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No 146 Sqn Personnel and location Movements


[1941 | 1942]

Personnel Movements: Oct - Dec 1941

Rank Name Date Notes
Flt Lt M Savage 15 Oct 1941 Arrived on posting from No 5 Sqn for duty as Flight Commander/Adjutant
Sqn Ldr B Barthold 17 Oct 1941 Arrived on posting from HQ Northern Command, India and assumed command of No 146 Sqn
Flt Lt M Savage 21 Oct 1941 Posted to No 5 Sqn
Flt Lt C A Harris 21 Oct 1941 Arrived on posting from No 5 Sqn for duty as Flight Commander/Adjutant
Sqn Ldr B Barthold 27 Oct 1941 Admitted to the British Military Hospital with sandfly fever
Flt Lt C A Harris 27 Oct 1941 Assumed temporary command of No 146 Sqn
Sqn Ldr B Barthold  3 Nov 1941 Discharged from the British Military Hospital and resumed command of No 146 Sqn
Sqn Ldr B Barthold  6 Nov 1941 Proceeded on sick leave
Flt Lt C A Harris  6 Nov 1941 Assumed temporary command of No 146 Sqn
Sqn Ldr B Barthold 14 Nov 1941 Resumed command of No 146 Sqn
Plt Off J L Bonnar 19 Nov1941 Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant
Plt Off C F G Tyrell 25 Nov1941 Posted for duty as Adjutant at Dinjan
Plt Off J Strathdee  1 Dec 1941 Injured in flying accident
Cpl G Chetland  1 Dec 1941 Injured in flying accident
Plt Off J Strathdee  3 Dec 1941 Died from injuries
Fg Off T Thompson  5 Dec 1941 Arrived on posting for duty as Medical Officer
Flt Lt H P D Sykes 12 Dec 1941 Arrived on posting from No 5 Flight IAF
Flt Lt A D Mitchell 12 Dec 1941 Arrived on posting and assumed command of 'A' Flight
Sgt G R Hullneck 29 Dec 1941 Killed in a motorcycle accident

Source - No 146 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/989)

Organisational Movements: Oct - Dec 1941

Date Notes
15 Oct 1941 No 146 Sqn was formed with No 5 Sqn acting as a 'parent'
20 Oct 1941 Personnel and equipment were transferred from 'B' Flight, No 5 Sqn to 'B' Flight, No 146 Sqn
30 Oct 1941 Orderly Room was opened (1 x Cpl and 3 x Indian Clerks)
31 Oct 1941 1 x Hawker Audax, K3098, allotted from Aircraft Depot, Karachi
Hawker Audax
 3 Nov 1941 Audax, K3098, collected from Aircraft Depot, Karachi
 4 Nov 1941 1 x Hawker Audax, K3693. allotted from Aircraft Depot, Karachi as IR
14 Nov 1941 2 x Hawker Audax, K7316 and K5588. allotted from No 5 Sqn
24 Nov 1941 Advance party departed Risalpur for Dinjan in the Assam
25 Nov 1941 Advance party departure for Dinjan cancelled due to rail difficulties
25 Nov 1941 Air party departed Risalpur for Delhi
26 Nov 1941 Air party departed Delhi for Dum Dum, Calcutta
27 Nov 1941 Advance and main parties arrived at Dum Dum, Calcutta
29 Nov 1941 Advance party departed Dum Dum for Dinjan in the Assam
 2 Dec 1941 Advance party arrived at Dinjan in the Assam
11 Dec 1941 Ground party departed Dum Dum for Dinjan
13 Dec 1941 Air party departed Dum Dum for Dinjan
14 Dec 1941 Ground party arrived at Dinjan

Source - No 146 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/989)

[1941 | 1942]

This page was last updated on 17/10/23

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