No 956 Sqn

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
Flt Lt	Ridley	1 May 1940	Proceeded to Sheerness for course on waterborne barrage
Plt Off	Gough	1 May 1940	Proceeded to Sheerness for course on waterborne barrage
Plt Off	Smallman	1 May 1940	Proceeded to Sheerness for course on waterborne barrage
Sqn Ldr	Ford	6 May 1940	Relinquished command of No 956 Sqn
Flt Lt	C T FitzGerald	6 May 1940	Promoted to Act Sqn Ldr and assumed command of No 956 Sqn
Flt Lt	Ridley	12 May 1940	Moved from Sheerness to Deal
Fg Off	Robinson	14 May 1940	Arrived on posting for duty
Plt Off	Foy	14 May 1940	Arrived on posting for duty as Signals Officer
Plt Off	White	12 Jun 1940	Posted to No 912 Sqn
Plt Off	Toop	12 Jun 1940	Posted to No 912 Sqn
No personnel movements reported in the ORB after this date

Source - No 956 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2305)

Organisational Movements: May - Dec 1940

Date	Notes
25 Apr 1940	Squadron formed at RAF Cardington
6 May 1940	'B' Flight HQ and 12 crews moved from Cardington to Sheerness
14 May 1940	'B' Flight moved from Sheerness to Deal
16 May 1940	Drifters departed from Sheerness for Deal and waterborne barrage established
28 May 1940	Drifters departed from Deal and returned to Sheerness
2 Jun 1940	Squadron ceased to be operational, 'B' Flight moved from Deal to Kidbrooke
3 Jun 1940	Detachment department Kidbrooke for Bristol by rail
5 Jun 1940	Sqn advance party and 'A' Flight HQ moved from Deal to Cardington
5 Jun 1940	Sqn and 'A' Flight main party moved from Deal to Cardington
8 Jun 1940	Sqn HQ established at Greycotes, Cardington, taking over administration of Nos 957 and 958 Squadrons in the process of disbanding
10 Jun 1940	'A' Flight was posted to No 912 Sqn, RAF Cardington as 'C' Flight
29 Jun 1940	Squadron moved from RAF Cardington to Colnbrook
2 Jul 1940	'B' Flight HQ moved from Edwin House, Langley to 'Kilve', Slough
12 Jul 1940	'B' Flight HQ moved from 'Kilve', Slough to 'Laurels', Slough