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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 140 Airfield/Wing Personnel, units and locations
Personnel Movements 1943
| Rank | Name |
Date |
Notes |
| There were no personnel movements recorded in the ORB (Main body) for 1943 | |||
Source - No 140 Wing ORB (AIR 26/204)
Unit Composition and Movements 1943
| Date | Notes |
| 1 Dec 1943 | Formed at RAF Sculthorpe as No 140 Airfield in No 2 Group |
Source - No 140 Wing ORB (AIR 26/204)
Personnel Movements 1944
| Rank | Name |
Date |
Notes |
| There were no personnel movements recorded in the ORB (Main body) for 1944, except for: - | |||
| Flt Lt | Hodge | 4 Jan 1944 | Attached with No 114 Mobile Dental Unit |
| Sqn Ldr | May | 7 Feb 1944 | Senior Medical Officer, attached to RAF Hospital, Wroughton for Orthopaedics Course |
| Gp Capt | P C Pickard | 18 Feb 1944 | Officer Commanding, No 140 Airfield, killed in action |
| Flt Lt | J A Broadley | 18 Feb 1944 | Killed in action |
| Flt Lt | Robinson | 28 Feb 1944 | Medical Officer, attached to RAF Hospital, Halton for Orthopaedics Course |
| Gp Capt | P G Wykeham-Barnes | 14 Dec 1944 | Relinquished command of No 140 Wing on posting to HQ No 2 Group |
| Gp Capt | 14 Dec 1944 | Assumed command of No 140 Wingp | |
Source - No 140 Wing ORB (AIR 26/204)
Unit Composition and Movements 1944
| Date | Notes |
| 1 Jan 1944 | No 140 Airfield had moved to RAF Hunsdon |
| 4 Jan 1944 | No 114 Mobile Dental Unit attached |
| 16 Apr 1944 | Advance party, departed RAF Hunsdon for RAF Gravesend |
| 17 Apr 1944 | Main party, departed RAF Hunsdon for RAF Gravesend |
| 17 Apr 1944 | Aircraft, departed RAF Hunsdon for RAF Gravesend |
| 12 May 1944 | redesignated No 140 Wing |
| 17 May 1944 | No 2848 Sqn RAF Regiment arrived and joined the Wing |
| 17 Jun 1944 | Advance party, moved from RAF Gravesend to RAF Thorney Island |
| 18 Jun 1944 | Main party, moved from RAF Gravesend to RAF Thorney Island |
| 13 Sep 1944 | No 2848 Sqn RAF Regiment departed and left the Wing |
| 17 Sep 1944 | No 2760 Sqn RAF Regiment arrived and joined the Wing |
| 22 Sep 1944 | Advance party departed RAF Thorney Island for Cambrai/Epinoy by air |
| xx Oct 1944 | Advance party returned to RAF Thorney Island on cancellation of move to Cambrai/Epinoy |
| 26 Dec 1944 | Advance Party departed RAF Thorney Island for B.87 Rosieres-en-Santerre by road |
| 30 Dec 1944 | 1st Main Party departed RAF Thorney Island for B.87 Rosieres-en-Santerre by road |
Source - No 140 Wing ORB (AIR 26/204) & Flying Training and Support Units - Air Britain
Personnel Movements 1945
| Rank | Name |
Date |
Notes |
| There were no personnel movements recorded in the ORB (Main body) for 1945, except for: - | |||
| Wg Cdr | Maher | 14 Nov 1945 | Attached to RAF Digby for No 17 Senior Commanders' Course |
| Wg Cdr | Maher | 12 Dec 1945 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Digby for No 17 Senior Commanders' Course |
Source - No 140 Wing ORB (AIR 26/204)
Unit Composition and Movements 1945
| Date | Notes |
| 5 Feb 1945 | 1st Airlift Party departed RAF Thorney Island for B.87 Rosieres-en-Santerre |
| 6 Feb 1945 | 2nd Airlift Party departed RAF Thorney Island for B.87 Rosieres-en-Santerre (1 x Dakota crashed en-route) |
| 15 Apr 1945 | 1st Main Party departed B.87 Rosieres-en-Santerre for B.58 Melsbroek |
| 17 Apr 1945 | Airlift Party departed B.87 Rosieres-en-Santerre for B.58 Melsbroek |
| 19 Jul 1945 | No 107 Sqn arrived from No 138 Wing |
| 19 Jul 1945 | No 487 Sqn moved to No 138 Wing |
| 24 Sep 1945 | No 464 Sqn departed Melsbroek for RAF Woodhall Spa prior to disbandment and repatriation |
| 25 Sep 1945 | No 464 Sqn disbanded |
| 1 Aug 1945 | Advance Party to Y.99 Gutersloh |
| 31 Oct 1945 | 1st Main Party departed Melsbroek for Y.99 Gutersloh, arriving at No 31 RHU, Krefeld |
| 1 Nov 1945 | 1st Main Party departed No 31 RHU, Krefeld and arrived at Y.99 Gutersloh |
| 3 Nov 1945 | 1st Air Party (No 107 Sqn), departed Melsbroek for Y.99 Gutersloh |
| 3 Nov 1945 | 2nd Main Party departed Melsbroek for Y.99 Gutersloh, arriving at No 31 RHU, Krefeld |
| 4 Nov 1945 | 2nd Main Party departed No 31 RHU, Krefeld and arrived at Y.99 Gutersloh |
| 4 Nov 1945 | 2nd Air Party (No 107 Sqn), departed Melsbroek for Y.99 Gutersloh |
| 7 Nov 1945 | Main Road Party, No 4 Sqn, arrived at Y.99 Gutersloh |
| 8 Nov 1945 | Air Party, No 4 Sqn, arrived at Y.99 Gutersloh |
| 30 Nov 1945 | 6 x Mosquitos of No 21 Sqn arrived from APC, Sylt |
| 1 Dec 1945 | Ground personnel of No 21 Sqn arrived from APC, Sylt by air |
| 2 Dec 1945 | 3 x Mosquitos of No 21 Sqn arrived from APC, Sylt |
Source - No 140 Wing ORB (AIR 26/204) & Flying Training and Support Units - Air Britain
Personnel Movements 1946
| Rank | Name |
Date |
Notes |
| There were no personnel movements recorded in the ORB (Main body) for 1946, except for: - | |||
| Gp Capt | xx Mar 1946 | Relinquished command of No 140 Wing on posting to RAF Staff College | |
| Gp Capt | R Faville | xx Mar 1946 | Assumed command of No 140 Wing |
| Flt Lt | Calvin | 3 Jul 1946 | Arrived on posting from HQ No 2 Group for Operations duties |
| Fg Off | Bassen | 15 Jul 1946 | Arrived on posting for Operations duties |
| Fg Off | GEar | 31 Jul 1946 | Arrived on posting from HQ No 2 Group for Operations duties |
| Flt Lt | Whiting | 22 Oct 1946 | Posted from No 107 Sqn for duty as Wing Navigation Officer |
| Wg Cdr | D P Hanafin | 20 Dec 1946 | Posted from No 107 Sqn and assumed duties of Wg Cdr - Flying |
Source - No 140 Wing ORB (AIR 26/204)
Unit Composition and Movements 1946
| Date | Notes |
| 26 Jul 1946 | Main party, No 305 Sqn arrived on attachment from RAF Wahn |
| 14 Aug 1946 | No 305 Sqn returned to RAF Wahn |
Source - No 140 Wing ORB (AIR 26/204) & Flying Training and Support Units - Air Britain
Personnel Movements 1947
| Rank | Name |
Date |
Notes |
| There were no personnel movements recorded in the ORB (Main body) for 1947, except for: - | |||
| Wg Cdr | R I Jones | 28 Aug 1946 | Assumed duties of Wg Cdr - Flying |
| Wg Cdr | D P Hanafin | 28 Aug 1946 | Wg Cdr - Flying, posted away |
Source - No 140 Wing ORB (AIR 26/204)
Unit Composition and Movements 1947
| Date | Notes |
| 1 May 1947 | No 140 Wing was transferred to No 84 Group from No 2 Group, which disbanded |
| 1 Nov 1947 | Nos 4 and 107 Sqns to No 139 Wing |
| 7 Nov 1947 | No 21 Sqn disbanded |
| 14 Nov 1947 | No 140 Wing disbanded |
Source - No 140 Wing ORB (AIR 26/204) & Flying Training and Support Units - Air Britain
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