Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
RAF Wing HQ Comilla Personnel, units and locations
This was formed at Comilla on 1 October 1944 by redesignating No 903 (Tactical) Wing in No 224 Group but on moved to Patenga on 28 November 1944 was redesignated RAF Wing HQ Patenga.
Personnel Movements 1944
Rank | Name |
Date |
Notes |
Wg Cdr | R E Drake | 1 Oct 1944 | Assumed command of RAF Wing HQ Comilla |
Fg Off | R G D Lsidlaw | 2 Oct 1944 | Wing MT Officer, attached to Baroda for an MT Officers' Course (1 month) |
Sqn Ldr | C M Crothers | 12 Oct 1944 | Sqn Ldr - Admin, proceeded to Calcutta by air pending repatriation |
Flt Lt | H R Lloyd | 12 Oct 1944 | Arrived on posting from the UK for duty as Wing Accountant Officer |
Flt Lt | Clarke | 22 Oct 1944 | Returned from attachment to No 182 Wing |
Fg Off | A Slater | 26 Oct 1944 | Arrived on attachment from the UK to gain Signals experience pending posting (1 month) |
Flt Lt | M Whitney | 5 Nov 1944 | Arrived on posting from WHQ Chittagong for duty as Flt Lt - Signals |
Flt Lt | G Cartwright | 10 Nov 1944 | Arrived on posting from HQ 3rd TAF for Codes and Cypher Admin duties |
Fg Off | A Kerr | 13 Nov 1944 | Arrived on posting from the UK for Electrical Engineer duties |
Fg Off | C Clancey | 14 Nov 1944 | Arrived on posting from HQ No 224 Group for Intelligence duties |
Fg Off | A Slater | 17 Nov 1944 | Ceased to be attached on posting to Imphal for Signals duties |
Fg Off | W Bennett | 17 Nov 1944 | Catering Officer, posted to Glider Wing, Patenga |
Flt Lt | M Whitney | 18 Nov 1944 | Posted to WHQ Chittagong for duty as Flt Lt - Signals |
Flt Lt | B Brook | 18 Nov 1944 | Arrived on posting from WHQ Chittagong for duty as Flt Lt - Signals |
Sqn Ldr | T R Elliott | 25 Nov 1944 | Arrived on posting from WHQ Chittagong for duty as Sqn Ldr - Admin |
Sqn Ldr | J Sutcliffe | 26 Nov 1944 | Arrived on posting from BHQ Calcutta for duty as Senior Medical Officer |
Fg Off | P McNeill | 27 Nov 1944 | Arrived from No 27 Sqn for temporary duty as Wing Adjutant (Flt Lt post) |
Source - No 903 Wing ORB
Unit Composition and Movements 1944
Unit | Date | Notes |
No 14 Static Administrative Unit | 30 Sep 1944 | Disbanded on being absorbed into RAF Wing HQ Comilla |
No 18 Flying Control Section | 30 Sep 1944 | Disbanded on being absorbed into RAF Wing HQ Comilla |
No 67 Sqn | 1 Oct 1944 | Taken over from No 165 Wing on formation |
No 681 Sqn det | 1 Oct 1944 | Taken over on formation |
No 5827 MSU | 12 Oct 1944 | Left Comilla for Chittagong |
No 62 Mobile Field Hospital | 1 Nov 1944 | Arrived at Comilla from Shillong |
No 2966 Sqn, RAF Regiment | 5 Nov 1944 | Left Comilla for Dohazari |
No 2946 Sqn, RAF Regiment | 11 Nov 1944 | Arrived at Comilla |
Advance Party, RAF Wing HQ, Comilla | 28 Nov 1944 | Departed from Comilla for Patenga |
RAF Wing HQ, Comilla | 28 Nov 1944 | Redesignated RAF Wing HQ Patenga |
1st Party, No 67 Sqn/7067 ServicingEchelon | 29 Nov 1944 | Moved to Double Moorings |
2nd Party, No 67 Sqn/7067 ServicingEchelon | 30 Nov 1944 | Moved to Double Moorings |
Source - No 903 Wing ORB
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