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No 1435 Flight/Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
[1942 | ]
Personnel Movements: Jul - Dec 1942
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| July | |||
| Sqn Ldr | A D J Lovell DFC* | 28 Jul 1942 | Assumed command of No 1435 Flight |
| Sgt | D F Hubbard | 28 Jul 1942 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | C L Wood RNZAF | 30 Jul 1942 | Killed in action |
| August | |||
| Flt Lt | J R S Halford | 2 Aug 1942 | Transferred from No 1435 Flight and assumed command of 'B' Flight |
| Plt Off | Mejor | 2 Aug 1942 | Transferred from No 1435 Flight and placed in 'A' Flight |
| Plt Off | A R Stewart | 2 Aug 1942 | Transferred from No 1435 Flight and placed in 'A' Flight |
| Flt Sgt | M W Vineyard RCAF | 2 Aug 1942 | Transferred from No 1435 Flight and placed in 'A' Flight |
| Flt Sgt | C L Baxter | 2 Aug 1942 | Transferred from No 1435 Flight and placed in 'A' Flight |
| Flt Sgt | J E McNamara RCAF | 2 Aug 1942 | Transferred from No 1435 Flight and placed in 'B' Flight |
| Flt Sgt | R A Stevenson | 2 Aug 1942 | Transferred from No 1435 Flight and placed in 'B' Flight |
| Flt Sgt | I R McLennan | 2 Aug 1942 | Transferred from No 1435 Flight and placed in 'B' Flight |
| Flt Sgt | J A N Pinny RCAF | 2 Aug 1942 | Transferred from No 1435 Flight and placed in 'B' Flight |
| Sgt | G Philp | 2 Aug 1942 | Transferred from No 1435 Flight and placed in 'A' Flight |
| Sgt | J B Crawford | 2 Aug 1942 | Transferred from No 1435 Flight and placed in 'A' Flight |
| Sgt | R A Buntine RAAF | 2 Aug 1942 | Transferred from No 1435 Flight and placed in 'A' Flight |
| Sgt | W B Knox-Williams RAAF | 2 Aug 1942 | Transferred from No 1435 Flight and placed in 'B' Flight |
| Sgt | W N Shephard | 2 Aug 1942 | Transferred from No 1435 Flight and placed in 'B' Flight |
| Sgt | W B Knox-Williams RAAF | 2 Aug 1942 | Admitted to hospital after being shot down |
| Sgt | J Brown | 3 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | Debenham | 3 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | A H Scott | 3 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Fg Off | H W McLeod | 7 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | C L Kelly RNZAF | 7 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Flt Lt | Friendship | 8 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | C L Kelly RNZAF | 8 Aug 1942 | Killed in action |
| Plt Off | C H Latimer | xx Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | W R Wilson | xx Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Flt Lt | J A Wellum | 11 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | D P Pollock | 13 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | B G Fuller | 13 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | W R Whitmore | 13 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | R L Hawkins | 13 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | J M Harrison | 13 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Flt Sgt | R A Buntine RAAF | 13 Aug 1942 | Killed in action |
| Plt Off | Maynard | 17 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Pollard | 17 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | W C Walton | 17 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | D C Eva | 17 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | T R D Kebbell | 21 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | G W Sharp | 21 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | R J Roe RNZAF | 21 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | A D Owen | 24 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | D P Pollock | 29 Aug 1942 | Killed in action |
| September | |||
| Flt Lt | Friendship | 1 Sep 1942 | Departed on posting to Home Establishment |
| Plt Off | Wallis | 2 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | Williams | 2 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | J F Jarrett | 2 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Fg Off | H W McLeod | 7 Sep 1942 | Promoted to Flt Lt |
| Flt Sgt | M W Vineyard RCAF | 7 Sep 1942 | Appointed to a commission in the RCAF in the rank of Plt Off on Probation |
| Flt Sgt | J E McNamara RCAF | 7 Sep 1942 | Appointed to a commission in the RCAF in the rank of Plt Off on Probation |
| Flt Sgt | J A Pinny RCAF | 7 Sep 1942 | Appointed to a commission in the RCAF in the rank of Plt Off on Probation |
| Plt Off | R D Collins | 15 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | M W Vineyard RCAF | 15 Sep 1942 | Departed on posting |
| Plt Off | J E McNamara RCAF | 15 Sep 1942 | Departed on posting |
| Sgt | A H Scott | 15 Sep 1942 | Promoted to Temp Flt Sgt |
| Flt Sgt | A C Shepherd | 24 Sep 1942 | Departed on posting to Home Establishment |
| Sgt | J S Hamilton | xx Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| October | |||
| Sgt | J S Hamilton | 1 Oct 1942 | Promoted to Flt Sgt |
| Flt Sgt | R A Stevenson | 12 Oct 1942 | Killed in action |
| Plt Off | C L Baxter | 14 Oct 1942 | Departed on posting to Home Establishment |
| Flt Sgt | W B Knox-Williams RAAF | 14 Oct 1942 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | R J Roe RNZAF | 14 Oct 1942 | Killed in action |
| Plt Off | C H Latimer | 15 Oct 1942 | Posted to SHQ, RAF Luqa as N/E |
| Flt Sgt | W R Wilson | 16 Oct 1942 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | W R Whitmore | 16 Oct 1942 | Posted to SHQ, RAF Luqa as N/E |
| Flt Lt | B E G White | 18 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting from the UK |
| Plt Off | A D Owen | 20 Oct 1942 | Posted from RAF Luqa |
| Flt Sgt | I R McLennan | 21 Oct 1942 | Appointed to a commission in the rank of Plt Off, wef 11 Sep 1942 |
| Sgt | G A Cameron | 21 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting from the UK |
| Flt Lt | H W McLeod | 23 Oct 1942 | Departed on posting to Home Establishment |
| Fg Off | J C Torney | 24 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting from the UK |
| Plt Off | R L Wood | 24 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting from the UK |
| Plt Off | R A Wright | 24 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting from the UK |
| Sgt | M R Sharun | 24 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting from the UK |
| Sgt | K V J Schou | 24 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting from the UK |
| Sgt | F W Thomson | 24 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting from the UK |
| Sgt | G P Bray | 24 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting from the UK |
| Flt Lt | J H Burgess | 26 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting from the UK |
| Plt Off | E G Kleimeyer | 26 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting from the UK |
| Plt Off | J A N Pinny RCAF | 27 Oct 1942 | Posted to SHQ, RAF Luqa as N/E |
| Sgt | J F Jarrett | 27 Oct 1942 | Posted to SHQ, RAF Luqa as N/E |
| November | |||
| Plt Off | R A Wright | 1 Nov 1942 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Plt Off | W C Walton | 2 Nov 1942 | Proceeded to Gibraltar on temporary duty |
| Sgt | B G Fuller | 2 Nov 1942 | Promoted to Flt Sgt, wef 1 Aug 1942 |
| Flt Lt | B E G White | 3 Nov 1942 | Posted to No 185 Sqn to command |
| Plt Off | I R McLennan | 3 Nov 1942 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt and reposted for duty as Flight Commander |
| Plt Off | J N Kirkman | 8 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting from the UK |
| Flt Sgt | K R Ilsley | 8 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting from the UK |
| Flt Lt | J H Burgess | 25 Nov 1942 | Failed to return from a sortie, later reported to be a POW |
| Plt Off | W C Walton | 26 Nov 1942 | Returned from Gibraltar on completion of temporary duty |
| Plt Off | A R Stewart | 26 Nov 1942 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt and reposted for duty as Flight Commander |
| December | |||
| Plt Off | T G Sullivan | 11 Dec 1942 | Arrived on posting from AHQ Malta |
| Flt Sgt | T G Atkinson | 11 Dec 1942 | Arrived on posting from AHQ Malta |
| Flt Sgt | A H Scott DFM | 11 Dec 1942 | Departed on posting to Home Establishment |
| Sgt | J Brown | 11 Dec 1942 | Departed on posting to Home Establishment |
| Sgt | J S Hamilton | 11 Dec 1942 | Departed on posting to Home Establishment |
| Sgt | G Philp | 11 Dec 1942 | Departed on posting to Home Establishment |
| Plt Off | I R McLennan | 13 Dec 1942 | Relinquished acting rank of Flt Lt on posting to SHQ RAF Luqa |
| Plt Off | D J Hawkins | 13 Dec 1942 | Arrived on posting from AHQ Malta |
| Sgt | V Evans | 13 Dec 1942 | Arrived on posting from AHQ Malta |
| Plt Off | W C Walton DFC | 14 Dec 1942 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt and reposted for duty as Flight Commander |
| Act Flt Lt | P W E Heppel | 15 Dec 1942 | Arrived on posting from AHQ Malta |
| Plt Off | R J Taggart | 15 Dec 1942 | Arrived on posting from AHQ Malta |
| Plt Off | L A Stewart | 15 Dec 1942 | Arrived on posting from AHQ Malta |
| Sgt | R L Hawkins | 15 Dec 1942 | Proceeded to Middle East Command on temporary duty |
| Flt Sgt | J M Harrison | 18 Dec 1942 | Killed in action |
| Plt Off | T G Sullivan | 18 Dec 1942 | Failed to return from a sortie |
| Sgt | V Evans | 27 Dec 1942 | Posted to Middle East Command |
| Sgt | F W Sharp | 28 Dec 1942 | Arrived on posting from SHQ RAF Luqa |
| Plt Off | E G Kleimeyer | 31 Dec 1942 | Proceeded to Gibraltar on temporary duty |
| The following pilots are shown as having flown operationally with the squadron during this period, but no postings are recorded: - | |||
| Sgt | W H Stiffin | ||
| Sgt | W Hart | ||
| Sgt | L J McDougall | ||
Source - No 1435 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2342)
Organisational Movements: Jul - Dec 1942
| Date | Notes |
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No 1435 Flight was originally formed on 4 Dec 1941 from the Malta Night Fighter Unit, equipped with Beaufighters and Hurricanes and disbanded in about June 1942. |
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| July | |
| 23 Jul 1942 | No 1435 Flight was formed at RAF Luqa, equipped with Spitfire VBs and VCs |
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| August | |
| 2 Aug 1942 | No 1435 Flight was redesignated No 1435 Squadron |
| 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 | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
Source - No 1435 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2342)
This entry was last updated on 17/11/25
