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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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[1943 | ]
Personnel Movements: Mar - 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 |
| October | |||
| Sqn Ldr | A C Bradbury | 11 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 51 Base for Admin duties at RAF Skellingthorpe |
| November | |||
| Flt Lt | H C Brooker | 1 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 9 Sqn for Engineer duties at RAF Bardney |
| Flt Lt | P E Coleman | 1 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 50 Sqn for Engineer duties at RAF Skellingthorpe |
| Plt Off | R C Fuller | 1 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 52 Base for Engineer duties at RAF Bardney |
| Flt Lt | L W Higgins | 1 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 61 Sqn for Engineer duties at RAF Skellingthorpe |
| Flt Lt | W G Hobbs | 1 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 467 Sqn for Engineer duties |
| Fg Off | B L Wilson RAAF | 1 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 467 Sqn for Engineer duties |
| Plt Off | F G Broomfield | 3 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 52 Base for MT duties at RAF Skellingthorpe |
| Act A/Cdre | 7 Nov 1943 | Attached to RAF Waddington from No 52 Base pending formation of No 53 Base | |
| Flt Lt | W B Parker | 10 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF East Kirkby for Equipment duties at RAF Bardney |
| Gp Capt | A C Evans-Evans | 11 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Syerston to Command RAF Bardney |
| Sqn Ldr | M D Day | 11 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting as supernumerary from No 32 Base for Engineer duties |
| Fg Off | R C J Gethin | 12 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting as supernumerary from RAF Bottesford for Intelligence duties |
| Wg Cdr | P Burnett DSO, DFC | 14 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 9 Sqn for duty as Wing Commander, Operations |
| Wg Cdr | M D Day | 14 Nov 1943 | Reposted to No 53 Base for duty as Chief Technical Officer |
| Wg Cdr | T C McIlroy | 14 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from HQ, No 26 Group for duty as Wing Commander, Administration |
| Fg Off | J A Bailey | 14 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 61 Sqn for Electrical Engineer duties |
| Sqn Ldr | M M Dodd | 14 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Syerston for Intelligence duties at RAF Skellngthorpe |
| Sqn Ldr | T E J Hewitt | 14 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Bottesford for Intelligence duties |
| Sqn Ldr | A S Summers | 14 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from HQ, No 5 Group for Engineer duties at RAF Bardney |
| Sqn Ldr | E A Tilt | 14 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Syerston for Engineer duties at RAF Skellingthorpe |
| Flt Lt | F Carr | 14 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from HQ No 5 Group for Intelligence duties at RAF Bardney |
| Flt Lt | T M Leigh | 14 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Bottesford for Flying Control duties at RAF Bardney |
| Flt Lt | J McFarlane | 14 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 51 Base for Flying Control duties at RAF Bardney |
| Flt Lt | H H Rofe | 14 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Bottesford for Intelligence duties |
| Flt Lt | A A Wilshaw | 14 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Syerston for Electrical Engineer duties at RAF Skellingthorpe |
| Flt Lt | A R M Mills | 14 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 61 Sqn for Medical duties at RAF Skellingthorpe |
| Flt Lt | S S Wilson | 14 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Bottesford for Admin at RAF Skellingthorpe |
| Fg Off | H J Bulgin | 14 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Bottesford for Flying Control duties |
| Fg Off | J F Hawthorne | 14 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 50 Sqn for Electrical Engineer duties |
| Fg Off | J W Naylor | 14 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Syerston for Engineer duties at RAF Skellingthorpe |
| Fg Off | H V Williams | 14 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting as supernumerary from RAF Syerston for Flying Control duties |
| Fg Off | J K Wright | 14 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 9 Sqn for Medical duties at RAF Bardney |
| Fg Off | R E Brandon | 14 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 50 Sqn for Medical duties at RAF Skellingthorpe |
| Fg Off | W H Fishburn RAAF | 14 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 467 Sqn for Armament duties |
| Fg Off | F Arnold | 14 Nov 1943 | Reposted to No 53 Base for Admin duties at RAF Bardney |
| SO | F B Graham | 14 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 5 Group Pool for WAAF 'G' at RAF Skellingthorpe |
| Plt Off | D J Wattson | 14 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 9 Sqn for Electrical Engineer duties at RAF Bardney |
| Plt Off | J W R L Wilkins | 14 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from HQ, No 5 Group for Engineer duties at RAF Bardney |
| Plt Off | G F Gadd | 14 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 467 Sqn for Electrical Engineer duties at RAF Bardney |
| Plt Off | C H J Dungate | 14 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 51 Base for Anti-Gas and Fire duties at RAF Skellingthorpe |
| APO | R C Richardson | 14 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 51 Base for Electrical Engineer duties at RAF Skellingthorpe |
| Act A/Cdre | 15 Nov 1943 | Attached from No 52 Base for duty as Base Commander | |
| Sqn Ldr | J Blackmore | 15 Nov 1943 | Reposted to No 53 Base for Flying Control duties at RAF Skellingthorpe |
| Flt Lt | H F Shobbrock | 15 Nov 1943 | Reposted to No 53 Base for Flying Control duties at RAF Bardney |
| Flt Lt | W L W Littlewell | 15 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Syerston for Flying Control duties |
| Flt Lt | R N Moss | 15 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Bottesford for Equipment duties |
| Plt Off | J W Addlesee | 15 Nov 1943 | Equipment Officer, posted to RAF Warboys |
| Plt Off | R B Deans | 15 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Bottesford for Physical Fitness duties at RAF Skellingthorpe |
| Wg Cdr | D J Sherlock | 16 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1 PDC for duty as Base Accountant Officer |
| APO | C E Simpson | 16 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Syerston for Intelligence duties at RAF Skellingthorpe |
| APO | J E Dowling | 17 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from HQ, No 5 Group for Admin duties |
| Fg Off | J A Irwin RCAF | 20 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Syerston for Signals (Radar) duties |
| Plt Off | R B Deans | 20 Nov 1943 | Physical Fitness Officer, RAF Skellingthorpe posted to RAF Coningsby |
| Flt Lt | G Higgins | 21 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 21 OTU for Equipment duties at RAF Skellingthorpe |
| Sqn Off | F H Pendlebury | 22 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Cardington for duty as WAAF Staff Officer |
| Flt Lt | S J Wines | 22 Nov 1943 | Posted to No 33 Base |
| Fg Off | G H Brown | 22 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from HQ, No 91 Group for Admin duties at RAF Skellingthorpe |
| Plt Off | J Anderson | 23 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting on commissioning fort Meteorological duties, wef 1 Oct 1943 |
| Plt Off | A Williams | 25 Nov 1943 | Posted to No 463 Sqn |
| APO | G Highmore | 25 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from HQ, No 5 Group for Flying Control duties |
| ASO | S M Slobbe | 26 Nov 1943 | Posted to No 51 Base |
| Flt Lt | J V Verran | 27 Nov 1943 | Posted to Aircrew School, Scampton |
| Plt Off | R T Pugh | 29 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from HQ, No 93 Group for Admin duties |
| Fg Off | E L Long RAAF | 29 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting as supernumerary from No 461 Sqn for Armament duties |
| Fg Off | E I Long | 29 Nov 1943 | Reposted to No 53 Base for Armament duties |
| Other Base Staff comprised the following: - | |||
| Sqn Ldr | A W Sawyer | Senior Intelligence Officer | |
| Sqn Ldr | Harman | Senior Operations Room/Flying Control Officer | |
| Sqn Ldr | Ward | Senior Signals Officer | |
| Sqn Ldr | A Leeming | Equipment Staff Officer | |
| Flt Lt | Lock | Base Adjutant | |
| Flt Lt | Butt | Electrical Engineer Officer (Sqn Ldr post) | |
| Flt Lt | Cash | Armament Officer (Sqn Ldr post) | |
| Flt Lt | Taylor | Education Officer | |
| December | |||
| Act A/Cdre | 1 Dec 1943 | Ceased to be attached from No 52 Base on posting for duty as Base Commander | |
| Flt Lt | R H Balls | 1 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF East Kirkby for duty at RAF Skellingthorpe |
| Flt Lt | A E Birch | 1 Dec 1943 | A & SD, posted to No 52 Base |
| Flt Lt | J Connell | 1 Dec 1943 | A & SD, posted to RAF Coningsby |
| Flt Lt | B G Harrison | 1 Dec 1943 | A & SD, posted to RAF East Kirkby |
| Flt Lt | G E Pearson | 1 Dec 1943 | A & SD, posted to RAF Coningsby |
| Fg Off | T Pickard | 1 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Coningsby for Intelligence duties at RAF Bardney |
| Flt Lt | S S Wilson | 3 Dec 1943 | A & SD, posted to RAF Coningsby |
| Flt Lt | T M Leigh | 3 Dec 1943 | Flying Control Officer, RAF Bardney, posted to RAF Coningsby |
| Fg Off | T O Hoare | 3 Dec 1943 | A & SD, posted to RAF Substitution Unit, IXth Troop Carrier Command |
| Fg Off | L F Blann | 4 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Syerston for Flying Control duties |
| Gp Capt | A C Evans-Evans | 5 Dec 1943 | Relinquished command of RAF Bardney |
| Gp Capt | N Pleasance | 5 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Winthorpe and assumed command of RAF Bardney |
| Wg Cdr | P Burnett DSO, DFC | 5 Dec 1943 | Wing Commander, Operations, posted to No 52 Base |
| Act Wg Cdr | D Pevelor | 5 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from HQ, No 5 Group for duty as Wg Cdr - Operations |
| Sqn Ldr | A Leeming | 6 Dec 1943 | Equipment Staff Officer, posted to HQ No 100 Group |
| Flt Off | M E U Allen | 6 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from HQ No 2 Group for Code and Cypher duties |
| Fg Off | R H Avis | 6 Dec 1943 | A & SD, posted to No 1657 HCU |
| Gp Capt | A C Evans-Evans | 7 Dec 1943 | Posted to RAF Coningsby |
| SO | S M Lundie | 7 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Coningsby for Catering duties at RAF Skellingthorpe |
| Plt Off | H R V Walkup | 11 Dec 1943 | Posted to Aircrew School, Scampton |
| Flt Lt | H G Atherton | 15 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 52 Base for duty as Adjutant at RAF Skellingthorpe |
| Flt Lt | R H Balls | 15 Dec 1943 | A & SD, posted to RAF Desborough |
| Fg Off | J O Allwood | 15 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Syerston for Armament duties at RAF Skellingthorpe |
| Fg Off | L F Henwood | 15 Dec 1943 | Armament Officer, posted to No 52 Base |
| SO | M W P Murdoch | 15 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 51 Base for duty as WAAF 'G' duties at RAF Skellingthorpe |
| SO | F B Graham | 15 Dec 1943 | WAAF 'G', RAF Skellingthorpe, posted to RAF Usworth |
| Act Fg Off | H G Pate | 15 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from HQ No 5 Group for duty (A & SD) at RAF Bardney (Servicing Wing) |
| Plt Off | A M Porter | 15 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from HQ No 5 Group for Armament duties at RAF Skellingthorpe |
| Flt Off | E Potts | 16 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting as supernumerary from AMU for WAAF 'G' duties |
| 1st Lt | R A Holdren USAAF | 16 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting as supernumerary from Deenethorpe for pre-course Flying Control training |
| 2nd Lt | E F Mann USAAF | 16 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting as supernumerary from Deenethorpe for pre-course Flying Control training |
| ASO | I McCartney | 16 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from HQ No 5 Group for Signals duties |
| APO | H C Hardy | 16 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting as supernumerary from HQ No 5 Group for Engineer duties |
| Fg Off | V G Hobbs | 18 Dec 1943 | Reposted to No 53 Base for duty with Major Servicing Section |
| APO | R C Fuller | 18 Dec 1943 | Reposted to No 53 Base for duty at RAF Waddington (DSS) |
| APO | V H May | 18 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting as supernumerary from No 51 Base |
| Plt Off | F C Gough | 20 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Harwell for Committee of Adjustment duties |
| ASO | S J Mexam | 22 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from Equipment Officers' School for Equipment duties |
| Plt Off | J H Maguire | 23 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from HQ No 5 Group for Armament duties at RAF Bardney (Servicing Wing) |
Source - No 51 Base ORB (AIR 29/853/1)
Organisational Movements: Mar - Dec 1943
| Date | Notes |
| November | |
| 15 Nov 1943 |
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| 23 Nov 1943 |
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| December | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
Source - No 51 Base ORB (AIR 29/853/1)
This entry was last updated on 23/02/26
