|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No 968 (Balloon) Sqn Personnel and locations
Auxiliary Air Force personnel shown in italics (where known).
Personnel Movements: Sep - Dec 1940
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Wg Cdr | R A Ford | xx Aug 1940 | Attached, pending posting for duty as Officer Commanding, No 968 Sqn |
| Plt Off | E G Rhodes | xx Aug 1940 | Attached as supernumerary to oversee messing arrangements in Belfast |
| Wg Cdr | R A Ford | 31 Aug 1940 | Officer Commanding, under medical orders in Dundas Castle, South Queensferry |
| Flt Lt | G G Harris | 31 Aug 1940 | Attached, pending posting for duty as Sqn Ldr Administrative |
| Flt Lt | P M Brooks | 31 Aug 1940 | Attached, pending posting for duty as Flt Lt Administrative |
| Flt Lt | J K Rodger | 31 Aug 1940 | Attached, pending posting for duty as Flight Commander |
| Flt Lt | W M Jack | 31 Aug 1940 | Attached, pending posting for duty as Flight Commander |
| Flt Lt | E F Twiddy | 31 Aug 1940 | Attached, pending posting for duty as Equipment Officer |
| Fg Off | J H G Pattinson | 31 Aug 1940 | Attached, pending posting for duty as Flight Commander |
| Plt Off | H P Cotterell | 31 Aug 1940 | Attached, pending posting for duty as Flt Lt Barrage Control duties |
| Plt Off | I A Macauley | 31 Aug 1940 | Attached, pending posting |
| Plt Off | C B Beardsley | 31 Aug 1940 | Attached, pending posting |
| Plt Off | R R Smith | 31 Aug 1940 | Attached, pending posting |
| Plt Off | E G Rhodes | 1 Sep 1940 | Catering Officer, reported to No 18 BC from duty in Belfast |
| Wg Cdr | R A Ford | 3 Sep 1940 | Officer Commanding, reported to No 18 BC from Dundas Castle, South Queensferry |
| Flt Lt | Downing | 4 Sep 1940 | Attached, pending posting for Accountant duties |
| Flt Lt | G G Harris | 8 Sep 1940 | Reported sick at home |
| Flt Lt | G G Harris | 9 Sep 1940 | Admitted to hospital |
| Sqn Ldr | F J Woledge | 9 Sep 1940 | Attached from No 18 BC for duty as Sqn Ldr Administrative and assumed command at No 18 BC |
| Fg Off | O'Connor | 17 Sep 1940 | Attached for duty as Medical Officer |
| Plt Off | Knight | 18 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Palmer | 18 Sep 1940 | Attached for Equipment duties |
| Plt Off | Feldwick | 19 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Garrish | 21 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | H G Briggs | 23 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Jaffery Jones | 23 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Sqn Ldr | F J Woledge | 25 Sep 1940 | Ceased to be attached from No 18 BC on posting to No 968 Sqn |
| Plt Off | D C Gorst | 1 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 961 Sqn, Dover |
| Plt Off | Diment | 24 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Feldwick | 1 Nov 1940 | Posted to No 967 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Spedding | 2 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting for Defence duties |
| Flt Lt | J H G Pattinson | 4 Nov 1940 | Posted to No 950 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | R Dykes | 5 Nov 1940 | Posted from No 950 Sqn and attached to No 920 Sqn |
| Wg Cdr | G E S Lamb | 6 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting pending assuming command of No 968 Sqn |
| Wg Cdr | R A Ford | 13 Nov 1940 | Relinquished command of No 968 Sqn on posting to No 946 Sqn |
| Wg Cdr | G E S Lamb | 13 Nov 1940 | Assumed command of No 968 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | Hicks | 15 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Engineer Officer |
| Plt Off | W Slater | 18 Nov 1940 | Attached from No 967 Sqn for Operations duties |
| Plt Off | Nash | 22 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 967 Sqn |
| Plt Off | L Downey | 8 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Fg Off | B M Cook | 10 Dec 1940 | Died in hospital |
| Act Flt Lt | H P Cotterell | 11 Dec 1940 | Promoted to War Substantive Fg Off, wef 11 Oct 1940 |
| Plt Off | I A Macauley | 11 Dec 1940 | Promoted to War Substantive Fg Off, wef 7 Oct 1940 |
| Flt Lt | R Dykes | 17 Dec 1940 | Assumed command of 'B' Flight on formation |
| Plt Off | W Slater | 23 Dec 1940 | Reposted to Barrage Control duties, wef 18 Nov 1940 |
| Fg Off | I A Macauley | 28 Dec 1940 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt, wef 1 Oct 1940 |
| Plt Off | D C Gorst | 31 Dec 1940 | Attached to No 945 Sqn, pending posting |
Source - No 968 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2318)
Organisational Movements: Sep - Dec 1940
| Date | Notes |
| 1 Sep 1940 | This was formed on 1 September 1940 at No 18 Balloon Centre, Bishopbriggs |
| 4 Sep 1940 | MT party departed No 18 BC for RAF Cardington by rail to collect MT vehicles |
| 4 Sep 1940 | Advance party vehicles departed No 18 BC for Stranraer en-route to Belfast |
| 5 Sep 1940 | Advance party vehicles embarked at Larne en-route to Belfast |
| 5 Sep 1940 | Advance party departed No 18 BC for Stranraer by rail and embarked at Larne en-route to Belfast |
| 5 Sep 1940 | Advance party arrived in Belfast and established it HQ at 88 Belmont Road |
| 7 Sep 1940 | MT convoy arrived at No 18 BC from RAF Cardington |
| 10 Sep 1940 | MT convoy departed No 18 BC for Stranraer en-route to Belfast |
| 11 Sep 1940 | Main party departed No 18 BC for Stranraer by rail and embarked at Larne en-route to Belfast |
| 12 Sep 1940 | Main party arrived in Larne and conveyed to Belfast |
| 13 Sep 1940 | Sqn HQ established at Oakleigh House, Ormeau Park, Ravenhill Road Belfast |
| 14 Sep 1940 | Crews deployed to operational sites |
| 17 Dec 1940 | 'B' Flight formed |
Source - No 968 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2318)
This page was last updated on 17/10/23
