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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 133 Airfield/Wing Personnel, units and locations
It was formed at Heston as No 133 Airfield Headquarters (Polish) on 1 November 1943 by redesignating No 1 Polish Wing in No 18 Wing with Nos 306 and 315 Squadrons. It moved to Coolham on1 April 1944 and was redesignated No 133 Wing on 12 May 1944, now in No 18 Sector, No 84 Group, 2nd TAF. However, on 3 July it was loaned to No 11 Group for duty in connection with Anti-Diver operations but on 23 December was transferred to the control of Fighter Command and disbanded on 7 August 1945.
Personnel Movements 1943
| Rank | Name |
Date |
Notes |
| Flt Lt | Jedrzewski | 1 Nov 1943 | Posted in as supernumerary for Duty Pilot duties |
| Fg Off | Mikolajozyk | 3 Nov 1943 | Posted in as supernumerary for Engineer duties |
| Flt Lt | Jarzebinski | 3 Nov 1943 | Posted in as supernumerary for Defence duties |
| Flt Lt | Weber | 9 Nov 1943 | Posted in for duty as Adjutant |
| Flt Lt | Jarzabek | 9 Nov 1943 | Reposted as supernumerary from Adjutant to A&SD duties |
| Fg Off | Allen | 15 Nov 1943 | Posted in from HQ 2nd TAF for Catering duties |
| Sqn Ldr | Wedzianski | 19 Nov 1943 | Engineering Officer, posted out |
| Sqn Ldr | Malinewski | 19 Nov 1943 | Posted in for duty as Engineering Officer |
| Flt Lt | Kelaszynski | 19 Nov 1943 | MT Officer, posted out |
| Flt Lt | T Seeman | 19 Nov 1943 | Posted in for duty as MT Officer |
| Wg Cdr | T Nowierski | 21 Nov 1943 | Proceeded to Largs to attend Combined Operations Course |
| Flt Lt | Krupski | 21 Nov 1943 | Proceeded to Largs to attend Combined Operations Course |
| Sqn Ldr | Miller | 21 Nov 1943 | Assumed temporary command of No 133 Airfield |
| Fg Off | Piezel | 25 Nov 1943 | Posted in for Intelligence duties |
| Wg Cdr | T Nowierski | 28 Nov 1943 | Returned from Largs on completion of Combined Operations Course |
| Flt Lt | Krupski | 28 Nov 1943 | Returned from Largs on completion of Combined Operations Course |
| Sqn Ldr | Miller | 28 Nov 1943 | Relinquished temporary command of No 133 Airfield |
| Sqn Ldr | Miller | 1 Dec 1943 | Detached for an Administrative Course (4 weeks) |
| Plt Off | Brodie | 3 Dec 1943 | Posted in for duty as Accountant Officer |
| Fg Off | Knight | 4 Dec 1943 | Posted out |
| Fg Off | Edwards | 10 Dec 1943 | Posted in for duty as Assistant Equipment Officer |
| Plt Off | Wade | 18 Dec 1943 | Attached for duty with No 5084 (C) MSU |
Source - No 133 Wing ORB
Unit Composition and Movements 1943
| Unit | Date | Notes |
| No 308 Sqn | 1 Nov 1943 | Taken over on formation |
| No 306 Sqn | 1 Nov 1943 | Taken over on formation |
| No 308 Sqn | 12 Nov 1943 | Left No 133 Airfield on moving to RAF Northolt |
| No 315 Sqn | 13 Nov 1943 | Joined No 133 Airfield from RAF Ballyhalbert |
| No 6116 Light Warning Set | 16 Nov 1943 | Arrived to join No 133 Wing |
| No 5084 (C) MSU | 7 Dec 1943 | Arrived to join No 133 Wing |
Source - No 133 Wing ORB
Personnel Movements 1944
| Rank | Name |
Date |
Notes |
| Flt Lt | Weber | 3 Jan 1944 | Adjutant, detached for course of instruction (28 days) |
| Fg Off | Lubienski | 3 Jan 1944 | Assumed the duties of Adjutant |
| Fg Off | Biderman | 7 Jan 1944 | Posted in for duty |
| Plt Off | Wade | 10 Jan 1944 | Ceased to be attached for duty with No 5084 (C) MSU |
| Fg Off | Edwards | 21 Jan 1944 | Posted out |
| Fg Off | Ashford | 22 Jan 1944 | Posted in for duty |
| Wg Cdr | Hale | 1 Feb 1944 | Posed in for duty as Airfield Defence Officer |
| Flt Lt | Weber | 3 Feb 1944 | Returned on completion of course of instruction and resumed duties of Adjutant |
| Fg Off | Lubienski | 3 Feb 1944 | Relinquished the duties of Adjutant |
| Capt | Graves | 6 Feb 1944 | Royal Artillery, attached for duty as Air Liaison Officer |
| Plt Off | Grabowski | 11 Feb 1944 | Posted in for duty as Ground Defence Officer |
| Plt Off | Tomczyk | 12 Feb 1944 | Posted in for Intelligence duties |
| Fg Off | Gibbon | 14 Feb 1944 | Posted in for duty as Gas and Fire-Fighting Officer |
| Fg Off | Piezel | 14 Feb 1944 | Intelligence Officer, posted out |
| Fg Off | Kolakowski | 16 Feb 1944 | Posted in for Flying Control duties |
| Flt Lt | Perzanowski | 20 Feb 1944 | Officer i/c Signals Section, posted out |
| Fg Off | Biderman | 20 Feb 1944 | Appointed Officer i/c Signals Section |
| Plt Off | Pawluk | 7 Mar 1944 | Posted in as supernumerary for Engineer duties |
| Fg Off | Fathers | 21 Mar 1944 | Posted in for Flying Control duties |
| AC1 | I A Swiatczak | 3 Apr 1944 | Killed in a road accident |
| Flt Lt | Gatowski | 7 Apr 1944 | Posted in for duty as OC, Repair & Inspection Sqn |
| Wg Cdr | S F Skalski | 7 Apr 1944 | Posted in as supernumerary for duty as Wg Cdr - Flying |
| Wg Cdr | J Kowalski | 8 Apr 1944 | Posted out on relinquishing duties of Wg Cdr - Flying |
| Wg Cdr | S F Skalski | 8 Apr 1944 | Assumed duties of Wg Cdr - Flying |
| Flt Lt | Krupski | 9 Apr 1944 | Posted out |
| Fg Off | Wilkinson | 10 Apr 1944 | Posted in as supernumerary for Intelligence duties |
| Fg Off | Mikolajozak | 2 May 1944 | Reposted for duty as Officer i/c Duty Servicing Sqns |
| Flt Lt | Pulczynski | 2 May 1944 | Reposted for duty as Officer i/c Repair & Inspection Sqn |
| Plt Off | Pawluk | 2 May 1944 | Reposted for duty as Officer i/c No 6129 Serving Echelon |
| Fg Off | Droust | 2 May 1944 | Reposted for duty as Officer i/c No 6315 Serving Echelon |
| Fg Off | Szoblik | 2 May 1944 | Posted to No 131 Airfield for Intelligence duties |
| Fg Off | Szminda | 4 May 1944 | Posted in from No 63 MU for duty as Technical Adjutant |
| Fg Off | Liber | 4 May 1944 | Posted in from No 63 MU for duty as Officer i/c No 6306 Serving Echelon |
| Fg Off | Kowalski | 6 May 1944 | Posted to No 319 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | Gatowski | 14 May 1944 | Posted to HQ No 18 Wing |
| Fg Off | Fathers | 5 Jun 1944 | Flying Control Officer, posted out |
| Fg Off | Oderbols | 5 Jun 1944 | Posted in for Flying Control duties |
| Capt | Mallysko | 11 Jun 1944 | Posted to Sector HQ for Air Liaison duties |
| Capt | Rate | 11 Jun 1944 | Posted in for Air Liaison duties |
| Capt | Wyskinski | 11 Jun 1944 | Posted in for Air Liaison duties |
| Fg Off | Strechman | 13 Jun 1944 | Posted out |
| Fg Off | Suss | 13 Jun 1944 | Reposted within unit for Electrical Engineer duties (Flt Lt post) |
| Flt Lt | Zbrozek | 16 Jun 1944 | Attached for Public Relations duties |
| Fg Off | Mielec | 16 Jun 1944 | Attached for Photo-Journalist duties |
| Plt Off | Clark | 18 Jun 1944 | Posted in for Intelligence duties |
| Flt Lt | Brozek | 20 Jun 1944 | Polish Regional Security Officer, attached to No 133 Wing |
| Fg Off | Piasecki | 27 Jun 1944 | Posted to No 131 Wing |
| Fg Off | Wojcik | 27 Jun 1944 | Posted in for MT duties |
| Flt Lt | Mikolajozak | 12 Jul 1944 | Seriously injured in a road accident (fracture of leg) |
| Flt Lt | Greenaway | 12 Jul 1944 | Posted in for duty as Catering Officer |
| Flt Lt | Brozek | 15 Jul 1944 | Polish Regional Security Officer, ceased to be attached to No 133 Wing |
| Flt Lt | Allen | 16 Jul 1944 | Catering Officer, posted out |
| Capt | Fleming | 20 Jul 1944 | Ceased to be attached for Air Liaison duties |
| Capt | Anderson | 20 Jul 1944 | Highland Light Infantry attached for Air Liaison duties |
| Lt | Aiken | 22 Jul 1944 | Royal Signals Corps attached |
| Wg Cdr | Zumbach | 23 Jul 1944 | Attached |
| Fg Off | Zebryzynski | 25 Jul 1944 | Posted in for Interpreter duties |
| Flt Lt | Klynarski | 26 Jul 1944 | Posted in to replace Flt Lt Mikolajozak |
| Flt Lt | Zbrozek | 29 Jul 1944 | Ceased to be attached for Public Relations duties |
| Fg Off | Laska | 30 Jul 1944 | Posted in for Interpreter duties |
| Fg Off | Brodie | 31 Jul 1944 | Accountant Officer, posted out |
| Fg Off | Milton | 31 Jul 1944 | Posted in for duty as Accountant Officer |
| Flt Lt | Potocki | 1 Aug 1944 | Posted in for duty as Operations Officer |
| Fg Off | Turek | 1 Aug 1944 | Posted in for duty as Operations Officer |
| Plt Off | Grabowski | 3 Aug 1944 | Ground Defence Officer, posted to PAF Depot, Blackpool |
| Capt | Anderson | 5 Aug 1944 | Returned to No 133 Wing from an attachment |
| Flt Lt | T Kulka | 8 Aug 1944 | Ceased to be attached for Engineer duties |
| Flt Lt | E Stocka | 14 Aug 1944 | Attached for duty as Wing Dental Officer |
| Act Wg Cdr | Witorzenc | 16 Aug 1944 | Attached for Flying duties |
| Capt | R J P Keswick | 18 Aug 1944 | Attached for Air Liaison duties |
| Flt Lt | Burrows | 4 Sep 1944 | Posted to No 131 Wing |
| Flt Lt | Kaczmarek | 6 Sep 1944 | Posted to No 84 GSU |
| Flt Lt | Palezynski | 28 Sep 1944 | Posted to PAF Depot, Blackpool |
| Flt Lt | Pokrzywinicki | 4 Oct 1944 | Posted in for duty |
| Sqn Ldr | Szlazak | 7 Oct 1944 | Posted in for duty |
Source - No 133 Wing ORB
Unit Composition and Movements 1944
| Unit | Date | Notes |
| 462 Air Liaison Section (Army) | 17 Jan 1944 | Arrived on attachment to No 133 Wing |
| No 5062 (J) MSU | 9 Feb 1944 | Arrived to join No 133 Wing |
| No 5090 (Polish) (C) MSU | 28 Feb 1944 | Arrived to join No 133 Wing |
| No 5084 (C) MSU | 4 Mar 1944 | Ceased to be attached to No 133 Wing |
| 1 x Section, 104 Beach Unit | 14 Mar 1944 | Attached for temporary duty |
| No 306 Sqn | 15 Mar 1944 | Detached to RAF Llanbedr to participate in a exercise |
| No 306 Sqn | 20 Mar 1944 | Returned from RAF Llanbedr on completion of exercise |
| No 315 Sqn | 21 Mar 1944 | Detached to RAF Llanbedr to participate in a exercise |
| No 315 Sqn | 29 Mar 1944 | Returned from RAF Llanbedr on completion of exercise |
| Recce Party, No 133 Airfield | 30 Mar 1944 | Moved from RAF Heston to Coolham ALG |
| Advance Party, No 133 Airfield | 31 Mar 1944 | Moved from RAF Heston to Coolham ALG |
| Main Party, No 133 Airfield | 1 Apr 1944 | Moved from RAF Heston to Coolham ALG |
| Air Party, No 133 Airfield (Nos 306 and 315 Sqns) | 1 Apr 1944 | Moved from RAF Heston to Coolham ALG |
| No 129 Sqn | 2 Apr 1944 | Arrived from RAF Llanbder on joining No 133 Airfield |
| No 16 ALG Signals | 16 Apr 1944 | Arrived on attachment to No 133 Airfield |
| No 133 Airfield | 12 May 1944 | Redesignated No 133 Wing |
| Recce Party, No 133 Wing | 21 Jun 1944 | Moved from Coolham ALG to Holmsley South |
| 'A' Party, No 133 Wing | 22 Jun 1944 | Moved from Coolham ALG to Holmsley South |
| 'B' Party, No 133 Wing | 22 Jun 1944 | Moved from Coolham ALG to Holmsley South |
| Recce Party, No 133 Wing | 25 Jun 1944 | Moved from RAF Holmsley South to RAF Ford |
| 'A' Party, No 133 Wing | 25 Jun 1944 | Moved from RAF Holmsley South to RAF Ford |
| 'B' Party, No 133 Wing | 26 Jun 1944 | Moved from RAF Holmsley South to RAF Ford |
| Recce Party, No 133 Wing | 8 Jul 1944 | Moved from RAF Ford to Brenzett ALG |
| 'A' Party, No 133 Wing | 9 Jul 1944 | Moved from RAF Ford to Brenzett ALG |
| 'B' Party, No 133 Wing | 10 Jul 1944 | Moved from RAF Ford to Brenzett ALG |
| No 133 Wing | 10 Oct 1944 | Moved from Brenzett ALG to RAF Andrews Field |
| No 315 Sqn | 24 Oct 1944 | Departed for RAF Coltishall and left Wing |
| No 316 Sqn | 24 Oct 1944 | arrived from RAF Coltishall |
| No 129 Sqn | 12 Dec 1944 | Departed for RAF Bentwaters and left Wing |
| No 309 Sqn | 12 Dec 1944 | Allocated to No 133 Wing but still at RAF Peterhead |
| No 309 Sqn | 14 Dec 1944 | Arrived from RAF Peterhead and joined No 133 Wing |
Source - No 133 Wing ORB
Personnel Movements 1945
| Rank | Name |
Date |
Notes |
| Flt Lt | C F Browning | 16 Jan 1945 | Posted in as supernumerary for Accountant duties |
| Fg Off | Wojtkowski | 23 Jan 1945 | Posted in from No 50 MU as supernumerary for Engineering duties |
| Wg Cdr | Rutkowski | 30 Jan 1945 | Posted in for duty as Wg Cdr - Operations |
| Gp Capt | T Nowierski | 16 Feb 1945 | Relinquished command of No 133 Wing on posting to HQ, Polish Air Force |
| Gp Capt | T Rolski | 16 Feb 1945 | Assumed command of No 133 Wing |
| Fg Off | Szminda | 7 Mar 1944 | Posted to No 61 OTU |
| APO | Alfree | 21 Mar 1945 | Posted in for Intelligence duties |
| Flt Lt | Baykowski | 28 Mar 1945 | Interpreter, posted to HQ Polish Air Force |
| Flt Lt | Chmarzynski | 1 Apr 1945 | Posted in for duty as Interpreter |
| Flt Lt | A Prussak | 4 Apr 1945 | Posted in for duty as Adjutant |
| Flt Lt | A V Albertini | 4 Apr 1945 | Posted in for duty as Flying Control Officer |
| Plt Off | Konar | 19 May 1945 | Posted in for Equipment duties |
| Flt Lt | Cwynar | 19 May 1945 | Posted in as supernumerary for Flying duties |
| Flt Lt | Kendall | 21 May 1945 | Posted to No 132 Wing for Intelligence duties |
| Flt Lt | Pietrzak | 22 May 1945 | Posted in as supernumerary for Flying duties |
| Flt Lt | F Beaufort-Palmer | 23 May 1945 | Posted in in from RAF Hunsdon for Intelligence duties |
| Fg Off | S I Phillips | 11 Jun 1945 | Posted in from No 451 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | G D P Hume | 12 Jun 1945 | Posted in from RAF Mill Green |
| Flt Lt | G D Tait | 14 Jun 1945 | Posted to RAF Warmwell |
| Flt Lt | G E Scott | 23 Jun 1945 | Posted in from RAF Rednal |
| Flt Lt | F Beaufort-Palmer | 25 Jun 1945 | Released to stand for election as MP |
| Flt Lt | Z Bentwich | 29 Jun 1945 | Posted to No 316 Sqn, RAF Coltishall |
| Fg Off | Grochowski | 31 Jul 1945 | Engineer Officer, posted to No 131 Wing |
| All remaining personnel | 7 Aug 1945 | Absorbed in SHQ, RAF Coltishall | |
Source - No 133 Wing ORB
Unit Composition and Movements 1945
| Unit | Date | Notes |
| No 316 Sqn | 16 Jan 1945 | Transferred to No 150 Wing |
| No 316 Sqn | 16 Jan 1945 | Returned from RAF Peterhead and rejoined No 133 Wing |
| No 133 Wing | 26 Mar 1945 | Notification that Wing is no longer mobile |
| Advance Party, No 133 Wing | 6 Aug 1945 | Moved from RAF Andrews Field to RAF Coltishall |
| Main Party, No 133 Wing | 7 Aug 1945 | Moved from RAF Andrews Field to RAF Coltishall |
| HQ, No 133 Wing | 7 Aug 1945 | Disbanded and absorbed into SHQ, RAF Coltishall |
Source - No 133 Wing ORB
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