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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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RAF Base, Driffield/No 43 Base
[1943 | ]
Personnel Movements: Jun - Dec 1943
Non-effective postings of personnel from squadrons have not been included here, they will be shown in the relevant squadron entries.
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| June | |||
| A/Cdre | 6 Jun 1943 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of RAF Base, Driffield | |
| Gp Capt | 16 Jun 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Uxbridge and assumed command of RAF Driffield | |
| Gp Capt | P C Pickard | 16 Jun 1943 | OC, RAF Lissett, posted to HQ No 84 Group |
| July | |||
| Plt Off | H Chatterton | 1 Jul 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 158 Sqn for Engineer duties at RAF Lissett |
| Flt Lt | A W Fisher | 1 Jul 1943 | Arrived on posting from for RAF White Waltham for Dental duties at RAF Lissett, wef 30 Jun 1943 |
| Fg Off | E F Cooper | 1 Jul 1943 | Reposted for Engineer duties in Flt Lt post |
| Act Wg Cdr | G W Holden | 3 Jul 1943 | Relinquished acting rank of Wg Cdr, reverting to Sqn Ldr on posting to No 617 Sqn |
| Plt Off | L L MacDonald | 11 Jul 1943 | Arrived on posting for Intelligence duties at RAF Lissett |
| Fg Off | P E Tabernacle | 11 Jul 1943 | Arrived on posting for Intelligence duties at RAF Leconfield |
| Plt Off | D V Flavell | 12 Jul 1943 | Arrived on posting from HQ, No 14 Group for Signals duties at RAF Lissett |
| SO | J B Tolhurst | 13 Jul 1943 | Reposted for WAAF 'G' duties at RAF Lissett |
| Sqn Ldr | Rev W R Kelly | 14 Jul 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Kirkham for duty as Chaplain |
| Plt Off | F Fallon | 15 Jul 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Marston Moor for Engineer duties at RAF Lissett |
| SO | M R Mather | 21 Jul 1943 | Arrived on posting from Inspectorate of Recruiting for Admin duties at RAF Leconfield |
| Act Sqn Ldr | S R Whipple | 22 Jul 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1658 HCU for Staff Navigator duties |
| Act Sqn Ldr | A Abels | 22 Jul 1943 | Retained acting rank of Sqn Ldr, on posting to No 102 Sqn |
| Sqn Ldr | L S R Badham | 24 Jul 1943 | Posted to No 1 PDC, pending posting overseas |
| Sqn Ldr | D J Walliker | 27 Jul 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Downham Market for Equipment duties |
| APO | A Fletcher | 27 Jul 1943 | Posted to HQ Bomber Command (Boxted) |
| Flt Lt | G H Pears | xx Jul 1943 | Reposted as supernumerary, wef 31 Mat 1943 |
| Fg Off | A A Seymour | xx Jul 1943 | Arrived on posting for duty at RAF Leconfield, wef 1 Jun 1943 |
| August | |||
| Fg Off | N F Hamilton | 1 Aug 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Marston Moor |
| Fg Off | D V Tamblin | 1 Aug 1943 | Posted to RAF Lindholme |
| SO | Y Z Huth | 1 Aug 1943 | Posted to HQ, No 4 Group |
| Plt Off | W C Reynolds | 1 Aug 1943 | Posted to RAF Lindholme |
| Plt Off | L A Carstairs | 2 Aug 1943 | Posted to RAF Topcliffe |
| ASO | C L Loney | 4 Aug 1943 | Arrived on posting from Officers' School for Intelligence duties |
| Act Gp Capt | A H S Lucas | 5 Aug 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Breighton and assumed command of RAF Lissett |
| Plt Off | T Madden | 5 Aug 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 22 OTU |
| Fg Off | J M Pearson | 7 Aug 1943 | Posted to HQ, No 4 Group |
| Plt Off | L L MacDonald | 7 Aug 1943 | Intelligence Officer, RAF Lissett, posted to No 5 PDC |
| Plt Off | W B Hellon | 10 Aug 1943 | Ceased to be attached on posting to HQ, No 8 Group |
| Plt Off | L C Lounds | 10 Aug 1943 | Posted to RAF Woolfox Lodge |
| Plt Off | J H M Parker | 11 Aug 1943 | Arrived on posting from HQ Bomber Command for Signals (RDF) duties |
| Act Flt Lt | F W Hodgson | 12 Aug 1943 | Arrived on posting from 1st Bombardment Wing USAAF, Molesworth |
| Act Flt Lt | H R Arthur | 12 Aug 1943 | Posted to RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor |
| Flt Off | M Fish | 14 Aug 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Moreton-in-Marsh |
| SO | E V R Duncan | 18 Aug 1943 | Equipment Officer, transferred to RAF Leconfield |
| ASO | W D A Haslett | 18 Aug 1943 | Arrived on posting from Accountant Officers' School for Accountant duties |
| Flt Lt | G N Sellars DFC | 20 Aug 1943 | Posted to RAF East Kirkby |
| Act Flt Lt | C H R Griffis | 20 Aug 1943 | Attached to RAF Lissett |
| Fg Off | R E Simmonds | 20 Aug 1943 | Arrived on posting from From RAF Base Pocklington for Equipment duties |
| Fg Off | F Robinson | 20 Aug 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Burn for Meteorological duties |
| Plt Off | J D Stafford | 20 Aug 1943 | Posted to RAF Base Pocklington |
| SO | J L A Davidson | 21 Aug 1943 | Transferred to RAF Leconfield |
| Fg Off | J V Sheldon | 23 Aug 1943 | Attached from HQ No 4 Group |
| SO | E M Campbell | 23 Aug 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Leighton Buzzard for Code and Cypher duties |
| SO | J F McLaughlin | 23 Aug 1943 | Posted to HQ, No 6 Group |
| SO | H Weaver | 25 Aug 1943 | Attached from RAF Base Marston Moor |
| Sqn Ldr | J D K Lloyd | 25 Aug 1943 | Transferred to RAF Lissett |
| Act Sqn Ldr | S R Whipple | 25 Aug 1943 | Staff Navigation Officer, transferred to RAF Lissett |
| September | |||
| Flt Lt | H R Free | 1 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Base Marston Moor |
| Act Flt Lt | L N F Hamilton | 1 Sep 1943 | Released from Active Service for duty with Ministry of Information |
| Act Flt Lt | E F Cooper | 1 Sep 1943 | Posted to No 466 Sqn |
| Fg Off | F Fallon | 1 Sep 1943 | Posted to No 158 Sqn |
| Plt Off | V J H Staff | 1 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 466 Sqn |
| Plt Off | R R Henderson RCAF | 1 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting from HQ Bomber Command |
| Fg Off | H Chatterton | 3 Sep 1943 | Posted to No 5 PDC |
| Plt Off | R J H Hopkins | 3 Sep 1943 | Posted to No 466 Sqn |
| ASO | W D A Haslett | 3 Sep 1943 | Posted to RAF Swinderby |
| Flt Lt | E C Holmes | 4 Sep 1943 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Holme on return to BHQ |
| Act Flt Lt | J W H Thompson | 4 Sep 1943 | Posted to RAF Breighton |
| Fg Off | G M Dickson | 5 Sep 1943 | Attached from RAF Breighton |
| SO | D E Cant | 5 Sep 1943 | Attached from No 4 Group Pool |
| Fg Off | H Kelly | 6 Sep 1943 | Attached from No 2832 Sqn RAF Regiment |
| APO | R E Watkins | 9 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting from HQ, No 4 Group for MT duties |
| Fg Off | H Young | 10 Sep 1943 | Attached from RAF Bottesford |
| Fg Off | J F Baker | 10 Sep 1943 | Posted to RAF Bottesford |
| Act Flt Off | V G Lockyer | 11 Sep 1943 | Posted to RAF Melksham |
| Fg Off | R F G Raphael | 11 Sep 1943 | Attached to RAF Breighton |
| Plt Off | E Thompson | 11 Sep 1943 | Attached to RAF Base Marston Moor |
| Flt Lt | A R Walker RAAF | 12 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 466 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | A G A Morrison | 13 Sep 1943 | Posted to RAF Highgate |
| Gp Capt | 14 Sep 1943 | Relinquished command of RAF Driffield and assumed command of RAF Lissett | |
| Act Gp Capt | A H S Lucas | 14 Sep 1943 | Relinquished command of RAF Lissett and assumed command of RAF Driffield |
| SO | K Roberts | 15 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 16 OTU |
| SO | N R Cooper | 15 Sep 1943 | Attached to WAAF Officers' School, Windermere |
| Fg Off | J V Sheldon | 20 Sep 1943 | Ceased to be attached from HQ No 4 Group on attachment to No 41 Base |
| SO | A J Firth | 21 Sep 1943 | Posted to No 41 Base |
| Plt Off | E N Lemon | 21 Sep 1943 | Attached from HQ, No 4 Group |
| 2nd Lt | C C Ferguson USAAF | 22 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting from 12th Replacement Depot USAAF |
| APO | G H Davies | 24 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 50 Group Pool |
| ASO | G L Small | 29 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting from Accountant Officers' School for Accountant duties |
| Plt Off | H R C Cole | 30 Sep 1943 | Posted to No 41 Base (Rufforth) |
| October | |||
| Flt Lt | R D C Brackenridge | 1 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 158 Sqn for duty as Medical Officer |
| Plt Off | E F Hicks | 4 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 466 Sqn |
| Act Wg Cdr | E W Franklin | 7 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 27 OTU |
| Sqn Ldr | D J Walliker | 7 Oct 1943 | Equipment Officer, posted to No 10 OTU |
| Plt Off | L Dobson | 7 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 7 FIS |
| Act Wg Cdr | A E Lowe | 12 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 77 Sqn |
| Maj | R C M Hannaford | 12 Oct 1943 | Attached from RAF Rufforth for LDA duties |
| Act Sqn Ldr | G F Fenwick | 14 Oct 1943 | Posted from No 41 Base and attached to No 41 Base |
| Act Flt Lt | C J Hickton | 14 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 5006 Airfield Construction Sqn |
| Act Flt Lt | J Cherry | 14 Oct 1943 | Posted from No 41 Base and attached to No 41 Base |
| Act Flt Lt | J C Alban | 14 Oct 1943 | Posted from No 41 Base and attached to No 41 Base |
| Fg Off | H J S Harmer | 14 Oct 1943 | Posted to No 466 Sqn |
| 2nd Lt | C C Ferguson USAAF | 14 Oct 1943 | Posted to A3 Section, USAAF |
| Sqn Ldr | C L Viel | 18 Oct 1943 | Attached from RAF West Kirkby |
| Sqn Ldr | J Benirst | 18 Oct 1943 | Attached from RAF West Kirkby |
| Act Sqn Ldr | C A Proctor | 18 Oct 1943 | Posted to No 8 SoTT |
| Flt Lt | P Smiddy | 18 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 466 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | M Beaute | 18 Oct 1943 | Attached from RAF West Kirkby |
| Act Flt Lt | H K Spark | 18 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 14 OTU |
| SO | N L Francis | 18 Oct 1943 | Posted to No 93 Group Pool |
| Plt Off | R S Hazlewood | 18 Oct 1943 | Posted to No 42 Base |
| Lt | C H Sentry | 19 Oct 1943 | Attached from HQ, Northern Command |
| Act Flt Lt | C A Newberry | 22 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1 Beach Unit |
| Fg Off | R F G Raphael | 24 Oct 1943 | Posted to RAF Breighton |
| Flt Lt | C S Pyne | 25 Oct 1943 | Posted to No 10 OTU |
| Capt | S Racknow | 26 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from HQ, Northern Command for LDA duties |
| Plt Off | D M Willbown | 27 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Officers' School, Cosford |
| Flt Lt | J H Coto | 28 Oct 1943 | Posted from No 466 Sqn, wef 10 Jun 1943 |
| Fg Off | P R Henson | 28 Oct 1943 | Posted from No 466 Sqn, wef 10 Jun 1943 |
| APO | P H Seager | 28 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from School of AE |
| November | |||
| Plt Off | G Davies | 1 Nov 1943 | Posted to No 1663 HCU |
| Fg Off | A S Beach | 2 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from HQ Bomber Command |
| Act Sqn Ldr | G M Sorley | 5 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from HQ, No 4 Group |
| Flt Lt | G Crichton | 5 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Snaith |
| Act Flt Lt | A G A Morrison | 5 Nov 1943 | Posted to RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor |
| SO | D P L Fowle | 8 Nov 1943 | Posted to No 51 Base |
| Plt Off | W C Freeman | 9 Nov 1943 | Posted to No 158 Sqn |
| APO | G Jenkins | 9 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from HQ, No 4 Group |
| Act Flt Lt | A S Beach | 12 Nov 1943 | Posted to RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor |
| Act Flt Lt | S M Smith | 15 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor |
| Fg Off | Basey | 15 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Snaith for duty as BPO |
| Plt Off | R H Eldridge | 15 Nov 1943 | Posted to ACRC |
| Act Gp Capt | A H S Lucas | 19 Nov 1943 | Relinquished command of RAF Driffield on posting to 2nd TAF (Special Duties List) |
| Act Gp Capt | A V Sawyer | 20 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Burn and assumed command of RAF Driffield |
| Flt Lt | R F Helm | 21 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 41 Base |
| Flt Lt | T S Singleton-Fleming | 22 Nov 1943 | Posted to HQ, No 41 Base |
| Fg Off | Moorfoot | 24 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1484 (Gunnery) Flight |
| Fg Off | W H Franklin | 25 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 2832 Sqn, RAF Regiment |
| Fg Off | D C Goble | 25 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 2835 Sqn, RAF Regiment |
| Plt Off | R J Cornelius | 25 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from HQ, No 4 Group |
| December | |||
| Act Sqn Ldr | A W Steven | 1 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 42 Base |
| Flt Lt | A R Walker RAAF | 1 Dec 1943 | Posted to No 21 OTU |
| Act Flt Lt | W N Rowe | 3 Dec 1943 | Posted to No 2 PDC |
| Fg Off | H Young | 3 Dec 1943 | Posted to RAF Snaith |
| Act Flt Lt | F Fallon | 4 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 158 Sqn |
| Act Flt Lt | E R S Holben | 4 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1484 (Gunnery) Flight |
| Act Flt Lt | E F Cooper | 4 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 466 Sqn |
| Fg Off | S Muller | 4 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1663 HCU |
| Act Flt Lt | Judd | 7 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from HQ, No 4 Group |
| Plt Off | V J H Staff | 7 Dec 1943 | Posted to No 1663 HCU |
| Fg Off | J E Kirkness | 9 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1 PDC |
| Sqn Ldr | H J Riley | 10 Dec 1943 | Medical Officer, posted to No 3 Embarkation Unit |
| Flt Lt | C J Millward | 13 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 52 Base |
| Flt Lt | F M Naylor | 15 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Madley |
| SO | K B Terry | 16 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from HQ, 8th Bomber Command, USAAF |
| Plt Off | E F Hicks | 16 Dec 1943 | Posted to AFDU, Wittering |
| Fg Off | L Pickup | 20 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from HQ No 8 Group, RAF Wyton |
| Fg Off | C Boyle | 20 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Weston-super-Mare |
| Act Flt Lt | C R Sanderson | 20 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 17 ITW |
| Act Sqn Ldr | G F Fenwick | 21 Dec 1943 | Posted to No 41 Base |
| Act Flt Lt | J C Alban | 21 Dec 1943 | Posted to No 41 Base |
| Act Flt Lt | J Cherry | 21 Dec 1943 | Posted from No 41 Base |
| Fg Off | R F Clayton | 21 Dec 1943 | Posted to No 1658 HCU |
| Fg Off | R E Simmonds | 22 Dec 1943 | Equipment Officer, posted to No 4 MU |
| Sqn Ldr | J G Rountree | 28 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from AMU |
| Act Flt Lt | G H Rountree | 28 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 51 Sqn for duty as BPO |
| Fg Off | C H A Easey | 28 Dec 1943 | Posted to RAF Snaith |
| SO | D F Vaisey | 29 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Snaith |
| Act Wg Cdr | A E Lowe | 30 Dec 1943 | Posted to No CGS |
| Act Sqn Ldr | C B J Porter | 30 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 51 Sqn |
Source - No 43 Base ORB (AIR 28/852/3)
Organisational Movements: Mar - Dec 1943
| Date | Notes |
| June | |
| 6 Jun 1943 |
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| 16 Jun 1943 | No 2954 Sqn, RAF Regiment was formed at Base absorbing Nos 4272, 4292 and 4232 AA Flights |
| July | |
| 12 Jul 1943 | |
| 15 Jul 1943 | No 2877 Sqn, RAF Regiment attached, with Flights attached to RAF Driffield, Leconfield and Lissett |
| 19 Jul 1943 |
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| 23 Jul 1943 | |
| 28 Jul 1943 | No 2954 Sqn, RAF Regiment moved from RAF Base Driffield to RAF Leuchars |
| August | |
| 15 Aug 1943 | |
| 19 Aug 1943 | No 2877 Sqn, RAF Regiment moved from RAF Base
Driffield to RAF Castletown No 2833 Sqn, RAF Regiment arrived from RAF Castletown |
| September | |
| 17 Sep 1943 | RAF Base Driffield was redesignated No 43 Base, wef 16 Sep 1943 |
| October | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
| November | |
| 25 Nov 1943 | No 466 Sqn at RAF Leconfield completed re-equipment with Halifax IIIs |
| 29 Nov 1943 | BHQ moved from No 42 Block to Base HQ Block. All personnel documents (officers and airmen), transferred to their respective Station HQs, who became responsible for their own POR and documentary actions |
| December | |
| 1 Dec 1943 | No 43 Base Major Servicing Wing formed at RAF Driffield |
| 11 Dec 1943 | No 158 Sqn at RAF Lissett completed re-equipment with Halifax IIIs |
| 15 Dec 1943 | No 9466 Servicing Echelon formed at RAF Leconfield |
| 18 Dec 1943 | No 9158 Servicing Echelon formed at RAF Lissett |
| 29 Dec 1943 | No 4 Group Aircrew Co-operation School was opened at RAF Driffield |
Source - No 43 Base ORB (AIR 28/852/3)
This entry was last updated on 08/02/26
