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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 983 Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
[1942 | ]
Personnel Movements: Jan - Dec 1942
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| May | |||
| Sqn Ldr | Shutte | xx May 1942 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 983 Sqn |
| June | |||
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| Sqn Ldr | Shutte | 22 Nov 1942 | Proceeded to Ahwaz |
| Flt Lt | Lomax | 22 Nov 1942 | Proceeded to Ahwaz |
| WO | Birkinshaw | 22 Nov 1942 | Proceeded to Ahwaz |
| Fg Off | Potter | 29 Nov 1942 | Arrived at Ahwaz i/c Advance Party |
| Plt Off | Doughty | 29 Nov 1942 | Arrived at Ahwaz with Advance Party |
| December | |||
| No personnel movements were recorded in the No 983 Sqn ORB for 1942, it only begins with its move to Malta in 1943, the above movements have been deduced from the No 982 Sqn ORB | |||
Source - No 983 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2330) and No 982 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2329)
Organisational Movements: Jan - Dec 1942
| Date | Notes |
| May | |
| 8 May 1942 | No 983 Squadron was formed on at Chessington, |
| June | |
| July | |
| 9 Jul 1942 | Departed for the Persian Gulf to join No 275 Wing |
| August | |
| The squadron was probably in transit, but no details recorded in the ORB | |
| September | |
| The squadron was probably in transit, but no details recorded in the ORB | |
| October | |
| The squadron was probably in transit, but no details recorded in the ORB | |
| November | |
| 19 Nov 1942 | Squadron arrived in Persia on or by this date |
| 29 Nov 1942 | Advance party arrived at Ahwaz, pending taking over from No 982 Sqn |
| December | |
| 1 Dec 1942 | By this date the HQ was located at Shaibah |
Source - No 983 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2330) and No 982 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2329)
This entry was last updated on 20/11/25
