Station OCs - East Anglia

Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation

RAF Station Commanders - East Anglia

RAF Alconbury

18 Mar 1959 Wg Cdr R E Dyson

RAF Andrews Field

xx xxx 1945 Wg Cdr S P Richards

RAF Bassingbourn

27 Mar 1938 Wg Cdr F Wright

15 Aug 1939 Gp Capt L H Slatter

2 Sep 1939 Wg Cdr J R W Smyth-Pigott

18 Sep 1939 Care & Maintenance

26 Sep 1939 Wg Cdr S L Quine (OC, No 215 Sqn)

16 Oct 1939 Gp Capt M L Taylor

21 May 1941 Wg Cdr H A Constantine (Temp)

25 May 1941 Gp Capt C E Horrox

10 Oct 1941 Gp Capt R W P Collins (wounded in shotgun accident and admitted to RAF Hospital, Ely on 25 Sep 1942)

25 Sep 1942 Wg Cdr E J Little (Temp)

28 Sep 1942 Transferred to USAAF (A RAF (Unit) Commander remained in situ during this period)

2 Oct 1942 Sqn Ldr J S Ellard

1 Apr 1943 RAF Bassingbourn became a satellite of RAF Steeple Morden

25 Jun 1945 Sqn Ldr H R Evans

25 Jul 1945 Gp Capt K L B Hodson

5 Sep 1945 Gp Capt J R Bell

17 Sep 1945 Gp Capt W W G Scott

1 Jan 1946 Gp Capt R B Lees

16 Sep 1947 Gp Capt H R Edwards

5 Sep 1949 Gp Capt G Francis

18 Sep 1951 Gp Capt R C Mead

25 Nov 1952 Gp Capt G K Buckingham

21 Jun 1954 Gp Capt F M Milligan

16 Mar 1956 Gp Capt R C Ayling

10 Oct 1958 Gp Capt C M Clementi

24 May 1961 Gp Capt D F Dennis

6 Jun 1963 Gp Capt T P Seymour

3 Feb 1965 Gp Capt F B Sutton

22 Apr 1966 Gp Capt E P Landon

4 Nov 1968 Wg Cdr H A Chater

7 Jul 1969 Sqn Ldr A M McGeggor

29 Aug 1969 Transferred to Army

RAF Bawdsey

25 Oct 1939 Sqn Ldr J A Tester

6 Apr 1940 Sqn Ldr W Kidd

12 Jun 1940 Flt Lt J R Turnbull

3 Feb 1941 Flt Lt E Swinney

31 Oct 1941 Flt Lt H W Northover

1 May 1942 Sqn Ldr A M Hardie

1 Jul 1943 Sqn Ldr J Wardrop

6 Nov 1944 Sqn Ldr E R Bullimore

13 Jun 1945 Sqn Ldr C L Monk

xx Feb 1947 Sqn Ldr S Colquhoun

1 Dec 1947 Sqn Ldr A D Jackson

18 Aug 1948 Sqn Ldr K A Mummery

19 Oct 1950 Sqn Ldr A R Gilding (No 144 Signals Unit)

15 Sep 1952 Sqn Ldr J A Theophilus (No 144 Signals Unit)

14 Apr 1954 Wg Cdr E P Wells (No 144 Signals Unit)

7 Aug 1956 Wg Cdr D L Norris-Smith (No 144 Signals Unit)

1 May 1958 Gp Capt J Wallace (No 144 Signals Unit)

18 Apr 1960 Gp Capt L H Bartlett

6 May 1963 Gp Capt J A Brignall

29 Jun 1964 Wg Cdr H R Barrand

19 Oct 1964 Wg Cdr J C Inkson

6 Jun 1966 Wg Cdr A Y Mason

11 Jul 1966 Gp Capt R E Gardiner

14 Mar 1969 Gp Capt F W Sledmere

28 Jan 1972 Gp Capt D J Rhodes

13 Jun 1974 Wg Cdr E R Lacey

30 Jul 1979 Sqn Ldr A German

19 Oct 1981 Sqn Ldr C I Dorman-Jackson

18 Jan 1985 Sqn Ldr D R Rothery

RAF Bentwaters

15 Jun 1959 Wg Cdr V W Hinkley

RAF Bircham Newton

1 Feb 1920 Sqn Ldr A W Tedder (OC No 207 Sqn)

xx xxx 1922 ?

8 Sep 1924 Wg Cdr Hon J E Twistleton-Wykeham-Fiennes

21 Feb 1927 ?

2 Apr 1927 Wg Cdr T O’B Hubbard

13 Sep 1929 Wg Cdr R Leckie

11 Apr 1931 Wg Cdr C W H Pulford

15 Oct 1932 Wg Cdr R Collishaw

27 Aug 1935 Wg Cdr R G Gardner

5 Jun 1936 Wg Cdr H M K Brown

6 Sep 1937 Wg Cdr/Gp Capt J W Woodhouse

12 Dec 1938 Gp Capt C L Scott

27 Nov 1939 Gp Capt W H Primrose

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20 Mar 1942 Gp Capt J M Mason

25 Jan 1960 Gp Capt M Wyatt

6 Nov 1961 Gp Capt A D Panton

19 Dec 1962

RAF Bourn

1 Jul 1943 Gp Capt N H Fresson

24 Nov 1943 Gp Capt J L Airey

10 Feb 1944 Gp Capt R W P Collings

6 Mar 1944 Gp Capt H E Bufton

RAF Bradwell Bay

xx xxx 1942 Wg Cdr R F Aitken

18 Mar 1944 Sqn Ldr A V E King

xx xxx 1944 Wg Cdr G F Powell-Shedden

12 Jul 1944 Wg Cdr P W Arbon

RAF Chedburgh

xx xxx xxxx Gp Capt P Bale

20 Nov 1944 Gp Capt W R Brotherhood

RAF Coltishall

15 May 1940 Wg Cdr W K Beisiegel

9 Jan 1941 Wg Cdr R B Lees

xx xxx 1941 Wg Cdr S H Hardy

xx xxx 1943 Gp Capt A V Harvey

xx xxx xxxx

30 Jan 1948 Gp Capt D F Spotswood

xx xxx 1950 Gp Capt E L Colbeck-Welch

xx xxx 1959 Gp Capt H A C Bird-Wilson

13 Nov 1961 Gp Capt L A Mallins

1 Dec 1963 Gp Capt R L Topp

5 Jun 1966 Gp Capt M E Hobson

3 Jan 1969 Gp Capt W J Stacey

21 Nov 1969 Gp Capt J T Jennings

19 Nov 1971 Gp Capt J A Gilbert

28 Dec 1973 Gp Capt L Swart

6 Aug 1976 Gp Capt R J Honey

8 Sep 1978 Gp Capt T H Stonor

17 Oct 1980 Gp Capt T J Nash

3 Dec 1982 Gp Capt G R Profit

8 Feb 1985 Gp Capt M R French

xx xxx 1987 Gp Capt F Hoar

xx xxx 1989 Gp Capt M Abbott

xx xxx 1991 Gp Capt P Dacre

xx xxx 1993 Gp Capt N R Rusling

xx xxx 1995 Gp Capt S G G Dalton

xx Sep 1999 Gp Capt C N Harper

xx Oct 2001 Gp Capt R D Cobelli

19 Dec 2003 Gp Capt G A Wright

RAF Debden

21 Apr 1937 Wg Cdr S L G Pope

1 Mar 1939 Gp Capt E A Fawcus

4 Sep 1939 Gp Capt C L King

10 Jun 1940 Wg Cdr J L F Fuller-Good

8 Mar 1941 Wg Cdr Churchill

xx xxx 1941 Gp Capt F V Beamish

xx xxx xxxx

xx xxx 1951: Gp Capt B Ball

2 Jan 1962 Gp Capt W G Parry*

2 Sep 1963 Gp Capt H M Shephard*

27 Apr 1964 Gp Capt J R Coulson*

xx xxx xxxx Gp Capt R T W Laing*

1 Apr 1969 Gp Capt A A Witherington*

14 Feb 1972 Wg Cdr R D England*

*OC, RAFP Depot

RAF Downham Market

xx xxx 1942: Gp Capt A McKee

xx Apr 1943 Gp Capt E D Barnes

7 Mar 1944 Gp Capt W H Kyle

9 Oct 1944 Gp Capt R W Cox

RAF Duxford

5 Jun 1920 Wg Cdr W R Freeman*

1 Nov 1921 Wg Cdr S Smith*

25 Jun 1924 Sqn Ldr T F Hazell (OC, No 111 Sqn)

10 Jul 1924 Wg Cdr Hon J E Twistleton-Wykeham-Fiennes

8 Aug 1924 Wg Cdr C R S Bradley

20 Jul 1925 Wg Cdr P Babington

23 Sep 1925 Wg Cdr F G D Small

11 Feb 1927 Wg Cdr R J F Barton

25 Jul 1927 Sqn Ldr G W Robarts (Temporary)

2 Aug 1927 Sqn Ldr H W G Jones (Temporary)

12 Sep 1927 Sqn Ldr G W Robarts (Temporary)

19 Sep 1927 Wg Cdr R J F Barton

9 Jan - xx Feb 1928 Sqn Ldr K R Park

xx Feb 1928 Wg Cdr R J F Barton

30 Apr - 10 May 1928 Sqn Ldr H W G Jones

10 May 1928 Wg Cdr R J F Barton

12 May 1928 Sqn Ldr H W G Jones

16 Jul 1928 Flt Lt R J Montgomery-Moore

23 Jul 1928 Sqn Ldr H W G Jones

28 Jul 1928 Flt Lt M H Coote

8 Aug 1928 Flt Lt R J Montgomery-Moore

11 Aug 1928 Sqn Ldr E C Emmett

11 Feb 1929 Wg Cdr F L Robinson

8 Aug 1930 Sqn Ldr C R Keary

29 Sep 1930 Wg Cdr N C Spratt

10 Jun 1933 Wg Cdr W H de W Waller

7 Sep 1935 Sqn Ldr J R Cassidy (Temporary)

30 Dec 1935 Wg Cdr E B Rice

3 Aug 1938 Wg Cdr H L P Lester

xx xxx xxxx Wg Cdr A B Woodhall

xx xxx 1941 Gp Capt G H Vasse

12 Feb 1942 Gp Capt J Grandy

1 Feb 1943 Under USAAF control

1 Dec 1945 Wg Cdr A C Deere

9 Aug 1946 Wg Cdr H P Burwood

4 May 1948 Wg Cdr H M Pinfold

17 May 1951 Gp Capt R N Bateson

12 Jan 1953 Gp Capt J Rankin

15 Dec 1954 Gp Capt D F Macdonald

25 Apr 1956 Gp Capt H M Pinfold

11 Aug 1958 Gp Capt E N Ryder

16 Sep 1960 Gp Capt A L Winskill

1 Aug 1961 Wg Cdr J H S Broughton

1 Oct 1961 Sqn Ldr P E A Carr

*Cmdt, No 2 FTS

RAF Felixstowe

8 Aug 1925 Wg Cdr R B Maycock*

16 Apr 1928 Wg Cdr/Gp Capt G R Bromet*

31 Jan 1931 Gp Capt A J Milley*

13 Aug 1936 Gp Capt E J P Burling*

xx Nov 1939 Sqn Ldr R L Edward (OC, No 7 RTP)

28 May 1940 Flt Lt J C Richmond (Temporary)

20 Jun 1940 Wg Cdr R B Jordan

10 Jul 1940 Sqn Ldr H Keeble

19 Jul 1940 Sqn Ldr M G de B Epstein

18 Nov 1940 Sqn Ldr L W C Bower

xx xxx 1941

xx xxx 1951 Wg Cdr C V Winn

xx Apr 1954 Wg Cdr W O Jones

xx Nov 1957 Wg Cdr J T O’Sullivan

*Cmdt, MAEE

RAF Feltwell

13 Apr 1937 Wg Cdr/Gp Capt L H Slatter (Gp Capt from 1 Jul 1937)

8 Aug 1939 Gp Capt C O F Modin

1 Mar 1941 Gp Capt M W Buckley

10 Aug 1941 Gp Capt J A Powell

21 Aug 1942 ?

xx xxx xxxx Gp Capt L J Crosbie

14 Dec 1960 Gp Capt W M Dixon

xx xxx xxxx

6 Jul 1964 Gp Capt R F Harman*

*Cmdt, OCTU

RAF Foulsham

xx xxx 1944 Gp Capt C V D Willis

RAF Gransden Lodge

5 Jun 1943 Gp Capt S W B Menaul

4 Oct 1943 Vacant

xx Oct 1943 Gp Capt Dunlop

xx Feb 1945 Gp Capt Womersley

RAF Graveley

1 May 1943 Gp Capt B V Robinson

23 Aug 1943 Gp Capt S W B Menaul

6 Dec 1944 Gp Capt G F Grant

RAF Honington

3 May 1937 Wg Cdr/Gp Capt W Sowrey

27 Jan 1940 Gp Capt R Harrison

2-8 Apr 1940 Sqn Ldr J Dabinett (Temporary)

8-16 Apr 1940 Wg Cdr W H Merton (OC, No 215 Sqn)

16 Apr 1940 Gp Capt R Harrison

5 Dec 1940 Gp Capt J A Gray

xx xxx xxxx Gp Capt M D Ommanney

xx xxx xxxx

19 Jan 1953 Gp Capt T S Kennedy

xx Oct 1955 Gp Capt G T B Clayton

xx Aug 1956 Gp Capt E J Smith

xx xxx 1958 Gp Capt A D Frank

19 Apr 1960 Gp Capt D A Green

11 Feb 1963 Gp Capt A H W Ball

12 Oct 1964 Gp Capt C G Maughan

1 Jan 1968 Wg Cdr A E G Woods (Temp)

28 Oct 1968 Gp Capt D B Ross

1 Jan 1969 Wg Cdr A E G Woods (Temp)

1 Jul 1969 Gp Capt W J Herrington

9 Jul 1971 Gp Capt P E Bairsto

19 Oct 1973 Gp Capt E S Chandler

xx xxx 1976 Gp Capt J E Nevill

xx xxx 1978 Gp Capt R Dick

9 May 1980 Gp Capt M J F Shaw

30 Jul 1982 Gp Capt P J Harding

7 Dec 1984 Gp Capt T Nattrass

xx xxx 1987 Gp Capt R Bogg

xx xxx 1989 Gp Capt J J Whitfield

xx xxx 1992 Gp Capt R V Morris

xx xxx 1994 Gp Capt I W P McNeil

xx xxx 1995 Gp Capt D A G Bremner

xx xxx xxxx

3 Aug 2001 Gp Capt G E Stacey

6 Jun 2003 Gp Capt S Abbott

5 May 2005 Gp Capt P Burt

xx xxx 2007 Gp Capt R La Forte

xx xxx 2009 Gp Capt N Bray

xx Dec 2010 Gp Capt A J Hall

30 Nov 2012 Gp Capt S M Miller

xx Jan 2015 Gp Capt M J Smeath

xx Dec 2016 Gp Capt D C Tait

xx Dec 2018 Gp Capt M M Radnall

xx Dec 202 Gp Capt P T W Holland

RAF Horsham St Faith

1 Jun 1940 Gp Capt F Wright

11 Dec 1940 Gp Capt G R C Spencer

xx xxx xxxx Gp Capt The Earl of Bandon (1942+)

8 Jun 1942 Gp Capt J C MacDonald (POW 8 Jul 1942)

10 Jul 1942: Gp Capt W H Kyle

xx xxx xxxx

xx xxx 1945 Gp Capt P T Philpott

xx xxx 1947 Gp Capt F E Rosier

19 Dec 1947 Gp Capt D F Spotswood

xx xxx 1948

xx xxx xxxx

xx xxx 1952? Gp Capt E L Colbeck-Welch

xx Nov 1953 Gp Capt A F Aitken

xx May 1958 Gp Capt G P Harger

8 Jun 1959 Wg Cdr R A Schofield

17 Apr 1961 Wg Cdr B E Peck

RAF Langham

xx Feb 1944 Gp Capt A E Clouston

xx xxx 1946 Gp Capt B Paddon

xx xxx 1947

RAF Little Staughton

xx Nov 1944 Gp Capt P H Cribb

RAF Marham

1 Apr 1937 Wg Cdr-Gp Capt A P V Daly

xx Sep 1939 Gp Capt H P Lloyd

27 Nov 1940 Gp Capt C Hilton-Keith

24 Sep 1940 Gp Capt V E Groom

xx xxx 1941 Gp Capt A C Evans-Evans

xx xxx 1941 Gp Capt A McKee

xx xxx 1942 Gp Capt W H Kyle

xx xxx 1945 A/Cdre G R C Spencer

xx xxx 1947 A/Cdre W E Staton

xx xxx 1949 Gp Capt P W Stansfield

xx xxx 1951 Gp Capt B A Casey

xx xxx 1952 Gp Capt O R Donaldson

xx xxx 1955 Gp Capt R C Ayling

xx xxx 1956 Gp Capt L M Hodges

xx xxx 1957 Gp Capt P M Brothers

xx xxx 1959 Gp Capt W J Burnett

xx xxx 1961 Gp Capt I R Campbell

xx xxx 1964 Gp Capt P A Kennedy

xx xxx 1967 Gp Capt D Roberts

xx Jan 1970 Gp Capt J E Smith

xx xxx 1972 Gp Capt V McNabney

18 Jan 1974 Gp Capt H A Caillard

25 Jul 1975 Gp Capt D Parry-Evans

24 Jun 1977 Gp Capt B J Jackson

xx xxx 1979 Gp Capt M A Sutherland

xx xxx 1980 Gp Capt J S B Price

xx xxx 1983 Gp Capt R P O'Brien

16 Dec 1985 Gp Capt P C Norriss

xx xxx 1987 Gp Capt D F A Henderson

xx xxx 1990 Gp Capt G E Stirrup

xx xxx 1992 Gp Capt N R Irving

xx xxx 1994 Gp Capt J A Broadbent

xx xxx 1996 Gp Capt M Prissick

xx xx 1999 Gp Capt I L Dugmore

xx Jan 2001 Gp Capt R F Garwood

12 Dec 2002 Gp Capt R I McAlpine

15 Nov 2004 Gp Capt G J Bagwell

6 Nov 2006 Gp Capt P C Osborn

xx xxx 2008 Gp Capt C Basnett

xx xxx 2010 Gp Capt S P Rochelle

xx Nov 2011 Gp Capt D J E Cooper

xx Nov 2013 Gp Capt H Smyth

xx Nov 2015 Gp Capt R A Davies

xx Sep 2017 Gp Capt I J Townsend

xx Aug 2019 Gp Capt J A Beck

xx Jul 2021 Gp Capt P J B Marr

xx Sep 2022 Gp Capt F A Wigglesworth

xx Sep 2024 Gp Capt L Boyd

RAF Martlesham Heath

6 Jul 1918 Maj T B O'Hubbard

31 May 1919 Maj/Sqn Ldr A Sheckleton

7 Jan 1921 Sqn Ldr A C Maund

1 Mar 1922 Wg Cdr N J Gill

xx Sep 1924 Wg Cdr H Blackburn

25 Nov 1924 Gp Capt V O Rees

17 Sep 1931 Wg Cdr R M Field

1 Jan 1932 Gp Capt H L Reilly

26 Sep 1933 Gp Capt A C Maund

28 Jan 1937 Gp Capt H G Smart

14 Sep 1939 A & AEE moved to Boscombe Down and SHQ opened

14 Sep 1939 Sqn Ldr A N Luxmoore (OC, No 4 Recruit Training Pool)

22 Sep 1939 Sqn Ldr B S Brice (OC, No 4 Recruit Training Pool)

28 Oct 1939 Wg Cdr W E Swann

9 Nov 1939 Wg Cdr L Martin

11 Apr 1940 Wg Cdr A D Farquhar

16 Jun 1941 Wg Cdr A M Wilkinson

6 Sep 1942 Wg Cdr W A Richardson

1 Nov 1942 Sqn Ldr Ogier

1 Nov 1943 Transferred to USAAF

1 Nov 1943 Lt Col H J Rau

28 Nov 1943 Lt Col E A Malmstrom

24 Apr 1944 Lt Col P E Turkey

xx Apr 1944 Wg Cdr Hawkins (RAF Representative)

3 Nov 1944 Lt Col D A Baccus

11 Jan 1945 Lt Col P E Turkey

3 Jan 1945 Wg Cdr W H Costello (RAF Representative)

RAF Matlask

6 Jul 1918 Maj T B O'Hubbard

RAF Mepal

xx xxx xxxx Gp Capt A P Campbell

RAF Methwold

xx xxx xxxx Gp Capt W V L Spendlove (killed 22 Jun 1943)

xx xxx xxxx Gp Capt P G Chichester

RAF Mildenhall

16 Oct 1934 Wg Cdr F J Linnell (OC, No 99 Sqn)

· Wing Commander H.V. Drew July 1935 to February 1936
31 Dec 1935 Gp Capt R S Maxwell

19 May 1937 Wg Cdr H K Thorold

9 May 1938 Gp Capt F H Coleman

3 Jun 1940 Gp Capt F J Fogarty

9 Sep 1941 Gp Capt A C Evans-Evans

7 Mar 1942 Gp Capt D Macfadyen

22 Aug 1942 Gp Capt J A Powell

27 Mar 1943 A/Cdre A McKee

xx Oct 1943 Gp Capt R H Young

xx Dec 1944 Gp Capt K S Batchelor

xx Sep 1944 Gp Capt C E Morse

1 Mar 1946 Gp Capt W H Merton

xx Jul 1946 Gp Capt J H McC Reyonolds

xx Apr 1950 Sqn Ldr E J Wicht

xx Jul 1950 Gp Capt D L Thompson

xx xxx 1951 ?

xx xxx xxxx Sqn Ldr F. Wincott

xx April 1958 Sqn Ldr L W Quick

xx Sep 1963 Sqn Ldr J Cassels

xx Mar 1965 ?

xx Dec 1967 Sqn Ldr W Pine

xx Oct 1969 Sqn Ldr J Lomas

xx May 1972 Sqn Ldr N J J Dunningham

xx Aug 1974 Sqn Ldr W Ward

xx Feb 1976 Sqn Ldr G Taylor

xx Jun 1976 Sqn Ldr S Spinks

xx Dec 1978 Sqn Ldr I E D B Logan

xx Aug 1981 Sqn Ldr K E H Hollands

xx Mar 1984 Sqn Ldr E E Harnett

xx Oct 1986 ?

xx Oct 1989 Sqn Ldr P W Hughes

xx Oct 1993 Sqn Ldr A H Galloway

xx Aug 1996 Sqn Ldr A Payne

xx Jul 1997 Sqn Ldr S Shay

xx Apr 2000 Sqn Ldr C Chaplin

xx Aug 2003 Sqn Ldr J Savage

xx Apr 2006 Sqn Ldr M A Finneran

xx Nov 2006 ?

xx May 2007 Sqn Ldr R P Fryer

xx Aug 2018 ?

xx Oct 2018 Sqn Ldr P R Graham

xx Nov 2020 Sqn Ldr A J L Balmer

xx Apr 2022 Sqn Ldr A. Bell

RAF Neatishead

xx Sep 1941 Flt Lt H G Donald

xx Aug 1942 Flt Lt D Everett

xx May 1943 Flt Lt E Watkins

xx Aug 1943 Sqn Ldr H G Donald

xx May 1944 Flt Lt J D Ford

xx May 1945 Sqn Ldr M Tuttle

xx Sep 1945 Sqn Ldr F E Lissimore

xx Oct 1945 Flt Lt/Sqn Ldr W D Wiseman

xx Apr 1946 Sqn Ldr G E Cruwys

xx Feb 1947 Flt Lt E Webb

xx Jul 1947 Sqn Ldr J H T Pickering

xx Mar 1948 Wg Cdr J Berry

xx Nov 1948 Wg Cdr S P LeRougetel

xx Apr 1950 Sqn Ldr J Seldon

xx Jun 1950 Wg Cdr A Richardson

xx Oct 1952 Sqn Ldr G M Shinnie

xx Mar 1953 Sqn Ldr G Julian

xx Mar 1955 Sqn Ldr G C W Monk

xx Aug 1955 Sqn Ldr E L Horsefall

xx Nov 1955 Wg Cdr J Seldon

xx Oct 1956 Wg Cdr J R Ramshaw

xx Jul 1958 Gp Cap M W B Knight

7 Aug 1959 Gp Capt A K Furse

xx May 1960 Wg Cdr G Tate

xx Mar 1961 Sqn Ldr Walto

xx May 1961 Fg Off R Wakefield

xx Jul 1961 Sqn Ldr G Hickmott

xx Dec 1963 Gp Capt M J A Shaw

xx Jun 1966 Wg Cdr A L Fussell

5 Jun 1968 Gp Capt A D S Phillips

20 Feb 1970 Wg Cdr G H Hopperton

2 Apr 1973 Gp Capt K E Richardson

18 Jun 1976 Gp Capt R J E Dickinson

28 Jul 1978 Gp Capt D J Seward

25 Jul 1980 Gp Capt G J Carter

12 Nov 1982 Gp Capt J Hopkins

xx Oct 1980 Gp Capt P Hobley

xx xxx 1983 Gp Capt J Hopkins WRAF

9 Mar 1985 Gp Capt D C Read

xx Mar 1987 Gp Capt P J P Hutchings

xx Mar 1989 Gp Capt G Kieth

xx Mar 1991 Gp Capt J H Haines

xx Apr 1993 Gp Capt G Cullington

27 Apr 1995 Gp Capt B J Titchen

26 Sep 1997 Gp Capt P A Blackford

xx xxx 1999 Gp Capt J R Jones

xx Jun 2001 Wg Cdr Catmull

xx Oct 2002 Wg Cdr P Atkinson

xx xxx xxxx

xx xxx xxxx Flt Lt N Oliver

RAF North Creake

xx xxx xxxx Flt Lt J L Harris (Care and Maintenance)

23 Apr 1944 Sqn Ldr N C G Newnham

xx xxx 1944 Wg Cdr N A N Bray

RAF Oakington

2 Jul 1940 Wg Cdr L B Duggan

2 Sep 1940 Gp Capt R M Field

22 Feb 1941 Wg Cdr P Harris

xx Jun 1941 Gp Capt C D Adams

3 Sep 1942 Gp Capt E G Olsen RNZAF

18 Mar 1943 Gp Capt N H Fresson

1 Jul 1943 Gp Capt A H Willetts (PoW - 24 Aug 1943)

23 Aug 1943 Gp Capt A R Combe

22 Nov 1944 Gp Capt T L Bingham-Hall

17 Jul 1945 Gp Capt H J F Le Good

28 Jul 1945 Gp Capt E E Vielle

2 May 1946 Gp Capt W J Crisham

8 Aug 1947 Gp Capt G T Jarman

12 Apr 1948 Gp Capt R E Bain

7 Oct 1948 Gp Capt W K Beisiegel

28 Aug 1950: Gp Capt K P Lewis

10 Oct 1951: Wg Cdr B Barthold

19 Nov 1951: Gp Capt R A R Rae

9 Nov 1953 Gp Capt C R J Hawkins

26 Apr 1956 Gp Capt J E Kirk

30 Dec 1960 Gp Capt C L W Stewart

31 Jul 1963 Gp Capt C F Ambrose

19 Feb 1966 Gp Capt R S Perry

22 Aug 1968 Gp Capt P W Gilpin

15 Jan 1971: Gp Capt D L Edmonds

19 Jan 1973 Gp Capt P B McCorkindale

RAF Oulton

16 May 1944 Gp Capt T C Dickens

RAF Rattlesden

24 May 1965 Wg Cdr L S Marlow

RAF Sculthorpe

xx Oct 1943 Gp Capt P C Pickard

1 Jan 1944 Gp Capt T C Dickens

xx May 1944

xx Aug 1958 Wg Cdr J S Higgins

RAF Snailwell

1 Jul 1941 (Flt Lt) A C Bencher

RAF Steeple Morden

1 Apr 1943 Sqn Ldr J S Ellard

21 Apr 1943 Transferred to the USAAF

RAF Stradishall

3 Feb 1938 Gp Capt J H Herring

30 Oct 1939 Gp Capt T B Prickman

xx Feb 1940 Gp Capt R T Leather

xx Apr 1940 Gp Capt S B Harris

xx Jan 1941 Gp Capt S M Park

xx Jan 1942 Gp Capt D A Boyle

xx Dec 1942 Gp Capt A H Owen

xx Jul 1943 Gp Capt D W Lane

xx Jun 1944 Gp Capt E C Bates

xx Aug 1945 Gp Capt C J J Barnes

xx Sep 1946 Gp Capt R C M Collard

xx Jan 1948 Gp Capt A F Britton

xx Jul 1949 Gp Capt A Foord-Kelcey

xx Jan 1954 Gp Capt W D Blackwood

xx Jun 1956 Gp Capt D G Lyster

xx Nov 1958 Gp Capt C Foxley-Norris

xx Jul 1959 Gp Capt S B Grant

xx Nov 1961 Gp Capt G T Thain

xx Feb 1962 Gp Capt D L Pitt

xx May 1963 Gp Capt D Clare

xx Aug 1965 Gp Capt V H Hemming

4 Jan 1967 Gp Capt A C Davies

xx Jan 1969 Gp Capt R G Price

xx Sep 1970 Gp Capt G K Bushell

RAF Swanton Morley

xx Sep 1940 Flt Lt J L Newton

28 Sep 1940 Wg Cdr L B Duggan

16 - 30 Oct 1940 Sqn Ldr A W H Nelson (Temporary)

30 Oct - 4 Nov 1940 Wg Cdr C R J Coggle (Temporary)

4 Nov 1940 Wg Cdr L B Duggan

xx Apr 1941 Gp Capt H F V Battle

xx May 1942 Gp Capt D H F Barnett

xx Jun 1943 Gp Capt W V L Spendlove

xx Jun 1943 Gp Capt R L Kippenberger

xx Mar 1944 Gp Capt T M Horgan

xx Dec 1944 Wg Cdr R F N Clerke

xx Aug 1945 Gp Capt P Jones

xx Nov 1945 Wg Cdr L M Hooper

xx Jan 1947 Wg Cdr P D W Hackforth

xx Nov 1947 Wg Cdr C S Maxwell-Muller

xx Oct 1949 Wg Cdr D W Rowson

xx Jun 1950 Wg Cdr/Gp Capt A G P Brightmore

xx Feb 1953 Gp Capt M K D Porter

xx Jun 1954 Gp Capt M G Goodman

xx Jul 1955 Gp Capt M H Rhys

xx Nov 1957 Gp Capt A Pike

xx Mar 1958 Wg Cdr A S Knowles

xx Aug 1958 Gp Capt A D Balmain

29 Jul 1960 Gp Capt R E W Harland

xx Sep 1962 Gp Capt P C Cleaver

xx Nov 1963 Gp Capt R I Gray

xx Jul 1964 Gp Capt C T Nance

xx May 1966 Gp Capt L Kendrick

xx Jul 1967 Gp Capt W D Hunter

xx Mar 1970 Gp Capt A A Morris

xx Dec 1971 Gp Capt S Clarke

xx Apr 1974 Gp Capt E A Bear

xx Feb 1976 Gp Capt F J Wild

xx Mar 1978 Gp Capt J M Brant

xx Jul 1980 Gp Capt P J Miller

xx Nov 1982 Gp Capt M C Darby

xx Dec 1984 Gp Capt B M Humphries

xx Dec 1986 Gp Capt W A Richardson

xx Dec 1988 Gp Capt S E Clark

xx Dec 1990 Gp Capt D M Anderson

xx Dec 1992 Gp Capt G J Oughton

xx Jul 1994 Gp Capt D D Allan

xx Feb 1995 Sqn Ldr W H Milroy

RAF Tibenham

16 Oct 1945 Wg Cdr H J F Le Good

RAF Trimingham

3 Jan 1961 Wg Cdr A Y Mason

RAF Upwood

12 Apr 1937 Wg Cdr R T B Houghton

24 Mar 1939 Wg Cdr R S Sorley

8 Sep 1939 Placed on Care & Maintenance

6 Dec 1939 Gp Capt J K Summers

1 Apr 1941 Gp Capt J L Kirby

24 Mar 1943 Vacant

17 Jun 1943 Wg Cdr R P Elliott

20 Nov 1943 Gp Capt J H Searby

10 Feb 1944 Gp Capt J L Airey

6 Dec 1944 Gp Capt S W B Menaul

xx Jan 1946

11 Jul 1946 Gp Capt W H Merton

xx xxx xxxx

xx Feb 1953 Gp Capt R A C Carter

xx xxx xxxx Gp Capt G Key (1956)

23 Mar 1964 Gp Capt J C Hunter

21Sep 1964 Gp Capt H A F Summer

28 Dec 1966 Gp Capt G Cubby

27 Jan 1969 Gp Capt G J Kemp

12 Oct 1970 Gp Capt J H Turner

9 Oct 1970 Gp Capt M W G Collins

RAF Warboys

xx Jul 1942 Gp Capt R W P Collings

3 Jun 1943 Gp Capt J H Searby

xx xxx 1944 Gp Capt G Lawrence

24 Jul 1944 Gp Capt T G Mahaddie

RAF Waterbeach

xx Jul 1942 Gp Capt G I L Saye

xx xxx xxxx Gp Capt B A Chacksfield

xx xxx xxxx Gp Capt K Lea-Cox?

xx xxx 1945 ?

xx Dec 1955 Gp Capt R G Dutton

xx xxx 1958 Gp Capt J G Topham

10 Oct 1960 Gp Capt R F H Clerke

RAF Wattisham

5 Apr 1939 Gp Capt O R Gayford

xx xxx 1941 Gp Capt N C Singer

xx xxx 1941 Gp Capt F J W Mellersh

xx xxx xxxx

xx xxx 1950 Gp Capt H A V Hogan

xx xxx 1952 Gp Capt P G Wykeham

xx xxx xxxx Gp Capt H I Edwards VC

xx xxx 1958 Gp Capt E J Morris

7 Dec 1959 Gp Capt B P T Horsley

12 Mar 1962 Gp Capt D C H Simmons

25 Sep 1963 Gp Capt C M Gibbs

5 Aug 1966 Gp Capt H Neubroch

6 Dec 1968 Gp Capt R D Austen-Smith

30 Jan 1970 Gp Capt J Mellers

6 Mar 1972 Gp Capt K J Goodwin

3 May 1974 Gp Capt H Davidson

28 May 1976 Gp Capt R D Stone

23 Jun 1978 Gp Capt B C Hopkins

27 Jun 1980 Gp Capt P D L Gover

10 Dec 1982 Gp Capt A J Park

14 Jun 1985 Gp Capt G A Robertson

xx xxx 1987 Gp Capt M P Donaldson

xx Sep 1989 Gp Capt S Rance

xx Sep 1991 Gp Capt A J H Alcock

xx Nov 1992 Closed

RAF Watton

1 Jan 1939 Gp Capt F J Vincent

xx xxx 1940 Wg Cdr The Earl of Bandon

xx Jul 1940 Gp Capt T M Williams

xx Jul 1941 Gp Capt G H Mills

xx xxx 1942 Gp Capt L W Cannon

xx xxx xxxx

5 Jul 1963 Gp Capt P C Webb

25 Jun 1965 Gp Capt G J C Hogan

4 Aug 1967 Gp Capt J Hurry

RAF West Raynham

5 Apr 1939 Gp Capt A S Maskell

xx xxx 1941 Gp Capt The Earl of Bandon

xx xxx xxxx Gp Capt Carver

xx xxx xxxx: Gp Capt J Baldwin

xx Jan 1958 Wg Cdr E J Brooks

xx Feb 1958

15 Oct 1962 Gp Capt P J Simpson

23 Oct 1964 Gp Capt F R L Mellersh

6 Mar 1967 Gp Capt B G Lock

24 Oct 1969 Gp Capt P Smith

10 Dec 1971 Gp Capt J Fraser

14 Dec 1973 Gp Capt K A C Wirdnam

xx xxx xxxx

23 Sep 1983 Gp Capt G P J Melaniphy

xx Aug 1986 Gp Capt E Durham

xx Aug 1988

RAF Wethersfield

5 Jan 1944: Sqn Ldr N C G Newnham

15 Apr 1944 Transferred to the command of the 416th Bomb Group, USAAF

xx Jan 1959 Wg Cdr E J Brooks

1 Sep 1960 Gp Capt C C F Cooper

RAF Woodbridge

15 Nov 1943 Wg Cdr D E Burnside

xx Oct 1944 Wg Cdr P J McGlin

RAF Wyton

5 Nov 1936 Wg Cdr F J Vincent

xx xxx 1937 ?

20 Jun 1938 Wg Cdr C Findley

xx xxx xxxx Gp Capt F Beaumont

xx xxx 1940 Gp Capt O R Gayford

xx xxx 1940 Gp Capt R M Foster

16 Jun 1942 Gp Capt H J Kirkpatrick

5 Mar 1943 Gp Capt D C L Wilson

19 Apr 1943 Gp Capt G T Jarman

22 Jun 1943 Gp Capt H R Graham

28 Oct 1943 Gp Capt L M E Jarman

27 Jul 1944 Gp Capt O R Donaldson

25 Feb 1945 Gp Capt D F E C Dean

xx xxx xxxx

xx Jun 1954 Gp Capt S G Wise

xx Mar 1957 Gp Capt E G Jones

17 Nov 1958 Gp Capt C D North-Lewis

8 May 1961 Gp Capt P H G Wintle

xx xxx 1963 Gp Capt G Young

27 Jun 1969 Gp Capt A G Steele

xx xxx xxxx

27 Jul 1973 Gp Capt W L M Scott

xx Jul 1975 Gp Capt H S Carver

25 Feb 1977 Gp Capt J F Woodward

xx xxx xxxx

27 Mar 1981 Gp Capt K J Lovett

8 Apr 1983 Gp Capt N B Baldwin

1 Mar 1985 Gp Capt S A Baldwin

xx xxx 1986 Gp Capt E Tyzack

xx xxx 1989 Gp Capt R McKendrick (killed in a flying accident)

xx xxx 1991 Gp Capt D J Hayward

xx xxx 1993? Gp Capt A G B Vallance

xx Feb 1995 Gp Capt J C O Luke

1995 - 20xx see below

xx xxx 20xx Wg Cdr P Owen

xx Oct 2017 Wg Cdr R Dixon

Amalgamated with Brampton to create RAF Brampton/Wyton in March 1995

RAF Brampton/Wyton

xx Mar 1995 Gp Capt J C O Luke

xx Dec 1996 Gp Capt P Lewis

27 Aug 2003 Gp Capt C H Hickman

xx xxx 2004 Gp Capt N Parton?

Amalgamated with Henlow to form Brampton/Wyton/Henlow

RAF Brampton/Wyton/Henlow

xx xxx xxxx Gp Capt N Beet

xx xxx 2007 Gp Capt G Bruce

xx xxx xxxx Gp Capt B Walcot (2010)

Officers shown in Italics either never reached Air Rank or were not in the General Duties Branch when they did so

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