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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 121 Airfield/Wing Personnel, units and locations
Personnel Movements 1943
| Rank | Name |
Date |
Notes |
| Wg Cdr | J S Adams MC | 21 Mar 1943 | Relinquished command of No 121 Airfield |
| Wg Cdr | C S Morice MC | 21 Mar 1943 | Assumed command of No 121 Airfield |
| Wg Cdr | H Bird-Wilson | 31 May 1943 | Wing Commander, Flying, posted to No 122 Airfield |
| Wg Cdr | C S Morice MC | 10 Jul 1943 | Injured in a motor accident |
| Wg Cdr | Simpson | 4 Aug 1943 | Posted to No 121 Airfield for duty as Defence Officer |
| Flt Lt | Chivers | 20 Aug 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 83 Group for duty as Airfield Signals Officer |
| Flt Lt | Martin | 25 Aug 1943 | Departed on posting (Sqn Ldr post) |
| Rev/Sqn Ldr | Goodchild | 28 Aug 1943 | Arrived on posting for duty as Chaplain |
| Sqn Ldr | T D Ross | 16 Oct 1943 | Officer i/c Administration attached to Exercise 'Pirate' |
| Sqn Ldr | T D Ross | 19 Oct 1943 | Officer i/c Administration ceased to be attached to Exercise 'Pirate' |
| Sqn Ldr | T D Ross | 12 Nov 1943 | Officer i/c Administration attached to GCC for temporary duty |
| Wg Cdr | C S Morice MC | 14 Nov 1943 | Attended Joint Air Planning Course |
| Sqn Ldr | McConnell | 14 Nov 1943 | Assumed temporary command of No 121 Airfield |
| Flt Lt | Amor | 18 Nov 1943 | Engineer Officer, posted to No 298 Sqn |
| Wg Cdr | C S Morice MC | 20 Nov 1943 | Returned from Joint Air Planning Course and resumed command of No 121 Airfield |
| Sqn Ldr | T D Ross | 20 Nov 1943 | Officer i/c Administration ceased to be attached to GCC for temporary duty |
Source - No 121 Wing ORB (AIR 26/179)
Unit Composition and Movements 1943
| Date | Notes |
| 22 Feb 1943 | Wing formed as No 121 Airfield at Wrexham in 'Z' Group, |
| 23 Feb 1943 | Advance Party proceeded to RAF Middle Wallop |
| 24 Feb 1943 | Advance Party arrived at RAF Middle Wallop |
| 27 Feb 1943 | Main Party departed for RAF Middle Wallop |
| 28 Feb 1943 | Main Party arrived at RAF Middle Wallop |
| 1 Mar 1943 | Nos 19, 182 and 247 to join the Wing |
| 2 Mar 1943 | No 2798 Sqn and an AA Flight RAF Regiment arrived to join the Wing |
| 8 Mar 1943 | Advance Party departed RAF Middle Wallop for RAF Membury |
| 8 Mar 1943 | No 6 LAA Battery departed RAF Middle Wallop for RAF Membury |
| 8 Mar 1943 | Main Party departed RAF Middle Wallop for RAF Membury |
| 9 Mar 1943 | Rear Party arrived at RAF Membury |
| 13 Mar 1943 | Advance Party departed RAF Membury for RAF Middle Wallop |
| 13 Mar 1943 | No 6 LAA Battery departed RAF Membury for RAF Middle Wallop |
| 13 Mar 1943 | Main Party departed RAF Membury for RAF Middle Wallop |
| 1 Apr 1943 | 'Z' Group redesignated No 83 Group |
| 5 Apr 1943 | Squadron departed RAF Middle Wallop for RAF Fairlop |
| 29 Apr 1943 | No 182 Sqn transferred to No 124 Airfield |
| 29 Apr 1943 | No 602 Sqn arrived |
| 18 May 1943 | No 19 Sqn left the Wing |
| 18 May 1943 | No 65 Sqn arrived |
| 26 May 1943 | No 247 Sqn left the Wing |
| 26 May 1943 | No 245 Sqn arrived |
| 5 Apr 1943 | Squadron departed RAF Fairlop for Selsey |
| 31 May 1943 | No 602 Sqn transferred to No 122 Airfield |
| 1 Jul 1943 | Squadron departed Selsey for Lydd |
| 1 Jul 1943 | No 65 Sqn transferred to No 122 Airfield |
| 1 Jul 1943 | Nos 174 and 175 Sqns arrived |
| 5 Jul 1943 | No 121 Airfield was placed under No 16 Wing |
| 5 Aug 1943 | Advance Party departed Lydd for RAF Attlebridge |
| 5 Aug 1943 | No 175 Sqn transferred to No 125 Airfield |
| 6 Aug 1943 | Main Party departed Lydd for RAF Attlebridge |
| 7 Aug 1943 | Nos 247 and 430 Sqns arrived |
| 12 Aug 1943 | No 247 Sqn left the Wing |
| 12 Aug 1943 | No 175 returned from No 125 Airfield |
| 12 Aug 1943 | Squadron returned to Lydd from RAF Attlebridge |
| 10 Oct 1943 | Main party arrived at RAF Westhampnet |
| 12 Oct 1943 | Rear party arrived at RAF Westhampnet |
| 19 Oct 1943 | 'A' Section, No 3205 Servicing Commando attached to No 121 Airfield |
| 20 Oct 1943 | Remainder of No 3205 Servicing Commando attached to No 121 Airfield |
| 4 Nov 1943 | No 307 MSSU ceased to be attached and left for RAF West Malling |
| 5 Nov 1943 | No 403 RSU arrived on attachment |
Source - No 121 Wing ORB (AIR 26/179)
Personnel Movements 1944
| Rank | Name |
Date |
Notes |
| Gp Capt | H Woodhouse | 29 Jan 1944 | Assumed temporary command of No 121 Airfield |
| Wg Cdr | C S Morice MC | 29 Jan 1944 | Attached to Exercise 'Cauldron |
| Sqn Ldr | T D Ross | 29 Jan 1944 | Officer i/c Administration attached to Exercise 'Cauldron' |
| Sqn Ldr | Wadley | 29 Jan 1944 | Chief Technical Officer attached to Exercise 'Cauldron' |
| Flt Lt | Chivers | 29 Jan 1944 | Signals Officer attached to Exercise 'Cauldron' |
| Lt Col | Casey | 1 Feb 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Defence Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | T D Ross | 24 Feb 1944 | Officer i/c Administration ceased to be attached to Exercise 'Boiler' |
| Wg Cdr | C S Morice MC | 25 Jul 1944 | Promoted to Gp Capt |
| Wg Cdr | C L Green | 23 Aug 1944 | Promoted to Gp Capt on posting to No 124 Wing to command |
| Wg Cdr | M T Judd | 1 Nov 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Wg Cdr - Flying |
| Wg Cdr | W Pitt-Brown | 6 Nov 1944 | Relinquished post of Wg Cdr - Flying on posting to N o 83 GCC |
| Wg Cdr | M T Judd | 6 Nov 1944 | Assumed duties of Wg Cdr - Flying |
| Gp Capt | E G Jones | 14 Dec 1944 | Arrived on posting pending assuming command of No 121 Wing |
| Gp Capt | C S Morice MC | 21 Dec 1944 | Returned from hospital to hand over command of the Wing |
| Gp Capt | E G Jones | 21 Dec 1944 | Assumed command of No 121 Wing |
Source - No 121 Wing ORB (AIR 26/179)
Unit Composition and Movements 1944
| Date | Notes |
| 2 Jan 1944 | No 3205 Servicing Commando ceased to be attached to No 121 Airfield on proceeding to Peterhead |
| 3 Jan 1944 | No 6804 LWS transferred to No 102 MARU, Felixstowe |
| 19 Jan 1944 | No 3207 Servicing Commando attached to No 121 Airfield |
| 28 Jan 1944 | No 6083 LWS transferred from No 102 MARU, Felixstowe |
| 6 Feb 1944 | No 402 ASP departed on transfer to No 84 Group |
| 26 Feb 1944 | No 6083 LWS moved to RAF Poling |
| 28 Feb 1944 | 'B' Echelon, No 3207 Servicing Commando attached to RAF Gravesend and RAF Bircham Newton |
| 1 Mar 1944 | 'A' Echelon and HQ No 3207 Servicing Commando departed for RAF Gravesend |
| 1 Mar 1944 | 'B' Echelon, No 3205 Servicing Commando arrived on posting |
| 31 Mar 1944 | Echelon 'A' departed RAF Westhampnett for RAF Holmsley South |
| 1 Apr 1944 | Squadron completed move to RAF Holmsley South |
| 16 Apr 1944 | Transferred from No 16 Wing to No 22 Wing |
| The entries for April are missing from the ORB | |
| 7 May 1944 | Airfield personnel proceeded to St Leonards Fields, Horsham for Exercise 'Turnabout' |
| 7 May 1944 | No 3205 Servicing Commando arrived on to service aircraft during Exercise 'Turnabout' |
| 10 May 1944 | Airfield personnel returned to RAF Holmsley South on completion of Exercise 'Turnabout' |
| 12 May 1944 | Redesignated No 121 (Rocket Projectile) Wing in No 22 Sector, No 83 Group, 2nd TAF |
| 6 Jun 1944 | 'A' and 'B' Parties departed RAF Holmsley South for the Concentration Area at RAF Old Sarum |
| 9 Jun 1944 | 'C' Party departed RAF Holmsley South for the Concentration Area at RAF Old Sarum |
| 10 Jun 1944 | 'A' Party departed the Concentration Area at RAF Old Sarum for the Marshalling Area |
| 12 Jun 1944 | 'B' Party departed the Concentration Area at RAF Old Sarum for the Marshalling Area |
| 13 Jun 1944 | 'A' Party arrived in France and proceeded to B.5, La Fresne Camilly |
| 14 Jun 1944 | 'C' Party departed the Concentration Area at RAF Old Sarum for the Marshalling Area |
| 15 Jun 1944 | 'B' Party departed the Marshalling Area for the Assembly Area, embarking for France and arriving off the coast of Normandy |
| 16 Jun 1944 | 'B' Party disembarked in France and proceeded to B.5, La Fresne Camilly |
| 17 Jun 1944 | Air Lift Party (15 x Dakotas) departed RAF Holmsley South for B.5, La Fresne Camilly in France |
| 19 Jun 1944 | 'C' Party disembarked in France and proceeded to B.5, La Fresne Camilly |
| 19 Jun 1944 | B.5, La Fresne Camilly taken over from CRE 23 Airfield Construction Group |
| 5 Jul 1944 | 'D' Party disembarked in France and proceeded to B.5, La Fresne Camilly |
| 14 Jul 1944 | No 184 Sqn and No 6184 SE arrived increasing the Wing strength to 4 squadrons |
| 28 Aug 1944 | Wing aircraft moved to B.24 St Andre-de-L'Eure |
| 29 Aug 1944 | 'B' Echelon departed B.5 for B.24 St Andre-de-L'Eure |
| 30 Aug 1944 | 'B' Echelon arrived at B.24 St Andre-de-L'Eure |
| 1 Sep 1944 | 'A' Echelon departed B.5 for Beauvais |
| 2 Sep 1944 | Wing aircraft moved to Beauvais |
| 3 Sep 1944 | 'A' Echelon departed Beauvais for Vitry-en-Artois |
| 3 Sep 1944 | 'B' Echelon departed B.24 St Andre-de-L'Eure for Beauvais |
| 4 Sep 1944 | Wing aircraft moved to Vitry-en-Artois |
| 15 Sep 1944 | 'A' Echelon departed Vitry-en-Artois for Grimbergen |
| 16 Sep 1944 | 'A' Echelon departed Grimbergen for B.70 Antwerp/Deurne |
| 17 Sep 1944 | 'B' Echelon departed Vitry-en-Artois for B.70 Antwerp/Deurne |
| 17 Sep 1944 | Aircraft moved to B.70 Antwerp/Deurne |
| 28 Sep 1944 | 'A' Echelon departed B.70 Antwerp/Deurne for B.80 Volkel |
| 30 Sep 1944 | Aircraft moved to B.80 Volkel |
| 1 Oct 1944 | 'B' Echelon arrived at B.80 Volkel |
Source - No 121 Wing ORB (AIR 26/179)
Personnel Movements 1945
| Rank | Name |
Date |
Notes |
| Gp Capt | E G Jones | 5 Apr 1945 | Relinquished command of No 121 Wing on posting to HQ N o 83 Group |
| Gp Capt | R P R Powell | 5 Apr 1945 | Assumed command of No 121 Wing |
| Sqn Ldr | T D Ross | 30 Jul 1945 | Officer i/c Administration, departed for demobilisation |
| WO | Watts | 30 Jul 1945 | Assistant Adjutant, departed for demobilisation |
Source - No 121 Wing ORB (AIR 26/179)
Unit Composition and Movements 1945
| Date | Notes |
| 21 Mar 1945 | 'A' Echelon departed B.70 Antwerp/Deurne for B.100 Goch |
| 21 Mar 1945 | Aircraft moved to B.100 Goch |
| 8 Apr 1945 | No 174 Sqn withdrawn from operations pending disbandment |
| 8 Apr 1945 | 'A' Echelon departed B.100 Goch for B.110 Achmer |
| 11 Apr 1945 | Aircraft moved to B.110 Achmer |
| 12 Apr 1945 | 'B' Echelon (part) arrived at B.110 Achmer |
| 13 Apr 1945 | 'B' Echelon (remainder) arrived at B.110 Achmer |
| 16 Apr 1945 | 'A' Echelon departed B.110 Achmer for B.150 Hustedt |
| 19 Apr 1945 | No 184 Sqn aircraft departed B.110 Achmer for B.150 Hustedt |
| 28 May 1945 | 'A' Echelon departed B.150 Hustedt for B.164 Schleswigholstein |
| 28 May 1945 | No 184 Sqn aircraft arrived at B.164 Schleswigholstein on return from RAF Warmwell |
| 29 May 1945 | 'B' Echelon arrived at B.164 Schleswigholstein |
| xx Jun 1945 | No 175 Sqn aircraft arrived at B.164 Schleswigholstein on return from RAF Warmwell |
| xx Jul 1945 | No 245 Sqn aircraft returned to B.164 Schleswigholstein from RAF Warmwell |
| 2 Aug 1945 | No 184 Sqn departed No 121 Wing for B.160 Kastrup |
| 10 Aug 1945 | No 245 Sqn departed No 121 Wing for the UK pending disbandment |
| 20 Aug 1945 | No 26 Sqn arrived to join No 121 Wing |
| 22 Aug 1945 | No 175 Sqn departed No 121 Wing for B.160 Kastrup |
| 22 Aug 1945 | No 56 Sqn arrived to join No 121 Wing |
| 5 Sep 1945 | No 175 Sqn re-joined No 121 Wing |
| 5 Sep 1945 | No 56 Sqn departed No 121 Wing |
| 7 Sep 1945 | No 26 Sqn departed No 121 Wing |
| 8 Sep 1945 | No 182 Sqn arrived to join No 121 Wing |
| 9 Sep 1945 | No 181 Sqn arrived to join No 121 Wing |
| 29 Sep 1945 | Wing disbanded |
| 19 Oct 1943 | 'A' Section, No 3205 Servicing Commando attached to No 121 Airfield |
| 4 Nov 1943 | No 307 MSSU ceased to be attached and left for RAF West Malling |
| 5 Nov 1943 | No 403 RSU arrived on attachment |
Source - No 121 Wing ORB (AIR 26/179)
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