909 Wing

[Snapper41]

Hello all

I am trying to find out more about 909 Wing in Burma 1944-5, but there seems to be scant info out there. Anything and everything would be useful, including which squadrons were in the Wing!

TIA

Snapper

[Zoran Petek]

Computer-translation from http://www.maketarstvo.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=30654
909 Wing
Renamed from 189 Wing 1.X.44. Commander Wg Cdr P. Richey 1.X.44. Subordinate No.221 Group. Composition at the end of X.44: 79, 146, 261 Sqn, Thunderbolt, Kumbhirgram. Moved to Wanjing under the newly founded 910 Wing, XII.44. Spitfire 17 Sqn XI.44-I.45 and II.45-V.45. Composition I 45, Taukkyan: 17 Sqn Spitfire, 60 Sqn Hurricane & 221 Comms Sqn (det). IV.45-IX.45 Commander Wg Cdr David Cox. Composition: 17 & 155 Sqn, Spitfire, Support IV Corps. Thedaw, Burma, IV.45: 17 Sqn Spitfire.
Composition 30.VI.45:
No.909 Wing. Commander Wg Cdr David Cox.
No.152 Sqn, Thedaw, Spitfire VIII, S / Ldr G.Kerr.
No.155 Sqn, Toungoo, Spitfire VIII, S / Ldr A.G. Conway.
Toungoo, 221 Gp VI-VIII.45: 155 Sqn Spitfire, later 152 Sqn Spitfire. Siam from IX.45 onwards: 20 Sqn Spitfire XIV, 211 Sqn Mosquito, 685 Sqn (PR det) Mosquito. Dissolved 30.IX.45.

[Don Clark]

From Air Of Authority, www.rafweb.org, the fine site of member Malcolm Barrass.

"No 909 Wing

RAF Wing HQ Palel was formed on 1 October 1944 by redesignating No 189 (Tactical) Wing in No 221 Group and on 1 December was redesignated No 909 (Tactical) Wing and disbanded on 30 September 1945 to form AHQ Siam. The tables below show its various locations and the units assigned to it.
Date Location
11-24 Dec 1944 Kalemyo
3 Feb 1945 Ywadon
9 Feb 1945 Montwa
6 Apr 1945 Thedaw (satelite at Tennant)
6 Jun 1945 Toungoo
10-11 Aug 1945 Zayatkwin


Squadron Dates
No 17 20 Nov 1944 - 22 Jan 1945, 20 Feb 1945 - Jun 1945
No 20 10 Jan 1945 - 20 Jun 1945
No 28 11 Jan 1945 - 4 Feb 1945, 26 Apr 1945 - May 1945
No 34 1 Oct 1944 - 21 Jan 1945, 18 Aug 1945 - 30 Sep 1945
No 60 11 Dec 1944 - May 1945
No 79 19 Nov 1944 - 1 Dec 1944
No 113 1 Oct 1944 - 21 Jan 1945, 18 Aug 1945 - 30 Sep 1945
No 146 21 Nov 1944 - 1 Dec 1944
No 152 May 1945 - Sep 1945
No 155 26 Apr 1945 - 3 Sep 1945, 1 Oct 1944 - 18 Jan 1945
No 261 22 Nov 1944 - 1 Dec 1944
No 607 23 Nov 1944 - 11 Dec 1944, May 1945 - May 1945
No 656 24 Oct 1944 - Apr 1945
No 681 Jan 1945 - Apr 1945
No 1581 Flt Mar 1945
Wing Leaders: -
xx May 1945 Wg Cdr D Cox"

All in agreement with the 909 Wing entry at p 305
Sturtivant RAF Flying Training & Support Units Since 1912 (Air Britain) 2007

See also
No. 909 (TACTICAL) WING Operations Record Book TNA AIR 26/500 per
http://discovery.nationalarchives.go...ils/r/C4097893
Undigitised at National Archives - access by personal visit
see https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/...avirus-update/