Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation

Home Page

Main Menu

Quick Menu

Members' Area

What New?

About this site

Reunions

Help Needed?

Glossary

Bibliography

Sign Guest Book

View Guest Book

 

Online Store

Contact Me

RAF Base Binbrook/No 12 Base

[1943 | ]

Personnel Movements: Apr - Dec 1943

Rank Name Date Notes
April
There were no personnel movements recorded for this month.
May
A/Cdre A M Wray MC, DFC, AFC  3 May 1943 Arrived on posting and assumed command of RAF Base, Binbrook
By the end of this month the following personnel had arrived on posting for duty as indicated: -
Wg Cdr H G C Laird DFC   Base Admin Officer
Wg Cdr H Cadman AFM   Chief Technical Officer
Wg Cdr T Preston DFC   Wg Cdr, Operations and Planning
Wg Cdr F M Hall   Wg Cdr, Accounts
Lt Col R N Robinson   Local Defence Adviser
Sqn Ldr R Casalis-de-Pury   Sqn Ldr, Intelligence
Sqn Ldr J L Thrussell MBE, BEM   Sqn Ldr, Armament
Sqn Ldr H Newell   Sqn Ldr, Equipment
Sqn Ldr W Tomlinson   Sqn Ldr, Signals
Sqn Off E R Watson   WAAF Advisory Officer
Flt Lt H A Maddocks   Flt Lt, Admin
Flt Lt T G Tindale   Flt Lt, Engineer
Flt Lt E A Eames   Flt Lt, Intelligence
Flt Lt A W Gadson   Flt Lt, Flying Control
Flt Lt G E Hillman   Flt Lt, Flying Control
Flt Lt W J Silcox   Flt Lt, Accounts
Flt Off K Harland   Flt Off, WAAF
Fg Off E E G Littlewood   Fg Off, Intelligence
SO M Brewer   SO, Intelligence
SO J M Hewes   SO, Intelligence
SO J G Cutting   Codes and Cypher Officer
Fg Off R J Dale   Flt Lt, Flying Control
Plt Off F C Tighe   Fg Off, Committee of Adjustment
Plt Off J R Cannon   Fg Off, Intelligence
Plt Off J N Gray   Fg Off, Accounts
Plt Off B W P Dendy   Fg Off, Physical Fitness Officer
WO F G Harrison   WO Admin
June
Flt Lt T G Tindale  1 Jun 1943 Engineer Officer, posted to No 1656 HCU
Flt Lt C Couzens  1 Jun 1943 Arrived on posting for Engineer duties
Plt Off J R Cannon  1 Jun 1943 Intelligence Officer, posted as supernumerary to Air Ministry Unit
Fg Off B M Gahagen  7 Jun 1943 Arrived on posting for Admin duties (SO post)
Plt Off H F Beckett  7 Jun 1943 Arrived on posting for Flying Control duties (Fg Off post)
Fg Off G E Lanning 14 Jun 1943 Arrived on posting as supernumerary
Plt Off L C Potter 17 Jun 1943 Ceased to be supernumerary on being re-posted to Intelligence/Operations duties
Flt Lt J H Hayes 26 Jun 1943 Arrived on posting as supernumerary
Plt Off J N Gray 26 Jun 1943 Accountant Officer, posted to RAF Ludford Magna
July
Fg Off H Curtiss  1 Jul 1943 Arrived on posting as supernumerary for Equipment duties
Flt Lt C F Whitfield  7 Jul 1943 Arrived on posting as supernumerary
Fg Off E J O Barnes  7 Jul 1943 Arrived on posting as supernumerary for Meteorological duties
Flt Lt W S R Brookes 19 Jul 1943 Re-posted to Intelligence/Operations duties
Fg Off W Sims MBE 23 Jul 1943 Arrived on posting for duty as Physical Fitness Officer (Flt Lt post)
Plt Off B W P Dendy 23 Jul 1943 Physical Fitness Officer, posted to RAF Hemswell
Wg Cdr H Cadman AFM 26 Jul 1943 Chief Technical Officer, posted to HQ No 1 Group
Act Wg Cdr J E Brown 26 Jul 1943 Arrived on posting from No 22 OTU
Fg Off F Williams 26 Jul 1943 Arrived on posting as supernumerary
Plt Off J Barlow 27 Jul 1943 Arrived on posting as supernumerary
August
Flt Lt E A Eames  2 Aug 1943 Flt Lt, Intelligence, posted to RAF Lindholme
Fg Off E E G Littlewood  2 Aug 1943 Intelligence Officer, re-posted to Flt Lt post
APO P A S Dathieu  4 Aug 1943 Arrived on posting as supernumerary
APO T G Williams  6 Aug 1943 Re-posted from Base to Sub-Station Wickenby
APO E J Bowles  7 Aug 1943 Arrived on posting as supernumerary
Plt Off J Barlow 10 Aug 1943 Posted to No 1662 HCU
APO N W Dyer 11 Aug 1943 Arrived on posting from RAF Highgate
Fg Off E F Lawson 12 Aug 1943 Arrived on posting for Accountant duties (Flt Lt post)
APO S H Kingaby 16 Aug 1943 Arrived on posting as supernumerary
Fg Off E J O Barnes 23 Aug 1943 Meteorological Officer, posted to RAF Base, Lindholme
September
Sqn Ldr E R Barker  3 Sep 1943 Posted to RAF Wickenby
Sqn Ldr G S T Dawson  7 Sep 1943 Arrived on posting as supernumerary
APO D C Knight  8 Sep 1943 Arrived on posting as supernumerary
APO S H Kingaby 10 Sep 1943 Posted to RAF Foulsham
Fg Off E C Wright 16 Sep 1943 Arrived on posting from RAF Ludford Magna
Act Sqn Ldr E Jackson 23 Sep 1943 Re-posted from RAF Grimsby
October
Wg Cdr T Preston DFC  1 Oct 1943 Posted to No 625 Sqn
Plt Off E J Bowles  1 Oct 1943 Posted to RAF Ludford Magna
Fg Off B M Gahagen  1 Oct 1943 Posted to No 32 Base
Fg Off G E Lanning  1 Oct 1943 Re-posted to RAF Grimsby
Fg Off R Kirkbride  1 Oct 1943 Arrived on posting as supernumerary for Meteorological duties at RAF Kelstern
Plt Off D C Knight  1 Oct 1943 Posted to RAF Ludford Magna
Fg Off S F Greenwood  1 Oct 1943 Posted to RAF Ludford Magna (Wickenby)
Act Flt Lt F C Crane  2 Oct 1943 Arrived on posting for Engineer duties (Sqn Ldr post)
Act Wg Cdr W J Elvin  4 Oct 1943 Arrived on posting for Engineer duties
Act Wg Cdr J E Brown  4 Oct 1943 Posted to No 33 Base
Act Wg Cdr G N Ricks  7 Oct 1943 Arrived on posting for Equipment duties
Sqn Ldr H Newell  7 Oct 1943 Posted to No 16 OTU
Sqn Ldr G S T Dawson 15 Oct 1943 Posted to RAF Foulsham
APO G E Hunt 15 Oct 1943 Arrived on posting as supernumerary for Flying Control duties
Plt Off L J Christenson RAAF 16 Oct 1943 Arrived on posting from No 460 Sqn
APO N W Dyer 18 Oct 1943 Re-posted to Intelligence duties
Act Wg Cdr A H Day 20 Oct 1943 Arrived on posting for Operations duties
APO C L Elliott 21 Oct 1943 Arrived on posting as supernumerary for Flying Control duties
Rev W P Henny 16 Oct 1943 Arrived on posting from RAF Squires Gate
Flt Lt H J H Collins 25 Oct 1943 Arrived on posting as supernumerary for Admin duties
APO V D Greatrick 28 Oct 1943 Arrived on posting SAE for Engineer duties
APO S C Bush 28 Oct 1943 Arrived on posting as supernumerary for Flying Control duties
APO F Ogley 28 Oct 1943 Arrived on posting for Admin duties (SO post)
November
Act Sqn Ldr C Couzens  1 Nov 1943 Re-posted for Engineer duties with Base Servicing Section (Sqn Ldr post)
Plt Off J C Orr  1 Nov 1943 Re-posted as supernumerary for Intelligence/Operations duties
SO H J Barclay 15 Nov 1943 Posted to RAF Elsham Wolds for Intelligence/Operations duties
APO F Ogley 18 Nov 1943 Re-posted for Admin (Committee of Adjustment) duties (FO post)
SO E Broadbent-Cohen 22 Nov 1943 Arrived on posting for Admin duties at Base HQ
SO P M Saunders 22 Nov 1943 Posted to RAF Hemswell for RAF Admin duties at RAF Ingham
Act Sqn Ldr R I Trickett RCAF 23 Nov 1943 Posted to RCAF 'R' Depot for repatriation to Canada
Act Flt Lt M H Hewes 24 Nov 1943 Arrived on posting from No 100 Sqn for Base Navigation duties
December
Plt Off S E Still  2 Dec 1943 Arrived on posting for HQ, No 1 Group for Electrical Engineer duties with Major Servicing Unit
Plt Off G A Burdett  6 Dec 1943 Arrived on posting from RAF Elsham Wolds as supernumerary for Flying Control duties
Act Sqn Ldr M H Hewes 30 Dec 1943 Re-posted to RAF Binbrook for Navigation duties
Flt Lt H J Colman 30 Dec 1943 Arrived on posting for HQ, No 1 Group as supernumerary for Engineer duties

Source - No 12 Base ORB (AIR 29/850/2)

Organisational Movements: Apr - Dec 1943

Date Notes
April
25 Apr 1943 RAF Base, Binbrook was formed in No 1 Group, comprising: -
  • Base Station - RAF Binbrook
  • Sub-Station - RAF Grimsby
  • Sub-Station - RAF Wickenby
May
 7 May 1943 No 1481 (Bomber) Gunnery Flight moved to RAF Binbrook from RAF Lindholme
14/15 May 1943 No 460 Sqn moved to RAF Binbrook from RAF Breighton
June
No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB
July
No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB
August
No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB
September
16 Sep 1943 RAF Base, Binbrook was redesignated No 12 Base
October
No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB
November
No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB
December
No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB

Source - No 12 Base ORB (AIR 29/850/2)

This entry was last updated on 23/02/26

[Top of Page]