Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
No 207 Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
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Organisational Movements: Feb - Apr 1920
Date | Notes |
1 Feb 1920 | Reformed at RAF Bircham Newton as a cadre based on a nucleus provided by No 274 Squadron. |
Source - No 207 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1233)
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
No equipment | Bircham Newton | Inland Area/No 3 Group |
Rank | Name | Branch | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Arthur W Tedder | A | Officer Commanding; later MRAF |
Flt Lt | Arthur N Benge | A | Flight Commander |
Flt Lt | Geoffrey H Hooper | A | Flight Commander, MC, DFC |
Fg Off | Robert H Parry | Med | |
Fg Off | Eugene J McLoughlin | A | |
Fg Off | Frank L Hopps | A | AFC; later AVM |
Obs Off | Christopher W H Moller | O | |
Fg Off | Allan L A Perry-Keene | A | later AVM |
Fg Off | Lawrence A W Deane | A | |
Fg Off | Hugh Nelson | T | |
Obs Off | Christopher C Abraham | O | |
Plt Off | Amos V Pepperell | T |
Source - April 1920 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
No equipment | Bircham Newton | Inland Area/No 3 Group |
Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Arthur W Tedder | A | 1 Feb 1920 | Officer Commanding; later MRAF |
Flt Lt | Arthur N Benge | A | 17 Feb 1920 | Flight Commander |
Flt Lt | Geoffrey H Hooper | A | 17 Dec 1919 | Flight Commander, MC, DFC |
Fg Off | Phillip A Hall | Med | 1 Apr 1920 | MB, BA |
Fg Off | John R Ramsay | Stores | 7 Jun 1920 | |
Fg Off | Frank L Hopps | A | 10 Sep 1919 | AFC; later AVM |
Obs Off | Christopher W H Moller | O | 1 Mar 1920 | |
Fg Off | Allan L A Perry-Keene | A | 19 Nov 1919 | later AVM |
Fg Off | Lawrence A W Deane | A | 16 Feb 1919 | |
Fg Off | Hugh Nelson | T | xx xxx 1919 | |
Obs Off | Christopher C Abraham | O | 29 Nov 1919 |
Source - July 1920 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
No equipment | Bircham Newton | Inland Area/No 3 Group |
Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Arthur W Tedder | A | 1 Feb 1920 | Officer Commanding; later MRAF |
Flt Lt | Arthur N Benge | A | 17 Feb 1920 | Flight Commander |
Flt Lt | Geoffrey H Hooper | A | 17 Dec 1919 | Flight Commander, MC, DFC |
Fg Off | Eugene J McLoughlin | A | ||
Fg Off | Frank L Hopps | A | 10 Sep 1919 | AFC; later AVM |
Obs Off | Christopher W H Moller | O | 1 Mar 1920 | |
Obs Off | Christopher C Abraham | O | 29 Nov 1919 | |
Fg Off | Allan L A Perry-Keene | A | 19 Nov 1919 | later AVM |
Fg Off | John R Ramsay | Stores | 7 Jun 1920 | |
Fg Off | Hugh Nelson | T | xx xxx 1919 | |
Fg Off | Lawrence A W Deane | A | 16 Feb 1920 | |
Fg Off | Seymour C Harker | A | 27 Jul 1920 | |
Medical Branch | ||||
Fg Off | Phillip A Hall | Med | 1 Apr 1920 | MB, BA |
Source - August 1920 Air Force List
Organisational Movements: Aug 1920 - Jul 1921
Date | Notes |
xx Apr 1921 | Squadron was equipped with De Havilland DH9As |
Source - No 207 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1233)
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
De Havilland DH9A | Bircham Newton | Inland Area/No 3 Group |
Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Arthur W Tedder | A | 1 Feb 1920 | Officer Commanding; later MRAF |
Flt Lt | Leonard J St G Bayly | A | 14 Mar 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Geoffrey H Hooper | A | 17 Dec 1919 | MC, DFC |
Flt Lt | A | 1 Apr 1921 | ||
Flt Lt | Edmund M Pizey | A | 25 Apr 1921 | |
Fg Off | A | 9 May 1921 | AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | Godfrey C O'Donnell | A | 12 Apr 1921 | DFC |
Fg Off | William J Walsh | A | 1 May 1921 | |
Fg Off | Evelyn A Locke-Waters | A | 1 May 1921 | |
Fg Off | Herbert G Sawyer | A | 26 Mar 1921 | AFC |
Fg Off | Charles E Barraclough | A | 16 Mar 1921 | |
Fg Off | Capel S Whellock | A | 29 Mar 1921 | |
Fg Off | Willian J Millen | A | 11 Mar 1921 | |
Fg Off | Eric J Moule | A | 1 Apr 1921 | |
Fg Off | John Sutherland | A | 27 Aug 1920 | MBE |
Fg Off | Harry N V Le V Noel | A | 21 Feb 1921 | |
Obs Off | Bernard J Malyan | O | 8 Mar 1921 | |
Medical Branch | ||||
Flt Lt | Henry B Smith | Med | 4 Oct 1920 | MB |
Source - July 1921 Air Force List
Branches: A = Aeroplane, A & S = Aeroplane and Seaplane, Med = Medical O = Observer, T = Technical
Source - April 1922 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
De Havilland DH9A | Bircham Newton | Inland Area/No 11 Wing |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Arthur W Tedder | 1 Feb 1920 | Officer Commanding; later MRAF |
Flt Lt | John F Gordon | 28 Nov 1921 | DFC |
Flt Lt | John S Holloway | 28 Nov 1921 | |
Flt Lt | William R S Humphreys | 16 Sep 1921 | AFC |
Flt Lt | Clarence E W Lockyer | 26 Apr 1922 | later AVM |
Flt Lt | Richard M Trevethan | 28 Nov 1921 | MC |
Fg Off |
Lambert Eardley-Wilmot |
14 Nov 1921 | |
Fg Off | Leonard M Elworthy | 21 Nov 1921 | |
Fg Off | William E Knowlden | 15 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | 28 Nov 1921 | later AVM | |
Fg Off | Lionel L Leleu | 15 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | Charles D Palmer | 15 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | Charlton Hallawell | 21 Nov 1921 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Lawrence A W Deane | 7 Nov 1921 | |
Fg Off | Frederick J H Ayscough | 18 Apr 1922 | |
Fg Off | Capel S Whellock | 29 Mar 1921 | |
Fg Off | Herbert G Rowe | 21 Nov 1921 | |
Fg Off | Herbert E King | 1 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | Sydney C Rose | 25 Mar 1922 | |
Fg Off | 15 Mar 1922 | DFC; later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | Charles S Hartung | 21 Nov 1921 | MM |
Fg Off | Archibald H H MacDonald | 15 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | Michael W C Ridgeway | 12 Jul 1921 | |
Fg Off | Hubert S R Burt | 12 Jul 1921 | |
Plt Off | Maurice H Ely | 29 Mar 1922 | |
Plt Off | Thomas W S Brown | 15 May 1922 | |
Plt Off | Edwin S Edwardes | 15 May 1922 | |
Plt Off | Harry E Greenberry | 15 May 1922 | |
Plt Off | Ernest C Moon | 15 May 1922 | |
Plt Off | Arthur D H Foster | 29 Mar 1922 | |
Plt Off | Ralph A B Stone | 20 Dec 1921 | |
Stores Officer | |||
Fg Off | Herbert J Payne | 1 Apr 1922 | |
Accountants | |||
Fg Off | William E Fisher | 22 May 1922 | MC |
Fg Off | Alfred E Scaife | 25 Oct 1921 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Henry B Smith | 4 Oct 1920 | MB |
Source - July 1922 Air Force List
Organisational Movements: Jul 1922 - Apr 1923
Date | Notes |
26 Sep 1922 | Advance Party departed RAF Bircham Newton for Liverpool |
28 Sep 1922 | Main Party departed RAF Bircham Newton for Liverpool |
29 Sep 1922 | OC and first party embarked on SS Eboe and set sail for Turkey |
30 Sep 1922 | Second party embarked on SS Khartoum and set sail for Turkey |
3 Oct 1922 | Two officers departed on overland route to Turkey |
6 Oct 1922 | Two officers who had travelled overland arrived at San Stephano, Turkey |
10 Oct 1922 | SS Eboe arrived at San Stephano, Turkey |
11 Oct 1922 | SS Khartoum arrived at San Stephano, Turkey |
Source - No 207 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1233)
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
De Havilland DH9A | San Stephano | Constantinople Wing |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Arthur W Tedder | 1 Feb 1920 | Officer Commanding; later MRAF |
Flt Lt | Arthur N Benge | 28 Sep 1922 | |
Flt Lt | 21 Jun 1922 | later AVM | |
Flt Lt | Phillip H Cummings | 1 Aug 1922 | DFC |
Flt Lt | Richard M Trevethan | 28 Nov 1921 | MC |
Fg Off |
Lambert Eardley-Wilmot |
14 Nov 1921 | |
Fg Off | Leonard M Elworthy | 21 Nov 1921 | |
Fg Off | William E Knowlden | 15 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | 28 Nov 1921 | later AVM | |
Fg Off | Charles D Palmer | 15 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | Charlton Hallawell | 21 Nov 1921 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Capel S Whellock | 29 Mar 1921 | |
Fg Off | Herbert G Rowe | 21 Nov 1921 | |
Fg Off | Reginald J Willson | 25 Sep 1922 | |
Fg Off | Archibald H H MacDonald | 15 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | Maurice H Ely | 29 Mar 1922 | |
Fg Off | Thomas W S Brown | 15 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | Edwin S Edwardes | 15 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | Ernest C Moon | 15 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | Arthur D H Foster | 29 Mar 1922 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Fg Off | Herbert J Payne | 1 Apr 1922 | |
Fg Off | Alfred E Scaife | 25 Oct 1921 | Accountant |
Medical Branch | |||
Hon Flt Lt | Harold W Street | 21 Sep 1922 | MB |
Source - May 1923 Air Force List
Personnel Movements: Apr - Jul 1923
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Hon Flt Lt | Harold W Street | 24 Apr 1923 | Died in hospital |
Source - No 207 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1233)
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
De Havilland DH9A | San Stephano | Constantinople Wing |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Arthur W Tedder | 1 Feb 1920 | Officer Commanding; later MRAF |
Flt Lt | Arthur N Benge | 28 Sep 1922 | |
Flt Lt | 21 Jun 1922 | later AVM | |
Flt Lt | Phillip H Cummings | 1 Aug 1922 | DFC |
Flt Lt | Richard M Trevethan | 28 Nov 1921 | MC |
Fg Off |
Lambert Eardley-Wilmot |
14 Nov 1921 | |
Fg Off | Leonard M Elworthy | 21 Nov 1921 | |
Fg Off | William E Knowlden | 15 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | 28 Nov 1921 | later AVM | |
Fg Off | Charles D Palmer | 15 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | Charlton Hallawell | 21 Nov 1921 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Capel S Whellock | 29 Mar 1921 | |
Fg Off | Herbert G Rowe | 21 Nov 1921 | |
Fg Off | Reginald J Willson | 25 Sep 1922 | |
Fg Off | Archibald H H MacDonald | 15 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | Maurice H Ely | 29 Mar 1922 | |
Fg Off | Thomas W S Brown | 15 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | Edwin S Edwardes | 15 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | Ernest C Moon | 15 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | Arthur D H Foster | 29 Mar 1922 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Fg Off | Herbert J Payne | 1 Apr 1922 | |
Fg Off | Alfred E Scaife | 25 Oct 1921 | Accountant |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Henry B Smith | 4 Oct 1920 | MB |
Source - July 1923 Air Force List
Personnel Movements: Jul 1923 - Jan 1924
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Vivian Gaskell-Blackburn | 24 Jul 1923 | Arrived on posting pending assuming command of No 207 Sqn |
Sqn Ldr | Arthur W Tedder | 6 Aug 1923 | Relinquished command of No 207 Sqn on posting to RN Staff College |
Sqn Ldr | Vivian Gaskell-Blackburn | 6 Aug 1923 | Assumed command of No 207 Sqn |
Fg Off | Capel S Whellock | xx Sep 1923 | Posted to No 208 Sqn |
Source - No 207 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1233)
Organisational Movements: Jul 1923 - Jan 1924
Date | Notes |
23 Sep 1923 | Squadron embarked on HMS Vedic and set sail for the UK |
3 Oct 1923 | HMS Vedic arrived in Southampton, squadron disembarked and proceeded to RAF Eastchurch |
Source - No 207 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1233)
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
De Havilland DH9A | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Vivian Gaskell-Blackburn | 24 Jul 1923 | Officer Commanding, DSC, AFC |
Flt Lt | Arthur N Benge | 28 Sep 1922 | |
Flt Lt | 21 Jun 1922 | later AVM | |
Flt Lt | Phillip H Cummings | 1 Aug 1922 | DFC |
Flt Lt | Leonard M Elworthy | 21 Nov 1921 | |
Fg Off |
Lambert Eardley-Wilmot |
14 Nov 1921 | |
Fg Off | William E Knowlden | 15 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | Charles D Palmer | 15 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | Charlton Hallawell | 21 Nov 1921 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Herbert G Rowe | 21 Nov 1921 | |
Fg Off | John W F Merer | 28 Nov 1923 | later AVM |
Fg Off | Reginald J Willson | 25 Sep 1922 | |
Fg Off | Archibald H H MacDonald | 15 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | Maurice H Ely | 29 Mar 1922 | |
Fg Off | Thomas W S Brown | 15 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | Edwin S Edwardes | 15 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | Arthur D H Foster | 29 Mar 1922 | |
Fg Off |
Lionel H Weedon |
15 Oct 1923 | |
Plt Off | Francis J Fressanges | 3 Oct 1923 | later AM |
Plt Off | Norman A P Pritchett | 3 Oct 1923 | later A/Cdre |
Stores Branch | |||
Fg Off | Herbert J Payne | 1 Apr 1922 | |
Accountant | |||
Fg Off | Alfred E Scaife | 25 Oct 1921 |
Source - January 1924 Air Force List
Personnel Movements: Jan - May 1924
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Plt Off | Louis W Dickens | 19 Jan 1924 | Arrived from RAF College on appointment to a Permanent Commission, wef 19 Dec 1923 |
Plt Off | Francis W L C Beaumont | 19 Jan 1924 | Arrived from RAF College on appointment to a Permanent Commission, wef 19 Dec 1923 |
Fg Off | Bernard G Pool | 4 Mar 1924 | Arrived on posting from RAF Depot |
Flt Lt | Phillip H Cummings | 19 Mar 1924 | Appointed to a Permanent Commission |
Source - No 207 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1233)
Organisational Movements: Jan - May 1924
Date | Notes |
15 May 1924 | Squadron detached to RAF Spittlegate |
25 Jun 1924 | Squadron moved to RAF Northolt |
30 Jun 1924 | Squadron returned to RAF Eastchurch |
Source - No 207 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1233)
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
De Havilland DH9A | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Vivian Gaskell-Blackburn | 24 Jul 1923 | Officer Commanding, DSC, AFC |
Flt Lt | Arthur N Benge | 28 Sep 1922 | |
Flt Lt | 21 Jun 1922 | later AVM | |
Flt Lt | Phillip H Cummings | 1 Aug 1922 | DFC |
Flt Lt | Leonard M Elworthy | 21 Nov 1921 | |
Fg Off |
Lambert Eardley-Wilmot |
14 Nov 1921 | |
Fg Off | William E Knowlden | 15 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | Charles D Palmer | 15 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | Charlton Hallawell | 21 Nov 1921 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Herbert G Rowe | 21 Nov 1921 | |
Fg Off | John W F Merer | 28 Nov 1923 | later AVM |
Fg Off | Reginald J Willson | 25 Sep 1922 | |
Fg Off | Archibald H H MacDonald | 15 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | Maurice H Ely | 29 Mar 1922 | |
Fg Off | Thomas W S Brown | 15 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | Edwin S Edwardes | 15 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | Arthur D H Foster | 29 Mar 1922 | |
Fg Off |
Lionel H Weedon |
15 Oct 1923 | |
Fg Off | Bernard G Pool | 4 Mar 1924 | |
Plt Off | Francis J Fressanges | 3 Oct 1923 | later AM |
Plt Off | Norman A P Pritchett | 3 Oct 1923 | later A/Cdre |
Plt Off | Louis W Dickens | 19 Dec 1923 | later A/Cdre |
Plt Off | Francis W L C Beaumont | 19 Dec 1923 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Fg Off | Herbert J Payne | 1 Apr 1922 | |
Accountant | |||
Fg Off | Alfred E Scaife | 25 Oct 1921 |
Source - May 1924 Air Force List
Personnel Movements: May 1924 - Jul 1925
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Fg Off | John W F Merer | 2 Aug 1924 | Posted to RAE, Farnborough, wef 1 Aug 1924 |
Plt Off | Frank M Denny | 30 Aug 1924 | Arrived from RAF College on appointment to a Permanent Commission, wef 31 Jul 1924 |
Plt Off | Francis W L C Beaumont | 18 Sep 1924 | Posted to No 30 Sqn, Iraq |
Fg Off | Archibald H H MacDonald | 3 Nov 1924 | Posted to Armament and Gunnery School |
Fg Off |
Lambert Eardley-Wilmot |
3 Nov 1924 | Posted to No 28 Sqn, India |
Fg Off | Reginald J Willson | 3 Nov 1924 | Posted to No 31 Sqn, India |
Flt Lt | 14 Mar 1925 | Posted to the Air Ministry as PA to the CAS | |
Flt Lt | Arthur N Benge | 31 Mar 1925 | Posted to the RA F Depot, pending posting to the Directorate of Personal Services |
Flt Lt | Herbert S Boughall | 14 Apr 1923 | Arrived on posting from Overseas |
Plt Off | M E de L Hayes | 21 Apr 1925 | Arrived on posting from No 39 Sqn |
Plt Off | M E de L Hayes | 18 May 1925 | Posted to No 2 Sqn |
Source - No 207 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1233)
Organisational Movements: May 1924 - Jul 1925
Date | Notes |
15 May 1924 | Squadron detached to RAF Spittlegate |
25 Jun 1924 | Squadron moved to RAF Northolt |
30 Jun 1924 | Squadron returned to RAF Eastchurch |
Source - No 207 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1233)
Source - January 1925 Air Force List
Source - February 1925 Air Force List
Source - March 1925 Air Force List
Source - April 1925 Air Force List
Source - May 1925 Air Force List
Source - June 1925 Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
De Havilland DH9A | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Vivian Gaskell-Blackburn | 24 Jul 1923 | Officer Commanding, DSC, AFC |
Flt Lt | Phillip H Cummings | 1 Aug 1922 | DFC |
Flt Lt | Leonard M Elworthy | 21 Nov 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Herbert S Boughall | 14 Apr 1923 | MC, DFC |
Fg Off |
Lambert Eardley-Wilmot |
14 Nov 1921 | |
Fg Off | William E Knowlden | 15 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | Charles D Palmer | 15 Feb 1922 | |
Fg Off | Charlton Hallawell | 21 Nov 1921 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Herbert G Rowe | 21 Nov 1921 | |
Fg Off | Maurice H Ely | 29 Mar 1922 | |
Fg Off | Thomas W S Brown | 15 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | Edwin S Edwardes | 15 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | Arthur D H Foster | 29 Mar 1922 | |
Fg Off |
Lionel H Weedon |
15 Oct 1923 | |
Fg Off | Bernard G Pool | 4 Mar 1924 | |
Fg Off | Michael J DuCray | 4 Nov 1924 | |
Fg Off | Francis J Fressanges | 3 Oct 1923 | later AM |
Fg Off | Norman A P Pritchett | 3 Oct 1923 | later A/Cdre |
Plt Off | Louis W Dickens | 19 Dec 1923 | later A/Cdre |
Plt Off | Ronald A Ford | 16 Feb 1925 | |
Plt Off | Aubrey N Francombe | 16 Feb 1925 | |
Plt Off | Frank M Denny | 31 Jul 1924 | |
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3 Airman Pilots |
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Stores Branch | |||
Fg Off | Herbert J Payne | 1 Apr 1922 | |
Accountant Branch | |||
Fg Off | Alfred E Scaife | 25 Oct 1921 |
Source - July 1925 Air Force List
Personnel Movements: Jul 1925 - Mar 1926
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Fg Off | Norman A P Pritchett | 1 Jul 1925 | Posted to No 43 Sqn |
Fg Off | Francis G Cator | 7 Jul 1925 | Arrived on posting from HQ Coastal Area |
Fg Off | William E Knowlden | 20 Jul 1925 | Posted to No 100 Sqn |
Fg Off | Bernard G Pool | 29 Jul 1925 | Posted to RAF Depot |
Plt Off | J D Armour | 31 Jul 1925 | Arrived from RAF College on appointment to a Permanent Commission, wef 30 Jul 1925 |
Plt Off | Basil A C Danbury | 31 Jul 1925 | Arrived from RAF College on appointment to a Permanent Commission, wef 30 Jul 1925 |
Plt Off | Harry H V Tristem | 31 Jul 1925 | Arrived from RAF College on appointment to a Permanent Commission, wef 30 Jul 1925 |
Plt Off | Ronald C Wilson | 31 Jul 1925 | Arrived from RAF College on appointment to a Permanent Commission, wef 30 Jul 1925 |
Plt Off | Charles H G Bremridge | 31 Jul 1925 | Arrived from RAF College on appointment to a Permanent Commission, wef 30 Jul 1925 |
Fg Off | Herbert G Rowe | 4 Aug 1925 | Posted to RAE Farnborough |
Fg Off | Michael J Du Cray | 24 Aug 1925 | Posed to No 5 FTS |
Fg Off | De Lart | 17 Aug 1925 | Arrived on posting from No 5 FTS |
Fg Off | Ronald Melbourne | 17 Aug 1925 | Arrived on posting from No 5 FTS |
Plt Off | G I C Peacock | 17 Aug 1925 | Arrived on posting from No 5 FTS |
Plt Off | Edgar C G Babcock | 17 Aug 1925 | Arrived on posting from No 5 FTS |
Sqn Ldr | Vivian Gaskell-Blackburn | 1 Jan 1926 | Promoted to Wg Cdr |
Fg Off | Charlton Hallawell | 1 Jan 1926 | Promoted to Flt Lt and posted to No 11 Sqn |
Fg Off | Maurice H Ely | 1 Jan 1926 | Promoted to Flt Lt |
Sqn Ldr | John B Graham | 20 Jan 1926 | Arrived on posting from RAF Depot pending assuming command of No 207 Sqn |
Wg Cdr | Vivian Gaskell-Blackburn | 1 Feb 1926 | Relinquished command of No 207 Sqn on posting to No 9 Sqn |
Sqn Ldr | John B Graham | 1 Feb 1926 | Assumed command of No 207 Sqn |
Fg Off | Ronald Melbourne | 12 Feb 1926 | Posted to No 8 Sqn |
Plt Off | Basil A C Danbury | 12 Feb 1926 | Posted to No 8 Sqn |
Plt Off | John H Barringer | 15 Feb 1926 | Arrived on posting from No 5 FTS |
Plt Off | Colin Heard-White | 15 Feb 1926 | Arrived on posting from No 5 FTS |
Source - No 207 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1233)
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
De Havilland DH9A | RAF Eastchurch | Inland Area/No 1 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Vivian Gaskell-Blackburn | 24 Jul 1923 | Officer Commanding, DSC, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | John B Graham | 20 Jan 1926 | Officer Commanding (Designate), MC, AFC |
Flt Lt | Phillip H Cummings | 1 Aug 1922 | DFC |
Flt Lt | Leonard M Elworthy | 21 Nov 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Herbert S Boughall | 14 Apr 1923 | MC, DFC |
Flt Lt | Charlton Hallawell | 21 Nov 1921 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Maurice H Ely | 29 Mar 1922 | |
Fg Off | Thomas W S Brown | 15 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | Edwin S Edwardes | 15 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | Arthur D H Foster | 29 Mar 1922 | |
Fg Off |
Lionel H Weedon |
15 Oct 1923 | |
Fg Off | Francis G Cator | 7 Jul 1925 | |
Fg Off | Francis J Fressanges | 3 Oct 1923 | later AM |
Fg Off | Ronald Melbourne | 17 Aug 1925 | |
Fg Off | Louis W Dickens | 19 Dec 1923 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Ronald A Ford | 16 Feb 1925 | |
Plt Off | Edgar C G Babcock | 17 Aug 1925 | |
Plt Off | Basil A C Danbury | 30 Jul 1925 | |
Plt Off | Harry H V Tristem | 30 Jul 1925 | |
Plt Off | Ronald C Wilson | 30 Jul 1925 | |
Plt Off | Charles H G Bremridge | 30 Jul 1925 | |
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3 Airman Pilots |
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Stores Branch | |||
Fg Off | Herbert J Payne | 1 Apr 1922 | |
Accountant Branch | |||
Fg Off | Ernest C Green | 4 Nov 1925 |
Source - March 1926 Air Force List
Personnel Movements: Mar - Jul 1926
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Plt Off | Arthur H Owen | 1 Mar 1926 | Arrived on posting from overseas |
Fg Off | Ronald A Ford | 5 Mar 1926 | Posted to No 84 Sqn |
Fg Off | Edwin S Edwardes | 30 Mar 1926 | Transferred to RAFO |
Source - No 207 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1233)
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
De Havilland DH9A | RAF Eastchurch | ADGB/Wessex Bombing Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | John B Graham | 20 Jan 1926 | Officer Commanding, MC, AFC |
Flt Lt | Phillip H Cummings | 1 Aug 1922 | DFC |
Flt Lt | Leonard M Elworthy | 21 Nov 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Herbert S Broughall | 14 Apr 1923 | MC, DFC |
Fg Off | Maurice H Ely | 29 Mar 1922 | |
Fg Off | Thomas W S Brown | 15 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | Arthur D H Foster | 29 Mar 1922 | |
Fg Off |
Lionel H Weedon |
15 Oct 1923 | |
Fg Off | Francis G Cator | 7 Jul 1925 | |
Fg Off | Francis J Fressanges | 3 Oct 1923 | later AM |
Fg Off | Harold W Raeburn | 3 May 1926 | |
Fg Off | Edgar C G Babcock | 17 Aug 1925 | |
Plt Off | John H Barringer | 15 Feb 1926 | |
Plt Off | Louis W Dickens | 19 Dec 1923 | later A/Cdre |
Plt Off | Colin Heard-White | 15 Feb 1926 | |
Plt Off | Stanley F Prince | 15 Jun 1926 | |
Plt Off | Harry H V Tristem | 30 Jul 1925 | |
Plt Off | Ronald C Wilson | 30 Jul 1925 | |
Plt Off | Charles H G Bremridge | 30 Jul 1925 | |
Plt Off | Arthur H Owen | 1 Mar 1926 | |
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3 Airman Pilots |
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Stores Branch | |||
Fg Off | Herbert J Payne | 1 Apr 1922 | |
Accountant Branch | |||
Fg Off | Ernest C Green | 4 Nov 1925 |
Source - July 1926 Air Force List
Personnel Movements: Jul - Dec 1926
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Flt Lt | Maurice H Ely | xx Sep 1926 | Posted to SHQ RAF Basrah |
Fg Off | Herbert J Payne | xx Sep 1926 | Stores Officer, posted to SHQ RAF Basrah |
Plt Off | Colin Heard-White | xx Sep 1926 | Posted to No 55 Sqn |
Plt Off | Wilfred E Barnes | 30 Sep 1926 | Arrived on posting from CFS |
Plt Off | Jack Blackmore | 30 Sep 1926 | Arrived on posting from CFS |
Plt Off | William G Campbell | 30 Sep 1926 | Arrived on posting from CFS |
Plt Off | Leslie H Mason | 30 Sep 1926 | Arrived on posting from CFS |
Plt Off | Robert Benham | 9 Nov 1926 | Arrived on posting from No 1 FTS |
Sgt | G F Taylor | 11 Nov 1926 | Killed in a flying accident |
Flt Lt | Leonard M Elworthy | xx Dec 1926 | Posted to 8 Sqn |
Plt Off | Donald Mackenzie | 14 Dec 1926 | Arrived on posting from No 2 FTS |
Source - No 207 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1233)
Organisational Movements: Jul - Dec 1926
Date | Notes |
27 Sep 1926 | Squadron proceeded to Weston Zoyland for Armament Practice Camp |
8 Oct 1926 | Squadron returned from Weston Zoyland on completion of Armament Practice Camp |
Source - No 207 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1233)
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
De Havilland DH9A | RAF Eastchurch | ADGB/Wessex Bombing Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | John B Graham | 20 Jan 1926 | Officer Commanding, MC, AFC |
Flt Lt | Phillip H Cummings | 1 Aug 1922 | DFC |
Flt Lt | Leonard M Elworthy | 21 Nov 1921 | |
Flt Lt | Herbert S Broughall | 14 Apr 1923 | MC, DFC |
Fg Off | Arthur D H Foster | 29 Mar 1922 | |
Fg Off |
Lionel H Weedon |
15 Oct 1923 | Armament Duties |
Fg Off | Francis J Fressanges | 3 Oct 1923 | Pilotage (Navigation) Duties; later AM |
Plt Off | Louis W Dickens | 19 Dec 1923 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Harold W Raeburn | 3 May 1926 | |
Fg Off | Edgar C G Babcock | 17 Aug 1925 | Signals Duties |
Plt Off | John H Barringer | 15 Feb 1926 | |
Plt Off | Stanley F Prince | 15 Jun 1926 | |
Plt Off | Ronald C Wilson | 30 Jul 1925 | |
Plt Off | Charles H G Bremridge | 30 Jul 1925 | |
Plt Off | Wilfred E Barnes | 30 Sep 1926 | |
Plt Off | Jack Blackmore | 30 Sep 1926 | |
Plt Off | William G Campbell | 30 Sep 1926 | |
Plt Off | Leslie H Mason | 30 Sep 1926 | |
Plt Off | Robert Benham | 9 Nov 1926 | |
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Accountant Branch | |||
Fg Off | John A Stephenson | 1 Sep 1926 |
Source - December 1926 Air Force List
Personnel Movements: Jan - Jul 1927
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Plt Off | Ronald C Wilson | 1 Jan 1927 | Promoted to Fg Off |
Plt Off | Charles H G Bremridge | 1 Jan 1927 | Promoted to Fg Off |
Flt Lt | Herbert G Rowe | 24 Jan 1927 | Arrived on posting from School of Photography and assumed command of 'B' Flight |
Fg Off | W S Lea | xx Jan 1927 | Arrived on posting from RAF Leuchars |
Fg Off | Leonard Taylor | 21 Jan 1927 | Arrived on posting from MT Repair Depot, Shrewsbury for Stores duty |
Fg Off | Harold W Raeburn | xx Jan 1927 | Posted to No 2 FTS |
Fg Off | Edgar C G Babcock | xx Jan 1927 | Posted to Electrical and Wireless School, Cranwell |
Fg Off | John H Barringer | xx Jan 1927 | Posted to No 60 Sqn |
Plt Off | Jack H Harris | 21 Feb 1927 | Arrived on posting from No 5 FTS |
Plt Off | Harold P Hudson | 21 Feb 1927 | Arrived on posting from No 5 FTS |
Plt Off | Edward C Foreman | 21 Feb 1927 | Arrived on posting from No 5 FTS |
Fg Off | W S Lea | xx Feb 1927 | Posted to No 423 (Fleet Spotter) Flight |
Plt Off | Stanley F Prince | xx Feb 1927 | Promoted to Fg Off |
Plt Off | Wilfred E Barnes | xx Mar 1927 | Promoted to Fg Off |
Plt Off | Jack Blackmore | xx Jun 1927 | Posted to No 502 Sqn |
Plt Off | Edward C Foreman | xx Jun 1927 | Posted to No 600 Sqn AAF |
Sgt | C W Francis | xx Jun 1927 | Arrived on posting from RAF Depot |
Source - No 207 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1233)
Organisational Movements: Jan - Jul 1927
Date | Notes |
19 Apr 1927 | Squadron proceeded to Weston Zoyland for Armament Practice Camp |
24 May 1927 | Squadron returned from Weston Zoyland on completion of Armament Practice Camp |
Source - No 207 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1233)
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
De Havilland DH9A | RAF Eastchurch | ADGB/Wessex Bombing Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | John B Graham | 20 Jan 1926 | Officer Commanding, MC, AFC |
Flt Lt | Phillip H Cummings | 1 Aug 1922 | DFC |
Flt Lt | Herbert G Rowe | 24 Jan 1927 | |
Flt Lt | Herbert S Broughall | 14 Apr 1923 | MC, DFC |
Fg Off | Thomas W S Brown | 15 May 1922 | |
Fg Off | Arthur D H Foster | 29 Mar 1922 | |
Fg Off |
Lionel H Weedon |
15 Oct 1923 | |
Fg Off | Francis J Fressanges | 3 Oct 1923 | later AM |
Plt Off | Louis W Dickens | 19 Dec 1923 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Ronald C Wilson | 30 Jul 1925 | |
Fg Off | Charles H G Bremridge | 30 Jul 1925 | |
Fg Off | Stanley F Prince | 15 Jun 1926 | |
Fg Off | Wilfred E Barnes | 30 Sep 1926 | |
Fg Off | William G Campbell | 30 Sep 1926 | |
Plt Off | Leslie H Mason | 30 Sep 1926 | |
Plt Off | Robert Benham | 9 Nov 1926 | |
Plt Off | Donald Mackenzie | 14 Dec 1926 | |
Plt Off | Jack H Harris | 21 Feb 1927 | later AVM |
Plt Off | Harold P Hudson | 21 Feb 1927 | |
Plt Off | Edward C Foreman | 21 Feb 1927 | |
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Stores Branch | |||
Fg Off | Leonard Taylor | 21 Jan 1927 | later A/Cdre |
Accountant Branch | |||
Fg Off | John A Stephenson | 1 Sep 1926 |
Source - July 1927 Air Force List
Personnel Movements: Jul 1927 - Jul 1928
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Fg Off | Thomas W S Brown | 1 Jul 1927 | Promoted to Flt Lt |
Fg Off | Arthur D H Foster | 1 Jul 1927 | Promoted to Flt Lt |
Plt Off | Donald Mackenzie | 1 Jul 1927 | Promoted to Fg Off |
Plt Off | Leslie H Mason | 1 Jul 1927 | Promoted to Fg Off |
Fg Off | Charles H G Bremridge | xx Jul 1927 | Posted to RAF cranwell |
Plt Off | James A H Louden | 30 Jul 1927 | Arrived from RAF College on appointment to a Permanent Commission |
Plt Off | Arthur P F M Berkeley | 30 Jul 1927 | Arrived from RAF College on appointment to a Permanent Commission |
Fg Off | Kenneth C McKenzie | 3 Sep 1927 | Arrived on posting from Electrical and Wireless School |
Flt Lt | Herbert S Boughall | xx Sep 1927 | Posted to No 99 Sqn |
Flt Lt | Herbert G Rowe | xx Sep 1927 | Posted to No 47 Sqn |
Fg Off | Louis W Dickens | xx Sep 1927 | Posted to No 4 FTS |
Fg Off | Francis J Fressanges | xx Sep 1927 | Posted to Karachi |
Flt Lt | Thomas W S Brown | xx Sep 1927 | Posted to No 8 Sqn |
Fg Off | Ronald C Wilson | xx Sep 1927 | Posted to No 45 Sqn |
Plt Off | G H G Stratford-Jenkins | xx Oct 1927 | Arrived on posting from No 1 FTS |
Fg Off | Philip S Cook | 22 Nov 1927 | Arrived on posting from No 100 Sqn |
Flt Lt | Phillip H Cummings | xx Dec 1927 | Promoted to Sqn Ldr |
Sqn Ldr | Phillip H Cummings | xx Jan 1928 | Posted to No 11 Sqn to command |
Flt Lt | 23 Jan 1928 | Arrived on posting from the Air Ministry | |
Sgt | W B Maltman | 2 Mar 1928 | Killed in a flying accident |
LAC | S C Mason | 2 Mar 1928 | Killed in a flying accident |
AC1 | W G Lowman | 2 Mar 1928 | Killed in a flying accident |
Fg Off | William G Campbell | xx Mar 1928 | Posted to No 8 Sqn |
Fg Off | Leslie H Mason | xx Apr 1928 | Posted to No 3 FTS |
Plt Off | G H G Stratford-Jenkins | xx Apr 1928 | Posted to Karachi |
Fg Off |
Lionel H Weedon |
xx May 1928 | Resigned his commission on transfer to the RCAF |
Flt Lt | Garrett M F O'Brien | 8 May 1928 | Arrived on posting from RAF Depot |
Sqn Ldr | John B Graham | xx Jun 1928 | Promoted to Wg Cdr |
Source - No 207 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1233)
Organisational Movements: Jul 1927 - Jul 1928
Date | Notes |
xx Dec 1927 | Squadron commenced re-equipment with Fairey IIIFs |
xx Feb 1928 | The last of the DH9As were dispatched by rail and air |
4 Jul 1928 | Squadron proceeded to Weston Zoyland for Armament Practice Camp |
Source - No 207 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1233)
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Fairey IIIF | RAF Eastchurch | ADGB/Wessex Bombing Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | John B Graham | 20 Jan 1926 | Officer Commanding, MC, AFC |
Flt Lt | Garrett M F O'Brien | 8 May 1928 | DSC |
Flt Lt | 23 Jan 1928 | DFC; later ACM | |
Flt Lt | Arthur D H Foster | 29 Mar 1922 | |
Fg Off | Kenneth C McKenzie | 3 Sep 1927 | Signals duties, MBE |
Fg Off | Stanley F Prince | 15 Jun 1926 | Photographic duties |
Fg Off | Wilfred E Barnes | 30 Sep 1926 | |
Fg Off | Robert Benham | 9 Nov 1926 | |
Fg Off | Donald Mackenzie | 14 Dec 1926 | |
Fg Off | Jack H Harris | 21 Feb 1927 | later AVM |
Fg Off | Edward C Foreman | 21 Feb 1927 | |
Fg Off | Philip S Cook | 22 Nov 1927 | Pilotage (Navigation) duties |
Plt Off | Lewis S Tindall | 14 Mar 1928 | |
Plt Off | Harold P Hudson | 21 Feb 1927 | |
Plt Off | James A H Louden | 30 Jul 1927 | |
Plt Off | Arthur P F M Berkeley | 30 Jul 1927 | |
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Stores Branch | |||
Fg Off | Leonard Taylor | 21 Jan 1927 | later A/Cdre |
Accountant Branch | |||
Fg Off | John A Stephenson | 1 Sep 1926 |
Source - July 1928 Air Force List
Organisational Movements: Jul - Sep 1928
Date | Notes |
4 Aug 1928 | Squadron returned from Weston Zoyland on completion of Armament Practice Camp |
Source - No 207 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1233)
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Fairey IIIF | RAF Eastchurch | ADGB/Wessex Bombing Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | John B Graham | 20 Jan 1926 | Officer Commanding, MC, AFC |
Flt Lt | Garrett M F O'Brien | 8 May 1928 | DSC |
Flt Lt | 23 Jan 1928 | DFC; later ACM | |
Flt Lt | Arthur D H Foster | 29 Mar 1922 | |
Fg Off | Kenneth C McKenzie | 3 Sep 1927 | Signals duties, MBE |
Fg Off | Stanley F Prince | 15 Jun 1926 | Photographic duties |
Fg Off | Wilfred E Barnes | 30 Sep 1926 | |
Fg Off | Robert Benham | 9 Nov 1926 | |
Fg Off | Donald Mackenzie | 14 Dec 1926 | |
Fg Off | Jack H Harris | 21 Feb 1927 | later AVM |
Fg Off | Edward C Foreman | 21 Feb 1927 | |
Fg Off | Philip S Cook | 22 Nov 1927 | Pilotage (Navigation) duties |
Fg Off | Harold P Hudson | 21 Feb 1927 | |
Plt Off | Noel E Whalley | 18 Jun 1928 | |
Plt Off | James A H Louden | 30 Jul 1927 | |
Plt Off | Arthur P F M Berkeley | 30 Jul 1927 | |
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Stores Branch | |||
Fg Off | Leonard Taylor | 21 Jan 1927 | later A/Cdre |
Accountant Branch | |||
Fg Off | John A Stephenson | 1 Sep 1926 |
Source - September 1928 Air Force List
Personnel Movements: Sep 1928 - Jul 1929
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Plt Off | Robert Benham | xx Sep 1928 | Posted to No 12 Sqn |
Plt Off | Jack H Harris | xx Sep 1928 | Posted to No 84 Sqn |
Plt Off | P C Fair | xx Sep 1928 | Arrived on posting from No 1 FTS |
Plt Off | James A H Louden | 17 Oct 1928 | Resigned his commission |
Wg Cdr | John B Graham | xx Dec 1928 | Posted to RAF Tangmere to command |
Sqn Ldr | Edward A Beaulah | xx Dec 1928 | Assumed command of No 207 Sqn |
Fg Off | H L Hayes | xx Jan 1929 | Lt, RN, arrived on posting from RAF Leuchars |
Fg Off | C C R Rodd | xx Jan 1929 | Lt, RN, arrived on posting from RAF Leuchars |
Plt Off | John G W Weston | xx Jan 1929 | Arrived from RAF College on appointment to a Permanent Commission, wef 15 Dec 1928 |
Plt Off | N E Whalley | xx Jan 1929 | Arrived on posting from No 2 FTS, wef xx Jun 1928 |
Fg Off | Edward C Foreman | xx Jan 1929 | Posted to No 14 Sqn |
Fg Off | H L Hayes | xx Jan 1929 | Lt, RN, posted to No 421 (Fleet Spotter) Flight |
Fg Off | C C R Rodd | xx Jan 1929 | Lt, RN, posted to No 421 (Fleet Spotter) Flight |
Flt Lt | Herbert G Brookman | 1 Feb 1929 | Arrived on posting from RAF Depot (ex Iraq) |
Flt Lt |
John F T Barrett |
7 Feb 1929 | Arrived on posting from RAF Depot (ex FAA) |
Flt Lt | xx Feb 1929 | Posted to HQ Transjordan and Palestine | |
Flt Lt | Arthur D H Foster | xx Feb 1929 | Posted to HQ Iraq Command |
Plt Off | Arthur P F M Berkeley | xx Feb 1929 | Posted to No 402 (Fleet Fighter) Flight |
Plt Off | Harold P Hudson | xx Apr 1929 | Posted to No 101 Sqn |
Plt Off | S G Butler | xx May 1929 | Arrived on posting from No 2 FTS |
Plt Off | P C Fair | xx May 1929 | Posted to Communications Flight, RAF Andover |
Plt Off | S G Butler | xx May 1929 | Posted to No 100 Sqn |
Source - No 207 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1233)
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Fairey IIIF | RAF Eastchurch | ADGB/Wessex Bombing Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Edward A Beaulah | 28 Nov 1928 | Officer Commanding |
Flt Lt | Garrett M F O'Brien | 8 May 1928 | DSC |
Flt Lt |
John F T Barrett |
7 Feb 1929 | DSO, DFC |
Flt Lt | Herbert G Brookman | 1 Feb 1929 | |
Fg Off | Stanley F Prince | 15 Jun 1926 | Photographic duties |
Fg Off | Wilfred E Barnes | 30 Sep 1926 | |
Fg Off | Donald Mackenzie | 14 Dec 1926 | , - 21 Jan 1930 |
Fg Off | Philip S Cook | 22 Nov 1927 | Pilotage (Navigation) duties |
Fg Off | Kenneth C McKenzie | 3 Sep 1927 | Signals duties, MBE |
Plt Off | John G W Weston | 15 Dec 1928 | later AVM |
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6 Airman Pilots |
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Stores Branch | |||
Fg Off | Leonard Taylor | 21 Jan 1927 | later A/Cdre |
Accountant Branch | |||
Fg Off | John A Stephenson | 1 Sep 1926 |
Source - July 1929 Air Force List
Personnel Movements: Jul 1929 - Jul 1930
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Fg Off | Stanley F Prince | 17 Jul 1929 | Killed in a flying accident |
LAC | E W Buttershaw | 17 Jul 1929 | Killed in a flying accident |
Plt Off | Arthur N I Worger Slade | 3 Oct 1929 | Arrived on posting from No 3 FTS |
Plt Off | Charles R J Hawkins | 3 Oct 1929 | Arrived on posting from No 3 FTS |
Plt Off | Philip F Canning | xx Oct 1929 | Arrived on appointment to a SSC from the Special Reserve |
Fg Off | Frank D Biggs | 18 Nov 1929 | Arrived on posting from No 58 Sqn for Photographic duties |
Fg Off | Henry C V Jolleff | 9 Dec 1929 | Arrived on posting from No 99 Sqn for duty as Adjutant |
Plt Off | Henry V L'Amy | 14 Dec 1929 | Arrived on posting No 2 FTS |
Fg Off | Wilfred E Barnes | xx Dec 1929 | Posted to Superintendent of Reserve |
Plt Off | Donald Mackenzie | 21 Jan 1930 | Killed in flying accident |
Cpl | L E Barnard | 21 Jan 1930 | Killed in flying accident |
Plt Off | John G W Weston | 21 Jan 1930 | Posted to No 60 Sqn |
Plt Off | George S King | 12 Feb 1930 | Arrived on posting from No 1 FTS |
Fg Off | William T Walton | 3 Mar 1930 | Arrived on posting from No 2 Sqn for Armament duties |
Plt Off | George S King | xx Apr 1930 | Promoted to Fg Off |
Plt Off | Arthur N I Worger Slade | xx Apr 1930 | Promoted to Fg Off |
Plt Off | Charles R J Hawkins | xx Apr 1930 | Promoted to Fg Off |
Fg Off | Donald T Saville | 19 May 1930 | Posted from No 17 Sqn for Pilotage (Navigation) duties (but detached?) |
Source - No 207 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1233)
Organisational Movements: Jul 1929 - Jul 1930
Date | Notes |
9 Nov 1929 | Squadron completed its move from RAF Eastchurch to RAF Bircham Newton |
Source - No 207 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1233)
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Fairey IIIF | RAF Bircham Newton | ADGB/Wessex Bombing Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Edward A Beaulah | 28 Nov 1928 | Officer Commanding |
Flt Lt | Garrett M F O'Brien | 8 May 1928 | DSC |
Flt Lt |
John F T Barrett |
7 Feb 1929 | DSO, DFC |
Flt Lt | Herbert G Brookman | 1 Feb 1929 | |
Fg Off | Henry C V Jolleff | 9 Dec 1929 | |
Fg Off | Philip S Cook | 22 Nov 1927 | Pilotage (Navigation) duties |
Fg Off | William T Walton | 3 Mar 1930 | Armament duties |
Fg Off | Frank D Biggs | 18 Nov 1929 | Photographic duties |
Fg Off | Donald T Saville | 19 May 1930 | Pilotage (Navigation) duties |
Fg Off | George S King | 12 Feb 1930 | |
Fg Off | Arthur N I Worger Slade | 3 Oct 1929 | |
Fg Off | Charles R J Hawkins | 3 Oct 1929 | |
Plt Off | Henry V L'Amy | 14 Dec 1929 | |
Plt Off | Philip F Canning | 14 Dec 1929 | |
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6 Airman Pilots |
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Stores Branch | |||
Fg Off | Leonard Taylor | 21 Jan 1927 | later A/Cdre |
Accountant Branch | |||
Fg Off | John A Stephenson | 1 Sep 1926 |
Source - July 1930 Air Force List
Source - August 1930 Air Force List
Source - September 1930 Air Force List
Source - October 1930 Air Force List
Source - November 1930 Air Force List
Source - December 1930 Air Force List
Personnel Movements: Jul 1930 - Jul 1931
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Fg Off | George S King | xx Jul 1930 | Posted to No 45 Sqn |
Plt Off | N C Walker | xx Aug 1930 | Arrived from RAF College on appointment to a Permanent Commission |
Plt Off | Philip F Canning | xx Sep 1930 | Posted to No 27 Sqn |
Fg Off | W J P Sloan | xx Sep 1930 | Arrived on posting from No 33 Sqn for Armament duties |
Flt Lt | 6 Oct 1930 | Arrived on posting from No 7 Sqn | |
Fg Off | Donald T Saville | 13 Oct 1930 | Reported for duty |
Plt Off | Henry M Gahan | 8 Oct 1930 | Arrived on posting from No 3 FTS |
Plt Off | Noel Hill | 18 Oct 1930 | Arrived on posting from No 3 FTS |
Plt Off | V A Dawson | xx Oct 1930 | Arrived on posting from No 3 FTS |
Flt Lt | Garrett M F O'Brien | xx Oct 1930 | Posted to No 504 Sqn |
Fg Off | William T Walton | xx Oct 1930 | Posted to No 7 Sqn |
Plt Off | Henry V L'Amy | xx Oct 1930 | Promoted to Fg Off |
Fg Off | Philip S Cook | xx Nov 1930 | Posted to RAF Depot as Non-effective (sick) |
Flt Off | Charles R J Hawkins | xx Nov 1930 | Posted to Superintendent of Reserve |
Fg Off | Henry C V Jolleff | xx Nov 1930 | Promoted to Flt Lt |
Fg Off | Lewis V Hirst | 2 Dec 1930 | Arrived on posting from No 1 (Apprentices) Wing, RAF Halton |
Plt Off | Robert T Cazelet | 20 Dec 1930 | Arrived from RAF College on appointment to a Permanent Commission |
Plt Off | Hurll F Chester | 23 Dec 1930 | Arrived on posting from No 2 FTS |
Plt Off | Douglas W Lucke | 23 Dec 1930 | Arrived on posting from No 2 FTS |
Plt Off | William R Thompson | 23 Dec 1930 | Arrived on posting from No 2 FTS |
Flt Lt | Henry C V Jolleff | xx Jan 1931 | Posted to No 9 Sqn |
Fg Off | Donald T Saville | xx Jan 1931 | Posted to RAF Base, Calshot |
Fg Off | Leonard Taylor | xx Jan 1931 | Posted to No 84 Sqn |
Plt Off | N C Walker | xx Jan 1931 | Posted to RAF Base, Calshot |
Flt Lt | 23 Feb 1931 | Arrived on posting from No 24 Sqn | |
Fg Off | Norman Alexander | 23 Feb 1931 | Arrived on posting from No 501 Sqn |
Fg Off | W J P Sloan | xx Feb 1931 | Posted to RAF Depot as Non-effective (sick) |
Sqn Ldr | John W Woodhouse | 28 Mar 1931 | Arrived on posting from RAF Depot pending assuming command of No 207 Sqn |
Flt Lt |
John F T Barrett |
xx Mar 1931 | Posted to Iraq |
Sqn Ldr | Edward A Beaulah | xx Apr 1931 | Relinquished command of No 207 Sqn on posting to HQ Wessex Bombing Area |
Sqn Ldr | John W Woodhouse | xx Apr 1931 | Assumed command of No 207 Sqn |
Plt Off | V A Dawson | xx Apr 1931 | Posted to No 40 Sqn, RAF Upper Heyford |
Plt Off | Edgar J N Heaven | 7 Apr 1931 | Arrived on posting from No 3 FTS |
Plt Off | Henry M Gahan | xx Apr 1931 | Promoted to Fg Off |
Plt Off | Noel Hill | xx Apr 1931 | Promoted to Fg Off |
Plt Off | E J Gracie | xx Jun 1931 | Arrived on posting from No 2 FTS |
Plt Off | J W Bateman | xx Jun 1931 | Arrived on posting from No 2 FTS |
Source - No 207 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1233)
Organisational Movements: Jul 1930 - Jul 1931
Date | Notes |
11 May 1931 | Squadron proceeded to North Coates Fitties for Armament Practice Camp |
21 Jun 1931 | Squadron returned from North Coates Fitties on completion of Armament Practice Camp |
Source - No 207 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1233)
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Fairey IIIF | RAF Bircham Newton | ADGB/Wessex Bombing Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | John W Woodhouse | 28 Mar 1931 | Officer Commanding, DSO, MC |
Flt Lt | 6 Oct 1930 | later AVM | |
Flt Lt | 23 Feb 1931 | later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Herbert G Brookman | 1 Feb 1929 | |
Fg Off | Frank D Biggs | 18 Nov 1929 | Photographic duties |
Fg Off | Arthur N I Worger Slade | 3 Oct 1929 | Pilotage (Navigation) duties |
Fg Off | Norman Alexander | 23 Feb 1931 | |
Fg Off | Henry M Gahan | 8 Oct 1930 | |
Plt Off | Noel Hill | 18 Oct 1930 | |
Plt Off | Hurll F Chester | 23 Dec 1930 | |
Plt Off | Douglas W Lucke | 23 Dec 1930 | |
Plt Off | William R Thompson | 23 Dec 1930 | |
Plt Off | Edgar J N Heaven | 7 Apr 1931 | |
Plt Off | Robert T Cazelet | 20 Dec 1930 | |
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9 Airman Pilots |
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Stores Branch | |||
Fg Off | Lewis V Hirst | 2 Dec 1930 | |
Accountant Branch | |||
Fg Off | John A Stephenson | 1 Sep 1926 |
Source - July 1931 Air Force List
Personnel Movements: Jul 1931 - Jul 1932
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Plt Off | Hurll F Chester | xx Jul 1931 | Promoted to Fg Off |
Plt Off | Douglas W Lucke | xx Jul 1931 | Promoted to Fg Off |
Plt Off | William R Thompson | xx Jul 1931 | Promoted to Fg Off |
Fg Off | Frank D Biggs | xx Aug 1931 | Posted to Home Aircraft Depot, RAF Henlow |
Fg Off | Hurll F Chester | xx Sep 1931 | Posted to No 84 Sqn, Iraq |
Fg Off | Guy D Fleming | 9 Sep 1931 | Arrived on posting from No 40 Sqn |
Plt Off | Paget | xx Sep 1931 | Arrived on posting from No 2 FTS |
Plt Off | Ronald H Harris | 26 Sep 1931 | Arrived on posting from No 3 FTS |
Fg Off | Douglas W Lucke | xx Nov 1931 | Posted to No 504 Sqn |
Plt Off | E J Gracie | xx Nov 1931 | Posted to No 18 Sqn |
Fg Off | William R Thompson | xx Jul 1931 | Posted to No 57 Sqn |
Flt Lt | 19 Dec 1931 | Arrived on posting from RAF Staff College | |
Plt Off | Mervyn F D Williams | 19 Dec 1931 | Arrived from RAF College on appointment to a Permanent Commission |
Plt Off | Walter P Sutcliffe | 19 Dec 1931 | Arrived from RAF College on appointment to a Permanent Commission |
Plt Off | Frederick A A H Strath | 29 Dec 1931 | Arrived on posting from No 2 FTS |
Plt Off | Robert T Cazelet | xx Jan 1932 | Posted to RAF Base, Gosport |
Flt Lt | xx Jan 1932 | Posted to RAF Staff College | |
Flt Lt | Herbert G Brookman | xx Jan 1932 | Posted to RAF Staff College |
Flt Lt | Cyril Walter | 14 Jan 1932 | Arrived on posting from No 2 FTS |
Plt Off | J W Bateman | xx Jan 1932 | Promoted to Fg Off |
Fg Off | J W Bateman | xx Apr 1932 | Posted to RAF Base, Calshot |
Plt Off | Robert G Bowditch | 8 Apr 1932 | Arrived on appointment to a Permanent Commission |
Fg Off | Lewis V Hirst | xx Jun 1932 | Promoted to Flt Lt |
Fg Off | M H Jenks | xx Jun 1932 | Arrived on posting from RAF Andover |
Flt Lt | Lewis V Hirst | xx Jul 1932 | Posted to HQ Wessex Bombing Area |
Source - No 207 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1233)
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Fairey IIIF | RAF Bircham Newton | ADGB/Wessex Bombing Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | John W Woodhouse | 28 Mar 1931 | Officer Commanding, DSO, MC |
Flt Lt | 23 Feb 1931 | later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | 19 Dec 1931 | later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Cyril Walter | 14 Jan 1932 | |
Fg Off | Arthur N I Worger Slade | 3 Oct 1929 | Pilotage (Navigation) duties |
Fg Off | Guy D Fleming | 9 Sep 1931 | |
Fg Off | Norman Alexander | 23 Feb 1931 | |
Fg Off | Henry M Gahan | 8 Oct 1930 | |
Fg Off | Noel Hill | 18 Oct 1930 | |
Plt Off | Edgar J N Heaven | 19 Feb 1932 | |
Plt Off | Ronald H Harris | 26 Sep 1931 | |
Plt Off | Frederick A A H Strath | 29 Dec 1931 | |
Plt Off | Mervyn F D Williams | 19 Dec 1931 | |
Plt Off | Walter P Sutcliffe | 19 Dec 1931 | later A/Cdre |
Plt Off | Robert G Bowditch | 8 Apr 1932 | later A/Cdre |
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7 Airman Pilots |
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Stores Branch | |||
Fg Off | Lewis V Hirst | 2 Dec 1930 | |
Accountant Branch | |||
Fg Off | John A Stephenson | 1 Sep 1926 |
Source - July 1932 Air Force List
Personnel Movements: Jul 1932 - Jul 1933
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Plt Off | Ronald H Harris | xx Jul 1932 | Promoted to Fg Off |
Plt Off | T G L Gale | xx Aug 1932 | Arrived from RAF College on appointment to a Permanent Commission |
Plt Off | Frederick A A H Strath | xx Aug 1932 | Promoted to Fg Off |
Flt Lt | Frank Wright | 6 Sep 1932 | Arrived on posting from No 55 Sqn |
Plt Off | Robert G Bowditch | xx Sep 1932 | Posted to RAF Depot |
Fg Off | Reuben M Nobleton | xx Oct 1932 | Arrived on posting from No 9 Sqn |
Flt Lt | Cyril Walter | xx Oct 1932 | Posted to No 84 Sqn, Iraq |
Fg Off | Ronald H Harris | xx Oct 1932 | Posted to No 8 Sqn, Aden |
Plt Off | Edgar J N Heaven | xx Oct 1932 | Posted to No 8 Sqn, Aden |
Fg Off | Frederick A A H Strath | xx Dec 1932 | Posted to India |
Fg Off | M H Jenks | xx Dec 1932 | Promoted to Flt Lt |
Sqn Ldr | John W Woodhouse | 1 Jan 1933 | Promoted to Wg Cdr |
Plt Off | Walter P Sutcliffe | 1 Jan 1933 | Posted to RAF Base, Gosport |
Fg Off | M H Jenks | xx Jan 1933 | Posted to HMS Eagle |
Fg Off | Norman Alexander | xx Jan 1933 | Posted to Station Flight, RAF Andover |
Sqn Ldr | 19 Jan 1933 | Arrived on posting from RAF Depot pending assuming command of No 207 Sqn | |
Fg Off | Malcolm M McMullan | 23 Jan 1933 | Arrived on posting from RAF Depot (ex Iraq) for Stores duties |
Wg Cdr | John W Woodhouse | 1 Feb 1933 | Relinquished command of No 207 Sqn on posting to No 2 ATC, North Coates Fitties |
Sqn Ldr | 1 Feb 1933 | Assumed command of No 207 Sqn | |
Plt Off | T G L Gale | xx Feb 1932 | Posted to India |
Fg Off | Arthur N I Worger Slade | xx Feb 1932 | Posted to No 15 Sqn, RAF Martlesham Heath |
Flt Lt | 28 Feb 1932 | Posted to the Middle East | |
Fg Off | Alfred V Bax | 7 Feb 1933 | Arrived on posting from No 35 Sqn, RAF Bircham Newton |
Flt Lt | Bertram A J Crummy | 20 Feb 1933 | Arrived on posting from No 33 Sqn, RAF Bicester |
Plt Off | Howard S Laws | 17 Mar 1933 | Arrived on posting from No 40 Sqn, RAF Abingdon |
Plt Off | Frank D Terdrey | 10 Apr 1933 | Arrived on posting from RAF Depot |
Plt Off | Mervyn F D Williams | xx May 1932 | Posted to RAF Base, Gosport |
Fg Off | Reuben M Nobleton | xx May 1932 | Posted to No 2 ASU, RAF Cardington |
Source - No 207 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1233)
Organisational Movements: Jul 1932 - Jul 1933
Date | Notes |
4 Jul 1932 | Squadron proceeded to No 2 ATC, RAF North Coates Fitties for Armament Practice Camp |
13 Aug 1932 | Squadron returned from No 2 ATC, RAF North Coates Fitties on completion of Armament Practice Camp |
xx Aug 1932 | Squadron commenced re-equipment with Fairey Gordons |
26 Jun 1933 | Squadron proceeded to No 2 ATC, RAF North Coates Fitties for Armament Practice Camp |
Source - No 207 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1233)
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Fairey Gordon | RAF Bircham Newton | ADGB/Central Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | 19 Jan 1933 | Officer Commanding, MC; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Frank Wright | 6 Sep 1932 | |
Flt Lt | 23 Feb 1931 | later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Bertram A J Crummy | 20 Feb 1933 | |
Fg Off | Guy D Fleming | 9 Sep 1931 | |
Fg Off | Henry M Gahan | 8 Oct 1930 | |
Fg Off | Noel Hill | 18 Oct 1930 | |
Fg Off | Alfred V Bax | 7 Feb 1933 | Pilotage (Navigation) Duties, AFM |
Plt Off | Howard S Laws | 17 Mar 1933 | |
Plt Off | Frank D Terdrey | 10 Apr 1933 | |
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3 Airman Pilots |
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Stores Branch | |||
Fg Off | Malcolm M McMullan | 23 Jan 1933 | |
Accountant Branch | |||
Fg Off | John A Stephenson | 1 Sep 1926 | |
Warrant Officers | |||
WO | John F Hall | 9 Mar 1931 | |
Warrant Officers - 2nd Class | |||
WO II | Henry J Sanders | 17 Jun 1931 | |
WO II | Leslie G Markwick | 14 Nov 1932 | |
WO II | William S Bow | 27 Feb 1931 |
Source - July 1933 Air Force List
Personnel Movements: Jul 1933 - Jan 1934
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Plt Off | Norman C Jones | 15 Jul 1933 | Arrived from RAF College on appointment to a Permanent Commission |
Sqn Ldr | 1 Jul 1933 | Promoted to Wg Cdr, wef 1 Jan 1933 | |
Plt Off | Peter H P Simonds | 28 Aug 1933 | Arrived on posting from No 5 FTS |
Plt Off | Charles H T Warner | 28 Aug 1933 | Arrived on posting from No 5 FTS |
Plt Off | Horace S Darley | 20 Aug 1933 | Arrived on posting from No 2 FTS |
Plt Off | Nigel Hope | 21 Aug 1933 | Arrived on posting from No 2 FTS |
Fg Off | Owen A Morris | 5 Sep 1933 | Arrived on posting from No 10 Sqn |
Sqn Ldr | 15 Sep 1933 | Arrived on posting from Station Flight, Andover, pending assuming command of No 207 Sqn | |
Wg Cdr | xx Sep 1933 | Relinquished command of No 207 Sqn | |
Sqn Ldr | xx Sep 1933 | Assumed command of No 207 Sqn | |
Wg Cdr | 10 Oct 1933 | Departed on posting to HQ Iraq Command | |
Sqn Ldr | 15 Nov 1933 | Attached to CFS for Instrument Flying Course | |
Sqn Ldr | 7 Dec 1933 | Ceased to be attached to CFS for Instrument Flying Course |
Source - No 207 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1233)
Organisational Movements: Jul 1933 - Jan 1934
Date | Notes |
28 Jul 1933 | Squadron returned from No 2 ATC, RAF North Coates Fitties on completion of Armament Practice Camp |
Source - No 207 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1233)
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Fairey Gordon | RAF Bircham Newton | ADGB/Central Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | 15 Sep 1933 | Officer Commanding,later AVM | |
Flt Lt | Frank Wright | 6 Sep 1932 | |
Flt Lt | 23 Feb 1931 | later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Bertram A J Crummy | 20 Feb 1933 | |
Fg Off | Guy D Fleming | 9 Sep 1931 | |
Fg Off | Noel Hill | 18 Oct 1930 | |
Fg Off | Owen A Morris | 5 Sep 1933 | |
Plt Off | Howard S Laws | 17 Mar 1933 | |
Plt Off | Nigel Hope | 21 Aug 1933 | |
Plt Off | Frank D Terdrey | 10 Apr 1933 | |
Plt Off | Norman C Jones | 15 Jul 1933 | |
Plt Off | Horace S Darley | 20 Aug 1933 | |
Plt Off | Peter H P Simonds | 28 Aug 1933 | |
Plt Off | Charles H T Warner | 28 Aug 1933 | |
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6 Airman Pilots |
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Stores Branch | |||
Fg Off | Malcolm M McMullan | 23 Jan 1933 | |
Accountant Branch | |||
Fg Off | John A Stephenson | 1 Sep 1926 | |
Warrant Officers | |||
WO | Henry J Sanders | 17 Jun 1931 | |
Warrant Officers - 2nd Class | |||
WO II | Leslie G Markwick | 14 Nov 1932 |
Source - January 1934 Air Force List
Personnel Movements: Jan - Jul 1934
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Plt Off | Frank D Terdrey | 1 Jan 1934 | Posted to RAF Base, Calshot |
Plt Off | Alan E Cairnes | 15 Jan 1934 | Arrived from RAF College on appointment to a Permanent Commission, wef 16 Dec 1933 |
Plt Off | David P Barclay | 15 Jan 1934 | Arrived from RAF College on appointment to a Permanent Commission, wef 16 Dec 1933 |
Plt Off | Charles H T Warner | 15 Feb 1934 | Posted to No 39 Sqn, India |
Plt Off | Norman C Jones | 15 Feb 1934 | Posted to No 11 Sqn, India |
Fg Off | Eric A Biddle | 19 Feb 1934 | Arrived on posting from HQ Inland Area for Accountant duties |
Fg Off | John A Stephenson | 8 Mar 1934 | Accountant Officer, posted to SHQ, RAF Ramleh |
Fg Off | Noel Hill | 22 Jun 1934 | Posted to Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flight, RAF Biggin Hill |
Plt Off | Nigel Hope | 25 Jun 1934 | Posted to No 820 (FSR) Sqn, HMS Courageous |
Source - No 207 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1233)
Organisational Movements: Jan - Jul 1934
Date | Notes |
24 Apr 1934 | Squadron proceeded to No 1 ATC, RAF Catfoss for Armament Practice Camp |
19 May 1934 | Squadron recalled from No 1 ATC, RAF Catfoss on completion of Armament Practice Camp |
Source - No 207 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1233)
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Fairey Gordon | RAF Bircham Newton | ADGB/Central Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | 15 Sep 1933 | Officer Commanding,later AVM | |
Flt Lt | 23 Feb 1931 | later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Frank Wright | 6 Sep 1932 | |
Flt Lt | Bertram A J Crummy | 20 Feb 1933 | |
Fg Off | Noel Hill | 18 Oct 1930 | |
Fg Off | Owen A Morris | 5 Sep 1933 | |
Plt Off | Howard S Laws | 17 Mar 1933 | |
Plt Off | Nigel Hope | 21 Aug 1933 | |
Plt Off | Horace S Darley | 20 Aug 1933 | |
Plt Off | Peter H P Simonds | 28 Aug 1933 | |
Plt Off | Alan E Cairnes | 16 Dec 1933 | |
Plt Off | David P Barclay | 16 Dec 1933 | |
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6 Airman Pilots |
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Stores Branch | |||
Fg Off | Malcolm M McMullan | 23 Jan 1933 | |
Accountant Branch | |||
Fg Off | Eric A Biddle | 19 Feb 1934 | |
Warrant Officers | |||
WO | John J A Scott | 15 Jan 1934 | |
WO | Henry J Sanders | 17 Jun 1931 | |
Warrant Officers - 2nd Class | |||
WO II | Leslie G Markwick | 14 Nov 1932 |
Source - July 1934 Air Force List
Personnel Movements: Jul 1934 - Jul 1935
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | 1 Jul 1934 | Promoted to Wg Cdr | |
Sqn Ldr | Percy E Maitland | 9 Aug 1934 | Assumed command of No 207 Sqn |
Sqn Ldr | 9 Aug 1934 | Relinquished command of No 207 Sqn | |
Plt Off | Peter H P Simonds | 28 Aug 1934 | Died from injuries |
Flt Lt | Frank Wright | 1 Oct 1934 | Promoted to Sqn Ldr |
Fg Off | Malcolm M McMullan | 15 Oct 1934 | Promoted to Flt Lt |
Sqn Ldr | Frank Wright | 16 Oct 1934 | Posted to No 43 Sqn |
Flt Lt | Geoffrey F Overbury | 26 Nov 1934 | Arrived on posting from RAF Leuchars |
Flt Lt | Cecil Guppy | 29 Nov 1934 | Posted to No 40 Sqn, RAF Abingdon |
Fg Off | 3 Dec 1934 | Arrived on posting from RAF Wittering | |
Sqn Ldr | Percy E Maitland | 1 Jan 1935 | Promoted to Wg Cdr |
Flt Lt | Bertram A J Crummy | 7 Jan 1935 | Assumed temporary command of No 207 Sqn |
Wg Cdr | Percy E Maitland | 7 Jan 1935 | Relinquished command of No 207 Sqn on posting to RAF Depot |
Flt Lt | 27 Jan 1935 | Posted to No 142 Sqn | |
Flt Lt | Percy F G Bradley | 27 Jan 1935 | Arrived on posting from No 142 Sqn |
Sqn Ldr | Robert J Rodwell | 6 Feb 1935 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 207 Sqn |
Flt Lt | Bertram A J Crummy | 6 Feb 1935 | Relinquished temporary command of No 207 Sqn |
Plt Off | Horace S Darley | 8 Feb 1935 | Posted to No 8 Sqn, Aden |
Plt Off | Grenville A Kitching | 16 Feb 1935 | Arrived on posting from No 4 FTS |
Fg Off | Owen A Morris | 28 Feb 1935 | Posted to No 501 Sqn, Filton |
Plt Off | Peter Fleming | 4 Mar 1935 | Arrived on posting from No 4 FTS, wef 3 Mar 1935 |
Source - No 207 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1233)
Organisational Movements: Jul 1934 - Jul 1935
Date | Notes |
11 Jun 1935 | Squadron proceeded to No 1 ATC, RAF Catfoss for Armament Practice Camp |
19 Jul 1935 | Squadron returned from No 1 ATC, RAF Catfoss on completion of Armament Practice Camp |
Source - No 207 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1233)
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Fairey Gordon | RAF Bircham Newton | ADGB/Central Area |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | Robert J Rodwell | 6 Feb 1935 | Officer Commanding; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Percy F G Bradley | 22 Jan 1935 | |
Flt Lt | Bertram A J Crummy | 20 Feb 1933 | |
Flt Lt | Geoffrey F Overbury | 26 Nov 1934 | |
Fg Off | 3 Dec 1934 | later AVM | |
Fg Off | Howard S Laws | 17 Mar 1933 | |
Plt Off | Alan E Cairnes | 16 Dec 1933 | |
Plt Off | David P Barclay | 16 Dec 1933 | |
Plt Off | Peter Fleming | 3 Mar 1935 | |
Plt Off | Grenville A Kitching | 16 Feb 1935 | |
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6 Airman Pilots |
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Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Malcolm M McMullan | 23 Jan 1933 | |
Accountant Branch | |||
Fg Off | Eric A Biddle | 19 Feb 1934 | |
Warrant Officers | |||
WO | John J A Scott | 15 Jan 1934 | |
Warrant Officers - 2nd Class | |||
WO II | Leslie G Markwick | 14 Nov 1932 |
Source - July 1935 Air Force List
Personnel Movements: Jul 1935 - Jul 1936
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Plt Off | D Davies | 20 Jan 1936 | Arrived on posting from No 14 Sqn, Amman |
Flt Lt | P V Edwards | 27 Jan 1936 | Killed in a flying accident |
Flt Lt | A L Christian | 2 Feb 1936 | Posted to No 4 Aircraft Park |
APO | P J H Harrington | 6 Mar 1936 | Arrived on posting from No 6 FTS |
APO | G F Hall | 6 Mar 1936 | Arrived on posting from No 6 FTS |
APO | P G Heath | 6 Mar 1936 | Arrived on posting from No 6 FTS |
Sqn Ldr | Robert J Rodwell | 14 Mar 1936 | Relinquished command of No 207 Sqn on being posted to the UK due to ill health |
Sqn Ldr | J W Lissett | 18 Mar 1936 | Arrived on posting from No 142 Sqn and assumed command of No 207 Sqn, wef 14 Mar 1936 |
Fg Off | Howard S Laws | 20 Apr 1936 | Departed on posting to Home Establishment |
Fg Off | David P Barclay | 20 Apr 1936 | Departed on posting to Home Establishment |
Plt Off | D E Cattell | 20 Apr 1936 | Departed on posting to Home Establishment |
Flt Lt | 6 May 1936 | Arrived on posting from No 47 Sqn and assumed command of 'C' Flight | |
Flt Lt | P H Wilcox | 16 May 1936 | Arrived on posting from Air Depot, Middle East for Stores duty |
Flt Lt | Geoffrey F Overbury | 28 May 1936 | Posted to No 1 Armoured Car Company, Iraq |
Flt Lt | George F Whistondale | 2 Jun 1936 | Proceeded to UK on leave and was absorbed into the Home Establishment |
Plt Off | D Davies | 2 Jun 1936 | Proceeded to UK on leave and was absorbed into the Home Establishment |
Flt Lt | Bertram A J Crummy | 18 Jun 1936 | Posted to Home Establishment |
Flt Lt | James Kemp | 22 Jun 1936 | Medical Officer, posted to RAF General Hospital, Sarafand |
Source - No 207 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1233)
Organisational Movements: Jul 1935 - Jul 1936
Date | Notes |
xx Sep 1935 | Squadron aircraft flown to Packing Depot, RAF Sealand to be packed for shipment to the Middle East |
xx Sep 1935 | Squadron aircraft loaded onto the SS Antilochus |
xx Sep 1935 | Various posting in and out took place during the month |
4 Oct 1935 | Squadron personnel embarked on SS Cameronia and set sail for the Middle East |
4 Oct 1935 | SS Antilochus set sail for the Middle East |
20 Oct 1935 | SS Cameronia arrived in Port Sudan and personnel disembarked |
21 Oct 1935 | SS Antilochus arrived at Port Sudan and unloading of the aircraft began |
28 Oct 1935 | All aircraft had been erected and air tested and were flown to a landing ground at Ed Damer |
6 Apr 1936 | Squadron moved to Gebeit, Sudan |
23 Apr 1936 | Squadron re-equipped with Vickers Vincents |
xx May 1936 | The Squadron Badge was authorised by HM King Edward VIII |
Source - No 207 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1233)
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Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Vickers Vincent | Gebeit, Sudan | Detached from ADGB/No 1 (Bomber) Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | J W Lissett | 14 Mar 1936 | Officer Commanding, |
Flt Lt | Bertram A J Crummy | 20 Feb 1933 | |
Flt Lt | George F Whistondale | 22 Sep 1935 | |
Flt Lt | Geoffrey F Overbury | 26 Nov 1934 | |
Flt Lt | Arnold L Christian | 22 Sep 1935 | |
Flt Lt | 6 May 1936 | later A/Cdre | |
Fg Off | Alan E Cairnes | 16 Dec 1933 | |
Plt Off | Peter Fleming | 3 Mar 1935 | |
Plt Off | Grenville A Kitching | 16 Feb 1935 | |
Plt Off | D Davies | 20 Jan 1936 | |
Plt Off | P J H Harrington | 6 Mar 1936 | |
Plt Off | G F Hall | 6 Mar 1936 | |
Plt Off | P G Heath | 6 Mar 1936 | |
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6 Airman Pilots |
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Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | P H Wilcox | 16 May 1936 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Flt Lt | James Kemp | 23 Sep 1935 | MB, ChB, DPH |
Warrant Officers | |||
WO | John J A Scott | 4 Oct 1935 | |
WO | David J Day | 4 Oct 1935 | |
Warrant Officers - 2nd Class | |||
WO II | Leslie G Markwick | 14 Nov 1932 |
Source - July 1936 Air Force List
Source - August 1936 Air Force List
Personnel Movements: Jul 1936 - May 1937
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | J W Lissett | 14 Aug 1936 | Embarked on HMT Somersetshire for the return to the UK |
Plt Off | Peter Fleming | 14 Aug 1936 | Embarked on HMT Somersetshire for the return to the UK |
Plt Off | Grenville A Kitching | 14 Aug 1936 | Embarked on HMT Somersetshire for the return to the UK |
Plt Off | P J H Harrington | 14 Aug 1936 | Embarked on HMT Somersetshire for the return to the UK |
Fg Off | Alan E Cairnes | 14 Aug 1936 | Embarked on SS Antilochus for the return to the UK |
Plt Off | G F Hall | 14 Aug 1936 | Embarked on SS Antilochus for the return to the UK |
Plt Off | P G Heath | 14 Aug 1936 | Embarked on SS Antilochus for the return to the UK |
Flt Lt | P H Wilcox | 14 Aug 1936 | Posted to the Port Detachment, Port Sudan |
Flt Lt | 17 Aug 1936 | Disembarked from HMT Somersetshire at Port Said on posting to RAF Ramleh | |
Plt Off | Peter Fleming | 16 Oct 1936 | Promoted to Fg Off |
Plt Off | Grenville A Kitching | 16 Oct 1936 | Promoted to Fg Off |
Plt Off | T P F Trudgian | 25 Oct 1936 | Arrived on posting from RAF Cranwell for Accountant duties |
Fg Off | Grenville A Kitching | 28 Nov 1936 | Posted to No 6 FTS |
Plt Off | J R L Edminson | 20 Dec 1936 | Arrived on posting from No 3 FTS |
Plt Off | G V Lane | 20 Dec 1936 | Arrived on posting from No 3 FTS |
Plt Off | B R O'B Hoare | 10 Jan 1937 | Arrived on posting from No 11 FTS |
Plt Off | R B Smith | 10 Jan 1937 | Arrived on posting from No 11 FTS |
Plt Off | E T Williams | xx Feb 1937 | Arrived on posting from No 7 FTS |
Plt Off | F T May | xx Feb 1937 | Arrived on posting from No 7 FTS |
Plt Off | R B Smith | 11 Mar 1937 | Posted to India Command |
Plt Off | G F Hall | 20 Mar 1937 | Posted to No 142 Sqn |
Plt Off | J R L Edminson | 20 Mar 1937 | Posted to No 142 Sqn |
Plt Off | E T Williams | 30 Mar 1937 | Posted to Middle East Command |
Plt Off | F T May | 30 Mar 1937 | Posted to Middle East Command |
APO | H E Angell | 24 Apr 1937 | Arrived on posting from No 8 FTS |
APO | A J Hudson | 24 Apr 1937 | Arrived on posting from No 8 FTS |
APO | P C Rolls | 24 Apr 1937 | Arrived on posting from No 8 FTS |
Fg Off | Alan E Cairnes | 25 Apr 1937 | Posted to CFS, RAF Upavon for Flying Instructors' Course |
Sgt Plt | Christmas | 4 May 1937 | Appointed to a Permanent Commission and posted to No 6 FTS |
Plt Off | L L Johnson | 22 May 1937 | Arrived on posting from No 2 FTS |
Plt Off | P G Heath | 25 May 1937 | Posted to No 11 FTS |
Source - No 207 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1233)
Organisational Movements: Jul 1936 - Jul 1937
Date | Notes |
15 Jul 1936 | Squadron was instructed to hand the Vincents to No 47 Sqn and took over 47's Fairey Gordons |
16 Jul 1936 | Squadron badge was presented by Gp Capt R Collishaw |
14 Aug 1936 | Squadron personnel embarked on HMT Somersetshire and set sail for the UK |
19 Aug 1936 | SS Antilochus, with the squadron's aircraft set sail for the UK |
29 Aug 1936 | Squadron personnel disembarked on HMT Somersetshire on arrival at Southampton and proceeded to RAF Worthy Down |
29 Aug 1936 | Squadron transferred to No 2 Group, Bomber Command |
12 Sep 1936 | SS Antilochus arrived in Liverpool and the aircraft were unloaded and dispatched to the Packing Depot, RAF Sealand |
xx Oct 1936 | Squadron was reformed on a two-flight basis |
xx Nov 1936 | A detachment of airmen proceeded to the Packing Depot to assemble 16 x Gordons (12 x IE and 4 x IR) |
24 Dec 1936 | The last Gordon was flown from RAF Sealand to RAF Worthy Down |
Source - No 207 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1233)
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Fairey Gordon | RAF Worthy Down | Bomber Command/No 2 (Bomber) Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | J W Lissett | 14 Mar 1936 | Officer Commanding, |
Fg Off | Alan E Cairnes | 16 Dec 1933 | |
Fg Off | Peter Fleming | 3 Mar 1935 | |
Plt Off | P J H Harrington | 6 Mar 1936 | |
Plt Off | G V Lane | 20 Dec 1936 | |
Plt Off | B R O'B Hoare | 10 Jan 1937 | |
Plt Off | L L Johnson | 22 May 1937 | |
APO | H E Angell | 24 Apr 1937 | |
APO | A J Hudson | 24 Apr 1937 | |
APO | P C Rolls | 24 Apr 1937 | |
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6 Airman Pilots |
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Accountant Branch | |||
Plt Off | T P F Trudgian | 26 Oct 1936 | |
Warrant Officers - 2nd Class | |||
WO II | W Tomlinson | 12 Apr 1937 |
Source - July 1937 Air Force List
Personnel Movements: Jun 1937 - Jul 1938
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
APO | R P W R Robinson | 30 Jun 1937 | Arrived on posting from No 5 FTS |
APO | D L R Halliday | 30 Jun 1937 | Arrived on posting from No 5 FTS |
APO | W B Baxter | 30 Jun 1937 | Arrived on posting from No 9 FTS |
APO | D L R Halliday | 25 Jul 1937 | Attached to RAF Manston for Parachute Course |
Plt Off | Henry N G Wheeler | 31 Jul 1937 | Arrived on posting from the RAF College on appointment to a Permanent Commission |
APO | D L R Halliday | 2 Aug 1937 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Manston for Parachute Course |
Plt Off | Aberdein | 2 Aug 1937 | Arrived on posting from the Equipment Training School |
Plt Off | T P F Trudgian | 4 Sep 1937 | Promoted to Fg Off |
Plt Off | W B Baxter | 5 Sep 1937 | Attached to RAF Manston for Parachute Course |
Plt Off | P J H Harrington | 6 Sep 1937 | Promoted to Fg Off |
Plt Off | Aberdein | 5 Oct 1937 | Equipment Officer, posted to No 1 (Indian) Wing |
Fg Off | Peter Fleming | 16 Oct 1937 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt |
Plt Off | G V Lane | 17 Oct 1937 | Attached to Air Service Training, Hamble for Short Navigation Course |
Plt Off | H E Angell | 17 Oct 1937 | Attached to Air Service Training, Hamble for Short Navigation Course |
Plt Off | G V Lane | 17 Oct 1937 | Relinquished duties of Adjutant |
Plt Off | Henry N G Wheeler | 18 Oct 1937 | Assumed duties of Adjutant |
Plt Off | B R O'B Hoare | 7 Nov 1937 | Attached to CFS, RAF Upavon for Link Trainer Instructors Course |
Plt Off | B R O'B Hoare | 13 Nov 1937 | Ceased to be attached to CFS, RAF Upavon and appointed Link Trainer Instructor |
Plt Off | T P F Trudgian | 21 Nov 1937 | Attached to RAF Linton-on-Ouse for temporary duty |
Plt Off | G V Lane | 19 Jan 1938 | Ceased to be attached to Air Service Training, Hamble |
Plt Off | H E Angell | 19 Jan 1938 | Ceased to be attached to Air Service Training, Hamble |
Fg Off | G Filmer | 3 Jan 1938 | Arrived on posting from HQ Middle East for Equipment duties |
APO | H G K Waring | 19 Feb 1938 | Arrived on posting from No 5 FTS |
APO | T L Bingham-Hall | 19 Feb 1938 | Arrived on posting from No 7 FTS |
Plt Off | R P W R Robinson | 7 Mar1938 | Posted to RAF Cardington for Ferrying duties |
Plt Off | L L Johnson | 22 Mar 1938 | Attached to RAF Manston for Short Navigation Course |
Fg Off | P J H Harrington | 24 Mar 1938 | Posted to Station Flight, RAF Andover |
Sgt | W Bateman | 13 Apr 1938 | Killed in a flying accident |
Flt Lt | S W Hill | 22 Apr 1938 | Arrived on posting from RAF Cottesmore for Accountant duties |
APO | N C S Riddell | 7 May 1938 | Arrived on posting from No 6 FTS |
APO | G C Shepherd | 7 May 1938 | Arrived on posting from No 6 FTS |
APO | J K Collins | 7 May 1938 | Arrived on posting from No 11 FTS |
APO | T L Bingham-Hall | 10 May 1938 | Confirmed in his appointment and regraded Plt Off |
Fg Off | T P F Trudgian | 14 May 1938 | Accountant Officer, posted to No 2 Sqn, RAF Hawkinge |
Plt Off | G V Lane | 20 May 1938 | Promoted to Act Fg Off |
APO | H G K Waring | 27 May 1938 | Confirmed in his appointment and regraded Plt Off |
Plt Off | L L Johnson | 28 May 1938 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Manston |
Flt Lt | S W Hill | 1 Jun 1938 | Promoted to Sqn Ldr |
Plt Off | A J Hudson | 7 Jun 1938 | Attached to RAF Uxbridge for Anti-Gas Course |
Plt Off | A J Hudson | 17 Jun 1938 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Uxbridge for Anti-Gas Course |
Source - No 207 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1233)
Organisational Movements: Jul 1937 - Jul 1938
Date | Notes |
31 Aug 1937 | Squadron commenced re-equipment by collecting its first Vickers Wellesley from Brooklands |
12 Nov 1937 | Squadron completed re-equipment by collecting its first Vickers Wellesley from Brooklands |
31 Jan 1938 | Squadron proceeded to No 4 ATC, RAF West Freugh for Armament Practice Camp |
28 Feb 1938 | Squadron returned from No 4 ATC, RAF West Freugh on completion of Armament Practice Camp |
20 Apr 1938 | Squadron completed its move from RAF Worthy Down to RAF Cottesmore |
xx Apr 1938 | Squadron received Fairey Battles on re-equipment |
Source - No 207 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1233)
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Fairey Battle | RAF Cottesmore | Bomber Command/No 2 (Bomber) Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | J W Lissett | 14 Mar 1936 | Officer Commanding, |
Act Flt Lt | Peter Fleming | 3 Mar 1935 | |
Plt Off | G V Lane | 20 Dec 1936 | Navigation duties |
Plt Off | B R O'B Hoare | 10 Jan 1937 | |
Plt Off | L L Johnson | 22 May 1937 | |
Plt Off | H E Angell | 24 Apr 1937 | |
Plt Off | A J Hudson | 24 Apr 1937 | |
Plt Off | P C Rolls | 24 Apr 1937 | |
Plt Off | Henry N G Wheeler | 31 Jul 1937 | later ACM |
Plt Off | W B Baxter | 30 Jun 1937 | |
Plt Off | D L R Halliday | 30 Jun 1937 | |
Plt Off | T L Bingham-Hall | 19 Feb 1938 | |
APO | H G K Waring | 19 Feb 1938 | |
APO | J K Collins | 7 May 1938 | |
APO | N C S Riddell | 7 May 1938 | |
APO | G C Shepherd | 7 May 1938 | |
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5 Airman Pilots |
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Equipment Branch | |||
Fg Off | G Filmer | 3 Jan 1938 | |
Accountant Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | S W Hill | 22 Apr 1938 | |
Warrant Officers | |||
WO | G Watson | 11 Jun 1937 | |
WO | W Tomlinson | 12 Apr 1937 |
Source - July 1938 Air Force List
Personnel Movements: Jul 1938 - Jan 1939
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Act Fg Off | G V Lane | 6 Jul 1938 | Promoted to Fg Off |
APO | W A Griffiths | 9 Jul 1938 | RAFO, arrived on posting from No 8 FTS, RAF Montrose |
Fg Off | F V M Rich | 11 Jul 1938 | Arrived on posting from RAF Grantham for Accountant duties |
APO | J K Collins | 12 Jul 1938 | Confirmed in his appointment and regraded Plt Off |
APO | G C Shepherd | 12 Jul 1938 | Confirmed in his appointment and regraded Plt Off |
Flt Lt | S W Hill | 18 Jul 1938 | Accountant Officer, posted to No 1 AAS, RAF Manby |
Sqn Ldr | J N D Anderson | 6 Aug 1938 | Arrived on posting from RAF Depot (ex-Singapore), pending assuming command of No 207 Sqn |
APO | N C S Riddell | 7 Aug 1938 | Confirmed in his appointment and regraded Plt Off |
Sqn Ldr | J W Lissett | 20 Aug 1938 | Relinquished command of No 207 Sqn on posting to HQ Training Command |
Sqn Ldr | J N D Anderson | 20 Aug 1938 | Assumed command of No 207 Sqn |
Plt Off | B R O'B Hoare | 21 Aug 1938 | Attached to Imperial Navigation School, Shoreham for Short Navigation Course |
Plt Off | L L Johnson | 1 Sep 1939 | Promoted to Act Fg Off |
Act Flt Lt | Peter Fleming | 3 Sep 1938 | Posted to the Middle East as ADC to HM's Ambassador to Egypt |
Plt Off | H H Haszard | 6 Sep 1938 | Arrived on posting (ex RNZAF) from RAF Depot |
Sqn Ldr | J N D Anderson | 19 Sep 1938 | Attached to RAF Manston for Short Navigation Course |
Act Fg Off | L L Johnson | 19 Sep 1939 | Promoted to Fg Off |
Plt Off | B R O'B Hoare | 23 Sep 1939 | Promoted to Fg Off |
APO | W A Griffiths | 23 Sep 1938 | RAFO, confirmed in his appointment and regraded Plt Off and granted a Short Service Commission |
Sqn Ldr | J N D Anderson | 29 Sep 1938 | Recalled from RAF Manston due to International Crisis |
Plt Off | P C Rolls | 3 Oct 1938 | Attached to RAF Manston for Short Navigation Course |
Plt Off | B R O'B Hoare | 11 Nov 1938 | Ceased to be attached to Imperial Navigation School, Shoreham |
Plt Off | D L R Halliday | 11 Nov 1938 | Attached to Imperial Navigation School, Shoreham for Short Navigation Course |
APO | J Wilson | 29 Oct 1938 | RAFO, arrived on posting from No 10 FTS, RAF Ternhill |
Plt Off | P C Rolls | 13 Dec 1938 | Killed in a flying accident |
Source - No 207 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1233)
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Fairey Battle | RAF Cottesmore | Bomber Command/No 2 (Bomber) Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | J N D Anderson | 6 Aug 1938 | Officer Commanding, |
Fg Off | G V Lane | 20 Dec 1936 | Navigation duties |
Fg Off | B R O'B Hoare | 10 Jan 1937 | |
Fg Off | L L Johnson | 22 May 1937 | Navigation duties |
Plt Off | H E Angell | 24 Apr 1937 | |
Plt Off | A J Hudson | 24 Apr 1937 | |
Plt Off | Henry N G Wheeler | 31 Jul 1937 | later ACM |
Plt Off | W B Baxter | 30 Jun 1937 | |
Plt Off | D L R Halliday | 30 Jun 1937 | |
Plt Off | T L Bingham-Hall | 19 Feb 1938 | |
Plt Off | H G K Waring | 19 Feb 1938 | |
Plt Off | J K Collins | 7 May 1938 | |
Plt Off | N C S Riddell | 7 May 1938 | |
Plt Off | G C Shepherd | 7 May 1938 | |
Plt Off | H H Haszard | 6 Sep 1938 | |
Plt Off | W A Griffiths | 9 Jul 1938 | |
APO | J Wilson | 29 Oct 1938 | RAFO |
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Equipment Branch | |||
Fg Off | G Filmer | 3 Jan 1938 | |
Accountant Branch | |||
Fg Off | F V M Rich | 11 Jul 1938 | |
Warrant Officers | |||
WO | G Watson | 11 Jun 1937 | |
WO | W Tomlinson | 12 Apr 1937 |
Source - January 1939 Air Force List
Personnel Movements: Jan - Apr 1939
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Plt Off | G C Shepherd | 23 Mar 1939 | Killed in a flying accident |
Sgt | F C T Norman | 23 Mar 1939 | Killed in a flying accident |
AC1 | J T S Randle | 23 Mar 1939 | Killed in a flying accident |
Source - No 207 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1233)
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Fairey Battle | RAF Cottesmore | Bomber Command/No 2 (Bomber) Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | J N D Anderson | 6 Aug 1938 | Officer Commanding, |
Fg Off | G V Lane | 20 Dec 1936 | Navigation duties |
Fg Off | B R O'B Hoare | 10 Jan 1937 | |
Fg Off | L L Johnson | 22 May 1937 | Navigation duties |
Fg Off | H E Angell | 24 Apr 1937 | Navigation duties |
Fg Off | A J Hudson | 24 Apr 1937 | |
Fg Off | Henry N G Wheeler | 31 Jul 1937 | later ACM |
Plt Off | W B Baxter | 30 Jun 1937 | |
Plt Off | D L R Halliday | 30 Jun 1937 | |
Plt Off | T L Bingham-Hall | 19 Feb 1938 | |
Plt Off | H G K Waring | 19 Feb 1938 | |
Plt Off | J K Collins | 7 May 1938 | |
Plt Off | G C Shepherd | 7 May 1938 | |
Plt Off | H H Haszard | 6 Sep 1938 | |
Plt Off | N C S Riddell | 7 May 1938 | |
Plt Off | W A Griffiths | 9 Jul 1938 | |
Plt Off | J Wilson | 17 Jan 1939 | |
Equipment Branch | |||
Fg Off | G Filmer | 3 Jan 1938 | |
Accountant Branch | |||
Fg Off | F V M Rich | 11 Jul 1938 | |
Warrant Officers | |||
WO | G Watson | 11 Jun 1937 | |
WO | W Tomlinson | 12 Apr 1937 |
Source - April 1939 Confidential Air Force List
Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
Fairey Battle | RAF Cottesmore | Bomber Command/No 2 (Bomber) Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | J N D Anderson | 6 Aug 1938 | Officer Commanding, |
Act Flt Lt | G V Lane | 20 Dec 1936 | Navigation duties |
Act Flt Lt | L L Johnson | 22 May 1937 | Navigation duties |
Fg Off | B R O'B Hoare | 10 Jan 1937 | |
Fg Off | H E Angell | 24 Apr 1937 | Navigation duties |
Fg Off | A J Hudson | 24 Apr 1937 | |
Fg Off | Henry N G Wheeler | 31 Jul 1937 | later ACM |
Fg Off | W B Baxter | 30 Jun 1937 | |
Fg Off | D L R Halliday | 30 Jun 1937 | |
Plt Off | T L Bingham-Hall | 19 Feb 1938 | |
Plt Off | H G K Waring | 19 Feb 1938 | |
Plt Off | J K Collins | 7 May 1938 | |
Plt Off | G C Shepherd | 7 May 1938 | |
Plt Off | H H Haszard | 6 Sep 1938 | |
Plt Off | N C S Riddell | 7 May 1938 | |
Plt Off | W A Griffiths | 9 Jul 1938 | |
Plt Off | J Wilson | 17 Jan 1939 | |
Equipment Branch | |||
Fg Off | G Filmer | 3 Jan 1938 | |
Accountant Branch | |||
Fg Off | F V M Rich | 11 Jul 1938 | |
Warrant Officers | |||
WO | G Watson | 11 Jun 1937 |
Personnel Movements: Apr - Dec 1939
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | J C C Slater | 24 Apr 1939 | Arrived on posting from No 16 Group for dity as Officer i/c Training |
Plt Off | J E Hull | 19 Sep 1939 | Killed in a flying accident |
AC2 | R Malcolm | 19 Sep 1939 | Killed in a flying accident |
Plt Off | J English | 23 Sep 1939 | Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant |
Plt Off | T L Bingham-Hall | 23 Sep 1939 | Relinquished duties of Adjutant |
Plt Off | T R Williams | 28 Nov 1939 | Killed in a flying accident |
Source - No 207 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1233)
Organisational Movements: Apr - Dec 1939
Date | Notes |
30 Jul 1939 | Squadron proceeded to No 8 ATC, RAF Evanton for Armament Training Camp |
20 Aug 1939 | Squadron returned from No 8 ATC, RAF Evanton on completion of Armament Training Camp |
xx Jul 1939 | Squadron received some Avro Ansons* |
24 Aug 1939 | Squadron moved from RAF Cottesmore to RAF Cranfield |
3 Sep 1939 | Squadron assumed non-mobilising training role and was transferred to No 6 Group |
7 Sep 1939 | Squadron advised that it was to became a Group Pool Squadron |
8 Dec 1939 | Squadron commenced the move to RAF Cottesmore |
9 Dec 1939 | Squadron completed the move to RAF Cottesmore |
Source - No 207 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1233), except *
Personnel Movements: Jan - Dec 1940
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Between January and April the ORB does not give personnel movements | |||
Sqn Ldr | Noel C Hyde | 1 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting and attached to A & AEE to training Avro Manchesters |
Act Sqn Ldr | C J F Kydd | 1 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting and attached to A & AEE to training Avro Manchesters |
Fg Off | J A Siebert | 1 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting and attached to A & AEE to training Avro Manchesters |
Fg Off | P R Burton-Gyles | 1 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting and attached to A & AEE to training Avro Manchesters |
Plt Off | E T McCabe | 1 Nov 1940 | Engineering Officer, arrived on posting and attached to A & AEE to training Avro Manchesters |
Act Flt Lt | D J French | 10 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 106 Sqn |
Sqn Ldr | Noel C Hyde | 16 Nov 1940 | Promoted to Act Wg Cdr and assumed command of No 207 Sqn, wef 1 Nov 1940 |
Plt Off | G Hipkin | 25 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Squadron Gunnery Officer |
Fg Off | W J Lewis | 1 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 44 Sqn |
Fg Off | F E Eustace | 6 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from SHQ, RAF Waddington |
Plt Off | G Hipkin | 9 Dec 1940 | Squadron Gunnery Officer, promoted to Act Fg Off, wef 10 Nov 1940 |
Act Wg Cdr | Noel C Hyde | 1 Dec 1940 | Promoted to Wg Cdr |
Fg Off | A J Locke | 14 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Scampton for duty as Adjutant |
Plt Off | A A Morgan | 22 Dec 1940 | Air Observer, arrived on posting from CTS, RAF Finningley |
Fg Off | J L Nunn | 29 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from CTS, RAF Finningley |
Fg Off | H T Morgan | 29 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from CTS, RAF Finningley |
Plt Off | W H Sheen | 29 Dec 1940 | Air Observer, arrived on posting from CTS, RAF Finningley |
Source - No 207 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1233)
Organisational Movements: Jan - Dec 1940
Date | Notes |
5 Apr 1940 | Squadron moved from RAF Cottesmore to RAF Cranfield* |
19 Apr 1940 | Squadron was disbanded on being absorbed into No 12 Operational Training Unit* |
1 Nov 1940 | Squadron was reformed at RAF Waddington in No 5 Group, Bomber Command |
1 Nov 1940 | Initial squadron personnel attached to A & AEE, RAF Boscombe Down for training on Avro Manchesters |
6 Nov 1940 | Avro Manchester, L7279 collected from No 6 MU, RAF Brize Norton |
8 Nov 1940 | Manchester, L7279 flown from RAF Boscombe Down to RAF Waddington |
8 Nov 1940 | Squadron personnel moved from RAF Boscombe Down to RAF Waddington by air and rail |
10 Nov 1940 | Manchester, L7278 collected from No 27 MU, RAF Shawbury |
Source - No 207 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1233), except *
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