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| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEEVIL | 1st. | Advance Party to new Station - R.A.F. Station WETHERSFIELD, Essex. | |
| 2nd. | Packing commenced for move. Ferrying of Gliders commenced. | ||
| 3rd. | Normal Training. | ||
| 4th | Normal Routine. | ||
| 5th. | Move commenced - Stores etc: ferried to WETHERSFIELD by road. | ||
| 6th. | Normal Routine. | ||
| 7th. | Normal Routine. | ||
| 8th. | Normal Routine. | ||
| 9th. | Main Party proceeded by road to WETHERSFIELD. Rear Party - S.Q.M.S. & 3 remained at KEEVIL until 12th. October. 5 Crews, plus Major, Lyne left | ||
| FAIRFORD ferrying Gliders to ITALY. | |||
| 10th. | Normal Routine. | ||
| 11th. | Normal Routine. | ||
| 12th. | Normal Routine, | ||
| 13th. | Normal Routine. | ||
| 14th. | Squadron returned from leave. Wing location MARKS HALL with H.O. C.G.P. | ||
| 15th. | Normal Routine. | ||
| 16th. | Normal Routine. | ||
| 17th. | 5 Crews returned from ITALY. | ||
| 18th. | Major. Lyne returned from ITALY. | ||
| 19th. | Major. Lyne & Capt. Barclay. MC. to Conference at H.Q. No.1. Wing by Col. Chatterton & Lt-Col. Murray. Subject - Re-Organisation of Squadrons and | ||
| Future Policies. 'D'. Squadron to be 3 Flights of 18 Crews plus Squadron H.Q. of 4 Crews. 8 Flight Commander: Lieut. Strathern, 13 Flight: Capt. | |||
| Cairns & 21 Flight: Capt. Barclay. MC. | |||
| 20th. | Squadron Conference of Officers. Flights re-organised. Conversion Courses | ||
| 1st. Pilots from 2nd. Pilots commenced in Squadron. | |||
| 21st. | Major, J. F. Lyne awarded the Military Cross for gallantry on 'D' Day Operations. | ||
| Heartiest congratulations from Squadron. Lt-Col. I. A. Murray awarded DSO Heartiest congratuations from the Squadron. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| WETHERSFIELD | 22nd. | S/Sgt. Helme. E. Sgt. Dow. A.R. & Sgt. Shannon. V. returned to Squadron. escaped P.O.W. from NORMANDY Operations. | |
| 23rd. | Preliminary instructions for Exercise 'ESSEX'. | ||
| 24th. | Normal Routine. | ||
| 25th. | 1st. Pilot to 'C'. Squadron. (S/Sgt. Morgan. W). 'ESSEX' postponed. | ||
| 26th. | 6. 1st. Pliots to 'G' Squadron. Lieuts. J.P.F.R. de Mey is H.J.W. White | ||
| attached pending posting. | |||
| 27th. | Lieut. K F. Strathern promoted A/Capt. on taking over the commend of 8 Flight. | ||
| 'ESSEX' postponed until 28th. | |||
| 28th. | 'ESSEX' postponed 24 hours. General. Browning & Col. Chatterton visited | ||
| Station. 14623984. Sgt. Haig. L. awarded Military Medal for conspicious gallentry during Airborne Operations over HOLLAND | |||
| 29th. | 1313 | 30 Crews on Exercise 'ESSEX'. 28 Crews took off. 2 Forced landed near | |
| READING. 1 Forced landed at KEEVIL No. damage or Injuries. | |||
| 30th. | 2250 | Glider on night flying crashed on edge of Airfield. S/Sgt. Sharpe 21 Flight | |
| Broken Ankle. | |||
| 31st. | Lit-Col. I. A. Murray. DSO visited Squadron, |
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