Colerne

On 1 September 1940 instructions were issued by HQ Fighter Command for the formation of a new Fighter Sector Station to be located at Colerne, which was then in use by No 39 Maintenance Unit, No 4 Aircraft Assembly Unit and No 10 Group Communications Flight. Due to lack of accommodation at Colerne the Station HQ was initially formed and accommodated at RAF Filton.

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
Act Wg Cdr	C E St J Beamish	14 Sep 1940	Arrived at RAF Filton on posting from No 25 Group for duty as Officer Commanding
Sqn Ldr	D G H Spencer	14 Sep 1940	Arrived at RAF Filton on posting from No 266 Sqn for Operation duties
Sqn Ldr	C W S Jones	14 Sep 1940	Arrived at RAF Filton on posting from RAF Hendon Hall for Accountant duties
Act Flt Lt	J G Bishop	16 Sep 1940	Arrived on posting from RAF Sutton Bridge for Equipment duties
Act Fg Off	A Linley Stewart	19 Sep 1940	Arrived at RAF Filton on posting from RAF North Weald for duty as Adjutant
Act Wg Cdr	C E St J Beamish	20 Sep 1940	Promoted to Temp Wg Cdr
SHQ Staff (part)		23 Sep 1940	Moved from RAF Filton to RAF Colerne
Fg Off	A D Hatfield	24 Sep 1940	Arrived on posting from the Medical Training Depot, RAF Halton for Medical duties
Flt Lt	H C V Jolleff	24 Sep 1940	Arrived on posting from the No 6 OTU, RAF Sutton Bridge for Administrative duties
Plt Off	L P Alexander	28 Sep 1940	Arrived on posting from the Officers Equipment School for Equipment duties
Fg Off	A A Austin	28 Sep 1940	Arrived on posting for Engineer duties
Plt Off	H A Barnes	12 Oct 1940	Arrived on posting from Accountant Officers School for Accountant duties
Fg Off	G S Woodwark	18 Oct 1940	Arrived on posting from HQ No 10 Group for Operations duties
Plt Off	G T Griffith	19 Oct 1940	Arrived on posting from No 12 SoTT for duty with Mobile Demolition Sqn (Bomb Disposal)
Sqn Ldr	D G H Spencer	21 Oct 1940	Ceased to be attached to RAF Filton and assumed duties of Station Operations Officer
Cpl	W R L Coombes	22 Oct 1940	Died whilst on duty
Flt Lt	N A J Spencer	31 Oct 1940	Arrived on posting from RAF Penrhos for duty as Adjutant
Maj	W P B Frazer	9 Nov 1940	Arrived on posting from RAF Hullavington for duty as Station Defence Officer
Plt Off	G R Stanbridge	11 Nov 1940	Arrived on posting from RAF Cranwell for Signals duties
Sqn Ldr	A Raley	12 Nov 1940	Arrived on posting from RAF Yatesbury for duty as Station Chaplain
Flt Lt	R S J Edwards	17 Nov 1940	Attached from No 56 Sqn for duty as Station Operations Officer
Sqn Ldr	D G H Spencer	25 Nov 1940	Station Operations Officer, posted to HQ No 9 Group for Controller duties
ASO	N M Barnett	25 Nov 1940	Arrived on posting from HQ No 10 Group for Codes and Cypher duties
ASO	D A Haseler	27 Nov 1940	Arrived on posting from AM Cypher School for Codes and Cypher and Admin duties
Fg Off	D J Johnson	6 Dec 1940	Arrived on posting from Medical Training Depot for Medical duties
APO	H Williams	11 Dec 1940	Arrived on posting from RAF Aston Down for Equipment duties
Rev	W Young	12 Dec 1940	Arrived on posting from RAF Cranwell for duty as OD Chaplain
Plt Off	J L S Fry	21 Dec 1940	Arrived on posting from RAF Warmwell for duty as Assistant Adjutant

Source - RAF Colerne ORB

Unit Movements: Sep - Dec 1940

Unit	Date	Notes
SHQ RAF Colerne	16 Sep 1940	Opened at RAF Filton
No 39 MU	16 Sep 1940	Became a lodger unit on formation of SHQ
No 4 Aircraft Assembly Unit	16 Sep 1940	Became a lodger unit on formation of SHQ
No 10 Group Communications Flight	16 Sep 1940	Became a lodger unit on formation of SHQ
SHQ RAF Colerne	22 Sep 1940	Transferred from RAF Filton to RAF Colerne, temporarily located in Barrack Block 'A'
No 87 Sqn	27 Nov 1940	Arrived at RAF Colerne from RAF Exeter by road and air
'B' Flight, No 87 Sqn	28 Nov 1940	Moved to RAF Charmy Down for night operations