1 Group

It was reformed on 30 April 1968 under the control of Strike Command to take over the role of Bomber Command.

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
AVM	Michael H Le Bas	30 Apr 1968	Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO, AFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt	G H Arkell-Hardwick	30 Apr 1968	ADC to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre	Alan H Chamberlain	30 Apr 1968	Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC
Operations
Wg Cdr	Graham T Smeaton	30 Apr 1968	later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	J S B Price	30 Apr 1968
Sqn Ldr	G C Gayton	30 Apr 1968
Sqn Ldr	C W Ward	30 Apr 1968
Training
Wg Cdr	M de Burgh	30 Apr 1968
Sqn Ldr	C R Adams	30 Apr 1968
Sqn Ldr	W C Cox	30 Apr 1968
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr	S Myatt	30 Apr 1968	MBE
Air Electronics
Sqn Ldr	M Reade	30 Apr 1968
Navigation Weapons
Wg Cdr	N E Wilkins	30 Apr 1968	DFC
Sqn Ldr	H T C Farmer	30 Apr 1968
Sqn Ldr	R E Atkinson	30 Apr 1968
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt	J W Louw	30 Apr 1968	Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE, DFC*
Administration
Sqn Ldr	W B B Naples	30 Apr 1968
Personnel
Sqn Ldr	J G Calvert	30 Apr 1968	DFC
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Meteorological
Mr	G A Corfield		BSc
Technical Staff
Gp Capt	E J T Goose	30 Apr 1968	Senior Officer Engineering, MA
Mechanical Engineering
Wg Cdr	C V R Jones	30 Apr 1968	Group Mechanical Engineer, OBE, CEng, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr	H W A Newman	30 Apr 1968	Mechanical Engineer 1,CEng, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr	T D Hall	30 Apr 1968	Mechanical Engineer 2,
Sqn Ldr	F T Baker	30 Apr 1968	Mechanical Engineer 3, BEM
Electrical Engineering
Wg Cdr	G W N Merritt	30 Apr 1968	Group Electrical Engineer, BEM
Sqn Ldr	R L Armstrong	30 Apr 1968	Electrical Engineer 1, CEng, AMIERE
Sqn Ldr	K F Currey	30 Apr 1968	Electrical Engineer 2,CEng, AFRAeS, AMIERE, AMBIM
Sqn Ldr	H Whitehead	30 Apr 1968	Electrical Engineer 3,
Armament Engineering
Sqn Ldr	C A Fieldhouse	30 Apr 1968	Group Armament Engineer
Miscellaneous Appointment
Gp Capt	P L Lamb	30 Apr 1968	Principal Dental Officer, Northern Area, LDS
Mr	R Bailey	30 Apr 1968	Statistics

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
AVM	Ruthven L Wade	23 Dec 1968	Air Officer Commanding, DFC; later ACM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt	A D K Campbell	23 Dec 1968	ADC to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre	David A Green	19 Jan 1970	Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DSO, DFC
Operations
Wg Cdr	R McA Furze	3 Feb 1969	AFC
Sqn Ldr	G C Gayton	26 Feb 1968
Sqn Ldr	J D Stevens	3 Feb 1969
Sqn Ldr	D Belcher	1 Dec 1969
Training
Wg Cdr	E Matthews	3 Feb 1969
Sqn Ldr	C R Adams	27 Feb 1968
Sqn Ldr	E J Longden	7 Oct 1968	AFC
Sqn Ldr	R D Alexander	29 May 1969	AFC
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr	S Myatt	5 Oct 1967	MBE
Air Electronics
Sqn Ldr	C Campbell	10 Jul 1969
Navigation/Weapons
Wg Cdr	N E Wilkins	1 Nov 1967	DFC, AMBIM
Sqn Ldr	J B Matthews	28 Aug 1968
Sqn Ldr	A J Coles	16 Sep 1968
Sqn Ldr	J A Williams	30 Dec 1968
Sqn Ldr	D B R Harris	16 Jun 1969
Security
Sqn Ldr	W Davies	5 May 1969	MBE
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt	T D Sanderson		Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE, AFC
Administration
Sqn Ldr	J J Kearney	11 Aug 1969	MBE
Personnel
Sqn Ldr	B I S Perowne	17 Mar 1969	AFC
Equipment
Sqn Ldr	E F Tovell	21 Aug 1968
Physical Fitness
Sqn Ldr	F W Last	15 Apr 1968	DPhysEd
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Meteorological
Mr	G A Corfield	12 Dec 1968	BSc
Technical Staff
Gp Capt	R D Roberts	25 Aug 1969	Senior Officer Engineering, OBE, CEng, AFRAeS
Mechanical Engineering
Wg Cdr	C V R Jones	2 Oct 1967	Group Mechanical Engineer, OBE, CEng, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr	R G Rowe	18 Mar 1968	Mechanical Engineer 1, MA, CEng
Sqn Ldr	L E Rowe	10 Jun 1968	Mechanical Engineer 2, BSc (Eng)
Sqn Ldr	H Makin	10 Mar 1969	Mechanical Engineer 3,
Electrical Engineering
Wg Cdr	G W N Merritt	27 Nov 1967	Group Electrical Engineer, BEM, AMBIM
Sqn Ldr	H Whitehead	6 Oct 1967	Electrical Engineer 3,
Sqn Ldr	F T Baker	1 Nov 1967	Electrical Engineer 4, BEM
Sqn Ldr	W S Holmes	4 Mar 1968	Electrical Engineer 1,
Sqn Ldr	A N Kirk	1 Jan 1970
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr	R Bailey	30 Apr 1968	Statistics

Location	Command	Controlled
RAF Bawtry, Doncaster, West Yorkshire	Strike Command

Location	Command	Controlled
RAF Bawtry, Doncaster, West Yorkshire	Strike Command