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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 906 Wing Personnel, units and locations
RAF Wing HQ Imphal was formed on 1 October 1944 by redesignating No 170 (Bomber) Wing in No 221 Group, moving to Sentinel Hill, Tulihal, on 3 November, where it was redesignated No 906 (Tactical) Wing on 1 December. On 20 May 1945 it was placed under AHQ Burma and disbanded on 13 November 1945 and was absorbed into RAF Mingaladon.
Personnel Movements 1944
| Rank | Name |
Date |
Notes |
| Gp Capt | H G Goddard | 1 Oct 1944 | Officer Commanding (ex RAF Wing HQ Imphal) |
| Flt Lt | J H Buick | 1 Oct 1944 | Wing Intelligence Officer (ex RAF Wing HQ Imphal) |
| Sqn Ldr | R W Langrish | 1 Oct 1944 | Senior Administrative Officer (ex RAF Wing HQ Imphal) |
| Fg Off | J Atkinson | 1 Oct 1944 | Wing Catering Officer (ex RAF Wing HQ Imphal) |
Source - No 906 Wing ORB
Unit Composition and Movements 1944
| Unit | Date | Notes |
| No 11 Sqn | 1 Oct 1944 | Taken over from RAF Wing HQ Imphal |
| No 34 Sqn | 1 Oct 1944 | Taken over from RAF Wing HQ Imphal |
| No 42 Sqn | 1 Oct 1944 | Taken over from RAF Wing HQ Imphal |
| No 60 Sqn | 1 Oct 1944 | Taken over from RAF Wing HQ Imphal |
| No 113 Sqn | 1 Oct 1944 | Taken over from RAF Wing HQ Imphal |
| No 152 Sqn | 1 Oct 1944 | Taken over from RAF Wing HQ Imphal |
| No 155 Sqn | 1 Oct 1944 | Taken over from RAF Wing HQ Imphal |
| No 1 Sqn IAF | 1 Oct 1944 | Taken over from RAF Wing HQ Imphal |
| No 89 Sqn det | 25 Oct 1944 | Joined the Wing |
| No 152 Sqn | 29 Oct 1944 | Left the Wing |
| No 11 Sqn | 30 Oct 1944 | Left the Wing |
| HQ, No 906 Wing | 3 Nov 1944 | Moved from Imphal to Sentinel Hill, Tulihal |
| No 607 Sqn | 11 Dec 1944 | Taken over on the move of Wing HQ to Tulihal |
| No 60 Sqn | 11 Dec 1944 | Left the Wing |
Source - No 906 Wing ORB
Personnel Movements 1945
| Rank | Name |
Date |
Notes |
| Gp Capt | H G Goddard | 20 May 1945 | Officer Commanding, posted to No 73 OTU in the Middle East |
| Wg Cdr | R H N Courtney | 20 May 1945 | Assumed temporary command of the Wing |
| Gp Capt | E A Whiteley | 24 May 1945 | Arrived to assume temporary command of the Wing |
| Gp Capt | A H Donaldson | 4 Jun 1945 | Arrived on posting from the UK to assume command of the Wing |
| Gp Capt | A H Donaldson | xx Jul 1945 | Admitted to hospital and evacuated to Calcutta |
| Gp Capt | V A Pope | 21 Jul 1945 | Assumed command of the Wing |
| Flt Lt | C H C Suffolk | 17 Oct 1945 | Assumed duties of Wing Adjutant |
| Flt Lt | R Blanchard | 17 Oct 1945 | Wing Adjutant, proceeded to Simla for 'P' Staff Course |
Source - No 906 Wing ORB
Unit Composition and Movements 1945
| Unit | Date | Notes |
| No 60 Sqn | 5 Jan 1945 | Left the Wing |
| 1st Air Party, HQ No 906 Wing | 12 Jan 1945 | Moved from Tulihal to Tabingaung airfield |
| 2nd Air Party, HQ No 906 Wing | 13 Jan 1945 | Moved from Tulihal to Tabingaung airfield |
| Intelligence Section, No 906 Wing | 14 Jan 1945 | Moved from Tulihal to Tabingaung airfield |
| Rear Party, HQ No 906 Wing | 14 Jan 1945 | Moved from Tulihal to Tabingaung airfield |
| No 1 Sqn IAF | 14 Jan 1945 | Left the Wing |
| No 155 Sqn | 15 Jan 1945 | Moved from Tulihal to Tabingaung airfield |
| No 42 Sqn | 15 Jan 1945 | Moved from Tulihal to Tabingaung airfield |
| No 607 Sqn | 17 Jan 1945 | Began operating from Tabingaung airfield |
| No 17 Sqn | 18 Jan 1945 | Arrived at Tabingaung airfield and commenced operations |
| No 42 Sqn | 19 Jan 1945 | Moved from Tabingaung airfield to Onbauk airfield |
| No 113 Sqn | 18 Jan 1945 | Arrived at Onbauk airfield and commenced operations |
| No 34 Sqn | 18 Jan 1945 | Arrived at Onbauk airfield and commenced operations |
| No 28 Sqn | 28 Jan 1945 | Moved into Ye-U and joined the Wing |
| Advance Party, HQ, No 906 Wing | 9 Feb 1945 | Moved from Tabingaung airfield to Sadaung by road |
| Main Party, HQ, No 906 Wing | 11 Feb 1945 | Moved from Tabingaung airfield to Sadaung by air |
| Rear Party, HQ, No 906 Wing | 14 Feb 1945 | Moved from Tabingaung airfield to Sadaung by road |
| No 17 Sqn | 20 Feb 1945 | Left the Wing |
| No 34 Sqn | 15 Mar 1945 | Left the Wing to convert to Thunderbolts |
| Advance Party, HQ, No 906 Wing | 3 Apr 1945 | Moved from Sadaung to Dwehla by road |
| HQ, No 906 Wing | 7 Apr 1945 | Completed the move from Sadaung to Dwehla |
| No 113 Sqn | 7 Apr 1945 | Left the Wing to convert to Thunderbolts with No 910 Wing |
| No 7028 Servicing Echelon | 14 Apr 1945 | Moved from Kwetnge to Meiktila under No 909 Wing |
| Advance Party, HQ, No 906 Wing | 17 Apr 1945 | Moved from Dwehla to Kwetnge |
| No 113 Sqn | 20 Apr 1945 | Rejoined the Wing having converted to Thunderbolts |
| No 34 Sqn | 20 Apr 1945 | Rejoined the Wing having converted to Thunderbolts |
| HQ, No 906 Wing | 21 Apr 1945 | Completed the move from Dwehla to Kwetnge |
| No 42 Sqn | 23 Apr 1945 | Left the Wing to join No 907 Wing |
| No 155 Sqn | 26 Apr 1945 | Left the Wing |
| Advance Party, HQ, No 906 Wing | 15 May 1945 | Moved from Kwetnge to Mingaladon |
| Main Parties, HQ, No 906 Wing | 16-18 May 1945 | Moved from Kwetnge to Mingaladon |
| No 176 Sqn det | 21 May 1945 | Joined the Wing |
| No 273 Sqn | 16 May 1945 | Joined the Wing |
| No 8 Sqn IAF | 1 Aug 1945 | Joined the Wing on taking over the aircraft of No 607 Sqn |
| Personnel, No 607 Sqn | 9 Aug 1945 | Left the Wing |
| No 273 Sqn | 11 Sep 1945 | Left the Wing to join No 908 Wing at Saigon |
| No 28 Sqn | 5 Oct 1945 | Left the Wing to join No 910 Wing at Zayatkwin |
| No 176 Sqn det | 13 Nov 1945 | Control transferred to RAF Mingaladon |
| No 8 Sqn IAF | 13 Nov 1945 | Control transferred to RAF Mingaladon |
| No 906 Wing | 13 Nov 1945 | Disbanded into SHQ RAF Mingaldon |
Source - No 906 Wing ORB
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