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No 9 Group AAC Flight - Personnel, aircraft and locations


[1941 | ]

Personnel Movements: May - Dec 1941

Rank Name Date Notes
May
There were no personnel movements recorded for this month
June
There were no personnel movements recorded for this month
July
Plt Off Da Costa  1 Jul 1941 Assumed command of Baginton Detachment
August
Plt Off Pannon  8 Aug 1941 Returned to RAF Speke
Flt Lt Passy 10 Aug 1941 Admitted to RAF Hospital, Halton
Plt Off Vernon 10 Aug 1941 Assumed temporary command of the Flight
Flt Lt Passy 26 Aug 1941 Discharged from RAF Hospital, Halton and proceeded on10 days' sick leave
September
Plt Off Vernon  9 Sep 1941 Attached to No 3 Delivery Flight
Plt Off Speller 22 Sep 1941 Arrived on posting from No 456 Sqn
October
There were no personnel movements recorded for this month
November
Plt Off Vernon 24 Nov 1941 Killed in a flying accident

Source - No 285 ORB (AIR 27/1620)

Organisational Movements: May - Dec 1941

Date Notes
May
25 May 1941 No 9 Group Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flight was formed at RAF Speke with a detachment at RAF Baginton
June
 3 Jun 1941 By this date the total establishment was 65 personnel, the officers being: -
  • Flt Lt Passy - Officer Commanding
  • Plt Off Vernon - i/c Baginton Detachment
  • Plt Off Pannon

Aircraft on strength: -

  • 4 x Lysanders (2 at Baginton)
  • 3 x Blenheims (1 at Baginton)
Lysander TT III as used by No 285 Squadron

Lysander TT III

Bristol blenheim I

Blenheim I

July
No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB
August
 7 Aug 1941 The Flight moved from RAF Speke to RAF Wrexham
September
 4 Sep 1941 The Baginton Detachment moved to RAF Honiley
October
No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB
November
31 Nov 1941 No 9 Group Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flight disbanded on being absorbed into No 285 Sqn

Source - No 285 ORB (AIR 27/1620)

This entry was last updated on 20/07/25

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