COMMANDING OFFICERS

Squadron Leader F.W.C Shute Oct 1939 - Feb 1940 Squadron Leader P.K. Devitt Mar 1940 - Nov 1940 Squadron Leader Boitel-Gill D.F.C Nov 1940 - Jun 1941 Squadrom Leader J.Darwen D.F.C Jun 1941 - Mar 1942 Squadron Leader H. Bird-Wilson D.F.C Apr 1942 - Sept 1942 Squadron Leader J.E.J Sing Sep 1942 - Apr 1943 Squadron Leader F.W. Lister D.F.C Apr 1943 - Aug 1943 Squadron Leader M.R.B Ingram Profiles Of A Few Aug 1943 - Jul 1944 Major W.H.Hoffe Jul 1944 - Jan 1945 Squadron Leader G.Kerr D.F.C Jan 1945 - Jan 1946 Squadron Leader R.P Harding Jan 1946 - Mar 1946 Squadron Leader G.B Smither D.F.C May 1946 - Jun 1946 Squadron Leader C.T.A Douglas D.F.C Jun 1946 - 1947 Squadron Leader H.L Jones Jun 1954 - 1958 Flight LT F.Rimmer Oct 1958 - Feb 1959 Squadron Leader J.L Farr Feb 1959 - Aug 1967 Squadron Leader J.Timms Aug 1966 - Dec 1967

PERSONNEL - BATTLE OF BRITAIN

P/O. H.J. AKROYD 27 Years * P/O. C.G. BAILEY SGT. J.K. BARKER 23 Years * F/O. I. N. BAYES F/O. G.T. BAYHAM P/O. W. D.F.C. W.BEAUMONT 26 Years (M) F/LT. D.P.A. BOITEL-GILL SGT. J.M. CHRISTIE 22 Years * F/O. G. J. COX F/LT. E.C. DEANESLY S/LDR. P.K. DEVITT P/O. D.H. FOX-MALE P/O. R.M.D. HALL P/O. N.E. HANCOCK Letters F/LT. E.S. HOGG P/O. R.M. HOGG 21 Years (M) SGT. K.C. HOLLAND 20 Years * Profiles Of A Few P/O. F..H. HOLMES 31 Years * P/O. F.H. HUMPHREYS F/O R. F. INNESS P/O. J.S.B. JONES 21 Years * SGT. A.W. KEARSEY SGT. Z. KLEIN * P/O E.S. MARRS D.F.C. 20 Years * One Of The Few SGT. E.H. MARSH F/LT P.G STG ’OBRIAN P/O F.H. POSENER 23 Years * P/O G. RADWANSK SGT L.A.E. REDDINGTON 26 Years (M) SGT D.N. ROBINSON Letters    P/O. D.C. SHEPLEY  22 Years * Shepley Spitfire SGT. E.E. SHEPPEARD 23 Years * SGT. W.G. SILVER 27 Years * SGT. J. SZLAGOWSKI SGT. G.W. TABOR 21 Years * F/LT. F.M. THOMAS F/O. C. WARREN Profiles Of A Few P/O A.R. WATSON 19 Years * P/O T.S. WILDBLOOD 20 Years (M) P/O. W.D. WILLIAMS F/L. L. C. WITHALL 29 Years * SGT. R. WOLTON

* Killed in Action    (M) Missing in Action

PERSONNEL - 1939 - 1946

P/O. J.W. ALLEN     19 Years * P/O. B.E. BELL 20 Years * SGT. T. MYCROFT  24 Years * S/LDR.P.F ILLINGWORTH P/O. J.A. SMITH P/O. E.J. PEARSON P/O. F.H. WILLIAMS P/O. S.C. BUSHELL F/O. R. MILLER P/O. A.A. SMITH P/O. T.R.C. ADAMS F/O. A.G.C. BOSSY S/LDR. METCALF P/O. C.S. McLEAN SGT. H.T. STURT P/O. SOUTHILL SGT. McKAY F/LT. C.A.W. BODIE P/O. K. ROWLANDS P/O. ROGER MILLER SGT. BILL RUDD P/O. KENT SGT. MAIR SGT. ADAMS P/O. DENNIS CLIVE SGT. D.E. FAWCETT SGT. PORTEOUS F/O. ROBIN ATKINSON Letters SGT. G. WHITE SGT. J. ANDERSON P/O. M.J. GARDENER Letters F/O. L.R. HISCOCK SGT. IAN IRVINE SGT. F.A. AXE P/O. J.A. SMITH P/O. THOMSON SGT. R. GREENFIELD SGT. K.R. ILSLEY P/O. S.C. BUSHELL P/O. P.L. SOOTHILL SGT. GRIMSDICK SGT. W.L.H. JOHNSTON Your Memories F/LT. F.B. BASSETT Chris Davis Home Page F/SGT. K.R. JACKSON F/O. EDWARDS P/O. J.A. SMITH F/LT. DENNIS DAVID Profiles Of A Few P/O. CURRIE SGT. HARRISON F/O. SHEWELL SGT. C.J. MOORES P/O. FALKSON SGT. BROOKER P/O. BELLERBY F/O. DEVERHILL F/O. WILLIS P/O. BAYBES SGT. HICKMAN P/O. KEARSET SGT. O.L. CLUBB SGT. MARCH F/LT. D.M. KELLEHER F/LT. R.T. SAUNDERS CAPT. H.B. WALKER F/O. H. GRUNDY F/O. J.T. MURPHY W/O. J.R. BANKS F/O. T.O. DAVIS F/O. H.C. FOLKARD F/LT. J.G. FRANCIS P/O. H.A. BRAY SGT. M. KEATING F/O. J.H.F. TACHLEY F/SGT. R.A.W. COBLEY W/O. G.R. DUVAL F/O. D.H. FRANCIS W/O. ERIC CLEGG SGT. K.C. ASHFORD F/SGT. W.P. FOSTER F/LT. B.S. GOOD P/O. E.P. EVANS W/O. A.E. CHURCH F/LT. S. TYAS W/O. S.H. EELS F/SGT. R.G.J. BERRY SGT. C. DRINKWATER F/O. L.A. SMITH Profiles Of A Few F/SGT. A.H. SPIRE P/O. A.V. EYNON F/LT. C.G. FRIZZELL F/O. G.A. KING LAC. FRED KEMP LAC. R.J JONES (TAFF) CORP. SID CASTLE SGT. E.W.D. CREED W/O. V.C. PARKER SGT. I.K. CRAWFORD LAC. G.T. DAVEY A.C.1 H. WEST F/SGT. RANKIN W/O. R. HURMAN LAC. G.R. HARRIS F/O. C.J. SAMADENI SGT. WRIGHT F/SGT. M.E. SHAW L.A. A.H. CHALLEN F/SGT. P.A. NICOLL P/O. W.H. TAPE A.C.2 A.V. ROSSITER A.C. 1 A. HARRADINE LAC. A. BENTION LAC. R.F. SHORT F/LT. PAUL ARDELINE P/O. R.B. KELLY P/O. TONY TOOTH Letters W/O. ANGUS GRAY F/SGT. CYRIL POTTER F/SGT. C.W. BATE F/O. S.C. REXFORD-WELCH F/O. F.A. FOX W/O. F.J. GREEN L.A. F.J. MOUNTFORD L.A. W.C.J. BACON F/SGT. R.A. GILROY L.A. K.G. SHORT F/SGT. R.J. PETTIT CORP. H. Mc NEIL F/SGT. R.A. SOUTHWARD L.A. A. WORSLEY SGT. BRADBURY P/O. D.O’HALLORAN P/O. P. SPIRE F/SGT. R. ROBERTS SGT. D. BOYCE S/LDR. D.M. GILBERT W/O. R.T. KINCH F/SGT. P.W.D. GREEN W/O. S.O. APPLESBY P/O. W.P. PARIS SGT. S.K. GLOVER F/SGT. W.D. SPARKS P/O. LEMUEL TELFOR CORP. E.G. WHITESIDE L.A K.W. LEONARD CPL. G.W. HENNAH LAC. P.G. WATKINS A.C.1 A. PARFITT SGT. M. MACPHERSON SGT. J. M. DAVIS LAC. H. PROCTOR CORP. A. CLAYSON LAC. E. PRITCHARD F/LT. W.D. PITCHFORD LAC. L. SPARKS SGT. S.G. TWINE P/O. L.G. WALLACE F/O. E.R. GRAY F/O. G.E. GLENWRIGHT W/O. F.R. BARLOW F/SGT. R.N. CRUIT L.A. N. PATTERSON CORP. J.D. HARRIS F/LT. L.G. POTGIETER SGT. C.R.F. BURNETT P/O. D.S. ANDERSON SGT. KEITH ROBERTS F/SGT. R.H. ASH L.A. J. CLARKE F/SGT. H.A. PAYZE W/O W.A. DOBSON F/SGT. C.T. COLE W/O. J.W. VICKERS Your Memories F/O. R.H. HURR F/LT. M. STEIN F/O. D.S. CLINCH F/O. MONTY BAKER-MUNTON W/O. V. PAPPS F/LT. N.G. JONES F/LT. G.H.D. CHANNING F/SGT. N.E.C. DEAR W/O. D.M. FORBES F/LT. G.T. BAYHAM F/LT. C.G. FRIZZELL F/SGT. J.D. HAYMES SGT. J.D. LORD W/O. H.A. BRAY F/SGT. T. ARMSTRONG W/O. ROBERT QUINE SGT. S.A. GAWEN F/O. R.P. DOBSON F/SGT. M.H. POCOCK W/O. P. COOKE S/LDR. E.G. HOWARD F/SGT. F.W. CULL F/O. B.T. BUSH P/O. R. FERGUSON F/O. F.T. COPPER SGT. N.R. MARTIN F/O. J.H. JONES F/O. J.R.M. WHITEHORN F/LT. G.R. BERNARD F/SGT. E.T.H. UNSTED Your Memories LAC. F. WOODRUFF W/O. N.A. BLACK A.C.1 A. PICKARD W/O. M.J. BELL SGT. G.D.WOOLRICH CORP. P. WILSON L.A. H.P. WILKINS CORP. M. SWIFT W/O. P.W. CLARKE W/O. R.E. PARTRIDGE A.C.1 A. HOPKINSON P/O. E. BURROWS SGT. PATTERSON P/O. R. BIGGAR F/O. D.A. COHEN SGT. D.G. GUINESS F/O. R.A. MARSHALL F/LT. N.W. BARFOOT F/O. H.L.C. WOOLLEY SGT. L.P. McGUIRE F/O. R.J.H. DRUMMOND CAPT. BERT HOWARTH A.C.1 N. PATERSON F/SGT. H.V. WHITLING SGT. S.L. BRADBURY F/O. R.S. KINGSFORD F/LT. C.G. CHAPPELL F/LT. M.W.L. WHITE F/SGT. J. UTTERSON F/SGT. R.J. PETTIT F/SGT. A.S. THOMSON F/O. G.F. STUBBINGS P/O. K.A. PLUMBRIDGE W/O. J.O. RICHARDS W/O. K.M. PEARCH F/LT. T. LAW F/O. J.E. MEREDITH SGT. A.G. MACKAY SGT. W.C. BARRETT F/SGT. C.W. NICKERSON P/O. R.G. CATTERALL SGT. W.D. JONES-COX F/O. C. MACDONALD F/SGT. S.C. WILLIAMS F/LT. A.D. BURN W/O. L.D.M. MURRAY F/O. A.E. COKEREEL F/SGT. A.W. HANSFORD F/SGT. B.J. CRABBE F/SGT. W. POPPLESTON SGT. A.S. HARDING F/O. H.L. MOWBRAY W/O. K.A. FEDDEN F/SGT. F.M. HUTCHISON F/SGT. D.A. WHYTE P/O. D.J. READ SGT. A. HANSFORD W/O. S.O. APPLEBY SGT. S.A. GAWEN S/LDR. RIGGAL F/O. P.H.E.R. DUNN W/C HEBER-PERCY P/O. H.R. LECKIE SGT. W.H. JONES P/O. ROBSON SGT. M. E SHAW P/O. D.O’HALLORAN SGT. COUTTS SGT. NOVAK W/O. W.P. BENNETT SGT. CRIPPS SGT. HALSE CAPT. A. CROAD F/O. J.H. JONES F/LT. M.C. FOLKARD LT. LANCASTER SGT. L.J.P. TURNER SGT. T. ARMSTRONG F/LT. T.H. DAVISON F/O. H.A. CLARK SGT. P. GREEN F/O. DRAKEFORD-LEWIS L.A. A.H. CHALLEN LT. W.J. LAING SGT. D.C. ROYCE P/O. BEALE SGT. W.McGINTY SGT. HEGGTVEIT P/O. G.J. SMART W/C WHITEHOUSE F/O. J. MEREDITH W/O. L.D. MURRAY F/SGT. F. SHELTON Your Memories P/O. G. BALCOMBE P/O. R. ROYER F/LT. W.J.F. COBB S/LDR. P.T.H. MAGGS F/O. L.S. JAY P/O. E.H.M. COFFIN F/SGT. N.J.A. O’GRADY F/O. F. LEE SGT. PALIN SGT. SAVIDGE SGT. J.W. TINDALE P/O. BEADMAN SGT. C.W. NICKERSON P/O. H.A. CLARKE P/O. L.G. WALLACE SGT. W.J. BENTLEY F/SGT. L. LOWDER W/O. R.B. KELLY SGT. HAROLD COLLIS SGT. W. CUMMING LT. GIBB LT. N.G. HEYNS F/SGT. W.M. SIZER P/O. A.C. ONLEY SGT. J.B. TODD SGT. K.V. LINQUIST F/LT. A.M. PHILLIPS SGT. W.P. FOSTER F/O. K.G. ALLINGTON F/O. D.H. FRANCIS F/SGT. A.E. CHUCK F/SGT. B.E. BARRETT F/LT. W. DRECKIE LT. R. COLLINGWOOD F/SGT. T.H. DAVISON W/C. C.F. GRAY F/LT. C.G. CHAPPELL F/O. H. GRUNDY F/SGT. J.R. BANKS SGT. R. LAMONT P/O. CRAWFORD SGT. A.M. SPALDING SGT. W. PETERS F/O. J.D. BISSETT F/O. M.S. JONES SGT. ASHFORD F/LT. R.T. SAUNDERS F/SGT. R.B. UNSWORTH F/SGT. R.J.H. ADCOCK F/SGT. L. WALKER P/O. FISHER F/O. DAVIES P/O. E.J. PEARSON CORP. L. WILMOTT LT. G. PIERCE P/O. BOSSY SGT. D. BOTTERILL SGT. R.E. MACDONALD SGT. C.U. BATE LT. K.D. DAVIDSON SGT. D.W. JOHNSON W/C BERRY SGT. P.A. NICOLL SGT. A.M. SPALDING SGT. W. LETHBRIDGE SGT. FORBES SGT. PATTERSON SGT. S.C. WILLIAMS LT. A.N. BATCHELDER CORP. B. RUTHERFORD LAC. BASIL. G. HYDE LAC. WILLIAM RANCE CORP. ERIC SALISBURY LAC. LOUIS V. RAYNOR F/SGT. T. W. BATCHELOR LAC. BOXALL (1084619) CORP. NOAD (1196000) CORP. SINCLAIR (1216430) LAC. DAVIES (1298536) AC. BODDY (1433790) CORP. POVEY (1443782) LAC. FERGUSON (1569963) LAC. STANDING (1648059) LAC. KEITH. STEVENS

Please accept my apologies if I have missed any names from this list. It has been difficult to successfully trace all the relevant people.

Names listed here have contacted me.

MR RAY JOHNSON Ray’s story (Audio) MR GEOFF PARFITT Letters MR K. HOLLOWAY MR SANDY HARDING MR RONALD SCOTT MR BARRY GODDEN MR TOM BELLAMY MR GEORGE HENNAH MR HUGH BOND

MR DOUGLAS BROWN - Recalls the following names:

LEN GRETTON WALLY DALE WILLIE MARTIN TED PIKE ALEX SHARPE ALFRED ALLSOPP GINGER CHAMBERS NICK LOWE JOHNNY BLORE

The following names (from 1942 - 45) were submitted by Leading Airman 1652517  MR R.J. LLOYD-JONES

ERNIE AMES FRED BASS B. HARVEY TASH HALLETT WILF HANDY WALLY NOAD TITCH ROSSITER JOHN ROLFE ARTHUR SINGER TED SHEPARD ARTHUR WHITE JIM FERGUSON LASHMAR JACK ELVIDGE JACK HOBIN

The following names were submitted by Mr Tom Shaw

SGT. TAYLOR SGT. “CESS” POOLE CPL. ERIC WOOLLEY SAC. DAVID ADSHEAD SAC. RAY HUNT J/T LANTO KING LAC. FRANK ROGERS CPL. “DUSTY” MILLER SGT. HALL SAC. JOCK GRUAR CPL. BARON “BUGS” BUGGY SGT. MITCHELL SGT. BURROUGHS SAC. BRIAN FEARON CPL. “CHALKY” WHITE J/T. BRIAN SMITH SAC. PETE WADDINGTON LAC. BERNIE BRIGHT LAC. JOHN NEALE SAC. BERT BULPITT J/T. ALF STUBBINGS J/T. BRIAN REDWOOD SAC. MARK FRENCH CPL. JOCK KILL SAC. TOM SHAW CPL. JOCK CORBETT LAC. JOEY GRAHAM

R.A.F WATTISHAM & STRADISHALL 1954 - 1958

W/C .CALNAN F/O. CM (CHICK) HENDERSON F/L. WILLIS F/L. GORDON. ALLIN F/L. ABCNSKI M/P ROCKMINSTER F/O. JACKSON SGT. PETER VERNEY SGT. KEN . BATTY F/L. ALISTAIR MAKINNON S/LDR. SCOTT SGT. JOHNS F/O. BROMLEY F/SGT. KELTON F/O. OGDEN F/O. WATKINSON F/O. McMULLEN F/L. FRYER M/N.GLENCROSS Squadron Cartoon S/LDR. JONES F/SGT.HILL F/O. DUFFILL F/O. TOM MENZIES F/L. CRABB F/O. G. YOUNG F/O. WILSON F/O. WHITEFORD F/O. CARTER F/O. EISEGOOD F/O.CHALMERS F/O. HUTCHINSON F/O. OLD F/O. WILSON M/P. HALKIEW SGT.BOB FARROW F/O. WILLIAMS P/O. D. E. COLEMAN F/L. DELAHAYE F/O. JOHN NORTH F/O. WATSON F/O. THACKRAY F/O. MURRAY-BISSET F/O. DAULBY F/O. BALSDON F/O. TAYLOR F/O. WHITEFORD SGT. DAY F/O. YOUNG F/O. KEN POVEY SGT. TONY MELTON F/L. GRIFFITHS F/O. TERRY OLD F/O. PETE WEBB F/O. KEN CRINGLE CPL. PETE CARTWRIGHT

NAMES FOR PILOTS,AND NAVIGATORS,AND SIGNALLERS,FOR TWIN PIONEERS AND PEMBROKES.SUPPLIED BY F/O JOHN “JEBEL” JAMES,(1959-1961) & MASTER PILOT IAN DONALD (1961-1963) DURING THEIR TOURS OF DUTY WITH THE SQUADRON.

1958  BAHREIN &  MUHARRAQ 1967

I was young Flying Officer Navigator and served with B Flight 152 Squadron for the whole of 1966.
 

The people I served with were:

Sqn Ldr Snowy McKee (Sqn Commander) A brilliant New Zealander
Sgt Marvin (went on to a very long career with the UK CAA)
Flt Lt Mike Davis ( a real star and VERY relaxed which was good for a new navigator!!)
Master Pilot Stevenson (Also very relaxed and a great operator)
Flt Lt Harry Bromley (Became B Flight Commander March 66)
Sqn Ldr Jim Timms (Took over the Squardon I think in May/June 1966 based in Bahrain- A really excellent officer who I think retired from the RAF and helped set up the Abu Dhabi Defence force(air wing)

Wing Commander Parker (Ex Odiham and I think took over the Squadron late 1966-not sure why it became a Wing Commander post but I think he was also the Station Commander at Sharjah so being ex RAF Odiham as Wing Commander flying he was also qualified on the Twin Pin-Odiham having been the conversation unit)

I also remember Group Captain Twinkle Story the Station Commander in Bahrain (Very small but a great fighter pilot-He had to cope with 208 (I think that is the correct number) Squadron Hunters based in Bahrain and I know they held him in great respect). I think he also went with Jim Timms to Abu Dhabi and also retired to Long Sutton (the next village to us) where I met him again. He died approx 2 years ago at a good age and was greatly respected in our area.

David Crawshaw  11.10.2011

F/LT. P. EVETTS SGT. T. STAFFORD F/LT. J. MEADE M/NAV.CLAYTON FLT/SGT. BAUGH F/O. C. BROWN M/SIG.B.GORNER M/PILOT. GOOD M/NAV.YORKIE GLADWIN F/O. GORDON RAMAGE S/LD. R. H. CAFFERATA (C.O.) F/LT. K. PINDER F/LT.W.WALMESLEY S/LDR. TOMMY FARR S/LDR. BOSS F/O. J. JAMES MR S. JOCK F/LT. J. GIBSON M/SIG. PHILLIPS FLT/SGT.LIVERMORE M/SIG. COKER F/LT. R. SEXTON F/LT. JOHN A. CAMPBELL M/P. IAN DONALD M/P. BILL WATSON M/P. KERR F/SGT. MUTTRAM F/SGT. HOLT F/LT.“ PADDY” DIGNEN F/LT. MACDONALD S/LDR. FRYER (C.O.) 62-64 M/SIG. HILLYER F/LT. EVANS F/LT. KIRBY M/NAV. PERRELL F/LT. CRAGIE SGT. HATCHER M/NAV. BROADBENT F/O. D. PIERCE M/NAV. P.OTTRIDGE F/O. ARES KLOOTWYK M/SIG. BOYD M/SIG. JEFF SHILLITOE M/SIG. PURDY F/LT. H. DAVID F/O. R. AUBREY-COUND F/O. ROBINSON F/LT. R. WILLINGS F/LT. S. BAUGH F/LT. EVANS F/LT. MACKAY F/LT. A. KNOX F/LT. W. HOYER F/LT. DES C. SHERRIFF GD/NAV

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