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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 335 (Hellenic) Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
[1941 | ]
Personnel Movements: Oct - Dec 1941
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| October | |||
| Sqn Ldr | X J Varvaressos | 7 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting pending the formation of No 335 Sqn |
| Fg Off | K Panagopoulos | 7 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting pending the formation of No 335 Sqn |
| Fg Off | J Katsaros | 7 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting pending the formation of No 335 Sqn |
| Fg Off | D Theodossiadis | 7 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting pending the formation of No 335 Sqn |
| Fg Off | E Economopoulis | 7 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting pending the formation of No 335 Sqn |
| Fg Off | E Economou | 7 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting pending the formation of No 335 Sqn for duty as Equipment Officer |
| Fg Off | N Delarettos | 7 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting pending the formation of No 335 Sqn for duty as Engineer Officer |
| Plt Off | E Karamolanges | 7 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting pending the formation of No 335 Sqn |
| Plt Off | G Karoussos | 7 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting pending the formation of No 335 Sqn |
| Plt Off | A Moulopoulis | 7 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting pending the formation of No 335 Sqn |
| Plt Off | J Papacostas | 7 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting pending the formation of No 335 Sqn |
| Plt Off | E Kartalamakia | 7 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting pending the formation of No 335 Sqn |
| Plt Off | P Didascalou | 7 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting pending the formation of No 335 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Ph Plastiras | 7 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting pending the formation of No 335 Sqn |
| Plt Off | G Dassios | 7 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting pending the formation of No 335 Sqn for duty as Medical Officer |
| Flt Sgt | G Papajoannou | 7 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting pending the formation of No 335 Sqn |
| Flt Sgt | D Spyridonos | 7 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting pending the formation of No 335 Sqn |
| Flt Sgt | E Xydis | 7 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting pending the formation of No 335 Sqn |
| Flt Sgt | M Skliris | 7 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting pending the formation of No 335 Sqn |
| Sgt | K Alexopoulos | 7 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting pending the formation of No 335 Sqn |
| Sgt | D Gizas | 7 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting pending the formation of No 335 Sqn |
| Sgt | K Dimou | 7 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting pending the formation of No 335 Sqn |
| Sgt | J Georgiadis | 7 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting pending the formation of No 335 Sqn |
| Sqn Ldr | X J Varvaressos | 10 Oct 1941 | Assumed command of No 335 Sqn |
| Fg Off | P Lakeas | 13 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant |
| Flt Lt | G Christopoulos | 16 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Engineer Officer to assist with the training of technical personnel |
| Flt Lt | H W Harrison | xx Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Instructor |
| Fg Off | W Galloway | xx Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Equipment Liaison Officer |
| Plt Off | M E Leng | xx Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Instructor |
| Plt Off | G S Harrison | xx Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Liaison Officer |
| November | |||
| Sgt | K Dimou | 6 Nov 1941 | Admitted to 12 the General Hospital, Sarafand after being injured in a motor-cycle accident |
| Plt Off | M Nomikos | 8 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | T Theophanopoulos | 8 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | E Kerides | 8 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| 2 Lt | E Vratsos | 8 Nov 1941 | Greek Army Officer, arrived on posting for duty as Defence Officer |
| Fg Off | N Patronikolaou | 9 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Equipment Officer |
| Sgt | K Dimou | 10 Nov 1941 | Died from injuries |
| Fg Off | E Economou | 13 Nov 1941 | Equipment Officer, departed on posting |
| Plt Off | A Canelopoulos | 22 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant |
| Plt Off | T Theophanopoulos | 28 Nov 1941 | Killed in a flying accident in W9355 |
| December | |||
| Plt Off | J Mionis | 2 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Medical Officer |
| Plt Off | Ph Plastiras | 10 Dec 1941 | Killed in a flying accident in Z4099 |
| Fg Off | P Lakeas | 15 Dec 1941 | Adjutant, posted to Cairo |
Source - No 335 ORB (AIR 27/1733)
Organisational Movements: Oct - Dec 1941
| Date | Notes |
| October | |
| 10 Oct 1941 | No 335 Squadron (which was originally to have numbered No 361) was formed at RAF Aqir, equipped with Hurricane Is |
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| 16 Oct 1941 | Training commenced |
| November | |
| 24 Nov 1941 | 2 x Hurricane Is, W9140 and Z7013 were collected from No 55 RSU |
| 26 Nov 1941 | 9 x Hurricane Is, Z4224, Z6999, Z7014, Z4047, Z4097, Z4101, T9522, W9355 and W9290 were allotted from RAF Amman |
| 28 Nov 1941 | 9 x Hurricane Is allotted from RAF Amman, were collected but one crashed en-route, five returned to Amman and three reached Aqir |
| December | |
| 1 Dec 1941 | Advance party departed RAF Aqir for RAF St Jean |
| 4 Dec 1941 | Main road party departed RAF Aqir for RAF St Jean |
| 6 Dec 1941 | Air party (18 x Hurricanes) departed RAF Aqir for RAF St Jean, one force landed, 8 aircraft landed at St Jean and 9 landed at Haifa |
| 30 Dec 1941 | 3 x Sgts and 29 x ACHs arrived on posting from RAF Aqir |
Source - No 335 ORB (AIR 27/1733)
This entry was last updated on 03/08/25
