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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 972 Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
[1941 | ]
Personnel Movements: Jan - Dec 1941
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| January | |||
| Sqn Ldr | W S Pattinson | 28 Jan 1941 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 972 Sqn |
| February | |||
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No personnel movements recorded in the ORB for this month |
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| March | |||
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No personnel movements recorded in the ORB for this month |
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| April | |||
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No personnel movements recorded in the ORB for this month |
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| May | |||
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No personnel movements recorded in the ORB for this month |
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| June | |||
| Sqn Ldr | W S Pattinson | 10 Jun 1941 | Admitted to 19th General Hospital |
| Flt Lt | A L Baker | 10 Jun 1941 | Assumed temporary command of No 972 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | E Garland | 23 Jun 1941 | Attached and assumed command of No 972 Sqn (promoted to Act Sqn Ldr) |
| Plt Off | G G Precious | 23 Jun 1941 | Attached for duty as Adjutant |
| AC | Cleverley | 23 Jun 1941 | Admitted to 13th General Hospital suffering from severe burns sustained at Site 'F' |
| AC | Simon | 23 Jun 1941 | Admitted to 13th General Hospital suffering from severe burns sustained at Site 'F' |
| July | |||
| Flt Lt | Sutherland | 19 Jul 1941 | Attached from No 974 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | Sutherland | 21 Jul 1941 | Assumed command of 'B' Flight at RAF Abu Sueir |
| August | |||
| Plt Off | Miller | 10 Aug 1941 | Proceeded to Le Cap Canal Station to prepare sites |
| September | |||
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No personnel movements recorded in the ORB for this month |
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| October | |||
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No personnel movements recorded in the ORB for this month |
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| November | |||
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No personnel movements recorded in the ORB for this month |
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| December | |||
| Fg Off | Gerahty | 14 Dec 1941 | Proceeded to Haifa i/c the Advance Party |
Source - No 972 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2321/1)
Organisational Movements: Jan - Dec 1941
| Date | Notes |
| January | |
| 28 Jan 1941 | No 972 Squadron formed at RAF Cardington. Personnel commenced arriving |
| 29 Jan 1941 | Personnel sent on embarkation leave |
| February | |
| 2 Feb 1941 | Personnel returned from embarkation leave |
| 4 Feb 1941 | Kit despatched to Cardington Railway Station |
| 5 Feb 1941 | Personnel entrained at Cardington Station for Liverpool |
| 6 Feb 1941 | Personnel embarked on SS 'Yoma', which was still in the process of being fitted out |
| 7 Feb 1941 | Following unrest all troops were transferred to SS 'Strathmore' |
| 8 Feb 1941 | After further work being carried out, personnel were transferred back to SS 'Yoma' and set sail, but missed its convoy |
| 9 Feb 1941 | SS 'Yoma' proceeded back to Liverpool to await another convoy |
| 10 Feb 1941 | SS 'Yoma' arrived back in Liverpool with personnel disembarking and proceeding to No 2 PDC, Wilmslow |
| 16 Feb 1941 | Personnel entrained at Wilmslow for Liverpool and re-embarked on SS 'Yoma' |
| 17 Feb 1941 | SS 'Yoma' set sail from Liverpool |
| 18 Feb 1941 | SS 'Yoma' joined with convoy in Irish Sea and proceeded into Atlantic Ocean |
| March | |
| 5 Mar 1941 | SS 'Yoma' arrived at Freetown, Sierra Leone |
| 8 Mar 1941 | SS 'Yoma' departed Freetown, Sierra Leone in large convoy and continued south |
| 26 Mar 1941 | SS 'Yoma' docked in Durban, South Africa |
| April | |
| 1 Apr 1941 | SS 'Yoma' departed Durban and proceeded into Indian Ocean |
| 21 Apr 1941 | SS 'Yoma' arrived in Suez Roads and anchored off Port Tewfik |
| 22 Apr 1941 | Personnel disembarked SS 'Yoma' at Port Tewfik, and entrained for the Middle East Pool at Geneifa |
| 23 Apr 1941 | A small party was attached to No 971 Sqn to receive instruction on the Mark 6 Balloon |
| May | |
| 4 May 1941 | First party of 12 personnel proceeded to Chaloufe Canal Station, to take over the detachment from No 971 Sqn |
| 5 May 1941 | Second party proceeded to Chaloufe Canal Station |
| 6 May 1941 | Third party proceeded to Chaloufe Canal Station |
| 7 May 1941 | No 972 Sqn officially took over the 10 Balloons at Chaloufe Canal Station |
| 22 May 1941 | No 202 Group took over control and administration of all balloon squadrons in the Middle East |
| June | |
| 4 Jun 1941 | No 972 Sqn took over responsibility for 'J2' and 'H' sites |
| 19 Jun 1941 | Advance party proceeded to Kantara |
| 21 Jun 1941 | No 974 Sqn commenced arriving in preparation of taking over from No 972 Sqn |
| 23 Jun 1941 | 12 x airmen proceeded to Kantara |
| 25 Jun 1941 | Orderly Room Staff, 1 x MTM and Adjutant proceeded to Kantara |
| 26 Jun 1941 | Balloon Operators, Armourers, Clerks/Acct and Cooks proceeded to Kantara |
| 27 Jun 1941 | Remainder of squadron proceeded to Kantara |
| July | |
| 2 Jul 1941 | Silicol plant arrived and installation commenced |
| 6 Jul 1941 | Silicol plant commenced producing Hydrogen |
| 11 Jul 1941 | A detachment ('B' Flight) of three crews and a hydrogen plant proceeded to RAF Abu Sueir |
| August | |
| 10 Aug 1941 | 1 x officer, 1 x Cpl and 6 x airmen proceeded to Le Cap Canal Station to prepare sites |
| September | |
| 14 Sep 1941 | 'B' Flight moved from RAF Abu Sueir to RAF Ismailia |
| 23 Sep 1941 | 'B' Flight moved from RAF Ismailia to RAF Kasfareet |
| October | |
| 15 Oct 1941 | No 973 Sqn commenced commenced to take over from 'B' Flight at Kasfareet |
| 31 Oct 1941 | Squadron became non-operational |
| November | |
| This month was spent conducting training | |
| December | |
| 14 Dec 1941 | Advance party proceeded to Haifa |
| 15 Dec 1941 | Equipment despatched to railway for despatch Advance party arrived at Haifa |
| 16 Dec 1941 | Loading of trucks commenced |
| 17 Dec 1941 | Main Party entrained at Kantara for Haifa |
| 18 Dec 1941 | Main Party arrived at Haifa Squadron transport departed Kantara for Haifa |
| 21 Dec 1941 | Rear Party arrived at Haifa |
Source - No 972 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2321/1)
This entry was last updated on 18/11/25
