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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 598 Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
[1943 | ]
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| December | |||
| Flt Lt | D J Thacker | 1 Dec 1943 | Assumed command of Peterhead detachment |
| Fg Off | F W Pearson | 1 Dec 1943 | Assumed command of Skeabrae detachment |
| Fg Off | F B Rossiter | 1 Dec 1943 | Assumed command of Fordoun detachment |
| Fg Off | G M B Smith | 1 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant |
| Fg Off | D P Varden RCAF | 1 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting |
| Fg Off | R A McDonald RCAF | 1 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | D L Atkins | 1 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting |
| Sqn Ldr | A G Duguid | 2 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 598 Sqn, wef 1 Dec 1943 |
| WO | Firth | 8 Dec 1943 | Detached from Peterhead to Skeabrae |
Source - No 598 ORB (AIR 27/2057)
Organisational Movements: Dec 1943
| Date | Notes |
| December | |
| 1 Dec 1943 | No 598 Squadron was formed from Nos 1479 and
1632 Flights and the No 289 Sqn detachment at Skeabrae The Sqn HQ was at RAF Peterhead with detachments and sub-detachments as follows: -
It was equipped with: -
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| 7 Dec 1943 | 1 x Clerk/GD (AC) arrived on posting for duty in the squadron Orderly Room |
| 12 Dec 1943 | 1 x Clerk/GD (Cpl) arrived on posting for duty in the squadron Orderly Room |
| 18 Dec 1943 | 1 x Martinet, EM513 transferred from Fordoun to No 15 APC |
| 24 Dec 1943 | 1 x Tiger Moth was received on allotment |
| 28 Dec 1943 | 1 x Oxford I, T1024, was received from No 45 MU as a replacement |
| 31 Dec 1943 | Aircraft and ground personnel strength on this
date was as follows: -
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Source - No 598 ORB (AIR 27/2057)
This entry was last updated on 11/10/25
