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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 3 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit - Personnel and locations
Personnel Movements: Nov - Dec 1940
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Sqn Ldr | P B B Ogilvie | 19 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting from HQ Bomber Command and assumed command of No 3 PRU |
| Fg Off | J H L Blount | 22 Nov 1940 | Attached from No 1 PRU, RAF Heston |
| Fg Off | M D S Hood | 24 Nov 1940 | Attached from No 1 PRU Detachment, RAF St Eval |
| Plt Off | P Babington-Smith | 1 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Intelligence Officer |
| Flt Lt | H P Elliott | 4 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 75 (NZ) Sqn |
| Plt Off | E Jackson | 4 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 75 (NZ) Sqn |
| Sgt | Beecroft | 4 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 75 (NZ) Sqn |
| Sgt | Stevens | 4 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 75 (NZ) Sqn |
| Sgt | Amos | 4 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 75 (NZ) Sqn |
| Sgt | Chandler | 4 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 75 (NZ) Sqn |
| Flt Lt | L W Coleman | 5 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 149 Sqn |
| Sgt | Hancock | 5 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 149 Sqn |
| Sgt | Shield | 5 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 149 Sqn |
| Sgt | Evans | 5 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 149 Sqn |
| Sgt | Burrows | 5 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 149 Sqn |
| Sgt | Moore | 5 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 149 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | H C Marshall | 17 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 3 STFS, RAF South Cerney after completing a three week course at RAF Heston |
| Flt Lt | H C Marshall | 17 Dec 1940 | Appointed Officer Commanding, 'A' (Spitfire) Flight |
| Flt Lt | H P Elliott | 17 Dec 1940 | Appointed Officer Commanding, 'B' (Wellington) Flight |
| Flt Lt | L W Coleman | 20 Dec 1940 | Posted to Reserve Flight, RAF Stradishall |
| Sgt | Hancock | 20 Dec 1940 | Posted to Reserve Flight, RAF Stradishall |
| Sgt | Shield | 20 Dec 1940 | Posted to Reserve Flight, RAF Stradishall |
| Sgt | Evans | 20 Dec 1940 | Posted to Reserve Flight, RAF Stradishall |
| Sgt | Burrows | 20 Dec 1940 | Posted to Reserve Flight, RAF Stradishall |
| Sgt | Moore | 20 Dec 1940 | Posted to Reserve Flight, RAF Stradishall |
| Sgt | Johns | 20 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 75 (NZ) Sqn |
| Sgt | Smith | 20 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 75 (NZ) Sqn |
| Sgt | McMaster | 20 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 75 (NZ) Sqn |
| Sgt | Stewart | 20 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 75 (NZ) Sqn |
| Sgt | Bryson | 20 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 75 (NZ) Sqn |
| Sgt | Beckett | 20 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 75 (NZ) Sqn |
Source - No 3 PRU ORB (AIR 29/342)
Organisational Movements: Nov - Dec 1940
| Date | Notes |
| 16 Nov 1940 | Formed at RAF Oakington, under the control of No 3 Group, Bomber Command |
| 23 Nov 1940 | Spitfire C, X4385 collected from No 1 PRU |
| 24 Nov 1940 | Spitfire C, X4386 delivered from No 1 PRU |
| 6 Dec 1940 | Wellington, T2707 collected from No 1 PRU |
| 7 Dec 1940 | Wellington, T2706 collected from No 1 PRU |
| 17 Dec 1940 | Spitfire C, X4383 collected from No 1 PRU |
Source - No 3 PRU ORB (AIR 29/342)
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