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No 520 Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
[1943 | ]
Personnel Movements: Sep - Dec 1943
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| September | |||
| Sqn Ldr | B M Wellings | 20 Sep 1943 | Transferred from No 1403 (Meteorological) Flight and assumed command of No 520 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | A E P Pim & crew | 20 Sep 1943 | Transferred from No 1403 (Meteorological) Flight |
| Fg Off | L Johnson & crew | 20 Sep 1943 | Transferred from No 1403 (Meteorological) Flight |
| Fg Off | J B A Stewart & crew | 20 Sep 1943 | Transferred from No 1403 (Meteorological) Flight |
| Flt Sgt | K R Dalton | 20 Sep 1943 | Transferred from No 1403 (Meteorological) Flight |
| Fg Off | A C Macauley & crew | xx Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting |
| October | |||
| Flt Sgt | P R Russell & crew | xx Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting |
| Flt Sgt | J D Cook | xx Oct 1943 | Arrived on attachment |
| November | |||
| Flt Lt | A E P Pim | 14 Nov 1943 | Admitted to hospital |
| Flt Lt | A E P Pim | 22 Nov 1943 | Discharged from hospital |
| Fg Off | Lefranas & crew | 29 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from the UK |
| December | |||
| No personnel movements recorded in the ORB for this month | |||
Source - No 520 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1991)
Organisational Movements: Sep - Dec 1943
| Date | Notes |
| September | |
| 20 Sep 1943 | No 520 Squadron was formed at Gibraltar by
redesignating No 1403 (Meteorological) Flight, equipped with: -
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| October | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
| November | |
| 25 Nov 1943 | Squadron only able to operate a single Gladiator as all three Hudsons were in the UK for major servicing |
| 29 Nov 1943 | Hudson, FH357, returned from the UK |
| December | |
| 10 Dec 1943 | Gladiator, N5630, returned to service after lengthy maintenance |
Source - No 520 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1991)
This entry was last updated on 03/10/25
