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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 133 (Eagle) Sqn Personnel and location Movements
[1941 | 1942]
Personnel Movements: Aug - Dec 1941
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Flt Lt | G A Brown | 1 Aug 1941 | Promoted to Act Sqn Ldr and assumed command of No 133 Sqn |
| Plt Off | J M Emerson | 2 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from HQ Fighter Command for duty as Intelligence Officer |
| Plt Off | F Scudday | 5 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 129 Sqn |
| Plt Off | J W Warner | 5 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 129 Sqn |
| Plt Off | J G Staveley Dick | 7 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Duxford for duty as Adjutant |
| Plt Off | R T Wood | 8 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 307 Sqn for duty as Engineer Officer |
| Fg Off | F J S Chapman | 14 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 1 SFTS for duty as Medical Officer |
| Act Flt Lt | G W Scott | 18 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 19 Sqn for duty as Flight Commander |
| Plt Off | W G Soares | 25 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU |
| Plt Off | M E Jackson | 25 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU |
| Plt Off | C T King | 25 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU |
| Plt Off | G R Meierehoff | 25 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU |
| Plt Off | R L Wolfe | 25 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU |
| Plt Off | R N Stout | 26 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU |
| Plt Off | W J White | 26 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU |
| Plt Off | G B Sperry | 27 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU |
| Act Flt Lt | G W Scott | 2 Sep 1941 | Posted to No 601 Sqn |
| Act Flt Lt | A B Mamedoff | 2 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 71 Sqn for duty as Flight Commander |
| Plt Off | R O Scarborough | 8 Sep 1941 | Posted to No 71 (Eagle) Sqn |
| Plt Off | S H Crowe | 10 Sep 1941 | Posted to RAF Duxford as non-effective, sick |
| Plt Off | M E Jackson | 10 Sep 1941 | Posted to RAF Duxford as non-effective, sick |
| Plt Off | J W Warner | 19 Sep 1941 | Posed to No 1 RAF Depot, pending posting |
| Plt Off | C S Barrell | 22 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU |
| Plt Off | W G Soares | 27 Sep 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Plt Off | C S Barrell | 27 Sep 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Plt Off | J G Coxetter | 7 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting at RAF Fowlmere |
| Plt Off | Loomis | 7 Oct 1941 | Posted to RAF Duxford |
| Flt Lt | A B Mamedoff | 8 Oct 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Plt Off | R N Stout | 8 Oct 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Plt Off | W J White | 8 Oct 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Plt Off | H H McCall | 8 Oct 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| AC2 | K E Youngman | 17 Oct 1941 | Died from injuries |
| Act Flt Lt | Bateman | 23 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 71 Sqn for duty as Flight Commander |
| Plt Off | G R Bruce | 23 Oct 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Plt Off | R S Mueller | 24 Oct 1 941 | Posted to No 79 Sqn |
| Plt Off | J G Coxetter | 27 Oct 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Sqn Ldr | E H Thomas | 21 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting as supernumerary from No 611 Sqn |
| Sqn Ldr | G A Brown | 27 Nov 1941 | Relinquished command of No 133 Sqn on posting to HQ Fighter Command |
| Sqn Ldr | E H Thomas | 27 Nov 1941 | Assumed command of No 133 Sqn |
| Plt Off | R L Wolfe | 30 Nov 1941 | Baled out over Eire and interned |
Source - No 133 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/945)
Organisational Movements: Aug - Dec 1941
| Date | Notes |
| 1 Aug 1941 | No 133 Sqn was formed at RAF Coltishall as the third 'Eagle' squadron |
| 1 Aug 1941 | Squadron received Hurricane IIBs as initial equipment |
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| 15 Aug 1941 | Road party departed RAF Coltishall for RAF Duxford |
| 16 Aug 1941 | The squadron aircraft were flown from RAF Coltishall to RAF Duxford in two batches |
| 26 Sep 1941 | Squadron became operational by day |
| 28 Sep 1941 | 14 x aircraft and ground crew detached to RAF Wittering for temporary duty |
| 3 Oct 1941 | 14 x aircraft and ground crew returned from RAF Wittering to RAF Fowlmere (satellite of RAF Duxford) |
| 4 Oct 1941 | Advance party departed RAF Fowlmere for RAF Eglinton by road |
| 5 Oct 1941 | Servicing party departed RAF Fowlmere for RAF Eglinton by road |
| 6 Oct 1941 | Advance party arrived at RAF Eglinton |
| 7 Oct 1941 | Servicing party arrived at RAF Eglinton |
| 7 Oct 1941 | Main party departed RAF Fowlmere for RAF Eglinton by road, rail and sea |
| 8 Oct 1941 | Air party departed RAF Fowlmere for RAF Eglinton, but had to land at RAF Andreas, four aircraft crashed on the Isle of Man en-route |
| 8 Oct 1941 | Main party arrived at RAF Eglinton |
| 10 Oct 1941 | Rear party departed RAF Fowlmere for RAF Eglinton by air |
| 11 Oct 1941 | Air party arrived at RAF Eglinton from RAF Andreas |
| 28 Oct 1941 | 6 x Spitfire IIAs arrived to commence re-equipment |
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| 31 Dec 1941 | Squadron, less aircraft departed RAF Eglinton for RAF Kirton-in-Lindsay |
Source - No 133 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/945)
[1941 | 1942]
This page was last updated on 17/10/23
