570 Sqn

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
November
Wg Cdr	R J M Bangay	17 Nov 1943	Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 570 Sqn
Sqn Ldr	J R Grice	18 Nov 1943	Arrived on posting from No 295 Sqn and assumed command of 'A' Flight
Flt Lt	N V Whitehouse	18 Nov 1943	Arrived on posting from No 296 Sqn and assumed duties of Deputy OC, 'A' Flight
Fg Off	C O Evans	21 Nov 1943	Arrived on posting from No 295 Sqn for duty as Navigation Officer
Fg Off	E C Wood	21 Nov 1943	Appointed Squadron Operations Officer
Fg Off	A D Scott	21 Nov 1943	Appointed as Gunnery Leader
Fg Off	J G Walters	21 Nov 1943	Arrived on posting from No 296 Sqn for duty as Signals Officer
Fg Off	L C Keay	23 Nov 1943	Attached from No 296 Sqn for temporary duty as Adjutant
Fg Off	J G Cowley	23 Nov 1943	Arrived on posting from No 296 Sqn for duty as Engineer Officer
December
Sqn Ldr	L D Emblem	1 Dec 1943	Arrived on posting from No 297 Sqn
Sqn Ldr	L D Emblem	2 Dec 1943	Assumed command of 'B' Flight
Fg Off	V D Kemmis RAAF	6 Dec 1943	Attached to No 38 MU for instructional duties
Fg Off	V D Kemmis RAAF	7 Dec 1943	Ceased to be attached to No 38 MU for instructional duties
Fg Off	B A Hollowell	9 Dec 1943	Arrived on posting from No 2 Group for duty as Adjutant
Fg Off	D Brierley	12 Dec 1943	Promoted to Flt Lt (WS), wef 29 Nov 1943
Plt Off	H W Leach	12 Dec 1943	Promoted to Fg Off (WS), wef 29 Nov 1943
Plt Off	A C Fewster RAAF	15 Dec 1943	Attached to RADAR Section for a GEE course (14 days)
Plt Off	A L Lodde RAAF	15 Dec 1943	Attached to RADAR Section for a GEE course (14 days)
Plt Off	P Starmer	15 Dec 1943	Attached to RADAR Section for a GEE course (14 days)
Plt Off	L B Swales	15 Dec 1943	Attached to RADAR Section for a GEE course (14 days)
Flt Sgt	N R Town RAAF	15 Dec 1943	Attached to RADAR Section for a GEE course (14 days)
Flt Sgt	E Mack RAAF	15 Dec 1943	Attached to RADAR Section for a GEE course (14 days)
Sgt	S H Boddy	15 Dec 1943	Attached to RADAR Section for a GEE course (14 days)
Fg Off	L C Keay	19 Dec 1943	Ceased to be attached from No 296 Sqn on posting to RAF Thruxton
Lt	R F Schalit USAAF	20 Dec 1943	Attached to No 1521 Flight for BAT course
WO	G Fisher	20 Dec 1943	Attached to No 1519 Flight for BAT course
Flt Lt	T M Gay	22 Dec 1943	Arrived on posting from No 42 OTU, wef 19 Dec 1943 and allocated to 'A' Flight
Sqn Ldr	L D Emblem	31 Dec 1943	Relinquished command of 'B' Flight on posting to No 297 Sqn

Source - No 570 ORB (AIR 27/2041)

Organisational Movements: Nov - Dec 1943

Date	Notes
November
15 Nov 1943	No 570 Squadron was formed at RAF Hurn in No 38 Group
18 Nov 1943	Squadron HQ and 'A' Flight offices taken over 1 x Sqn Ldr and 13 x crews arrived on posting from No 295 Sqn 1 x Flt Lt and 2 x crews arrived on posting from No 296 Sqn
19 Nov 1943	6 x Albemarle Is allotted from No 295 Sqn

20 Nov 1943	Ground personnel began arriving on posting from Nos 295 and 296 Sqns
24 Nov 1943	3 x Albemarle Is allotted to Hawker Aircraft Ltd
26 Nov 1943	2 x Albemarle IIs allotted from Hawker Aircraft Ltd
29 Nov 1943	3 x Albemarle IIs, V1617, V1641 and V1754 arrived on allotment from Hawkesley Aircraft Ltd
30 Nov 1943	2 x Albemarle IIs, V1623 and V1752, were delivered
December
1 Dec 1943	1 x Sqn Ldr and crew arrived on posting from No 297 Sqn 2 x Albemarle IIs, V1697 and V1746, were delivered
2 Dec 1943	3 x Albemarle IIs, V1620, V1702 and V1755, were delivered
3 Dec 1943	1 x Albemarle II, V1645, was delivered from Brockworth
15 Dec 1943	1 x Oxford, T1379, attached for 'Rebecca' training

17 Dec 1943	3 x Albemarle IIs V1642, V1643 and V1756, were allotted from Hawker Aircraft Ltd
19 Dec 1943	1 x Albemarle I, P1380, was collected from No 297 Sqn
20 Dec 1943	1 x Albemarle I, P1441, was delivered from Hawker Aircraft Ltd
22 Dec 1943	1 x Albemarle II, V1703, was collected from RAF Stoney Cross 4 x Albemarle IIs V1616, V1694, V1627 and V1704, were delivered from Hawker Aircraft Ltd 1 x Flt Lt and 2 x crews arrived on posting from No 42 OTU, wef 19 Dec 1943 3 x Albemarle IIs V1702, V1755 and V1645, were loaned to No 296 Sqn for GEE training
28 Dec 1943	2 x Albemarle IIs V1616 and V1755 were transferred to No 296 Sqn x Albemarle IIs V1702 and V1645, ceased to be on were loan to No 296 Sqn

Source - No 570 ORB (AIR 27/2041)