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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 427 (RCAF) Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
[1942 | ]
Personnel Movements: Nov - Dec 1942
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| November | |||
| Flt Lt | H Lamb | 5 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 408 Sqn for duty as Engineer Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | M A L Williams RAF | 7 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 22 OTU for duty as Flight Commander |
| Flt Lt | W A McKay | 7 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 26 OTU for duty as Flight Commander |
| Fg Off | W J Rogers RAF | 7 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 2 PDC for duty as Adjutant, wef 27 Oct 1942 |
| Plt Off | J E Durocher | 7 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 420 Sqn for duty as Gunnery Leader |
| Plt Off | C J Bennett | 7 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 22 OTU |
| Plt Off | H B Kent | 7 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 22 OTU |
| Plt Off | A R Charlesworth | 7 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 22 OTU |
| Wg Cdr | D H Burnside | 8 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 10 OTU and assumed command of No 427 Sqn, wef 7 Nov 1942 |
| Plt Off | S Hensby RAF | 8 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 405 Sqn |
| Plt Off | G A Martin RAF | 8 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 16 OTU |
| Plt Off | D Mortimer RAF | 8 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 16 OTU |
| Plt Off | C M Taylor RAF | 8 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 16 OTU |
| Plt Off | R J Hayhurst RAF | 8 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting from RAF Abingdon |
| Plt Off | A J Manning RAF | 10 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 23 OTU |
| Plt Off | L O Izzard RAF | 13 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting from 1632 HCU |
| Flt Lt | T N Hagan | 19 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting from RAF Little Risssington for duty as Medical Officer |
| Plt Off | C M Parsons RAF | 19 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 23 OTU |
| Plt Off | A J B Thomson RAF | 19 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 23 OTU |
| Fg Off | W J Rogers RAF | 21 Nov 1942 | Adjutant, promoted to Act Flt Lt, wef 7 Nov 1942 |
| Sqn Ldr | Williams | 23 Nov 1942 | Admitted to hospital having been wounded on a 2nd pilot trip to Stuttgart with No 419 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | W A McKay | 24 Nov 1942 | Promoted to Act Sqn Ldr, wef 7 Nov 1942 |
| Plt Off | J E Durocher | 24 Nov 1942 | Gunnery Leader, promoted to Act Flt Lt, wef 7 Nov 1942 |
| Plt Off | N W Morrison | 24 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 403 Sqn |
| Plt Off | K Webster RAF | 31 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 431 Sqn |
| December | |||
| Plt Off | B Dunn | 1 Dec 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 431 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | D A Shead RAF | 19 Dec 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 12 OTU |
| Plt Off | A J Clark RAF | 19 Dec 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 12 OTU |
| Flt Lt | P Peters RAF | 22 Dec 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 12 OTU |
| Plt Off | A R Eckton RAF | 22 Dec 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 12 OTU |
| Plt Off | D J Smith | 22 Dec 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 12 OTU |
Source - No 427 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1845)
Organisational Movements: Nov - Dec 1942
| Date | Notes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 Nov 1942 | No 427 Squadron wsa formed at RAF Croft from
nucleus of ten crews as follows: -
18 x Wellington IIIs were taken on strength |
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| 30 Nov 942 | Strength of the squadron was : -
Aircraft on charge - 17 x Wellington IIIs |
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| December | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Dec 1942 | Squadron was declared partially operational | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 Dec 942 | Strength of the squadron was : -
Aircraft on charge - 18 x Wellington IIIs |
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Source - No 427 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1845)
This entry was last updated on 29/08/25
