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No. 31 Squadron, RAAF

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Personnel Rolls

Commanding Officers

Squadron Leader
READ, CHARLES FREDERICK
Royal Australian Air Force
From 1 September 1942
Wing Commander
MANN, FREDERICK WILLIAM BALL
Royal Australian Air Force
From 13 September 1943
Squadron Leader
WENTWORTH, GEORGE D'ARCY
Royal Australian Air Force
From May 1944
Squadron Leader
BOYD, JOHN A'BECKETT PENLEIGH
Royal Australian Air Force
From September 1944
Squadron Leader
BLACK, JOHN COUPER
Royal Australian Air Force
From 26 December 1944

Roll of Honour

Honours & Awards

Nominal Roll

Archival Material

National Archives of Australia

Series No. Control Symbol Item Title Digitised Item Item ID
A9186 61 RAAF Unit History sheets (Form A50) [Operations Record Book - Forms A50 and A51] Number 31 Squadron Aug 42 - Aug 45 1358949

External Links

References

Eather, S. 1995, Flying Squadrons of the Australian Defence Force. Weston Creek: Aerospace Publications.

McDonald, K.N. 1996, Coomalie Charlie's Commandos: 31 Squadron RAAF Beaufighters at Darwin 1942-43. Maryborough: Banner Books.

RAAF Historical Section 1995, Fighter Units. Units of the Royal Australian Air Force: A Concise History, v. 2. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service.

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