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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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[1943 | ]
RAF Wickenby opened as a Satellite of RAF Binbrook on 15 July 1942
Personnel Movements: Apr - Dec 1943
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| April | |||
| No personnel movements recorded in the ORB for this month | |||
| May | |||
| Sqn Ldr | F M Watts | 1 May 1943 | Arrived on posting for duty as Station Engineering Officer |
| Fg Off | G C Brend | 1 May 1943 | Arrived on posting for Intelligence duties |
| Flt Lt | W M Bonnar | 2 May 1943 | Medical Officer, attached from HQ No 1 Group for temporary duty |
| Fg Off | R Hastings-James | 2 May 1943 | Medical Officer, attached to Rollestone Camp for Anti-Gas Course |
| Plt Off | M W C Riddle | 3 May 1943 | Arrived on posting for duty as Station Signals (RDF) Officer |
| Flt Lt | W M Bonnar | 8 May 1943 | Medical Officer, ceased to be attached from HQ No 1 Group for temporary duty |
| Fg Off | R Hastings-James | 8 May 1943 | Medical Officer, ceased to be attached to Rollestone Camp for Anti-Gas Course |
| Plt Off | J R Hainsworth | 10 May 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 12 Sqn for duty as Station Electrical Engineer Officer |
| Plt Off | G Williams | 18 May 1943 | Arrived on posting for duty as Station Signals Officer |
| Plt Off | W Mellon | 18 May 1943 | Attached for duty as Committee of Adjustment Officer |
| Gp Capt | B A J Crummy | 19 May 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Breighton and assumed command of RAF Wickenby |
| Plt Off | A Baker | 27 May 1943 | Arrived on posting for duty as Station MT Officer |
| Plt Off | T G Williams | 29 May 1943 | Arrived on posting for Intelligence duties |
| June | |||
| Act Sqn Ldr | W Wilson | 8 Jun 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor for duty as Station Administrative Officer |
| Act Sqn Ldr | T O'N East | 8 Jun 1943 | Posted to HQ, No 1 Group as supernumerary |
| Plt Off | J R Hainsworth | 9 Jun 1943 | Station Electrical Engineer Officer, attached to No 12 SoTT for short Maintenance Course |
| Flt Lt | L N Higgins | 14 Jun 1943 | Attached from RAF Hemswell for temporary Intelligence/Operations duties, pending posting |
| SO | I J Quixley | 18 Jun 1943 | Ceased to be attached on posting to RAF Bitteswell |
| Plt Off | G E Holman RCAF | 19 Jun 1943 | Arrived on posting from HQ Bomber Command for Supernumerary Signals duties |
| Fg Off | R Hastings-James | 20 Jun 1943 | Medical Officer, promoted to Flt Lt |
| Plt Off | M W C Riddle | 25 Jun 1943 | Station Signals (RDF) Officer, posted to RAF Waterbeach |
| Flt Lt | J H Hayes | 26 Jun 1943 | Arrived on posting as supernumerary from No 953 Sqn for Flying Control duties |
| July | |||
| Fg Off | E S Odbert | 5 Jul 1943 | Arrived on posting for Medical duties |
| Fg Off | E S Odbert | 6 Jul 1943 | Attached to SSQ Binbrook for Medical duties |
| Fg Off | E S Odbert | 10 Jul 1943 | Ceased to be attached to SSQ Binbrook for Medical duties |
| Flt Lt | R Hastings-James | 11 Jul 1943 | Medical Officer, attached to RAF Farnborough for course |
| Flt Lt | R Hastings-James | 14 Jul 1943 | Medical Officer, ceased to be attached to RAF Farnborough for course |
| August | |||
| Sqn Ldr | E R Barker | 10 Aug 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Base Binbrook for Intelligence duties |
| Fg Off | E S Odbert | 10 Aug 1943 | Medical Office, attached to RAF Grimsby |
| Flt Lt | R Hastings-James | 12 Aug 1943 | Medical Officer, attached to RAF Grimsby |
| Fg Off | E S Odbert | 12 Aug 1943 | Medical Office, ceased to be attached to RAF Grimsby |
| Flt Lt | R Hastings-James | 18 Aug 1943 | Medical Officer, ceased to be attached to RAF Grimsby |
| Flt Lt | R Hastings-James | 24 Aug 1943 | Medical Officer, attached to RAF Halton for course on Tropical Medicine |
| Flt Lt | W M Bonnar | 24 Aug 1943 | Medical Officer, attached from RAF Grimsby |
| Act Flt Lt | A P D Osland | 30 Aug 1943 | Arrived on posting for Flying Control duties |
| September | |||
| Sqn Ldr | E R Barker | 3 Sep 1943 | Reposted for duty as Sqn Ldr Intelligence/Operations on the Station |
| Flt Lt | W M Bonnar | 7 Sep 1943 | Medical Officer, ceased to be attached from RAF Grimsby and attached to RAF Faldingworth |
| Act Flt Lt | A P D Osland | 11 Sep 1943 | Reposted from RAF Ludford Magna for duty as Senior Flying Control Officer (Sqn Ldr post) |
| Fg Off | E S Odbert | 12 Sep 1943 | Medical Office, attached to RAF Farnborough for course |
| Fg Off | S B Carr | 14 Sep 1943 | Flying Control Officer, posted to RAF Kelstern |
| Fg Off | R J Dale | 14 Sep 1943 | Flying Control Officer, posted to RAF Kelstern |
| Fg Off | E S Odbert | 15 Sep 1943 | Medical Office, ceased to be attached to RAF Farnborough for course |
| SO | G K Suttle | 15 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting from School of Administration for duty as Assistant Adjutant |
| Flt Lt | F L Munslow | 14 Sep 1943 | Flying Control Officer, reposted to RAF Base Binbrook for duty at RAF Kelstern |
| October | |||
| WO | T C Smith | 1 Oct 1943 | Transferred from RAF Base Binbrook to RAF Ludford Magna (Wickenby) as N/E sick |
| Sgt | F Mills | 1 Oct 1943 | Transferred from RAF Base Binbrook to RAF Ludford Magna (Wickenby) as N/E sick |
| Sgt | S Newman | 1 Oct 1943 | Transferred from RAF Base Binbrook to RAF Ludford Magna (Wickenby) as N/E sick |
| Sgt | P Harper | 1 Oct 1943 | Transferred from RAF Base Binbrook to RAF Ludford Magna (Wickenby) as N/E sick |
| Sgt | J R Gray | 1 Oct 1943 | Transferred from RAF Base Binbrook to RAF Ludford Magna (Wickenby) as N/E sick |
| LAC | R G Outlaw | 8 Oct 1943 | Killed in an accident |
| Sgt | K Robinson | 18 Oct 1943 | Posted from No 12 Sqn to RAF Ludford Magna (Wickenby) as N/E sick |
| Sgt | J Birchall | 18 Oct 1943 | Posted from No 12 Sqn to RAF Ludford Magna (Wickenby) as N/E sick |
| WO | T C Smith | 26 Oct 1943 | Posted to No 1481 (B & G) Flight, RAF Binbrook for Instructor duties |
| Sgt | C R Gabriel | 26 Oct 1943 | Posted from No 12 Sqn to RAF Ludford Magna (Wickenby) as N/E sick |
| November | |||
| Flt Lt | Down | 1 Nov 1943 | Engineer Officer, posted to RAF Ludford Magna |
| Flt Lt | R Hastings-James | 3 Nov 1943 | Medical Officer, attached to RAF Grimsby |
| Flt Lt | R Hastings-James | 4 Nov 1943 | Medical Officer, ceased to be attached to RAF Grimsby |
| Plt Off | J Blackmore | 4 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from HQ, No 1 Group |
| Flt Lt | R Hastings-James | 12 Nov 1943 | Medical Officer, attached to RAF Grimsby |
| Plt Off | W T Abbott | 20 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 11 Base for Engineer duties |
| Sgt | J R Gray | 20 Nov 1943 | Ceased to be N/E sick and posted to No 1481 (B & G) Flight |
| Plt Off | O L Bigland | 24 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 11 Base |
| Flt Lt | R Hastings-James | 25 Nov 1943 | Medical Officer, ceased to be attached to RAF Grimsby |
| Sgt | S Newman | 30 Nov 1943 | Ceased to be N/E sick and posted to RAF Esatchurch |
| December | |||
| Act Flt Lt | Colwell | 1 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 12 Base for Equipment duties |
| Plt Off | D W Black | 2 Dec 1943 | Equipment Officer, posted to RAF Ludford Magna |
| Act Sqn Ldr | A P D Osland | 7 Sep 1943 | Senior Flying Control Officer, posted to RAF Elsham Wolds |
| Flt Lt | A W Byrne | 11 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 11 Base |
| Sqn Ldr | P S V Vallis | 18 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from HQ Bomber Command of Engineer duties |
Source - RAF Wickenby ORB (AIR 28/945) and AMOs
Organisational Movements: Apr - Dec 1943
| Date | Notes |
| April | |
| 25 Apr 1943 | RAF Wickenby was upgraded from Satellite status
to a Sub-station of RAF Base Binbrook, accommodating: -
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| 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 | |
| 16 Sep 1943 | RAF Base Binbrook was redesignated No 12 Base |
| October | |
| 1 Oct 1943 | RAF Wickenby was transferred from No 12 Base to
RAF Ludford Magna as a Sub-station H3 Flight, No 2842 Sqn RAF Regiment was transferred to RAF Kelstern |
| November | |
| 3 Nov 1943 | No 9012 Servicing Echelon was formed from the maintenance element of No 12 Sqn |
| 7 Nov 1943 | 'C' Flight, No 12 Sqn split off to form the
nucleus of No 626 Sqn The nucleus of No 9626 SE was formed from personnel of No 9012 SE |
| 16 Nov 1943 | RAF Ludford Magna was redesignated as the Base Station for No 14 Base, with Wickenby as a Sub-station |
| December | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
Source - RAF Wickenby ORB (AIR 28/945) and AMOs
This entry was last updated on 26/12/25
