Fighter Squadrons 200-249

No. 213 Squadron:

  • May 37: S/L J.H. Edwards-Jones
  • Jun 40: S/L McGregor
  • Sep 40: S/L D.S. McDonald
  • Nov 41: S/L Lochart
  • Jan 42: S/L G.V.W. Kettlewell
  • May 42: S/L M.H. Young
  • Oct 42: S/L Peter Olver (84693 – UK) – Vol. III
  • Jan 43: S/L V.C. Woodward
  • Aug 43: S/L S.R. Whiting
  • Sep 44: S/L C.S. Vos
  • Dec 44: S/L Peter E. Vaughan-Fowler (110008 – UK)

No. 219 Squadron:

  • Oct 39: W/C Richard L.R. Atcherley (16140 – UK) – Vol. I
  • May 40: S/L J.H. Little
  • Feb 41: W/C T.G. Pike
  • Sep 41: W/C Vashon J. Wheeler (76594 – UK) – Vol. II
  • Jan 42: W/C V.R. Moon
  • Mar 43: W/C Archibald D. McN. Boyd (72461 – UK) – Vol. V
  • Aug 44: W/C Wilfrith P. Green (39518 – UK) – Vol. III
  • Apr 45: W/C B. Maitland-Thompson

No. 222 (Natal) Squadron:

  • Oct 39: S/L H.W. Mermagen
  • Jul 40: S/L John H. Hill (32172 – UK) – Vol. IV
  • Jan 41: S/L R.C. Love
  • Nov 41: S/L H.F. Gilbert
  • Dec 41: S/L Manfred B. Czernin (37148 – UK) – Vol. IV
  • Jan 42: S/L R.M. Milne
  • May 42: S/L J.S. Jomkiewicz
  • May 42: S/L N. Anderson
  • Jun 42: S/L H.J.L. Hallowes
  • Aug 42: S/L R.W. Oxpring
  • Aug 42: S/L A.L. Winskill
  • Sep 42: S/L E.J.F. Harrington
  • Jul 43: S/L G.J. Stonhill
  • Feb 44: S/L R.F. Inness
  • Jun 44: S/L David G.S.R. Cox (101041 – UK) – Vol. VI
  • Jul 44: S/L J.B. Rigby
  • Jan 45: S/L E.B. Lyons
  • May 45: S/L R.M. Matheson

No. 229 Squadron:

  • Oct 39: S/L H.J. Maguire
  • Sep 40: S/L A.J. Banham
  • Oct 40: S/L F.E. Rosier
  • Oct 41: S/L W.A. Smith
  • Feb 42: S/L D. Kain
  • Apr 42: S/L Dafforn
  • Aug 42: S/L William A. Douglas (90896 – UK) – Vol. VI
  • Sep 42: S/L H.C. Baker
  • Oct 42: S/L M.M. Stephens
  • Nov 42: S/L Thomas Smart (40324 – UK) – Vol. V
  • Apr 43: S/L P.W.E. Heppell
  • Jul 43: S/L G.J. Cox
  • Oct 43: S/L H. Hopkinson
  • Nov 43: Maj N.F. Harrison
  • Nov 44: S/L Patterson

No. 232 Squadron:

  • Jul 40: S/L M.M. Stephens
  • Oct 40: S/L A.W. Pennington-Legh
  • May 41: S/L W.J. Crissham
  • Jun 41: S/L C.A. Masterton
  • Jul 41: S/L A.W. Pennington-Legh
  • Oct 41: S/L A.J.A. Llewellin
  • Jan 42: S/L L.N. Landels
  • Jan 42: S/L Richard E.P. Brooker (39931 – UK) – Vol. V
  • Feb 42: S/L A.J.A. Llewelin
  • Feb 42: S/L E.W. Wright
  • Feb 42: disbanded bey being incorporated into No. 242 Squadron
  • Apr 42: S/L Adrew McDowall (89299 – UK) – Vol. III
  • Sep 42: S/L A.L. Winskill
  • Jun 43: S/L Charles I.R. Arthur (41241 – Canada) – Vol. VI
  • Jan 44: S/L G.W. Garton
  • Apr 44: S/L H.S. Jackson
  • May 44: S/L Arthur F. Roscoe (100530 – USA) – Vol. V

No. 234 (Madras Presidency) Squadron:

  • Oct 39: S/L William A.J. Satchell (29048 – UK) – Vol. V
  • Aug 40: S/L Joseph S. O’Brien (34171 – UK) – Vol. VI
  • Sep 40: S/L Minden V. Blake (36095 – New Zealand) – Vol. V
  • Jan 42: S/L F.E.W. Birchfield
  • Oct 42: S/L Barning-Lever
  • May 43: S/L Philip L. Arnott (63090 – UK)
  • Aug 43: S/L M.G. Barnett
  • Oct 43: S/L Eric P.W. Bocock (61215 – UK) – Vol. V
  • Oct 43: S/L Philip L. Arnott (63090 – UK)
  • Dec 44: Maj Werner H. Christie (N1071 – Norway) – Vol. V
  • Feb 45: S/L James E. Storrar (41881 – UK) – Vol. V
  • Apr 45: S/L P.F. Steib

No. 237 (Rhodesian) Squadron:

  • Jan 42: S/L E.T. Smith
  • Aug 44: S/L I.H.R. Shand
  • Apr 45: S/L Paul P. Devenish (80198 – South Africa) – Vol. VII

No. 238 Squadron:

  • May 40: S/L C.E.J. Baines
  • Jul 40: S/L Harold A. Fenton (27127 – UK)
  • Apr 41: S/L John A. O’Neill (37117 – UK)
  • Mar 42: S/L Christopher J. Mount (36162 – UK)
  • Jul 42: S/L R.G.A. Barclay
  • Jul 42: S/L Roy Marples (70868 – UK) – Vol. V
  • Nov 42: Maj T.W. Philips
  • Jun 43: S/L H.P. Cochrane
  • Aug 43: S/L A. Wilson
  • Aug 44: S/L D.H. McBurnie
  • Oct 44: Disbanded

No. 239 Squadron:

  • Sep 43: W/C P.M.J. Evans
  • Sep 44: W/C W.F. Gibb

No. 241 Squadron:

  • Aug 41: W/C John L. Barker
  • Jun 43: W/C O.D.E. Coe
  • Jan 44: E.H.C. Kee
  • Apr 44: S/L Michael H. Le Bas (104423 – UK)
  • Nov 44: S/L A.J. Radcliffe
  • Jun 45: S/L Robert W. Turkington (117519 – UK) – Vol. IV

No. 242 (Canadian) Squadron:

  • Nov 39: S/L Fowler M. Gobeil (C.121 – Canada)
  • Jun 40: S/L Douglas R.S. Bader (26151 – UK) – Vol. VII
  • Mar 41: S/L Wilfred P.F. Treacy (37617 – UK)
  • Apr 41: S/L Whitney W. Straight (90680 – UK) – Vol. I
  • Aug 41: S/L William G. Wells (34255 – UK)
  • Feb 42: S/L Richard E.P. Brooker (39931- UK) – Vol. V
  • Apr 42: S/L Julian
  • Apr 42: S/L T.C. Parker
  • Sep 42: S/L D. Secretan
  • Mar 43: S/L A. Eckford
  • May 43: S/L Michael C.B. Boddington (88017 – UK)
  • Nov 44: disbanded and re-formed as a transport unit

No. 243 Squadron:

  • Mar 41: S/L Gerald B.M. Bell (37002 – UK)
  • Dec 41: S/L Frank J. Howell (39612 – UK) – Vol. V
  • Jun 42: S/L A.E. Johnson
  • Feb 43: S/L J.E. Walker
  • Jun 43: S/L Evan D. Mackie (NZ41520 – New Zealand) – Vol. I
  • Nov 43: Maj W.M. Langerman

No. 245 (Northern Rhodesia) Squadron:

  • Oct 39: S/L F.A. Tyson
  • Nov 39: S/L Eric W. Whitley (29195 – New Zealand)
  • Dec 40: S/L John W.C. Simpson (37642 – UK)
  • Jun 41: S/L William F. Blackadder (90282 – UK)
  • Jul 42: S/L H.H.B. Mould
  • Oct 42: S/L S.S. Holdern
  • Sep 43: S/L J.R. Collins
  • Oct 44: S/L A. Zweigbergk
  • Aug 45: S/L A. Brees

No. 247 (China-British) Squadron:

  • Aug 40: S/L Chater
  • Sep 40: S/L Peter StG. O’Brian (33329 – Canada)
  • May 42: S/L J.C. Melvill
  • Aug 43: Maj Erik Haabjoern (N1086 – Norway) – Vol. VI
  • Jan 44: S/L R.J. McNair
  • Aug 44: S/L Basil G. Stappleton (41879 – South Africa) – Vol. V
  • Jan 45: S/L J.H. Bryant

No. 249 (Gold Coast) Squadron:

  • May 40: S/L J. Grandy
  • Dec 40: S/L R.A. Barton
  • Dec 41: S/L E.B. Mortimer-Rose
  • Jan 42: S/L H.J.S. Beazley
  • Feb 42: S/L P.S. Turner
  • Mar 42: S/L S.B. Grant
  • Jun 42: S/L Percy B. Lucas (100646 – UK) – Vol. III
  • Jul 42: S/L R.A. Mitchell
  • Jul 42: S/L E.N. Woods
  • Jan 43: S/L M.G. McLeod
  • Mar 43: S/L J.J. Lynch
  • Jul 43: S/L E.N. Woods
  • Dec 43: S/L D.A.S. Colvin
  • Jun 44: S/L J. Te Kloot
  • Dec 44: S/L C.E. Edmondson
  • Jun 45: S/L T.H.E.B. Ashworth