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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 86 Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
[Dec 1940 | Jan-Dec 1941]
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Sqn Ldr | C J P Flood | 6 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from HQ Coastal Command and assumed command of No 86 Sqn |
Source - No 86 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/708)
Organisational Movements: Dec 1940
| Date | Notes |
| 6 Dec 1940 | Squadron was formed at RAF Gosport to be equipped with Bristol Blenheim IVs |
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Source - No 86 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/708)
Personnel Movements: Jan - Dec 1941
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Cpl | A J Stevens | 10 Jan 1941 | Killed in an air raid |
| Fg Off | B G Mace | 17 Mar 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Plt Off | J R Cresswell | 17 Mar 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Sgt | F J Berry | 17 Mar 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Sgt | B C Gilmore | 17 Mar 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Sgt | W R Loxton | 17 Mar 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Sgt | J S Wrightson | 17 Mar 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Flt Lt | M H Franklin | 9 Apr 1941 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | E S Jones | 9 Apr 1941 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | F C Sloane | 9 Apr 1941 | Killed in action |
| Flt Sgt | D Bell | 21 Jun 1941 | Killed in action |
| AC2 | H M Richards | 15 Jul 1941 | Killed in a road accident |
| Plt Off | W H Zillessen | 17 Jul 1941 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | L E Badland | 17 Jul 1941 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | R Plume | 17 Jul 1941 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | B A J Boyse | 21 Jul 1941 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | A Pont | 21 Jul 1941 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | C C Procter | 21 Jul 1941 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | R J S Wicks | 21 Jul 1941 | Killed in action |
| Plt Off | G P Mandeville | 6 Aug 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Sgt | P N Cowan RAAF | 18 Aug 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Sgt | T Kaye | 31 Aug 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Sgt | R A Dawes | 7 Sep 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Sgt | S R Longhurst | 7 Sep 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Sgt | W T Udale | 7 Sep 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Sgt | E L Butt | 7 Sep 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Sgt | M J Bell RAAF | 30 Oct 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Plt Off | A G Thompson | 30 Oct 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Sgt | L G Staniland | 30 Oct 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| AC1 | K R E Dutton | 30 Oct 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| AC2 | I Tankel | 30 Oct 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Plt Off | E C Durrant | 8 Nov 1941 | Promoted to Act Fg Off |
| Fg Off | W H Stehens | 22 Nov 1941 | Attached to RAF Manby for Bombing Leaders' Course |
| Plt Off | D Page | 24 Nov 1941 | Failed to returning from a 'Gardening' Sortie, later reported to be a POW |
| Fg Off | J M Paxton | 24 Nov 1941 | Failed to returning from a 'Gardening' Sortie, later reported to be a POW |
| Sgt | J B Green | 24 Nov 1941 | Failed to returning from a 'Gardening' Sortie, later reported to be a POW |
| Sgt | J McCann | 24 Nov 1941 | Failed to returning from a 'Gardening' Sortie, later reported to be a POW |
| Plt Off | D R J Harper | 24 Nov 1941 | Killed in action |
| Flt Sgt | A N Kennedy | 24 Nov 1941 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | W T Large | 24 Nov 1941 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | A P McGregor | 24 Nov 1941 | Killed in action |
| Sqn Ldr | W A L Davis | 4 Dec 1941 | Officer i/c 'A' Flight, posted to No 22 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | J T Julian | 4 Dec 1941 | Attached to Aircraft Recognition Wing, Isle of Man for course |
| Flt Lt | J T Julian | 19 Dec 1941 | Ceased to be attached to Aircraft Recognition Wing, Isle of Man for course |
| Wg Cdr | C J P Flood | 13 Dec 1941 | Detached to RAF St Eval with his crew |
| Sqn Ldr | R F D Anstead | 13 Dec 1941 | Detached to RAF St Eval with his crew |
| Fg Off | G D Firmin | 13 Dec 1941 | Detached to RAF St Eval with his crew |
| Fg Off | W H Stehens | 13 Dec 1941 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Manby for Bombing Leaders' Course |
| Act Fg Off | E C Durrant | 13 Dec 1941 | Detached to RAF St Eval with his crew |
| Plt Off | D Worth | 13 Dec 1941 | Detached to RAF St Eval with his crew |
| Plt Off | W H Khan | 13 Dec 1941 | Detached to RAF St Eval with his crew |
| Plt Off | E W Evans | 13 Dec 1941 | Detached to RAF St Eval with his crew |
| Flt Lt | D E Shorman | 15 Dec 1941 | Detached to RAF St Eval with his crew |
| Plt Off | J C Brice | 15 Dec 1941 | Detached to RAF St Eval with his crew |
| Flt Lt | D E Shorman | 20 Dec 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Flt Sgt | D Copes | 20 Dec 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Flt Sgt | E G Forster | 20 Dec 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
Source - No 86 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/708) and 'Coastal Command Losses' (Ross McNeill)
Organisational Movements: Jan - Dec 1941
| Date | Notes |
| 2 Feb 1941 | Squadron moved from RAF Gosport to RAF Leuchars |
| 3 Mar 1941 | Squadron moved from RAF Leuchars to RAF Wattisham |
| 4 Mar 1941 | 1 x Flight was detached to Ipswich due to unserviceable state of Wattisham |
| 28 Mar 1941 | Squadron carried out its first operation |
| 12 May 1941 | 'B' Flight moved from RAF Wattisham to RAF North Coates |
| 5 - 10 Jun 1941 | Squadron commenced conversion to Bristol Beaufort Is |
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| 6 Jul 1941 | By this date the squadron had completed re-equipment and had ceased flying Blenheims on operations |
| 13 Dec 1941 | A detachment proceeded to RAF St Eval for operations against Brest |
| 12 Dec 1941 | From this date Beaufort IIs begin to replace the Beaufort Is |
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Source - No 86 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/708)
[Dec 1940 | Jan-Dec 1941]
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