Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
No 330 (Norwegian) Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
[1941 | ]
Personnel Movements: Apr - Dec 1941
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| April | |||
| Lt | Thommessen | 12 Apr 1941 | Pilot, arrived at Reykjavik on posting from London |
| Cdr | Bugge | 24 Apr 1941 | Pilot, arrived at Reykjavik on posting from London for duty as CO |
| Lt | Stansberg | 24 Apr 1941 | Pilot, arrived at Reykjavik on posting from Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Lt | Hektoen | 24 Apr 1941 | Observer, arrived at Reykjavik on posting from Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Lt | Egede-Nissen | 24 Apr 1941 | Medical Officer, arrived at Reykjavik on posting from Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Sub-Lt | Abildsŏe | 24 Apr 1941 | Pilot, arrived at Reykjavik on posting from Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Lt Cdr | Gisholi | 28 Apr 1941 | Adjutant, arrived at Reykjavik on posting from Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Sub-Lt | Aasen | 28 Apr 1941 | Radio Officer, arrived at Reykjavik on posting from Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Lt | Rees | 28 Apr 1941 | West Yorkshire Regiment, arrived on attachment for duty as Army Liaison Officer |
| May | |||
| Lt Cdr | Brinch | 16 May 1941 | Pilot, arrived at Reykjavik on posting from Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Lt | Steffen-Olsen | 16 May 1941 | Observer, arrived at Reykjavik on posting from Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Lt | Rustad | 16 May 1941 | Observer, arrived at Reykjavik on posting from Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Lt | Steen | 16 May 1941 | Pilot, arrived at Reykjavik on posting from Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Lt | v Hanno | 16 May 1941 | Pilot, arrived at Reykjavik on posting from Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Lt | Haugen | 16 May 1941 | Fitter I, arrived at Reykjavik on posting from Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Lt | Jacobsen | 16 May 1941 | Equipment Officer, arrived at Reykjavik on posting from Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Lt | Diesen | 16 May 1941 | Pilot, arrived at Reykjavik on posting from London |
| Sub-Lt | Borresen | 16 May 1941 | Accountant Officer, arrived at Reykjavik on posting from Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Sub-Lt | Strandrud | 16 May 1941 | Fitter I, arrived at Reykjavik on posting from Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Cdr | Dahl | 19 May 1941 | Engineer Officer, arrived on from Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Lt | Bulukin | 19 May 1941 | Engineer Officer, arrived on from Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| June | |||
| Lt | Bulukin | 25 May 1941 | Proceeded to join 'B' Flight at Akkureyri by sea |
| Lt | Rees | 25 May 1941 | Proceeded to join 'B' Flight at Akkureyri by sea |
| Flt Lt | Campbell | 27 Jun 1941 | Arrived on attachment from Oban for duty as RAF Liaison Officer |
| July | |||
| Lt | Hektoen | 19 Jul 1941 | Proceeded to join 'B' Flight at Akkureyri by road |
| Sub-Lt | Strandrud | 19 Jul 1941 | Proceeded to join 'B' Flight at Akkureyri by road |
| Lt Cdr | Brinch | 20 Jul 1941 | Proceeded to join 'B' Flight at Akkureyri by air and assumed command of the Flight |
| Sub-Lt | Abildsŏe | 20 Jul 1941 | Proceeded to join 'B' Flight at Akkureyri by air |
| Mid'n | Henriksen | 20 Jul 1941 | Proceeded to join 'B' Flight at Akkureyri by air |
| Lt | Bulukin | 24 Jul 1941 | Proceeded to join 'C' Flight at Budareyri |
| August | |||
| Lt | Solberg | 7 Aug 1941 | Pilot, arrived at Reykjavik on posting from Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| September | |||
| Qm | Kraunsoe | 5 Sep 1941 | Departed on posting |
| October | |||
| Sub-Lt | Borresen | 19 Oct 1941 | Accountant Officer, proceeded to the UK on duty |
| November | |||
| Lt | Jacobsen | 3 Nov 1941 | Equipment Officer, departed for HQ RNAF, London on posting |
| Sub-Lt | Navelsaker | 13 Nov 1941 | Codes and Cypher Officer, departed for HQ RNAF, London on posting |
| Qm | Riisnes | 23 Nov 1941 | Transferred from 'B' to 'A' Flight |
| December | |||
| Lt | Thommessen | 1 Dec 1941 | Pilot, proceeded to HQ, RNAF, London |
| Rating | R Kare | 12 Dec 1941 | Died in hospital |
| Sub-Lt | Abildsŏe | 15 Dec 1941 | Promoted to Lt |
| Qm | Dahl-Sŏrensen | 15 Dec 1941 | Promoted to Sub-Lt |
| Qm | von Krogh | 15 Dec 1941 | Promoted to Sub-Lt |
| Cdr | Dahl | 18 Dec 1941 | Engineer Officer, proceeded to HQ, RNAF, London |
| Lt | Steen | 18 Dec 1941 | Pilot, proceeded to HQ, RNAF, London |
| Lt | Egede-Nissen | 30 Dec 1941 | Medical Officer, proceeded to the USA |
| Sub-Lt | Sŏnstehagen | 30 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from RNAF Training Centre, Toronto |
Source - No 330 ORB (AIR 27/1721)
Organisational Movements: Apr - Dec 1941
| Date | Notes |
| April | |
| 12 Apr 1944 | 1 x Officer and 15 x ratings arrived at Reykjavik from London and commence Disciplinary Course |
| 14 Apr 1944 | 26 x ratings arrived at Reykjavik from London and and joined the Disciplinary Course |
| 24 Apr 1944 | The following arrived at Reykjavik from
Halifax, Nova Scotia and and joined the Disciplinary Course
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| 25 Apr 1941 | No 330 Squadron officially formed at Reykjavik |
| 28 Apr 1941 | 2 x Student air observers and 23 x airmen arrived at Reykjavik from Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| May | |
| 1 May 1941 | W/T Air gunners and ground operators commenced watches in the RAF W/T Station |
| 9 May 1941 | Disciplinary Course was concluded |
| 16 May 1941 | 1 x Student air observer and 19 x airmen
arrived at Reykjavik from Halifax, Nova Scotia
13 x airmen arrived at Reykjavik from London |
| 19 May 1941 | 18 x Northrop N-3-PBs, the squadron equipment and 1 x NCO arrived from New York and Halifax on SS 'Fjordheim' |
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| 22 May 1941 | SS 'Fjordheim' docked and began unloading |
| 29 May 1941 | 2 x ratings arrived on posting for GD duties having recently escaped from Norway |
| 30 May 1941 | 1 x rating transferred to the destroyer 'Mansfield' |
| June | |
| 1 Jun 1941 | The following personnel were promoted to
Quartermaster: -
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| 2 Jun 1941 | First assembled aircraft tested and flown |
| 4 Jun 1941 | A second aircraft tested and flown |
| 6 Jun 1941 | Two further aircraft tested and flown 17 x RAF airmen arrived on posting |
| 8 Jun 1941 | Two further aircraft tested and flown |
| 16 Jun 1941 | Two further aircraft tested and flown 9 x RAF airmen arrived on posting 2 x Nurses arrived on posting from Canada |
| 23 Jun 1941 | Three further aircraft tested and flown Squadron carried outs its first operational patrol |
| 24 Jun 1941 | The squadron was organised as follows: -
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| 25 Jun 1941 | Advance party embarked for Akkureyri (location
of 'B' Flight) 2 x airmen arrived on posting from London having recently escaped from Norway 1 x airmen arrived on posting having recently escaped from Narvik |
| 28 Jun 1941 | 11 x Student air observers and 5 x airmen arrived at Reykjavik from Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| July | |
| 19 Jul 1941 | 17 x airmen proceeded to join 'B' Flight at Akkureyri by road |
| 20 Jul 1941 | 3 x aircraft and crews (GS-K, GS-L and GS-M), proceeded to join 'B' Flight at Akkureyri by air |
| 24 Jul 1941 | Advance party proceeded to Budareyri (location of 'C' Flight) |
| August | |
| 7 Aug 1941 | 1 x NCO and 22 x ratings arrived at Reykjavik from Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| September | |
| 9 Sep 1941 | 1 x Sub-Lt (RNAF) attached for codes and cypher
duties 3 x Quartermaster arrived on posting for duty as WOp/AGs |
| October | |
| 5 Oct 1941 | 1 x Sub-Lt (RNAF) attached for codes and cypher
duties 7 x Quartermaster pilots arrived on posting from Canada |
| 6 Oct 1941 | 31 x ratings arrived on posting from the UK |
| 12 Oct 1941 | 6 x airmen promoted to Cpl, wef 1 Oct 1941 2 x airmen promoted to Cpl, wef 1 Nov 1941 |
| 18 Oct 1941 | 3 x Quartermasters and 6 x ratings arrived on posting from Canada via the UK |
| 19 Oct 1941 | 1 x Quartermaster and 2 x ratings proceeded to the UK for an Air Gunnery course |
| 31 Oct 1941 | 8 x ratings promoted to Cpl |
| November | |
| 23 Nov 1941 | 4 x ratings arrived on posting from the UK |
| December | |
| 1 Dec 1941 | 1 x Sgt and 7 x ratings arrived on posting from Canada |
| 6 Dec 1941 | 1 x RAF Flt Sgt proceeded to the UK |
| 18 Dec 1941 | 2 x ratings arrived on posting from HQ, RNAF, London |
Source - No 330 ORB (AIR 27/1721)
This entry was last updated on 01/08/25