Air
of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Air
Member for Training - Personnel - August 1940
[1918 - 1919
| 1920 - 1929
| 1930 - 1936 | Jul 1937 |
Jul 1938 | Jan 1939 |
Sep 1939 |
Dec 1939 | Apr 1940 |
Jul 1941]
In May 1940 the Ministry of Aircraft
Production was formed, which took over the role of the Department of the Air
Member for Development and Production, the staff of which was transferred to the
new ministry. An extra Air Member (for Training) was added to the Air
Council and the Department of the CAS was further sub-divided by the addition of
a Vice Chief of Air Staff and two further Assistant Chiefs.
|
Department of
the Air Member for Training |
| Act AM |
Alfred G R Garrod
|
Air Member for Training, OBE, MC, DFC; later
ACM |
8 Jul 1940 |
| Mr |
E W Hawken |
Private Secretary |
|
|
Directorate of
Operational Training |
| A/Cdre |
Arthur J Capel
|
Director, DSO, DFC; later A/Cdre |
27 Jun 1940 |
| Wg Cdr |
Robert H S Spaight
|
Assistant Director; later A/Cdre |
4 Nov 1949 |
| Wg Cdr |
Graham C Bladon
|
later A/Cdre |
3 Jan 1940 |
| Wg Cdr |
C J Collingwood |
|
1 Jan 1940 |
| Sqn Ldr |
Harold V Satterley
|
later AVM |
31 Dec 1938 |
| Sqn Ldr |
K Lea-Cox |
|
4 Mar 1940 |
| Sqn Ldr |
P S Gomez |
|
19 Feb 1940 |
| Sqn Ldr |
R C F Lister |
DFC |
27 Mar 1940 |
| Fg Off |
Hon M Aitken |
|
20 Jul 1940 |
| Plt Off |
I A E Edwards |
CMG |
28 Sep 1939 |
| Plt Off |
F R Offord |
|
5 Sep 1939 |
| Plt Off |
J D Irving |
OBE, MC |
10 Jan 1940 |
|
Directorate of
Flying Training |
| A/Cdre |
Augustus H Orlebar
|
Director, AFC; later AVM |
20 Jul 1940 |
| Wg Cdr |
Ian E Brodie |
later A/Cdre |
10 Jan 1939 |
| Wg Cdr |
H M Groves |
|
1 Jun 1937 |
| Wg Cdr |
OB Swain |
|
13 Nov 1937 |
| Sqn Ldr |
J C Stevens |
|
13 May 1940 |
| Sqn Ldr |
G R A Elsmie |
|
29 May 1939 |
| Sqn Ldr |
Maurice L Heath |
later AM |
11 Oct 1939 |
| Sqn Ldr |
Gareth G Barrett |
later A/Cdre |
5 Oct 1939 |
| Sqn Ldr |
P B Wood |
|
28 Dec 1939 |
| Sqn Ldr |
D S Kite |
|
10 Jan 1940 |
| Sqn Ldr |
Duncan F Macdonald |
later A/Cdre |
3Sep 1939 |
| Sqn Ldr |
G V Carey |
|
7 Jun 1940 |
| Lt Cdr |
K Williamson |
Attached, RN |
17 Aug 1939 |
| Flt Lt |
G E Ford |
|
1 Jul 1940 |
| Plt Off |
W C Turner |
|
14 Jun 1940 |
| Plt Off |
C H Bell |
OBE |
6 Mar 1940 |
| Sqn Ldr (Ret) |
H Cockerell |
OBE |
|
|
Directorate of
Technical Training |
| Gp Capt |
Meredith Thomas
|
Director, DFC, AFC; later AVM |
7 Aug 1940 |
| Wg Cdr |
I M Rodney |
|
20 Jul 1940 |
| Wg Cdr |
L H Stewart |
|
28 Jun 1937 |
| Sqn Ldr |
W M Keddie |
|
2 Feb 1939 |
| Sqn Ldr |
D G Keddie |
|
2 Dec 1939 |
| Flt Lt |
T A Tindle |
|
24 May 1940 |
| Plt Off |
B M J Davis |
|
9 Jul 1940 |
| Flt Lt (Ret) |
J Sutherland |
MBE |
|
Source - August 1940 Air Force
List
[1918 - 1919
| 1920 - 1929
| 1930 - 1936 | Jul 1937 |
Jul 1938 | Jan 1939 |
Sep 1939 |
Dec 1939 | Apr 1940 |
Jul 1941]
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