Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
No 119 Sqn ('G' Flight) Personnel and location Movements
[1940-1941 | 1942]
Personnel Movements: Sep 1940 - Dec 1941
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | L Martin | 21 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of 'G' Flight |
Sqn Ldr | R T F Gates | 21 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Sqn 2nd i/c and Captain of 'Golden Hind' |
Flt Lt | S G Long | 21 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Captain of 'Golden Fleece' |
Flt Lt | W V Gordon | 21 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Flight Navigation Officer |
Flt Lt | G H Bowes | 21 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as 2nd i/c of 'Golden Horn' |
Flt Lt | B C Frost | 21 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as 2nd i/c of 'Golden Fleece' |
Fg Off | T Allitt | 21 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as 2nd i/c of 'Golden Hind' |
Plt Off | G E M Bennett | 21 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant |
Plt Off | H C S Armstrong | 21 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting |
Plt Off | S J Rawlins | 21 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting |
Plt Off | K H Potter | 21 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting |
Wg Cdr | L Martin | 9 Jan 1941 | Relinquished command of 'G' Flight on proceeding on an overseas mission |
Sqn Ldr | R T F Gates | 9 Jan 1941 | Assumed command of 'G' Flight |
Sqn Ldr | S G Long | 1 Feb 1941 | Attached to BOAC Hythe for temporary duty |
Plt Off | S J Rawlins | 1 Feb 1941 | Attached to BOAC Hythe for temporary duty |
Plt Off | K H Potter | 1 Feb 1941 | Attached to BOAC Hythe for temporary duty |
Flt Lt | G Store | 1 Feb 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Helensburgh |
Plt Off | Hanbury | 3 Feb 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as 3rd Officer, 'Golden Horn' |
Flt Lt | G Store | 4 Feb 1941 | Assumed command of 'Golden Hind' |
Plt Off | Hanbury | 4 Feb 1941 | Promoted to Fg Off |
Plt Off | S J Rawlins | 4 Feb 1941 | Ceased to be attached to BOAC Hythe for temporary duty |
Plt Off | K H Potter | 6 Feb 1941 | Promoted to Fg Off |
Sqn Ldr | R T F Gates | 11 Feb 1941 | Attached to RAF Helensburgh for temporary duty |
Plt Off | S J Rawlins | 11 Feb 1941 | Attached to RAF Helensburgh for temporary duty |
Wg Cdr | L Martin | 10 Feb 1941 | Resumed command of 'G' Flight on return from overseas mission |
Sqn Ldr | R T F Gates | 10 Feb 1941 | Relinquished command of 'G' Flight |
Wg Cdr | L Martin | 12 Feb 1941 | Relinquished command of 'G' Flight |
Sqn Ldr | A G F Stewart | 12 Feb 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 204 Sqn and assumed command of 'G' Flight |
Wg Cdr | L Martin | 15 Feb 1941 | Departed on posting to RAF Sullom Voe to command |
Sqn Ldr | R T F Gates | 16 Feb 1941 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Helensburgh for temporary duty |
Plt Off | S J Rawlins | 16 Feb 1941 | Attached to RAF Greenock for temporary duty |
Plt Off | S J Rawlins | 18 Feb 1941 | Ceased to attached to RAF Greenock for temporary duty |
Flt Lt | B C Frost | 19 Feb 1941 | Attached to HQ Coastal Command for temporary duty |
Flt Lt | G Store | 20 Feb 1941 | Attached to RAF Helensburgh for temporary duty |
Plt Off | G E M Bennett | 20 Feb 1941 | Promoted to Fg Off |
Plt Off | H C S Armstrong | 24 Feb 1941 | Promoted to Fg Off |
Plt Off | S J Rawlins | 24 Feb 1941 | Promoted to Fg Off |
Flt Lt | B C Frost | 24 Feb 1941 | Ceased to be attached to HQ Coastal Command on attachment to RAF Calshot |
Fg Off | K H Potter | 25 Feb 1941 | Promoted to Fg Off |
Fg Off | S J Rawlins | 27 Feb 1941 | Attached to HQ, No 15 Group |
Sqn Ldr | A G F Stewart | 28 Feb 1941 | Attached to RAF Dyce |
Sqn Ldr | A G F Stewart | 1 Mar 1941 | Promoted to Wg Cdr |
Wg Cdr | A G F Stewart | 3 Mar 1941 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Dyce and attached to RAF Helensburgh |
Fg Off | S J Rawlins | 5 Mar 1941 | Ceased to be attached to HQ, No 15 Group and attached to RAF Oban |
Wg Cdr | A G F Stewart | 6 Mar 1941 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Helensburgh |
Sqn Ldr | R T F Gates | 6 Mar 1941 | Attached to No 1 PDC, Wilmslow for ferrying duties |
Flt Lt | G Store | 6 Mar 1941 | Attached to No 1 PDC, Wilmslow for ferrying duties |
Fg Off | S J Rawlins | 9 Mar 1941 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Oban |
Sqn Ldr | S G Long | 12 Mar 1941 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Calshot |
On 13 Mar 1941 'G' Flight became No 119 (General Reconnaissance) Sqn | |||
Fg Off | T Allitt | 14 Mar 1941 | Attached to No 1 AAS, RAF Manby for Bombing Leaders' Course |
Sqn Ldr | S G Long | 14 Mar 1941 | Detached for Convoy Liaison duties |
Flt Lt | B C Frost | 14 Mar 1941 | Recalled from Bombing Leaders' Course at RAF Manby and detached for Convoy Liaison duties |
Sqn Ldr | S G Long | 29 Mar 1941 | Ceased to be detached for Convoy Liaison duties |
Flt Lt | B C Frost | 5 Apr 1941 | Ceased to be detached for Convoy Liaison duties |
Fg Off | T Allitt | 7 Apr 1941 | Ceased to be attached to No 1 AAS, RAF Manby for Bombing Leaders' Course |
Flt Lt | W V Gordon | 24 Apr 1940 | Attached to HQ Coastal Command for temporary duty |
Fg Off | S J Rawlins | 28 Apr 1941 | Ceased to be attached to Bombing Leaders' course at No 1 AAS, RAF Manby |
Fg Off | T Allitt | 2 May 1941 | Attached to No 210 Sqn for operational duties |
Fg Off | Hanbury | 2 May 1941 | Attached to No 210 Sqn for operational duties |
Plt Off | Wake | 16 May 1941 | Posted from No 15 Group but remained there on attachment |
Plt Off | Wood | 20 May 1941 | Arrived from RAF Little Rissington for duty as Engineer Officer |
Fg Off | Hill RCAF | 24 May 1941 | Arrived from RAF Prestwick for duty as Signals Officer |
Fg Off | Hill RCAF | 27 May 1941 | Attached to Glenegedale |
Fg Off | Hill RCAF | 2 Jun 1941 | Ceased to be attached to Glenegedale |
Plt Off | Wake | 17 Jun 1941 | Ceased to be attached to No 15 Group and attached to RAF Port Ellen |
Sqn Ldr | S G Long | 19 Jun 1941 | Failed to arrive on a transit flight and later reported to be a POW |
Plt Off | G H Bowes | 19 Jun 1941 | Drowned in a ditching accident |
Plt Off | J Barry RAAF | 19 Jun 1941 | Drowned in a ditching accident |
Flt Sgt | D F Meyrick | 19 Jun 1941 | Drowned in a ditching accident |
Flt Sgt | C E Fowler | 19 Jun 1941 | Drowned in a ditching accident |
Sgt | H R Mason | 19 Jun 1941 | Drowned in a ditching accident |
Sgt | A H S Waller | 19 Jun 1941 | Drowned in a ditching accident |
Sgt | W F Alexander | 19 Jun 1941 | Drowned in a ditching accident |
Capt | P Michal FFAF | 19 Jun 1941 | Drowned in a ditching accident |
Brig-Gen | Tavener | 19 Jun 1941 | Failed to arrive on a transit flight and later reported to be a POW |
Sgt | J E Hill | 19 Jun 1941 | Failed to arrive on a transit flight and later reported to be a POW |
Cpl | L G Corcoran | 19 Jun 1941 | Failed to arrive on a transit flight and later reported to be a POW |
LAC | W T R Crago RAAF | 19 Jun 1941 | Drowned in a ditching accident |
AC1 | J Anderson | 19 Jun 1941 | Failed to arrive on a transit flight and later reported to be a POW |
Fg Off | Hirst | 25 Jun 1941 | Arrived from RAF Thornaby |
Plt Off | Wood | 26 Jun 1941 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Oban |
Fg Off | Fowler | 26 Jun 1941 | Arrived from RAF Bircham Newton |
Plt Off | Rankin | 26 Jun 1941 | Arrived from RAF Bury St Edmunds |
Fg Off | Moreton | 30 Jun 1941 | Arrived from RAF Bircham Newton |
Fg Off | Fraser | 1 Jul 1941 | Arrived from RAF Hooton Park |
Plt Off | Naish | 2 Jul 1941 | Arrived from RAF Dyce |
Plt Off | Chappell | 5 Jul 1941 | Arrived from RAF Carew Cheriton |
Flt Lt | W V Gordon | 6 Jul 1941 | Attached to No 413 (RCAF) Sqn |
Fg Off | Moreton | 6 Jul 1941 | Posted to No 413 (RCAF) Sqn |
Fg Off | Hirst | 6 Jul 1941 | Posted to No 413 (RCAF) Sqn |
Fg Off | Fowler | 6 Jul 1941 | Posted to No 413 (RCAF) Sqn |
Fg Off | Fraser | 6 Jul 1941 | Posted to No 413 (RCAF) Sqn |
Plt Off | Naish | 6 Jul 1941 | Posted to No 413 (RCAF) Sqn |
Plt Off | Chappell | 6 Jul 1941 | Posted to No 413 (RCAF) Sqn |
Plt Off | Rankin | 12 Jul 1941 | Attached to RAF Calshot |
Fg Off | Alcock | 12 Jul 1941 | Posted to No 413 (RCAF) Sqn |
Plt Off | Wake | 19 Jul 1941 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Port Ellen |
Plt Off | Hoggs | 23 Jul 1941 | Attached from RAF Stranraer for temporary duty |
Sqn Ldr | R T F Gates | 26 Jul 1941 | Posted to No 120 Sqn |
Flt Lt | Gibbs | 28 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 204 Sqn via the Air Ministry |
Plt Off | Cranley | 28 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Marham |
Flt Lt | Gibbs | 31 Jul 1941 | Posted to No 413 (RCAF) Sqn |
Fg Off | Hanbury | 1 Aug 1941 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt, wef 1 Jul 1941 |
Plt Off | H C S Armstrong | 9 Aug 1941 | Posted to No 413 (RCAF) Sqn |
Fg Off | Hill RCAF | 12 Aug 1941 | Posted to No 413 (RCAF) Sqn |
Fg Off | T Allitt | 16 Aug 1941 | Attached to PDC pending posting to No 17 Specialist Navigation Course |
Flt Lt | Hanbury | 26 Aug 1941 | Attached to RAF Calshot for service with 'G' Class flying boats |
Flt Lt | W V Gordon | 1 Sep 1940 | Navigation Officer, posted to No 3 (C) OTU for Navigational duties |
Sqn Ldr | J L Crosbie | 6 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting |
Flt Lt | B C Frost | 12 Sep 1941 | Seconded to BOC for an indefinite period |
Wg Cdr | A G F Stewart | 19 Oct 1941 | Relinquished command of No 119 Sqn on posting to HQ, No 16 Group for duty as Wg Cdr Controller, wef 18 Oct 1941 |
Plt Off | G E M Bennett | 19 Oct 1941 | Assumed command of No 119 Sqn |
Source - No 119 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/910)
Organisational Movements: Sep 1940 - Dec 1941
Date | Notes |
21 Sep 1940 | 'G' Flight was formed at MAEE, RAF Helensburgh to operate three Short 'G' Class flying boats modified for military use |
26 Nov 1940 | First 'G' Class flying boat, 'Golden Fleece' (X8274) delivered to RAF Stranraer and operational training commenced |
15 Dec 1940 | First operational patrol by 'Golden Fleece' was carried out |
20 Dec 1940 | Second 'G' Class flying boat, 'Golden Hind' (X8275) delivered to RAF Stranraer and operational training commenced |
24 Dec 1940 | RAF Bowmere was opened as a seaplane base and 'Golden Fleece' moved there from Stranraer |
25 Dec 1940 | 'Golden Hind' moved there from Stranraer |
6 Jan 1941 | Third 'G' Class flying boat, 'Golden Horn' (X8273) delivered to RAF Stranraer and operational training commenced |
12 Feb 1941 | All three aircraft were non operational whilst undergoing major servicing or modification |
13 Mar 1941 | 'G' was raised in status and re-designated as No 119 (General Reconnaissance) Sqn |
13 Apr 1941 | Short S23/M 'Clio' (AX659) arrived from RAF Helensburgh |
27 Apr 1941 | 'Clio' conducted its first operational flight, a convoy escort |
28 Apr 1941 | Short S23/M 'Cordelia' arrived from RAF Helensburgh |
10 May 1941 | 'Golden Horn' (X8273) arrived back at RAF Bowmere |
11 Jun 1941 | Catalina IB, W8419 allotted to No 119 Sqn |
11 Jun 1941 | Instructions received that the three 'G' Class flying boats were to be attached to No 10 (RAAF) Sqn at RAF Pembroke Dock |
17 Jun 1941 | Golden Hind' departed RAF Bowmere for RAF Mount Batten |
26 Jun 1941 | Catalina IB, W8419 arrived from Holyhead and given the code 'U' |
6 Jul 1941 | Catalina, W8419, transferred to No 413 Sqn at Stranraer |
4 Aug 1941 | Advance party (Sqn) departed RAF Bowmere for RAF Pembroke Dock |
4 Aug 1941 | Advance party (2 x 'C' Class boats) departed RAF Bowmere for RAF Stranraer |
8 Aug 1941 | Main party (2 x 'C' Class boats) departed RAF Bowmere for RAF Stranraer |
9 Aug 1941 | 'Cordelia' departed RAF Bowmere for No 413 (RCAF) Sqn, RAF Stranraer |
11 Aug 1941 | Main party (Sqn) departed RAF Bowmere for RAF Pembroke Dock |
15 Aug 1941 | Rear party (Sqn) departed RAF Bowmere for RAF Pembroke Dock |
1 Nov 1941 | Squadron ceased to be operational |
Source - No 119 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/910)
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