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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 182 Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
[1942 | ]
Personnel Movements: Sep - Dec 1942
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| September | |||
| Plt Off | T A Lowey | 1 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 32 Sqn, RAF West Malling |
| Fg Off | Robinson | 2 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from RAF Redhill for duty as Adjutant |
| Flt Sgt Plt | Benjamin RAAF | 4 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 174 Sqn |
| Sgt Plt | Moore RAAF | 4 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 174 Sqn |
| Sgt Plt | Else | 5 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 55 OTU |
| Sgt Plt | Houghton | 5 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 55 OTU |
| Fg Off | Robinson | 6 Sep 1942 | Adjutant, posted to RAF Renscombe Down |
| Sgt Plt | Holmes | 6 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 55 OTU |
| Sgt Plt | Harbutt | 6 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 55 OTU |
| Sgt Plt | Castle | 6 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 55 OTU |
| Plt Off | W Goodall | 8 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from HQ No 11 Group for duty as Squadron Engineer Officer |
| Fg Off | R J H Melhuish | 9 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from RAF North Weald for duty as Adjutant |
| Sqn Ldr | T P Pugh | 11 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 182 Sqn |
| Flt Sgt Plt | Benjamin RAAF | 11 Sep 1942 | Departed on reposting to No 174 Sqn |
| Sgt Plt | Moore RAAF | 11 Sep 1942 | Departed on reposting to No 174 Sqn |
| Plt Off | W Goodall | 12 Sep 1942 | Squadron Engineer Officer, attached to RAF Duxford to gain experience on Typhoons |
| Sgt Plt | Harbourne | 14 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 174 Sqn |
| Sgt Plt | Henry | 14 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 174 Sqn |
| Plt Off | S A McMane RCAF | 15 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU (Staff pilot) |
| Plt Off | E Calder RAAF | 16 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU |
| Plt Off | K O Cotton RAAF | 16 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU |
| Flt Sgt Plt | Shaw RCAF | 16 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 55 OTU |
| Sgt Plt | L F Woodhouse RCAF | 16 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU |
| Plt Off | D I Vize | 17 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU (Staff pilot) |
| Plt Off | C G Richards | 17 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU (Staff pilot) |
| Plt Off | E Calder RAAF | 22 Sep 1942 | Proceeded to the works of D Napier and Sons Ltd for course on the Sabre engine |
| Plt Off | D I Vize | 22 Sep 1942 | Proceeded to the works of D Napier and Sons Ltd for course on the Sabre engine |
| Sgt Plt | Holmes | 22 Sep 1942 | Proceeded to the works of D Napier and Sons Ltd for course on the Sabre engine |
| Sgt Plt | Houghton | 22 Sep 1942 | Proceeded to the works of D Napier and Sons Ltd for course on the Sabre engine |
| Sgt Plt | Castle | 22 Sep 1942 | Proceeded to the works of D Napier and Sons Ltd for course on the Sabre engine |
| Sgt Plt | Else | 22 Sep 1942 | Proceeded to the works of D Napier and Sons Ltd for course on the Sabre engine |
| Sgt Plt | Harbutt | 22 Sep 1942 | Proceeded to the works of D Napier and Sons Ltd for course on the Sabre engine |
| Flt Lt | J Manak (Czech) | 23 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 611 Sqn for duty as 'B' Flight Commander |
| Plt Off | N D Mackertich | 24 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 59 OTU |
| Sgt Plt | Gilland RCAF | 24 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 59 OTU |
| Sgt Plt | Coxhead | 24 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 59 OTU |
| Sgt Plt | Leighton-Porter | 24 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 59 OTU |
| Flt Lt | W H Ireson | 26 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 175 Sqn for duty as 'A' Flight Commander |
| Flt Sgt Plt | Shaw RCAF | 28 Sep 1942 | Posted to No 266 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | J Manak (Czech) | 29 Sep 1942 | 'B' Flight Commander, proceeded to Thetford for Army Co-operation course with 23rd Hussars |
| Plt Off | S A McMane RCAF | 29 Sep 1942 | Proceeded to Thetford for Army Co-operation course with 23rd Hussars |
| Plt Off | C G Richards | 29 Sep 1942 | Proceeded to Thetford for Army Co-operation course with 23rd Hussars |
| Plt Off | T A Lowey | 29 Sep 1942 | Proceeded to Thetford for Army Co-operation course with 23rd Hussars |
| Sgt Plt | Leighton-Porter | 29 Sep 1942 | Proceeded to Thetford for Army Co-operation course with 23rd Hussars |
| Sgt Plt | Else | 29 Sep 1942 | Proceeded to Thetford for Army Co-operation course with 23rd Hussars |
| Sgt Plt | L F Woodhouse RCAF | 29 Sep 1942 | Proceeded to Thetford for Army Co-operation course with 23rd Hussars |
| Sgt Plt | Coxhead | 29 Sep 1942 | Proceeded to Thetford for Army Co-operation course with 23rd Hussars |
| Fg Off | Polek | 30 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 316 (Polish) Sqn |
| Flt Sgt Plt | Gawlewich | 30 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 316 (Polish) Sqn |
| Sgt Plt | Bubes | 30 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 316 (Polish) Sqn |
| Plt Off | Payne | 30 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 55 OTU |
| Plt Off | Snowdon | 30 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 55 OTU |
| Sgt Plt | Shields | 30 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 55 OTU |
| Sgt Plt | Waddington | 30 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 55 OTU |
| Sgt Plt | Dench | 30 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 55 OTU |
| October | |||
| Plt Off | N D Mackertich | 1 Oct 1942 | Posted to No 277 Sqn |
| Sgt Plt | Holmes | 1 Oct 1942 | Posted to No 277 Sqn |
| Plt Off | S A McMane RCAF | 6 Oct 1942 | Admitted to East Suffolk and Ipswich Hospital and posted to RAF Martlesham Heath as N/E sick |
| Flt Lt | J Manak (Czech) | 7 Oct 1942 | Returned from Thetford on conclusion of Army Co-operation course with 23rd Hussars |
| Plt Off | C G Richards | 7 Oct 1942 | Returned from Thetford on conclusion of Army Co-operation course with 23rd Hussars |
| Plt Off | T A Lowey | 7 Oct 1942 | Returned from Thetford on conclusion of Army Co-operation course with 23rd Hussars |
| Sgt Plt | Leighton-Porter | 7 Oct 1942 | Returned from Thetford on conclusion of Army Co-operation course with 23rd Hussars |
| Sgt Plt | Else | 7 Oct 1942 | Returned from Thetford on conclusion of Army Co-operation course with 23rd Hussars |
| Sgt Plt | L F Woodhouse RCAF | 7 Oct 1942 | Returned from Thetford on conclusion of Army Co-operation course with 23rd Hussars |
| Sgt Plt | Coxhead | 7 Oct 1942 | Returned from Thetford on conclusion of Army Co-operation course with 23rd Hussars |
| Fg Off | R J H Melhuish | 8 Oct 1942 | Proceeded to Harwich to visit various RN ships |
| Plt Off | T A Lowey | 8 Oct 1942 | Proceeded to Harwich to visit various RN ships |
| Plt Off | K O Cotton RAAF | 8 Oct 1942 | Proceeded to Harwich to visit various RN ships |
| Plt Off | D I Vize | 8 Oct 1942 | Proceeded to Harwich to visit various RN ships |
| Plt Off | E Calder RAAF | 8 Oct 1942 | Proceeded to Harwich to visit various RN ships |
| Plt Off | C G Richards | 8 Oct 1942 | Proceeded to Harwich to visit various RN ships |
| Flt Lt | W H Ireson | 14 Oct 1942 | Proceeded to Chippenham for Army Co-operation course with 24th Lancers |
| Plt Off | Payne | 14 Oct 1942 | Proceeded to Chippenham for Army Co-operation course with 24th Lancers |
| Plt Off | D I Vize | 14 Oct 1942 | Proceeded to Chippenham for Army Co-operation course with 24th Lancers |
| Plt Off | Snowdon | 14 Oct 1942 | Proceeded to Chippenham for Army Co-operation course with 24th Lancers |
| Sgt Plt | Harbourne | 14 Oct 1942 | Proceeded to Chippenham for Army Co-operation course with 24th Lancers |
| Sgt Plt | Henry | 14 Oct 1942 | Proceeded to Chippenham for Army Co-operation course with 24th Lancers |
| Sgt Plt | Castle | 14 Oct 1942 | Proceeded to Chippenham for Army Co-operation course with 24th Lancers |
| Plt Off | T A Lowey | 18 Oct 1942 | Attached to No 174 Sqn, RAF Manston for a course |
| Plt Off | K O Cotton RAAF | 18 Oct 1942 | Attached to No 174 Sqn, RAF Manston for a course |
| Sgt Plt | Else | 18 Oct 1942 | Attached to No 174 Sqn, RAF Manston for a course |
| Sgt Plt | Houghton | 18 Oct 1942 | Attached to No 174 Sqn, RAF Manston for a course |
| Flt Lt | W H Ireson | 21 Oct 1942 | Returned from Chippenham on conclusion Army Co-operation course with 24th Lancers |
| Plt Off | Payne | 21 Oct 1942 | Returned from Chippenham on conclusion Army Co-operation course with 24th Lancers |
| Plt Off | D I Vize | 21 Oct 1942 | Returned from Chippenham on conclusion Army Co-operation course with 24th Lancers |
| Plt Off | Snowdon | 21 Oct 1942 | Returned from Chippenham on conclusion Army Co-operation course with 24th Lancers |
| Sgt Plt | Harbourne | 21 Oct 1942 | Returned from Chippenham on conclusion Army Co-operation course with 24th Lancers |
| Sgt Plt | Henry | 21 Oct 1942 | Returned from Chippenham on conclusion Army Co-operation course with 24th Lancers |
| Sgt Plt | Castle | 21 Oct 1942 | Returned from Chippenham on conclusion Army Co-operation course with 24th Lancers |
| Fg Off | R J H Melhuish | 23 Oct 1942 | Adjutant, promoted to Flt Lt, wef 1 Sep 1942 |
| November | |||
| Fg Off | Polek | 2 Nov 1942 | Posted to No 609 Sqn |
| Plt Off | L Van Praag | 12 Nov 1932 | Arrived on posting from HQ Fighter Command for duty as Squadron Intelligence Officer |
| December | |||
| Sqn Ldr | T P Pugh | 6 Dec 1942 | Admitted to hospital in Ipswich |
| Plt Off | W Goodall | 6 Dec 1942 | Admitted to hospital in Ipswich |
| Sqn Ldr | T P Pugh | 8 Dec 1942 | Discharged from hospital in Ipswich and proceeded to Sawbridgeworth |
| Plt Off | W Goodall | 12 Dec 1942 | Discharged from hospital in Ipswich and proceeded to Sawbridgeworth |
| Capt | O'Brien | 17 Dec 1942 | Arrived on posting for duty as Air Liaison Officer |
| Sgt Plt | Leighton-Porter | 24 Dec 1942 | Appointed to a commission in the GD Branch in the rank of Plt Off, wef 16 Nov 1942 |
| Sgt Plt | Else | 28 Dec 1942 | Appointed to a commission in the GD Branch in the rank of Plt Off, wef 16 Nov 1942 |
| Plt Off | D I Vize | 31 Dec 1942 | Promoted to Fg Off |
| Plt Off | C G Richards | 31 Dec 1942 | Promoted to Fg Off |
| Plt Off | Snowdon | 31 Dec 1942 | Promoted to Fg Off |
| Plt Off | Payne | 31 Dec 1942 | Promoted to Fg Off |
| Plt Off | T A Lowey | 31 Dec 1942 | Promoted to Fg Off |
Source - No 182 ORB (AIR 27/1135)
Organisational Movements: Sep - Dec 1942
| Date | Notes |
| September | |
| 1 Sep 1942 | No 182 Squadron formed at RAF Martlesham Heath |
| 10 Sep 1942 | Squadron received it first aircraft, a Hurricane I |
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| 12 Sep 1942 | 1 x Typhoon IB arrived |
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| 16 Sep 1942 | 1 x Typhoon IB was exchanged for a Typhoon IA with No 56 Sqn |
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| 17 Sep 1942 | 1 x Typhoon IB was delivered but immediately re-allocated |
| 23 Sep 1942 | 1 x Typhoon IA was delivered from No 56 Sqn |
| October | |
| 1 Oct 1942 | 2 x Hurricane Is delivered |
| 4 Oct 1942 | 1 x Typhoon IA was delivered from No 44 MU |
| 12 Oct 1942 | 3 x Typhoon IAs were delivered from No 609 Sqn 1 x Typhoon IA was collected from No 56 Sqn 1 x Tiger Moth, was received |
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| 22 Oct 1942 | First 2 x Typhoon IBs fitted with bomb racks were delivered |
| 23 Oct 1942 | 2 x Typhoon IBs fitted with bomb racks were delivered |
| 25 Oct 1942 | 2 x Typhoon IBs fitted with bomb racks were delivered |
| November | |
| 29 Nov 1942 | 4 x Typhoon IBs collected from Glosters, Hucclecote |
| December | |
| 7 Dec 1982 | Squadron departed RAF Martlesham Heath for RAF Sawbridgeworth for Army Co-operation training |
| 24 Dec 1942 | Six aircraft dispersed to RAF Hunsdon for training due to the unserviceability of RAF Sawbridgeworth |
Source - No 182 ORB (AIR 27/1135)
This entry was last updated on 06/07/25
