991 Sqn

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
April
Act Sqn Ldr	P L W Morton	17 Apr 1944	Arrived on posting from No 993 Sqn and assumed command of No 991 Sqn
Flt Lt	G R C Dale	17 Apr 1944	Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant
Flt Lt	K S Clarke	17 Apr 1944	Arrived on posting
Flt Lt	L A Smith	17 Apr 1944	Arrived on posting in command of No 56 (Balloon) Flight
Act Flt Lt	G W C Lake	17 Apr 1944	Arrived on posting in command of No 57 (Balloon) Flight
Fg Off	A B Clark	17 Apr 1944	Arrived on posting for duty as Equipment Officer
Fg Off	J D Harris	17 Apr 1944	Arrived on posting for duty with No 56 (Balloon) Flight
Fg Off	E A McElhinney	22 Apr 1944	Arrived on posting from No 936/7 Sqn for duty with No 57 (Balloon) Flight
May
Flt Lt	L A Smith	2 May 1944	Posted to No 6 BC as supernumerary N/E sick
Flt Lt	N F Downing	8 May 1944	Arrived on posting from No 107 (P) Flight and assumed command of No 56 (B) Flight
June
No personnel movement recorded for this moth in the ORB
July
No personnel movement recorded for this moth in the ORB
August
No personnel movement recorded for this moth in the ORB
September
No personnel movement recorded for this moth in the ORB
October
No personnel movement recorded for this moth in the ORB
November
No personnel movement recorded for this moth in the ORB
December
No personnel movement recorded for this moth in the ORB

Source - No 991 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2337)

Organisational Movements: Apr - Dec 1944

Date	Notes
April
17 Apr 1944	No 991 Squadron was formed at No 6 Balloon Centre, Wythall, Birmingham Squadron assumed administrative responsibility of Nos 56 and 57 (Balloon) Flights SHQ was deployed to 'The Grange', Grange Road, Erdington, Birmingham whilst the Flights remained at No 6 BC
20 Apr 1944	Nos 56 and 57 Flights moved to Erdington
26 Apr 1944	Squadron and Flights were transferred to 2nd TAF
30 Apr 1944	Strength of the unit on this date was: - No 991 Sqn - 4 x officers, 1 x WO, 18 x ORs No 56 Flight - 2 x officers, 65 x ORs No 57 Flight - 2 x officers, 65 x ORs
May
10 May 1944	Squadron and Flights moved to Leigh-on-Sea under tactical conditions
21 May 1944	Squadron and Flights moved from Leigh-on-Sea to No 12 BC, Titchfield
31 May 1944	Strength of the unit on this date was: - No 991 Sqn - 4 x officers, 1 x WO, 19 x ORs No 56 Flight - 2 x officers, 65 x ORs No 57 Flight - 2 x officers, 64 x ORs
June
2 Jun 1944	Squadron and Flights moved to the Concentration Area at RAF Old Sarum
7 Jun 1944	Squadron and Flights moved to Marshalling Area C7 at Southampton, with the Flight than moving to Area C5
9 Jun 1944	No 991 Sqn embarked on LST 159 No 56 and 57 Flights embarked on LST 319
10 Jun 1944	No 991 Sqn disembarked at 'Jig' Beach and proceeded to Arromanches No 56 and 57 Flights disembarked at 'King' Beach and proceeded to Arromanches
11 Jun 1944	No 56 and 57 Flights arrived at Arromanches
12 Jun 1944	First nine balloons inflated and flown to commence protection of Mulberry Port 'B'
30 Jun 1944	Strength of the unit on this date was: - 8 x officers 1 x WO 150 x ORs 5 x ORs attached pending posting
July
31 Jul 1944	Strength of the unit on this date was: - 8 x officers 1 x WO 155 x ORs
August
31 Aug 1944	Strength of the unit on this date was: - 8 x officers 1 x WO 153 x ORs
September
4 Sep 1944	Title of the squadron was changed from No 991 (B) to No 991 (P) Sqn Operational control was transferred from No 83 Group to No 85 (Base) Group
30 Sep 1944	Strength of the unit on this date was: - 8 x officers 1 x WO 155 x ORs
October
31 Oct 1944	Strength of the unit on this date was: - 8 x officers 1 x WO 165 x ORs
November
9 Nov 1944	Squadron departed Arromaches for Ghent, camping overnight at Evreux
10 Nov 1944	Squadron departed Evreux for Ghent, camping overnight at Boyelles
11 Nov 1944	Squadron departed Boyelles and arrived at Ghent
19 Nov 1944	Squadron moved from Ghent to Antwerp
30 Nov 1944	Strength of the unit on this date was: - 7 x officers 1 x WO 156 x ORs
December
31 Dec 1944	Strength of the unit on this date was: - 8 x officers 1 x WO 152 x ORs

Source - No 991 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2337)