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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 141 Airfield/Wing Personnel, units and locations
It was formed at Church Fenton as No 141 Airfield on 1 January 1944, being placed under the control of No 85 Group on 10 March 1944 and was redesignated No 141 Wing on 12 May 1944, but on 5 October was transferred to ADGB and disbanded into No 136 Wing on 5 November 1944.
It reformed at Hartfordbridge on 25 November 1944 as No 141 (Fighter Bomber) Wing in No 2 Group, 2nd TAF to control Nos 418 and 615 Squadrons. It moved to the Continent on 15 March 1945, initially to B.71 Coxyde before going to B.80 Volkel on 28- 29 April 1945, where it disbanded around 31 August 1945.
The details below only covers the period of its first incarnation.
Personnel Movements 1944
| Rank | Name |
Date |
Notes |
| Wg Cdr | I E Chalmes-Watson | xx Jan 1944 | Appointed Temporary Officer Commanding |
| Sqn Ldr | R A Markwick | 7 Jan 1944 | Posted in from RAF Church Fenton for duty as Sqn Ldr - Admin |
| Flt Lt | J S Mitchell | 7 Jan 1944 | Posted in from RAF Church Fenton for duty as Adjutant |
| Fg Off | W Bramall | 7 Jan 1944 | Posted in from RAF Church Fenton for duty as Anti Gas and Fire Officer |
| Flt Lt | R H Wilkinson | 7 Jan 1944 | Posted in from RAF Church Fenton for Flying Control duties |
| Fg Off | G Exley | 7 Jan 1944 | Posted in from RAF Church Fenton as supernumerary for Flying Control duties |
| Flt Lt | R V T Castle-Miller | 7 Jan 1944 | Posted in from RAF Church Fenton for Intelligence duties |
| Fg Off | H W Hall | 7 Jan 1944 | Posted in from RAF Church Fenton for Intelligence duties |
| Flt Lt | H A Davidson | 7 Jan 1944 | Posted in from RAF Church Fenton for MT duties |
| Fg Off | S H O Rich | 7 Jan 1944 | Posted in from RAF Church Fenton for Technical Adjutant duties |
| Flt Lt | A O'Connell | 7 Jan 1944 | Posted in from RAF Church Fenton for Armament 'G' duties |
| Fg Off | W Gwinnell | 7 Jan 1944 | Posted in from RAF Church Fenton for Signals duties |
| Fg Off | E S Cocksedge | 7 Jan 1944 | Posted in from RAF Church Fenton for Accounts duties |
| Fg Off | W E Threlfall | 7 Jan 1944 | Posted in from RAF Church Fenton for Equipment duties |
| APO | F R Orton | 7 Jan 1944 | Posted in for Intelligence duties |
| Flt Lt | A E Rogers | 7 Jan 1944 | Posted in for Catering duties |
| Sqn Ldr | R C Barrass | 10 Jan 1944 | Posted in from No 63 OTU for Engineer duties |
| Flt Lt | S A Lines | 10 Jan 1944 | Posted in from No 3070 Servicing Echelon for Engineer duties |
| Flt Lt | R M Whipp | 10 Jan 1944 | Posted in from No 60 OTU for Engineer duties |
| Fg Off | S G Roffe | 10 Jan 1944 | Posted in from No 3028 Servicing Echelon for Engineer duties |
| Flt Lt | H Hiley | 11 Jan 1944 | Posted in from HQ 2nd TAF for Equipment duties |
| Plt Off | W Redpath | 12 Jan 1944 | Posted in from RAF Gravesend for Electrical Engineer duties |
| Flt Lt | A E Rogers | 14 Jan 1944 | Attached to No 127 Airfield for course in field catering |
| Flt Lt | J S Mitchell | 15 Jan 1944 | Airfield Adjutant, posted to RAF Culmhead |
| Flt Lt | Peters | 15 Jan 1944 | Posted in from No 25 Sqn for duty as Airfield Adjutant |
| Fg Off | M H Hammond | 15 Jan 1944 | Posted in as supernumerary from No 264 Sqn for Technical Signals duties |
| Flt Lt | A E Rogers | 18 Jan 1944 | Ceased to be attached to No 127 Airfield for course in field catering |
| Sqn Ldr | K L G Nobbs | 19 Jan 1944 | Posted in from RAF Manston for duty as Airfield Medical Officer |
| Wg Cdr | I E Chalmes-Watson | 20 Jan 1944 | Relinquished post of Temporary Officer Commanding |
| Wg Cdr | G O Budd | 20 Jan 1944 | Posted in from HQ ADGB for duty as Officer Commanding |
| Fg Off | S H O Rich | 21 Jan 1944 | Posted to RAF Snailwell for duty as Camp Commandant |
| Plt Off | G F Williamson | 21 Jan 1944 | Posted in from HQ No 85 Group for Technical Adjutant duties |
| Fg Off | G H Hindry | 21 Jan 1944 | Posted in from RAF Castle Camps for Technical Adjutant duties |
| WO | Smith | 4 Feb 1944 | WO Admin, posted to the Air Ministry |
| WO | Foreshaw | 9 Feb 1944 | Posted in from RAF Arbroath as WO Admin |
| Flt Lt | Witt | 14 Feb 1944 | Attached from HQ No 85 Group for Equipment duty |
| Sqn Ldr | W F Davis | 21 Feb 1944 | Posted in from HQ AEAF for duty as Sqn Ldr - Admin |
| Sgt | Bracken | 26 Feb 1944 | Clerk/GD posted in for duty |
| Flt Lt | Mellersh | 3 Mar 1944 | Posted in from RAF Coltishall for Intelligence duties |
| Flt Lt | A E Rogers | 6 Mar 1944 | Posted to No 150 Airfield |
| Flt Lt | Moore | 13 Mar 1944 | Posted in from No 150 Airfield for Catering duties |
| Flt Lt | A O'Connell | 14 Apr 1944 | Proceeded to Keswick for MT Convoy Officers' Course |
| Flt Lt | H A Davidson | 15 Apr 1944 | Proceeded to Dundonald for MT Wetshod Course |
| Flt Sgt | Andrews | 18 Apr 1944 | Proceeded to Bomb and Booby Trap Disposal School, Elstead for course (14 days) |
| Sgt | Footer | 18 Apr 1944 | Proceeded to Bomb and Booby Trap Disposal School, Elstead for course (14 days) |
| Flt Lt | Mellersh | 23 Apr 1944 | Detached to RAF Hartfordbridge for Intelligence duties |
| Plt Off | F R Orton | 23 Apr 1944 | Posted to RAF Bradwell Bay for Intelligence duties |
| Sqn Ldr | W F Davis | 26 Apr 1944 | Proceeded to RAF Hartfordbridge by air for recce of site |
| Sqn Ldr | R C Barrass | 26 Apr 1944 | Proceeded to RAF Hartfordbridge by air for recce of site |
| Flt Lt | Moore | 26 Apr 1944 | Proceeded to RAF Hartfordbridge by air for recce of site |
| Fg Off | Phillips | 7 May 1944 | Posted in from No 13 OTU for Navigation duties |
| Sqn Ldr | Van Gruisen | 9 May 1944 | Posted in from RAF Northolt for duty as Local Defence Adviser |
| Plt Off | Archer | 19 May 1944 | Posted in from HQ AEAF for Intelligence duties |
| Flt Lt | Keay | 27 May 1944 | Posted in from RAF Manston for Meteorological duties |
| Flt Lt | Gutteridge | 27 May 1944 | Posted in from RAF Charter Hall for Meteorological duties |
| Flt Lt | C W Ramsden | 4 Jul 1944 | Attached as supernumerary from AEAF Reinforcement Pool for Admin duties pending posting |
| Wg Cdr | G O Budd | 5 Jul 1944 | Posted to HQ No 85 Group as supernumerary |
| Wg Cdr |
H J L Hallowes |
6 Jul 1944 | Posted in and assumed command of No 141 Wing |
| Fg Off | H W Hall | 3 Aug 1944 | Posted to HQ No 85 Group for Intelligence duties |
| Fg Off | G C Wilby | 3 Aug 1944 | Detached to No 264 Sqn |
| Plt Off | J M Coolen | 5 Aug 1944 | Posted to RAF West Malling |
| Flt Lt | J S Gibbs | 5 Aug 1944 | Returned to RAF Uxbridge on cessation of duty |
| Flt Lt | R Nuttall | 5 Aug 1944 | Returned to RAF Uxbridge on cessation of duty |
| Plt Off | E W Boal | 10 Aug 1944 | Posted in from RAF Tangmere |
| Plt Off | D M Rix | 10 Aug 1944 | Attached from RAF Tangmere for Operations duties |
| Plt Off | D B Clough | 10 Aug 1944 | Attached from RAF Tangmere |
| Capt | T Graham | 14 Aug 1944 | Attached for duty as ALO |
| Plt Off | J Somerville | 14 Aug 1944 | Attached from RAF Tangmere |
| Plt Off | F R Orton | 17 Aug 1944 | Posted to No 124 Sqn for Intelligence duties |
| Plt Off | C B White | 24 Aug 1944 | Posted in from RAF Shoreham |
| Fg Off | S H Cooper | 25 Aug 1944 | Attached from HQ No 85 Group for Flying Control duties |
| Capt | T Graham | 29 Aug 1944 | Ceased to be attached for duty as ALO on posting to RAF North Weald |
| Plt Off | D M Rix | 7 Sep 1944 | Ceased to be attached from RAF Tangmere on posting to No 18 Group for Operations duties |
| Flt Lt | C W Ramsden | 10 Sep 1944 | Ceased to be attached on returning to RAF Detling |
| Fg Off | S G Roffe | 11 Sep 1944 | Posted to No 2 Personnel Holding Unit |
| Plt Off | D B Clough | 11 Sep 1944 | Ceased to attached from RAF Tangmere |
| Plt Off | J Somerville | 14 Sep 1944 | Ceased to be attached from RAF Tangmere |
| Sqn Ldr | R H Wilkinson | 29 Sep 1944 | Senior Flying Control Officer, posted to No 147 Wing |
| Sqn Ldr | F C Connolly | 29 Sep 1944 | Posted in from No 147 Wing for duty as Senior Flying Control Officer |
Source - No 141 Wing ORB
Unit Composition and Movements 1944
| Unit | Date | Notes |
| No 264 Sqn | 1 Jan 1944 | Taken over on formation |
| No 234 Sqn | 1 Jan 1944 | Taken over on formation |
| No 3014 Servicing Echelon | 22 Jan 1944 | Disbanded and personnel absorbed into Airfield establishment |
| No 3038 Servicing Echelon | 22 Jan 1944 | Disbanded and personnel absorbed into Airfield establishment |
| No 3070 Servicing Echelon | 22 Jan 1944 | Disbanded and personnel absorbed into Airfield establishment |
| No 234 | 28 Jan 1944 | to RAF Coltishall |
| No 141 Airfield | 10 Mar 1944 | Transferred to the control of No 85 Group |
| No 124 Sqn | 18 Mar 1944 | Arrived |
| No 141 Airfield | 7 Apr 1944 | Moved into tented camp at Paradise Farm, near Church Fenton |
| No 124 Sqn | 23 Apr 1944 | to RAF Bradwell Bay |
| No 322 Sqn | 23 Apr 1944 | from No 147 Airfield |
| Air Element No 604 Sqn | 23 Apr 1944 | from No 142 Airfield |
| Ground Element No 604 Sqn | 24 Apr 1944 | from No 142 Airfield |
| No 604 Sqn | 2 May 1944 | Transferred to No 147 Airfield at Hurn |
| No 141 Airfield | 5 May 1944 | Departed RAF Church Fenton for Lutterworth staging camp (overnight stop) |
| No 141 Airfield | 6 May 1944 | Departed Lutterworth staging camp for RAF Hartfordbridge |
| No 141 Airfield | 12 May 1944 | Redesignated No 141 Wing |
| Advance Party, 2871 AA Sqn, RAF Regiment | 13 May 1944 | Arrived from Chedworth and attached to the Wing |
| Main Party, 2871 AA Sqn, RAF Regiment | 15 May 1944 | Arrived from Chedworth and attached to the Wing |
| No 410 Sqn | 18 May 1944 | Located at RAF Hunsdon but administrative control assumed by No 141 Wing, |
| No 410 Sqn | 18 Jun 1944 | to No 147 Wing |
| No 264 Sqn | 19 Jun 1944 | Transferred to RAF Hartfordbridge |
| No 141 Wing | 20 Jun 1944 | Moved to RAF West Malling |
| No 91 Sqn | 19 Jun 1944 | Transferred from No 148 Wing |
| No 141 Wing | 21 Jul 1944 | Moved from RAF West Malling to Deanland ALG |
| No 155 Mobile Dental Surgery | 11 Aug 1944 | Transferred from No 150 Wing |
| Advance Party, No 345 Sqn | 14 Aug 1944 | Arrived |
| Main Party, No 345 Sqn | 16 Aug 1944 | Arrived |
| No 2823 Sqn, RAF Regiment | 2 Sep 1944 | Arrived from RAF Lympne |
| No 141 Wing | 18 Oct 1944 | RAF Biggin Hill |
| No 322 Sqn | 10 Oct 1944 | Departed for APC at RAF Fairwood Common on leaving No 141 Wing |
| No 345 Sqn | 10 Oct 1944 | Departed for APC at RAF Fairwood Common |
| No 91 Sqn | 17 Oct 1944 | Moved to RAF Biggin Hill |
| No 6091 Servicing Echelon | 17 Oct 1944 | Moved to RAF Biggin Hill |
| No 6345 Servicing Echelon | 18 Oct 1944 | Moved to RAF Biggin Hill |
| No 6322 Servicing Echelon | 19 Oct 1944 | Moved to RAF Biggin Hill |
| Advance Party, No 141 Wing | 20 Oct 1944 | Moved to RAF Biggin Hill |
| Main Party, No 141 Wing | 20 Oct 1944 | Moved to RAF Biggin Hill |
| No 345 Sqn | 28 Oct 1944 | Returned from APC at RAF Fairwood Common |
| No 6091 Servicing Echelon | 29 Oct 1944 | Moved to RAF Manston and transferred to Fighter Command |
| No 91 Sqn | 29 Oct 1944 | Moved to RAF Manston and transferred to Fighter Command |
| No 345 Sqn | 31 Oct 1944 | Proceeded to France on leaving the Wing |
Source - No 141 Wing ORB
This page was last updated on 05/06/20©
