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Hi all, I am interested in following information about RAF Station Duxford in June 1941:
1. who was the station CO? Malcom has on his website "Wg Cdr A B Woodhall" for this period but without any particular dates.
2. which two squadrons were based there? i know one was our 310 Sq but I am not able to identify the second one.
TIA
Pavel
Hi Pavel
According to RAF Unit Histories,although I note there is a question mark about the 'To' date...
https://www.unithistories.com/office...icers_W01.html
03.1940 to 04.1941?
Commanding Officer, RAF Duxford [08.1940 reported as radar controller, Duxford Sector (Kent), No. 12 Group, Fighter Command, RAF]
Then 28.04.1941 to 01.1942
Commanding Officer, RAF Tangmere
Many thanks so Woodhall is not my man.
Any other candidates pls?
Pavel
Have you checked Woodhall's book?
Hello,
Commanding Officers of RAF Duxford.
Wing Commander Alfred Basil WOODHALL OBE - 21 March 1940 - 27 March 1941
Group Captain Gordon Herbert VASSE - 28 March 1941 - 30 June 1941*
Group Captain Arthur William Baynes McDONALD AFC - 1 July 1941 - 11 February 1942**
See:
RAF Duxford A History in Photographs From 1917 to the present.
Smith,Richard C
London:Grub Street,2006.
p.9
*
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Herbert_Vasse
https://www.rafweb.org/Biographies/Vasse.htm
**
https://www.rafweb.org/Biographies/McDonald_AWB.htm
The following units were in situ at Duxford during June, 1941:
Air Fighting Development Unit - 16 December 1940 - 25 March 1943
Air Gun Mounting Establishment - 30 December 1940 - 23 November 1941
56 Squadron - 26 June 1941 - 30 March 1942
310 (Czechoslovak) Squadron - 10 July 1940 - 26 June 1941
787 Squadron FAA (att. AFDU) - 18 June 1941 - 25 March 1943
Col.
Franek, thank you for pinting out! I had no knowledge he has written a book!
Colin - thank you very much for your complex answer!
So G/Cpt Vasse is my man.
The reason why I was asking about the squadrons is that I have seen a letter by Duxford CO dated 10.6.1941 where he stated "both Squadrons at this station" but only 310 Sq fit into this date...
Anyway thank you both once more
Pavel