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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 152 Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
[Oct-Dec 1939 | Jan-Dec 1940 | Jan-Dec 1941]
Personnel Movements: Oct - Dec 1939
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Plt Off | D C Shepley | 1 Oct 1939 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | T S Wildblood | 1 Oct 1939 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | J S B Jones | 1 Oct 1939 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Posener | 1 Oct 1939 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | C S Cox | 1 Oct 1939 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Atkinson | 1 Oct 1939 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Warren | 1 Oct 1939 | Arrived on posting |
| Sqn Ldr | F W C Shute | 2 Oct 1939 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 152 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | F M Thomas | 2 Oct 1939 | Arrived on posting |
| Flt Lt | L C Withall | 2 Oct 1939 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Gillan | 2 Oct 1939 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Winter | 2 Oct 1939 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Falkson | 2 Oct 1939 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | J K Barker | 2 Oct 1939 | Pilot/WEM, arrived on posting |
| Sgt | E E Shepperd | 2 Oct 1939 | Pilot/WEM, arrived on posting |
| Sgt | R Wotton | 2 Oct 1939 | Pilot/WOp arrived on posting |
| Sgt | T Mycroft | 2 Oct 1939 | Pilot/Carpenter, arrived on posting |
| Fg Off | Deansley | 3 Oct 1939 | Arrived on posting |
| Fg Off | Shewell | 3 Oct 1939 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Doughty | 3 Oct 1939 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Bell | 4 Oct 1939 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Laverack | 4 Oct 1939 | Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant |
| Sgt | T Mycroft | 10 Oct 1939 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Plt Off | E S Hogg | 14 Nov 1939 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | W Beaumont | 15 Dec 1939 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Gillan | 15 Dec 1939 | Transferred to Coastal Command (Fighter Flight Sumburgh) |
| Plt Off | Winter | 15 Dec 1939 | Transferred to Coastal Command (Fighter Flight Sumburgh) |
| Plt Off | Doughty | 15 Dec 1939 | Transferred to Coastal Command (Fighter Flight Sumburgh) |
Source - No 152 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1025)
Organisational Movements: Oct - Dec 1939
| Date | Notes |
| 1 Oct 1940 | Squadron formed at RAF Acklington |
| 6 Oct 1939 | 3 x Avro Tutors, K6109, K3344 and K3407, transferred from No 607 Sqn, RAF Usworth |
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| 7 Oct 1939 | 1 x Hawker Hart Trainer, K6482, transferred from No 607 Sqn, RAF Usworth (written off on 10 Oct 1939) |
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| 10 Oct 1939 | 4 x Gloster Gladiators collected from No 603 Sqn, RAF Turnhouse |
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| 11 Oct 1939 | 1 x Hawker Hart Trainer, K5035, transferred from No 607 Sqn, RAF Usworth |
| 12 Oct 1939 | 3 x Gloster Gladiators collected from No 603 Sqn, RAF Turnhouse |
| 13 Oct 1939 | 1 x Gloster Gladiator collected from No 603 Sqn, RAF Turnhouse |
| 18 Oct 1939 | 1 x Fairey Battle collected from RAF Tangmere |
| 19 Oct 1939 | 1 x North American Harvard collected from RAF Shawbury |
| 3 Nov 1939 | Squadron provisionally given the title of No 152 (Hyderabad) Sqn in recognition of £100,000 presented to the Air Ministry |
| 6 Nov 1939 | Squadron declared to be operationally ready |
| 2 Dec 1939 | Detachment proceeded to Sumburgh |
| 5 Dec 1939 | 'A' Flight detached to RAF Leconfield |
| 15 Dec 1939 | Detachment at Sumburgh transferred to Coastal Command |
Source - No 152 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1025)
Personnel Movements: Jan - Dec 1940
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Plt Off | R F Inness | 22 Feb 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Sqn Ldr | F W C Shute | 29 Feb 1940 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Sqn Ldr | P K Devitt | 6 Mar 1940 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 152 Sqn |
| Plt Off | E S Marrs | 17 Mar 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Flt Lt | B P H Boitel-Gill | 12 Apr 1940 | Posted to No 5 OTU |
| Plt Off | Atkinson | 20 Apr 1940 | Admitted to Alnwick Hospital following a flying accident |
| Plt Off | T N Bayles | 21 Apr 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Flt Lt | B P H Boitel-Gill | 5 May 1940 | Posted to No 5 OTU |
| Plt Off | T N Bayles | 5 May 1940 | Posted to No 5 OTU |
| Plt Off | Falkson | 10 May 1940 | Posted to No 263 Sqn |
| Plt Off | R M Hogg | 10 May 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | J M McBain | 15 May 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Intelligence Officer |
| Plt Off | D W Williams | 18 May 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Bell | 6 Jun 1940 | Admitted to Catterick Hospital following a flying accident |
| Plt Off | T N Bayles | 9 Jun 1940 | Reposted from No 249 Sqn |
| Fg Off | Deverill | 13 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Engineer Officer |
| Plt Off | F H Holmes | 22 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Flt Lt | B P H Boitel-Gill | 27 Jul 1940 | Arrived on re-posting |
| Plt Off | J S B Jones | 11 Aug 1940 | Killed in action |
| Plt Off | D C Shepley | 12 Aug 1940 | Killed in action |
| Flt Lt | L C Withall | 12 Aug 1940 | Killed in action |
| Plt Off | R M Hogg | 25 Aug 1940 | Killed in action |
| Plt Off | T S Wildblood | 25 Aug 1940 | Killed in action |
| Plt Off | R M D Hall | 2 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | J K Barker | 4 Sep 1940 | Killed in action |
| Plt Off | W Beaumont | 23 Sep 1940 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Sgt | K C Holland | 25 Sep 1940 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | W G Silver | 25 Sep 1940 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | J McB Christie | 26 Sep 1940 | Killed in action |
| Plt Off | D H Fox Male | 29 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | P H Humphries | 29 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | L A E Reddington | 30 Sep 1940 | Killed in action |
| Plt Off | G T Baynham | 5 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | H J Akroyd | 8 Oct 1940 | Died from wounds |
| Plt Off | N E Hancock | 5 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | R H Davies | 10 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Engineer Officer |
| Sgt |
E E Shepperd |
18 Oct 1940 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Plt Off | R Haymann | 20 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant |
| Flt Sgt | Hatton | 26 Oct 1940 | Flt Sgt - Discipline, departed on posting |
| Sgt | J E Anderson | 30 Oct 1940 | Posted to a flying school for further instruction |
| Flt Sgt | Simpson | 30 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Flt Sgt - Discipline |
| Plt Off | J F W Allen | 8 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Rowlands | 8 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | Moores | 8 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | Brooker | 8 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Watson | 8 Nov 1940 | Reposted from sick leave |
| Fg Off | W D David | 13 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Flight Commander |
| Flt Lt | B P H Boitel-Gill | 14 Nov 1940 | Assumed command of No 152 Sqn |
| Sqn Ldr | P K Devitt | 14 Nov 1940 | Relinquished command of No 152 Sqn on posting to HQ Fighter Command |
| Flt Lt | Thomas | 17 Nov 1940 | Flight Commander, posted to RAF Middle Wallop as a Controller |
| Plt Off | J M McBain | 25 Nov 1940 | Intelligence Officer, attached to RAF Middle Wallop |
| Plt Off | Heron | 25 Nov 1940 | Attached from HQ No 10 Group for duty as Intelligence Officer |
| Sgt | Z Klein | 28 Nov 1940 | Killed in action |
| Plt Off | Watson | 28 Nov 1940 | Killed in action |
| Plt Off | J F W Allen | 29 Nov 1940 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | J E Anderson | 5 Dec 1940 | Rejoined the unit on completion of further instruction |
| Plt Off | J M McBain | 7 Dec 1940 | Intelligence Officer, promoted to Fg Off |
| Plt Off | R M D Hall | 15 Dec 1940 | Posted to No 255 Sqn |
| Plt Off | F H Holmes | 15 Dec 1940 | Posted to CFS |
| Sgt | R Wotton | 15 Dec 1940 | Posted to CFS |
| Plt Off | G T Baynham | 16 Dec 1940 | Posted to No 234 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Taylor | 20 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 234 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Robson | 20 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 234 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Miller | 20 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 234 Sqn |
| Sgt | Short | 20 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 609 Sqn |
| Sgt | Moores | 27 Dec 1940 | Posted to No 1 CFS |
Source - No 152 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1025)
Organisational Movements: Jan - Dec 1940
| Date | Notes |
| 3 Jan 1940 | 5 x Supermarine Spitfire Is collected from RAF Hornchurch |
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| 13 Jan 1940 | 'A' Flight returned to RAF Acklington |
| 15 Jan 1940 | Training commenced on Spitfires with one flight of Gladiators on readiness |
| 14 Feb 1940 | Squadron declared to be operational by day on Spitfires |
| 12 Jul 1940 | Squadron moved from RAF Acklington (No 13 Group) to RAF Warmwell (No 10 Group) |
| xx Aug 1940 | The Squadron Badge was authorised by HM King George VI* |
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Source - No 152 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1025), except *
Personnel Movements: Jan - Dec 1941
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Plt Off | Hiscock | 8 Jan 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant |
| Sgt | G D White | 11 Jan 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 234 Sqn |
| Sgt | Veasey | 11 Jan 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 234 Sqn |
| Flt Sgt | Bowen | 31 Jan 1941 | Appointed to a commission in the Technical Branch |
| Fg Off | J S A Linton | 5 Feb 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Medical Officer |
| Plt Off | Cox | 6 Feb 1941 | Attached to No 2 Ferry Pilots' Pool |
| Plt Off | Robson | 7 Feb 1941 | Posted to RAF Warmwell as non-effective, sick |
| Sgt | Kearsey | 7 Feb 1941 | Appointed to a commission in the GD Branch |
| Fg Off | W D David | 12 Feb 1941 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt, wef 14 Nov 1940 |
| Plt Off | Taylor | 20 Feb 1941 | Posted to No 53 OTU |
| Plt Off | R F Inness | 20 Feb 1941 | Posted to No 53 OTU |
| Sgt | D G Fawcett | 22 Feb 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 58 OTU |
| Sgt | Porteous RNZAF | 22 Feb 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 58 OTU |
| Sgt | Johnston | 22 Feb 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 58 OTU |
| Plt Off | Cox | 24 Feb 1941 | Ceased to be attached to No 2 Ferry Pilots' Pool |
| Sgt | G D White | 24 Feb 1941 | Attached to No 2 Ferry Pilots' Pool |
| Fg Off | J M McBain | 3 Mar 1941 | Intelligence Officer, posted to RAF Middle Wallop |
| Plt Off | E W Davies | 3 Mar 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Intelligence Officer |
| Sgt | Szlagowski | 4 Mar1941 | Posted to No 303 Sqn |
| Sgt | Harrison | 8 Mar 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 58 OTU |
| Sgt | Porteous RNZAF | 12 Mar1941 | Posted to No 485 (RNZAF) Sqn |
| Flt Lt | W D David | 21 Feb 1941 | Posted to No 55 OTU |
| Sgt | Rudd | 24 Mar1941 | Posted to No 118 Sqn |
| Sgt | D G Fawcett | 1 Apr 1941 | Killed in an air raid |
| LAC | A H Challen | 1 Apr 1941 | Killed in an air raid |
| AC1 | K W Leonard | 1 Apr 1941 | Killed in an air raid |
| Plt Off | Gardener | 18 Apr 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 58 OTU and allocated to 'A' Flight |
| Plt Off | Currie | 22 Apr 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Clive | 22 Apr 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Gardener | 23 Apr 1941 | Transferred from 'A' Flight to 'B' Flight |
| Sgt | Hickman | 29 Apr 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Currie | 3 May 1941 | Posted to No 238 Sqn |
| Plt Off | E H M Coffin | 5 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Intelligence Officer |
| Plt Off | E W Davies | 10 Jun 1941 | Intelligence Officer, posted to No 600 Sqn |
| Sqn Ldr | J Darwen | 14 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting as supernumerary |
| Sqn Ldr | B P H Boitel-Gill | 17 Jun 1941 | Relinquished command of No 152 Sqn on posting to No 59 OTU |
| Sqn Ldr | J Darwen | 17 Jun 1941 | Assumed command of No 152 Sqn |
| Plt Off | K H Rowlands | 19 Jun 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Flt Lt | J S A Linton | 22 Jun 1941 | Medical Officer, posted to No 33 SAN, Canada |
| Sgt | J E Anderson | 28 Jun 1941 | Posted to No 616 Sqn |
| Sgt | Brooker | 28 Jun 1941 | Posted to No 616 Sqn |
| Sgt | J E Anderson | 2 Jul 1941 | Returned on posting to No 616 Sqn being cancelled |
| Sgt | J E Anderson | 5 Jul 1941 | Posted to No 92 Sqn |
| Plt Off | D H Fox Male | 7 Jul 1941 | Posted to No 61 OTU |
| Plt Off | P H Humphries | 8 Jul 1941 | Posted to No 92 Sqn |
| Sgt | Harrison | 8 Jul 1941 | Posted to No 92 Sqn |
| Sgt | Hickman | 8 Jul 1941 | Posted to No 92 Sqn |
| Sgt | Johnston | 8 Jul 1941 | Posted to No 92 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Clive | 14 Jul 1941 | Posted to No 72 Sqn |
| Sgt | F A Axe | 14 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | Balcombe | 14 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Fg Off | Phillips | 18 Jul 1941 | Medical Officer, posted to RAF Perranporth |
| Fg Off | Willis | 18 Jul 1941 | Attached for duty as Medical Officer |
| Sgt | E A Grimsdick RCAF | 18 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | Johnson | 18 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | Ilsley | 18 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | Savidge | 18 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Williams | 21 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Davis | 21 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | John | 23 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Fg Off | E S Marrs | 24 Jul 1941 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | J A Short | 24 Jul 1941 | Failed to return from a sortie, later reported to be a POW |
| Sgt | Mair | 29 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | Heggtveldt | 29 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Fg Off | Atkinson | 2 Aug 1941 | Returned from sick leave, but permanently unfit for flying |
| Plt Off | Beadman | 4 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 87 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Davis | 9 Aug 1941 | Posted to RAF Cranage for No 15 Short Navigation Course |
| Sgt | G D White | 12 Aug 1941 | Killed in action |
| Plt Off | Thomson | 17 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Flt Lt | T N Bayles | 19 Aug 1941 | Posted to No 59 OTU |
| Sgt | Cumming | 23 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 61 OTU |
| Sgt | Adamson | 23 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 61 OTU |
| Fg Off | Phillips | 26 Aug 1941 | Medical Officer, arrived on posting from RAF Perranporth |
| Fg Off | Willis | 26 Aug 1941 | Ceased to be attached for duty as Medical Officer |
| Fg Off | Hiscock | 26 Aug 1941 | Adjutant, posted to RAF Portreath |
| Sgt | Savidge | 28 Aug 1941 | Failed to return from a sortie, later reported to be a POW |
| Plt Off | Kent | 2 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 53 OTU |
| Plt Off | Clough | 2 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Ibsley for duty as Adjutant |
| Sgt | Gray | 2 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 61 OTU |
| Plt Off | Beadman | 10 Sep 1941 | Posted to RAF Coltishall as non-effective, sick |
| Sgt | Adams RCAF | 23 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 61 OTU |
| Sgt | Palin RCAF | 23 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 61 OTU |
| Sgt | Sturt | 7 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 61 OTU |
| Plt Off | Gardener | 18 Oct 1941 | Posted to CFS, RAF Upavon |
| Sgt | Marsh | 18 Oct 1941 | Posted to CFS, RAF Upavon |
| Plt Off | Smith | 21 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 57 OTU |
| Flt Lt | Illingworth | 22 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 53 OTU |
| Flt Lt | Williams | 22 Oct 1941 | Posted to No 59 OTU |
| Fg Off | N E Hancock | 22 Oct 1941 | Posted to an OTU |
| Fg Off | Edwards | 22 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 54 OTU |
| Plt Off | Miller | 22 Oct 1941 | Posted to an OTU |
| Sgt | F A Axe | 24 Oct 1941 | Killed in action |
| Flt Lt | Cox | 26 Oct 1941 | Posted to No 2 CFS, RAF Church Lawford |
| Plt Off | Kearsey | 26 Oct 1941 | Posted to No 2 CFS, RAF Church Lawford |
| Plt Off | Soothill | 26 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 616 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Bushell | 26 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 616 Sqn |
| Flt Sgt | E A Grimsdick RCAF | 27 Oct 1941 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | Maclean | 29 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 412 Sqn |
| Sgt | Turner | 29 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU |
| Fg Off | Edwards | 31 Oct 1941 | Attached to RAF Coltishall |
| Plt Off | F B Beale | 5 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 19 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Clough | 7 Nov 1941 | Adjutant, posted to No 257 Sqn |
| Plt Off | A G Bossy | 8 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 257 Sqn for duty as Adjutant |
Source - No 152 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1025)
Organisational Movements: Jan - Dec 1941
| Date | Notes |
| 5 Mar 1941 | Squadron re-equipped with Spitfire IIs |
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| 9 Apr 1941 | Squadron moved from RAF Warmwell to RAF Portreath |
| 5 Jul 1941 | 4 x long range Spitfires received to replace standard aircraft |
| 25 Aug 1941 | Squadron moved from RAF Portreath to RAF Snailwell |
| 25 Aug 1941 | Squadron moved from RAF Snailwell to RAF Swanton Morley |
| 17 Nov 1941 | Advance party, moved from RAF Swanton Morley to RAF Coltishall |
| 1 Dec 1941 | Squadron moved from RAF Swanton Morley to RAF Coltishall by road and air |
| 17 Dec 1941 | Squadron aircraft proceeded to RAF Portreath |
| 23 Dec 1941 | Squadron aircraft returned to RAF Coltishall from RAF Portreath but were immediately recalled to Portreath |
Source - No 152 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1025)
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[Oct-Dec 1939 | Jan-Dec 1940 | Jan-Dec 1941]
This page was last updated on 17/10/23
