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No 288 Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
[1941 | ]
Personnel Movements: Nov - Dec 1941
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| November | |||
| Flt Lt | B P A Vallance | 18 Nov 1941 | Assumed command of No 288 Sqn |
| Fg Off | B Bernas | 18 Nov 1941 | Assumed command of 'B' Flight |
| Fg Off | Bienkowski | 18 Nov 1941 | Appointed to 'A' Flight |
| Plt Off | J R Tracey | 18 Nov 1941 | Assumed command of 'A' Flight |
| Plt Off | V A Creedon | 18 Nov 1941 | Appointed Adjutant |
| Plt Off | Kon | 18 Nov 1941 | Appointed to 'B' Flight |
| Flt Sgt Plt | Percival | 18 Nov 1941 | Appointed to 'A' Flight |
| Flt Sgt Plt | C L Whitnell | 18 Nov 1941 | Appointed to 'A' Flight |
| Flt Sgt | Lawe | 18 Nov 1941 | Appointed to 'A' Flight (WOp/AG) |
| Flt Sgt | Muir | 18 Nov 1941 | Appointed to 'A' Flight (WOp/AG) |
| Flt Sgt | McColl | 18 Nov 1941 | Appointed to 'A' Flight (Obs) |
| Flt Sgt | Steven | 18 Nov 1941 | Appointed to 'B' Flight (WOp/Ag) |
| Flt Sgt | Scrivener | 18 Nov 1941 | Appointed NCO i/c Maintenance Flight |
| Sgt Plt | Kraus | 18 Nov 1941 | Appointed to 'B' Flight |
| Sgt Plt | Karckmarz | 18 Nov 1941 | Appointed to 'B' Flight |
| Sgt Plt | Dunn | 18 Nov 1941 | Appointed to 'B' Flight |
| Sgt Plt | Peskett | 18 Nov 1941 | Appointed to 'B' Flight |
| Sgt Plt | Smith | 18 Nov 1941 | Appointed to 'B' Flight |
| Sgt Plt | Stein | 18 Nov 1941 | Appointed to 'B' Flight |
| Sgt Plt | Sanders | 18 Nov 1941 | Appointed to 'B' Flight |
| Sgt | Ingram | 18 Nov 1941 | Appointed to 'A' Flight (AG) |
| Sgt | Marsh | 18 Nov 1941 | Appointed to 'A' Flight (AG) |
| Sgt | Scully | 18 Nov 1941 | Appointed to 'B' Flight (WOp/Ag) |
| Sgt | Webber | 18 Nov 1941 | Appointed to 'B' Flight (WOp/Ag) |
| Sgt | Powell | 18 Nov 1941 | Appointed to Maintenance Flight (FAE) |
| Sgt | Finn | 18 Nov 1941 | Appointed to Maintenance Flight (Metal Rigger) |
| Sgt | Lock | 18 Nov 1941 | Appointed NCO i/c 'A' and 'B' Flights (Metal Rigger) |
| Cpl | Pickering | 18 Nov 1941 | Appointed to 'A' and 'B' Flights (FMA) |
| Cpl | McCaw | 18 Nov 1941 | Appointed to NCO i/c Orderly Room |
| AC2 | McCaw | 18 Nov 1941 | Appointed to Orderly Room |
| All the above personnel were transferred from No 12 Group AAC Flight | |||
| December | |||
| Fg Off | J W Murdoch | 5 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Goxhill for duty as Adjutant |
| Fg Off | F J Tonkin | 5 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 1 RAF Depot for duty as Engineer Officer |
| Flt Lt | B P A Vallance | 13 Dec 1941 | Promoted to Sqn Ldr |
| Plt Off | V A Creedon | 15 Dec 1941 | Attached to RAF Stannington for Junior Administrative (War) Course |
| Plt Off | J R Tracey | 15 Dec 1941 | Attached to No 289 Sqn for Hudson Conversion Course |
| Fg Off | B Bernas | 16 Dec 1941 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt |
| Plt Off | J R Tracey | 16 Dec 1941 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt |
| Fg Off | T O Sumorok | 22 Dec 1941 | Posted to RAF Digby as non-effective |
| Flt Lt | J R Tracey | 23 Dec 1941 | Ceased to be attached to No 289 Sqn on completion of Hudson Conversion Course |
Source - No 288 ORB (AIR 27/1624)
Organisational Movements: Nov - Dec 1941
| Date | Notes |
| November | |
| 18 Nov 1941 | No 288 Squadron was formed by redesignating No 12 Group AAC Flight at RAF Digby, its initial complement of aircraft being: - |
 4 x Blenheim IVs
5 x Lysander IIs and 1 Lysander III
2 x Hurricane Is |
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| 18 Nov 1941 | 'A' (single engined aircraft) and 'B' (Twin
engined aircraft) Flights formed The following ground personnel were transferred from No 12 Group AAC Flight: -
Maintenance Flight also had 4 x Fitters attached from RAF Digby |
| 27 Nov 1941 | 1 x Hudson III delivered from No 20 MU |
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| 30 Nov 1941 | 2 x Hudson IIIs delivered |
| December | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
Source - No 288 ORB (AIR 27/1624)
This entry was last updated on 22/07/25
