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No 134 Sqn Personnel and location Movements


[1941 | 1942]

Personnel Movements: Jul - Dec 1941

Rank Name Date Notes
Sqn Ldr A G Miller 31 Jul 1941 Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 134 Sqn
Flt Lt V W Berg 31 Jul 1941 Arrived on posting and assumed command of 'A' Flight
Flt Lt J R Ross 31 Jul 1941 Arrived on posting and assumed command of 'B' Flight
Fg Off S R Palmer 31 Jul 1941 Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant
Fg Off W L Blackbourn 31 Jul 1941 Arrived on posting for duty as Intelligence Officer
Plt Off J F D Elkington 31 Jul 1941 Arrived on posting and allocated to 'A' Flight
Plt Off M E Sheldon RAAF 31 Jul 1941 Arrived on posting and allocated to 'A' Flight
Plt Off R H Furneaux 31 Jul 1941 Arrived on posting and allocated to 'A' Flight
Sgt S Mc Clarke RAAF 31 Jul 1941 Arrived on posting and allocated to 'A' Flight
Sgt B J Campbell RAAF 31 Jul 1941 Arrived on posting and allocated to 'A' Flight
Sgt A J Gould RAAF 31 Jul 1941 Arrived on posting and allocated to 'A' Flight
Sgt R P F Kirvan 31 Jul 1941 Arrived on posting and allocated to 'A' Flight
Sgt H Keil 31 Jul 1941 Arrived on posting and allocated to 'A' Flight
Plt Off N Cameron 31 Jul 1941 Arrived on posting and allocated to 'B' Flight
Plt Off K M Woolaston 31 Jul 1941 Arrived on posting and allocated to 'B' Flight
Sgt L J Barnes 31 Jul 1941 Arrived on posting and allocated to 'B' Flight
Sgt T A McCann 31 Jul 1941 Arrived on posting and allocated to 'B' Flight
Sgt R Griffiths 31 Jul 1941 Arrived on posting and allocated to 'B' Flight
Sgt S R Fry 31 Jul 1941 Arrived on posting and allocated to 'B' Flight
Sgt P Knapton 31 Jul 1941 Arrived on posting and allocated to 'B' Flight
Sgt J C I Douglas 31 Jul 1941 Arrived on posting and allocated to 'B' Flight
Sgt L J Barnes  1 Sep 1941 Promoted to Act (unpaid) Flt Sgt
Sgt T A McCann  1 Sep 1941 Promoted to Act (unpaid) Flt Sgt
Sgt G Turner  1 Sep 1941 Fitter I, promoted to Act (unpaid) Flt Sgt
Cpl A Taylor  1 Sep 1941 Fitter II, promoted to Act (unpaid) Sgt
Flt Lt V W Berg 27 Sep 1941 Injured in a flying accident
Plt Off N Cameron 27 Sep 1941 Assumed temporary command of 'A' Flight
Flt Lt V W Berg 29 Sep 1941 Transferred to Murmansk Naval Hospital
Flt Lt V W Berg 26 Oct 1941 Transferred to Archangel Naval Hospital, pending repatriation to the UK
Cpl Freeman  9 Nov 1941 Rigger Aero, promoted to Temp Sgt, wef 1 Aug 1941
Plt Off Blackmore 27 Dec 1941 Deputy Adjutant, posted to No 7 Works Sqn

Source - No 134 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/946)

Organisational Movements: Jul - Dec 1941

Date Notes
31 Jul 1941 No 134 Sqn was formed at RAF Leconfield from a flight of No 17 Sqn
31 Jul 1941 Squadron equipped with Hurricane IIB
Hurricane IIb of No 134 Squadron (Russia - September 1941)
12 Aug 1941 Main party departed RAF Leconfield for Liverpool by rail, embarked on 'Llanstephen Castle' and set sail for Scapa Flow
15 Aug 1941 'Llanstephen Castle' arrived at Scapa Flow
16 Aug 1941 Pilots departed RAF Leconfield for RAF Abbotsinch by Harrow
17 Aug 1941 'Llanstephen Castle' set sail from Scapa Flow for Iceland
17 Aug 1941 Pilots departed RAF Abbotsinch by coach and embarked on HMS Argus
19 Aug 1941 HMS Argus set sail for Scapa Flow
20 Aug 1941 'Llanstephen Castle' arrived in Iceland
20 Aug 1941 HMS Argus arrived at Scapa Flow and anchored
21 Aug 1941 'Llanstephen Castle' set sail from Iceland for Archangel
30 Aug 1941 HMS Argus set sail from Scapa Flow
 1 Sep 1941 'Llanstephen Castle' arrived in Archangel
 2 Sep 1941 Advance party disembarked and proceeded to Archangel aerodrome
 3 Sep 1941 Advance party departed Archangel aerodrome for Murmansk by Catalina
 4 Sep 1941 First part of main party departed Archangel for Kandalaksha by Russian hospital ship and then to Vayanga by rail
 4 Sep 1941 Second part of main party departed Archangel for Murmansk by HMS Electra and then to Vayanga
 6 Sep 1941 First part of main party arrived at Vayanga by rail
 7 Sep 1941 Air party took off from HMS Argus for Vayanga
 8 Sep 1941 Final part of main party departed Archangel by rail
11 Sep 1941 Final part of main party arrived at Vayanga
19 Oct 1934 Squadron's aircraft were handed over to the Soviets
22 Oct 1941 Administrative control of squadron assumed by HQ No 151 Wing
16 Nov 1941 'M' Party departed Vayanga for Rosta to embark on minesweepers
17 Nov 1941 'M' Party arrived Rosta and embarked on three minesweeper
21 Nov 1941 'C' Party embarked on Cruiser, HMS Kenya
22 Nov 1941 'D' Party embarked on Destroyer, HMS Intrepid
24 Nov 1941 HMS Kenya and HMS Intrepid undertook a special operation
28 Nov 1941 HMS Kenya set sail from Kola Inlet
29 Nov 1941 HMS Kenya joined a convoy together with two destroyers and two minesweepers (containing 'M' Party)
 5 Dec 1941 'D' Party arrived at Scapa Flow on HMS Intrepid, HMS Berwick and HMS Bedouin
 6 Dec 1941 HMS Kenya arrived at Rosyth
 6 Dec 1941 'C' Party disembarked, proceeded to Edinburgh by rail and after transferring trains proceeded to Darlington by rail, before arriving at RAF Catterick
 7/8 Dec 1941 'C' Party processed and then proceeded on leave
 9 Dec 1941 'D' Party arrived at RAF Catterick
 9 Dec 1941 'M' Party arrived at Scapa Flow
10 Dec 1941 'D' Party processed and then proceeded on leave
11 Dec 1941 'M' Party arrived at RAF Catterick
12 Dec 1941 'M' Party processed and then proceeded on leave
13 Dec 1941 1 x Cpl and 4 x airmen arrived at RAF Catterick (ex HMS Gossamer)
14 Dec 1941 1 x Cpl and 4 x airmen processed and then proceeded on leave
18 Dec 1941 Final party of 1 x Officer and 11 x airmen arrived at RAF Catterick (ex SS Empire Buffin)
19 Dec 1941 Final party processed and then proceeded on leave
19 Dec 1941 4 x Spitfire VAs taken over from No 145 Sqn
Spitfire VA
19 Dec 1941 1 x Spitfire VA taken over from No 43 Group Deposit Account, Catterick
20 Dec 1941 5 x Spitfire VAs taken over from No 145 Sqn
22 Dec 1941 'C' Party returned from leave
22 Dec 1941 1 x Spitfire VA taken over from No 145 Sqn
27 Dec 1941 Advance party departed RAF Catterick for RAF Eglinton
30 Dec 1941 Main party departed RAF Catterick for RAF Eglinton

Source - No 134 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/946)

[1941 | 1942]

This page was last updated on 17/10/23

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