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No 992 (Balloon) Sqn Personnel and locations

[1940 | 1942 | ]

Auxiliary Air Force personnel shown in italics (where known).

Personnel Movements: Jul - Dec 1940

Rank Name Date Notes
Sqn Ldr Sir John C P Millbanke 18 Jul 1940 Attached from No 905 Sqn for temporary duty as OC
Plt Off K C Holloway 18 Jul 1940 Attached from No 905 Sqn for temporary duty as Adjutant

Source - No 905 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2227)

Organisational Movements: Jul - Dec 1940

Date Notes
18 Jul 1940

Formed as a 'Rover' Squadron under the control of No 1 BC at Kidbrooke
19 Jul 1940 Squadron moved to Cerne Abbas
30 Jul 1940 Squadron moved Temple Ewell, near Dover
30 Jul 1940 Squadron disbanded with its personnel used to form a new No 961 Squadron.
 6 Sep 1940

It was re-established as a 'Rover' Squadron at Weybridge

15 Sep 1940 Relieved by No 954 Squadron and presumably disbanded

Source - RAF Flying Training and Support Units - Air Britain

Personnel Movements: Jan - Dec 1942

Rank Name Date Notes
May
Sqn Ldr E W Ward  9 May 1942 Arrived at No 11 BC on posting and assumed command of No 992 Sqn
Flt Lt J A S Williams 10 May 1942 Attached from No 927 Sqn for Balloon duties
Flt Lt A B Ford 10 May 1942 Attached for Administrative duties
Flt Lt F W Wright 10 May 1942 Attached for Barrage Control duties
Flt Lt H A Emery 10 May 1942 Attached for duty with 'A' Flight
Flt Lt E L Scott 10 May 1942 Attached for duty with 'B' Flight
Fg Off J A V Hood 10 May 1942 Attached for Barrage Control duties
Fg Off J Tolland 10 May 1942 Attached for Medical duties
Fg Off A B Couch 10 May 1942 Attached for Equipment duties
Fg Off R P Hobbs 10 May 1942 Attached for duty with 'A' Flight
Fg Off F H Toogood 10 May 1942 Attached for duty with 'B' Flight
Fg Off H A Ham 10 May 1942 Attached from No 11 BC for Catering duties during deployment
Plt Off F O Shepherd 10 May 1942 Attached for Administrative duties
Plt Off L J Hine 10 May 1942 Attached for duty with 'A' Flight
Plt Off F H B H Charig 10 May 1942 Attached for duty with 'B' Flight
Plt Off G P Harvey 10 May 1942 Attached from No 11 BC for Equipment duties during deployment
Plt Off H J Monks 10 May 1942 Attached from No 13 BC for Catering duties during deployment
Fg Off H A Ham 14 May 1942 Ceased to be attached from No 11 BC for Catering duties during deployment
Plt Off G P Harvey 14 May 1942 Ceased to be attached from No 11 BC for Equipment duties during deployment
Flt Lt L H Lithman 15 May 1942 Attached for Medical duties
Fg Off J Tolland 15 May 1942 Medical Officer, attached to No 13 BC
Plt Off A D Bodman 15 May 1942 Attached from No 950 Sqn for Accountant duties
Plt Off H J Monks 26 May 1942 Ceased to be attached from No 13 BC for Catering duties during deployment
June
Fg Off P T A Driver  1 Jun 1942 Arrived on posting
Plt Off A Rennie  3 Jun 1942 Attached from No 11 BC for Catering duties
Flt Lt J A S Williams  5 Jun 1942 Ceased to be attached from No 927 Sqn for Balloon duties
Plt Off A Rennie  9 Jun 1942 Ceased to be attached from No 11 BC for Catering duties
Flt Lt J A S Williams 16 Jun 1942 Attached from No 927 Sqn for Balloon duties
Fg Off P Driver 17 Jun 1942 Attached to No 927 Sqn
Plt Off R K Wootton 17 Jun 1942 Attached for temporary Accountant duties
July
Flt Lt L H Lithman 11 Jul 1942 Attached to No 11 BC for Medical duties
Fg Off W Sewell 11 Jul 1942 Attached from No 11 BC for Medical duties
Fg Off W Sewell 19 Jul 1942 Ceased to be attached from No 11 BC for Medical duties
August
Flt Lt J A V Hood 17 Aug 1942 Posted to No 927 Sqn for Barrage Control duties
Flt Lt J A S Williams 30 Aug 1942 Posted from No 927 Sqn for Balloon duties at Sqn HQ
Fg Off P T A Driver 30 Aug 1942 Posted to No 927 Sqn, wef 1 Jul 1942
September
Flt Lt L H Lithman 11 Sep 1942 Medical Officer, ceased to be attached to No 11 BC
Flt Lt T P Wheelock 16 Sep 1942 Attached from No 927 Sqn for Barrage Control duties
Flt Lt N M Cowan 17 Sep 1942 Attached from No 71 MU for Dental duties
Fg Off L Chalmers 17 Sep 1942 Attached from No 14 BC for Medical duties
Flt Lt L H Lithman 18 Sep 1942 Medical Officer, attached to No 14 BC
Plt Off G E Harding 25 Sep 1942 Attached from No 32 Group for Balloon duties
October
Flt Lt L H Lithman  5 Oct 1942 Medical Officer, ceased to be attached to No 14 BC
November
Flt Lt L H Lithman 18 Nov 1942 Medical Officer, attached to No 966 Sqn
Flt Lt A T F Cope 20 Nov 1942 Arrived on posting from No 964 Sqn for Barrage Control duties
Plt Off P R Wood 23 Nov 1942 Arrived on posting from No 958 Sqn for Equipment duties
Fg Off A B Couch 25 Nov 1942 Equipment Officer, posted to No 14 BC
Fg Off A E Haworth 29 Nov 1942 Arrived on posting from No 934 Sqn for Medical duties
December
No personnel movements recorded in this month's ORB

Source - No 992 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2337/2)

Organisational Movements: May - Dec 1942

Date Notes
May
 9 May 1942

Rover Squadron was officially formed
10 May 1942

Sqn HQ and 2 x Flights were formed at Nos 11 and 14 Balloon Centres in No 32 Group
11 May 1942 Sqn HQ and 'B' Flight moved from No 11 BC to Broadclyst, Exeter

'A' Flight moved from No 14 BC to Broadclyst, Exeter
15 May 1942 Rover Sqn was redesignated No 992 Sqn
June
 3 Jun 1942 Operational personnel departed Exeter for Salisbury

1 x extra crew attached from No 955 Sqn

1 x extra crew attached from No 927 Sqn
 5 May 1942 Sqn HQ arrived at Salisbury from Broadclyst
July
No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB
August
No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB
September
No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB
October
 2 Oct 1942 'A' Flight HQ moved from Castle Rings to Site 1, Victoria Park, Salisbury
November
No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB
December
No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB

Source - No 992 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2337/2)

[1940 | 1942 | ]

This entry was last updated on 23/11/25

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