402 Sqn

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
March
Flt Lt	J P Williamson	4 Mar1941	Arrived on posting for duty as Engineering Officer
Fg Off	S K Appleby	4 Mar1941	Arrived on posting for duty as Intelligence Officer
Fg Off	E L Johnston	11 Mar1941	Arrived on posting from No 400 Sqn
Sgt Plt	A G Carless	11 Mar1941	Suspended from flying duties following a flying accident
April
Fg Off	T B Little	12 Apr 1941	Promoted to Act Flt Lt and assumed command of 'B' Flight, wef 1 Apr 1941
Sqn Ldr	G R McGregor	14 Apr 1941	Relinquished command of No 402 Sqn on posting to RAF Digby as Wg Cdr - Flying
Flt Lt	V B Corbett	14 Apr 1941	Assumed command of No 402 Sqn
LAC	J E Owen	14 Apr 1941	ACH/GD, killed in an air raid
AC1	J F Tighe	14 Apr 1941	Driver MT, Seriously injured in an air raid
Sqn Ldr	G R McGregor	17 Apr 1941	Promoted to Act Wg Cdr, wef 1 Apr 1941
Flt Lt	V B Corbett	17 Apr 1941	Promoted to Act Sqn Ldr, wef 1 Apr 1941
Plt Off	S A Graham	22 Apr 1941	Arrived on posting
May
Flt Lt	G G Hyde	17 May 1941	Killed in a flying accident
June
Fg Off	J B McColl	9 Jun 1941	Arrived on posting
July
Sgt Plt	K L Magee	2 Jul 1941	Had arrived on posting by this date
Sgt Plt	J C O Bayly	2 Jul 1941	Had arrived on posting by this date
Sgt Plt	B D Murchie	2 Jul 1941	Had arrived on posting by this date
Flt Lt	J E Walker	28 Jul 1941	Posted to No 151 Wing, RAF Leconfield for service overseas (Russia)
Plt Off	D L Ramsey	28 Jul 1941	Posted to No 151 Wing, RAF Leconfield for service overseas (Russia)
August
Flt Lt	T B Little	27 Aug 1941	Killed in action
Sgt Plt	D W Jenkin	27 Aug 1941	Failed to return from a sortie, later reported to be a POW
September
Plt Off	S A Graham	27 Sep 1941	Failed to return from a sortie, later reported to be a POW
October
Flt Lt	H S Crease	13 Oct 1941	Failed to return from a sortie, later reported to be a POW
Cpl	J J Rollard	16 Oct 1941	Reduced to the ranks by sentence of a District Court Martial
LAC	J H J Minifie	16 Oct 1941	Sentence to 28 days detention by a District Court Martial
LAC	A E Johnston	16 Oct 1941	Sentence to 28 days detention by a District Court Martial
Sgt Plt	G McClusky	18 Oct 1941	Killed in a flying accident
November
Sgt Plt	M R R Vair	11 Nov 1941	Failed to return from a sortie, later reported to be a POW
December
Sqn Ldr	V B Corbett	14 Dec 1941	Relinquished command of No 402 Sqn on posting to HQ RCAF Overseas
Flt Lt	R E Morrow	14 Dec 1941	Assumed command of No 402 Sqn
Flt Lt	F W Kelly	14 Dec 1941	Assumed command of 'A' Flight
Plt Off	N H Bretz	14 Dec 1941	Assumed command of 'B' Flight

Source - No 402 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1775)

Organisational Movements: Mar - Dec 1941

Date	Notes
March
1 Mar 1941	No 402 Squadron RCAF was formed at RAF Digby by redesignating No 2 Canadian Sqn RCAF, equipped with Hurricane Is: -

April
22 Apr 1941	65 x replacement airmen arrived on posting
27 Apr 1941	4 x Hurricane IIBs, Z3151, Z3230, Z3232, Z3233, arrived pending re-equipment

May
2 May 1941	13 x pilots flown to RAF North Weald (2) and RAF Chilbolton (11) to collect further Hurricane IIs
16 May 1941	Squadron moved to the satellite airfield 'WC2' (Coleby Grange)
June
23 Jun 1941	Squadron departed Coleby Grange for RAF Stapleford Tawney, but on arrival was redirected to RAF Martlesham Heath 69 x airmen awaiting repatriation were attached to SHQ, RAF Digby on departure of the squadron
July
10 Jul 1941	Squadron departed RAF Martlesham Heath for RAF Ayr by air and rail
August
19 Aug 1941	Squadron departed RAF Ayr for RAF Southend by air, road and rail
21 Aug 1941	Road party arrived at RAF Southend Squadron aircraft grounded to enable them to be repainted in the new camouflage scheme

September
No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB
October
2 Oct 1941	Squadron undertook its first bombing practice
November
6 Nov 1941	Squadron moved, along with the Servicing Echelon from RAF Southend to RAF Warmwell
December
14 Dec 1941	Squadron commenced four day's air firing training with Group Practice Camp at RAF Warmwell

Source - No 402 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1775)