Department of the CAS 1940

Name	Status/Title	Role/Duties
All question of Air Force policy and planning. Advice on the conduct of air operations and issue of order in regard thereto Fighting efficiency and collective training of the Royal Air Force
Sir Charles Portal	ACM	Chief of the Air Staff (CAS)
R S Crawford		Private Secretary
J S Orme		Assistant Private Secretary
J E Tennant	Act Wg Cdr (Plt Off)	Personal Air Secretary
D G Simmons	Sqn Ldr	Personal Assistant

Name	Status/Title	Role/Duties
Duties as delegated by CAS and attendance at meetings of the War Cabinet and Chiefs of Staff Committee in the absence of the CAS.
Sir Wilfred Freeman	ACM	Vice Chief of the Air Staff (CAS)
G W Salter		Private Secretary
E C Ditcham		Personal Assistant

Name	Status/Title	Role/Duties
Control of the Directorates of Operations. Supervision of the work of the Directorate of Intelligence. Responsibility under CAS and VCAS for the day to day conduct of air operations.
A T Harris	AVM	Deputy Chief of the Air Staff and Director (DCAS)
W D Findlay		Personal Assistant
W F Dry	Wg Cdr	Staff Officer to DCAS

Name	Status/Title	Role/Duties
Liaison with DPR on Press and Publicity matters including broadcasts and films; and with DPR and D of Plans on propaganda. Air Staff aspect of communiqués and semi-official statements; censorship. Liaison with Ministry of Home Security; air raid precautions and warnings; blackout and lighting policy; evacuation policy; anti-sabotage measures. Air Staff aspect of passive defence; camouflage and deception policy generally. Ground defence; control of DGD. Control of DD Photos. (Note - On the above duties ACAS (G) reports direct to VCAS, consulting DCAS as necessary on their operational aspects) Assistance to DCAS in the control of the Directorate of Intelligence particularly in regard to security and foreign liaison questions.
R H Peck	AVM	Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (General) (ACAS(G))
W Banfield		Personal Assistant

Name	Status/Title	Role/Duties
Control of the Directorate of Operational Requirements and Deputy Directorate of Air Tactics Responsibility for the preparation of all Air Staff requirements (except for Signals matters); Air Staff aspect on modifications to airframes, balloons, engines and equipment Liaison with Directorates of Operations and Commands on matters of operational requirements and tactics; Chairman of Air Fighting and Bombing Committees. Liaison with Ministry of Aircraft Production. Policy regarding Regional Control and recognition of aircraft; Chairman of the Inter-Service Recognition Committee.
F J Linnell	AVM	Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Operational Requirements and Tactics) (ACAS(T))

Name	Status/Title	Role/Duties
Signals organisation and administration.
Sir Philip Joubert de la Ferte	AM	Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Radio) (ACAS(R))

Name

Status/Title

Role/Duties

M J Dean*

W J M Mackenzie

T D Weldon

M W Low

Assistant Secretary

Temporary Administrative Officer

Co-ordination and correspondence in the department of the CAS

*Also head of S 4 (except S 4 (a))

A J Leakey

W H Scudder

H J Bindon

Staff Officer

Higher Clerical Officer

Preparation of Air Council letters, memoranda, etc for the department of the CAS.

War Cabinet records.

Name	Status/Title	Role/Duties
Work in connection with the War Cabinet. Operational planning of the RAF. Air Staff policy in relation to planning of military operations. Co-operation with Dominion Air Forces. Representation on the Inter Service Planning Committee.
C E H Medhurst	A/Cdre	Director (D of Plans)
W F Dickson	Gp Capt	Deputy Director of Plans (Joint Planning) (DD Plans (JP)) Joint Planning Sub-Committee of the War Cabinet
J W Baker	Gp Capt	Deputy Director (Operational) (DD Plans (Op)) In charge of Plans 2 and Plans 3
F G Langabeer	Higher Clerical Officer	Supervision of clerical staff. Assistance to D of Plans
Plans 1
S C Strafford	Gp Capt	Air Strategy. Policy regarding all aspects of Imperial defence.
Plans 2
R N Waite Victor B Bennett R Cleland	Wg Cdr Wg Cdr Sqn Ldr	Operational planning - Metropolitan Air Force.
Plans 3
W L Dawson J N Tomes	Wg Cdr Sqn Ldr	Operational planning - other than Metropolitan Air Force. Questions dealt with by the Overseas Defence Committee and the Port Defence Committee of the War Cabinet.
Plans 5
Vacant C H Brewer	Wg Cdr Sqn Ldr	Air Representative at the League of Nations. International law, disarmament, restriction of weapons and methods of warfare, air aspects of international treaties and security pacts, questions effecting the manufacture of and trade in arms. Air Staff representative at inter-departmental conferences on the above. Liaison with Directorate of Intelligence in connection with security.
Dom AC
Arthur L Fiddament A H Keenan	Gp Capt Sqn Ldr	Policy questions affecting Dominion Air Forces, other than the Empire Training Scheme. Liaison with Dominion Air Forces

Name	Status/Title	Role/Duties
R V Goddard	Act A/Cdre	Director (DMC)
Policy regarding Air Co-operation with the Army. Consideration of Army Air requirements. Planning in co-operation with D of Plans to meet Army/Air requirements as accepted as RAF commitments. Consideration of Air Staff/Army matters affecting the Directorate of Combined Operations. Policy governing functions and duties of Army Co-operation Command Policy governing co-operation between Army Co-operation Command and other RAF Commands. Liaison with the War Office (General Staff).
J D I Hardman	Wg Cdr	Assistant Director (DDMC) Planning and development of accepted Army/Air requirements and liaison with the War Office on these matters
MC1
G E Hunt	Lt Col	Co-operation between RAF and Army Commands. Close-support development. Reconnaissance, photography, survey and camouflage. Liaison with Department of AMP on personnel questions.
MC2
Vacant	Sqn Ldr	Expansion and re-equipment policy questions. Planning of air support for land operations. Liaison with DTO on Army Co-operation training policy, and with ACAS (R) on provision of fighter ground intelligence in the field. Administrative policy affecting Army Co-operation Command and Air Components.
MC3
J M Sinclair	Maj	Policy for provision and employment of aircraft, weapons and equipment in Army Co-operation squadrons. Army/Air technical development. Order of Battle and disposition of Home Forces, British troops in Iceland and attached RAF units. Air Observation Post development and artillery observation matters.
MC4
R M Colebrook	Sqn Ldr	Liaison with the Directorate of Combined Operations on airborne operations and their development. Army/Air policy matters affecting Dominions and Allied Air Forces. Liaison with DHO, on anti-aircraft co-operation policy and with DWO on development of works services for the RAF in the field.

Name	Status/Title	Role/Duties
Donald F Stevenson	A/Cdre	Director (DHO)
John W Jones	Gp Capt	Deputy Director of Operations (Home) (DDHO)
FO 1 (Acting Defence)
Theodore N McEvoy	Wg Cdr	Head of Branch
FO 1 (a)
G L S Lightfoot	Sqn Ldr	Joint Secretary of DCOS (AA) Sub-Committee. ADGB Gun Defences. Watch duty in FO 7 including Daily Summary, Map of Order of Battle, Fighter strength and Raid analysis.
FO 1 (b)
A C Lyell	Sqn Ldr	In charge of FO 1 section of FO 7. Balloons. Queries from public on air defence matters. Liaison with Press Orders of Battle. Casualty analysis.
FO 1 (c)
J C Burney-Cumming	Flt Lt	Tactics and gunnery. Re-equipment. Liaison with D of S, DNOC and DOO. Operational aspects of R/T, D/F and RDF. Conference secretarial duties. Watch duties in FO 7 as for FO 1 (a).
FO 1 (d)
W F Lamb	Sqn Ldr	Operations Room and procedure. Searchlights. Observer Corps. Liaison with War Office and AA Command. Conference secretarial duties. Watch duties in FO 7 as for FO 1 (a).
FO 2 (Counter Offensive)
J Silvester	Wg Cdr	Head of Branch
FO 2 (a)
K Lea-Cox	Sqn Ldr	Signals. Navigational aids. Meteorology. Aircraft performances. Engineering factors affecting operations. Night flying requirements. Gas. Watch duties in FO 2 section of FO 7.
FO 2 (b)
P G Stewart F C Farrington	Wg Cdr Sqn Ldr	Air Ministry War Room.
FO 2 (d)
D A Davies	Sqn Ldr	Armament. Photography. Aerodrome defence. Schemes as affecting Bomber Command. War exercises. Watch duties in FO 2 section of FO 7.
FO 2 (e)
K D P Murray	Sqn Ldr	Plans and Operations orders. Orders of Battle. Casualty analyses. Re-equipment programmes. Maintenance of maps. Enemy tactics and intelligence generally. Watch duties in FO 2 section of FO 7.
FO 6
C H A Stevens	Wg Cdr	Head of Branch.
FO 6 (b)
I B Newbigging J H Smith F W Hancock	Sqn Ldr Flt Lt Flt Lt	Secretaryship of Inter-Service Recognition Committee. Co-ordination and issuing of routeing, recognition and identification instructions applicable to operational and non-operational flying, including training, communications, delivery, test ans scheduled civil flying. Preparation, issue and amendment of SD158 (Routeing, Recognition and Identification of Aircraft). Collection, co-ordination and promulgation of information regarding balloon and gun defended areas. Air Staff consideration of new civil air service and alterations to existing civil and air service schedules.
FO 6 (d)
A T H Willis J H E Curling	Sqn Ldr Fg Off	Control of night flying lights, night flying without navigation lights: co-ordination of marine lights and distress organisation. Control of aerial lighthouses. Allocations of characteristics for landmark and aerodrome beacons. Co-ordination of aircraft equipment, parachutes, etc reported lost or found and reports of aircraft reported overdue or force landings in Great Britain. Maintenance of records regarding the unserviceability or obstruction of aerodromes.
FO 7
C H Keith R H Kershaw C R Keary	Gp Capt Gp Capt Gp Capt	'Home' Operations Room. Duty Group Captains. Maintenance of constant watch on current air operations and compilation and distribution of operational information.

S E Little	Higher Clerical Officer	Assistance to Home Operations branches. General supervision of clerical staff and administration and co-ordination within the Directories of Operations generally.

Name	Status/Title	Role/Duties
William A Coryton	A/Cdre	Director of Operations (Overseas) (DOO)
FO4
N V Morton Vacant H B Browning W W P Woolland	Wg Cdr Sqn Ldr Flt Lt Flt Lt	Operational policy in Egypt, Sudan, Palestine, Transjordan, Iraq, Persian Gulf, Aden, Red Sea, East Africa, West Africa and the Mediterranean. Operational questions in connection with the development of strategic air routes in these territories. Maintenance of constant watch on air operations in the above areas.
FO5
A V Hammond	Wg Cdr	Operational policy in India, Burma, the Far East and contiguous territories. Operational questions concerning the development of strategic air routes in these territories. Operational aspects of civil aviation.
FO9
Overseas Branches Duty Officers		Maintenance of constant watch on air operations in overseas theatres.

S Rowley	Higher Clerical Officer	Assistance to DOO and to FO4, and FO5 as necessary. Compilation of Air Staff Overseas RAF Commands Operations Library and Operational records (including survey and development, etc, flights).

Name	Status/Title	Role/Duties
Albert Durston	Act A/Cdre	Director of Operations (Naval Co-operation) (DONC)
A C Stevens	Gp Capt	Deputy Director of Operations (Naval Co-operation) (DDONC)
NC1
W H Hutton	Wg Cdr	Operational policy and questions relating to the tactical employment of Coastal Command aircraft and GR and TB aircraft at home and overseas.
NC2
A Franklin	Sqn Ldr	Head of Branch
J R M Simpson C E Buck F C Edwards	Sqn Ldr Sqn Ldr Sqn Ldr	Records - historical; Coastal Command operations; operations of GR aircraft overseas. Custody of signals, maps and charts. Notes fore S of S, Monthly Air Staff Report; Weekly Summary (S6). General statistics - convoys escorted, submarines, aircraft and surface vessels sighted and attacked, mines sighted, general reconnaissances, actions against land targets and battle flight operations.
NC3
W W P Shirley-Rollison RN	Cdr	Adviser to DONC on naval matters. Liaison with the Admiralty on air operational matters. Questions concerning the FAA. Custody of all Naval Secret and Confidential publications, other than signal publications

Name	Status/Title	Role/Duties
A R Boyle	A/Cdre	Director of Intelligence
E B Baring	Flt Lt	Personal Assistant

Name	Status/Title	Role/Duties
P R Chambers	Gp Capt	Assistant Director of Intelligence (ADI)
AI (JIC)
C Byron	Wg Cdr	Inter-Services Security Board.
C H G Millis	Sqn Ldr	Joint Intelligence Committee.
J D C Curtis C C Collier	Plt Off Special Appointment	Inter-Services Security Board.

Name	Status/Title	Role/Duties
D L Blackford	Gp Capt	Deputy Directorate of Intelligence (1)
Organisation and co-ordination of Air Intelligence at home and abroad. Air Attachés and Missions. Security and censorship.
AI 1
J B Hogan Miss R L Bridger J C Macnair H C Slade	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Receipt, record and dissemination of air intelligence matters. Air Attachés. Administration of clerical staff of D of I and Air Attachés.
AI 1 (a)
R J Montgomery-Moore	Wg Cdr	Head of Branch
P H Gulmaraens	Sqn Ldr	Intelligence organisation and appointments at home and abroad. Training. Study of languages. Censorship. Missions. Visits of RAF officers to foreign Air Forces.
R H Siddons C M Manson	Fg Off Fg Off	Intelligence personnel.
C Hill	Fg Off	D of I (Unit administation).
V O Heath	Higher Clerical Officer	Co-ordination and printing of Intelligence handbooks and Weekly Intelligence Summary; receipt and distribution of Secret and Confidential publications within D of I.
AI 1 (b)
H H Bolitho	Flt Lt	Air Ministry Weekly Bulletin.
AI 1 (c)
F W Winterbotham	Wg Cdr	Head of Section
V J Sofiano P J B Perkins H L Archibald F Armitage-Smith L Lockhart G J Mapplebeck O A Oeser R L Matthews R G H Cullingham J G Gilson J R Percival H Davies	Sqn Ldr Sqn Ldr Flt Lt Flt Lt Flt Lt Flt Lt Fg Off Fg Off Special Appointment Special Appointment Special Appointment Special Appointment	Liaison duties (Ultra)
AI 1 (d)
J O Archer	Gp Capt	Head of Section
S L Pettit H Arnold B L Bathurst A C Wilson C C Cholmondeley N Gatey G C Laws R M Walker C H Sargent	Sqn Ldr Sqn Ldr Sqn Ldr Flt Lt Flt Lt Fg Off Fg Off Plt Off Special Appointment	Liaison duties
AI 1 (f)
W E N Growden E O Keown A H Smith A R Sinclair	Capt (Ret'd) (Hon Flt Lt) Fg Off Plt Off Plt Off	Foreign Liaison
AI 1 (g)
J A Easton	Wg Cdr	Head of Section
D F Lapraik R Steele J B R Brooke S W Slaughter C C Wheeler M Golovane G W Calvert E L T Barton	Sqn Ldr Sqn Ldr Flt Lt Flt Lt Flt Lt Flt Lt Flt Lt Fg Off	Technical Intelligence
AI 1 (k)
S D Felkin	Wg Cdr	Head of Section
G B Jepson H L Gregory C H Smith W A S Brayton H N Roffey	Flt Lt Flt Lt Flt Lt Fg Off Plt Off	Interrogation of prisoners of war.
AI 1 (s)
P L Plant	Sqn Ldr (Ret'd)	Head of Section
T Shortland Jones A O'Bree D E Norman D B Cumming E F Longrigg	Sqn Ldr Flt Lt Flt Lt Flt Lt Fg Off	Internal Security
AI 1 (t)
Miss U D Wimble		Superintendent of Translation Section
AI 1 (w)
Sir R J F Chance	Sqn Ldr	Head of Section
N A Williams B K O Mathews R D Clinch D K Wheatley E Hawksley G A Turner I Macdonald A Tout A D Bovill R V T Castle-Miller B L Middleton	Flt Lt Flt Lt Fg Off Fg Off Fg Off Fg Off Fg Off Fg Off Plt Off Plt Off Plt Off	Intelligence War Room
AI 1 (z)
W H Farrow	Wg Cdr	Head of Section Air Adviser to Postal and Telegraphic Censorship.
J C Henry R B Snagge G L Reckitt H E Blyth R E Casey L D Harris W F Timms	Sqn Ldr Flt Lt Flt Lt Fg Off Fg Off Fg Off Fg Off	Postal and Telegraphic Censorship.

Name	Status/Title	Role/Duties
R W Chappell	Gp Capt	Deputy Directorate of Intelligence (2) (DDI (2))
Air Intelligence for Far East, all the Americas, Russia Sweden, Finland, Iran. Afghanistan and NW Frontier of India
AI 2 (b)
T E Pennington	Wg Cdr	Russia - Political; Air Force 1st line - aircraft, engines and prototypes; aircraft performances; air force administration; strategy and tactics. Liaison with FO 2 (b)
J G Kellock	Flt Lt	Russia - civil aviation; Meteorological; 1st line - Army and Navy; factories; industrial; AA defences; communications; targets.
W R B Brush	Plt Off	Russia - aerodromes and landing grounds; ARP; chemical warfare; movements of land, sea and air forces; passive defence; maps. Amendment to hand book.
F J F Lee	Flt Lt RAFO	Sweden and Finland - Air Forces 1st line; aircraft types; air force administration; strategy and tactics; efficiency; political; Army/Navy aircraft performances; photographs of aircraft. Weekly summaries. Liaison with FO 2 (b)
F L Champanhac	Flt Lt	Sweden and Finland - aerodromes and landing grounds; AA defences; passive defence; Meteorological; physical and topographical; maps; civil aviation; communications; targets. Handbooks and amendments.
A W Fagan	Fg Off	Iran. Afghanistan and NW Frontier of India
AI 2 (c)
C I Casey	Wg Cdr	Far East - preparation of intelligence summaries, notes and appreciations.
J R Leatherdale	Flt Lt	Far East - aircraft types and performances; standard equipment; silhouettes; targets; maps.
D S Allom A R Boyce	Flt Lt Fg Off	Japan and China, - aircraft industry; political; perusal of Japanese and Chinese press.
F Howard	Flt Lt	Japan, and China - Orders of Battle; personalities; registration.
F E Ratcliffe V A Loftus Paton	Plt Off Plt Off	French Indo-China, Thailand, Netherlands East Indies, Portuguese Macas and PhilippineTimoc. Aerodromes, aircraft and raw materials (all countries).
AI 2 (d)
M J C Allom	Sqn Ldr	All the Americas - preparation of summaries, notes and appreciations on general, political and military situations and important developments. Handbooks.
Hon R M Watson	Fg Off	All the Americas - aerodromes; personalities; maps. South American Air Forces.
Vacant	Plt Off	Performance of aircraft; 1st line strength and distribution of units (USA); silhouettes; publications.

A W Jenvey	Higher Clerical Officer	Co-ordination of clerical work in the Deputy Directorate.

Name	Status/Title	Role/Duties
Francis F Inglis	Act Gp Capt	Deputy Directorate of Intelligence (3) (DDI (3)) Collection, collation and dissemination of Air Intelligence
Air Intelligence for Germany, Norway, Denmark, Holland, Belgium, France, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Rumania, French Colonies, Belgian Congo, Eire and Northern Ireland.
AI 3
G W P Grant	Wg Cdr	Co-ordination of work. Liaison with Admiralty and War Office. Appreciations and summaries.
AI 3 (a)
Rt Hon Wedgewood Benn	Flt Lt	Head of Section. Combined Intelligence Committee.
H Hylton Foster	Flt Lt	Anti-invasion, politics - strategic intelligence.
K C Smith W G Greenaway	Flt Lt Fg Off	Combined Intelligence Committee. Eire and Northern Ireland.
C Zerenner	Fg Off	Enemy propaganda.
R J Stannage	Flt Lt	Airborne troops and gliders.
Miss E Shanks	Civilian Assistant	GAF personalities; German press.
AI 3 (b)
R J Knighhts-Whittome	Wg Cdr	Head of Section GAF Order of Battle.
J C E Luard A Lee	Flt Lt Flt Lt	GAF organisation and Order of Battle; technical liaison with RTP.
J W Pope-Hennessey J A H Parker	Flt Lt Fg Off	French, Spanish, Portuguese, Rumanian, Swiss and Hungarian Orders of Battle.
F S Russell	Fg Off	Prisoners of war reports; targets in the UK; investigation of captured maps. Assessments of enemy air attack.
R M Stephenson	Fg Off	Training. Collation of W/T non-operational call-signs.
W H McNeile	Fg Off	Collation of W/T operational call-signs. GAF statistical information.
E M Jones	Plt Off	GAF Signals organisation.
N H Wallis	Special Appointment	Intelligence archives; records; collation of Ministry of Home Security reports on enemy bombing. Indexing of prisoner of war reports.
R Humphreys	Sqn Ldr	Liaison duties.
AI 3 (c)
G G H Du Boulay	Sqn Ldr	Head of Section. Aircraft industries.
T A C Burgess	Flt Lt	Assessment of air-raid damage and issue of summaries. Information to MEW of targets attacked and weight of bombs dropped. Minutes of Target Committee meetings; recording of suggested target.
A G Frecheville	Flt Lt	Compiling returns on information on aircraft industry. RAF aircraft strength, production and general information.
Sir R Boord	Flt Lt	Recording claims of enemy losses and information on identification. Aircraft parks and depots and general information on the aircraft and allied industries in Germany and German occupied territory.
W S Wigglesworth	Fg Off	Targets on land communications. Recording of information on shipping losses (all countries) by air action, and numbers and types of aircraft in use on German and German controlled air lines.
Mrs J A Mathew	Civil Assistant	Indexing of information on enemy aircraft, combats and losses.
AI 3 (d)
W G H Heath	Sqn Ldr	Head of Section
E A Lane A H Williams I M Parsons E M Jones	Flt Lt Flt Lt Fg Off Plt Off	Recording, studying and distribution of information concerning aerodromes in Germany, Norway, Denmark, Holland, Belgium, France, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Rumania, French Colonies and Belgian Congo.

C C Ledsham	Higher Clerical Officer	Co-ordination of clerical work in the Deputy Directorate.

Name	Status/Title	Role/Duties
J Bradbury	Act Gp Capt	Deputy Directorate of Intelligence (4) (DDI (4))
Air Intelligence for Italy, Balkan States, Greece and the Middle East.
AI 4 (a)
G A L Sinclair-Hill J E Birkbeck R A Clarence	Wg Cdr Flt Lt Plt Off	General air intelligence - Italy and its possessions. Recording and assessments of air operations (except British , Italian and Greek). Italian morale and internal situation. Enemy propaganda (all countries). BBC and Press digests. Censorship (except fuel and industrial intelligence.
G T Dennys J C Fitzgerald R Maudling J C Foster D M Dent	Sqn Ldr Fg Off Fg Off Fg Off Plt Off	General air intelligence - Greece, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria. Appreciation, collation and distribution of information (all countries). British - Italian- Greek air operations, recoding and assessments; also movement of aircraft and units. Fuel intelligence including censorship, Press, etc. Italian Order of Battle. Industrial intelligence, aircraft types and performances, equipment, armament, bombs, AA defences (all countries).
J E L Skelton L A Clark	Sqn Ldr Plt Off	General air intelligence - Greece, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria. Appreciation, collation and distribution of information (all countries). British - Italian- Greek air operations, recoding and assessments; also movement of aircraft and units. Fuel intelligence including censorship, Press, etc. Italian Order of Battle. Industrial intelligence, aircraft types and performances, equipment, armament, bombs, AA defences (all countries).
AI 4 (b)
A D Macdonald	Wg Cdr	Middle East - air strategy and tactics. Air Intelligence - Turkey and Syria.
M H Merry	Sqn Ldr	Air Intelligence - Egypt, Sudan, Arabian Peninsula, Palestine, Iraq Oil industry (all countries)
G Stott	Plt Off	Middle East - aerodromes and landing grounds; topographical information.
AI 9
C G Burge	Wg Cdr	Head of Section
J Lothian D M Faure C H B Price W A T Synge A C Congreve J E Bembarron H J R Spinks W S Watts	Sqn Ldr Flt Lt Flt Lt Flt Lt Flt Lt Flt Lt Fg Off Special Appointment	Liaison duties.
AI 10
J E Redding	Sqn Ldr	Inter-departmental liaison.

Name	Status/Title	Role/Duties
J C T Willis	Lt Col, GSO I	Assistant Director
A P Quaife C A Hart C R Hunter J H Adam L Slater	Capt, GSO III Capt, GSO III Capt, GSO III Lt, RE, Staff Lt Lt, RE, Staff Lt	Liaison with Geographical Section, General Staff, War Office for the collection of geographical intelligence and foreign maps and for the preparation of maps and advice on mapping and survey (including air survey) matters. Preparation of maps and sketches to illustrate reports, lectures, etc and of direction finding maps. Arrangements for map mounting and for the supply and issue of maps and charts.
W W Popplewell	Civilian Assistant	Map and Chart Library

Name	Status/Title	Role/Duties
A C Collier	Gp Capt	Director of Allied Air Co-operation (DAAC)
A S W Dore	Wg Cdr	Deputy Director of Allied Air Co-operation (DDAAC)
Co-ordination of matters affecting allied air personnel and units and their co-operation with the RAF.
AAC 1
J M J C J I Rock de Besombes M Tod W B Calder	Wg Cdr Sqn Ldr Sqn Ldr	Polish
AAC 2
S R K Glanville Hon C J F Winn	Sqn Ldr Flt Lt	Czech
AAC 3
J De Laszlo	Flt Lt	French
AAC 4
M J B Stoker	Sqn Ldr	Belgian, Dutch and Norwegian
AAC 5
H L Cooper A M Diamant	Wg Cdr Sqn Ldr	Liaison with Inspectorates appointed by Allied Air Authorities.
AAC 6
W A Chaney H L Seligman	Sqn Ldr Flt Lt	Liaison with security branches.
AAC 7
J B Newman	Sqn Ldr	Technical training.
AAC 8
T C Wells	Sqn Ldr	Flying training.

Name	Status/Title	Role/Duties
A P M Sanders	Act A/Cdre	Director of Ground Defence (DGD)
M H Ely	Wg Cdr	Assistant Director of Ground Defence (ADGD)
GD 1
A W Hunt G H F Knight G W Collyer	Wg Cdr Sqn Ldr Fg Off	Policy and questions relating to local defence of RAF stations and establishments in the UK. Supervision of RAF Liaison Officers on the staff of Regional Commissioners.
GD 2
J H Harris	Wg Cdr	Head of Branch
GD 2 (a)
R G West D R Chance	Sqn Ldr Flt Lt	Policy and questions relating to camouflage; deception; decoy and smoke screens.
GD 2 (b)
J S Whitham F J Haney	Flt Lt Flt Lt	Policy and questions relating to air raid warnings, lighting and blackout, and evacuation.

A R Thomsett	Higher Clerical Officer	General supervision of clerical staff of DGD and assistance to DGD.

Name	Status/Title	Role/Duties
F C V Laws	Act Gp Capt	Deputy Director of Photography (DD Photos)
Co-ordination and direction of photographic policy in the RAF. Co-ordination of photographic matters within the Air Ministry and liaison with the Ministry of Aircraft Production on the development of Photographic equipment. Advice to AMT on photographic training requirements, operational and technical. Air Staff requirements in specialised aircraft, cameras and photographic equipment for reconnaissance purposes.
Photos 1
H G Wheeler	Wg Cdr	Matters relating to the interpretation of air photographs. Technical control of Central Interpretation Unit. Liaison with D of I, Admiralty, War Office and RAF Commands on questions relating to the intelligence aspect of photography.
Photos 2
A Earle	Wg Cdr	General organisation and technical administration of all photographic units in the RAF, other than CIU. Liaison with ADO (Est), D of P, AO i/c Records, and DTT on questions of establishments, postings and training respectively. Photographic publications except maintenance publications. Operational requirements.
Photos 3 (a)
R C Field	Wg Cdr	Liaison with DGE on supply of photographic equipment and collection of data to implement priority decisions. General questions regarding methods of maintenance of photographic equipment in RAF units, including maintenance instructions and publications and liaison with DRS. Liaison with Ministry of Aircraft Production on repair, salvage and production of photographic equipment. Liaison with AI 1 (g) regarding examination of captured enemy photographic equipment. Technical reports.
Photos 3 (b)
E P Thompson	Flt Lt	Cine camera guns. Night photography.

Name	Status/Title	Role/Duties
Charles W Nutting	Act AVM	Director of Signals (D of S)
Oswyn G W G Lywood	Act A/Cdre	Principal Deputy Director of Signals (PDD of S) In charge of Signals (Plans), Signals (SS) and Signals (CS)
V H Tait	Gp Capt	Deputy Director of Signals (Air Communications) (DD of S 1) In charge of Signals 1.
A F Lang	Gp Capt	Deputy Director of Signals (Radio Services) (DD of S 4) In charge of 4.
L F Blandy	Gp Capt	Deputy Director of Signals (Wireless Intelligence) (DD of S Y) In charge of Y.
W A Duncan		Assistant Director of Signals (Civil Aviation Signals) (AD of S 2)
W S Allen		Assistant Director of Signals (Ground Communications) (AD of S 3)
Policy, organisation and administration of RAF and Civil Aviation communications. Wireless navigational and landing aids for aircraft. Policy and requirements of aircraft and ground signalling apparatus for the RAF and civil aviation. Communications for the Wireless Intelligence Service. Communications for reporting aircraft movements and ancillary wireless wireless intelligence systems. Technical administration of the Radio Service. Policy, organisation and administration of special war operation signal system. Policy, production and issue of Signals publications, and distribution and issue of Codes and Cyphers. Control of radio transmission in relation of Imperial Defence. Control and organisation of the National Pigeon Service. Despatch Rider and Air Desptach Letter Service. Visual signalling. Signalling Security Organisation. Air Ministry representation on Communication Sub-Committees of CID, Wireless Telegraphy Board, Defence Services Line Telecommunications Committee and Inter-Services Radio and Y Committees.
Signals (Plans)
John G W Weston H G Leonard-Williams	Wg Cdr Sqn Ldr	Signals planning and liaison with Planning and Operations Directorates. Foreign liaison. Requirements of equipment and personnel for signal schemes. Liaison with Admiralty, War Office and W/T Board.
E D Collcutt	Flt Lt	Liaison with D of P and D of M regarding posting of signals officers and signal trades personnel. Selection boards for signals officers.
Signals (SS)
K R H Johnston M McGougan F J W Williams H H Beacon	Sqn Ldr Flt Lt Flt Lt Plt Off
Signals (CS)
J F Watson	Staff Officer
W T Rodwell	Higher Clerical Officer
J D Swallow	Higher Clerical Officer
C G Gentry	Higher Clerical Officer
Signals 1 - Air Communication
Signals 1(a)
G H Randle W Smith	Wg Cdr Wg Cdr	Co-ordination of requirements of all Commands and general questions relating to all forms of signals apparatus and electrical equipment in aircraft. Layout of aircraft to take signal equipment. Liaison with other branches regarding aircraft modifications. Aircraft Equipment Committee. Ground maintenance questions. Bomber and Maintenance Commands signals organisation. Wireless requirements for Aircraft Regional Control.
V F Whatling	Wg Cdr	Coastal, Flying and Technical Training Commands; signals organisation. Special requirements of signals schools. Layout of signals equipment in GR and training aircraft, auxiliary vessels and marine craft. Liaison with the Admiralty. Liaison with Commands on questions relating to WAAF personnel of signals trades.
Signals 1(b)
O H D Blomfield	Sqn Ldr	Fighter and Balloon Commands signals organisation. Layout of signals equipment in fighter aircraft. Arrangements for introduction of VHF R/T.
F H Holmes	Sqn Ldr	Army Co-operation signals organisation Layout of signals equipment in army co-operation aircraft. Signal requirements for battery ground stations and for mobile, transportable and pack W/T Stations. Liaison with War Office and DMC, Royal Engineers Signals Board.
Signals 1(c)
P Jones P Allerston	Wg Cdr Sqn Ldr	Control of radio transmissions at home and in British administered territories overseas in relation to Imperial Defence. Technical consideration of wireless interference with RAF services. Special war signal services.
Signals 1(d)
W D L Rayner G S Roger	Sqn Ldr Flt Lt	Organisation and administration of National Pigeon Service. Liaison with other government departments and RAF Commands regarding requirements, supply and use of pigeons. Import and export licences for pigeons.
Signals 1(e)
A J Brister	Wg Cdr	Radio aids to aircraft navigation. Siting, provision organisation and manning of MF, HF and VHF direction finding stations. Navigation aids in aircraft General questions regarding D/F and navigational aids including examination of inventions and new methods. Signals aspects of identification of friendly aircraft.
M F Comer	Flt Lt	Siting, provision organisation and manning of long range cathode ray direction finding services. Co-ordination of D/F services in overseas Commands.
F F Wells	Flt Lt	Siting, provision organisation and manning of fixed and mobile navigational wireless beacons and blind approach beacons.
C F Sutton	Senior Technical Officer	Technical advice and assistance on direction finding problems and navigational aids generally. Acceptance tests of new installations from contractors. Technical maintenance of navigational aids. Advice to Signals 1 (c) on control of radio transmissions.
Signals 1(f)
F M Hayes K Carr B Bradley	Wg Off Flt Off SO	Technical supervision of WAAF personnel employed on signal duties, including code and cypher officers. Interpretation of signal policy as it affects WAAF organisation and personnel. Liaison with DWAAF on questions of selection, training, postings, etc of WAAF personnel of the signal trades and for code and cypher officers. Officer selection boards. Lectures to training units.
Signals 1(g)
J C Coulson H Taylor	Sqn Ldr Flt Lt	Establishment, custody and issue of signal publications, codes and cyphers Editing and production of signal publications. Liaison with Government Code and Cypher School. Cypher staff establishment questions. Visual signalling. V/S Board and liaison with other services on international signals. Aircraft recognition signals in conjunction with FO 6. Co-ordination and issue of code names and numbers and W/T call signs. Confidential communication orders.
Vacant	Fg Off	Establishment, provision and distribution of cyphering machines. Organisation for maintenance of machines, supply of operating accessories and replacement parts.
Signals 1(h)
G J H Jeffs H J A Williams G W Monk R CI Pearse E H Fish	Sqn Ldr Sqn Ldr Flt Lt Flt Lt Higher Clerical Officer	Flying Control in Great Britain. Liaison with Operational Commands, Groups and Stations. Organisation, policy and training of flying control. Expansion and opening of new control centres and stations. Control procedure of VHF, blind flying approaches, ZZ landing, etc. Control personnel, applications, attachments, postings; courses of training, records, establishments. Issue of Standing Orders and Instructions regarding flying control. Equipment - Control Centres and Stations. Visits of inspection of Control Centres and Stations. Investigation of faults in procedure and rectification. Courts of investigation, etc affecting flying control. Secretaryship of Regional Control Committee.
Signals 2 (Civil Aviation Signals)
S L Hulme	Senior Signals Officer	In charge of Signals 2 (a) and (b)
Signals 2 (a)
A C Knowling	Signals Officer	Home Signals Organisation
V Dodd D E Horne H B Norris	Signals Officer Assistant Signals Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Questions concerning administration, staffing and operation of radio and teleprinter services Distress organisation. Special regulations and procedure for civil aircraft flights. ARP and defence questions at W/T stations. Provision of civil radio stations for anti-aircraft co-operation work. Examination of candidates for PMG aircraft radio officers licences. Recruitment, training and movements of radio, teleprinter and other outstation personnel. Staff queries.
J P Jeffcock A B Gilbert H A Rowland	Assistant Signals Officer Assistant Signals Officer Assistant Signals Officer	Planning and extension of radio and teleprinter stations. Co-ordination of layout and provision of ne buildings. Installation at new transmitting stations. Stores and maintenance.
R T McCahey	Assistant Signals Officer	Requirements for teleprinter, telephone and remote control lines and telephone services at civil aerodromes.
Signals 2 (b)
W L Shaw J Sykes	Signals Officer Signals Officer	Provision and development of technical equipment.
J C Farmer W A S Thorn A E Idle	Assistant Signals Officer Assistant Signals Officer Assistant Signals Officer	Radio equipment for ground stations. Installation of Adcock D/F stations. Equipment maintenance. Technical specifications and development questions Technical requirements for new buildings for Adcock and transmission stations. Selection of sites. Approval of design, installation and inspection of civil aircraft radio equipment and stations.
Signals 2 (c)
F L C Butcher	Sqn Ldr	Overseas signals organisation for Empire and Atlantic air routes. Confidential documents, codes, cyphers, identification signals.
Signals 2 (WG)
G R A Deacon E D Gilding	Wg Cdr Signals Officer	Liaison duties with Signals 1.
Signals 3 (Ground Telecommunications)
Signals 3 (a)
H Barker	Sqn Ldr	Line engineering and plant questions. Liaison with GPO. Design and provision of telephone and teleprinter communications and operation room equipment. Liaison with War Office and Admiralty.
J R Boundy	Flt Lt	Liaison with GPO on cable and circuit maintenance and repair. Provision of line and landline apparatus for AME and Bomber Command Stations
J Spinks	Flt Lt	Line and apparatus provision in Coastal. Maintenance, Flying Training and Technical Training Commands.
G A E Fudge	Chief Inspector	Line and apparatus provision in Fighter Command including Observer Corps and AME Stations..
G T Dain	Fg Off	Defence teleprinter network and line communications for meteorological service.
Signals 3 (b)
G G Craig A W Haddock	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Provision of line, telephone and wireless remote control facilities at RAF, Civil Aviation and Meteorological stations. Telegraphic addresses. Telephone accounts and general landline financial questions. Emergency telephone and telegram schedules and priority telephone calls. Landline records and schedules. Removal of overhead lines causing flying obstructions.
H A Baker	Higher Clerical Officer	Landline records and schedules.
Signals 3 (c)
A H A C Cranmer T S English	Sqn Ldr Traffic Officer	Control of routeing of teleprinter and telephone traffic. Teleprinter procedure and instructions for teleprinter an DTN switchboard operators. DTN Directory. Liaison with Post Office on traffic questtions.
Signals 3 (d)
J Cherill	Wg Cdr	Organisation of Inter-Command and Dominions W/T Chain, normal and war emergency. Co-ordination of provision of high power W/T stations home and overseas, and of high power mobile stations. Automatic high speed W/T services. General questions relating to equipment, personnel and technical maintenance of these services.
H Walker	Sqn Ldr	Co-ordination of aircraft wireless requirements, and communications organisation within and between Commands overseas. Point-to-point wireless services in overseas Command.
H R A Wood	Sqn Ldr	Point to point W/T organisation in home Commands, including special emergency organisations. W/T arrangements for the collection and dissemination of meteorological information.
K L Wood	Technical Adviser	Technical advice and assistance on high power stations and high speed morse operation. Supervision and testing of high power installations and of special emergency stations.
Signals 3 (e)
Sir R Waterhouse A F Carlton-Scott E A Collis PM Davis	Flt Lt Fg Off Fg Off Fg Off	Organisation of the Despatch Rider Letter Service and MT and personnel questions. Organisation of the Air Despatch Letter Service. Courier Services. Organisation of 'A' Section Air Ministry MT unit.
AMCS
A J Creedy J J Draper	Staff Officer Higher Clerical Officer	Receipt and despatch of telegrams and distribution within the Air Ministry.
Signals 4 (Radio Services)
W P G Pretty	Wg Cdr	Co-ordination and planning of all AME Stations at home and abroad.
Signals 4 (a)
C I Orr-Ewing	Sqn Ldr	Matters pertaining to the siting, erection and operational efficiency of ground AME Stations at home. Liaison with MAP (DCD) on technical design and layout of ground radio equipment.
D H Johnson	Flt Lt	Siting, installation, operation and maintenance of AME ground Stations abroad.
Signals 4 (b)
A W H Longstaff	Flt Lt	Fitting, operation and maintenance of airborne special radio apparatus.
Signals 4 (c)
Vacant	Flt Lt	Secretary of various committees.
Signals 4 (d)
J J Y Scarlett	Flt Lt	Recruitment, technical examination and posting to Signals Officers (Radio).
F Megnin	Higher Clerical Officer	Estimates of material and personnel requirements of special radio services. Establishments. Financial questions. Assistance to Deputy Director and supervision of clerical staff. Liaison with D of P, D of T and D of M regarding recruitment and training of radio personnel.
Signals Y - Wireless Intelligence
Policy (in conjunction with D of I), organisation and administration of Wireless Intelligence services. Liaison with Foreign Office and control of RAF Section, Foreign Office. Air Ministry representative on 'Y' Inter-Services Committee.
Signals Y (a)
E T Carpenter	Wg Cdr	Technical requirements, provision and supervision of 'Y' service stations. Provision of equipment and investigation of new apparatus. Requirements for teleprinter and telephone facilities.
Signals Y (b)
H B T Childs S G Morgan G R Scott-Farnie J W Davies M Buckwell A G Farrar P J Bulow T A Bates F S Prior	Sqn Ldr Sqn Ldr Sqn Ldr Flt Lt Flt Lt Fg Off Fg Off Fg Off Plt Off	Collection, collation and dissemination of wireless intelligence.
Signals Y (c)
F J Maggs V More	Flt Lt ASO	'Y' Service identification questions.
Signals Y (d)
O H Bayldon	Lt Col (Ret'd)	Personnel questions affecting 'Y' service stations and staff matters generally. Assistance to Deputy Director.

Name	Status/Title	Role/Duties
R B Mansell	A/Cdre	Director of Operational Requirements (DOR)
J D Breakey	Act Gp Capt	Deputy Director of Operational Requirements 1 (DDOR (1)) In charge of OR 1, OR 4 and OR 5
H V Rowley	Gp Capt	Deputy Director of Operational Requirements 2 (DDOR (2)) In charge of OR 2 and OR 3
Operational requirements for aircraft, armament, armoured cars, MT, marine craft and their equipment. Operation equipment for aerodromes and seaplane bases.
OR 1
J H Woodin M B Hamilton	Wg Cdr Sqn Ldr	Operational requirements for bomber and fighter landplanes and their equipment excluding items dealt with by OR2, OR3 and OR4
D G Morris	Sqn Ldr	American aircraft
OR 2
R V M Odbert	Wg Cdr	Head of Branch
OR 2 (a)
A O Molesworth E C W S Smith J L H Fletcher	Wg Cdr Wg Cdr Sqn Ldr	Operational requirements and examination from the operational aspect of all mines, bombs, torpedoes (including carriers, installation and sights); pyrotechnics (except navigational pyrotechnics) and chemical weapons and defence.
OR 2 (b)
J A H Louden W J Small	Wg Cdr Sqn Ldr	Operational requirements and examination from the operational aspect of all types of guns, gun sights and ammunition; turrets and gun installation; armour protection and self-sealing tanks.
OR 3
C E Chilton Vacant L A Jackson	Wg Cdr Sqn Ldr Plt Off	Navigation policy and navigational layout and equipment of aircraft. Systems of reporting position. Service aspects of: - Proposals before the International Convention of Air Navigation. Meteorological problems and Secretary to the Meteorological Policy Committee. Operational requirements for navigational pyrotechnics, parachutes, flying clothing, aircraft instruments, automatic controls and oxygen Operational requirements for aerodrome equipment, mechanical transport, armoured cars and marine craft.
OR 4
D Saward E E Ellison	Sqn Ldr Sqn Ldr	Operational requirements for: - All types of wireless, blind approach equipment, inter-communication and electrical equipment in aircraft Balloons and any special type of ground equipment and mechanical transport connected with their employment. Policy questions on camouflage of aircraft, floatation equipment for aircraft, cabin heating.
OR 5
F J Fenton	Flt Lt	Operational requirements for general reconnaissance and training landplanes, army co-operation landplanes, gliders, co-operation with the Admiralty on FAA aircraft and their equipment.
W F Jaggs	Higher Clerical Officer	Examination of specifications, Secretary to the Operational Requirements Committee and the Advisory Committee on aircraft for the FAA; statistical work. Supervision of clerical staff.

Deputy Directorate of Air Tactics (DDAT)

Name	Status/Title	Role/Duties
H G Crowe	Gp Capt	Deputy Director of Air Tactics (DDAT)
AT (D)
J E W Bowles	Wg Cdr	Development of tactics, advice on tactical matters and tactical doctrine for Manual of Air Tactics. Policy matters affecting AFDU and BDU.
AT (O)
F G Brockman	Flt Lt (Ret'd)	Organisation, co-ordination and continuity of work of Directorate. Secretary of Tactical Committees. Editing and circulation of tactical papers.
AT (A)
W R Brotherhood	Sqn Ldr	Tactical application of armament; armament development in relation to tactics. Co-ordination of work of Air Warfare. Analysis section. Secretary of Gun Sub-Committee.
AT (F)
J A Leathart	Sqn Ldr	Fighter tactics. Liaison with AFDU. Action arising from Fighting Committee meetings.
AT (B)
D J P Lee	Sqn Ldr	Bombing, torpedo, and minelaying tactics. Liaison with BDU. Fighting tactics of types other than fighters. Action arising from Bombing Committee meetings.
AT (R)
R H S Mealing H Stringer H E Hutchinson	Sqn Ldr Flt Lt Higher Clerical Officer	Maintenance of all tactical records. Preparation of periodical and ad hoc summaries based on war experience. Provision of tactical data for the Directorate. Record of characteristics (affecting tactics) of Allied and enemy aircraft.

Colonel Turner's Branch

Name	Status/Title	Role/Duties
J F Turner	Lt Col	Deception co-ordination, implementation and administration.
Section 1
E W Short	Principal	Finance and general administration.
Section 2
D R Sharman W F Dick	Sqn Ldr Flt Lt	Liaison with Services, Defence Organisations and Committees, Fighter Command, etc.
Section 3
J G Colquhoun P F Collier	Technical Officer 2 Lt	Works and lands questions. Works contracts.
Section 4
R R Millais	Sqn Ldr	Inspections of sites; records, maps and plans.
Section 5
F T Haswell	Technical Officer	Design and development of equipment. Contracts other than works.
Section 6
A G Board G M D Roberts W Ridley I H Matheson	Gp Capt Flt Lt Flt Lt Flt Lt	Administration of sites.