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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 431 Flight Personnel, aircraft and locations
Personnel Movements: Sep 1940 - Jan 1941
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Flt Lt | E A Whiteley | 19 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from the UK in AR705 |
| Plt Off | P S Devine | 19 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from the UK in AR705 |
| Cpl | J S Shephard | 19 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from the UK in AR705 |
| Plt Off | J Foxton | 19 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from the UK in AR712 |
| Plt Off | A Warburton | 19 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from the UK in AR712 |
| Sgt | R V Gridley | 19 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from the UK in AR712 |
| Sgt | J W T Bibby | 19 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from the UK in AR707 |
| Sgt | F Bastard | 19 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from the UK in AR707 |
| Sgt | P D J Moren | 19 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from the UK in AR707 |
| Capt | K L Ford RM | 19 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 431 Flight |
| Flt Lt | E A Whiteley | 1 Nov 1940 | Assumed command of No 431 Flight |
| Capt | K L Ford RM | 1 Nov 1940 | Relinquished command of No 431 Flight |
| Plt Off | Jones | 9 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting from the UK in AR713 |
| Sgt | Spires | 9 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting from the UK in AR713 |
| Sgt | McConnell | 9 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting from the UK in AR713 |
| Fg Off | J T Burgess | 9 Nov 1940 | Failed to arrive from the UK |
| Sgt | B F R Hubbard | 9 Nov 1940 | Failed to arrive from the UK |
| Sgt | Sobey | 9 Nov 1940 | Failed to arrive from the UK |
| Fg Off | Williams | 19 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from the UK in AR721 |
| Sgt | Alexander | 19 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from the UK in AR721 |
| Sgt | Barrett | 19 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from the UK in AR721 |
| Fg Off | Boys Stones | 24 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from the UK in AR735 |
| Sgt | Bolton | 24 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from the UK in AR735 |
| Sgt | Gimson | 24 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from the UK in AR735 |
Source - No 69 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/606)
Organisational Movements: Sep 1940 - Jan 1941
| Date | Notes |
| 19 Sep 1940 | Formed at RAF Luqa, Malta, equipped with three Glenn Martin 167F and a Blackburn Skua |
| 19 Sep 1940 | Absorbed the personnel of No 3 AACU, which was disbanded on this date |
| xx Oct 1940 | 2 x Blenheim IVs were impressed by AHQ Mediterranean and allocated to the Flight |
| xx Nov 1940 | Skua, L2882 was taken on strength after leading another flight of Hurricanes from an aircraft carrier |
| xx Nov 1940 | 2 x Blenheim IVs were released by AHQ Mediterranean and proceeded to Egypt |
| xx Dec 1940 | The two Skuas were returned to the FAA |
| 10 Jan 1941 | No 431 Flight was redesignated No 69 Squadron |
Source - No 69 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/606)
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