Grimsby/Waltham

Originally home to No 25 Elementary & Reserve Flying Training School from June 1938 until September 1939, the airfield was developed as a satellite for RAF Binbrook, opening as such in November 1941.

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
May
Sqn Ldr	A H Heness	1 May 1943	Assumed duties of Senior Administrative Officer
Sqn Ldr	Rev F W Bell	1 May 1943	Assumed duties of Station Chaplain
Flt Lt	W S Rowley-Brooke	1 May 1943	Assumed duties of Senior Intelligence Officer
Flt Lt	E Jackson	1 May 1943	Assumed duties of Senior Flying Control Officer
Flt Lt	A C Hannan	1 May 1943	Assumed duties of Defence Officer
Plt Off	A F Bailey	1 May 1943	Assumed duties of Station Armament Officer
SO	B C Hamlyn	1 May 1943	Assumed duties of Senior WAAF Administrative Officer
Gp Capt	R A C Carter DSO, DFC	5 May 1943	Assumed command of RAF Grimsby, wef 1 May 1943
June
Fg Off	W M Rees	3 Jun 1943	Arrived on posting from HQ, No 1 Group for duty as Station Signals Officer
Fg Off	Steed	5 Jun 1943	Arrived on posting from HQ, Bomber Command for Signals (RDF) duties
Plt Off	N V Hamilton	13 Jun 1943	Arrived on posting for duty as Station Equipment Officer
Fg Off	Steed	14 Jun 1943	Signals (RDF) Officer, posted to RAF Marham
Plt Off	F C Caish	14 Jun 1943	Arrived on posting for Electrical Engineer duties
Plt Off	J Johnston	19 Jun 1943	Assumed command of RDF Department, Signals Section
Flt Lt	G E Hillman	28 Jun 1943	Arrived on posting for Operations Room duties
July
Fg Off	R W Durrant	3 Jul 1943	Arrived on posting from No 1 Group for Engineer duties
Fg Off	E J O Barnes	7 Jul 1943	Arrived on posting as supernumerary from RAF Mildenhall for Meteorological duties
Fg Off	J F Turner RNZAF	24 Jul 1943	Arrived on posting from RAF Base Binbrook for Flying Control duties
August
Sqn Ldr	A H Heness	1 Aug 1943	Senior Administrative Officer, posted to RAF Moreton-in-Marsh
Sqn Ldr	P L Burley	1 Aug 1943	Arrived on posting from HQ No 1 Group for duty as Senior Administrative Officer
September
Sqn Ldr	A M Dixon	12 Sep 1943	Arrived on posting for duty as Local Defence Adviser
Sqn Ldr	B Jackson	26 Sep 1943	Senior Flying Control Officer, posted to HQ, No 12 Base
Flt Lt	H F Lauderdale	26 Sep 1943	Appointed Senior Flying Control Officer
October
Plt Off	Elliott	21 Oct 1943	Attached from RAF Cosford for temporary Flying Control duties
Plt Off	Bush	21 Oct 1943	Attached from RAF Cosford for temporary Flying Control duties, pending posting
November
Flt Lt	H J H Collins	17 Nov 1943	Arrived on posting duty as Adjutant
Sqn Ldr	P L Burley	29 Nov 1943	Senior Administrative Officer, posted to HQ No 8 Group
Sqn Ldr	F Barry Taylor	29 Nov 1943	Arrived on posting for duty as Senior Administrative Officer
December
Fg Off	Lanning	2 Dec 1943	Appointed Air Sea Rescue Officer

Source - RAF Grimsby ORB (AIR 28/329)

Organisational Movements: May - Dec 1943

Date	Notes
May
1 May 1943	RAF Grimsby was upgraded from satellite status to become a Sub-station of RAF Base Binbrook accommodating: No 100 Sqn with Lancaster Is and IIIs
3 May 1943	A third ('C') Flight was formed with No 100 Sqn
June
1 Jun 1943	Maintenance Flight, No 100 Sqn became R & I Section, RAF Grimsby
July
4 Jul 1943	No 4017 AA Flight was replaced by 'H2' Flight, No 2842 Sqn RAF Regiment
August
No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB
September
10 Sep 1943	No 100 Sqn was notified of the award of its Standard
16 Sep 1943	RAF Base Binbrook was redesignated No 12 Base Sub-station Grimsby was redesignated RAF Station Grimsby
28 Sep 1943	H2 Flight, No 2842 Sqn RAF Regiment, proceeded to RAF Filey for a Bofors Course (3 weeks) No 3 Flight, No 2802 Sqn RAF Regiment attached from RAF Elsham Wolds
October
13 Oct 1943	13 x crews from No 100 Sqn were posted to RAF Kelstern to form No 625 Sqn together with nine aircraft
21 Oct 1943	A new 'C' Flight was formed in No 100 Sqn
November
25 Nov 1943	No 550 Sqn was formed from 'C' Flight, No 100 Sqn
December
No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB

Source - RAF Grimsby ORB (AIR 28/329)