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Department of the Chief of the Air Staff - Personnel July 1945


 

MRAF

Sir Charles F A Portal

Chief of the Air Staff, GCB, DSO, MC 25 Oct 1940
Mr R S Crawford Private Secretary  
Mr H H Cox Assistant Private Secretary  
Sqn Ldr T I S Eeley Personal Assistant  5 Jul 1940
AM Douglas C S Evill Vice Chief of the Air Staff, KCB, DSC, AFC; later ACM 21 Mar 1943
Mr J A Robinson Private Secretary  
Gp Capt G Burges Staff Officer to VCAS, OBE, DFC 25 May 1943
Flt Off S M Kilpatrick WAAF - Flt Off to VCAS  
Mr S T Gunnis Personal Assistant  5 Jul 1940
AM

Sir Norman H Bottomley

Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, KCB, CIE, DSO, AFC  
Gp Capt W F Dry Staff Officer to DCAS 22 Jul 1940
Sqn Ldr G H Wiles    1 May 1940
AVM

Thomas M Williams

Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Operations), CB, OBE, MC, DFC; later AM  1Aug 1944
Mr S E Little Staff Officer  
AM

Sir Richard H Peck

Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (General), KCB, OBE  7 Feb 1940
Flt Off P C Vane-Tempest Staff Officer, CB, WAAF  
AVM

John N Boothman

Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Technical Requirements), CB, DFC, AFC; later ACM  4 Oct 1937
AVM Thomas W Elmhirst Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Intelligence), CB, CBE, AFC; later AM   6 Jan 1937
Sqn Ldr F A Jones Staff Officer 23 Mar 1945
AVM William F Dickson Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Policy), CB, CBE, DSO, AFC; later MRAF  
Sqn Ldr J A McCorquodale Staff Officer  7 Jun 1944
Mr W D Rusbatch Personal Assistant  
Scientific Adviser to the Air Ministry
Vacant  
Controller of Communications
Sir Robert Renwick Controller of Communications (also Controller of Communications Equipment, MAP), Bart
Sqn Ldr S R Cope Private Secretary 31 Jan 1942
Sqn Ldr M E G Ireland    5 Nov 1942
Flt Lt R F Knight    1 May 1944
Flt Off K E Townsend WAAF 22 Feb 1944
Radio Journal
Sqn Ldr K Ullyott    
Flt Lt J A M Auld    
Flt Off V A Naylor WAAF  
Flt Off K M Boyle WAAF  
Scientific Adviser on Telecommunications
Sir Robert Watson-Watt Scientific Adviser on Telecommunications (also Vice-Controller of Communications Equipment, MAP), CB, FRS
Mrs A Munro Private Secretary  
Directorate-General of Signals
AVM

Sir Victor H Tait

Director-General, KBE, CB; later AVM 24 Apr 1940
Directorate of Signals
A/Cdre

John G W Weston

Director; later AVM 26 Aug 1942
Gp Capt Henry G Blair Deputy Director of Signals (Plans); later A/Cdre  
Wg Cdr G S F Barham Head of Sigs (Plans) 1 10 Dec 1940
Sqn Ldr D N Locke Sigs (Plans) 1 2 Oct 1944
Wg Cdr John E Innes-Crump Head of Sigs (Plans) 2; later A/Cdre 17 Nov 1943
Sqn Ldr J Wray Sigs (Plans) 2 (a)  
Flt Lt W D H Gregson Sigs (Plans) 2 (a)  6 Oct 1944
Sqn Ldr H A Singer Sigs (Plans) 2 (b) 30 Sep 1943
Sqn Ldr R A P Pink Sigs (Plans) 2 (c) 23 Dec 1944
Wg Cdr H D Newman Sigs (Plans) 3  6 Oct 1944
Sqn Ldr R I Gray Sigs (Plans) 3  1 Aug 1944
Flt Off B Field Sigs (Plans) 4 - WAAF 18 Feb 1945
Mr J F Watson Acting Staff Officer - Sigs 3  
Mr R H Timms Acting Higher Clerical Officer on loan from other Government Dept - Sigs 3 (a)
Mr L Barnes Acting Higher Clerical Officer on loan from other Government Dept - Sigs 7
Sqn Ldr J N Walker Sigs 7 (a)  7 Dec 1943
Sqn Ldr J E Gash Sigs 7 (b) 20 Dec 1944
Flt Lt C E Skerry Sigs 7 (c)  
Gp Capt J Shepherd-Smith Deputy Director of Signals (General) 21 Jul 1943
Wg Off L M Turner WAAF - Sigs 4 15 Aug 1944
Sqn Off R Bradley WAAF - Sigs 4  
Sqn Off M C M Turner WAAF - Sigs 4 15 Jan 1942
Wg Cdr E C G Babcock Head of Sigs 5  1 May 1944
Sqn Ldr E Dean Sigs 5  1 Mar 1943
Sqn Ldr R Duce Sigs 5 (a) 10 May 1943
Sqn Ldr A D McLean Sigs 5 (b) 22 Aug 1940
Wg Cdr N F Simpson Head of Sigs 6 26 Jan 1945
Flt Off R P Lipkin WAAF - Sigs 6 19 Oct 1942
Flt Off E C J Gibson WAAF - Sigs 6 18 Oct 1943
Sqn Off E W Gilliam WAAF - Sigs 6 (a) 27 May 1942
Sqn Ldr B J Stevenson Sigs 6 (b)  
Miss M J Heard Acting Higher Clerical Officer on loan from other Government Dept - Sigs 6 (c)
Mr W A Duncan Deputy Director of Signals (Civil Aviation), OBE, BA, AMIEE  
Mr S L Hulme Assistant Director of Signals (Civil Aviation)  
Mr A C Knowling Acting Senior Signals Officer - Head of Sigs 2 (a)  
Mr E D Gilding Acting Signals Officer - Sigs 2 (a)  
Mr D E Horne Acting Assistant Signals Officer - Sigs 2 (a)  
Mr A B Gilbert Acting Assistant Signals Officer - Sigs 2 (a)  
Mr H A Rowland Acting Assistant Signals Officer - Sigs 2 (a)  
Mr H C Atkins Acting Assistant Signals Officer - Sigs 2 (a)  
Mr L W Scoggins Assistant Superintendent - Sigs 2 (a)  
Flt Lt E Roberts Sigs 2 (a)  6 Apr 1944
Mr W L Shaw Acting Senior Signals Officer - Head of Sigs 2 (b)  
Mr J Sykes Acting Signals Officer - Sigs 2 (b)  
Mr J C Farmer Signals Officer, BSc, AMIEE - Sigs 2 (b)  
Mr A E Idle Assistant Signals Officer, BSc - Sigs 2 (b)  
Mr L C Jones Acting Assistant Signals Officer - Sigs 2 (b)  
Mr M Counihan Acting Assistant Signals Officer - Sigs 2 (b)  
Wg Cdr (Ret'd) G R A Deacon Acting Senior Signals Officer - Head of Sigs 2 (c)  
Sqn Ldr (Ret'd) F L C Butcher Acting Signals Officer - Sigs 2 (c)  
Mr E G Kirby Acting Assistant Signals Officer - Sigs 2 (c)  
Mr V Dodd Acting Signals Officer - Head of Sigs 2 (d)  
Mr A E Hilton Acting Assistant Signals Officer - Sigs 2 (d)  
Mr L A Hancox Acting Assistant Signals Officer - Sigs 2 (d)  
Wg Cdr C G Phillips Acting Senior Signals Officer - Head of Sigs 2 (e)  
Mr W A J Thorn Signals Officer, AMIEE - Sigs 2 (e)  
Mr E G Luff Acting Assistant Signals Officer - Sigs 2 (e)  
Mr H B Norris Acting Staff Officer - Sigs 2 (e)  
Mr RH Pell Acting Higher Clerical Officer- Sigs 2 (e)  
Col G I Burgess-Winn Deputy Director of Signals (Air Formation Signals)  
Wg Cdr R E G Brittain Assistant Director of Signals (Radar/Navigation)  3 Nov 1944
Wg Cdr A S Judson Sigs 8 (b) 30 Nov 1943
The duties of the personnel listed below have not yet been ascertained.
Wg Cdr K R H Johnston    
Wg Cdr H R A Wood    6 Nov 1940
Sqn Ldr W C Fahie    9 Jul 1945
Sqn Ldr W C Fenton   12 May 1945
Sqn Ldr F L King   16 Aug 1942
Flt Lt A A Bartram    
Flt Lt G E P Bouch    1 May 1944
Flt Lt M H Browning   17 Dec 1942
Flt Lt A Coates   19 Feb 1945
Flt Lt P A E Edmundson    
Flt Lt A G Entwistle    
Flt Lt A Hartley    
Flt Lt R Hiles    1 May 1944
Flt Lt F Kitchen    
Flt Lt J H P Paskell    1 May 1944
Flt Lt C G Planterose   28 Aug 1944
Flt Lt E Strachen   10 Nov 1945
Flt Lt M R Tidmarsh    
Flt Lt J R Weaver   26 Mar 1945
Flt Off A M Alton WAAF  
Flt Off M J Bayle WAAF  8 Jun 1944
Flt Off M M Davies WAAF 10 Aug 1944
Flt Off S F Jardine WAAF 29 Jul 1942
Flt Off A Pink WAAF 18 May 1945
SO P M Bailey WAAF  8 Nov 1945
SO E A Beardsall WAAF  
SO M J Blaber WAAF  
SO C A Clayton-East WAAF  
SO B J Hartley WAAF  
SO A Lambert WAAF 25 Sep 1944
SO A C P Long WAAF 30 Apr 1945
SO A Reid WAAF 17 Jan 1945
SO M Sims WAAF  
SO M B Spear WAAF 23 Apr 1945
SO E Waterman WAAF  
ASO E F H Tewson WAAF  8 Feb 1945
Mr C F Sutton Acting Senior Technical Officer  
Col W G H Miles Senior Signals Officer  
Mr R W J Sullivan Acting Assistant Signals Officer  
Mr A M Farley Acting Assistant Signals Officer  
Mr J T Gwynne Acting Assistant Signals Officer  
Directorate of Telecommunications
A/Cdre Colin S Cadell Director 30 Nov 1943
Sqn Ldr H G Henderson Tels (CS) 28 Sep 1944
Flt Lt N J D Nickalls Tels (CS) 20 May 1942
Wg Cdr R W Hase Assistant Director of Telecommunications (1)  8 Jul 1944
Sqn Ldr R W King Tels 1 (a)  2 May 1942
Sqn Ldr A E Basford Tels 1 (b)  
Sqn Ldr G F Cordon Tels 1 (c) 19 Apr 1943
Sqn Ldr J C Aldred Tels 1 (f) 25 Aug 1942
Sqn Ldr E W Allen Tels 1 (m) 17 Nov 1941
Mr J D Swallow Acting Higher Clerical Officer - Tels 1 (e)  
Gp Capt John A Tester Deputy Director of Telecommunications (2), OBE; later A/Cdre  
Wg Cdr M C F Witty Head of Tels 2 15 Oct 1942
Sqn Ldr W C Proctor Tels 2 29 Jan 1944
Flt Lt T A Tingley Tels 2 10 Jan 1944
Flt Off M E Maitland WAAF - Tels 2  9 Sep 1944
Gp Capt George H Randle Deputy Director of Telecommunications (3); later A/Cdre  25 Sep 1944
Mr W G N Chew Assistant Director of Telecommunications (3), on loan from another government dept
Mr G A E Fudge Assistant Engineer on loan from another government dept. - Head of Tels 3 (a)
Sqn Ldr A J Lindsey Tels 3 (a)  3 Jan 1943
Flt Lt R J Golder Tels 3 (a) 17 May 1943
Flt Lt L J Lewis Tels 3 (a)  4 Mar 1943
Flt Lt J H Leckenby Tels 3 (a) 22 Jun 1943
Fg Off J Lucas Tels 3 (a) 26 May 1944
Mr G G Craig Acting Staff Officer - Tels 3 (b)  
Mr A W Haddock Acting Higher Clerical Officer - Tels 3 (b)  
Sqn Ldr D M J Tyre Tels 3 (d) 14 Sep 1942
Flt Lt F A Short Tels 3 (d) 10 Aug 1944
Flt Lt A Hogg Tels 3 (d) 14 Apr 1943
Sqn Ldr C W K Mundle Tels 3 (d)  
Flt Lt R F S Goebel Tels 3 (d) 10 Jul 1943
Flt Lt E H Sandall Tels 3 (d)  1 Jan 1945
Wg Cdr C A H Goudie Head of Tels 3 (e) 20 Jan 1944
Flt Lt J Colquhoun Tels 3 (e) 10 Sep 1943
Flt Lt P H Bayley Tels 3 (e) 24 Mar 1943
Mr F A Conen Acting Higher Clerical Officer on loan from another Government Dept. - Tels 3 (e)
Sqn Ldr I R Campbell-Bruce Tels 3 (e)  6 Dec 1943
Sqn Ldr F W Wort Tels 3 (e) 26 Jan 1942
Flt Lt B V S Charlton Tels 3 (e) 21 Jul 1943
Flt Lt J T Baldry Tels 3 (e) 26 Jul 1943
Mr V E M McSwiney Acting Staff Officer - Tels 3 (e)  
Mr C Alfred Acting Higher Clerical Officer on loan from another Government Dept - Tels 3 (e)
Gp Capt Alfred T Monks Deputy Director of Telecommunications (4); later AVM  
Flt Lt J A Vigor Tels 4 (a)  4 Sep 1943
Sqn Ldr H V Pexton Tels 4 (a)  9 Dec 1940
Sqn Ldr J McP Adams Tels 4 (b) 25 Mar 1942
Wg Cdr F J Letzer Head of Tels 4 (c) 21 Aug 1944
The duties of the personnel listed below have not yet been ascertained.
Wg Cdr J R Boundy    6 Jun 1940
Wg Cdr L T Card   10 Jan 1944
Wg Cdr H B T Childs   20 Apr 1940
Wg Cdr J W Davies    7 May 1940
Wg Cdr R V Fiddick   28 Aug 1944
Wg Cdr G H F Hurst   23 Jul 1942
Sqn Ldr I C J Lamb    9 Mar 1945
Sqn Ldr F S Prior   13 Nov 1943
Sqn Ldr R E Staples    
Sqn Ldr E F A Suttle   24 Dec 1944
Sqn Ldr W A Tarry    3 Jul 1944
Maj E E Wilkins    
Flt Lt J S B Coatman    6 Jun 1941
Flt Lt T W Lightfoot    
Flt Lt C Peoples   15 Apr 1942
Flt Lt R C Smith    
Flt Off J E Briscoe WAAF  
Flt Off S E Jones WAAF  
Fg Off M Addison   25 May 1943
SO J H Bowran WAAF  
SO M M Fyson WAAF 23 Feb 1945
SO M M Hudson WAAF 22 Dec 1943
SO M B Lockwood WAAF  
SO J Murphy WAAF  
Plt Off A F Sprange   10 Apr 1944
Mr A J Creedy Acting Staff Officer  
Mr J J Draper Acting Staff Officer  
Mr A M Skevington Acting Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr W J Clare Acting Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr L F Hallett Acting Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr W A Bacon Acting Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr H F Nicholls Acting Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr R Barsby Acting Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr T A Essam Acting Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr G R A Brightwell Acting Higher Clerical Officer on loan from another Government Dept.
Mr J Elstow Acting Higher Clerical Officer on loan from another Government Dept.
Mr S G Ridgers Acting Higher Clerical Officer on loan from another Government Dept.
Directorate of Radar
A/Cdre

Colin P Brown

Director o Radar, CBE, DFC; later AVM 19 Aug 1942
Gp Capt

G H Foss

Deputy Director of Radar (1)  6 Aug 1941
Wg Cdr T A Scarff OBE - Head of R 1  2 Apr 1943
Flt Off M G Dyce WAAF - R 1 31 May 1943
Flt Off M H Penn WAAF - R 1 (a) 18 Sep 1942
Sqn Ldr W H A Bourne R 1 (b)  1 Feb 1945
Flt Off D Norwood WAAF - R 1 (b) 31 May 1943
Sqn Ldr E L Millward R 1 (c) 28 Sep 1943
Fg Off A R Aldridge R 1 (c) 24 Aug 1944
Mr J F Nockles Acting Higher Clerical Office on loan from another Government Dept - R 1 (e)
Wg Cdr John H Hunter-Tod later AM - Head of R 2 20 Jan 1945
Flt Off D Strange WAAF - R 2  8 Aug 1943
Flt Off H P Bissett WAAF - R 2  1 Sep 1943
Sqn Ldr H B Toft R 2 (a)  2 Jun 1944
Flt Lt G Darby R 2 (a)  4 Sep 1943
Sqn Ldr B Cape R 2 (b) 20 Dec 1943
Flt Off B M Reid WAAF - R 2 (c) 29 Aug 1943
Sqn Ldr H F Howard R 2 (d) 12 Apr 1943
Flt Off N M Southwell WAAF - R 2 (d)  1 Sep 1942
Wg Cdr R E Burnett Head of R 3  9 Mar1943
Flt Off C H Hodgson WAAF - R 3  8 Aug 1943
Sqn Ldr A C Rowley R 3 (a) 17 Jan 1944
Flt Off D E Hofmeyer WAAF - R 3 (a) 22 Aug 1942
Flt Off C M Warner WAAF - R 3 (b)  9 Aug 1943
Sqn Ldr R C Clarke R 3 (c) 20 Aug 1943
Mr W G Boyd Acting Higher Clerical Office on loan from another Government Dept - R 3 (e)
Wg Cdr Kenneth B S Willder later A/Cdre - Head of R 4 16 Mar 1942
Flt Off E A Wilson WAAF - R 4 14 Mar 1944
Sqn Ldr W E Tomkin R 4 (a)  1 Oct 1941
Flt Lt N G V Anslow R 4 (a)  2 Oct 1944
Flt Lt J F Montgomerie R 4 (b)  2 Aug 1944
Flt Off J B S McCulloch WAAF - R 4 (b) 26 Aug 1944
Flt Lt R J Smith R 4 (c) 12 Apr 1943
Mr C G Gentry Acting Higher Clerical Officer - R 4 (e)  
Mr S H Hodges Acting Staff Officer - R 5
The duties of the personnel listed below have not yet been ascertained.
Sqn Ldr C W Morle   11 Apr 1945
Flt Lt C H C Blount   12 Jul 1943
Flt Lt P Cotton   16 Apr 1945
Flt Off E A Willis WAAF  5 Apr 1944
Mr R J Muskett Acting Higher Clerical Office on loan from another Government Dept.

Deputy Chief of the Air Staff

Air Ministry War Room
Gp Capt G P M Davis Officer in charge 11 Dec 1939
Wg Cdr A C Colebrook   11 May 1940
Wg Cdr H A Packham   11 Oct 1940
Wg Cdr J C P M Davis Duty Wg Cdr 24 Jun 1940
Wg Cdr F G Phillips Duty Wg Cdr  7 Sep 1940
Wg Cdr R F Potter Duty Wg Cdr 11 Oct 1939
Wg Cdr A W Millson OBE 25 Jun 1945
Wg Cdr M A Snowball    9 Jul 1945
Sqn Ldr W L Booty   14 Jul 1940
Sqn Ldr E P Bourne   11 Oct 1940
Sqn Ldr A S Clayton   27 Jun 1940
Sqn Ldr N F W H D'Arcy    6 Nov 1944
Sqn Ldr F Edwards    4 Apr 1941
Sqn Ldr F C Farrington MC 24 Aug 1939
Sqn Ldr S W S Hosking   20 Jul 1942
Sqn Ldr F T Robinson   23 Nov 1940
Sqn Ldr A J L Skelton    7 Sep 1940
Flt Lt E R Brown   20 Feb 1945
Flt Lt R M Broadhead   20 Nov 1944
Flt Lt W M Butt   29 Jan 1945
Flt Lt A S Cash   25 Oct 1940
Flt Lt R G Davies   20 Dec 1943
Flt Lt J E Foster   10 Oct 1940
Flt Lt W Francis    6 Apr 1944
Flt Lt C R R Gidney    4 Oct1944
Flt Lt T H P Hartley    2 Jun 1944
Flt Lt J G Hill    1 Nov 1940
Flt Lt C C Moore   18 Apr 1944
Flt Lt D R B Park   11 Oct 1940
Flt Lt P J Pringle   10 Dec 1944
Flt Lt P Roger    7 Apr 1944
Flt Lt J D Smithson    
Flt Lt R C Theobald    1 Nov 1940
Flt Off A G Abrahamson WAAF 18 Nov 1944
Flt Off E M Benson WAAF  
Flt Off M A Campbell WAAF 17 Feb 1943
Flt Off B M Cross WAAF 26 Jan1942
Flt Off B David WAAF  
Flt Off P P Davies WAAF 30 Dec 1942
Flt Off A V Goddard WAAF 29 Oct1943
Flt Off P L Green WAAF 13 Apr 1944
Flt Off P M Henwood WAAF 15 Dec 1943
Flt Off A B Hickman WAAF 29 Jul 1943
Flt Off K E Kemmis Betty WAAF 30 Dec 1942
Flt Off D M Lyttleton WAAF 30 Dec 1942
Flt Off M J Paddock WAAF  9 May 1944
Flt Off D Proctor WAAF  
Flt Off S D Salmon WAAF  
Flt Off M E A Seythes WAAF 26 Mar 1942
Flt Off M Walker WAAF 31 Oct 1942
Flt Off J Williams WAAF 15 Sep 1944
Flt Off D E E Woodman WAAF 19 Apr 1944
SO B M Powell WAAF  
Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Operations)
Directorate of Operations (Tactical)
A/Cdre Kenneth B B Cross Director of Operations (Tactical), CBE, DSO, DFC; later ACM  
Gp Capt J Heber-Percy Deputy Director of Operations (Tactical)  
Wg Cdr R M Colebrook Ops Tac 1 15 Oct 1940
Maj J C T Gardner Ops Tac 1  
Sqn Ldr N W Waddington Ops Tac 1  4 Sep 1940
Lt Col G M Dunlop Ops Tac 2 28 Feb 1942
Maj J G Boyd Ops Tac 2 16 Apr 1943
Wg Cdr C L Page Ops Tac 3  1 Oct 1943
Sqn Ldr C T Doudy Ops Tac 3  
Sqn Ldr P G H Matthews DFC - Ops Tac 3 21 Mar 1945
Flt Lt W Percy Ops Tac 3  
Sqn Ldr I M Davies Ops Tac 4  1 Oct 1943
Directorate of Bomber Operations
A/Cdre

Denis H F Barnett

Director of Bomber Operations, CBE, DFC; later ACM 11 Jun 1945
Gp Capt Brian C Yarde Deputy Director; later AVM 20 Apr 1945
Gp Capt A P Morley Deputy Director 17 Feb 1941
Wg Cdr G H Everitt DSO, DFC - B Ops 1 12 Jun 1944
Sqn Ldr R G Whitehead DFC - B Ops 1  9 Aug 1943
Flt Off J S Stratton WAAF - B Ops 1 12 Jun 1944
Wg Cdr D A Davies DFC - B Ops 2 (a) 28 Jun 1940
Wg Cdr H H Lawson DFC - B Ops 2 (a)  1 May 1943
Flt Off J M Hicks WAAF - B Ops 2 (a) 19 Apr 1944
Wg Cdr B Tassell B Ops 2 (b) 20 Oct 1940
Sqn Ldr V W Armitage B Ops 2 (b) 26 Apr 1944
Flt Off E J Manser WAAF - B Ops 2 (b) 10 Dec 1944
The duties of the personnel listed below have not yet been ascertained.
Sqn Ldr J F Hacking DFC 23 Apr 1945
Sqn Ldr Angus A N Nicholson later A/Cdre 19 May 1945
Directorate of Operations (Air Defence)
A/Cdre

George M Lawson

Director of Operations (Air Defence), CBE, MC; later A/Cdre 15 Jul 1941
Gp Capt Edward L Colbeck-Welch Deputy Director of Operations (Air Defence) 1, DFC; later AVM  
Gp Capt D Gilley Deputy Director of Operations (Air Defence) 2, DFC 15 Nov 1944
Obs Cdr P H Whitfield ROC - Ops AD 2  
Wg Cdr S C W Rudd Ops AD 3 12 Mar 1945
Sqn Ldr M C Tebbitt Ops AD 3  5 Feb 1943
Flt Lt W R Lush Ops AD 4 29 Jan 1945
Wg Cdr S M Krusin Ops AD 5  8 Sep 1941
Flt Lt L W Terry Ops AD 5  7 Feb 1944
Wg Cdr J H Smith Ops AD 6  7 Mar 1940
Sqn Ldr J Monckton Ops AD 6  9 May 1941
The duties of the personnel listed below have not yet been ascertained.
Wg Cdr Edward D Crew DSO, DFC; later A/Cdre  6 Aug 1945
Sqn Ldr J J Alexandroff    1 Nov 1944
Flt Off P J Muggeridge WAAF 20 Jan 1944
SO M M Ellis WAAF 22 Jan 1943
SO B Field WAAF  6 Dec 1943
Mr S E Little Acting Higher Clerical Officer  
Directorate of Operations (Maritime)
A/Cdre Alan D Gilmore Director of Operations (Maritime), CBE; later AVM 26 Jan 1944
Gp Capt V C Darling Deputy Director of Operations (Maritime) (2) 5 Feb 1944
Wg Cdr J A Holmes DFC; later A/Cdre - Ops (M) 1  9 Apr 1943
Sqn Ldr J Sanderson Ops (M) 2 22 Aug 1944
Sqn Ldr C G Maby Ops (M) 3 20 Jul 1940
Sqn Ldr R V Palmer Ops (M) 6 14 Sep 1943
Cdr N Kennedy RN - Naval Liaison Officer  
Gp Capt G R M Clifford Air Staff Liaison 26 Dec 1943
The duties of the personnel listed below have not yet been ascertained.
Wg Cdr W W T Ritchie AFC  10 May 1945
Wg Cdr O G E Roberts    26 Feb 1945
Directorate of Navigation
Personnel shown in Air 20/7518 as being in some Deputy Directorates, under ACAS (G) appear in this issue of the AFL under the Directorate of Navigation, so have been annotated accordingly.
A/Cdre Geoffrey I L Saye Director of Navigation, OBE, AFC; later AVM  
Gp Capt W G Moseby Deputy Director of Navigation  
Gp Capt

Wilfred E Oulton

Deputy Director of Navigation, DSO, DFC; later AVM  3 Mar 1945
Wg Cdr M Wyatt Assistant Director of Navigation (Met), DFC  8 Feb 1945
Wg Cdr E H Bagnald Nav P 1  1 Jan 1945
Sqn Ldr John F Davis DFC; later A/Cdre - Nav P 2 10 Jan 1945
Sqn Ldr R O Buchanan Nav (Maps)  
Gp Capt G M Bryer Deputy Director of Air Sea Rescue  
Wg Cdr R H S Mealing Assistant Director of Flying Control  2 Sep 1939
Flt Off E Smorthwaite WAAF - FC (Ops)  
Wg Cdr T B L Webb FC 1 14 Mar1944
Sqn Ldr F R Goodwin FC 1 21 Jul 1941
Maj G R Roxburgh FC 3 25 Apr 1942
Flt Lt H C Drake FC 4 (a) 26 Apr 1943
Flt Lt D J Looker FC 4 (b) 11 Mar 1943
Flt Lt W S Steel FC 4 (c) 28 Feb 1941
Sqn Ldr J A Crook MC - FC 5 10 Jul 1941
Sqn Ldr D F Wilson ASR 2  1 Feb 1945
The duties of the personnel listed below have not yet been ascertained.
Wg Cdr  A Gouding Barrett    9 Dec 1942
Sqn Ldr C J Bradshaw   1 Dec 1943
Flt Lt J A A Foot    6 Jul 1944
Directorate of Air Tactics
A/Cdre Thomas C Traill Director of Air Tactics, OBE, DFC; later AVM 28 Feb 1944
Gp Capt A C P Carver Deputy Director of Air Tactics 1  
Gp Capt F G Brookman Deputy Director of Air Tactics 2, OBE, RAFO  
Wg Cdr A J M Smyth DFC - AT 1  7 Jun 1945
Wg Cdr K P Smales DSO, DFC - AT 2 27 Sep 1944
Wg Cdr B E Dobb AT 3 31 Jan 1944
Flt Lt J L B Norris AT 4 (a)  4 May 1944
Sqn  Ldr D H Keary AT 4 (b) 24 May 1944
Flt Lt L C Filmer AT 4 (c)  5 Feb 1945
Wg Cdr G J Giles AT 5 13 Mar 1944
Flt Off D M Gent WAAF - AT 6  9 Jan 1944
Deputy Directorate of Science
Gp Capt A C G Menzies Deputy Director of Science 10 Oct 1940
Wg Cdr L A Macdonnell Science 1 31 Jan 1941
Sqn Ldr M P L Wall Science 1 31 Aug 1943
Sqn Off J E Linton WAAF - Science 1  
Mr I G de Teissier Senior Scientific Officer - Science 2  
Sqn Ldr P G Ashmore Science 2  
Sqn Ldr R E MacPherson Science 2 27 Mar 1944
Sqn Ldr R W H Stevenson Science 2  
Dr C Gordon Principal Scientific Officer - Science 3  
Dr H R Pitt Senior Scientific Officer - Science 3  
Dr T E Easterfield Scientific Officer - Science 3  
Sqn Ldr O L S Philpot MC, DFC - Science 3 20 Oct 1944
Sqn Ldr L Farrington Science 3  
The duties of the personnel listed below have not yet been ascertained.
Mr R S R Fitter Scientific Officer  
Mr G W Robertson Scientific Officer  
Mr K A Stott Technical Officer  
Mr T Whittaker Technical Officer  
Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (General)
Directorate-General of Ground Defence
Maj-Gen A E Robinson Director-General of Ground Defence, DSO  4 May 1945
A/Cdre

Arthur P Ledger

Director of Ground Defence, MBE; later AVM  1 Mar1942
Gp Capt M D Thunder Deputy Director of Ground Defence  
Wg Cdr A N Dixon Assistant Director of Ground Defence  
Sqn Ldr M A V Russell GD 1 25 Sep 1943
Flt Off E H Toye WAAF - GD 1  
Lt Col H G Excell GD 2  
Sqn Ldr M H D Cockayne GD 2 16 Apr 1942
Maj G G Wright GD 2 24 May 1943
Wg Cdr H Hawkins GD 3  8 Mar 1942
Sqn Ldr M O Taylor GD 3  
SO P I Stewart WAAF - GD 3 22 Nov 1943
Wg Cdr F W Hilton GD 4  
Flt Lt A Farr GD 4 12 May 1943
Lt Col S G Dickson GD 5  
Sqn Ldr L E Francis GD 5  1 Dec 1943
Flt Lt T J Coulston GD 5  
SO C Openshaw WAAF - GD 5  
Assistant Directorate of Counter-Propaganda
Wg Cdr P S S Clark Assistant Director of Counter-Propaganda  5 Sep 1940
Sqn Ldr K Horne CP 1 12 Aug 1941
Sqn Ldr E F Daglish CP 1  1 Jan 1943
Flt Lt J M Woodcock CP 3 11 Jun 1945
The duties of the personnel listed below have not yet been ascertained.
Sqn Ldr F M G Barnes    2 Jun 1941
Sqn Ldr D S Horner   12 Jul 1943
Flt Off J K Blunell WAAF 18 Jan 1943
Flt Off M S S Orr WAAF 23 Mar 1942
Directorate of Staff Duties
A/Cdre Vacant Director of Staff  Duties  
Gp Capt Gareth G Barrett Deputy Director of Staff Duties, CBE; later A/Cdre  
Wg Cdr Edward J Morris later A/Cdre  
Wg Cdr D C Smith Head of SD 1  
Sqn  Ldr V G Owen-Jones SD 1  
Sqn  Ldr R A E Milton SD 1  
Sqn  Ldr J Williams SD 1  
Sqn  Ldr R B Sears SD 1 18 Oct 1943
The duties of the personnel listed below have not yet been ascertained.
Sqn  Ldr H A Bartlett   25 Oct 1943
Sqn  Ldr M F Cooper   25 Oct 1943
Sqn  Ldr C Whitley MC 25 Oct 1943
Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Technical)
Directorate of Operational Requirements
A/Cdre

Alfred R Wardle

Director, AFC  4 Oct 1937
Gp Capt N C Odbert Deputy Director  8 Dec 1941 
Gp Capt Frederick S Stapleton Deputy Director, DSO, DFC; later AVM 15 May 1945
Fg Off D M Lambert OR (F)  
Wg Cdr Denis Crowley-Milling DSO, DFC; later AM - Head of OR 1  1 Oct 1944
Sqn Ldr E Sprawson OR 1 (a) 17 Sep 1944
Sqn Ldr A F Eckford DFC - OR 1 (b)  8 Sep 1943
Sqn Ldr A I Sladen DSO - OR 1 (c) 16 Apr 1945
Wg Cdr J R Ashwell-Cooke OR 1 (d) (in January 1945 as a Sqn Ldr) 27 Apr 1942
Sqn Ldr W J Harper OR 2 (d) 23 Nov 1944
Sqn Ldr L A Jackson OR 2 (e) 24 Nov 1940
Sqn Ldr G P Marsden OR 3 (a) 11 Jun 1944
Flt Lt W K Dunn DFC, DFM - OR 3 (a) 13 Nov 1944
Sqn Ldr W J Bourne OR 3 (b)  9 Sep 1944
Sqn Ldr Charles S Betts later AVM - OR 3 (b) 27 Jan 1945
Wg Cdr E E Ellison Head of OR 4 13 Oct 1939
Sqn Ldr P A Tanton DFM - OR 4 (a)  
Mr W F Jaggs Acting Staff Officer - OR 4 (b)  
Flt Lt F R Shepherd OR 4 (c) 12 Jun 1943
Flt Off C Munro WAAF - OR 4 (d) 11 Nov 1942
Lt Col G P P Pollitt OR 5  5 Mar 1945
Mr E W Bates Acting Higher Clerical Officer  
The Officer shown below was not shown in AIR 20/7518 but was still listed in the Jul 1945 CAFL
Gp Capt G R Edge   28 Feb 1942
The personnel shown below were not shown in AIR 20/7518 as they took up their appointments after January 1945
Sqn Ldr T W Evans DFC  
Directorate-General of Armament
AVM Gerard Combe Director-General of Armament,  5 Feb 1945
Gp Capt Herbert D Spreckley Arm (Plans), OBE; later AM 24 Mar 1945
Directorate of Armament Requirements
A/Cdre

Hubert L Patch

Director of Armament Requirements, CBE, later ACM  
Gp Capt A E Dark Deputy Director of Armament Requirements (1) 20 Nov 1944
Gp Capt Howard Ford Deputy Director of Armament Requirements (2), AFC; later AVM  1 Nov 1944
Wg Cdr M G Parker Assistant Director of Armament Requirements 17 Dec 1941
SO F H Parker WAAF - Arm/PFF 27 Nov 1944
Wg Cdr A H Hewitt R 1 (b)  7 May 1945
Wg Cdr F V Morello R 2 (a)  1 Mar 1945
Sqn Ldr C A Potter R 2 (b) 17 Aug 1942
Sqn Ldr H S Law R 2 (c) 27 Nov 1943
Sqn Ldr F P L Broome DFC - R 3  1 Dec 1944
The personnel shown below were not shown in AIR 20/7518 as they took up their appointments after January 1945
Wg Cdr P J B Reynolds OBE 15 May 1945
Deputy Directorate of Photography
Gp Capt F C V Laws Deputy Director of Photography, OBE  1 Nov 1940
Wg Cdr A Smith Photos 1 17 Sep 1941
ASO F E McAdoo WAAF - Photos 1 (a)  3 Mar 1943
Flt Lt H A Andrews Photos 1 (b) 20 Sep 1943
Sqn Ldr K J Dunkinson Photos 3  
Sqn Ldr J Clegg Photos 4 10 Aug 1942
The officer shown below were not shown in AIR 20/7518 as he took up his appointment after January 1945
Flt Lt D L Vinell   12 May 1945
Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Intelligence)
Directorate of Intelligence (Operations)
A/Cdre George W P Grant Director 24 Mar 1942
Wg Cdr D C Ion   17 Oct 1941
Sqn Ldr R E Dickinson    
Sqn Ldr R D Guest   22 Apr 1943
Sqn Ldr H C K Henderson   19 Oct 1941
Sqn Ldr A Murray   18 Sep 1942
Flt Lt C M Bolton   10 Mar 1944
Flt Lt G E A Bateman   10 May 1944
Flt Lt W L V Caldwell    3 Nov 1943
Flt Lt H Chessell    6 Dec 1943
Flt Lt P R Crowe    2 May 1944
Flt Lt B V Gutsell    1 Sep 1944
Flt Lt E C Peake    20 Apr 1945
Flt Lt P H P Reghault     3 Nov 1944
Flt Lt D D E Rodgers    1 Mar 1945
Flt Lt J R Shelford   17 May 1944
Flt Off R Boex WAAF 24 Feb 1943
Flt Off Y Z Huth WAAF  1 Sep 1944
Deputy Directorate of Intelligence (3)
Gp Capt W D Blackwood Deputy Director, DFC 16 Jun 1945
Wg Cdr M J C Allom   29 May 1942
Wg Cdr T A C Burgess   29 Apr 1940
Wg Cdr F J Howard   24 Jun 1940
Wg Cdr J Hurst    
Wg Cdr A D MacDonald MC 22 Nov 1939
Wg Cdr E J B Rose    
Wg Cdr F S Russell DSC, DFC 29 Jul 1940
Wg Cdr E A A Shackleton    
Sqn Ldr G Barraclough    5 Aug 1942
Sqn Ldr A D Bovill   12 Nov 1940
Sqn Ldr R A Clarence   26 Nov 1940
Sqn Ldr H A Coysh DFC 12 Dec 1940
Sqn Ldr G T Dennys OBE, RAFO 18 Jul 1930
Sqn Ldr G W Geldart   24 May 1943
Sqn Ldr R C H Horne   30 Jun 1941
Sqn Ldr T L Outhwaite    3 May 1941
Sqn Ldr H A M Pearson   25 May 1942
Sqn Ldr W E Sandbach   15 Mar1945
Sqn Ldr R S Scrivener    1 Jan 1945
Sqn Ldr S W Slaughter   19 Nov 1943
Sqn Ldr G A Theyer    
Sqn Ldr J Walker   15 May 1944
Sqn Ldr W S Wigglesworth   26 Aug 1940
Sqn Ldr N A Williams    6 Aug 1940
Flt Lt L W Biggs    9 Nov 1942
Flt Lt C W H Carr   31 Jul 1942
Flt Lt C A U F Chichester    4 Nov 1944
Flt Lt R R Clifford   12 Jan 1944
Flt Lt G S Clyde   30 Mar 1943
Flt Lt B Costin    3 Aug 1943
Flt Lt C W Edwards    1 Jan 1942
Flt Lt P T Griffiths   16 Apr 1944
Flt Lt R H Hensman   12 May 1943
Flt Lt W T Hill    
Flt Lt R N Hobson    
Flt Lt J F L Long   29 Feb 1944
Flt Lt E V G Mackenzie   27 Jul 1942
Flt Lt B L Middleton    5 Dec 1940
Flt Lt F C Reeves    5 Aug 1943
Flt Lt N H Sagar DCM 23 Sep 1942
Flt Lt C Smith   27 Jul 1942
Flt Lt T A St John   24 Jul 1942
Flt Lt E P Stephan-Smith DFM 15 Sep 1944
Flt Lt J C Wheeldon   14 Aug 1944
Flt Off H B E Anderson WAAF  9 Apr 1942
Flt Off P M Brentnall WAAF  8 Apr 1942
Flt Off E D De Marney WAAF 15 Dec 1944
Flt Off N E Gardiner WAAF 15 Jul 1942
Flt Off E H Hearn WAAF  1 Apr 1942
Flt Off M F Hothersall WAAF 11 Sep 1942
Flt Off A R McDermott WAAF 17 Dec 1943
Flt Off K G MacKenzie WAAF 13 Aug 1942
Flt Off P M Murray WAAF 13 Sep 1943
Flt Off D Ralli WAAF  1 Oct 1941
Flt Off I M H Ward WAAF 30 Nov 1943
Fg Off G D Dulley    7 Nov 1944
Fg Off S B Evison    8 Mar 1944
Plt Off R L Fraser   16 Jan 1945
Fg Off W J R Garman   31 Mar 1944
Fg Off E M Grout   29 Nov 1943
Fg Off C O Herd   24 May 1943
Fg Off G Lea   25 Jun 1944
Fg Off A R Rushford   24 Jun 1944
Fg Off G A Whitelaw    
Fg Off J H Williams    7 Apr 1945
Fg Off T Woodward-Knight   29 Jan 1945
Fg Off D J Marks   28 May 1945
SO J M Barron WAAF  
SO G Currin WAAF  1 Oct 1941
SO M E Curtis WAAF 23 Dec 1941
SO M G Drury WAAF  8 Mar 1944
SO L Gladwin WAAF 16 Jun 1945
SO K Heberden WAAF 22 Nov 1943
SO M B H Hughes WAAF 16 Oct 1944
SO W B King WAAF 28 Nov 1941
SO E W Lloyd WAAF 29 Feb 1944
SO J A Parsons WAAF 12 Apr 1944
SO S A K Scharss WAAF 22 Nov 1944
SO E N Wicksteed WAAF 17 Nov 1943
SO S M Wiseman WAAF 14 May 1945
Plt Off E P Beresford-Jones    6 Feb 1945
ASO R C Sharman WAAF  
Flt Lt J W Pope-Hennessy Special Appointment, RAFO  
Mr N H Wallis Special Appointment, FRSI, MBE  
Mr H J Clark Higher Clerical Officer  
Miss E I Shanks Civilian Assistant  
Miss R Meynell Civilian Assistant  
Assistant Directorate of Intelligence (Photographic)
Gp Capt D H Scott Assistant Director 16 Jan 1945
Sqn Ldr A MacDonald    4 Oct 1943
Sqn Ldr A H G Pickering    1 Jun 1942
Sqn Ldr J G H Tozer    6 Sep 1943
Flt Lt G V L Humphreys    1 Apr 1941
Flt Lt K J Nott   26 May 1944
Flt Off E F Pike WAAF 12 Sep 1941
Flt Off P M Hall WAAF 19 Oct 1941
SO J R Mellalieu WAAF  6 Aug 1944
Assistant Directorate of Intelligence (K)
Wg Cdr S D Felkin Assistant Director, MBE 28 Aug 1939
Wg Cdr G B Jepson   27 Nov 1939
Sqn Ldr B E Bishop   22 Feb 1945
Sqn Ldr H O Gregory   13 Jul 1944
Sqn Ldr C H March    1 May 1942
Sqn Ldr H N Roffey   12 Aug 1940
Sqn Ldr E Sankey   18 Jul 1940
Sqn Ldr G W Spenceley    1 May 1942
Sqn Ldr C K Squires    4 Jul 1940
Sqn Ldr T S Wyatt    9 Sep 1940
Flt Lt H L Benson    1 Apr 1945
Flt Lt R Benson   15 Dec 1942
Flt Lt L E Collier    2 Aug 1941
Flt Lt D Culver   11 Apr 1945
Flt Lt R B Gregory   14 Sep 1942
Flt Lt T F Heiberg   28 Jun 1943
Flt Lt M A Hicks   16 May 1944
Flt Lt W N P Hill   20 Aug 1944
Flt Lt A R J Humphrey    
Flt Lt W Jamieson    1 May 1942
Flt Lt J Lord    4 Sep 1944
Flt Lt J H Oddie    1 May 1942
Flt Lt H M Stokes   10 Feb 1940
Flt Lt B S Sullivan   10 Jul 1944
Flt Lt J P C Tooth   31 Oct 1940
Flt Lt S Y Vitalis    5 Sep 1944
Flt Lt R R Witter    1 May 1942
Flt Off L D Thornhill   22 Aug 1944
Fg Off J L Taylor DFC 28 Mar 1945
SO B Bolton WAAF  9 Jun 1945
SO J R D Buckley WAAF  9 Jun 1945
SO E M Collier WAAF  9 Jun 1945
SO E Dons WAAF  
SO J Ettridge WAAF 21 Feb 1945
SO J C Heybrook WAAF  9 Jun 1945
SO A Holt WAAF  9 Jun 1945
Plt Off L P Bamford    

Directorate of Intelligence (Research)

A/Cdre

Roland E de T Vintras

Director  1 Oct 1944
Deputy Directorate of Intelligence (2)
Gp Capt E J Palmer Deputy Director 29 Nov 1943
Wg Cdr D S Allom   12 Sep 1940
Wg Cdr Alan H C Boxer DFC; later AVM 18 Sep 1943
Wg Cdr W H G Heath    1 Oct 1940
Wg Cdr R W J Hooper DSO, DFC  
Wg Cdr G E F Proctor   30 Apr 1942
Sqn Ldr T H Auton   13 Dec 1943
Sqn Ldr W G Ballard   28 Oct 1940
Sqn Ldr C G Bardswell   24 Jun 1944
Sqn Ldr W Biddle   18 Mar 1941
Sqn Ldr G W Calvert   16 Aug 1940
Sqn Ldr A W Fagan   28 Nov 1940
Sqn Ldr G Frecheville   27 Aug 1939
Sqn Ldr J L G Glaister   14 May 1945
Sqn Ldr G M Heath    
Sqn Ldr H F King   19 Jul 1940
Sqn Ldr E D Kingsley    
Sqn Ldr M E B Lambert   16 Oct 1940
Sqn Ldr H G Morrison    1 Oct 1941
Sqn Ldr D C Nutting    
Sqn Ldr H Stiles    
Sqn Ldr G Wilkinson   12 Oct 1943
Sqn Ldr A H Williams    5 Mar 1940
Sqn Off H L M Gibbs WAAF 30 Dec 1940
Sqn Off M E Hammerton WAAF 10 Oct 1941
Sqn Off T Parr WAAF 21 Feb 1945
Flt Lt R G Bailey    2 Feb 1942
Flt Lt H L Bray   27 Jun 1945
Flt Lt W J Brett   18 May 1945
Flt Lt S E Carlton   11 Apr 1945
Flt Lt D R Davies   16 Sep 1943
Flt Lt G N Goodman    6 Apr 1945
Flt Lt S C Hill   11 Apr 1945
Flt Lt V H Jarvis   30 Mar 1945
Flt Lt R F Jessup    1 May 1945
Flt Lt H G Keene    4 Oct 1943
Flt Lt G P Kingdon   10 Mar 1941
Flt Lt J M Layton    1 Jun 1945
Flt Lt G J de C Mead   23 Dec 1941
Flt Lt E D Moody   22 May 1941
Flt Lt R R Reynolds    6 Apr 1945
Flt Lt D L Risdon   10 Apr 1944
Flt Lt D E Sausmarez    8 Jan 1945
Flt Lt A L Seymour    
Flt Lt H J Simms   11 Apr 1945
Flt Lt D L Walters    4 Nov 1943
Flt Lt K H Williman   1 Dec 1945
Flt Lt J G Uff   30 Mar 1945
Flt Lt J L B Yarker   26 Apr 1945
Flt Lt A C Mc C Yate   16 May 1945
Flt Off A F Angel WAAF 29 Jul 1942
Flt Off H M Armstrong WAAF 23 Jul 1942
Flt Off M K Ashcroft WAAF 11 Jan 1943
Flt Off F M E McDonald WAAF  2 Jun 1944
Flt Off N W McKelvie WAAF 28 Jan 1945
Flt Off M L MacLean WAAF  
Flt Off D J Manson WAAF  8 Dec 1941
Flt Off B M Rawnsley WAAF  2 Aug 1944
Flt Off E G Russell-Davis WAAF  5 Jul 1943
Flt Off E M Sagar WAAF 10 Nov 1941
Flt Off M Y Steele WAAF  7 Dec 1943
Fg Off E L Benchley   23 Feb 1944
Fg Off C H Burder    4 May 1943
Fg Off R L De Bunsen    
Fg Off C B Knaggs   24 Feb 1944
Fg Off V R Knowles   25 Apr 1944
SO G Deans WAAF 12 Sep 1942
SO P  J B Gaskell WAAF 22 Sep 1943
SO J E McEwen WAAF  9 May 1944
SO T V A Parr WAAF  
SO E M Parsons WAAF  9 Mar 1943
SO B Rogers WAAF  
SO O H Weinberger WAAF  8 Jun 1945
Plt Off L R Gibbins   25 Apr 1944
Plt Off S M Scott   16 May 1944
Plt Off T J Pimbley   16 May 1944
ASO M K Reynolds WAAF 29 Feb 1944
ASO S M Scott WAAF 23 Feb 1944
ASO S A Tattershall WAAF 29 Feb 1944
Directorate of Intelligence (Security)
A/Cdre Kenneth C Buss Director, OBE  1 Aug 1943
Deputy Directorate of Intelligence (Security)
Gp Capt C Porri Deputy Director  2 Jul 1943
Gp Capt J O Archer CBE, RAFO  
Wg Cdr C H Blyth   28 Nov 1940
Wg Cdr C Byron    8 Jun 1940
Wg Cdr D F Lapraik DFC 26 Aug 1940
Sqn Ldr H E Blyth   27 May 1940
Sqn Ldr J D C Curtis MBE, MC 14 Nov 1940
Sqn Ldr N Gatey   12 Jun 1940
Sqn Ldr L D Harris   26 Aug 1940
Sqn Ldr W E McVicar   26 Apr 1944
Sqn Ldr H H Oak-Rhind    3 Dec 1942
Sqn Ldr G L Reckitt   29 Jul 1940
Sqn Ldr R B Snagge    8 Apr 1940
Sqn Ldr G E Tennant   10 Jul 1941
Flt Lt B L'Argent-Bell    8 Aug 1944
Flt Lt W E Bredin   14 Mar 1944
Flt Lt E L Bryan   15 Mar 1941
Flt Lt C C Cholmondeley   12 Apr 1940
Flt Lt L P King   31 Oct 1941
Flt Lt G C Laws   26 Jul 1940
Flt Lt W H Owen   15 Apr 1941
Flt Lt W A Petrie   22 May 1945
Flt Lt E V A Scorer   12 Mar 1942
Flt Lt G G Slack    4 Jul 1944
Flt Lt R H W Smart    1 Jan 1943
Flt Lt K S Stubbs   22 Oct 1944
Flt Lt G M Tureczek    1 Mar 1944
Flt Lt A C Wilson    3 Sep 1939
Flt Off L M Phillips WAAF 30 Jan 1945
Flt Off A Sissons WAAF  2 Jan 1941
Flt Off M R Silverman WAAF 15 Oct 1942
SO A M Beresford WAAF 27 Jun 1944
SO M T Carlson WAAF  3 Nov 1944
SO N E Metcalfe WAAF 11 Jan 1944
SO J H Moden WAAF  3 Dec 1944
SO E Robinson WAAF 30 Oct 1943
SO J M Stevens WAAF  1 Jun 1944
SO J M Wright WAAF 15 Mar 1943
Plt Off T Burgess   26 Apr 1945
Plt Off G H Cavarra    
ASO J M Gibbs WAAF 21 Jun 1944
Mr C H Sargant Special Appointment  
Deputy Directorate of Intelligence (Organisation)
Gp Capt Vacant Deputy Director  
Gp Capt E M Jones   26 Nov 1940
Gp Capt J D'A Keary   21 Feb 1945
Gp Capt V J Sofiano MBE 26 Aug 1938
Gp Capt F W Winterbotham CMG, RAFO  
Wg Cdr A D McN Boyd DSO, DFC 11 Apr 1945
Wg Cdr P J Calvocoressi   14 Sep 1942
Wg Cdr P A L Cooper   14 Mar 1945
Wg Cdr P H Gulmaraens   25 Aug 1939
Wg Cdr F H A Harrison   28 Dec 1942
Wg Cdr D S G Honor   24 Apr 1944
Wg Cdr O A Oeser   13 Sep 1940
Wg Cdr P J B Perkins RAFO  
Sqn Ldr H L Archibald   28 May 1940
Sqn Ldr B W E R Bonsey RAFO  
Sqn Ldr G A Capes    5 Nov 1940
Sqn Ldr G T Davies    5 Jan 1944
Sqn Ldr H Davies   21 Jul 1941
Sqn Ldr D K de G Faulks   24 Apr 1944
Sqn Ldr E S N Faure    6 May 1943
Sqn Ldr H E Hervey MC  3 Oct 1943
Sqn Ldr E Jones   10 Jun 1942
Sqn Ldr P N Labertouche   31 Dec 1940
Sqn Ldr P H Manners-Wood   14 Mar 1941
Sqn Ldr R L Mathews    
Sqn Ldr G S Myers   17 Nov 1941
Sqn Ldr G A McK Phillips    8 Apr 1942
Sqn Ldr A P F Schneidau DSO 28 Nov 1941
Sqn Ldr J R Taunton   20 Dec 1943
Sqn Off C M Ambrose WAAF 23 Feb 1942
Sqn Off A T Owens WAAF  2 Jan 1941
Flt Lt J A Baghino   10 Nov 1944
Flt Lt C Challen MP  8 Nov 1940
Flt Lt R Dahl    2 May 1944
Flt Lt H G Durnford   23 Oct 1941
Flt Lt E B Gaskell   17 Jun 1942
Flt Lt K G Gilson   21 Jul 1941
Flt Lt G Greenwood   6 Jul 1944
Flt Lt N Harrow   14 Sep 1942
Flt Lt J R R Hunter   21 Aug 1944
Flt Lt A A John   12 Feb 1942
Flt Lt R H Macdonald   28 Nov 1941
Flt Lt J C S Mander    4 Oct 1943
Flt Lt D H Murphy DFC 29 Jun 1944
Flt Lt D D W Nabarro   11 Apr 1944
Flt Lt F J Norton   14 Sep 1942
Flt Lt J R Perceval   21 Jul 1941
Flt Lt L L S Rushworth   21 Aug 1944
Flt Lt F D Squire   24 Aug 1944
Flt Lt H J Ware   31 Jul 1944
Flt Off S Bailey WAAF  3 May 1943
Flt Off C F Bax WAAF 28 Jan 1943
Flt Off L F Bell WAAF 17 Apr 1944
Flt Off G J Birin WAAF 26 Aug 1942
Flt Off A J Bridel WAAF 11 Jun 1942
Flt Off E P A Burbury WAAF 31 Aug 1941
Flt Off R Corbett WAAF  
Flt Off I G Curtis WAAF 26 Aug 1942
Flt Off M Dawkes WAAF 23 Feb 1944
Flt Off E A Hughes WAAF 28 Sep 1942
Flt Off D M Keeton WAAF  6 Jul 1941
Flt Off R D Mallin WAAF  3 Mar1943
Flt Off M D Squire WAAF  8 Dec 1941
Flt Off K F Stibbs WAAF 10 Jun 1942
Flt Off A S Thomson WAAF  
Flt Off M A M Wigzell WAAF  
Flt Off J M Yearwood WAAF  6 Jan 1944
Fg Off G M Robbins RCAF 14 Sep 1942
SO H M Black WAAF  1 Aug 1944
SO B M Brown WAAF 26 Feb 1943
SO I K Carver WAAF 17 Apr 1944
SO B Davoran WAAF 14 Nov 1942
SO E M Donaldson-Rawlins WAAF 27 Mar 1942
SO M S Hobson WAAF  
SO R Hull WAAF 23 Feb 1943
SO D K Leyden WAAF 20 Sep 1940
SO R M McAlpine WAAF 17 Apr 1944
SO B H Meyer WAAF  
SO B Miln WAAF 31 Aug 1941
SO S Morgan WAAF 14 Nov 1942
SO S F Robertson WAAF  3 May 1945
SO P G Stirling WAAF 18 May 1945
SO P M Thomas WAAF  3 Apr 1945
SO C D Wood WAAF 26 Feb 1943
Plt Off A Benson   17 May 1944
Plt Off R F Brown    
Plt Off C B Flockhart    
Plt Off A Parkin   10 Apr 1945
ASO K E Archibald WAAF  3 Sep 1944
ASO E Buchanan-Dunlop WAAF 27 Jul 1944
ASO M M Collins WAAF 13 Sep 1944
ASO N M Crosby WAAF  3 Sep 1944
ASO T N Deakin WAAF 14 Nov 1944
ASO K M Godfrey WAAF  
ASO F M Gibson WAAF 13 Sep 1944
ASO L Gladwin WAAF  3 Sep 1944
ASO P K P Lloyd WAAF 17 Jul 1944
ASO N Sussock WAAF  3 Sep 1944
Mr J B Hogan Acting Staff Officer  
Miss E S Duncan Civilian Assistant  
Mr J C MacNair Acting Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr H C Slade Acting Higher Clerical Officer  
Miss A J Keevil Acting Higher Clerical Officer  
Mr A E T Facey Acting Higher Clerical Officer on loan from another government dept.
Assistant Directorate of Intelligence (Science)
Dr R V Jones Assistant Director, CBE  
Dr F C Frank Principal Senior Scientific Officer, OBE, PhD  
Dr A H Smith Principal Senior Scientific Officer  
Prof E M Wright Principal Senior Scientific Officer  
Wg Cdr R A V Gascoigne-Cecil Senior Scientific Officer  
Sqn Ldr J A Birtwistle Senior Scientific Officer  
Flt Lt R J Benzie Scientific Officer  
Mr D J Garrard Scientific Officer  
Plt Off R Hill Scientific Officer  
Mr J C E Jennings Scientific Officer  
Mr D A Jones Scientific Officer  
Air Intelligence (Joint Intelligence Staff)
Wg Cdr F F Ogilvie AI (JIS)  3 Jun 1943
Sqn Ldr R C Williams MC - AI (JIS) 25 Aug 1941
Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Policy)
Directorate of Plans
A/Cdre

Walter L Dawson

Director of Plans, CBE; later ACM 19 Jun 1943
Gp Capt P F Canning Deputy Director of Plans, CBE 23 Apr 1945
Wg Cdr M ff Beytagh DFC - SPS  8 Nov 1943
Wg Cdr F E W Birchfield OBE, AFC - SPS 23 Mar 1945
Wg Cdr P G St G O'Brien DFC- SPS 20 Mar 1944
Gp Capt Alick Foord-Kelcey AFC; later AVM - FPS  6 Mar 1944
Wg Cdr B Heath FPS  
Wg Cdr T A D Hewan EPS 31 Oct 1942
Sqn Ldr A N Jacob EPS 10 Sep 1942
Wg Cdr J S Heagerty Duty Officer - Cabinet War Room 25 Aug 1939
Wg Cdr E T Rees DSO, MC - Watch-keeper - Cabinet War Room 25 Aug 1939
Post Hostilities Planning
Gp Capt Robert Sorel-Cameron AFC; later A/Cdre  
Wg Cdr C L L A de Beaumont    
Wg Cdr J F F Pain   10 Jan 1945
Sqn Ldr Ian N MacDougall DFC; later A/Cdre 17 Oct 1944
Directorate of Policy (Air)
A/Cdre

Douglas MacFadyen

Director of Policy (Air), CBE; later AM 21 Jan 1944
Gp Capt E A Jones Deputy Director of Policy (Air)  3 Oct 1944 
Wg Cdr R D Williams DFC - ASP 4 27 Oct 1943
Wg Cdr J Scrimgeour OBE - ASP 6  6 Apr 1942
Directorate of Policy (General)
A/Cdre

Theodore N McEvoy

Director of Policy (General), OBE; later ACM xx Dec 1944
Gp Capt M R McArthur Deputy Director of Policy (General) (1), DFC 18 Dec 1944
Gp Capt A Wall Deputy Director of Policy (General) (2)  8 May 1944
Gp Capt Donald M T Macdonald Deputy Director of Policy (General) (3); later  AVM 30 May 1945
Wg Cdr J W Stewart DFC - ASP 2 18 Mar 1944
Wg Cdr R D Yule ASP 2  
Wg Cdr J C Cunningham ASP 3  
Wg Cdr D L Pitt ASP 3  
Wg Cdr Ian G Esplin later AVM - ASP 5  7 May 1945
Wg Cdr J M Foxley-Norris ASP 5 19 Nov 1944
Wg Cdr Christopher J Mount later A/Cdre - ASP 7  
Wg Cdr W J M Longmore ASP 8  
Wg Cdr J O'Neill ASP 9 25 Aug 1944
Wg Cdr G J Spence ASP 10  
The personnel shown below were not shown in AIR 20/7518
Wg Cdr J McLaren   21 May 1941
Wg Cdr D Peveier DSO, DFC  4 Feb 1944
Sqn Ldr K A Perkin    
Directorate of Air Transport Policy and Operations
A/Cdre Richard B Jordan Director of Air Transport Policy and Operations, DFC; later AM  
Gp Capt A R M Geddes Deputy irector of Air Transport Policy and Operations, OBE 17 Jan 1944
Wg Cdr D L R Halliday DFC - ATPO 1 23 May 1945
Wg Cdr S W G Morton ATPO 1 24 Apr 1944
Sqn Ldr A E B Williams ATPO 1  4 Jun 1944
Lt Col J W Nelson MC - ATPO 1  3 Jan 1944
Flt Off D K Conner WAAF - ATPO 1  4 Jun 1942
Wg Cdr D R Bagnall ATPO 2 29 Jun 1945
Sqn Ldr L B Irish ATPO 2  1 Nov 1944
Sqn Ldr L F Middleton DFC - ATPO 2 27 Feb 1945
Wg Cdr D King ATPO 4 12 Jun 1944
Sqn Ldr H S Burrows ATPO 4 28 Feb 1945
Sqn Ldr G Drew ATPO 4  
Directorate of Allied Air Co-operation and Foreign Liaison
A/Cdre Frank Beaumont Director of Allied Air Co-operation and Foreign Liaison  8 Aug 1942
Gp Capt H W Pearson Rogers Deputy Director of Allied Air Co-operation and Foreign Liaison, CBE  8 Feb 1945
Wg Cdr H C Biles AFL 1 19 Apr 1943
Sqn Ldr E C L Richardson AFL 1  9 Jan 1941
Sqn Ldr F S Lovell AFL 1  
Flt Lt T Gray AFL 1 10 Apr 1942
Flt Lt S T Jakimowicz AFL 1  7 Mar 1941
Wg Cdr H L Seligman AFL 2  9 Sep 1941
Flt Lt R V Wells AFL 2  
Flt Off H M S Stewart WAAF - AFL 2 10 Sep 1941
Wg Cdr A P German-Ribon AFL 3 19 Oct 1941
Sqn Ldr W Herrera AFL 3  
Flt Lt R B J S Norman AFL 3 29 Jan 1945
Wg Cdr M J B Stoker AFL 4 18 Jul 1940
Flt Off A F Walters WAAF - AFL 4 21 Apr 1942
ASO M L Douglas WAAF - AFL 4 26 Jan 1945
Sqn Ldr S A Stevenson AFL 5  
Sqn Ldr J E H Park AFL 6 23 Jun 1941
Flt Lt S Sroka AFL 6  
Flt Lt R A Bradford AFL 6 15 Sep 1944
Flt Lt J W B Peel AFL 6  5 Dec 1944
Flt Lt R K Porter AFL 6 16 Apr 1945
Hon Wg Cdr W E N Growden Capt (Ret) - AFL 7  
Sqn Ldr T E Pennington AFL 7  1 Mar 1942
Sqn Ldr E O D Keown AFL 7 26 Nov 1940
Flt Lt J S Fairfax-Jones AFL 7  2 Jun 1941
Flt Lt A R Dickinson AFL 7  5 Apr 1941
Sqn Ldr R A Green AFL 8  9 Dec 1940
Sqn Ldr A C W Hardy AFL 8 20 Sep 1941
Sqn Ldr D Dakin AFL 8  1 May 1945
Flt Off E Spowart WAAF - AFL 8 28 Oct 1943
The personnel shown below were not shown in AIR 20/7518
Wg Cdr T C Wells OBE, MC 10 Jul 1940
Sqn Ldr W T Jones    1 Nov 1943
Sqn Off M F Gordon-Wilson WAAF  6 Dec 1943
Flt Lt D P Hickman   10 Apr 1942
Flt Lt R W Nicholson    3 Mar 1941
Flt Off Y L A Gundry-White WAAF  
Flt Off E M Haslam WAAF  5 Feb 1944
Fg Off A E B Greenwood   20 Dec  1944
Air Staff Policy 1
Gp Capt Francis D S Scott-Malden DSO, DFC; later AVM, Head of ASP 1  
Wg Cdr K Broadley ASP 1  3 Jun 1941
Wg Cdr D E Milson ASP 1  
Sqn Ldr J F Ginnett ASP 1  

Source - July 1945 Air Force List

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