Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Department of the Air Member for Technical Services - Personnel July 1947
On 1 January 1947 the post of Air Member for Training was replaced by the post of Air Member for Technical Services. This would result in a reorganisation and redistribution of the Directorates etc between the Air Members of the Council. At this stage the exact nature of this reorganisation had not been finalised and the Directorates etc of the Air Member for Training continued to be shown under the new Air Member, pending the renaming of the Director-General of Training to Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Training) and its transfer to the Department of the Chief of the Air Staff.
AM | Air Member for Technical Services, KCB, MC, DFC, ADC | 1 Jan 1947 | |
Mr | S J W Firth | Private Secretary | |
Technical Services (Policy) | |||
A/Cdre | Raymond G Hart | CB, CBE, MC; later AM | |
Gp Capt | R J Pilgrim-Morris | ||
Wg Cdr | OBE; later AVM | ||
Sqn Ldr | W R Cumbers | ||
Sqn Ldr | A L Fussell | ||
Sqn Ldr | Reginald E W Harland | later AM | |
Sqn Ldr | L Lewington | ||
Sqn Off | D R Pitts | WAAF | |
Directorate-General of Training | |||
AVM | Director-General, KBE, CB, DSO, DFC, AFC, ADC; later ACM | 31 Oct 1945 | |
Directorate of Operational Training | |||
A/Cdre | Director, CB; later AVM | ||
Gp Capt | John Grandy | Deputy Director, DSO; later MRAF | |
Gp Capt | George A Walker | Deputy Director, CBE, DSO, DFC, ADC; later ACM | |
Wg Cdr | William E Coles | DSO, DFC, AFC; later AM | |
Wg Cdr | H F Cox | ||
Wg Cdr | G F Grant | ||
Wg Cdr | N C Harding | ||
Wg Cdr | Patrick G Jameson | DSO, DFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | B C Bennett | ||
Sqn Ldr | A C Blyth | DFC | |
Sqn Ldr | R S Boast | DFC | |
Sqn Ldr | R D Doleman | ||
Sqn Ldr | W G James | ||
Sqn Ldr | B Lewin | ||
Mr | A H Meaby | Acting Staff Officer | |
Directorate of Flying Training | |||
A/Cdre | Director, DFC, AFC; later AVM | ||
Gp Capt | Henry A V Hogan | Deputy Director, later AVM | |
Gp Capt | G C Stemp | Deputy Director, | 15 Jun 1943 |
Gp Capt | G J L Read | Deputy Director, | |
Wg Cdr | John O Barnard | later A/Cdre | 29 Nov 1945 |
Wg Cdr | D S Beardon | ||
Wg Cdr | W B Hodgson | ||
Wg Cdr | R J Jeffries | OBE | |
Wg Cdr | W S Ralphs | MBE | |
Wg Cdr | L J Schwab | ||
Wg Cdr | A J Shelfoon | ||
Cdr | K Williamson | Attached, RN, | |
Sqn Ldr | W A Allinson | DFC, DFM | |
Sqn Ldr | R H Harris | ||
Sqn Ldr | R J McCallum | ||
Sqn Ldr | G L Mattey | 12 Nov 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | W T Mathieson | ||
Sqn Ldr | G F Morley-Mower | ||
Sqn Ldr | R G B Summers | ||
Sqn Ldr | W F Wallington | DFC | |
Sqn Ldr | J C Wheeler | AFC | |
Flt Lt | |||
Lt | J G O Hofman | Attached, RNVR | |
Directorate of Technical Training | |||
A/Cdre | Director, CB, DSC; later A/Cdre | ||
Gp Capt | G L S Griffiths-Jones | Deputy Director | |
Gp Capt | Thomas N Coslett | Deputy Director; later AM | |
Wg Cdr | G R C Baker | also show in Directorate of Command and Staff Training | 24 Sep 1940 |
Wg Cdr | R W Christmas | ||
Wg Cdr | Kenneth W Godfrey | also show in Directorate of Command and Staff Training; later AVM | |
Wg Cdr | L H Stewart | ||
Wg Cdr | J Woods | 1 Sep 1942 | |
Sqn Ldr | F S Cocker | 4 Sep 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | D J Ellery | 10 Jul 1946 | |
Sqn Ldr | A R L Inniss | ||
Sqn Ldr | A Mills | 13 Jul 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | E J Price | ||
Sqn Ldr | A E G Pye | ||
Sqn Ldr | J H C Saffery | MBE | |
Sqn Ldr | R Wright | DFM | |
Sqn Ldr | L S Wyse | ||
Sqn Off | E J Borlase | WAAF, also show in Directorate of Command and Staff Training | 27 Feb 1942 |
Flt Lt | Eric Burchmore | later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | W E French | ||
Flt Lt | D S Gregory | 13 Oct 1945 | |
Flt Lt | W T H Hay | ||
Flt Off | E K Livermore | WAAF | 18 Aug 1945 |
Fg Off | N J Stewart | ||
Directorate of Command and Staff Training | |||
A/Cdre | Director, CBE; later ACM | ||
Gp Capt | David W Bayne | Deputy Director; later A/Cdre | |
Gp Capt | Deputy Director; later AVM | ||
Gp Capt | J O W Oliver | Deputy Director | |
Wg Cdr | G R C Baker | also show in Directorate of Technical Training | 24 Sep 1940 |
Wg Cdr | G G N Barrett | AFC | |
Wg Cdr | E J Brooks | ||
Wg Cdr | O C Cassells | ||
Wg Cdr | J Fleming | ||
Wg Cdr | C M S Gardiner | ||
Wg Cdr | Kenneth W Godfrey | also show in Directorate of Technical Training; later AVM | |
Wg Cdr | DFC; later AVM | ||
Wg Cdr | D C Smith | 9 Jul 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | W E Ashfull | ||
Sqn Ldr | I Bellas | ||
Sqn Ldr | E J Price | ||
Sqn Ldr | S A Carr | ||
Sqn Ldr | N S C Chapman | ||
Sqn Ldr | F J Evans | ||
Sqn Ldr | A R de L Inniss | ||
Sqn Ldr | R W Pye | ||
Sqn Ldr | H R Rittey | ||
Sqn Ldr | T A Tindle | ||
Sqn Off | E J Borlase | WAAF, also show in Directorate of Technical Training | |
Flt Lt | W J Allardyce | 10 Feb 1945 | |
Flt Lt | A W E P Cartwright | DFM | |
Flt Lt | A F Halley | ||
Flt Lt | W J H Hay | ||
Flt Lt | L R Healey | DSO, DFM | |
Flt Lt | D A Oliver | ||
Flt Lt | H R Orchard | ||
Flt Lt | C E Sargeant | ||
Flt Lt | G Vickers | ||
Flt Lt | P C Warren | ||
Gp Capt (Ret) | F E Brockman | Retired Officer | |
Wg Cdr (Ret) | E B Beauman | Retired Officer | |
Mr | A Johnston | Assistant Production Officer | |
Mr | J W Lambert | Special Appointment | |
Flt Lt (Ret) | J Sutherland | Special Appointment, MBE | |
Mr | E C Ditcham | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Mr | M W Tulip | Acting Higher Clerical Officer | |
Assistant Directorate of Training (Plans) | |||
Wg Cdr | Assistant Director, DSO, DFC; later ACM | ||
Sqn Off | M M Hurll | WAAF | |
Training Progress | |||
Gp Capt | H M Groves | Head of Branch | |
Wg Cdr | R Martin | ||
Sqn Ldr | J Robinson | ||
Mr | G R Richardson | Special Appointment, MBE, AIA |
Source - April 1946 Air Force List
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