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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 946 (City of Glasgow) (Balloon) Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
Auxiliary Air Force personnel shown in italics.
Personnel Movements: Jan - Dec 1939
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| The ORB only begins on 1 September 1939 | |||
| Flt Lt | A H Allen | xx xxx 1939 | Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant? |
| Mr | A S Jackson | 17 Apr 1939 | Appointed to a commission in the AAF as a Flt Lt, gazetted 19 May 1939 |
| Mr | D H Prosser | 18 Apr 1939 | Appointed to a commission in the AAF as a Fg Off gazetted 19 May 1939 |
| Mr | R S Angus | 17 Apr 1939 | Appointed to a commission in the AAF as a Plt Off gazetted 19 May 1939 |
| Mr | R N Lochhead | 17 Apr 1939 | Appointed to a commission in the AAF as a Fg Off, gazetted 23 May 1939 |
| Mr | H A Underhill | 19 Apr 1939 | Appointed to a commission in the AAF as a Fg Off, gazetted 23 May 1939 |
| Flt Lt | A S Jackson | 12 Jun 1939 | Promoted to Sqn Ldr and assumed command of No 946 Sqn, gazetted 4 Jul 1939 |
| Mr | J M Simpson | 10 Jul 1939 | Appointed to a commission in the AAF as a Fg Off, gazetted 1 Aug 1939 |
| Mr | J Robertson | 16 Jul 1939 | Appointed to a commission in the AAF as a Plt Off, gazetted 22 Aug 1939 |
| Mr | F D C Taylor | 17 Jul 1939 | Appointed to a commission in the AAF as a Plt Off, gazetted 15 Aug 1939 |
| Mr | J R P Mitchell | 8 Aug 1939 | Appointed to a commission in the AAF as a Plt Off, gazetted 29 Aug 1939 |
| Dr | A L Cowan | 26 Aug 1939 | Appointed to a commission in the AAF as a Fg Off for Medical duties, gazetted 10 Oct 1939 |
| Flt Lt | Sir Alexander Seton | 13 Sep 1939 | Arrived on posting for duty as Assistant Adjutant |
| Flt Lt | Allen | 21 Oct 1939 | Returned to Renfrew from Advanced HQ, Dalmeny |
| Fg Off | J Robertson | 21 Oct 1939 | Moved from Renfrew and assumed duties of Adjutant at Advanced HQ, Dalmeny |
| Plt Off | R H Warr | 9 Nov 1939 | Arrived on posting for Equipment duties |
| Fg Off | J Robertson | 11 Nov 1939 | Assumed duties of Adjutant |
| Fg Off | F D C Taylor | 17 Nov 1939 | Assumed duties of Training Officer at Hyndland School |
| Flt Lt | A H Allen | 10 Dec 1939 | Attached to CFS, RAF Upavon |
Source - No 946 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2292) & London Gazette
Organisational Movements: Jan - Dec 1939
| Date | Notes |
| The ORB only begins on 1 September 1939 | |
| 1 Mar 1939 | Formed at 178 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, as part of the Auxiliary Air Force |
| 24 Sep 1939 | Sqn HQ moved from Hillington Industrial Estate to Clarence House, High Street, Renfrew |
| 1 Oct 1939 | Squadron come under the control of No 18 Balloon Centre when it formed |
| 20 Oct 1939 | Squadron departed Glasgow for Newbridge and Advanced HQ was established at Dalmeny School |
| 27 Oct 1939 | Squadron departed Dalmeny for return to Glasgow |
| 28 Oct 1939 | Squadron departed Glasgow for Helensburgh and Advanced HQ was established at Camis Eskan House |
| 29 Oct 1939 | 'B' Flight HQ established at Rosneath House, the other flights concentrated at Camis Eskan |
| 29 Oct 1939 | Rear party departed Clarence House for Helensburgh |
| 30 Oct 1939 | 'B' Flight convoy departed Helensburgh for Rosneath |
| 4 Nov 1939 | Squadron departed Camis Eskan for No 18 Balloon Centre, Bishopbriggs, temporary HQ established at the Industrial School, Cowie Street |
| 4 Nov 1939 | 'B' Flight departed Rosneath for No 18 Balloon Centre, Bishopbriggs |
| 5 Nov 1939 | Sqn Advanced HQ established at Clarence House, High Street, Renfrew |
| 5 Nov 1939 | 'A' and 'B' Flight HQs established at the Industrial School, Cowie Street |
| 5 Nov 1939 | 'C' Flight HQ established at Langside School |
| 5 Nov 1939 | 'D' Flight HQ established at Steohens Pavillion Recreation Ground |
Source - No 946 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2292)
Personnel Movements: Jan - Dec 1940
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Fg Off | J M Simpson | 6 Jan 1940 | Assumed Barrage Control duties |
| Fg Off | R S Angus | 6 Jan 1940 | Assumed command of 'D' Flight |
| Flt Lt | H A Underhill | 12 Jan 1940 | Posted to No 950 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Cook | 12 Jan 1940 | Posted to No 950 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Dykes | 12 Jan 1940 | Posted to No 950 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | R N Lochhead | 14 Jan 1940 | Attached to No 15 Balloon Centre for Flight Commanders' Course |
| Flt Lt | D H Prosser | 14 Jan 1940 | Assumed command of 'A' Flight in addition to 'C' Flight |
| Sqn Ldr | A S Jackson | 26 Jan 1940 | Reported sick |
| Flt Lt | R N Lochhead | 26 Jan 1940 | Assumed temporary command of No 946 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Kirk | 29 Jan 1940 | Attached to No 947 Sqn for duty as Adjutant |
| Sqn Ldr | A S Jackson | 5 Feb 1940 | Returned to duty and resumed command of No 946 Sqn |
| Plt Off | R R Piggott | 1 Mar 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | J B Tanner | 13 Mar 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Kirk | 4 Apr 1940 | Posted to No 947 Sqn for duty as Adjutant |
| Plt Off | J C de H Vaizey | 4 Apr 1940 | Assistant Adjutant, arrived on posting |
| Fg Off | Netting | 15 Apr 1940 | Posted to No 9 Balloon Centre |
| Plt Off | J R P Mitchell | 1 Jun 1940 | Attached to No 18 Balloon Centre for temporary duty as Defence Officer |
| Plt Off | A N Bentley | 8 Jun 1940 | Accountant Officer, posted to RAF Abbotsinch |
| Sqn Ldr | A S Jackson | 10 Jun 1940 | Promoted to Act Wg Cdr, wef 1 May 1940 |
| Flt Lt | J Robertson | 19 Jun 1940 | Adjutant, attached to No 18 Balloon Centre for duty as Flt Lt Administrative |
| Plt Off | C H Hartley | 19 Jun 1940 | Attached from No 18 Balloon Centre for duty as Flt Lt Administrative |
| Act Sqn Ldr | F L Woledge | 24 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Sqn Ldr Administrative |
| Plt Off | C H Hartley | 27 Jun 1940 | Flt Lt Administrative, promoted to Act Flt Lt, wef 19 Jun 1940 |
| AC1 | R Moore | 28 Jun 1940 | Died in the Western Infirmary, Glasgow |
| Plt Off | J C de H Vaizey | 29 Jun 1940 | Assistant Adjutant, attached to No 18 Balloon Centre for temporary duty |
| Flt Lt | J Robertson | 1 Jul 1940 | Adjutant, ceased to be attached to No 18 Balloon Centre for duty as Flt Lt Administrative |
| Act Flt Lt | C H Hartley | 1 Jul 1940 | Ceased to be attachedfrom No 18 Balloon Centre for duty as Flt Lt Administrative |
| Plt Off | L A Lane | 5 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting on appointment to a commission |
| Plt Off | H Muslin | 10 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting on appointment to a commission |
| Plt Off | J H P Briggs | 10 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting on appointment to a commission |
| Flt Lt | C L Read | 16 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Lyness |
| Plt Off | T Brown | 16 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting on appointment to a commission |
| Wg Cdr | A S Jackson | 26 Jul 1940 | Attached to No 20 Balloon Centre to command (temporarily) |
| Act Sqn Ldr | F L Woledge | 26 Jul 1940 | Assumed temporary command of No 946 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | C L Read | 3 Aug 1940 | Assumed command of Detached Flight, Greenock |
| Plt Off | C H Nicholson | 6 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting for Accountant duties |
| Fg Off | H D Welch | 9 Aug 1940 | Attached from RAF Yatesbury for Medical duties with Detached Flight, Greenock |
| Plt Off | Sutherland | 9 Aug 1940 | Transferred to Detached Flight, Greenock |
| Plt Off | C H Nicholson | 15 Aug 1940 | Accountant Officer, posted to PRU, Heston |
| Sqn Ldr | R N Lochhead | 25 Aug 1940 | Assumed temporary command of No 946 Sqn |
| Wg Cdr | R Risk | 29 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 950 Sqn and assumed command of No 946 Sqn |
| Plt Off | D A Marten | 1 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting for Accountant duties |
| Fg Off | H D Welch | 5 Sep 1940 | Ceased to be attached for Medical duties with Detached Flight, Greenock |
| Flt Lt | R S Angus | 10 Sep 1940 | Posted to No 950 Sqn, Lyness, wef 24 Aug 1940 |
| Wg Cdr | R Risk | 12 Sep 1940 | Attached to No 18 Balloon Centre for temporary duty |
| Sqn Ldr | R N Lochhead | 12 Sep 1940 | Assumed temporary command of No 946 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | C L Read | 14 Sep 1940 | Assumed temporary command of No 946 Sqn |
| Plt Off | R R Piggott | 16 Sep 1940 | Assumed command of 'E' Flight on formation |
| Sqn Ldr | R N Lochhead | 16 Sep 1940 | Posted to No 960 Sqn to command |
| Plt Off | A A Bullock | 19 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting on appointment to a commission in the RAFVR |
| Act Sqn Ldr | N F Blackie | 20 Sep 1940 | Posted to No 18 Balloon Centre |
| Wg Cdr | R Risk | 22 Sep 1940 | Ceased to be attached to No 18 Balloon Centre for temporary duty and resumed command of No 946 Sqn |
| Fg Off | D P O'Sullivan | 22 Sep 1940 | Attached from MTD, RAF Halton for Medical duties |
| Plt Off | L H Heather | 24 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting on appointment to a commission in the RAFVR |
| Flt Lt | W H Jack | 25 Sep 1940 | Attached from No 968 Sqn for 2 days temporary duty |
| Plt Off | J A Laurilland | 27 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting on appointment to a commission in the RAFVR |
| Plt Off | J A Gulland | 27 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting on appointment to a commission in the RAFVR |
| Plt Off | H Willis | 30 Sep 1940 | Attached from No 960 Sqn, Lyness |
| Flt Lt | J Robertson | xx Oct 1940 | Adjutant, attached to No 18 Balloon Centre |
| Fg Off | D P O'Sullivan | xx Oct 1940 | Ceased to be attached from MTD, RAF Halton for Medical duties |
| Fg Off | I Mazure | xx Oct 1940 | Attached for Medical duties |
| Fg Off | A L Cowan | xx Oct 1939 | Medical Officer, posted to No 947 Sqn |
| Plt Off | R H Warr | 1 Nov 1940 | Equipment Officer, attached to No 948 Sqn |
| Sqn Ldr | J D McEwen | 2 Nov 1940 | Assumed command of No 946 Sqn |
| Wg Cdr | R Risk | 4 Nov 1940 | Posted to Balloon Development Establishment for duty as Chief Superintendent |
| Flt Lt | J M Simpson | 5 Nov 1940 | Attached to HQ, No 34 Group for course |
| Plt Off | J A Laurilland | 10 Nov 1940 | Attached to Glencourse Barracks for Armament course |
| Plt Off | H Willis | 10 Nov 1940 | Attached to Glencourse Barracks for Armament course |
| Wg Cdr | R A Ford | 13 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting from Belfast and assumed command of No 946 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | J M Simpson | 16 Nov 1940 | Ceased to be attached to HQ, No 34 Group for course |
| Flt Lt | C L Read | 20 Nov 1940 | Posed to No 945 Sqn for duty as Sqn Ldr Administrative |
| Plt Off | J A Laurilland | 21 Nov 1940 | Ceased to be attached to Glencourse Barracks for Armament course |
| Plt Off | H Willis | 21 Nov 1940 | Ceased to be attached to Glencourse Barracks for Armament course |
| Plt Off | W B S Kincaid | 26 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting on appointment to a commission in the RAFVR and allocated to 'C' Flight |
| Plt Off | H Willis | 27 Nov 1940 | Ceased to be attached from No 960 Sqn, Lyness |
| Fg Off | C A Dowding | 1 Dec 1940 | Attached from NQ, No 34 Group for temporary duty |
| Flt Lt | J Robertson | 2 Dec 1940 | Attached to HQ, No 34 Group for course |
| Fg Off | Sutherland | 2 Dec 1940 | Attached to HQ, No 34 Group for course |
| Plt Off | A R S Stockdale | 4 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting on appointment to a commission in the RAFVR |
| Plt Off | S D Butler | 4 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting on appointment to a commission in the RAFVR |
| Fg Off | C A Dowding | 5 Dec 1940 | Ceased to be attached from NQ, No 34 Group for temporary duty |
| Flt Lt | D H Prosser | 7 Dec 1940 | Attached to HQ, No 34 Group for temporary duty |
| Flt Lt | J Robertson | 10 Dec 1940 | Ceased to be attached to HQ, No 34 Group for course |
| Fg Off | Sutherland | 10 Dec 1940 | Ceased to be attached to HQ, No 34 Group and attached to No 18 Balloon Centre for course |
| Plt Off | M H Farthing | 10 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting on appointment to a commission in the RAFVR |
| Plt Off | A A Bullock | 10 Dec 1940 | Admitted to 4th Military General Hospital, Drymen |
| Flt Lt | D H Prosser | 11 Dec 1940 | Ceased to be attached to HQ, No 34 Group for temporary duty |
| Fg Off | Sutherland | 15 Dec 1940 | Ceased to be attached to No 18 Balloon Centre for course |
| Flt Lt | D H Prosser | 16 Dec 1940 | Posted to HQ, No 34 Group for duty as Sqn Ldr Personnel (P2) |
| Fg Off | I Mazure | 21 Dec 1940 | Attached to No 967 Sqn for temporary Medical duties |
Source - No 946 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2292)
Organisational Movements: Jan - Dec 1940
| Date | Notes |
| 12 Jan 1940 | Due to posting of officers to No 950 Sqn,
Officers re-allocated to Flights as follows: -
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| 1 Mar 1940 | Adjutant and Orderly Room moved moved from Advanced HQ to Sqn HQ at No 18 Balloon Centre |
| 7 Apr 1940 | Squadron was was transferred from No 33 Group to No 34 Group |
| 16 May 1940 | 'B' Flight HQ moved from Rashilee Farm to The Stables, Southbar |
| 11 Jun 1940 | Squadron Orderly Room and clerical staff moved moved from No 18 Balloon Centre to Clarence House |
| 15 Jun 1940 | 'D' Flight HQ moved from Clarence House to Co-operative Hall, Renfrew |
| 3 Aug 1940 | Additional Flight formed at Greenock, with temporary HQ at Shepherds' Hall |
| 3 Aug 1940 | Additional Flight formed at Greenock, with HQ in 'Janefield', Shaneland Road |
| 16 Sep 1940 | 'E' Flight formed |
| 16 Sep 1940 | Detached Flight, Greenock redesignated 'F' Flight |
Source - No 946 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2292)
This page was last updated on 17/10/23
