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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 271 Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
Personnel Movements: Mar - Dec 1940
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Fg Off | Hodgson | 6 Jun 940 | Arrived on posting from No 105 Sqn for duty as Officer i/c Maintenance Flight |
| Plt Off | Knox | 7 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting from the Air Ministry |
| Fg Off | Lynche-Blosse | 8 Jun 1940 | RAFO, arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Flewelling | 10 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Evanton |
| Fg Off | J T Shaw | 10 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 2 Group pending posting |
| Sgt Plt | E Dancer | 11 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt Plt | W Payne | 11 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Fg Off | C G Fisher | 11 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 2 Group |
| Fg Off | Lynche-Blosse | 15 Jun 1940 | RAFO, posted to No 15 OTU |
| Sgt Plt | Venn | 16 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Fg Off | Williamson | 26 Jun 1940 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt, wef 1 Jun 1940, whilst commanding 'A' Flight |
| Cpl | Jones | 29 Jun 1940 | Clerk/GD posted to RAF Finningley |
| Cpl | Fazey | 1 Jul 1940 | Signals Section, promoted to Temp Sgt |
| Fg Off | Cave | 5 Jul 1940 | Adjutant, promoted to Act Flt Lt, wef 1 Jun 1940 |
| Flt Lt | C G Fisher | 7 Jul 1940 | Posted to RAF Upavon |
| Plt Off | Wheeler | 8 Jul 1940 | Posted to No 500 Sqn |
| Sgt | Bristow | 9 Jul 1940 | Appointed to a commission in the rank of Plt Off, wef 2 May 1940 |
| Flt Lt | Jaffe | 1 Aug 1940 | Posted to No 4 FPP |
| LAC | Saunders | 6 Aug 1940 | Promoted to Temp Cpl, wef 1 Jul 1940 |
| Act Sqn Ldr | Wells | 13 Aug 1940 | Ceased to be attached from No 70 Sqn |
| Act Flt Lt | Brian | 13 Aug 1940 | Ceased to be attached from No 70 Sqn |
| Sgt | Duckworth | 20 Aug 1940 | FAE, promoted to Act Flt Sgt, wef 18 Aug 1940 |
| Cpl | Carne | 20 Aug 1940 | Promoted to Act Sgt, wef 18 Aug 1940 |
| Cpl | Bracher | 20 Aug 1940 | Promoted to Act Sgt, wef 18 Aug 1940 |
| Plt Off | Bristow | 27 Aug 1940 | Posting to No 271 Sqn, wef 9 Jul 1940 confirmed |
| Sqn Ldr | B V Robinson | 2 Sep 1940 | Relinquished command of No 271 Sqn on posting to No 10 OTU |
| Flt Lt | J N Glover | 2 Sep 1940 | Assumed command of No 271 Sqn |
| Fg Off | McGevor | 2 Sep 1940 | Assumed command of 'B' Flight |
| Plt Off | Dingwall | 3 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Pietrzyk | 2 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting (Polish) |
| Plt Off | Paraskiewicz | 2 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting (Polish) |
| Plt Off | Jander | 2 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting (Polish) |
| Plt Off | Pucek | 2 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting (Polish) |
| Sgt | Pelus | 2 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting (Polish) |
| LAC | Trzerski | 2 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting (Polish) |
| LAC | Zajac | 2 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting (Polish) |
| LAC | Gluba | 2 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting (Polish) |
| LAC | Kujawa | 2 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting (Polish) |
| LAC | Woitkiewicz | 2 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting (Polish) |
| LAC | Omielszko | 2 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting (Polish) |
| AC | Fieslak | 2 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting (Polish) |
| Plt Off | Pietrzyk | 4 Sep 1940 | Allocated to 'A' Flight |
| Plt Off | Paraskiewicz | 4 Sep 1940 | Allocated to 'A' Flight |
| Sgt | Pelus | 4 Sep 1940 | Allocated to 'A' Flight |
| LAC | Trzerski | 4 Sep 1940 | Allocated to 'A' Flight |
| LAC | Zajac | 4 Sep 1940 | Allocated to 'A' Flight |
| AC | Fieslak | 4 Sep 1940 | Allocated to 'A' Flight |
| Cpl | Hodgson | 4 Sep 1940 | Allocated to 'A' Flight |
| Plt Off | Jander | 4 Sep 1940 | Allocated to 'B' Flight |
| Plt Off | Pucek | 4 Sep 1940 | Allocated to 'B' Flight |
| LAC | Gluba | 4 Sep 1940 | Allocated to 'B' Flight |
| LAC | Kujawa | 4 Sep 1940 | Allocated to 'B' Flight |
| LAC | Woitkiewicz | 4 Sep 1940 | Allocated to 'B' Flight |
| LAC | Omielszko | 4 Sep 1940 | Allocated to 'B' Flight |
| Plt Off | Frampton | 7 Sep 1940 | Posted to No 10 OTU for operational training |
| Plt Off | Gough | 7 Sep 1940 | Posted to No 10 OTU for operational training |
| Plt Off | Flewelling | 7 Sep 1940 | Posted to No 10 OTU for operational training |
| Plt Off | Libbey | 7 Sep 1940 | Posted to No 10 OTU for operational training |
| Sgt Plt | Salmon | 7 Sep 1940 | Posted to No 10 OTU for operational training |
| Sgt Plt | West | 7 Sep 1940 | Posted to No 10 OTU for operational training |
| Sgt Plt | Lynch | 7 Sep 1940 | Posted to No 10 OTU for operational training |
| Plt Off | Hawley | 7 Sep 1940 | Posted to No 19 OTU for operational training |
| Sgt Plt | E Dancer | 7 Sep 1940 | Posted to No 19 OTU for operational training |
| Plt Off | Bunting | 10 Sep 1940 | Posted to School of Air Navigation as supernumerary |
| Sgt Plt | Brown | 10 Sep 1940 | Posted to School of Air Navigation as supernumerary |
| Sgt Plt | Wall | 10 Sep 1940 | Posted to School of Air Navigation as supernumerary |
| Sgt Plt | Sleigh | 10 Sep 1940 | Posted to School of Air Navigation as supernumerary |
| Sgt Plt | Williams | 10 Sep 1940 | Posted to School of Air Navigation as supernumerary |
| Flt Lt | J N Glover | 23 Sep 1940 | Promoted to Sqn Ldr, wef 1 Sep 1940 |
| Fg Off | McGevor | 23 Sep 1940 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt, wef 1 Sep 1940 |
Source - No 271 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1573)
NB -The first section of the ORB, covering May 1940 is practically unreadable
Organisational Movements: Mar - Dec 1940
| Date | Notes |
| 1 May 1940 | Squadron was formed at RAF Doncaster by redesignating No 1680 Flight, equipped with: - |
| 1 May 1940 - May 1945 | Handley Page Harrow, K6943, K6996, K7010, K7011, K7024, |
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| 1 May 1940 - Feb 1941 | Bristol Bombays, L5813, L5814, L5817, L5851, L5852, L5853, L5854, L5855 |
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| 1 May 1940 - Sep 1940 | Ford 5-AT-D, G-ACAE |
| 1 May 1940 - May 1940 | Savioa SM79, 'GL', 'GO' |
| 1 May 1940 - Jan 1941 | Miles Magister, R1959 |
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| 1 May 1940 | Handley Page HP42s, G-AAXF G-AAUC |
| 4 Jun 1940 | Handley Page HP42, G-AAUE, was taken on strength from Imperial Airways |
| 28 Jun 1940 | Harrow, K6998 received from the manufacturers at Radlett, modified for troop carrying |
| Aug 1940 - Mar 1943 | Whitney Straight, G-AFJJ |
| 5 Oct 1940 | 6 x Harrows, K6986, K6987, K6962, K7009, K7031 and K7014 were allotted to the squadron |
| 8 Oct 1940 | 2 x Harrows, K6951 and K7015 were allotted to the squadron |
| 26 Oct 1940 | De Havilland Albatross, AX904 was allotted to the squadron |
| 21 Nov 1940 | Bombay, L5814 despatched to RAF St Athan for fitting of long range tanks prior to transfer to Middle East |
Source - No 271 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1573) and 'RAF Squadrons' by C G Jefford
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