No 13 Base

Non-effective postings of personnel from squadrons have not been included here, they will be shown in the relevant squadron entries.

All postings/attachments/detachments are to or from Base HQ unless otherwise stated

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
August
Sqn Ldr	R F Fleming	25 Aug 1943	Reposted for Accountant duties and promoted to Act Wg Cdr
Act Sqn Ldr	J Healey	25 Aug 1943	Arrived on posting from No 1651 HCU for Engineer duties
Act Flt Lt	E A Fawcett	25 Aug 1943	Reposted for Signals duties and promoted to Act Sqn Ldr
Fg Off	R De Thier	25 Aug 1943	Arrived on posting from No 1651 HCU for Engineer duties
Fg Off	W G Carter	25 Aug 1943	Reposted for duty as Physical Fitness Officer and promoted to Act Flt Lt
Fg Off	G R Lillis	25 Aug 1943	Promoted to Act Flt Lt
Fg Off	D C Smith	25 Aug 1943	Promoted to Act Flt Lt
September
Gp Capt	G I L Saye	10 Sep 1943	Assumed temporary command of RAF Base, Waterbeach
Flt Lt	F L Chadwick	11 Sep 1943	Arrived on posting from RAF Waterbeach for Flying Control duties and promoted to Act Sqn Ldr
Act Flt Lt	H F Cronin	11 Sep 1943	Promoted to Act Sqn Ldr
Fg Off	S A W Dalby-Ball	11 Sep 1943	Promoted to Act Flt Lt
Fg Off	J Elliott	11 Sep 1943	Promoted to Act Flt Lt
Sqn Ldr	F D Davidson	13 Sep 1943	Arrived on posting from RAF Waterbeach for Equipment duties
Act Sqn Ldr	K D Faulkner	19 Sep 1943	Arrived on posting from RAF Feltwell for Navigation duties
Flt Lt	W E Clarkson	20 Sep 1943	Reposted to RAF Mepal for Intelligence/Operations duties and promoted to Act Sqn Ldr
Act Flt Lt	H M Breton	20 Sep 1943	Arrived on posting from HQ, No 93 Group for Flying Control duties (Sqn Ldr post)
SO	A H Marshall	22 Sep 1943	Arrived on posting from RAF Eshott for WAAF 'G' duties
Flt Off	D Sibley	24 Sep 1943	Arrived on posting from RAF Cranwell for WAAF 'G' duties
SO	P J Thewles	27 Sep 1943	WAAF 'G', posted to RAF RAF Tempsford
APO	L J Pearce	30 Sep 1943	Arrived on posting from HQ, No 3 Group for Committee of Adjustment duties (Fg Off post)
October

Wg Cdr	A H Smythe	1 Oct 1943	Arrived on posting from HQ, No 3 Group for Operations duties, wef 27 Sep 1943
Sqn Ldr	H J Downs	1 Oct 1943	Arrived on posting from HQ, No 93 Group for Armament duties
Flt Lt	R H G Rice	2 Oct 1943	Arrived on posting from HQ, No 93 Group for Electrical Engineer duties (Sqn Ldr post)
Act Wg Cdr	J E Brown	4 Oct 1943	Arrived on posting from No 12 Base for Engineer duties
Act Gp Capt	L E Howard	6 Oct 1943	Arrived on posting from No 199 Sqn and assumed command of RAF Witchford
A/Cdre	O R Gayford	8 Oct 1943	Arrived on posting from RAF Uxbridge and assumed command of No 33 Base
Gp Capt	G I L Saye	8 Oct 1943	Relinquished command of No 33 Base
Act Wg Cdr	C Stonebridge	13 Oct 1943	Arrived on posting from No 10 OTU for Equipment duties
Wg Cdr	W H N Shakespeare	21 Oct 1943	Arrived on posting from SDL Uxbridge for duty as Wg Cdr Admin
A/Cdre	O R Gayford	23 Oct 1943	Admitted to RAF Hospital, Ely
Gp Capt	G I L Saye	23 Oct 1943	Assumed temporary command of No 33 Base
November
A/Cdre	O R Gayford	4 Nov 1943	Discharged from RAF Hospital, Ely and resumed command of No 33 Base
Gp Capt	G I L Saye	4 Nov 1943	Relinquished temporary command of No 33 Base
December
Wg Cdr	A H Smythe	16 Dec 1943	Wg Cdr, Operations posted to RAF Feltwell

Source - No 33 Base ORB (AIR 28/851/3)

Organisational Movements: Aug - Dec 1943

Date	Notes
August
25 Aug 1943	RAF Base, Waterbeach Base was formed comprising: - Base Station - RAF Waterbeach (No 1651 HCU) Sub-station - RAF Mepal (No 75 Sqn) Sub-station - RAF Witchford (No 196 Sqn)
September
15 Sep 1943	No 513 Sqn formed at RAF Witchford
16 Sep 1943	RAF Base Waterbeach was redesignated No 33 Base
October
No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB
November
18 Nov 1943	No 196 Sqn moved from RAF Witchford to RAF Leicester East Advance party, No 514 Sqn arrived at RAF Waterbeach from RAF Foulsham Advance party, No 1678 HCU arrived at RAF Waterbeach from RAF Foulsham
19 Nov 1943	Advance party, No 1651 HCU moved from RAF Waterbeach to RAF Wratting Common
20 Nov 1943	No 1651 HCU moved from RAF Waterbeach to RAF Wratting Common
21 Nov 1943	No 513 Sqn disbanded at RAF Witchford
23 Nov 1943	No 514 Sqn arrived at RAF Waterbeach from RAF Foulsham No 1678 HCU arrived at RAF Waterbeach from RAF Foulsham
26 Nov 1943	No 115 Sqn arrived at RAF Witchford from RAF From Little Snoring
December
No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB

Source - No 33 Base ORB (AIR 28/851/3)