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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 525 Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
[1943 | ]
Personnel Movements: Sep - Dec 1943
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| September | |||
| Fg Off | D E Starratt RCAF | 16 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1 FCPU |
| Fg Off | M M Young RCAF | 16 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1 FCPU |
| Fg Off | D W Wright RNZAF | 16 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1 FCPU |
| Fg Off | I H Kelsey RCAF | 16 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1 FCPU |
| Fg Off | A E Edwards RCAF | 16 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1 FCPU |
| Fg Off | F L Cunningham | 16 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1 FCPU |
| Fg Off | T S Matthews | 16 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1 FCPU |
| Fg Off | J Read | 16 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1 FCPU |
| Fg Off | W Romanowicz RCAF | 16 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1 FCPU |
| Fg Off | D H Stratton | 16 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1 FCPU |
| Fg Off | J F Keary | 16 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1 FCPU |
| Fg Off | B E Hall RCAF | 16 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1 FCPU |
| 1st Lt | J O Brice USAAF | 16 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1 FCPU |
| Plt Off | A Thomas | 16 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1 FCPU |
| Plt Off | M C Manning | 16 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1 FCPU |
| Plt Off | H F O'Brien RCAF | 16 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1 FCPU |
| Plt Off | W A West RCAF | 16 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1 FCPU |
| Plt Off | M A Hill | 16 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1 FCPU |
| Plt Off | N W Keegan | 16 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1 FCPU |
| Plt Off | N M Clark RCAF | 16 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1 FCPU |
| Flt Lt | P S A Loat DFC | 20 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting, promoted to Act Sqn Ldr and assumed command of No 525 Sqn |
| Fg Off | R Watson | 20 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting (Flt Lt Loat's crew) |
| Fg Off | W E Anderson RCAF | 20 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting (Flt Lt Loat's crew) |
| Fg Off | H H Challis | 30 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant |
| October | |||
| Plt Off | W A West RCAF | 8 Oct 1943 | Attached to No 105 OTU for WOp Refresher Course |
| Plt Off | N M Clark RCAF | 8 Oct 1943 | Attached to No 105 OTU for WOp Refresher Course |
| Plt Off | N W Keegan | 8 Oct 1943 | Attached to No 105 OTU for WOp Refresher Course |
| Plt Off | H F O'Brien RCAF | 8 Oct 1943 | Attached to No 105 OTU for WOp Refresher Course |
| Wg Cdr | C E F Riley | 19 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 525 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | P S A Loat DFC | 19 Oct 1943 | Relinquished command of No 525 Sqn and assumed command of 'A' Flight |
| Plt Off | Gustafson RCAF | 24 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | F L Moe RCAF | 24 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting |
| Sqn Ldr | Sir R H Barlow | 28 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of 'B' Flight |
| November | |||
| Plt Off | H R Glass | 1 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting for duty as Intelligence Officer |
| 1st Lt | R G Beresford USAAF | 21 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1 FCPU |
| Flt Sgt | D J C Barr | 21 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1 FCPU |
| Sgt | W P R Nightingale | 21 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1 FCPU |
| Fg Off | Luddington | 26 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Bramcote |
| December | |||
| Fg Off | P Mace | 4 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1 FCPU |
| Flt Lt | Champion | 6 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 194 Sqn (India) |
| Fg Off | W P R Bullock | 6 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1 FCPU |
| Plt Off | Bumstead | 15 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 287 Sqn |
| WO | Ludlow | 22 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 527 Sqn |
Source - No 525 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1998)
Organisational Movements: Sep - Dec 1943
| Date | Notes |
| September | |
| 2 Sep 1943 | No 525 Squadron formed at Weston Zoyland |
| 18 Sep 1943 | 1 x Warwick C I, BV247, arrived from Vickers Ltd at Weybridge |
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| 20 Sep 1943 | 1 x Warwick C I, BV248, arrived from Vickers Ltd at Weybridge |
| 30 Sep 1943 | 1 x Warwick C I, BV248, returned to Vickers Ltd at Weybridge for repairs |
| October | |
| 1 Oct 1943 | 1 x Warwick C I, BV249, arrived from Vickers Ltd at Weybridge |
| 3 Oct 1943 | 2 x Warwick C Is, BV250 and BV252, arrived from Vickers Ltd at Weybridge |
| 8 Oct 1943 | 1 x Warwick C I, BV253, arrived from Vickers Ltd at Weybridge |
| 18 Oct 1943 | Warwick C I, BV248, returned from Vickers Ltd at Weybridge following repairs |
| 20 Oct 1943 | 1 x Warwick C I, BV254, arrived from Vickers Ltd at Weybridge |
| 27 Oct 1943 | 1 x Warwick C I, BV256, arrived from Vickers Ltd at Weybridge |
| 31 Oct 1943 | Strength of the squadron was: -
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| November | |
| 2 Nov 1943 | First operational sorties commenced when three aircraft departed for Gibraltar via Portreath |
| 10 Nov 1943 | 3 x Warwick C Is, BV244, BV245 and BV246, arrived from Vickers Ltd at Weybridge |
| 30 Nov 1943 | Strength of the squadron was: -
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| December | |
| 31 Nov 1943 | Strength of the squadron was: -
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Source - No 525 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1998)
This entry was last updated on 04/10/25
