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No 515 Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
[1942 | ]
Personnel Movements: Oct - Dec 1942
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| October | |||
| Sqn Ldr | S R Thomas | 1 Oct 1942 | Transferred from the 'Defiant Flight' and assumed command of No 515 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | D O Watkins | 1 Oct 1942 | Transferred from the 'Defiant Flight' |
| Flt Lt | D A Smythe | 1 Oct 1942 | Transferred from the 'Defiant Flight' |
| Flt Lt | A I Stuart | 1 Oct 1942 | Transferred from the 'Defiant Flight' |
| Plt Off | S Hoskins | 1 Oct 1942 | Transferred from the 'Defiant Flight' |
| Plt Off | A B Sinton | 1 Oct 1942 | Transferred from the 'Defiant Flight' |
| Plt Off | D S Jones | 1 Oct 1942 | Special Signals Officer, transferred from the 'Defiant Flight' |
| Plt Off | R O Burgess | 1 Oct 1942 | Transferred from the 'Defiant Flight' |
| Plt Off | B C Simmonds | 1 Oct 1942 | Transferred from the 'Defiant Flight' |
| Plt Off | G W Walters | 1 Oct 1942 | Transferred from the 'Defiant Flight' |
| Flt Sgt | F J A Steel | 1 Oct 1942 | Transferred from the 'Defiant Flight' |
| Flt Sgt | J H Lewis | 1 Oct 1942 | Transferred from the 'Defiant Flight' |
| Flt Sgt | G H Moon | 1 Oct 1942 | Transferred from the 'Defiant Flight' |
| Flt Sgt | L F Green | 1 Oct 1942 | Transferred from the 'Defiant Flight' |
| Flt Sgt | A E Gray | 1 Oct 1942 | Transferred from the 'Defiant Flight' |
| Flt Sgt | R E Preston | 1 Oct 1942 | Transferred from the 'Defiant Flight' |
| Flt Sgt | F Ward | 1 Oct 1942 | Transferred from the 'Defiant Flight' |
| Flt Sgt | H P Moule | 1 Oct 1942 | Transferred from the 'Defiant Flight' |
| Flt Sgt | J E Markey | 1 Oct 1942 | Transferred from the 'Defiant Flight' |
| Flt Sgt | R C Dunbar | 1 Oct 1942 | Transferred from the 'Defiant Flight' |
| Flt Sgt | G Neil | 1 Oct 1942 | Transferred from the 'Defiant Flight' |
| Flt Sgt | T J Macauley | 1 Oct 1942 | Transferred from the 'Defiant Flight' |
| Flt Sgt | G D I Neale | 1 Oct 1942 | Transferred from the 'Defiant Flight' |
| Sgt | S H Balam | 1 Oct 1942 | Transferred from the 'Defiant Flight' |
| Sgt | T S Ecclestone | 1 Oct 1942 | Transferred from the 'Defiant Flight' |
| Sgt | M Jordan | 1 Oct 1942 | Transferred from the 'Defiant Flight' |
| Sgt | S F Weston | 1 Oct 1942 | Transferred from the 'Defiant Flight' |
| Sgt | P R McLaren | 1 Oct 1942 | Transferred from the 'Defiant Flight' |
| Sgt | AB Flowerdew | 1 Oct 1942 | Transferred from the 'Defiant Flight' |
| Plt Off | F S McGarry | 5 Oct1 942 | Arrived on posting from No 256 Sqn |
| November | |||
| Flt Sgt | D K Foster | 2 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting (Pilot) |
| Flt Sgt | H Whitmill | 2 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting (Pilot) |
| Flt Sgt | Woodward | 2 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting (Pilot) |
| Sgt | G R L Armstrong | 4 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting (Pilot) |
| Plt Off | Hault | 17 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 277 Sqn (AG) |
| Flt Sgt | F W Shepherd | 17 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting from RAF Hawkinge (AG) |
| Plt Off | McKay | 21 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 267 Sqn (AG) |
| Flt Lt | Welch | 25 Nov 1942 | Attached from RAF Bradwell Bay (Mosquito crew) |
| Plt Off | Shuttleworth | 25 Nov 1942 | Attached from RAF Bradwell Bay (Mosquito crew) |
| Flt Lt | Welch | 27 Nov 1942 | Attached HQ No 11 Group (Mosquito crew) |
| Plt Off | Shuttleworth | 27 Nov 1942 | Attached HQ No 11 Group (Mosquito crew) |
| Plt Off | D S Jones | 28 Nov 1942 | Special Signals Officer, attached to RAF Bradwell Bay |
| December | |||
| Plt Off | D S Jones | 1 Dec 1942 | Special Signals Officer, ceased to be attached to RAF Bradwell Bay |
| Flt Lt | Welch | 1 Dec 1942 | Ceased to be attached HQ No 11 Group (Mosquito crew) |
| Plt Off | Shuttleworth | 1 Dec 1942 | Ceased to be attached HQ No 11 Group (Mosquito crew) |
| LAC | Carter | 5 Dec 1942 | Radar Mechanic, admitted to West Middlesex Hospital (detonator explosion) |
| Flt Sgt | D K Foster | 13 Dec 1942 | Appointed to a commission in the rank of Plt Off by this date |
Source - No 515 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1981)
Organisational Movements: Oct - Dec 1942
| Date | Notes |
| October | |
| 1 Oct 1942 | No 515 Squadron was formed at RAF Northolt from the Defiant Flight |
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| 22 Oct 1942 | 1 x Defiant, AA438, was received as a replacement for AA575 |
| 29 Oct 1942 | Squadron moved from RAF Northolt to RAF Heston |
| November | |
| 6 Nov 1941 | Defiant, AA631 was delivered to RAF Defford 1 x Defiant, AA651, was received from No 19 MU |
| 7 Nov 1941 | 1 x Defiant, AA669, was received from No 19 MU |
| 16 Nov 1941 | 1 x Defiant, AA416, was received from No 10 MU |
| December | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
Source - No 515 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1981)
This entry was last updated on 01/10/25
