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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 653 Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
[1942 | ]
This was formed as an Air Observer Post squadron with the flying personnel being provided by the Army, usually Royal Artillery, whilst the servicing personnel were a mix of RAF and Army personnel
Personnel Movements: Jun - Dec 1942
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| June | |||
| Maj | I Tetley-Jones | 20 Jun 1942 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 643 Sqn |
| Capt | W G Gordon | 20 Jun 1942 | Arrived on posting for duty as 'A' Flight Commander |
| Capt | Scott | 20 Jun 1942 | Arrived on posting for duty as 'B' Flight Commander |
| Flt Lt | J S Kirk | 22 Jun 1942 | Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant |
| Capt | J C Gulland | 23 Jun 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Capt | T W Tallents | 23 Jun 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Capt | V C V Cowley | 23 Jun 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Capt | R J de C Glover | 23 Jun 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Capt | R N Riding | 23 Jun 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Capt | J S Stormonth-Darling | 23 Jun 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| July | |||
| Plt Off | L Paulson | 3 Jul 1942 | Arrived on posting for duty as Equipment Officer |
| Plt Off | L Paulson | 4 Jul 1942 | Equipment Officer, proceeded to RAF Farnborough pending move of unit |
| Capt | J B Brundett | 15 Jul 1942 | Attached to No 654 Sqn, pending posting |
| August | |||
| Capt | Buckley | 10 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting to continue training |
| Capt | Donald | 10 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting to continue training |
| Capt | Monro | 10 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting to continue training |
| Capt | Mackley | 10 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting to continue training |
| Capt | Prest | 10 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting to continue training |
| Capt | Henderson | 28 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting to continue training |
| September | |||
| No personnel movements recorded in this month's ORB | |||
| October | |||
| Capt | T W Tallents | 5 Oct 1942 | Assumed command of 'C' Flight on formation |
| Capt | K P E Watkinson | 23 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 652 Sqn |
| November | |||
| No personnel movements recorded in this month's ORB | |||
| December | |||
| Capt | King | 20 Dec 1942 | Posted to No 654 Sqn |
| Capt | J C Gulland | 22 Dec 1942 | Assumed command of 'A' Flight |
| Capt | W G Gordon | 23 Dec 1942 | Posted to No 655 Sqn |
| Capt | J S Stormonth-Darling | 23 Dec 1942 | Posted to No 655 Sqn |
| Capt | Henderson | 23 Dec 1942 | Posted to No 655 Sqn |
Source - No 653 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2171)
Organisational Movements: Jun - Dec 1942
| Date | Notes |
| June | |
| 20 Jun 1942 | No 653 Squadron formed at RAF Old Sarum 30 x Other ranks arrived on posting |
| 26 Jun 1942 | General equipment commenced arriving |
| 29 Jun 1942 | First batch of MT arrived on allocation |
| July | |
| 1 Jul 1942 | Advance party proceeded to RAF Farnborough by rail |
| 3 Jul 1942 | 4 x Tiger Moths arrived for training purposes |
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| 4 Jul 1942 | Aircraft flown to RAF Farnborough |
| 8 Jul 1942 | Main party departed RAF Old Sarum for RAF Farnborough |
| 11 Jul 1942 | Rear party arrived at RAF Farnborough |
| 12 Jul 1942 | Squadron placed under the control of No 35 Wing |
| 15 Jul 1942 | Final batch of MT arrived |
| August | |
| 8 Aug 1942 | 'A' Flight to 46th Division area |
| 12 Aug 1942 | First Taylorcraft aircraft received from No 651 Sqn |
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| 21 Aug 1942 | 'B' Flight moved to Penshurst |
| 28 Aug 1942 | First Auster I arrived pending re-equipment |
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| September | |
| 6 Sep 1942 | Advance party proceeded to Penshurst |
| 7 Sep 1942 | Main party moved from RAF Farnborough to Penshurst |
| 28 Sep 1942 | 4 x AOP officers arrived on posting from Larkhill |
| October | |
| 1 Oct 1942 | 'A' Flight moved to Penshurst from 46th Division area |
| 5 Oct 1942 | 'C' Flight formed |
| 29 Oct 1942 | First issue of Army MT arrived |
| November | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
| December | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
Source - No 653 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2171)
| Maj | R R Cobley | 1 May 1942 | Posted to No 652 |
| Capt | Heathercoat | 1 May 1942 | Posted to No 652 |
| Capt | E B Ballard | 1 May 1942 | Posted to No 652 |
| Capt | D W Coyle | 1 May 1942 | Posted to No 652 |
| Capt | Dowse | 1 May 1942 | Posted to No 652 |
| Capt | Neilson | 1 May 1942 | Posted to No 652 |
| Capt | Housden | 1 May 1942 | Posted to No 652 |
| Capt | Housden | 14 Jun 1942 | Attached from No 652 Sqn, pending posting |
| Capt | Heathercoat | 15 Jun 1942 | Attached from No 652 Sqn, pending posting |
| Capt | R V Waters | 17 Jun 1942 | Attached from No 652 Sqn, pending posting |
| Capt | Housden | 10 Jul 1942 | Posted from No 652 Sqn |
| Capt | Heathercoat | 10 Jul 1942 | Posted from No 652 Sqn |
| Capt | Waters | 10 Jul 1942 | Posted from No 652 Sqn |
| Capt | D W Coyle | 31 Aug 1942 | Attached from No 652 Sqn |
| Capt | D W Coyle | 8 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 652 Sqn |
| Capt | R V Waters | 23 Sep 1942 | Posted to No 654 Sqn |
| Capt | M J Magrath | 24 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 654 Sqn |
| Capt | P J Wells | 24 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 654 Sqn |
| Capt | J G Daniel | 27 Sep 1942 | Posted No 654 Sqn |
| Capt | R A Donald | 27 Sep 1942 | Posted as supernumerary from No 654 Sqn for training |
| Capt | D R Ely | 27 Sep 1942 | Posted as supernumerary from No 654 Sqn for training |
| Capt | R R MacNeil | 27 Sep 1942 | Posted as supernumerary from No 654 Sqn for training |
This entry was last updated on 03/11/25
