426 Sqn

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
October
Plt Off	L E Gadsby RAF	17 Oct 1942	Arrived on posting from No 22 OTU
Plt Off	K D Wilson	17 Oct 1942	Arrived on posting from No 22 OTU
Plt Off	D W Simpson	17 Oct 1942	Arrived on posting from No 22 OTU
Plt Off	C McKinnon	17 Oct 1942	Arrived on posting from No 22 OTU
Act Flt Lt	M Roach	20 Oct 1942	Arrived on posting from No 9 Sqn
Act Flt Lt	C S Dowie DFC	20 Oct 1942	Arrived on posting from No 26 OTU for duty as Flight Commander (Sqn Ldr post)
Plt Off	R H Lowe	20 Oct 1942	Arrived on posting from No 22 OTU for Flt Lt post
Plt Off	R Mcmillan	20 Oct 1942	Arrived on posting from No 419 Sqn for Flt Lt post
Wg Cdr	S S Blanchard	21 Oct 1942	Arrived on posting from No 22 OTU and assumed command of No 426 Sqn
Flt Lt	A W Ellis RAF	21 Oct 1942	Arrived on posting from No 79 Wing for Signals duties
Plt Off	P W Jeanneret RAF	21 Oct 1942	Arrived on posting from No 22 OTU
Plt Off	A T Sproson RAF	22 Oct 1942	Arrived on posting from No 405 Sqn for duty as Navigation Officer (Flt Lt post)
Plt Off	Mundle	22 Oct 1942	Arrived on posting from No 405 Sqn for duty as Bombing Leader (Flt Lt post)
Plt Off	J B Millward	22 Oct 1942	Arrived on posting from No 23 OTU
Plt Off	F Lewin	22 Oct 1942	Arrived on posting from No 23 OTU
Plt Off	R G F Hunt	22 Oct 1942	Arrived on posting from No 23 OTU
Plt Off	Mundle	23 Oct 1942	Bombing Leader, posted to No 424 Sqn (Flt Lt post)
Plt Off	J B Monckton	23 Oct 1942	Arrived on posting from No 22 OTU
Plt Off	F W Parker	24 Oct 1942	Arrived on posting from No 23 OTU (Flt Lt post)
Flt Lt	G N Sellars RAF	26 Oct 1942	Arrived on posting from No 3 SoTT for duty as Adjutant
Flt Lt	W H Roberge	26 Oct 1942	Arrived on posting as supernumerary from No 425 Sqn for duty as Engineer Officer
Plt Off	V Rolfe	27 Oct 1942	Arrived on posting from No 22 OTU
Plt Off	G F Ruddock RAF	27 Oct 1942	Arrived on posting from No 22 OTU
Plt Off	F P Marsh	30 Oct 1942	Arrived on posting from No 420 Sqn
November
Flt Lt	N Hatton	2 Nov 1942	Arrived on posting for duty as Squadron Chaplain
Fg Off	J H Connor	12 Nov 1942	Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant and promoted to Act Flt Lt
Plt Off	W G Laut	16 Nov 1942	Killed in a flying accident (Attached to No 425 Sqn)
Plt Off	F W Parker	xx Nov 1942	Promoted to Act Flt Lt
December
Plt Off	Foster	4 Dec 1942	Returned from a course at 55th Divisional Battle School
WO	Matheson	4 Dec 1942	Returned from a course at 55th Divisional Battle School
Plt Off	J B Millward	5 Dec 1942	Promoted to Temp Fg Off

Source - No 426 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1841)

Organisational Movements: Oct - Dec 1942

Date

Notes

October

15 Oct 1942

No 426 Squadron was formed at RAF Dishforth

23 Oct 1942

3 x Wellington IIIs, DF617, DF620 and DF619, were taken on charge

24 Oct 1942

1 x Wellington III, BJ888, was taken on charge

26 Oct 1942

1 x Wellington III, X3600, was taken on charge

27 Oct 1942

1 x Wellington III, X3455, was taken on charge

31 Oct 942

Strength of the squadron was : -

	Aircrew	Groundcrew	Total
Officers RCAF	15	1	16
Airmen RCAF	40	49	89
Officers RAF	4	1	5
Airmen RAF	8	200	208

Aircraft on charge - 6 x Wellington IIIs

November

30 Nov 1942

Strength of the squadron was : -

	Aircrew	Groundcrew	Total
Officers RCAF	25	4	29
Airmen RCAF	63	76	139
Officers RAF	6	0	6
Airmen RAF	17	207	224

During this month the following arrived on posting: -

13 x Aircrew officers
2 Ground officers
44 x Aircrew NCOs

The following were posted away: -

1 x Ground officer
1 x NCO aircrew repatriated to Canada

December

8 Dec 1943

All personnel had completed a three day 'Backers Up' course (courses began in October)

31 Dec 942

Strength of the squadron was : -

	Aircrew	Groundcrew	Total
Officers RCAF	26	4	30
Airmen RCAF	66	85	150
Officers RAF	5	0	5
Airmen RAF	17	209	226
WAAF			10

Aircraft on charge - 20 x Wellington IIIs

Source - No 426 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1841)