RAF Station Duxford in June 1941

[CZ_RAF]

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

[bvs]

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

[CZ_RAF]

Many thanks so Woodhall is not my man.
Any other candidates pls?

Pavel

[Franek Grabowski]

Have you checked Woodhall's book?

[COL BRUGGY]

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.

[CZ_RAF]

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