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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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RAF Sumburgh Personnel and units
Personnel Movements: May - Dec 1940
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Flt Lt | D R Sharman | 13 May 1940 | Assumed duties of Station Administration Officer |
| Plt Off | P O Hudson | 13 May 1940 | Assumed duties of Station Equipment Officer |
| Flt Lt | C I Burgess | 13 May 1940 | Assumed duties of Station Medical Officer |
| Flt Lt | C G Barker | 15 May 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Station Adjutant |
| Plt Off | W E Clarke | 15 May 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Operations Officer and attached to No 254 Sqn |
| Plt Off | K J B Munro | 15 May 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Operations Officer and attached to No 254 Sqn |
| Sqn Ldr | K F T Pickles | 16 May 1940 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of RAF Sumburgh |
| Plt Off | G W Holey | 16 May 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Controller |
| Plt Off | J Sharp | 16 May 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Assistant Adjutant |
| Flt Lt | J R Patterson | 18 May 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Chief Controller |
| Fg Off | L E Forrester-Paxton | 19 May 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Controller |
| Sqn Ldr | K F T Pickles | 29 May 1940 | Officer Commanding, promoted to Act Wg Cdr |
| Flt Lt | D R Sharman | 29 May 1940 | Station Administration Officer, promoted to Act Sqn Ldr |
| Flt Lt | J R Patterson | 29 May 1940 | Chief Controller, promoted to Act Sqn Ldr |
| Plt Off | G W Holey | 29 May 1940 | Controller, promoted to Act Fg Off |
| Plt Off | E K Stephenson | 16 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting for Intelligence duties |
| Fg Off | A E Nicol | 16 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting for Signals duties |
| Plt Off | S H Gaskell | 16 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting for Intelligence duties |
| Plt Off | W D Browne | 16 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Station Engineer Officer |
| Lt (RE) | H A Townsend | 23 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting for Aerodrome Maintenance duties |
| Plt Off | R A Coleman | 26 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting for Defence duties |
| Plt Off | J C Walker | 26 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting for Administrative duties |
| Plt Off | G H Ramsey | 27 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Sullom Voe |
| Plt Off | S H Gaskell | 29 Jun 1940 | Intelligence Officer, promoted to Act Fg Off |
| Plt Off | P O Hudson | 6 Jul 1940 | Station Equipment Officer, promoted to Act Fg Off |
| Plt Off | W D Browne | 6 Jul 1940 | Station Engineer Officer, posted to RAF Gosport |
| Plt Off | H J Ashley | 7 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Sullom Voe |
| Fg Off | W H King | 13 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Station Engineer Officer |
| Plt Off | G H Ramsey | 13 Jul 1940 | Promoted to Act Fg Off, wef 18 Jun 1940 |
| Plt Off | D G Marshall | 16 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting for Navigation duties |
| Plt Off | A R Burne | 16 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting for Equipment duties |
| Fg Off | L E Forrester-Paxton | 16 Jul 1940 | Controller, promoted to Act Flt Lt |
| Flt Lt | J M Abel | 19 Jul 1940 | Arrived on attachment for Operations duties |
| Sqn Ldr | J R Patterson | 22 Jul 1940 | Chief Controller, posted to RAF Oban for Operations duties |
| Plt Off | G F Morse | 22 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting for Defence duties |
| Plt Off | J A Plowman | 22 Jul 1940 | Arrived on attachment for Intelligence duties in Fighter Section |
| Plt Off | D R Venables | 31 Jul 1940 | Arrived on attachment for Equipment duties |
| Sqn Ldr | D R Sharman | 31 Jul 1940 | Station Administration Officer, discharged from RAF Officers' Hospital, Torquay |
| Plt Off | B Ashmole | 1 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting for Defence duties |
| Sqn Ldr | D R Sharman | 1 Aug 1940 | Station Administration Officer, posted to Air Ministry Unit |
| Plt Off | C T E Smith | 1 Aug 1940 | Arrived on attachment for Operations Room duties |
| Plt Off | J Sharp | 2 Aug 1940 | Reposted for duty as Station Adjutant and promoted to Act Fg Off |
| Act Flt Lt | C G Barker | 3 Aug 1940 | Station Adjutant, reverted to Plt Off on posting to Worksop Netherthorpe |
| Plt Off | G Davidson | 6 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Assistant Adjutant |
| Act Fg Off | P O Hudson | 6 Aug 1940 | Station Equipment Officer, promoted to Act Flt Lt |
| Fg Off | R Crawford | 10 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting for Medical duties |
| Plt Off | H J Ashley | 15 Aug 1940 | Posted to No 43 Sqn for Intelligence duties |
| Act Fg Off | G W Holey | 17 Aug 1940 | Controller, promoted to Act Flt Lt |
| Act Flt Lt | L E Forrester-Paxton | 17 Aug 1940 | Controller, promoted to Act Sqn Ldr |
| Plt Off | G F Morse | 18 Aug 1940 | Defence Officer, posted to Inspectorate of Recruiting |
| Plt Off | D G Marshall | 18 Aug 1940 | Posted to No 1 AAS, RAF Manby |
| Wg Cdr | S H V Harris | 18 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting from HQ No 18 Group pending assuming command of RAF Sumburgh |
| Plt Off | D S Cross | 18 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting from the Air Ministry for Intelligence duties |
| Plt Off | E Nordberg | 18 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting from the Air Ministry for Intelligence duties |
| Plt Off | V Purvis | 18 Aug 1940 | Arrived on commissioning for Operations Room duties |
| Plt Off | T R Williams | 18 Aug 1940 | Arrived on commissioning for Operations Room duties |
| Plt Off | J A Plowman | 18 Aug 1940 | Ceased to be attached for Intelligence duties in Fighter Section |
| Wg Cdr | K F T Pickles | 21 Aug 1940 | Relinquished command of RAF Sumburgh on posting to No 204 Sqn |
| Wg Cdr | S H V Harris | 21 Aug 1940 | Assumed command of RAF Sumburgh |
| Plt Off | S H Cave | 27 Aug 1940 | Arrived on commissioning for Defence duties |
| Plt Off | E K Stephenson | 29 Aug 1940 | Intelligence Officer, resigned his commission |
| Act Flt Lt | F C Phillips | 16 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Sqn Ldr - Administrative |
| Act Flt Lt | F C Phillips | 18 Sep 1940 | Sqn Ldr - Administrative, promoted to Act Sqn Ldr |
| Flt Lt | J M Abel | 19 Sep 1940 | Returned to RAF Wick on ceasing to be attached for Operations duties |
| Plt Off | D R Venables | 20 Sep 1940 | Ceased to be attached for Equipment duties on posting to RAF Sullom Voe |
| Plt Off | J C Walker | 24 Sep 1940 | Reposted to RAF Sumburgh on completion of Operations Room training |
| Fg Off | G R Wiltcher | 26 Sep 1940 | Arrived on commissioning for Messing duties |
| Act Fg Off | G H Ramsey | 27 Sep 1940 | Posted to RAF Invergordon for Operations Room duties (Sqn Ldr post) |
| Act Flt Lt | G W Holey | 7 Oct 1940 | Controller, posted to RAF Leuchars |
| Sqn Ldr | W A Taylor | 7 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Leuchars for duty as Controller |
| Fg Off | A E Nicol | 16 Oct 1940 | Station Signals Officer, promoted to Act Flt Lt, wef 16 Sep 1940 |
| Act Fg Off | S H Gaskell | 16 Oct 1940 | Intelligence Officer, promoted to Act Flt Lt, wef 20 Sep 1940 |
| Fg Off | W H King | 16 Oct 1940 | Intelligence Officer, promoted to Act Flt Lt, wef 24 Aug 1940 |
| Plt Off | D S Cross | 9 Nov 1940 | Intelligence Officer, promoted to Act Fg Off |
| Plt Off | E Nordberg | 9 Nov 1940 | Intelligence Officer, promoted to Act Fg Off |
| Mr | McLeod | 22 Nov 1940 | Arrived from Air Ministry for open Meteorological Officer |
| Mr | J M Pollock | 27 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting for Meteorological duties |
| Mr | J Luke | 27 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting for Meteorological duties |
| Mr | W T Cowe | 27 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting for Meteorological duties |
| Mr | Rosie | 27 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting for Meteorological duties |
Source - RAF Sumburgh ORB
Unit Movements: May - Dec 1940
| Unit | Date | Notes |
| No 254 Sqn | 13 May 1940 | In situ on formation of SHQ |
| Shetland Fighter Flight | 13 May 1940 | In situ on formation of SHQ |
| 5 x aircraft, No 254 Sqn | 20 Jul 1940 | Detached to RAF Aldergrove |
| 5 x aircraft, No 248 Sqn | 20 Jul 1940 | Arrived on attachment from RAF Dyce |
| Personnel, No 248 Sqn | 20 Jul 1940 | Arrived on attachment from RAF Dyce by air |
| 9 x aircraft, No 232 Sqn | 21 Jul 1940 | Arrived on attachment from RAF Wick |
| 4 x Gladiators | 21 Jul 1940 | Departed for Roborough |
| Remainder, No 248 Sqn | 28 Jul 1940 | Arrived on attachment from RAF Dyce |
| No 232 Sqn | 19 Sep 1940 | Proceeded to RAF Castletown |
| Fighter Operations Room Staff | 19 Sep 1940 | Returned to RAF Wick |
Source - RAF Sumburgh ORB
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