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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 147 Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
[1944 | 1945]
Personnel Movements: Sep - Dec 1944
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Wg Cdr | C E F Riley | 1 Sep 1944 | Arrived at Holmsley South to assume command of the squadron |
| Wg Cdr | C E F Riley | 5 Sep 1944 | Moved to Croydon to assume command of the squadron |
| Flt Lt | C L Giles | 27 Oct 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant |
| Flt Lt | G T Anniss | 27 Oct 1944 | Adjutant, posted to HQ Transport Command |
Source - No 147 ORB (AIR 27/292)
Organisational Movements: Sep - Dec 1944
| Date | Notes |
| 1 Sep 1944 | Decision taken to form the squadron at Holmsley South to be equipped with Warwicks, but Dakotas to be operated in the meantime. |
| 5 Sep 1944 | Formation commenced at Croydon instead of Holmsley South |
| 6 Sep 1944 | 15 x Dakota aircraft and crews arrived at Croydon |
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| 9 Sep 1944 | Squadron commenced operations with courier flights to Paris |
| 15 Sep 1944 | 3 x Dakotas and crew arrive from Doncaster to join the squadron |
| 16 Sep 1944 | 4 x Dakotas and crew arrive from Doncaster to join the squadron |
| 16 Sep 1944 | 3 x Dakotas and crew arrive from Doncaster to join the squadron, bringing strength to 25 aircraft |
| 21 Sep 1944 | 3 x Anson delivered for operations in North-West Europe |
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| 22 Sep 1944 | 1 x Anson delivered |
| 24 Sep 1944 | 1 x Anson delivered |
| 25 Sep 1944 | 1 x Oxford delivered |
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Source - No 147 ORB (AIR 27/292)
This entry was last updated on 17/06/25
