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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 274 Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
The Operations Record Book for No 274 Sqn (AIR 27/1588) for the period August - September 1940 only consists of Forms F541
Personnel Movements: Aug - Dec 1940
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Sqn Ldr | P H Dunn | 19 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 80 Sqn and assumed command of No 274 Sqn* |
| Flt Lt | Evers-Swindell | 19 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Fg Off | P G Wykeham-Barnes | 19 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 33 Sqn* |
| Fg Off | J H Lapsley | 19 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 80 Sqn* |
| Fg Off | Down | 19 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Barker | 19 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Garland | 19 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Boulton | 19 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Preston | 19 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Mason | 19 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Strange | 19 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Weller | 19 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Hardcastle | 19 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Flt Sgt | Morris | 19 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | Clarke | 19 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | Hulbert | 19 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | Mushett | 19 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| 2 Lt | F J Joubert | xx xxx 1940 | Arrived on posting - SAAF |
| 2 Lt | Bester | xx xxx 1940 | Arrived on posting - SAAF |
| Sgt | Dean | xx xxx 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Fg Off | G Godden | 4 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting from the Reinforcement Pool |
| Fg Off | Strange | 8 Oct 1940 | Returned from sick leave and assigned to ground duties only |
| Fg Off | Ellis | 14 Oct 1940 | Engineering Officer, attached to RAF Heliopolis |
| Fg Off | P G Wykeham-Barnes | 14 Oct 1940 | Admitted to Anglo-Swiss Hospital as the result of injured knee sustained playing Rugby |
| Plt Off | T L Patterson | 17 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting from TURP |
| Fg Off | C F Greenhill | 22 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting from TURP |
| Plt Off | Boulton | 22 Oct 1940 | Admitted to hospital for an operation on his knee |
| Flt Lt | Preston | 24 Oct 1940 | Medical Officer, posted to No 252 Wing |
| Plt Off | Griffiths | 24 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Medical Officer |
| Fg Off | V E Mearles | 28 Oct 1940 | Attached for duty as Intelligence Officer |
| Fg Off | R H Smith | 29 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | R H Crowther | 30 Oct 1940 | Intelligence Officer, posted to No 84 Sqn |
| Sqn Ldr | J E Cox | 8 Nov 1940 | Chaplain, attached to No 113 Sqn |
| Fg Off | V E Mearles | 10 Nov 1940 | Operations/Intelligence Officer, ceased to be attached on return to HQ Middle East |
| Fg Off | C F Jenkins | 10 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Operations/Intelligence Officer |
| Fg Off | Couchman | 12 Nov 1940 | Posted to HQ Middle East |
| Flt Lt | Evers-Swindell | 12 Nov 1940 | Attached to No 112 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Mason | 12 Nov 1940 | Attached to No 112 Sqn |
| Plt Off | T L Patterson | 12 Nov 1940 | Attached to No 112 Sqn |
| 2 Lt | F J Joubert | 12 Nov 1940 | Attached to No 112 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Strange | 12 Nov 1940 | Attached to No 112 Sqn |
| 2 Lt | Bester | 12 Nov 1940 | Attached to No 112 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Boulton | 15 Nov 1940 | Returned from sick leave |
| Plt Off | Hardcastle | 17 Nov 1940 | Posted to No 247 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Laubasher | 17 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting from TURP |
| 2 Lt | Talbot | 24 Nov 1940 | Admitted to hospital with an injured leg |
| Plt Off | Mason | 24 Nov 1940 | Ceased to be attached to No 112 Sqn |
| Plt Off | T L Patterson | 25 Nov 1940 | Ceased to be attached to No 112 Sqn |
| 2 Lt | Bester | 25 Nov 1940 | Ceased to be attached to No 112 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | J H Lapsley | 26 Nov 1940 | Assumed temporary command of No 274 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | P G Wykeham-Barnes | 27 Nov 1940 | Discharged from hospital and assumed temporary command of No 274 Sqn |
| Sqn Ldr | P H Dunn | 2 Dec 1940 | Returned from leave and resumed command of No 274 Sqn |
| 2 Lt | F J Joubert | 13 Dec 1940 | Killed in action |
| Fg Off | Wilson | 14 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting following sick leave |
Source - No 274 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1588), except *
Organisational Movements: Aug - Dec 1940
| Date | Notes |
| 19 Aug 1940 | Squadron was formed at RAF Amriya from elements of Nos 33, 80 and 112 Sqns, equipped with Gladiators |
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| xx Aug 1940 | Squadron also equipped with some Hurricanes |
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| 14 Nov 1940 | 4 x aircraft and pilots attached to No 33 Sqn |
| 24 Nov 1940 | 'B' Flight moved from RAF Amriya to Sidi Haneish |
| 7 Dec 1940 | Squadron departed RAF Amriya for Sidi Haneish South |
Source - No 274 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1588)
This page was last updated on 17/10/23
