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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 257 Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
Personnel Movements: May - Dec 1940
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Sqn Ldr | D W Bayne | 17 May 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Kenley and assumed command of No 257 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | H R A Beresford | 17 May 1940 | Arrived on posting from HQ, No 11 Group for duty as Senior Flight Commander |
| Fg Off | L R G Mitchell | 17 May 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Fg Off | P H Bolton | 17 May 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Hon D A Coke | 17 May 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | B W D'Arcy-Irvine | 17 May 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | C R Bonseigneur | 17 May 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | C G Frizell | 17 May 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | D W Hunt | 17 May 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Sqn Ldr | I A E Edwards | 18 May 1940 | Attached from the Air Ministry to assist in the formation of the squadron |
| Flt Lt | R S Bouyer | 19 May 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 3 Sqn for duty as Flight Commander |
| Plt Off | P C Wallis | 18 May 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Linton-on-Ouse for duty as Adjutant |
| Flt Lt | H R A Beresford | 20 May 1940 | Assumed command of 'A' Flight |
| Act Flt Lt | W S Bowyer | 20 May 1940 | Assumed command of 'B' Flight |
| Plt Off | Hon D A Coke | 20 May 1940 | Allocated to 'A' Flight |
| Plt Off | B W J D'Arcy-Irvine | 20 May 1940 | Allocated to 'A' Flight |
| Plt Off | D W Hunt | 20 May 1940 | Allocated to 'A' Flight |
| Fg Off | L R G Mitchell | 20 May 1940 | Allocated to 'B' Flight |
| Plt Off | C R Bonseigneur | 20 May 1940 | Allocated to 'B' Flight |
| Plt Off | G C Frizell | 20 May 1940 | Allocated to 'B' Flight |
| Plt Off | C F A Capon | 20 May 1940 | Allocated to 'B' Flight |
| Sgt | Girdwood | 20 May 1940 | Allocated to 'A' Flight |
| Sgt | Fraser | 20 May 1940 | Allocated to 'A' Flight |
| Sgt | Forward | 20 May 1940 | Allocated to 'B' Flight |
| Sgt | Hulbert | 21 May 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 601 Sqn |
| Sgt | R C Nutter | 21 May 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 601 Sqn |
| Plt Off | A C Cochrane | 23 May 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 263 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | A E Loveday | 24 May 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Intelligence Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | I A E Edwards | 25 May 1940 | Ceased to be attached on return to the Air Ministry |
| Act Flt Lt | W S Bowyer | 28 May 1940 | Appointed Sqn Armament Officer |
| Flt Lt | A E Loveday | 30 May 1940 | Intelligence Officer, posted to SHQ, RAF Hendon for Administrative duties |
| Flt Lt | P N Hargreaves | 30 May 1940 | Arrived on posting from SHQ, RAF Hendon for duty as Intelligence Officer |
| Act Flt Lt | W S Bowyer | 4 Jun 1940 | Relinquished command of 'B' Flight |
| Flt Lt | N M Hall | 4 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAE Farnborough and assumed command of 'B' Flight |
| Fg Off | L R G Mitchell | 2 Jul 1940 | Attached to RAF Northolt for Air Fighting Course |
| Plt Off | Henderson | 7 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | G H Maffett | 7 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | J A G Chomley | 7 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Flt Lt | Kent | 20 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Sqn Ldr | T Harkness | 22 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 257 Sqn |
| Sqn Ldr | D W Bayne | 22 Jul 1940 | Relinquished command of No 257 Sqn on posting to HQ, Fighter Command |
| Flt Lt | N M Hall | 22 Jul 1940 | Posted to RAE Farnborough |
| Flt Lt | Kent | 23 Jul 1940 | Posted to RAE Farnborough |
| Flt Lt | N M Hall | 27 Jul 1940 | Reposted from RAE Farnborough |
| Plt Off | K C Gundry | 3 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 6 OTU, RAF Sutton Bridge |
| Sgt | Robinson | 3 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 6 OTU, RAF Sutton Bridge |
| Flt Lt | N M Hall | 8 Aug 1940 | Killed in action |
| Fg Off | B W J D'Arcy-Irvine | 8 Aug 1940 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | K B Smith | 8 Aug 1940 | Killed in action |
| Plt Off | J A G Chomley | 12 Aug 1940 | Killed in action |
| LAC | D G Underhill | 26 Aug 1940 | Killed in an air raid |
| AC2 | S Collier | 26 Aug 1940 | Killed in an air raid |
| AC2 | F G Holmes | 26 Aug 1940 | Killed in an air raid |
| Plt Off | Henderson | 31 Aug 1940 | Wounded in action and admitted to Brightlingsea RN Hospital |
| Plt Off | G H Maffett | 31 Aug 1940 | Killed in action |
| Fg Off | L H Schwind | 1 Sep 1940 | Arrived at Martlesham Heath on posting from No 5 OTU |
| Sgt | E Jessop | 1 Sep 1940 | Arrived at Martlesham Heath on posting from No 5 OTU |
| Sgt | A D Page | 1 Sep 1940 | Arrived at Martlesham Heath on posting from No 5 OTU |
| Sgt | K M Allen | 1 Sep 1940 | Arrived at Martlesham Heath on posting from No 5 OTU |
| Plt Off | C R Bonseigneur | 3 Sep 1940 | Killed in action |
| Plt Off | D W Hunt | 3 Sep 1940 | Wounded in action and admitted to Billericay Hospital |
| Flt Lt | H R A Beresford | 7 Sep 1940 | Killed in action |
| Fg Off | L R G Mitchell | 7 Sep 1940 | Killed in action |
| Plt Off | E M Gunter | 8 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 5 OTU |
| Plt Off | G C Bailey | 8 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 5 OTU |
| Flt Lt | P M Brothers | 10 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 32 Sqn, wef 9 Sep 1940 |
| Fg Off | L H Schwind | 10 Sep 1940 | Posted to No 43 Sqn, RAF Usworth |
| Plt Off | E M Gunter | 10 Sep 1940 | Posted to No 43 Sqn, RAF Usworth |
| Plt Off | G C Bailey | 10 Sep 1940 | Posted to No 43 Sqn, RAF Usworth |
| Fg Off | P H Bolton | 10 Sep 1940 | Posted to No 30 MU |
| Flt Lt | R R Stanford Tuck | 11 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | North | 11 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 85 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Mortimer | 11 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 85 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | R R Stanford Tuck | 12 Sep 1940 | Assumed command of No 257 Sqn |
| Sqn Ldr | T Harkness | 12 Sep 1940 | Relinquished command of No 257 Sqn on posting to RAF Boscombe Down |
| Plt Off | Hon D A Coke | 12 Sep 1940 | Posted to RAF Debden |
| Fg Off | Kington | 12 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Engineer Officer |
| Sgt | Francis | 13 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Pfeiffer | 16 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 32 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Pniak | 16 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 32 Sqn |
| Plt Off | G C Frizell | 16 Sep 1940 | Posted to RAF Debden |
| Plt Off | A C Cochrane | 16 Sep 1940 | Posted to RAF Debden |
| Plt Off | Chelmecki | 17 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 17 Sqn |
| Plt Off | J Redman | 22 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 43 Sqn |
| Plt Off | S E Andrews | 22 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 32 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Chelmecki | 23 Sep 1940 | Posted to No 17 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Hon D A Coke | 27 Sep 1940 | Reposted from RAF Debden |
| Plt Off | Pfeiffer | 28 Sep 1940 | Posted to No 5 BGS |
| Plt Off | B Davey | 28 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 32 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Kay | 28 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 111 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | R R Stanford Tuck | 4 Oct 1940 | Promoted to Act (paid) Sqn Ldr |
| Fg Off | H P Blatchford | 4 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | N B Heywood | 14 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Evans | 17 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | N B Heywood | 22 Oct 1940 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | R H B Fraser | 22 Oct 1940 | Killed in action |
| Plt Off | Surma | 22 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | A G Girdwood | 29 Oct 1940 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | A D Page | 8 Nov 1940 | Killed in action |
| Fg Off | Myers | 10 Nov 1940 | Attached to RAF Uxbridge for an Intelligence Course |
| Sgt | B Henson | 17 Nov 1940 | Killed in action |
| Fg Off | Myers | 17 Nov 1940 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Uxbridge |
| Plt Off | Evans | 18 Nov 1940 | Posted to No 85 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Pniak | 21 Nov 1940 | Posted to No 305 (Polish) Sqn |
| Sgt | S P Brejcha | 27 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | H E Bennett | 5 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting, wef 28 Nov 1940 |
| Sgt | Griffin | 5 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | K C Gundry | 9 Dec 1940 | Posted to No 312 (Czech) Sqn |
| Fg Off | Szczesny | 12 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | Griffin | 15 Dec 1940 | Departed on posting overseas |
| Plt Off | Mortimer | 15 Dec 1940 | Departed on posting overseas |
| Fg Off | Szczesny | 15 Dec 1940 | Posted to No 242 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | P M Brothers | 17 Dec 1940 | Posted to No 55 OTU, RAF Aston Down |
| Plt Off | Surma | 17 Dec 1940 | Posted to No 242 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | P B Hanks | 17 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | L R Truman | 17 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Henderson | 17 Dec 1940 | Posted to No 5 SFTS, RAF Sealand |
| Sgt | R C Nutter | 18 Dec 1940 | Posted to No 8 SFTS, RAF Montrose |
| Sgt | H E Bennett | 21 Dec 1940 | Posted to No 145 Sqn, RAF Tangmere |
| Sgt | H N Hoyle | 21 Dec 1940 | Posted to No 145 Sqn, RAF Tangmere |
| Flt Lt | Lazoryk | 23 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Flt Lt | J Pentz | 23 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | J Redman | 24 Dec 1940 | Posted to No 55 OTU, RAF Aston Down |
| Plt Off | A L Hedges | 24 Dec 1940 | Posted to No 55 OTU, RAF Aston Down |
| Plt Off | S E Andrews | 25 Dec 1940 | Posted to No 55 OTU, RAF Aston Down |
| Sgt | J F Parrott | 28 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Flt Lt | P B Hanks | 29 Dec 1940 | Attached to No 46 Sqn, RAF Digby |
| Fg Off | Hon D A Coke | 29 Dec 1940 | Attached to No 46 Sqn, RAF Digby |
| Plt Off | North | 29 Dec 1940 | Attached to No 46 Sqn, RAF Digby |
| Sgt | Shead | 29 Dec 1940 | Attached to No 46 Sqn, RAF Digby |
| Sgt | S E Lucas | 29 Dec 1940 | Posted to No 2 CFS, RAF Cranwell |
| Sgt | A H Warminger | 31 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 55 OTU, RAF Aston Down |
| Sgt | P T Vowles | 31 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 55 OTU, RAF Aston Down |
| Sgt | T H Johnston | 31 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 55 OTU, RAF Aston Down |
Source - No 257 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1526)
Organisational Movements: May - Dec 1940
| Date | Notes |
| 17 May 1940 | Squadron formed at RAF Hendon |
| 17 May 1940 | 1 x Miles Master was collected on loan from No 56 Sqn |
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| 18 May 1940 | 8 x Supermarine Spitfire Is delivered from RAF Llandow |
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| 18 May 1940 | 1 x Miles Master was collected from RAF Kenley |
| 21 May 1940 | 4 x Supermarine Spitfire Is delivered from RAF Ternhill |
| 22 May 1940 | Application of the code letters 'DT' began |
| 11 Jun 1940 | 8 x Hawker Hurricane Is arrived for re-equipment |
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| 11 Jun 1940 | 11 x Spitfires flown away for storage |
| 12 Jun 1940 | 8 x Hawker Hurricane Is arrived for re-equipment |
| 13 Jun 1940 | 2 x Hawker Hurricane Is arrived for re-equipment |
| 14 Jun 1940 | 7 x Spitfires flown away for storage |
| 14 Jun 1940 | 1 x Miles Master delivered to RAF Digby and 1 x Master allotted to Station Flight, RAF Hendon |
| 4 Jul 1940 | Squadron moved from RAF Hendon to RAF Northolt |
| 15 Aug 1940 | Squadron moved from RAF Northolt to RAF Debden |
| 19 Aug 1940 | Air element detached to RAF Martlesham Heath |
| 5 Sep 1940 | Ground element moved from RAF Debden to join air element at RAF Martlesham Heath |
| 8 Oct 1940 | Squadron moved from RAF Martlesham Heath to RAF North Weald |
| 7 Nov 1940 | Squadron moved from RAF North Weald to RAF Martlesham Heath |
| 15 Dec 1940 | Ground party departed RAF Martlesham Heath for RAF Coltishall |
| 17 Dec 1940 | Air party departed RAF Martlesham Heath for RAF Coltishall |
Source - No 257 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1526)
This page was last updated on 17/10/23
