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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 951 (Balloon) Sqn Personnel and locations
Auxiliary Air Force personnel shown in italics (where known).
Personnel Movements: Dec 1939
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Plt Off | Bowring | 15 Dec 1939 | Arrived on posting for Administrative duties |
| Fg Off | Botha | 15 Dec 1939 | Attached for Medical duties |
| Sgt | Withey | 20 Dec 1939 | Arrived on posting from RAF Cardington (with 3 x Sgts, 2 x Cpls and 82 x Airmen) |
| Flt Lt | Aubrey | 22 Dec 1939 | Arrived on posting for Medical duties |
| Fg Off | Botha | 22 Dec 1939 | Ceased to be attached for Medical duties on posting to No 928 Sqn |
| Sqn Ldr | J P Hitchings | 28 Dec 1939 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 951 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Fairbrass | 28 Dec 1939 | Arrived on posting for duty as Equipment Officer |
| Flt Lt | Barnes | 30 Dec 1939 | Arrived on posting |
| Fg Off | Banwell | 30 Dec 1939 | Arrived on posting |
| Fg Off | Lawson | 30 Dec 1939 | Arrived on posting |
Source - No 951 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2299)
Organisational Movements: Dec 1939
| Date | Notes |
| 15 Dec 1939 | Squadron formed under the control at No 11 Balloon Centre, Pucklechurch |
| 31 Dec 1939 | Squadron took over officers vacated by No 929 Sqn |
Source - No 951 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2299)
Personnel Movements: Jan - Dec 1940
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Fg Off | B De L Casenove | 3 Jan 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 949 Sqn |
| Fg Off | V S Butler | 8 Jan 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 902 Sqn |
| Fg Off | B De L Casenove | 17 Jan 1940 | Attached to RAE Mullion |
| Plt Off | Owen | 23 Jan 1940 | Arrived on posting from SCA |
| Plt Off | G P Dealtry | 29 Jan 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 931 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Langhorne | 30 Jan 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 933 Sqn |
| The entries for February 1940 area missing | |||
| APO | P C Foster | 1 Mar 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Assistant Adjutant |
| Plt Off | Peston | 4 Mar 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Fg Off | Shulin | 7 Mar 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Warren | 7 Mar 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Rogers | 13 Mar 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Pitts | 13 Mar 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Fg Off | R Piper | 14 Mar 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Medical Officer |
| Fg Off | B De L Casenove | 15 Mar 1940 | Ceased to be attached to RAE Mullion |
| Flt Lt | Rochford | 25 Mar 1940 | Arrived on posting for Administrative duties |
| Fg Off | G A Lawson | 6 Apr 1940 | Posted to N 18 Balloon Centre |
| Fg Off | B De L Casenove | 6 Apr 1940 | Posted to N 18 Balloon Centre |
| Plt Off | G P Dealtry | 6 Apr 1940 | Posted to N 18 Balloon Centre |
| Fg Off | Banwell | 14 Apr 1940 | Transferred from Sqn HQ to set up HQ, 'C' Flight |
| Flt Lt | M Hunter | 16 Apr 1940 | Re-joined the squadron and assumed command of 'A' Flight |
| Flt Lt | A J Barnes | 16 Apr 1939 | Assumed command of 'D' Flight |
| APO | P C Foster | 27 Apr 1940 | Transferred from duty as Assistant Adjutant to Balloon duties |
| Plt Off | C W Clements | 1 May 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 927 Sqn and assumed command of 'B' Flight |
| Flt Lt | V S Butler | 1 May 1940 | Demobilised to take up duties at the Foreign Office |
| Plt Off | The Earl of Morton | 2 May 1940 | Arrived on posting for Administrative duties |
| Sqn Ldr | H P Johnston | 21 May 1940 | Attached for Administrative duties |
| Plt Off | The Earl of Morton | 22 May 1940 | Attached to HQ No 32 Group, pending posting |
| Sqn Ldr | J P Hitchings | xx May 1940 | Promoted to Act Wg Cdr |
| Plt Off | Dewhurst | 1 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Equipment Officer |
| Flt Lt | B De L Casenove | 2 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Onslow | 5 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting and allocated to 'C' Flight |
| Plt Off | Lawson | 6 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting and allocated to 'D' Flight |
| Plt Off | Arnold | 17 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting and allocated to 'B' Flight |
| Plt Off | D L David | 21 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting and allocated to 'A' Flight |
| Fg Off | J Bone | 22 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Fg Off | R Piper | 1 Jul 1940 | Medical Officer, posted to No 32 Group |
| Fg Off | Walker | 1 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Medical Officer |
| Plt Off | Lawson | 5 Jul 1940 | Attached to No 953 Sqn for temporary duty |
| Plt Off | Lawson | 12 Jul 1940 | Ceased to be attached to No 953 Sqn for temporary duty |
| Plt Off | Onslow | 16 Aug 1940 | Attached to Port Talbot with 34 airmen |
| Plt Off | Arnold | 24 Aug 1940 | Attached to No 953 Sqn, pending posting |
| Plt Off | Marchment | 16 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Meteorological Officer |
| Plt Off | Adams | 29 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| AC1 | J Bain | 25 Nov 1940 | Died from injuries |
| Plt Off | C H Salmon | 10 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting |
Source - No 951 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2299)
Organisational Movements: Jan - Dec 1940
| Date | Notes |
| 30 Mar 1940 | Squadron HQ closed at No 11 Balloon Centre, Pucklechurch and reopened at 3 Caledonian Place, Bristol |
| 30 Mar 1940 | 'A' and 'D' Flights occupied 'A' Flight's HQ |
| 30 Mar 1940 | 'B' and 'C' Flights occupied 'B' Flight's HQ |
| 14 Apr 1940 | 'C' Flight HQ commenced being set up |
| 16 Apr 1940 | 'D' Flight HQ established at Zetland Hall |
Source - No 951 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2299)
This page was last updated on 17/10/23
