999 Sqn

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
February
Sqn Ldr	C H Clements	1 Feb 1944	Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 999 Sqn
Flt Lt	J W Clegg	1 Feb 1944	Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant
Flt Lt	D E Yonge	1 Feb 1944	Arrived on posting for duty as Flt Lt - Balloons
Flt Lt	G A Nurse	1 Feb 1944	Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 116 'P' Flight
Flt Lt	H A Emery	1 Feb 1944	Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 117 'P' Flight
Fg Off	A Singleton	1 Feb 1944	Arrived on posting for duty with No 116 'P' Flight
Fg Off	L F Walbridge	1 Feb 1944	Arrived on posting for duty with No 117 'P' Flight
Fg Off	K Butcher	1 Feb 1944	Attached from No 6 Balloon Centre for duty as Equipment Officer
Flt Lt	J W Clegg	14 Feb 1944	Proceeded to No 6 BC for Anti-Gas Course
Flt Lt	G A Nurse	14 Feb 1944	Proceeded to No 6 BC for Anti-Gas Course
Flt Lt	D E Yonge	14 Feb 1944	Flt Lt - Balloons, assumed command of No 116 'P' Flight
Flt Lt	H A Emery	14 Feb 1944	OC, No 117 'P' Flight, assumed duties of Flt Lt - Balloons with HQ Flight
Flt Lt	G A Nurse	14 Feb 1944	Relinquished command of No 116 'P' Flight and assumed command of No 117 Flight
Fg Off	A Singleton	14 Feb 1944	Transferred from No 116 'P' Flight to No 117 'P' Flight
Fg Off	L F Walbridge	14 Feb 1944	Transferred from No 117 'P' Flight to No 116 'P' Flight
Flt Lt	J W Clegg	15 Feb 1944	Returned from No 6 BC for Anti-Gas Course
Flt Lt	G A Nurse	15 Feb 1944	Returned from No 6 BC for Anti-Gas Course
Fg Off	A Singleton	16 Feb 1944	Proceeded to No 6 BC for Anti-Gas Course
Fg Off	L F Walbridge	16 Feb 1944	Proceeded to No 6 BC for Anti-Gas Course
Fg Off	A Singleton	17 Feb 1944	Returned from No 6 BC for Anti-Gas Course
Fg Off	L F Walbridge	17 Feb 1944	Returned from No 6 BC for Anti-Gas Course
Sqn Ldr	C H Clements	20 Feb 1944	Attached to HQ Combined Operations Training Centre, Largs
Sqn Ldr	C H Clements	27 Feb 1944	Ceased to be attached to HQ Combined Operations Training Centre, Largs
March
Fg Off	K Butcher	1 Mar 1944	Ceased to be attached from No 6 Balloon Centre on posting for duty as Equipment Officer
Flt Lt	G A Nurse	14 Mar 1944	Attached to No 934 Sqn for experience with Mark VI balloons
Fg Off	A Singleton	14 Mar 1944	Attached to No 934 Sqn for experience with Mark VI balloons
Flt Lt	G A Nurse	20 Mar 1944	Ceased to be attached to No 934 Sqn for experience with Mark VI balloons
Fg Off	A Singleton	20 Mar 1944	Ceased to be attached to No 934 Sqn for experience with Mark VI balloons
April
Flt Lt	A J Tavener	9 Apr 1944	Attached from No 934 Sqn and assumed command of Home Flight
Flt Lt	H A Emery	10 Apr 1944	Proceeded to Torquay with 7 airmen
Fg Off	L F Walbridge	14 Apr 1944	Proceeded to Torquay with road party (10 x vehicles and 29 x airmen)
Fg Off	A Singleton	14 Apr 1944
Flt Lt	A J Tavener	20 Apr 1944	Ceased to be attached from No 934 Sqn on posting to No 999 Sqn
Flt Lt	G R Taylor	20 Apr 1944	Arrived on posting for duties with Home Flight as Hydrogen Officer
May
No personnel movements recorded in this month's ORB
June
No personnel movements recorded in this month's ORB
July
Fg Off	K Butcher	8 Jul 1944	Equipment Officer, posted to No 31 MU
Flt Lt	A J Tavener	12 Jul 1944	OC, Home Flight, posted to No 934 Sqn
Fg Off	F H Willis	18 Jul 1944	Arrived on posting for duty as Equipment Officer
Flt Lt	G R Taylor	22 Jul 1944	Hydrogen Officer, posted to No 13 BC as supernumerary
August
No personnel movements recorded in this month's ORB
September
No 998 Sqn was probably reduced to a 'number-only' basis

Source - No 999 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2341/4)

Organisational Movements: Feb - Sep 1944

Date	Notes
February
1 Feb 1944	No 999 Squadron was formed at No 6 Balloon Centre, comprising: - HQ Flight No 116 'P' Flight No 117 'P' Flight Home Flight
5 Feb 1944	Personnel returned from leave and deployed to 974 Chester Road, Erdington, Birmingham for training
21 Feb 1944	41 x Airmen arrived on posting but 50% were found unfit for Battle Course at No 6 BC
March
No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB
April
5 Apr 1944	Advance parties proceeded as follows: - Sqn HQ and No 116 Flight to Torquay Cricket Ground No 117 Flight to Brixham
10 Apr 1944	1st party proceeded to Torquay (1 x officer and 7 x airmen)
14 Apr 1944	Road party proceeded to Torquay (2 x officers and 29 x airmen in 10 x vehicles) via No 11 BC
15 Apr 1944	Rail party proceeded to Torquay (1 x officer and 44 x airmen) Road party arrived in Torquay (2 x officers and 29 x airmen in 10 x vehicles) from No 11 BC
16 Apr 1944	Sqn HQ established at Hollicombe Head, Preston, near Paignton
22 Apr 1944	3 x Cpls and 16 x Balloon Operators arrived for Shore Servicing Stations duties
May
No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB
June
No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB
July
12 Jul 1944	Squadron received orders to return to No 6 Balloon Centre to reform for overseas duty All Shore Servicing personnel posted to No 934 Sqn B2 Hydrogen Plant transferred to No 1 Balloon Centre
14 Jul 1944	Rail party (4 x officers and 58 x airmen) departed Torquay for No 6 BC Road party (2 x officers and 40 x airmen) departed Torquay for No 11 BC
15 Jul 1944	Road party (2 x officers and 40 x airmen) arrived at No 6 BC
16 Jul 1944	Squadron was transferred to No 85 (Base) Group
29 Jul 1944	Squadron departed No 6 BC for No 23 BC, Gravesend by road
30 Jul 1944	Squadron arrived No 23 BC, Gravesend to undertake Anti-Diver operations Sqn HQ was deployed to Higham, near Rochester
August
30 Aug 1944	Squadron and Flights departed Higham for No 6 BC by road
31 Aug 1944	Squadron and Flights arrived at No 6 BC by road and were deployed to Site 112, Highters Heath Lane, Maypole, Birmingham
September
29 Sep 1944	No 998 Sqn was probably reduced to a 'number-only' basis

Source - No 999 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2341/4)