Air Ministry 1926

Department of the Under Secretary of State for Air (US of S)

Name	Duties/Notes
Maj Sir Philip A G D Sassoon	Under Secretary of State, Bart, GBE, CMG, MP
P J Oldfield	Private Secretary

Department of the Under Secretary of State for Air

May 1926

Name	Rank/Status	Role/Duties
S8 - Secretariat Division allocated to Directorate of Civil Aviation
F G L Bertram	Principal, CBE
Co-ordination and correspondence for Directorate of Civil Aviation and duties in connection with the International Commission for Air Navigation and International civil aviation conferences as laid down in Office Memorandum 266.
W W Burkett J A Weekly	Asst. Administrative Officer, MC Higher Clerical Officer (Act.).	Preparation of Air Council letters originating in Directorate and drafting of minutes of international and interdepartmental conferences initiated by the Directorate. Preparation of draft reports, précis and memoranda. Liaison with central Secretarial Divisions
Department of the Directorate of Civil Aviation (DCA)
Sir W Sefton Brancker	AVM, KCB, AFC	Director of Civil Aviation
H Jones	MBE	Personal Assistant
Regulation of civil flying within the United Kingdom, and administration of the provisions of the Air Navigation Act 1920 and the Orders and Directions issued in connection therewith. Representation on the International Commission for Air Navigation and consideration of all matters connected with the International Air Convention and international flying. Organisation of civil air routes and administration of schemes of Government assistance for their operation. Administration of scheme of Government assistance to light aeroplane clubs. Inspection and organisation of aerodromes for civil purposes, including their licensing; licensing and registration of aircraft, pilots and technical personnel employed in civil aviation. Investigation of civil and service accidents. Interchange of information relating to civil aeronautics within the Empire. Collection, collation and issue of information of value to the Aircraft Industry. Promotion of both the transport and constructional sides of civil aviation.
Aerodromes and Licensing Branch
F C Shelmerdine	Lt Col, Senior Assistant, OBE	Examination and licensing of personnel. Registration and certification of aircraft. Licensing of civil aerodromes. Organisation of emergency landing grounds. Register of pilots, ground engineers and aircraft. Administration of regulations. Administration of Light Aeroplane Club scheme. Accommodation for civil firms at Government aerodromes. Consideration of insurance questions affecting civil aviation.
L F Richard	Maj, Junior Assistant	Administration of Government civil aerodromes. Maintenance of Air Ministry civil aircraft and engines and provision of stores.
W A Campbell	Higher Clerical Officer	Supervision of clerical staff. Examination of all licenses and certificates; checking of correspondence. Provision of store required by civil aerodromes. Inspection of proposed sites for civil aerodromes. Allocation of RAF Reserve officers to civil flying schools for training.
Deputy Directorate of Air Transport (DDAT)
I A E Edwards	Lt Col, Deputy Director, CMG
AT (P)
C H Biddlecombe	Junior Assistant	Policy questions concerning air routes. Examination of and advice in regard to new aviation propositions at home and abroad. Allocation of state-owned civil aircraft material.
AT (I)
O G G Villiers	Maj, Senior Assistant, DSO	Collection, analysis, classification and distribution within the Ministry and to the aircraft industries of all information relating to civil aeronautics, including foreign air intelligence. Preparation of 'News Letter' for circulation to Dominions and India. Liaison with the Department of Overseas Trade and with the aircraft industries. Questions relating to exhibitions, lectures and public information generally in regard to civil aeronautics.
E M Rossitter	Junior Assistant	Compilation and revision of the 'Air Pilot' and its monthly supplements; editing of Notices to Airmen and Ground Engineers. Preparation of Fortnightly Résumé of Commercial and Technical Information and of information for issue to the industries. Distribution of these publications.
AT (R)
F Tymms	Staff Officer, MC	Navigation. Examination of air navigators and pilots. Investigation and advice on navigation matters in connection with civil aviation. Air survey questions. Acoustics in connection with civil aviation. Compilation of records of aeronautical ground organization and matter for Notices to Airmen and for Air Pilot. Route directions and advice on routes to pilots. Investigation of new routes. Data for aeronautical maps.
C B Collins	Higher Clerical Officer	General supervision of clerical staff. Preparation of memoranda, draft reports and branch letters.
Accidents Branch
J P C Cooper G A Wareham	Maj, Inspector of Accidents, OBE, MC Capt, Assistant Inspector
S J V Fill F S Wilkins	Maj, Investigating Officer, OBE Capt, Investigating Officer	Carrying out preliminary enquiries; assisting in examination of wreckage; collection of evidence and document; attendance at inquests and courts of inquiry; carrying out subsequent tests and work arising from investigations. Collection, classification and record of all technical information, orders and notices bearing on the subject. Classification of accidents

October 1926

With effect from 18 October, 1926, the Secretarial Division (S8) allotted to the Directorate of Civil Aviation was merged in the Directorate, which now comprises two main divisions responsible for administrative and technical
work respectively. The Accidents Branch, however, is not included in the Technical Division but will continue to report directly to the Director of Civil Aviation.

Name	Rank/Status	Role/Duties
Department of the Directorate of Civil Aviation (DCA)
Sir W Sefton Brancker	AVM, KCB, AFC	Director of Civil Aviation
H Jones	MBE	Personal Assistant
Regulation of civil flying within the United Kingdom and administration of the provisions of the Air Navigation Act, 1920, and of the orders and directions issued in connection therewith. Representation on the International Commission for Air Navigation. Consideration of all matters connected with the Air Convention and international flying. Organization of civil air routes and administration of schemes of government assistance for their operation. Administration of scheme of government assistance to light aeroplane clubs. Inspection and organization of aerodromes for civil purposes, including their licensing; licensing and registration of aircraft, pilots and technical personnel employed in civil aviation. Investigation of civil and service accidents. Interchange of information relating to civil aeronautics within the Empire. Collection, collation and issue of information of value to the aircraft industry. Promotion of both the transport and constructional sides of civil aviation.
Deputy Directorate of Civil Aviation
F G L Bertram	Principal, CBE
All correspondence passing in the name of the Air Council will, however, continue to be submitted to the Principal Assistant Secretary for signature.
CA1
W W Burkett J A Weekly	Asst. Administrative Officer, MC Higher Clerical Officer (Act.).	Co-ordination and correspondence for Directorate of Civil Aviation. Minutes of international and interdepartmental conferences initiated by the directorate. Liaison with and duties in connection with the International Commission for Air Navigation and international civil aviation conferences. Administration of financially assisted civil aviation services, including agreements with Imperial Airways, Ltd., and light aeroplane clubs. Insurance questions affecting civil aviation agreements. Liaison with central secretarial and finance divisions.
CA2
G W Dyke W A Campbell	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Administration of regulations. Administration of government civil aerodromes, including accommodation for civil firms. Licensing of civil aerodromes. Administration of air routes and emergency landing grounds. Administrative examination and licensing of personnel. Registration and certification of aircraft. Registers of pilots, ground engineers and aircraft. Accounting for Air Ministry civil aircraft, engines and the provision of stores. Allocation of RAF Reserve Officers to civil flying schools for training.
Chief Technical Adviser (CTA (CA) (reporting directly to the Director of Civil Aviation.)
I A E Edwards	Lt Col, Deputy Director, CMG	Chief Technical Adviser
CA3
O G G Villiers	Maj, Senior Assistant, DSO	Collection, analysis, classification and dissemination within the Ministry and to aircraft industries of all information relating to civil aeronautics, including foreign air intelligence. Preparation of " News Letter" for circulation to the Dominions and India. Liaison with the Department of Overseas Trade and with the aircraft societies and industries. Questions relating to exhibitions, lectures and information generally in regard to civil aeronautics.
E M Rossitter	Junior Assistant	Editing of the "Air Pilot " and its monthly supplements; editing of Notices to Airmen and Ground Engineers. Preparation of fortnightly résumé of commercial and technical information and of information for issue to the industries.
CA4
F Tymms C B Collins Vacant	Senior Technical Assistant, MC Technical Assistant Higher Clerical Officer	Policy questions concerning air routes. Preparation, examination of and technical advice in regard to new aviation propositions at home and abroad. Navigation; examination of navigators andtechnical examination of pilots; air survey, aeronautical maps and acoustical work. Investigation and organisation of air routes. Inspection of aerodromes. Operation of, and provision of spares forAir Ministry civil aircraft. Insurance questions concerned with experimental machines, equipment and instruments. Compilation of records of aeronautical ground organization and preparation of material for Notices to Airmen and for the "Air Pilot." Route directions and advice on routes to pilots. Consideration of technical amendments of the International Air Convention in connection with the above duties.
Accidents Branch
J P C Cooper G A Wareham	Maj, Inspector of Accidents, OBE, MC Capt, Assistant Inspector
S J V Fill F S Wilkins	Maj, Investigating Officer, OBE Capt, Investigating Officer	Carrying out preliminary enquiries; assisting in examination of wreckage; collection of evidence and document; attendance at inquests and courts of inquiry; carrying out subsequent tests and work arising from investigations. Collection, classification and record of all technical information, orders and notices bearing on the subject. Classification of accidents
Egypt-India Air Service
F C Shelmerdine	Lt Col, OBE	Air Ministry Superintendent, Cairo-Karachi Civil Air Service.

Department of the Secretary of the Air Ministry

Sir W F Nicholson	KCB	Secretary and Accounting Officer
J B Proper	Mr	Private Secretary
Preparation and issue of all official communications of the Air Council. General control and co-ordination of Air Ministry procedure and of the conduct of official business in the Air Ministry. Control of expenditure: major questions of finance and accounts. Accounting Officer of Air Votes. Air Ministry establishments and all questions affecting civil staff (including civil employees of the RAF). Parliamentary and legal business. International Law. Domestic economy of the Air Ministry. Duties connected with meetings of the Air Council. General supervision through the Principal Assistant Secretaries an Director of Contracts of all functions performed by Secretarial Divisions and Contracts Directorate, and through the Deputy Secretary and Principal Assistant Secretaries, of all functions performed by the Finance Divisions and Accounts Directorate. Administration of the Meteorological Office
Sir Sigmund Dannreuther	Knt, CB	Deputy Secretary
W E L Courtney	Mr	Private Secretary
Duties connected with Finance, Estimates, Accounts, audit and supervision generally of all expenditure under Air Votes.
H W W McAnally	CB	Principal Assistant Secretary General Supervision of S1, S2, S5 and F1
B E Holloway	CB	Principal Assistant Secretary General Supervision of S8, S9, F3, F4 and Airship Finance
J A Webster	CB, DSO	Principal Assistant Secretary General Supervision of S4, S6, S7, F2 and Press Section
S1 - Establishment Division
F G Nutt	OBE	Assistant Secretary
HQ establishments and staff. Appointments, promotions and superannuation of HQ civil staff. Accommodation. Office Memoranda. Administrative Whitley Council. Civil Decorations.
E F Cliff A J Camm S Hudson V C Mountfort A Lawson	Principal Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Establishment questions affecting technical staff for DWB Establishments comprising Treasury classes. Entry, pay, promotions, transfers and other staff matters affecting Treasury classes. Superannuation questions (other than the Universities Scheme). Office Memoranda Establishments of RAF Officers and technical staff (other than DWB). Proposals to attach RAF Officers to the Air Ministry. Staff questions (including entry, pay, discharge, etc) affecting civil professional and technical classes other than works staff. Vote 10 estimates and liability statement. Universities Scheme of Superannuation. Whitley Council work.
W F Jenkins J C F Godfray	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Inspection work; numbers of basic grades; reductions and transfers of temporary staff. Pay, entry, discharge, insurance, etc of temporary administrative and clerical staff. Pay sheets for weekly staff. Personal records of all civil staff. Leave questions affecting civil staff (permanent and temporary). Payment of overtime. Statistical returns.
E W R Traviss	Higher Clerical Officer	Accommodation, furniture, messengers and cleaners. Telephone directory.
H E Randall	Miss, Chief Superintendent of Typists	In charge of shorthand and typist staff.
A E Boorer	Miss, Superintendent of Typists	In charge of typing pool for DDAI, WB3, WB4 (c) and Contracts 2
D Stutfield	Miss, Superintendent of Typists	In charge of Secret, Secretariat and Finance typing pool.
E M Mason	Miss, Superintendent of Typists	In charge of D of E and DDR (I) typing pool.
E I M Nolan	Miss, Superintendent of Typists	In charge of typing pool for DCA, DDAT, A & L, AE and CMEE
W McLean	Miss, Superintendent of Typists	In charge of typing pool for DOI, DOSD, DSR and AI
H E Smith	Miss, Superintendent of Typists	In charge of Roneo Section
M Palmer	Miss, Superintendent of Typists	In charge of typing pool for DPS, DDM, D of T ands S7, Meteorological Office and Press Seetion.
H L Thomas	Miss, Superintendent of Typists	In charge of typing pool for DWB, D of A, Library, and S5(b).
D M Huckle	Miss, Superintendent of Typists (Acting)	In charge of typing pool for DDR (Arm.), S9, and AI (T)
E G Farmer	Miss, Superintendent of Typists	In charge of D of C typing pool.
J J Dale	Office Keeper	General supervision of messenger staff. Requisitions on HM Office of Works for minor maintenance repairs.
S2 - Outstation Establishment and Labour Division
J B Abraham	Assistant Secretary
Civil appointments and establishments outside the Air Ministry. Civil employees outside the Air Ministry. Labour questions.
F C G Young	Principal	General establishment question; works and buildings, and aeronautical inspection staff; labour questions, RAF Establishments Committee, Industrial Whitley Council and committees.
L G Bacon R E Bone	Assistant Principal Higher Clerical Officer	Works and buildings, and aeronautical inspection staff. Establishments : appointments, pay, leave, superannuation, etc. Records of staff. Estimates, etc.
E H Cross	Staff Officer	Labour questions; insurance, wages, conditions of service, gratuities under Superannuation Acts, administrative questions relating to housing properties, civilian quarters, etc. Estimates for wages staff.
W G Foden A C Hamilton G M Haslam P Wright,	Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Civilian staff of meteorological, educational, experimental and airship establishments, stores depots, civil aviation, W/T operators and miscellaneous. Establishments: questions relating to appointments, pay, leave, superannuation, etc; records of staff. Estimates.
S4 - Legal and Parliamentary Division
J M Spaight	Assistant Secretary, OBE
Legal questions. International Law. League of Nations. Parliamentary work. Records, etc of Committees. Proclamations and Orders for emergencies.
R L Megarry	Principal, OBE	Legal questions arising out of civil aviation, the International Air Navigation Convention (1919), the Air Navigation Act 1920, the Air Navigation Orders 1922, etc and the directions thereunder. Questions relating to colonial and foreign civil aviation. General legal questions.
G Calder	Assistant Principal	General legal questions, especially those relating to workmen's compensation cases, third party damage claims; ejectment from, or recovery of rent for, Air Ministry lettings; hiring, water and other agreements; miscellaneous questions of civil law; proposed prosecutions. Drafting of Orders-in-Council and King's Orders; amendment of the Air Force Act. Co-ordination of League of Nations work affecting the Air Ministry.
S5 - Air Council and General Division
H C Hamilton	Principal
Air Council work. Cabinet papers. Issue of photographs, lantern slides, etc. Aerodrome passes. Passports. Postal and telegraphic correspondence with GPO Statistics. Weekly and Confidential Orders and AM Publications. Printing and stationery. Registry. Library. Air Historical Branch. Miscellaneous correspondence
G R Richardson	Statistical Officer, MBE	In charge of statistical work.
F W Nightingale	Higher Clerical Officer	Statistics.
F Rawlings	Staff Officer (Acting)	Editor of Weekly and Confidential Orders and publications.
W J Walder	Higher Clerical Officer	Weekly and Confidential Orders and publications.
S5 (b)
A G Attride	Staff Officer	Supervision of printing, stationery, S5 (c) and AMPD
S V Bacon	Higher Clerical Officer (Acting)	Demands for printing. Demands for stationery.
S5 (c) & AMPD
W E Pepper	Higher Clerical Officer (Acting)	Custody and issue of Secret and Confidential publications. Custody and issue of Air Force forms. Custody and issue of Air Publications.
Registry
W B Pettet	Chief Registrar	General supervision of Registry and registry arrangements. General supervision of archives section.
J S Robinson T H Walsh	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Registration and subject index section.
P C Tranter H H Burch	Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Transit section.
F J T Cooper	Higher Clerical Officer	Allocation section; secret registry; code and cypher messages.
Archives
W F Glass	Higher Clerical Officer	Classification and custody of Air Ministry and RAF records.
Library
A R Low A H Rassell	Maj, Librarian Higher Clerical Officer (Act)
Air Historical Branch
J Morris	Mr	Head of Branch.
J C Nerney	Mr	Compilation of monographs on naval air developments and operations.
W F Cliffe	Mr	Research work for squadron histories, statistics and biographies.
A J Insall	Mr	Research work on monographs on military air operations.
H A Pride	Mr	In charge of records; supervision of clerical staff; office routine.
S6 - Secretariat Division allotted to Department of CAS
C G Evans	Assistant Secretary
Co-ordination and correspondence in the Department of the CAS, as laid down in Office Memorandum No 114.
C G Caines	Principal, MBE	Preparation of all Air Council letters originating in the CAS's Department. Drafting memoranda for CAS, and if required, for directors. Advice to CAS on administrative questions involving relations with other Government Departments.
S G Robinson?	Higher Clerical Officer	Drafting of less important letters; investigation of, and report to head of branch on, cases not involving consideration of policy.
S7 - Secretariat Division allotted to Department of the Air Member for Personnel
L F Schooling W L Scott	Principal Principal, DSC
Co-ordination and correspondence for Department of AMP Conditions of service of regular officers and their application to individual cases. Entry, retirement, etc, of regular officers and of cadets. Miscellaneous questions concerning airmen. Drafting of personnel regulations including King's Regulations and Air Council Instructions for the RAF Conditions of service of Reserve, Special Reserve and AAF Entry, resignation etc, of officers of these Forces. Officers' records and editing of Air Force List. Honours and awards, decorations, medals. Personnel statistics Casualties. Ceremonial.
A E Slater	Assistant Principal	Assistant to Principal on active list personnel questions generally. Editing of King's Regulations and Air Council Instructions for the RAF Voting of RAF personnel at Parliamentary elections. Long service and good conduct medals. Disclosure of service information regarding airmen.
J E Mullen	Staff Officer	Correspondence work in disciplinary, medical, chaplains and training questions. Conditions of service of officers. Drafting of personnel regulations and orders. Entry of and questions concerning cadets. Questions concerning aircraft apprentices and boys entered for training as clerks. Editing RAF section of London Gazette.
V C Mountford	Staff Officer	Air Council letters regarding postings, selection for courses, etc. Entry of officers on permanent and short service commissions. Transfer of short service and seconded officers to permanent commissions; transfers between branches. Extensions of short service commissions. Promotion questions other than duties with Promotion Board. Retirements etc, and transfers to reserve. Permission to proceed abroad and passport questions. Miscellaneous airmen questions, including discharges, remusterings and reclassifications.
C G White	Higher Clerical Officer (Acting)	Secondment, attachment and transfer of officers from and to other Services. Questions respecting officers retained on temporary commissions. Interpreter and language questions. Correspondence relating to Iraq and Palestine. Officers for Iraq Army.
F W Alderston E Bard H P Grabasky	Staff Officer (Acting) Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer (Acting)	Personal records of officers, including confidential reports and medical boards; casualties; Air Force List. Secretarial duties for RAF Promotion and Selection Boards Personnel statistics.
W G Clements W Boddington,	Assistant Principal, MC Higher Clerical Officer	Regulations for the RAF Reserve, Special Reserve and AAF Conditions of service, entry, resignation, &c., of non-regular personnel generally. Air Council letters on all non-regular personnel questions. Personal records of non-regular officers. Retired list.
B H Archer	Staff Officer (Acting)	Honours and awards; decorations; campaign and other medals. Participation of RAF in ceremonials, including Levees and other Court functions; RAF Display; Royal Tournament; Band engagements; casualties.

S8 - Secretariat Division allocated to Directorate of Civil Aviation
See above
Secretariat Division allotted to Department of AMSR (S9)
L G Reynolds	Principal, OBE
C J Galpin	Principal, DSO
Duties for the Department of the Air Member for Supply and Research as laid down in Office Memorandum 114. Stores accounting for the DSR and DTD
S9 (a)
E H T Wiltshire W R Douglas	Assistant Principal Higher Clerical Officer	Co-ordination of work and correspondence in DSR, DTD and DAD Preparation of Air Council letters and memoranda. Estimates. Liaison with central Secretarial divisions.
S9 (b)
R Abraham	Higher Clerical Officer MC, MM	Stores accounting for all stores required by the DSR and DTD and certification of contractors' bills; requisitions; local purchase orders ; disposal of surplus stores; cases of write-off. Movements of all aircraft and engines for experimental establishments.
S9 (e)
H Russell B B Muckleston C J Scouller	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Co-ordination of work and correspondence in Directorate of Equipment and Deputy Directorate of Aeronautical Inspection. Preparation of Air Council letters and memoranda. Estimates. Liaison with central Secretarial divisions. Secretarial work of the Aircraft Storage and Aerodrome Equipment Committee.
Press Section
C P Robertson	Senior Assistant	All communications with Press. Issue of all official communiqués and supply of information to Press. Examination of home journals. Bringing to notice of branches concerned enquiries or statements by the Press. Arrangement of interviews. Advice on the form of advertisements. Application for permits to visit RAF stations for the purpose of reporting, photographing or filming events, machines, etc. Arrangements for attendance of press and cinema representatives at demonstrations, conferences, etc., as required.
Estimates Division (F1)
L V Meadowcroft	Assistant Secretary
Estimates. General finance questions. Financial relations with other Governments and Departments. Workmen's compensation. Third party claims.
FE
W G Stevens	Principal	Head of branch
L H Stroud S J S Bridgeman	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Compilation of Parliamentary Estimates; important general financial questions, including those relating to RAF establishments. Watching the course of expenditure of Air Votes.
R I Brenton C V Burlton	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Financial relations and adjustments with Dominions, other Governments and Departments. Provision of funds abroad. Rates of exchange questions.
FC
S T Blackwell	Principal	Head of branch.
P K Almond	Higher Clerical Officer	Third party claims, compensation for damage to property or persons by MT or aircraft. Financial questions relating to maps, postage, telephonic, telegraphic and cable charges, advertisments , etc. Miscellaneous payments and receipts. Pay of RAF Nursing Service.
B M Robinson	Higher Clerical Officer	Workmen's compensation. Fees to lecturers, civil medical practitioners and dental surgeons, members of Medical Advisory Board, RAF Nursing Service Advisory Board and Aeronautical Research Committee. Compensation for loss of kit. Payment of funeral expenses.
Air Force Pay Division (F2)
J A Smith	Principle, OBE
Pay and allowances of officers and airmen. Non effective emoluments of officers and airmen, including pensions to widows and allowances to children and dependents of officers and airmen deceased.
FP
J H Heath	Principal	Head of branch
FP (a)
H R Ould	Assistant Administrative Officer	Pay and other effective emoluments of officers generally.
J R Smyth	Higher Clerical Officer	Pay, additional pay, and entitlement to allowances (lodging, fuel and light, ration, servant, colonial, field, entertainment, outfit and camp kit) of officers. Emoluments and special conditions of service of Naval officers attached to the RAF for service with the Fleet Air Arm. RAF officers on the Indian Establishment or seconded to Dominion or Foreign Governments and to other services (Navy, Army, Civil and Colonial) Indian Army officers serving in Iraq Officers of other services and Governments seconded to the RAF Special questions relating to the emoluments and conditions of service of retired officers re-employed and of temporary officers employed during a national emergency. Pay, allowances and conditions of service of Flight Cadets and educational fees at the Cadet College. Language grants; exchange compensation for loss of pay; leave and sick leave.
G W Dyke	Staff Officer	Financial questions relating to the Auxiliary Air Force. Pay and other emoluments generally of personnel of the Special Reserve.
FP (b)
L M Snelling	Staff Officer (Acting)	Pay and other effective emoluments of airmen generally.
A Knight	Higher Clerical Officer (Acting)	Airmen's pay and allowances (colonial, field, fuel and light, lodging, ration and marriage). Health and Unemployment Insurance. Discharge by purchase. Service gratuities. Payments in connection with good conduct badges and medals. Band funds. Leave of airmen. Recruiting expenditure.
FP (c)
G W Dyke,	Staff Officer (Acting)	Pay, allowances, retaining fees, reserve pay and conditions of service of officers and airmen of the RAF Reserve. Financial questions relating to the Special Reserve and Auxiliary Air Force, including pay and other effective emoluments of officers and airmen, and grants to Territorial Army and Air Force Associations for the administration of the AAF Financial questions relating to University Air Squadrons.
FN
R Monks-Jones	Principal (Acting)	Head of branch
FN (a)
C Bennett	Staff Officer	Non-effective emoluments of officers generally.
P Fulford	Higher Clerical Officer (Acting)	Half pay; service and disability retired pay and gratuities; wounds awards. Pensions and allowances to widows, children and dependents of officers. Liaison with Ministry of Pensions in war pension cases. Administration of grants for the Relief Fund.
FN (b)
S Weatherup W Williams	Staff Officer (Acting) Higher Clerical Officer	Non-effective emoluments of airmen generally. Airmen's service and disability pensions and gratuities; pensions and allowances to widows, children and dependants of airmen. Liaison with Ministry of Pensions in war pensions cases.
Works and Transport Division (F3)
R C Richards	Assistant Secretary
Finance questions relating to rations, fuel, barrack services, hospital and medical treatment, transport, travelling, subsistence, works, buildings and lands. Preparation of Estimates for above services.
FQ
J H Barnes	Principal (Acting)	Head of branch.
H H Adams	Staff Officer	In charge of sections (b) and (c)
H J Rabbinowicz	Staff Officer (Acting)	In charge of sections (d) and (e)
FQ (b)
E C Wood	Higher Clerical Officer (Acting)	Finance questions relating to billeting, water, barrack services, fuel and light and rates of lodging and fuel and light allowances.
FQ (c)
R C Bloodworth	Higher Clerical Officer (Acting)	Finance questions relating to rations, forage and allowances for rations and forage; hospital, dental and medical treatment.
FQ (d)
E C Kitts	Higher Clerical Officer	Questions relating to subsistence and travelling of RAF personnel and civilians; issue of travelling imprests to Air Ministry officials (civil and RAF).
FQ (e)
V Richard	Higher Clerical Officer	Claims from Railway Companies for conveyance of personnel and stores. Claims against Railway Companies for stores loss or damaged in transit. Ocean transport of personnel and stores.
FW
J T Cotton	Principal, MBE	Head of branch.
H W Walsh	Assistant Principal	General supervision of works and lands sections.
FW (a)
F R Howard	Higher Clerical Officer	In charge of works section. Financial investigation of proposals for works services; consideration of scales of accommodation and financial clauses of regulations, etc, relating to works services; works expenditure abroad. Classification of works expenditure. Notes, explanations, etc for Appropriation Account.
FW (b)
E W Short	Higher Clerical Officer	In charge of lands section. Investigation of claims for compensation in respect of occupation of lands and buildings. Proposals for lettings of lands and buildings and expenditure in connection with revenue producing estate. Investigation of proposals for purchase of lands and buildings.
FW (c)
H Byfield	Staff Officer (Acting)	In charge of claims and ledger sections
A R Apps	Higher Clerical Officer (Acting)	Supervision of claims section; authorising payment of bills; checking bill schedules.
Matériel Division (F4)
C N Knightly	Assistant Secretary OBE
Finance questions and estimates relating to technical and warlike stores and non-technical stores, and Experimental and Research Services, including RAE Farnborough. Claims against or by other Government Departments, India and Foreign Governments, and contractors in respect of stores or of services rendered. Record of expenditure and preparation of annual claim against Colonial Office in respect of issues to Iraq and Palestine. Payment of bills and claims in respect of stores, civil aviation subsidies, etc. Finance questions and estimates as to civil aviation. Investigation of books and accounts of contractors and subsidised firms, etc.
FM
J G Gibson	Principal	Head of branch.
S S Cherry	Assistant Principal	General assistance to head of branch. Financial questions connected with civil aviation. General supervision of FM (c) and (d). Basis of claims for inspection services, loans of equipment and repayment issues generally.
FM (a)
S Davey F Cain C Bransgrove	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Preparation and criticism of estimates for Vote 3 (including RAE Farnborough) and technical stores under Votes 6, 8 and 9. Examination and authorisation of demands for expenditure for these services. Record and comparison with estimates of commitments and expenditure: monthly financial statements. Explanations for appropriation account. Preparation of annual claim against Colonial Office in respect of issues to Iraq and Palestine.
FM (b)
H H Chapman	Staff Officer (Acting)	Examination and payment of bills for technical material and civil aviation subsidy claims.
FM (c) and (d)
H J Weller	Higher Clerical Officer	Consideration of claims from other Government Departments, relating to stores or to services rendered and comparison of same with provision in estimates. Preparation of claims against other Government Departments, India and Foreign Governments, and contractors, etc for services rendered and technical and warlike stores supplied by the Air Ministry. Inter-vote adjustments on account of transfers of such stores.
FM (e)
A R Moss H J N Mattock	Staff Officer (Acting) Higher Clerical Officer	Preparation and criticism of estimates for non-technical stores (Votes 2, 5 and 8). Examination and authorisation of demands for expenditure for these services. Criticism of schemes of expenditure connected with the above. Questions relating to the Quarterly Clothing Allowance. Regulations as to clothing, furniture, etc. Record of expenditure and comparison with estimates. Preparation of financial statements. Claims against or by other Government Departments, India, etc in connection with the issue of non-technical stores. Examination and payment of bills for such stores.
ICA
W O Pidgeon	Accountant	Investigation of books and accounts of contractors.
Airship Finance
J J O'Neill		All financial questions affecting airships, airship establishments at home and abroad and kite balloons.
Directorate of Accounts (D of A)
J S Ross	Director of Accounts, CBE
Preparation of Parliamentary Accounts; general questions affecting public accounts and system of accounting. Air Ministry cash payments and receipts. RAF accounting organisation and procedure (in consultation with the Service Directors concerned). Audit of RAF and cash and stores accounts. Accounting procedure, and audit of accounts, of Air Ministry depots and establishments. Costing of RAF units and services. Issue of marriage allowance and allotments of pay. Effects and certain classes of pensions. Control of overseas audit offices.
Deputy Director for Cash Accounts (DDCA)
F W N Sibley
Accounts 1
F Noxon	Senior Accounts Officer, (Acting)	Head of branch and Clerk to Commissioners of Income Tax
Accounts 1 (a)
A Y Smellie	Accounts Officer	In charge of central bookkepping and draft issue section. Compilation of Appropriation Account. Accounting procedure. Banking questions. Receipt and custody of cash remitted to Air Ministry. Central register of Exchequer and Audit Department observations. Records of personal imprests. Paymaster General's account of receipts and payments.
E C Robinson	Assistant Accounts Officer	Compilation of Journal. Details of branch suspense accounts and other subsidiary ledger accounts. Record of "writes-off " submitted to Treasury. Notes for Appropriation Account. Reconciliation of pay officers' advances.
Accounts 1 (b)
P G Salt	Accounts Officer MBE	Cashier. Cash payments and payment of salaries.
N L Inglis	Higher Clerical Officer (Acting)	Supervision of staff engaged on preparation of salary lists, drafts, etc. Checking of salary registers. Liability statements.
Accounts 1 (c)
A G Lowe	Assistant Accounts Officer	Assessment for Income Tax of civilian staff and non-commissioned ranks of the RAF Appeals. Correspondence with Inland Revenue. Preparation of regulations.
W L Potter	Assistant Accounts Officer	Assessment for Income Tax of RAF officers. Appeals. Examination and audit of agents' and sub-contractors' income tax accounts and correspondence connected therewith.
Accounts 2
G G Fiddes	Senior Accounts Officer	Head of branch
Accounts 2 (a)
G C King	Accounts Officer (Acting)	Head of section responsible for issue of dependents' and marriage allowances, and voluntary allotments. Consideration of cases involving discretionary powers of Air Council. Payment of airmen's pensions, widows' pensions and disability gratuities.
J Cooke E A Pearse	Assistant Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts Officer	Supervision of clerical staff. Statistical return of payments made and numbers and types of cases in issue.
Accounts 2 (b)
H R Camp	Higher Clerical Officer (Acting)	In charge of section responsible for method of payment for officers and audit of officers' and nurses' pay and allowances and officers' pensions. Issue of imprests to Agents. Editing observations raised on these services in the accounts of RAF agents, accountant officers and HM Paymaster General. Miscellaneous correspondence. Approval of last issue of pay, and final payment of allowances to officers leaving the Service. Audit of pay, allowances, etc., of officers of the Reserve, Special Reserve and Auxiliary Air Force. Effects work. Recovery of claims against officers.
Accounts 3
W A R Channer	Senior Accounts Officer	Head of branch
Accounts 3 (a)
V T Brennan	Accounts Officer, MBE	Control and supervision of the cash account section. Approval of cash issues to accountant officers at home and miscellaneous imprest holders, with the exception of those administered by Accounts 5, and personal travelling imprests. General questions of cash accounting procedure and progress under Unit Accounting System. Maintenance of record of allowances and disallowances raised in cash accounts; monthly abstract of unit expenditure and receipts classified under vote headings. Examination and audit of cash accounts. Audit of pay of civilian employees, postage and other miscellaneous charges arising out of imprest accounts administered by Accounts 3.
H A Cooke	Assistant Accounts Officer	Reference of accounts rendered by Air Ministry auditors abroad. Clearance of credits and charges to other ledger accounts than Air Ministry votes and preparation of final booking statements for Accounts 1. Examination and booking of accounts of overseas units rendered direct to Air Ministry. Examination and authorisation of payment of remittances and clearance of the ledger account.
Accounts 3 (b)
J E Urbani	Accounts Officer (Acting)	Control and supervision of airmen's pay ledger section. Scrutiny of ledgers. Clearance of suspense accounts connected with transfers to and from India. Audit of Reserve pay issued to airmen from Record Office. Investigation of claims and complaints of discharged airmen in relation to their accounts.
? J Turnbull	Higher Clerical Officer	Examination of cash account vouchers relating to pay ledgers (home units). Scrutiny of classification of pay ledger charges and credits (home units). Correspondence with other branches on hospital stoppages, ration claims (Army) and ration accounts. Investigation of debtor balances submitted for write-off.
L S Martin	Assistant Accounts Officer	Scrutiny of classification of pay ledger charges and credits (overseas units). Forecast of receipts and expenditure in connection with pay ledger services. Audit of Auxiliary Air Force and Special Reserve pay ledgers.
Deputy Director for Store Accounts (DDAS)
H W Clothier	Deputy Director
Accounts 4
C J Price	Senior Accounts Officer (Acting)	Head of Branch
F W Filbee	Accounts Officer	All RAF stores audit matters other than questions of policy, including audit of the stores accounts of RAF units, medical, meteorological and experimental units, W & B districts and civil aerodromes (except Lympne). Programme of audit; preparation and settlement of observations on stores accounts; correspondence in connection therewith. Losses of equipment belonging to Air Votes 2 and 3. Amendments and additions to regulations and instructions affecting stores accounts.
W B Woodland	Assistant Accounts Officer	Consideration of replies to audit observations; drafting of further observations on stores accounts. Minor amendments of, and draft instructions for embodiment in, stores accounting instructions and King's Regulations.
A E Batchelor E E Butler W S Facon T J Gahagan T E Hodge R E Meeks G D O'Hanlon R C Pearce	Assistant Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts Officer	Audit of stores accounts of RAF units, including medical, meteorological and experimental units, W & B districts and civil aerodromes (except Lympne).
Accounts 5
A D Donald	Senior Accounts Officer	Head of branch
Accounts 5 (a)
G F Sudbury E J Charman	Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts Officer	Accounts of RAE, Farnborough and RAW, Cardington (except pay accounts). General questions
Accounts 5 (b)
A J Border E E Crouch F Jackson H H Vincent	Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts Officer	Costings of RAF units, establishments and services.
Accounts 5 (c)
W J W Bangs R A Caswell S L Heal G A L Jaques O L H Levey	Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts Officer	Audit of Works accounts, pay accounts of civil establishments, cash accounts of stores depots, and London Terminal Aerodrome, Croydon and cash and stores accounts of civil aerodrome, Lympne.
Accounts 5 (d)
R S Cory	Higher Clerical Officer	Priced vocabulary of Air Force equipment and priced schedules of machine and engine spares.
Audit Offices Overseas
Iraq
W F Connolly	Chief Auditor	Adviser on Expenditure to the Air Officer Commanding.
C Birch	Senior Accounts Officer (Acting)	Assistant to Chief Auditor
A C Boddis F J Howarth A J Read H F O Bence R S Gibbs W Horsley R H Phillips D F Winter N W Woodford	Accounts Officer (Acting) Accounts Officer (Acting) Accounts Officer (Acting) Assistant Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts Officer
Middle East and Palestine
G T Jones	Chief Auditor (Acting)	Adviser on Expenditure to the Air Officer Commanding.
S Crowther	Senior Accounts Officer (Acting)	Assistant to Chief Auditor
C M Johns V J Mitchell W C G Bailey C Cook K J Henderson B C Holmer	Accounts Officer Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts Officer Assistant Accounts Officer
Directorate of Contracts (D of C)
C R Brigstocke	Director, CB
A H Self	Deputy Director
A Innes	Assistant Director, MC	In charge of Contracts 4 & 5.
F R Stanley	Deputy Assistant Director, OBE	In charge of Contracts 1 & 2.
Contracts 1
E Backhouse	Senior Contract Officer (Acting), MBE	Head of Branch
Contracts 1 (a)
L M Jones A W Keen	Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer	Contracts for hand and machine tools and accessories; portable machinery and replacements; vulcanising and welding tools and materials; MT vehicles and spares, bicycles and spares; MT etc tools and lamps, MT etc ignition; Hucks starters; small petrol engines; metals (ferrous and non-ferrous), AGS parts.
Contracts 1 (b)
D W Howard G M Manby F J Priest	Contract Officer MC Assistant Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer	Contracts of coal and coke' Water, gas and electricity agreements. Contracts for clothing and equipment; barrack equipment; medical and surgical stores; fabrics, non-metallic materials, aerodrome equipment, instruments.
Contracts 1 (c)
W C Fenwick F R Barnicoat	Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer	Contracts for aviation spirit, MT petrol, oils and lubricants, paints, acids, turpentine, chemicals, packing-cases, dope, varnishes, timber (except for aeroplane construction), plywood, hydrogen gas plant, bottling apparatus and bottles.
Contracts 2
E L Pickles	Senior Contract Officer, MBE	Head of Branch
Contracts 2 (a)
L F Buckingham A W Savage -	Junior Assistant Assistant Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer	Contracts for aero-engines and spare parts, aero-engine accessories; test benches and engine stands; aero-engine starters, etc.
Contracts 2 (b)
R Bartholomew H S Humphreys J Matthewson	Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer Junior Assistant	Contracts for WT apparatus; electrical instruments, apparatus, batteries, etc., generating sets. Scientific apparatus and instruments. Bombsights, gauges, indicators, etc.
Contracts 2 (c)
W J Pryce A C Day	Examiner Examiner	Inventions and patents
Contracts 3
E C L White	Senior Contract Officer (Acting)	Head of Branch (also C3 (a))
Contracts 3 (a)
E C L White	Senior Contract Officer (Acting)	Advisory section for DWB; review of locally made works contracts.
Contracts 3 (b) and (c)
T H Barnikel G A Ogg	Contract Officer Assistant Contract Officer	General questions; review of forms; returns and statistics; co-ordinating committee work; review of local contracts and local sales at home and abroad; sales of surplus RAF material. Trades lists, tender issues, tender board.
Contracts 4
P Cohen	Senior Contract Officer (Acting) MBE	Head of Branch
Contracts 4 (a)
E P Hunt -	Contracts Officer Assistant Contract Officer	Contracts for landplanes and spares, airscrews, wheels and tyres for all aircraft, timber for all aircraft construction, airship components and complete parts.
Contracts 4 (b)
G Penna J A Philp	Junior Assistant, MC Junior Assistant	Contracts for flying boats, seaplanes, amphibians and spares, deck landing craft, radiators for all aircraft, parachutes, balloons, winches, hangers (portable), photographic apparatus and cameras, cinematograph apparatus and films, armament, bombs and components.
Contracts 5
F R McMahon	Senior Technical Cost Officer, DSO	Head of Branch
T J Gray T B Ringwood A Mayer	Technical Cost Officer Junior Assistant Junior Assistant	Technical advice in contract negotiations for aircraft supplies, technical costing work for aircraft, technical control of production work under aircraft contracts.
Directorate of Lands (Joint Service for War Office and Air Ministry)
H G Goligher	Comptroller of Lands, CB
H C Cole	Col, Chief Land Agent and Valuer, CBE, FSI
DL1 (a)
P C Lyel J F Anstead W A Phillips F Nixon A Minchin	Senior Staff Clerk, MBE Staff Clerk Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer, MBE	Administrative duties connected with the purchase, sale, hiring and letting of lands and buildings. Claims in respect of damage to adjoining property by user of Air Ministry estate. Rates, taxes, tithes and cognate questions. Preparation of bye-laws for aerial ranges, camps and aerodromes. Examination of the effect of Parliamentary Bills and of schemes promoted by municipal and other local authorities on Air Ministry proprietary interests. Legal business other than conveyancing, connected with above and similar questions.
DL1 (r)
J S Rogers S H Bransby	Superintendent of Lands Record Technical Examiner (Lands)	Instructions to Treasury Solicitor regarding purchase, sale, etc, of lands and buildings. Examination of draft deeds, etc, relating to lands. Custody of property statements and records of Air Ministry lands. Tithe redemptions.
DL1 (b)
H M Stebbing W H Failes	Legal Assistant, MBE Legal Assistant	Presentation to the War Compensation Court of claims arising out of occupation of land or buildings or interference with property under the Defence of the Realm powers and legal questions arising therefrom. Insurance questions.
DL3 (b)
A H J Thompson R W Davies W W Palmer H A Adams G G Paul C Fish R P Dent A H Pitman	Lt Col, Chief Valuer and Compensation Officer, OBE Capt, Chief Lands Officer and Supervising Valuer Supervising Valuer Assistant Valuer Assistant Valuer Capt, Assistant Valuer Assistant Valuer Assistant Valuer	Technical advice with regard to letting and hiring of lands and buildings and administrative duties connected therewith. Assessment of compensation arising out of occupation of land and buildings under Defence of Realm powers or by agreement. Civil Aviation Lands questions. Disposal of RAF stations and purchasing of permanent aerodromes. Maintenance of sites for aerodromes and landing grounds. Arrangements for grazing, seeding, grass cutting and rolling on all RAF stations. Records and plans of lands taken for RAF Investigation of claims arising from forced landings and accidents by RAF transport (other than personal injury).
Meteorological Office (DMO)*
G C Simpson	Director, CBE, DSc, FRS
R G K Lempfert	Assistant Director, CBE, MA, FInstP
E Gold	Assistant Director, DSO, FRS
H L B Tarrant	Chief Clerk
Organisation, collection and distribution of meteorological, magnetic and seismological information from all parts of the world. Organisation and direction of research in geophysical subjects in observatories and outstations. Weather statistics and records * Under the Secretary for administrative purposes.
MO 1
L A Brook-Smith C S Durst J Hennessey H Keeton	Capt, Superintendent, RNR (Ret'd), RD Senior Professional Assistant Cdr, Senior Professional Assistant, RNR (Ret'd), RD Grade I Clerk	Collection of meteorological observations from all oceans; compilation and preparation of charts, text books, etc. Organization and control of voluntary corps of marine observers, Port Meteorological Office, Liverpool, and marine agencies.
MO 2
J S Dines E V Newnham J Crichton C K M Douglas L D Sawyer L F Lewis S C Russell J Wadsworth W Hayes	Superintendent Assistant Superintendent Assistant Superintendent Capt, Assistant Superintendent Miss, Senior Professional Assistant Senior Professional Assistant Senior Professional Assistant Senior Professional Assistant Grade I Clerk	Preparation and publication of Daily Weather Report and issue of forecasts, gale warnings, etc.
MO 3 (South Kensington)
C E P Brooks E H Geake E W Barlow A T Bench	Superintendent Miss, Senior Professional Assistant Senior Professional Assistant Grade I Clerk	Collection and compilation of climatological data for land area of the Globe and the publication of monthly and annual summaries for selected stations. Editorial work in connection with professional notes and memoirs of the Meteorological Magazine. Care of Meteorological Office Library and exchange of publications with British and Foreign institutions.
MO 4 (South Kensington)
E G Bilham J E Belaseo P N Skelton	Superintendent Senior Professional Assistant (Acting) Grade I Clerk	Design, supply, issue and repair of meteorological instruments. Store accounting for all supplies, technical and domestic.
MO 5
D Brunt	Superintendent	Provision for the meteorological requirements of the Army. Organisation and control of the meteorological outstations at Larkhill and Shoeburyness and the meteorological staff at Porton.
MO 6
P Entwistle	Capt, Superintendent	Organisation and control of supply of meteorological information for the RAF and for civil aviation. Organisation and control of Meteorological Office distributive stations. Enquires for meteorological data in connection with aviation.
R S Read W C Kaye R H Matthews S T A Mirrlees S F Whitcombe	Assistant Superintendent Senior Professional Assistant Senior Professional Assistant Senior Professional Assistant Senior Professional Assistant	Preparation of reports and forecasts for civil air routes. Enquires for weather reports and forecasts for aviation.
MO 7 (South Kensington)
R Corless M T Spence P I Mulholland J Glasspoole A C W Howard	Superintendent Assistant Superintendent Senior Professional Assistant Senior Professional Assistant Grade I Clerk	Collection, compilation and publication of climatological data for the British Isles. Advisory work in connection with all questions relating to rainfall (British Rainfall Organization)
MO 8
J S Owens	Superintendent (Honorary), MD, AMICE, FGS, FRSI,	Organisation of research and observational work in connection with causes and effects of impurities in the atmosphere.
MO 9
L G Garbett	Cdr, Superintendent, RN (Ret'd)	Provision for the meteorological requirements of the Royal Navy.
MO 10
R Pyser	Grade I Clerk	General services.
MO 12
M A Giblett	Superintendent (Acting)	Meteorological work in connection with airship development.

Department of the Chief of the Air Staff (Dept of CAS)

Name	Rank/Status	Role/Duties
Sir Hugh M Trenchard	ACM, Bart, GCB, DSO	Chief of the Air Staff (CAS)
I V H Campbell		Private Secretary
E R Manning	Sqn Ldr, DSO	Personal Assistant
All questions of air policy. Advice to His Majesty's Government on the conduct of air operations, and the issue of orders in regard thereto. Fighting efficiency and organisation of the RAF Inspection of the RAF All questions of policy in connection with the raising, equipment, distribution and maintenance in personnel and material of the RAF Collection of Intelligence. RAF Works Services.
S6 - Secretariat Division allotted to Department of CAS
C G Evans	Assistant Secretary
Co-ordination and correspondence in the Department of the CAS, as laid down in Office Memorandum No 114.
C G Caines	Principal, MBE	Preparation of all Air Council letters originating in the CAS's Department. Drafting memoranda for CAS, and if required, for directors. Advice to CAS on administrative questions involving relations with other Government Departments.
S G Robinson	Higher Clerical Officer	Drafting of less important letters; investigation of, and report to head of branch on, cases not involving consideration of policy.
Directorate of Operations and Intelligence (DOI)
John M Steel*	A/Cdre, CMG CBE	Director and Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (DCAS)
W F Dickson*	Flt Lt, DSO, AFC	Personal Assistant
Plans and orders for air operations and Home Defence. Examination of demands for aircraft required for naval and military purposes. Air Staff requirements for aircraft and equipment. Collection and distribution of air intelligence. Direction of Air Attachés. Internal security. Liaison with Government Departments as regards air policy, operations and intelligence.
Deputy Directorate of Operations and Intelligence (DDOI)
LN
W F MacNeece	Gp Capt, DSO, MC	League of Nations. Committee of Control. Limitations of armament; laws of war.
C S Burnett	Gp Capt, CBE, DSO	Deputy Director
Plans
B E Smythies Norman H Bottomley	Wg Cdr, DFC Sqn Ldr, AFC	Comments on and preparation of papers in connection with the Committee of Imperial Defence. Appreciations in connection with air strategy or policy in connection with future possible operations (excluding Home Defence). Policy in connection with Imperial Defence, strategic air routes, Dominion Air Forces, airships, combined operations and coast defence. Air Staff questions concerning mobilization and War Book. Prohibited areas.
FO 1
C F Portal	Wg Cdr, DSO, MC	Home defence operations and Air Staff questions concerning air raid precautions. Examination of specifications and service trials of land and pilotless aeroplanes. Air Staff questions on engines, superchargers and propellers. Siting of wireless stations. Air Staff questions in connection with Imperial Communications Committee; liaison with GPO Civil emergency schemes; liaison with the Home Office and Scottish Office. Overhead cables; liaison with Electricity Commissioners. Air Staff questions in connection with maps.
FO 1 (Armament)
H E F Wyncoll	Sqn Ldr, OBE, MC	Air Staff questions and trials in connection with guns, torpedoes, ammunition, bombs, bomb sights and bomb gear; petrol supply; chemicals warfare; pyrotechnics; parachutes; aerodrome ground equipment. Technical reports from commands.
FO 2
R M Bayley	Sqn Ldr, DFC	Operations and policy of Fleet Air Arm and Naval Co-operation units; examination of specifications and service trials of Fleet and Naval Co-operation aircraft; Air Staff questions on engines, superchargers and propellers; Joint Technical Committee on Aviation Arrangements in HM Ships; liaison with Admiralty, DOSD and Coastal Area on above matters. Reports on visibility of objects under water. Air Staff questions concerning instruments (except bomb-sights).
FO 3 (a)
W B Farrington	Sqn Ldr, DSO	Operational questions concerning Iraq, Palestine, Transjordan and Desert Route.
FO 3 (b)
George C Pirie	Sqn Ldr, MC, DFC,	Operational questions concerning India, Egypt, Sudan, Aden and Somaliland. Tactical co-operation with the Army and operational questions concerning Expeditionary Forces, as referred by DOSD Air Staff questions concerning photography and air survey.
Central Section
G E Caswell	Higher Clerical Officer, MC	General co-ordination work; supervision of clerical work and staff; records.
A 1
G I Carmichael	Wg Cdr, DSO, AFC	Head of Air Intelligence.
AI 1
A R Boyle	Sqn Ldr, OBE, MC	Receipt, record and transmission of all intelligence matters. Organisation of Intelligence Services. Correspondence and dealings with Air Attachés, and missions abroad. Foreign Liaison Officer.
AI 1 (b)
W illiam Elliot	Flt Lt, DFC	Spain, Africa, Belgium, Switzerland, Romania, Italy, Yugoslavia.
AI 1 (c)
C J W Darwin	Sqn Ldr, DSO	Special intelligence and internal security.
AI 1 (T)
Miss, A E Chase	Admin Assistant, MBE	Translation.
AI 2 (a)
Thomas W Elmhirst	Flt Lt, AFC	Greece, Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Persia, Palestine, Arabia.
AI 2 (b)
W A B Savile	Flt Lt	Japan, China, Siam, Straits-Settlements, India, Afghanistan.
AI 2 (c)
F Wright	Flt Lt	American continent.
AI 3 (a)
F P Don	Sqn Ldr	Germany, Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria
AI 3 (b)
Philip F Fullard	Flt Lt, DSO, MC, DFC	France.
AI 3 (c)
F L B Hebbert	Flt Lt	Russia, Siberia, Caucasia, Turkestan, Holland, Scandinavia, Denmark, Baltic States.
Map Section
P K Boulnois W W Popplewell	Maj, Attached, OBE, MC, RE Lt, Admin Assistant	Liaison with Geographic Section, General Staff, War Office for the preparation of aeronautical maps and advice on all mapping questions. Receipt and issue of maps (aeronautical, War Office and Ordnance Survey) and Admiralty charts; preparation of sketch maps and diagrams, lecture maps, lantern slides, etc. Map mounting. Accounting for cost of maps and charts; regulations for the supply of maps and charts to RAF units; communication with civil cartographic firms; map and chart library.
Directorate of Organisation and Staff Duties (DOSD)
Sir I L B Vesey	AVM, Director, KBE, CB, CMG, DSO
J H Benger	Capt, MBE	Personal Assistant
Organisation of the RAF Establishments (peace and peace). Formation of units. Mobilisation arrangements. Equipment policy. Orders for movements. Staff College. Army and Navy Co-operation. RAF Signals Air Organisation Memoranda.
Deputy Directorate of Organisation (DDO)
R P Mills	Gp Capt, MC, AFC	Deputy Director of Organisation
O1
H A Williamson	Wg Cdr, CMG, AFC	Head of branch. Development, organisation and distribution of the Air Force at home and abroad. General policy questions regarding works and lands services.
Frederick G D Hards	Sqn Ldr, DSC, DFC	Orders regarding formation, disbandment and movement of units. Accommodation policy. Recreational facilities. Miscellaneous orders and instructions.
O1 (e)
C E Williamson-Jones	Flt Lt, DFC	Notification of policy in regard to pattern, trial, scale and priority of issue of aircraft (landplanes), their equipment and of ground equipment.
O1 (a)
H F A Gordon	Sqn Ldr, OBE	Organisation and distribution of units abroad (Iraq, Egypt, India, Palestine) Organisation of Special Reserve and Auxiliary Air Force.
O1 (w)
C: E G Vesey	Lt Col	Outstanding questions relating to aerodromes and landing grounds provisionally selected by Aerodrome Board.
ON
H C Rawlings	Capt, DSO, RN	Naval co-operation. Organisation, establishment and distribution of units working with the Navy at home and abroad. Policy in regard to pattern, scale and priority of issue respecting aircraft of such units and their equipment. General questions affecting units working with the Navy.

M F Hulbert	Higher Clerical Officer	Supervision of clerical staff of
O2
A C Winter	Wg Cdr, OBE	Head of Branch. Establishments Committee.
J J Breen E W Broadberry	Sqn Ldr Flt Lt, MC	Peace and war establishments.
Deputy Directorate of Staff Duties (DDSD)
Hon M C A Drummond	Col, Deputy Director, CMG, DSO
SD 1
C R Cox P Warburton	Sqn Ldr, AFC Flt Lt, MBE	Mobilisation arrangements for the RAF Special Reserve and Auxiliary Air Force.
SD 2
R E C Peirse Arthur C Maund Lachlan L MacLean M Thomas	Wg Cdr, DSO, AFC Sqn Ldr, CBE, DSO Sqn Ldr Flt Lt, DFC, AFC	Preparation, editing and distribution of operational and training manuals. Distribution and revision of forms. Distribution of Air Staff Memoranda. Supervision of distribution lists Liaison with RAF Staff College. Staff College qualifying examination. Liaison with RAF officers on staff courses. Publication of Orders concerning Aerodrome obstructions. Interchange of Liaison letters with the Dominions. Promotion examinations. Memorial prizes.
Dominion Liaison Officers
R S Brown G M Croil A E Heatley	Sqn Ldr, AFC Sqn Ldr, AFC Principal Clerk (Canadian Civil Service)	Australian liaison officer. Canadian liaison officer. Assistant to Canadian liaison officer.
SD 3
John L Vachell A K Hay	Sqn Ldr, MC Bt Lt-Col, DSO, OBE (Attached)	Co-operation with Army. Liaison with Oxford and Cambridge University Air Squadrons. Liaison with public schools.
Signals Branch (SB)
Lyster F Blandy	A/Cdre, CB, DSO	Head of branch. General supervision and responsibility for RAF signals and civil aviation communications. Questions of personnel, material, training, research and introduction of new apparatus. Imperial Communications Committee. Liaison with other Government departments. Wireless security and intelligence services. Wireless Sub-Committee to International Electric Communication Union Committee. Sub-Committee on Technical Wireless Regulations. Committee of Imperial Defence. Wireless Sub-Commission of International Committee for Aerial Navigation.
C W Nutting	Wg Cdr, OBE, DSC	Questions concerning RAF signal organisation at home and overseas; co-ordination of action on questions affecting both RAF and civil aviation communications. Wireless and Visual Signalling Board. Land line Telegraph Board. Signal manuals,
Signals 1
J H Simpson	Sqn Ldr	Overseas wireless communications and co-ordination of all fixed point-to-point wireless communications. Meteorological wireless organisation. Confidential Communication Orders. Allocation of wireless call signs. Conduct of RAF wireless exercises. Examination of W/T lay-out in new aircraft.
Signals 2
V H Tait	Flt Lt	Home Defence, Inland Area and Army Co-operation signal organisation.
Signals 3
Colin P Brown	Flt Lt, DFC	Naval Co-operation, Fleet Air Arm and Coastal Area signal organisation.
Signals 4
J C Coulson	Fg Off	RAF visual signal questions All code and cypher questions. Custody and issue of signal books. Liaison with Government Code and Cypher School.
Signals 5
Colin P Brown	Flt Lt, DFC	Land-line questions for all sections. Telegraphic addresses. Air Ministry communication room and telephone room.
Signals 6
D Sinclair G B Williams C B Carr	Junior Assistant Junior Assistant Junior Assistant	Civil aviation communications. Personnel and material. Liaison with foreign civil aviation administrations. Preparation and revision of Signals Notices to Airmen. Advice on erection and management of wireless plant and installations at all outstations. Supervision of installations and working of wireless apparatus in civil aircraft. Control of civil aviation wireless stations and signal organisation. Civil meteorological signal organisation
Directorate of Works and Buildings (DWB)
Sir William A Liddell	Maj-Gen, KCMG, CB	Director of Works and Buildings
L A Rushbrooke	Capt	Personal Assistant
All questions affecting RAF works at home and abroad. RAF lands and hirings. Electrical, water, gas and drainage services. Provision, custody and issue of works' stores and materials, and of machine tools and machinery for RAF workshops. Administration of works' Vote
WB5 Reporting directly to DWB
G E Caude A Bolton	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Non-technical correspondence. Staff movements. Control of civil personnel. Pay, allowances and travelling of DWB staff. Labour questions.
Deputy Directorate of Works and Buildings (DDWB)
H E Oakley	OBE, MInstCE	Deputy Director
WB1
A Gilpin	Superintending Civil Engineer, Grade II	Head of Branch
J B Walker L E Sawyer E N D Masters A S Wood	Capt, Civil Engineer, OBE, AMIME Capt, Civil Engineer (Acting), Assistant Civil Engineer Assistant Civil Engineer (Acting), LRIBA	Preliminary investigation, preparation of proposals for and administration and inspection of works services, including those for AMSR and civil aerodromes. Policy and general questions concerning roads, railways, land, buildings, W/T installation, petrol storage, drainage, water supply, fire services, ventilation, heating, etc for all home stations except new stations in connection with expansion scheme. Allotment and obtaining financial sanction for Part I and II funds in connection with above stations.
WB (Airships)
A R Gibbs	Civil Engineer, AMInstE, AMIME	Head of Branch
J A Yells	Assistant Civil Engineer (Acting)	Civil engineering questions relating to major new works for all airship stations. Policy and general questions concerning airship sheds, mooring masts, electric power, gas and petrol installations, water supply, drainage, etc. Allotment of and obtaining financial sanction for Part I funds in connection with above stations.
WB3
C H Andrews	Civil Engineer, MBE	Head of Branch
C D McKenzie E Wakeford A E Watson W G Kidd	Assistant Architect, AMInst.CE Assistant Civil Engineer Assistant Civil Engineer, LRIBA Assistant Civil Engineer (Acting)	Designs and preparation of type and contract drawings, etc for buildings and works. Preparation of lay-out plans and scales of accommodation (synopsis) for consideration of Buildings Committee.
WB4
H Hughes	Chief Surveyor, OBE, FSI	Head of Branch
WB4 (a)
F C Knibb	Surveyor, MBE, FSI	Head of section responsible for estimates, bills of quantities, valuations and surveys.
C W Grey R Tanner	Surveyor (Acting), MBE Capt, Surveyor (Acting), FSI	Supervision of preparation of approximate estimates and valuations.
E Thomas C W Grey W A Daniels F O Farrell	Surveyor Surveyor (Acting), MBE Assistant Surveyor Assistant Surveyor	Preparation of approximate estimates and valuations.
WB4 (b)
A J Allnutt	Surveyor, MBE	Head of section responsible for contracts for works and stores, materials, mechanical and electrical stores; shipping stores for abroad. Records and history of contractors.
J Field	Assistant Surveyor, PASI	Supervision of preparation of works contracts; questions arising thereon.
H T T W Miller	Assistant Surveyor	Supervision of preparation of stores contracts, inspections, shipping, delays, etc.
WB4 (c)
D A B Morle	Maj, Surveyor, OBE	Head of section responsible for technical examination of works bills and claims.
S Hill	Assistant Surveyor, PASI	Visits to stations and works in progress for test examination.
WB6
T C Coles	Capt, Civil Engineer	Head of Branch Design and periodical inspection of systems of petrol storage and drainage at all stations and works questions in connection therewith.
Assistant Directorate of Works and Buildings (ADW)
R F M Pearson	Assistant Director (Acting), MInstCE
RAF expansion scheme and works at Singapore. Administration and execution of works at new stations.
WB2
S Dexter	Superintending Civil Engineer Grade II (Acting)	Head of branch.
E P Adair W R Baldwin-Wiseman G P Blades	Capt, Civil Engineer (Acting), MC, AMInstE Capt, Supervising Valuer, MSc, AMInstCE, PASI, AMIME Assistant Civil Engineer (Acting)	Preliminary investigation, preparation of proposals for and administration of works services at new and unoccupied stations. General questions concerning roads, railways, lands, buildings, W/T installation, petrol storage, drainage, water supply, fire services, ventilation, heating, etc for all new and unoccupied stations. Allotment of funds and obtaining financial sanction for services in connection with above stations. Preparation of schemes, lay-outs and schedules for RAF Buildings Committee.
A Tutton E O Baulk Vacant	Assistant Civil Engineer (Acting) Assistant Civil Engineer (Acting) Assistant Civil Engineer	Preliminary investigation of new sites.
WB15
E H Holloway	Maj, Superintending Civil Engineer Grade II, OBE, MInstCE	Head of branch.
F B Adams S Empsall F J Matthews	Maj, Civil Engineer, LRIBA Civil Engineer (Acting), MSA, ARSI Assistant Civil Engineer, MSA	General and technical questions in connection with the execution of contracts for expenditure on, and progress and inspection of works at stations included in the Home Defence Expansion Scheme and other new stations.
WB16
A H Atkinson	Civil Engineer	Head of branch.
J F Toop R A West O Wright	Assistant Civil Engineer (Acting), ARIBA Assistant Civil Engineer (Acting), MRSI Assistant Civil Engineer (Acting)	Supervision and direction of the design and preparation of working drawings, etc, for buildings and works for expansion scheme.
WB17
G J Whitten	Surveyor, MBE, FSI	Head of branch.
L Long G A Hammond W S Owen G W Tollett G K Timperley	Surveyor, FSI Assistant Surveyor, PASI Assistant Surveyor Assistant Surveyor Assistant Surveyor	Preparation of bills of quantities and contract particulars for work in connection with expansion scheme.
WB18
D B Webbe	Capt, Civil Engineer, AMIEE	Head of branch.
Vacant	Assistant Civil Engineer	Electrical and mechanical services in connection with expansion scheme.
Deputy Directorate of Works (Maintenance) (DDW (M))
T D Mackie	Col, CMG, OBE, MIMechE	Director
WB7
J R Harland	Maj, Superintending Civil Engineer Grade II	Head of Branch.
S W Bryant C E O Wood	Capt, Civil Engineer Civil Engineer, AMInstCE	Civil engineering question relating to all Part III Services Maintenance questions generally. Preparation and examination of estimates, other than electrical and mechanical, for Part III Services. Preparation of annual estimates. Allotment of funds for Part III Services. Schedules fort disposal. Inspection of works in progress. Part I, Part II and Part III services at overseas stations, except Singapore.
WB8
D Goad H D Staniar	Maj, Superintending Civil Engineer Grade II, OBE, MIEE Capt, Civil Engineer, , FGS, MIMech.E, MIEE	All electrical and mechanical questions relating to Part III Services. Maintenance of power, water, heating and ventilating plants, workshop machinery, etc. Preparation and examination of estimates. Specifications and contracts, running and operation of, and staff for, all electrical and mechanical plants. Operation and maintenance of railways. Maintenance and allocation of DWB transport. Organisation of Electrical Services Works Co and No 1 Works Co.
WB9
H J Culpin Vacant	Chief Stores and Accounts Officer Capt, Air Service Clerk, Grade I	Storekeeping procedure and systems generally. Inspection of stores depots and accountant units. Supply of materials, tools, plant and equipment. Cost accounts and summaries of expenditure. Scrutiny of expenditure against allotments. Compilations of annual estimates and forecasts of expenditure.
Chief Mechanical and Electrical Engineer (CMEE)
J D K Restler	Lt Col, OBE, MInstCE, MIMechE, MIEE	Chief Mechanical and Electrical Engineer
WB10
H S Watson	Maj, Superintending Civil Engineer Grade II, BA, MIEE, AMInstCE	Head of Branch. Preparation of annual estimates for branches under CMEE Preparation of electric lighting schemes, standard intensities for lighting, etc.
W Barron	Assistant Civil Engineer	Preparations of specifications and drawings for above work. Supervising analysis of log sheets.
WB11
E C St John	Maj, Superintending Civil Engineer Grade II (Acting), MIEE	Head of Branch.
V W Gill	Civil Engineer (Acting), AMIEE	Design of special pumps required for bulk supply petrol installations, pumps and apparatus for sewage work and co-ordination of airship mooring mast electrical work.
J W Griggs	Maj, Civil Engineer, AMIME, AMIEE	Inspection and testing of plant.
C H Finnis	Civil Engineer, AMInstE	Specifications, design and testing of high-tension supply apparatus, water and fire-fighting plant..
T Mitchell	Civil Engineer, AKC, AMIEE	Design of HT transmission schemes and power-house plant. Design and provision of motor generators and transformers for wireless apparatus; plant work in connection with Standardization Committees..
L B Hobgen	Assistant Civil Engineer, AMIEE	Power station plant, mechanical and electrical tests.
WB12
H Booker	Civil Engineer, MBE, AMIMarE	Head of Branch. Specifications for electrical stores for all directorates. Preparation of rate book. Provision of electrical stores for mobilisation. Fittings and cable work in connection with Government Inter-Departmental Standardisation Committee.
WB13
W D Miller	Civil Engineer	All work in connection with the selection, supply, inspection and testing of machine tools and mechanical plant, including airship mooring mast heads, winches, etc., but excluding electrical generating plant.
WB14
W Nettleship	Civil Engineer (Acting)	Heating and ventilation schemes.

Department of the Air Member for Personnel

Sir P hilip Game	AVM, KCB, DSO	Air Member for Personnel
G T Stroud	Fg Off, MBE	Personal Assistant
Maintenance of RAF in officers and airmen and provision of authorise reserves of personnel. Training of the RAF Discipline of the RAF Ceremonial. Honours and awards. Records of officers and airmen. RAF Medical Service. Chaplains. Liaison with Admiralty, War Office, Colonial Office and India Office on personnel questions. Administration of personnel vote.
Chaplain-in-Chief
H D L Viener	Rev, CBE, MA, KHC	Chaplain-in-Chief
S7 - Secretariat Division allocated to Department of the Air Member for Personnel
L F Schooling W L Scott	Principal Principal, DSC
Co-ordination and correspondence for Department of AMP Conditions of service of regular officers and their application to individual cases. Entry, retirement, etc, of regular officers and of cadets. Miscellaneous questions concerning airmen. Drafting of personnel regulations including King's Regulations and Air Council Instructions for the RAF Conditions of service of Reserve and Special Reserve and AAF. Entry, resignation, etc of officers of these Forces. Officers' records and editing of Air Force List. Honours and awards, decorations, medals. Personnel statistics Casualties. Ceremonial.
A E Slater	Assistant Principal	Assistant to Principal on active list personnel questions generally; editing of King's Regulations and Air Council Instructions for the RAF Voting of RAF personnel at Parliamentary elections. Long service and good conduct medals. Disclosure of service information regarding airmen.
J E Mullen	Staff Officer	Correspondence work in disciplinary, medical, chaplains and training questions. Conditions of service of officers. Drafting of personnel regulations and orders. Entry of and questions concerning cadets. Questions concerning aircraft apprentices and boys entered for training as clerks. Editing RAF section of London Gazette.
V C Mountford	Staff Officer	Air Council letters regarding postings, selection for courses, etc. Entry of officers on permanent and short service commissions. Transfer of short service and seconded officers to permanent commissions; transfers between branches. Extensions of short service commission. Promotion questions other than duties with Promotion Board. Retirements etc., and transfers to reserve. Permission to proceed abroad and passport questions. Miscellaneous airmen questions,including discharges, remusterings and reclassifications.
C G White	Higher Clerical Officer (Acting)	Secondment, attachment and transfer of officers from and to other Services. Questions respecting officers retained on temporary commissions. Interpreter and language questions. Correspondence relating to Iraq and Palestine. Officers for Iraq Army.
F W Alderston E Bard H P Grabasky	Staff Officer (Acting) Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer (Acting)	Personal records of officers, including confidential reports and medical boards; casualties; Air Force List. Secretarial duties for RAF Promotion and Selection Boards Personnel statistics.
W G Clements W Boddington	Assistant Principal, MC Higher Clerical Officer (Acting)	Regulations for the RAF Reserve, Special Reserve and AAF. Conditions of service, entry, resignation, etc, of non-regular personnel generally. Air Council letters on non-regular personnel questions. Personnel records of non-regular officers. Retired list.
B H Archer	Staff Officer (Acting)	Honours and awards; decorations; campaign and other medals. Participation of RAF in ceremonials, including Levees and other Court functions; RAF Display; Royal Tournament; Band engagements; casualties.
Directorate of Training (D of T)
H C T Dowding	A/Cdre, CMG	Director
Vacant	Higher Clerical Officer	Personal Assistant
Flying and ground training and education of RAF personnel. Training of Reserve Officers. Training of Auxiliary Air Force and Special Reserve Squadrons. Circulation of training reports and co-ordination of action thereon. Examination of flying accident reports and courts of inquiry on flying and propeller accidents. RAF Display.
Flying Training (FT)
W S Douglas	Sqn Ldr, MC, DFC	Head of branch
C E H C Macpherson J A Glen Anthony L Paxton	Sqn Ldr Flt Lt, DSC Flt Lt, DFC	Training of pupil pilots. Training of flying instructors. Posting of pilots after completion of ab-initio flying training, in liaison with DPS (P 3.). Co-ordination of action on flying and airscrew accidents. Reserve training. Flying regulations. Enquiries and action concerning missing aircraft.
The page (39) showing details of T2, T3, TN, DDT, AE and DPS is missing from the 1926 edition and the entry below is based on those of 1925 and 1927 and other sources
T2
P Huskinson E B Grenfell	Sqn Ldr, MC Flt Lt, AFC	Training of armament officers. Air bombing and gunnery training. Musketry training. Air gunnery and bombing ranges.
T3
H ugh W L Saunders G H Harrison,	Flt Lt, MC, DFC, MM Flt Lt, DFC	Service training other than armament - i.e., air pilotage and navigation, photography; signals; army co-operation. Flying drill and tactics in conjunction with DOI Parachute training; balloon training; RAF Display.
TN
A N Dowding G M Bryer	Cdr, RN Flt Lt, OBE, AFC	Training of pilots for the Fleet Air Arm and for coastal reconnaissance flights. Training of fleet observers. Posting of Fleet Air Arm and coastal reconnaissance pilots after completion of shore training, in liaison with DPS (P3).
Deputy Directorate of Training (DDT)
N D K MacEwen	Gp Capt, CMG, DSO	Deputy Director
T3
H F A Gordon H Nelson	Sqn Ldr, OBE Flt Lt, DSC, AFC	Technical and other non-flying training of officers and airmen, including aircraft apprentices. Ground training of cadets. Promotion examinations for NCO's. Liaison with Reception Depot. Foot drill and physical training.
Educational Adviser (AE)
I Curtis	Educational Adviser, CBE, MA, AMIMechE
A H Robson	Education Officer Grade I, MC, MSc	Civilian educational staff. Area education scheme - policy and organisation. Educational examinations-regulations, question papers, result lists. Educational syllabuses. Tutorial courses. Educational side of courses for officers, airmen and apprentices. Classroom and laboratory accommodation. Entry of aircraft apprentices. Limited competition examination. Liaison with educational authorities (including attendance at school of airmen's children). Deputy to the Education Adviser
E T Rees	Education Officer Grade III, DSO, MC	Educational supplies. Matters relating to organisation of station libraries. Arrangements for attendance of officers at university courses. SSC officers - preparation for civil employment. Annual estimates.
C M Thurgood	Higher Clerical Officer	General supervision of clerical staff. Routine correspondence and arrangements for entry examination for aircraft apprentices. Despatch of examination question papers to centres (for all educational examinations). Despatch and records of tutorial courses.
Directorate of Personal Services (DPS)
Charles A H Longcroft	A/Cdre, CB, CMG, DSO, AFC	Director
Transfers, posting, promotions, discharges, retirements. Personal questions affecting officers, cadets and airmen. Discipline. Honours and awards.
P1
A H Jackson A L Chick	Wg Cdr Flt Lt, AFC	Courts martial. Appeals, quashings, commutations and remissions. All discipline questions. Courts of inquiry Order of dress. Funerals. Discharges and removals for misconduct. RAF central band; voluntary band fund. RAF service police and liaison with civil and military police. Regulations regarding detention barracks.
G H Bosworth	Higher Clerical Officer	Assistant to head of branch.
P2 - Casualties
D Iron K L Harris S J Bailey	Sqn Ldr, OBE Flt Lt Obs Off	Personal questions affecting airmen. Posting, promotion and re-mustering. Transfers to Reserve and discharge. Selection of airmen pilots. Control of RAF Record Office. Filling married establishment. Re-engagements and extensions of service. Individual cases of pay, pensions and allowances. Good conduct badges. Aircraft apprentices after enlistment.
P3
A D Cunningham A N Benge A H Pearce P M McSwiny L J Banford	Wg Cdr, CBE Flt Lt Flt Lt Flt Lt Higher Clerical Officer	Personal questions affecting officers. Posting of officers and airmen pilots. Posting to and from the Reserve, retirement and half-pay. Selection for courses. Overseas roster. Compilation of Air Ministry posting list. Selection Board for candidates for commissions. Medical Boards. Chaplains other than C of E Individual cases of pay, pensions and allowances.
Deputy Directorate of Manning (DDM)
Arthur L Godman	Gp Capt, CMG, DSO	Deputy Director
Manning requirements of the RAF Recruiting policy. Terms and conditions of service (officers and airmen). Entry of officers, airmen, aircraft apprentices and cadets. General principles in regard to pay, pensions and allowances and of transfers from other services. Estimates. Regulations and publications. Laying down of married establishment.
M1
E B Beauman	Sqn Ldr	Carrying out recruiting policy. Entry of officers, airmen, aircraft apprentices and cadets. Regulations and publications. General principles in regard to pay, pensions and allowances and of transfers from other services. Laying down of married establishment. Intake for Reserve and AAF
M2
J Duminy	Flt Lt	Forecast of requirements. Recruiting programme - officers and airmen. Estimates
Directorate of RAF Medical Services (DMS)
D Munro	AVM, CB, CIE, MB, MA, FRCS (E), KHS	Director
MA1
A V J Richardson	Wg Cdr, OBE, MB, DPH	Commissions and promotions of medical personnel. Civilian medical practitioners, new contracts and renewals. Confidential reports. Pay and allowances of medical officers. Medical establishments and overseas organisation. General questions relating to medical establishments. Questions relating to medical personnel for civil aviation.
MA2
B A Playne T J X Canton	Wg Cdr, DSO MB, BA Flt Lt, MB	Medical care and treatment of non-effective personnel. Hospitals and sick quarters. Disability claims. Medical and appeal boards. Scrutiny of reports of all medical boards. Claims for medical practitioners. Medical examinations and standards of physical fitness of civil pilots.
MA3
E W Craig	Sqn Ldr, MC, MB	Supply of medical stores. Preparation of annual estimates for medical stores. Preparation of annual health report. Medical records and statistics. First-aid appliances for civil aerodromes. Civil aviation medical statistics. Medical equipment of ambulances (air and ground).
H D Courteney	Staff Officer	General supervision of clerical staff of directorate. Questions relating to supply and accounting for medical stores. Medical records and statistics.
W McKechnie	Higher Clerical Officer (Acting)	Scrutiny of weekly health reports. Preparation of monthly health reports and correspondence connected therewith.
MA4
G S Marshall	Sqn Ldr, OBE, DPH, DTM & H	Assistant Director of Hygiene Sanitation. Advisory Sanitary Officer. All questions (service and civil) relating to rations and water supply. Standard of medical fitness for officers, airmen and cadets. Infectious and contagious diseases. Scrutiny of and advice on all plans for new building, sites, etc.
MA5
J M Cruickshank G Nicholson	Miss, Matron-in-Chief, RRC Miss, Matron, ARRC	Administration of Princess Mary's RAF Nursing Service. Conditions of service - entry, retirement, pay, allowances, leave, uniforms, etc. Drafting and revision of personnel regulations. Nursing establishments, supervision of nursing arrangements. Selection board for candidates. Posting and promotion. Personal records. Personnel statistics. Training of Voluntary Aid Detachment members. Accommodation and other general matters relating to the Nursing Service.
MA6
C L Colbran	Sqn Ldr, LDS, RCS (E)	Chief Dental Officer. Adviser to DMS on all dental questions.

Department of the Air Member for Supply and Research (AMSR)

Name	Rank/Status	Role/Duties
Sir W Geoffrey H Salmond	AM, KCMG, CB, DSO	Air Member for Supply and Research (AMSR)
F W Musson	AFC	Private Secretary
Provision of aircraft, engines and RAF equipment of all kinds in accordance with the requirements and specifications of the CAS Provision of all non-technical supplies and foodstuff for the RAF Control and direction of scientific research on aeronautics. Experimental and development work on aircraft, aero-engines, armament, instruments, ground equipment and accessories for the RAF and Civil Aviation. Airship development. Inspection of aeronautical and other stores for the RAF or for experimental purposes. Testing and inspection of civil aircraft. Administration of Votes II and III
Secretariat Division allocated to Department of AMSR (S9)
L G Reynolds	Principal, OBE
C J Galpin	Principal, DSO
Duties for the Department of the Air Member for Supply and Research as laid down in Office Memorandum 114. Stores accounting for the DSR and DTD
S9 (a)
E H T Wiltshire W R Douglas	Assistant Principal Higher Clerical Officer	Co-ordination of work and correspondence in DSR, DTD and DAD Preparation of Air Council letters and memoranda. Estimates. Liaison with central Secretarial divisions.
S9 (b)
R Abraham	Higher Clerical Officer, MC, MM	Stores accounting for all stores required by the DSR and DTD; and certification of contractors' bills; requisitions; local purchase orders; disposal of surplus stores; cases of write-off. Movements of all aircraft and engines for experimental establishments.
S9 (e)
H Russell B B Muckleston C J Scouller	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Co-ordination of work and correspondence in Directorate of Equipment and Deputy Directorate of Aeronautical Inspection. Preparation of Air Council letters and memoranda. Estimates. Liaison with central Secretarial divisions. Secretarial work of the Aircraft Storage and Aerodrome Equipment Committee.
Directorates of Scientific Research and Technical Development (DSR and DTD)
Frederick C Halahan	A/Cdre, CMG, CBE, DSO, MVO	Director of Technical Development (DTD)
H E Wimperis	OBE, MA, FRAe.S	Director of Scientific Research (DSR)
D R Pye	MA	Deputy Director of Scientific Research (DDSR)
G M Rambaut	DSO	Personal Assistant for Administration
Aeronautical research and development of aeronautics. Initiation of new design in aeroplanes, seaplanes, aircraft engines, armament, wireless telegraphy, materials, gases, instruments, accessories (service and civilian) and ground equipment. Criticism and encouragement of design in new directions. Advice on technical points to other departments of the Air Ministry, to designers, manufacturers and users of aircraft. Administration and control of research and experimental work at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough. Control of research and experimental work at the Aeroplane Experimental Establishment, Martlesham Heath, and the Marine and Armament Experimental Establishment, Felixstowe and the Air Ministry Laboratory.
Deputy Directorate of Research (Design) (DDRD)
H M Cave-Browne-Cave	Wg Cdr, DSO, DFC	Deputy Director
F H Williams	Junior Assistant (Flt Lt)	Technical information on questions raised by D of E, Accidents Committee, the Services, ARC, etc.
RD1
J S Buchanan	Maj, Principal Technical Officer, OBE	Head of branch. Design, development and research for aircraft (military and civil).
RD1 (a)
J H Ledeboer	Maj, Principal Technical Officer, MBE, BA	Head of section. Design and construction of production landplanes. Design of fire prevention apparatus and its application to landplanes. Design of parachutes, hangars and tents. Aircraft accessories. Metal construction production aircraft.
M A Doyle	Senior Technical Officer, BSc (Eng).	Design and construction of experimental landplanes. Metal construction experimental aircraft. Clearance certificates for landplanes.
A S Goodwin	Capt, Technical Officer	Design and development of experimental ground equipment (landplanes). Air screws. Aircraft accessories.
A Travers	Technical Officer	Modification of production and reconditioned landplanes and equipment.
RD1 (b)
R E Penny	Maj, Senior Technical Officer	Head of section. Design and construction of production seaplanes, ship-planes, amphibians and flying boats. Admiralty liaison. Deck launching and landing experiments. Catapults. Tank tests on model hulls and floats.
C E R Osman	Technical Officer	Design and construction of experimental seaplanes, ship-planes, amphibians and flying boats. Metal construction as applied to sea-going aircraft. Engine installations. Clearance certificates for experimental seaplanes, ship-planes, amphibians and flying boats. Experimental ground equipment for sea-going aircraft.
H J C Harper	Technical Officer	Modifications to production and reconditioned seaplanes, ship-planes, amphibians and flying boats. Assistant in deck launching and landing experiments and Admiralty liaison.
J H Hartley	Technical Officer	Airscrews for seaplanes, ship-planes and amphibians. Fire prevention as applied to sea-going aircraft. Assistant in design and construction of experimental seaplanes, ship-planes and amphibians.
RD1 (c)
J D Coales	Technical Officer, DSc	Head of Section. Aerodynamic investigations; airscrew analysis; deck launching and landing trials (calculations). Methods of type testing. Criticisms of performance.
A L Lingard	Technical Officer	Performance reductions and analysis. Weight and analysis. Collection of weight data.
RD1 (e)
Sir CJ Q Brand, KBE, DSO, MC, DFC	Senior Technical Officer (Sqn Ldr)	\|Head of Section. Service and operational requirements of aircraft in liaison with DCAS Lay-out of equipment in experimental aircraft; landplanes and seaplanes.
F Workman	Technical Officer (Flt Lt), MC, DPh	General detail installation of equipment. Armament (bomb and gun) installations.
S G Wybrow	Technical Officer	Installation of electrical, wireless and photographic equipment; instruments; equipment of civil aircraft. Installation of parachutes.
F Hudson A H Johns	Technical Officer	Armament (bomb and gun) installation.
F C Deane	Technical Officer	Compilation of equipment schedules.
RD1 (f)
R N Liptrot	Capt, Senior Technical Officer, BA	Head of Section. Criticism of design of new aircraft from constructional and operational point of view. Metal construction research. Criticism of inventions in connection with aircraft (other than airscrews).
F Rowarth	Technical Officer	Criticism of design from aerodynamic point of view. Preparation of specifications (other than materials)
F T Haswell	Technical Officer (Acting)	Aircraft trials at Martlesham, Felixstowe and RAE Supervision of drawing office. Preparation of general technical and routine instructions fore RD1
H J Mackintosh	Technical Officer	Abstraction and correlation of aerodynamic information.
RD2
L F R Fell	Lt Col, Principal Technical Officer, DSO, OBE	Head of branch. Aircraft engine design and research. Aircraft engine ground equipment. Technical adviser on MT and workshop machinery.
RD2 (r)
B C Carter	Maj, Senior Scientific Officer, DIC, AFRAeS	Aircraft engine research.
RD2 (a)
F A Foord	Technical Officer, AFRAeS	New air-cooled engine design (Service and civil);engine specifications. Fuels and oil.
W E K Bartels	Technical Officer	Air-cooled engine design.
RD2 (b)
A G Forsyth	Capt, Technical Officer	New water-cooled engine design (Service and civil); engine specifications. Variable pitch propellers. Engine starters.
E Jones	Technical Officer	Water-cooled engine design.
RD2 (c)
E L M Emtage	Technical Officer, AMIEE, AMIME, AMIAE	All questions relating to engines in service.
A E Penn	Technical Officer, MIMech.E, MIEC	Modifications to engines. Workshop procedure and appliances.
C H Potts	Technical Officer (Flt Lt)	Installation of engines.
RD3
P May	Junior Assistant, ARIBA	Aircraft Drawing Library
Deputy Directorate of Research (Armament) (DDRArm)
James L Forbes	Gp Capt, OBE	Deputy Director
R Arm.1
H S V Thompson	Maj, Principal Technical Officer	Head of branch. Gun armament.
F W Hill	Capt, Scientific Officer	Gun mountings, sights and synchronising gears. Ballistics.
E S R Adams	Capt, Technical Officer, MC,	Guns and small arms
W B Thompson	Technical Officer	Ammunition.
R Arm.2
D E Riddell	Capt, Senior Technical Officer, MBE	Head of branch. Design and construction of bombs. All explosive questions (except gun ammunition).
J M McEntegart	Technical Officer (Flt Lt)	All smoke appliances and chemical warfare subjects.
H O Seal	Technical Officer	Design and construction of all bomb components. Packing. Assistant in bomb design.
E M Lake	Technical Officer	Design and construction of pyrotechnics. Assistant in smoke and chemical warfare.
R Arm.3
R Purves	Maj, Principal Technical Officer	Head of branch. Design of torpedoes. Design, construction and installation of torpedo gears and directors and smoke curtain apparatus.
A S Fletcher P H Lindley	Technical Officer Technical Officer	Design and construction of bomb gear and bomb carriers and tubes
R Arm 4
L C Bygrave E J Kingston McCloughry	Senior Scientific Officer, MBE (Head of branch) Scientific Officer (Flt Lt), DSO, DFC	Design and construction of bombsights rangefinders, gyro apparatus, and instructional devices.
R Arm (N)
I B B Tower	Cdr, DSO, RN	Liaison duties with Naval Ordnance Department, Admiralty.
Deputy Directorate of Research (Instruments) (DDRI)
G P Grenfell	Wg Cdr, DSO	Deputy Director
RX
J A Nye	Capt, Technical Officer	Flying and engine instruments and oxygen apparatus.
RPh
C Porri	Senior Technical Officer (Flt Lt)	Photographic apparatus. Dark room appliances. Stereoscopic photography and high speed cinematography.
RW/T
H P T Leroy E H Rundle	Lt Col, Principal Scientific Officer, DSO, MC Technical Officer (Fg Off)	W/T and R/T instruments.
W J Polybank	Lt Col, Technical Officer, OBE, MIEE	Specifications for wireless instruments and components.
RN
E H Wace	Cdr, RN	Liaison with Director of Navigation, Admiralty.
RE
G McAlpine E I Freemantle	Maj, Senior Technical Officer Technical Officer	Electrical work, other than magnetos, for aircraft and aerodromes.
RM
W H Dyson W Hardy	Principal Scientific Officer Technical Officer	Development and research on materials for aireraft. Preparation and revision of specifications for materials. Investigation of failures in materials.
RTP
F C Wilkinson	Senior Technical Officer	Head of branch. Preparation of technical publications, diagrams and reports. Technical information from foreign countries. Export licences. Editor, Air Ministry Technical Orders. Photographs and lantern slides.
A P Rowe	Scientific Officer	Research records and general research problems.
C W E Browse	Technical Officer	Records of performances of foreign aircraft. Arrangements for visits to experimental establishments.
Deputy Directorate of Aircraft Inspection (DDAI)
H W S Outram	Lt Col, CBE	Deputy Director
Inspection of all aeronautical supplies purchased by the Air Ministry, including aircraft, aircraft engines, their spares, accessories and materials used therein, during manufacture and after completion, prior to their acceptance for the Royal Air Force. Inspection of RAF armament stores other than those for which Admiralty are responsible. Periodical inspection of ammunition and explosives held by units at home and abroad. Inspection of all general stores and supplies purchased by the Air Ministry. Inspection of all civil "type" aircraft, aircraft engines and accessories, and supervision of inspection by constructors of civil "subsequent " aircraft, aircraft engines, spares and accessories. Examination for the licensing of ground engineers and the technical supervision of their work.
Chief Inspector of Aircraft (CIA)
P Bishop	Maj, OBE	Chief Inspector
IA 1
S G Young	Inspector, MBE	Head of branch. Inspection of aircraft.
J D Campbell	Assistant Inspector	Aircraft construction, hulls, floats, and airscrews.
L Warner	Inspector	Installation of aircraft power plant, armament and electrical equipment.
IA 2
L T G Mansell	Assistant Chief Inspector	Deputy to Chief Inspector and Head of Branch
H H Lewis	Assistant Inspector	Examination and supervision of ground engineers. Recommendations to DCA for certificates of airworthiness.
IA 3
C C G Rudorf	Assistant Inspector	Non-metallic materials. Control of non-metals test house, Kidbrooke.
IA 4
T V Oddie	Assistant Inspector	Lighter-than-air aircraft, accessories and parachutes.
Chief Inspector of Engines (CIE)
G P Bulman	Maj, OBE	Chief Inspector
IE 1
A A Ross	Assistant Chief Inspector, OBE	Deputy to Chief Inspector and Head of Branch Inspection of engines.
A N Barrett	Assistant Inspector (Acting)	Aircraft engine construction. Technical control of engine gauge test house, Kidbrooke.
W Tempest	Assistant Inspector (Acting)	Aircraft engine ignition, carburation and fire control gear.
IE 2
A J Hurst	Inspector	Head of branch. W/T and electrical gear. Aircraft instruments, photographic and oxygen apparatus. Administration of mechanical and electrical test house, Kidbrooke.
R W Sloley	Assistant Inspector	Photographic apparatus and navigational instruments.
IE 3
W A Thain	Assistant Inspector	Head of branch. Metallic materials. Technical control of materials (metals) test house, Kidbrooke.
J W P Hayton	Assistant Inspector	Metal aircraft construction.
S G Williams	Chief Examiner (Acting)	Metallography and investigation of faulty material and defective metallic parts.
Inspector of General Stores (IS)
H Meyers	Inspector	Inspector of General Stores
IS 1
C W Wilcox	Assistant Inspector	Head of Branch. Inspection MT supplies, aerodrome equipment, portable hangers, fire extinction apparatus, and all ground equipment of an engineering nature Fuels and lubricants.
IS 2
A S Winks	Assistant Inspector (Acting)	Head of Branch. Inspection of barrack equipment, clothing and clothing materials; packing materials; cordage; miscellaneous and non-engineering supplies. Paints and varnishes.
Inspector of Armaments (Section reporting directly to DDAI)
F C C Ensor	Lt Col, Inspector, OBE	Inspector of Armaments
I Arm 1
Vacant		Machine guns, sights, mountings and accessories; small arms and accessories, interrupter gears and drives, targets and miscellaneous armaments, bomb-sights and gears.
I Arm 2
Vacant		Inspection of bombs and components (filled, empty and dummy), SA ammunition, pyrotechnics and miscellaneous explosives, at contractors' works and after delivery, to RAF Stores Depots.
I Arm 3
Vacant		Periodical inspection of ammunition and explosives held by units at home and abroad.
IG
H E Brackenboro	Assistant Inspector	Head of branch. Staff questions. Distribution of inspection tools, AID orders, drawings, modifications, contracts, amendments, technical instructions and specifications. Inspection records of engines and aircraft. Questions relating to inspection on repayment.
Directorate of Equipment (D of E)
Arthur M Longmore	A/Cdre, CB, DSO	Director of Equipment (D of E)
G Laing	Wg Cdr, OBE	Deputy Director
The equipment of the RAF and its ancillary services, embracing introduction, nomenclature, establishments, reserves, estimates, supply (through D of C), distribution, custody, maintenance, records, accounts and disposal. Foodstuffs and forage. Transportation of RAF personnel and material. Fire and Barrack services. Technical administration of stores depots at home. Service institutions. Billeting.
E1
L Auker	Sqn Ldr, OBE	Head of branch.
E1 (a)
L J Killmayer J M Mason N Dainty W Millett	Junior Assistant (Sqn Ldr ret'd), MBE Flt Lt, DSC, DFC Fg Off Sqn Ldr	Aeroplanes
J S Viner F W Boggis R G Sims H D Blow	Fg Off Fg Off Fg Off Higher Clerical Officer	Parachutes; spare parts for aeroplanes; AGS
The page (39) showing details of E1 (b) to E4 is missing from the 1926 edition and the entry below is based on those of 1925 and 1927 and other sources
E1 (b)
B W M Williams	Sqn Ldr	Head of section
F N Trinder A P Woollett E I T Duffield R W Stewart	Flt Lt Fg Off Fg Off Fg Off	Aircraft engines and spares, gas starter engines and spares, carburettors, magnetos, ball bearings and metal hubs for all aircraft engines. Balloons and spares, winches and special stores and accessories. Schedules for all aircraft engines; defects and modifications on service engines and spares.
E2
Vacant	Sqn Ldr	Head of Branch.
A Jukes	Flt Lt, MBE	Petrol and lubricants.
E A Tottle	Flt Lt	Aerodrome ground equipment, aircraft paints, dopes and varnishes. Packing cases for aeroplanes and aircraft engines. Portable hangars and aero tents.
E J Hunt	Higher Clerical Officer	Hardware, metals, timber, packages.
G H Lines	Higher Clerical Officer	Hand and portable machine tools and accessories; drawing instruments. Lifting and hauling tackle. Workshop plant other than machinery.
H W Williams	Higher Clerical Officer	Cleaning and laundry materials, paints and painters' materials, miscellaneous aircraft soft goods and fabrics; cordage and ropes; musical instruments.
E3
W H Primrose	Wg Cdr, DFC	Head of Branch
R F Osborne	Flt Lt	Wireless and telephonic equipment.
J Sutherland	Fg Off	Aircraft and navigational and optical instruments, safety belts, oxygen apparatus, scientific apparatus for schools.
W Bourne	Fg Off	Photographic equipment.
L A Lavender	Flt Lt	Bombs, ammunition, pyrotechnics, torpedoes and torpedo gear.
W J Shilcott	Fg Off, DSM	Guns, small arms and their accessories and bomb gear.
A Roberts	Higher Clerical Officer	Electrical equipment, petrol generators, searchlights.
E4 (a)
G F Law	Flt Lt	Head of Branch.
F H Bedford H M Cleator E G Barton	Fg Off, MC, MM Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer (Acting)	Commissariat supplies and accounting. Commissariat regulations (AP 112). Audit of messing accounts. Ration allowances. Service institutes. Animals and forage.
E4 (b)
H L Crichton	Sqn Ldr, MBE	Head of branch
W Thompson	Higher Clerical Officer (Acting)	Clothing and Clothing materials; accoutrements. Anti-gas appliances.
E5
N F D Buckeridge J W Mitchell F E Peppler	Sqn Ldr (Head of Branch) Fg Off Higher Clerical Officer (Acting)	RAF movements by sea and rail. "Transportation Regulations". Travelling allowances. Transportation of personnel Transportation of materials
E6
D McBirney A Garrity A H Barnes	Sqn Ldr (Head of Branch) Flt Lt Higher Clerical Officer (Acting)	Stores administration. Administration of stores depots. RAF stores regulations (AP 830), Pt. I Losses of RAF equipment. Equipment accounts.
E7
W H G Maton	Sqn Ldr, MBE	Head of Branch.
H L Woolveridge	Flt Lt	Barrack, stores and camp equipment.
M S Edward	Higher Clerical Officer (Acting)	Barrack services, billeting and allowances.
E E C Desborough	Technical Assistant	Fire fighting services.
E8
W H Golden J W Bell	Fg Off (Head of Branch), DSM Fg Off, DSM	Workshop organisation and administration. Scales of machine tools and plant. Maintenance questions on aircraft and engines. Requirements in jigs and special tools.
E9
A B Wiggin	Flt Lt	Head of Branch.
H C Bobbett F Simpson R J E Haynes R C Higgins	Fg Off Fg Off Fg Off Fg Off	Nomenclature, scales and vocabulary of RAF Equipment. Unit, aircraft and MT equipment tables. Design and development of ground equipment. Stores regulations (AP 830), Pt. II
E10
S Grant Dalton	Wg Cdr, DSO, AFC	Head of branch.
E10 (a)
H G Etheridge J K McDonald R E H Allen F C Woodward	Sqn Ldr Flt Lt Fg Off Fg Off	Ground transport vehicles and their spare parts and accessories (including registration and licences).
E10 (b)
W E G Beauforte-Greenwood	Flt Lt	Marine craft, spare parts, accessories and special stores. Moorings. Sea targets.

1 November 1926

RE-ORGANIZATION OF THE JOINT DIRECTORATE OF TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

A revised organization of the Joint Directorate of Technical Development and Scientific Research involving the following changes in higher posts under those directorates was approved with effect from the 1st November, 1926.
Under the new organization a post of Deputy Director of Technical Development has been created and the three former Deputy Directorates of Design, Instruments and Armament have been placed in charge of four Assistant Directors responsible respectively for aircraft, engines, armament and instruments.

Name	Rank/Status	Role/Duties
Joint Directorate of Technical Development and Scientific Research (DTD and DSR)
Directorate of Technical Development (DTD)
J L Forbes	A/Cdre, OBE	Director of Technical Development (DTD)
H M Cave-Browne-Cave	Gp Capt, DSO, DFC	Deputy Director of Technical Development (DDTD)
Development of aircraft, aero engines, air equipment and other technical aeronautical material, except airships, including preparation of specifications, approval of new designs, technical control of contracts, and approval of installation of equipment in aircraft. Investigation of designs and test of civil aircraft, other than airships, for technical approval before issue of certificate of airworthiness. Research in and development of air armament. Co-operation on technical matters with other Departments of State, public bodies, manufacturers and private individuals. Technical advice to other branches and departments, and to designers, manufacturers and users of aircraft and air equipment. Preparation of technical publications and orders and maintenance of technical drawings and records. Administration of Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough; Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment, Martlesham Heath; and Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment, Felixstowe.
Directorate of Scientific Research (DSR)
H E Wimperis	OBE, MA, FRAe.S	Director of Scientific Research (DSR)
D R Pye	MA	Deputy Director of Scientific Research (DDSR)
Initiation, direction and co-ordination of all aeronautical research, other than on armament and airships, carried out by or on behalf of the Air Ministry. Co-operation with the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research and other Departments of State, the Aeronautical Research Committee, universities and public bodies, manufacturers and private individuals. Control of research at Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, and other Air Ministry Experimental Establishments. Study of general progress in aeronautical research and maintenance of records. Administration of research staff, in conjunction with the Secretariat.
J L Nayler		Research Liaison Officer
G M Rambaut	DSO	Personal Assistant for Administration
Research and Development (Aircraft) (RDA)
J S Buchanan	Assistant Director, OBE	Head of branch. Design, development and research for aircraft (military and civil).
RDA1
J H Ledeboer	Maj, Principal Technical Officer, MBE, BA	Design and construction of production landplanes. Parachutes; hangars and tents; fire prevention apparatus and their application to landplanes. Aircraft accessories.
M A Doyle	Senior Technical Officer, BSc (Eng).	Design and construction, of experimental landplanes. Clearance certificates for landplanes.
F T Haswell	Technical Officer	Design and development of handling and ground equipment for aircraft. Supervision of drawing offices at Air Ministry and Kidbrooke.
E R Pemberton A Travers	Technical Officer Technical Officer	Assistance in design and construction of landplanes. Airscrews and aircraft accessories. Modifications to production and reconditioned landplanes and equipment.
RDA2
R E Penny	Principal Technical Officer	Design and construction of production seagoing aircraft, viz: seaplanes, ship-planes, amphibians and flying boats. Technical liaison with Admiralty. Deck launching and landing experiments; catapults. Tank tests on model hulls and floats.
C E R Osman	Technical Officer	Design and construction of experimental sea-going aircraft. Engine installations. Clearance certificates for sea-going aircraft.
H J C Harper	Technical Officer	Modifications to production and reconditioned sea-going aircraft. Assistant in deck experiments and Admiralty liaison.
J H Hartley	Technical Officer	Assistant in design and construction of experimental sea-going aircraft.
RDA3
R N Liptrot	Capt, Principal Technical Officer, BA	Research in aircraft and metal construction. Criticism of designs for new aircraft. Criticism of inventions for aeroplanes, except airscrews.
F Rowarth	Technical Officer	Aerodynamical criticism of design. Preparation of specifications except materials.
F H Williams	Junior Assistant (Flt Lt)	General technical questions and routine instructions for RDA.
H J Mackintosh	Technical Officer	Abstraction and correlation of foreign aerodynamic information. Criticism and analysis of foreign aircraft. Routine aerodynamic calculations.
RDA4
Sir C J Q Brand, KBE, DSO, MC, DFC	Senior Technical Officer (Sqn Ldr)	Laision with DCAS for service and operational requirements of aircraft. Operational criticism of new designs. Layout of experi- mental aircraft.
F Workman	Technical Officer (Flt Lt), MC, DPh	General installation of armament equipment. Supervision of weight sheet summaries
S G Wybrow	Technical Officer	Detail installation of electrical, wire- less and photographic equipment ; instruments; installation of para- chutes.
F Hudson A H Johns	Technical Officer	Detail installation of armament (bomb and gun).
F C Deane	Technical Officer	Compilation of equipment schedules.
RDA5
J D Coales	Senior Technical Officer, DSc	Aerodynamic investigations; airscrew analysis; calculations arising from deck trials. Methods of type testing. Criticisms of performance.
A L Lingard	Technical Officer	Reduction, collection and analysis of data of performance and weight.
Research and Development (Engines) (RDE)
L F R Fell	Lt Col, Assistant Director, DSO, OBE, AMIME, AFRAe.S	Aircraft engine design and research (including airship engines). Technical advice on MT and workshop machinery.
RDE1
A Swan	Scientific Officer, BSc., AMICE, AMIME	Aero engine research. Inventions.
RD2 (a)
F A Foord W E K Bartels	Technical Officer, AFRAeS Technical Officer	New air-cooled engines; specifications. Fuels and oil.
RDE3
A G Forsyth E Jones	Technical Officer Technical Officer	New designs of water-cooled engines; specifications. Variable pitch propellers. Engine starters. Auxiliary engines.
RDE4
E L M Emtage Vacant	Technical Officer, AMIEE, AMIME, AMIAE Technical Officer	Aero engines in service.
A E Penn	Technical Officer, MIMech.E, MIEC	Modifications to service engines. Workshop procedure and appliances.
C H Potts	Technical Officer (Flt Lt)	Installation of engines, and engine performance in flight.
Research and Development (Armament) (RD Arm)
J CM Lowe	Sqn Ldr	Assistant Director
RD Arm.1
H S V Thompson	Principal Technical Officer	Gun armament.
F W Hill	Capt, Scientific Officer	Gun mountings, sights and synchronising gears. Ballistics.
E S R Adams	Capt, Technical Officer, MC,	Guns and small arms
W B Thompson	Technical Officer	Classification of explosives and application of magazine regulations.
RD Arm.2
D E Riddell	Capt, Senior Technical Officer, MBE	Bombs. Explosives (except gun ammunition).
H O Seal	Technical Officer	Bombs and bomb components. Packing.
E M Lake	Technical Officer	Pyrotechnics. Smoke and incendiary appliances and chemical warfare.
RD Arm.3
R Purves	Principal Technical Officer	Torpedoes, torpedo gears, torpedo directors and smoke curtain apparatus.
A S Fletcher	Technical Officer	Bomb carriers, bomb release controls and bomb transporting and lifting gear - seaplane types
P H Lindley	Technical Officer	Bomb containers, flare carriers, tubes and bomb transporting and lifting gear - landplane types.
RD Arm 4
L C Bygrave E J Kingston McCloughry	Senior Scientific Officer, MBE Scientific Officer (Flt Lt), DSO, DFC	Design and construction of bombsights range-finders, gyro apparatus, and instructional devices. Bomb trajectories.
RD Arm 5
A W Brooks	Cdr, DSO, RN	Liaison duties with Naval Ordnance Department, Admiralty and Directorate of Torpedoes and Mining, Admiralty.
Research and Development (Instruments) (RD Inst)
G P Grenfell	Wg Cdr, DSO	Assistant Director
RD Inst 1
W J Polybank E H Rundle	Lt Col, Senior Technical Officer, OBE, MIEE Technical Officer (Flt Lt)	Design, development and construction of wireless and radio telephonic instruments, generators, etc. Specifications and drawings.
RD Inst 2
G McAlpine E I Freemantle	Maj, Senior Technical Officer Technical Officer	Design, development and construction of electrical equipment for aircraft and aerodromes (other than magnetos and wireless). Lighthouses, searchlights, beacons and illumination devices for aviation purposes.
RD Inst 3
J A Nye Vacant	Capt, Technical Officer Scientific Officer	Design, development and construction of flying and engine instruments and oxygen apparatus. Testing instruments and apparatus.
RD Inst 4
C Porri	Senior Technical Officer (Flt Lt)	Design, development and construction of photographic instruments. Technical questions concerning air survey, cinematography, optical, chemical and photo electric research as applied to photography.
RD Inst 5
R Ramsbotham	Cdr, RN	Liaison with Directorate of Navigation, Admiralty. Compasses, magnetic and gyro. Drift sights andother dead reckoning instruments, sextants and slide rules.
Research and Development - Materials (RDM)
W H Dyson W Hardy	Principal Scientific Officer Technical Officer	Research in and development of materials for aircraft. Investigation of failures in materials. Preparation and revision of specifications for materials.
Research and Technical Publications (RTP)
F C Wilkinson	Senior Technical Officer	Preparation of all technical publications, diagrams and reports. Photographs and lantern slides. Editor, Air Ministry Technical Orders. Technical information from foreign countries. Export licence questions. Co-ordination of replies to aircraft carrier quarterly reports for AMSR Department. Compilation of secret, part publication and open lists for aircraft, engines and equipment.
A P Rowe	Scientific Officer	Research and technical records of general aeronautical progress. Circulation of extracts from foreign and English technical and scientific Press.
C W E Browse	Technical Officer	Performance of foreign aircraft. Preparation of half yearly comparative report for AMSR on foreign and British aircraft. Visits to experimental establishments.
Technical Drawings Library (Drawings Library)
P May	Technical Officer, ARIBA	Custody of technical drawings and drawings. Issue to RAF of modifications and drawings of standard aircraft and accessories.

Name	Notes
Lt Col The Rt Hon Sir Samuel J G Hoare	Secretary of State for Air, Bart, CMG, MP
Maj Sir Philip A G D Sassoon	Under Secretary of State, Bart, GBE, CMG, MP
ACM Sir Hugh Trenchard	Chief of the Air Staff, Bart, GCB, DSO, ADC
AVM Sir Philip Game	Air Member for Personnel, KBE, DSO
AM Sir Geoffrey Salmond	Air Member for Supply and Research, KCMG, CB, DSO
AVM J M Steel	Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (Additional Member), CB, CMG, CBE
Sir Walter F Nicholson	Secretary of the Air Ministry, KCB

Name	Notes
Lt Col The Rt Hon Sir Samuel J G Hoare	Secretary of State for Air, Bart, CMG, MP
C Ll Bullock	Private Secretary, OBE
Flt Lt G W Dobson	Attached Officer for Personal Duties, OBE
Sir Geoffrey Butler	Parliamentary Private Secretary, KBE, MP
G Lloyd	Assistant Private Secretary