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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 96 Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
[Dec 1940 | Jan-Dec 1941]
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Sqn Ldr | R G Kellett | 18 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 303 Sqn and assumed command of No 96 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | J G Sanders | 18 Dec 1940 | Transferred from No 422 Flight |
| Fg Off | B W Rabone | 18 Dec 1940 | Transferred from No 422 Flight |
| Sgt Plt | L F Ralls | 18 Dec 1940 | Transferred from No 422 Flight |
| Sgt Plt | C E Hampshire | 18 Dec 1940 | Transferred from No 422 Flight |
| Sgt Plt | A E Scott | 18 Dec 1940 | Transferred from No 422 Flight |
| Act Fg Off | B F Coopman | 18 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting for Intelligence duties |
| Fg Off | P E S Toll | 18 Dec 1940 | Arrived on attachment from No 9 Group for Intelligence duties |
| Fg Off | H L North | 18 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 43 Sqn |
| Plt Off | H J Mann | 18 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 1 Sqn |
| Plt Off | H J L Hallowes | 18 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 43 Sqn |
| Plt Off | P J T Stephenson | 18 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 607 Sqn |
| Plt Off | J E Sulman | 18 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 607 Sqn |
| Plt Off | P G Leggett | 18 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 145 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | G L Raphael | 18 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 43 Sqn |
| Fg Off | O Morrogh-Ryan | 18 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 54 Sqn |
| Fg Off | C W Passey | 18 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 605 Sqn |
| Fg Off | H A Sprague | 18 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 4 Sqn |
| Fg Off | B A H Hitchings | 18 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 605 Sqn |
| Fg Off | R G Blackledge | 18 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Medical Officer |
| Plt Off | L M Sharp | 18 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 111 Sqn |
| Plt Off | K B McGlashan | 19 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 245 Sqn |
| Plt Off | V B S Verity | 22 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from FIU |
| Plt Off | J E Roberts | 22 Dec 1940 | Attached from RAF Baginton for duty as Adjutant |
| Plt Off | T L Walters | 22 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Speke for Signals duties |
| Plt Off | H J L Hallowes | xx Dec 1940 | Re-posted to No 43 Sqn |
| Act Fg Off | B F Coopman | xx Dec 1940 | Posted to No 607 Sqn |
| Plt Off | P J T Stephenson | xx Dec 1940 | Re-posted to No 607 Sqn |
| Plt Off | J E Sulman | xx Dec 1940 | Re-posted to No 607 Sqn |
| Plt Off | L M Sharp | 28 Dec 1940 | Killed in a flying accident |
Source - No 96 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/764)
Organisational Movements: Dec 1940
| Date | Notes |
| 18 Dec 1940 | Formed at RAF Cranage by redesignating No 422 Flt, equipped with Hawker Hurricanes |
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| 21 Dec 1940 | 4 x aircraft of 'B' Flight was detached to RAF Squires Gate |
Source - No 96 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/764)
Personnel Movements: Jan - Dec 1941
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Plt Off | R G Lauder | 3 Jan 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 607 Sqn |
| Fg Off | H A Sprague | 6 Jan 1941 | Attached to 'B' Flight at RAF Squires Gate |
| Plt Off | P G Leggett | 6 Jan 1941 | Attached to 'B' Flight at RAF Squires Gate |
| Fg Off | O Morrogh-Ryan | 8 Jan 1941 | Attached to 'B' Flight at RAF Squires Gate |
| Flt Lt | J G Sanders | 8 Jan 1941 | Posted to No 246 Sqn |
| Plt Off | H J Mann | 9 Jan 1941 | Attached to 'B' Flight at RAF Squires Gate |
| Fg Off | B A H Hitchings | 11 Jan 1941 | Attached from No 605 Sqn |
| Plt Off | C H Sexton | 11 Jan 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Cosford for Engineer duties |
| Plt Off | L R Fletcher | 12 Jan 1941 | Attached for Equipment duties |
| Fg Off | B A H Hitchings | 16 Jan 1941 | Ceased to be attached from No 605 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | L F Payne | 17 Jan 1941 | Attached from HQ, No 9 Group to instruct pilots on 'ZZ' |
| Flt Lt | G L Raphael | 19 Jan 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 3 School of General Reconnaissance |
| Plt Off | H J Mann | 19 Jan 1941 | Ceased to be attached to 'B' Flight at RAF Squires Gate |
| Fg Off | H A Sprague | 20 Jan 1941 | Ceased to be attached to 'B' Flight at RAF Squires Gate |
| Plt Off | P G Leggett | 20 Jan 1941 | Ceased to be attached to 'B' Flight at RAF Squires Gate |
| Fg Off | O Morrogh-Ryan | 20 Jan 1941 | Ceased to be attached to 'B' Flight at RAF Squires Gate |
| Flt Lt | L F Payne | 21 Jan 1941 | Ceased to be attached from HQ, No 9 Group to instruct pilots on 'ZZ' |
| Plt Off | T L Walters | 28 Jan 1941 | Attached to RAF Speke for Signals duties |
| Fg Off | V L Veseley | 8 Feb 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 312 Sqn |
| Fg Off | J Kloboucnik | 8 Feb 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 312 Sqn |
| Plt Off | W H Trickett | 17 Feb 1941 | Attached from RAF Speke for duty as Signals Officer |
| Plt Off | C H Sexton | 17 Feb 1941 | Engineer Officer, promoted to Act Fg Off |
| Plt Off | H Schaverian (AG) | 21 Feb 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 85 Sqn |
| Plt Off | W R Smith (AG) | 21 Feb 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 85 Sqn |
| Plt Off | L R Fletcher | 25 Feb 1941 | Ceased to be attached for Equipment duties on posting to RAF Ballyhalbert |
| Plt Off | J W Chubb | 21 Feb 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 206 Sqn |
| Fg Off | B A H Hitchings | 27 Feb 1941 | Posted to No 258 Sqn |
| Plt Off | R G Lauder | 27 Feb 1941 | Posted to No 229 Sqn |
| Plt Off | W H Trickett | 28 Feb 1941 | Signals Officer, ceased to be attached from RAF Speke on posting o No 96 Sqn |
| Plt Off | T L Walters | 28 Feb 1941 | Posted to RAF Speke for Signals duties |
| Fg Off | J M Ritchie | 1 Mar 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 307 Sqn |
| Plt Off | P J Cronin | 1 Mar 1941 | Attached from No 306 Sqn for duty as Intelligence Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | R J B Burns | 8 Mar 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 54 OTU and assumed command of No 96 Sqn |
| Sqn Ldr | R G Kellett | 8 Mar 1941 | Relinquished command of No 96 Sqn on posting to RAF North Weald as a Wg Cdr |
| Plt Off | A C Pryce | 8 Mar 1941 | Attached from HQ No 9 Group for duty as Operations Controller |
| Fg Off | O Morrogh-Ryan | 9 Mar 1941 | Attached to RAF Watchfield for Blind Approach Course |
| Plt Off | P J Cronin | 10 Mar 1941 | Ceased to be attached from No 306 Sqn for duty as Intelligence Officer |
| Fg Off | V L Veseley | 13 Feb 1941 | Wounded in action and admitted to hospital |
| Fg Off | O Morrogh-Ryan | 23 Mar 1941 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Watchfield for Blind Approach Course |
| Plt Off | A C Pryce | 5 Apr 1941 | Ceased to be attached from HQ No 9 Group on attachment to RAF Tangmere |
| Sgt | W B Angell | 27 Apr 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Flt Sgt | J E Goldsmith | 27 Apr 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Fg Off | J Kloboucnik | 1 Jul 1941 | Posted to No 68 Sqn |
| AC2 | W Smallman | 15 Jul 1941 | Killed in a propeller accident |
| Plt Off | R Smithson | 22 Jul 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Sgt | I M Robinson RNZAF | 22 Jul 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Fg Off | R G Blackledge | 1 Aug 1941 | Medical Officer, posted to No 232 Sqn |
| Fg Off | E W Jones | 2 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Blackpool for duty as Medical Officer |
| Plt Off | J R Duncan | 5 Aug 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Flt Sgt | F A Allcroft | 5 Aug 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Fg Off | C H Sexton | 9 Aug 1941 | Engineer Officer, posted to RAF Atcham |
| Plt Off | D C Henry | 9 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 25 Sqn for duty as Engineer Officer |
| Plt Off | N G Hilton | 19 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU |
| Fg Off | V L Veseley | 23 Aug 1941 | Posted to Czech Inspectorate, London |
| Flt Lt | J G Younghusband | 1 Sep 1941 | Promoted to Sqn Ldr |
| Fg Off | K B McGlashan | 1 Sep 1941 | Attached to the AAC Flight at Wrexham |
| Plt Off | E H Jacob | 1 Sep 1941 | Injured in a flying accident and admitted to hospital |
| Fg Off | T P M Cooper-Slipper | 4 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU |
| Plt Off | E S Arnold | 8 Sep 1941 | Aerodrome Control Officer, ceased to be attached from RAF Honily |
| Plt Off | T Birkbeck | 8 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU |
| Plt Off | A Maskell | 8 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU |
| Plt Off | G O Dyke | 8 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU |
| Plt Off | T A Smith | 8 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU |
| Fg Off | K B McGlashan | 11 Sep 1941 | Ceased to be attached to the AAC Flight at Wrexham |
| Plt Off | R B Bowran | 11 Sep 1941 | Reposted to the unit on appointment to a commission |
| Sqn Ldr | J G Younghusband | 17 Sep 1941 | Posted to No 456 Sqn |
| Plt Off | J W Gubb RCAF | 23 Sep 1941 | Posted to No 1 PRU |
| Fg Off | T H Nichols | 26 Sep 1941 | Adjutant, posted to No 22 EFTS |
| Plt Off | W D B Hopkins | 26 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant |
| Plt Off | A Black | 26 Sep 1941 | Reposted to the unit on appointment to a commission |
| Plt Off | J C Broughton RNZAF | 11 Oct 1941 | Reposted to the unit on appointment to a commission |
| Fg Off | T P M Cooper-Slipper | 15 Oct 1941 | Posted to a day-fighter unit at RAF Llanbedr |
| Plt Off | Irvine | 17 Oct 1941 | Reposted to the unit on appointment to a commission |
| Plt Off | Howard RAAF | 31 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting with his Air Gunner |
| Plt Off | Hyem RAAF | 31 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting with his Air Gunner |
| Plt Off | A Black | 1 Nov 1941 | Attached to HQ No 9 Group for Navigation course |
| Flt Lt | V B S Verity | 4 Nov 1941 | Detached to undertake a tour of Royal Ordnance Factories |
| Plt Off | G S Taylor RNZAF | 4 Nov 1941 | Detached to undertake a tour of Royal Ordnance Factories |
| Flt Lt | V B S Verity | 7 Nov 1941 | Returned on completion of a tour of Royal Ordnance Factories |
| Plt Off | G S Taylor RNZAF | 7 Nov 1941 | Returned on completion of a tour of Royal Ordnance Factories |
| Plt Off | J I Phoenix | 11 Nov 1941 | Attached to RAF Watchfield for Blind Approach Course |
| Fg Off | K B McGlashan | 17 Nov 1941 | Posted to No 60 OTU |
| Plt Off | D Potter Smith | 2 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU |
| Plt Off | G J Lyons RCAF | 2 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU |
| Fg Off | J W Chubb | 10 Dec 1941 | Attached to RAF Duxford for a course |
| Fg Off | J W Chubb | 14 Dec 1941 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Duxford for a course |
| Plt Off | G S Taylor RNZAF | 16 Dec 1941 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt and assumed command of 'A' Flight |
| Sqn Ldr | R J B Burns | 16 Dec 1941 | Promoted to Temp Wg Cdr, wef 1 Dec 1941 |
| Flt Lt | C A Cooke | 16 Dec 1941 | Posted to No 264 Sqn to command |
| Fg Off | A Smith | 16 Dec 1941 | Attached from No 264 Sqn for duty as Special Signals Officer (fitting of AI) |
| Wg Cdr | R J B Burns | 17 Dec 1941 | Posted to MSFU, RAF Speke |
| Plt Off | W W J Kingdom | 27 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 61 OTU for duty as Engineer Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | R C Haine | 30 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from HQ, No 9 Group and assumed command of No 96 Sqn |
Source - No 96 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/764)
Organisational Movements: Jan - Dec 1941
| Date | Notes |
| 6 Jan 1941 | Remainder of 'B' Flight proceeded to RAF Squires Gate |
| 19 Jan 1941 | 'B' Flight proceeded returned to RAF Cranage from RAF Squires Gate |
| 1 Mar 1941 | Squadron was officially re-classified as a Defiant unit but it continued to operate Hurricanes |
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| xx Sep 1941 | Hurricane IICs replaced the Hurricane Is |
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| 21 Oct 1941 | Squadron moved from RAF Cranage to RAF Wrexham |
Source - No 96 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/764)
[Dec 1940 | Jan-Dec 1941]
This page was last updated on 17/10/23
