No 52 Base

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
May
Gp Capt	J H N Whitworth DSO, DFC	10 May 1943	Assumed command of RAF Base Scampton and promoted to Act A/Cdre
Act Sqn Ldr	E F Briggs	10 May 1943	Promoted to Act Wg Cdr
Flt Lt	A A Mackenzie Thompson	10 May 1943	Promoted to Act Sqn Ldr
Flt Lt	E R Bolton	10 May 1943	Arrived on posting for Armament duties (Sqn Ldr post)
Gp Capt	G J Grindell AFC	17 May 1943	Arrived on posting and assumed command of RAF Fiskerton
Gp Capt	L C Slee DSO, DFC	17 May 1943	Arrived on posting and assumed command of RAF Dunholme Lodge
Fg Off	F W Dymond	30 May 1943	Reposted to RAF Scampton for Accountant duties (Flt Lt post)
June
Flt Lt	T C Wright MC	1 Jun 1943	RAF Regiment, attached from HQ, No 5 Group
Sqn Ldr	C N McLoughlin	2 Jun 1943	Arrived on posting from HQ, No 5 Group for Admin duties
Plt Off	P G Brett	3 Jun 1943	Ceased to be attached from HQ, No 5 Group on posting to RAF Base Scampton
Gp Capt	A D Davies	7 Jun 1943	Arrived on posting from the Air Ministry for duty as Deputy Base Commander
A/Cdre	J H N Whitworth DSO, DFC	11 Jun 1943	Relinquished command of RAF Scampton
Gp Capt	A D Davies	11 Jun 1943	Assumed command of RAF Scampton
Act Sqn Ldr	I St C Rose OBE	11 Jun 1943	Promoted to Flt Lt (WS), wef 1 Mar 1943
Act Flt Lt	L G Turner	11 Jun 1943	Promoted to Fg Off (WS), wef 1 Oct 1942
Act Wg Cdr	H D Nicholson	14 Jun 1943	Arrived on posting from RAF Topcliffe for Accountant duties
Fg Off	M Carty	14 Jun 1943	Intelligence Officer, attached to RAF Highgate for course
Act Flt Lt	A W Day	20 Jun 1943	Reposted for Flying Control duties (Sqn Ldr post)
Fg Off	J B Frisby	20 Jun 1943	Reposted from RAF Fiskerton to BHQ for Flying Control duties (Flt Lt post)
Wg Cdr	N W Waklin	23 Jun 1943	Arrived on posting from No 29 OTU for Engineer duties
APO	E M Gilbert	30 Jun 1943	Arrived on posting as supernumerary from RAF Officers' School
July
Act Wg Cdr	L S Munn	1 Jul 1943	Arrived on posting as supernumerary from RAF Gravesend for RAF Regiment duties (Wg Cdr post)
Act Sqn Ldr	R A V Gascoyne-Cecil	4 Jul 1943	Arrived on posting from No 61 Sqn for Operations duties and promoted to Act Wg Cdr
Fg Off	G G Pierce	4 Jul 1943	Reposted for Physical Fitness Officer duties (Flt Lt post)
Sqn Ldr	C N McLoughlin	5 Jul 1943	Attached to Rollestone Camp for Senior Officers' Anti-Gas Course
Sqn Ldr	C N McLoughlin	10 Jul 1943	Ceased to be attached to Rollestone Camp for Senior Officers' Anti-Gas Course
Sqn Ldr	J W H Weddle	12 Jul 1943	Arrived on posting from RAF Honeybourne for Medical duities
Act Wg Cdr	H D Nicholson	14 Jul 1943	Accountant Officer, promoted to Temp Wg Cdr, wef 1 Jul 1943
Act Sqn Ldr	R Saunders	14 Jul 1943	Promoted to Flt Lt (WS), wef 1 Feb 1943
Plt Off	H Watson MBE	20 Jul 1943	Arrived on posting from 1661 HCU for Armament duties (Flt Lt post)
Plt Off	P G Brett	27 Jul 1943	Reposted for Signals duties (Flt Lt post)
Fg Off	P W Thornton	30 Jul 1943	Dental Officer, promoted to Flt Lt (WS), wef 23 Jul 1943
APO	J Hardy	30 Jul 1943	Arrived on posting from CLTS for Link Trainer Instructor duties
August
Fg Off	F W Pritchard	1 Aug 1943	Engineer Officer, reposted for Flt Lt post and promoted to Act Flt Lt
APO	R C Fuller	2 Aug 1943	Arrived on posting from HQ, No 5 Group for Engineer duties (Fg Off post)
Flt Lt	W J Nave	5 Aug 1943	Arrived on posting from HQ, No 92 Group, wef 4 Aug 1943
Plt Off	C F Gibson	6 Aug 1943	Promoted to Fg Off (WS), wef 19 Jul 1943
Fg Off	P H Morris	12 Aug 1943	Accountant Officer, posted to RAF Oakington (Flt Lt post)
A/Cdre	J H N Whitworth	21 Aug 1943	Relinquished command of RAF Base Scampton on posting to Directorate of Bomber Operations (Gp Capt post)
Gp Capt	A D Davies	21 Aug 1943	Assumed temporary command of RAF Base Scampton
Fg Off	M Carty	24 Aug 1943	Intelligence Officer, reposted to RAF Scampton (Flt Lt post)
APO	E M Gilbert	25 Aug 1943	Reposted to RAF Scampton for Flying Control duties (Fg Off post)
APO	A Hartley	25 Aug 1943	Arrived on posting as supernumerary from RAF Officers' School
Flt Lt	A J A Day DFC. RAAF	27 Aug 1943	Arrived on posting as supernumerary from No 24 OTU for duty as Station Navigation Officer
Act Sqn Ldr	J Vivian DFC	28 Aug 1943	Navigation Officer, posted to No 57 Sqn
Flt Lt	A J A Day DFC. RAAF	28 Aug 1943	Reposted from supernumerary for duty as Station Navigation Officer and promoted to Act Sqn Ldr
Act Flt Lt	H Watson MBE	29 Aug 1943	Armament Officer, attached to RAF East Kirkby
Fg Off	M Carty	29 Aug 1943	Intelligence Officer, attached to RAF East Kirkby
September
Act Sqn Ldr	E R Bolton	2 Sep 1943	Armament Officer, relinquished acting rank of Sqn Ldr, reverting to Flt Lt
Act Flt Lt	H Watson MBE	2 Sep 1943	Armament Officer, ceased to be attached to RAF East Kirkby
Flt Lt	D B Davies	8 Sep 1943	Arrived on posting from RAF Kirkby for Intelligence duties
Act Wg Cdr	H D Nicholson	17 Sep 1943	Accountant Officer, promoted to Sqn Ldr (WS), wef 5 Jul 1943
Sqn Ldr	A E Bateman	xx Sep 1943	Arrived on posting from Morton-in-Marsh for Flying Control duties
Sqn Ldr	E G Cooper	xx Sep 1943	Promoted to Act Wg Cdr
Act Sqn Ldr	W J Nave	xx Sep 1943	Equipment Officer, posted to HQ Bomber Command
Act Sqn Ldr	I St C Rose OBE	xx Sep 1943	RAF Regiment, posted to RAF Skellingthorpe for LDA duties
Fg Off	P A Foster	xx Sep 1943	Arrived on posting from RAF Swinderby for Flying Control duties (Flt Lt post)
Plt Off	G M S Leader	xx Sep 1943	Posted to AMU as supernumerary for duties with ISTD
October
APO	J Hardy	xx Oct 1943	Link Trainer Instructor, posted to HQ, No 9 Group as u/t Sector Controller
Gp Capt	A Hesketh	5 Oct 1943	Arrived on posting as supernumerary from HQ, No 2 Group for duty as Base Commander, promoted to Act A/Cdre
Plt Off	P G Brett DFM	5 Oct 1943	Signals Officer, promoted to Act Flt Lt
Plt Off	G H Smith	16 Oct 1943	Posted to No 51 Base
Act A/Cdre	A Hesketh	18 Oct 1943	Attached to HQ, No 5 Group
Act Flt Lt	P G Brett DFM	22 Oct 1943	Signals Officer, promoted to Fg Off (WS)
Act Flt Lt	F W Pritchard	31 Oct 1943	Engineer Officer, posted to No 1668 HCU
November
Fg Off	W G Attewell	2 Nov 1943	Equipment Officer, attached to RAF Skellingthorpe
Act A/Cdre	A Hesketh	7 Nov 1943	Ceased to be attached to HQ, No 5 Group and attached to RAF Waddington
Sqn Ldr	W Townson	14 Nov 1943	Intelligence Officer, attached to RAF Highgate for Intelligence Course 'A'
APO	E J Detheridge	17 Nov 1943	Arrived on posting from HQ, No 5 Group for Committee of Adjustment duties, wef 17 Nov 1943
Sqn Ldr	W Townson	19 Nov 1943	Intelligence Officer, ceased to be attached to RAF Highgate for Intelligence Course 'A'
Flt Lt	W H Perks	23 Nov 1943	A & SD, posted to BHQ as non-effective, sick
Act Flt Lt	F W Dymond	23 Nov 1943	Accountant Officer, posted to RAF Leicester East, wef 22 Nov 1943
Act Flt Lt	A E Birch	26 Nov 1943	Attached from RAF Waddington for duty with Battle School
December
Sqn Ldr	W Townson	1 Dec 1943	Intelligence Officer, posted to HQ Transport Command
Flt Lt	D B Davies	1 Dec 1943	Intelligence Officer, reposted to No 52 Base and promoted to Act Sqn Ldr
Act Flt Lt	A E Birch	1 Dec 1943	Ceased to be attached from RAF Waddington on posting for Intelligence duties
Act A/Cdre	A Hesketh	3 Dec 1943	Ceased to be attached to RAF Waddington re-attached to No 53 Base, wef 2 Dec 1943
Act Flt Lt	R E Pickett	3 Dec 1943	Arrived on posting from RAF Woodbridge for Flying Control duties, wef 29 Nov 1943
A/Cdre	J A Gray	4 Dec 1943	Arrived on posting from HQ Bomber Command and assumed command of No 52 Base, wef 1 Dec 1943
Gp Capt	A D Davies	4 Dec 1943	Relinquished temporary command of No 52 Base
Act Sqn Ldr	R A V Gascoyne-Cecil DFC	6 Dec 1943	Wg Cdr - Operations, posted to RAF Staff College
Act A/Cdre	A Hesketh	13 Dec 1943	Ceased to be attached on posting to No 53 Base, wef 1Dec 1943
Wg Cdr	V Matvieff	22 Dec 1943	Arrived on posting from RAF Uxbridge for Accountant duties
Act Wg Cdr	H D Nicholson	29 Dec 1943	Accountant Officer, posted to HQ, No 42 Base
Sqn Ldr	Rev P A Farrant	29 Dec 1943	Arrived on posting from RAF Uxbridge for duty as Chaplain (C of E)
Fg Off	P A Foster	30 Dec 1943	Flying Control Officer, attached to RAF Syerston for temporary duty

Source - No 52 Base ORB (AIR 29/853/2)

Organisational Movements: Mar - Dec 1943

Date	Notes
May
10 May 1943	RAF Base, Scampton was formed in No 5 Group comprising: - Base Station - RAF Scampton No 57 Sqn No 617 Sqn No 1518 BAT Flt Sub-station - RAF Fiskerton No 49 Sqn Sub-station - RAF Dunholme Lodge No 44 Sqn
16 May 1943	No 617 Sqn conducted its first operation (Operation 'Chastise')
June
11 Jun 1943	No 44 Sqn operated from RAF Dunholme Lodge for the first
14 Jun 1943	No 1518 BAT Flt moved from RAF Scampton to RAF Edzell
July
26 Jul 1943	Base Major Servicing Section was formed at RAF Scampton, comprising of: - Instrument Section Electrical Section Equipment Section Dinghy Section Tyre and Brake Section Hydraulic and Pneumatic Section Modification Section Metal Repair Section
27 Jul 1943	Each station formed a Repair and Inspection Section, leaving squadrons responsible for daily servicing duties
August
29 Aug 1943	No 57 Sqn moved from RAF Scampton to RAF East Kirkby
30 Aug 1943	No 617 Sqn moved from RAF Scampton to RAF Coningsby
September
1 Sep 1943	RAF Scampton closed for flying for the construction of runways
13 Sep 1943	No 49 moved its aircraft to RAF Dunholme Lodge due to the unserviceability of the runways at RAF Fiskerton
16 Sep 1943	RAF Base Scampton was redesignated No 52 Base
25 Sep 1943	Base Major Servicing Section returned most of its personnel to the squadrons due to the runway work at RAF Scampton
October
24 Oct 1943	No 49 Sqn returned to RAF Fiskerton
November
23 Nov 1943	The Air Crew School opened at RAF Scampton, absorbing the previous Commando Course
December
4 Dec 1943	WAAF NCOs Course ceased

Source - No 52 Base ORB (AIR 29/853/2)