23 Mar 1944 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of RAF Sandtoft |
| Gp Capt | P Haynes | 24 Mar 1944 | Posted to RAF Wickenby |
| April | |||
| Fg Off | J S Enticknap | 7 Apr 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Catering Officer |
| Fg Off | G Sims | 22 Apr 1944 | Catering Officer, posted to RAF Broadwell |
| Fg Off | L J R West | 23 Apr 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as MT Officer |
| May | |||
| Sqn Ldr | H Colman-Smith | 13 May 1944 | Transferred to RAF Officers' Hospital, Blackpool |
| Sqn Ldr | C E L Tapley | 13 May 1944 | Arrived on posting for Flying Control duties |
| Flt Lt | N T Brown | 22 May 1944 | Medical Officer, attached to RAF Farnborough for Aviation Medicine Course |
| Flt Lt | W Bonnar | 22 May 1944 | Medical Officer, attached from RAF Waltham for temporary duty |
| Flt Lt | N T Brown | 24 May 1944 | Medical Officer, ceased to be attached to RAF Farnborough |
| Flt Lt | W Bonnar | 24 May 1944 | Medical Officer, ceased to be attached from RAF Waltham for temporary duty |
| June | |||
| Fg Off | J R Cunliffe | 16 Jun 1944 | Attached from RAF Waltham for duty as Dental Officer |
| Flt Lt | Marshall | 20 Jun 1944 | Attached from RAF Waltham for duty as Medical Officer |
| July | |||
| SO | M Long | 25 Jul 1944 | Relinquished command of the WAAF Section on posting to No 64 Base |
| SO | P E Secombe | 25 Jul 1944 | Arrived on posting from RAF Hemswell and assumed command of the WAAF Section |
| August | |||
| Flt Lt | G L Geekie | 1 Aug 1944 | Flying Control Officer, posted to RAF Wickenby |
| Plt Off | N Longstaffe | 1 Aug 1944 | Arrived on posting for Flying Control duties |
| September | |||
| Fg Off | A E Slater | 1 Sep 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Gas and Fire Officer |
| Fg Off | F E Neal | 1 Sep 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Physical Fitness Officer |
| Gp Capt | B A J Crummy | 2 Sep 1944 | Relinquished command of RAF Sandtoft on posting to RAF Lindholme |
| Wg Cdr | J D Nelson | 2 Sep 1944 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of RAF Sandtoft |
| SO | P E Secombe | 24 Sep 1944 | Relinquished command of the WAAF Section on posting to RCAF East Moor |
| Maj | R L Lewis | 27 Sep 1944 | Local Defence Adviser, posted to 13th Border Regiment, Carlisle |
| October | |||
| Plt Off | N Longstaffe | 7 Oct 1944 | Flying Control Officer, posted to No 15 Base |
| Plt Off | Toone | 14 Oct 1944 | Flying Control Officer, posted to RAF Blyton |
| Fg Off | A E Burgess | 25 Oct 1944 | Signals Officer, posted overseas |
| November | |||
| Flt Lt | S A Hatfield | 2 Nov 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Signals Officer |
| Flt Lt | A G Ruston | 2 Nov 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Armment Officer |
| Flt Lt | K A McKenzie | 8 Nov 1944 | Armament Officer, posted to RAF Fiskerton |
| Fg Off | Misra | 8 Nov 1944 | Signals Officer, posted to RAF Blyton |
| December | |||
| Plt Off | J C Clarke | 7 Dec 1944 | Arrived on posting for Flying Control duties |
| Flt Lt | F G Quick | 11 Dec 1944 | Flying Control Officer, posted to RAF Langar |
Source - RAF Sandtoft ORB (AIR 28/680)
Organisational Movements: Feb - Dec 1944
| Date | Notes |
| February | |
| 1 Feb 1944 | By this date approximately 100 x ORs had arrived on posting |
| 14 Feb 1944 | RAF Sandtoft opened in No 11 Base, No 1 Group |
| 16 Feb 1944 | WAAF personnel commenced arriving on posting |
| 18 Feb 1944 | Aircraft of No 1667 HCU commenced arriving from RAF Faldingworth |
| March | |
| 19 Mar 1944 | Advance party, No 2797 Sqn, RAF Regiment arrived |
| 21 Mar 1944 | No 1 Flight, No 2797 Sqn, RAF Regiment arrived for temporary whilst training |
| 27 Mar 1944 | No 2797 Sqn, RAF Regiment moved to RAF Brize Norton |
| April | |
| 7 Apr 1944 | No 1 Group Air Crew Pool arrived from RAF Hemswell |
| 29 Apr 1944 | A Station AA Flight as formed |
| May | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
| June | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
| July | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
| August | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
| September | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
| October | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
| November | |
| 7 Nov 1944 | RAF Sandtoft was transferred from No 1 Group to No 7 Group, becoming a Sub-station of No 71 Base |
| December | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
Source - RAF Sandtoft ORB (AIR 28/680)
This entry was last updated on 20/12/25
