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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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RAF Croydon Personnel and units
Personnel Movements: Sep - Dec 1939
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Flt Lt | Cooper | 25 Aug 1939 | Arrived for duty as Liaison Officer |
| Flt Lt | Cooper | 30 Aug 1939 | Appointed Camp Commandant of satellite |
| Fg Off | Thomas | 9 Sep 1939 | Appointed Assistant Camp Commandant |
| Sqn Ldr | Chapman | 17 Nov 1939 | Posted to No 2 Electrical and Wireless School, Yatesbury |
| Fg Off | Dimsdale | 21 Nov 1939 | Arrived on posting for duty as Aerodrome Control Officer |
| Flt Lt | Hawker | 24 Nov 1939 | Arrived on posting for duty as Camp Commandant |
| Fg Off | Dimsdale | 6 Dec 1939 | Aerodrome Control Officer, posted to RAF Tangmere |
Source - RAF Croydon ORB
Unit Movements: Sep - Dec 1939
| Unit | Date | Notes |
| RAF Croydon | 30 Aug 1939 | Opened as a satellite of RAF Kenley |
| No 3 Sqn | 2 Sep 1939 | Arrived from Biggin Hill |
| No 17 Sqn | 8 Sep 1939 | Arrived on opening |
| No 615 Sqn | 8 Sep 1939 | Arrived on opening |
| No 3 Sqn | 10 Sep 1939 | Moved to Manston |
| No 3 Sqn | 17 Sep 1939 | Returned from Manston |
| Cadre Wing | 7 Oct 1939 | Formed at RAF Croydon for service in France |
| No 145 Sqn | 10 Oct 1939 | Formed at RAF Croydon |
| No 3 Sqn | 12 Oct 1939 | Moved to Manston |
| Cadre Wing | 18 Oct 1939 | Departed RAF Croydon for France |
| No 3 Sqn | 13 Nov 1939 | Returned from Manston |
| No 607 Sqn (part) | 13 Nov 1939 | Arrived pending departure to France |
| No 607 Sqn (remainder) | 14 Nov 1939 | Arrived pending departure to France |
| No 607 Sqn | 15 Nov 1939 | Departed RAF Croydon for France |
| No 615 Sqn | 15 Nov 1939 | Departed RAF Croydon for France |
| No 92 Sqn (part) | 28 Dec 1939 | Arrived |
| No 92 Sqn (remainder) | 29 Dec 1939 | Arrived |
Source - RAF Croydon ORB
Personnel Movements: Jan - Dec 1940
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Fg Off | G W Burgess | 19 Nov 1940 | Appointed Administrative Officer (Refuelling and Rearming Party) at Croydon |
| Plt Off | J R Humerston | 22 Nov 1940 | Appointed Engineer Officer (Refuelling and Rearming Party) at Croydon |
| Plt Off | E C Allen | 25 Nov 1940 | Appointed Education Officer at Croydon |
Source - RAF Croydon ORB
Unit Movements: Jan - Dec 1940
| Unit | Date | Notes |
| Advance Party, No 145 Sqn | 7 May 1940 | Proceeded to RAF Filton |
| Advance Party, No 92 Sqn | 8 May 1940 | Proceeded to RAF Northolt |
| Main Party, No 145 Sqn | 9 May 1940 | Proceeded to RAF Filton |
| Main Party, No 92 Sqn | 9 May 1940 | Proceeded to RAF Northolt |
| No 3 Sqn detachment | 16 May 1939 | Attached from RAF Kenley |
| No 110 Sqn RCAF | 20 May 1940 | Detachment of ground personnel arrived from RAF Old Sarum to service aircraft of No 2 Sqn |
| Aircraft, No 2 Sqn | 20 May 1940 | Arrived from France for servicing |
| Ground personnel, No 2 Sqn | 21 May 1940 | Arrived from France for servicing |
| No 110 Sqn RCAF | 21 May 1940 | Departed RAF Croydon for RAF Bekesbourne |
| Personnel, No 615 Sqn (part) | 22 May 1940 | Arrived from France |
| No 607 Sqn (part) | 22 May 1940 | Arrived from France |
| Personnel, No 242 Sqn (part) | 22 May 1940 | Arrived from France |
| Ground personnel, No 2 Sqn | 23 May 1940 | Proceeded to RAF Biggin Hill |
| Aircraft, No 2 Sqn | 23 May 1940 | Departed RAF Croydon for RAF Bekesbourne |
| Personnel, No 607 Sqn (part) | 23 May 1940 | Arrived from France |
| Personnel, No 615 Sqn | 28 May 1940 | Departed RAF Croydon for RAF Kenley |
| Personnel, No 111 Sqn (part) | 28 May 1940 | Arrived at RAF Croydon from RAF North Weald |
| Personnel, No 61 Wing (part) | 31 May 1940 | Arrived at RAF Croydon from France |
| 13 x Hurricanes, No 111 Sqn | 4 Jun 1940 | Arrived at RAF Croydon from RAF North Weald |
| Main Party, No 607 Sqn | 4 Jun 1940 | Departed RAF Croydon for RAF Usworth |
| Air Crew, No 607 Sqn | 5 Jun 1940 | Departed RAF Croydon for RAF Usworth by air (Ensign G-ADTC) |
| Personnel, No 111 Sqn (part) | 5 Jun 1940 | Arrived at RAF Croydon from RAF North Weald |
| No 501 Sqn (part) | 19 Jun 1940 | Arrived at RAF Croydon from France |
| No 501 Sqn (part) | 20 Jun 1940 | Arrived at RAF Croydon from France |
| Personnel, No 61 Wing | 20 Jun 1940 | Departed RAF Croydon on disbandment of the Wing |
| No 1 Sqn RCAF | 16 Aug 1940 | Departed from RAF Croydon |
| No 85 Sqn | 19 Aug 1940 | Arrived at RAF Croydon |
| No 111 Sqn | 18 Sep 1940 | Departed RAF Croydon |
| No 605 Sqn | 18 Sep 1940 | Arrived at RAF Croydon |
Source - RAF Croydon ORB
This page was last updated on 11/07/20©
