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No 181 Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations

[1942 | ]

Personnel Movements: Sep - Dec 1942

Rank Name Date Notes
September
Plt Off J L Brill  2 Sep 1942 Arrived on posting from RAF Church Fenton for duty as Adjutant
Sgt Plt J H Bryant  2 Sep 1942 Arrived on posting from No 609 Sqn
Plt Off E G Taylor  3 Sep 1942 Arrived on posting from No 56 Sqn for duty as Squadron Engineer Officer
Act Sqn Ldr D Crowley-Milling  4 Sep 1942 Arrived on posting from No 610 Sqn and assumed command of the squadron
Plt Off W R King  4 Sep 1942 Arrived on posting
Plt Off E L Harris  4 Sep 1942 Arrived on posting
Plt Off T Prendergast  4 Sep 1942 Arrived on posting
Sgt Plt C N V Davey  4 Sep 1942 Arrived on posting
Plt Off D Winks  5 Sep 1942 Arrived on posting
Plt Off W H Bewg  5 Sep 1942 Arrived on posting
Plt Off N R Maxwell  9 Sep 1942 Arrived on posting from No 55 OTU
Sgt Plt E A Haddock  9 Sep 1942 Arrived on posting from No 55 OTU
Sgt Plt D A Horsley  9 Sep 1942 Arrived on posting from No 55 OTU
Sgt Plt W H Carter  9 Sep 1942 Arrived on posting from No 55 OTU
Sgt Plt A E Vincent  9 Sep 1942 Arrived on posting from No 55 OTU
Sgt Plt R Guthrie  9 Sep 1942 Arrived on posting from No 55 OTU
Sgt Plt D S Green  9 Sep 1942 Arrived on posting from No 55 OTU
Sgt Plt L A W J Ecles  9 Sep 1942 Arrived on posting from No 55 OTU
Plt Off N S Green 11 Sep 1942 Arrived on posting from No 532 Sqn
Fg Off J W H Wilson 16 Sep 1942 Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU
APO W W Carvis 16 Sep 1942 Arrived on posting from HQ Fighter Command for duty as Squadron Intelligence Officer
Sgt Plt W Grey 16 Sep 1942 Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU
Sgt Plt W H Carter 17 Sep 1942 Posted to No 532 Sqn
Flt Lt A G H Lindsell 19 Sep 1942 Arrived on posting from No 609 Sqn for duty as Flight Commander
Fg Off A G Warnock 26 Sep 1942 Arrived on posting from No 1 FIS for duty as Squadron Medical Officer
Flt Lt A G H Lindsell 27 Sep 1942 Killed in a flying accident
Flt Lt A Zweigbergk 30 Sep 1942 Arrived on posting from No 58 OTU for supernumerary flying duties
October
Flt Lt J P J Macphail  1 Oct 1942 Arrived on posting from No 64 Sqn and assumed command of 'A' Flight
Fg Off P S C Lovelace  1 Oct 1942 Arrived on posting from No 56 Sqn
Plt Off D W Steeper  6 Oct 1942 Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU
Sgt Plt P L Green  6 Oct 1942 Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU
Plt Off L R Allen 13 Oct 1942 Arrived on posting from No 59 OTU
Sgt Plt G E Hadley 13 Oct 1942 Arrived on posting from No 59 OTU
Plt Off L P Alexander 28 Oct 1942 Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU
November
Sqn Ldr D Crowley-Milling  2 Nov 1942 Proceeded to Sheerness for convoy passage to Methil
Sqn Ldr D Crowley-Milling  6 Nov 1942 Returned from convoy passage to Methil
Flt Sgt F E Hendy  9 Nov 1942 Attached to No 5 (P) AFU for Flying Refresher Course
Plt Off W W Carvis 12 Nov 1942 Squadron Intelligence Officer, posted to No 12 Group and attached to RAF Digby
Plt Off F R Bushby 13 Nov 1942 Attached from HQ Fighter Command for duty as Adjutant
Plt Off E L Harris 14 Nov 1942 Proceeded to Sheerness for convoy passage to Methil
Sqn Ldr Pheloung 19 Nov 1942 Attached from No 485 Sqn for conversion to Typhoons
Plt Off J D Preston-Jones 20 Nov 1942 Arrived on posting from HQ, No 12 Group for duty as Squadron Intelligence Officer
Plt Off J L Brill 23 Nov 1942 Posted to RAF Duxfors for duty as Station Administrative Officer
Plt Off N R Maxwell 25 Nov 1942 Promoted to Fg Off, wef 1 Oct 1942
Fg Off J W H Wilson 26 Nov 1942 Proceeded to 29th Brigade, Newmarket for short Army course
Plt Off Cocks 26 Nov 1942 Proceeded to 29th Brigade, Newmarket for short Army course
Sgt Plt G E Hadley 26 Nov 1942 Proceeded to 29th Brigade, Newmarket for short Army course
Sgt Plt D S Green 26 Nov 1942 Proceeded to 29th Brigade, Newmarket for short Army course
December
Fg Off J W H Wilson  2 Dec 1942 Returned from 29th Brigade, Newmarket on completion of Army course
Plt Off Dykes  2 Dec 1942 Arrived on posting from RAF Eglington
Plt Off Cocks  2 Dec 1942 Returned from 29th Brigade, Newmarket on completion of Army course
Sgt Plt G E Hadley  2 Dec 1942 Returned from 29th Brigade, Newmarket on completion of Army course
Sgt Plt D S Green  2 Dec 1942 Returned from 29th Brigade, Newmarket on completion of Army course
Fg Off P S C Lovelace  3 Dec 1942 Proceeded to 29th Brigade, Newmarket for short Army course
Plt Off W R King  3 Dec 1942 Proceeded to 29th Brigade, Newmarket for short Army course
Sgt Plt P L Green  3 Dec 1942 Proceeded to 29th Brigade, Newmarket for short Army course
Sgt Plt Collins  3 Dec 1942 Proceeded to 29th Brigade, Newmarket for short Army course
Sgt Plt Doan  9 Dec 1942 Arrived on posting
Flt Lt J P J Macphail 10 Dec 1942 Relinquished command of 'A' Flight on posting overseas
Flt Lt A Zweigbergk 10 Dec 1942 Ceased being supernumerary on being  posted to No 181 Sqn to command 'A' Flight
Plt Off J D Preston-Jones 12 Dec 1942 Squadron Intelligence Officer, promoted to Fg Off, wef 1 Oct 1942
Sgt Plt A E Vincent 12 Dec 1942 Appointed to a commission in the GD Branch in the rank of Plt Off, wef 7 Nov 1942
Fg Off N R Maxwell 14 Dec 1942 Proceeded to 29th Brigade, Newmarket for short Army course
Fg Off E L Harris 14 Dec 1942 Proceeded to 29th Brigade, Newmarket for short Army course
Sgt Plt Cathcart 14 Dec 1942 Proceeded to 29th Brigade, Newmarket for short Army course
Sgt Plt L A W J Ecles 14 Dec 1942 Proceeded to 29th Brigade, Newmarket for short Army course
Plt Off Dykes 19 Dec 1942 Promoted to Fg Off, wef 1 Oct 1942
Sgt Plt E A Haddock 22 Dec 1942 Appointed to a commission in the GD Branch in the rank of Plt Off
Sgt Plt Collins 22 Dec 1942 Appointed to a commission in the GD Branch in the rank of Plt Off

Source - No 181 ORB (AIR 27/1134)

Organisational Movements: Sep - Dec 1942

Date Notes
September
 1 Sep 1942 Squadron commenced formation at RAF Duxford
 7 Sep 1942 1 x Typhoon IB arrived
Typhoon IB of No 181 Squadron (April 1944)
 7 Sep 1942 The Typhoon IB was exchanged for a Typhoon IA with No 266 Sqn
Typhoon IA
11 Sep 1942 1 x Hurricane I was received
Hurricanr I as used by No 181 Sqn
12 Sep 1942 1 x Typhoon IB arrived, but was transferred to No 266 Sqn
14 Sep 1942 1 x Typhoon IA, R7631, arrived from No 486 Sqn for training purposes
15 Sep 1942 A Sub-Flight was formed under the command of a Flt Sgt
17 Sep 1942 1 x Typhoon IA, R7676, arrived from No 266 Sqn
26 Sep 1942 2 x Hurricane Xs (but ORB quotes I), AG141 and AG280 arrived
October
 1 Oct 1942 1 x Hurricane I, V7287, arrived from No 245 Sqn

1 x Hurricane I, V6845, arrived from No 22 MU

1 x Tiger Moth, T7182 arrived from No 532 Sqn
Tiger Moth - early WW2 scheme
 6 Oct 1942 1 x Typhoon IB, R8746, arrived from No 7 FP, Sherburn
 8 Oct 1942 1 x Typhoon IA, R7627, arrived from No 266 Sqn
 9 Oct 1942 1 x Typhoon IA, R7589, arrived from No 266 Sqn
11 Oct 1942 1 x Tiger Moth, DE566 arrived from No 10 MU
14 Oct 1942 2 x Typhoon IBs, R8742 and R8879, arrived from Hawkers

Squadron flying personnel visited the Hawker factory at Langley
15 Oct 1942 1 x Typhoon IB, R8877, arrived from Gloster Aircraft Co

Squadron flying personnel returned from their visit to the Hawker factory at Langley
16 Oct 1942 6 x Typhoon IBs, R8835, R8880, R8830, R8875, R8866 and R8871, arrived from No 13 MU

2 x Typhoon IBs, R8828 and R8827, arrived from Gloster Aircraft Co
20 Oct 1942 1 x Typhoon IB, R8868, arrived from No 13 MU
24 Oct 1942 4 x Typhoon IBs, R8932, R8830, R8867 and R8896, arrived
22 Oct 1942 1 x Typhoon IA, R7649, arrived from No 266 Sqn
November
14 Nov 1942 All available pilots visited 40th AA Brigade
December
 1 Dec 1942 All flying personnel visited the Napier works in Acton
 2 Dec 1942 All flying personnel returned from the visit to the Napier works in Acton
 9 Dec 1942 Squadron commenced preparations for a move
10 Dec 1942 Squadron moved from RAF Duxford to RAF Snailwell

Source - No 181 ORB (AIR 27/1134)

This entry was last updated on 06/07/25

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