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No 295 Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
[1942 | ]
Personnel Movements: Jan - Dec 1942
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| August | |||
| Flt Lt | G H Briggs | 3 Aug 1942 | Attached from the GPEU |
| Plt Off | P T Burke | 3 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant |
| Plt Off | W G Cooil | 3 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting from the GPEU |
| Plt Off | R A Charter | 3 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting from the GPEU |
| Plt Off | W H Aldrich | 3 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting from the GPEU |
| Plt Off | B L Tomkins | 3 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting from the GPEU |
| Plt Off | M C Hayes | 3 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting from the GPEU |
| Plt Off | P Taplin | 3 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting from the GPEU |
| Plt Off | C Wood | 3 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting from the GPEU |
| Sgt Plt | Erasmus & crew | 4 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt Plt | Watkins & crew | 4 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt Plt | Poynter & crew | 4 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt Plt | Macleod & crew | 4 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt Plt | Gaydon & crew | 4 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt Plt | Snell & crew | 4 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Fg Off | R E W Harland | 5 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting for duty as Engineer Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | A B Wilkinson | 7 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 296 Sqn and assumed temporary command of No 295 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | C V Brown | 11 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 42 OTU for duty as Gunnery Leader |
| Plt Off | D H Upsher & crew | 11 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 13 OTU |
| Plt Off | F Hilton & crew | 11 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 13 OTU |
| Plt Off | W A Hinselwood | 15 Aug 1942 | Assumed duties of Navigation Officer (Temporary) |
| Plt Off | A Brierley | 26 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 297 Sqn |
| Plt Off | T T Jones | 26 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 42 OTU |
| Plt Off | J K Matthews | 26 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 42 OTU |
| Plt Off | N M Browdy | 26 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 42 OTU |
| Flt Lt | J N W Kerr & crew | 28 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 296 Sqn |
| Wg Cdr | G P Marvin | 29 Aug 1942 | Ceased to be attached to No 42 OTU and assumed command of No 295 Sqn |
| Sqn Ldr | A B Wilkinson | 29 Aug 1942 | Relinquished temporary command of No 295 Sqn |
| September | |||
| Flt Lt | J N W Kerr | 3 Sep 1942 | Assumed command of 'B' Flight |
| Sqn Ldr | P B N Davis | 21 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of 'B' Flight |
| Flt Lt | J N W Kerr | 21 Sep 1942 | Relinquished command of 'B' Flight |
| Sqn Ldr | P B N Davis | 29 Sep 1942 | Relinquished command of 'B' Flight on posting to HQ, No 38 Wing |
| Flt Lt | J N W Kerr | 29 Sep 1942 | Resumed command of 'B' Flight |
| October | |||
| Sqn Ldr | L C Bartram | 7 Oct 1942 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of 'B' Flight |
| Flt Lt | J N W Kerr | 7 Oct 1942 | Relinquished command of 'B' Flight |
| November | |||
| Plt Off | P T Burke | 10 Nov 1942 | Adjutant, departed on posting overseas |
| Plt Off | J K Matthews | 17 Nov 1942 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Sgt | F E Hewitt | 17 Nov 1942 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Sgt | J MSutcliffe | 17 Nov 1942 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Flt Lt | R G Stevens | 18 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant |
| December | |||
| Plt Off | C Wood | 12 Dec 1942 | Killed in action |
| Plt Off | W A Hinselwood | 12 Dec 1942 | Killed in action |
| Plt Off | D C M Ducker | 12 Dec 1942 | Killed in action |
| Flt Sgt | D L Grant | 12 Dec 1942 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | C G G Hobson | 12 Dec 1942 | Killed in action |
| Flt Lt | R G Stevens | 18 Dec 1942 | Adjutant, departed on posting overseas |
Source - No 295 ORB (AIR 27/1644)
Organisational Movements: Aug - Dec 1942
| Date | Notes |
| August | |
| 3 Aug 1942 | No 295 Squadron was formed at RAF Netheravon in
No 38 Wing, Army Co-operation Command 8 x Whitley were taken over from the Glider Pilot Exercise Unit |
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| 14 Aug 1942 | Airmen begin to arrived as drafted by Records Office |
| September | |
| 3 Sep 1942 | 'B' Flight was formed with a strength of three crews |
| 8 Sep 1942 | 7 x crews arrived on posting from No 42 OTU and allocated to 'B' Flight |
| October | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
| November | |
| 6 Nov 1942 | The squadron carried out its first operational sorties, 'Nickel' sorties over France |
| December | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
Source - No 295 ORB (AIR 27/1644)
This entry was last updated on 23/07/25
