Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
No 150 Airfield/Wing Personnel, units and locations
Personnel Movements 1944
Rank | Name |
Date |
Notes |
Wg Cdr | R F Aitken | 8 Mar 1944 | Posted from RAF Bradwell Bay and assumed command of No 150 Airfield (as well as SHQ) |
Act Sqn Ldr | E S Dense | 8 Mar 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Senior Flying Control Officer |
Sqn Ldr | H M Louch | 8 Mar 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Chief Technical Officer |
Flt Lt | W J Simpson | 8 Mar 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Equipment Officer |
Flt Lt | A E Rogers | 8 Mar 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Messing Officer |
Flt Lt | J M Rowbottom | 8 Mar 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Flying Control Officer |
Flt Lt | A V Albertini | 8 Mar 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Flying Control Officer |
Flt Lt | E W Battle | 8 Mar 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Intelligence Officer |
Flt Lt | R H Norman | 8 Mar 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Engineer Officer |
Flt Lt | L J Barnard | 8 Mar 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Engineer Officer |
Flt Lt | F A Horley | 8 Mar 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Signals Officer |
Fg Off | T A Wakefield | 8 Mar 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Accountant Officer |
Fg Off | R A Harrison | 8 Mar 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Equipment Officer |
Fg Off | J L Hunt | 8 Mar 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Intelligence Officer |
Fg Off | J W Knight | 8 Mar 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Intelligence Officer |
Fg Off | W J Monks | 8 Mar 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as MT Officer |
Fg Off | L Cottingham | 8 Mar 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Armament Officer |
Fg Off | Parsbo | 8 Mar 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Engineer Officer |
Fg Off | A Gleave | 8 Mar 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Electrical Engineer Officer |
Plt Off | F G Child | 8 Mar 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Anti-Gas and Fire Officer |
Fg Off | J A H Bodingbroke | 9 Mar 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Signals (Radar) Officer |
Act Sqn Ldr | D D Mornell | 10 Mar 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Medical Officer |
Sqn Ldr | J R Fagan | 12 Mar 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Sqn Ldr - Administrative |
Fg Off | R J S Ayres | 13 Mar 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant |
Wg Cdr | R F Aitken | 18 Mar 1944 | Relinquished command of RAF Bradwell Bay |
Wg Cdr | R P Beamont | xx Apr 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Wg Cdr - Flying |
Sqn Ldr | W P Henry | 2 May 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as RC Chaplain |
Flt Lt | H H Baker | 5 May 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 2790 Sqn RAF Regiment for duty as Local Defence Adviser |
Flt Lt | Carcassen | 8 May 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 157 Sqn for duty as Staff Navigator |
Flt Lt | K P Taylor | 26 May 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Meteorological Officer |
Flt Lt | S F J Hancock | 26 May 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Meteorological Officer |
Flt Lt | J M Rowbottom | 4 Jun 1944 | Flying Control Officer, posted to PTC |
Flt Lt | Hammerton | 4 Jun 1944 | Arrived on posting from RAF Winkleigh for duty as Flying Control Officer |
Wg Cdr | J Hallowes | 15 Jun 1944 | Attached from ADGB |
Wg Cdr | J Hallowes | 5 Jul 1944 | Ceased to be attached from ADGB on posting to No 141 Wing to command |
Flt Lt | Vallee | 18 Jul 1944 | Attached from RAF Predannack duties for Intelligence duties |
Act Flt Lt | L Cottingham | 25 Jul 1944 | Armament Officer, promoted to Temp Flt Lt, wef 19 May 1944 |
Fg Off | A Gleave | 19 Sep 1944 | Electrical Engineer Officer, promoted to Act Flt Lt |
Wg Cdr | R P Beamont | 28 Sep 1944 | Wg Cdr - Flying, posted to No 122 Wing |
Wg Cdr | W W J Loud | 28 Sep 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Wg Cdr - Flying |
Act Sqn Ldr | D D Mornell | 5 Oct 1944 | Medical Officer, promoted to Temp Sqn Ldr |
Plt Off | F G Child | 10 Oct 1944 | Anti-Gas and Fire Officer, promoted to Fg Off |
Act Sqn Ldr | E S Dense | 10 Oct 1944 | Senior Flying Control Officer, promoted to War Substantive Flt Lt |
Flt Lt | K P Taylor | 8 Dec 1944 | Meteorological Officer, posted to RAF Ford |
Flt Lt | S F J Hancock | 8 Dec 1944 | Meteorological Officer, posted to RAF Bradwell Bay |
Source - No 150 Wing ORB (AIR 26/215)
Unit Composition and Movements 1944
Date | Notes |
8 Mar 1944 | formed at Bradwell Bay as No 150 Airfield in No 25 Wing, No 85 Group |
8 Mar 1944 | Nos 3 and 488 Sqns taken over on formation |
22 Apr 1944 | Advance party departed RAF Bradwell Bay for Newchurch ALG |
24 Apr 1944 | Advance loading party departed RAF Bradwell Bay for Newchurch ALG |
25 Apr 1944 | Advance party, No 56 Sqn arrived at Newcurch from No 142 Airfield |
26 Apr 1944 | Main party, No 56 Sqn arrived at Newcurch from No 142 Airfield |
27 Apr 1944 | Advance party, No 486 Sqn arrived at Newchurch from No 149 Airfield |
28 Apr 1944 | Main party departed RAF Bradwell Bay for Newchurch ALG |
3 May 1944 | No 488 Sqn departed |
20 May 1944 | Redesignated No 150 Wing |
21 Aug 1944 | No 5280 'G' MSU departed No 150 Wing for Normandy |
30 Aug 1944 | No 2749 Sqn RAF Regiment departed Newchurch and No 150 Wing for RAF Middle Wallop |
19 Sep 1944 | Advance party departed Newchurch for RAF Matlask |
20 Sep 1944 | Main party departed Newchurch for RAF Matlask |
28 Sep 1944 | Transferred to No 11 Group, exchanging squadrons with No 122 Wing |
28 Sep 1944 | Nos 3, 56 and 486 transferred to Sqns to No 122 Wing at B.60 Grimbergen |
28 Sep 1944 | Nos 19, 65 and 122 Sqns arrived from No 122 Wing at B.60 Greimbergen |
6 Oct 1944 | Advance party departed RAF Matlask for RAF Andrews Field |
13 Oct 1944 | Rail party departed RAF Matlask for RAF Andrews Field |
14 Oct 1944 | Main road convoy departed RAF Matlask for RAF Andrews Field |
23 Dec 1944 | No 150 Wing was transferred from 2nd TAF to Fighter Command |
Source - No 150 Wing ORB (AIR 26/215) & RAF Flying Training and Support Units - Air Britain
Personnel Movements 1945
Rank | Name |
Date |
Notes |
Wg Cdr | W W J Loud | 10 Feb 1945 | Wg Cdr - Flying, departed on posting to No 83 GCC |
Lt Col | W H Christie | 10 Feb 1945 | Arrived on posting for duty as Wg Cdr - Flying |
Lt Col | W H Christie | 6 Mar 1945 | Wg Cdr - Flying, departed on posting to RAF Hunsdon |
Wg Cdr | C P Rutland | 6 Mar 1945 | Arrived on posting from RAF Bentwaters for duty as Wg Cdr - Flying |
Source - No 150 Wing ORB (AIR 26/215)
Unit Composition and Movements 1945
Date | Notes |
15 Jan 1945 | No 65 Sqn departed to RAF Peterhead |
15 Jan 1945 | No 316 Sqn arrived from No 133 Wing |
12 Feb 1945 | Advance party, No 19 Sqn departed for RAF Peterhead |
14 Feb 1945 | No 19 Sqn completed the move to RAF Peterhead |
8 Mar 1945 | No 150 Wing disbanded |
Source - No 150 Wing ORB (AIR 26/215) & RAF Flying Training and Support Units - Air Britain
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