No 51-75 Base

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
March
Gp Capt	E I Bussell	15 Mar 1943	Arrived on posting from RAF Syerston, assumed command of RAF Base, Swinderby and promoted to Act A/Cdre
Wg Cdr	R S Allen DSO, DFC	15 Mar 1943	Assumed duties of Wg Cdr - Training
Flt Lt	E N Banklyn	15 Mar 1943	Assumed duties of Personnel Officer, Aircrew
Wg Cdr	E F Wilde	xx Mar 1943	Arrived on posting for duty as Wg Cdr - Administration
Sqn Ldr	H C Lobb	xx Mar 1943	Arrived on posting for duty as Base Navigation Officer and assistant to Wg Cdr - Training
Sqn Ldr	S R Evans	xx Mar 1943	Arrived on posting for duty as Senior Intelligence Officer
Sqn Ldr	G A Reed	xx Mar 1943	Arrived on posting for duty as Senior Flying Control Officer
Sqn Ldr	G E Rowed	xx Mar 1943	Arrived on posting for duty as Base Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr	V J B Lambert	xx Mar 1943	Arrived on posting for duty as Base Signals Officer
April
Wg Cdr	R C Henry	3 Apr 1943	Arrived on posting for duty as Chief Technical Officer
Flt Lt	Wilson	3 Apr 1943	Assumed command of Base Major Servicing Unit
May
No personnel movements recorded for this month
June
Wg Cdr	R F L Hart	19 Jun 1943	Arrived on posting for duty as Senior Accountant Officer
July
Wg Cdr	R S Allen DSO, DFC	1 Jul 1943	Relinquished duties of Wg Cdr - Training on posting to the Air Ministry
Wg Cdr	R J Oxley DSO, DFC	1 Jul 1943	Assumed duties of Wg Cdr - Training
August
No personnel movements recorded for this month
September
No personnel movements recorded for this month
October
No personnel movements recorded for this month
November
No personnel movements recorded for this month
December
Act A/Cdre	E I Bussell	1 Dec 1943	Promoted to Temp A/Cdre
Wg Cdr	R J Oxley DSO, DFC	6 Dec 1943	Wg Cdr - Training, posted to RAF Staff College
Wg Cdr	R MacFarlane, DFC*	6 Dec 1943	Assumed duties of Wg Cdr - Training
Sqn Ldr	E R Steele	29 Dec 1943	Senior Flying Control Officer, posted to HQ, No 100 Group
Flt Lt	Larman	29 Dec 1943	Assumed duties of Senior Flying Control Officer and promoted to Act Sqn Ldr

Source - No 51 Base ORB (AIR 29/853/1)

Organisational Movements: Mar - Dec 1943

Date	Notes
March
15 Mar 1943	RAF (Conversion) Base, Swinderby was formed in No 5 Group, with its HQ at Morton Hall, comprising: - Base Station - RAF Swinderby (No 1660 HCU) Sub-station - RAF Wigsley (No 1654 HCU) Sub-station - RAF Winthorpe (No 1661 HCU) Satellite Station - RAF Barkston Heath (USAAF use)
xx Mar 1943	No 5 Group 'Aircrew Commando School' moved from RAF Barkston Heath to Morton Hall
April
No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB
May
No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB
June
2 Jun 1943	Base Major Servicing Unit formed at RAF Swinderby
14 Jun 1943	No 5 Group WAAF NCOs Course transferred from RAF Syerston to Morton Hall
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, Swinderby was redesignated No 51 Base
October
11 Oct 1943	No 5 Group WAAF NCOs Course transferred from Morton Hall to No 52 Base
24 Oct 1943	Base HQ moved from Morton Hall to RAF Swinderby No 5 Group 'Aircrew Commando School' moved from Morton Hall to RAF Scampton
November
21 Nov 1943	RAF Syerston (No 1668 HCU) was taken under the operational control of No 51 Base No 1668 HCU was redesignated No 5 Lancaster Finishing School No 1485 (B & G) Flight was incorporated as a Flight of the Sub-Station
December
xx Dec 1943	By this month all HCUs had converted from Lancaster/Halifax to Stirling aircraft

Source - No 51 Base ORB (AIR 29/853/1)

Personnel Movements: Jan - Dec 1944

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
January
The Personnel Occurrence Reports for this month are currently not available
February
Sgt	D Hilton	2 Feb 1944	Arrived on posting from 630 Sqn for Instructor duties (F/E)
Sgt	W Kempson	4 Feb 1944	Arrived on posting from 57 Sqn for Instructor duties (F/E)
Plt Off	Morrison	7 Feb 1944	Arrived on posting from 12 OTU for Instructor duties (Pilot)
Plt Off	A E Whetter	7 Feb 1944	Arrived on posting from 16 OTU for Instructor duties (Pilot)
Flt Sgt	V Evans	7 Feb 1944	Arrived on posting from 29 OTU for Instructor duties (Pilot)
Act Flt Lt	Shipway	9 Feb 1944	Arrived on posting from 83 Sqn for Instructor duties (Pilot)
Sgt	V F C Laker	11 Feb 1944	Arrived on posting from 44 Sqn for Instructor duties (WOp/AG)
WO	P Browne	12 Feb 1944	F/E Instructor, posted to No 1653 HCU
Flt Sgt	Bartlett	12 Feb 1944	F/E Instructor, posted to No 1653 HCU
Act Flt Lt	D H Rowlands	14 Feb 1944	Pilot Instructor, posted to No 97 Sqn
Plt Off	J L Rumgay	14 Feb 1944	Arrived on posting from 207 Sqn for Instructor duties (A/B)
Plt Off	L G Barry	20 Feb 1944	Arrived on posting from 106 Sqn for Instructor duties (Nav)
Plt Off	S Jeapes	22 Feb 1944	A/B Instructor, posted to No 9 Sqn
Sgt	N Edgecombe	23 Feb 1944	Arrived on posting from 106 Sqn for Instructor duties (WOp/AG)
Flt Sgt	R Baines	24 Feb 1944	Arrived on posting from 50 Sqn for Instructor duties (WOp/AG)
Sgt	J Niblett	28 Feb 1944	F/E Instructor, posted to No 4 SoTT for Instructor duties
Flt Lt	J S Hardy-Scott	29 Feb 1944	Medical Officer, attached to RAF Wigsley
Flt Lt	H W Dunn	29 Feb 1944	Medical Officer, attached to Base HQ from RAF Winsthorpe
Wg Cdr	R MacFarlane, DFC*	xx Feb 1944	Wg Cdr - Training, posted to No 1654 HCU for duty as Chief Instructor
Wg Cdr	P N Jennings DFC	xx Feb 1944	Arrived on posting from No 207 Sqn and assumed duties of Wg Cdr - Training
Wg Cdr	E M Maurice	xx Feb 1944	Arrived on posting from HQ, No 17 Group for duty as Base Equipment Officer
Wg Cdr	Hesketh	xx Feb 1944	Base Equipment Officer, posted to HQ, No 93 Group
Sqn Ldr	H C Lobb	xx Feb 1944	Sqn Ldr - Training, posted to No 97 Sqn
Sqn Ldr	H L Creeth	xx Feb 1944	Arrived on posting from HQ, No 5 Group for duty as Sqn Ldr - Training
Fg Off	J V Cockshot	xx Feb 1944	Instructor, promoted to Act Flt Lt, wef 30 Jan 1944
March
The Personnel Occurrence Reports for this month are currently not available
April
The Personnel Occurrence Reports for this month are currently not available
May
The Personnel Occurrence Reports for this month are currently not available, but the following were mentioned: -
Sqn Ldr	J R Skelton	xx Mar 1944	Accountant Officer, RAF Swinderby, departed on posting
Sqn Ldr	C P Evans	xx May 1944	Arrived on posting for Accountant duties at RAF Swinderby
June
The Personnel Occurrence Reports for this month are currently not available, but the following were mentioned: -
Sqn Ldr	E Hope Lamb	5 Jun 1944	Senior Medical Officer, attached to Rollestone Camp for Anti-Gas Course
Sqn Ldr	E Hope Lamb	9 Jun 1944	Senior Medical Officer, ceased to be attached to Rollestone Camp for Anti-Gas Course
Sister	Rboertson	19 Jun 1944	Posted to RAF Hospital, Wroughton
July
The Personnel Occurrence Reports for this month are currently not available
August
The Personnel Occurrence Reports for this month are currently not available
September
The Personnel Occurrence Reports for this month are currently not available, but the following were mentioned: -
Flt Lt	Stevens	xx Sep 1944	Equipment Officer, posted as supernumerary from RAF Wigsley to RAF Syerston
SO	Pope WAAF	xx Sep 1944	Equipment Officer, posted from RAF Swinderby to RAF Upper Heyford (Flt Off post)
Flt Lt	Lawrence	xx Sep 1944	Arrived on posting to RAF Wigsley for Equipment duties
SO	Graham WAAF	xx Sep 1944	Arrived on posting to RAF Swinderby for Equipment duties
October
The Personnel Occurrence Reports for this month are currently not available
November
The Personnel Occurrence Reports for this month are currently not available
December
The Personnel Occurrence Reports for this month are currently not available, but the following were mentioned: -
Wg Cdr	Ward	xx Dec 1944	Arrived on posting for duty as Base Equipment Officer
Wg Cdr	E M Maurice	xx Dec 1944	Base Equipment Officer, posted to overseas

Source - No 51/75 Base ORB (AIR 29/853/1)

Organisational Movements: Jan - Dec 1944

Date	Notes
January
xx Jan 1944	A Junior Commanders Course was established at the Base
February
14 Feb 1944	No 1485 (B & G) Flight disbanded at RAF Swinderby No 1690 (Bomber) Defence Training Flight formed at RAF Swinderby
March
No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB
April
No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB
May
No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB
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
No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB
October
No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB
November
3 Nov 1944	No 51 Base was transferred to No 7 Group and was redesignated No 75 Base No 5 Group Air Crew School was redesignated No 5 Aircrew School
December
xx Dec 1944	Bassingham Fen Bombing Range transferred to No 53 Base (RAF Waddington) Fenton Bombing Range transferred to No 53 Base (RAF Skellingthorpe) Owthorpe Bombing Range transferred to No 72 Base (RAF Bottesford)

Source - No 51/75 Base ORB (AIR 29/853/1)

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