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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 539 Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
Personnel Movements: Sep 1942 - Jan 1943
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| September 1942 | |||
| Sqn Ldr | J S Morton | 2 Sep 1942 | Transferred from No 1460 Flight and assumed command of No 539 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | F Sumner AFM | 2 Sep 1942 | Transferred from No 1460 Flight for duty as Flight Commander |
| Fg Off | W M Waters | 2 Sep 1942 | Transferred from No 1460 Flight for duty as Special Signals Officer |
| Plt Off | F Williams | 2 Sep 1942 | Transferred from No 1460 Flight for duty as Adjutant |
| Plt Off | A G Crouch | 2 Sep 1942 | Transferred from No 1460 Flight |
| Plt Off | A J Langdon-Down | 2 Sep 1942 | Transferred from No 1460 Flight |
| Plt Off | G L F Henry | 2 Sep 1942 | Transferred from No 1460 Flight |
| Plt Off | J Slater | 2 Sep 1942 | Transferred from No 1460 Flight |
| Plt Off | R B Miles | 2 Sep 1942 | Transferred from No 1460 Flight |
| Plt Off | O H E Jones | 2 Sep 1942 | Transferred from No 1460 Flight |
| Plt Off | S Fowler | 2 Sep 1942 | Transferred from No 1460 Flight |
| Plt Off | A Wallace | 2 Sep 1942 | Transferred from No 1460 Flight |
| 2nd Lt | R K Saxe USASC | 2 Sep 1942 | Transferred from No 1460 Flight on attachment for Special Signals duties |
| WO | Hill | 2 Sep 1942 | Transferred from No 1460 Flight for duty as Engineer Officer |
| Flt Sgt | W V Wilkin | 2 Sep 1942 | Transferred from No 1460 Flight |
| Flt Sgt | J S Garner | 2 Sep 1942 | Transferred from No 1460 Flight |
| Flt Sgt | B Southall | 2 Sep 1942 | Transferred from No 1460 Flight |
| Sgt | E P Catchpole | 2 Sep 1942 | Transferred from No 1460 Flight |
| Sgt | Deprez | 2 Sep 1942 | Transferred from No 1460 Flight |
| Sgt | G Millington | 2 Sep 1942 | Transferred from No 1460 Flight |
| Sgt | W B Allison | 2 Sep 1942 | Transferred from No 1460 Flight |
| Sgt | J G Brown | 2 Sep 1942 | Transferred from No 1460 Flight |
| Sgt | R E Walber | 2 Sep 1942 | Transferred from No 1460 Flight |
| Sgt | H Hartley | 2 Sep 1942 | Transferred from No 1460 Flight |
| Sgt | G Cruickshank | 2 Sep 1942 | Transferred from No 1460 Flight |
| Sgt | A A Evans | 2 Sep 1942 | Transferred from No 1460 Flight |
| Sgt | R A Henley | 2 Sep 1942 | Transferred from No 1460 Flight |
| Sgt | Wise | 2 Sep 1942 | Transferred from No 1460 Flight |
| Sgt | Payne | 2 Sep 1942 | Transferred from No 1460 Flight |
| Sgt | Jollands | 2 Sep 1942 | Transferred from No 1460 Flight |
| Sgt | Williams | 2 Sep 1942 | Transferred from No 1460 Flight |
| Fg Off | J F D Elkington | 6 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 1 Sqn |
| Flt Sgt | Maybee | 6 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 1 Sqn |
| Flt Sgt | B C Wiiliams | 6 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 1 Sqn |
| Sgt | D G Thompson | 6 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 1 Sqn |
| Sgt | R S Timewell | 6 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 1 Sqn |
| Sgt | C J Herbert | 6 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 1 Sqn |
| Flt Sgt | Maybee | 14 Sep 1942 | Posted to RAF Acklington as N/E sick |
| Sgt | A Irvine | 17 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 51 OTU |
| Sgt | J D Barnson | 17 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 51 OTU |
| Plt Off | A J Langdon-Down | 27 Sep 1942 | Attached to RAF Cranage for Air Navigation course |
| Plt Off | J A Irwin | 28 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 85 Sqn for duty as Special Signals Officer |
| October 1942 | |||
| Flt Sgt | B C Wiiliams | 4 Oct 1942 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Sgt | R S Timewell | 4 Oct 1942 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Sgt | Johnson | 6 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU |
| Sgt | D C Bryant | 14 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 281 Sqn |
| Sgt | Butcher | 14 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 281 Sqn |
| Plt Off | J C Fletcher | 22 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 53 OTU |
| Sgt | Bowman | 22 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 53 OTU |
| Sgt | J W Allison | 22 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 53 OTU |
| Sgt | A W Bouchier | 22 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 53 OTU |
| Flt Lt | E W Bitmead | 27 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU |
| Sgt | R E Walber | 27 Oct 1942 | Discharged from the RAF on transfer to the USAAF |
| November 1942 | |||
| Sgt | D C Bryant | 4 Nov 1942 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Plt Off | O H E Jones | 5 Nov 1942 | Attached to No 52 OTU, pending posting overseas |
| Plt Off | A J Langdon-Down | 5 Nov 1942 | Promoted to Fg Off, wef 1 Oct 1942 |
| 2nd Lt | R K Saxe USASC | 16 Nov 1942 | Special Signals Officer, posted to No 604 Sqn |
| Flt Sgt | J S Garner | 17 Nov 1942 | Posted to No 54 OTU to re-crew with a new pilot |
| Sgt | E P Catchpole | 17 Nov 1942 | Posted to No 54 OTU to re-crew with a new pilot |
| Sgt | D G Thompson | 25 Nov 1942 | Posted to RAF Acklington, pending posting overseas |
| Sgt | A W Bouchier | 25 Nov 1942 | Posted to RAF Acklington, pending posting overseas |
| Sgt | J W Allison | 30 Nov 1942 | Sustained burns in a flying accident |
| December 1942 | |||
| Sgt | J D Barnson | 3 Dec 1942 | Appointed to a commission in the rank of Plt Off, wef 20 Oct 1942 |
| Plt Off | O H E Jones | 9 Dec 1942 | Posted to No 9 RC, pending posting overseas |
| Plt Off | W V Wilkin | 28 Dec 1942 | Posted to No 7 FIS for instructor duties on Blenheims |
| Sgt | R A Henley | 28 Dec 1942 | Posted to No 7 FIS for instructor duties on Blenheims |
| Flt Sgt | A G Dimond | 30 Dec 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU |
| January 1943 | |||
| Plt Off | J C Fletcher | 22 Jan 1943 | Posted to MSFU |
| Sqn Ldr | J S Morton | 25 Jan 1943 | Posted to No 219 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | F Sumner AFM | 25 Jan 1943 | Posted to No 488 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | E W Bitmead | 25 Jan 1943 | Posted to No 65 Sqn |
| Fg Off | A J Langdon-Down | 25 Jan 1943 | Posted to No 219 Sqn |
| Fg Off | G L F Henry | 25 Jan 1943 | Posted to No 219 Sqn |
| Fg Off | R B Miles | 25 Jan 1943 | Posted to No 219 Sqn |
| Fg Off | A Wallace | 25 Jan 1943 | Posted to No 219 Sqn |
| Fg Off | J F D Elkington | 25 Jan 1943 | Posted to No 197 Sqn |
| Fg Off | J A Irwin | 25 Jan 1943 | Posted to RAF Acklington |
| Fg Off | F Williams | 25 Jan 1943 | Posted to RAF Acklington |
| Plt Off | S Fowler | 25 Jan 1943 | Posted to No 219 Sqn |
| Plt Off | B Southall | 25 Jan 1943 | Posted to No 488 Sqn |
| Flt Sgt | A G Dimond | 25 Jan 1943 | Posted to RAF Acklington |
| Sgt | G Millington | 25 Jan 1943 | Posted to No 219 Sqn |
| Sgt | Jollands | 25 Jan 1943 | Posted to No 219 Sqn |
| Sgt | A Irvine | 25 Jan 1943 | Posted to No 488 Sqn |
| Sgt | J D Barnson | 25 Jan 1943 | Posted to No 488 Sqn |
| Sgt | Wise | 25 Jan 1943 | Posted to No 488 Sqn |
| Sgt | Payne | 25 Jan 1943 | Posted to No 488 Sqn |
| Sgt | Butcher | 25 Jan 1943 | Posted to No 65 Sqn |
| Sgt | Johnson | 25 Jan 1943 | Posted to No 198 Sqn |
| Sgt | Bowman | 25 Jan 1943 | Posted to No 198 Sqn |
| Sgt | Williams | 25 Jan 1943 | Posted to RAF Acklington |
Source - No 539 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2006)
Organisational Movements: Sep 1942 - Jan 1943
| Date | Notes |
| September 1942 | |
| 2 Sep 1942 | No 539 Squadron was formed from No 1460 Flight
at RAF Acklington, equipped with: -
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| 4 Sep 1942 | 2 x Hurricane IICs were received from No 32 Sqn |
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| 5 Sep 1942 | 5 x Hurricane IICs were received from No 1 Sqn |
| 16 Sep 1942 | 1 x Havoc II, AH460, was collected from RAF Heston |
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| 29 Sep 1942 | 1 x Tiger Moth was delivered to RAF Catterick and a Magister collected in exchange |
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| October 1942 | |
| 5 Oct 1942 | 1 x Havoc I, BJ499, was collected from RAF Heston |
| 19 Oct 1942 | 1 x Boston III, W8336, was collected from RAF Heston |
| 20 Oct 1942 | 3 x Hurricane IIBs, Z3170, Z3358, AM282, were delivered from No 3 Sqn |
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| November 1942 | |
| 18 Nov 1942 | 1 x Hurricane IIC, HW596, was delivered |
| 21 Nov 1942 | 1 x Havoc I, BJ474 was despatched to No 51 OTU |
| 22 Nov 1942 | 1 x Hurricane IIC, HW603, was delivered from No 22 MU |
| 26 Nov 1942 | 1 x Hurricane IIC, HW751, was delivered from No 44 MU |
| December 1942 | |
| 9 Dec 1942 | 1 x Hurricane IIC, Z3161, was delivered from De Havilland Aircraft Co, Witney |
| 22 Dec 1942 | 1 x Havoc I, BJ499, was despatched to No 12 MU for disposal |
| January 1943 | |
| 25 Jan 1943 | 1 x Hurricane IIB, Z3170, was allotted to the
Station Flight No 539 Squadron was disbanded |
Source - No 539 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2006)
This entry was last updated on 08/10/25
