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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 238 Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
[Apr 1920 | Jul 1920 | Aug 1920 | Apr 1922 | Jul 1921]
| Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
| No equipment (cadre) | Cattewater | Coastal Area/No 10 Group |
| Rank | Name | Branch | Notes |
| Sqn Ldr | George F Breese | A | Officer Commanding, DSC |
| Flt Lt | Victor R Scriven | A & S | AFC |
| Flt Lt | Henry B B Greene | Med | |
| Fg Off | Walter Morgan-Smith | A & S | |
| Fg Off | Francis C B Savile | A | |
| Fg Off | Douglas G Batterbury | A & S | |
| Fg Off | Harry Norrington | T | |
| Fg Off | Alphonsus M Reidy | T | |
| Fg Off | Herbert P Strong | T | |
| Plt Off | Arthur A Barnes | KB | |
| Plt Off | Charles S Roads | Stores |
Source - April 1920 Air Force List
| Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
| No equipment (cadre) | Cattewater | Coastal Area/No 10 Group |
| Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
| Sqn Ldr | George F Breese | A & S | 15 Oct 1919 | Officer Commanding, DSC |
| Flt Lt | Henry B B Greene | Med | 18 Apr 1919 | |
| Fg Off | Walter Morgan-Smith | A & S | 13 Jan 1920 | |
| Fg Off | Francis C B Savile | A | 11 Feb 1920 | |
| Fg Off | Frank Porter | O | 31 Jan 1920 | |
| Fg Off | Alphonsus M Reidy | T | 18 Mar 1920 | |
| Fg Off | Herbert P Strong | T | xx xxx 1918 |
Source - July 1920 Air Force List
| Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
| No equipment (cadre) | Cattewater | Coastal Area/No 10 Group |
| Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
| Sqn Ldr | George F Breese | A & S | 15 Oct 1919 | Officer Commanding, DSC |
| Fg Off | Walter Morgan-Smith | A & S | 13 Jan 1920 | |
| Fg Off | Francis C B Savile | A | 11 Feb 1920 | |
| Fg Off | Frank Porter | O | 31 Jan 1920 | |
| Fg Off | Alphonsus M Reidy | T | 18 Mar 1920 | |
| Obs Off | James F H Stevens | O | 21 Jul 1920 | |
| Fg Off | Herbert P Strong | T | xx xxx 1918 | |
| Medical Branch | ||||
| Flt Lt | Henry B B Greene | Med | 18 Apr 1919 | |
Source - August 1920 Air Force List
| Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
| No equipment (cadre) | Cattewater | Coastal Area/No 10 Group |
| Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
| Sqn Ldr | George F Breese | A & S | 15 Oct 1919 | Officer Commanding, DSC |
| Fg Off | Francis C B Savile | A | 11 Feb 1920 | |
| Fg Off | Neville B Ward | A & S | 7 Feb 1921 | |
| Obs Off | James F H Stevens | O | 21 Jul 1920 | |
| Fg Off | Herbert P Strong | T | 1 Apr 1918 | |
| Stores Officer | ||||
| Fg Off | Albert S Berry | Stores | 20 Oct 1920 | |
Source - April 1921 Air Force List
| Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
| No equipment (cadre) | Cattewater | Coastal Area/No 10 Group |
| Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
| Sqn Ldr | George F Breese | A & S | 15 Oct 1919 | Officer Commanding, DSC |
| Fg Off | Francis C B Savile | A | 11 Feb 1920 | |
| Fg Off | Neville B Ward | A & S | 7 Feb 1921 | |
| Obs Off | James F H Stevens | O | 21 Jul 1920 | |
| Fg Off | Herbert P Strong | T | 1 Apr 1918 | |
| Stores Officer | ||||
| Fg Off | Albert S Berry | Stores | 20 Oct 1920 | |
Source - July 1921 Air Force List
Disbanded at Cattewater on 20 March 1922
Branches: A = Aeroplane, A & S = Aeroplane and Seaplane, KB = Kite Balloon, Med = Medical O = Observer, T = Technical
Personnel Movements: May - Dec 1940
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Fg Off | J S Wigglesworth | 12 May 1940 | Arrived at RAF Tangmere |
| Fg Off | C Howells | 12 May 1940 | Arrived at RAF Tangmere |
| Sgt | E L Alsop | 12 May 1940 | Arrived at RAF Tangmere |
| Fg Off | D C MacCaw | 13 May 1940 | Arrived at RAF Tangmere |
| Plt Off | C T Davis | 13 May 1940 | Arrived at RAF Tangmere |
| Plt Off | B Firminger | 13 May 1940 | Arrived at RAF Tangmere |
| Plt Off | B D Considine | 14 May 1940 | Arrived at RAF Tangmere |
| Sgt | H J Marsh | 14 May 1940 | Arrived at RAF Tangmere |
| Flt Lt | S C Walch | 15 May 1940 | Arrived at RAF Tangmere |
| Flt Lt | J C Kennedy | 15 May 1940 | Arrived at RAF Tangmere |
| Plt Off | Unwin-Mann | 15 May 1940 | Arrived at RAF Tangmere |
| Sgt | C Parkinson | 15 May 1940 | Arrived at RAF Tangmere |
| Sqn Ldr | C E J Baines | 18 May 1940 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 238 Sqn |
| Sgt | Batt | 21 May 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | S E Bann | 21 May 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | J M Gardiner | 24 May 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | R Little | 24 May 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | A N David | 25 May 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant |
| Sgt | Seabourne | 12 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | A N Wills | 18 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Intelligence Officer |
| Plt Off | B Firminger | 5 Jul 1940 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Plt Off | R W Cawse | 7 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Flt Lt | J C Kennedy | 13 Jul 1940 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Flt Lt | D E Turner | 13 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | W Towers-Perkins | 13 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Sqn Ldr | Harold A Fenton | 14 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting pending assuming command of No 238 Sqn |
| Sqn Ldr | C E J Baines | 15 Jul 1940 | Relinquished command of No 238 Sqn |
| Sqn Ldr | Harold A Fenton | 15 Jul 1940 | Assumed command of No 238 Sqn |
| Sgt | E L Alsop | 17 Jul 1940 | Departed on posting |
| Sgt | L Pidd | 18 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | C Parkinson | 21 Jul 1940 | Died from injuries |
| Flt Lt | J H Q Macarthur | 27 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | V C Simmonds | 29 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Flt Lt | J H Q Macarthur | 1 Aug 1940 | Posted to No 609 Sqn |
| Plt Off | W Towers-Perkins | 2 Aug 1940 | Attached to No 6 OTU, RAF Sutton Bridge |
| Fg Off | D P Hughes | 4 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 6 OTU, RAF Sutton Bridge |
| Sgt | G Gledhill | 4 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 6 OTU, RAF Sutton Bridge |
| Fg Off | M Sterborowski | 5 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 6 OTU, RAF Sutton Bridge |
| Sgt | M Domagala | 5 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 6 OTU, RAF Sutton Bridge |
| Flt Lt | D E Turner | 8 Aug 1940 | Killed in action |
| Fg Off | D C MacCaw | 8 Aug 1940 | Killed in action |
| Sqn Ldr | Harold A Fenton | 8 Aug 1940 | Admitted to hospital with injuries sustained as the result of ditching in the sea |
| Flt Lt | S C Walch | 8 Aug 1940 | Assumed temporary command of No 238 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | S C Walch | 11 Aug 1940 | Killed in action |
| Fg Off | M Sterborowski | 11 Aug 1940 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | G Gledhill | 11 Aug 1940 | Killed in action |
| Plt Off | R W Cawse | 11 Aug 1940 | Killed in action |
| Fg Off | D P Hughes | 12 Aug 1940 | Assumed temporary command of No 238 Sqn |
| Sgt | H J Marsh | 13 Aug 1940 | Killed in action |
| Flt Lt | M V Blake | 16 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 6 OTU and assumed temporary command of No 238 Sqn |
| Fg Off | D P Hughes | 16 Aug 1940 | Relinquished temporary command of No 238 Sqn |
| Plt Off | F Rozycki | 19 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 6 OTU, RAF Sutton Bridge |
| Sgt | F A Sibley | 19 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 6 OTU, RAF Sutton Bridge |
| Plt Off | A N Wills | 19 Aug 1940 | Intelligence Officer, promoted to Fg Off |
| Plt Off | A R Covington | 20 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 226 Sqn |
| Fg Off | C Howells | 20 Aug 1940 | Engineer Officer, posted to HQ Fighter Command |
| Plt Off | W Towers-Perkins | 24 Aug 1940 | Ceased to be attached to No 6 OTU, RAF Sutton Bridge |
| Sgt | R N Lamb | 26 Aug 1940 | Promoted to Act Flt Sgt |
| Sgt | J Jeka | 2 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | S Duszynski | 2 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | J Tillett | 7 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | E N L Guymer | 7 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | W Towers-Perkins | 11 Sep 1940 | Admitted to Tonbridge Wells Hospital after being wounded in action |
| Fg Off | D P Hughes | 11 Sep 1940 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | S Duszynski | 11 Sep 1940 | Killed in action |
| Plt Off | D S Harrison | 12 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | J W MacLaughlin | 12 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | V Horsky | 12 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | G Kucera | 12 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Sqn Ldr | Harold A Fenton | 13 Sep 1940 | Returned from sick leave and resumed command of No 238 Sqn |
| Sgt | J M Gardiner | 14 Sep 1940 | Departed on posting |
| Sgt | L Pidd | 15 Sep 1940 | Killed in action |
| Flt Lt | M V Blake | 21 Sep 1940 | Posted to No 234 Sqn, RAF St Eval to command |
| Flt Sgt | Biggs | 23 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Wattisham for duty as Disciplinary NCO |
| Sgt | V Horsky | 26 Sep 1940 | Killed in action |
| Plt Off | D S Harrison | 28 Sep 1940 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | S E Bann | 28 Sep 1940 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | R Little | 28 Sep 1940 | Killed in action |
| Plt Off | Kings | 30 Sep 1940 | Admitted to hospital after being injured after baling out |
| Plt Off | B G Collyns | 30 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | F A Sibley | 1 Oct 1940 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | Vaughan-Edmunds | 1 Oct 1940 | Promoted to Temp Flt Sgt |
| Sgt | J W MacLaughlin | 5 Oct 1940 | Admitted to Shaftesbury Hospital after baling out with multiple burns |
| Flt Lt | Robinson | 5 Oct 1940 | Posted to No 609 Sqn to command |
| Plt Off | Clark | 5 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Morgan | 5 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | A R Covington | 7 Oct 1940 | Admitted to hospital |
| Plt Off | R Rohacek | 8 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | McInnes | 8 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | Bernard | 8 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | R P T Doe | 10 Oct 1940 | Admitted to Poole Hospital after being wounded in combat |
| Flt Lt | W E G Measures | 12 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 7 OTU |
| Plt Off | Clark | 19 Oct 1940 | Posted to No 1 RAF Depot pending posting to No 261 Sqn, Malta |
| Flt Lt | O'Neill | 21 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 601 Sqn |
| Plt Off | J S Wigglesworth | 25 Oct 1940 | Placed under arrest for low flying infringement |
| Plt Off | J S Wigglesworth | 26 Oct 1940 | Transferred to RAF Middle Wallop for Court of Enquiry |
| Plt Off | Dixon | 27 Oct 1940 | Attached for duty as Assistant Adjutant |
| Sgt | Richards | 29 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 79 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Sellar | 31 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 79 Sqn |
| Sgt | Lloyd | 31 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 79 Sqn |
| Sgt | Pearson | 5 Nov 1940 | Admitted to Shaftesbury Hospital with slight injuries |
| Plt Off | J Tillett | 6 Nov 1940 | Killed in action |
| Plt Off | B G Collyns | 6 Nov 1940 | Attached to No 601 Sqn, RAF Exeter |
| Plt Off | Dixon | 15 Nov 1940 | Ceased to be attached for duty as Assistant Adjutant |
| Plt Off | R A Kings | 15 Nov 1940 | Returned from sick leave and assumed duties of Assistant Adjutant |
| Flt Sgt | Vaughan-Edmunds | 18 Nov 1940 | Posted to No 82 Sqn |
| Plt Off | J G Seddon | 22 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 601 Sqn |
| Sgt | Kucera | 30 Nov 1940 | Admitted to Weymouth Hospital with slight injuries |
| Plt Off | A R Covington | 2 Dec 1940 | Returned from sick leave |
| Plt Off | Stubbs | 3 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 601 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Wyatt | 3 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 601 Sqn |
| Plt Off | ? | 7 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 56 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Wyatt | 7 Dec 1940 | Posted to No 56 Sqn |
| Plt Off | A R Covington | 9 Dec 1940 | Posted to No 307 Sqn |
| Sgt | Pearson | 9 Dec 1940 | Returned from sick leave |
| Flt Sgt | Pickering | 10 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from HQ No 19 Group for Stores duties |
| Flt Lt | O'Neill | 14 Dec 1940 | Posted to No 601 Sqn to command |
| Plt Off | R P T Doe | 21 Dec 1940 | Returned from sick leave |
| Plt Off | R A Kings | 22 Dec 1940 | Posted back to No 238 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | W E G Measures | 26 Dec 1940 | Posted to No 2 CFS, RAF Cranwell |
| Plt Off | Stubbs | 26 Dec 1940 | Posted to No 2 CFS, RAF Cranwell |
| Plt Off | J S Wigglesworth | 26 Dec 1940 | Posted to No 67 Sqn |
Source - No 238 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1453)
Organisational Movements: May 1919 - Dec 1940
| Date | Notes |
| 15 May 1919 | Reduced to cadre on 15 May 1919 |
| 20 Mar 1922 |
Disbanded at Cattewater on 20 March 1922 |
| 15 May 1940 | 3 x Hurricanes delivered to RAF Tangmere |
| 16 May 1940 | Squadron reformed at RAF Tangmere |
| 17 May 1940 | Squadron advised would be equipped with Spitfires instead of Hurricanes |
| 18 May 1940 | 4 x Supermarine Spitfire Is delivered |
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| 19 May 1940 | 2 x Hurricanes sent to No 111 Sqn |
| 19 May 1940 | 2 x Miles Masters arrived from Phillips and Powis, Reading |
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| 19 May 1940 | 12 x Spitfire Is delivered from No 9 MU, RAF Cosford |
| 30 May 1940 | 1 x Hurricane sent to No 151 Sqn, RAF North Weald |
| 11 Jun 1940 | 6 x Hurricanes delivered from No 15 MU, RAF Wroughton |
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| 11 Jun 1940 | 1 x Spitfire sent to No 49 MU by road |
| 12 Jun 1940 | 2 x Hurricanes delivered from No 22 MU, RAF Silloth |
| 12 Jun 1940 | 8 x Spitfires sent to No 8 MU, RAF Little Rissington |
| 13 Jun 1940 | 5 x Spitfires sent to No 9 MU, RAF Cosford |
| 15 Jun 1940 | Advance party moved to RAF Middle Wallop |
| 20 Jun 1940 | Squadron moved to RAF Middle Wallop |
| 21 Jun 1940 | Rear party moved to RAF Middle Wallop |
| 25 Jun 1940 | 1 x Master delivered to RAF Northolt |
| 7 Aug 1940 | 2 x new Hurricanes received |
| 8 Aug 1940 | 2 x new Hurricanes received |
| 8 Aug 1940 | Squadron was transferred from No 11 Group to No 10 Group |
| 9 Aug 1940 | 3 x new Hurricanes received |
| 14 Aug 1940 | Squadron moved from RAF Middle Wallop to RAF St Eval |
| 14 Aug 1940 | 5 x new Hurricanes received |
| 10 Sep 1940 | Squadron moved from RAF St Eval to RAF Middle Wallop |
| 18 Sep 1940 | 4 x Hurricanes, N2597, L1998, R4232 and P3264 received |
| 27 Sep 1940 | 3 x Hurricanes, N2474, N2400 and L1702 received |
| 27 Sep 1940 | 5 x Hurricanes, V6776, V6777, V6778, V6792 and V6754 received |
| 30 Sep 1940 | Hurricane, P3249 was received |
| 30 Sep 1940 | Squadron moved from RAF Middle Wallop to RAF Chilbolton |
| 3 Oct 1940 | 4 x Hurricanes, P2920, L1889, V6801 and V6814 received |
| 5 Oct 1940 | 3 x Hurricanes, P3418, P3214 and V7535 received |
| 11 Oct 1940 | Hurricane, V7613 was received |
| 12 Oct 1940 | Hurricane, V7612 was received |
| 24 Oct 1940 | Magister, L8321 received |
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| 8 Nov 1940 | 2 x Hurricanes, V9564 and V7657 received |
| 9 Nov 1940 | 3 x Hurricanes, V7021, V7655 and V6989 received |
| 29 Nov 1940 | Hurricane, V1998 was received |
| 15 Dec 1940 | Hurricane, V6758 was received |
Source - No 238 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1453)
[Apr 1920 | Jul 1920 | Aug 1920 | Apr 1922 | Jul 1921]
This page was last updated on 17/10/23
