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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 290 Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
[1943 | ]
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| December | |||
| Flt Lt | T G Westlake | 1 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 290 Sqn |
| Fg Off | Stanley | 1 Dec 1941 | Assumed duties of Engineer Officer |
| The following personnel are shown as being with the squadron during this month: - | |||
| Flt Lt | Fowler | RAF West Freugh | |
| Fg Off | Davies | RAF West Freugh | |
| WO | Johnson | RAF Newtownards | |
| Flt Sgt | Freitag | RAF Newtownards | |
| Sgt | Boulton | RAF West Freugh | |
Source - No 290 ORB (AIR 27/1626)
Organisational Movements: Dec 1943
| Date | Notes |
| December | |
| 1 Dec 1943 | No 290 Squadron was formed at RAF Newtownards
from the following units: -
It was initially equipped with: - |
 Martinet I (13 + 4)  Oxford II (3 + 1)
Hurricane IIC (2 + 0)
Tiger Moth (1 +0) |
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| 1 Dec 1941 | A skeleton Maintenance Section and composite Flight was formed |
Source - No 290 ORB (AIR 27/1626)
This entry was last updated on 22/07/25
