Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
HQ Training Command - Personnel 1968 - 1977
[1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977]
This was reformed on 1 June 1968 by amalgamating Flying Training Command and Technical Training Command.
Source - October 1969 Air Force List
Also HQ, Air Commander, Home Defence Forces
| Address | Controlled |
| RAF Brampton Grange, Huntingdon |
Groups: -
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| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| AM | Sir Leslie D Mavor | 1 Apr 1969 | Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, AFC |
| Personal Appointments | |||
| Sqn Ldr | J D Hutchinson | 1 Apr 1969 | PSO to AOC-in-C, MBE |
| Flt Lt | J V Harding | 17 Aug 1969 | ADC to AOC-in-C; later AVM |
| Air Staff | |||
| AVM | William D Hodgkinson | 14 Jul 1969 | Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DFC, AFC; later ACM |
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Plans |
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| Gp Capt | R H G Allen | 1 Jun 1968 | DFC |
| Wg Cdr | J M B Edwards | 1 Jun 1968 | |
| Wg Cdr | A A Cartwright | 17 Feb 1969 | |
| Sqn Ldr | J M Brant | 1 Jun 1968 | AFRAeS |
| Sqn Ldr | D J Germain | 1 Jun 1968 | |
| Sqn Ldr | E Stacey | 10 Apr 1969 | AFC |
| Sqn Ldr | R B Myles | 2 Jun 1969 | BA |
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Training (Flying) |
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| Gp Capt | Ian M Pedder | 9 Dec 1968 | OBE, DFC; later AM |
| Wg Cdr | J Cartwright | 1 Jun 1968 | MBE |
| Wg Cdr | G S Goodsell | 14 Jul 1969 | |
| Wg Cdr | J R Shepherd | 25 Jan 1969 | OBE, DFC |
| Sqn Ldr | W F J Stevens | 1 Jun 1968 | DFC, AFC |
| Sqn Ldr | D L Parsons | 1 Jun 1968 | |
| Sqn Ldr | E T E Evans | 1 Jun 1968 | GM |
| Sqn Ldr | L W Stapleton | 1 Jun 1968 | |
| Sqn Ldr | D Symons | 22 Jul 1968 | |
| Sqn Ldr | P J Carty | 19 Aug 1968 | |
| Sqn Ldr | R W Marshall | 27 Jan 1969 | DFC* |
| Sqn Ldr | 17 Feb 1969 | later A/Cdre | |
| Sqn Ldr | J E Brown | 21 Jul 1969 | |
| Sqn Ldr | C R Palmer | 22 Sep 1969 | MBE, AFC |
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Training (General Service) |
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| Gp Capt | I B Butler | 1 Jun 1968 | DFC, AFC |
| Wg Cdr | R Whittam | 1 Jun 1968 | |
| Sqn Ldr | J Tyson | 1 Jun 1968 | |
| Sqn Ldr | P J Frame | 12 Feb 1969 | |
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Training (Ground) |
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| Gp Capt | W L Clarke | 5 Jan 1970 | DCAe, CEng, AFRAeS |
| Wg Cdr | P Kirk | 1 Jun 1968 | DFM |
| Wg Cdr | E H Sowden | 1 Jun 1968 | MBE |
| Wg Cdr | G Ellams | 11 Aug 1969 | OBE, AFC, MIERE |
| Sqn Ldr | J L Alton | 1 Jun 1968 | |
| Sqn Ldr | W E Colingwood | 1 Jun 1968 | DFM |
| Sqn Ldr | W R Hearn | 1 Jun 1968 | |
| Sqn Ldr | R W Scott | 1 Sep 1968 | |
| Sqn Ldr | R Craig | 8 Sep 1969 | DFC |
| Sqn Ldr | L D W Coombes | 27 Oct 1965 | |
| Lt Cdr | A C Taber | 24 Mar 1969 | RN |
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Ground Defence |
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| Wg Cdr | J F Oliver | 1 Jun 1968 | Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer, OBE |
| Sqn Ldr | A Rickerby | 30 Dec 1968 | |
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Air Traffic Control |
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| Wg Cdr | R D S Orchard | 18 Sep 1967 | MBE |
| Sqn Ldr | D G Gegg | 27 Jan 1969 | |
| Sqn Ldr | H Talton | 10 Nov 1969 | |
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Security |
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| Sqn Ldr | Vacant | ||
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Flight Safety |
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| Wg Cdr | J L Bayley | 1 Jul 1968 | |
| Sqn Ldr | G F Peters | 1 Jul 1968 | |
| Sqn Ldr | R G Hanna | 28 Oct 1968 | AFC* |
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Educational Training |
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| A/Cdre | E A Stockwell | 1 Jun 1968 | CB, MA, FRAeS |
| Gp Capt | R Duckett | 24 Feb 1969 | OBE, BSc |
| Wg Cdr | A E Silvester | 17 Mar 1969 | MA |
| Sqn Ldr | D Openshaw | 14 Apr 1968 | BSc |
| Sqn Ldr | R J Rees | 1 Jun 1968 | BSc |
| Sqn Ldr | H A J Butter | 9 Dec 1968 | BA |
| Sqn Ldr | G O Scott | 17 Mar 1969 | BA |
| Sqn Ldr | K A Richmond | 27 Mar 1969 | BSc |
| Staff of the Services (Air Staff) | |||
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Physical Education |
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| Wg Cdr | G N Brierley | 16 Dec 1968 | OBE, AFC, DPhysEd |
| Sqn Ldr | A W Roberts | 16 Jan 1970 | DPhysEd |
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Trade Standards |
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| Gp Capt | H A Mills | 15 Aug 1969 | BEM |
| Sqn Ldr | S Burn | 1 Jun 1968 | |
| Sqn Ldr | F H Gray | 18 Nov 1968 | CEng, AMBIM, AFRAeS |
| Sqn Ldr | A Jenkins | 27 Jan 1969 | |
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Training Research |
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| Sqn Ldr | K Bradley | 1 Jun 1968 | MA |
| Sqn Ldr | W A McIllroy | 1 Jun 1968 | AFRAeS |
| Sqn Ldr | B N Purry | 1 Jun 1968 | MA |
| Sqn Ldr | A B Stenner | 1 Jun 1968 | BSc (Econ) |
| Mr | K W Tilley | Principal Psychologist, MA | |
| Mr | D J James | Principal Psychologist, MA | |
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Meteorological |
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| Mr | A J Willis | OBE | |
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Fire Services |
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| Mr | G S Jarvis | ||
| Administrative Staff | |||
| AVM | Marcus M Gardham | 16 Jun 1969 | Air Officer i/c Administration, CBE |
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Organisation |
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| Gp Capt | R C Haine | 25 Jul 1969 | OBE, DFC, MBIM |
| Wg Cdr | G F Banyard | 1 Jun 1968 | |
| Wg Cdr | J W Gilvey | 12 May1969 | OBE |
| Wg Cdr | R W Bass | 30 Jun 1969 | OBE, DFC, AFM |
| Sqn Ldr | J A Abbott | 1 Jun 1968 | |
| Sqn Ldr | G A Etches | 1 Jun 1968 | DFC |
| Sqn Ldr | A D Gibson | 1 Jun 1968 | AFC, DFM |
| Sqn Ldr | H G P Hine | 1 Jun 1968 | |
| Sqn Ldr | W C Sinclair | 1 Jun 1968 | AFC |
| Sqn Ldr | G E Young | 1 Jun 1968 | |
| Sqn Ldr | J McCabe | 19 Dec 1968 | |
| Sqn Ldr | H M Stroud | 6 Jan 1968 | |
| Sqn Ldr | G C White | 17 Mar1969 | |
| Sqn Ldr | J E V Davies | 8 Sep 1969 | |
| Sqn Ldr | F R Godsmark | 15 Sep 1969 | |
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Personnel |
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| Gp Capt | J Musgrave | 24 Mar 1969 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DSP, TD |
| Wg Cdr | J A Henshaw | 1 Jun 1968 | OBE |
| Wg Cdr | D Pearce | 3 Nov 1969 | MBE |
| Sqn Ldr | T A Phillipson | 1 Jul 1968 | MBE |
| Sqn Ldr | R S Palmer | 3 Sep 1968 | |
| Sqn Ldr | W K Sewell | 3 Jul 1968 | MBE |
| Sqn Ldr | S J J Palmer | 17 Jul 1969 | |
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Personnel (Civilian) |
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| Mr | E J N Poyner | Civilian Administration Officer | |
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Equipment |
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| Gp Capt | S W Wilding | 1 Jun 1968 | |
| Wg Cdr | R Dyson | 1 Aug 1968 | |
| Wg Cdr | J H Cooke | 31 May 1969 | OBE |
| Wg Cdr | V W York | 9 Jun 1969 | DFC |
| Sqn Ldr | E D Campbell | 1 Jun 1968 | MBE |
| Sqn Ldr | R W Twineham | 1 Jun 1968 | |
| Sqn Ldr | R M Kinnard | 31 Mar 1969 | |
| Sqn Ldr | L R Littler | 14 Apr 1969 | |
| Sqn Ldr | G Ainsley | 6 Oct 1969 | |
| Staff of the Services (Administrative Staff) | |||
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Accountant |
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| Gp Capt | J McD Ayre | 24 Feb 1969 | CBE |
| Wg Cdr | J H C Russell | 1 Jun 1968 | FCA |
| Wg Cdr | J E Torkildsen | 2 Jun 1969 | MBE |
| Sqn Ldr | N Pritchard | 31 Mar 1969 | |
| Sqn Ldr | J Rothwell | 2 Jun 1969 | DFC |
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Catering |
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| Wg Cdr | J K Jackson | 1 Jun 1968 | MBE |
| Sqn Ldr | N Walton | 2 Sep 1969 | |
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Education |
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| Wg Cdr | E M Allies | 6 Jan 1969 | MBE, DFC, BA |
| Sqn Ldr | T A Alford | 1 Jun 1968 | BA |
| Sqn Ldr | J Richards | 1 Jun 1968 | BA |
| Sqn Ldr | V G Smith | 1 Jun 1968 | LLB (Lond)(BL) |
| Sqn Ldr | R R G White | 1 Jun 1968 | |
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Medical |
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| AVM | R O Yerbury | 2 Sep 1969 | Principal Medical Officer, CBE, MB, BS, (Lond), MRCS, LRCP, DPH |
| Gp Capt | Mary Sparks | 1 Jun 1968 | LRCP&S, LRFPS |
| Wg Cdr | G M R Birkett | 1 Jun 1968 | |
| Wg Cdr | E CB Bramwell | 1 Jun 1968 | MB, ChB, DPH |
| Sqn Ldr | E P Collins | 1 Jun 1968 | MB, ChB |
| Sqn Ldr | A H Cooper | 1 Jun 1968 | |
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Dental |
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| Gp Capt | H V Jessop | 15 Aug 1969 | Principal Dental Officer, LDS, RCS |
| Sqn Ldr | J Armitage | 1 Nov 1968 | |
| Nursing | |||
| Gp Off | A S McDonald | 22 Apr 1969 | ARRC, RFN (Located at Ministry of Defence NSB (RAF)) |
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Chaplains |
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| Rev | R J Richards | 1 Jun 1968 | Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, C of E, BA |
| Rev | L K Darbyshire | 1 Jun 1968 | Assistant Principal Chaplain - CSFC |
| Rev | J Marquis | 1 Jun 1968 | Assistant Principal Chaplain - RC (Northern Area) |
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WRAF Administrative Officer |
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| Gp Capt | B E Lumb | 29 Jan 1968 | WRAF |
| Sqn Ldr | D E McG Ruse | 19 Aug 1968 | WRAF |
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Works |
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| Mr | W H Wishart-Cane | MA | |
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Statistics |
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| Mr | K G Marshall | ||
| Engineering Staff | |||
| A/Cdre | Clifford J Turner | 24 Feb 1969 | Air Officer Engineering, MBE, CEng, FRAeS; later A/Cdre |
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Engineering Co-ordination |
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| Wg Cdr | D W E Davies | 21 Apr 1969 | |
| Sqn Ldr | J Currie | 1 Jun 1968 | CEng, MIME |
| Sqn Ldr | R E F Peck | 10 Mar 1969 | |
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Mechanical Engineering |
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| Gp Capt | P M Chettle | 1 Jun 1968 | BSc (Eng), ACGI |
| Wg Cdr | R J A Jones | 1 Jun 1968 | |
| Wg Cdr | D K Kempston | 8 Sep 1969 | |
| Sqn Ldr | R C Cowan | 1 Jun 1968 | BEM |
| Sqn Ldr | I T Nicoll | 1 Jun 1968 | BSc (Eng) |
| Sqn Ldr | R Hetherington | 1 Jun 1968 | |
| Sqn Ldr | J Ainsworth | 1 Jun 1968 | |
| Sqn Ldr | E Kenworthy | 1 Jun 1968 | |
| Sqn Ldr | G D Adams-Lewis | 3 Feb 1969 | |
| Sqn Ldr | H S Thomas | 24 Feb 1969 | |
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Electrical Engineering |
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| Wg Cdr | W Edwards | 1 Jun 1968 | |
| Sqn Ldr | E L Baines | 1 Jun 1968 | |
| Sqn Ldr | R J Green | 8 Jul 1968 | |
| Sqn Ldr | G K Scott | 7 Oct 1968 | DFC |
| Central Staff for the Air Commander (Home Defence Forces) | |||
| Gp Capt | G E S Bumstead | 12 Feb 1968 | |
| Wg Cdr | K Fry | 25 Mar 1968 | DFC |
| Sqn Ldr | D H Williams | 15 Jan 1968 | |
| Sqn Ldr | L S W Durston | 26 Aug 1968 | MBE |
| Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
| Wg Cdr | H J Sadd | 22 Jun 1968 | Officer Commanding, RAF Brampton, MBE |
| Wg Cdr | J D Ackerman | 4 Apr 1968 | Permanent Regional Liaison Officer, No 4 Civil Defence Region, MBE |
Source - Spring 1970 Air Force List
Source - Spring 1971 Air Force List
Source - Spring 1972 Air Force List
Source - Spring 1973 Air Force List
Source - Spring 1974 Air Force List
Source - Spring 1975 Air Force List
Source - Spring 1976 Air Force List
Source - Spring 1977 Air Force List
It merged with Support Command on 1 July 1977 to form RAF Support Command.
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