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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 231 Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
Personnel Movements: Jul - Dec 1940
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Plt Off | J C Paish | 12 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 16 Sqn |
| Plt Off | S A Hankey | 15 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Flt Lt | J S Laird | 25 Jul 1940 | Relinquished the duties of Flight Commander and assumed duties of Flt Lt - Air |
| Plt Off | N J Edwards | 16 Aug 1940 | Attached to Rollestone Camp for Gas Course |
| Plt Off | N J Edwards | 31 Aug 1940 | Ceased to be attached to Rollestone Camp on completion of Gas Course |
| Plt Off | T M Golden | 7 Sep 1940 | Attached for Administrative duties |
| Fg Off | D W C Keppel | 17 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 13 Sqn |
| Fg Off | R H D Riggal | 17 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 13 Sqn |
| Plt Off | J G Cole | 17 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 13 Sqn |
| Plt Off | J A Morrin | 17 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 13 Sqn |
| Plt Off | A E Lee | 26 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | P H Bladwin | 29 Sep 1940 | Posted to CFS, RAF Upavon for Flying Instructors' Course |
| Plt Off | M F S Laughton | 29 Sep 1940 | Posted to CFS, RAF Upavon for Flying Instructors' Course |
| Sqn Ldr | R H Humphries | 16 Oct 1940 | Promoted to Act Wg Cdr, wef 2 Sep 1940 |
| Flt Lt | J S Laird | 16 Oct 1940 | Promoted to Act Sqn Ldr, wef 2 Sep 1940 |
| Fg Off | R H D Riggal | 28 Oct 1940 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt, wef 1 Sep 1940 |
| Fg Off | T Fox | 28 Oct 1940 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt, wef 1 Sep 1940 |
| Plt Off | P C Joel | 6 Dec 1940 | Promoted to Act Fg Off, wef 3 Sep 1940 |
| Fg Off | C S Harley | 9 Dec 1940 | Promoted to Temp Flt Lt, wef 5 Nov 1940 |
| Plt Off | J A Morrin | 14 Dec 1940 | Promoted to Temp Fg Off, wef 18 Nov 1940 |
| Plt Off | N J Edwards | 20 Dec 1940 | Promoted to Temp Fg Off, wef 6 Nov 1940 |
| Plt Off | C M Price-Owen | 22 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting and allocated to 'A' Flight |
| Plt Off | C A Hawkins | 22 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting and allocated to 'B' Flight |
| Plt Off | D N Kennedy | 22 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting and allocated to 'A' Flight |
| Plt Off | J F Carlyle | 22 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting and allocated to 'C' Flight |
| Plt Off | S R Whiting | 22 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting and allocated to 'A' Flight |
| Plt Off | R Warburton | 22 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting and allocated to 'C' Flight |
| Plt Off | J R Harris | 22 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting and allocated to 'B' Flight |
| Fg Off | D W C Keppel | 28 Dec 1940 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt, wef 17 Sep 1940 |
Source - No 231 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1426)
Organisational Movements: Jul - Dec 1940
| Date | Notes |
| 1 Jul 1940 | Squadron was formed at RAF Aldergrove by redesignating No 416 Flight, equipped with Westland Lysander IIs |
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| 9 Jul 1940 | Squadron received a Tiger Moth for communications purposes |
| 15 Jul 1940 | Squadron moved from RAF Aldergrove to RAF Newtownards |
| 24 Jul 1940 | Squadron was transferred from No 22 Group to No 61 Group |
| 23 Sep 1940 | Squadron re-organised as follows: -
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| 25 Nov 1940 | 5 x new Lysander IIIs were received |
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| 26 Nov 1940 | 2 x new Lysander IIIs were received |
| 27 Nov 1940 | 7 x new Lysander IIIs were received |
Source - No 231 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1426)
This page was last updated on 17/10/23
