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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 136 Sqn Personnel and location Movements
[1941 | 1942]
Personnel Movements: Jan - Dec 1941
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Fg Off | J E Blum | 24 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 54 Sqn for duty as Engineer Officer |
| Plt Off | J W Longbottom? | 24 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from HQ Fighter Command for duty as Intelligence Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | T A F Elsdon | 26 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 257 Sqn and assumed command of No 136 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | R G Barraclough | 26 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 129 Sqn for duty as Flight Commander |
| Sgt | G J Moorhouse | 26 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 55 OTU |
| Sgt | A J K Kitley | 26 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 55 OTU |
| Sgt | J P Fleming RCAF | 26 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 59 OTU |
| Sgt | J W Leatham RCAF | 26 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 59 OTU |
| Plt Off | W H Williamson | 27 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Kirton-in-Lindsay for duty as Adjutant |
| Sgt | S W Hackforth | 28 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 55 OTU |
| Plt Off | J Galyer | 30 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 52 OTU |
| Sgt | T S Hewland RNZAF | 30 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 52 OTU |
| Sgt | V K Jacobs | 30 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 52 OTU |
| Sgt | R H Jenkins | 2 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 52 OTU |
| Sgt | T S Hewland RNZAF | 3 Sep 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Sgt | R Mendizabel RCAF | 4 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 59 OTU |
| Sgt | D M Palethorpe RCAF | 13 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 52 OTU |
| Fg Off | C E Waterman | 15 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 485 Sqn for duty as Medical Officer |
| Plt Off | M N Williams | 15 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 52 OTU |
| Sgt | A E Jones | 15 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 55 OTU |
| Sgt | T H Humphrey | 15 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 55 OTU |
| Sgt | D E Fuge | 15 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 55 OTU |
| Sgt | R G Worthington | 15 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 55 OTU |
| Sgt | R L Payn RCAF | 15 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 55 OTU |
| Sgt | G W A Troke RCAF | 18 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 55 OTU |
| Plt Off | J Galyer | 23 Sep 1941 | Posted to PDC, RAF West Kirby, pending posting overseas |
| Plt Off | E Brown | 23 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU |
| Sgt | K Bunting | 23 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU |
| Sgt | D M Palethorpe RCAF | 27 Sep 1941 | Posted to PDC, RAF West Kirby, as a reserve for posting overseas |
| Flt Lt | E M Taylor | 2 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Flight Commander |
| Sgt | M Cuthbert | 7 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 55 OTU |
| Sgt | F J P Goddard | 15 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 52 OTU |
| Sgt | I Adamson | 15 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 52 OTU |
| Sgt | F C Fortune | 15 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 52 OTU |
| Sgt | G A Hanson | 16 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 52 OTU |
| Sgt | F J Pickard | 16 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 52 OTU |
| Sgt | J Wetherall | 16 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 52 OTU |
| Sgt | T E Wilding | 16 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 52 OTU |
| Sgt | G W A Troke RCAF | 19 Oct 1941 | Proceeded on leave prior to posting overseas |
| Sgt | R G Worthington | 19 Oct 1941 | Proceeded on leave prior to posting overseas |
| Plt Off | A G Conway | 29 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU |
| Sgt | A E Jones | 29 Oct 1941 | Posted to No 11 Group Flight, RAF Croydon |
| Sgt | G W A Troke RCAF | 30 Oct 1941 | Proceeded to Embarkation Office, Glasgow |
| Sgt | R G Worthington | 30 Oct 1941 | Proceeded to Embarkation Office, Glasgow |
| Flt Lt | W H Williamson | 18 Dec 1941 | Adjutant, assumed command of part of No 136 Sqn remaining on board 'Capretown Castle' |
| Flt Lt | E M Taylor | 18 Dec 1941 | Disembarked from 'Capetown Castle' for flying duties in Singapore |
| Plt Off | M N Williams | 18 Dec 1941 | Disembarked from 'Capetown Castle' for flying duties in Singapore |
| Sgt | S W Hackforth | 18 Dec 1941 | Disembarked from 'Capetown Castle' for flying duties in Singapore |
| Sgt | J P Fleming RCAF | 18 Dec 1941 | Disembarked from 'Capetown Castle' for flying duties in Singapore |
| Sgt | J W Leatham RCAF | 18 Dec 1941 | Disembarked from 'Capetown Castle' for flying duties in Singapore |
| Sgt | R Mendizabel RCAF | 18 Dec 1941 | Disembarked from 'Capetown Castle' for flying duties in Singapore |
Source - No 136 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/952)
Organisational Movements: Jan - Dec 1941
| Date | Notes |
| 17 Aug 1941 | 18 x Hurricane IIB aircraft were delivered to RAF Kirton-in-Lindsay, pending formation of No 136 Sqn |
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| 20 Aug 1941 | No 136 Sqn was at RAF Kirton-in-Lindsay |
| 28 Sep 1941 | Squadron was declared operational |
| 10 Oct 1941 | 2 x Hurricanes, BD730 and Z3680 were despatched to No 82 MU |
| 16 Oct 1941 | 1 x Hurricane IIA, Z2684 was delivered from No 247 Sqn |
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| 17 Oct 1941 | 1 x Hurricane IIA, Z2389 was delivered from No 247 Sqn |
| 19 Oct 1941 | 5 x Hurricane IIBs, Z3171, Z3670, Z3313, Z3593 and Z3596 were allotted from No 121 Sqn |
| 20 Oct 1941 | 1 x Hurricane IIB, Z5079 was delivered from No 258 Sqn |
| 20 Oct 1941 | 7 x Hurricane IIBs, Z5139, Z5315, Z3019, BD732, Z3238, BD727 and Z5003 were delivered to No 52 MU |
| 20 Oct 1941 | 1 x Hurricane IIA, Z2684 was delivered to No 52 MU |
| 22 Oct 1941 | 1 x Hurricane IIB, Z3354 was delivered from No 258 Sqn |
| 30 Oct 1941 | Squadron became non-operational pending a move overseas |
| 9 Nov 1941 | Squadron, except pilots, embarked on HMT 'Capetown Castle' at Liverpool |
| 12 Nov 1941 | 'Capetown Castle' set sail in convoy |
| 23 Nov 1941 | 'Capetown Castle' arrived and anchored at Freetown, Sierra Leone, no shore leave |
| 28 Nov 1941 | 'Capetown Castle' set sail from Freetown |
| 18 Dec 1941 | 'Capetown Castle' arrived and anchored at Durban, South Africa, shore leave granted |
| 24 Dec 1941 | 'Capetown Castle' set sail from Durban for India |
Source - No 136 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/952)
[1941 | 1942]
This page was last updated on 17/10/23
