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xx xxx 1924	Established within Directorate of Organisation and Staff Duties, CAS
xx xxx 1924	Col Hon M C A Drummond CMG, DSO
1 Jan 1928	Wg Cdr-Gp Capt E L Gossage DSO, MC
4 Jan 1930	Wg Cdr-Gp Capt O T Boyd OBE, MC, DFC
1 Dec 1931	Gp Capt A A Walser MC, DFC
1 Oct 1932	Gp Capt T L Leigh-Mallory DSO
3 Apr 1934	Upgraded to Directorate of Staff Duties
3 Apr 1934	A/Cdre C L Courtney CB, CBE, DSO
12 Jan 1935	A/Cdre A S Barratt CMG, MC
1 Jan 1936	A/Cdre W S Douglas MC, DFC
17 Feb 1938	A/Cdre R P Willock CB, CBE, DSO
xx xxx 1938	Transferred to ACAS
xx Nov 1940	Absorbed into Directorate of War Training and Tactics under ACAS (Operational Requirements and Tactics)
1 Oct 1945	Re-established from Directorate of Policy (General) under ACAS (General)
1 Oct 1945	A/Cdre T N McEvoy CBE
1 Sep 1946	Transferred to Director-General of Training, AMTS
1 Feb 1947	Renamed Directorate of Command and Staff Training (see Training Section)

Air Staff Plans

Director of Defence Plans (Air)

xx Apr 1938	Deputy Directorate established under DCAS
xx Apr 1938	Gp Capt J C Slessor DSO, MC (wef 17 May 1937)
22 Dec 1938	Deputy Directorate upgraded to Directorate under DCAS
22 Dec 1938	A/Cdre J C Slessor DSO, MC, ADC
xx Apr 1940	Transferred to CAS
21 Oct 1940	A/Cdre C E H Medhurst OBE, MC
1 Mar 1941	A/Cdre W F Dickson DSO, OBE, MC
xx Apr 1942	Transferred to ACAS (Policy)
27 Apr 1942	A/Cdre W Elliott CBE, DFC
xx Jan 1944	A/Cdre W L Dawson CBE
17 Jun 1946	A/Cdre G H Mills CB, DFC
1 Jan 1949	A/Cdre D Macfadyen CBE
7 Jul 1949	A/Cdre H I Cozens CB, AFC
15 Jan 1951	A/Cdre J H Edwardes-Jones CBE, DFC, AFC
28 Jan 1952	A/Cdre F J St G Braithwaite CBE
22 Feb 1954	A/Cdre J D Miller CBE
22 Dec 1954	A/Cdre M L Heath OBE
15 Aug 1955	A/Cdre J G Davis CB, OBE
1 Apr 1958	Renamed Directorate of Joint Plans
1 Apr 1958	A/Cdre F E Rosier CBE, DSO, ADC
xx xxx 1959	Transferred to ACAS (Operations)
xx xxx 1959	A/Cdre P T Philpott CBE
6 Mar 1961	A/Cdre D C Stapleton CB, CBE, DFC, AFC
16 Nov 1963	A/Cdre A H Humphreys CB, OBE, DFC, AFC**
1 Apr 1964	Renamed Directorate of Defence Plans (Air)
1 Dec 1964	A/Cdre N M Maynard CBE, DFC, AFC, ADC
13 Dec 1965	A/Cdre A A N Nicholson CBE
15 Dec 1967	A/Cdre A McK S Steedman CBE, DFC
xx xxx 1968	Transferred to Defence Staff

Directorate of Policy (Air)

Directorate of Policy (Air Staff)

Directorate of Policy (Air Staff) (A)

Director of Air Force Plans and Programmes

Director/Head Air Resources and Plans

xx Apr 1942	Established from part of Directorate of Plans under ACAS (Planning)
xx Apr 1942	Gp Capt R Ivelaw-Chapman DFC, AFC
5 May 1942	Transferred to ACAS (Policy)
1 Feb 1943	Renamed Directorate of Policy
1 Feb 1943	A/Cdre R Ivelaw-Chapman DFC, AFC
30 Sep 1943	Renamed Directorate of Policy (Air)
3 Feb 1944	A/Cdre D Macfadyen CBE
1 Oct 1945	Renamed Directorate of Policy (Air Staff)
3 Aug 1946	A/Cdre W A D Brook CBE
1 Jan 1949	A/Cdre J G W Weston CB, OBE
5 Jan 1952	A/Cdre D W Lane CBE
16 Apr 1954	A/Cdre A Earle CBE
1 Feb 1955	A/Cdre K J McIntyre CBE
xx Dec 1956	Renamed Directorate of Policy (Air Staff) (A)
1 Feb 1955	A/Cdre K J McIntyre CBE
17 Feb 1958	A/Cdre C J Mount CBE, DSO, DFC
1 Mar 1958	Renamed Directorate of Air Staff Plans and Programmes
xx xxx 1959	Transferred to ACAS (Operations)
29 Dec 1959	A/Cdre R J P Prichard CBE, DFC, AFC
21 Jan 1963	A/Cdre F D Hughes OBE, DSO, DFC*
xx xxx 1964	Transferred to ACAS (Policy)
1 Jan 1965	A/Cdre C M Clementi OBE, MA
22 Jan 1968	A/Cdre E Plumtree OBE, DFC
24 Dec 1969	A/Cdre A C Davies CBE
13 Sep 1972	A/Cdre K A Williamson AFC
5 Jul 1975	A/Cdre G S Cooper OBE
19 Jun 1976	A/Cdre F D G Clark OBE, BA
23 Dec 1978	A/Cdre A G Skingsley MA
20 Sep 1980	A/Cdre B J Jackson BA
9 Jan 1984	A/Cdre A L Roberts CBE, AFC, MBIM
xx Jan 1985	Renamed Director of Air Force Plans and Programmes and transferred to DCDS (Programmes and Personnel)
30 Jan 1987	A/Cdre J S Allison CBE
xx Dec 1988	A/Cdre P G Beer CBE, MVO
xx xxx 1991	A/Cdre J R Day OBE, BSc
xx xxx 1994	A/Cdre G E Stirrup
xx xxx 1997	A/Cdre S M Nicholl
xx xxx 1998	A/Cdre J Connolly AFC
xx xxx 2000	Renamed Director Air Resources and Plans
xx xxx 2000	A/Cdre K J Leeson
xx xxx 2004	A/Cdre A D Pulford
26 Jan 2007	A/Cdre B M North
xx Apr 2009	A/Cdre S K P Reynolds
xx xxx 2010	Renamed Head Air Resources and Plans
24 Dec 2010	A/Cdre C Basnett
27 May 2011	A/Cdre R J Knighton
xx xxx xxxx	A/Cdre ?
xx Jul 2023	A/Cdre M G Brockie
1 Feb 1955	A/Cdre K J McIntyre CBE

Air Staff Policy

Air Staff Policy (1)

xx Jun 1943	Established from part of Deputy Directorate of Plans and Policy
xx Jun 1943	Wg Cdr K Broadley CBE
30 Sep 1943	Absorbed into Directorate of Policy (Air)
20 May 1944	Re-established under ACAS (Policy)
20 May 1944	Gp Capt B A Casey OBE Gp Capt J N T Stephenson
1 Apr 1945	Gp Capt F D S Scott-Malden
xx xxx 1946	Renamed Air Staff Policy
1 Apr 1945	Gp Capt F D S Scott-Malden DSO, DFC*
1 Apr 1945	Wg Cdr A D Frank
xx xxx 1947	Renamed Air Staff Policy (1)
xx xxx 1947	Post abolished

Directorate of Air Staff Briefing and Co-ordination

Air Force Staff Duties

Air Commodore Air Staff

Head Air Staff

29 Oct 1952	Established under ACAS (Policy)
29 Oct 1952	A/Cdre G W Hayes OBE
12 Jan 1953	A/Cdre H E Nowell CB, OBE
15 Feb 1954	A/Cdre B A Casey OBE
xx xxx 1956	Renamed Directorate of Policy (Air Staff) (B)
23 Dec 1956	A/Cdre T O Prickett CB, DSO, DFC
1 Mar 1958	Renamed Directorate of Air Staff Briefing
1 Mar 1958	A/Cdre P T Philpott CBE
25 Jul 1960	A/Cdre J E Inness-Crump MA, AFRAeS
6 Oct 1961	A/Cdre L D Mavor AFC
31 Dec 1963	A/Cdre P de L Le Cheminant DFC*
xx xxx 1964	Transferred to ACAS (Operations)
xx xxx 1966	Transferred to CAS
27 Apr 1966	A/Cdre A C L Mackie CBE, DFC*
2 Sep 1968	Gp Capt G L Pendred
15 Jun 1970	Gp Capt P D G Terry AFC
16 Jan 1974	Gp Capt K Stevens MA
11 Feb 1975	Gp Capt J F H Tetley
6 Sep 1976	Gp Capt B P Earle
22 Jan 1979	Gp Capt R E Johns MVO, OBE
22 Mar 1981	Gp Capt RA Miller OBE, MRAeS, FBIM
1 Mar 1982	Gp Capt P G Beer MVO, OBE
1 Jan 1985	Renamed Directorate of Air Staff Briefing and Co-ordination
2 Jan 1985	Gp Capt J F Willis
17 Nov 1987	Gp Capt G A Robertson OBE, BA
6 Oct 1989	Gp Capt P O Sturley MBE, BSc, MRAeS
6 Dec 1991	Gp Capt C J Morris OBE, MRIN
xx xxx 1985	Renamed Air Force Staff Duties
16 Dec 1985	A/Cdre D O Crwys-Williams
1 Jul 1988	A/Cdre T Garden
3 Jan 1991	A/Cdre A J C Bagnall OBE
24 Aug 1992	A/Cdre J C French CBE
1 Jan 1996	A/Cdre P A Crawford AFC, BSc
3 Jan 1997	A/Cdre C M Chambers
1 Dec 1999	A/Cdre M C Heath CBE, FRAeS
18 Sep 2000	A/Cdre C H Moran OBE, MVO, MA, BSc
4 Oct 2002	A/Cdre P W D Ruddock CBE
9 Jul 2004	A/Cdre R F Garwood CBE, DFC, MA
12 Jan 2007	A/Cdre M A Sharp OBE
14 Sep 2007	A/Cdre M L Roberts MBE
xx Jan 2011	Renamed Air Commodore Air Staff
xx Jan 2011	A/Cdre M A B Brecht CBE
xx Nov 2013	A/Cdre A C Hine OBE
28 Apr 2014	A/Cdre D J Toriati OBE
xx Jun 2016	A/Cdre R P Barrow OBE
xx xx 2018	Renamed Head Air Staff
xx Jan 2019	A/Cdre S R Horne OBE
18 Dec 2020	A/Cdre C C Coton
xx Feb 2024	A/Cdre J A Beck OBE

xx Dec 1939	Post established within Directorate of Plans
xx Dec 1939	Wg Cdr A L Fiddament DFC
xx Mar 1940	Duties absorbed into Directorate of Plans

xx Apr 1942	Established from part of Directorate of Plans
xx Apr 1942	Gp Capt F W Long
xx Oct 1942	Gp Capt R A T Stowell
1 Feb 1943	Duties absorbed by Deputy Directorate of Plans and Policy

14 Apr 1943	Established under ACAS (Policy)
14 Apr 1943	A/Cdre L Darvall MC
xx Oct 1943	Renamed Directorate of Policy (General)
xx Jul 1944	A/Cdre R B Jordan DFC
xx Nov 1946	Post abolished

xx Jun 1943	Established from part of Deputy Directorate of Plans and Policy
xx Jun 1943	Vacant
xx Aug 1943	Gp Capt C McK Grierson
30 Sep 1943	Renamed Directorate of Policy (General)
30 Sep 1943	A/Cdre G H Mills DFC
xx Jan 1945	Vacant
20 Feb 1945	A/Cdre T N McEvoy CBE
1 Oct 1945	Renamed Directorate of Staff Duties
xx xxx 1948	Post abolished

xx Sep 1944	Established under ACAS (Policy
xx Sep 1944	A/Cdre P Warburton MBE (Ret'd)
xx Jun 1945	Renamed Post-Hostilities Planning
xx Jun 1945	Gp Capt R Sorel-Cameron AFC
xx Sep 1946	Post abolished

8 Nov 1971	Established under ACAS (Policy)
8 Nov 1971	A/Cdre P D G Terry AFC
11 Jan 1975	A/Cdre J A Gilbert CBE, BA
8 Nov 1975	A/Cdre M J Armitage CBE
7 Jan 1978	A/Cdre P S Collins AFC, BA
14 Feb 1981	A/Cdre B J Lemon MBE, AFC
18 Dec 1982	A/Cdre J R Walker CBE, AFC
xx xxx 1985	Directorate abolished