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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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| Date | Notes |
| July | |
| xx xxx 1942 | Allocated as a satellite to RAF Lindholme |
| 6 Jul 1942 | Allocated as a satellite to RAF Hemswell |
| August | |
| No relevant details located so far | |
| September | |
| 26 Sep 1942 | No 1 Group Air Bomber Training Flight arrived |
| 26 Sep 1942 | No 1481 Flight arrived |
| October | |
| No relevant details located so far | |
| November | |
| 1 Nov 1942 | No 1 Group Air Bomber Training Flight departed |
| 2 Nov 1942 | No 1481 Flight departed |
| 3 Nov 1942 | Allocated as a satellite to RAF Lindholme |
| 7 Nov 1942 | No 199 Sqn reformed at the station |
| December | |
| No relevant details located so far | |
Sources - Various
Personnel Movements: Jan - Dec 1943
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| January | |||
| February | |||
| March | |||
| April | |||
| May | |||
| June | |||
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No relevant details located so far for these months |
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| July | |||
| Fg Off | C W Langman | 1 Jul 1943 | Flying Control Officer, promoted to Temp Flt Lt |
| Plt Off | J K Daft | 9 Jul 1943 | Meteorological Officer, posted overseas |
| Fg Off | J P Betts | 14 Jul 1943 | Arrived on posting for Equipment duties (Flt Lt post) |
| SO | E A Whiteman WAAF | 26 Jul 1943 | Arrived on posting for Intelligence/Operations duties |
| August | |||
| Fg Off | G A V Staples | 3 Aug 1943 | Arrived on posting for Anti-Gas and Fire duties |
| APO | D J Gunn | 5 Aug 1943 | Arrived on posting for Electrical Engineering duties |
| Fg Off | E R Pope | 7 Aug 1943 | Arrived on posting for Signals duties |
| Plt Off | A G Robertson | 11 Aug 1943 | Arrived on posting for MT duties (Fg Off post) |
| Rev | E Naylor | 11 Aug 1943 | Arrived on posting for duty as Chaplain |
| Plt Off | F R Barber | 14 Aug 1943 | Arrived on posting for Catering duties (SO post) |
| Plt Off | J A Wade | 25 Aug 1943 | Arrived on posting for RDF duties |
| Plt Off | F R Barber | 30 Aug 1943 | Catering Officer, departed on posting |
| ASO | M O A Tanner | 30 Aug 1943 | Arrived on posting for Catering duties (SO post) |
| September | |||
| Act Sqn Ldr | C F Hurndall | 1 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting for Flying Control duties |
| Fg Off | J S Calnan | 2 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting for Medical duties |
| Act Flt Lt | H E Castell | 3 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting for Intelligence/Operations duties |
| SO | A Tod WAAF | 9 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting for duty as Assistant Adjutant |
| Act Flt Lt | C E L Tapley | 10 Sep 1943 | Flying Control Officer departed on posting |
| Flt Lt | C W Langman | 10 Sep 1943 | Flying Control Officer, reposted to fill Flt Lt post |
| APO | D H Bennett | 15 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting as supernumerary for Flying Control duties |
| APO | R Senior | 29 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting as supernumerary for Intelligence/Operations duties |
| Fg Off | H S Wild | 30 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting as supernumerary for Meteorological duties |
| October | |||
| Fg Off | H M H Hickley | 1 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from Base on commissioning for Meteorological duties |
| Plt Off | J A Wade | 1 Oct 1943 | Posted to No 1662 HCU for RDF duties |
| APO | D H Bennett | 1 Oct 1943 | Posted to Base for Flying Control duties (Fg Off post) |
| Fg Off | E R Pope | 5 Oct 1943 | Posted to RAF Hemswell for Signals duties |
| SO | A Tod WAAF | 14 Oct 1943 | Posted to Base for Administrative duties |
| Act Flt Lt | H E Cotterill | 18 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 12 Sqn for duty as Station Adjutant |
| APO | R Senior | 18 Oct 1943 | Reposted from Base for Intelligence/Operations duties (Fg Off post) |
| November | |||
| APO | R F Howes | 4 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting as supernumerary for Flying Control duties |
| Plt Off | J Barlow | 5 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting for Signals duties (Flt Lt post) |
| December | |||
| Act Sqn Ldr | C F Hurndall | 1 Dec 1943 | Flying Control Officer, posted to RAF Hemswell |
| Act Sqn Ldr | C S Blacker | 1 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting for Flying Control duties |
| Plt Off | W K Hunt | 3 Dec 1943 | Flying Control Officer, posted to RAF Ludford Magna |
| Flt Lt | A W Byrne | 11 Dec 1943 | Adjutant, posted to an overseas draft |
| Plt Off | E G Galloway | 27 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting for Signals duties |
| Plt Off | J Barlow | 27 Dec 1943 | Signals Officer, posted to No 1656 HCU |
| Act Sqn Ldr | C S Blacker | 28 Dec 1943 | Flying Control Officer, posted to HQ, No 11 Base |
| SO | D J Carrington WAAF | 28 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting for Admin duties |
Source - RAF Blyton ORB (AIR 28/87)
Organisational Movements: Jan - Dec 1943
| Date | Notes | ||||||||||||
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| 26 Jan 1943 | No 1662 Heavy Conversion Unit formed at the station | ||||||||||||
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| July | |||||||||||||
| 1 Jul 1943 |
Became a Sub-station RAF Base Lindholme |
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| August | |||||||||||||
| 18 Aug 1943 | No 2797 Sqn RAF Regiment proceeded to Filey and Locking for course (3 weeks) | ||||||||||||
| 26 Aug 1943 | A 'Pool Flight' was formed at RAF Blyton with four aircraft | ||||||||||||
| September | |||||||||||||
| 2 Sep 1943 | A new Administrative site was handed over on
completion, together with: -
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| 16 Sep 1943 |
Ceased being a Sub-station RAF Base Lindholme and renamed RAF Station Blyton |
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| 25 Sep 1943 | No 2797 Sqn RAF Regiment returned from Filey and Locking | ||||||||||||
| 27 Sep 1943 | Ration Stores on new Communal Site were taken over | ||||||||||||
| October | |||||||||||||
| 31 Oct 1943 | Strength of Station on this date: -
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| November | |||||||||||||
| 21 Nov 1943 | 'B' Flt, No 1 Lancaster Finishing School arrived | ||||||||||||
| December | |||||||||||||
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |||||||||||||
Source - RAF Blyton ORB (AIR 28/87) & various others
This entry was last updated on 28/11/25
