Bomber Command 1937-39

This Command was formed on 1 May 1936 by redesignating HQ Air Defence of Great Britain, but it's details were not included in the July 1936 Air Force List

Address	Controlled
Hillingdon House, Uxbridge	Groups: - No 1 (Bomber) Group No 2 (Bomber) Group No 3 (Bomber) Group No 4 (Bomber) Group No 6 (Auxillary) Group
	Stations: -
	Abingdon Andover Bicester Boscombe Down Castle Bromwich Cranfield Dishforth Driffield Feltwell Filton Finningley Harwell Hemswell Honington Hooton Park	Hucknall Leconfield Linton-on-Ouse Lympne Marham Mildenhall Scampton Speke Turnhouse Upper Heyford Upwood Usworth Waddington Worthy Down Wyton Yeadon

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
AM	Sir John M Steel	14 Jul 1936	Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, KBE, CMG; later ACM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt	W R Sadler	14 Jul 1936	Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
A/Cdre	Douglas C S Evill	20 Nov 1934	Senior Air Staff Officer, DSC, AFC; later ACM
Wg Cdr	Athol W Mylne	14 Jul 1936	later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr	G S N Johnston	14 Jul 1936
Wg Cdr	Alfred C Sanderson	2 Jan 1937	DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr	John S Chick	14 Jul 1936	MC, AFC; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	Francis J Fogarty	10 May 1937	DFC; later ACM
Sqn Ldr	Victor E Groom	14 Jul 1936	DFC; later AM
Air Officer i/c Administration
A/Cdre	Henry Le M Brock	14 Jul 1936	CB, DSO
Personnel Staff
Sqn Ldr	A C B Harrison	14 Jul 1936
Equipment Staff
Engineer Section
Gp Capt	Arthur C Wright	14 Jul 1936	AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr	R J Mounsey	14 Jul 1936	OBE
Wg Cdr	Kenneth M St C G Leask	14 Jul 1936	MC, later AVM
Wg Cdr	P B Hunter	14 Jul 1936
Sqn Ldr	William H Golder	14 Jul 1936	DSM
Sqn Ldr	C E Williamson-Jones	10 Sep 1936	DFC
Sqn Ldr	North Carter	2 Jan 1937	DFC; later A/Cdre
Equipment Section
Gp Capt	William Millett	14 Jul 1936	OBE
Wg Cdr	Henry L Crichton	14 Jul 1936	MBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr	F E J Coates	2 Mar 1937
Wg Cdr	Henry S F T Jerrard	14 Jul 1936	later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	W A Glasper	14 Jul 1936
Sqn Ldr	H J Payne	28 Jan 1937
Flt Lt	W B Frederick		RAFO
Attached to the Staff
Armament
Wg Cdr	John C M Lowe	15 Jan 1932
Wg Cdr	E R Openshaw	20 Feb 1937	AFC
Sqn Ldr	G E G Lywood	1 Dec 1936
Navigation
Wg Cdr	J K Summers	1 Oct 1936	MC
Sqn Ldr	N C Ogilvie-Forbes	3 Sep 1936	later AVM
Sqn Ldr	C E Chilton	25 May 1937	later AM
Photography
Sqn Ldr	S J Smetham	14 Jul 1936
Services
Signals
Sqn Ldr	E T Carpenter	1 Apr 1937	AFC
Sqn Ldr	E M Drummond	14 Jul 1936
Sqn Ldr	R Menzies	8 Aug 1936
Accountant
Gp Capt	James L Robertson	14 Jul 1936	Command Accountant;
Sqn Ldr	Percy J Farmer	14 Jul 1936	later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	W R Westcombe	19 Oct 1936
Medical
A/Cdre	Albert V J Richardson	14 Jul 1936	Principal Medical Officer, CB, OBE, MB, BCh, DPH, KHS
Gp Capt	H A Hewat	1 Feb 1937	Deputy Principal Medical Officer, MB, ChB, DTM & H
Wg Cdr	A E Barr-Sim	14 Jul 1936	MB, ChB
Sqn Ldr	F L White	22 Jan 1937	MRCS, LRCP
Sqn Ldr	F B C L B Crawford	14 Sep 1936	MB, BCh
Chaplain
Rev	J Firth	1 Nov 1936	Staff Chaplain, Methodist, MC, KHC
Rev	W R Marsh	1 Nov 1936	Staff Chaplain, United Board, BD
Educational
Maj	J C Booth	14 Jul 1936	Command Education Officer, BSc
Capt	W F Foulston	1 Jan 1937	Grade II, MA
Works
Lt Col	J G Bayes		Chief Engineer (Acting), OBE, FSI, MIME
Miscellaneous Appointments
Sqn Ldr	T F G Strubell		RAFO
Lt Col (Ret)	H T C Ivens		Code and Cypher Duties
Col (Ret)	E H Davidson		Intelligence Duties, CBE, MC
Inspector of Explosives
Fg Off	E G L Russell		Assistant Inspector, RAFO
Supernumerary
Flt Lt	C L Dook	25 Mar 1937
Fg Off	G Thornton	15 Mar 1937	Equipment Branch, MM
Warrant Officers
WO	J Jackson	7 Nov 1936	Accountant
WO	R A Harvey	22 Jul 1936	Administrative

Address	Controlled
Hillingdon House, Uxbridge	Groups: - No 1 (Bomber) Group No 2 (Bomber) Group No 3 (Bomber) Group No 4 (Bomber) Group No 5 (Bomber) Group No 6 (Auxillary) Group
	Stations: -
	Abingdon Andover Bassingbourn Bicester Boscombe Down Castle Bromwich Cottesmore Cranfield Dishforth Driffield Feltwell Filton Finningley Grantham Harwell Hemswell	Honington Hooton Park Hucknall Leconfield Linton-on-Ouse Lympne Marham Mildenhall Scampton Speke Turnhouse Upper Heyford Upwood Waddington Wyton Yeadon

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
ACM	Sir Edgar R Ludlow-Hewitt	12 Sep 1937	Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, CMG, DSO, MC
AVM	Douglas C S Evill	28 Mar 1938	Air Officer i/c Administration, DSC, AFC; later ACM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt	S C Elworthy		Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C; later MRAF
Air Staff
A/Cdre	Sydney W Smith	24 Feb 1938	Senior Air Staff Officer, OBE; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt	Francis P Don	1 Nov 1937	OBE, later AVM
Gp Capt	Norman H Bottomley	21 Feb 1938	CIE, DSO, AFC; later AM
Wg Cdr	Alfred C Sanderson	2 Jan 1937	DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr	John S Chick	14 Jul 1936	MC, AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr	Victor E Groom	14 Jul 1936	DFC; later AM
Sqn Ldr	Walter J M Akerman	28 Feb 1938	later AVM
Sqn Ldr	Victor B Bennett	4 Jan 1938	later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	J W Colquhoun	1 Jan 1938
Sqn Ldr	Alfred C H Sharp	1 Jan 1938	later AVM
Flt Lt	I C Bird	1 Jul 1937
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr	G S N Johnson	14 Jul 1936	Organisation Duties
Sqn Ldr	A C B Harrison	14 Jul 1936	Personnel Duties
Sqn Ldr	R J A Ford	8 Apr 1938	Organisation Duties
Sqn Ldr	E C Barlow	22 Nov 1937	Organisation Duties
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr	E R Openshaw	20 Feb 1937	AFC
Sqn Ldr	C A Hoy	16 Feb 1938	MC
Engineer
Gp Capt	Kenneth M St C G Leask	14 Jul 1936	MC, later AVM
Wg Cdr	R J Mounsey	14 Jul 1936	OBE
Wg Cdr	H O Long	9 May 1938
Sqn Ldr	C E Williamson-Jones	10 Sep 1936	DFC
Sqn Ldr	R D Starley	18 Oct 1937	MC
Sqn Ldr	North Carter	2 Jan 1937	DFC; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	J Turner	24 Feb 1938
Navigation
Wg Cdr	J K Summers	1 Oct 1936	MC
Sqn Ldr	John W F Merer	15 Apr 1938	later AVM
Sqn Ldr	C E Chilton	25 May 1937	later AM
Photography
Sqn Ldr	S J Smetham	14 Jul 1936
Signals
Sqn Ldr	E T Carpenter	1 Apr 1937	AFC
Sqn Ldr	E M Drummond	14 Jul 1936
Sqn Ldr	T J E Thornton	27 Sep 1937
Equipment
Gp Capt	William Millett	14 Jul 1936	OBE
Wg Cdr	Henry L Crichton	14 Jul 1936	MBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr	F E J Coates	2 Mar 1937
Wg Cdr	Henry S F T Jerrard	14 Jul 1936	later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	H J Payne	28 Jan 1937
Sqn Ldr	O G Ridley	25 Aug 1937	MC
Sqn Ldr	R M Thomas	16 Aug 1937
Flt Lt	J W Hustwaite	18 Feb 1938	MBE
Accountant
Gp Capt	James L Robertson	14 Jul 1936	Command Accountant;
Wg Cdr	Percy J Farmer	14 Jul 1936	later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	J H S Richards	11 Sep 1937
Sqn Ldr	R G D Thomas	22 Mar 1938
Medical
Gp Capt	F N B Smartt	24 Jan 1938	Principal Medical Officer, MB, ChB
Gp Capt	R H Knowles	14 Jan 1938	Deputy Principal Medical Officer, MD, ChB, DPH
Wg Cdr	A E Barr-Sim	14 Jul 1936	MB, ChB
Sqn Ldr	F L White	22 Jan 1937	MRCS, LRCP
Sqn Ldr	S B S Smith	4 Oct 1937	LMSSA, DTM & H
Dental
Wg Cdr	G A Ballantyne	4 Nov 1937	Inspecting Dental Officer, Home Commands
Chaplain
Rev	J Firth	1 Nov 1936	Staff Chaplain, Methodist, MC, KHC
Rev	W R Marsh	1 Nov 1936	Staff Chaplain, United Board, BD
Educational
Maj	J C Booth	14 Jul 1936	Command Education Officer, BSc
Capt	W F Foulston	1 Jan 1937	Grade II, MA
Works
Lt Col	J G Bayes		Chief Engineer (Acting), OBE, FSI, MIME
Miscellaneous Appointments
Sqn Ldr	T F G Strubell		RAFO
Lt Col (Ret)	H T C Ivens		Code and Cypher Duties
Col (Ret)	E H Davidson		Intelligence Duties, CBE, MC
Inspector of Explosives
Mr	C F Burden		Assistant Inspector
Warrant Officers
WO	J Jackson	7 Nov 1936	Accountant
WO	J Lovelock	15 Sep 1937	Administrative
WO	W F Thompson	21 Oct 1937	Photography

Address	Controlled
Hillingdon House, Uxbridge	Groups: - No 1 (Bomber) Group No 2 (Bomber) Group No 3 (Bomber) Group No 4 (Bomber) Group No 5 (Bomber) Group No 6 (Auxillary) Group
	Stations: -
	Abingdon Andover Bassingbourn Bicester Boscombe Down Castle Bromwich Cottesmore Cranfield Dishforth Driffield Feltwell Finningley Harwell Hemswell Honington	Hooton Park Hucknall Leconfield Linton-on-Ouse Marham Mildenhall Scampton Speke Stradishall Thornaby Upper Heyford Upwood Waddington Wyton

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
ACM	Sir Edgar R Ludlow-Hewitt	12 Sep 1937	Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, CMG, DSO, MC
AVM	Douglas C S Evill	28 Mar 1938	Air Officer i/c Administration, DSC, AFC; later ACM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt	S C Elworthy		Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C; later MRAF
Air Staff
A/Cdre	Norman H Bottomley	21 Feb 1938	Senior Air Staff Officer, CIE, DSO, AFC; later AM
Wg Cdr	John S Chick	14 Jul 1936	MC, AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr	Victor E Groom	14 Jul 1936	DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr	J L Airey	12 Dec 1938
Wg Cdr	J W Turton-Jones	15 Oct 1938
Wg Cdr	Henry F V Battle	24 Oct 1938	DFC, later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	Cyril D Adams	15 Aug 1938	later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	Walter J M Akerman	28 Feb 1938	later AVM
Sqn Ldr	Victor B Bennett	4 Jan 1938	later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	J W Colquhoun	1 Jan 1938
Sqn Ldr	Alfred C H Sharp	1 Jan 1938	later AVM
Sqn Ldr	F H A Harrison	29 Oct 1938	OBE
Sqn Ldr	I C Bird	1 Jul 1937
Sqn Ldr	W Stannard	15 Jun 1938
Sqn Ldr	R F Smith	5 Dec 1938
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt	Malcolm L Taylor	19 Sep 1938	Organisation Duties, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr	G S N Johnson	14 Jul 1936	Organisation Duties
Sqn Ldr	A C B Harrison	14 Jul 1936	Personnel Duties
Sqn Ldr	R J A Ford	8 Apr 1938	Organisation Duties
Sqn Ldr	E C Barlow	22 Nov 1937	Organisation Duties
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr	E R Openshaw	20 Feb 1937	AFC
Sqn Ldr	C A Hoy	16 Feb 1938	MC
Sqn Ldr	Ian E Brodie	19 Jul 1938	later A/Cdre
Engineer
Gp Capt	Kenneth M St C G Leask	14 Jul 1936	MC, later AVM
Gp Capt	R J Mounsey	14 Jul 1936	OBE
Wg Cdr	H O Long	9 May 1938
Wg Cdr	C E Williamson-Jones	10 Sep 1936	DFC
Wg Cdr	R D Starley	18 Oct 1937	MC
Sqn Ldr	J Turner	24 Feb 1938
Sqn Ldr	Maxwell E M Perkins	15 Jul 1938	later AVM
Fg Off	R D Gough	24 Nov 1938	Commissioned Engineer Officer
Navigation
Wg Cdr	John W F Merer	15 Apr 1938	later AVM
Sqn Ldr	C E Chilton	25 May 1937	later AM
Photography
Sqn Ldr	S J Smetham	14 Jul 1936
Signals
Wg Cdr	E T Carpenter	1 Apr 1937	AFC
Sqn Ldr	T J E Thornton	27 Sep 1937
Sqn Ldr	William S Hebden	21 Jul 1938	later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	I B Newbigging	15 Aug 1938
Equipment
Gp Capt	Henry L Crichton	14 Jul 1936	MBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr	F E J Coates	2 Mar 1937
Wg Cdr	Henry S F T Jerrard	14 Jul 1936	later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	H J Payne	28 Jan 1937
Sqn Ldr	O G Ridley	25 Aug 1937	MC
Sqn Ldr	R M Thomas	16 Aug 1937
Sqn Ldr	L V Hirst	14 Jun 1938
Flt Lt	J W Hustwaite	18 Feb 1938	MBE
Accountant
Gp Capt	James L Robertson	14 Jul 1936	Command Accountant;
Wg Cdr	Percy J Farmer	14 Jul 1936	later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	J H S Richards	11 Sep 1937
Sqn Ldr	R G D Thomas	22 Mar 1938
Medical
Gp Capt	F N B Smartt	24 Jan 1938	Principal Medical Officer, MB, ChB
Gp Capt	R H Knowles	14 Jan 1938	Deputy Principal Medical Officer, MD, ChB, DPH
Wg Cdr	A E Barr-Sim	14 Jul 1936	MB, ChB
Sqn Ldr	F L White	22 Jan 1937	MRCS, LRCP
Sqn Ldr	C G J Nicolls	28 Sep 1938	MB, BCh
Dental
Wg Cdr	G A Ballantyne	4 Nov 1937	Inspecting Dental Officer, Home Commands
Chaplain
Rev	J Firth	1 Nov 1936	Staff Chaplain, Methodist, MC, KHC
Rev	W R Marsh	1 Nov 1936	Staff Chaplain, United Board, BD
Educational
Maj	J C Booth	14 Jul 1936	Command Education Officer, BSc
Capt	W F Foulston	1 Jan 1937	Grade II, MA
Works
Mr	A H Matheson		Chief Engineer, AMICE
Miscellaneous Appointments
Sqn Ldr	T F G Strubell		RAFO
Lt Col (Ret)	H T C Ivens		Code and Cypher Duties
Col (Ret)	E H Davidson		Intelligence Duties, CBE, MC
Directorate of Aeronautical Inspection - Inspector of Explosives Address - HQ Bomber Command, Uxbridge
Flt Lt	A D McDowall		Assistant Inspector, AID
Supernumerary
Flt Lt	G Thornton	12 Dec 1938	MM
Fg Off	H B B Burns	5 Dec 1938
Warrant Officers
WO	J Jackson	7 Nov 1936	Accountant
WO	J Lovelock	15 Sep 1937	Administrative
WO	W F Thompson	21 Oct 1937	Photography

Address	Controlled
Hillingdon House, Uxbridge	Groups: - No 1 (Bomber) Group No 2 (Bomber) Group No 3 (Bomber) Group No 4 (Bomber) Group No 5 (Bomber) Group No 6 (Bomber) Group
	Stations: -
	Abingdon Andover Bassingbourn Benson Bicester Boscombe Down Cottesmore Cranfield Dishforth Driffield Feltwell Finningley Harwell Hemswell	Honington Leconfield Linton-on-Ouse Marham Mildenhall Norwich Scampton Stradishall Thornaby Upper Heyford Upwood Waddington Watton Wyton

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
ACM	Sir Edgar R Ludlow-Hewitt	12 Sep 1937	Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, CMG, DSO, MC
AVM	Douglas C S Evill	28 Mar 1938	Air Officer i/c Administration, DSC, AFC; later ACM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt	D G Simmons	4 Jan 1939	Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
A/Cdre	Norman H Bottomley	21 Feb 1938	Senior Air Staff Officer, CIE, DSO, AFC; later AM
Gp Capt	Edwin S Goodwin	16 Jan 1939	AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr	Willett A Bowen Buscarlet	13 Feb 1939	later AVM Sir W A B Bowen-Buscarlet
Wg Cdr	Victor E Groom	14 Jul 1936	DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr	J L Airey	12 Dec 1938
Wg Cdr	J W Turton-Jones	15 Oct 1938
Wg Cdr	Henry F V Battle	24 Oct 1938	DFC, later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	Walter J M Akerman	28 Feb 1938	later AVM
Sqn Ldr	J W Colquhoun	1 Jan 1938
Sqn Ldr	N C Pleasance	3 Feb 1939
Sqn Ldr	Alfred C H Sharp	1 Jan 1938	later AVM
Sqn Ldr	I C Bird	1 Jul 1937
Sqn Ldr	W Stannard	15 Jun 1938
Sqn Ldr	R F Smith	5 Dec 1938
Sqn Ldr	T P Gleave	1 Jan 1939
Capt	J E F Meadmore	21 Jan 1939	Royal Artillery
Mr	G Wild		Chief Clerk
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt	Malcolm L Taylor	19 Sep 1938	Organisation Duties, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr	A C B Harrison	14 Jul 1936	Personnel Duties
Sqn Ldr	E C Barlow	22 Nov 1937	Organisation Duties
Sqn Ldr	J H Hutchinson	6 Feb 1939	Personnel Duties
Sqn Ldr	R J A Ford	8 Apr 1938	Organisation Duties
Maj	W J Stopford		MC, Royal Artillery
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr	E R Openshaw	20 Feb 1937	AFC
Sqn Ldr	Hubert L Patch	19 Dec 1938	later ACM
Sqn Ldr	R B Daspher	2 Jan 1939
Engineer
Gp Capt	Kenneth M St C G Leask	14 Jul 1936	MC, later AVM
Gp Capt	R J Mounsey	14 Jul 1936	OBE
Wg Cdr	H O Long	9 May 1938
Wg Cdr	C E Williamson-Jones	10 Sep 1936	DFC
Wg Cdr	R D Starley	18 Oct 1937	MC
Sqn Ldr	Walter G Cheshire	31 Dec 1938	later ACM
Sqn Ldr	J Turner	24 Feb 1938
Sqn Ldr	Maxwell E M Perkins	15 Jul 1938	later AVM
Fg Off	R D Gough	24 Nov 1938	Commissioned Engineer Officer
Fg Off	R L Bell	2 Dec 1938	Commissioned Engineer Officer
Navigation
Wg Cdr	Robert L Ragg	26 Jan 1939	AFC; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	C E Chilton	25 May 1937	later AM
Photography
Sqn Ldr	S J Smetham	14 Jul 1936
Signals
Wg Cdr	E T Carpenter	1 Apr 1937	AFC
Wg Cdr	J A McDonald	26 Jan 1929
Sqn Ldr	T J E Thornton	27 Sep 1937
Sqn Ldr	William S Hebden	21 Jul 1938	later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	I B Newbigging	15 Aug 1938
Equipment
Gp Capt	Henry L Crichton	14 Jul 1936	MBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr	F E J Coates	2 Mar 1937
Wg Cdr	F R Wilkins	25 Feb 1939
Wg Cdr	W A Glasper	8 Jan 1938
Wg Cdr	H J Payne	28 Jan 1937
Sqn Ldr	O G Ridley	25 Aug 1937	MC
Sqn Ldr	R M Thomas	16 Aug 1937
Sqn Ldr	L V Hirst	14 Jun 1938
Flt Lt	J W Hustwaite	18 Feb 1938	MBE
Accountant
Gp Capt	James L Robertson	14 Jul 1936	Command Accountant;
Wg Cdr	Warneford G W Prall	16 Feb 1939	later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	J H S Richards	11 Sep 1937
Sqn Ldr	R G D Thomas	22 Mar 1938
Medical
Gp Capt	F N B Smartt	24 Jan 1938	Principal Medical Officer, MB, ChB
Gp Capt	R H Knowles	14 Jan 1938	Deputy Principal Medical Officer, MD, ChB, DPH
Wg Cdr	A E Barr-Sim	14 Jul 1936	MB, ChB
Sqn Ldr	F L White	22 Jan 1937	MRCS, LRCP
Sqn Ldr	C G J Nicolls	28 Sep 1938	MB, BCh
Dental
Wg Cdr	G A Ballantyne	4 Nov 1937	Inspecting Dental Officer, Home Commands
Chaplain
Rev	J Firth	1 Nov 1936	Staff Chaplain, Methodist, MC, KHC
Rev	W R Marsh	1 Nov 1936	Staff Chaplain, United Board, BD
Educational
Maj	J C Booth	14 Jul 1936	Command Education Officer, BSc
Capt	W F Foulston	1 Jan 1937	Grade II, MA
Works
Mr	A H Matheson		Chief Engineer, AMICE
Miscellaneous Appointments
Sqn Ldr	T F G Strubell		RAFO
Lt Col (Ret)	H T C Ivens		Code and Cypher Duties
Col (Ret)	E H Davidson		Intelligence Duties, CBE, MC
Flt Lt	J Lothian		RAFO
Mr	R H Bundle		Code and Cypher Duties
Directorate of Aeronautical Inspection - Inspector of Explosives Address - HQ Bomber Command, Uxbridge
Flt Lt	A D McDowall		Assistant Inspector, AID, RAFO
Supernumerary
Gp Capt	A S Maskell	14 Jan 1939
Flt Lt	G Thornton	12 Dec 1938	MM
APO	T I Plant	5 Dec 1938
Warrant Officers
WO	J Jackson	7 Nov 1936	Accountant
WO	J Lovelock	15 Sep 1937	Administrative
WO	W F Thompson	21 Oct 1937	Photography

Address	Controlled
Hillingdon House, Uxbridge	Groups: - No 1 (Bomber) Group No 2 (Bomber) Group No 3 (Bomber) Group No 4 (Bomber) Group No 5 (Bomber) Group No 6 (Bomber) Group
	Stations: -
	Abingdon Andover Bassingbourn Benson Bicester Boscombe Down Cottesmore Cranfield Dishforth Driffield Feltwell Finningley Harwell Hemswell	Honington Leconfield Linton-on-Ouse Marham Mildenhall Norwich Scampton Stradishall Thornaby Upper Heyford Upwood Waddington Watton West Raynham Wyton

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
ACM	Sir Edgar R Ludlow-Hewitt	12 Sep 1937	Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, CMG, DSO, MC
AVM	Douglas C S Evill	28 Mar 1938	Air Officer i/c Administration, DSC, AFC; later ACM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt	D G Simmons	4 Jan 1939	Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
A/Cdre	Norman H Bottomley	21 Feb 1938	Senior Air Staff Officer, CIE, DSO, AFC; later AM
Gp Capt	Edwin S Goodwin	16 Jan 1939	AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr	Willett A Bowen Buscarlet	13 Feb 1939	later AVM Sir W A B Bowen-Buscarlet
Wg Cdr	Victor E Groom	14 Jul 1936	DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr	J L Airey	12 Dec 1938
Wg Cdr	J W Turton-Jones	15 Oct 1938
Wg Cdr	Henry F V Battle	24 Oct 1938	DFC, later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr	Walter J M Akerman	28 Feb 1938	later AVM
Sqn Ldr	J W Colquhoun	1 Jan 1938
Sqn Ldr	N C Pleasance	3 Feb 1939
Sqn Ldr	Alfred C H Sharp	1 Jan 1938	later AVM
Sqn Ldr	I C Bird	1 Jul 1937
Sqn Ldr	W Stannard	15 Jun 1938
Sqn Ldr	R F Smith	5 Dec 1938
Sqn Ldr	T P Gleave	1 Jan 1939
Capt	J E F Meadmore	21 Jan 1939	Royal Artillery
Mr	G Wild		Chief Clerk
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt	Malcolm L Taylor	19 Sep 1938	Organisation Duties, AFC; later AVM
Sqn Ldr	C E Horrox	13 Mar 1939	AFC
Sqn Ldr	J H Hutchinson	6 Feb 1939	Personnel Duties
Sqn Ldr	R J A Ford	8 Apr 1938	Organisation Duties
Maj	W J Stopford		MC, Royal Artillery
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr	E R Openshaw	20 Feb 1937	AFC
Sqn Ldr	Hubert L Patch	19 Dec 1938	later ACM
Sqn Ldr	R B Daspher	2 Jan 1939
Engineer
Gp Capt	Kenneth M St C G Leask	14 Jul 1936	MC, later AVM
Wg Cdr	H O Long	9 May 1938
Wg Cdr	C E Williamson-Jones	10 Sep 1936	DFC
Wg Cdr	R D Starley	18 Oct 1937	MC
Sqn Ldr	Walter G Cheshire	31 Dec 1938	later ACM
Sqn Ldr	J Turner	24 Feb 1938
Sqn Ldr	Maxwell E M Perkins	15 Jul 1938	later AVM
Fg Off	R D Gough	24 Nov 1938	Commissioned Engineer Officer
Fg Off	R L Bell	2 Dec 1938	Commissioned Engineer Officer
Navigation
Wg Cdr	Robert L Ragg	26 Jan 1939	AFC; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	C E Chilton	25 May 1937	later AM
Photography
Sqn Ldr	S J Smetham	14 Jul 1936
Signals
Wg Cdr	E T Carpenter	1 Apr 1937	AFC
Wg Cdr	J A McDonald	26 Jan 1929
Sqn Ldr	T J E Thornton	27 Sep 1937
Sqn Ldr	William S Hebden	21 Jul 1938	later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	I B Newbigging	15 Aug 1938
Equipment
Gp Capt	Henry L Crichton	14 Jul 1936	MBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr	F E J Coates	2 Mar 1937
Wg Cdr	F R Wilkins	25 Feb 1939
Wg Cdr	W A Glasper	8 Jan 1938
Wg Cdr	H J Payne	28 Jan 1937
Sqn Ldr	O G Ridley	25 Aug 1937	MC
Sqn Ldr	R M Thomas	16 Aug 1937
Sqn Ldr	L V Hirst	14 Jun 1938
Flt Lt	J W Hustwaite	18 Feb 1938	MBE
Accountant
Gp Capt	James L Robertson	14 Jul 1936	Command Accountant;
Wg Cdr	Warneford G W Prall	16 Feb 1939	later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	J H S Richards	11 Sep 1937
Sqn Ldr	R G D Thomas	22 Mar 1938
Medical
Gp Capt	F N B Smartt	24 Jan 1938	Principal Medical Officer, MB, ChB
Gp Capt	R H Knowles	14 Jan 1938	Deputy Principal Medical Officer, MD, ChB, DPH
Wg Cdr	A E Barr-Sim	14 Jul 1936	MB, ChB
Sqn Ldr	F L White	22 Jan 1937	MRCS, LRCP
Sqn Ldr	C G J Nicolls	28 Sep 1938	MB, BCh
Dental
Wg Cdr	G A Ballantyne	4 Nov 1937	Inspecting Dental Officer, Home Commands
Chaplain
Rev	J Firth	1 Nov 1936	Staff Chaplain, Methodist, MC, KHC
Rev	W R Marsh	1 Nov 1936	Staff Chaplain, United Board, BD
Educational
Maj	J C Booth	14 Jul 1936	Command Education Officer, BSc
Capt	W F Foulston	1 Jan 1937	Grade II, MA
Works
Mr	A H Matheson		Chief Engineer, AMICE
Miscellaneous Appointments
Sqn Ldr	T F G Strubell		RAFO
Lt Col (Ret)	H T C Ivens		Code and Cypher Duties
Col (Ret)	E H Davidson		Intelligence Duties, CBE, MC
Flt Lt	J Lothian		RAFO
Flt Lt	H J A Williams		RAFO
Mr	R H Bundle		Code and Cypher Duties
Lt	B C Morley		Code and Cypher Duties, late RAF
Capt (Ret)	J S Hicks		Code and Cypher Duties
Directorate of Aeronautical Inspection - Inspector of Explosives Address - HQ Bomber Command, Uxbridge
Flt Lt	A D McDowall		Assistant Inspector, AID, RAFO
Supernumerary
Gp Capt	A S Maskell	14 Jan 1939
APO	T I Plant	5 Dec 1938
Warrant Officers
WO	J Jackson	7 Nov 1936	Accountant
WO	J Lovelock	15 Sep 1937	Administrative
WO	W F Thompson	21 Oct 1937	Photography

Address	Controlled
Northside, Richings Park, near Slough, Buckinghamshire	Groups: - No 1 (Bomber) Group No 2 (Bomber) Group No 3 (Bomber) Group No 4 (Bomber) Group No 5 (Bomber) Group No 6 (Bomber) Group
	Stations: -
	Abingdon Andover Bassingbourn Benson Bicester Cottesmore Cranfield Dishforth Driffield Feltwell Finningley Harwell Hemswell Honington	Huntingdon Linton-on-Ouse Marham Mildenhall Scampton Stradishall Upper Heyford Upwood Waddington Wattisham Watton West Raynham Wyton

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
ACM	Sir Edgar R Ludlow-Hewitt	12 Sep 1937	Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, CMG, DSO, MC
A/Cdre	Francis J Linnell	25 Aug 1939	Air Officer i/c Administration, OBE; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt	D G Simmons	4 Jan 1939	Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
A/Cdre	Norman H Bottomley	21 Feb 1938	Senior Air Staff Officer, CIE, DSO, AFC; later AM
Gp Capt	Edwin S Goodwin	16 Jan 1939	AFC; later AVM
Gp Capt	Alan Lees	30 Sep 1939	DSO, AFC; later AM
Wg Cdr	D J Rankin	6 Sep 1939	OBE, AFC
Wg Cdr	Willett A Bowen Buscarlet	13 Feb 1939	later AVM Sir W A B Bowen-Buscarlet
Wg Cdr	Victor E Groom	14 Jul 1936	DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr	J L Airey	12 Dec 1938
Sqn Ldr	Alfred C H Sharp	1 Jan 1938	later AVM
Sqn Ldr	Walter G Cheshire	31 Dec 1938	later ACM
Sqn Ldr	J N Jacques	11 Apr 1939
Sqn Ldr	N C Pleasance	3 Feb 1939
Sqn Ldr	I C Bird	1 Jul 1937
Sqn Ldr	W Stannard	15 Jun 1938
Sqn Ldr	R F Smith	5 Dec 1938
Sqn Ldr	T P Gleave	1 Jan 1939
Sqn Ldr	P J A Riddell	8 May 1939
Sqn Ldr	L C Barling	12 Sep 1939
Sqn Ldr	L C Bennett	25 Aug 1939
Sqn Ldr	Guy W Hayes	27 Oct 1939	later A/Cdre
Capt	J E F Meadmore	21 Jan 1939	Royal Artillery
Flt Lt	R Halliwell	23 Sep 1939
Fg Off	C G Kitchingman	21 Sep 1939
Fg Off	K M Dawson	3 Sep 1939
Plt Off	C H Brewer	3 Sep 1939	MC
Plt Off	H G E Durnford	3 Sep 1939	MC
Plt Off	C B Glynn	28 Aug 1939	DFC
Plt Off	R O Hobhouse	3 Sep 1939
Plt Off	C W Langlands	3 Sep 1939
Plt Off	C R Millbourne	3 Sep 1939
Plt Off	A P Thompson	3 Sep 1939	OBE
Plt Off	V C Varcoe	3 Sep 1939
Plt Off	F O Lugard	21 Sep 1939
Plt Off	J C Booth	6 Oct 1939
Mr	G Wild		Chief Clerk
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt	Malcolm L Taylor	19 Sep 1938	Organisation Duties, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr	Henry F V Battle	24 Oct 1938	Organisation Duties, DFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr	Allan R Churchman	12 Oct 1939	Personnel Duties, DFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr	G S N Johnston	14 Oct 1939	OBE
Sqn Ldr	C E Horrox	13 Mar 1939	AFC
Sqn Ldr	R J A Ford	8 Apr 1938	Organisation Duties
Sqn Ldr	Walter H Merton	5 Sep 1939	Organisation Duties; later ACM
Maj	W J Stopford		GSO II, MC, Royal Artillery
Flt Lt	R N J White	26 Sep 1939	Organisation Dutie
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr	E R Openshaw	20 Feb 1937	AFC
Sqn Ldr	Hubert L Patch	19 Dec 1938	later ACM
Sqn Ldr	R B Daspher	2 Jan 1939
Fg Off	H Adam	28 Sep 1939
Engineer
Gp Capt	Kenneth M St C G Leask	14 Jul 1936	MC, later AVM
Wg Cdr	E R Vaisey	17 Jul 1939
Wg Cdr	C E Williamson-Jones	10 Sep 1936	DFC
Wg Cdr	R D Starley	18 Oct 1937	MC
Sqn Ldr	J Turner	24 Feb 1938
Sqn Ldr	Maxwell E M Perkins	15 Jul 1938	later AVM
Sqn Ldr	R M Thomas	11 Oct 1939
Sqn Ldr	R C Jordan	25 Aug 1939
Fg Off	R D Gough	24 Nov 1938	Commissioned Engineer Officer
Fg Off	R L Bell	2 Dec 1938	Commissioned Engineer Officer
Fg Off	J T Gibson	18 Sep 1939
Navigation
Wg Cdr	Robert L Ragg	26 Jan 1939	AFC; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	C E Chilton	25 May 1937	later AM
Sqn Ldr	Charles W Dicken	25 Aug 1939	later A/Cdre
Photography
Wg Cdr	S J Smetham	14 Jul 1936
Sqn Ldr	L C Bicknell	8Sep 1939
Sqn Ldr	R J Burrough	10 Sep 1939
Flt Lt	P G Heath	22 Sep 1939
Signals
Wg Cdr	E T Carpenter	1 Apr 1937	AFC
Wg Cdr	J A McDonald	26 Jan 1929
Wg Cdr	T J E Thornton	27 Sep 1937
Sqn Ldr	William S Hebden	21 Jul 1938	later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	P R Robinson	1 May 1939
Sqn Ldr	Frederick G H Ewens	6 Sep 1939	later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	I J E Thornton	5 Sep 1939
Fg Off	W Bateson	23 Aug 1939	Commissioned Signals Officer
Equipment
Gp Capt	Walter Thorne	31 May 1938	later AVM
Wg Cdr	F R Wilkins	25 Feb 1939
Wg Cdr	H J Payne	28 Jan 1937
Sqn Ldr	C I Fry	30 Apr 1939
Sqn Ldr	J S French	1 Jul 1939
Sqn Ldr	J W Hustwaite	18 Feb 1938	MBE
Sqn Ldr	B W Hemsley	13 Oct1939	MBE
Plt Off	A M C I Peacock	28 Sep 1939
Accountant
Gp Capt	James L Robertson	14 Jul 1936	Command Accountant;
Wg Cdr	Ivor L Wincer	31 Jul 1939	later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	J H S Richards	11 Sep 1937
Sqn Ldr	R G D Thomas	22 Mar 1938
Fg Off	J W Hartzig	21 Oct 1939
Plt Off	P Grey	6 Nov 1939
Medical
Gp Capt	F N B Smartt	24 Jan 1938	Principal Medical Officer, MB, ChB
Wg Cdr	A E Barr-Sim	14 Jul 1936	MB, ChB
Wg Cdr	C G J Nicolls	28 Sep 1938	MB, BCh
Wg Cdr	J Hill	28 Sep 1938	MB, ChB, DPH
Flt Lt	J L Walsh	4 Jun 1939	MB, BS
Dental
Sqn Ldr	M J Pigott	21 Nov 1939	Inspecting Dental Officer, Bomber and Reserve Commands
Chaplain
Rev	J Firth	1 Nov 1936	Staff Chaplain, Methodist, MC, KHC
Rev	W R Marsh	1 Nov 1936	Staff Chaplain, United Board, BD
Educational
Maj	J C Booth	14 Jul 1936	Command Education Officer, BSc
Capt	W F Foulston	1 Jan 1937	Grade II, MA
Works
Mr	A H Matheson		Chief Engineer, AMICE
Meteorological
Mr	W H Pick		Senior Meteorological Officer, BSc, FInstP, FCP
Miscellaneous Appointments
Sqn Ldr	T F G Strubell		Camp Commandant, RAFO
Lt Col (Ret)	H T C Ivens		Code and Cypher Duties
Col (Ret)	E H Davidson		Intelligence Duties, CBE, MC
Flt Lt	J Lothian		RAFO
Flt Lt	H J A Williams		RAFO
Mr	R H Bundle		Code and Cypher Duties
Lt	B C Morley		Code and Cypher Duties, late RAF
Capt (Ret)	J S Hicks		Code and Cypher Duties
Plt Off	S G Kingsley	6 Sep 1939
Plt Off	F H P Warmington	6 Sep 1939
Plt Off	R Caldecott	11 Oct 1939	Code and Cypher Duties
Directorate of Aeronautical Inspection - Inspector of Explosives Address - HQ Bomber Command, Uxbridge
Mr	W Symes		Assistant Inspector, AID