No 80 Wing

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
Wg Cdr	R S Blucke	18 Jun 1940	Arrived on posting from HQ Fighter Command and assumed command of these investigations
Flt Lt	Bufton	18 Jun 1940	Arrived on posting from RAF Wyton
Plt Off	Gore	18 Jun 1940	Arrived on posting from RAF Wyton
Wg Cdr	E B Addison	xx Jul 1940	Assumed control of the Air Ministry section tasked with organising counter-measures to the German radio beams
Wg Cdr	C S Cadell	20 Sep 1940	Assumed local control of RCM operations at Garston
Wg Cdr	R S Blucke	30 Sep 1940	Assumed command of Wireless (Intelligence) Development Unit
Act Gp Capt	E B Addison	14 Oct 1940	Assumed command of No 80 (Signals) Wing
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Source - No 80 Wing ORB (AIR 49/117)

Organisational Movements: Jun - Dec 1940

Date	Notes
18 Jun 1940	An organisation was set up in London to investigate German radio beam transmissions on 31.5 Mc
xx Jul 1940	A section was set up at the Air Ministry to organise counter-measures to the German radio beams
24 Jul 1940	First 'Meacon' station set up at Flimwell
xx Aug 1940	It was decided to form a separate Formation to control RCM activiries and an Administrative HQ was established at Garston
30 Sep 1940	Investigative organisation was redesignated Wireless (Intelligence) Development Unit
7 Oct 1940	No 80 (Signals) Wing was formed at Aldenham House, Radlett, personnel at Garston being moved to the new location
14 Oct 1940	The senior appointments of the HQ were as follows: - Gp Capt E B Addison - Officer Commanding Wg Cdr C S Cadell - Wg Cdr - Operations Wg Cdr I J Fitch - Operations Sqn Ldr Hebden - Operations Sqn Ldr Bing-Maddick - Administrative Plt Off Thomas - Administrative Flt Lt Bryant - Equipment
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