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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 147 Airfield/Wing Personnel, units and locations
Personnel Movements 1944
| Rank | Name |
Date |
Notes |
| Flt Lt | T G Williams | 19 Feb 1944 | Posted from RAF Acklington for duty as Accountant Officer |
| Flt Lt | E C Hodges | 21 Feb 1944 | Posted from RAF Scorton for duty as Adjutant |
| Flt Lt | J G B Wyatt | 21 Feb 1944 | Posted from RAF Warmwell for duty as Engineer Officer (Sqn Ldr post) |
| Flt Lt | J Cassell | 21 Feb 1944 | Posted from RAF Acklington |
| Flt Lt | Riksdal | 21 Feb 1944 | Posted from No 3507 Servicing Echelon, RAF Acklington |
| Flt Lt | The Earl of Tankerville | 21 Feb 1944 | Posted from RAF Acklington for duty as Intelligence Officer |
| Fg Off | E J D Lamb | 21 Feb 1944 | Posted from No 3507 Servicing Echelon, RAF Acklington |
| Fg Off | Whipp | 21 Feb 1944 | Posted from No 409 Sqn for Intelligence duties |
| Fg Off | C R Margry | 21 Feb 1944 | Posted from No 322 Sqn, RAF Hawkinge for Intelligence duties |
| Fg Off | V J Cambell | 21 Feb 1944 | Posted from RAF Castle Camps for duty as MT Officer |
| Plt Off | R Bailey | 21 Feb 1944 | Posted from RAF Acklington for duty as Electrical Engineer Officer |
| Plt Off | A L Drage | 21 Feb 1944 | Posted from RAF Northstead for duty as Technical Adjutant |
| Flt Lt | H K Cooper | 22 Feb 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 16 PFTS for Signals duties, wef 24 Feb 1944 |
| Sqn Ldr | A McDougal | 25 Feb 1944 | Posted from RAF Acklington for duty as Medical Officer |
| Flt Lt | E C Hodges | 25 Feb 1944 | Reported and assumed duties of Adjutant |
| Flt Lt | F O Connolly | 25 Feb 1944 | Posted from RAF Warmwell for duty as Flying Control Officer |
| Fg Off | J Williams | 25 Feb 1944 | Posted from No 58 OTU for duty as Equipment Officer |
| Fg Off | P J Small | 25 Feb 1944 | Posted from RAF Acklington for duty as Armament Officer |
| Plt Off | N D Caulfield | 25 Feb 1944 | Posted from RAF Warmwell for duty as Flying Control Officer |
| Plt Off | R Wilson | 25 Feb 1944 | Posted from RAF Milfield for duty as Flying Control Officer |
| Plt Off | A H Warner | 25 Feb 1944 | Posted from RAF Acklington for duty as Anti-Gas and Fire Officer |
| Plt Off | H G Phelps | 25 Feb 1944 | Posted from RAF Castletown for duty as MT Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | J Willis | 28 Feb 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Sqn Ldr - Administration |
| Wg Cdr | B Barthold | 1 Mar 1944 | Posted from RAF Acklington and assumed command of No 147 Wing |
| Flt Lt | R C M Young | 4 Mar 1944 | Posted from RAF Acklington for duty as Signals Officer |
| Flt Lt | H K Cooper | 4 Mar 1944 | Signals Officer, posted to RAF Acklington |
| Flt Lt | R W Hampton | 4 Mar 1944 | Posted from RAF Acklington for duty as Equipment Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | J Willis | 6 Mar 1944 | Relinquished duties of Sqn Ldr - Administration |
| Sqn Ldr | J T Denman | 6 Mar 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Sqn Ldr - Administration |
| Plt Off | Rose | 9 Mar 1944 | Arrived on posting from RAF Catterick for Equipment duties |
| Flt Lt | P S Williamson | 16 Mar 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 142 Airfield for duty as Adjutant |
| Flt Lt | E C Hodges | 16 Mar 1944 | Adjutant, posted to No 142 Airfield |
| Flt Lt | G C Ritchie | 26 Mar 1944 | Arrived on posting from RAF Snailwell for duty as Intelligence Officer |
| Flt Lt | The Earl of Tankerville | 26 Mar 1944 | Intelligence Officer, posted to RAF Snailwell |
| Flt Lt | A McCartney | 27 Mar 1944 | Arrived on posting from RAF Milfield for duty as Signals Officer |
| Flt Lt | R C M Young | 27 Mar 1944 | Signals Officer, posted to HQ No 24 (Base) Wing |
| Fg Off | Donaghy | 27 Mar 1944 | Arrived on posting from RAF Grantham for duty as Education Officer |
| Fg Off | E T Dyer | 29 Mar 1944 | Arrived on posting from RAF Ayr for duty as Electrical Engineer Officer |
| Plt Off | R Bailey | 29 Mar 1944 | Electrical Engineer Officer, posted to RAF Ayr |
| Flt Lt | C G E Kennedy | 1 May 1944 | Arrived on posting from HQ No 85 Group for duty as Local Defence Adviser (Sqn Ldr post) |
| Plt Off | A M Humphreys | 1 May 1944 | Arrived on posting from HQ No 85 Group for Signals duties |
| Plt Off | J B Pinkstone | 19 May 1944 | Arrived on posting as supernumerary from HQ No 85 Group for Electrical Engineer duties |
| Flt Lt | Carcasson | 23 May 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 150 Wing for duty as Navigation Officer |
| Flt Lt | G A Crabb | 26 May 1944 | Posted from RAF Zeals for Meteorological duties |
| Flt Lt | G Heslop | 26 May 1944 | Posted from RAF Zeals for Meteorological duties |
| Plt Off | H J Goldman | 8 Jul 1944 | Attached from No 141 Wing for duty as Interpreter |
| Fg Off | E T Dyer | 17 Jul 1944 | Electrical Engineer Officer, posted to No 1022 Servicing Wing HQ |
| Plt Off | J B Pinkstone | 17 Jul 1944 | Reposted from supernumerary for for duty as Electrical Engineer Officer |
| The ORB entries after July 1944 appear to be missing | |||
Source - No 147 Wing ORB (AIR 26/211)
Unit Composition and Movements 1944
| Date | Notes |
| 16 Feb 1944 | Formed at RAF Acklington as No 147 Airfield in No 12 Group |
| 16 Feb 1944 | No 409 Sqn, RAF Acklington taken over on formation |
| 24 Feb 1944 | No 24 (Base) Wing, formed at RAF Acklington |
| 10 Mar 1944 | No 322 Sqn arrived from RAF Hawkinge |
| 10 Mar 1944 | Transferred to No 85 (Base) Group |
| 14 Mar 1944 | No 1 ATSU attached from HQ AEAF |
| 17 Mar 1944 | HQ, No 24 (Base) Wing, moved to RAF Blakelaw, Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 20 Apr 1944 | Road party, No 322 Sqn departed RAF Acklington for No 141 Airfield, RAF Hartford Bridge |
| 23 Apr 1944 | Road party, No 322 Sqn arrived at No 141 Airfield, RAF Hartford Bridge |
| 26 Apr 1944 | Road party, No 147 Wing departed RAF Acklington for RAF Hunsdon, overnighting at RAF Catterick |
| 28 Apr 1944 | Road party, No 147 Wing departed RAF Catterick for RAF Hunsdon overnighting at RAF Doncaster |
| 28 Apr 1944 | Road party, No 147 Wing departed RAF Doncaster for RAF Hunsdon via Stevenage Staging Camp |
| 30 Apr 1944 | Aircraft, No 409 Sqn arrived at RAF Hunsdon from RAF Acklington |
| 12 May 1944 | No 5284 'G' MSU arrived from RAF Chigwell |
| 13 May 1944 | Road party, No 147 Wing departed RAF Hunsdon for RAF Zeals overnighting at Yattenden Staging Camp |
| 14 May 1944 | Road party, No 147 Wing departed Yattenden Staging Camp for RAF Zeals |
| 14 May 1944 | No 488 Sqn taken over on arrival at RAF Zeals |
| 14 May 1944 | No 409 Sqn moved to No 148 Wing, RAF West Malling |
| 20 May 1944 | Redesignated No 147 Wing, wef 12 May 1944 |
| 18 Jun 1944 | No 410 Sqn arrived from RAF Hunsdon to be administered until the arrival of HQ No 149 Wing |
| 27 Jun 1944 | Recce party departed RAF Zeals for RAF Hunsdon |
| 28 Jun 1944 | Main convoy departed RAF Zeals for RAF Hunsdon overnighting at Windsor Park |
| 29 Jun 1944 | Main convoy departed Windsor Park for RAF Hunsdon |
| 29 Jun 1944 | No 29 Sqn taken over from No 148 Wing on arrival |
| 29 Jun 1944 | No 488 Sqn transferred to No 149 Wing, RAF Zeals |
| 29 Jun 1944 | No 410 Sqn transferred to No 149 Wing, RAF Zeals |
| 27 Jul 1944 | No 264 Sqn administration taken over but remained based at Odiham |
| The ORB entries after July 1944 appear to be missing (The following are taken from RAF Flying Training and Support Units - Air Britain | |
| 29 Aug 1944 | No 29 Sqn transferred to ADGB |
| 22 Sep 1944 | No 410 Sqn transferred to No 149 Wing |
| 10 Oct 1944 | No 219 Sqn transferred to No 149 Wing |
| 15 Nov 1944 | No 488 Sqn transferred to No 149 Wing |
| 28 Dec 1944 | Moved to RAF Odiham |
| 12 Feb 1945 | Moved to RAF Ibsley |
| 9 Feb 1945 | Advance Party to B.61 St.Denis Westrem |
| 6 Mar 1945 | Main party arrived at B.61 St Denis Westrem |
| 24 Mar 1945 | No 147 Wing, disbanded |
Source - No 147 Wing ORB (AIR 26/211)
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