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Squadron Commanding Officers 1942-46:

Lt (A) DA Van Epps RNVR

15 Jul 1942

Lt Cdr(A) FRA Tumbull DSC* RN

24 Jan 1943

Lt Cdr(A) C Walker DSC RN

17 Jan 1944

Lt Cdr(A) J Crossman DSO RNVR

22 Oct 1944

Lt(A) AS Macleod DSC RNZNVR

09 Aug 1945

Lt Cdr(A) JR Routley RNVR

24 Oct 1945

Lt Cdr(A) RM Crosley DSC' RNVR

07 Jan 1946

Wing Leaders 24th Naval Fighter Wing:

Lt Cdr(A) NG Hallett DSC RN

01 Jan 1944

Lt Cdr(A) BF Wigginton DSC RNVR

22 May 1944

Lt Cdr(A) C Walker 15 Sep 1944

Lt Cdr(A) AJ Thompson DSC RNVR

01 Nov 1944

Lt Cdr(A) NG Hallet DSC RN

12 Mar 1945

CO 7th CAG from 30 Jun 1945

Squadron Officers:

Ranks shown at time of joining, RNVR(A) unless shown otherwise (SANF(V); South African Naval Force (Volunteer); RNZNVR: Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve; RNIN: Royal Netherlands Navy).

Sub Lt PG Adams

07 May 1944 - 05 Feb 1945

Lt GD Agard-Butler RN (SP)

05 Jul 1943 - (KIA) 1 0 Feb 1945

Sub Lt JD Alexander RNZNVR

.. ? ................(KIA,) 30 Jul 1945

Sub Lt H Arkell

?........................15 Mar 1946

Sub Lt JCL Armstrong

?....................................1945

Sub Lt H Atack

?.................... 23 Apr 1945...

Sub Lt ASTC Belcher RNZNVR

20 Feb 1945 - 17 Jun 1945

Sub Lt AW Bradley RNZNVR

26 Apr 1945 - I7 Jun 1945

Sub Lt HJC Brough

Apr 1943 (only)

Sub Lt DG Byrt

24 Oct 1944............................?

Sub Lt PJM Canter RNZNVR

20 Oct 1942 - Jul 1943

Sub Lt ABB Clark

1st Mar 1943 - Oct 1944

Sub Lt AG Cooper

24 Oct 1944 - (KIA) 27 Mar 1945

Sub Lt D Crabtree

by Sep 1944...........................?

Lt Cdr RM. Crosley DSC*,(CO,)

07 Jan 1946 - I6 Mar 1946

Lt Cdr J Crossman DSO (CO)

22 Nov1944 - 09 Aug I 944

Sub Lt MJH Davey

24 Oct 1944 - Oct 1945

Sub Lt H Davies

1st Oct I 942 - Apr 1943

Sub Lt GW Draper

23 Apr 1945............................?

Lt DN Duncan

23 Apr 1945-...........................?

Sub Lt E Elson

25 Oct 1944............................?

Sub Lt CB Erl

? ..................................... 1945

Sub Lt D Fyffe

15 Jul 1942 - Nov 1942

Sub Lt RWD Forbes RNZNVR

15 Jul 1942 - (KIA) 27 Jul 1943

Sub Lt KD Gall

24 Oct 1944 - (Dol) 26 Jul 1945

Sub Lt PD Gardner

24 Jan1944 - 0I Nov 1944

Sub Lt BA Gentry

10 Jun 1945...........................?

Sub Lt RW Gibb

24 Nov1943 - Dec 1943

Sub Lt WG Gibson

8th Dec 1943 - (KIA) 1 Apr 1945

Sub Lt RA Gorvin

23 Apr 1945-.........................?

Sub Lt DH Ghme

23 Apr 1945...........................?

Sub Lt BH Harriss

10 Apr1944 - 10 Oct 1944

Sub Lt JW Hayes (SP Feb 1945)

23 Oct 1944 - Oct 1945

Sub Lt NV Heppenstall 18 Jan 1944 - (KIA) 6 Apr 1945

Sub Lt F HockJey

23 Oct 1944 - (KIA) 15 Aug 1945

Sub Lt EW Hunt RNZNVR 23 Apr 1945 - Jun 1945

Sub Lt CG Hyde Oct 1942 - May 1943

Sub Lt JW Johnstone RNZNVR 23 Apr 1945 - 10 Jun 1945

Sub Lt RC Kay 25 Oct 1944............................?

Sub Lt E Kirkham 27 Feb 1943 - Jul 1944

Sub Lt J LaMey-Wakelin 18 Feb 1943 - Apr 1943

Sub Lt DD Leighton 24 Oct 1944 - 15 Feb 1945

Sub Lt NH Lester 10 Oct 1942 - 15 Dec 1943 (SP)

Sub Lt DM Moir 7 Jan 1994 - October 1945

Sub Lt IHS Morgan ..................... - April 1945

Sub Lt RWJ McCahey Feb 1945 - Oct - 1945

Sub Lt PS Rowell 23 April 1945 - 15th March 1946

Sub Lt RH Reynolds RNVR (Retired as Cmdr, DSC, AFC,RN) Shot down two 'Zeros' and shared another with Sub Lt RC Kay. For this he was awarded the DSC to add to the MID which he had earnd the previous year for sharing in the destruction of two German flying boats off Norway

Su Lt H Palmer (SANF)

Prisioners of War

Lt. Cmdr. J Crossman 09.08.45 - After a ramrod to Matsushima Japan, aircraft was hit by flack. Pilot bailed out. Only held briefly just before VJ Day.

SLt. F Hockley 15.08.45 - Aircraft was hit during dogfight and caught fire after receiving hit by flack over Tokyo. Pilot bailed out and landed on the Chiba Penninsula East of Tokyo. SLt. Hockley was captured and executed Japanese style on the same day, 9 hours after war had ended.

This was part of the last mission flown by British Aircraft in WWII.