122 Wing

It was formed as No 122 Airfield at Zeals on 15 February 1943 in No 83 Group. On 1 August it was placed under No 15 Wing and was redesignated No 122 Wing on 12 May 1944 in No 15 Sector, No 83 Group, 2nd TAF at Gravesend, comprising Nos 19, 65 and 122 Squadrons. After moving to the Continent in June it returned to the UK, where it was redesignated No 150 Wing.

Meanwhile, No 150 Wing at Grimbergen was redesignated No 122 Wing on 28 September 1944 in No 83 Group, 2nd TAF and after moving through The Netherlands, Germany and Denmark, disbanded in BAFO on 7 September 1945.

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
Sqn Ldr	Davies	1 Apr 1943	Rejoined the unit as Senior Medical Officer
Fg Off	Booker	8 May 1943	Arrived for duty as Fire and Gas Officer
Flt Lt	Porter	15 May 1943	Arrived from RAF Northolt to take charge of Flying Control Section
Capt	Stothard	10 Jun 1943	Posted in from No 175 Sqn for duty in the ALO Section
Flt Lt	Hutton	4 Aug 1943	Detached to No 16 Wing for Intelligence duties
Fg Off	Tunks	4 Aug 1943	Posted to No 121 Airfield for Intelligence duties
Fg Off	Kenward	4 Aug 1943	Posted in from No 121 Airfield for Intelligence duties
Fg Off	Palmer	7 Aug 1943	Posted in from No 124 Airfield for duty with Intelligence/Operations Section
Wg Cdr	H A C Bird-Wilson	25 Nov 1943	Wg Cdr - Flying, posted out
Sqn Ldr	P R W Wickham	25 Nov 1943	Posted in from No 122 Sqn as Wg Cdr - Flying
Sqn Ldr	P R W Wickham	5 Dec 1943	Promoted to Act Wg Cdr
Fg Off	Clyne	19 Dec 1943	Appointed Airfield Camouflage Officer
Fg Off	Marwood	19 Dec 1943	Airfield Camouflage Officer, posted out

Unit	Date	Notes
No 122 Airfield	4 Apr 1943	Moved to RAF Eastchurch
No 122 Airfield	1 Jun 1943	Moved from RAF Eastchurch to Bognor ALG
No 122 Airfield	1 Jul 1943	Moved from Bognor ALG to Kingsnorth ALG
No 122 Airfield	1 Aug 1943	Placed under the control of No 15 Wing
No 184 Sqn	18 Aug 1943	Transferred to No 125 Airfield
No 19 Sqn	18 Aug 1943	Transferred from No 125 Airfield
No 122 Airfield	20 Oct 1943	Moved from Kingsnorth ALG to RAF Gravesend

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
Wg Cdr	C F Current	2 Jan 1944	Proceeded to Highgate to attend a course on MI9
Flt Lt	R E Skelley	2 Jan 1944	Posted to No 307 MSSU as OC
Flt Lt	V Hall	3 Jan 1944	Posted in from No 307 MSSU for Signals duties
Fg Off	Hobart	4 Jan 1944	Posted in from No 125 Airfield
Flt Lt	Yates	7 Jan 1944	Posted to No 123 Airfield as Chief Technical Officer (Sqn Ldr post)
Fg Off	N C Shaw	14 Jan 1944	Posted in from RAF Snailwell for Flying Control duties
Flt Lt	V Hall	7 Feb 1944	Posted to Norfolk House for Signals duties
Fg Off	D R Ambrose	7 Feb 1944	Posted to No 144 Airfield for Flying Control duties
Wg Cdr	P R W Wickham	8 Jan 1944	Posted out to an OTU
Sqn Ldr	R J C Grant	8 Jan 1944	Posted in from No 65 Sqn as Wg Cdr - Flying
Wg Cdr	R J C Grant	28 Feb 1944	Killed in a flying accident
Sqn Ldr	A C Stewart	28 Feb 1944	OC, No 122 Sqn, appointed Acting Wg Cdr - Flying
Sqn Ldr	G R A M Johnston	12 Mar 1944	OC, No 65 Sqn, appointed Wg Cdr - Flying
Sqn Ldr	A C Stewart	12 Mar 1944	Posted to No 125 Airfield for duty as Wg Cdr - Flying
Wg Cdr	G R A M Johnston	15 Sep 1944	Wg Cdr - Flying, posted out
Wg Cdr	W W J Loud	15 Sep 1944	Posted in from No 19 Sqn as Wg Cdr - Operations
Wg Cdr	W W J Loud	28 Sep 1944	Posted to No 150 Wing as Wg Cdr - Operations
Wg Cdr	R P Beamont	28 Sep 1944	Posted in from No 150 Wing as Wg Cdr - Operations
Wg Cdr	R P Beamont	12 Oct 1944	Force landed behind enemy lines and captured
Wg Cdr	J B Wray	15 Oct 1944	Posted in for duty as Wg Cdr - Operations
Flt Lt	Page	13 Nov 1944	Wing Adjutant posted to HQ No 83 Group as Group Welfare Officer (Sqn Ldr post)
Wg Cdr	J B Wray	25 Dec 1944	Posted to No 56 OTU
Sqn Ldr	Cotes-Preedy	25 Dec 1944	Assumed temporary duty as Wg Cdr - Operations

Unit	Date	Notes
No 122 Airfield	15 Apr 1944	Moved from RAF Gravesend to RAF Ford
No 122 Airfield	12 May 1944	Redesignated No 122 Wing
No 122 Wing	13 May 1944	Moved from RAF Ford to Funtington ALG
No 122 Wing	18 Jun 1944	Moved from Funtington ALG to RAF Ford
No 122 Wing (Ground elements)	12 - 23 Jun 1944	En-route from RAF Ford to B.2 Bazenville
No 122 Wing (Flying units)	26 Jun 1944	Transferred from RAF Ford to B.2 Bazenville
No 122 Wing	24 Jun 1944	Moved from B.2 Bazenville to B.7 Martragny
No 122 Wing	16 Jul 1944	Moved from B.7 Martragny to B.12 Ellon
No 122 Wing	1 Sep 1944	Moved from B.12 Ellon to B.24 St Andre-de-L'Eure
No 122 Wing	3 Sep 1944	Moved from B.24 St Andre-de-L'Eure to B.40 Beauvais
No 122 Wing	8 Sep 1944	Moved from B.42 Beauvais to B.60 Grimbergen
Nod 19, 65 and 122 Sqns	28 Sep 1944	Moved from B.60 Grimbergen to Matlask to join No 150 Wing
Nos 3, 56 and 486 Sqn	28 Sep 1944	Moved from Matlask to B.60 Grimbergen to join No 122 Wing
No 122 Wing	1 Oct 1944	Moved from B.60 Grimbergen to B.80 Volkel
No 80 Sqn	7 Oct 1944	Transferred from No 125 Wing
No 274 Sqn	7 Oct 1944	Transferred from No 125 Wing

Unit	Date	Notes
No 41 Sqn	1 Jan 1945	Attached to No 122 Wing
No 41 Sqn	6 Mar 1945	Ceased to be attached to No 122 Wing
No 274 Sqn	15 Mar 1945	Transferred to No 135 Wing
No 122 Wing	11 Apr 1945	Moved from B.80 Volkel to B.112 Rheine-Hopstein
No 122 Wing	26 Apr 1945	Moved from B.112 Rheine-Hopstein to B.152 Fassberg
No 616 Sqn	26 Apr 1945	Attached to No 122 Wing
No 486 Sqn	by May 1945	Transferred to No 125 Wing
No 122 Wing	21 Jun 1945	Moved from B.152 Fassberg to B.160 Kastrup
No 486 Sqn	14 Jul 1945	Transferred from No 125 Wing
No 122 Wing	4 Sep 1945	Moved from B.160 Kastrup to B.166 Flensburg
No 80 Sqn	6 Sep 1945	Transferred to No 124 Wing