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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 980 Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
[1942 | ]
Personnel Movements: Feb - Dec 1942
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| February | |||
| Sqn Ldr | G S Pollock MBE | xx xxx 1942 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 980 Sqn |
| March | |||
| April | |||
| May | |||
| June | |||
| July | |||
| August | |||
| There were no personnel movements recorded for the above months but the following personnel were recorded as being on strength: - | |||
| Flt Lt | Layton | Officer Commanding, 'A' Flight | |
| Flt Lt | Turner | Officer Commanding, 'B' Flight | |
| September | |||
| There were no personnel movements recorded for this month in the ORB | |||
| October | |||
| There were no personnel movements recorded for this month in the ORB | |||
| November | |||
| There were no personnel movements recorded for the above months but the following personnel were recorded as being on strength: - | |||
| Flt Lt | Ridgway | Barrage Control Officer | |
| December | |||
| There were no personnel movements recorded for this month in the ORB | |||
Source - No 980 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2328/1)
Organisational Movements: Feb - Dec 1942
| Date | Notes |
| February | |
| 16 Feb 1942 | No 980 Squadron was formed and No 2 Balloon Centre, Hook |
| March | |
| 20 Mar 1942 | Squadron entrained at Hook for Liverpool, and embarked for Iran |
| April | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB as the squadron was at sea | |
| May | |
| 29 May 1942 | Squadron disembarked at Khorramshahr (ORB states Khosrowabad, but this was inland and far away from Abadan) and proceeded to a camp in the city |
| June | |
| Most of this moth was spent reconnoitring site for SHQ and 'A' Flight HQ | |
| 25 Jun 1942 | The following personnel were attached to 'D'
Unit, RAF Abadan to carry out Smoke Screen experiments: -
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| July | |
| 2 Jul 1942 | Work commenced on construction of Squadron HQ buildings |
| August | |
| 26 Aug 1942 | 'A' Flight sites were positioned |
| 27 Aug 1942 | 'B' Flight sites were positioned |
| 28 Aug 1942 | The following sites in Abadan were occupied: -
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| 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 980 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2328/1)
This entry was last updated on 19/11/25
