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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 948 (Balloon) Sqn Personnel and locations
Auxiliary Air Force personnel shown in italics (where known).
Personnel Movements: Sep - Dec 1939
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Act Wg Cdr | H W Hall | 19 Oct 1939 | Proceeded to Edinburgh to prepare for the arrival of No 948 Sqn |
| Fg Off | F Larman | 19 Oct 1939 | Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant |
| Flt Lt | N F Blackie | 19 Oct 1939 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of 'A' Flight |
| Fg Off | H D Corlett | 19 Oct 1939 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of 'B' Flight |
| Fg Off | G D O'Sheppard | 19 Oct 1939 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of 'C' Flight |
| Fg Off | H Mills | 19 Oct 1939 | Arrived on posting |
| Fg Off | Green | 19 Oct 1939 | Arrived on posting |
| Fg Off | Casenove | 19 Oct 1939 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Kettlewell | 19 Oct 1939 | Arrived on posting |
| Flt Lt | Kempster DFC | 20 Oct 1939 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of 948 Sqn |
| Act Sqn Ldr | R G Booth | 20 Oct 1939 | Arrived on posting and proceeded to Edinburgh |
| Wg Cdr | H W Hall | 21 Oct 1939 | Reverted to Sqn Ldr and assumed command of No 948 Sqn? |
| Plt Off | H E Clark DFC | 28 Nov 1939 | Arrived on posting and allocated to 'B' Flight |
| Flt Lt | Kempster DFC | 229 Dec 1939 | Posted to No 951 Sqn |
Source - No 948 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2294)
Organisational Movements: Sep - Dec 1939
| Date | Notes |
| 22 Sep 1939 | Formation authorised for duty at Rosyth |
| 19 Oct 1939 | Squadron commenced forming on a three Flight basis at No 4 Balloon Centre, Chigwell |
| 21 Oct 1939 | Squadron departed No 4 Balloon Centre for Inverkeithing by rail and on arrival moved to Park Street School, Rosyth by road |
| 21 Oct 1939 | Squadron HQ established at Park Street School, Rosyth |
| 23 Oct 1939 | Various MT vehicles despatched from Chigwell by rail |
| 23 Oct 1939 | A road convoy departed Chigwell for Nos 948 and 929 Sqns (Convoy later split into 'Heavy' and 'Light' sections) |
| 23 Oct 1939 | Heavy convoy arrived at Grantham |
| 24 Oct 1939 | Fast (Light) convoy arrived at Catterick |
| 24 Oct 1939 | Heavy convoy arrived at Catterick and than moved onto Long Benton |
| 24 Oct 1939 | Fast (Light) convoy arrived at Long Benton and later moved onto Berwick |
| 25 Oct 1939 | Fast (Light) convoy arrived at Queensferry |
| 25 Oct 1939 | Heavy convoy arrived at Dalkeith, vehicles for No 948 Sqn moving onto Park Street School |
| 26 Oct 1939 | First crews deployed to operational sites |
| 30 Oct 1939 | Flight HQs were established as follows: -
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| 1 Nov 1939 | Squadron HQ moved from Park Street School, Rosyth to Pitreavie Pavillion |
Source - No 948 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2294)
Personnel Movements: Jan - Dec 1940
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Flt Lt | N F Blackie | 5 Feb 1940 | OC, 'A' Flight reported sick |
| Fg Off | Giddings | 5 Feb 1940 | Assumed temporary command of 'A' Flight |
| Plt Off | Morris | 9 Feb 1940 | Arrived on posting and allocated to 'B' Flight |
| Fg Off | Green | 11 May 1940 | 'C' Flight, posted to RAF Stanmore |
| Plt Off | Gaffney | 1 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting and allocated to 'A' Flight |
| Plt Off | I W N Speight | 10 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Flt Lt | N F Blackie | 18 Jul 1940 | Attached to No 18 Balloon Centre |
| Plt Off | A Janes | 22 Jul 1940 | Arrived on attachment from No 34 Group |
| Plt Off | Moss | 22 Jul 1940 | Arrived on attachment |
| Plt Off | H E Clark DFC | 27 Jul 1940 | Posted to No 958 Sqn, RAF Cardington |
| Flt Lt | G D O'Sheppard | 11 Aug 1940 | OC, 'C' Flight, posted to HQ, No 34 Group for duty as Training Officer |
| Flt Lt | N F Blackie | 12 Aug 1940 | OC, 'A' Flight, posted to No 946 Sqns for Administrative duties |
| Plt Off | Kettlewell | 12 Aug 1940 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt and assumed command of 'A' Flight |
| Fg Off | H Mills | 12 Aug 1940 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt and assumed command of 'C' Flight |
| Fg Off | Eskell | 12 Aug 1940 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt |
| Plt Off | Gaffney | 12 Aug 1940 | Promoted to Act Fg Off |
| Plt Off | Moss | 12 Aug 1940 | Ceased to be attached on posting to No 948 Sqn |
| Plt Off | A Janes | 12 Aug 1940 | Ceased to be attached on posting to No 948 Sqn |
| Fg Off | Giddings | 13 Aug 1940 | Posted to SHQ for Barrage Operations duties |
| Plt Off | A Janes | 13 Aug 1940 | Allocated to 'A' Flight |
| Plt Off | Pearmund | 24 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Assistant Adjutant |
| Plt Off | Bartlett | 31 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Supernumerary Administrative Officer |
| Plt Off | M M Elrington | 1 Sep 1940 | Posted to No 950 Sqn |
| Plt Off | C B Beardsley | 1 Sep 1940 | Posted to No 968 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Hill | 3 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting and allocated to 'B' Flight |
| Plt Off | Darlow | 5 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting and allocated to 'C' Flight |
| Plt Off | Drooglever | 13 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting and allocated to 'A' Flight |
| Plt Off | Darlow | 22 Sep 1940 | Attached to No 920 Sqn |
| Fg Off | J MacCormack | 23 Sep 1940 | Posted to No 967 Sqn |
| Fg Off | E R Brown | 23 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 967 Sqn |
| Fg Off | Dowding | 6 Oct 1940 | Attached from No 34 Group for Medical duties |
| Sgt | Double | 7 Oct 1940 | Appointed to a commission in the RAFVR (Balloon Branch) |
| Cpl | Catrill | 10 Oct 1940 | Appointed to a commission in the RAFVR (Balloon Branch) |
| WO | Pratt | 12 Oct 1940 | Appointed to a commission in the RAFVR (Balloon Branch) and posted to No 936 Sqn |
| Fg Off | W H North | 16 Oct 1940 | Ceased to be attached to No 968 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Collins | 16 Oct 1940 | Proceeded to HQ Balloon Command, pending posting to No 971 Sqn |
| Fg Off | Dowding | 16 Oct 1940 | Ceased to be attached from No 34 Group for Medical duties |
| Plt Off | J M Carmell-Wilcocks | 17 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Cardington |
| Fg Off | W H North | 21 Oct 1940 | Attached to No 3 Balloon Centre |
| Plt Off | P Caddy | 21 Oct 1940 | Attached from No 3 Balloon Centre |
| Plt Off | S H Claydon | 24 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 947 Sqn for Training and Liaison duties |
| Plt Off | S H Claydon | 26 Oct 1940 | Assumed command of Training School |
| Plt Off | R H Warr | 1 Nov 1940 | Attached for Equipment duties |
| Plt Off | A Janes | 5 Nov 1940 | Attached to Royal Scots ITC, Glencorse Barracks for Tactical and Weapons course |
| Flt Lt | H D Corlett | 6 Nov 1940 | Attached to HQ No 34 Group for Flight Commanders' course |
| Plt Off | Wakeley | 7 Nov 1940 | Detached from 'B' Flight |
| Plt Off | J M Carmell-Wilcocks | 8 Nov 1940 | Transferred from 'C' Flight to 'B' Flight |
| Plt Off | I W N Speight | 9 Nov 1940 | Attached to No 971 Sqn, pending posting overseas |
| Flt Lt | H Mills | 9 Nov 1940 | Attached to No 18 Balloon Centre for duty as President, GTTB |
| Flt Lt | H D Corlett | 13 Nov 1940 | Ceased to be attached to HQ No 34 Group and attached to No 18 Balloon Centre |
| Fg Off | E R Brown | 15 Nov 1940 | Posted to RAF Church Fenton |
| Fg Off | J L Hamilton | 15 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Church Fenton |
| Flt Lt | H D Corlett | 15 Nov 1940 | Ceased to be attached to No 18 Balloon Centre |
| Flt Lt | H Mills | 20 Nov 1940 | Attached to HQ No 34 Group for Officers' course |
| Plt Off | Pearmund | 20 Nov 1940 | Attached to HQ No 34 Group for Officers' course |
| Plt Off | A Janes | 21 Nov 1940 | Ceased to be attached to Royal Scots ITC, Glencorse Barracks for Tactical and Weapons course |
| Flt Lt | H Mills | 25 Nov 1940 | Ceased to be attached to HQ No 34 Group for Officers' course |
| Plt Off | Pearmund | 25 Nov 1940 | Ceased to be attached to HQ No 34 Group for Officers' course |
| Flt Lt | H Mills | 25 Nov 1940 | Attached to No 18 Balloon Centre for Winch and Drill course |
| Plt Off | G H Coe | 29 Nov 1940 | Attached from No 967 Sqn |
| Fg Off | W H North | 2 Dec 1940 | Ceased to be attached to No 3 Balloon Centre |
| Plt Off | P Caddy | 2 Dec 1940 | Ceased to be attached from No 3 Balloon Centre |
| Plt Off | G H Coe | 2 Dec 1940 | Allocated to 'D' Flight |
| Flt Lt | Kettlewell | 4 Dec 1940 | Attached to HQ No 34 Group for Officers' course |
| Flt Lt | Morris | 4 Dec 1940 | Attached to HQ No 34 Group for Officers' course |
| Plt Off | C S Hoyle | 7 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | C S Hoyle | 8 Dec 1940 | Allocated to 'C' Flight |
| Plt Off | A Janes | 18 Dec 1940 | Attached to Rollestone Camp for Anti-Gas course |
| Plt Off | C S Hoyle | 20 Dec 1940 | Transferred from 'C' Flight to 'A' Flight |
Source - No 948 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2294)
Organisational Movements: Jan - Dec 1940
| Date | Notes |
| 18 Jan 1940 | 'A' Flight HQ moved from an Admiralty building in Rosyth Dockyard to new huts near the Dockyard |
| 7 Apr 1940 | Squadron was transferred from No 33 Group to No 34 Group |
| 6 May 1940 | Squadron HQ moved from Pitreavie Pavillion to Park Street School, Rosyth |
| 26 Oct 1940 | Training School established at Daybells Hall, South Queensferry |
| 20 Nov 1940 | Squadron Rest House opened at Ferryhills Golf Club |
| 28 Nov 1940 | Squadron ordered to form a Waterborne Flight at Methil |
| 2 Dec 1940 | The Manse and Band Hall at Methil occupied by the Waterborne Flight |
| 4 Dec 1940 | Flight Stores arrived at Methil and stored in Band Hall |
| 9 Dec 1940 | Band Hall at Methil condemned and evacuated |
| 26 Dec 1940 | 6 x ships departed from Clyde for Waterborne Flight |
| 31 Dec 1940 | Masonic Hall, Methil requisitioned for use by Waterborne Flight |
Source - No 948 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2294)
This page was last updated on 17/10/23
