RAF HARROWBEER

YELVERTON

Personnel at Harrowbeer

The following are known to have served at Harrowbeer between 1941 & 1950

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Stephen Fryer

R.A.F. HARROWBEER  1941  TO  1950

?-10-42           AIR VICE MARSHALL  W.F.DICKSON                    

NEW A.O.C. No.10(F) GROUP

31-8-41           WING COMMANDER  C.WALTER 

AT THE CONTROLS AND LANDED A BLENHEIM I  OF 500 SQUADRON.

15-9-41           WING COMMANDER  E.F.WARD

TOOK OVER AS FIRST COMMANDING OFFICER.

8-1-42             WING COMMANDER  McDOUGAL 

TOOK OVER COMMAND FROM AMERICANS.

15-3-43           WING COMMANDER  MORGAN

 3-9-43            WING COMMANDER  J.BUTTERWORTH

TOOK OVER FROM WING COMMANDER  E.F.WARD.

19-5-42           SQD.LEADER  FISHER

COMMANDING OFFICER

11-3-42           SQD.LEADER  PETRIE

18-3-43           SQD.LEADER  FENN

25-3-43           SQD.LEADER  HOGG

?-?-41            FLT./LT.  H.C.V.JOLLEFF

ISSUED FIRST DAILY ROUTINE ORDERS AS OFFICER COMMANDING R.A.F. HARROWBEER

25-3-43           FLT./LT.  CUTHBERT

25-3-43           FLT./LT.  MILTON

?-8-43             FLT./LT.  A.S.DREDGE

TYPHOON PILOT

?-?-45             FLT./LT.  GOODYEAR 

CATERING OFFICER

18-3-43           FLT.OFFICER  BIDDLE

10-2-44           FLT.OFFICER  RICHARDSON

2-10-42           FLYING OFFICER  ROBERTSON

CAUGHT IN A SEARCHLIGHT BEAM AND WAS KILLED WHEN HIS HURRICANE DIVED INTO THE GROUND NORTH OF YELVERTON.

?-?-45             FLYING OFFICER  EATON 

GAS AND FIRE OFFICER

?-?-45             FLYING OFFICER  SMITH  

ARMS OFFICER

18-12-41        SERGEANT  A. PRZESMYCKI

KILLED IN ACCIDENT ON BASE

30-5-43           SERGEANT  BRADSHAW

?-?-43             PILOT  “SAMMY” SAMUELS 

FLEW TYPHOON NAMED “SALOME”

18-12-41         CORPORAL  GOLUSZYASKI 

INJURED IN ACCIDENT ON BASE

?-1942/43       PHILIPS 

AIRFRAME MECHANIC

?-?-??           RICHARD VAVRECKA 

PARACHUTE PACKER

2-8-45             LT./COLONEL  DEWITT GREER

AMERICAN OFFICER WHO MET PRESIDENT TRUMAN WHEN HE LANDED AT HARROWBEER. NO OTHER OFFICERS PRESENT.

W.A.A.F.’s

?-11-41           CORPORAL  PAT COBALD

MOTOR TRANSPORT SECTION      

 ?-11-41          BUNTY VARNEY

MOTOR TRANSPORT SECTION

 ?-11-41          “DENNY” DENMAN

MOTOR TRANSPORT SECTION

CIVILIANS

 ?-?-43            MISS CORNISH

H.Q.STAFF

 ?-?-43            MISS JOYCE MOORE

H.Q.STAFF

No. 26  SQUADRON

12-5-45            L.A.C.  MARSH

No. 41  SQUADRON

 9-6-44            WING COMMANDER  H.BIRD-WILSON 

WING LEADER ALSO OF Nos. 263 AND 610  SQUADRONS

No. 64  SQUADRON

27-7-44           SQD. LEADER  MACKENZIE

COMMANDING OFFICER

27-7-44           FLT./LT.  DREW

 3-7-44            FLYING OFFICER  “WALLY” SMART 

HIS PLANE SUFFERED WITH MECHANICAL TROUBLE WHILE ON A SHIPPING PATROL. HE TURNED BACK AND WAS KILLED ON CRASH LANDING AT BASE.

 7-7-44            FLYING OFFICER  DRYBURGH

 1-8-44            FLYING OFFICER  O’NEIL

 ?-?-??            FLYING OFFICER  H.J.MEHARRY

23-6-44           FLT.SERGEANT  IAN WALKER

23-6-44           FLT.SERGEANT  WILLIAMS

23-6-44          JOHN HARDER

"A" FLIGHT 23-6-44

TED ANDREWS

SCHMITT

RECILE

THORPE

MORRISON

TONY COOPER

SMILEY

MAUNDERS

No. 130  SQUADRON

25-11-41         FLYING OFFICER  WILLIAMS

 ?-10-41          PILOT OFFICER  JONES                                      EX AUSTRALIA

 ?-10-41          PILOT OFFICER  MACDONALD                         EX AUSTRALIA

 ?-10-41          SERGEANT  BARR                                                EX AUSTRALIA

 ?-10-41          SERGEANT  CASSELL                                        EX AUSTRALIA

 ?-10-41           SERGEANT  NURSEY                                          EX AUSTRALIA

 ?-11-41           CHETWYND-STAPYLTON

  ?-1041           “TINY”  FAULKS

 ?-11-41           “SHADOW”  LINES

 ?-11-41           “POPEYE”  SALTER

 ?-10-41           SMITHY