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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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[1940 | ]
Personnel Movements: Jun - Nov 1941
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| June | |||
| Sqn Ldr | J W Hicks | 1 Jun 1941 | Assumed command of RAF Hibaldstow (arrived 14 May 1941) |
| Flt Lt | R G Rolfe-Rogers | 1 Jun 1941 | Assumed duties of Station Adjutant (arrived 26 May 1941) |
| Flt Lt | B R Grant | 1 Jun 1941 | Assumed duties of Engineer Officer (arrived 28 May 1941) |
| Flt Lt | R T Bray | 1 Jun 1941 | Assumed duties of Accountant Officer (arrived 30 May 1941) |
| Fg Off | O Gillhespy | 1 Jun 1941 | Assumed duties of Medical Officer (arrived 15 May 1941) |
| Fg Off | R F Landon | 1 Jun 1941 | Assumed duties of Equipment Officer (arrived 14 May 1941) |
| Fg Off | R E Cox | 1 Jun 1941 | Assumed duties of Signals Officer (arrived 14 May 1941) |
| Flt Lt | R A Walmsley | 3 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting for Aerodrome Control duties |
| Fg Off | A A Williams | 3 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting for Intelligence duties |
| Plt Off | W R Downey | 4 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting for Defence duties |
| Plt Off | O E Ridewood | 19 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting for Aerodrome Control duties |
| Plt Off | J Hunt | 20 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting for Aerodrome Control duties |
| July | |||
| No personnel movement were recorded for this month | |||
| August | |||
| Fg Off | A A Williams | 1 Aug 1941 | Intelligence Officer, promoted to Act Flt Lt |
| Flt Lt | R A Walmsley | 14 Aug 1941 | Aerodrome Control Officer, posted to RAF Castle Camps |
| Plt Off | E M Heron | 14 Aug 1941 | Posted to RAF Wittering |
| Plt Off | K J Nalson | 14 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting for Aerodrome Control duties |
| Flt Lt | D G K Walker | 20 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting for Aerodrome Control duties |
| Fg Off | D Canning | 27 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Medical Officer |
| Fg Off | O Gillhespy | 29 Aug 1941 | Medical Officer, posted to RAF Cardington |
| September | |||
| Fg Off | R F Landon | 8 Sep 1941 | Equipment Officer, promoted to Act Flt Lt, wef 15 Aug 1941 |
| Plt Off | W R Downey | 10 Sep 1941 | Defence Officer, commission terminated on cessation of duty |
| Flt Lt | P R Miller | 17 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 58 OTU for Engineer duties |
| Act Sqn Ldr | J W Hicks | 19 Sep 1941 | Promoted to Flt Lt (WS), wef 8 Aug 1941 |
| Flt Lt | B R Grant | 19 Sep 1941 | Engineer Officer, posted to RAF Leconfield |
| Fg Off | A M Chassels | 30 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 920 Sqn for duty as Equipment Officer |
| October | |||
| Flt Lt | R F Landon | 1 Oct 1941 | Equipment Officer, posted to RAF Church Fenton |
| Flt Lt | P R Miller | 2 Oct 1941 | Engineer Officer, posted to RAF Ayr |
| Flt Lt | A A Williams | 13 Oct 1941 | Intelligence Officer, posted to RAF St Angelo |
| Plt Off | L H Stowell | 18 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from ACO Course for Aerodrome Control duties |
| Plt Off | J M Robottom | 18 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from ACO Course for Aerodrome Control duties |
| APO | W Burdett | 30 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting as supernumerary from Officers' School, Uxbridge for Aerodrome Control duties |
| APO | J L Tennant | 30 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting as supernumerary from Officers' School, Uxbridge for Aerodrome Control duties |
| APO | R H Wilkinson | 30 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting as supernumerary from Officers' School, Uxbridge for Aerodrome Control duties |
| November | |||
| Plt Off | J Rogers | 1 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 55 OTU for Engineer duties and transferred to No 1459 Flight |
Source - RAF Hibaldstow ORB (AIR 28/346)
Organisational Movements: Jun - Nov 1940
| Date | Notes |
| May | |
| 12 May 1941 | RAF Hibaldstow began operating as a satellite of RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey |
| 15 May 1941 | No 255 Sqn arrived to commence operations |
| June | |
| 1 Jun 1941 | RAF Hibaldstow upgraded from Satellite status
to full Station status On this date the following Army Units were located for Station Defence duties: -
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| 13 Jun 1941 | No 236 Troop, 89th LAA Bty, Royal Artillery (2
x officers and 61 ORs) were replaced by: - No 415 Troop, 149th LAA Bty, Royal Artillery (1 x officer and 64 ORs) |
| 18 Jun 1941 | 109th LAA Bty, Royal Artillery (1 x officer and 42 ORs) arrived for Defence duties |
| July | |
| 1 Jul 1941 | No 415 Troop, 149th LAA Bty, Royal Artillery (1 x officer and 64 ORs) left the station, its duties being transferred to Station Defence personnel |
| 2 Jul 1941 | Station Defence Section transferred to the Establishment of RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey |
| 10 Jul 1941 | 1 x officer and 26 ORs of No 240 LAA Bty, Royal Artillery arrived for Defence duties |
| 14 Jul 1941 | 'C' Coy, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (1 x Officer and 35 x ORs) left the station |
| 20 Jul 1941 | 1 x officer and 26 ORs of No 240 LAA Bty, Royal Artillery left the station |
| 27 Jul 1941 | 'C' Troop, 236th LAA Bty, Royal Artillery (3 x
officers and 73 ORs) arrived for Defence duties 'D' Troop, 110th LAA Bty, Royal Artillery (1 x officer and 54 ORs) arrived for Defence duties |
| August | |
| 16 Aug 1941 | 'B' Flight, No 255 Sqn (8 x Beaufighter IIs) moved to RAF Colitishall |
| 20 Aug 1941 | 2 x Beaufighters, No 29 Sqn (RAF West Malling) arrived on detachment from RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey |
| 25 Aug 1941 | 'B' Flight, No 255 Sqn (8 x Beaufighter IIs) returned from RAF Colitishall |
| September | |
| 20 Sep 1941 | No 255 Sqn moved from RAF Hibaldstow to RAF Coltishall |
| 20 Sep 1941 | Detachment, No 29 Sqn returned to RAF West Malling |
| 21 Sep 1941 | No 1459 (Turbinlite) Flight arrived from RAF
Hunsden No 253 Sqn arrived from RAF Skeabrae |
| October | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
| November | |
| 3 Nov 1941 | SHQ, RAF Hibaldstow closed and the station reverted to Satellite status with RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey |
Source - RAF Hibaldstow ORB (AIR 28/346)
This entry was last updated on 05/12/25
