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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 279 Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
[1941 | ]
Personnel Movements: Nov - Dec 1941
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| November | |||
| Flt Lt | Rashleigh | 16 Nov 1941 | Arrived from No 1 PRU (apparently by mistake) |
| Fg Off | F Barrett | 21 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 407 Sqn for duty as Gunnery Officer |
| Sgt | C E Singleton | 21 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 407 Sqn |
| Sgt | S T Clare | 23 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 233 Sqn |
| Sgt Plt | Attwood | 24 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 233 Sqn |
| Sgt | Cowan | 24 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 233 Sqn |
| Flt Sgt | Spencer | 24 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 206 Sqn |
| Sgt | Cliff | 24 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 206 Sqn |
| Sgt | Field | 24 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 206 Sqn |
| Sgt Plt | M R Lacey | 25 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 407 Sqn |
| Sgt Obs | P Radford | 25 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 233 Sqn |
| Fg Off | Fitchew | 28 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Nealon | 28 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant |
| Sqn Ldr | V H P Lynham | 29 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 279 Sqn |
| December | |||
| Plt Off | Whittaker | 2 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Bannerman-Pillai | 2 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Henderson | 2 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Payne | 2 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Engineer Officer |
| Plt Off | Macdonald | 3 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | McKimm | 3 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Flt Lt | Rashleigh | 8 Dec 1941 | Officially posted to No 279 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Macdonald | 10 Dec 1941 | Posted to No 277 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Smith | 20 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Intelligence Officer |
| Fg Off | Fitchew | 31 Dec 1941 | Promoted to Flt Lt, wef 11 Dec 1941 |
Source - No 279 ORB (AIR 27/1609)
Organisational Movements: Nov - Dec 1941
| Date | Notes |
| November | |
| 16 Nov 1941 | No 279 Squadron formed at RAF Bircham Newton |
| 17 Nov 1941 | 1 x Hudson III, V8999 was received from No 24 MU plus considerable amounts of W/T equipment and armament |
 This shows a later version of Hudson II equipped with an airborne lifeboat |
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| 18 Nov 1941 | 1 x Hudson III, T9394 [sic] was received |
| 22 Nov 1941 | 1 x Hudson III, T9394 [sic] was received |
| 24 Nov 1941 | 3 x Hudson IIIs, V9046, T9408 and T9898 were received |
| 25 Nov 1941 | 2 x Hudson IIIs, V9044 and T9401 were received |
| 26 Nov 1941 | 5 x Hudson IIIs, V9042, T9402, T9422, V8993 and T9399 were received |
| 27 Nov 1941 | The following ground personnel arrived on
posting: -
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| 29 Nov 1941 | 'A' and 'B' Flight formed |
| 30 Nov 1941 | Squadron was allocated No 2 Hangar at RAF
Bircham Newton as its base 1 x Hudson wsa received |
| December | |
| 1 Dec 1941 | 2 x Hudson IIIs, V9024 and T9405 were received |
| 2 Dec 1941 | 14 x Observers arrived on posting |
| 10 Dec 1941 | Dual control Hudson, T9401, transferred to No 139 Sqn |
Source - No 279 ORB (AIR 27/1609)
This entry was last updated on 18/07/25
