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No 353 Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations

[1942 | ]

Personnel Movements: Jun - Dec 1942

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
June
Sqn Ldr	L G W Lilly	1 Jun 1942	Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 353 Sqn
July
The following personnel (shown as constituted crews) are recorded in the ORB, for this month Sgt Fredrickson, Sgt Grainger, Sgt Mellor, Sgt Himmelbleu Fg Off Bhanj Deo, Fg Off Mukherjee, Sgt Bridges, Flt Sgt Cummings Sgt Forman, Sgt Handley, Sgt Beebar, Sgt Shoobert Sgt MacDonald, Flt Sgt Woolley, Sgt Lahaney, Sgt Howatt Fg Off Oldworth, Fg Off Thorne, Flt Sgt Roche, Flt Sgt Cummings Sgt Hargreaves, Sgt Jardine, Sgt Pollard, Sgt Parmenter Plt Off Mayhew, Sgt Fry, Sgt Stratton, Flt Sgt Quinn
August
Fg Off	Meyer	1 Aug 1942	Detached to GR School, Bombay for course
Plt Off	Smith	1 Aug 1942	Detached to GR School, Bombay for course
Plt Off	Butler	1 Aug 1942	Detached to GR School, Bombay for course
Sqn Ldr	McClymont	2 Aug 1942	Removed from the 'Dangerously Ill' list
Plt Off	Hale	5 Aug 1942	Promoted to Fg Off
Flt Lt	Jones	17 Aug 1942	Medical Officer, posted to AHQ, New Delhi
September
The following personnel (operating as crews) are recorded in the ORB, for this month Fg Off Mayhew, Sgt Fry, Sgt Williamson, Sgt Murray Fg Off Henry, Flt Sgt Gillard DFM, Sgt Davy, Sgt Tubb Plt Off Mack, Sgt Cleaver, Plt Off Sao, Sgt Hills Flt Sgt Wark, Sgt Cann, Sgt Hulse, Sgt Langham Sgt McDonald, Flt Sgt Woolley, Sgt Lahaney, Sgt Mowat Sgt Hargreaves, Sgt Jardine, Sgt Pollard, Sgt Parmenter Sgt Miller, Sgt Badger, Sgt Roper, Sgt Cannon Plt Off Barnett, Sgt Collins, Sgt Armstrong, Sgt Clarke Plt Off Hoyer, Plt Off Taylor, Sgt Routh, Sgt Thompson Plt Off Burford, Sgt France, Sgt Edis, Sgt Townsend Sgt Fredrickson, Sgt Grainger, Sgt Mellor, Sgt Young Sqn Ldr Chaudhuri, Plt Off Murat Singh, Flt Sgt Rick, Sgt Cook Plt Off Hoyer, Plt Off Barnett, Sgt Armstrong, Sgt Clarke Fg Off Mayhew, Sgt Fry, Sgt Murray, Sgt Webster Fg Off Mayhew, Sgt Cleaver, Sgt Murray, Sgt Webster Fg Off Horsey, Fg Off Potter, Sgt Whittle, Sgt Humpage Fg Off Oldworth, Fg Off Thorne, Sgt Enser, Sgt Thomas Fg Off Mayhew, Sgt Fry, Sgt Murray, Flt Sgt Quinn Fg Off Oldworth, Fg Off Thorne, Sgt Enser, Sgt Thompson Flt Sgt Wark, Sgt Cann, Sgt Hunter, Sgt Langham Wg Cdr Lilly, Flt Sgt Calder, Flt Sgt Pendlebury, Sgt Nixon Fg Off Horsey, Fg Off Potter, Sgt Humpage, Flt Sgt Clifton Fg Off Horsey, Fg Off Potter, Sgt Stratton, Sgt Humpage
October
The following personnel (operating as crews) are recorded in the ORB, for this month Fg Off Hawkins, Flt Sgt Steele, Flt Sgt Pendlebury, Sgt Stratton Plt Off Burford, Sgt France, Sgt Edis, Sgt Townsend Fg Off Hawkins,  Flt Sgt Steele, Sgt Stratton, Sgt Banks Plt Off Hoyer, Plt Off Taylor, Sgt Thompson, Sgt Webster Plt Off Barnett, Sgt Collins, Sgt Clarke, Sgt Armstrong Sgt Fredrickson, Sgt Grainger, Sgt Mellor, Sgt Humpage Sgt McDonald, Flt Sgt Woolley, Sgt Mowat, Sgt Tubb Plt Off Mack, Plt Off Kerridge, Sgt Hills, Flt Sgt Squire Flt Lt Robertson, Sgt Cleaver, Sgt Webster, Sgt Thompson Plt Off Hoyer, Plt Off Taylor, Sgt Dixon, Sgt Clover Sgt McDonald, Flt Sgt Calder, Sgt Mowat, Sgt Routh Plt Off Burford, Sgt France, Sgt Edis, Sgt Thomas Fg Off Mayhew, Sgt Fry, Sgt Ensor, Sgt Whittle Plt Off Hemmings, Sgt Thirwell, Sgt Thompson, Flt Sgt Pendlebury Fg Off Henry, Sgt King, Sgt Davy, Sgt Tubb Fg Off Mayhew, Sgt Fry, Sgt Nixon, Sgt Ensor Plt Off Adams, Sgt Gray, Plt Off Stokoe, Plt Off Sao Sgt McDonald, Flt Sgt Calder, Sgt Mowat, Sgt Rouke Plt Off Hemmings, Sgt Thirwell, Sgt Townsend, Sgt Shoobert Sgt Miller, Sgt Badger, Sgt Roper, Sgt Cannon Fg Off Hawkins, Flt Sgt Reynolds, Sgt Stratton, Sgt Banks Flt Sgt Wark, Sgt Cann, Sgt Hulse, Sgt Langham Sgt Mexted, Sgt Girdler, Sgt Munday, Sgt Williams Plt Off Alldred, Sgt Court, Plt Off Kibby, Sgt Goodings Plt Off Hemmings, Sgt Thirwell, Plt Off Watson, Sgt Townsend
November
The following personnel (operating as crews) are recorded in the ORB, for this month Plt Off Alldred, Sgt Court, Plt Off Kibby, Sgt Goodings Sgt Mexted, Sgt Girdler, Sgt Munday, Sgt Williams Plt Off Burford, Sgt France, Sgt Edis, Sgt Townsend Plt Off Barnett, Sgt Collins, Sgt Clarke, Sgt Armstrong Sgt Massey, Sgt Wheeler, Sgt Campbell, Sgt Robson Sgt Wilcox, Sgt Jones, Sgt Woods, Sgt Phelps Sgt Hanson, Sgt Thompson, Sgt Robertson, Sgt Lithgow Sgt Massey, Sgt Wheeler, Sgt Campbell, Sgt Wilson Flt Lt Robertson, Sgt Cleaver, Sgt Webster, Sgt Thompson Sgt Taylor, Sgt Auckland, Sgt Blackburn, Sgt Parker Sgt Forman, Sgt Handley, Sgt Shoobert, Sgt Beerbur Sgt Fredrickson, Sgt Miller, Flt Sgt Grainger, Sgt Young Sgt Taylor, Sgt Auckland, Sgt Rae, Sgt Monaghan Plt Off Hemmings, Sgt Thirwell, Plt Off Watson, Sgt Townsend Sgt Taylor, Sgt Auckland, Sgt Monaghan, Sgt Blackburn Sgt McDonald, Flt Sgt Calder, Sgt Mowat, Sgt Rouke Fg Off Hawkins, Sgt Stratton, Flt Sgt Reynolds, Sgt Banks Sgt Gauthier, Sgt Ludlow, Sgt Morrow, Sgt Worsley Plt Off Mack, Plt Off Kerridge, Plt Off Sao, Sgt Hills
December
The following personnel (operating as crews) are recorded in the ORB, for this month Sgt Fredrickson, Sgt Miller, Flt Sgt Grainger, Sgt Young Plt Off Hemmings, Sgt Thirwell, Plt Off Watson, Sgt Townsend Sgt Taylor, Sgt Auckland, Sgt Monaghan, Sgt Blackburn Sgt Mexted, Sgt Liversidge, Sgt Murrey, Sgt Humpage Sgt McDonald, Flt Sgt Calder, Sgt Mowat, Sgt Rouke Sgt Gauthier, Sgt Ludlow, Sgt Morrow, Sgt Worsley Plt Off Barnett, Sgt Collins, Sgt Whittle, Sgt Clarke Fg Off Henry, Sgt Davy, Sgt Tubb, Flt Sgt Gellard Plt Off Mack, Plt Off Kerridge, Plt Off Sao, Sgt Hills Sgt Massey, Sgt Wheeler, Sgt Campbell, Sgt Wilson Wg Cdr Lilly, Flt Sgt Calder, Flt Sgt Pendlebury, Sgt Nixon Sgt Wilcox, Sgt Jones, Sgt Woods, Sgt Phelps Fg Off Letchford, Plt Off Taylor, Sgt Clover, Sgt Dixon Wg Cdr Lilly, Fg Off Gibb, Flt Sgt Pendlebury, Sgt Nixon Plt Off Read, Sgt Gillman, Sgt Binns, Sgt Stead Fg Off Hawkins, Fg Off Potter, Sgt Stratton, Sgt Banks Plt Off Burford, Sgt France, Sgt Edis, Sgt Townsend Flt Sgt Wark, Plt Off Kerridge, Sgt Hulse, Sgt Langham Sgt Massey, Sgt Wheeler, Sgt Wilson, Sgt Campbell Sgt Miller, Sgt Crockett, Sgt Roper, Sgt Cannon Plt Off Hall, Sgt Crockett, Sgt Stewart, Sgt Young Fg Off Mayhew, Sgt Fry, Sgt Nixon, Sgt Ensor Sgt Fredrickson, Sgt Grainger, Sgt Mellor, Sgt Young Plt Off Burford, Sgt France, Sgt Edis, Sgt Goodings Sgt Forman, Sgt Handley, Sgt Shoobert, Sgt Beerbur Sgt McDonald, Sgt Taylor, Sgt Mowat, Sgt Rouke Plt Off Moray, Sgt Brant, Sgt Watson, Sgt Adams

Source - No 353 ORB (AIR 27/1749)

Organisational Movements: Jun - Dec 1942

Date	Notes
June
1 Jun 1942	No 353 Squadron was formed at RAF Dum Dum, equipped with three Hudson IIIs: -
14 Jun 1942	Bulk of the squadron crews arrived on posting from No 62 Sqn Due to shortage of aircraft, a GR course was organised in Calcutta
July
13 Jul 1942	The first two operational patrols were carried out by the squadron
August
1 Aug 1942	Squadron moved from Dum Dum  to Cuttack
1 Aug 1942	3 x NCOs detached to GR School, Bombay for course
September
4 Sep 1942	Commenced operating a detachment at Dum Dum
October
No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB
November
No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB
December
No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB

Source - No 353 ORB (AIR 27/1749)

This entry was last updated on 11/08/25

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