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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 89 Sqn Personnel and location Movements
Personnel Movements: Jan - Dec 1941
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Wg Cdr | G H Stainforth | 6 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 600 Sqn and assumed command of No 89 Sqn |
| Sqn Ldr | D S Pain | 6 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 68 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | P M J Evans | 6 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 600 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | J A A Read | 6 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 604 Sqn |
| Fg Off | G R Nottage | 6 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 141 Sqn |
| Fg Off | H J Edwards | 6 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 604 Sqn |
| Fg Off | D J Anderson | 6 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 29 Sqn |
| Plt Off | S F Hodsman | 6 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 604 Sqn |
| Plt Off | K J Gray | 6 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 25 Sqn |
| Plt Off | M W Kinmouth | 6 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 406 Sqn |
| Plt Off | A A N Spurgin | 6 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 68 Sqn |
| Plt Off | W Howell | 6 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 604 Sqn |
| Plt Off | G C Arnold | 6 Oct 1941 | Attached from No 10 Group for duty as Adjutant, until the squadron proceeds overseas |
| Plt Off | L Arnold | 6 Oct 1941 | Attached from No 53 OTU for Electrical Engineer duties, until the squadron proceeds overseas |
| Sgt | Lawson | 6 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 600 Sqn |
| Sgt | Houston | 6 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 600 Sqn |
| Sgt | Monger | 6 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 604 Sqn |
| Sgt | Briggs | 6 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 68 Sqn |
| Sgt | Bell | 6 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 141 Sqn |
| Sgt | Mould | 6 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 25 Sqn |
| Sgt | Cleggert | 6 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 248 Sqn |
| Sgt | Herbert | 6 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 248 Sqn |
| Sgt | Phillipson | 6 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 604 Sqn |
| Sgt | Edgar | 6 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 406 Sqn |
| Sgt | Moss | 6 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 29 Sqn |
| Sgt | Norris | 6 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 68 Sqn |
| Sgt | France | 6 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 248 Sqn |
| Sgt | Francis | 6 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 248 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | J H Hunter-Tod | xx Oct 1941 | Appointed as Signals Officer and en-route to Takoradi |
| Plt Off | Milburn | 7 Oct 1941 | Attached with a Special Installation Party |
| Flt Lt | L Arnold | 8 Oct 1941 | Attached from No 604 Sqn for Engineer duties, until the squadron proceeds overseas |
| Plt Off | E F V Copsey | 10 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 600 Sqn |
| Sgt | Chapman | 10 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 143 Sqn |
| Sgt | Tuckwell | 10 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 143 Sqn |
| Sgt | Snape | 10 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 143 Sqn |
| Sgt | Shaw | 10 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 143 Sqn |
| Sgt | Jones | 15 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Catfoss |
| Sgt | Tidbold | 15 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Catfoss |
| Sgt | Tedesco | 15 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Catfoss |
| Sgt | Woodcraft | 15 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Catfoss |
| Sgt | Triggs | 15 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Catfoss |
| Sgt | Somers | 15 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Catfoss |
| Plt Off | R E Allitt | 15 Oct 1941 | Attached from No 10 Group for duty as Navigation Instructor |
| Sgt | Reeves | 18 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 604 Sqn |
| Sgt | O'Leary | 18 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 604 Sqn |
| Sgt | Thomas | 18 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 406 Sqn |
| Sgt | Morris | 18 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 406 Sqn |
| Flt Sgt | Holton | 18 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 141 Sqn |
| Sgt | Bing | 18 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 406 Sqn |
| Flt Sgt | Booth | 18 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 600 Sqn |
| Sgt | Bennison | 18 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 25 Sqn |
| Sgt | Thomson | 18 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 68 Sqn |
| Fg Off | R C Fumerton | 19 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 406 Sqn |
| Plt Off | J M Rose | 19 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 68 Sqn |
| Plt Off | P A Gifkins | 19 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 141 Sqn |
| Plt Off | C Crombie | 19 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 25 Sqn |
| Plt Off | E Lovell | 19 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 29 Sqn |
| Plt Off | J N W Young | 19 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 29 Sqn |
| Plt Off | D J Hunter | 19 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 29 Sqn |
| AC1 | J Horan | 23 Oct 1941 | Killed in a MT accident |
| Flt Lt | P M J Evans | 31 Oct 1941 | Promoted to Act Sqn Ldr for duty as Senior Flight Commander, wef 10 Oct 1941 |
| Flt Lt | J E Fynn | 1 Nov 1941 | Arrived at RAF Aboukir with a ground party of 43 airmen |
| Flt Lt | J H Hunter-Tod | 4 Nov 1941 | Signals Officer, arrived in Cairo |
| Plt Off | L Arnold | 11 Nov 1941 | Ceased to be attached from No 53 OTU for Electrical Engineer duties |
| Plt Off | Milburn | 11 Nov 1941 | Ceased to be attached with a Special Installation Party |
| Flt Lt | J H Hunter-Tod | 12 Nov 1941 | Signals Officer, arrived at RAF Aboukir |
| Flt Lt | J E Fynn | 25 Nov 1941 | Departed RAF Aboukir with a ground party of 43 airmen for RAF Abu Sueir |
| Flt Lt | J H Hunter-Tod | 25 Nov 1941 | Signals Officer, proceeded to RAF Abu Sueir |
| Plt Off | S F Hodsman | 25 Nov 1941 | Failed to arrive in Malta on a transit flight from Gibraltar |
| Sgt | Monger | 25 Nov 1941 | Failed to arrive in Malta on a transit flight from Gibraltar |
| Flt Lt | J E Fynn | 26 Nov 1941 | Arrived with a ground party of 43 airmen for RAF Abu Sueir |
| Flt Lt | J H Hunter-Tod | 26 Nov 1941 | Signals Officer, arrived at RAF Abu Sueir |
| Fg Off | J Macfarlane | 27 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from Middle East Pool with an advance party of 52 airmen |
| Flt Sgt | Clarke | 27 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from Middle East Pool |
| Sgt | O'Reilly | 27 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from Middle East Pool |
| Sgt | Stevens | 28 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from Middle East Pool (with three other Equipment Assistants) |
| Plt Off | J E Begbie | 2 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting with the main party of 231 airmen |
| Fg Off | J A Smart | 6 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Medical Officer |
| Flt Sgt | F R Wallis RNZAF | 9 Dec 1941 | Shot down during the transit flight from Gibraltar to Malta and captured |
| Sgt | ? | 9 Dec 1941 | Shot down during the transit flight from Gibraltar to Malta and captured |
| Flt Sgt | F R Wallis RNZAF | 9 Dec 1941 | Died from wounds |
| Plt Off | C C Christensen | 9 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Defence Officer |
| Plt Off | C A Hyde | 18 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Intelligence Officer |
| Plt Off | C C Christensen | 19 Dec 1941 | Defence Officer, posted to No 1 GRU |
Source - No 948 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2219)
Organisational Movements: Jan - Dec 1941
| Date | Notes |
| 6 Oct 1941 | Squadron was formed at RAF Colerne for service in the Middle East as a Night Fighter squadron |
| 7 Oct 1941 | 4 x Beaufighter IFs, X7676*, X7674, X7634* and X7671 were received from No 19 MU |
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| 8 Oct 1941 | 4 x Beaufighter IFs, X7628, X7633, X7675 and X7686 were received from No 27 MU |
| 8 Oct 1941 | 2 x Beaufighter IFs, X7642 and X7677 were received from No 18 MU |
| 8 Oct 1941 | 2 x Beaufighter IFs, T4709 and T4719 were received from No 33 MU |
| 8 Oct 1941 | 4 x Beaufighter IFs, T4767, T4768, T4764 and T4784 were received from No 51 MU |
| 9 Oct 1941 | 1 x Beaufighter IF, X7648 was received from No 19 MU |
| 9 Oct 1941 | 1 x Beaufighter IF, T4715 were received from No 33 MU |
| 12 Oct 1941 | 1 x Beaufighter IF, X7649 was received from No 27 MU |
| 13 Oct 1941 | 5 x Beaufighter IFs, X7639, X7647, X7676*, X7635 and X7634* were received from No 19 MU |
| 14 Oct 1941 | 1 x Beaufighter IF, X7678 was received from No 27 MU |
| 17 Oct 1941 | 1 x Beaufighter IF, X7636 was received from No 19 MU |
| 19 Oct 1941 | 2 x Beaufighter IFs, T4749 and T4720 were received from No 51 MU |
| 20 Oct 1941 | 1 x Beaufighter IF, R2185 was received from No 68 Sqn |
| 21 Oct 1941 | No 1 Flight (9 x aircraft) departed RAF Colerne for RAF Portreath |
| 21 Oct 1941 | 1 x Beaufighter IF, X7637 was received from No 19 MU |
| 22 Oct 1941 | Beaufighter IF, R2185 was exchanged with No 68 Sqn for T4642 |
| 24 Oct 1941 | 1 x Beaufighter IF, X7638 was received from No 27 MU |
| 25 Oct 1941 | No 2 Flight (7 x aircraft) departed RAF Colerne for RAF Portreath |
| 1 Nov 1941 | A Ground Party was en-route to RAF Aboukir |
| 2 Nov 1941 | Ground Party (1 x officer and 43 x airmen) arrived to RAF Aboukir |
| 24 Nov 1941 | No 1 Flight (6 x aircraft) departed RAF Portreath for Gibraltar |
| 25 Nov 1941 | No 1 Flight departed Gibraltar for Malta |
| 26 Nov 1941 | No 2 Flight departed RAF Portreath for Gibraltar |
| 28 Nov 1941 | No 2 Flight departed Gibraltar for Malta |
| 30 Nov 1941 | Nos 1 and 2 Flights departed Malta for Kilo 17 at Fayoum Road |
| 30 Nov 1941 | No 3 Flight departed RAF Portreath for Gibraltar |
| 1 Dec 1942 | 47 x airmen arrived on posting from Middle East Pool |
| 2 Dec 1942 | Main party (1 x officer and 231 x airmen) arrived on posting from Middle East Pool |
| 3 Dec 1942 | SNCOs and ORs taken onto the squadron strength |
| 4 Dec 1942 | 4 x aircraft departed Kilo 17 for RAF Abu Sueir |
| 5 Dec 1942 | 1 x aircraft departed Kilo 17 for RAF Abu Sueir |
| 5 Dec 1941 | No 3 Flight (less 1 x aircraft) departed Gibraltar for Malta |
| 6 Dec 1941 | No 3 Flight (1 x aircraft) departed Gibraltar for Malta |
| 6 Dec 1941 | No 3 Flight (part) departed Malta for Kilo 17 |
| 10 Dec 1941 | No 3 Flight (part) departed Kilo 17 for RAF Abu Sueir |
| 12 Dec 1941 | Work commenced on camouflaging aircraft at RAF Heliopolis |
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| 13 Dec 1941 | No 4 Flight departed RAF Portreath for Gibraltar |
| 17 Dec 1941 | No 4 Flight departed Gibraltar for Malta |
| 18 Dec 1941 | No 4 Flight departed Malta for Kilo 17 |
| 25 Dec 1941 | No 4 Flight departed Kilo 17 for RAF Abu Sueir |
*These aircraft are shown being delivered twice
Source - No 948 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2219)
This page was last updated on 17/10/23
