Department of the AMDP 1939

Name	Status/Title	Role/Duties
G Calder	Assistant Secretary
J E Griffith	Principal
S 8 (a)
R C Kent C V Jelfs J A Doak	Assistant Principal Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Preparation of Air Council letters, memorandum, etc, for DGRD. Secretarial duties for technical committees. Estimates. AMDP and DGRD branch notices.
S 8 (b)
A H Barnes J E West	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Questions relating to the export of military aeronautical equipment, licences to manufacture abroad and customs returns. Secrecy questions, including employment of foreign nationals, loans of aeronautical material for exhibition purposes, flying by foreign pilots and issue of interim amendments to Part Publication and Open Lists. Issue of quarterly progress reports of prototype aircraft and engines. Arrangements regarding courses of instruction, special visits to firms of foreign technical missions, etc. Correlation of technical aspects of accident reports on military aircraft. Administrative matters in connection with Overseers. Administrative and financial matters in connection with Aeronautical Research Committe. Correspondence with the SBAC. Secretarial duties for ad hoc committees.
S 8 (c)
J Eaton L N Reffell R Pyser H H Tiltman	Staff Officer Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Personnel duties in connection with staff of DGRD and DGP and experimental establishments. Preparation of works extracts and arrangements for local purchase. Records, allotment, disposal and write-off of airframes and engines on charge of AMDP. Demands for, and loans and disposal, of equipment required or held by AMDP. Equipment accounting questions. Boards of survey on experimental equipment. Secretarial duties for DTD monthly meeting.
S 8 (d)
R Abraham E G Hicks	Principal Principal
N M Munro A L Armstrong J A Bew C M O'Brien	Staff Officer Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Preparation of Air Council letters, memorandum, etc, for DGP. Questions relating to War Legislation.
S 8 (e)
E S Jackson L H Curzon	Principal Principal
A W Coe	Higher Clerical Officer	Secretarial work in connection with the Air Council Committee on Supply and committees on production of new types.

Directorate-General of Production (DGP)

Production and aircraft, aero-engines, armament, instruments, balloons, ground equipment and accessories.
Administration of Air Ministry factories .
Supplies of labour and raw and partly fabricated materials
Inspection of equipment and stores for the Royal Air Force and civil aviation.

Name	Status/Rank	Role/Duties
E J M Lemon		Director-General of Production (DGP)
H E Hogg		Private Secretary
J S Buchanan		Deputy Director-General of Production (DDGP)
J V Connolly		Technical Assistant
Thomas E Drowley	Gp Capt	Deputy Director-General of Production (Aircraft and Spares) (DDGP/AS) Special Appointment to assist in the production of aircraft spares.
E F Cliff	Principal Assistant Secretary (B)	Chief Administrative Officer Advice and assistance to DGP on administrative and organisational questions. Supervision, on behalf of PEO of those duties of S2 which relate to the HQ and outstation establishments of AMDP's Department. Control of work undertaken by ARPAM in connection with air raid precautionary measures (excluding camouflage) at Air Ministry establishments, contractors' works, etc. Such co-ordinating duties as may be assigned by DGP and First DUS.
DP 1

DP 2

DP 3

DP 4

Directorate-General of Research and Development (DGRD)

Research and development of aircraft, aero-engines, armament, balloons, mechanical transport, marine craft, instruments, communication and direction finding equipment ground equipment and accessories.
Repair and maintenance of the technical and warlike equipment of the Royal Air Force.

Name	Status/Rank	Role/Duties
Arthur W Tedder	AVM	Director-General of Research and Development
N J Highwood		Private Secretary
C A Ridley	Sqn Ldr	Personal Staff Officer
H L Edmonds		Personal Assistant.
Reginald B Mansell	Gp Capt (Chief Overseer)	Supervision of the RAF Officers appointed to the Works of Air Ministry Contractors. Co-ordination and development production and installation of equipment for aircraft of the RAF and liaison with all Directorates, Commands and contractors concerned.
Cyril B Wincott	Wg Cdr (Assistant Chief Overseer)
P 1

P 2


P 3

Provost Marshal

Joint Directorate of Research and Development (JDRD)

Directorates of Technical Development and Scientific Research (DTD and DSR)

Name	Status/Rank	Role/Duties
Roderic M Hill	AVM	Director of Technical Development (DTD)
D R Pye	Dr	Director of Scientific Research (DSR)
H E Wimperis		Assisting DSR on personnel questions
B Lockspeiser		Assistant Director of Scientific Research (ADSR)

Deputy Directorate of Research and Development (Technical Investigation) (RDT)

Name	Status/Rank	Role/Duties
H Grinsted	Maj	Deputy Director of Research and Development (Technical Investigations) (DDRDT)
R N Liptrot	Capt RN	Assistant Director (Technical Investigation) (ADRDT) In charge of RDT 1 Development of rotary wing aircraft and criticism of aircraft inventions.
RDT 1
D Rolinson	Principal Technical Officer	Head of Branch
RDT 1 (a)
	Assistant I	Performance data records analysis; range tables for service aircraft.
A S Crouch C Moore	Technical Officer Technical Officer	Preliminary technical work involved in drafting specifications. Estimates for Air Staff on new types. Technical examination of tender designs. Analysis of Aerodynamic data from research bodies.
RDT 1 (b) Temporarily attached to Directorate of Intelligence
G W Jones P H Sumner	Technical Officer Technical Officer (Old Style)	Performance data for foreign aircraft, compilation of extracts from home and foreign technical press.
RDT 1 (c)
H Jennings F G R Cook	Technical Officer Technical Officer	Preparation of general aircraft specifications for DTD branches and of specifications for prototype aircraft. Requisitions for experimental aircraft.
RDT 2
K T Spencer	Principal Technical Officer	Head of Branch, also acting as Head of RDT 3.
J M Gray	Senior Technical Officer	Aircraft design memoranda. General structural development; undercarriage design; hydraulic equipment; pneumatic gear general standardisation.
RDT 3
C M Barter	Technical Officer	Co-ordination of action in connection with telegraphic notification of accidents and reports of Courts of Inquiry on accidents. 'Pilots' notes on new aircraft types, miscellaneous technical work. Design approval of firms. Co-ordination of instructions to experimental establishments.
RDT 4
H F Vessey C B Smith	Senior Scientific Officer Assistant I	Preliminary investigation of aerodynamic research proposals. Liaison with experimental establishments and aircraft constructors on aerodynamic research. Administration of technical aspects of research contracts.
Materials (RDM)
W H Dyson W Hardy G Meikle T R Thomas C Lumby A H Waterfield	Principal Technical Officer Senior Technical Officer Technical Officer Technical Officer Assistant I Scientific Officer	Materials including investigation of failures and preparation and revision of specifications. Investigation of new material including manufacture, tests and service trials. Examination of proposals for research on materials at industrial laboratories, experimental establishments and at contractors' works.
Research and Technical Publications (RTP)
F C Wilkinson	Senior Technical Officer, Flt Lt	Head of Branch
RTP 1 (a)
P May	Technical Officer,	Volumes II - Leaflets.
RTP 1 (b)
A H Martin R A Aslett F E H Bernays	Technical Officer Technical Officer Assistant I	Volumes I, Aeroplanes, Engines and Accessories Reserve drawings at firms works
RTP 1 (c)
C Hall H S Brighty	Technical Officer Assistant I	Maintenance schedules.
RTP 1 (d)
H A Wise W H Johnson W T Youngman	Technical Officer Assistant I Assistant I	Volumes I and II, Armament
RTP 2
W C Cooper	Scientific Officer (Old Style)	Scientific and technical records of general aeronautical progress. DSR Quarterly Report. Liaison with Air Intelligence and ARC. Collection and distribution of technical information. Technical consideration of lectures, papers and articles for publication. Preparation of secret , part publication and open lists. Technical aspect of export licences and of applications for commercial manufacture and sale abroad of RAF equipment.
RTP 3
W J Stern Miss K M Goggin	Scientific Officer Assistant I	Scientific and technical advice on AM Library matters. Preparation of abstracts and notices from scientific and technical press. Scrutiny of demands and issue of scientific and technical translations.
RTP 4
Drawings Library		Custody and maintenance of drawings for loan or reference. Issue of drawings and modifications of standard aircraft, engines and accessories. Issue of AGS and SIS drawings.
RTP 5
J G Wadsworth	Assistant II	Photographs, photostats, slides -cinematography and projection.

Deputy Directorate of Research and Development (Aircraft) (RDA)

Name	Status/Rank	Role/Duties
W S Farren		Deputy Director of Research and Development (Aircraft)
Assistant Director of Research and Development (Aircraft - Landplanes) (ADRDL)
N E Rowe		Assistant Director (Aircraft - Landplanes),
RDL
B S Shenstone M Rosenberg R K Cushing H Davis H G Jones F W G Clifton	Senior Scientific Officer Technical Officer Technical Officer Technical Officer Technical Officer Technical Officer	Development of experimental and production types - landplanes
A J T Ireland T C Sharwood	Assistant I Plus Assistant I	Investigation of defect reports on all RAF aircraft.
Assistant Director of Research and Development (Aircraft - Seaplanes) (ADRDS)
R E Penny	Maj	Assistant Director (Aircraft - Seaplanes)
RDS 1
J A C Manson	Principal Technical Officer	Head of Branch
A W Clegg P C Heming	Senior Technical Officer Technical Officer	Development of experimental and production types - ship planes and seaplanes for FAA, catapulting, arresting and and handling of FAA aircraft.
RDS 2
J D Campbell	Senior Technical Officer	Head of Branch
B W Townshend	Technical Officer	Development of experimental and production types - flying boats. Hulls and floats. Tank tests. Floatation gear. Marine equipment for aircraft.
RDS 3
I R Grant	Lt Cdr RN	Naval Liaison Officer. Ship trials of aircraft and catapults.
R A C Carter	Sqn Ldr	RAF Liaison Officer. Land catapult and aircraft trials
F G Goodwin	Assistant I	FAA Holding down gear, liaison with Admiralty, supply of technical data.
Assistant Director of Research and Development (Aircraft - Equipment Installation) (ADRDQ)
Herbert W Heslop	Wg Cdr	Assistant Director (Aircraft - Equipment Installation)
RDQ 1
Neville R Buckle	Sqn Ldr	Head of Branch
RDQ 1 (a)
William G H Ewing	Sqn Ldr	Equipment installation in bomber and Army co-operation aircraft
J D Rutherford	Sqn Ldr	Equipment installation in reconnaissance aircraft - flying boats
H G Sawyer	Sqn Ldr	Equipment installation in fighter and FAA aircraft
RDQ 1 (b)
E H Lane	Technical Officer	Liaison with contractors on installation of electrical instrument, photographic and wireless equipment
L C Skinner C G A Woodford	Technical Officer Assistant I	Electrical instrument and wireless installations. Approval of modifications.
RDQ 2
Geoffrey N E Tindal-Carill-Worsley		Head of Branch Turret installation.
F Hudson	Technical Officer	Armament installation - guns
A H Johns	Assistant I	Armament installation - bombs
RDQ 3
F C Philpot	Senior Technical Officer	Head of Branch
RDQ 3 (a)
J T Mynors C J Purkis	Sqn Ldr Technical Officer	Detail engine installation, fuel and oil systems.
RDQ 3 (b)
J L Kerr	Technical Officer	Installation of hydraulic control gear
RDQ 4
F S Wigley	Senior Technical Officer	Head of Branch
D R Shore	Sqn Ldr	Parachute and flying clothing design.
RDQ 4 (a)
F T Haswell	Technical Officer (Old Style)	Fire extinguishes and aircrafft accessories, etc.
E F Randle A H Corfield	Technical Officer Assistant I	Ground and ancillary equipment
RDQ 4 (b)
J T Stapleton	Assistant I	Production of Appendices 'A' and weight sheet summaries.
RDQ (N)
D W MacKendrick I D Elliott	Cdr RN Lt Cdr RN	General questions affecting equipment of FAA aircraft. Liaison with Admiralty
Deputy Assistant Director of Research and Development (Aircraft) (DADRDA)
F E Cowlin		Deputy Assistant Director (Aircraft) Chairman of Airframe Modifications Committee. Supervision of work in connection with modifications to airframes and components. Specifications for production airframes. General constructional requirements for airframes.
Assistant Director of Research and Development (Instruments) (ADRD Inst)
P A Cooke		Assistant Director (Instruments)
RD Inst 1
A K Toulmin-Smith	Principal Technical Officer	Head of Branch
I O Hockmeyer E I Freemantle	Technical Officer Technical Officer	Aircraft electrical equipment (other than ignition and radio). Aerodrome illumination.
RD Inst 2
C N Jaques	Senior Technical Officer	Head of Branch
D A Jones C V Watson	Technical Officer Assistant I	Flight, engine and test instruments.
G A Sharman	Technical Officer	Automatic controls. Pilotless aircraft. Timing equipment. Gyroscopic equipment.
E F Anderson	Technical Officer	Oxygen equipment, goggles. Windscreen wipers. Pressure cabins. Link trainers. De-icing.
RD Inst 3
F M V May F D Byers	Sqn Ldr Technical Officer	Navigation instruments.
RD Inst 4
A H Seymour-Lucas F W Baker	Sqn Ldr Technical Officer	Photographic apparatus and materials.

Deputy Directorate of Research and Development (Engines) (RDE)

Name	Status/Rank	Role/Duties
G P Bulman		Deputy Director of Research and Development (Engines) (DDRDE) Also Director of Engine Production (DEP)
A A Ross		Assistant Director (Engines) (ADRDE)
F A Foord	Principal Technical Officer	Chairman of Engines, Airscrew and Accessories Modification Committee. Local Modification Committees, Procedures, etc. *continues to supervise the development of these engines (below) until the organisation is up to full strength.
RDE 1
W L Tweedie	Principal Scientific Officer	Head of Branch (Research)
R W Fenning H Moss	Senior Scientific Officer Scientific Officer,	Aero engine research.
K E W Ridler E L Bass	Scientific Officer Technical Officer	Fuel and oil research. Resident at RAE, Farnborough.
RDE 2
E R Alexander	Senior Technical Officer	Head of Branch
RDE 2 (a)
H Kember R H Weir D G Tobin H Stansfield	Technical Officer Technical Officer Technical Officer Technical Officer	Type and development tests and standards of acceptance for Bristol, Armstrong Siddeley, Rolls Royce, Napier and De Havilland engines. Plant for cabin superchargers. Engine operational limitations.
RDE 2 (b)
Vacant C Brooks	Technical Officer Assistant I	Engine performance estimates. Foreign engine design and performance analysis.
RDE (DO)
		RDE Drawing Office
RDE 3
E L M Emtage	Principal Technical Officer	Head of Branch
RDE 3 (a)
H T Holman C Allen	Assistant II Assistant II	Development and approval of engine starters of all types, Auxiliary Power Units, Engine Handling equipment, Power egg trolleys, oil coolers, thermostats, flexible drives, exhaust systems, etc.
RDE 3 (b)
H W Fudge	Assistant II	Development and approval of magnetos, sparking plugs, screening harness, booster coils, electric motors for engine services, etc.
RDE 3 (c)
T C Travis	Technical Officer	Development and approval of hydraulic pumps, air compressors, vacuum pumps, fuel pumps, carburettors, priming pumps, boost controls, mixtures controls, etc.
RDE 4
J F Bargman	Principal Technical Officer	Head of Branch
RDE 4 (a)
A R Collins Vacant	Senior Technical Officer Technical Officer	Development and approval of variable pitch airscrews (hydromatic, constant speed and two-pitch), airscrew blades, spinners, fixed pitch airscrews, airscrew de-icing equipment, etc.
RDE 4 (b)
W H Wardall	Assistant II	Fits and tolerances for engine inter-changeability, repair and maintenance.
RDE 4 (c)
H C Golder	Assistant I	Defect investigations, record and analysis for Rolls Royce, Napier, Bristol, Armstrong Siddeley De Havilland and Pobjoy engines. Engine specifications and schedules.
RDE 5
W E K Bartels	Principal Technical Officer	Head of Branch
RDE 5 (a)
W R Howells F R Nichols H G Knight	Senior Technical Officer Technical Officer Assistant I	Development of Rolls Royce, Napier, Bristol, Armstrong Siddeley and De Havilland engines
RDE 5 (b)
R C Peggs	Technical Officer	Power egg installations for Rolls Royce, Napier, Bristol, Armstrong Siddeley engines.
RDE 5 (c)
Vacant	Assistant I	American Cyclone* and Wasp* engines in Service aircraft. Modifications, tolerances, specifications, etc.

Directorate of Armament Development (D Arm D) (The Research work of this Directorate is under the control of DSR)

Name	Status/Rank	Role/Duties
George B A Baker	A/Cdre	Director of Armament Development (DArmD)
R S Capon		Deputy Director of Research and Development (Armament) (DDRDArm)
Edward D Davis	Wg Cdr	Assistant Director of Armament Development (Guns) (ADRDArm (G)) In charge of RD Arm 1, RD Arm 2 and RD Arm 3.
G A H Pidcock	Wg Cdr	Assistant Director of Armament Development (Bombs) (ADRDArm (B)) In charge of RD Arm 4, RD Arm 5 and RD Arm 6.
RD Arm 1
H S V Thompson	Principal Technical Officer,	Head of Branch
RD Arm 1 (a)
E S R Adams G F Wallace	Senior Technical Officer Technical Officer	Guns and pistols and accessories for aircraft and ground use. Mounting, synchronising gears.
D O Bremner	Technical Officer	Belt feed for Hispano guns.
RD Arm 1 (b)
P J Dawson C W Lawson	Senior Technical Officer Technical Officer	Gun ammunition, all sizes.
RD Arm 1 (c)
J G Munro Edward D MacL Hopkins	Sqn Ldr Sqn Ldr	Fixed machine gun and QG gun installations. Development of servo firing gears and ammunition transporters. Mounting for ground defence weapons and armoured car installation.
RD Arm 1 (d)
A Day W J Page	Technical Officer Technical Officer	Ammunition accessories. Belt and drum filling and positioning machines. Turret installations of guns.
RD Arm 2
Herbert D Spreckley	Sqn Ldr	Head of Branch
RD Arm 2 (a) and (b)
A S Fletcher	Senior Technical Officer	RD Arm 2 (a) Turrets for large calibre guns; patents.
W S Hollis F G Tarrant	Technical Officer Technical Officer	RD Arm 2 (b) 0.303 calibre turrets and manual mountings including liaison with the service and firms; ancillary turret equipment.
George A Walker	Sqn Ldr
RD Arm 3
I Bowen	Principal Scientific Officer	Head of Branch
B A J Crummy	Sqn Ldr	Problems of application and Service liaison.
RD Arm 3 (a)
B Sykes G O Smith	Senior Scientific Officer Technical Officer	Gun sights and gunnery training apparatus.
RD Arm 3 (b)
W H Coulthard A Nutsford	Scientific Officer Technical Officer	Bombsights and allied bombing instruments.
RD Arm 3 (c)
Vacant	Scientific Officer	Bombing training apparatus.
RD Arm 3 (d)
J Hanson B V Williams N S Dewey	Scientific Officer Scientific Officer Scientific Officer	Gun and bomb ballistics. Damage by air firing and boming. Towed targets.
RD Arm 4
C Crawford	Wg Cdr	Head of Branch
Lionel R S Freestone	Sqn Ldr	Problems of application and Service liaison.
RD Arm 4 (a)
D Bunting C C Aston	Senior Technical Officer Scientific Officer	Investigation of inventions relating to bombs and explosives. New fuzing devices. Assistance to DSR Staff in connection with Committee of Aerial Defence.
RD Arm 4 (b)
E M Lake F B S Grimston A Venner B S Crawshaw	Senior Technical Officer Technical Officer Technical Officer Assistant I	Bombs of all types and their components. Demolition charges and apparatus.
RD Arm 4 (c)
J Hopkins	Technical Officer	Design queries arising out of contracts and production.
RD Arm 5
G V Howard	Wg Cdr	Head of Branch
RD Arm 5 (a)
J D F Bruce W P Stocker	Sqn Ldr Technical Officer	Torpedoes, accessories and installation questions, etc. Liaison with Admiralty.
RD Arm 5 (b)
Robert J P Morris F W T G Connell E J Tatman	Sqn Ldr Technical Officer Assistant I	Bomb carriers, releases, distributors, winches and trolleys.
RD Arm 6
G M Rambaut	Principal Technical Officer	Head of Branch
Vacant	Sqn Ldr	Installation and Service questions.
RD Arm 6 (a)
V E S Mitchell	Senior Scientific Officer	Head of Section
M J Robinson W Cawood D R Ashworth	Scientific Officer Scientific Officer Scientific Officer	Chemical defence equipment, LC bombs, incendiary bombs, smoke curtain installation. Liaison with other Services, research organisations and chemical defence establishments.
RD Arm 6 (b)
C Lea	Senior Scientific Officer	Head of Section
H C Reynard R F Pleaden H A Cook	Technical Officer Technical Officer Technical Officer	Flares, smoke generators and navigational aids. Pyrotechnic stores. Practice bombs, pyrotechnic type.

Assistant Directorate of Research and Development (Mechanical Transport) (RDMT)

Name	Status/Rank	Role/Duties
F A Norton	Wg Cdr	Assistant Director of Research and Development (Mechanical Transport) (ADRDMT)
RDMT 1
J R R Harvey	Technical Officer	Defect reports, Service modifications, accessories, Service maintenance questions.
RDMT 2
R Nichols	Assistant I	Specifications. Inventions analysis of tenders. Contract questions. Minutes of results of trials. Technical records and literature.

Research and Development (Air Defence and Offence) (RDADO)

Name	Status/Rank	Role/Duties
A E Woodward Nutt	Principal Scientific Officer	Head of Branch Co-ordinating Officer with Experimental Establishments, other Government Departments and Scientific Advisory Committees on Air Defence Defence and Offence matters.
RDADO 1
B G Dickens	Senior Scientific Officer (Liaison Fighter Command)	Scientific problems relating to Air Defence, including the location, interception and destruction of enemy aircraft. Liaison with Directorate of Communications Development.
W H Stephens Vacant	Scientific Officer Technical Officer
M Hancock	Scientific Officer (Liaison Bomber Command)	Liaison with RD Arm branches.
R V Jones	Scientific Officer	Liaison with Directorate of Intelligence.
RDADO 2
R S Booth S H Hollingdale J W P Uren	Wg Cr Scientific Officer Technical Officer	Research and development on lighter-than-air craft, balloon barrage and ground equipment relating thereto.
RDADO 3
J H Lees C W E Harvey	Scientific Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Consideration of inventions submitted by other than RAF personnel or civilians employed by the Air Ministry.

Research and Development (Marine Craft) (RDMC)

Name	Status/Rank	Role/Duties
W E G Beauforte-Greenwood		Head of Branch
H H Norrington W H Jinman N W McCue A C Bowden	Sqn Ldr Sqn Ldr Civil Assistant Technical Assistant	Advice on all nautical questions. Surveys in connection with salvage claims or damage caused by RAF Marine Craft and/or other vessels. Development of new types of Marine Craft, Engines and Equipment. Investigation of Service Technical Reports. Investigation of Branch Technical Reports. Co-ordination of work between Drawing Office and Technical Staff. Preparation of Technical Reports on Contractors and Service trials on Marine Craft engines and equipment. Organisation of work in Drawing Office and Tracing Office. Preparation of new designs. Certification of contractors' claims.
H E E Weblin S T Cope	Technical Assistant Lt Cdr RN (Ret'd) Technical Assistant	Development of new types of targets, buoys and mooring equipment. Provision and laying out of new moorings in conjunction with E9. Overhaul of existing moorings. Compilation and correction of History Sheets and preparation of AMOs. Certification of contractors' claims.

Directorate of Communications Development (DCD)

Name	Status/Rank	Role/Duties
R Watson Watt		Director of Communication Development (DCD)
Hugh Leedham	Gp Capt	Deputy Director of Communications Development (DDCD)
N F S Hecht	Principal Technical Officer	Assistant Director of Communications Development (1) (ADRDC 1) In charge of RDC 1, RDC 2 and RDC 3.
Vacant		Assistant Director of Communications Development (2) (ADRDC 2) In charge of RDC 4, RDC 5 and RDC 8.
RDC 1
G Morton F J Hooper Cedric A Bell	Senior Technical Officer Senior Technical Officer Sqn Ldr	Air and ground radio equipment
RDC 2
C F A Wagstaff	Scientific Officer	Direction finding and blind landing.
RDC 3
R I Wells J E Catt N H Elgood	Senior Technical Officer Technical Officer Technical Officer	Ground station layout, home and overseas.
RDC 4
E J C Dixon E W Seward P A Hibberd G A Willis	Senior Technical Officer Technical Officer Technical Officer Technical Officer	Development and production of special equipment.
RDC 5
W E Barber H A Watts H L Bennett	Chief Designer, Technical Officer Technical Officer	Technical questions in relation to communications and special equipment production.
RDC 8
L S Harley G Bradfield	Scientific Officer Scientific Officer	Research on special radio equipment.

Directorate of Repair and Maintenance (DRM)

Repair and maintenance organisation for all RAF technical equipment.
Technical control of repair and maintenance service.
Ease of repair and maintenance, interchangeability and Service aspects of defects and modifications.
Organisation, layout and equipment of technical buildings, workshop and plant.
Engineer administration and organisation, peace and war. Approval of issue of technical instructions to RAF units.
Advice on RAF engineering problems, including technical personnel establishments, training of tradesmen, provision of spare parts, suitability and scales of issue of technical equipment, salvage, storage and packing.

Name	Status/Rank	Role/Duties
Sir Christopher J Q Brand	A/Cdre	Director of Repair and Maintenance (DRM)
H Gordon-Dean	Gp Capt	Deputy Director of Repair and Maintenance (DDRM) In charge of RM 1 (a), RM 1 (b), RM2 and RM3.
K L Boswell	Wg Cdr	Acting Deputy Director of Repair and Maintenance (II) (DDRM (II)) In charge of RM4, RM5, RM6 and RM7.
RM 1 (a)
P S Blockey	Sqn Ldr	Technical organisation and administration, peace and war. Technical personnel establishment. Advice on training of tradesmen. General technical aspects of salvage and storage organisation. Courts of Inquiry on accidents and forced landings. RAF inventions.
RM 1 (b)
J E Storey H Lefevre	Higher Clerical Officer Acting Higher Clerical Officer	Administrative aspects of repair and maintenance policy, schemes and regulations.
RM 2
N C Walker L J W Felgate	Sqn Ldr Plt Off	Organisation, layout and equipment of technical buildings, workshops and plant. Ground, aerodrome and salvage equipment. Small tools. Test benches. Storage and packing (all categories of technical equipment).
RM 3
W J E Barnard I Ashcroft	Fg Off Lt Cdr (A) RN	Servicing duties. Advice and practical assistance to RAF units on the running, maintenance and repair of new types of airframes, aero-engines and other categories of new technical equipment.
RM 4
Kenneth L Boswell G W Williamson J H A Chapman A P Targett-Adams S W Blight H J Baines M H Duckham H J Hore	Wg Cdr Wg Cdr Sqn Ldr Lt Cdr (E) Fg Off Fg Off Plt Off Technical Assistant (Admiralty)	Airframes: - Ease of repair and maintenance. Interchangeability. Maintenance schedules. Repair schemes. Service aspects of defects and modifications. Technical advice on the provision of spare parts.
RM 5
A F Scroggs J W White M Luby J W Bell F White G H Harrison	Wg Cdr Sqn Ldr Lt (E) Flt Lt Fg Off Fg Off	Aero-engines and accessories, VP airscrews: - Ease of repair and maintenance. Interchangeability. Maintenance schedules. Repair schemes. Service aspects of defects and modifications. Technical advice on the provision of spare parts.
RM 6
George W Birkinshaw T C Penna H R Evans R C Drury	Wg Cdr Sqn Ldr Fg Off Fg Off	Turrets, torpedoes, bomb carriers, aircraft guns, firing gears, miscellaneous armament equipment, bomb loading and handling devices: - Ease of repair and maintenance. Interchangeability. Maintenance schedules. Repair schemes. Service aspects of defects and modifications. Technical advice on the provision of spare parts.
RM 7
W H Golder W A Harvey W M E Cannock J T W B Keates J S Brett C L A Le Byron-Whyte	Sqn Ldr Flt Lt Fg Off Fg Off Fg Off Fg Off	Signals and electrical equipment, aircraft instruments, bomb sights, automatic controls, Link trainers, mechanical transport and marine craft: - Ease of repair and maintenance. Interchangeability. Maintenance schedules. Repair schemes. Service aspects of defects and modifications. Technical advice on the provision of spare parts.

Directorate of Aeroplane Production (DAP)

Production duties in connection with aeroplanes, aeroplane parts, repairs and spares.

Name	Status/Rank	Role/Duties
H W S Outram	Lt Col	Director of Aeroplane Production (DAP)
L T G Mansell		Deputy Director of Aeroplane Production (DDAP)
AP
A G Warman	Staff Officer
AP 1
C E R Osman		Assistant Director (ADAP 1) In charge of Fighter and Trainer Division
AP 1 (a)
H G Bloss T D Sellwood D J Taylor	Senior Technical Officer Production Officer Production Officer	Production duties in connection with aircraft supplied by: - Boulton Paul Aircraft Ltd Castle Bromwich Aeroplane Factory Gloster Aircraft Co Ltd Hawker Aircraft Ltd Saunders-Roe Ltd Scottish Aviation Ltd Vickers-Armstrong Ltd (Supermarine) Westland Aircraft Co Ltd
AP 1 (b)
T T James G P Kirk	Senior Production Officer Production Officer	Production duties in connection with aircraft supplied by: - Airspeed Ltd de Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd Fairey Aviation Co Ltd (Hayes) Hills & Son Percival Aircraft Ltd Phillips & Powis Aircraft Ltd Vickers-Armstrong (Weybridge ands Chester)
AP 2
L Warner		Assistant Director (ADAP 2) In charge of Bomber and Transport Division
AP 2 (a)
H A Fowler-Tutt W Bignold R K Plumer E L Forge	Senior Production Officer Production Officer Production Officer Production Officer	Production duties in connection with aircraft supplied by: - W G Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Co Ltd Austin Motor Co Ltd Bristol Aeroplane Co Ltd Canadian Associated Aircraft Ltd Fairey Aviation Co Ltd (Heaton Chapel) Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co Ltd A V Roe & Co Ltd Rootes Securities Short Brothers Short & Harland Companies in Australia
AP 2 (b)
G Thornton-Norris G A Durant	Senior Production Officer Production Officer	Production duties in connection with aircraft supplied by: - Blackburn Aircraft Ltd (Brough) Blackburn-Denny (Aircraft) Ltd English Electric Co Ltd Lockheed Aircraft Corporation North American Aviation Inc
AP 3
J Stewart		Assistant Director In charge of Ancillary Division
AP 3 (a)
Vacant H E Hancocke D W Cooper E J Wallace	Senior Production Officer Production Officer Production Officer Production Officer	Production duties in connection with sub-contractors producing major components.
AP 3 (b)
M Cave-Browne-Cave C E Ward F L Crilly	Senior Production Officer Production Officer Production Officer	Production duties in connection with firms supplying proprietary articles, eg, undercarriage equipment, brake gear, tubes, etc.
AP 3 (c)
F A Roberts J G D Armour	Senior Production Officer Production Officer Flt Lt (Ret'd)	Production duties in connection with 'fringe' firms carrying out repairs and/or modifications to service aircraft.

R H Wihty	Capt RN (Ret'd)	Admiralty Liaison Officer

Directorate of Engine Production (DEP)

Name	Status/Rank	Role/Duties
G P Bulman	Maj	Director of Engine Production (DEP) also Deputy Director of Research and Development (Engines)
W A Sales		Assistant Director of Engine Production (ADEP 1) Deputy to DEP. Bristol an Carburettor Shadow organisation
EP 1
W A Melhuish	Senior Production Officer	No 2 Shadow Bristol.
G B Clark	Production Officer	No 1 Shadow Bristol and Carburettor factory.
F E Swain	Production Officer	Shadow Engine modifications and technical liaison with RDE.
EP 2
Vacant	Senior Production Officer	Engine repairs
EP 3
S C Goodenough	Senior Production Officer	Head of Branch and DEP Priority Officer.
D Darby F J P O'Flaherty	Production Officer Production Officer	Embodiment loans. Engine spares and tool kits. Liaison with D of E
EP 4
A D S Barr	Production Officer - Capt	Aircrew production
EP 5
A W F Smith	Senior Production Officer	Armstrong Siddeley production.

Directorate of Sub-Contracting (DSC)

Name	Status/Rank	Role/Duties
H Russell		Director of Sub Contracting
SCP 1
O Clegg T W Dugdale A J Warren	Technical Adviser (Head of Branch) Production Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Correspondence concerning and inspection of, new sub-contract capacity; progressing of existing sub-contractors; investigation of vacant accommodation; control of area organisation necessary to carry out the above duties.
SCP 2
K Robertson G Griffith W Bolton A L Lench	(Head of Branch) Senior Production Officer Production Officer Production Office	Planning of sub-contracting in respect of airframes and engines.
SCP 4
F Rawlings L E Smalley L J K Thurston	Senior Executive Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer	General correspondence and records of sub-contracting generally.

Directorate of Armament Production (D Arm P)

Questions relating to the production of guns, turrets, bombs, fuses and detonators, technical stores, machine tools and raw materials

Investigation of capacity of firms and the clearing of difficulties affecting production; finding and developing new sources of supply as required.

Name	Status/Rank	Role/Duties
Sir John Salmond	MRAF	Director of Armament Production (D Arm P)
J W Mills		Deputy Director of Armament Production (DD Arm P)
D C Baillie	Plt Off RAFVR	Technical Assistant
A J Latham	Higher Clerical Officer	Administrative Assistant
Arm P 1
G MacDonald	Assistant Director (AD Arm P 1).	Head of Branch
Arm P 1 (a)
H R Fisher	Senior Production Officer	Head of Section
W E Gardner C Martin	Production Officer Production Officer	Turrets and components instructional turrets.
Arm P 1 (b)
A C Bryan	Senior Production Officer	Head of Section
R A McKenzie G Monaghan D A Lyster	Production Officer Production Officer Production Officer	Guns of all types, magazines, firing gear and spares.
Arm P 2
C H Awcock	Assistant Director (AD Arm P 2). Sqn Ldr (Ret'd)	Head of Branch
Arm P 2 (a)
W Osborne	Senior Production Officer	Head of Section
S Taylor E Farrar-Taylor	Production Officer Production Officer	Bomb bodies, forgings and castings. Gas cylinders (Air, CO₂ and Oxygen HP). Torpedoes and gas weapons. Packages for all section items.
Arm P 2 (b)
H J Creffield	Senior Production Officer	Head of Section
E H W Lucas E F Lynn	Production Officer Production Officer	Empty fuses, incendiary bombs and special bombs, pistols, transit bases, tail units. Drop bars - Smoke Puff and charging practice bombs. Cartridges - Bomb and Pyro fillings. SAA Belting machine gun links. Packages for all section items.
Arm P Progress
G Bowen S F Histed	Senior Production Officer - Flt Lt (Ret'd) Higher Clerical Officer

Directorate of Instrument Production (D Inst P)

Name	Status/Rank	Role/Duties
C J Stewart	Maj	Director of Instrument Production
Inst P 1
S R Cauthery P Brain W T O'Dea A Stowers R F Little	Senior Production Officer Production Officer Production Officer Production Officer Production Officer	Auto controls and all gyroscopic instruments, bombsights, photographic equipment, clocks and watches, engine speed indicators, air speed indicators, compasses, altimeters, calculators, computers, chart boards, plotters, panels - flying instrument.
Inst P 2
S Vernon L C Hall L Wyborn	Senior Production Officer Production Officer Production Officer	Oxygen breathing equipment, oxygen regulators, thermometers, boost gauges, gauges - various, optical instruments, indicators - aero mixture, indicators - engine cylinder temperature, calibrators, drawing instruments, track recorders, bombing teachers, signalling lamps.
Inst P 3
A R O'Reilly	Higher Clerical Officer	Progress of instrument contracts.
Inst P 4
Vacant	Production Officer	Instrument production planning.

Directorate of Aircraft Equipment Production (DAEP)

Name	Status/Rank	Role/Duties
H A P Disney	Lt Col	Director of Aircraft Equipment Production (DAEP)
B H C Carley	Higher Clerical Officer	General Administrative duties
AEP 1
Vacant	Assistant Director (ADAEP 1)	In charge of Electrical Division
F R Brandon	Higher Clerical Officer	Supervision of clerical staff of ADAEP 1
AEP 1 (a)
C W Abell	Senior Production Officer	Head of Branch
W R Childs R H C Moody B E Southorn	Production Officer Production Officer Production Officer	Wireless equipment including pilotless aeroplane apparatus.
AEP 1 (b)
F D H Bremner	Senior Production Officer	Head of Branch
C W Clarke S A Matthews K Clifton-Mogg	Production Officer Production Officer Production Officer	Electrical stores, mouldings.
AEP 1 (c)
Vacant	Senior Production Officer	Head of Branch
F X Merrick	Production Officer	Bomb release gear, carriers, etc.
AEP 2
B W Shilson	Assistant Director	In charge of Accessories and Miscellaneous Equipment
AEP 2 (a)
W A Davenport	Senior Production Officer	Head of Branch
V Haines W E Parsons	Production Officer Production Officer	Magnetos, plugs, screening harness, starters, vacuum pumps, de-icing equipment, compressors, motor generators, heavy switch gear.
AEP 2 (b)
J B Wardlow	Senior Production Officer	Head of Branch
H W Prance	Production Officer	Accessories, miscellaneous equipment, ground equipment, barrack stores.
AEP 2 (c)
Vacant	Senior Production Officer	Head of Branch
J C D Howland	Production Officer,	Parachutes, AGS, target towing gear, ball bearings, dinghies.
AEP 2 (d)
A Ramsbottom	Senior Production Officer	Portable plant, gauges and hand tools.
AEP 3
C A Rea	Production Officer - Sqn Ldr	Liaison with DAEP 3's section (located at Cardington) dealing with equipment for Balloon Barrage, including hydrogen and hydrogen cylinders.
AEP 4
Vacant D H Towers	Production Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Production planning.

Directorate of Material Production (DMP)

Name	Status/Rank	Role/Duties
C E Walker P L Teed	Director of Material Production Assistant Director of Material Production	Production questions in connection with raw and partly fabricated materials. Chairman of Light Alloy Control.
T Pratt R E Garner	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer	General Administrative duties
MP 1
H A M Napier E C Poultney A E Kyffin P M Slater Miss A M Kennedy	Senior Production Officer Production Officer Production Officer Junior Engineer Statistical Clerk	Production questions relating to capacity and distribution of Ferrous metals and bullet proof glass. Liaison with Ministry of Supply Steel Control.
MP 2
B B Murdoch R W Taylor J H West P W D Jones H I Downes	Senior Production Officer Production Officer Production Officer Production Officer Production Officer	Production questions relating to capacity and distribution of raw materials: - chemicals timber textiles glass rubber precious metals radiator tubes Liaison with Ministry of Supply Raw Materials Directorate.

Directorate of Statistics and Planning (DSP)

Name	Status/Rank	Role/Duties
T S Smith W Sturmy Cave		Director of Statistics and Planning Deputy Director of Statistics and Planning
Stats P 1
W Smith Vacant	Senior Production Officer Junior Production Engineer	Airframe programme including labour floor area and sub-contracting requirements. Aircraft, bomb and balloon statistics.
Stats P 2
C Howarth G F Wilkinson	Senior Technical Officer Junior Production Engineer	Engine, airscrew, gun and turret programme including labour floor area and sub-contracting requirements. Engine, airscrew, gun and turret statistics.
Stats P 3
J G F Godfray	Staff Officer	General secretarial work, planning and statistical records.
Stats P 4
S V Kennard V V W Vallance	Production Officer Technical Costs Officer	Equipment (other than dealt with by SP 1 and SP 2) and materials programme.
Stats P 5
W L Dunning	Senior Production Officer	Application of mechanical recording and tabulation. Organisation and maintenance of charts.

Directorate of Air Ministry Factories (DAMF)

Construction or extension of factories out of Air Votes.
Provision out of Air Votes of capital equipment for factories.
Priority questions arising in connection with the above.
General supervision without restrictive interference of management of factories operated on Shadow factory basis.

Name	Status/Rank	Role/Duties
A R Cooper		Director of Air Ministry Factories (DAMF)
Vacant		Deputy Director of Air Ministry Factories (DDAMF)
W A W Hallam	Capt	Assistant Director of Air Ministry Factories 1 (ADAMF 1) Review of contractors' proposals relative to erection of factory building, etc. Inspection of proposed sites or factories to be adopted.
AMF 1
H S Badenoch	Assistant Superintendent	Examination in detail of proposals as regards design, construction and cost of certain factory buildings. Inspecting and reporting on works in progress. Technical advice on works problems. Liaison with D of W.
Vacant	Assistant Surveyor	Preparation of statistics relative to works matters. Standards of construction. Review of schedules of prices of contracts.
AMF 2
J E P Burge		Assistant Director of Air Ministry Factories 2 (ADAMF 2) Review of proposals as regards services for factories such electricity and heating requirements. Review of plant and machine tool requirements for factories. General technical advice on machine tool questions. Ministry of Supply (Machine Tool Committee).
J G Lloyd R E James	Production Officer Production Officer	Details of power and heating installations for factories; electricity supplies. Problems of priority in regard to supply of machine tools for RAF and factories. Questions regarding availability of machine tools. Compiling relevant statistics. Machine tools demanded by aircraft industry at own expense.
AMF 3
H B Isherwood	Acting Staff Officer	General questions of policy and procedure. Non-technical questions relative to erection and equipping of factories. Review of factory requirements in respect of furniture and office machinery. Priority of supplies of material for construction. Questions arising in connection with administration of shadow factories: Labour questions: trade disputes.
Vacant	Higher Clerical Officer	General correspondence. Factory progress statements. Directorate records and plans. Supervision of clerical staff. Liaison with other Directorates and Branches.

Directorate of Aeronautical Inspection (DAI)

Inspection and acceptance for use by the RAF, of all aircraft, engines and other stores and supplies manufactured or repaired by contractors and by Maintenance Units.
Inspection of work in connection with modification to airframes, engines and equipment therefore at contractors' works and maintenance units.
Conditioning of Unit returns and periodical re-inspection of stores in RAF Maintenance Units.
Periodical inspection of ammunition, explosives and pyrotechnics at all RAF Stations at home and overseas; also of danger buildings located thereat.
Inspection of aeronautical and other supplies undertaken by Air Ministry for Dominion, Colonial and Foreign Governments.
Inspection of 'civil' type aircraft of the larger class (over 10.000 lbs, etc) and of modifications thereto.
Supervision of maintenance and servicing of RAF aircraft at civil training schools in Reserve Command.
Training and administration (in conjunction with S2, S3, T Tech, etc) of the personnel of the Aeronautical Inspection Department, including attached RAF officers and airmen.

Name	Status/Rank	Role/Duties
J Sowrey	Gp Capt (Ret)	Director of Aeronautical Inspection (DAI)
S G Young		Deputy Director of Aeronautical Inspection (DDAI)
T Rowntree		Assistant Director of Aeronautical Inspection (ADIA) Control of Aircraft Division
P W Smith		Assistant Director of Aeronautical Inspection (ADIE) Control of Engine, Armament and Instrument Divisions
H Myers		Assistant Director of Aeronautical Inspection (ADIS) Control of Materials and General Stores Divisions
Aircraft Division
E L Ransome	Chief Inspector	Head of Branch Senior Divisional Officer
IA 1
P Stevens H Chambers P S Ashdown	Assistant Chief Inspector Assistant Inspector I Assistant Inspector I	Aircraft structures Aircraft installation. Armament installation. Hydraulic installation. Kite Balloons. Parachutes. Flight testing of aircraft. Service defects. AGS.
IA 2
W E Pickerill A J J Black	Assistant Inspector I Senior Examiner	Interchangeability. Provision of measuring gauges and references.
Engine Division
H J Wilkins	Assistant Chief Inspector	Head of Branch Senior Divisional Officer
IE 1
S T L Mansell F C L Stokes F Naylor	Inspector Assistant Inspector I Senior Examiner	Aircraft engines Interchangeability.
IE 2
E J Jackson C H Chubb	Assistant Inspector Chief Examiner	Accessories and Variable Pitch airscrews.
Armament Division
F C C Ensor	Chief Inspector - Lt Col	Head of Branch Senior Divisional Officer
I Arm 1
C L Macgregor E Pownall C Nelson	Assistant Chief Inspector Inspector Assistant Inspector III	Armament equipment. Explosives and Pyrotechnics.
I Arm 2
A L Macmillan	Inspector - Flt Lt	Machine gun ammunition.
I Arm 3
S H Symonds	Inspector	Periodical re-inspection of SAA and explosives and danger buildings.
Instrument Division
H J Lucas	Inspector	Head of Branch Senior Divisional Officer
I Inst 1
H P Cornish H Morgan	Chief Examiner Senior Examiner	W/T and electrical equipment.
I Inst 2
C E Dodge G E Clark	Inspector Senior Examiner	Dashboard instruments, etc.
Materials Division
A McIsaac	Chief Inspector	Head of Branch Senior Divisional Officer
IM 1
H J Curnow	Inspector	Non-ferrous metals and imported metals.
IM 2
A J E Thornton J Jarman	Inspector Assistant Inspector I	Non-metallic materials.
IM 3
J Mason	Inspector	Fuels and Oils.
IM 4
C R Trippett	Assistant Inspector I	Ferrous metals.
General Stores Division
C W Willcox	Inspector	Head of Branch Senior Divisional Officer
ISC
S P Morris	Assistant Inspector I	Clothing.
ISE
F B Mason R J Ward	Assistant Inspector Chief Examiner	Engineering stores.
ISG
L F Buckingham	Assistant Inspector I	General stores, barrack equipment.
IST
A Smith	Assistant Inspector I	Transport and power boats.
ISW
C W Tordiffe	Assistant Inspector I	Structural steelwork.
Common Services Division
F S Clare	Assistant Chief Inspector	Head of Branch Senior Divisional Officer Administrative control of : - No 1 Test House No 2 Test House No 3 Test House AID Training Schools Provision of technical staff to AID Areas.
ICS 1 (a)
W T Turpin	Senior Examiner	Provision and maintenance of AID mechanical transport.
ICS
H E Brackenboro		Personal Assistant to DAI. Provision of non-technical equipment. General administration.
A C Reeves	Higher Clerical Officer	Clerical administration and supervision of duties.