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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 965 (Balloon) Sqn Personnel and locations
Auxiliary Air Force personnel shown in italics (where known).
Personnel Movements: Aug - Dec 1940
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Plt Off | Brain | 15 Aug 1940 | Attached from No 963 Sqn, pending posting |
| Plt Off | Pittam | 15 Aug 1940 | Attached from No 953 Sqn, pending posting |
| Flt Lt | H T Rees | 16 Aug 1940 | Attached from No 953 Sqn, pending posting and assumed command of No 965 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Ford-Palser | 16 Aug 1940 | Attached from No 953 Sqn, pending posting |
| Plt Off | M E Onslow | 16 Aug 1940 | Attached from No 951 Sqn, pending posting |
| Plt Off | Ainge | 16 Aug 1940 | Attached from No 912 Sqn, pending posting |
| Plt Off | Foster | 16 Aug 1940 | Attached from No 934 Sqn, pending posting |
| Plt Off | Leather | 17 Aug 1940 | Attached from No 927 Sqn for Accountant duties |
| Fg Off | R H Paterson | 20 Aug 1940 | Attached from No 2 Balloon Centre pending posting for Administrative duties |
| Plt Off | Willcox | 21 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting for Accountant duties |
| Plt Off | Phillips | 24 Aug 1940 | Attached from No 924 Sqn for Equipment duties |
| Fg Off | Stephens | 24 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 11 SFTS for Medical duties |
| Plt Off | Leather | 26 Aug 1940 | Ceased to be attached from No 927 Sqn for Accountant duties |
| Plt Off | Lewis | 28 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting for Equipment duties |
| Flt Lt | H T Rees | xx Sep 1940 | Promoted to Sqn Ldr |
| WO | Mason | 5 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as WO Balloons |
Source - No 965 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2315)
Organisational Movements: Aug - Dec 1940
| Date | Notes |
| 15 Aug 1940 | Squadron was formed under the control of No 14 Balloon Centre at St Theodore's Vicarage, Port Talbot |
| 15 Aug 1940 | All Flights HQs established at 'Eagle House', Port Talbot |
| 15 Aug 1940 | 'D' Flight, No 953 Sqn was absorbed as 'A' Flight |
| 18 Aug 1940 | 'B' Flight formed with HQ at St Theodore's Vicarage, Port Talbot |
| 3 Sep 1940 | 'A' Flight HQ moved to Lindisfarne Penycee and Sunnybank |
| 3 Sep 1940 | 'B' Flight HQ moved to Pentylla Road |
Source - No 965 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2315)
This page was last updated on 17/10/23
