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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 120 Sqn Personnel and location Movements
[1941 | 1942]
Personnel Movements: Jun - Dec 1941
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Wg Cdr | W N Cumming | 6 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 204 Sqn and assumed command of No 120 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | G H D Evans | 6 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 59 Sqn |
| Fg Off | R W F Wightman | 6 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 59 Sqn |
| Plt Off | P Garrard | 6 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 59 Sqn |
| Sqn Ldr | Berry | 8 Jun 1941 | Attached for instructional duties on Liberator aircraft |
| Col | McReynolds USAAC | 8 Jun 1941 | Attached for instructional duties on Liberator aircraft |
| Fg Off | B S Bannister | 11 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 53 Sqn |
| Fg Off | P J Cundy | 13 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 53 Sqn |
| Fg Off | R Walton | 13 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 53 Sqn |
| Plt Off | A H Wood RAAF | 20 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Chivenor |
| Fg Off | T H A Llewellyn | 21 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 224 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | M W Kimpton | 24 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 86 Sqn |
| Fg Off | B Haller | 30 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Aldergrove for duty as Adjutant |
| Flt Lt | S J Harrison | 2 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 502 Sqn |
| Fg Off | C F Wright | 3 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 272 Sqn for duty as Medical Officer |
| Fg Off | D J Isted | 3 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 612 Sqn |
| Plt Off | C H Secord | 4 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 3 School of General Reconnaissance |
| Plt Off | W F Dear | 4 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 3 School of General Reconnaissance |
| Fg Off | J W Rae | 6 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 221 Sqn |
| Fg Off | J R A Proctor | 6 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 221 Sqn |
| Fg Off | M H Holm | 15 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 272 Sqn for duty as Engineer Officer |
| Fg Off | H K Wakefield | 17 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 254 Sqn |
| Plt Off | A L Calderwood | 19 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 3 School of General Reconnaissance |
| Plt Off | P H G Wintle | 19 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 3 School of General Reconnaissance |
| AC2 | A J Watkins | 22 Jul 1941 | Killed in an accident |
| Plt Off | R M Mitchell RAAF | 22 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 3 PRC |
| Plt Off | M S Layton RAAF | 22 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 3 PRC |
| Fg Off | Bossard | 3 Aug 1941 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Prestwick and assumed duties of Signals Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | R T F Gates | 5 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 119 Sqn for duty a Flight Commander |
| Fg Off | C W F Claydon | 8 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 233 Sqn for duty as Medical Officer |
| Fg Off | C F Wright | 9 Aug1941 | Medical Officer, posted to No 233 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | T M Bulloch | 12 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 206 Sqn |
| Wg Cdr | W N Cumming | 23 Aug 1941 | Relinquished command of No 120 Sqn on posting to HQ, No 18 Group |
| Wg Cdr | V H A McBratney | 23 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 120 Sqn |
| Plt Off | S F Sait | 9 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Gunnery Officer |
| Fg Off | H P Thompson | 21 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Gunnery Officer |
| Fg Off | M H Holm | 23 Sep 1941 | Engineer Officer, attached to No 254 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Barker | 23 Sep 1941 | Attached for duty as Engineer Officer |
| Act Fg Off | J L Montrose | 7 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Intelligence Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | J B V Nicholls | 10 Oct 1941 | Attached from No 150 Sqn to examine Liberators |
| Flt Lt | R Dismore | 10 Oct 1941 | Attached from RAF Snaith to examine Liberators |
| Fg Off | A Derrett | 10 Oct 1941 | Attached from No 150 Sqn to examine Liberators |
| Plt Off | R M Mitchell RAAF | 10 Oct 1941 | Attached to No 1 AAS, RAF Manby for Bombing Leaders' Course |
| Sqn Ldr | J B V Nicholls | 14 Oct 1941 | Ceased to be attached from No 150 Sqn to examine Liberators |
| Flt Lt | R Dismore | 14 Oct 1941 | Ceased to be attached from RAF Snaith to examine Liberators |
| Fg Off | A Derrett | 14 Oct 1941 | Ceased to be attached from No 150 Sqn to examine Liberators |
| Plt Off | S F Sait | 14 Oct 1941 | Attached to CGS, RAF Castle Kennedy for Gunnery Course |
| Fg Off | H P Thompson | 15 Oct 1941 | Gunnery Officer, promoted to Act Flt Lt, wef 21 Sep 1941 |
| Fg Off | R Darker | 15 Oct 1941 | Engineer Officer, promoted to Act Flt Lt, wef 22 Sep 1941 |
| Fg Off | B Haller | 15 Oct 1941 | Adjutant, promoted to Act Flt Lt, wef 30 Sep 1941 |
| Plt Off | A W Watt | 1 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting as supernumerary for SI duties, wef 30 Nov 1941 |
| Plt Off | R M Mitchell RAAF | 4 Nov 1941 | Ceased to be ttached to No 1 AAS, RAF Manby for Bombing Leaders' Course |
| Fg Off | T H A Llewellyn | 14 Nov 1941 | Posted to No 1425 Flight for transatlantic ferrying duties |
| Plt Off | A L Calderwood | 14 Nov 1941 | Posted to No 1425 Flight for transatlantic ferrying duties |
| Plt Off | J S Renouf | 14 Nov 1941 | Posted to No 1425 Flight for transatlantic ferrying duties |
| Plt Off | S F Sait | 20 Nov 1941 | Ceased to be attached to CGS, RAF Castle Kennedy for Gunnery Course |
| Flt Lt | A A B Sanders | 27 Nov 1941 | Attached for training in Liberator IIs |
| Fg Off | H V Bonney | 27 Nov 1941 | Attached for training in Liberator IIs |
| Fg Off | J F Sach | 27 Nov 1941 | Attached for training in Liberator IIs |
| Plt Off | R R Blackwell | 27 Nov 1941 | Attached for training in Liberator IIs |
| Flt Lt | M W Kimpton | 1 Dec 1941 | Promoted to Temp Sqn Ldr |
| Flt Lt | T M Bulloch | 1 Dec 1941 | Promoted to Temp Sqn Ldr |
| Flt Lt | S J Harrison | 1 Dec 1941 | Promoted to Temp Sqn Ldr |
| Plt Off | R L Hanson | 1 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting, wef 30 Nov 1941 |
| Plt Off | C K Fitzgerald | 2 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 224 Sqn, wef 30 Nov 1941 |
| Plt Off | C F Spillard | 3 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting as supernumerary from RNAS Lee-on-Solent for Engineer duties |
| Flt Lt | A A B Sanders | 5 Dec 1941 | Ceased to be attached on posting to No 1425 Flight |
| Fg Off | H V Bonney | 5 Dec 1941 | Ceased to be attached on posting to No 1425 Flight |
| Fg Off | J F Sach | 5 Dec 1941 | Ceased to be attached on posting to No 1425 Flight |
| Plt Off | R R Blackwell | 5 Dec 1941 | Ceased to be attached on posting to No 1425 Flight |
| Fg Off | R Walton | 6 Dec 1941 | Attached to HMS Northern Spray for Naval escort observation duties |
| Plt Off | M S Layton RAAF | 6 Dec 1941 | Attached to HMS Northern Pride for Naval escort observation duties |
| Flt Lt | Kraus | 9 Dec 1941 | Attached from HQ Coastal Command for duty in connection with meteorological flights |
| Plt Off | P G Fuller | 10 Dec 1941 | Promoted to Fg Off, wef 28 Nov 1941 |
| Fg Off | J W Rae | 10 Dec 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Sgt | R W Magson | 10 Dec 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Sgt | D Clark | 10 Dec 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Sgt | R H Dear | 10 Dec 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Sgt | D J Bartell | 10 Dec 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Plt Off | A W Watt | 20 Dec 1941 | Posted to No 3 Radio School |
| Fg Off | R Walton | 22 Dec 1941 | Ceased to be attached to HMS Northern Spray for Naval escort observation duties |
| Plt Off | M S Layton RAAF | 22 Dec 1941 | Ceased to be attached to HMS Northern Pride for Naval escort observation duties |
| Sqn Ldr | M W Kimpton | 24 Dec 1941 | Posted to RAF Nutts Corner pending posting to the Far East |
Source - No 120 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/911)
Organisational Movements: Jun - Dec 1941
| Date | Notes |
| 1 Jun 1941 | No 120 Sqn was formed at RAF Nutts Corner to operate Liberator Long Range aircraft under the control of Coastal Command |
| 8 Jun 1941 | 3 Liberator Is, AM922, AM913 and AM914 arrived on loan for training purposes |
| 7 Aug 1941 | First fully equipped Liberator, AM928 was collected from Prestwick |
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| 23 Aug 1941 | 2 x Operationally equipped Liberators, AM924 and AM925 arrived from Prestwick |
| 5 Sep 1941 | 1 x Operationally equipped Liberator, AM910 was collected from Prestwick |
| 13 Sep 1941 | 1 x Operationally equipped Liberator, AM926 was collected from Prestwick |
| 20 Sep 1941 | First operational patrols were conducted by AM924 and AM928 |
| 10 Oct 1941 | Liberator, AM913 delivered to Prestwick for disposal |
| 10 Oct 1941 | 1 x Operationally equipped Liberator, AM921 was delivered from Prestwick |
| 25 Nov 1941 | 3 x Liberator IIs, AL553, AL513 and AL560 were collected from Prestwick for training purposes |
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| 4 Dec 1941 | Liberator II, AL559 was collected from RAF High Ercall |
Source - No 120 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/911)
This page was last updated on 17/10/23
