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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 137 Sqn Personnel and location Movements
[1941 | 1942]
Personnel Movements: Sep - Dec 1941
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Sqn Ldr | J Sample | 20 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 137 Sqn |
| Act Flt Lt | J S Hughes | 22 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 263 Sqn |
| Sgt | D St J Jowitt | 22 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 263 Sqn |
| Act Flt Lt | P Hogan | 29 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF High Ercall for duty as Adjutant, wef 28 Sep 1941 |
| Sqn Ldr | J Sample | 28 Oct 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Flt Lt | C A G Clark | 30 Oct 1941 | Killed in action |
| Sqn Ldr | H St J Coghlan | xx Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 137 Sqn |
| Fg Off | R S Woodward | 7 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Flight Commander |
| Flt Lt | Marsland | 16 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting |
Source - No 137 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/954)
NB: There a few named movements recorded in the ORB
Organisational Movements: Sep - Dec 1941
| Date | Notes |
| 20 Sep 1941 | No 137 Sqn was formed at RAF Charmy Down |
| 30 Sep 1941 | By this date the squadron had 18 x Whirlwind Is on strength |
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| 20 Oct 1941 | One flight was declared operational |
| 1 Nov 1941 | Squadron became non-operational |
| 7 Nov 1941 | Advance party departed RAF Charmy Down for RAF Coltishall |
| 8 Nov 1941 | Main party departed RAF Charmy Down for RAF Coltishall by rail |
| 8 Nov 1941 | Air party departed RAF Charmy Down for RAF Coltishall |
| 8 Nov 1941 | Squadron declared semi-operational |
| 9 Nov 1941 | Rear party departed RAF Charmy Down for RAF Coltishall |
| 15 Nov 1941 | An Oxford aircraft was received for training purposes |
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| 30 Nov 1941 | Squadron departed RAF Coltishall for the satellite at Matlask, but Maintenance Section remained at Coltishall |
Source - No 137 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/954)
[1941 | 1942]
This page was last updated on 17/10/23
