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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 613 (City of Manchester) Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
[May 1939]
Auxiliary Air Force Personnel shown in italics.
Personnel Movements: Mar - May 1939
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Mr | E Rhodes | 10 Mar 1939 | Appointed Acting Officer Commanding of No 613 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | D C R Macdonald | 12 Mar 1939 | Arrived on posting from No 614 Sqn for duty as Adjutant and Chief Flying Instructor, wef 1 Mar 1939 |
| APO | I R Gow | 13 Mar 1939 | Arrived on posting from No 1 RAF Depot for duty as Administrative Officer |
| Plt Off | D Redington | 27 Mar 1939 | Arrived on posting from CFS for duty as Assistant Adjutant and Assistant Flying Instructor |
| Mr | C R Brownell | 27 Mar 1939 | Appointed Civilian Clerk at the Town HQ |
| Mr | E Rhodes | 11 Apr 1939 | Appointed to a commission as a Sqn Ldr in the AAF and assumed command of No 613 Sqn |
| Flt Sgt | Cowley | 17 Apr 1939 | Arrived on posting |
| Cpl | R M Cooke | 17 Apr 1939 | Arrived on posting |
| Cpl | Squires | 17 Apr 1939 | Arrived on posting |
| Flt Lt | A H Brain | 10 May 1939 | Arrived on posting for Equipment duties |
On 13 May 1939, the squadron was inspected by
AVM B E Sutton CB, DSO, OBE, MC at which point the following Designate
Officers had been selected: -
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| WO | G W Calvert | 20 May 1939 | Arrived on posting |
| WO | O Rixham | 20 May 1939 | Arrived on posting |
| Flt Sgt | L W H Barratt | 20 May 1939 | Arrived on posting |
| Flt Sgt | J J Hawkes | 20 May 1939 | Arrived on posting |
Source - No 613 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2117)
Personnel Movements: Mar - May 1939
| Date | Notes |
| 1 Mar 1939 |
Formed at Ringway Airport as part of the Auxiliary Air Force. It was manned by part time Auxiliary Air Force personnel assisted by a small permanent staff. |
| 1 Mar 1939 | Squadron Town HQ was opened at 6A Oxford Road, Manchester |
| 21 Apr 1939 | Squadron's first Hawker Hind (Trainer), K5473, was allotted for training purposes |
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| 4 May 1939 | 3 x Avro Tutors allotted for training purposes |
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Source - No 613 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2117)
| Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
| Hawker Hind | Ringway Airport | Fighter Command/No 22 (Army Co-operation) Group |
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Sqn Ldr | E Rhodes | 11 Apr 1939 | Officer Commanding, |
| Flt Lt | D C R Macdonald | 1 Mar 1939 | |
| Plt Off | D Redington | 27 Mar 1939 | |
| APO | I R Gow | 13 Mar 1939 |
Source - May 1939 Confidential Air Force List
Personnel Movements: Sep - Dec 1939
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Dr | B P Robinson | 16 Jun 1939 | Appointed to a commission as a Fg Off in the AAF for duty as Medical Officer |
| APO | L Royle | 30 Jul 1939 | Arrived on posting for Accountant duties |
| Mr | G W Jackson | 23 Aug 1939 | Ceased training as a Pupil Pilot |
| Mr | L Macintosh | 29 Aug 1939 | Commenced training as a Pupil Pilot |
| APO | G F H Webb | 3 Sep 1939 | Posted to RAF Old Sarum for No 1 War Army Co-operation Course |
| Mr | N A Copley-Smith | 8 Sep 1939 | Called up as Designate Administrative Officer |
| APO | R Stone | 22 Sep 1939 | Reported for duty as Signals Officer |
| Flt Lt | P W Stansfield | 28 Sep 1939 | Arrived on posting from No 16 Sqn |
| Plt Off | G F H Webb | 1 Oct 1939 | Arrived on posting from No 1 War Army Co-operation Course, RAF Old Sarum |
| Plt Off | H Gore | 1 Oct 1939 | Arrived on posting from No 1 War Army Co-operation Course, RAF Old Sarum |
| Pupil Pilot | G Buckley | 5 Oct 1939 | Sent on indefinite leave pending posting |
| Pupil Pilot | P Wilson | 5 Oct 1939 | Sent on indefinite leave pending posting |
| Pupil Pilot | L Macintosh | 5 Oct 1939 | Sent on indefinite leave pending posting |
| Pupil Pilot | A Kershaw | 5 Oct 1939 | Sent on indefinite leave pending posting |
| APO | Pilling | 5 Oct 1939 | Sent on indefinite leave pending posting |
| APO | J G S Haigh | 6 Oct 1939 | Posted to No 5 SFTS, RAF Sealand |
| APO | Pilling | 6 Oct 1939 | Posted to No 5 SFTS, RAF Sealand |
| APO | G L Edmonds | 6 Oct 1939 | Arrived on posting |
| APO | Ward | 6 Oct 1939 | Arrived on posting |
| APO | Barthropp | 6 Oct 1939 | Arrived on posting |
| APO | Walker | 6 Oct 1939 | Arrived on posting |
| Fg Off | V Fairfield | 6 Oct 1939 | Attached from No 22 Group Pool |
| Plt Off | D G A Stewart | 6 Oct 1939 | Attached from No 22 Group Pool |
| Plt Off | A L Edy | 6 Oct 1939 | Attached from No 22 Group Pool |
| Plt Off | J C Paterson | 6 Oct 1939 | Attached from No 22 Group Pool |
| Flt Lt | D Walker | 9 Oct 1939 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of 'A' Flight |
| Pupil Pilot | G Buckley | 20 Oct 1939 | Posted to No 1 EFTS, Hatfield |
| Pupil Pilot | P Wilson | 20 Oct 1939 | Posted to No 1 EFTS, Hatfield |
| Pupil Pilot | L Macintosh | 20 Oct 1939 | Posted to No 1 EFTS, Hatfield |
| Pupil Pilot | A Kershaw | 20 Oct 1939 | Posted to No 1 EFTS, Hatfield |
| Flt Lt | D C R Macdonald | 20 Oct 1939 | Adjutant and Chief Flying Instructor, posted to HQ Reserve Command |
| Capt | G H Winterburn | 1 Nov 1939 | 5th Bn, The Loyal Regiment, attached for duty as AILO |
| Capt | W H Whittingham | 1 Nov 1939 | 59th Field Regiment, RA, attached for duty as AILO |
| Fg Off | V Fairfield | 7 Nov 1939 | Ceased to be attached on posting from No 22 Group Pool, wef 1 Oct 1939 |
| Plt Off | D G A Stewart | 7 Nov 1939 | Ceased to be attached on posting from No 22 Group Pool, wef 1 Oct 1939 |
| Plt Off | A L Edy | 7 Nov 1939 | Ceased to be attached on posting from No 22 Group Pool, wef 1 Oct 1939 |
| Plt Off | J C Paterson | 7 Nov 1939 | Ceased to be attached on posting from No 22 Group Pool, wef 1 Oct 1939 |
| Plt Off | D Redington | 8 Nov 1939 | Assistant Adjutant and Flying Instructor, posted to No 9 SFTS, RAF Hullavington |
| Plt Off | J M Horsley | 9 Nov 1939 | Accountant Officer, posted to RAF Acklington |
| APO | R Stone | 11 Nov 1939 | Arrived on posting from No 2 War Army Co-operation Course, RAF Old Sarum |
| Sqn Ldr | E Rhodes | 16 Nov 1939 | Returned from No 2 War Army Co-operation Course, RAF Old Sarum |
| APO | I R Gow | 19 Nov 1939 | Assistant Adjutant, posted to RAF Harwell |
| Fg Off | J F H Weston | 20 Nov 1939 | Arrived on posting from School of Army Co-operation and assumed command of 'C' Flight |
| LAC | A Moores | 21 Nov 1039 | ACH/GD, promoted to Temp Cpl |
| WO | A F Whapshott | 25 Nov 1939 | Arrived on posting for duty as WO Discipline |
| Flt Sgt | J J Hawkes | 27 Nov 1939 | Relinquished duties of Flt Sgt Discipline on posting to RAF Felixstowe |
| Sgt | C Crowther | 28 Nov 1939 | Promoted to Act Flt Sgt |
| Cpl | R M Cooke | 29 Nov 1939 | Promoted to Temp Sgt |
| Flt Lt | N A Copley-Smith | 4 Dec 1939 | Adjutant, attached to Gerrard's Cross for Administrative Course |
| Fg Off | V Fairfield | 4 Dec 1939 | Assumed duties of Adjutant |
| Flt Lt | A F Anderson | 27 Dec 1939 | Arrived on posting pending assuming command of No 613 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | N A Copley-Smith | 28 Dec 1939 | Adjutant, ceased to be attached to Gerrard's Cross for Administrative Course |
| Fg Off | V Fairfield | 28 Dec 1939 | Relinquished duties of Adjutant |
Source - No 613 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2117)
Personnel Movements: Jan - Dec 1940
| Date | Notes |
| 16 Jul 1939 | 4 x De Havilland Tiger Moths allotted for training purposes |
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| 6 Aug 1939 | Squadron proceeded to RAF Hawkinge for Annual Training Camp |
| 21 Aug 1939 | Squadron returned from RAF Hawkinge on completion of Annual Training Camp |
| 25 Aug 1939 | Squadron embodied |
| 2 Oct 1939 | Squadron moved from RAF Ringway to RAF Odiham by road, rail and air |
| 5 Oct 1939 | Squadron received its first Hawker Hector from No 20 MU |
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| 2 Nov 1939 | Hector, K8127 arrived from No 5 MU, RAF Kemble |
| 17 Nov 1939 | Hector, K8111 arrived from No 614 Sqn, RAF Odiham |
| 22 Nov 1939 | 2 x Hectors, K8138 and K9781 arrived from No 6 MU, RAF Brize Norton |
| 22 Nov 1939 | 2 x Hectors, K8102 and K8116 arrived from No 10 MU, RAF Hullavington |
| 23 Nov 1939 | Hector, K8108 arrived from No 10 MU, RAF Hullavington |
| 25 Nov 1939 | 3 x Hectors, K9717, K9731 and K9782 arrived from No 19 MU, RAF St Athan |
| 23 Nov 1939 | Hector, K9741 arrived from No 20 MU, RAF Aston Down |
| 12 Dec 1939 | 2 x Hinds, K5379 and K5473 delivered to No 20 MU, RAF Aston Down |
| 21 Dec 1939 | 2 x Hinds, K5490 and K5478 delivered to No 20 MU, RAF Aston Down |
Source - No 613 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2117)
Personnel Movements: Jan - Dec 1940
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Sqn Ldr | E Rhodes | 1 Jan 1940 | Relinquished command of No 613 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | A F Anderson | 1 Jan 1940 | Promoted to Sqn Ldr and assumed command of No 613 Sqn |
| Plt Off | J C Patterson | 1 Jan 1940 | Appointed Sqn Intelligence Officer |
| Act Fg Off | P J Davies-Cooke | 8 Jan 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Andover |
| Flt Lt | N A Copley-Smith | 17 Jan 1940 | Adjutant, attached to RAF Ringway for duty as Adjutant |
| Fg Off | V Fairfield | 17 Jan 1940 | Assumed duties of Adjutant |
| Plt Off | H Murphy | 26 Feb 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Air Gunner |
| Fg Off | B P Robinson | 28 Feb 1940 | Medical Officer, posted to RAF Morecombe |
| Flt Lt | A C Fraser | 29 Feb 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Medical Officer, wef 26 Feb 1940 |
| Plt Off | J Houghton | 19 Mar 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Air Gunner and attached to RAF Old Sarum for Army Co-operation Course |
| Flt Lt | P W Stansfield | 27 Mar 1940 | Promoted to Sqn Ldr, wef 1 Mar 1940 |
| Plt Off | R M P Jenkyns | 17 Apr 1940 | Arrived on posting and placed in 'B' Flight |
| Fg Off | V Fairfield | 18 Apr 1940 | Posted away on Special Duty |
| Plt Off | P Le Cheminant | 22 Apr 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 50 Wing |
| Plt Off | T Nicholson | 23 Apr 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Manby for Air Gunner duties |
| Plt Off | J Lambton | 23 Apr 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Manby for Air Gunner duties |
| Plt Off | P Le Cheminant | 25 Apr 1940 | Posted to No 614 Sqn, RAF Odiham |
| Fg Off | D C B Walker | 26 Apr 1940 | Attached to 'B' Flight to command temporarily |
| Plt Off | G B Howes | 26 Apr 1940 | Attached from RAF Andover for practice in flying Lysanders |
| Plt Off | F Pilling | 27 Apr 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | F Pilling | 28 Apr 1940 | Attached to RAF Old Sarum for Army Co-operation Course |
| Sqn Ldr | P W Stansfield | 29 Apr 1940 | Posted to HQ No 22 Group |
| Capt | F E Beer | 4 May 1940 | 54th Field Regiment, RA, attached for duty as AILO |
| Plt Off | J B Lecky | 7 May 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Andover and placed in 'B' Flight |
| Plt Off | J N Rowland | 7 May 1940 | Attached from RAF Andover and attached to 'C' Flight |
| Plt Off | J A Sowrey | 7 May 1940 | Attached from RAF Andover and attached to 'A' Flight |
| Plt Off | H J C Tudge | 7 May 1940 | Attached from RAF Andover and attached to 'C' Flight |
| Plt Off | R E Wesson | 9 May 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF St Athan for Air Gunner duties |
| Flt Sgt | L W H Barratt | 22 May 1940 | Promoted to Temp WO, wef 15 May 1940 |
| Fg Off | R Stone | 23 Jun 1940 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt, wef 9 Jun 1940 |
| Cpl | H N Rollinson | 23 Jun 1940 | Promoted to Temp Sgt |
| Cpl | W Douglas | 23 Jun 1940 | Promoted to Temp Sgt |
| Plt Off | M C Mainprice | 1 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Equipment Officer, wef 28 Jun 1940 |
| Flt Lt | J F H Weston | 1 Jul 1940 | Attached to HQ, No 1 Corps for Liaison duties |
| Flt Lt | V Fairfield | 3 Jul 1940 | Attached to RAF Boscombe Down for short Gas-Spraying Course |
| Sgt | Skevington | 3 Jul 1940 | Attached to RAF Boscombe Down for short Gas-Spraying Course |
| Plt Off | G Fisher | 12 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 614 Sqn, RAF Grangemouth |
| Plt Off | R A Greenhill | 12 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 614 Sqn, RAF Grangemouth |
| Plt Off | J S Hart | 12 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 614 Sqn, RAF Grangemouth |
| Sgt | R G Elvin | 12 Jul 1940 | Air Gunner, arrived on posting from No 614 Sqn, RAF Grangemouth |
| Sgt | K E S Muggleton | 12 Jul 1940 | Air Gunner, arrived on posting from No 614 Sqn, RAF Grangemouth |
| Sgt | N C Boyle | 12 Jul 1940 | Air Gunner, arrived on posting from No 614 Sqn, RAF Grangemouth |
| Sgt | F Barker | 15 Jul 1940 | Air Gunner, attached from No 614 Sqn, RAF Grangemouth |
| Wg Cdr | John N T Stephenson | 21 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Old Sarum |
| Wg Cdr | John N T Stephenson | 22 Jul 1940 | Assumed command of No 613 Sqn |
| Cpl | G Stephenson | 25 Jul 1940 | Promoted to Temp Sgt |
| The ORB does not give any entries for August 1940 | |||
| Plt Off | D G A Stewart | 5 Sep 1940 | Posted to No 6 OTU, RAF Sutton Bridge |
| Plt Off | G L Edmonds | 6 Sep 1940 | Admitted to hospital following a landing accident (aircraft hit a lorry) |
| Sgt | A C Lentham | 6 Sep 1940 | Admitted to hospital following a landing accident (aircraft hit a lorry) |
| LAC | Hall | 6 Sep 1940 | Admitted to hospital following a landing accident (occupant of lorry) |
| LAC | Clarke | 6 Sep 1940 | Admitted to hospital following a landing accident (occupant of lorry) |
| Plt Off | G L Edmonds | 13 Sep 1940 | Died fir injuries |
| Plt Off | R W Robertson | 17 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Old Sarum |
| Plt Off | H Gore | 21 Sep 1940 | Attached to 'Roc' Flight, RAF Old Sarum |
| Plt Off | B J McMaster | 25 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Old Sarum |
| Flt Lt | D Walker | 1 Oct 1940 | Promoted to Temp Sqn Ldr and posted to Bury St Edmunds |
| Fg Off | Hewitt | 28 Oct 1940 | Posted out |
| Fg Off | Luket | 28 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Codes and Cypher Officer |
| Plt Off | J C Paterson | 31 Oct 1940 | Promoted to Fg Off, wef 3 Sep 1940 |
| Plt Off | G B Howes | 31 Oct 1940 | Promoted to Fg Off, wef 3 Sep 1940 |
| Plt Off | J C Ward | 31 Oct 1940 | Promoted to Fg Off, wef 3 Sep 1940 |
| Plt Off | H Gore | 31 Oct 1940 | Promoted to Fg Off, wef 3 Sep 1940 |
| Plt Off | J C Ward | 9 Nov 1940 | Posted to CFS, RAF Upavon for Flying Instructors' Course |
| Plt Off | R W Robertson | 15 Dec 1940 | Posted to CFS, RAF Upavon for Flying Instructors' Course |
| Capt | N Quinn | 22 Dec 1940 | ALO, posted to No 614 Sqn |
| Plt Off | G Buckley | 28 Dec 1940 | Attached to 1st Guards Brigade for 1 week |
| Plt Off | P Wilson | 28 Dec 1940 | Attached to 1st Guards Brigade for 1 week |
Source - No 613 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2117)
Personnel Movements: Jan - Dec 1940
| Date | Notes |
| 24 Feb 1940 | Hind, K5406 allotted to No 24 MU, RAF Ternhill |
| 25 Feb 1940 | 2 x Hectors, K9706 and K9713 allotted from No 8 MU |
| 1 Mar 1940 | Hector, K8910 allotted from No 9 MU, RAF Cosford |
| 27 Mar 1940 | 3 x Hectors, K9727, K9735 and K9689 arrived from No 9 MU, RAF Cosford |
| 24 Feb 1940 | Hind (T), K5473 delivered to No 19 MU, RAF St Athan |
| xx Mar 1940 | The Squadron Badge was authorised by HM King George VI* |
 The Squadron Badge is Crown Copyright and has been produced by Mary Denton on behalf of the RAF Heraldry Trust and is displayed on this page with the permission of the RAFHT. © Crown Copyright is reproduced with the permission of the Directorate of Intellectual Property Rights |
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| 2 Apr 1940 | 2 x Lysander IIs, L6855 and L6872 taken over from No 614 Sqn |
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| 3 Apr 1940 | 2 x Lysander IIs, L6861 and L4799 taken over from No 225 Sqn |
| 3 Apr 1940 | Lysander II, L4800 taken over from No 16 Sqn |
| 9 Apr 1940 | 3 x Lysander IIs, N1269, N4791 and L4792 arrived from No 416 Flight |
| 25 Apr 1940 | 5 x Lysander IIs, P1670, P1671, P1672, P1673 and P1724 allotted from No 6 MU, RAF Brize Norton |
| 2 May 1940 | Lysander II, L4779 allotted from RAF Catterick |
| 17 May 1940 | 6 x Hectors, K9732, K9735, K9717, K9740, K8110 and K9762 delivered to No 1 School of Army Co-operation |
| 26 Jun 1940 | Advance Party departed RAF Odiham for RAF Doncaster |
| 27 Jun 1940 | Advance Party arrived at Nether Thorpe |
| 29 Jun 1940 | Main Party departed RAF Odiham for Nether Thorpe by road and rail |
| 29 Jun 1940 | Air Party departed RAF Odiham for Nether Thorpe |
| 7 Jul 1940 | 2 x Lysander IIs, P9176 and P9177 allotted from No 15 MU, RAF Wroughton |
| 19 Jul 1940 | 4 x Lysander IIs, R1998, R2003, R2004 and R2005 delivered from various MUs |
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| 1 Sep 1940 | Working parties began preparing Firbeck aerodrome for occupation |
| 3 Sep 1940 | Advance Party departed Nether Thorpe for Firbeck |
| 7 Sep 1940 | Main and Rear Parties departed Nether Thorpe for Firbeck |
| 20 Oct 1940 | Squadron reduced to a two-flight basis |
| 20 Oct 1940 | Moth Minor, X5116, collected from No 5 MU, RAF Kemble |
| 25 Jul 1940 | Lysander II, P1732 delivered to RAF Burtonwood |
| 26 Jul 1940 | Lysander II, P1694 delivered to RAF Burtonwood |
| 6 Nov 1940 | Squadron commenced training Army personnel as light aircraft pilots as prospective glider pilots |
| 10 Nov 1940 | Moth Minor, X5117, collected from No 5 MU, RAF Kemble |
| 10 Dec 1940 | 2 x Tiger Moths, N9392 and N9256 collected from No 27 MU, RAF Shawbury |
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Source - No 613 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2117), except *
[May 1939]
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