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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 256 Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
Personnel Movements: Nov - Dec 1940
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Plt Off | J C Ford | 29 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant and assumed temporary command of No 256 Sqn |
| Fg Off | M N Sims | 1 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Engineer Officer |
| Plt Off | N L Land | 8 Dec 1940 | Air Gunner, arrived on posting |
| LAC | Austin | 8 Dec 1940 | Promoted to Temp Cpl |
| Plt Off | R G W Bragg | 12 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Intelligence Officer |
| Sgt | Williams | 12 Dec 1940 | Air Gunner, arrived on posting |
| Sgt | Low | 14 Dec 1940 | Air Gunner, arrived on posting |
| Sgt | Harris | 14 Dec 1940 | Air Gunner, arrived on posting |
| LAC | Higgins | 14 Dec 1940 | Promoted to Temp Cpl |
| Sgt | Neil | 15 Dec 1940 | Air Gunner, arrived on posting |
| Sgt | Parkes | 16 Dec 1940 | Air Gunner, arrived on posting |
| Sgt | Walden | 16 Dec 1940 | Air Gunner, arrived on posting |
| Sgt | Robinson | 16 Dec 1940 | Air Gunner, arrived on posting |
| Sgt | Clifford | 16 Dec 1940 | Air Gunner, arrived on posting |
| Sgt | Mulligan | 16 Dec 1940 | Air Gunner, arrived on posting |
| Sgt | Simmonds | 16 Dec 1940 | Air Gunner, arrived on posting |
| Sgt | Smith | 16 Dec 1940 | Air Gunner, arrived on posting |
| Sgt | Adams | 16 Dec 1940 | Air Gunner, arrived on posting |
| Sgt | B J Adams | 16 Dec 1940 | Air Gunner, arrived on posting |
| Sgt Plt | McKeon | 16 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt Plt | Hochnell | 16 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt Plt | Leonard | 16 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | D Toome | 16 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | P L Caldwell | 16 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | D L Hughes | 16 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | D H West | 16 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | W Ross | 17 Dec 1940 | Air Gunner, arrived on posting |
| Sgt | R Porter | 17 Dec 1940 | Air Gunner, arrived on posting |
| Sgt | L P Trim | 17 Dec 1940 | Air Gunner, arrived on posting |
| Flt Sgt Plt | C Stenton | 18 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt Plt | J Macdonald | 18 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| LAC | Hamilton | 18 Dec 1940 | Promoted to Temp Cpl |
| Sgt Plt | A G Hall | 20 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | F T Reynolds | 21 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt Plt | D Rees | 21 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | J C Ford | 21 Dec 1940 | Adjutant, promoted to Fg Off, wef 29 Nov 1940 |
| Sgt Plt | J Tweedale | 26 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | J C Ford | 29 Dec 1940 | Relinquished temporary command of No 256 Sqn |
| Sqn Ldr | G H Gatheral | 29 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 256 Sqn |
Source - No 256 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/?1523)
Organisational Movements: Nov - Dec 1940
| Date | Notes |
| 23 Nov 1940 | Squadron formed at RAF Catterick as a Defiant night fighter unit |
| 23 Nov 1940 | Personnel commenced arriving |
| 27 Nov 1940 | 8 x Boulton Paul Defiant Is delivered |
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Source - No 256 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1523)
This page was last updated on 17/10/23
