14 Oct 1925

Flt Lt Hon James H B Rodney, MC (Adjutant)

17 Nov 1925

Wg Cdr A W H James, MC

19 Nov 1926

Sqn Ldr the Hon F E Guest PC, CBE, DSO, MP

19 Nov 1931

Sqn Ldr S B Collett

30 Jun 1934

Sqn Ldr P G Stewart

 7 Jun 1938

Flt Lt I R Campbell-Ord (Temporary)

30 Jun 1938

Sqn Ldr G L S Dawson–Damer, the Viscount Carlow

21 Feb 1940

Sqn Ldr J M Wells (KIA 10 May 1940)

10 May 1940

Flt Lt/Sqn Ldr D de B Clarke

19 Sep 1940

Sqn Ldr Hugh L Maxwell DSO; later A/Cdre

14 Dec 1940

Sqn Ldr C A Pritchard

xx Jan 1941

Wg Cdr G Stainforth, AFC

xx Dec 1941

Wg Cdr Herbert M Pearson; later A/Cdre

xx May 1942

Wg Cdr A G Miller, DFC

xx Nov 1942

Wg Cdr J R Watson

xx Dec 1942

Wg Cdr C P Green, DSO, DFC

xx Mar 1944

Wg Cdr L H Styles, DFC

xx Dec 1944

Wg Cdr A H Drummond

21 Aug 1945

DB

10 May 1946

?

xx Jul 1946

Sqn Ldr T N Hayes, DFC

xx Jul 1948

Sqn Ldr D E Proudlove

xx Aug 1950

Sqn Ldr J P Meadows, DFC, AFC

xx Oct 1953

Sqn Ldr J McCormack, AFC

10 Mar 1957

DB

14 Oct 1925

Sqn Ldr Lord E Grosvenor (appointed 1 Aug 1925, died 26 Aug 1929)

23 Sep 1929

Sqn Ldr Rt Hon Sir Philip Sassoon, MP (Resigned 3 Sep 1931)

19 Nov 1931

Sqn Ldr Henry N St V Norman later A/Cdre

xx Jul 1934

Sqn Ldr R Shaw, DFC

 1 Mar 1936

Sqn Ldr B S Thynne

 4 Dec 1939

Sqn Ldr L Guinness

 7 Jun 1940

Sqn Ldr Hon M Aitken, DFC

20 Jul 1940

Sqn Ldr W F C Hobson

10 Aug 1940

Sqn Ldr E F Ward

19 Aug 1940

Sqn Ldr Sir Archibald Hope, OBE, DFC

24 Dec 1940

Sqn Ldr J A O'Neill, DFC

xx Apr 1941

Sqn Ldr E J Gracie, DFC

xx Dec 1941

Sqn Ldr E J Jones

xx Mar 1942

Sqn Ldr J D Bisdee, DFC

xx Apr 1942

Sqn Ldr R G A Barclay, DFC

xx Jul 1942

Sqn Ldr J D Bisdee, DFC

xx Aug 1942

Sqn Ldr A V Clowes, DFC, DFM

xx Mar 1943

Sqn Ldr G H F Plinston, DFC

xx Mar 1943

Sqn Ldr J S Taylor, DFC

xx Jun 1943

Sqn Ldr S Skalski, VM, KW, DSO, DFC**

xx Sep 1943

Maj M S Osler, DFC

xx Mar 1944

Sqn Ldr J H Nicholls, DFC

xx Jul 1944

Sqn Ldr R W Turkington, DFC

xx Jan 1945

Sqn Ldr C T Stimpson

14 Aug 1945

DB

10 May 1946

?

xx Jun 1946

Sqn Ldr The Hon Max Aitken, DSO, DFC

xx Jun 1948

Sqn Ldr H S L Dundas, DSO*, DFC

xx xxx1950

Sqn Ldr P H M Richey, DFC

xx xxx 1952

Sqn Ldr C C MacCarthy-Jones

xx Jan 1957

Sqn Ldr Peter Edelston, DFC, AFC

10 Mar 1957

DB

14 Sep 1925

Sqn Ldr C N Lowe, MC, DFC

 1 Feb 1926

Sqn Ldr J D Latta, MC

 6 May 1927

Sqn Ldr J Fullerton

xx Jun 1931

Sqn Ldr Lord Clydesdale, AFC, MP

xx Sep 1936

Sqn Ldr D F McIntyre, AFC

26 Oct 1937

Sqn Ldr A D Farquhar, DFC

 4 Apr 1940

Sqn Ldr G Pinkerton, DFC

13 Jul 1940

Sqn Ldr Alexander V R Johnstone DFC; later AVM

 4 Jun 1941

Sqn Ldr P E Meagher

 1 Aug 1941

Sqn Ldr Alan C Deere DFC*; later A/Cdre

xx Jan 1942

Sqn Ldr B E Finucane, DSO, DFC*

xx Jun 1942

Sqn Ldr Peter M Brothers DFC; later A/Cdre

xx Oct 1942

Sqn Ldr M F Beytagh, DFC

26 Oct 1943

Sqn Ldr R A Sutherland

 8 Jul 1944

Sqn Ldr J J Le Roux, DFC** (posted N/E sick - 1 Aug)

xx Aug 1944

Sqn Ldr A R Stewart

xx Sep 1944

Sqn Ldr R A Sutherland, DFC

15 May 1945

DB

10 May 1946

Sqn Ldr M Robinson, AFC

xx xxx 1950

Sqn Ldr H M Stephen, DSO, DFC

xx xxx 1952

Sqn Ldr J A Forrest

xx Dec 1953

Sqn Ldr R B Davidson, DFC

xx xxx 1956

Sqn Ldr C D Bartman

10 Mar 1957

DB

 1 Jul 2006

Sqn Ldr G Lyall AE

xx xxx xxxx

Names for this period have not yet been found

 1 Aug 1925

Sqn Ldr J A McKelvie, AFC

14 Apr 1931

Sqn Ldr H Murray-Philipson, MP

 1 Apr 1934

Sqn Ldr Lord G N Douglas-Hamilton, AFC

 1 Apr 1938

Sqn Ldr E H Stevens

 5 Jun 1940

Sqn Ldr G L Denholm, DFC

 1 Apr 1941

Sqn Ldr F M Smith

25 Jul 1941

Sqn Ldr M J Loudon

17 Oct 1941

Sqn Ldr R G Forshaw

18 Dec 1941

Sqn Ldr Lord D Douglas-Hamilton

20 Jul 1942

Sqn Ldr W A Douglas

10 Apr 1942

Sqn Ldr P Illingworth (Officer commanding Ground Party)

 3 Aug 1942

Sqn Ldr F W Marshall

28 Jan 1943

Wg Cdr H A Chater

 1 Dec 1943

Wg Cdr J R H Lewis, DFC

15 Jun 1944

Wg Cdr J T D Revell

 2 Aug 1944

Sqn Ldr C D Paine [Temp]

23 Sep 1944

Wg Cdr Christopher N Foxley-Norris; later ACM

26 Dec 1944

DB

10 Jan 1945

Sqn Ldr E H M Patterson, DFC

26 Jan 1945

Sqn Ldr T C Rigler, DFC, DFM

 1 Apr 1945

Sqn Ldr H R P Pertwee, DFC

15 Aug 1945

DB

10 May 1946

?

11 Jun 1946

Sqn Ldr G K Gilroy, DSO, DFC

23 Sep 1949

Sqn Ldr J W E Holmes, DFC, AFC

 1 Dec 1950

Sqn Ldr P J Anson, DFC

23 Mar 1953

Sqn Ldr R L R Davies, DFC

25 Aug 1953

Sqn Ldr R Schofield

 9 May 1956

Sqn Ldr M E Hobson, AFC

10 Mar 1957

DB

 1 Oct 1999

Wg Cdr A J Beaton

xx xxx 2006

Sqn Ldr D Morrison QVRM AE

 1 Mar 2010

Sqn Ldr J D Rodgers

 1 Mar 2012

Sqn Ldr J J Riley

17 Mar 1930

Flt Lt Francis J Fogarty DFC; later ACM

19 Mar 1930

Wg Cdr A S W Dore, DSO, TD

 8 Apr 1935

Sqn Ldr G P Gabriel

12 Feb 1939

Sqn Ldr R A Budd

xx Mar 1940

Sqn Ldr M F Anderson

xx Feb 1941

Wg Cdr C H Appleton

xx Aug 1941

Wg Cdr J Cunningham, DSO*, DFC

xx Jul 1942

Wg Cdr Wood, AFC

xx Apr 1943

Wg Cdr M H Constable-Maxwell, DFC

xx Jul 1944

Wg Cdr Frederick D Hughes DFC**, AFC, MA; later AVM

18 Apr 1945

DB

10 May 1946

?

xx Jun 1946

Wg Cdr J Cunningham, DSO**, DFC*

xx Jan 1948

Sqn Ldr K T Lofts, DFC*

xx May 1951

Sqn Ldr A Deytrikh

xx Sep 1953

Sqn Ldr T P Turnbull, DFC

10 Mar 1957

DB

5 Oct 1926

Sqn Ldr J A C Wright, AFC, TD (appointed 6 Jul 1926)

 1 Mar 1936

Sqn Ldr Lord Willoughby de Broke, MC, AFC

27 Dec 1939

Sqn Ldr G V Perry (KIA 27 May 1940)

27 May 1940

Flt Lt R G Grant-Ferris, MP [Temp]

18 Jun 1940

Sqn Ldr W M Churchill, DSO, DFC

29 Sep 1940

Sqn Ldr A A McKellar, DSO, DFC

 1 Nov 1940

Flt Lt C F Currant, DFC [Temp]

29 Nov 1940

Sqn Ldr G R Edge, DFC

xx Sep 1941

Sqn Ldr R Reid

xx Jan 1942

Sqn Ldr S E Andrews, DFM (Detachment in Malta)

xx Feb 1942

Flt Lt D W A Stones, DFC (Detachment in Malta)

xx Feb 1942

Sqn Ldr Eric W Wright DFM; later A/Cdre (Detachment in Far East)

27 Feb 1942

Malta Detachment DB

 6 Mar 1942

Presumed DB in the Far East

10 Jun 1942

Wg Cdr P W Townsend, DSO, DFC

xx Aug 1942

Wg Cdr G L Denholm, DFC

xx May 1943

Wg Cdr Charles D TomalinDFC, AFC; later A/Cdre

xx Sep 1943

Wg Cdr B R O'B Hoare, DSO, DFC*

xx Apr 1944

Wg Cdr N J Starr, DFC

xx Sep 1944

W/Cdr R A Mitchell, DFC*

xx Mar 1945

Sqn Ldr A G Woods, DFC (acting)

xx Apr 1945

W/Cdr A W Horne, DFC, AFC

xx Jul 1945

Sqn Ldr I F McCall, DFC (acting)

31 Aug 1945

DB

10 May 1946

?

xx Jun 1946

Sqn Ldr R J Walker, DSO

xx Dec 1947

Sqn Ldr R C T Goodwin, TD

xx Jul 1949

Sqn Ldr J A Timmis

xx Aug 1951

Sqn Ldr P M R Walton, BSc

xx Nov 1955

Sqn Ldr R E Tickner

xx Aug 2014

Wg Cdr M Sherburn

xx Sep 2015

Sqn Ldr R Newton

10 Mar 1957

DB

 1 Oct 1999

Names for this period have not yet been found

17 Mar 1930

Flt Lt M Wiblin [Temp]

13 Jun 1930

Sqn Ldr W L Runciman

 1 Jan 1939

Sqn Ldr L E Smith (KIA 15 May 1940)

15 May 1940

Sqn Ldr G M Fidler (KIA 19 May 1940)

18 May 1940

Sqn Ldr J A Vick

11 Oct 1940

Sqn Ldr A W Vincent

xx Mar 1941

Sqn Ldr G D Craig

xx Nov 1941

Sqn Ldr H L Dawson

xx Dec 1941

Sqn Ldr N J Mowat, DSO

xx Oct 1942

Sqn Ldr R H Holland, DFC

xx Mar 1943

Sqn Ldr N J Mowat, DSO

xx Apr 1943

Sqn Ldr P J T Stephenson, DFC

xx Mar 1944

Sqn Ldr G G A Davies

xx May 1945

Sqn Ldr C M Humphreys

xx Jun 1945

Sqn Ldr C O J Pegge, DFC

19 Aug 1945

DB

10 May 1946

Sqn Ldr J R Kyall, DSO, OBE, DFC

xx xxx 1949

Sqn Ldr J M Bazin, DSO, DFC

xx xxx 1951

Sqn Ldr A B Dunford, DFC

xx Sep 1953

Sqn Ldr J A Stephen

xx Jun 1956

Sqn Ldr G Gray

10 Mar 1957

DB

17 Mar 1930

Flt Lt Colin L Falconer; later A/Cdre [Adjutant]

16 Jun 1930

Sqn Ldr W Howard-Davies (wef 23 Apr 1930)

20 Feb 1932

Sqn Ldr I W H Thomson

30 Dec 1934

Sqn Ldr Geoffrey H Ambler; later AVM

29 Oct 1938

Sqn Ldr G Shaw

 6 Feb 1940

Wg Cdr G Shaw, DFC

xx May 1941

Wg Cdr R S Derbyshire

xx Nov 1941

Wg Cdr P D R Hutchings, AFC

xx Feb 1943

Wg Cdr C M M Grece, DFC

xx Dec 1943

Wg Cdr Denis Finlay; later A/Cdre

 2 Jul 1944

DB

 1 Aug 1944

Wg Cdr W W G Scott DFC

23 Nov 1944

Wg Cdr R C Alabaster, DSO, DFC

29 Apr 1945

Wg Cdr K Gray

24 Aug 1945

DB

10 May 1946

?

xx Jul 1946

Sqn Ldr W A Brown, DFC

xx xxx 1950

Sqn Ldr F A Robinson

xx xxx 1952

Sqn Ldr G A Martin, DFC, AFC

xx xxx 1955

Sqn Ldr H D Costain

10 Mar 1957

DB

10 Feb 1936

Sqn Ldr Harald Peake later A/Cdre

 8 Dec 1938

Sqn Ldr Geoffrey H Ambler; later AVM

30 Dec 1939

Sqn Ldr M T Avent

28 Jun 1940

Sqn Ldr H S Darley, DSO

 4 Oct 1940

Sqn Ldr M Lister Robinson, DSO, DFC

29 Jul 1941

Sqn Ldr G K Gilroy, DFC*

 1 Jun 1942

Sqn Ldr P H M Richey, DFC*

30 Oct 1942

Sqn Ldr R P Beamont, DSO, DFC*

 5 May 1943

Sqn Ldr A Ingle, DFC, AFC

18 Aug 1943

Sqn Ldr P G Thornton-Brown, DFC

29 Dec 1943

Sqn Ldr J C Wells, DFC

30 Jun 1944

Sqn Ldr L E J M Geerts, DFC

14 Aug 1944

Sqn Ldr R A Lallemant, DFC*

17 Sep 1944

Sqn Ldr T Y Wallace, DFM

14 Nov 1944

Sqn Ldr C J G Demoulin, DFC

 6 Dec 1944

Sqn Ldr E R A Roberts, DFC

16 Mar 1945

Sqn Ldr L W F Stark, DFC*, AFC

15 Sep 1945

DB

10 May 1946

Sqn Ldr P H Womersley, DFC*

xx Jan 1950

Sqn Ldr A Hudson, DFC, AFC

xx Dec 1953

Sqn Ldr E T Evans

xx Jan 1956

Sqn Ldr D Shaw

10 Mar 1957

DB

10 Feb 1936

Sqn Ldr I R Parker

 1 Jan 1940

Sqn Ldr A L Franks, AFC (KIA 29 May 1940)

29 May 1940

Sqn Ldr A T Smith (KIFA 25 Jul 1940)

26 Jul 1940

Sqn Ldr J Ellis, DFC*

xx Apr 1941

Sqn Ldr H de C A Woodhouse, AFC

xx Jun 1941

Sqn Ldr K Holden, DFC

 4 Nov 1941

Sqn Ldr B J Wicks, DFC

xx Dec 1941

Sqn Ldr C O J Pegge, DFC

xx Feb 1942

Sqn Ldr G S K Haywood

xx Jul 1942

Sqn Ldr James E Johnson DFC*; later AVM

xx Mar 1943

Sqn Ldr W A Laurie, DFC

xx Jan 1944

Sqn Ldr R A Newbury, DFC*

xx Feb 1945

Flt Lt Shepherd

3 Mar 1945

DB

10 May 1946

?

xx Jun 1946

Sqn Ldr P G Lamb, AFC

xx Mar 1948

Sqn Ldr R D Graesser

 1 Apr 1950

Sqn Ldr C S Bamberger, DFC*

xx xxx 1952

Sqn Ldr H C Rigby

xx xxx 1954

Sqn Ldr J E Storrar, DFC*, AFC

10 Mar 1957

DB

10 Feb 1936

Flt Lt H C Parker [Adjutant]

 8 Apr 1936

Sqn Ldr G L Pilkington

 4 Sep 1939

Flt Lt/Sqn Ldr J E McComb, DFC

19 Oct 1940

Sqn Ldr E R Bitmead, DFC

18 May 1941

Sqn Ldr Frederick S Stapleton DFC; later AVM

28 Jun 1941

Sqn Ldr E H Thomas, DFC

17 Nov 1941

Sqn Ldr D H Watkins, DFC

12 Sep 1942

Sqn Ldr H T Armstrong, DFC

17 Feb 1943

Sqn Ldr C Haw, DFM

22 Apr 1943

Sqn Ldr E F J Chorley, DFC

26 Aug 1943

Sqn Ldr W A Douglas, DFC

26 Aug 1944

Sqn Ldr P R McGregor

17 Jan 1945

Sqn Ldr D H Seaton, DFC

13 Jul 1945

Sqn Ldr P C P Farnes, DFM

15 Aug 1945

DB

10 May 1946

Sqn Ldr W J Leather, DFC

31 Aug 1948

Sqn Ldr R P Beamont, DSO, DFC

6 Nov 1951

Sqn Ldr H R P Pertwee, DFC

xx May 1952

Sqn Ldr D P Sampson, DFC

xx May 1952

Sqn Ldr S G Nunn, DFC

15 Jan 1954

Sqn Ldr S Kirtley

1 Jun 1956

Sqn Ldr S Walker

10 Mar 1957

DB

 1 Jun 1937

Flt Lt R B Wardman [Adjutant]

15 Jun 1937

Sqn Ldr Finlay Crerar; later A/Cdre

16 Jan 1940

Sqn Ldr A M Scott

 4 Jul 1940

Wg Cdr John B M Wallis; later A/Cdre

xx Jul 1941

Wg Cdr D R Shore

xx Jan 1942

Wg Cdr R T Corry

xx Jul 1942

Wg Cdr R M Longmore, CBE

xx Apr 1943

Wg Cdr J S Kendrick

xx Jun 1943

Wg Cdr John B Russell DSO; later AVM

xx Jan 1944

Wg Cdr D M Brass, DSO

xx Feb 1945

Wg Cdr A M Taylor

xx May 1945

Wg Cdr G Henderson

 9 Jul 1945

DB

10 May 1946

?

xx Nov 1946

Sqn Ldr R R Russell

xx Aug 1948

Sqn Ldr Child

xx Oct 1948

Sqn Ldr Webb

xx xxx 1951

Sqn Ldr Guy Cory AFC

xx xxx 1952

Sqn Ldr Nigel H McLean

xx xxx 1955

Sqn Ldr T E Johnston, DFC

xx Feb 1957

Flt Lt Robertson

10 Mar 1957

DB

xx xxx xxxx

Wg Cdr A Moodie (2013)

13 Mar 1939

Mr/Sqn Ldr E Rhodes (Sqn Ldr from 11 Apr 1939)

 1 Jan 1940

Sqn Ldr A F Anderson

22 Jul 1940

Wg Cdr John N T Stephenson; later AVM

xx Jun 1941

Wg Cdr Viscount Acheson

xx Sep 1942

Sqn Ldr C L Page

xx Dec 1942

Wg Cdr Charles B E Burt-Andrews; later A/Cdre

xx Oct 1943

Wg Cdr K H Blair, DFC

xx Feb 1944

Wg Cdr Robert N Bateson DFC; later AVM

xx Jun 1944

Wg Cdr C Newman

xx Dec 1944

Wg Cdr P B Lucas, DSO, DFC

7 Aug 1945

DB

10 May 1946

?

xx Nov 1946

Sqn Ldr J S Morton, DFC*

xx Mar 1951

Sqn Ldr J B Wales

xx Dec 1956

?

10 Mar 1957

DB

 1 Jun 1937

Flt Lt R G C Morgan-Smith [Adjutant]

 8 Jun 1937

Sqn Ldr R E C Cadman

25 Sep 1939

Flt Lt L J Stickley

10 Oct 1939

Flt Lt M L Edwards (assisted by Flt Lt T K Lacey)

 8 Nov 1939

Sqn Ldr W R Wills-Sandford

12 Jan 1940

Sqn Ldr A A N Malan

17 Jun 1940

Wg Cdr D J Eayrs

xx Feb 1941

Wg Cdr H M Mulliken

xx Aug 1941

Wg Cdr R E S Skelton

xx Jun 1942

Wg Cdr H T Sutton

xx Aug 1943

Wg Cdr C K Bonner

25 Jan 1944

DB

15 Feb 1944

Wg Cdr W T Russell

xx xxx xxxx

Wg Cdr J S Laird

xx xxx xxxx

Wg Cdr E B R Lockwood

27 Jul 1945

DB

10 May 1946

Sqn Ldr W H Irving

xx Jul 1950

Sqn Ldr E H McHardy, DSO, DFC*

xx xxx 1954

S Ldr H J E Howe

10 Mar 1957

DB

 1 Jun 1937

Sqn Ldr Arthur V Harvey; later A/Cdre

16 Mar 1940

Sqn Ldr J R Kyall, DSO, DFC

22 Dec 1940

Sqn Ldr R A Holmwood RAAF

xx Feb 1941

Sqn Ldr Anthony Eyre DFC

xx Apr 1941

Sqn Ldr G F Powell-Shedden

xx Jul 1941

Sqn Ldr D E Gillam, DSO, DFC*, AFC

xx Feb 1942

Sqn Ldr B L Duckenfield, DFC

xx Jan 1943

Sqn Ldr W D Williams, DFC

xx Mar 1943

Sqn Ldr R H Holland, DFC

xx Jan 1944

Sqn Ldr D W McCormack, DFC*

xx Aug 1944

Flt Lt K F Gannon

xx Sep 1944

Sqn Ldr T H Meyer

10 Jun 1945

DB

10 Jun 1945

Sqn Ldr P J Anson

25 Sep 1945

DB

10 May 1946

?

xx Jul 1946

Sqn Ldr R G Kellett, DSO, DFC

xx xxx 1949

Sqn Ldr P K Devitt

xx xxx 1950

Sqn Ldr N F Duke, DSO, OBE, DFC**, AFC

xx xxx 1951

Sqn Ldr Frederick B Sowrey AFC; later AM

xx Jan 1954

Sqn Ldr R A Eeles

10 Mar 1957

DB

 1 Nov 1938

Sqn Ldr the Earl of Lincoln

18 Sep 1939

Sqn Ldr Walter K Beisiegel; later A/Cdre

 1 May 1940

Sqn Ldr M Robinson

 3 Sep 1940

Sqn Ldr H F Burton, DFC

xx Sep 1941

Sqn Ldr C F Gray, DFC*

xx Feb 1942

Sqn Ldr H L I Brown, DFC

xx Jan 1943

Sqn Ldr G S K Haywood

xx Apr 1943

Sqn Ldr P W Lefevre, DFC

xx Apr 1943

Sqn Ldr P B Lucas, DFC

xx Jul 1943

Sqn Ldr L W Watts, DFC

xx Jul 1944

Wg Cdr A McDowall, DFM*

xx May 1945

Wg Cdr E E Schrader, DFC

30 Aug 1945

DB

10 May 1946

?

xx Jul 1946

Sqn Ldr K Holden, DFC

xx Dec 1950

Sqn Ldr L H Casson, DFC

xx Nov 1954

Sqn Ldr W G Abel

10 Mar 1957

DB

23 Mar 1943

Wg Cdr G P Gibson

 3 Aug 1943

Sqn Ldr G W Holden (KIA - m15 Sep 1943)

16 Sep 1943

Flt Lt/Sqn Ldr Harold B Martin; later AM (Sqn Ldr from 21 Sep 1943)

10 Nov 1943

Wg Cdr G L Cheshire

xx Jul 1944

Wg Cdr J B Tait

xx Dec 1944

Wg Cdr J E Fauquier

xx Apr 1945

Wg Cdr J E Grindon

xx Jun 1945

Wg Cdr C Fothergill

xx Apr 1946

Sqn Ldr C K Saxelby

xx May 1947

Wg Cdr C D Milne (for goodwill visit to USA)

xx Jul 1947

Sqn Ldr C K Saxelby

xx Feb 1948

Sqn Ldr P G Brodie

xx May 1950

Sqn Ldr W H Thallon

xx Jun 1952

Sqn Ldr M J O'Bryen-Nichols

xx Dec 1952

Sqn Ldr D Roberts

xx May 1954

Sqn Ldr J A Ruck

15 Dec 1955

DB

 1 May 1958

Wg Cdr Douglas Bower OBE, AFC; later AVM

 7 May 1960

Wg Cdr L G A Bastard

 9 Dec 1962

Wg Cdr H G Currell

22 Mar 1965

Wg Cdr D G L Heywood

23 Mar 1967

Wg Cdr Robert C Allen; later A/Cdre

14 Mar 1969

Wg Cdr C A Vasey

29 Mar 1971

Wg Cdr F M A Hines

22 Oct 1973

Wg Cdr V L Warrington

 8 Sep 1975

Wg Cdr R B Gilvary

xx Jul 1977

Wg Cdr F Mason (brief tenure due to illness)

xx Jul 1977

Wg Cdr J N Stephenson-Oliver

xx Aug 1979

Wg Cdr J N Herbertson

31 Dec 1981

DB

 1 Jan 1983

Wg Cdr Anthony J Harrison; later AVM

xx Jun 1985

Wg Cdr P J J Day

xx Jan 1988

Wg Cdr Nigel J Day; later AVM

xx May 1990

Wg Cdr R D Iveson

xx Mar 1993

Wg Cdr J H Dickinson

xx Jul 1995

Wg Cdr Ian L Dugmore; later A/Cdre

xx Mar 1998

Wg Cdr G E Thwaites

xx Sep 2000

Wg Cdr D G Robertson

xx Jul 2003

Wg Cdr A Monkman

xx Jan 2006

Wg Cdr Simon P Rochelle; later A/Cdre

xx Jan 2008

Wg Cdr David J E Cooper; later A/Cdre

xx Oct 2010

Wg Cdr K D Taylor

xx Oct 2012

Wg Cdr D S Arthurton

xx xxx xxxx

Wg Cdr S Grapes

xx xxx 2017

Wg Cdr J Butcher

 1 Apr 1943

Sqn Ldr C T Rose, DFC, DFM

 8 Apr 1943

Sqn Ldr G H Melville-Jackson

15 Apr 1943

Wg Cdr G H B Hutchinson

20 May 1943

Wg Cdr J M N Pike (Temporary?); later A/Cdre

 2 Jun 1943

Wg Cdr G H B Hutchinson

xx Oct 1944

Gp Capt R C Keary

21 Jul 1945

DB

18 Apr 1943

?

20 Apr 1943

Wg Cdr I J McGhie, DFC

20 Aug 1943

Wg Cdr W Abercromby, DFC

 4 Dec 1943

Wg Cdr J R Jeudwine, OBE, DFC

23 May 1944

Wg Cdr J R Maling, AFC

28 Jul 1944

Wg Cdr A R Millward, DFC

21 Feb 1945

Wg Cdr S G Birch, DFC

14 Jun 1945

Wg Cdr S E Flett

18 Jul 1945

DB

17 Jun 1943

Sqn Ldr F H Austin

19 Jun 1943

Wg Cdr D H Lee, DFC

4 Oct 1944

Wg Cdr G T Wynne-Powell, DFC

1 Jul 1945

Wg Cdr G H Briggs, DFC

27 Jul 1945

Wg Cdr K R Slater, AFC

xx Sep 1945

Wg Cdr R I Alexander, DFC

xx xxx 1946

Wg Cdr M Thomas

 1 Sep 1946

DB

12 Sep 1943

Wg Cdr P Green, OBE, AFC (arrived 24 Sep 1943)

xx Dec 1944

Wg Cdr F T Gardiner, DFC

xx Nov 1945

Sqn Ldr G Schofield

xx Feb 1946

Wg Cdr B E Peck, DFC

 1 Sep 1946

DB

10 Aug 1943

Sqn Ldr J Martin

20 Aug 1943

Wg Cdr G H N Gibson DFC

 1 Feb 1944

Wg Cdr I C K Swales DFC, DFM

19 Oct 1944

Wg Cdr G K Buckingham

15 Aug 1945

DB

 1 Nov 1950

Wg Cdr R H McIntosh

30 Sep 1953

DB

1 Oct 2012

Sqn Ldr R M O'Brien

10 Aug 1943

Sqn Ldr J Austin

18 Aug 1943

Wg Cdr E J Little, DFC (Killed in action, 31 Aug 1943)

 6 Sep 1943

Wg Cdr G T Wynne-Powell

29 Nov 1943

Wg Cdr Frederick M Milligan AFC; later A/Cdre

 6 Dec 1943

DB

22 Sep 1943

Sqn Ldr J B Austin DFC [Temp]

xx Nov 1943

Wg Cdr C S G Stanbury, DSO, DFC

xx Dec 1944

Sqn Ldr G M Gallagher

30 Nov 1945

DB

 1 Oct 1943

Wg Cdr T Preston

26 Mar 1944

Wg Cdr D D Haig

16 Sep 1944

Wg Cdr Mackay

18 Nov 1944

Wg Cdr John L Barker; later AVM

7 Oct 1945

DB

 7 Nov 1943

Wg Cdr P Haynes

17 Nov 1943

Sqn Ldr Roden (Temporary)

 8 Feb 1944

Wg Cdr Q W A Ross

25 Mar 1944

Wg Cdr G F Rodney

11 Oct 1944

Wg Cdr J H N Molesworth

16 Apr 1945

Wg Cdr D F Nixon

14 Oct 1945

DB

12 Nov 1943

Wg Cdr R P Elliott, DSO, DFC* (arrived 17 Nov 1943)

 3 Jun 1944

Wg Cdr G W Curry, DSO, DFC*

22 Jan 1945

Wg Cdr B R W Hallows, DFC

10 Apr 1945

Wg Cdr R Kingsford-Smith, DSO, DFC, RAAF

 1 Jun 1945

Wg Cdr C W Scott AFC, RNZAF

30 Sep 1945

DB

21 Mar 1944

Sqn Ldr F L Godber

 1 Oct 1944

DB

15 Nov 1943

Sqn Ldr M Crocker DFC

12 Dec 1963

Wg Cdr J D Rollinson DFC

 1 Feb 1944

Wg Cdr W Deas DFC

12 Jul 1944

Wg Cdr L M Blome-Jones DFC

xx Sep 1944

Wg Cdr J E Grindon DFC

28 Apr 1945

Wg Cdr F W L Wild DFC

18 Jul 1945

DB

 1 Dec 1943

Sqn Ldr T G Tideman

22 Mar 1944

Sqn Ldr R H Hansen

29 Jul 1945

Flt Lt Castle

10 Sep 1945

Sqn Ldr Doleman

 2 Oct 1945

Sqn Ldr Johnson DFC*

22 Nov 1945

Sqn Ldr R L Stillwell DFC, DFM

15 Jun 1946

Sqn Ldr C O J Pegge DFC*

25 Aug 1947

Sqn Ldr R R Mitchell MBE, DFC

11 Feb 1949

DB

20 Mar 1944

Wg Cdr A G S Cousens DSO, DFC (KIA - 22 Apr 1944)

27 Apr 1944

Wg Cdr Walter T Brooks; later A/Cdre

11 Jul 1944

Wg Cdr S Baker DSO, DFC

xx Mar 1945

Wg Cdr J W Fordham

 1 Sep 1945

DB

 1 Dec 1943

Sqn Ldr ?

 xx Jul 1944

Sqn Ldr G C N Cohen

 20 Dec 1944

Sqn Ldr A A Gawith DFC

30 Apr 1945

DB

 7 Jan 1944

Wg Cdr D J Eayrs

22 Apr 1944

Wg Cdr Wilfred Carter DFC later AVM

 4 Jun 1944

Wg Cdr M T Maw (KIA - 13 Aug 1944)

14 Aug 1944

Wg Cdr J M Viney DFC

22 Jan 1945

Wg Cdr E C Badcoe DFC

 7 May 1945

DB

23 Feb 1944

Sqn Ldr A G Norman, DFC

17 Mar 1944

Wg Cdr V A Pope

10 Nov 1944

Wg Cdr E L Archer, AFC

25 Jun 1945

Wg Cdr W H Ingle AFC

 1 Sep 1946

DB

 6 Dec 1943

Sqn Ldr V B S Verity

xx xxx xxxx

Names for this period have not yet been found

26 Jun 1945

DB

 1 Aug 1941

Sqn Ldr E D Joyce/Capt R R Cobley

26 Sep 1941

Maj H C Bazeley RA

 xx xxx xxxx

Names for this period have not yet been found

 1 Nov 1955

DB

 1 Nov 1955

Names for this period have not yet been found

 1 Sep 1957

Transferred to Army Air Corps

 1 May 1942

Maj R R Cobley

xx xxx xxxx

Names for this period have not yet been found

 1 Sep 1957

Transferred to Army Air Corps

20 Jun 1942

Maj I Tetley-Jones

xx xxx xxxx

Names for this period have not yet been found

15 Sep 1945

DB

15 Jul 1942

Maj T C J Willett

xx xxx xxxx

Names for this period have not yet been found

24 Jun 1947

DB

 8 Dec 1942

Plt Off R J Harris (Adjutant)

19 Dec 1942

Maj E B Ballard

xx xxx xxxx

Names for this period have not yet been found

31 Aug 1945

DB

 6 Jan 1943

Maj D W Coyle

xx xxx xxxx

Names for this period have not yet been found

15 Jan 1947

DB

29 Jun 1948

Names for this period have not yet been found

1 Sep 1957

Transferred to Army Air Corps

31 Jan 1943

Maj Ingram

xx xxx xxxx

Names for this period have not yet been found

 1 Nov 1955

DB

30 Apr 1943

Maj A Lyell

xx xxx xxxx

Names for this period have not yet been found

15 Oct 1946

DB

30 Apr 1943

Maj E D V Prendergast

xx xxx xxxx

Names for this period have not yet been found

14 Aug 1947

DB

 4 Aug 1943

Capt C J Lewis

27 Aug 1943

Maj F N Lane

xx xxx xxxx

Names for this period have not yet been found

31 May 1946

DB

 3 Sep 1943

Capt D L Courtney

 6 Sep 1943

Maj P H Dowse

xx xxx 1943

Names for this period have not yet been found

31 Oct 1945

DB

 1 May 1949

Names for this period have not yet been found

10 Mar 1957

DB

 3 Oct 1943

Maj G A Hill

xx xxx xxxx

Names for this period have not yet been found

15 Dec 1945

DB

 1 Feb 1949

Names for this period have not yet been found

10 Mar 1957

DB

14 Aug 1944

 8 Sep 1944

Capt E Pawlikowski

29 Oct 1946

DB

1 Jul 1949

Names for this period have not yet been found

10 Mar 1957

DB

 9 Dec 1944

Maj D R Ely RCA

xx Jan 1945

Maj D W Blyth RCA

xx xxx 1945

Maj N Reilander RCA

 1 Sep 1949

Names for this period have not yet been found

10 Mar 1957

DB

22 Jan 1945

Maj D R Ely RCA

 5 Mar 1945

Maj N W Reilander RCA

13 Jun 1945

Capt W K Buchanan RCA

10 Jul 1945

DB

 5 Mar 1945

Maj D R Ely RCA

12 Jun 1945

Capt/Maj A B Stewart RCA

30 Sep 1945

DB

1 May 1949

Names for this period have not yet been found

10 Mar 1957

DB

 1 Dec 1943

Sqn Ldr J A Meads

28 Sep 1945

Flt Lt K Laverty

 3 Oct 1945

Sqn Ldr Doran

20 Dec 1945

DB

16 Nov 1944

Flt Lt Slocombe

 5 Dec 1945

Flt Lt/Sqn Ldr D J Smallwood

xx Oct 1945

Flt Lt J Bell

10 Nov 1945

DB

16 Nov 1944

No OC was appointed during this initial period

 1 Jan 1945

Flt Lt Harvey

20 Jan 1945

Flt Lt/Sqn Ldr J Rush

10 Nov 1945

DB

30 Dec 1944

No OC was appointed during this initial period

16 Jan 1945

Capt W R Buchan GPR

22 Jan 1945

Flt Lt G W Taylor

 6 Feb 1945

Fg Off J L Flower

 7 Feb 1945

Capt A R Taitt GPR

14 Feb 1945

Maj H B Haeffner GPR

20 Oct 1945

Capt Pickwood DFC, GPR

 2 Nov 1945

Maj F A S Murray MC, GPR

 1 Jul 1946

DB

 1 Jan 1945

Maj W McNeill

24 Jul 1945

Maj W L Tallentire

25 Oct 1945

DB

21 Jan 1945

Names for this period have not yet been found

 1 Jul 1946

DB

27 Jan 1945

Names for this period have not yet been found

25 Oct 1945

DB

 1 Dec 1943

Names for this period have not yet been found

26 Jun 1945

DB

 1 Feb 1943

Wg Cdr James R Whelan DFC*; later A/Cdre

xx Oct 1944

Wg Cdr J C Paish

 1 Sep 1946

DB

25 Jan 1943

Wg Cdr S G Wise, DFC*

xx Dec 1943

Wg Cdr F D Proctor, DFC

xx Apr 1945

Wg Cdr D B Pearson

xx May 1946

Sqn Ldr H Roberts

 1 Aug 1946

DB

 1 Feb 1943

Sqn Ldr Alfred H W Ball DSO, DFC; later AM

xx Jul 1943

Sqn Ldr J T Morgan, DSO

xx Jul 1944

Sqn Ldr R C Buchanan, DFC

xx Mar 1945

Sqn Ldr H B Oldfield

xx Aug 1945

Sqn Ldr B R Kenwright, DFC

14 Sep 1945

DB

 8 Feb 1943

Wg Cdr A Warburton, DSO*, DFC*

xx Oct 1943

Sqn Ldr H S Smith, DFC

xx Aug 1944

Sqn Ldr R T Turton, DFC

xx Apr 1945

Sqn Ldr E R Pearson, DFC

21 Dec 1945

DB

 1 Aug 1950

?

 1 Nov 1950

Sqn Ldr Ian D N Lawson DFC*; later AVM

xx xxx 1952

Sqn Ldr N N Ezekiel

30 Nov 1953

DB

29 Sep 1943

Sqn Ldr B S Jones

xx Dec 1943

Wg Cdr W B Murray

xx Nov 1944

Wg Cdr W E M Lowry, DFC

xx Nov 1945

Wg Cdr K J Newman, DFC*, RNZAF

xx Apr 1946

Wg Cdr J R H Merrifield, DSO, DFC*

 1 Sep 1946

DB

 1 Dec 1943

Names for this period have not yet been found

11 Feb 1949

DB

 1 Jan 1944

Wg Cdr W G Lockhart, DSO, DFC

xx Mar 1944

Wg Cdr S D Watts, DFC, RNZAF

xx Jul 1944

Wg Cdr J Northrop, DFC, AFC

20 Sep 1945

DB

 1 Dec 1943

Names for this period have not yet been found

11 Feb 1949

DB

 2 Aug 1942

Sqn Ldr A D J Lovell DFC*

xx Jan 1943

Sqn Ldr W A Smith DFC

xx Jan 1943

Sqn Ldr H F O'Neill DFC

xx Jul 1943

Sqn Ldr R Webb

xx Feb 1944

Sqn Ldr J D Clements

15 Mar 1944

Sqn Ldr N V Glew (KIFA - Hurricane KX929, 17 May 1944)

17 May 1944

Maj F J M Meaker

xx Jan 1945

Sqn Ldr R G G Saril

 9 May 1945

DB