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No 526 Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
[1943 | ]
Personnel Movements: Jun - Dec 1943
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| June | |||
| Flt Lt | Elgar | 15 Jun 1943 | Posted to No 526 Sqn on formation and assumed command of the squadron |
| Flt Lt | Henderson | 15 Jun 1943 | Posted to No 526 Sqn on formation |
| Fg Off | Calderwood | 15 Jun 1943 | Posted to No 526 Sqn on formation |
| Fg Off | Mulholland | 15 Jun 1943 | Posted to No 526 Sqn on formation |
| Fg Off | Cocking | 15 Jun 1943 | Posted to No 526 Sqn on formation |
| Fg Off | Styles | 15 Jun 1943 | Posted to No 526 Sqn on formation for duty as Equipment Officer |
| Plt Off | Argent | 15 Jun 1943 | Posted to No 526 Sqn on formation |
| Plt Off | Talbot | 15 Jun 1943 | Posted to No 526 Sqn on formation |
| Plt Off | Webb | 15 Jun 1943 | Posted to No 526 Sqn on formation |
| Plt Off | Walker | 15 Jun 1943 | Posted to No 526 Sqn on formation |
| Plt Off | Walker | 15 Jun 1943 | Posted to No 526 Sqn on formation |
| WO | Lafberry | 15 Jun 1943 | Posted to No 526 Sqn on formation |
| WO | Richardson | 15 Jun 1943 | Posted to No 526 Sqn on formation |
| WO | Crabtree | 15 Jun 1943 | Posted to No 526 Sqn on formation |
| Flt Sgt | Gale | 15 Jun 1943 | Posted to No 526 Sqn on formation |
| Sgt | Cooper | 15 Jun 1943 | Posted to No 526 Sqn on formation |
| LAC | Cumming | 15 Jun 1943 | Posted to No 526 Sqn on formation |
| LAC | Avery | 15 Jun 1943 | Posted to No 526 Sqn on formation |
| LAC | Wilkinson | 15 Jun 1943 | Posted to No 526 Sqn on formation |
| AC | Dayson | 15 Jun 1943 | Posted to No 526 Sqn on formation |
| Flt Sgt | Passley | 17 Jun 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Dyce |
| Fg Off | Watts | 18 Jun 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 72 Wing Calibration Flight |
| Flt Sgt | C H Baden | 18 Jun 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 72 Wing Calibration Flight |
| Flt Lt | Wingfield | 21 Jun 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 78 Wing Calibration Flight? |
| Plt Off | Bale | 21 Jun 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 78 Wing Calibration Flight? |
| AC | Jenkins | 21 Jun 1943 | Arrived on posting from HQ, No 73 Wing |
| Flt Lt | Gifford | 22 Jun 1943 | Arrived on posting from HQ, No 76 Wing |
| LAC | Charlton | 22 Jun 1943 | Arrived on posting from HQ, No 73 Wing |
| July | |||
| Flt Sgt | Brown | 3 Jul 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 528 Sqn |
| August | |||
| Plt Off | J D Baxter | 1 Aug 1943 | Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant |
| September | |||
| Flt Lt | Elgar | 2 Sep 1943 | Promoted to Sqn Ldr, wef 1 Jul 1943 |
| October | |||
| Flt Sgt | C H Baden | 19 Oct 1942 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Flt Sgt | D S Evans | ||
| Plt Off | G Calwell | 28 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting (Nav B) |
| November | |||
| Fg Off | Calderwood | 10 Nov 1943 | Posted to No 527 Sqn (Flt Lt post) |
| Fg Off | Douglas | 19 Nov 1943 | Posted to No 515 Sqn (AG) |
| Fg Off | Nelson | 19 Nov 1943 | Posted to No 515 Sqn (AG) |
| Fg Off | Watts | 19 Nov 1943 | Posted to No 515 Sqn (AG) |
| WO | Ulry | 19 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting (Pilot) |
| Fg Off | Mulholland | 25 Nov 1943 | Posted to No 515 Sqn (AG), wef 19 Nov 1943 |
| Plt Off | G Caldwell | 25 Nov 1943 | Posted to No 15 OTU |
| Plt Off | G Caldwell | 30 Nov 1943 | Returned from No 15 OTU on cancellation of posting |
| December | |||
| Sqn Ldr | Elgar | 5 Dec 1943 | Attached to RAF Farnborough for course in Aviation Medicine |
| Sqn Ldr | Elgar | 9 Dec 1943 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Farnborough for course in Aviation Medicine |
| Plt Off | Heath | 13 Dec 1942 | Arrived on posting from RAF Filton |
| Fg Off | Dennis | 15 Dec 1943 | Ceased to be attached from RAF Halton |
| Fg Off | Webb | 15 Dec 1943 | Posted to No 528 Sqn |
| Plt Off | G Caldwell | 21 Dec 1943 | Posted to No 15 OTU |
| Plt Off | Cooper | 29 Dec 1943 | Admitted to hospital with fractured ankle |
| WO | Robson | 31 Dec 1943 | Admitted to hospital |
Source - No 526 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1999)
Organisational Movements: Jun - Dec 1943
| Date | Notes |
| June | |
| 15 Jun 1943 | No 526 Squadron wsa formed at RAF Longman, equipped with Oxfords, Blenheims and Hornet Moths |
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| 17 Jun 1943 | The following personnel arrived on posting from
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| 18 Jun 1943 | A party of airmen and airwomen arrived on posting from No 72 Wing Calibration Flight |
| 19 Jun 1943 | A party of airmen and airwomen arrived on posting from RAF Speke |
| 21 Jun 1943 | A party of four airmen arrived on posting from
RAF Speke 1 x Airman and 1 x airwoman arrived on posting from HQ, No 73 Wing |
| 22 Jun 1943 | 1 x LAC and 3 x airmen arrived on posting from HQ, No 73 Wing |
| July | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
| August | |
| 15 Aug 1943 | 1 x Dominie, R5934, arrived |
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| September | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
| October | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
| November | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
| December | |
| 24 Dec 1943 | Blenheim IV, Z5748, was delivered from Sherburn by ATA |
Source - No 526 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1999)
This entry was last updated on 04/10/25
