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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Department of the Chief of the Air Staff - 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.
| ACM | Chief of the Air Staff, GCB, CMG, CBE, AM; later MRAF | 1 Sep 1937 | |
| Mr | R H Melville | Private Secretary | |
| Mr | J S Orme | Assistant Private Secretary | |
| Fg Off | H C Bevan | Personal Assistant | 31 Aug 1939 |
| Act AM | Vice Chief of the Air Staff and Director, CB, DSO, AFC; later ACM | 25 Jan 1937 | |
| Mr | G W Salter | Private Secretary | |
| Mr | R K Harvey | Personal Assistant | |
| AVM | Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, MC, DFC; later MRAF | 17 Feb 1938 | |
| Wg Cdr | W F Dry | Personal Staff Officer | 22 Jul 1940 |
| Mr | W D Findlay | Personal Assistant | |
| AVM | Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (General), OBE; later AM | 1 Mar 1939 | |
| Mr | W Banfield | Personal Assistant | |
| Act AVM | Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Operational Requirements and Tactics), MC, DFC, AFC; later AM | ||
| AM | Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Radio), CB, CMG, DSO; later ACM | ||
| Directorate of Plans | |||
| A/Cdre | Director, MC, later MRAF | 17 May 1937 | |
| Gp Capt | Robert V Goddard | Deputy Director, later AVM | 25 Jun 1940 |
| Gp Capt | William F Dickson | Deputy Director, DSO, OBE, AFC; later MRAF | 3 Sep 1939 |
| Gp Capt | Deputy Director, MC, DFC; later ACM | 10 Jan 1940 | |
| Gp Capt | DFC; later AVM | 1 Jan 1938 | |
| Gp Capt | later A/Cdre | 17 Aug 1934 | |
| Wg Cdr | later AM | 10 Jan 1940 | |
| Wg Cdr | MBE, DFC; later AM | 8 Apr 1938 | |
| Wg Cdr | later ACM | 14 Jan 1940 | |
| Wg Cdr | later A/Cdre | 11 Oct 1938 | |
| Wg Cdr | later AVM | 26 Jun 1940 | |
| Sqn Ldr | F C Cole | 18 Jan 1940 | |
| Sqn Ldr | later A/Cdre | 15 Apr 1940 | |
| Sqn Ldr | P S Jackson-Taylor | 25 Aug 1939 | |
| Fg Off | P J Strong | 1 Aug 1940 | |
| Fg Off | E T Rees | DSO, MC | 25 Aug 1939 |
| Fg Off | J S Heagerty | 25 Aug 1939 | |
| Fg Off | G H Lewis | 25 Aug 1939 | |
| Fg Off | T E H Birley | 25 Aug 1939 | |
| Fg Off | F T Cox | 25 Aug 1939 | |
| Fg Off | A W Simon | 25 Sep 1939 | |
| Plt Off | A H Keenan | DSO, OBE, MC | 8 Nov 1939 |
| Mr | F G Langabeer | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
| Deputy Chief of the Air Staff | |||
| Directorate of Operations (Home) | |||
| Gp Capt | Director, DSO, OBE, MC; later AVM | 4 Jan 1938 | |
| Gp Capt | Deputy Director; later ACM | 23 Aug 1937 | |
| Wg Cdr | F E Bond | 15 Jan 1940 | |
| Wg Cdr | later A/Cdre | 20 Jan 1940 | |
| Wg Cdr | P G Stewart | 24 Aug 1939 | |
| Wg Cdr | later ACM | 1 Jan 1938 | |
| Sqn Ldr | DFC; later AVM | 25 Aug 1939 | |
| Sqn Ldr | later AVM | 25 Aug 1939 | |
| Sqn Ldr | A V Hammond | 24 Aug 1939 | |
| Sqn Ldr | later A/Cdre | 25 Aug 1939 | |
| Sqn Ldr | J B Newbigging | 18 Jan 1940 | |
| Hon Sqn Ldr | G J Jeffs | ||
| Flt Lt | F C Farrington | MC | 24 Aug 1939 |
| Flt Lt | H J A Williams | 15 Jan 1940 | |
| Flt Lt | G W Monk | DFC | 1 Feb 1940 |
| Fg Off | F W Hancock | 10 Jun 1940 | |
| Fg Off | J C S Ahern | 25 Aug 1939 | |
| Fg Off | J W Blake | 25 Aug 1939 | |
| Fg Off | R S L Boote | 25 Aug 1939 | |
| Fg Off | R M Colebrook | 25 Aug 1939 | |
| Fg Off | G L Coleman | 25 Aug 1939 | |
| Fg Off | J F Ellor | 25 Aug 1939 | |
| Fg Off | L V Foster | 25 Aug 1939 | |
| Fg Off | N R Fox-Andrews | 25 Aug 1939 | |
| Fg Off | C R R Gidney | 25 Aug 1939 | |
| Fg Off | R E Greensmith | 25 Aug 1939 | |
| Fg Off | R Harcourt | 25 Aug 1939 | |
| Fg Off | E H Henton | 25 Aug 1939 | |
| Fg Off | M M Higham | 25 Aug 1939 | |
| Fg Off | G E W Hitchcock | 25 Aug 1939 | |
| Fg Off | W Hurst-Barnes | 25 Aug 1939 | |
| Fg Off | S G Kingsley | MC | 25 Aug 1939 |
| Fg Off | S N Linsell | 25 Aug 1939 | |
| Fg Off | K D P Murray | MC | 25 Aug 1939 |
| Fg Off | F J Pope | 25 Aug 1939 | |
| Fg Off | N H Richardson | 25 Aug 1939 | |
| Fg Off | W H C Rolls | 25 Aug 1939 | |
| Fg Off | E M Selby | OBE | 25 Aug 1939 |
| Fg Off | W M F Sherwood | 25 Aug 1939 | |
| Fg Off | J R Simpson | 25 Aug 1939 | |
| Fg Off | A E L Skinner | 25 Aug 1939 | |
| Fg Off | W R Tate | 25 Aug 1939 | |
| Fg Off | J H Smith | 7 Mar 1940 | |
| Fg Off | F H P Warmington | 25 Aug 1939 | |
| Fg Off | T D Craven | 8 Feb 1940 | |
| Fg Off | G L S Lightfoot | 19 Jan 1940 | |
| Plt Off | E M Malone | 12 Oct 1939 | |
| Plt Off | K P Atkinson | 14 Oct 1939 | |
| Plt Off | G P M Davis | 11 Dec 1939 | |
| Plt Off | E Sykes | 5 Jun 1940 | |
| Plt Off | A G Pinkney | 20 Dec 1939 | |
| Plt Off | S G M Bowman | 8 Jan 1940 | |
| Plt Off | T I S Eeley | 5 Jul 1940 | |
| Plt Off | D W Dobson | 6 Jul 1940 | |
| Plt Off | M E Everard | 8 Jul 1940 | |
| Plt Off | C H Watson | 4 Jul 1940 | |
| Plt Off | A S Clayton | 27 Jun 1940 | |
| ASO (Miss) | M E Newman | WAAF | 7 Apr 1940 |
| Mr | S E Little | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
| Directorate of Operations (Overseas) | |||
| Gp Capt | Director, MVO, DFC; later ACM | 7 Mar 1938 | |
| Wg Cdr | N V Moreton | 22 Jan 1940 | |
| Sqn Ldr | A V Hammond | 22 Jan 1940 | |
| Flt Lt | O D Freeman | 20 Nov 1939 | |
| Fg Off | G E W Hitchcock | 12 Jun 1940 | |
| Plt Off | W W P Woolland | 12 Jun 1940 | |
| Plt Off | H B Browning | 1 May 1940 | |
| Mr | S Rowley | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
| Directorate of Operations (Naval Co-operation) | |||
| Gp Capt | Director, AFC; later AM | 7 Nov 1938 | |
| Gp Capt | Alick C Stevens | later AM | 28 Sep 1939 |
| Cdr | W W P Shirley-Rollison | Attached, RN | 21 Dec 1938 |
| Sqn Ldr | later A/Cdre | 25 Aug 1939 | |
| Sqn Ldr | A Franklin | 15 May 1940 | |
| Flt Lt | C E Buck | 27 Jun 1940 | |
| Duty Officers | |||
| Gp Capt | MC; later A/Cdre | 1 Aug 1940 | |
| Gp Capt | MC, DFC; later A/Cdre | 18 Jul 1940 | |
| Gp Capt | J Cottle | MBE, DFC | 12 Aug 1940 |
| Directorate of Intelligence | |||
| A/Cdre | A R Boyle | Director, CMG, OBE, MC | |
| Deputy Directorate of Intelligence (1) | |||
| Gp Capt | E H Davidson | Deputy Director, CBE, MC, RAFO | |
| Gp Capt | P R Chambers | RAFO | |
| Gp Capt | J O Archer | OBE, RAFO | |
| Wg Cdr | F W Winterbotham | RAFO | |
| Wg Cdr | C G Burge | OBE, RAFO | |
| Sqn Ldr | C Chapman | 25 Aug 1939 | |
| Sqn Ldr | later A/Cdre | 9 Oct 1939 | |
| Sqn Ldr | later A/Cdre | 6 May 1940 | |
| Sqn Ldr | R J Montgomery-Moore | 1 Nov 1939 | |
| Sqn Ldr | S L Pettit | RAFO | |
| Sqn Ldr | P J B Perkins | RAFO | |
| Sqn Ldr | J lothian | RAFO | |
| Flt Lt | V J Sofiano | MBE | 26 Aug 1938 |
| Flt Lt | T R Bird | 1 Sep 1938 | |
| Flt Lt | W J Gibson | 1 May 1940 | |
| Flt Lt | W A T Synge | RAFO | |
| Hon Flt Lt | W E N Growdon | ||
| Fg Off | S D Felkin | 28 Aug 1939 | |
| Fg Off | E B Baring | 25 Aug 1939 | |
| Fg Off | D F Lapraik | 25 Aug 1939 | |
| Fg Off | T Shortland-Jones | 25 Aug 1939 | |
| Fg Off | Sir R Pigot | Bt | 1 May 1940 |
| Fg Off | C V Foster | 8 Apr 1940 | |
| Fg Off | D M Faure | 20 Jan 1940 | |
| Fg Off | J E Mulholland | 29 Apr 1940 | |
| Fg Off | F D Taylor | 21 Jun 1940 | |
| Fg Off | J F A Segner | 21 Jun 1940 | |
| Fg Off | C C Cholmondeley | 12 Apr 1940 | |
| Fg Off | J R Robinson | 20 Mar 1940 | |
| Fg Off | W L Minter | 15 Jun 1940 | |
| Fg Off | A Congreve | RAFO | |
| Capt (Ret) | G C Bateman | ||
| Sqn Ldr (Ret) | P L Plant | ||
| Mr | J B Hogan | Acting Staff Officer | |
| Miss | R L Bridger | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
| Mr | J C McNair | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
| Deputy Directorate of Intelligence (2) | |||
| Gp Capt | Deputy Director, MC; later A/Cdre | 16 Sep 1939 | |
| Sqn Ldr | R J Clare Hunt | 19 Feb 1940 | |
| Sqn Ldr | A D MacDonald | MC | 22 Nov 1939 |
| Fg Off | R T Leatherdale | 1 Jul 1940 | |
| Fg Off | C I Casey | MC | 25 Aug 1939 |
| Capt (Ret) | M H Merry | RARO, MC | |
| Col (Ret) | R P St V Bernard | DSO, MC | |
| Capt (Ret) | F J F Lee | ||
| Mr | A W Jenvey | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
| Deputy Directorate of Intelligence (3) | |||
| Gp Capt | Deputy Director, AFC; later AM | 20 Jan 1940 | |
| Wg Cdr | J Bradbury | DFC | 8 Nov 1939 |
| Wg Cdr | later AVM | 2 Jan 1937 | |
| Sqn Ldr | J K Brew | 16 May 1940 | |
| Sqn Ldr | W E Cope | 30 May 1940 | |
| Flt Lt | G G H DuBoulay | 3 Feb 1940 | |
| Flt Lt | J W Pope-Hennessy | RAFO | |
| Fg Off | J E L Skelton | 26 Aug 1939 | |
| Fg Off | G Frenchville | 27 Aug 1939 | |
| Fg Off | G Frankau | 26 Aug 1939 | |
| Fg Off | F J Stannage | 26 Aug 1939 | |
| Fg Off | G A L Sinclair-Hill | OBE | 3 Sep 1939 |
| Plt Off | T C Wells | OBE, MC | |
| N H Wallis | Retired Officer | ||
| Fg Off | E A Lane | Special Appointment, RAFO | |
| Mr | C C Ledsham | Higher Clerical Officer | |
| Assistant Directorate of Intelligence (Maps) | |||
| Lt Col | J C T Willis | Map Branch, RE, GSO 2 | |
| Maj | G L B Oliver | Map Branch, The Buffs, GSO 3 | |
| Capt | A P Quaife | Map Branch, RE, GSO 3 | |
| Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (General) | |||
| Directorate of Ground Defence | |||
| Gp Capt | Director; later ACM | 28 May 1940 | |
| Wg Cdr | M H Ely | 20 May 1940 | |
| Wg Cdr | A W Hunt | 28 Sep 1939 | |
| Sqn Ldr | later AVM | 29 May 1940 | |
| Fg Off | A C Lyell | 8 Oct 1939 | |
| Plt Off | J S Whitham | 6 Jun 1940 | |
| Directorate of Allied Air Co-operation | |||
| A/Cdre | Director, OBE, MC; later ACM | 4 Jul 1940 | |
| Wg Cdr | C Porri | Assistant Director | 18 Jul 1940 |
| Flt Lt | M Tod | 22 Jul 1940 | |
| Flt Lt | A E Eaton | 29 Jul 1940 | |
| Flt Lt | B N S Russell | 23 Jul 1940 | |
| Fg Off | Hon C J F Winn | 18 Jul 1940 | |
| Fg Off | H Seligman | 23 Jul 1940 | |
| Plt Off | T C Wells | 10 Jul 1940 | |
| Plt Off | WB Calder | 18 Jul 1940 | |
| Plt Off | M J B Stokes | 18 Jul 1940 | |
| Plt Off | S R K Glanville | 18 Jul 1940 | |
| Plt Off | H L Cooper | 18 Jul 1940 | |
| Plt Off | E W Grinnell-Milne | 18 Jul 1940 | |
| Dominion Liaison Officers | |||
| A/Cdre | F H McNamara | Liaison Officer - Australia, VC, CBE, RAAF | 29 Jan 1938 |
| Sqn Ldr | D A Creal | Liaison Officer - Australia, RAAF | 19 Dec 1939 |
| Plt Off | A W B Scott | Liaison Officer - Australia, RAAF | 22 Apr 1940 |
| Wg Cdr | F V Heakes | Liaison Officer - Canada, RCAF | xx Jul 1937 |
| Sqn Ldr | Archibald P Campbell | Liaison Officer - Canada, RCAF; later A/Cdre RAF | 31 Jul 1939 |
| Sqn Ldr | W J Clements | Liaison Officer - Canada, RCAF | |
| Plt Off | H P V Massey | Liaison Officer - Canada, RCAF | |
| Wg Cdr | S Wallingford | Liaison Officer - New Zealand, RNZAF | |
| Sqn Ldr | F R Newell | Liaison Officer - New Zealand, RNZAF | |
| Sqn Ldr | T J Denton | Liaison Officer - New Zealand, RNZAF | |
| Fg Off | A B Lindop | Liaison Officer - New Zealand, RNZAF | |
| Brig-Gen | K R van der Spuy | Liaison Officer - South Africa, MC, SAAF | |
| Capt | W F C Morton | Liaison Officer - South Africa, SAAF | |
| Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Radio) | |||
| Directorate of Signals | |||
| A/Cdre | Director, OBE | 1 Apr 1937 | |
| Gp Capt | Principal Deputy Director, CBE; later AVM | 26 Nov 1938 | |
| Gp Capt | Deputy Director, CB, DSO; ex A/Cdre | 14 Sep 1939 | |
| Gp Capt | Deputy Director, later AVM | 24 Apr 1940 | |
| Gp Capt | Deputy Director, MBE; later AVM | 21 Dec 1939 | |
| Mr | W S Allen | Assistant Director, AMIEE | |
| Wg Cdr | E T Carpenter | AFC | 1 Sep 1939 |
| Wg Cdr | P J R King | 25 Feb 1940 | |
| Wg Cdr | OBE; later AVM | 23 Feb 1940 | |
| Wg Cdr | later A/Cdre | 11 Mar 1940 | |
| Wg Cdr | later A/Cdre | 29 Apr 1940 | |
| Wg Cdr | T J Arbuthnot | 3 Feb 1940 | |
| Wg Cdr | later AVM | 21 Sep 1939 | |
| Sqn Ldr | W Smith | 3 Dec 1937 | |
| Sqn Ldr | A J Brister | 3 Dec 1937 | |
| Sqn Ldr | later AVM | 23 Dec 1937 | |
| Sqn Ldr | J Cherill | 16 Jan 1939 | |
| Sqn Ldr | V F Whatling | 31 Aug 1939 | |
| Sqn Ldr | J G G Moore | 28 Feb 1939 | |
| Sqn Ldr | P D W Hackforth | 27 May 1940 | |
| Sqn Off (Mrs) | F M Hayes | 5 Oct 1939 | |
| Flt Lt | J C Coulson | MBE | 11 Oct 1939 |
| Flt Lt | H Walker | 7 Oct 1939 | |
| Fg Off | C I Orr-Ewing | 6 Nov 1939 | |
| Fg Off | S G Morgan | 6 Sep 1939 | |
| Fg Off | H Taylor | 28 Dec 1939 | |
| Fg Off | G R Scott-Fannie | 9 Jan 1940 | |
| Fg Off | A J Spiers | 30 Mar 1940 | |
| Fg Off | D H Scott | 7 Jan 1940 | |
| Fg Off | H Barker | 29 Aug 1939 | |
| Flt Off (Mrs) | I M Campbell | WAAF | 22 May 1940 |
| Plt Off | H J Barton-Chapple | 20 Nov 1939 | |
| Plt Off | W D L Rayner | MBE | 14 Nov 1939 |
| Plt Off | K R H Johnston | 29 Dec 1939 | |
| Plt Off | Hon E W C Russell | 23 Feb 1940 | |
| Plt Off | D H Johnson | 23 Feb 1940 | |
| Plt Off | A W H Longstaff | 23 Feb 1940 | |
| Plt Off | F J Maggs | 5 Dec 1939 | |
| Plt Off | F J W Williams | 27 Mar 1940 | |
| Plt Off | A V Collins | 24 Oct 1939 | |
| Plt Off | G T Dain | 27 May 1940 | |
| Plt Off | D L Thomas | 28 May 1940 | |
| ASO (Miss) | K F Carr | 19 Feb 1940 | |
| Lt Col (Ret) | O H Bayldon | ||
| Flt Lt (Ret) | W A Duncan | Assistant Director (Civil Aviation) | |
| Mr | S L Hulme | Senior Signals Officer | |
| Wg Cdr (Ret) | G R A Deacon | Signals Officer, MC | |
| Mr | W L Shaw | Signals Officer | |
| Mr | J P Jeffcock | Acting Signals Officer | |
| Mr | A C Knowling | Acting Signals Officer | |
| Mr | E D Gilding | Acting Signals Officer | |
| Sqn Ldr (Ret) | F L C Butcher | Assistant Signals Officer | |
| Mr | W A S Thorn | Assistant Signals Officer | |
| Mr | J C Farmer | Assistant Signals Officer | |
| Mr | A B Gilbert | Acting Assistant Signals Officer | |
| Mr | D E Horne | Acting Assistant Signals Officer | |
| Mr | F F Wells | Assistant Signals Officer | |
| Mr | V Dodd | Assistant Signals Officer | |
| Mr | A E Idle | Assistant Signals Officer | |
| Mr | H A Rowland | Acting Assistant Signals Officer | |
| Mr | J F Watson | Acting Staff Officer | |
| Mr | G G Craig | Acting Staff Officer | |
| Mr | C G Gentry | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
| Mr | H A Baker | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
| Mr | J D Swallow | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
| Mr | F S Megnin | Acting Higher Clerical Officer (on loan from another Government Dept) | |
| Mr | W T Rodwell | Higher Clerical Officer (on loan from another Government Dept) | |
| Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Operational Requirements and Tactics) | |||
| Directorate of Operational Requirements | |||
| Gp Capt | Director, OBE; later AVM | 5 May 1940 | |
| Gp Capt | Deputy Director; later A/Cdre | 28 Dec 1939 | |
| Wg Cdr | F C V Laws | 27 Aug 1939 | |
| Wg Cdr | DFC; later AVM | 4 Oct 1937 | |
| Wg Cdr | R V M Odbert | 9 Mar 1939 | |
| Wg Cdr | H M Whittle | 21 Sep 1939 | |
| Wg Cdr | later A/Cdre | 27 Aug 1939 | |
| Wg Cdr | J H Woodin | 16 Jan 1939 | |
| Wg Cdr | later AM | 15 Jan 1940 | |
| Wg Cdr | C N Fleming | 19 Mar 1940 | |
| Sqn Ldr | J A H Louden | 25 Aug 1939 | |
| Sqn Ldr | AO Molesworth | 11 Sep 1939 | |
| Sqn Ldr | T B Cooper | 6 Mar 1939 | |
| Sqn Ldr | J L H Fletcher | 23 Jan 1939 | |
| Sqn Ldr | M B Hamilton | ||
| Sqn Ldr | W J Small | 20 Apr 1940 | |
| Flt Lt | E E Ellison | 13 Oct 1939 | |
| Maj | A P E Hannay | ||
| Mr | A M Low | Special Appointment | |
| Mr | W F Jaggs | Higher Clerical Officer | |
| Gp Capt | Deputy Director, MC; later A/Cdre | 20 Jan 1940 | |
| Wg Cdr | Assistant Director; later A/Cdre | 5 Sep 1939 | |
| Sqn Ldr | A E Dark | 5 Apr 1939 | |
| Sqn Ldr |
Frederick R Drew |
later A/Cdre | 17 Jun 1940 |
| Sqn Ldr | later ACM | 4 May 1940 | |
| Flt Lt | F Holman | 9 May 1940 | |
| Fg Off | R H S Mealing | 2 Sep 1939 | |
| Flt Lt (Ret) | F G Brockman | MBE | |
| Mr | H E Huchinson | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Source - August 1940 Air Force List
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