662 Sqn

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

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
September
Plt Off	P W R Butler	27 Sep 1943	Arrived on posting for temporary duty as Adjutant
October
Maj	G A Hill	3 Oct 1943	Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 662 Sqn
Capt	A J Cracknell	5 Oct 1943	Arrived on posting from No 660 Sqn
Capt	G W Mohun	5 Oct 1943	Arrived on posting from No 660 Sqn
Flt Lt	T A Davis	5 Oct 1943	Arrived on posting from RAF Martlesham Heath for duty as Adjutant
Capt	C C Seaford	6 Oct 1943	Arrived on posting from No 652 Sqn
Lt	F P J Flavin	6 Oct 1943	Arrived on posting from No 659 Sqn and promoted to T/Capt
Lt	J Dyson	6 Oct 1943	Arrived on posting from No 659 Sqn and promoted to T/Capt
Capt	R H C Woodman	8 Oct 1943	Arrived on posting from No 653 Sqn
Capt	A P John	8 Oct 1943	Arrived on posting from No 653 Sqn
Capt	D Eley	17 Oct 1943	Arrived on posting from No 43 OTU for duty as Flight Commander
Capt	N E Martin	19 Oct 1943	Arrived on posting from No 661 Sqn
Lt	A W Misson	20 Oct 1943	Arrived on posting from No 660 Sqn and promoted to T/Capt
WO	F T Havill	20 Oct 1943	Arrived on posting from No 6 (C) OTU for duty as Engineer Officer
Capt	D Eley	27 Oct 1943	Assumed temporary command of 'B' Flight
Capt	C C Seaford	27 Oct 1943	Assumed temporary command of 'C' Flight
Capt	Melly	29 Oct 1943	Arrived on posting from No 661 Sqn
Capt	Molison	29 Oct 1943	Arrived on posting from No 661 Sqn
November
Lt	E Levison	1 Nov 1943	Arrived on posting from No 43 OTU
Lt	L Little	1 Nov 1943	Arrived on posting from No 43 OTU
Lt	S L Stapley	1 Nov 1943	Arrived on posting from No 43 OTU
Capt	G H I Jones	3 Nov 1943	Arrived on posting from No 653 Sqn
Capt	J C Gulland	8 Nov 1943	Arrived on posting from No 653 Sqn and assumed command of 'A' Flight
Capt	J A Denney	17 Nov 1943	Arrived on posting from overseas and assumed command of 'C' Flight
Capt	C C Seaford	17 Oct 1943	Relinquished temporary command of 'C' Flight and transferred to Sqn HQ
Capt	C R B McKinstrey	18 Nov 1943	Arrived on posting from No 652 Sqn
Capt	G H I Jones	18 Nov 1943	Posted to No 652 Sqn
December
Lt	S J B Boycott	9 Dec 1943	Arrived on posting as supernumerary
Lt	D E Pinkney	9 Dec 1943	Arrived on posting as supernumerary
Lt	I N Dodd	9 Dec 1943	Arrived on posting as supernumerary
Lt	F R Parsons	9 Dec 1943	Arrived on posting as supernumerary
Lt	G F Norman	9 Dec 1943	Arrived on posting as supernumerary
Lt	F D Robinson	14 Dec 1943	Arrived on posting

Source - No 662 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2189)

Organisational Movements: Sep - Dec 1943

Date	Notes
September
30 Sep 1943	No 662 Squadron was formed at RAF Old Sarum
October
1/2 Oct 1943	Personnel commenced arriving on posting, more Army than RAF at this stage 4 x Auster IIIs, MZ169, MZ170, MZ179 and MZ189, were received

3 Oct 1943	2 x Auster IIIs, MT445 and MT450, were received
4 Oct 1943	Further personnel arrived on posting
7 Oct 1943	Most of the MT arrived on collection from Runcorn
8 Oct 1943	5 x Auster IIIs, MZ817, MZ192, MZ193, MZ194 and MZ195, were received from No 655 Sqn
15 Oct 1943	4 x new Auster IIIs, NJ916, NJ918, NJ911 and NJ934, were received from No 20 MU
16 Oct 1943	5 x new Auster IIIs, NJ738, NJ785, NJ786, NJ790 and NJ949, were received from No 20 MU
19 Oct 1943	2 x Auster IIIs transferred to No 43 Group Deposit Account
22 Oct 1943	1 x Tiger Moth was received

27 Oct 1943	Squadron was divided in 'A', 'B' and 'C' Flights
November
7 Nov 1943	1 x Auster III, MZ178, was received from No 661 Sqn
December
No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB

Source - No 662 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2189)