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| Place. |
Date. |
Time. |
Summary of Events. |
References
to
Appendices. |
| MANSTON |
8/4/27 |
11.00 |
Squadron received orders to proceed to CHINA. To sail 20/4/27
from SOUTHAMPTON. Squadron begun to be brought
up to war Establishment, and packing was started. |
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9/4/27 |
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Five aeroplanes flown to FARNBOROUGH for packing at ASCOT.
Pilots- F/Lt Mc.Bain, P/O MUMFORD-MATHEWS, P/O F.G.S. WILSON, F/O MAC-
EVOY and P/O STOKES. P/O M. MATHEWS stayed to superin-
tend the packing; the remainder were flown back by
No. 9 Squadron (Virginia).
Flt/Lieut. LOCK and F/O TIGHE posted to No. 2 Sqdn. from No. 13 Sqdn. |
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10/4/27 |
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Flt. Lieut. MACBAIN, P/O F.G.S. WILSON, P/O E.L. WILSON and F/O HADDEN took
the remainder of the serviceable aeroplanes to FARNBOROUGH. |
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11/4/27 |
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Flt. Lieut. LOCK arrived. Orders were received to leave
BIRCHINGTON at 04.30 on 20/4/'27, embarking on N.T. NEURALIA at
SOUTHAMPTON on the same day. Packing all day. |
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12/4/27 |
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Packing all day. |
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13/4/27 |
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Packing all day. Wing. Com. PRIMROSE, Director of equip-
meant, A.M., visited Squadron. 4 Crossley Tenders and
3 trailers arrived to take Flight Stores to BIRKENHEAD.
Transport & Stores to be loaded on to S.S. SARPEDON on 23rd
from BIRKENHEAD. Ammunition on City CITY of POONA on 21st. |
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| MANSTON |
12/4/27 |
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Flt. Lieut. LOCK went to AIR MINISTRY to collect Maps of
CHINA. A new Grid System is employed. |
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| " |
14/4/27 |
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Packing all day. Men fitted with Tropical Kit. |
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| " |
16/4/27 |
08.30 |
Transport Convoy.. 4 Lorries, 4 Tenders and 3 Trail-
ers left for BIRKENHEAD, accompanied by F/O
ALDERSON & P/O STOKES. |
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| " |
20/4/27 |
02.15 |
Squadron marched to BIRCHINGTON. |
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| BIRCHINGTON |
" |
04.50 |
Train left with Squadron for SOUTHAMPTON.. |
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| SOUTHAMPTON |
" |
10.30 |
Squadron arrived, and was inspected by A.V.M.
LONGCROFT |
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| MALTA |
27/4/27 |
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Squadron arrived. |
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| PORT SAID |
30/4/27 |
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" " Squadron carried out a Route March
accompanied by F/O s WADDEN & BETT and by F/LT.
MACBAIN and SIMPSON. |
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[F540s written continuously in those days. The records have been broken up into Monthly passages for these transcriptions.] |
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