221 Group

This Group was formed at Randeia Buildings, Phagre Street, Rangoon on 21 April 1941 to provide aerodromes and landing grounds in Burma and the Shan States, to which squadrons could be despatched in emergencies. Each airfield would have a skeleton Operations Room staff, a Care and Maintenance Party and stocks of oil, lubricants and bombs. The airfields it controlled where - Mingaladon, Toungoo, Heho, Namsang, Lashio, Moulmein, Tavoy, Mergui and Victoria Point.

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
Gp Capt	Edye R Manning	21 Apr 1941	Appointed as AOC and Air Advisor to the Government of Burma
Sqn Ldr	J H Barnes	21 Apr 1941	Appointed for duty as Equipment Officer
Sqn Ldr	D C Stone	21 Apr 1941	Appointed for duty as Central Accounts Officer
Flt Lt	H L Andrews	21 Apr 1941	Appointed for duty as Administrative Officer
Temp Sgt	Harwood	2 May 1941	Posted in from AHQ Far East
Temp Cpl	Manuel	2 May 1941	Posted in from AHQ Far East
LAC	Stacey	2 May 1941	Posted in from AHQ Far East
LAC	Cartlidge	2 May 1941	Posted in from AHQ Far East
Temp Sgt	Carr	6 May 1941	Posted in from AHQ Far East
2 Lt	C H Gladwell	8 May 1941	Attached from 3rd Battalion, Burma Rifles for Special Equipment Staff duties
2 Lt	G B Watt	8 May 1941	Attached from 3rd Battalion, Burma Rifles for Special Equipment Staff duties
Plt Off	R D Cole	13 May 1941	Posted in for duty on appointment to a commission
Temp Sgt	Harwood	13 May 1941	Proceeded to RAF Toungoo to superintend the disposition of barrack equipment
2 Lt	C H Gladwell	14 May 1941	Proceeded to RAF Toungoo to superintend the disposition of barrack equipment and report on construction progress
Temp Cpl	Manuel	17 May 1941	Proceeded to RAF Lashio to superintend the disposition of barrack equipment
Plt Off	R D Cole	17 May 1941	Proceeded to RAF Lashio to superintend the disposition of barrack equipment
2 Lt	C H Gladwell	18 May 1941	Returned from RAF Toungoo
Plt Off	H V Ellison	23 May 1941	Posted in for duty
Plt Off	S W Timmis	23 May 1941	Posted in for duty
2 Lt	C H Gladwell	23 May 1941	Proceeded to RAF Tavoy to superintend the disposition of barrack equipment and report on construction progress
Temp Sgt	Harwood	24 May 1941	Returned from RAF Toungoo
Temp Sgt	Harwood	26 May 1941	Proceeded to RAF Heho on temporary equipment duties
LAC	Darroch	26 May 1941	Proceeded to RAF Heho on temporary equipment duties
2 Lt	G B Watt	26 May 1941	Proceeded to RAF Heho to arrange fuel supplies and general equipment duties
Plt Off	S O Venant	3 Jun 1941	Posted in for duty on appointment to a commission in the RAFVR
2 Lt	G B Watt	5 Jun 1941	Returned from RAF Heho
Act Sqn Ldr	R S B McLean	11 Jun 1941	Posted in from AHQ Far East for Medical duties
Temp Sgt	Harwood	12 Jun 1941	Returned from RAF Heho
LAC	Darroch	12 Jun 1941	Returned from RAF Heho
Plt Off	A E Hedges	13 Jun 1941	Ceased to be attached to HQ No 221 Group on return to Singapore
2 Lt	C H Gladwell	30 Jun 1941	Returned from RAF Tavoy
Cpl	Hewitson	30 Jun 1941	Returned from RAF Tavoy
Flt Lt	A H Bushell	8 Jul 1941	Posted in from AHQ Far East for Signals duties
Plt Off	G N Borton	8 Jul 1941	Posted in from RAF Kallang for Operations Room duties
Plt Off	L G Robinson	8 Jul 1941	Posted in from RAF Kallang for Operations Room duties
Plt Off	W L Crossing	23 Jul 1941	Posted in from RAF Kallang
Plt Off	L S Davis	23 Jul 1941	Posted in from RAF Kallang
Plt Off	C S Murray	23 Jul 1941	Posted in from RAF Kallang
Plt Off	R G Runnells	23 Jul 1941	Posted in from RAF Kallang
Plt Off	H H Wilson	23 Jul 1941	Posted in from RAF Kallang for Operations Room duties
Plt Off	J H Robertson	23 Jul 1941	Posted in from RAF Kallang for Operations Room duties
Plt Off	C R Marten	23 Jul 1941	Posted in from RAF Kallang for Operations Room duties
Plt Off	W H Sides	23 Jul 1941	Posted in from RAF Kallang for Operations Room duties
Plt Off	R G Runnells	26 Jul 1941	Proceeded to RAF Toungoo with 10 airman as C & M Party
Plt Off	L S Davis	29 Jul 1941	Proceeded to RAF Mergui for temporary C & M duties
Cpl	Hyde	31 Jul 1941	Proceeded to RAF Mergui for C & M duties with nine airmen
Wg Cdr	N C S Rutter	1 Aug 1941	Posted in from No 4 AACU for disposal
Sqn Ldr	L V Spencer	1 Aug 1941	Posted in from RAF Seletar for disposal
Wg Cdr	N C S Rutter	4 Aug 1941	Posted to RAF Mingaladon as OC
Plt Off	C S Murray	4 Aug 1941	Posted to RAF Mingaladon as Adjutant
Plt Off	R G Runnells	6 Aug 1941	Proceeded to RAF Moulmein with six airman as C & M Party
Plt Off	R L Sillett	9 Aug 1941	Posted in from AHQ Far East for Equipment duties
Plt Off	E R Wheen	17 Aug 1941	Posted in from AHQ Far East for Operations Room duties
Plt Off	J Faure	17 Aug 1941	Posted in from AHQ Far East for Operations Room duties
Plt Off	W Sopwith	17 Aug 1941	Posted in from AHQ Far East for Operations Room duties
Plt Off	A M L Ward	17 Aug 1941	Posted in from AHQ Far East for Operations Room duties
Plt Off	W C Kerr	17 Aug 1941	Posted in from AHQ Far East for Operations Room duties
Fg Off	T S C Stead	17 Aug 1941	Posted in from AHQ Far East for Group Engineer duties
Plt Off	W Sopwith	19 Aug 1941	Posted to RAF Mingaladon for temporary Operations Room duties
Plt Off	A M L Ward	19 Aug 1941	Posted to RAF Mingaladon for temporary Operations Room duties
Plt Off	W C Kerr	19 Aug 1941	Posted to RAF Mingaladon for temporary Operations Room duties
Plt Off	R J K Baker	20 Aug 1941	Posted in from AHQ Far East for Accountant duties
Sqn Ldr	H L Andrews	25 Aug 1941	Returned to duty from sick leave
Flt Lt	C W Laing	3 Sep 1941	Posted in from AHQ Far East for Equipment duties
Plt Off	K E L Wallace-Crabbe	8 Sep 1941	Arrived to AHQ Far East on posting in wef 3 Sep 1941
Plt Off	K E L Wallace-Crabbe	8 Sep 1941	Attached to HQ Army in Burma for Public Relations duties
Plt Off	C H Gannaway	10 Sep 1941	Posted in from AHQ Far East for Accountant duties
Plt Off	N L Mawson	10 Sep 1941	Posted in from AHQ Far East for Equipment duties
Plt Off	N L Mawson	10 Sep 1941	Posted to RAF Mingaladon (No 154 MU)
Plt Off	E R Wheen	12 Sep 1941	Proceeded to RAF Toungoo for temporary duty
Plt Off	W H Sides	12 Sep 1941	Proceeded to RAF Heho for temporary duty
Plt Off	R Jenkins	23 Sep 1941	Posted in from AHQ Far East
Plt Off	J Faure	24 Sep 1941	Proceeded to RAF Moulmein with 26 airmen
Plt Off	C E R Grubb-Bell	26 Sep 1941	Posted in from AHQ Far East
Wg Cdr	P J W Le Fevre	26 Sep 1941	Posted in from Singapore for attachment to HQ Army in Burma
Flt Lt	E F Knight	26 Sep 1941	Posted in from Singapore for attachment to HQ Army in Burma
Plt Off	R Scourfield Evans	26 Sep 1941	Posted in from Singapore for attachment to HQ Army in Burma
2 Lt	C H Gladwell	1 Oct 1941	Appointed to a commission in the A & SD Branch RAFVR wef 8 May 1941 as APO
2 Lt	G B Watt	1 Oct 1941	Appointed to a commission in the A & SD Branch RAFVR wef 8 May 1941 as APO
Sqn Ldr	L V Spencer	1 Oct 1941	Promoted to Temp Wg Cdr wef 1 Sep 1941
Act Sqn Ldr	R S B McLean	1 Oct 1941	Promoted to Temp Sqn Ldr wef 1 Sep 1941
Plt Off	S O Venant	7 Oct 1941	Reported to HQ No 221 Group from RAF Mergui prior to posting to RAF Heho
Wg Cdr	P J W Le Fevre	9 Oct 1941	Returned to Singapore on ceasing to be attached to HQ Army in Burma
Plt Off	R Scourfield Evans	9 Oct 1941	Returned to Singapore on ceasing to be attached to HQ Army in Burma
Wg Cdr	Stanley J Marchbank	11 Oct 1941	Arrived from AHQ Far East to set up an Intelligence organisation in the Group
Plt Off	R F Cox	11 Oct 1941	Posted in for Intelligence duties
Flt Lt	E F Knight	12 Oct 1941	Returned to Singapore on ceasing to be attached to HQ Army in Burma
Wg Cdr	Ronald A R Rae	17 Oct 1941	Arrived from AHQ Far East for Armament duties
Flt Lt	G C Charlton	19 Oct 1941	Returned to Singapore on ceasing to be on special duty with British Embassy in Chunking
Plt Off	H A Holderness	25 Oct 1941	Posted in from AHQ Far East for Accountant duties and attached to No 154 MU
Plt Off	L J A Peuleve	27 Oct 1941	Attached from AHQ Far East for development of Fighter Operations Rooms and Air Defence system
Plt Off	G T Townsend	27 Oct 1941	Attached from AHQ Far East for development of Fighter Operations Rooms and Air Defence system

There were no entries in the No 221 Group ORB for November 1941, probably due to change of designation.

Formed on 10 March 1942 at Magwe and disbanded on 9 May 1942 at Chinwin to be replaced by a unit designated RAFCHIN

It reformed on 12 March 1942 from the remnants of 'Norgroup' at La Martiniere School, 11 Loudon Street, Calcutta to control all bomber and fighter units in the north-east of India.

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
Wg Cdr	A G T James	6 Apr 1942	Assumed duties of Wg Cdr - Organisation
Wg Cdr	Carpenter	20 Apr 1942	Posted to AHQ
Act Sqn Ldr	F H H Rowe	20 Apr 1942	Assumed duties of Chief Medical Officer
AVM	Donald F Stevenson	24 Apr 1942	Posted to No 224 Group as Air Officer Commanding
A/Cdre	Henry J F Hunter	24 Apr 1942	Assumed command of the Group
Fg Off	Burnham	4 May 1942	Posted in fill vacancy as Fg Off - Signals (Radio)
Sqn Ldr	I W Mitcham	8 May 1942	Assumed duties of Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr	S Waller	8 May 1942	Posted to AHQ Bengal
Gp Capt	Noel C Singer	12 May 1942	Posted in from 'Burwing' for duty as SASO
A/Cdre	Edye R Manning	12 May 1942	Posted to HQ, No 223 Group
Flt Lt	Thompson	17 May 1942	Posted in for Photographic duties
Flt Lt	Pole	17 May 1942	Posted to AHQ Bengal for Photographic duties
Wg Cdr	C F Toogood	21 May 1942	Posted in for duty as SOA
Sqn Ldr	R S B McLean	31 May 1942	Promoted to Act Wg Cdr wef 14 May 1942
Sqn Ldr	J P Cody	1 Jun 1942	Posted in for duty as Chief Equipment Officer
Wg Cdr	J H Barnes	1 Jun 1942	Posted to HQ No 226 Group
Sqn Ldr	G P Longfield	3 Jun 1942	Posted in for duty as Air Staff (Training)
Sqn Ldr	Ridler	3 Jun 1942	Posted to No 136 Sqn
Plt Off	J Banks	5 Jun 1942	Posted in to fill vacancy for Flt Lt - Catering
Flt Lt	W L Crossing	12 Jun 1942	Assumed the duties of Flt Lt - Welfare
Plt Off	Campbell	13 Jun 1942	Assumed the duties of Flt Lt - Concealment
Wg Cdr	G A L Sinclair Hill	15 Jun 1942	Posted in for duty as Group Intelligence Officer
Flt Lt	Alban Ali	16 Jun 1942	Assumed the duties of Sqn Ldr - Civilian Liaison
Flt Lt	Smeaton	23 Jun 1942	Assumed the duties of Flt Lt - Medical
Fg Off	Bouch	24 Jun 1942	Promoted to Act Flt Lt for Codes and Cypher duties
APO	D V Byles	3 Jul 1942	Regraded as Plt Off wef 1 Apr 1942
APO	W Telfer	3 Jul 1942	Regraded as Plt Off wef 1 Apr 1942
Act Flt Lt	L B W Palmer	3 Jul 1942	Promoted to Fg Off wef 1 Jun 1942
Plt Off	W Gaskell	21 Jul 1942	Promoted to Act Flt Lt for Legal duties wef 1 Jul 1942
Wg Cdr	R N Stidolph	29 Jul 1942	Posted in from R & R Party, Chittagong for Air Staff - Operations Room duties
Sqn Ldr	I W Mitcham	29 Jul 1942	Promoted to War Substantive Flt Lt wef 12 Jun 1942

Unit	Date	Notes
No 113 Sqn	18 Mar 1942	Commenced reforming at RAF Asansol
No 3 Coast Defence Flight	22 Mar 1942	Moved from Bassein, Burma to RAF Dum Dum
No 136 Sqn	22 Mar 1942	Moved to RAF Alipore from Akyab
HQ No 2 Wing	22 Mar 1942	Moved to Ballygunge, Calcutta from Dum Dum
No 267 Wing	22 Mar 1942	Formed at Calcutta
HQ Burwing	23 Mar 1942	Moved to RAF Lashio
No 45 Sqn	29 Mar 1942	Moved from Magwe to Loiwing
No 139 Sqn	29 Mar 1942	Moved from Akyab to RAF Dum Dum
No 17 Sqn	29 Mar 1942	Moved from Akyab to Loiwing
RAF Toungoo	28 Mar 1942	Evacuated
No 3 Coast Defence Flight	1 Apr 1942	Redesignated No 103 (Coast Defence) Flight IAFVR
No 113 Sqn	1 Apr 1942	Completed reforming at RAF Asansol
No 34 Sqn	1 Apr 1942	Reformed at Allahabad
No 60 Sqn	1 Apr 1942	Reformed at Lahore
SHQ, RAF Cuttack	8 Apr 1942	Opened
SHQ, RAF Chukulia	8 Apr 1942	Opened
No 139 Sqn	10 Apr 1942	Reformed at RAF Dum Dum
No 5 PRU	10 Apr 1942	Reformed at RAF Asansol
No 17 Sqn	14 Apr 1942	Moved from Loiwing to RAF Alipore
No 45 Sqn	14 Apr 1942	Moved from Loiwing to RAF Lashio
No 139 Sqn	20 Apr 1942	Moved from RAF Dum Dum to RAF Chakulia
5 a/c of No No 113 Sqn	21 Apr 1942	Proceeded to Loiwing for operations
4 a/c of No No 113 Sqn	23 Apr 1942	Proceeded to Chittagong for operations
No 5 PRU	29 Apr 1942	Moved to RAF Pandavaswar from RAF Asansol
No 139 Sqn	30 Apr 1942	Redesignated No 62 Sqn
No 103 (Coast Defence) Flight	30 Apr 1942	Redesignated No 353 Sqn
No 45 Sqn	30 Apr 1942	Moved to RAF Dum Dum from RAF Lashio
No 20 Sqn	1 May 1942	Arrived at RAF Chakulia from RAF Peshawar
No 5 PRU	29 Apr 1942	Moved to RAF Dum Dum from RAF Pandavaswar
No 20 Sqn	1 May 1942	Moved from RAF Chakulia to Jamshedpur
No 62 Sqn, Ground Echelon	6 May 1942	Moved to RAF Cuttack
AHQ Bengal	6 May 1942	Formed and administered by HQ No 221 Group
No 215 Sqn	14 May 1942	Moved to RAF Pandavaswar
No 62 Sqn, Ground Echelon	15 May 1942	Returned to RAF Dum Dum
No 60 Sqn	19 May 1942	Moved to RAF Asansol from RAF Lahore
No 99 Sqn	20 May 1942	Moved to RAF Ambala
No 113 Sqn	1 Jun 1942	Detached to Tezpur
Refuelling & Rearming Party	1 Jun 1942	Formed at Agartala
Refuelling & Rearming Party	1 Jun 1942	Formed at Chittagong
SHQ, RAF Ondal	1 Jun 1942	Opened
No 34 Sqn	16 Jun 1942	Moved from RAF Allahabad to RAF Ondal
No 123 Repair and Salvage Unit	10 Jul 1942	Formed at Calcutta
Bomber Operations Room	11 Jul 192	Opened at RAF Dum Dum
SHQ, AF Ranchi	2 Jun 1942	Opened
No 34 Sqn	18 Jul 1942	Moved from Allahabad to RAF Peshawar
No 28 Sqn	20 Jul 1942	Moved from RAF Ranchi to RAF Kohat
Refuelling & Rearming Party	24 Jul 1942	Formed at Fenny

NOTE: Whilst the entry below is exactly as shown in the CAFL, it does reflect the actual situation with regard to staffing as shown in the Group ORB

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
AVM	Donald F Stevenson	17 Dec 1941	Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO, MC; later AVM
Air Staff
Gp Capt	Allan L A Perry-Keene	23 Jan 1942	Senior Air Staff Officer, OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr	L V Spencer	28 Jul 1941
Sqn Ldr	P K Devitt	16 Jan 1942
Sqn Ldr	J T Bouwens	11 Feb 1942	DFC
Fg Off	C S Archer	11 Feb 1942
Fg Off	R H Cholmondeley	11 Feb 1942
Fg Off	J F C Kingsley	11 Feb 1942
Fg Off	W G Morris	11 Feb 1942
Plt Off	H C R Marten	17 Jul 1941
Plt Off	J H Robertson	17 Jul 1941
Plt Off	W H Sides	17 Jul 1941
Plt Off	H H Wilson	17 Jul 1941
Plt Off	W L Kerr	13 Aug 1941
Plt Off	W Sopwith	13 Aug 1941
Plt Off	A M Ward	13 Aug 1941
Plt Off	E R Wheen	13 Aug 1941
Plt Off	R F Cox	10 Oct 1941
Plt Off	F A Reynolds	11 Feb 1942
Plt Off	C G Dawson	11 Feb 1942
Plt Off	G J Gore	11 Feb 1942
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt	Edye R Manning	17 Jan 1942	Senior Administrative Staff Officer, DSO, MC; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt	H L Andrews	2 Apr 1941
Flt Lt	F C Faulkner	10 Feb 1942
Fg Off	K W Marten	11 Feb 1942
Plt Off	C H Gladwell	8 May 1941
Plt Off	C A Watt	8 May 1941
Plt Off	H V Ellison	14 May 1941
Plt Off	S W Timmis	23 May 1941
Plt Off	G N Borton	2 Jul 1941
Plt Off	L G Robinson	2 Jul 1941
Plt Off	W L Crossing	19 Jul 1941
Plt Off	L S Davis	19 Jul 1941
Plt Off	K E T Wallace-Crabbe	3 Sep 1941
Plt Off	E S Gosnell	6 Jan 1942
Plt Off	B J Boland	16 Dec 1941
Plt Off	R G Runnals	15 Dec 1941
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Sqn Ldr	J M Hillier	18 Mar 1942
Engineer
Flt Lt	S N Bourne	11 Feb 1942
Fg Off	W R Middleton	11 Feb 1942
Fg Off	T S C Stead	15 Dec 1941
Signals
Fg Off	C I Rutherford	28 Jan 1942
Plt Off	W H E Cragg	30 Nov 1941
Armament
Fg Off	N D I Gavin	11 Feb 1942
Photography
Fg Off	C J Craig	11 Feb 1942
Equipment
Sqn Ldr	J H Barnes	21 Apr 1941
Fg Off	C W Laing	5 Aug 1941
Plt Off	J N L Mawson	5 Aug 1941
Accountants
Sqn Ldr	D C Stone	21 Apr 1941
Plt Off	R J A Baker	5 Aug 1941
Plt Off	C A Gannaway	3 Sep 1941
Plt Off	E A Holderness	7 Oct 1941
Medical
Flt Lt	R S B McLean	16 Jun 1941	Senior Medical Officer
Miscellaneous Appointments
Fg Off	W A K Naylor	11 Feb 1942
Plt Off	C E R Grubb-Bell	27 Jun 1941
Plt Off	R Jenkins	27 Jun 1941
Plt Off	F S Ion	11 Feb 1942
Plt Off	H Gowen	11 Feb 1942
Plt Off	H G Mellors	11 Feb 1942

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
Wg Cdr	C F Toogood	1 Aug 1942	Promoted to Act Gp Capt wef 21 May 1942
Plt Off	Hayoe	4 Aug 1942	Promoted to Act Flt Lt wef 1 Aug 1942 whilst filling post of DAPM
Fg Off	A E Bidwell	4 Aug 1942	Promoted to Act Flt Lt wef 10 Jul 1942
Fg Off	E Swann	4 Aug 1942	Promoted to Act Flt Lt wef 10 Jul 1942
Wg Cdr	G P Longfield	7 Aug 1942	Posted non-effective
Wg Cdr	W Dougall	7 Aug 1942	Posted in from RAF Pandaveswar for duty as Air Staff (Training)
Act Flt Lt	L B W Palmer	11 Aug 1942	Promoted to Flt Lt wef 1 Jun 1942
Act Sqn Ldr	F H H Rowe	11 Aug 1942	Promoted to Flt Lt wef 1 Dec 1941
Fg Off	P G Simmons	23 Aug 1942	Promoted to Flt Lt wef 17 Jun 1942
Flt Lt	E P Thompson	23 Aug 1942	Promoted to Act Sqn Ldr wef 2 Aug 1942
APO	P Campbell	26 Aug 1942	Regraded as Plt Off wef 12 May 1942
APO	A W Chalmers	26 Aug 1942	Regraded as Plt Off wef 12 May 1942
Act Wg Cdr	R S B McLean	26 Aug 1942	Promoted to Sqn Ldr wef 1 Sep 1941
Plt Off	F Strong	26 Aug 1942	Promoted to Act Flt Lt wef 19 Aug 1942 whilst serving as Gas Defence Officer
Sqn Ldr	J P Hopkins	9 Sep 1942	Posted in for Navigation duties
Act Flt Lt	W L Crossing	9 Sep 1942	Promoted to Fg Off wef 17 May 1942 (Flt Lt - Welfare)
Act Flt Lt	H Wilson	9 Sep 1942	Promoted to Fg Off wef 17 May 1942 (Camp Commandant)
Act Flt Lt	F Strong	9 Sep 1942	Promoted to Fg Off wef 6 Jun 1942 (Gas Defence)
Wg Cdr	Walter P Sutcliffe	20 Sep 1942	Posted in for Air Staff duties as Wg Cdr - Operations
Wg Cdr	R J Manton	25 Sep 1942	Posted to the UK
Sqn Ldr	J J Dutton	1 Oct 1942	Posted in from the UK for duty as Chief Equipment Officer
Sqn Ldr	J L Fowke	2 Oct 1942	Group Defence Officer, posted to AHQ Bengal
Plt Off	Last	2 Oct 1942	Assumed duties of Group Defence Officer
Gp Capt	R C Wilson	5 Oct 1942	Posted in from No 170 Wing for duty as SASO
Wg Cdr	G A L Sinclair Hill	9 Oct 1942	Posted to AHQ India
Flt Lt	Kingsley	9 Oct 1942	Assumed duties of Group Intelligence Officer
Gp Capt	Noel C Singer	11 Oct 1942	Posted to AHQ Bengal
Act Sqn Ldr	E P Thompson	1 Nov 1942	Attached to AHQ Bengal pending posting for Photographic duties
Flt Lt	Cookson	1 Nov 1942	Assumed the duties of Group Photographic Officer
Sqn Ldr	D F Allen	4 Nov 1942	Posted in from AHQ India for Accounts duties
Flt Lt	House	11 Nov 1942	Attached to AHQ India pending to AN & GR School as an Instructor
Flt Lt	D P Evans	1 Dec 1942	Posted in from No 167 Wing for duty as Equipment Officer
Wg Cdr	J K Mellor	8 Dec 1942	Posted in from the UK as supernumerary
Wg Cdr	C F Chater	8 Dec 1942	Posted in from No 224 Group for Air Staff (Fighter) duties
Sqn Ldr	J P Cody	12 Dec 1942	Posted to No 306 MU
Gp Capt	H E Wilson	28 Dec 1942	Posted in from No 224 Group as supernumerary
Wg Cdr	J K Mellor	31 Dec 1942	Posted to No 36 Sqn as OC

Unit	Date	Notes
SHQ, RAF Salbani	7 Aug 1942	Opened
No 34 Sqn	10 Aug 1942	Moved from RAF Peshawar to RAF Ondal
No 353 Sqn	13 Aug 1942	Moved from RAF Dum Dum to RAF Cuttack
No 113 Sqn	16 Aug 1942	Returned to RAF Asansol from detachment at Tezpur
HQ, No 221 Group	16 Aug 1942	Commenced move from La Martiniere School, Calcutta to St Vincent de Paul's School, Asansol
No 215 Sqn	18 Aug 1942	Moved to Madras on attachment from Pandaveswar
HQ, No 221 Group	20 Aug 1942	Completed move from La Martiniere School, Calcutta to St Vincent de Paul's School, Asansol
No 123 RSU	2 Sep 1942	Moved from Calcutta to Pandaveswar
No 99 Sqn	15 Sep 1942	Moved from RAF Ambala to Pandaveswar
No 5 PRU	16 Sep 1942	Transferred to HQ No 224 Group
R & R Party, Agartala	16 Sep 1942	Transferred to HQ No 224 Group
R & R Party, Chittagong	16 Sep 1942	Transferred to HQ No 224 Group
R & R Party, Fenny	16 Sep 1942	Transferred to HQ No 224 Group
No 91 ASP	22 Sep 1942	Arrived at Asansol
SHQ, RAF Asansol	30 Sep 1942	Disbanded
SHQ RAF Cuttack	30 Sep 1942	Disbanded
SHQ, RAF Pandaveswar	30 Sep 1942	Disbanded
SHQ, RAF Salbani	30 Sep 1942	Disbanded
No 167 Wing	1 Oct 1942	Formed at RAF Asansol
No 170 Wing	1 Oct 1942	Formed at RAF Pandasveswar
No 175 Wing	1 Oct 1942	Formed at RAF Cuttack
Care & Maintenance Party	1 Oct 1942	Formed at RAF Asansol
Care & Maintenance Party	1 Oct 1942	Formed at RAF Pandasveswar
Care & Maintenance Party	1 Oct 1942	Formed at RAF Cuttack
No 99 Sqn	1 Oct 1942	Reforming at RAF Pandaveswar
No 159 Sqn	1 Oct 1942	Reforming at RAF Salbani
No 123 RSU	1 Oct 1942	Reforming at RAF Pandaveswar
HQ No 170 Wing	15 Oct 1942	Moved from RAF Pandasveswar to RAF Salbani
No 82 RSU	23 Oct 1942	Arrived at RAF Ondal to Bombay
No 96 ASP	24 Oct 1942	Arrived at RAF Ondal to Bombay
No 110 Sqn, Ground Party	24 Oct 1942	Arrived at RAF Ondal
No 99 Sqn	24 Oct 1942	Moved from RAF Pandaveswar to RAF Digri
HQ, No 168 Wing	1 Nov 1942	Formed at RAF Ondal
No 110 Sqn	1 Nov 1942	Moved from RAF Ondal to RAF Pandaveswar
HQ, No 168 Wing	4 Nov 1942	Moved from RAF Ondal to RAF Pandaveswar
No 123 RSU	5 Nov 1942	Moved from RAF Pandaveswar to RAF Salbani
No 82 RSU	8 Nov 1942	Moved from RAF Ondal to RAF Pandaveswar
No 96 ASP	11 Nov 1942	Moved from RAF Ondal to RAF Asansol
No 160 Sqn	15 Nov 1942	Moved to RAF Salbani from RAF Quetta to be equipped with Liberators
No 96 ASP	15 Nov 1942	Moved from RAF Asansol to Bombay
HQ, No 168 Wing	6 Dec 1942	Moved from RAF Pandaveswar to Madhaighanj
No 110 Sqn	6 Dec 1942	Moved from RAF Pandaveswar to Madhaighanj
No 2 Sqn IAF	8 Dec 1942	Moved from Arkonan to RAF Ranchi
No 2 Sqn IAF (Detchment)	8 Dec 1942	Moved from Risalpur to RAF Ranchi
No 34 Sqn	8 Dec 2942	Moved from RAF Ondal to RAF Baigachi
HQ No 221 Group	10 Dec 1942	Re-organised as a Composite Group comprising Nos 165, 170, 175, 274 and 293 Wing HQs
No 171 Wing	10 Dec 1942	Transferred to the direct control of AHQ Bengal
HQ No 221 Group	12 Dec 1942	Moved from RAF Asansol to Calcutta (including Comms Flt)
Care & Maintenance Party	14 Dec 1942	Moved from RAF Pandasveswar to Madhaighanj
No 176 Sqn	20 Dec 1942	Forming at Armada Road
HQ, No 167 Wing	20 Dec 1942	Moved from RAF Asansol to Jessore
No 60 Sqn	20 Dec 1942	Moved from RAF Asansol to Jessore
No 113 Sqn	20 Dec 1942	Moved from RAF Asansol to Jessore
Care & Maintenance Party	21 Dec 1942	Moved from RAF Ondal to Baigachi
No 82 RSU	23 Dec 1942	Moved from Worli to Madhaighanj
No 136 Sqn	27 Dec 1942	Moved from Dum Dum to Chittagong
No 82 RSU	31 Dec 1942	Moved from Madhaighanj to Asansol

It moved to Imphal on 15 December 1943 as No 221 (Tactical) Group and sometime this month it came under the control of 3rd Tactical Air Force.

Location

Command

Controlled

St Vincent de Paul's School, Asanso

Eastern Air Command

Wings: -

No 168 Wing - Kumbhirgram
No 170 Wing - Imphal
No 181 Wing - Imphal
No 189 Wing - Silchar
No 293 Wing -

Squadrons: -

No 5 Squadron
No 11 Squadron
No 28 Squadron
No 34 Squadron
No 42 Squadron
No 81 Squadron
No 84 Squadron
No 110 Squadron
No 113 Squadron
No 123 Squadron
No 2943 Squadron, RAF Regiment -Palel

Other Units: -

No 1582 (Calibration) Flight - Silchar
No 8 Operations Room - Silchar
No 9 Operations Room - Imphal
No 4 Bomb Disposal Squad - Kumbhirgram
No 6 Bomb Disposal Squad - Imphal
No 17 Meteorological Forecast Centre - Kumbhirgram
No 76 Refuelling and Re-Arming Party - Tulihal
No 77 Refuelling and Re-Arming Party - Palel
No 60 Mobile Field Hospital - Imphal
No 63 Mobile Field Hospital - Kalaura
No 23 Air Support Control - Imphal

It moved to Kalemyo on 13 January 1945, Monywa on 15 February and Meiktile on 12 April and by June was located in Rangoon where it disbanded on 30 September 1945.

Unit	Date	Notes
No 60 Sqn	21 Apr 1941	Taken over, having been at Mingaladon since 14 Feb 1941
American Volunteer Group	16 Aug 1941	Arrived at RAF Toungoo
No 67 Sqn	13 Oct 1941	Transferred to No 221 Group and accommodated at RAF Mingaladon
HQ No 221 Group	25 Oct 1941	Moved to 41 Windermere Park, Rangoon
HQ No 221 Group	31 Oct 1941	Redesignated 'Burgroup'
HQ 'Burgroup'	12 Dec 1941	Reverted to the designation HQ No 221 Group
HQ No 221 Group	15 Dec 1941	Control was transferred from RAF Burma to Air Forces in India
HQ No 221 Group	xx Feb 1942	Redesignated 'Norgroup'
HQ 'X' Wing	21 Feb 1942	Formed at Rangoon
HQ 'Burwing'*	10 Mar 1942	Formed at Magwe
HQ 'Akwing'	10 Mar 1942	Formed at Akyab
HQ 'Norgroup'	12 Mar 1942	Disbanded

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
Gp Capt	Seaton Broughall	10 Mar 1942	Officer Commanding
Wg Cdr	P Devitt	10 Mar 1942	Senior Air Staff Officer
Flt Lt	C F Cox	10 Mar 1942	Intelligence - Air
Maj	P D O'Malley	10 Mar 1942	Intelligence - Army
Sqn Ldr	Smith	10 Mar 1942	Signals
Flt Lt	D Way	10 Mar 1942	Armament
Flt Lt	G Watt	10 Mar 1942	Petrol, Oil & Lubricants
Sqn Ldr	Mitchel	10 Mar 1942	'P' Staff
Fg Off	Ostler	10 Mar 1942	Engineer
Flt Lt	T Wheen	10 Mar 1942	MT
Sqn Ldr	B Stone	10 Mar 1942	OC, No 17 Sqn
Wg Cdr	C B B Wallis	10 Mar 1942	OC, No 45 Sqn
Flt Lt	Thwaite	10 Mar 1942	OC, 'X' MU
Flt Lt	Croft	10 Mar 1942	OC, AMES
Flt Lt	Pierce	10 Mar 1942	OC, Recce Section, No 28 Sqn
Gp Capt	Noel C Singer	6 Apr 1942	Assumed command of 'Burwing'
Gp Capt	Seaton Broughall	6 Apr 1942	Relinquished command of 'Burwing'

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
AVM	Stanley F Vincent	17 Feb 1944	Air Officer Commanding, CB, DFC, AFC
A/Cdre	Reginald L Mills	9 Nov 1944	Air Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Air Staff
A/Cdre	Gordon H Vasse	9 Nov 1944	Senior Air Staff Officer,
Wg Cdr	S N Norris	15 Mar 1944	DFC
Sqn Ldr	V K Jacobs	6 Jun 1944
Sqn Ldr	S A Hargrove	12 May 1944
Sqn Ldr	G Kerr	1 Apr 1944
Administrative Staff
Sqn Ldr	C H Gladwell	8 May 1941
Sqn Ldr	F T Bishop	7 Jul 1943	Personnel
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Sqn Ldr	T Vaughan-Edmunds	3 Apr 1944
Signals
Wg Cdr	John A Robinson	25 Jan 1942	later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr	D W Dowson	16 Dec 1943
Equipment
Sqn Ldr	J C Cracroft-Rice	21 Aug 1943
Accountant
Sqn Ldr	P Nuttall	2 Feb 1944
Medical
Wg Cdr	L V McNabb	26 Apr 1944	MB, BS
Sqn Ldr	S S Brown	26 Apr 1944	MB, BXh
Educational
Mr	W A Bristow	15 Dec 1942	BQ, RAFVR
RAF Regiment
Sqn Ldr	R H A Garner	26 Jun 1944

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
AVM	Cecil A Bouchier	12 Jun 1945	Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, DFC
A/Cdre	Reginald L Mills	9 Nov 1944	Air Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Air Staff
A/Cdre	Gordon H Vasse	9 Nov 1944	Senior Air Staff Officer,
Wg Cdr	S N Norris	15 Mar 1944	DFC
Sqn Ldr	V K Jacobs	6 Jun 1944
Sqn Ldr	S A Hargrove	12 May 1944
Sqn Ldr	G Kerr	1 Apr 1944
Administrative Staff
Sqn Ldr	C H Gladwell	8 May 1941
Sqn Ldr	F T Bishop	7 Jul 1943	Personnel
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Sqn Ldr	T Vaughan-Edmunds	3 Apr 1944
Signals
Wg Cdr	John A Robinson	25 Jan 1942	later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr	D W Dowson	16 Dec 1943
Equipment
Sqn Ldr	J C Cracroft-Rice	21 Aug 1943
Accountant
Sqn Ldr	P Nuttall	2 Feb 1944
Medical
Wg Cdr	L V McNabb	26 Apr 1944	MB, BS
Sqn Ldr	S S Brown	26 Apr 1944	MB, BXh
Educational
Mr	W A Bristow	15 Dec 1942	BQ, RAFVR
RAF Regiment
Sqn Ldr	R H A Garner	26 Jun 1944

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
A/Cdre	Arthur M Wray	14 Jul 1945	Air Officer Commanding, DSO, MC, DFC, AFC
A/Cdre	Reginald L Mills	9 Nov 1944	Air Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Air Staff
A/Cdre	Gordon H Vasse	9 Nov 1944	Senior Air Staff Officer,
Wg Cdr	S N Norris	15 Mar 1944	DFC
Sqn Ldr	V K Jacobs	6 Jun 1944
Sqn Ldr	S A Hargrove	12 May 1944
Sqn Ldr	G Kerr	1 Apr 1944
Administrative Staff
Sqn Ldr	C H Gladwell	8 May 1941
Sqn Ldr	F T Bishop	7 Jul 1943	Personnel
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Sqn Ldr	T Vaughan-Edmunds	3 Apr 1944
Signals
Wg Cdr	John A Robinson	25 Jan 1942	later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr	D W Dowson	16 Dec 1943
Equipment
Sqn Ldr	J C Cracroft-Rice	21 Aug 1943
Accountant
Sqn Ldr	P Nuttall	2 Feb 1944
Medical
Wg Cdr	L V McNabb	26 Apr 1944	MB, BS
Sqn Ldr	S S Brown	26 Apr 1944	MB, BXh
Educational
Mr	W A Bristow	15 Dec 1942	BQ, RAFVR
Aeronautical Inspection
Fg Off	C H Blood
RAF Regiment
Sqn Ldr	R H A Garner	26 Jun 1944

Location	Command	Controlled
Meiktila	AHQ Burma	See Orders of Battle Section

Location	Command	Controlled
Meiktila	AHQ Burma	See Orders of Battle Section