Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation

No 537 Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations

Personnel Movements: Sep 1942 - Jan 1943

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
September 1942
Sqn Ldr	P L Burke AFC	8 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1458 Flight and assumed command of No 537 Sqn
Flt Lt	E W Kinchin	8 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1458 Flight and assumed command of 'A' Flight
Flt Lt	H R Bilbrough	8 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1458 Flight and assumed command of 'B' Flight
Fg Off	G A Hayhurst	8 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1458 Flight
Fg Off	L J Porter	8 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1458 Flight
Plt Off	G H Peirce	8 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1458 Flight for duty as Adjutant
Plt Off	A J Baker	8 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1458 Flight
Plt Off	N J Binks	8 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1458 Flight
Plt Off	D Sellors	8 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1458 Flight
Plt Off	C Griffiths	8 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1458 Flight
Plt Off	D R Brewer	8 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1458 Flight
Plt Off	A H Norris	8 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1458 Flight
2nd Lt	K R RaulinsUSASC	8 Sep 1942	Transferred as supernumerary from No 1458 Flight for Signals duties
WO	H W Walsh	8 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1458 Flight for duty as Engineer Officer
Flt Sgt	R W Huntley	8 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1458 Flight
Flt Sgt	K H Kelsey	8 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1458 Flight
Flt Sgt	G H Coulter	8 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1458 Flight
Flt Sgt	E Richardson	8 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1458 Flight
Flt Sgt	K S Butterfield	8 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1458 Flight
Flt Sgt	L E S Whaley	8 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1458 Flight
Sgt	K D Vaughan	8 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1458 Flight
Sgt	R J Roe	8 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1458 Flight
Sgt	C J Smith	8 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1458 Flight
Sgt	A J Clague	8 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1458 Flight
Sgt	G E Jameson	8 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1458 Flight
Sgt	F Bloor	8 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1458 Flight
Sgt	L Ambery	8 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1458 Flight
Sgt	O Syfrig	8 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1458 Flight
Sgt	G S Irving	8 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1458 Flight
Sgt	W Newhouse	8 Sep 1942	Transferred from No 1458 Flight
Flt Sgt	R W Huntley	12 Sep 1942	Appointed to a commission in the rank of Plt Off, wef 24 Jul 1942
Flt Sgt	L E S Whaley	14 Sep 1942	Appointed to a commission in the rank of Plt Off, wef 21 Jun 1942
Sgt	R D Bergeman	17 Sep 1942	Arrived on posting from No 51 OTU
Sgt	K R Bishop	17 Sep 1942	Arrived on posting from No 51 OTU
Sgt	A J Clague	19 Sep 1942	Killed in a flying accident
Flt Sgt	K H Kelsey	24 Sep 1942	Appointed to a commission in the rank of Plt Off, wef 15 May 1942
October 1942
Plt Off	G H Peirce	7 Oct 1942	Adjutant, posted to Accountant Officers' School, RAF Stannington
Plt Off	C G A Roach RCAF	7 Oct 1942	Arrived on posting from No 406 Sqn for duty as Signals (RDF) Officer
Plt Off	P A J Gunn	17 Oct 1942	Arrived on posting from No 266 Sqn for duty as Engineer Officer
Plt Off	K A D Forder	20 Oct 1942	Arrived on posting from No 54 OTU for duty with 'B' Flight
Fg Off	L L Luveen	29 Oct 1942	Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant
November 1942
Plt Off	K A D Forder	1 Nov 1942	Attached to No 1528 Flight for BAT course
Plt Off	K H Kelsey	6 Nov 1942	Posted to No 54 OTU to crew up with Flt Lt Pocock
Plt Off	K A D Forder	10 Nov 1942	Ceased to be attached to No 1528 Flight for BAT course
Sgt	R E Spelman	17 Nov 1942	Arrived on posting from No 51 OTU
Plt Off	A J Baker	25 Nov 1942	Posted to No 51 OTU for duty as an Instructor
December 1942
No personnel movements were recorded in the ORB this month
January 1943
Sgt	Robertson	22 Jan 1943	Posted to No 2 Delivery Flight

Source - No 537 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2005)

Organisational Movements: Sep 1942 - Jan 1943

Date	Notes
September 1942
8 Sep 1942	No 537 Squadron was formed from No 1458 Flight at RAF Middle Wallop, organised as follows: -   'A' Flight (Boston Turbinlite) 'B' Flight (Hurricane) Pilots Pilots Flt Lt E W Kinchin Flt Lt H R Bilbrough Fg Off L J Porter Fg Off G A Hayhurst Plt Off A J Baker Plt Off A H Norris Plt Off N J Binks Sgt E Richardson Plt Off C Griffiths Sgt K S Butterfield Sgt K D Vaughan Sgt O Syfrig Sgt C S Irving   Sgt G E Jameson   Sgt A J Clague   Navigators (Radio)   Plt Off D Sellors   Plt Off D R Brewer   Flt Sgt E H Kelsey   Flt Sgt G H Coulter   Sgt R J Roe   Flt Sgt L E S Whaley   Sgt C J Smith   Sgt R Ambery   Sgt F Bloor   Sgt W Newhouse     Aircraft     Boston III (Turbinlite) W8275, W8280, W8313, W8396, W8400, Boston III X2270, Havoc I BD122 Tiger Moth R5028
12 Sep 1942	The following Hurricanes were taken on charge from No 245 Sqn: - 1 x Hurricane IIB - Z2889 6 x Hurricane IICs - BD959, BE496, BE497, BE571, BN406, HL584
19 Sep 1942	1 x Havoc I (Turbinlite), AW207, was collected from RAF Heston
22 Sep 1942	1 x Hurricane IIC, BN406 transferred to No 3 Sqn
October 1942
No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB
November 1942
No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB
December 1942
No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB
January 1943
25 Jan 1943	No 537 Squadron was disbanded

Source - No 537 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2005)

This entry was last updated on 08/10/25

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