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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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[1944 | ]
Personnel Movements: Oct - Dec 1944
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| October | |||
| Gp Capt | C H Flinn | 7 Oct 1944 | Assumed command of RAF Bottesford and No 72 Base |
| Wg Cdr | S J B Hamilton DFC | 7 Oct 1944 | Assumed duties of Wg Cdr, Operations |
| Wg Cdr | H Bligh | 7 Oct 1944 | Assumed duties of Wg Cdr, Administrative |
| Wg Cdr | A Miller | 7 Oct 1944 | Assumed duties of Base Equipment Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | R T Holland DFC | 7 Oct 1944 | Assumed duties of Base Bombing Leader |
| Sqn Ldr | Rogers | 7 Oct 1944 | Attached weekly for duties of Base Gunnery Leader |
| Sqn Ldr | R E Cheeseman | 7 Oct 1944 | Assumed duties of Base Armament Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | F H Marsh | 7 Oct 1944 | Assumed duties of Officer i/c BMSS |
| Sqn Ldr | A E S Bateman | 7 Oct 1944 | Assumed duties of Senior Flying Control Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | E A Eames | 7 Oct 1944 | Assumed duties of Senior Intelligence Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | E T Saunders MBE, MM | 7 Oct 1944 | Assumed duties of Senior Accountant Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | D A Davies | 7 Oct 1944 | Assumed duties of Senior Medical Officer |
| Flt Lt | R Quorn | 7 Oct 1944 | Assumed duties of Base Electrical Engineer Officer |
| Flt Lt | C F W Ball | 7 Oct 1944 | Assumed duties of Base Signals Officer |
| Flt Lt | S A Bishop | 7 Oct 1944 | Assumed duties of Base Personnel Officer |
| Flt Off | M T Aytoun WAAF | 7 Oct 1944 | Assumed duties of Base WAAF 'G' Officer |
| SO | D P L Fowle WAAF | 7 Oct 1944 | Assumed duties of Base Code and Cypher Officer |
| Wg Cdr | N W Wakelin | 28 Oct 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Base Engineer Officer |
| November | |||
| Wg Cdr | N W Wakelin | 3 Nov 1944 | Assumed duties of Base Engineer Officer |
| Gp Capt | C H Flinn | 6 Nov 1944 | Relinquished command of RAF Bottesford |
| Gp Capt | K S Batchelor | 6 Nov 1944 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of RAF Bottesford |
| December | |||
| A/Cdre |
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1 Dec 1944 | Arrived on posting as supernumerary, wef 21 Nov 1944 |
| Sqn Ldr | W W M De Boos | 4 Dec 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Staff Navigation Officer |
| A/Cdre |
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12 Dec 1944 | Assumed command of No 72 Base |
| Gp Capt | C H Flinn | 12 Dec 1944 | Relinquished command of No 72 Base and resumed command of RAF Bottesford |
| Gp Capt | K S Batchelor | 12 Dec 1944 | Relinquished command of RAF Bottesford |
Source - No 72 Base ORB (AIR 29/857)
Organisational Movements: Oct - Dec 1944
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| 7 Oct 1944 |
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| November | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Nov 1944 | No 1321 (B) DTF was disbanded, each HCU being
allocated 2 x Spitfires and 2 x Hurricanes No 7 Group Communication Flight wsa transferred from RAF Spittlegate to RAF Bottesford |
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| 7 Nov 1944 | No 3 ACS at RAF Gamston began supplying Pupil
Aircrew to the HCUs in No 72 Base No 5 ACS at RAF Swinderby ceased supplying Pupil Aircrew to the HCUs in No 72 Base |
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| 15 Nov 1944 | Ragdale and Wardley Bombing Ranges were transferred from No 93 Group to No 72 Base | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 Nov 1944 | No 1669 HCU commenced re-equipment with Lancasters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 Nov 1944 | Ground administration of Wardley Bombing Range was transferred to RAF North Luffenham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 Nov 1944 | The personnel strength of No 72 Base on this
date was: -
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| December | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 Dec 1944 | No 1669 HCU had completed re-equipment with
Lancasters by this date The personnel strength of No 72 Base on this date was: -
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Source - No 72 Base ORB (AIR 29/857)
This entry was last updated on 27/02/26
