75 Wing

It was reformed at Boscombe Down on 24 August 1939 as No 75 (Bomber) Wing from SHQ Boscombe Down as part of the First Echelon, Advanced Air Striking Force, comprising Nos 88 and 218 Squadrons with Battles.

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
Gp Capt	Archibald H Wann	24 Aug 1939	Officer Commanding,
Sqn Ldr	E J D Routh	24 Aug 1939	Operations
Sqn Ldr	F H Worlledge	24 Aug 1939	Intelligence (Attached?)
Flt Lt	W L Whitlock	24 Aug 1939	Wing Adjutant
Sqn Ldr	F H Worlledge	1 Sep 1939	Posted in for Intelligence duties
Gp Capt	Archibald H Wann	2 Sep 1939	Departed from Boscombe Down by civil aircraft for Auberive
Sqn Ldr	R Thorpe	2 Sep 1939	Medical Officer, departed from Boscombe Down by civil aircraft for Auberive
Fg Off	W J Macken	2 Sep 1939	Armament Officer, departed from Boscombe Down by civil aircraft for Auberive
Plt Off	E L Macro	2 Sep 1939	Departed from Boscombe Down by civil aircraft for Auberive
	46 x Other Ranks	2 Sep 1939	Departed from Boscombe Down by civil aircraft for Auberive
Sqn Ldr	F H Worlledge	2 Sep 1939	Led Forward Party of 96 airmen to France by sea
Flt Lt	W L Whitlock	10 Sep 1939	Wing Adjutant, arrived a Auberive by air from Boscombe Down
Fg Off	H G H Copeland	10 Sep 1939	Wing Signals Officer, arrived a Auberive by air from Boscombe Down
Fg Off	E A Johnstone	13 Sep 1939	Attached from HQ AASF for temporary duty
Plt Off	Lord Waleran	4 Dec 1939	Posted in for duty as additional Assistant Intelligence Officer
Flt Lt	J F Sanders	14 Dec 1939	Attached to No 218 Sqn for duty as Intelligence Officer
Plt Off	Lord Waleran	14 Dec 1939	Attached to No 88 Sqn for duty as Intelligence Officer
Sqn Ldr	J F Sandow	26 Dec 1939	Attached from No 2 Medical Receiving Station

Unit	Date	Notes
No 75 Wing comprising: - Wing HQ Operations Room Equipment Section Signals Section Workshops No 88 (Bomber) Sqn No 218 (Bomber) Sqn	24 Aug 1939	Mobilised
No 88 Sqn	2 Sep 1939	Moved to Auberive
No 218 Sqn	2 Sep 1939	Moved to Auberive
No 88 Sqn	12 Sep 1939	Moved from Auberive to Mourmelon
No 88 Sqn	1 Oct 1939	Moved from Mourmelon to Baconnes
HQ No 75 Wing	6 Oct 1939	Completed move from Auberive to St Hilaire

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
Sqn Ldr	R Thorpe	7 Jan 1940	Medical Officer, absorbed into Home Establishment
Flt Lt	E A Gudgeon	15 Jan 1940	Reported for duty (attached?)
Flt Lt	E A Gudgeon	21 Jan 1940	Posted in from RAF Abingdon for Medical duties
Sqn Ldr	J F Sandow	16 Jan 1940	Ceased to be attached from No 2 Medical Receiving Station
Fg Off	B S Ambrose	20 Jan 1940	Posted to No 1 Servicing Flight as Adjutant
Fg Off	M A Rhys-Price	20 Jan 1940	Posted to No 1 Servicing Flight for Administrative duties
Flt Lt	W G Holdsworth	22 Jan 1940	Attached from No 2 Medical Receiving Station
Flt Lt	E A Gudgeon	23 Jan 1940	Admitted to No 1 Medical Receiving Station
Flt Lt	E A Gudgeon	23 Jan 1940	Transferred from No 1 Medical Receiving Station to No 4 Casualty Clearing Station
Sqn Ldr	E J D Routh	2 Feb 1940	Promoted to Act Wg Cdr
Flt Lt	W L Whitlock	2 Feb 1940	Promoted to Act Sqn Ldr
Fg Off	A R Clark	2 Feb 1940	Promoted to Act Flt Lt
Fg Off	H G H Copeland	2 Feb 1940	Promoted to Act Flt Lt
Fg Off	W J Macken	2 Feb 1940	Promoted to Act Flt Lt
Fg Off	G S Airey	2 Feb 1940	Promoted to Act Flt Lt
Fg Off	C L Atkinson	2 Feb 1940	Promoted to Act Flt Lt
Act Fg Off	Lord Waleran	2 Feb 1940	Posted to No 88 Sqn for Intelligence duties
Fg Off	J T Burrows	2 Feb 1940	Posted to No 88 Sqn for Medical duties
Plt Off	E L Macro	2 Feb 1940	Posted to No 88 Sqn for Equipment duties
Plt Off	Lord Waleran	3 Mar 1940	Promoted to Act Fg Off whilst filing vacancy of Flt Lt/Fg Off Intelligence, No 88 Sqn
Fg Off	E A Johnstone	8 Apr 1940	Ceased to be attached from HQ AASF on posting to the Air Ministry
Flt Lt	H E Bethell	16 Apr 1940	Equipment Officer, promoted to Sqn Ldr
Fg Off	G Hutchinson	17 Apr 1940	Medical Officer, attached from No 2 Medical Receiving Station
Fg Off	G Hutchinson	29 May 1940	Medical Officer, posted to No 21 Aircraft Depot Pool
Flt Lt	J St G Polson	31 May 1940	Medical Officer, posted in from No 1 Medical Receiving Station

Unit	Date	Notes
No 139 Sqn	10 Feb 1940	Transferred to the control of No 75 Wing
No 103 Sqn	16 Feb 1940	Transferred to the control of No 75 Wing
No 88 Sqn	16 May 1940	Moved to Les Grande Chappelles
No 103 Sqn	16 May 1940	Moved to St Lucien Ferme
No 218 Sqn	16 May 1940	Moved to St Lucien Ferme
No 150 Wing	16 May 1940	Moved to Pouan
HQ No 75 Wing	16 May 1940	Moved to Mery-sur-Seine
No 218 Sqn Personnel	21 May 1940	Moved to No 2 Base Area, Nantes
HQ No 75 Wing	3 Jun 1940	Moved to Chateau Rocheux near Freteval
No 88 Sqn	3 Jun 1940	Moved to Herbouville
No 103 Sqn	3 Jun 1940	Moved to Herbouville
No 150 Sqn	3 Jun 1940	Moved to Houssay and transferred to No 76 Wing
HQ No 75 Wing	13 Jun 1940	Departed Chateau Rocheux in convoy
No 88 Sqn	13 Jun 1940	Moved to Nantes
No 103 Sqn	13 Jun 1940	Moved to Nantes
No 88 Sqn	14 Jun 1940	Departed Houssay and moved to RAF Driffield via RAF Abingdon
HQ No 75 Wing	14 Jun 1940	Arrived Chateau Bougon, Nantes
No 103 Sqn	15 Jun 1940	Departed Singe and moved to RAF Honington
HQ No 75 Wing	15 Jun 1940	Departed Chateau Bougon, Nantes for Brest
HQ No 75 Wing	16 Jun 1940	Arrived in Brest and embarked on SS Vienna
HQ No 75 Wing	17 Jun 1940	Disembarked from SS Vienna and proceeded to RAF Locking by rail
HQ No 75 Wing	18 Jun 1940	Moved from RAF Locking to RAF Scampton by rail
HQ No 75 Wing	26 Jun 1940	Moved from RAF Scampton to Liverpool by rail and embarked on SS Tynwald
HQ No 75 Wing	27 Jun 1940	Departed from Liverpool on SS Tynwald for Belfast via the Isle of Man
HQ No 75 Wing	27 Jun 1940	Arrived at RAF Sydenham