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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 255 Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
Personnel Movements: Nov - Dec 1940
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Flt Lt | Trousdale | 23 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting and assumed temporary command of No 255 Sqn |
| Sqn Ldr | R Smith | 27 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 255 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | Trousdale | 27 Nov 1940 | Relinquished temporary command of No 255 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | Llewellin | 27 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Flt Lt | Trousdale | 28 Nov 1940 | Assumed command of 'B' Flight |
| Flt Lt | Llewellin | 28 Nov 1940 | Assumed command of 'A' Flight |
| Plt Off | D H Mills | 1 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant |
| Plt Off | R E Douglas | 1 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Engineer Officer |
| Fg Off | Pollock | 13 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Medical Officer |
| Plt Off | Stewart | 14 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Intelligence Officer |
Source - No 255 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1518)
Organisational Movements: Nov - Dec 1940
| Date | Notes |
| 23 Nov 1940 | Squadron formed at RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey as a Defiant night fighter unit |
| 27 Nov 1940 | 8 x Boulton Paul Defiant Is delivered |
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| 9 Dec 1940 | 10 x Defiants delivered bringing the squadron up to its establishment strength |
Source - No 255 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1518)
This page was last updated on 17/10/23
