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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 91 Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
Personnel Movements: Jan - Dec 1941
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Fg Off | Baker | 11 Jan 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 306 Sqn |
| Fg Off | Parrott | 11 Jan 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 306 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Maclean | 13 Jan 1941 | Intelligence Officer/Acting Adjutant, attached to RAF Uxbridge for Intelligence Course |
| Sqn Ldr | Hopcroft | 16 Jan 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 611 Sqn and assumed command of No 91 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Maclean | 17 Jan 1941 | Intelligence Officer/Acting Adjutant, ceased to be attached to RAF Uxbridge |
| Sqn Ldr | Hopcroft | 18 Jan 1941 | Relinquished command of No 91 Sqn on posting to No 611 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | C P Green | 18 Jan 1941 | Promoted to Act Sqn Ldr and assumed command of No 91 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | A Lee-Knight | 20 Jan 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 23 Sqn and assumed command of 'B' Flight |
| Flt Lt | B Drake | 20 Jan 1941 | Assumed command of 'A' Flight |
| Fg Off | Baker | 23 Jan 1941 | Posted to No 74 Sqn |
| Fg Off | Parrott | 23 Jan 1941 | Posted to No 65 Sqn |
| Fg Off | G Fisher | 5 Feb 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 610 Sqn |
| Fg Off | P P C Barthropp | 5 Feb 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 610 Sqn |
| Fg Off | M C Kinder | 5 Feb 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 92 Sqn |
| Plt Off | D H Gage | 5 Feb 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 610 Sqn |
| Sgt | Mann | 5 Feb 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 92 Sqn |
| Sgt | R N Cooper | 5 Feb 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 65 Sqn |
| Fg Off | P McD Hartas | 10 Feb 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Flt Lt | B Drake | 11 Feb 1941 | Posted to No 65 Sqn |
| Plt Off | G D K Walker | 12 Feb 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant |
| Flt Lt | R Holland | 13 Feb 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 92 Sqn and assumed command of 'A' Flight |
| Fg Off | M P Hickey | 20 Feb 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Boscombe Down for duty as Medical Officer |
| Fg Off | J J Le Roux | 20 Feb 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | A G Donahue | 20 Feb 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | Down | 20 Feb 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | G D K Walker | 24 Feb 1941 | Adjutant, promoted to Act Fg Off |
| Plt Off | Maclean | 3 Mar 1941 | Intelligence Officer, promoted to Act Fg Off |
| Fg Off | Hart RCAF | 6 Mar 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 602 Sqn |
| Plt Off | R D Taylor | 6 Mar 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 602 Sqn |
| Sgt | J E Cooper | 7 Mar 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 602 Sqn |
| Fg Off | M C Kinder | 3 Apr 1941 | Posted to No 58 OTU |
| Plt Off | R D Taylor | 3 Apr 1941 | Posted to No 58 OTU |
| Sgt | Spears | 4 Apr 1941 | Admitted to the Victoria Hospital, Deal after being wounded in action |
| Sgt | Mann | 4 Apr 1941 | Admitted to Folkestone Hospital after being wounded in action |
| Fg Off | J J O'Meara | 6 Apr 1941 | Posted to No 64 Sqn on promotion to Act Flt Lt |
| Sgt | Sykes | 11 Apr 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 145 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Spurdle RNZAF | 13 Apr 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 74 Sqn |
| Sgt | A S Darling | 13 Apr 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 611 Sqn |
| Sgt | Sykes | 20 Apr 1941 | Admitted to SSQ after being wounded in action |
| Plt Off | Peall | 22 Apr 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 57 OTU |
| Plt Off | A J Andrews | 22 Apr 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 57 OTU |
| Plt Off | Peall | 24 Apr 1941 | Admitted to Ramsgate Hospital after baling out into the sea |
| Sgt | A S Darling | 26 Apr 1941 | Killed in action |
| Fg Off | Fisher | 2 May 1941 | Posted to No 58 OTU |
| Plt Off | Peall | 6 May 1941 | Discharged from Ramsgate Hospital and proceeded on sick leave |
| Plt Off | Lindsay | 6 May 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 58 OTU |
| Sgt | Connolly RCAF | 6 May 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Fg Off | G D K Walker | 15 May 1941 | Adjutant, posted to RAF West Malling for Control Course |
| Fg Off | Knevitt | 1 Jun 1941 | Engineer Officer, posted to Middle East Command and proceeded on embarkation leave |
| Plt Off | Spurdle RNZAF | 4 Jun 1941 | Posted to the MSFU, RAF Speke |
| Plt Off | B E Tucker | 8 Jun 1941 | Posted to No 54 OTU for a curse on twin-engined night fighters |
| Sqn Ldr | C P Green | 11 Jun 1941 | Relinquished command of No 91 Sqn on posting to HQ Fighter Command (Sqn Ldr - Tactics) |
| Sqn Ldr | Watts Farmer | 11 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting fro No 610 Sqn and assumed command of No 91 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | A Lee-Knight | 11 Jun 1941 | Relinquished command of 'B' Flight on posting to No 610 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | Sizer | 11 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting assumed command of 'B' Flight |
| Plt Off | Meredith | 11 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 58 OTU for duty as Engineer Officer |
| Sgt | D A S McKay | 14 Jun 1941 | Posted to No 55 OTU |
| Sgt | Mart | 15 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from an OTU |
| Plt Off | D H Gage | 16 Jun 1941 | Killed in action |
| Plt Off | Sager | 16 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant |
| Flt Lt | R Holland | 17 Jun 1941 | Relinquished command of 'A' Flight on posting to RAF Biggin Hill as supernumerary |
| Flt Lt | E H Thomas | 17 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting assumed command of 'A' Flight |
| Sgt | Charney | 21 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from an OTU, wef 10 Jun 1941 |
| Flt Lt | Abrahams | 24 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | F A Thornber RCAF | 24 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 64 Sqn |
| Sgt | Silk | 25 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 111 Sqn |
| Sgt | Baker | 25 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 111 Sqn |
| Plt Off | N P Warden | 26 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 610 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | E H Thomas | 27 Jun 1941 | Relinquished command of 'A' Flight on posting to No 611 Sqn to command |
| Flt Lt | Abrahams | 27 Jun 1941 | Assumed command of 'A' Flight |
| Sgt | Crozier | 30 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 501 Sqn |
| Sgt | Marsden | 30 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 501 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | Demozay FFAF | 1 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 1 Sqn |
| Sgt | F A Thornber RCAF | 1 Jul 1941 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | Forrest | 3 Jul 1941 | Posted to No 53 OTU |
| Flt Lt | Sizer | 4 Jul 1941 | Relinquished command of 'B' Flight on posting to the PRU |
| Fg Off | Hart RCAF | 4 Jul 1941 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt and assumed command of 'B' Flight |
| Flt Lt | Pace | 5 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 2 Group |
| Sgt | Anderson | 6 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Sager | 12 Jul 1941 | Adjutant, posted |
| Plt Off | Willatt | 12 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant |
| Sgt | Pannell | 16 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting and allocated to 'A' Flight |
| Sgt | Appleton RCAF | 20 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 64 Sqn |
| Fg Off | P P C Barthropp | 23 Aug 1941 | Promoted to Flt and posted to No 610 Sqn as a flight commander |
| Sgt | Gavan | 23 Aug 1941 | Posted to No 53 OTU |
| Sgt | Goodwin | 23 Aug 1941 | Posted to RAF North Weald for ground duties |
| Sgt | Perkin | 26 Aug 1941 | Appointed to a commission and posted to RAF Biggin Hill pending posting |
| Plt Off | W B Orr | 29 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 53 OTU |
| Sgt | Pannell | 30 Aug 1941 | Appointed to a commission and posted to No 111 Sqn |
| Sgt | Edwards | 1 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 74 Sqn |
| Sgt | Ingram | 1 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 111 Sqn |
| Sqn Ldr | C P Green | 5 Sep 1941 | Relinquished command of No 91 Sqn on posting to HQ No 11 Group as supernumerary |
| Sqn Ldr | H D Cooke | 5 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting fro No 258 Sqn and assumed command of No 91 Sqn |
| Sgt | J E Cooper | 9 Sep 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Flt Lt | Abrahams | 18 Sep 1941 | Promoted to Sqn Ldr and reposted as supernumerary |
| Plt Off | Sellmer | 18 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 58 OTU |
| Flt Sgt | Gretton | 18 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 58 OTU |
| Sqn Ldr | Abrahams | 20 Sep 1941 | Posted to No 41 Sqn to command |
| Sgt | Crowford | 30 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 57 OTU and allocated to 'B' Flight |
| Plt Off | N P Warden | 1 Oct 1941 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | G W Baker | 1 Oct 1941 | Killed in action |
| Flt Lt | J J Le Roux | 3 Oct 1941 | Assumed command of 'A' Flight |
| Fg Off | Bisley | 5 Oct 1941 | Medical Officer, posted to Middle East Command |
| Fg Off | Eadie | 5 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Medical Officer |
| Plt Off | Pannell | 7 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 111 Sqn and allocated to 'A' Flight |
| Plt Off | A W Black | 8 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from an OTU and allocated to 'B' Flight |
| Sgt | Young | 8 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from an OTU and allocated to 'B' Flight |
| Sgt | Mullis | 8 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from an OTU and allocated to 'A' Flight |
| Flt Lt | Hart RCAF | 4 Jul 1941 | Relinquished command of 'B' Flight on posting to RAF Biggin Hill as supernumerary |
| Flt Lt | C Le Roux | 16 Oct 1941 | Assumed command of 'B' Flight |
| Flt Lt | Demozay FFAF | 16 Oct 1941 | Assumed command of 'A' Flight |
| Fg Off | Lord Douglas Hamilton | 22 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from an OTU and allocated to 'A' Flight |
| Sgt | Terry | 22 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 501 Sqn and allocated to 'A' Flight |
| Plt Off | Heap | 24 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 118 Sqn and allocated to 'B' Flight |
| Plt Off | Fletcher | 26 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 258 Sqn and allocated to 'B' Flight |
| Fg Off | A G Donahue | 29 Oct 1941 | Posted to No 258 Sqn |
| Sgt | R N Cooper | 30 Oct 1941 | Posted to the Ferry Pilot Pool |
| Sgt | B Brown RAAF | 30 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from an OTU |
| Fg Off | Lord Douglas Hamilton | 31 Oct 1941 | Promoted to Flt Lt and reposted as supernumerary |
| Plt Off | Willatt | 2 Nov 1941 | Adjutant, posted to the Middle East for Special Duties |
| Flt Lt | Lord Douglas Hamilton | 3 Nov 1941 | Posted to No 603 Sqn as a flight commander |
| Plt Off | Silverbeck | 10 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant |
| Flt Sgt | Gillies | 13 Nov 1941 | Posted to No 59 OTU |
| Sgt | Down | 15 Nov 1941 | Posted to No 52 OTU |
| Plt Off | A W Black | 17 Nov 1941 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | Lester RNZAF | 19 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 61 OTU and allocated to 'B' Flight |
| Sgt | Downer RNZAF | 20 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from an OTU and allocated to 'A' Flight |
| Sgt | Omdahl, RAAF | 20 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from an OTU |
| Sgt | Appleton RCAF | 21 Nov 1941 | Posted to the Far East |
| Flt Sgt | Silk | 28 Nov 1941 | Appointed to a commission as an APO |
| Fg Off | Maclean | 1 Dec 1941 | Intelligence Officer, posted to RAF North Weald |
| Fg Off | K C Eley | 1 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Intelligence Officer |
| Sgt | I S Morse RAAF | 1 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 58 OTU |
| Sgt | D G E Brown RNZAF | 1 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 58 OTU |
| Sgt | P W Stewart RNZAF | 1 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 58 OTU |
| Sgt | D G McNeil RNZAF | 1 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 58 OTU |
| Sgt | J J Burke RNZAF | 1 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 58 OTU |
| Flt Lt | J J Le Roux | 3 Dec 1941 | Posted to RAF Biggin Hill |
| Flt Lt | A F Sunderland-Cooper | 3 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 222 Sqn |
| Plt Off | M F A Maltin | 3 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 602 Sqn |
| Sgt | B Ferguson | 3 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 602 Sqn |
| Sgt | Beaumont | 3 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 485 Sqn |
| Sgt | Lester RNZAF | 3 Dec 1941 | Departed on posting |
| Sgt | D G E Brown RNZAF | 3 Dec 1941 | Departed on posting |
| Sgt | D G McNeil RNZAF | 3 Dec 1941 | Departed on posting |
| Sgt | J J Burke RNZAF | 3 Dec 1941 | Departed on posting |
| Sgt | I S Morse RAAF | 3 Dec 1941 | Departed on posting |
| Flt Lt | A F Sunderland-Cooper | 23 Dec 1941 | Posted to No 72 Sqn as supernumerary |
| Plt Off | Fletcher | 24 Dec 1941 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt and assumed command of 'B' Flight |
| Sgt | Connolly RCAF | 30 Dec 1941 | Appointed to a commission as a Plt Off |
Source - No 91 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/738)
Organisational Movements: Jan - Dec 1941
| Date | Notes |
| 11 Jan 1941 | Squadron was formed by redesignating No 421 Flight, equipped with Spitfire IIs |
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| 29 Mar 1941 | Squadron collected its first Spitfire VB from RAF Biggin Hill |
 Marking shown are from a later period |
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| 5 May 1941 | Squadron completed it re-equipment with Spitfire VBs |
Source - No 91 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/738)
This page was last updated on 17/10/23
