518 Sqn

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
July
Plt Off	Barker	17 Jul 1943	Arrived on posting from RAF Stornoway for duty as Adjutant
Flt Lt	Durrant	21 Jul 1943	Arrived on posting for Instructor duties
Fg Off	D J McQuoid	21 Jul 1943	Arrived on posting for Instructor duties
Sqn Ldr	H R Lawson AFC	22 Jul 1943	Arrived on posting for conversion training and assumed command of No 518 Sqn
Flt Lt	R W Stevenson	24 Jul 1943	Arrived on posting for conversion training
Fg Off	R Lenover	24 Jul 1943	Arrived on posting for conversion training
Plt Off	R Nicholls	24 Jul 1943	Arrived on posting for conversion training
Fg Off	R Gibbs	24 Jul 1943	Arrived on posting for conversion training
Plt Off	K Oie	24 Jul 1943	Arrived on posting for conversion training
August
Fg Off	R J Couchman	1 Aug 1943	Arrived on posting for Wireless Instructor duties
Sgt	Rolph	1 Aug 1943	Arrived on posting for Wireless Instructor duties
Fg Off	Lewis	3 Aug 1943	Arrived on posting for Gunnery Instructor duties
Fg Off	Appleton	3 Aug 1943	Attached from HQ No 15 Group for Navigation duties
Fg Off	K Hills	4 Aug 1943	Arrived on posting for conversion training
Flt Lt	J Rumsey	6 Aug 1943	Arrived on posting for conversion training
Fg Off	N Lightowler	6 Aug 1943	Arrived on posting for conversion training
Fg Off	W Brockett	7 Aug 1943	Arrived on posting
Fg Off	M S Annand	7 Aug 1943	Arrived on posting
Plt Off	L Peer	7 Aug 1943	Arrived on posting
Plt Off	C Olsen	7 Aug 1943	Arrived on posting
Plt Off	Davies	7 Aug 1943	Arrived on posting
Plt Off	Toy	7 Aug 1943	Arrived on posting
Plt Off	L Crockett	7 Aug 1943	Arrived on posting
Flt Lt	A G Holdsworth	8 Aug 1943	Arrived on posting
Fg Off	Butler	8 Aug 1943	Arrived on posting
Flt Lt	F Green	10 Aug 1943	Arrived on posting for conversion training
Flt Lt	P Rothwell	11 Aug 1943	Arrived on posting for conversion training
Plt Off	R A Howie	11 Aug 1943	Arrived on posting for conversion training
Fg Off	Appleton	12 Aug 1943	Ceased to be attached from HQ No 15 Group for Navigation duties
Plt Off	Taylor	13 Aug 1943	Arrived on posting for duty as Engineer Officer
Fg Off	J M Hartley DFC	14 Aug 1943	Arrived on posting for duty as Flying Instructor
Fg Off	A J Bacon	14 Aug 1943	Arrived on attachment for conversion training
Flt Lt	Cochrane	28 Aug 1943	Attached from No 1401 Flight
Plt Off	Wilson
Plt Off	Bond
Fg Off	Pruden	30 Aug 1943	Arrived on posting for Instructor duties
Flt Lt	Cochrane	31 Aug 1943	Ceased to be attached from No 1401 Flight
Plt Off	Wilson
Plt Off	Bond
Fg Off	Henshaw	31 Aug 1943	Arrived on posting for Instructor duties
September
Flt Lt	D Alexander	16 Sep 1943	Arrived on attachment
Sqn Ldr	H R Lawson AFC	17 Sep 1943	Promoted to Act Wg Cdr
Flt Lt	Prince	20 Sep 1943	Arrived on attachment for conversion training
Flt Lt	Phillips	20 Sep 1943	Arrived on attachment for conversion training
Fg Off	Harper	21 Sep 1943	Arrived on attachment for conversion training
Plt Off	Hopkinson	21 Sep 1943	Arrived on attachment for conversion training
Fg Off	K J McGonigal RAAF	24 Sep 1943	Arrived on attachment for conversion training
Fg Off	C J Broomhead	25 Sep 1943	Arrived on attachment for conversion training
Fg Off	J Spiby	30 Sep 1943	Arrived on posting
October
Flt Lt	D Alexander	1 Oct 1943	Ceased to be attached on posting to the squadron for Meteorological Instructor duties
Fg Off	Harcourt-Williams	10 Oct 1943	Arrived on posting for duty as Intelligence Officer
Fg Off	Newberry	17 Oct 1943	Arrived on attachment for conversion training
Fg Off	Davis	17 Oct 1943	Arrived on attachment for conversion training
Plt Off	Roberts	17 Oct 1943	Arrived on attachment for conversion training
Plt Off	Johnstone	17 Oct 1943	Arrived on attachment for conversion training
Fg Off	R Williams	28 Oct 1943	Arrived on attachment for conversion training
Fg Off	R Horton	28 Oct 1943	Arrived on attachment for conversion training
Fg Off	W Dawson	28 Oct 1943	Arrived on attachment for conversion training
Fg Off	Carow	28 Oct 1943	Arrived on attachment for conversion training
Fg Off	W Brookes	28 Oct 1943	Arrived on attachment for conversion training
Fg Off	Castle	30 Oct 1943	Arrived on attachment for conversion training
November
Flt Lt	James	4 Nov 1943	Arrived on posting
Fg Off	Castle	4 Nov 1943	Ceased to be attached from RAF Tiree on posting to No 518 Sqn
Fg Off	J Spiby	4 Nov 1943	Reposted to the unit for Instructor duties
Fg Off	D J McQuoid	5 Nov 1943	Promoted to Flt Lt
Fg Off	Magner	5 Nov 1943	Arrived on posting for duty as Medical Officer
Plt Off	Lyons	5 Nov 1943	Arrived on posting
Flt Lt	Lewis	6 Nov 1943	Gunnery Instructor proceeded to RAF Aldergrove on temporary duty
Sgt	Paxman	6 Nov 1943	Posted to SHQ, RAF Tiree
Sgt	Yates	6 Nov 1943	Posted to SHQ, RAF Tiree
Sgt	Young	6 Nov 1943	Posted to SHQ, RAF Tiree
Flt Sgt	Mitchell	7 Nov 1943	Arrived on posting for Instructor duties
Flt Lt	Lewis	8 Nov 1943	Gunnery Instructor returned from RAF Aldergrove on temporary duty
Fg Off	Hartley DFC	9 Nov 1943	Promoted to Flt Lt
Fg Off	Anderson	9 Nov 1943	Attached from No 19 Group
Flt Lt	Lewis	10 Nov 1943	Gunnery Instructor proceeded on Free Gun Sighting course
Fg Off	C J Broomhead	12 Nov 1943	Proceeded on temporary duty to ACLC, Sheffield
Fg Off	Anderson	16 Nov 1943	Ceased to be attached from No 19 Group on posting from No 517 Sqn
Flt Lt	P Rothwell	19 Nov 1943	Failed to return from leave
Sqn Ldr	Fox	22 Nov 1943	Arrived on posting
Flt Lt	A G Holdsworth	23 Nov 1943	Proceeded on sick leave (10 days)
Plt Off	Johnson	23 Nov 1943	Promoted to Fg Off
Sqn Ldr	Fox	23 Nov 1943	Assumed responsibility for the squadron's operations
Fg Off	K Hills	29 Nov 1943	Proceeded to the Air Ministry on transfer to USAAF
December
Flt Lt	Stevenson & crew	4 Dec 1943	Attached to No 517 Sqn for ferry training
Fg Off	J M Hartley DFC	4 Dec 1943	Killed in a flying accident
Fg Off	Lightowler & crew	4 Dec 1943	Attached to No 517 Sqn for ferry training
Plt Off	Oie & crew	4 Dec 1943	Attached to No 517 Sqn for ferry training
WO	Caha & crew	4 Dec 1943	Attached to No 517 Sqn for ferry training
Flt Sgt	Collins & crew	4 Dec 1943	Attached to No 517 Sqn for ferry training
Flt Sgt	Doak & crew	4 Dec 1943	Attached to No 517 Sqn for ferry training
Flt Sgt	Watson	5 Dec 1943	Appointed to a commission in the rank of Plt Off
Flt Lt	Holdsworth & crew	6 Dec 1943	Attached to No 517 Sqn for ferry training
Flt Lt	J Spiby	6 Dec 1943	Posted to RAF Long Kesh
Flt Lt	Durrant	6 Dec 1943	Proceeded on Safety Equipment Course
Flt Lt	P Rothwell	11 Dec 1943	Arrested in Bristol and posted a N/E to RAF Tiree, wef 19 Nov 1943
Fg Off	McGonigal & crew	11 Dec 1943	Transferred to No 518 Sqn from MCU
Fg Off	Roberts & crew	11 Dec 1943	Transferred to No 518 Sqn from MCU
Flt Sgt	Scott & crew	11 Dec 1943	Transferred to No 518 Sqn from MCU
Fg Off	Riach	13 Dec 1943	Arrived on posting for duty as 2nd pilot
Flt Sgt	Danforth	13 Dec 1943	Arrived on posting for duty as 2nd pilot
Sgt	Shuttleworth	15 Dec 1943	Reduced to AC2 and remustered as WOp by sentence of
Sqn Ldr	E Porter	18 Dec 1943	Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 518 Sqn
Flt Lt	F Green	19 Dec 1943	Attached to RAF Dyce for BAT course
Fg Off	Bacon	21 Dec 1943	Attached to RAF Leuchars for BAT course
Fg Off	Castle	21 Dec 1943	Attached to RAF Leuchars for BAT course
Sqn Ldr	Fox	26 Dec 1943	Posted to MCU for Instructor duties
Fg Off	Davies	26 Dec 1943	Transferred to No 518 Sqn from MCU
Fg Off	Barker	29 Dec 1943	Adjutant, posted to No 2 PDC, pending posting overseas
Fg Off	Roberts	30 Dec 1943	Attached to RAF Halton for Engine Course

Source - No 518 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1986)

Organisational Movements: Jul - Dec 1943

Date	Notes
July
9 Jul 1943	No 518 Squadron was formed at RAF Stornoway. No 8518 Servicing Echelon was to be formed concurrently to service the squadron's aircraft
16 Jul 1943	2 x Halifax Vs, DG288 and 250, arrived at Stornoway but no personnel had arrived by this stage

17 Jul 1943	Squadron informed that it was to receive one crew from each of Nos 1401, 1402 and 1404 Flight on 21 Jul 1943 for conversion and posting to No 1403 Flight
18 Jul 1943	1 x Halifax V, DG995, arrived on delivery
22 Jul 1943	2 x WOp/AGs arrived on posting for conversion
24 Jul 1943	5 x WOp/AGs arrived on posting for conversion
31 Jul 1943	Strength of the squadron on this date: - 8 x officers 11 x NCO aircrew 1 x NCO 13 x Other ranks Strength of the servicing echelon on this date: - 0 x officers 1 x NCO 7 x Other ranks
August
1 Aug 1943	4 x NCOs arrived on posting for conversion
3 Aug 1943	3 x Flight Engineers arrived on posting for conversion
7 Aug 1943	3 x crews were formed for conversion
8 Aug 1943	1 x Halifax V (Tropicalised), 'D', arrived on delivery
11 Aug 1943	1 x Halifax V (Tropicalised), 'E', arrived on delivery
24 Aug 1943	1 x Halifax V, 'F', arrived on delivery
25 Aug 1943	Halifax Instructional Party arrived
31 Aug 1943	Strength of the squadron on this date: - 8 x officers on staff, 21 on conversion 3 x NCO aircrew instructors, 44 on conversion 5 x SNCOs 67 x Other ranks 3 x WAAF Strength of the servicing echelon on this date: - 0 x officers 5 x SNCOs 53 x Other ranks
September
6 Sep 1943	2 x Halifax IIs, 'J' and 'K', arrived, having been collected from RAF Thornaby
8 Sep 1943	1 x Halifax V, 'H', arrived on delivery
9 Sep 1943	1 x Halifax V, 'L', arrived on delivery
11 Sep 1943	1 x Halifax V, 'N', arrived on delivery
12 Sep 1943	1 x Halifax V, 'M', arrived on delivery
15 Sep 1943	2 x Halifax Vs, 'O' and 'P', arrived on delivery First operational sortie was carried out
18 Sep 1943	Operations suspended pending a move to Tiree
20 Sep 1943	1 x Halifax V, 'R', arrived on delivery Operations re-commenced on orders of No 15 Group Equipment loaded on to boat for transport to Tiree
21 Sep 1943	1 x Halifax V arrived on delivery Heavy equipment was delivered to the boat
24 Sep 1943	Advance party proceeded to RAF Tiree by air 2 x Hudson aircraft attached to carry out operational duties 1 x Halifax V, 'S', arrived on delivery
25 Sep 1943	Main party moved from RAF Stornoway to RAF Tiree by air 2 x Halifax Vs, 'T' and 'V', arrived at Stornoway on delivery and diverted to Tiree
27 Sep 1943	Equipment was ferried from Stornoway to Tiree 1 x Halifax V arrived on delivery
28 Sep 1943	1 x Halifax V arrived on delivery
30 Sep 1943	Strength of the squadron on this date: - 12 x officers on staff 27 x officers on conversion 3 x NCO aircrew instructors, 62 x NCO aircrew on conversion 7 x SNCOs 100 x Other ranks 5 x WAAF Strength of the servicing echelon on this date: - 0 x officers 7 x SNCOs 79 x Other ranks
October
4 Oct 1943	1 x Halifax V, 'Z', arrived on delivery from No 44 MU
7 Oct 1943	3 x Halifax Vs arrived on delivery
15 Oct 1943	Squadron advised that its primary role was to be training until 58 crews had passed through
17 Oct 1943	6 x crews from No 1402 Flight arrived for training
28 Oct 1943	5 x crews from No 517 Sqn arrived for training 2 x Halifax Vs, 'E' and 'V', allocated for storage Rear party at Stornoway reduced to a skeleton to service one remaining aircraft
30 Oct 1943	Group 'D' Course commenced
31 Oct 1943	Strength of the squadron on this date: - 13 x officers on staff 13 x officers on conversion 3 x NCO aircrew instructors, 105 x NCO aircrew on conversion 9 x SNCOs 102 x Other ranks 6 x WAAF Strength of the servicing echelon on this date: - 9 x SNCOs 105 x Other ranks Aircraft on strength: - 12 x training 6 x operations 3 x awaiting ferrying to RAF Bircham Newton for storage
November
1 Nov 1943	First three operational crews posted as supernumerary to RAF Tiree pending posting
3 Nov 1943	3 x Halifax Vs, 'D', 'Z' and 'N', despatched to RAF Bircham Newton for storage
7 Nov 1943	7 x Flight Engineers arrived on posting 10 x NCO aircrew arrived on attachment from No 517 Sqn for training
9 Nov 1943	The following personnel arrived on posting: - 1 x Flt Sgt WOM 1 x Sgt pilot 2 x RCAF WOps 11 x Sgt WOp/AGs from No 1 PDC The following personnel departed on posting: - 1 x Flt Lt 6 x Fg Offs 2 x Plt Offs
18 Oct 1943	3 x new Halifaxes arrived on delivery
22 Nov 1943	All crews under training were posted to the Meteorological Training Unit at Tiree
25 Nov 1943	3 x new Halifaxes arrived on delivery
30 Nov 1943	Strength of the squadron on this date: - 9 x officers on staff 27 x aircrew officers 79 x aircrew NCOs 10 x SNCOs 107 x Other ranks 6 x WAAF Strength of the servicing echelon on this date: - 10 x SNCOs 103 x Other ranks
December
1 Dec 1943	The following personnel arrived on posting from No 58 Sqn: - 1 x RAF Flt Sgt 1 x RAAF Flt Sgt 5 x RAF Sgts 1 x RAAF Sgt
10 Dec 1943	2 x Halifaxes, LL123 and LK704 were allotted to the squadron
31 Dec 1943	Strength of the squadron on this date: - 5 x officers on staff 32 x aircrew officers 80 x aircrew NCOs 10 x SNCOs 92 x Other ranks 5 x WAAF

Source - No 518 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1986)