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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 221 Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
Personnel Movements: Nov - Dec 1940
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Sqn Ldr | T R Vickers | 21 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 221 Sqn |
| Plt Off | F T Parr | 21 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting from HQ Costal Command and assumed duties of Adjutant |
| Sqn Ldr | T R Vickers | 6 Dec 1940 | Promoted to Act Wg Cdr |
| Sqn Ldr | J B Brolly | 12 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting |
Source - No 221 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1368)
Organisational Movements: Nov - Dec 1940
| Date | Notes |
| 21 Nov 1940 | Formed at RAF Bircham Newton under the control of HQ Coastal Command |
| xx Nov 1940 | 2 x Wellington IAs, N2909 and N2910 delivered for training purposes only |
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| 6 Dec 1940 | Wellington I (dual control), R2700 delivered for training purposes only |
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| 17 Dec 1940 | 3 x Wellington ICs, R1276, R1277 and X3161 delivered on allotment |
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| 22 Dec 1940 | 2 x Wellington ICs, L7861 and R1278 delivered on allotment |
| 26 Dec 1940 | 1 x Wellington IC, T2896 delivered on allotment |
| 29 Dec 1940 | 2 x Wellington ICs, L7898 and T2915 delivered on allotment |
Source - No 221 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1368)
Nominal Roll of Air Crew Personnel: 31 Dec 1940
| Pilots | Air Observers | Wireless Operator/Air Gunners | Air Gunners | |
| Wg Cdr T R Vickers | Plt Off Whitlam | Sgt Boham | Sgt Radford | Sgt Burns |
| Sqn Ldr J B Brolly | Plt Off Edwards | Sgt Bateman | Sgt Selkirk | Sgt Deadman |
| Flt Lt Casley | Plt Off Jack | Sgt Badman | Sgt Leadbeater | Sgt George |
| Flt Lt Smith | Flt Sgt Wavell | Sgt Bell | Sgt Sutcliffe | Sgt Mackenzie |
| Flt Lt Starling | Sgt Burdet | Sgt Bentley | Sgt Thompson | Sgt Priest |
| Flt Lt Phillips | Sgt Dale | Sgt Brigstocke | Sgt Wilson | Sgt O'Leary |
| Flt Lt Appleby-Brown | Sgt Edmed | Sgt Capper | Sgt Whalley | Sgt Wilkins |
| Fg Off Cattley | Sgt Gatiss | Sgt Dickinson | Sgt Watson | Sgt Williams |
| Fg Off Gorringe-Smith | Sgt Hewitt | Sgt Davies | Sgt Wynn | Sgt Zigmond |
| Fg Off Richards | Sgt Ladyman | Sgt Darbyshire | Sgt Wall | |
| Fg Off Naismith | Sgt Oldland | Sgt Evans | Sgt Walker | |
| Plt Off Bliss | Sgt Parker | Sgt Entwistle | Sgt White | |
| Plt Off Hopkin-Hill | Sgt Pike | Sgt Fast | Sgt Acons | |
| Plt Off Edwards | Sgt Rudkin | Sgt Fugill | Sgt Cass | |
| Plt Off Rae | Sgt Ryves | Sgt Hammersley | Sgt Dunstone | |
| Plt Off Proctor | Sgt Rees | Sgt Haynes | Sgt Lenton | |
| Plt Off Watson | Sgt Sheffield | Sgt Hancock | Sgt Linden | |
| Plt Off MacIntyre | Sgt Stewart-Blacker | Sgt Lean | ||
| Plt Off Stanbury | Sgt Tindall | Sgt Lewis | ||
| Plt Off Robinson | Sgt Wynn | Sgt Lever | ||
| Plt Off Green | Sgt Williams | Sgt Mott | ||
| Plt Off Rothwell | Sgt Whitford | Sgt Marshall | ||
| Plt Off Brown | Sgt Willis | Sgt MacDowell | ||
| Sub Lt (A) Gallichan | Sgt Newey | |||
| Sub Lt (A) Moore | Sgt Neill | |||
| Mid'n (A) Rankin | Sgt Owen | |||
| Mid'n (A) Duckham | Sgt Payne | |||
| Mid'n (A) Davies | Sgt Perkins | |||
Source - No 221 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1368)
Allocation of duties: 31 Dec 1940
| Rank | Name | Notes |
| Sqn Ldr | T R Vickers | Officer Commanding |
| Plt Off | F T Parr | Adjutant |
| Fg Off | G A Stocker | Squadron Engineer Officer |
| Fg Off | M F Bannerman | Squadron Gunnery Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | J B Brolly | Officer i/c Pilots GR Training, to become OC, 'B' Flight |
| Flt Lt | W E Casley | Officer i/c Pilots Flying Training, to become OC, 'A' Flight |
| Flt Lt | E A Starling | Squadron Navigation Officer and i/c Air Observer Training |
| Plt Of | R E P Bliss | Officer i/c Pilots Technical Training on Airframes and Engines |
| Plt Of | G Whitlam | Squadron Signals Officer and i/c Wireless Operator Training |
| Plt Of | J Edwards | Squadron Photographic Officer and Squadron Sports Officer |
| Fg Off | J E Gorringe-Smith | Squadron Parachute Officer and i/c Air Crew Flying Clothing |
Source - No 221 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1368)
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