Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation

No 132 Sqn Personnel and location Movements

[1941 | 1942]

Personnel Movements: Jul - Dec 1941

Date	Notes
7 Jul 1941	No 132 Sqn was formed at RAF Peterhead
13 Jul 1941	3 x Spitfire Is arrived and allocated to 'B' Flight
14 Jul 1941	3 x Spitfire Is arrived and allocated to 'B' Flight
16 Jul 1941	3 x Spitfire Is arrived
31 Jul 1941	The pilots on strength on this date were: - Sqn Ldr A W A Bayne - Officer Commanding
	'A' Flight Flt Lt G S K Haywood Fg Off J R Ritchie Plt Off W A McRae Plt Off W O Wallace Sgt A H McDonald Sgt W H McAdam Sgt P Hind Sgt J R Cairns Sgt E E Carpenter Sgt R M Batten Sgt H R Preece Sgt W S Munn	'B' Flight Flt Lt M G Robin Plt Off C F Bradley Plt Off H W McLeod Sgt C M Barbour Sgt W L Miller Sgt P A Overson Sgt L D H Jenner Sgt F D Schofield Sgt J R Patton Sgt G H Fish Sgt A D Shuckburgh
	Aircraft:- Spitfire I - 19 (1 on loan from Group) Tiger Moth - 1 Magister - 1
9 Aug 1941	One flight became operational
14 Aug 1941	No 132 Sqn declared fully operational
31 Aug 1941	The pilots on strength on this date were: - Sqn Ldr A W A Bayne - Officer Commanding
	'A' Flight Flt Lt G S K Haywood Fg Off J R Ritchie Plt Off W O Wallace Plt Off W A McRae Sgt R M Batten Sgt D W Burgess Sgt L B Ware Sgt J Kelly Sgt A Saunders	'B' Flight Flt Lt M G Robin Plt Off C F Bradley Plt Off C A King Plt Off F J Sherlock Sgt R A Clapson Sgt J R Patton Sgt G H Fish
	Aircraft:- Spitfire I - 18 Magister - 1
19 Sep 1941	2 x Spitfire IIBs arrived
20 Sep 1941	1 x Spitfire IIB arrived
21 Sep 1941	1 x Spitfire IIB arrived
30 Sep 1941	The pilots on strength on this date were: - Sqn Ldr A W A Bayne - Officer Commanding
	'A' Flight Flt Lt G S K Haywood Fg Off J R Ritchie Plt Off L D Thomas Plt Off W A McRae Sgt R M Batten Sgt D W Burgess Sgt J Kelly Sgt A G Russell Sgt J C Major Sgt J M Doughty Sgt V J Sumpter	'B' Flight Flt Lt M G Robin Plt Off C F Bradley Plt Off C A King Plt Off F J Sherlock Sgt R A Clapson Sgt J R Patton Sgt G H Fish Sgt A E Budd Sgt R I Dovell Sgt A E Burbidge Sgt B R Terry Sgt D Mercer Sgt D L Smith
	Aircraft:- Spitfire I - 15 Spitfire IIB - 3 Magister - 1
12 Oct 1941	4 x Spitfire IIBs collected from RAF Hornchurch
14 Oct 1941	3 x Spitfire IIBs arrived from RAF Grangemouth
31 Oct 1941	The pilots on strength on this date were: - Sqn Ldr A W A Bayne - Officer Commanding
	'A' Flight Fg Off J R Ritchie S-Lt J A Fournier FFAF S-Lt J H Schloesing FFAF Plt Off W A McRae Sgt R M Batten Sgt D W Burgess Sgt F H Leaver Sgt F M Golab Sgt A G Russell Sgt J C Major Sgt J M Doughty Sgt V J Sumpter	'B' Flight Flt Lt M G Robin Plt Off C F Bradley Plt Off C A King Plt Off F J Sherlock Plt Off H J Bracken Plt Off A V Nisbett Sgt E R Burrows Sgt J R Patton Sgt A E Burbidge Sgt D Mercer Sgt J W Williams
	Aircraft:- Spitfire I - 11 Spitfire IIB - 15 Magister - 1
1 Nov 1941	'A' Flight moved to RAF Montrose on detachment
15 Nov 1941	'B' Flight took over from 'A' Flight at RAF Montrose
24 Nov 1941	'A' Flight took over from 'B' Flight at RAF Montrose
30 Nov 1941	The pilots on strength on this date were: - Sqn Ldr A W A Bayne - Officer Commanding
	'A' Flight Flt Lt J R Ritchie Plt Off W A McRae Plt Off Fopp Sgt R M Batten Sgt D W Burgess Sgt V J Sumpter Sgt A G Russell Sgt J C Major Sgt Graham Sgt Henderson	'B' Flight Flt Lt K A Mackay Plt Off C F Bradley Plt Off C A King Plt Off F J Sherlock Plt Off A V Nisbett Sgt A E Burbidge Sgt D Mercer Sgt E R Burrows Sgt J W Williams Sgt Cooper Sgt Beraud Sgt Hubidos Sgt Budd Sgt Phillips Sgt de Salvo Hall Sgt Leaver
	Aircraft:- Spitfire I - 2 Spitfire IIB - 13 Magister - 1
2 Dec 1941	3 x Spitfire IIBs arrived from RAF Catterick
8 Dec 1941	'A' Flight returned from RAF Montrose
11 Dec 1941	'A' Flight returned to RAF Montrose
12 Dec 1941	'A' Flight aircraft moved to RAF Dyce, rear ground party followed
26 Dec 1941	Ground party, 'A' Flight returned to RAF Peterhead
27 Dec 1941	Air party, 'A' Flight returned to RAF Peterhead
30 Nov 1941	The pilots on strength on this date were: - Sqn Ldr A W A Bayne - Officer Commanding
	'A' Flight Flt Lt J R Ritchie Plt Off W A McRae Plt Off R M Batten Plt Off D Fopp Plt Off D W Burgess Plt Off V J Sumpter Sgt A G Russell Sgt J C Major Sgt R Graham Sgt R I Phillips Sgt R J Dall Sgt J Pearse Sgt F R S Gillions	'B' Flight Flt Lt K A Mackay Plt Off C A King Plt Off F J Sherlock Plt Off A V Nisbett Flt Sgt F Beraud Sgt A E Burbidge Sgt D Mercer Sgt E R Burrows Sgt T W Cooper Sgt P Hubidos Sgt A E Budd Sgt W J Loud Sgt S F Hetherington Sgt P W Luchsinger
	Aircraft:- Spitfire I - 2 Spitfire IIB - 18 Hurricane IIA - 6 Magister - 1

[1941 | 1942]

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