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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 146 Airfield/Wing Personnel, units and locations
Personnel Movements 1944
| Rank | Name |
Date |
Notes |
| Wg Cdr | E W W Ellis | 7 Feb 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 484 GCC and assumed command of No 146 Airfield |
| Flt Lt | T A Styles | 21 Feb 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 132 Airfield for duty as Senior Equipment Officer |
| Wg Cdr | E Flewitt | 22 Feb 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Commander, RAF Regiment |
| Fg Off | W M McPherson | 23 Feb 1944 | Senior Equipment Officer, posted to No 132 Airfield |
| Sqn Ldr | E K Brownrigg | 25 Feb 1944 | Arrived on posting from the Air Ministry (Unit) for duty as Senior Medical Officer |
| Fg Off | T A Mellor | 2 Mar 1944 | Arrived on posting from RAF Hawkinge for duty as Technical Adjutant |
| Capt | J L Hurst | 13 Mar 1944 | Attached from No 465 AL Section pending formation of No 467 AL Section |
| Capt | G C Hargrove | 13 Mar 1944 | Attached from No 464 AL Section pending formation of No 467 AL Section |
| Lt | R J McLeod | 29 Mar 1944 | Attached from HQ 3rd Division, 1 Corps, 2nd Army for duty with No 467 AL Section |
| Fg Off | G Marden | 14 Apr 1944 | Engineer Officer, posted from Airfield HQ to No 6193 Serving Echelon |
| Lt | R J McLeod | 17 Apr 1944 | Ceased to be attached on posting overseas |
| Sqn Ldr | T Freyne | 18 Apr 1944 | Arrived on posting from RAF East Kirkby for duty as RC Chaplain |
| Sqn Ldr | P J Waller | 21 Apr 1944 | Attached from No 1 PDC for training in Flying Control duties |
| Flt Lt | N C Farries | 26 Apr 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 3208 Servicing Commando for duty as Chief Technical Officer |
| Fg Off | T A Hornby | 1 May 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 10 OTU for duty as Signals Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | S Spencer | 3 May 1944 | Chief Technical Officer, posted to HQ, No 20 Sector |
| Sqn Ldr | Larkin | 5 May 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 96 Wing for duty as C of E Chaplain |
| Flt Lt | Fleming | 15 May 1944 | Attached from No 55 MFH for duty as Dental Officer |
| Capt | V A T C Clarks | 19 May 1944 | Arrived on posting to No 467 AL Section |
| Fg Off | W O Davies | 19 May 1944 | Arrived on posting from RAF Cosford for duty as MT Officer |
| Fg Off | R A Coombes | 19 May 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 15 Wing for duty as Armament Officer |
| Fg Off | A J V Fogwill | 20 May 1944 | Attached from No 132 Wing for Armament duties |
| Flt Lt | G P Owen | 25 May 1944 | Adjutant, posted to No 135 Wing for duty as Sqn Ldr - Administration |
| Sqn Ldr | C J Moriarty | 25 May 1944 | Arrived on posting from RAF Syerston for duty as RC Chaplain |
| Sqn Ldr | T Freyne | 26 May 1944 | RC Chaplain, posted to RAF Syerston |
| Flt Lt | J Merrall | 30 May 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 402 ASP for duty as Wing Adjutant |
| Sqn Ldr | J Jamieson | 1 Jun 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 145 Wing for duty as Senior Medical Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | E K Brownrigg | 1 Jun 1944 | Senior Medical Officer, posted to No 84 GSU |
| Fg Off | D W Riley | 1 Jun 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 18 (O) AFU for duty as Technical Adjutant |
| Plt Off | E A Wynne | 6 Jun 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 123 Wing for duty as French Interpreter |
| Wg Cdr | E R Baker | 16 Jun 1944 | Wg Cdr - Flying, killed in action |
| Wg Cdr | J R Baldwin | 18 Jun 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Wg Cdr - Flying |
| Fg Off | C M Parker | 27 Jun 1944 | Flying Control Officer, attached to No 135 Wing |
| Act Flt Lt | A Peck | 5 Jul 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 135 Wing for duty as Flying Control Officer |
| Wg Cdr | J R Baldwin | 12 Jul 1944 | Wg Cdr - Flying, posted to No 20 Sector |
| Maj | J A G Ward | 25 Jul 1944 | Attached from No 452 AL Section |
| Gp Capt | D E Gillam | 27 Jul 1944 | Assumed command of No 146 Airfield |
| Wg Cdr | E W W Ellis | 27 Jul 1944 | Relinquished command of No 146 Airfield |
| Fg Off | T H Stockdale | 27 Jul 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 20 Sector for duty as Operations Officer |
| Fg Off | T W Richards | 27 Jul 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 20 Sector for duty as Operations Officer |
| Fg Off | H D Harding | 27 Jul 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 20 Sector for duty as Operations Officer |
| Fg Off | J A Hutton | 31 Jul 1944 | Equipment Officer, posted to No 132 Wing |
| Flt Lt | J Merrall | 5 Aug 1944 | Wing Adjutant, posted to the UK |
| Act Flt Lt | E Lafferty | 5 Aug 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 136 Wing for duty as Wing Adjutant |
| Flt Lt | C G True | 8 Aug 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 20 Sector for duty as Senior Equipment Officer |
| Flt Lt | A Peck | 8 Aug 1944 | Flying Control Officer, posted to No 14 PTC |
| Wg Cdr | J R Baldwin | 3 Nov 1944 | Wg Cdr - Flying, posted to No 84 GCC |
| Wg Cdr | J C Wells | 17 Nov 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Wg Cdr - Flying |
| There appears to be a section of the ORB covering December 1944 to June 1945 missing | |||
Source - No 146 Wing ORB (AIR 26/211)
Unit Composition and Movements 1944
| Date | Notes |
| 31 Jan 1944 | Formed at Tangmere as No 146 Airfield in No 23 Wing, No 11 Group |
| 31 Jan 1944 | No 197 Sqn taken over on formation |
| 1 Feb 1944 | No 183 Sqn arrived from RAF Predannock |
| 3 Feb 1944 | No 257 Sqn arrived from RAF Beaulieu |
| 1 Mar 1944 | HQ, No 20 Wing arrived |
| 1 Mar 1944 | No 74 Wing Section, Air Formation Signals arrived |
| 4 Mar 1944 | No 5084 'C' MSU arrived from RAF Heston |
| 4 Mar 1944 | No 5020 'C' MSU arrived from RAF Hornchurch and attached to No 20 Wing |
| 4 Mar 1944 | No 5033 'H' MSU arrived from RAF Hornchurch and attached to No 20 Wing |
| 7 Mar 1944 | No 5020 'C' MSU departed for RAF Aston Down |
| 9 Mar 1944 | No 18 ALG Signals Section arrived on attachment to No 20 Wing |
| 10 Mar 1944 | No 146 Airfield transferred from No 11 Group to No 84 Group |
| 15 Mar 1944 | No 197 Sqn moved to No 123 Airfield, RAF Manston |
| 16 Mar 1944 | No 110 Mobile Dental Unit arrived from RAF Northolt on attachment |
| 16 Mar 1944 | No 609 Sqn arrived from No 123 Airfield, RAF Manston |
| 17 Mar 1944 | No 183 Sqn moved to No 123 Airfield, RAF Manston |
| 17 Mar 1944 | No 198 Sqn arrived from No 123 Airfield, RAF Manston |
| 22 Mar 1944 | No 266 Sqn arrived from RAF Hornchurch |
| 1 Apr 1944 | No 609 Sqn moved to No 123 Airfield, RAF Manston |
| 1 Apr 1944 | No 197 Sqn arrived from No 123 Airfield, RAF Manston |
| 4 Apr 1944 | Nos 198 Sqn moved to No 123 Airfield, RAF Manston |
| 8 Apr 1944 | 'A' Party departed RAF Tangmere for Needs Oar Point ALG by road |
| 9 Apr 1944 | No 110 Mobile Dental Unit moved to No 134 Airfield |
| 9 Apr 1944 | No 5087 'J' MSU arrived from No 136 Airfield |
| 10 Apr 1944 | 'B' Party departed RAF Tangmere for Needs Oar Point ALG by road |
| 11 Apr 1944 | No 193 Sqn arrived from RAF Llanbedr |
| 12 Apr 1944 | No 5067 'K' MSU arrived from No 15071 CGI, No 103 MARU |
| 12 Apr 1944 | No 2898 Sqn RAF Regiment arrived from RAF Digby |
| 18 Apr 1944 | No 5086 'J' MSU arrived from No 23 Wing, Selsey |
| 18 Apr 1944 | No 5127 'Q' MSU arrived from RAF Thorney Island |
| 20 Apr 1944 | Transferred to No 20 Wing |
| 21 Apr 1944 | No 5067 'K' MSU moved to HQ No 20 Wing, RAF Thorney Island |
| 3 May 1944 | No 2579 Sqn RAF Regiment arrived from RAF North Weald |
| 9 May 1944 | No 1318 Mobile Wing formed |
| 12 May 1944 | No 2845 Sqn RAF Regiment arrived from RAF Honiley |
| 12 May 1944 | Redesignated No 146 Wing |
| 13 May 1944 | No 5087 'J' MSU moved to RAF Thorney Island |
| 21 Jun 1944 | No 2579 Sqn RAF Regiment moved to RAF Aston Down |
| 28 Jun 1944 | No 110 Mobile Dental Unit arrived from No 53 MFH |
| 1 Jul 1944 | No 266 Sqn to No 136 Wing |
| 2 Jul 1944 | Advance party and HQ No 1318 Mobile departed Needs Oar Point for the Concentration Area (RAF Old Sarum) |
| 3 Jul 1944 | Squadrons and Airlift party moved to RAF Hurn |
| 5 Jul 1944 | Advance party and HQ No 1318 Mobile moved to Marshalling Area 'A' |
| 6 Jul 1944 | Advance party and HQ No 1318 Mobile moved to Embarkation Area No 4 |
| 6 Jul 1944 | No 2845 Sqn RAF Regiment moved to RAF Hurn |
| 7 Jul 1944 | Advance party and HQ No 1318 Mobile set sail and disembarked at Graye-sur-Mer, Normandy |
| 8 Jul 1944 | Advance party and HQ No 1318 Mobile moved to B.15 Ryes |
| 10 Jul 1944 | Airlift party moved to B.15 Ryes |
| 14 Jul 1944 | 'A' and 'B' parties departed Needs Oar Point for the Concentration Area (RAF Old Sarum) |
| 15 Jul 1944 | Section of Wing at B.15 Ryes moved to B.3 Ste Croix-sur-Mer |
| 16 Jul 1944 | 'A' and 'B' parties moved from Concentration Area (RAF Old Sarum) to Marshalling Area 'A' and then to Embarkation Area No 4 |
| 18 Jul 1944 | 'A' and 'B' parties embarked for France |
| 19 Jul 1944 | 'A' and 'B' parties disembarked at Graye-sur-Mer, Normandy and proceeded to B.3 Ste Croix-sur-Mer |
| 19 Jul 1944 | No 266 Sqn arrived from No 136 Wing in the UK |
| 26 Jul 1944 | No 6263 Servicing Echelon arrived from the UK |
| 29 Jul 1944 | No 6266 Servicing Echelon arrived from the UK |
| 5 Aug 1944 | No 263 Sqn arrived from the UK |
| 17 Aug 1944 | No 5 Field Dental Surgery joined the Wing |
| 18 Aug 1944 | No 2881 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment arrived from the UK |
| 25 Aug 1944 | 1 x Flight, No 2757 (Armoured Car) Sqn, RAF Regiment joined the Wing |
| 27 Aug 1944 | Small recce party proceeded to B.25 La Rue Huguenot |
| 5 Sep 1944 | Move to B.25 cancelled and 'A' Party proceeded to B.23 Thiberville |
| 5 Sep 1944 | Recce party moved from B.25 La Rue Huguenot to B.23 Thiberville |
| 6 Sep 1944 | 'B' Party proceeded to B.23 Thiberville |
| 6 Sep 1944 | Recce party moved from B.23 Thiberville to B.37 Corroy |
| 7 Sep 1944 | 'A' party moved from B.23 Thiberville to B.37 Corroy |
| 8 Sep 1944 | 'B' party moved from B.23 Thiberville to B.37 Corroy |
| 8 Sep 1944 | Squadrons moved from B.23 Thiberville to RAF Manston to continue operations |
| 10 Sep 1944 | Recce party moved from B.37 Corroy to B.51 Lille/Vendeville |
| 11 Sep 1944 | 'A' party moved from B.37 Corroy to B.51 Lille/Vendeville |
| 12 Sep 1944 | 'B' party moved from B.37 Corroy to B.51 Lille/Vendeville |
| 12 Sep 1944 | Squadrons rejoined the Wing from RAF Manston |
| 29 Sep 1944 | Recce party moved from B.51 Lille/Vendeville to B.70 Antwerp/Deurne |
| 30 Sep 1944 | No 2881 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment left the Wing for No 83 Group |
| 1 Oct 1944 | 'A' party moved from B.51 Lille/Vendeville to B.70 Antwerp/Deurne |
| 2 Oct 1944 | 'B' party moved from B.51 Lille/Vendeville to B.70 Antwerp/Deurne |
| There appears to be a section of the ORB covering December 1944 to June 1945 missing | |
| 29 Dec 1944 | A.84 Chievres* |
Source - No 146 Wing ORB (AIR 26/211) & RAF Flying Training and Support Units - Air Britain (*)
Personnel Movements 1945
| Rank | Name |
Date |
Notes |
| There appears to be a section of the ORB covering December 1944 to June 1945 missing | |||
| Sqn Ldr | J W Taylor | 3 Sep 1945 | Sqn Ldr - Admin, posted to No 83 Group |
Source - No 146 Wing ORB (AIR 26/211)
Unit Composition and Movements 1945
| Date | Notes |
| There appears to be a section of the ORB covering December 1944 to June 1945 missing | |
| 14 Feb 1945 | B.89 Mill* |
| 5 Mar 1945 | No 257 Sqn disbanded* |
| 17 Apr 1945 | B.105 Drope* |
| 30 Apr 1945 | B.111 Ahlhorn* |
| 6 Jun 1945 | Hildesheim* |
| 8 Aug 1945 | No 266 Sqn and No 6266 Servicing Echelon proceeded to RAF Lasham for disbandment |
| 27 Aug 1945 | Number-plate of No 263 Sqn and No 6263 Servicing Echelon transferred to No 83 Group to replace No 616 Sqn |
| 2 Sep 1945 | Equipment and personnel of No 263 Sqn and No 6263 Servicing Echelon proceeded to RAF Lasham for disposal |
| 6 Sep 1945 | Aircraft of No 263 Sqn and No 6263 Servicing Echelon proceeded to RAF Lasham for disposal |
| 7 Sep 1945 | No 197 Sqn and No 6197 Servicing Echelon proceeded to RAF Lasham for disbandment |
| 7 Sep 1945 | No 183 Sqn and No 6183 Servicing Echelon proceeded to RAF Lasham for disbandment |
| 7 Sep 1945 | Wing HQ disbanded |
Source - No 146 Wing ORB (AIR 26/211) & RAF Flying Training and Support Units - Air Britain (*)
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