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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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[May 1939]
| County | Command/Group | Units |
| Fakenham, Norfolk | Bomber Command/No 6 (Bomber) Group |
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| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
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Equipment Branch |
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| Flt Lt | G Thornton | 5 Apr 1939 | MM |
| APO | G D Mitchell Dawson | 5 Apr 1939 | |
| Flt Lt | A W H Nelson | Adjutant, RAFO | |
Source - May 1939 Confidential Air Force List
Personnel Movements: May - Sep 1939
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Gp Capt | A S Maskell | 5 Apr 1939 | Assumed command of the station |
| Flt Lt | G Thornton | 5 Apr 1939 | Arrived on posting for duty as Station Equipment Officer |
| Flt Lt | A W H Nelson | 5 Apr 1939 | Arrived on posting for duty as Station Adjutant |
| APO | G D Mitchell Dawson | 5 Apr 1939 | Arrived on posting for Equipment duties |
| Fg Off | R Harris | 5 Apr 1939 | Arrived on appointment to a Permanent Commission for Accountant duties |
| Flt Lt | C F R Briggs | 3 May 1939 | Arrived on posting for duty as Station Medical Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | P L P Marett | 8 May 1939 | Arrived on posting for duty as Sqn Ldr - Operations |
| APO | G D Mitchell Dawson | 26 Jun 1939 | Equipment Officer, regraded as Plt Off, wef 27 Mar 1939 |
| Flt Lt | W M Lyons | 24 Jul 1939 | Arrived on posting for duty as Senior Accountant Officer |
| Flt Lt | G Thornton | 1 Aug 1939 | Station Equipment Officer, promoted to Sqn Ldr |
Source - RAF West Raynham ORB
On 1 September 1939, RAF West Raynham was redesignated No 81 (Bomber) Wing
Nominal Roll of No 81 (Bomber) Wing: 1 Sep 1939
| Rank | Name | Notes |
| Gp Capt | A S Maskell | Officer Commanding |
| Sqn Ldr | P L P Marett | Sqn Ldr - Operations |
| Sqn Ldr | C B Swift | Intelligence Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | G Thornton | Senior Equipment Officer |
| Flt Lt | A W H Nelson | Wing Adjutant |
| Flt Lt | W M Lyons | Senior Accountant Officer |
| Flt Lt | C F R Briggs | Medical Officer |
| Fg Off | R Harris | Accountant Officer |
| Fg Off | F R E Freezer | Medical Officer |
| Plt Off | G D Mitchell Dawson | Equipment Officer |
| Plt Off | A E Davies | Operations Officer |
| Plt Off | E Houghton | Intelligence Officer |
| Plt Off | G P Atkins | Transport Officer |
| Plt Off | B Robinson | Administrative Officer |
| Plt Off | S R Fairhead | Equipment Officer |
Source - RAF West Raynham ORB
Personnel Movements: May - Sep 1939
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Plt Off | R R F Cookson | 30 Sep 1939 | Arrived on posting for Operations duties |
| Plt Off | G P Atkins | 5 Oct 1939 | Transport Officer, confirmed in appointment and promoted to Fg Off, wef 31 Aug 1939 |
| Plt Off | E Houghton | 5 Oct 1939 | Intelligence Officer, confirmed in appointment and promoted to Fg Off, wef 6 Sep 1939 |
| Plt Off | B Robinson | 5 Oct 1939 | Assistant Adjutant, confirmed in appointment and promoted to Fg Off, wef 6 Sep 1939 |
| Fg Off | G P Atkins | 12 Oct 1939 | Transport Officer, promoted to Act Flt Lt, wef 8 Oct 1939 |
| Fg Off | E Houghton | 12 Oct 1939 | Intelligence Officer, promoted to Act Flt Lt, wef 8 Oct 1939 |
| Fg Off | F R E Freezer | 12 Oct 1939 | Medical Officer, promoted to Act Flt Lt, wef 8 Oct 1939 |
| Fg Off | B Robinson | 14 Oct 1939 | Assistant Adjutant, appointed temporary Station Defence Officer |
| Plt Off | D C Beadell | 21 Oct 1939 | Arrived on posting for duty as Station Defence Officer |
| Plt Off | J Blackmore | 23 Oct 1939 | Arrived on posting for duty as Station Defence Officer |
| Flt Lt | A W H Nelson | 23 Oct 1939 | Station Adjutant, attached to School of Administration, Gerrard's Cross for course |
| Flt Lt (RAFO) | A W H Nelson | 25 Oct 1939 | Station Adjutant, appointed to a commission in the RAFVR, wef 1 Sep 1939 [3 Apr 1939] |
| Act Flt Lt | E Houghton | 30 Oct 1939 | Intelligence Officer, attached to Wealdstone for Photo Interpretation course |
| Com Ass | E R Watson | 31 Oct 1939 | Arrived on posting from No 34 (County of York) Company WAAF |
| Plt Off | D C Beadell | 6 Nov 1939 | Defence Officer, posted to No 82 Wing, RAF Watton |
| Flt Lt | A W H Nelson | 9 Nov 1939 | Station Adjutant, returned from School of Administration, Gerrard's Cross |
| Sgt | H Lacey | 9 Nov 1939 | Killed in a motor-cycle accident |
| Act Flt Lt | G P Atkins | 17 Nov 1939 | Transport Officer, reverted to Fg Off |
| APO | M W Brown | 22 Nov 1939 | Arrived on posting for duty as Meteorological Officer |
| Fg Off | G P Atkins | 26 Nov 1939 | Transport Officer, attached to RAF Boscombe Down for course pending posting |
| Fg Off | B Robinson | 26 Nov 1939 | Assistant Adjutant, attached to Rollestone Camp for Anti-Gas course |
| Plt Off | A E Davies | 28 Nov 1939 | Posted to No 1 Receiving Centre (Non-effective) on admission to hospital |
| Act Flt Lt | E Houghton | 28 Nov 1939 | Intelligence Officer, posted to RAF Watton for Intelligence duties |
| Plt Off | C W Masters | 1 Dec 1939 | Arrived on posting from School of Clerks Accounting for Accountant duties |
| Flt Lt | W M Lyons | 4 Dec 1939 | Senior Accountant Officer, posted to Directorate of Equipment (E17) for Accountant duties |
| Fg Off | B Robinson | 9 Dec 1939 | Assistant Adjutant, ceased to be attached to Rollestone Camp on completion of Anti-Gas course |
| Flt Sgt | W Fletcher | 18 Dec 1939 | ACH, promoted to Temp WO, wef 1 Dec 1939 |
| Plt Off | S R Fairhead | 28 Dec 1939 | Equipment Officer, posted to No 951 Sqn, Bristol |
| Fg Off | B Robinson | 30 Dec 1939 | Confirmed in post as Station Defence Officer |
Source - RAF West Raynham ORB
Unit Movements: May - Dec 1939
| Unit | Date | Notes |
| No 101 Sqn | 6 May 1939 | Arrived from RAF Bicester |
| No 90 Sqn | 6 May 1939 | Arrived from RAF Bicester |
| RAF West Raynham | 1 Sep 1939 | Redesignated No 81 (Bomber) Wing |
| No 90 Sqn | 20 Sep 1939 | Moved to RAF Upwood to form a Reserve Training Sqn |
| No 101 Sqn | 25 Sep 1939 | Re-roled as a Reserve Sqn |
| No 81 (Bomber) Wing | xx Nov 1939 | Disbanded on re-instatement of SHQ RAF West Raynham |
Source - RAF West Raynham ORB
Personnel Movements: Jan - Dec 1940
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Plt Off | G D Mitchell Dawson | 1 Jan 1940 | Equipment Officer, promoted to Act Fg Off |
| Plt Off | W R B Phipps | 1 Jan 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Mildenhall for duty as Equipment Officer |
| Plt Off | M W Brown | 5 Jan 1940 | Meteorological Officer, posted to Norwich |
| Plt Off | L M Shave | 5 Jan 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Meteorological Officer |
| Fg Off | B Robinson | 7 Jan 1940 | Station Defence Officer, promoted to Act Flt Lt, wef 14 Oct 1939 |
| Plt Off | R R F Cookson | 8 Jan 1940 | Operations Officer, posted to HQ No 18 Group |
| Sqn Ldr | G Thornton | 8 Jan 1940 | Station Equipment Officer, posted to HQ No 41 Group |
| Plt Off | J Blackmore | 12 Jan 1940 | Operations 'B' Officer, promoted to Act Fg Off, wef 2 Nov 1939 |
| Plt Off | G E De la Haye | 15 Jan 1940 | Arrived on appointment to a Permanent Commission for Equipment duties |
| Act Fg Off | J Blackmore | 2 Feb 1940 | Operations 'B' Officer, promoted to Act Flt Lt |
| Plt Off | H D Wright | 7 Feb 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Mildenhall |
| Plt Off | H J Gummer | 7 Feb 1940 | Arrived on posting from HQ No 2 Group for Meteorological duties, wef 15 Jan 1940 |
| Flt Lt | L L Ingram | 9 Feb 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Pembrey for Medical duties |
| Flt Lt | C F R Briggs | 12 Feb 1940 | Station Medical Officer, posted to Flying Practice Unit, Stoke |
| Fg Off | G P Atkins | 12 Feb 1940 | Transport Officer, posted to No 149 Sqn, RAF Mildenhall |
| Plt Off | A V Hardy | 19 Feb 1940 | Arrived on posting from HQ No 2 Group for Meteorological duties |
| Fg Off | R Harris | 23 Feb 1940 | Accountant Officer, promoted to Act Flt Lt, wef 4 Dec 1939 |
| Fg Off | C G Rob | 26 Feb 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Hospital, Cranwell for Medical duties |
| Flt Lt | L L Ingram | 27 Feb 1940 | Medical Officer, attached to RAF Benson pending posting |
| Plt Off | G E De la Haye | 28 Feb 1940 | Equipment Officer, posted to 'H' Maintenance Unit, Dumfries |
| Plt Off | L M Shave | 4 Mar 1940 | Meteorological Officer, posted to PDC, RAF Uxbridge |
| Plt Off | H J Gummer | 4 Mar 1940 | Meteorological Officer, posted to RAF Norwich |
| Act Flt Lt | C Wise | 13 Mar 1940 | Arrived on posting from HQ BAFF for Intelligence duties |
| Plt Off | W R B Phipps | 14 Mar 1940 | Equipment Officer, promoted to Fg Off, wef 23 Feb 1940 |
| Flt Lt | K W Bruce | 19 Mar 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Station Medical Officer |
| Flt Lt | A W H Nelson | 25 Mar 1940 | Station Adjutant, promoted to Act Sqn Ldr and appointed Sqn Ldr - Administrative |
| Act Flt Lt | B Robinson | 26 Mar 1940 | Station Defence Officer, attached to RAF North Coates for Defence Officers' course |
| Act Flt Lt | F R E Freezer | 26 Mar 1940 | Medical Officer, posted to RAF Padgate |
| ASO | J G N Ellis | 26 Mar 1940 | Arrived on posting from Code and Cyphers School for Codes and Cypher duties |
| ASO | M W Baker | 26 Mar 1940 | Arrived on posting from Code and Cyphers School for Codes and Cypher duties |
| Act Flt Lt | F R E Freezer | 30 Mar 1940 | Medical Officer (posted), promoted to Flt Lt, wef 28 Feb 1940 |
| Plt Off | R D H Ellis | 31 Mar 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Wyton for duty with No 2 Group Target Towing Flight |
| Plt Off | R T Newton | 1 Apr 1940 | Arrived on posting from Directorate of Intelligence for Intelligence duties |
| Flt Lt | D S F E Maule-Cole | 1 Apr 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 24 Sqn for duty as Station Adjutant |
| Plt Off | H D Wright | 5 Apr 1940 | Attached to RAF Loughborough for short Disciplinary course |
| Plt Off | M E Blackstone | 6 Apr 1940 | Arrived on posting for Flying duties with No 2 Group Target Towing Flight |
| Fg Off | R H Mason | 8 Apr 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 15 Sqn, RAF Wyton for Equipment duties |
| Fg Off | R H Mason | 8 Apr 1940 | Equipment Officer, promoted to Act Flt Lt to fill establishment vacancy |
| Act Flt Lt | B Robinson | 11 Apr 1940 | Station Defence Officer, ceased to be attached to RAF North Coates for Defence Officers' course |
| Sqn Ldr | M Tod | 23 Apr 1940 | Intelligence Officer, attached to School of Intelligence, Harrow for Map Course |
| Plt Off | C W Masters | 27 Apr 1940 | Accountant Officer, posted to HQ Fighter Command |
| Plt Off | H D Wright | 27 Apr 1940 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Loughborough on completion of short Disciplinary course |
| Fg Off | F R Buckler | 1 May 1940 | Arrived on posting from MTD, RAF Halton for Medical duties |
| Fg Off | C G Rob | 3 May 1940 | Medical Officer, posted to RAF Saughall Massie |
| Fg Off | W R B Phipps | 3 May 1940 | Equipment Officer, posted to HQ Training Command |
| Act Flt Lt | J Blackmore | 4 May 1940 | Operations 'B' Officer, posted to No 101 Sqn for duty as Squadron Adjutant |
| Plt Off | A H C A Rawson | 8 May 1940 | Attached from RAF Wyton for duty with No 2 Group Target Towing Flight |
| Fg Off | F R Buckler | 10 May 1940 | Posted to RAF Watton for Medical duties |
| Plt Off | R T Newton | 15 May 1940 | Intelligence Officer, promoted to Act Fg Off, wef 1 Apr 1940 |
| Fg Off | T Houlihan | 27 May 1940 | Arrived on posting from MTD, RAF Halton for Medical duties |
| Fg Off | C W Weeks | 27 May 1940 | Arrived on commissioning for Accountant duties |
| Plt Off | A H C A Rawson | 30 May 1940 | Promoted to Act Fg Off, wef 8 May 1940 |
| Plt Off | R W Brander | 31 May 1940 | Arrived on commissioning for Administrative duties |
| Sgt | S J Evans | 31 May 1940 | Discharged from RAF pending appointment to a commission in the Equipment Branch, wef 1 Jun 1940 |
| Plt Off | R T Newton | 1 Jun 1940 | Intelligence Officer, posted to RAF Wyton |
| Plt Off | F T Bishop | 5 Jun 1940 | Arrived on commissioning for duty as Assistant Adjutant |
| Plt Off | G W Leedham | 7 Jun 1940 | Arrived on commissioning for Engineer duties |
| Act Flt Lt | B Robinson | 15 Jun 1940 | Station Defence Officer, posted to RAF Horsham St Faith |
| Fg Off | R H Winfield | 17 Jun 1940 | Posted from No 18 Sqn for Medical duties |
| Plt Off | A Swinton-Vaughan | 19 Jun 1940 | Arrived on commissioning for duty as Flying Disciplinary Officer |
| Plt Off | W H Garnett | 22 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Loughborough for training in Signals duties |
| Flt Lt | K W Bruce | 23 Jun 1940 | Station Medical Officer, attached to RAF Weeton pending posting to AHQ Aden |
| Flt Lt | G J Pawson | 24 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Uxbridge for Intelligence duties |
| Fg Off | A R Levy | 25 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Uxbridge for Dental duties |
| Plt Off | E F Dealing | 29 Jun 1940 | Arrived on commissioning for Station Defence duties |
| Plt Off | F E C Cox | 1 Jul 1940 | Arrived on commissioning for duty as Messing Officer |
| Plt Off | S D Dtubbs | 7 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Horsham St Faith for Station Defence duties |
| Plt Off | M E Blackstone | 7 Jul 1940 | No 2 Group Target Towing Flight, posted to CFS for Flying Instructors course |
| Plt Off | W G Morris | 9 Jul 1940 | Arrived on commissioning for training in Operations Room duties |
| ASO | J Forbes | 10 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting from Code and Cyphers School for Codes and Cypher duties |
| Act Flt Lt | A F Ryland | 13 Jul 1940 | Posted to HQ, No 12 Group for Intelligence duties |
| Plt Off | C Glossop | 13 Jul 1940 | Arrived on commissioning for Station Defence duties |
| Plt Off | S L Duckworth | 30 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF North Coates as supernumerary, pending posting |
| Plt Off | A P Strickland | 30 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 59 Sqn as supernumerary, pending posting |
| Plt Off | R W Brander | 31 Jul 1940 | Station Defence Officer, promoted to Act Fg Off, wef 1 Jul 1940 |
| ASO | F L D Scholefield | 31 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting from Code and Cyphers School for Codes and Cypher duties |
| Plt Off | P Murphy | 5 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting for Medical duties |
| Plt Off | Morgan | 14 Aug 1940 | Posted to No 82 Sqn for ground duties until operationally fit |
| Plt Off | Jeffcoat | 14 Aug 1940 | Posted to No 114 Sqn for ground duties until operationally fit |
| Plt Off | A P Strickland | 14 Aug 1940 | Posted to No 139 Sqn for ground duties until operationally fit |
| Fg Off | T Houlihan | 16 Aug 1940 | Medical Officer, posted to HQ, No 2 Group |
| Sqn Ldr | T G Tideman | 19 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting for Operations Room duties |
| Sqn Ldr | P L P Marett | 20 Aug 1940 | Sqn Ldr - Operations, posted to RAF Leeming |
| Plt Off | A V Hardy | 23 Aug 1940 | Meteorological Officer, attached to DMO, pending posting overseas |
| Plt Off | W H Garnett | 23 Aug 1940 | Posted to No 1 Signals School, RAF Cranwell |
| Plt Off | A C Nichols-Marcey | 26 Aug 1940 | Attached CFS for refresher course on posting to No 2 Group Target Towing Flight |
| Plt Off | P de Haan | 29 Aug 1940 | Attached for temporary Intelligence duties pending posting overseas |
| Plt Off | E E Dowling | 30 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Assistant Adjutant |
| Plt Off | F T Bishop | 30 Aug 1940 | Assistant Adjutant, reposted for duty as Station Adjutant |
| Flt Lt | J Orzechowski | 2 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting to No 2 Group Target Towing Flight |
| Plt Off | K Gorzeck | 2 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting to No 2 Group Target Towing Flight |
| Plt Off | K Dolicher | 2 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting to No 2 Group Target Towing Flight |
| Plt Off | M Gorzula | 2 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting to No 2 Group Target Towing Flight |
| Plt Off | S L Duckworth | 16 Sep 1940 | Posted to No 144 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | J Orzechowski | 17 Sep 1940 | Posted to No 303 (Polish) Sqn |
| Plt Off | M Gorzula | 17 Sep 1940 | Posted to No 303 (Polish) Sqn |
| Plt Off | G A Puzey | 21 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from Grange-over-Sands |
| Fg Off | C W Weeks | 29 Sep 1940 | Accountant Officer, posted to RAF Wattisham |
| Plt Off | Z Rotor | 28 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Blackpool |
| Plt Off | H L Marshal | 1 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Marham |
| Plt Off | N Bicknell | 6 Oct 1940 | Posted to No 6 SFTS |
| Flt Lt | R G Wheldon | 8 Oct 1940 | Posted to No 110 Sqn |
| Act Fg Off | G D Mitchell Dawson | 10 Oct 1940 | Equipment Officer, posted to RAF Bicester |
| Plt Off | B Drew | 11 Oct 1940 | Posted to No 3 Radio Maintenance Unit |
| Plt Off | J H A Muirhead | 11 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting from Officers' School, RAF Loughborough |
| APO | D G Kershaw | 14 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting from HQ Bomber Command |
| Fg Off | R B Morse | 15 Oct 1940 | Posted to No 110 Sqn |
| Plt Off | A J Berkin | 18 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Bicester |
| Plt Off | D J Walliker | 21 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Bicester |
| Flt Lt | T Herbert | 27 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 11 OTU |
| AC2 | E Lloyd | 27 Oct 1940 | Killed in an air raid |
| Sqn Ldr (Rev) | P K Challen | 5 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Locking |
| Act Sqn Ldr | D McIntyre | 11 Nov 1940 | Posted to No 21 School of Air Navigation |
| Flt Lt | R H Winfield | 15 Nov 1940 | Medical Officer, posted to Central Medical Establishment |
| Flt Lt | W N Whiteside | 16 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Wattisham |
| Plt Off | A J Berkin | 16 Nov 1940 | Posted to No 1 Signals School, RAF Cranwell |
| Plt Off | J H A Muirhead | 16 Nov 1940 | Posted to No 1 Signals School, RAF Cranwell |
| Plt Off | A C Nichols-Marcey | 2 Dec 1940 | Posted to RAF Tangmere |
| Fg Off | P Murphy | 6 Dec 1940 | Medical Officer, posted to No 101 Sqn |
| Fg Off | D J Walliker | 9 Dec 1940 | Equipment Officer, posted to HQ Bomber Command |
| Plt Off | J N Westcott | 9 Dec 1940 | Posted to No 101 Sqn on ceasing to be Non-effective, sick |
| ASO | V G Sherring | 19 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting WAAF Officers' School, Bulstrode Park |
| Flt Lt | S J Monroe | 22 Dec 1940 | Posted from No 101 Sqn as Non-effective, sick |
| Fg Off | R C Rotherham | 23 Dec 1940 | Posted to No 105 Sqn |
| Plt Off | J C Gibbs | 30 Dec 1940 | Posted from No 101 Sqn |
Source - RAF West Raynham ORB
Unit Movements: Jan - Dec 1940
| Unit | Date | Notes |
| No 76 Sqn | 30 Apr 1940 | Commenced forming under the control of No 5 Group |
| No 76 Sqn | 20 May 1940 | Disbanded and reduced to 'Number-only' basis |
| No 139 Sqn (21 NCOs and airmen) | 23 May 1940 | Arrived following evacuation from France |
| No 139 Sqn (200 Officers and men) | 29 May 1940 | Arrived following evacuation from France |
| No 139 Sqn | 10 Jun 1940 | Moved to RAF Horsham St Faith |
| No 18 Sqn | 12 Jun 1940 | Arrived from RAF Gatwick |
Source - RAF West Raynham ORB
[May 1939]
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