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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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[1943 | ]
Personnel Movements: Sep - Dec 1943
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| September | |||
| Sqn Ldr | H Sainsbury | 12 Sep 1943 | Arrived at RAF East Kirkby from RAF Framlingham for duty at RAF Spilsby |
| Sqn Ldr | H Sainsbury | 13 Sep 1943 | Arrived at RAF Spilsby and assumed duties of Senior Administration Officer |
| Fg Off | Buckle | 20 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting |
| SO | Burnett | 20 Sep 1943 | Arrived on attachment from RAF Bottesford |
| Fg Off | R G Dunnett | 21 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting to East Kirkby for Flying Control duties at RAF Spilsby |
| Plt Off | L W J Reeves | 22 Sep 1943 | Attached from No 207 Sqn to East Kirkby for Armament duties at RAF Spilsby |
| SO | B Hodson | 24 Sep 1943 | Attached from RAF Swinderby for Admin duties |
| October | |||
| Plt Off | R J Morton | 1 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Coningsby for Flying Control duties |
| Flt Lt | J H Summers | 2 Oct 1943 | Attached from RAF Bottesford for Intelligence duties |
| Flt Lt | J H Summers | 7 Oct 1943 | Ceased to be attached from RAF Bottesford and posted for Intelligence duties |
| Fg Off | I B Clark | 7 Oct 1943 | Attached from RAF Bottesford for Signals duties |
| SO | Bruce | 8 Oct 1943 | Attached for WAAF 'G' duties |
| Fg Off | C N Green | 11 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Bottesford for Meteorological duties |
| Gp Capt | W G Cheshire | 12 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Langar and assumed command of RAF Spilsby |
| Fg Off | J Schmeidler | 12 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Langar for Meteorological duties |
| SO | E O'Shaunessy | 12 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Langar for RAF Admin duties |
| SO | J M Brotherton | 12 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Langar for Intelligence duties |
| Plt Off | H F Orchard | 12 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Langar for Flying Control duties |
| Plt Off | K A C Leather | 12 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Langar for Intelligence duties |
| Plt Off | Wallace | 12 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Langar for Signals (RDF) duties |
| Flt Lt | D H Farquharson | 16 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from HQ, No 92 Group (Unit) for Signals duties |
| SO | B Hodson | 17 Oct 1943 | Ceased to be attached from RAF Swinderby for Admin duties |
| Plt Off | Butler | 28 Oct 1943 | Attached for Flying Control duties |
| November | |||
| SO | Burnett | 1 Nov 1943 | Ceased to be attached from RAF Bottesford on posting to RAF Spilsby |
| Sqn Ldr | Heap | 16 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting for duty as Chaplain |
| Plt Off | Wallace | 20 Nov 1943 | Signals (RDF) Officer, appointed Station Salvage Officer |
| Flt Lt | Mackenzie | 30 Nov 1943 | Medical Officer admitted to SSQ |
| Flt Lt | G G France | 30 Nov 1943 | Attached from RAF Syerston for Medical duties |
| December | |||
| Plt Off | Wallace | 1 Dec 1943 | Signals (RDF) Officer, attached to RAF Uxbridge for Radar Course |
| Flt Lt | G G France | 6 Dec 1943 | Medical Officer, attached to RAF Syerston |
| Fg Off | Turner | 8 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Coningsby for duty as Station Adjutant |
| Plt Off | Riddick | 10 Dec 1943 | Attached from RAF East Kirkby |
| Flt Lt | J H Summers | 20 Dec 1943 | Intelligence Officer, posted to HQ Bomber Command |
| Flt Lt | Rosseter | 20 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 207 Sqn for duty as Engineer Officer |
| Flt Lt | Harrison | 21 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 53 Base |
| Plt Off | Rowden | 22 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting for duty as MT Officer |
| Flt Lt | Harrison | 27 Dec 1943 | Attached to RAF Highgate |
| Wg Cdr | A D Jackson | 28 Dec 1943 | Attached from No 1661 HCU, Winthorpe |
| Fg Off | Marshall | 28 Dec 1943 | Attached to No 1661 HCU, Winthorpe |
| Fg Off | Kennedy | 29 Dec 1943 | Attached from No 1661 HCU, Winthorpe |
| Fg Off | Makin | 29 Dec 1943 | Attached from No 1661 HCU, Winthorpe |
Source - RAF Spilsby ORB (AIR 28/722)
Organisational Movements: Sep - Dec 1943
| Date | Notes |
| September | |
| 19 Sep 1943 | 1 x officer and 35 x ORs of the RAF Regiment arrived from RAF East Kirkby |
| 20 Sep 1943 | 25 x ORs arrived on posting from RAF Wendling |
| 21 Sep 1943 | The following personnel arrived on posting: -
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| 23 Sep 1943 | The following personnel arrived on posting: -
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| October | |
| 1 Oct 1943 | RAF Spilsby opened as a satellite of RAF East Kirkby |
| 7 Oct 1943 | Advance party, No 207 Sqn arrived from RAF Langar |
| 11 Oct 1943 | 13 x aircraft of No 207 Sqn arrived from RAF Langar |
| 12 Oct 1943 | Main party of No 207 Sqn arrived from RAF Langar |
| 18 Oct 1943 | No 207 Sqn carried out its first operation from RAF Spilsby |
| 19 Oct 1943 | 1 x Officer and 6 x ORs attached as Indent Party for RAF Strubby |
| November | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
| December | |
| 8 Dec 1943 | RAF Satellite Spilsby was upgraded to RAF Station Spilsby, wef 23 Nov 1943 |
Source - RAF Spilsby ORB (AIR 28/722)
This entry was last updated on 23/12/25
