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HQ Bomber Command Principal Personnel - 1950 - 1968

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[1937 - 1939 | 1940 - 1945 | 1946 - 1949]

January 1950

 
Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

Stations: -

  • Binbrook

  • Coningsby

  • Hemswell

  • Lakenheath

  • Marham

  • Mildenhall

  • Scampton

  • Sculthorpe

  • Upwood

  • Waddington

  • Wyton

  • Communication Flight - Booker

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Aubrey B Ellwood  8 Oct 1947 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, CB, DSC
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr H W G Andrews 29 Dec 1947 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Flt Lt R W Stocks 30 Mar 1949 PA to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM

Stephen C Strafford

 24 Apr 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DFC; later AM
Gp Capt J L Airey  5 Aug 1947 DFC
Gp Capt Eric D McK Nelson 20 Jun 1949 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R D Stubbs 11 Apr 1949 DFC
Wg Cdr R S Allen  5 Feb 1948 DSO, DFC
Lt Col S S Richard 28 Sep 1949 USAF
Sqn Ldr A D McLaren  1 Nov 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr R J E Boulding 26 Oct 1948
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr O J O'Brien 14 Mar 1949 AFC
Sqn Ldr H Hobley  9 Aug 1948 AFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr P P W Sands 17 Jun 1949 10 May 1948
Sqn Ldr S E Bussey  3 Oct 1949
Navigation
Gp Capt Denis Finlay 10 May 1948 OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr R F Davis 27 Aug 1948 DFM
Signals
Gp Capt B G Farrow  3 May 1948 Command Signals Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr C D Moore 13 Dec 1948
Sqn Ldr H Clark 13 Dec 1948
Sqn Ldr F E J Wills 17 Aug 1949

Training
Gp Capt N P J Thompson  5 Jul 1948 DFC
Wg Cdr R McFarlane 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr D E Bennett 19 Apr 1948
Sqn Ldr R H Annan  1 Aug 1949 DSO

Weapons
Gp Capt Donald M T Macdonald  1 Jan 1948 later  AVM
Sqn Ldr C W Hayes  7 Mar 1949
Sqn Ldr W J Read 21 Nov 1949
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr H G Hastings 15 Sep 1947 AFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr A E L Worster 12 Feb 1948
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr W N Nicklin  8 Aug 1949

Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr D Guye 1 Apr 1948 Senior Regiment Officer
Meteorological
Mr R E Watson   BSc, PhD
Research
Mr E A Lovell   BSc, ARCS, AInstP
Administrative Staff
AVM John D Breakey 13 Jan 1948 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC
Organisation
Gp Capt K R Coates  8 Sep 1947
Wg Cdr R O Buskell 25 Oct 1948 DFC
Wg Cdr W E Rankin 15 Nov 1948 DSO
Sqn Ldr W W T Ritchie  1 Sep 1947 AFC
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt K F T Pickles  2 Sep 1947 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr S R Gibbs 28 Oct 1948 DFC
Wg Cdr W R Collins 10 Oct 1947
Sqn Ldr F H P Austin 28 Feb 1949
Sqn Ldr G K Birch  1 Apr 1948
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr

Hubert P Connolly

 9 Aug 1948 DFC*, AFM; later A/Cdre
Equipment
Gp Capt J R Brown 26 May 1948
Wg Cdr F P Gee 31 Oct 1949
Wg Cdr L Yeaman 12 Sep 1949
Sqn Ldr H R E Rumsey 13 Feb 1948
Sqn Off E C Armstrong  1 Jun 1948
Sqn Ldr E C Beer 12 May 1949 OBE
Sqn Ldr J J Lea 29 Aug 1949
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt W S Calder 21 Mar 1949 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr J Lambie 12 Nov 1947
Wg Cdr C G Sharp 28 Jul 1948
Sqn Ldr F W W Hollingham 26 Jan 1948
Sqn Ldr R A Webster  6 Aug 1948
Catering
Sqn Ldr P M Hefferman  4 Aug 1949
Medical
A/Cdre E A Lumley 11 Nov 1947 MC, MD, BCh, DPH, DTM & H
Gp Capt G E Church  6 Sep 1948 MB, ChB, LRCP & S, DMRE, DMR
Wg Cdr P A Lee 27 Jul 1949 MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr J J Lawson 24 Jan 1948 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, BA
Rev C A Fisk   Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA, BD
Educational
Gp Capt A Gillespie   BEng, AMICE
Wg Cdr G W Whittaker 12 Aug 1947 DSO, MA
Works
Mr B E Willett  9 Aug 1948 BSc, AMICE, ARICS

WRAF Staff Officer
Wg Off W B Thompson 14 Feb 1949
Technical Staff
A/Cdre John F Titmas 30 Mar 1949 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CBE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr W P Spinks 16 Aug 1948
Sqn Ldr W G S Summers  1 Nov 1948
Armament
Gp Capt P W Lowe-Holmes 24 Jan 1947 Command Armament Officer
Wg Cdr H Lyons 15 Sep 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr F T Chiverton 19 Apr 1948
Engineer
Gp Capt E C W S Smith 23 Sep 1949 Command Engineer Officer
Wg Cdr A R Clark  2 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr T A M Pritchard  1 Dec 1947
Sqn Ldr L C N Penney 10 Mar 1948
Sqn Ldr W C Crockford 13 Sep 1948
Sqn Ldr J E Wood  1 Nov 1948
Sqn Ldr A D Adams 20 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr R B Stocks  3 Oct 1949
Radio
Wg Cdr C E J Hackett  7 Mar 1949
Sqn Ldr Kenneth B S Willder 21 Feb 1949 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr A C Nisbet 23 Oct 1948
Staffs of the Services (Technical Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr G O Thomson 13 Oct 1949
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr A P Mathew Statistics Officer

Source - January 1950 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5253)

February 1950

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Hugh P Lloyd  2 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, MC, DFC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr H W G Andrews 29 Dec 1947 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Flt Lt R W Stocks 30 Mar 1949 PA to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM

Stephen C Strafford

 24 Apr 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DFC; later AM
Gp Capt J L Airey  5 Aug 1947 DFC
Gp Capt Eric D McK Nelson 20 Jun 1949 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R D Stubbs 11 Apr 1949 DFC
Wg Cdr R S Allen  5 Feb 1948 DSO, DFC
Lt Col S S Richard 28 Sep 1949 USAF
Sqn Ldr A D McLaren  1 Nov 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr R J E Boulding 26 Oct 1948
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr O J O'Brien 14 Mar 1949 AFC
Sqn Ldr H Hobley  9 Aug 1948 AFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr P P W Sands 17 Jun 1949 10 May 1948
Sqn Ldr S E Bussey  3 Oct 1949
Navigation
Gp Capt Denis Finlay 10 May 1948 OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr R F Davis 27 Aug 1948 DFM
Signals
Gp Capt B G Farrow  3 May 1948 Command Signals Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr C D Moore 13 Dec 1948
Sqn Ldr H Clark 13 Dec 1948
Sqn Ldr F E J Wills 17 Aug 1949

Training
Gp Capt N P J Thompson  5 Jul 1948 DFC
Wg Cdr R McFarlane 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr D E Bennett 19 Apr 1948
Sqn Ldr R H Annan  1 Aug 1949 DSO

Weapons
Gp Capt Donald M T Macdonald  1 Jan 1948 later  AVM
Sqn Ldr C W Hayes  7 Mar 1949
Sqn Ldr W J Read 21 Nov 1949
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr H G Hastings 15 Sep 1947 AFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr A E L Worster 12 Feb 1948
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr W N Nicklin  8 Aug 1949

Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr D Guye 1 Apr 1948 Senior Regiment Officer
Meteorological
Mr R E Watson   BSc, PhD
Research
Mr E A Lovell   BSc, ARCS, AInstP
Administrative Staff
AVM John D Breakey 13 Jan 1948 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC
Organisation
Gp Capt K R Coates  8 Sep 1947
Wg Cdr R O Buskell 25 Oct 1948 DFC
Wg Cdr W E Rankin 15 Nov 1948 DSO
Sqn Ldr W W T Ritchie  1 Sep 1947 AFC
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt K F T Pickles  2 Sep 1947 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr S R Gibbs 28 Oct 1948 DFC
Wg Cdr W R Collins 10 Oct 1947
Sqn Ldr F H P Austin 28 Feb 1949
Sqn Ldr G K Birch  1 Apr 1948
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr

Hubert P Connolly

 9 Aug 1948 DFC*, AFM; later A/Cdre
Equipment
Gp Capt J R Brown 26 May 1948
Wg Cdr F P Gee 31 Oct 1949
Wg Cdr L Yeaman 12 Sep 1949
Sqn Ldr H R E Rumsey 13 Feb 1948
Sqn Off E C Armstrong  1 Jun 1948
Sqn Ldr E C Beer 12 May 1949 OBE
Sqn Ldr J J Lea 29 Aug 1949
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt W S Calder 21 Mar 1949 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr J Lambie 12 Nov 1947
Wg Cdr C G Sharp 28 Jul 1948
Sqn Ldr F W W Hollingham 26 Jan 1948
Sqn Ldr R A Webster  6 Aug 1948
Catering
Sqn Ldr P M Hefferman  4 Aug 1949
Medical
A/Cdre E A Lumley 11 Nov 1947 MC, MD, BCh, DPH, DTM & H
Gp Capt G E Church  6 Sep 1948 MB, ChB, LRCP & S, DMRE, DMR
Wg Cdr P A Lee 27 Jul 1949 MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr J J Lawson 24 Jan 1948 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, BA
Rev C A Fisk   Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA, BD
Educational
Gp Capt A Gillespie   BEng, AMICE
Wg Cdr G W Whittaker 12 Aug 1947 DSO, MA
Works
Mr B E Willett  9 Aug 1948 BSc, AMICE, ARICS

WRAF Staff Officer
Wg Off W B Thompson 14 Feb 1949
Technical Staff
A/Cdre John F Titmas 30 Mar 1949 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CBE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr W P Spinks 16 Aug 1948
Sqn Ldr W G S Summers  1 Nov 1948
Armament
Gp Capt P W Lowe-Holmes 24 Jan 1947 Command Armament Officer
Wg Cdr H Lyons 15 Sep 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr F T Chiverton 19 Apr 1948
Engineer
Gp Capt E C W S Smith 23 Sep 1949 Command Engineer Officer
Wg Cdr A R Clark  2 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr T A M Pritchard  1 Dec 1947
Sqn Ldr L C N Penney 10 Mar 1948
Sqn Ldr W C Crockford 13 Sep 1948
Sqn Ldr J E Wood  1 Nov 1948
Sqn Ldr A D Adams 20 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr R B Stocks  3 Oct 1949
Radio
Wg Cdr C E J Hackett  7 Mar 1949
Sqn Ldr Kenneth B S Willder 21 Feb 1949 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr A C Nisbet 23 Oct 1948
Staffs of the Services (Technical Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr G O Thomson 13 Oct 1949
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr J A Stephenson Statistics Officer

Source - February 1950 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5253)

March 1950

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Hugh P Lloyd  2 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, MC, DFC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr H W G Andrews 29 Dec 1947 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Flt Lt R W Stocks 30 Mar 1949 PA to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM

Stephen C Strafford

 24 Apr 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DFC; later AM
Gp Capt J L Airey  5 Aug 1947 DFC
Gp Capt Eric D McK Nelson 20 Jun 1949 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R D Stubbs 11 Apr 1949 DFC
Wg Cdr R S Allen  5 Feb 1948 DSO, DFC
Lt Col S S Richard 28 Sep 1949 USAF
Sqn Ldr A D McLaren  1 Nov 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr R J E Boulding 26 Oct 1948
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr O J O'Brien 14 Mar 1949 AFC
Sqn Ldr H Hobley  9 Aug 1948 AFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr P P W Sands 17 Jun 1949 10 May 1948
Sqn Ldr S E Bussey  3 Oct 1949
Navigation
Gp Capt Denis Finlay 10 May 1948 OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr R F Davis 27 Aug 1948 DFM
Signals
Gp Capt B G Farrow  3 May 1948 Command Signals Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr C D Moore 13 Dec 1948
Sqn Ldr H Clark 13 Dec 1948
Sqn Ldr F E J Wills 17 Aug 1949

Training
Gp Capt N P J Thompson  5 Jul 1948 DFC
Wg Cdr R McFarlane 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr D E Bennett 19 Apr 1948
Sqn Ldr R H Annan  1 Aug 1949 DSO

Weapons
Gp Capt Donald M T Macdonald  1 Jan 1948 later  AVM
Sqn Ldr C W Hayes  7 Mar 1949
Sqn Ldr W J Read 21 Nov 1949
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr H G Hastings 15 Sep 1947 AFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr A E L Worster 12 Feb 1948
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr W N Nicklin  8 Aug 1949

Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr D Guye 1 Apr 1948 Senior Regiment Officer
Meteorological
Mr R E Watson   BSc, PhD
Research
Mr E A Lovell   BSc, ARCS, AInstP
Administrative Staff
AVM John D Breakey 13 Jan 1948 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC
Organisation
Gp Capt K R Coates  8 Sep 1947
Wg Cdr R O Buskell 25 Oct 1948 DFC
Wg Cdr W E Rankin 15 Nov 1948 DSO
Sqn Ldr W W T Ritchie  1 Sep 1947 AFC
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt K F T Pickles  2 Sep 1947 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr S R Gibbs 28 Oct 1948 DFC
Wg Cdr W R Collins 10 Oct 1947
Sqn Ldr F H P Austin 28 Feb 1949
Sqn Ldr G K Birch  1 Apr 1948
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr

Hubert P Connolly

 9 Aug 1948 DFC*, AFM; later A/Cdre
Equipment
Gp Capt J R Brown 26 May 1948
Wg Cdr F P Gee 31 Oct 1949
Wg Cdr L Yeaman 12 Sep 1949
Sqn Ldr H R E Rumsey 13 Feb 1948
Sqn Off E C Armstrong  1 Jun 1948
Sqn Ldr E C Beer 12 May 1949 OBE
Sqn Ldr J J Lea 29 Aug 1949
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt W S Calder 21 Mar 1949 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr J Lambie 12 Nov 1947
Wg Cdr C G Sharp 28 Jul 1948
Sqn Ldr F W W Hollingham 26 Jan 1948
Sqn Ldr R A Webster  6 Aug 1948
Catering
Sqn Ldr P M Hefferman  4 Aug 1949
Medical
A/Cdre R H Stanbridge  1 Mar 1950 OBE, MRCS, LRCP, DPH
Gp Capt G E Church  6 Sep 1948 MB, ChB, LRCP & S, DMRE, DMR
Wg Cdr P A Lee 27 Jul 1949 MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr J J Lawson 24 Jan 1948 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, BA
Rev C A Fisk   Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA, BD
Educational
Gp Capt A Gillespie   BEng, AMICE
Wg Cdr G W Whittaker 12 Aug 1947 DSO, MA
Works
Mr B E Willett  9 Aug 1948 BSc, AMICE, ARICS

WRAF Staff Officer
Wg Off W B Thompson 14 Feb 1949
Technical Staff
A/Cdre John F Titmas 30 Mar 1949 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CBE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr W P Spinks 16 Aug 1948
Sqn Ldr W G S Summers  1 Nov 1948
Armament
Gp Capt P W Lowe-Holmes 24 Jan 1947 Command Armament Officer
Wg Cdr H Lyons 15 Sep 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr F T Chiverton 19 Apr 1948
Engineer
Gp Capt E C W S Smith 23 Sep 1949 Command Engineer Officer
Wg Cdr A R Clark  2 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr T A M Pritchard  1 Dec 1947
Sqn Ldr L C N Penney 10 Mar 1948
Sqn Ldr W C Crockford 13 Sep 1948
Sqn Ldr J E Wood  1 Nov 1948
Sqn Ldr A D Adams 20 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr R B Stocks  3 Oct 1949
Radio
Wg Cdr C E J Hackett  7 Mar 1949
Sqn Ldr Kenneth B S Willder 21 Feb 1949 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr A C Nisbet 23 Oct 1948
Staffs of the Services (Technical Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr G O Thomson 13 Oct 1949
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr J A Stephenson Statistics Officer

Source - March 1950 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5253)

April 1950

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Hugh P Lloyd  2 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, MC, DFC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr R H Annan  1 Feb 1950 PSO to AOC-in-C, DSO
Flt Lt P S Arnsby 13 Feb 1950 PA to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM

Stephen C Strafford

 24 Apr 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DFC; later AM
Gp Capt J L Airey  5 Aug 1947 DFC
Gp Capt Eric D McK Nelson 20 Jun 1949 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R D Stubbs 11 Apr 1949 DFC
Wg Cdr R S Allen  5 Feb 1948 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr D E B Wheeler  2 Feb 1950 DFC
Wg Cdr J F Newman  2 Feb 1950 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr R E Drake  1 Mar 1950 OBE, AFC
Lt Col S S Richard 28 Sep 1949 USAF
Lt Col F L Davis  5 Dec 1949 USAF
Sqn Ldr A D McLaren  1 Nov 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr R J E Boulding 26 Oct 1948
Sqn Ldr P D W Hackforth  1 Mar 1950
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr O J O'Brien 14 Mar 1949 AFC
Sqn Ldr H Hobley  9 Aug 1948 AFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr P P W Sands 17 Jun 1949 10 May 1948
Sqn Ldr S E Bussey  3 Oct 1949
Navigation
Gp Capt D E A Williams  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr R F Davis 27 Aug 1948 DFM
Signals
Gp Capt B G Farrow  3 May 1948 Command Signals Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr C D Moore 13 Dec 1948
Sqn Ldr H Clark 13 Dec 1948
Sqn Ldr F E J Wills 17 Aug 1949

Training
Gp Capt Denis Finlay 15 Jan 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R McFarlane 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr D E Bennett 19 Apr 1948

Weapons
Wg Cdr J W Arney  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr C W Hayes  7 Mar 1949
Sqn Ldr W J Read 21 Nov 1949
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr H G Hastings 15 Sep 1947 AFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr A E L Worster 12 Feb 1948

Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr W A P Gardner 23 Jan 1950 Senior Regiment Officer
Meteorological
Mr R E Watson   BSc, PhD
Research
Mr E A Lovell   BSc, ARCS, AInstP
Administrative Staff
AVM John D Breakey 13 Jan 1948 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC
Organisation
Gp Capt Eric S Butler 19 Dec 1949 OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr R O Buskell 25 Oct 1948 DFC
Wg Cdr W E Rankin 15 Nov 1948 DSO
Sqn Ldr T W Rippingale 30 May 1949 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr John N Stacey 19 Jan 1950 DSO, DFC; later AVM
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt M D Crichton-Biggie 22 Feb 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DFC
Wg Cdr S R Gibbs 28 Oct 1948 DFC
Wg Cdr W R Collins 10 Oct 1947
Sqn Ldr F H P Austin 28 Feb 1949
Sqn Ldr Thomas P Seymour 16 Jan 1950 later A/Cdre
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr

Hubert P Connolly

 9 Aug 1948 DFC*, AFM; later A/Cdre
Equipment
Gp Capt J R Brown 26 May 1948
Wg Cdr F P Gee 31 Oct 1949
Wg Cdr L Yeaman 12 Sep 1949
Sqn Ldr H R E Rumsey 13 Feb 1948
Sqn Off E C Armstrong  1 Jun 1948
Sqn Ldr E C Beer 12 May 1949 OBE
Sqn Ldr J J Lea 29 Aug 1949
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt W S Calder 21 Mar 1949 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr J Lambie 12 Nov 1947
Wg Cdr C G Sharp 28 Jul 1948
Sqn Ldr F W W Hollingham 26 Jan 1948
Sqn Ldr R A Webster  6 Aug 1948
Catering
Sqn Ldr P M Hefferman  4 Aug 1949
Medical
A/Cdre R H Stanbridge  1 Mar 1950 OBE, MRCS, LRCP, DPH
Wg Cdr P A Lee 27 Jul 1949 MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr J J Lawson 24 Jan 1948 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, BA
Rev C A Fisk   Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA, BD
Educational
Gp Capt A Gillespie   BEng, AMICE
Wg Cdr G W Whittaker 12 Aug 1947 DSO, MA
Works
Mr B E Willett  9 Aug 1948 BSc, AMICE, ARICS

WRAF Staff Officer
Wg Off W B Thompson 14 Feb 1949
Technical Staff
A/Cdre John F Titmas 30 Mar 1949 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CBE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr W P Spinks 16 Aug 1948
Sqn Ldr W A Ballett  6 Feb 1950 MBE
Armament
Gp Capt A H Fear 12 Dec 1949 Command Armament Officer, BSc, AFRAeS, FRIC
Wg Cdr H Lyons 15 Sep 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr F T Chiverton 19 Apr 1948
Engineer
Gp Capt E C W S Smith 23 Sep 1949 Command Engineer Officer
Wg Cdr A R Clark  2 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr T A M Pritchard  1 Dec 1947
Sqn Ldr L C N Penney 10 Mar 1948
Sqn Ldr W C Crockford 13 Sep 1948
Sqn Ldr J E Wood  1 Nov 1948
Sqn Ldr A D Adams 20 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr R B Stocks  3 Oct 1949
Radio
Wg Cdr C E J Hackett  7 Mar 1949
Sqn Ldr Kenneth B S Willder 21 Feb 1949 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr A C Nisbet 23 Oct 1948
Staffs of the Services (Technical Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr G O Thomson 13 Oct 1949
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr J A Stephenson Statistics Officer

Source - April 1950 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5254)

May 1950

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Hugh P Lloyd  2 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, MC, DFC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr R H Annan  1 Feb 1950 PSO to AOC-in-C, DSO
Flt Lt P S Arnsby 13 Feb 1950 PA to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM

Stephen C Strafford

 24 Apr 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DFC; later AM
Gp Capt J L Airey  5 Aug 1947 DFC
Gp Capt Eric D McK Nelson 20 Jun 1949 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R D Stubbs 11 Apr 1949 DFC
Wg Cdr R S Allen  5 Feb 1948 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr D E B Wheeler  2 Feb 1950 DFC
Wg Cdr J F Newman  2 Feb 1950 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr R E Drake  1 Mar 1950 OBE, AFC
Lt Col S S Richard 28 Sep 1949 USAF
Lt Col F L Davis  5 Dec 1949 USAF
Sqn Ldr A D McLaren  1 Nov 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr R J E Boulding 26 Oct 1948
Sqn Ldr J R Bloxham  8 May 1950 OBE, DFC
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr O J O'Brien 14 Mar 1949 AFC
Sqn Ldr H Hobley  9 Aug 1948 AFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr P P W Sands 17 Jun 1949 10 May 1948
Sqn Ldr S E Bussey  3 Oct 1949
Navigation
Gp Capt D E A Williams  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr R F Davis 27 Aug 1948 DFM
Signals
Gp Capt B G Farrow  3 May 1948 Command Signals Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr C D Moore 13 Dec 1948
Sqn Ldr H Clark 13 Dec 1948
Sqn Ldr F E J Wills 17 Aug 1949

Training
Gp Capt Denis Finlay 15 Jan 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R McFarlane 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr D E Bennett 19 Apr 1948

Weapons
Wg Cdr J W Arney  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr C W Hayes  7 Mar 1949
Sqn Ldr W J Read 21 Nov 1949
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr H G Hastings 15 Sep 1947 AFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr A E L Worster 12 Feb 1948

Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr W A P Gardner 23 Jan 1950 Senior Regiment Officer
Meteorological
Mr R E Watson   BSc, PhD
Research
Mr E A Lovell   BSc, ARCS, AInstP
Administrative Staff
AVM John D Breakey 13 Jan 1948 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC
Organisation
Gp Capt Eric S Butler 19 Dec 1949 OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr R O Buskell 25 Oct 1948 DFC
Wg Cdr W E Rankin 15 Nov 1948 DSO
Sqn Ldr T W Rippingale 30 May 1949 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr John N Stacey 19 Jan 1950 DSO, DFC; later AVM
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt M D Crichton-Biggie 22 Feb 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DFC
Wg Cdr Charles B E Burt-Andrews  1 May 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W R Collins 10 Oct 1947
Sqn Ldr F H P Austin 28 Feb 1949
Sqn Ldr Thomas P Seymour 16 Jan 1950 later A/Cdre
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr

Hubert P Connolly

 9 Aug 1948 DFC*, AFM; later A/Cdre
Equipment
Gp Capt J R Brown 26 May 1948
Wg Cdr F P Gee 31 Oct 1949
Wg Cdr L Yeaman 12 Sep 1949
Sqn Ldr H R E Rumsey 13 Feb 1948
Sqn Off E C Armstrong  1 Jun 1948
Sqn Ldr E C Beer 12 May 1949 OBE
Sqn Ldr J J Lea 29 Aug 1949
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt W S Calder 21 Mar 1949 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr J Lambie 12 Nov 1947
Wg Cdr C G Sharp 28 Jul 1948
Sqn Ldr F W W Hollingham 26 Jan 1948
Sqn Ldr R A Webster  6 Aug 1948
Catering
Sqn Ldr P M Hefferman  4 Aug 1949
Medical
A/Cdre R H Stanbridge  1 Mar 1950 OBE, MRCS, LRCP, DPH
Wg Cdr P A Lee 27 Jul 1949 MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr J J Lawson 24 Jan 1948 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, BA
Rev C A Fisk   Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA, BD
Educational
Gp Capt A Gillespie   BEng, AMICE
Wg Cdr G W Whittaker 12 Aug 1947 DSO, MA
Works
Mr B E Willett  9 Aug 1948 BSc, AMICE, ARICS

WRAF Staff Officer
Wg Off W B Thompson 14 Feb 1949
Technical Staff
A/Cdre John F Titmas 30 Mar 1949 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CBE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr W P Spinks 16 Aug 1948
Sqn Ldr W A Ballett  6 Feb 1950 MBE
Armament
Gp Capt A H Fear 12 Dec 1949 Command Armament Officer, BSc, AFRAeS, FRIC
Wg Cdr H Lyons 15 Sep 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr F T Chiverton 19 Apr 1948
Engineer
Gp Capt E C W S Smith 23 Sep 1949 Command Engineer Officer
Wg Cdr A R Clark  2 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr L C N Penney 10 Mar 1948
Sqn Ldr W C Crockford 13 Sep 1948
Sqn Ldr A D Adams 20 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr R B Stocks  3 Oct 1949
Radio
Wg Cdr C E J Hackett  7 Mar 1949
Sqn Ldr Kenneth B S Willder 21 Feb 1949 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr A C Nisbet 23 Oct 1948
Staffs of the Services (Technical Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr G O Thomson 13 Oct 1949
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr J A Stephenson Statistics Officer

Source - May 1950 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5254)

June 1950

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Hugh P Lloyd  2 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, MC, DFC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr R H Annan  1 Feb 1950 PSO to AOC-in-C, DSO
Flt Lt P S Arnsby 13 Feb 1950 PA to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM

Stephen C Strafford

 24 Apr 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DFC; later AM
Gp Capt J L Airey  5 Aug 1947 DFC
Gp Capt Eric D McK Nelson 20 Jun 1949 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R D Stubbs 11 Apr 1949 DFC
Wg Cdr R S Allen  5 Feb 1948 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr D E B Wheeler  2 Feb 1950 DFC
Wg Cdr J F Newman  2 Feb 1950 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr R E Drake  1 Mar 1950 OBE, AFC
Lt Col S S Richard 28 Sep 1949 USAF
Lt Col F L Davis  5 Dec 1949 USAF
Sqn Ldr A D McLaren  1 Nov 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr R J E Boulding 26 Oct 1948
Sqn Ldr J R Bloxham  8 May 1950 OBE, DFC
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr O J O'Brien 14 Mar 1949 AFC
Sqn Ldr H Hobley  9 Aug 1948 AFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr P P W Sands 17 Jun 1949 10 May 1948
Sqn Ldr S E Bussey  3 Oct 1949
Navigation
Gp Capt D E A Williams  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr R F Davis 27 Aug 1948 DFM
Signals
Gp Capt B G Farrow  3 May 1948 Command Signals Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr C D Moore 13 Dec 1948
Sqn Ldr H Clark 13 Dec 1948
Sqn Ldr F E J Wills 17 Aug 1949

Training
Gp Capt Denis Finlay 15 Jan 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R McFarlane 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr D E Bennett 19 Apr 1948

Weapons
Wg Cdr J W Arney  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr C W Hayes  7 Mar 1949
Sqn Ldr W J Read 21 Nov 1949
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr H G Hastings 15 Sep 1947 AFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr A E L Worster 12 Feb 1948

Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr W A P Gardner 23 Jan 1950 Senior Regiment Officer
Meteorological
Mr R E Watson   BSc, PhD
Research
Mr E A Lovell   BSc, ARCS, AInstP
Administrative Staff
AVM John D Breakey 13 Jan 1948 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC
Organisation
Gp Capt Eric S Butler 19 Dec 1949 OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr R O Buskell 25 Oct 1948 DFC
Wg Cdr W E Rankin 15 Nov 1948 DSO
Sqn Ldr T W Rippingale 30 May 1949 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr John N Stacey 19 Jan 1950 DSO, DFC; later AVM
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt M D Crichton-Biggie 22 Feb 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DFC
Wg Cdr Charles B E Burt-Andrews  1 May 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W R Collins 10 Oct 1947
Sqn Ldr F H P Austin 28 Feb 1949
Sqn Ldr Thomas P Seymour 16 Jan 1950 later A/Cdre
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr

Hubert P Connolly

 9 Aug 1948 DFC*, AFM; later A/Cdre
Equipment
Gp Capt J R Brown 26 May 1948
Wg Cdr F P Gee 31 Oct 1949
Wg Cdr L Yeaman 12 Sep 1949
Sqn Ldr H R E Rumsey 13 Feb 1948
Sqn Off E C Armstrong  1 Jun 1948
Sqn Ldr E C Beer 12 May 1949 OBE
Sqn Ldr J J Lea 29 Aug 1949
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt W S Calder 21 Mar 1949 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr J Lambie 12 Nov 1947
Wg Cdr C G Sharp 28 Jul 1948
Sqn Ldr F W W Hollingham 26 Jan 1948
Sqn Ldr R A Webster  6 Aug 1948
Catering
Sqn Ldr P M Hefferman  4 Aug 1949
Medical
A/Cdre R H Stanbridge  1 Mar 1950 OBE, MRCS, LRCP, DPH
Wg Cdr P A Lee 27 Jul 1949 MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr J J Lawson 24 Jan 1948 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, BA
Rev C A Fisk   Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA, BD
Educational
Gp Capt A Gillespie   BEng, AMICE
Wg Cdr G W Whittaker 12 Aug 1947 DSO, MA
Works
Mr B E Willett  9 Aug 1948 BSc, AMICE, ARICS

WRAF Staff Officer
Wg Off W B Thompson 14 Feb 1949
Technical Staff
A/Cdre John F Titmas 30 Mar 1949 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CBE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr W P Spinks 16 Aug 1948
Sqn Ldr W A Ballett  6 Feb 1950 MBE
Armament
Gp Capt A H Fear 12 Dec 1949 Command Armament Officer, BSc, AFRAeS, FRIC
Wg Cdr H Lyons 15 Sep 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr F T Chiverton 19 Apr 1948
Engineer
Gp Capt E C W S Smith 23 Sep 1949 Command Engineer Officer
Wg Cdr A R Clark  2 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr L C N Penney 10 Mar 1948
Sqn Ldr W C Crockford 13 Sep 1948
Sqn Ldr A D Adams 20 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr R B Stocks  3 Oct 1949
Radio
Wg Cdr C E J Hackett  7 Mar 1949
Sqn Ldr Kenneth B S Willder 21 Feb 1949 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr A C Nisbet 23 Oct 1948
Staffs of the Services (Technical Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr G O Thomson 13 Oct 1949
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr J A Stephenson Statistics Officer

Source - June 1950 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5254)

July 1950

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Hugh P Lloyd  2 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, MC, DFC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr R H Annan  1 Feb 1950 PSO to AOC-in-C, DSO
Flt Lt P S Arnsby 13 Feb 1950 PA to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM

Stephen C Strafford

 24 Apr 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DFC; later AM
Gp Capt J L Airey  5 Aug 1947 DFC
Gp Capt Eric D McK Nelson 20 Jun 1949 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R D Stubbs 11 Apr 1949 DFC
Wg Cdr R S Allen  5 Feb 1948 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr D E B Wheeler  2 Feb 1950 DFC
Wg Cdr J F Newman  2 Feb 1950 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr R E Drake  1 Mar 1950 OBE, AFC
Lt Col S S Richard 28 Sep 1949 USAF
Sqn Ldr A D McLaren  1 Nov 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr R J E Boulding 26 Oct 1948
Sqn Ldr J R Bloxham  8 May 1950 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr R E R Adams 17 Apr 1950
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr J N Young 22 May 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr H Hobley  9 Aug 1948 AFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr P P W Sands 17 Jun 1949 10 May 1948
Sqn Ldr S E Bussey  3 Oct 1949
Navigation
Gp Capt D E A Williams  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr R F Davis 27 Aug 1948 DFM
Signals
Gp Capt B G Farrow  3 May 1948 Command Signals Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr C D Moore 13 Dec 1948
Sqn Ldr H Clark 13 Dec 1948
Sqn Ldr F E J Wills 17 Aug 1949

Training
Gp Capt Denis Finlay 15 Jan 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R McFarlane 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr D E Bennett 19 Apr 1948

Weapons
Wg Cdr J W Arney  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr C W Hayes  7 Mar 1949
Sqn Ldr K C Rogers 26 Jun 1950
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr H G Hastings 15 Sep 1947 AFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr A E L Worster 12 Feb 1948

Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr W A P Gardner 23 Jan 1950 Senior Regiment Officer
Meteorological
Mr R E Watson   BSc, PhD
Research
Mr E A Lovell   BSc, ARCS, AInstP
Administrative Staff
AVM John D Breakey 13 Jan 1948 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC
Organisation
Gp Capt Eric S Butler 19 Dec 1949 OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr R O Buskell 25 Oct 1948 DFC
Wg Cdr W E Rankin 15 Nov 1948 DSO
Sqn Ldr T W Rippingale 30 May 1949 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr John N Stacey 19 Jan 1950 DSO, DFC; later AVM
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt M D Crichton-Biggie 22 Feb 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DFC
Wg Cdr Charles B E Burt-Andrews  1 May 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W R Collins 10 Oct 1947
Sqn Ldr F H P Austin 28 Feb 1949
Sqn Ldr Thomas P Seymour 16 Jan 1950 later A/Cdre
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr

Hubert P Connolly

 9 Aug 1948 DFC*, AFM; later A/Cdre
Equipment
Gp Capt J R Brown 26 May 1948
Wg Cdr F P Gee 31 Oct 1949
Wg Cdr L Yeaman 12 Sep 1949
Sqn Ldr H R E Rumsey 13 Feb 1948
Sqn Off E C Armstrong  1 Jun 1948
Sqn Ldr E C Beer 12 May 1949 OBE
Sqn Ldr J J Lea 29 Aug 1949
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt W S Calder 21 Mar 1949 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr C G Sharp 28 Jul 1948
Wg Cdr T E Horsfield  3 Jun 1950
Sqn Ldr F W W Hollingham 26 Jan 1948
Sqn Ldr R A Webster  6 Aug 1948
Catering
Sqn Ldr P M Hefferman  4 Aug 1949
Medical
A/Cdre R H Stanbridge  1 Mar 1950 OBE, MRCS, LRCP, DPH
Wg Cdr P A Lee 27 Jul 1949 MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr J J Lawson 24 Jan 1948 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, BA
Rev C A Fisk   Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA, BD
Educational
Gp Capt A Gillespie   BEng, AMICE
Wg Cdr G W Whittaker 12 Aug 1947 DSO, MA
Works
Mr B E Willett  9 Aug 1948 BSc, AMICE, ARICS

WRAF Staff Officer
Wg Off W B Thompson 14 Feb 1949
Technical Staff
A/Cdre John F Titmas 30 Mar 1949 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CBE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr W P Spinks 16 Aug 1948
Sqn Ldr W A Ballett  6 Feb 1950 MBE
Armament
Gp Capt A H Fear 12 Dec 1949 Command Armament Officer, BSc, AFRAeS, FRIC
Wg Cdr H Lyons 15 Sep 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr F T Chiverton 19 Apr 1948
Engineer
Gp Capt E C W S Smith 23 Sep 1949 Command Engineer Officer
Wg Cdr A R Clark  2 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr L C N Penney 10 Mar 1948
Sqn Ldr W C Crockford 13 Sep 1948
Sqn Ldr A D Adams 20 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr R B Stocks  3 Oct 1949
Radio
Wg Cdr C E J Hackett  7 Mar 1949
Sqn Ldr Kenneth B S Willder 21 Feb 1949 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr A C Nisbet 23 Oct 1948
Staffs of the Services (Technical Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr G O Thomson 13 Oct 1949
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr J A Stephenson Statistics Officer

Source - July 1950 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5255)

August 1950

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Hugh P Lloyd  2 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, MC, DFC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr R H Annan  1 Feb 1950 PSO to AOC-in-C, DSO
Flt Lt P S Arnsby 13 Feb 1950 PA to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM

Stephen C Strafford

 24 Apr 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DFC; later AM
Gp Capt Eric D McK Nelson 20 Jun 1949 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R D Stubbs 11 Apr 1949 DFC
Wg Cdr R S Allen  5 Feb 1948 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr D E B Wheeler  2 Feb 1950 DFC
Wg Cdr J F Newman  2 Feb 1950 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr R E Drake  1 Mar 1950 OBE, AFC
Lt Col S S Richard 28 Sep 1949 USAF
Sqn Ldr A D McLaren  1 Nov 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr R J E Boulding 26 Oct 1948
Sqn Ldr J R Bloxham  8 May 1950 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr R E R Adams 17 Apr 1950
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr J N Young 22 May 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr H Hobley  9 Aug 1948 AFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr P P W Sands 17 Jun 1949 10 May 1948
Sqn Ldr S E Bussey  3 Oct 1949
Navigation
Gp Capt D E A Williams  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr R F Davis 27 Aug 1948 DFM
Signals
Gp Capt B G Farrow  3 May 1948 Command Signals Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr C D Moore 13 Dec 1948
Sqn Ldr H Clark 13 Dec 1948
Sqn Ldr F E J Wills 17 Aug 1949

Training
Gp Capt Denis Finlay 15 Jan 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R McFarlane 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr D E Bennett 19 Apr 1948

Weapons
Wg Cdr J W Arney  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr C W Hayes  7 Mar 1949
Sqn Ldr K C Rogers 26 Jun 1950
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr H G Hastings 15 Sep 1947 AFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr A E L Worster 12 Feb 1948

Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr W A P Gardner 23 Jan 1950 Senior Regiment Officer
Meteorological
Mr R E Watson   BSc, PhD
Research
Mr E A Lovell   BSc, ARCS, AInstP
Administrative Staff
AVM John D Breakey 13 Jan 1948 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC
Organisation
Gp Capt Eric S Butler 19 Dec 1949 OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr R O Buskell 25 Oct 1948 DFC
Wg Cdr W E Rankin 15 Nov 1948 DSO
Sqn Ldr T W Rippingale 30 May 1949 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr John N Stacey 19 Jan 1950 DSO, DFC; later AVM
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt M D Crichton-Biggie 22 Feb 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DFC
Wg Cdr Charles B E Burt-Andrews  1 May 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W R Collins 10 Oct 1947
Sqn Ldr F H P Austin 28 Feb 1949
Sqn Ldr Thomas P Seymour 16 Jan 1950 later A/Cdre
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr

Hubert P Connolly

 9 Aug 1948 DFC*, AFM; later A/Cdre
Equipment
Gp Capt J R Brown 26 May 1948
Wg Cdr F P Gee 31 Oct 1949
Wg Cdr L Yeaman 12 Sep 1949
Sqn Ldr H R E Rumsey 13 Feb 1948
Sqn Off E C Armstrong  1 Jun 1948
Sqn Ldr E C Beer 12 May 1949 OBE
Sqn Ldr J J Lea 29 Aug 1949
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt W S Calder 21 Mar 1949 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr C G Sharp 28 Jul 1948
Wg Cdr T E Horsfield  3 Jun 1950
Sqn Ldr F W W Hollingham 26 Jan 1948
Sqn Ldr R A Webster  6 Aug 1948
Catering
Sqn Ldr P M Hefferman  4 Aug 1949
Medical
A/Cdre R H Stanbridge  1 Mar 1950 OBE, MRCS, LRCP, DPH
Wg Cdr E B Bright 26 Jun 1950 AFC, MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr J J Lawson 24 Jan 1948 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, BA
Rev C A Fisk   Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA, BD
Educational
Gp Capt A Gillespie   BEng, AMICE
Wg Cdr G W Whittaker 12 Aug 1947 DSO, MA
Works
Mr B E Willett  9 Aug 1948 BSc, AMICE, ARICS

WRAF Staff Officer
Wg Off W B Thompson 14 Feb 1949
Technical Staff
A/Cdre John F Titmas 30 Mar 1949 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CBE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr W P Spinks 16 Aug 1948
Sqn Ldr W A Ballett  6 Feb 1950 MBE
Armament
Gp Capt A H Fear 12 Dec 1949 Command Armament Officer, BSc, AFRAeS, FRIC
Wg Cdr H Lyons 15 Sep 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr W J Read 10 Jul 1950
Engineer
Gp Capt E C W S Smith 23 Sep 1949 Command Engineer Officer
Wg Cdr A R Clark  2 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr L C N Penney 10 Mar 1948
Sqn Ldr W C Crockford 13 Sep 1948
Sqn Ldr A D Adams 20 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr R B Stocks  3 Oct 1949
Radio
Wg Cdr C E J Hackett  7 Mar 1949
Sqn Ldr Kenneth B S Willder 21 Feb 1949 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr A C Nisbet 23 Oct 1948
Staffs of the Services (Technical Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr G O Thomson 13 Oct 1949
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr J A Stephenson Statistics Officer

Source - August 1950 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5255)

September 1950

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Hugh P Lloyd  2 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, MC, DFC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr R H Annan  1 Feb 1950 PSO to AOC-in-C, DSO
Flt Lt P S Arnsby 13 Feb 1950 PA to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM

Stephen C Strafford

 24 Apr 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DFC; later AM
Gp Capt Eric D McK Nelson 20 Jun 1949 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R D Stubbs 11 Apr 1949 DFC
Wg Cdr R S Allen  5 Feb 1948 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr D E B Wheeler  2 Feb 1950 DFC
Wg Cdr J F Newman  2 Feb 1950 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr R E Drake  1 Mar 1950 OBE, AFC
Lt Col S S Richard 28 Sep 1949 USAF
Sqn Ldr A D McLaren  1 Nov 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr R J E Boulding 26 Oct 1948
Sqn Ldr J R Bloxham  8 May 1950 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr R E R Adams 17 Apr 1950
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr J N Young 22 May 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr H Hobley  9 Aug 1948 AFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr P P W Sands 17 Jun 1949 10 May 1948
Sqn Ldr S E Bussey  3 Oct 1949
Navigation
Gp Capt D E A Williams  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr R F Davis 27 Aug 1948 DFM
Signals
Gp Capt B G Farrow  3 May 1948 Command Signals Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr C D Moore 13 Dec 1948
Sqn Ldr H Clark 13 Dec 1948
Sqn Ldr F E J Wills 17 Aug 1949

Training
Gp Capt Denis Finlay 15 Jan 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R McFarlane 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr D E Bennett 19 Apr 1948

Weapons
Wg Cdr J W Arney  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr C W Hayes  7 Mar 1949
Sqn Ldr K C Rogers 26 Jun 1950
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr H G Hastings 15 Sep 1947 AFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr A E L Worster 12 Feb 1948

Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr W A P Gardner 23 Jan 1950 Senior Regiment Officer
Meteorological
Mr R E Watson   BSc, PhD
Research
Mr E A Lovell   BSc, ARCS, AInstP
Administrative Staff
AVM John D Breakey 13 Jan 1948 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC
Organisation
Gp Capt Eric S Butler 19 Dec 1949 OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr R O Buskell 25 Oct 1948 DFC
Wg Cdr W E Rankin 15 Nov 1948 DSO
Sqn Ldr T W Rippingale 30 May 1949 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr John N Stacey 19 Jan 1950 DSO, DFC; later AVM
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt M D Crichton-Biggie 22 Feb 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DFC
Wg Cdr Charles B E Burt-Andrews  1 May 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W R Collins 10 Oct 1947
Sqn Ldr F H P Austin 28 Feb 1949
Sqn Ldr Thomas P Seymour 16 Jan 1950 later A/Cdre
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr

Hubert P Connolly

 9 Aug 1948 DFC*, AFM; later A/Cdre
Equipment
Gp Capt J R Brown 26 May 1948
Wg Cdr F P Gee 31 Oct 1949
Wg Cdr L Yeaman 12 Sep 1949
Sqn Ldr H R E Rumsey 13 Feb 1948
Sqn Off E C Armstrong  1 Jun 1948
Sqn Ldr E C Beer 12 May 1949 OBE
Sqn Ldr J J Lea 29 Aug 1949
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt W S Calder 21 Mar 1949 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr C G Sharp 28 Jul 1948
Wg Cdr T E Horsfield  3 Jun 1950
Sqn Ldr F W W Hollingham 26 Jan 1948
Sqn Ldr R A Webster  6 Aug 1948
Catering
Sqn Ldr P M Hefferman  4 Aug 1949
Medical
A/Cdre R H Stanbridge  1 Mar 1950 OBE, MRCS, LRCP, DPH
Wg Cdr E B Bright 26 Jun 1950 AFC, MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr J J Lawson 24 Jan 1948 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, BA
Rev C A Fisk   Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA, BD
Educational
Gp Capt A Gillespie   BEng, AMICE
Wg Cdr G W Whittaker 12 Aug 1947 DSO, MA
Works
Mr B E Willett  9 Aug 1948 BSc, AMICE, ARICS

WRAF Staff Officer
Wg Off W B Thompson 14 Feb 1949
Technical Staff
A/Cdre John F Titmas 30 Mar 1949 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CBE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr W P Spinks 16 Aug 1948
Sqn Ldr W A Ballett  6 Feb 1950 MBE
Armament
Gp Capt A H Fear 12 Dec 1949 Command Armament Officer, BSc, AFRAeS, FRIC
Wg Cdr H Lyons 15 Sep 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr W J Read 10 Jul 1950
Engineer
Gp Capt E C W S Smith 23 Sep 1949 Command Engineer Officer
Wg Cdr A R Clark  2 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr L C N Penney 10 Mar 1948
Sqn Ldr W C Crockford 13 Sep 1948
Sqn Ldr A D Adams 20 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr R B Stocks  3 Oct 1949
Radio
Wg Cdr C E J Hackett  7 Mar 1949
Sqn Ldr Kenneth B S Willder 21 Feb 1949 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr A C Nisbet 23 Oct 1948
Staffs of the Services (Technical Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr G O Thomson 13 Oct 1949
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr J A Stephenson Statistics Officer

Source - September 1950 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5255)

October 1950

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Hugh P Lloyd  2 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, MC, DFC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr R H Annan  1 Feb 1950 PSO to AOC-in-C, DSO
Flt Lt P S Arnsby 13 Feb 1950 PA to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM George D Harvey 26 Sep 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DFC
Gp Capt Eric D McK Nelson 20 Jun 1949 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R D Stubbs 11 Apr 1949 DFC
Wg Cdr R S Allen  5 Feb 1948 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr J F Newman  2 Feb 1950 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr R E Drake  1 Mar 1950 OBE, AFC
Lt Col S S Richard 28 Sep 1949 USAF
Sqn Ldr J R Bloxham  8 May 1950 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr R E R Adams 17 Apr 1950
Sqn Ldr G C Banning-Lover 19 Sep 1950 AFC
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr J N Young 22 May 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr H Hobley  9 Aug 1948 AFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr P P W Sands 17 Jun 1949 10 May 1948
Sqn Ldr S E Bussey  3 Oct 1949
Navigation
Gp Capt D E A Williams  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr R F Davis 27 Aug 1948 DFM
Signals
Gp Capt B G Farrow  3 May 1948 Command Signals Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr C D Moore 13 Dec 1948
Sqn Ldr H Clark 13 Dec 1948
Sqn Ldr F E J Wills 17 Aug 1949

Training
Gp Capt Denis Finlay 15 Jan 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R McFarlane 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr G Newberry  4 Sep 1950

Weapons
Wg Cdr J W Arney  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr C W Hayes  7 Mar 1949
Sqn Ldr K C Rogers 26 Jun 1950
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr H G Hastings 15 Sep 1947 AFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr A E L Worster 12 Feb 1948

Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr W A P Gardner 23 Jan 1950 Senior Regiment Officer
Meteorological
Mr R E Watson   BSc, PhD
Research
Mr E A Lovell   BSc, ARCS, AInstP
Administrative Staff
AVM John D Breakey 13 Jan 1948 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC
Organisation
Gp Capt Eric S Butler 19 Dec 1949 OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr R O Buskell 25 Oct 1948 DFC
Wg Cdr W E Rankin 15 Nov 1948 DSO
Sqn Ldr T W Rippingale 30 May 1949 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr John N Stacey 19 Jan 1950 DSO, DFC; later AVM
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt M D Crichton-Biggie 22 Feb 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DFC
Wg Cdr Charles B E Burt-Andrews  1 May 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W R Collins 10 Oct 1947
Sqn Ldr F H P Austin 28 Feb 1949
Sqn Ldr Thomas P Seymour 16 Jan 1950 later A/Cdre
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr D E B Wheeler 15 Aug 1950 DFC
Equipment
Gp Capt J R Brown 26 May 1948
Wg Cdr F P Gee 31 Oct 1949 OBE
Wg Cdr L Yeaman 12 Sep 1949
Sqn Ldr H R E Rumsey 13 Feb 1948
Sqn Off E C Armstrong  1 Jun 1948
Sqn Ldr E C Beer 12 May 1949 OBE
Sqn Ldr J J Lea 29 Aug 1949
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt W S Calder 21 Mar 1949 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr C G Sharp 28 Jul 1948
Wg Cdr T E Horsfield  3 Jun 1950
Sqn Ldr F W W Hollingham 26 Jan 1948
Sqn Ldr R A Webster  6 Aug 1948
Catering
Sqn Ldr P M Hefferman  4 Aug 1949
Medical
A/Cdre R H Stanbridge  1 Mar 1950 OBE, MRCS, LRCP, DPH
Wg Cdr E B Bright 26 Jun 1950 AFC, MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr J J Lawson 24 Jan 1948 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, BA
Rev C A Fisk   Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA, BD
Educational
Gp Capt A Gillespie   BEng, AMICE
Wg Cdr G W Whittaker 12 Aug 1947 DSO, MA
Works
Mr B E Willett  9 Aug 1948 BSc, AMICE, ARICS

WRAF Staff Officer
Wg Off W B Thompson 14 Feb 1949
Technical Staff
A/Cdre John F Titmas 30 Mar 1949 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CBE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr W P Spinks 16 Aug 1948
Sqn Ldr W A Ballett  6 Feb 1950 MBE
Armament
Gp Capt A H Fear 12 Dec 1949 Command Armament Officer, BSc, AFRAeS, FRIC
Wg Cdr H Lyons 15 Sep 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr W J Read 10 Jul 1950
Engineer
Gp Capt E C W S Smith 23 Sep 1949 Command Engineer Officer
Wg Cdr A R Clark  2 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr L C N Penney 10 Mar 1948
Sqn Ldr W C Crockford 13 Sep 1948
Sqn Ldr A D Adams 20 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr R B Stocks  3 Oct 1949
Radio
Wg Cdr C E J Hackett  7 Mar 1949
Sqn Ldr Kenneth B S Willder 21 Feb 1949 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr A C Nisbet 23 Oct 1948
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr J A Stephenson Statistics Officer, ASAA, AIS

Source - October 1950 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5256)

November 1950

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Hugh P Lloyd  2 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, MC, DFC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr R H Annan  1 Feb 1950 PSO to AOC-in-C, DSO
Flt Lt P S Arnsby 13 Feb 1950 PA to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM George D Harvey 26 Sep 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DFC
Gp Capt Eric D McK Nelson 20 Jun 1949 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R D Stubbs 11 Apr 1949 DFC
Wg Cdr R S Allen  5 Feb 1948 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr J F Newman  2 Feb 1950 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr R E Drake  1 Mar 1950 OBE, AFC
Lt Col S S Richard 28 Sep 1949 USAF
Sqn Ldr J R Bloxham  8 May 1950 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr R E R Adams 17 Apr 1950
Sqn Ldr G C Banning-Lover 19 Sep 1950 AFC
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr J N Young 22 May 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr H Hobley  9 Aug 1948 AFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr P P W Sands 17 Jun 1949 10 May 1948
Sqn Ldr S E Bussey  3 Oct 1949
Navigation
Gp Capt D E A Williams  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr R F Davis 27 Aug 1948 DFM
Signals
Gp Capt B G Farrow  3 May 1948 Command Signals Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr C D Moore 13 Dec 1948
Sqn Ldr H Clark 13 Dec 1948
Sqn Ldr F E J Wills 17 Aug 1949

Training
Gp Capt Denis Finlay 15 Jan 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R McFarlane 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr G Newberry  4 Sep 1950

Weapons
Wg Cdr J W Arney  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr C W Hayes  7 Mar 1949
Sqn Ldr K C Rogers 26 Jun 1950
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr H G Hastings 15 Sep 1947 AFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr A E L Worster 12 Feb 1948

Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr W A P Gardner 23 Jan 1950 Senior Regiment Officer
Meteorological
Mr R E Watson   BSc, PhD
Research
Mr E A Lovell   BSc, ARCS, AInstP
Administrative Staff
AVM John D Breakey 13 Jan 1948 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC
Organisation
Gp Capt Eric S Butler 19 Dec 1949 OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr R O Buskell 25 Oct 1948 DFC
Wg Cdr W E Rankin 15 Nov 1948 DSO
Sqn Ldr T W Rippingale 30 May 1949 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr John N Stacey 19 Jan 1950 DSO, DFC; later AVM
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt M D Crichton-Biggie 22 Feb 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DFC
Wg Cdr Charles B E Burt-Andrews  1 May 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W R Collins 10 Oct 1947
Sqn Ldr F H P Austin 28 Feb 1949
Sqn Ldr Thomas P Seymour 16 Jan 1950 later A/Cdre
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr D E B Wheeler 15 Aug 1950 DFC
Equipment
Gp Capt J R Brown 26 May 1948
Wg Cdr F P Gee 31 Oct 1949 OBE
Wg Cdr L Yeaman 12 Sep 1949
Sqn Off E C Armstrong  1 Jun 1948
Sqn Ldr E C Beer 12 May 1949 OBE
Sqn Ldr J J Lea 29 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr H E Rossiter 25 Oct 1950
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt W S Calder 21 Mar 1949 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr T E Horsfield  3 Jun 1950
Wg Cdr J H G D Bugden 16 Oct 1950
Sqn Ldr F W W Hollingham 26 Jan 1948
Sqn Ldr R A Webster  6 Aug 1948
Catering
Sqn Ldr P M Hefferman  4 Aug 1949
Medical
A/Cdre R H Stanbridge  1 Mar 1950 OBE, MRCS, LRCP, DPH
Wg Cdr E B Bright 26 Jun 1950 AFC, MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr J J Lawson 24 Jan 1948 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, BA
Rev C A Fisk   Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA, BD
Educational
Gp Capt A Gillespie   BEng, AMICE
Wg Cdr G W Whittaker 12 Aug 1947 DSO, MA
Works
Mr B E Willett  9 Aug 1948 BSc, AMICE, ARICS

WRAF Staff Officer
Wg Off W B Thompson 14 Feb 1949
Technical Staff
A/Cdre John F Titmas 30 Mar 1949 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CBE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr W P Spinks 16 Aug 1948
Sqn Ldr W A Ballett  6 Feb 1950 MBE
Armament
Gp Capt A H Fear 12 Dec 1949 Command Armament Officer, BSc, AFRAeS, FRIC
Wg Cdr H Lyons 15 Sep 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr W J Read 10 Jul 1950
Engineer
Gp Capt E C W S Smith 23 Sep 1949 Command Engineer Officer
Wg Cdr A R Clark  2 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr L C N Penney 10 Mar 1948
Sqn Ldr W C Crockford 13 Sep 1948
Sqn Ldr A D Adams 20 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr R B Stocks  3 Oct 1949
Radio
Wg Cdr C E J Hackett  7 Mar 1949
Sqn Ldr Kenneth B S Willder 21 Feb 1949 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr A C Nisbet 23 Oct 1948
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr J A Stephenson Statistics Officer, ASAA, AIS

Source - November 1950 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5256)

December 1950

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Hugh P Lloyd  2 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, MC, DFC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr R H Annan  1 Feb 1950 PSO to AOC-in-C, DSO
Flt Lt P S Arnsby 13 Feb 1950 PA to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM George D Harvey 26 Sep 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DFC
Gp Capt Eric D McK Nelson 20 Jun 1949 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R D Stubbs 11 Apr 1949 DFC
Wg Cdr R S Allen  5 Feb 1948 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr J F Newman  2 Feb 1950 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr R E Drake  1 Mar 1950 OBE, AFC
Lt Col S S Richard 28 Sep 1949 USAF
Sqn Ldr J R Bloxham  8 May 1950 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr R E R Adams 17 Apr 1950
Sqn Ldr G C Banning-Lover 19 Sep 1950 AFC
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr J N Young 22 May 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr H Hobley  9 Aug 1948 AFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr P P W Sands 17 Jun 1949 10 May 1948
Sqn Ldr S E Bussey  3 Oct 1949
Navigation
Gp Capt D E A Williams  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr R F Davis 27 Aug 1948 DFM
Signals
Gp Capt N F Simpson 18 Oct 1950 Command Signals Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr C D Moore 13 Dec 1948
Sqn Ldr H Clark 13 Dec 1948
Sqn Ldr F E J Wills 17 Aug 1949

Training
Gp Capt Denis Finlay 15 Jan 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R McFarlane 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr G Newberry  4 Sep 1950

Weapons
Wg Cdr J W Arney  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr C W Hayes  7 Mar 1949
Sqn Ldr K C Rogers 26 Jun 1950
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr L Mant 20 Nov 1950 OBE
Sqn Ldr A E L Worster 12 Feb 1948

Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr W A P Gardner 23 Jan 1950 Senior Regiment Officer
Meteorological
Mr R E Watson   BSc, PhD
Research
Mr E A Lovell   BSc, ARCS, AInstP
Administrative Staff
AVM John D Breakey 13 Jan 1948 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC
Organisation
Gp Capt Eric S Butler 19 Dec 1949 OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr R O Buskell 25 Oct 1948 DFC
Wg Cdr W E Rankin 15 Nov 1948 DSO
Sqn Ldr T W Rippingale 30 May 1949 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr John N Stacey 19 Jan 1950 DSO, DFC; later AVM
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt M D Crichton-Biggie 22 Feb 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DFC
Wg Cdr D J H Lay 20 Nov 1950 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr M V Blake  7 Dec 1950 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr F H P Austin 28 Feb 1949
Sqn Ldr Thomas P Seymour 16 Jan 1950 later A/Cdre
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr D E B Wheeler 15 Aug 1950 DFC
Equipment
Gp Capt J R Brown 26 May 1948
Wg Cdr F P Gee 31 Oct 1949 OBE
Wg Cdr L Yeaman 12 Sep 1949
Sqn Off E C Armstrong  1 Jun 1948
Sqn Ldr E C Beer 12 May 1949 OBE
Sqn Ldr J J Lea 29 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr H E Rossiter 25 Oct 1950
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt W S Calder 21 Mar 1949 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr T E Horsfield  3 Jun 1950
Wg Cdr J H G D Bugden 16 Oct 1950
Sqn Ldr F W W Hollingham 26 Jan 1948
Sqn Ldr R A Webster  6 Aug 1948
Catering
Sqn Ldr P M Hefferman  4 Aug 1949
Medical
A/Cdre R H Stanbridge  1 Mar 1950 OBE, MRCS, LRCP, DPH
Wg Cdr E B Bright 26 Jun 1950 AFC, MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr J J Lawson 24 Jan 1948 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, BA
Rev C A Fisk   Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA, BD
Educational
Gp Capt M G Lloyd-Jones 22 Nov 1950 BSc, AMIEE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr C H Sleightholme 30 Oct 1950 BSc
Works
Mr B E Willett  9 Aug 1948 BSc, AMICE, ARICS

WRAF Staff Officer
Wg Off W B Thompson 14 Feb 1949
Technical Staff
A/Cdre John F Titmas 30 Mar 1949 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CBE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr W P Spinks 16 Aug 1948
Sqn Ldr W A Ballett  6 Feb 1950 MBE
Armament
Gp Capt A H Fear 12 Dec 1949 Command Armament Officer, BSc, AFRAeS, FRIC
Wg Cdr H Lyons 15 Sep 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr W J Read 10 Jul 1950
Engineer
Gp Capt E C W S Smith 23 Sep 1949 Command Engineer Officer
Wg Cdr A R Clark  2 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr L C N Penney 10 Mar 1948
Sqn Ldr W C Crockford 13 Sep 1948
Sqn Ldr A D Adams 20 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr R B Stocks  3 Oct 1949
Radio
Wg Cdr C E J Hackett  7 Mar 1949
Sqn Ldr Kenneth B S Willder 21 Feb 1949 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr A C Nisbet 23 Oct 1948
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr J A Stephenson Statistics Officer, ASAA, AIS

Source - December 1950 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5256)

January 1951

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Hugh P Lloyd  2 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, MC, DFC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr R H Annan  1 Feb 1950 PSO to AOC-in-C, DSO
Flt Lt P S Arnsby 13 Feb 1950 PA to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM George D Harvey 26 Sep 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DFC
Gp Capt Eric D McK Nelson 20 Jun 1949 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R D Stubbs 11 Apr 1949 DFC
Wg Cdr R S Allen  5 Feb 1948 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr J F Newman  2 Feb 1950 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr R E Drake  1 Mar 1950 OBE, AFC
Lt Col S S Richard 28 Sep 1949 USAF
Sqn Ldr J R Bloxham  8 May 1950 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr R E R Adams 17 Apr 1950
Sqn Ldr G C Banning-Lover 19 Sep 1950 AFC
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr J N Young 22 May 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr H Hobley  9 Aug 1948 AFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr P P W Sands 17 Jun 1949 10 May 1948
Sqn Ldr S E Bussey  3 Oct 1949
Navigation
Gp Capt D E A Williams  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr R F Davis 27 Aug 1948 DFM
Signals
Gp Capt N F Simpson 18 Oct 1950 Command Signals Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr C D Moore 13 Dec 1948
Sqn Ldr H Clark 13 Dec 1948
Sqn Ldr F E J Wills 17 Aug 1949

Training
Gp Capt Denis Finlay 15 Jan 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R McFarlane 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr G Newberry  4 Sep 1950

Weapons
Wg Cdr J W Arney  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr C W Hayes  7 Mar 1949
Sqn Ldr K C Rogers 26 Jun 1950
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr L Mant 20 Nov 1950 OBE
Sqn Ldr A E L Worster 12 Feb 1948

Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr W A P Gardner 23 Jan 1950 Senior Regiment Officer
Meteorological
Mr R E Watson   BSc, PhD
Research
Mr E A Lovell   BSc, ARCS, AInstP
Administrative Staff
AVM John D Breakey 13 Jan 1948 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC
Organisation
Gp Capt Eric S Butler 19 Dec 1949 OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr R O Buskell 25 Oct 1948 DFC
Wg Cdr W E Rankin 15 Nov 1948 DSO
Sqn Ldr T W Rippingale 30 May 1949 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr John N Stacey 19 Jan 1950 DSO, DFC; later AVM
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt M D Crichton-Biggie 22 Feb 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DFC
Wg Cdr D J H Lay 20 Nov 1950 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr M V Blake  7 Dec 1950 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr F H P Austin 28 Feb 1949
Sqn Ldr Thomas P Seymour 16 Jan 1950 later A/Cdre
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr D E B Wheeler 15 Aug 1950 DFC
Equipment
Gp Capt J R Brown 26 May 1948
Wg Cdr F P Gee 31 Oct 1949 OBE
Wg Cdr L Yeaman 12 Sep 1949
Sqn Ldr E C Beer 12 May 1949 OBE
Sqn Ldr J J Lea 29 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr H E Rossiter 25 Oct 1950
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt W S Calder 21 Mar 1949 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr T E Horsfield  3 Jun 1950
Wg Cdr J H G D Bugden 16 Oct 1950
Sqn Ldr F W W Hollingham 26 Jan 1948
Sqn Ldr R A Webster  6 Aug 1948
Catering
Sqn Ldr P M Hefferman  4 Aug 1949
Medical
A/Cdre R H Stanbridge  1 Mar 1950 OBE, MRCS, LRCP, DPH
Wg Cdr E B Bright 26 Jun 1950 AFC, MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr J J Lawson 24 Jan 1948 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, BA
Rev C A Fisk   Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA, BD
Educational
Gp Capt M G Lloyd-Jones 22 Nov 1950 BSc, AMIEE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr C H Sleightholme 30 Oct 1950 BSc
Works
Mr B E Willett  9 Aug 1948 BSc, AMICE, ARICS

WRAF Staff Officer
Wg Off W B Thompson 14 Feb 1949
Technical Staff
A/Cdre John F Titmas 30 Mar 1949 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CBE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr W P Spinks 16 Aug 1948
Sqn Ldr W A Ballett  6 Feb 1950 MBE
Armament
Gp Capt A H Fear 12 Dec 1949 Command Armament Officer, BSc, AFRAeS, FRIC
Wg Cdr H Lyons 15 Sep 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr W J Read 10 Jul 1950
Engineer
Gp Capt E C W S Smith 23 Sep 1949 Command Engineer Officer
Wg Cdr A R Clark  2 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr L C N Penney 10 Mar 1948
Sqn Ldr W C Crockford 13 Sep 1948
Sqn Ldr A D Adams 20 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr R B Stocks  3 Oct 1949
Radio
Wg Cdr C E J Hackett  7 Mar 1949
Sqn Ldr Kenneth B S Willder 21 Feb 1949 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr A C Nisbet 23 Oct 1948
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr J A Stephenson Statistics Officer, ASAA, AIS

Source - January 1951 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5413)

February 1951

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Hugh P Lloyd  2 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, MC, DFC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr R H Annan  1 Feb 1950 PSO to AOC-in-C, DSO
Flt Lt P S Arnsby 13 Feb 1950 PA to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM George D Harvey 26 Sep 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DFC
Gp Capt Eric D McK Nelson 20 Jun 1949 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R D Stubbs 11 Apr 1949 DFC
Wg Cdr R S Allen  5 Feb 1948 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr J F Newman  2 Feb 1950 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr R E Drake  1 Mar 1950 OBE, AFC
Lt Col S S Richard 28 Sep 1949 USAF
Sqn Ldr J R Bloxham  8 May 1950 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr R E R Adams 17 Apr 1950
Sqn Ldr G C Banning-Lover 19 Sep 1950 AFC
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr J N Young 22 May 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr H Hobley  9 Aug 1948 AFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr P P W Sands 17 Jun 1949 10 May 1948
Sqn Ldr S E Bussey  3 Oct 1949
Navigation
Gp Capt D E A Williams  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr R F Davis 27 Aug 1948 DFM
Signals
Gp Capt N F Simpson 18 Oct 1950 Command Signals Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr C D Moore 13 Dec 1948
Sqn Ldr H Clark 13 Dec 1948
Sqn Ldr F E J Wills 17 Aug 1949

Training
Gp Capt Denis Finlay 15 Jan 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R McFarlane 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr G Newberry  4 Sep 1950

Weapons
Wg Cdr J W Arney  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr C W Hayes  7 Mar 1949
Sqn Ldr K C Rogers 26 Jun 1950
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr L Mant 20 Nov 1950 OBE
Sqn Ldr A E L Worster 12 Feb 1948

Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr W A P Gardner 23 Jan 1950 Senior Regiment Officer
Meteorological
Mr R E Watson   BSc, PhD
Research
Mr E A Lovell   BSc, ARCS, AInstP
Administrative Staff
AVM John D Breakey 13 Jan 1948 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC
Organisation
Gp Capt Eric S Butler 19 Dec 1949 OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr R O Buskell 25 Oct 1948 DFC
Wg Cdr W E Rankin 15 Nov 1948 DSO
Sqn Ldr T W Rippingale 30 May 1949 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr John N Stacey 19 Jan 1950 DSO, DFC; later AVM
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt M D Crichton-Biggie 22 Feb 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DFC
Wg Cdr D J H Lay 20 Nov 1950 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr M V Blake  7 Dec 1950 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr F H P Austin 28 Feb 1949
Sqn Ldr Thomas P Seymour 16 Jan 1950 later A/Cdre
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr D E B Wheeler 15 Aug 1950 DFC
Equipment
Gp Capt J R Brown 26 May 1948
Wg Cdr F P Gee 31 Oct 1949 OBE
Wg Cdr L Yeaman 12 Sep 1949
Sqn Ldr E C Beer 12 May 1949 OBE
Sqn Ldr J J Lea 29 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr H E Rossiter 25 Oct 1950
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt W S Calder 21 Mar 1949 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr T E Horsfield  3 Jun 1950
Wg Cdr J H G D Bugden 16 Oct 1950
Sqn Ldr F W W Hollingham 26 Jan 1948
Sqn Ldr R A Webster  6 Aug 1948
Catering
Sqn Ldr P M Hefferman  4 Aug 1949
Medical
A/Cdre R H Stanbridge  1 Mar 1950 OBE, MRCS, LRCP, DPH
Wg Cdr E B Bright 26 Jun 1950 AFC, MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr J J Lawson 24 Jan 1948 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, BA
Rev C A Fisk   Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA, BD
Educational
Gp Capt M G Lloyd-Jones 22 Nov 1950 BSc, AMIEE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr C H Sleightholme 30 Oct 1950 BSc
Works
Mr B E Willett  9 Aug 1948 BSc, AMICE, ARICS

WRAF Staff Officer
Wg Off W B Thompson 14 Feb 1949
Technical Staff
A/Cdre John F Titmas 30 Mar 1949 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CBE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr W P Spinks 16 Aug 1948
Sqn Ldr W A Ballett  6 Feb 1950 MBE
Armament
Gp Capt A H Fear 12 Dec 1949 Command Armament Officer, BSc, AFRAeS, FRIC
Wg Cdr H Lyons 15 Sep 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr W J Read 10 Jul 1950
Engineer
Gp Capt E C W S Smith 23 Sep 1949 Command Engineer Officer
Wg Cdr A R Clark  2 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr L C N Penney 10 Mar 1948
Sqn Ldr W C Crockford 13 Sep 1948
Sqn Ldr A D Adams 20 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr R B Stocks  3 Oct 1949
Radio
Wg Cdr C E J Hackett  7 Mar 1949
Sqn Ldr Kenneth B S Willder 21 Feb 1949 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr A C Nisbet 23 Oct 1948
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr J A Stephenson Statistics Officer, ASAA, AIS

Source - February 1951 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5413)

March 1951

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Hugh P Lloyd  2 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, MC, DFC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr R H Annan  1 Feb 1950 PSO to AOC-in-C, DSO
Flt Lt K Orman 29 Jan 1951 PA to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM George D Harvey 26 Sep 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DFC
Gp Capt Eric D McK Nelson 20 Jun 1949 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R D Stubbs 11 Apr 1949 DFC
Wg Cdr R S Allen  5 Feb 1948 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr J F Newman  2 Feb 1950 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr R E Drake  1 Mar 1950 OBE, AFC
Lt Col C Pyle 15 Jan 1951 USAF
Sqn Ldr J R Bloxham  8 May 1950 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr R E R Adams 17 Apr 1950
Sqn Ldr G C Banning-Lover 19 Sep 1950 AFC
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr J N Young 22 May 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr H Hobley  9 Aug 1948 AFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr P P W Sands 17 Jun 1949 10 May 1948
Sqn Ldr S E Bussey  3 Oct 1949
Navigation
Gp Capt D E A Williams  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr R F Davis 27 Aug 1948 DFM
Signals
Gp Capt N F Simpson 18 Oct 1950 Command Signals Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr C D Moore 13 Dec 1948
Sqn Ldr H Clark 13 Dec 1948
Sqn Ldr C V Colbon  9 Feb 1951

Training
Gp Capt Denis Finlay 15 Jan 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R McFarlane 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr G Newberry  4 Sep 1950

Weapons
Wg Cdr J W Arney  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr K C Rogers 26 Jun 1950
Sqn Ldr R G B Summers 15 Jan 1951 AFM
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr L Mant 20 Nov 1950 OBE
Sqn Ldr A E L Worster 12 Feb 1948

Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr W A P Gardner 23 Jan 1950 Senior Regiment Officer
Meteorological
Mr R E Watson   BSc, PhD
Research
Mr E A Lovell   BSc, ARCS, AInstP
Administrative Staff
AVM Sir Francis J W Mellersh 19 Mar 1951 Air Officer i/c Administration, KBE; AFC
Organisation
Gp Capt Eric S Butler 19 Dec 1949 OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr R O Buskell 25 Oct 1948 DFC
Wg Cdr W E Rankin 15 Nov 1948 DSO
Sqn Ldr T W Rippingale 30 May 1949 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr John N Stacey 19 Jan 1950 DSO, DFC; later AVM
Sqn Ldr J R St John 16 Oct 1950 DSO, DFC
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt M D Crichton-Biggie 22 Feb 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DFC
Wg Cdr D J H Lay 20 Nov 1950 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr M V Blake  7 Dec 1950 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr F H P Austin 28 Feb 1949
Sqn Ldr Thomas P Seymour 16 Jan 1950 later A/Cdre
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr D E B Wheeler 15 Aug 1950 DFC
Equipment
Gp Capt J R Brown 26 May 1948
Wg Cdr F P Gee 31 Oct 1949 OBE
Wg Cdr L Yeaman 12 Sep 1949
Sqn Ldr E C Beer 12 May 1949 OBE
Sqn Ldr J J Lea 29 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr H E Rossiter 25 Oct 1950
Sqn Ldr E P Parkes-Davis 27 Dec 1950
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt W S Calder 21 Mar 1949 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr T E Horsfield  3 Jun 1950
Wg Cdr J H G D Bugden 16 Oct 1950
Sqn Ldr F W W Hollingham 26 Jan 1948
Sqn Ldr G M Gibson 15 Jan 1951 MBE
Catering
Sqn Ldr P M Hefferman  4 Aug 1949
Medical
A/Cdre R H Stanbridge  1 Mar 1950 OBE, MRCS, LRCP, DPH
Wg Cdr E B Bright 26 Jun 1950 AFC, MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr J J Lawson 24 Jan 1948 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, BA
Rev C A Fisk   Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA, BD
Educational
Gp Capt M G Lloyd-Jones 22 Nov 1950 BSc, AMIEE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr C H Sleightholme 30 Oct 1950 BSc
Works
Mr E H Thomson 12 Jan 1951 BSc (Eng), AMICE

WRAF Staff Officer
Wg Off W B Thompson 14 Feb 1949
Technical Staff
A/Cdre John F Titmas 30 Mar 1949 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CBE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr W P Spinks 16 Aug 1948
Sqn Ldr W A Ballett  6 Feb 1950 MBE
Armament
Gp Capt A H Fear 12 Dec 1949 Command Armament Officer, BSc, AFRAeS, FRIC
Wg Cdr H Lyons 15 Sep 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr W J Read 10 Jul 1950
Engineer
Gp Capt E C W S Smith 23 Sep 1949 Command Engineer Officer
Wg Cdr A R Clark  2 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr W C Crockford 13 Sep 1948
Sqn Ldr A D Adams 20 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr R B Stocks  3 Oct 1949
Sqn Ldr N A Gwyther 15 Jan 1951 OBE
Radio
Wg Cdr C E J Hackett  7 Mar 1949
Sqn Ldr Kenneth B S Willder 21 Feb 1949 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr A C Nisbet 23 Oct 1948
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr J A Stephenson Statistics Officer, ASAA, AIS, FSS

Source - March 1951 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5413)

April 1951

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Hugh P Lloyd  2 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, MC, DFC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr R H Annan  1 Feb 1950 PSO to AOC-in-C, DSO
Flt Lt K Orman 29 Jan 1951 PA to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM George D Harvey 26 Sep 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DFC
Gp Capt Eric D McK Nelson 20 Jun 1949 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R D Stubbs 11 Apr 1949 DFC
Wg Cdr R S Allen  5 Feb 1948 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr J F Newman  2 Feb 1950 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr R E Drake  1 Mar 1950 OBE, AFC
Lt Col C Pyle 15 Jan 1951 USAF
Sqn Ldr J R Bloxham  8 May 1950 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr R E R Adams 17 Apr 1950
Sqn Ldr G C Banning-Lover 19 Sep 1950 AFC
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr J N Young 22 May 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr H Hobley  9 Aug 1948 AFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr P P W Sands 17 Jun 1949 10 May 1948
Sqn Ldr S E Bussey  3 Oct 1949
Navigation
Gp Capt D E A Williams  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr R F Davis 27 Aug 1948 DFM
Signals
Gp Capt N F Simpson 18 Oct 1950 Command Signals Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr C D Moore 13 Dec 1948
Sqn Ldr F E J Wills 17 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr C V Colbon  9 Feb 1951

Training
Gp Capt Denis Finlay 15 Jan 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R McFarlane 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr G Newberry  4 Sep 1950

Weapons
Wg Cdr J W Arney  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr K C Rogers 26 Jun 1950
Sqn Ldr R G B Summers 15 Jan 1951 DFM
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr L Mant 20 Nov 1950 OBE
Sqn Ldr A E L Worster 12 Feb 1948

Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr W A P Gardner 23 Jan 1950 Senior Regiment Officer
Meteorological
Mr C W G Daking   BSc
Research
Mr E A Lovell   BSc, ARCS, AInstP
Administrative Staff
AVM Sir Francis J W Mellersh 19 Mar 1951 Air Officer i/c Administration, KBE; AFC
Organisation
Gp Capt Eric S Butler 19 Dec 1949 OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr R O Buskell 25 Oct 1948 DFC
Wg Cdr W E Rankin 15 Nov 1948 DSO
Sqn Ldr T W Rippingale 30 May 1949 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr John N Stacey 19 Jan 1950 DSO, DFC; later AVM
Sqn Ldr J R St John 16 Oct 1950 DSO, DFC
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt M D Crichton-Biggie 22 Feb 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DFC
Wg Cdr D J H Lay 20 Nov 1950 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr M V Blake  7 Dec 1950 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr F H P Austin 28 Feb 1949
Sqn Ldr Thomas P Seymour 16 Jan 1950 later A/Cdre
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr D E B Wheeler 15 Aug 1950 DFC
Equipment
Gp Capt J R Brown 26 May 1948
Wg Cdr F P Gee 31 Oct 1949 OBE
Wg Cdr L Yeaman 12 Sep 1949
Sqn Ldr E C Beer 12 May 1949 OBE
Sqn Ldr J J Lea 29 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr H E Rossiter 25 Oct 1950
Sqn Ldr E P Parkes-Davis 27 Dec 1950
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt W S Calder 21 Mar 1949 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr T E Horsfield  3 Jun 1950
Wg Cdr J H G D Bugden 16 Oct 1950
Sqn Ldr F W W Hollingham 26 Jan 1948
Sqn Ldr G M Gibson 15 Jan 1951 MBE
Catering
Sqn Ldr P M Hefferman  4 Aug 1949
Medical
A/Cdre R H Stanbridge  1 Mar 1950 OBE, MRCS, LRCP, DPH
Wg Cdr E B Bright 26 Jun 1950 AFC, MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr J J Lawson 24 Jan 1948 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, BA
Rev C A Fisk   Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA, BD
Educational
Gp Capt M G Lloyd-Jones 22 Nov 1950 BSc, AMIEE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr C H Sleightholme 30 Oct 1950 BSc
Works
Mr E H Thomson 12 Jan 1951 BSc (Eng), AMICE

WRAF Staff Officer
Wg Off W B Thompson 14 Feb 1949
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Herbert W Heslop  2 Apr 1951 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB, CBE, AFRAeS; later AVM
Wg Cdr W P Spinks 16 Aug 1948
Sqn Ldr W A Ballett  6 Feb 1950 MBE
Armament
Gp Capt A H Fear 12 Dec 1949 Command Armament Officer, BSc, AFRAeS, FRIC
Wg Cdr H Lyons 15 Sep 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr W J Read 10 Jul 1950
Engineer
Gp Capt E C W S Smith 23 Sep 1949 Command Engineer Officer
Wg Cdr A R Clark  2 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr W C Crockford 13 Sep 1948
Sqn Ldr A D Adams 20 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr R B Stocks  3 Oct 1949
Sqn Ldr N A Gwyther 15 Jan 1951 OBE
Radio
Wg Cdr C E J Hackett  7 Mar 1949
Sqn Ldr Kenneth B S Willder 21 Feb 1949 later A/Cdre
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr J A Stephenson Statistics Officer, ASAA, AIS, FSS

Source - April 1951 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5414)

May 1951

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Hugh P Lloyd  2 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, MC, DFC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr R H Annan  1 Feb 1950 PSO to AOC-in-C, DSO
Flt Lt K Orman 29 Jan 1951 PA to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM George D Harvey 26 Sep 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DFC
Operations
Gp Capt Eric D McK Nelson 20 Jun 1949 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R D Stubbs 11 Apr 1949 DFC
Wg Cdr R E Drake  1 Mar 1950 OBE, AFC
Sqn Ldr R E R Adams 17 Apr 1950
Sqn Ldr K H Bayley 21 Mar 1951 DFC
Plans
Wg Cdr J F Newman  2 Feb 1950 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr Gareth T B Clayton  5 Apr 1951 DFC*; later AM
Sqn Ldr G C Banning-Lover 19 Sep 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr D E Davies  6 Apr 1951 DFC, AFC
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr J N Young 22 May 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr H Hobley  9 Aug 1948 AFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr P P W Sands 17 Jun 1949 10 May 1948
Sqn Ldr S E Bussey  3 Oct 1949
Sqn Ldr T N F Orr  1 Mar 1950
Navigation
Wg Cdr D E A Williams  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr R F Davis 27 Aug 1948 DFM
Signals
Gp Capt N F Simpson 18 Oct 1950 Command Signals Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr C D Moore 13 Dec 1948
Sqn Ldr F E J Wills 17 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr C V Colbon  9 Feb 1951

Training
Gp Capt Denis Finlay 15 Jan 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R McFarlane 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr G Newberry  4 Sep 1950

Weapons
Wg Cdr J W Arney  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr K C Rogers 26 Jun 1950
Sqn Ldr R G B Summers 15 Jan 1951 AFM
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Training
Lt Col C Pyle 15 Jan 1951 USAF
Photography
Wg Cdr L Mant 20 Nov 1950 OBE
Sqn Ldr A E L Worster 12 Feb 1948

Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr W A P Gardner 23 Jan 1950 Senior Regiment Officer
Meteorological
Mr C W G Daking   BSc
Research
Mr E A Lovell   BSc, ARCS, AInstP
Administrative Staff
AVM Sir Francis J W Mellersh 19 Mar 1951 Air Officer i/c Administration, KBE; AFC
Organisation
Gp Capt Eric S Butler 19 Dec 1949 OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr J R Bloxham 20 Mar 1951 DFC
Wg Cdr Thomas P Seymour  9 Apr 1951 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr J R St John  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr T W Rippingale 30 May 1949 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr John N Stacey 19 Jan 1950 DSO, DFC; later AVM
Sqn Ldr R J Colston  5 Apr 1949
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt E J Pringle 19 Mar 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Wg Cdr D J H Lay 20 Nov 1950 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr M V Blake  7 Dec 1950 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr F H P Austin 28 Feb 1949
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr D E B Wheeler 15 Aug 1950 DFC
Equipment
Gp Capt J R Brown 26 May 1948
Wg Cdr F P Gee 31 Oct 1949 OBE
Wg Cdr R A Harvey  1 Mar 1951
Sqn Ldr E C Beer 12 May 1949 OBE
Sqn Ldr J J Lea 29 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr H E Rossiter 25 Oct 1950
Sqn Ldr E P Parkes-Davis 27 Dec 1950
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt W S Calder 21 Mar 1949 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr T E Horsfield  3 Jun 1950
Wg Cdr J H G D Bugden 16 Oct 1950
Sqn Ldr F W W Hollingham 26 Jan 1948
Sqn Ldr G M Gibson 15 Jan 1951 MBE
Catering
Sqn Ldr P M Hefferman  4 Aug 1949
Medical
A/Cdre R H Stanbridge  1 Mar 1950 OBE, MRCS, LRCP, DPH
Wg Cdr E B Bright 26 Jun 1950 AFC, MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr J J Lawson 24 Jan 1948 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, BA
Rev C A Fisk   Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA, BD
Educational
Gp Capt M G Lloyd-Jones 22 Nov 1950 BSc, AMIEE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr C H Sleightholme 30 Oct 1950 BSc
Works
Mr E H Thomson 12 Jan 1951 BSc (Eng), AMICE

WRAF Staff Officer
Wg Off W B Thompson 14 Feb 1949
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Herbert W Heslop  2 Apr 1951 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB, CBE, AFRAeS; later AVM
Wg Cdr E C G Badcock  7 Apr 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr W A Ballett  6 Feb 1950 MBE
Armament
Gp Capt A H Fear 12 Dec 1949 Command Armament Officer, BSc, AFRAeS, FRIC
Wg Cdr H Lyons 15 Sep 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr W J Read 10 Jul 1950
Engineer
Gp Capt E C W S Smith 23 Sep 1949 Command Engineer Officer
Wg Cdr A R Clark  2 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr W C Crockford 13 Sep 1948
Sqn Ldr A D Adams 20 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr R B Stocks  3 Oct 1949
Sqn Ldr N A Gwyther 15 Jan 1951 OBE
Radio
Wg Cdr C E J Hackett  7 Mar 1949
Sqn Ldr Kenneth B S Willder 21 Feb 1949 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr G Ryder 26 Feb 1951 GM
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr J A Stephenson Statistics Officer, ASAA, AIS, FSS

Source - May 1951 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5414)

June 1951

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Hugh P Lloyd  2 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, MC, DFC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr J H Johnson 30 Apr 1951 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Flt Lt K Orman 29 Jan 1951 PA to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM George D Harvey 26 Sep 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DFC
Operations
Gp Capt Eric D McK Nelson 20 Jun 1949 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R D Stubbs 11 Apr 1949 DFC
Wg Cdr R E Drake  1 Mar 1950 OBE, AFC
Sqn Ldr R E R Adams 17 Apr 1950
Sqn Ldr K H Bayley 21 Mar 1951 DFC
Plans
Wg Cdr J F Newman  2 Feb 1950 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr Gareth T B Clayton  5 Apr 1951 DFC*; later AM
Sqn Ldr G C Banning-Lover 19 Sep 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr D E Davies  6 Apr 1951 DFC, AFC
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr J N Young 22 May 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr H Hobley  9 Aug 1948 AFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr P P W Sands 17 Jun 1949 10 May 1948
Sqn Ldr S E Bussey  3 Oct 1949
Sqn Ldr T N F Orr  1 Mar 1950
Navigation
Wg Cdr D E A Williams  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr R F Davis 27 Aug 1948 DFM
Signals
Gp Capt N F Simpson 18 Oct 1950 Command Signals Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr C D Moore 13 Dec 1948
Sqn Ldr F E J Wills 17 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr C V Colbon  9 Feb 1951

Training
Gp Capt Denis Finlay 15 Jan 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R McFarlane 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr G Newberry  4 Sep 1950

Weapons
Wg Cdr J W Arney  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr K C Rogers 26 Jun 1950
Sqn Ldr R G B Summers 15 Jan 1951 DFM
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Training
Lt Col C Pyle 15 Jan 1951 USAF
Photography
Wg Cdr L Mant 20 Nov 1950 OBE
Sqn Ldr A E L Worster 12 Feb 1948

Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr W A P Gardner 23 Jan 1950 Senior Regiment Officer
Meteorological
Mr C W G Daking   BSc
Research
Mr E A Lovell   BSc, ARCS, AInstP
Administrative Staff
AVM Sir Francis J W Mellersh 19 Mar 1951 Air Officer i/c Administration, KBE; AFC
Organisation
Gp Capt Eric S Butler 19 Dec 1949 OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr J R Bloxham 20 Mar 1951 DFC
Wg Cdr Thomas P Seymour  9 Apr 1951 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr J R St John  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr T W Rippingale 30 May 1949 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr John N Stacey 19 Jan 1950 DSO, DFC; later AVM
Sqn Ldr R J Colston  5 Apr 1949
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt E J Pringle 19 Mar 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Wg Cdr D J H Lay 20 Nov 1950 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr M V Blake  7 Dec 1950 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr J S Owen 30 Apr 1951
Sqn Ldr J A Ferguson 30 Apr 1951
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr H D Clark  4 Jun 1951
Equipment
Gp Capt J R Brown 26 May 1948
Wg Cdr F P Gee 31 Oct 1949 OBE
Wg Cdr R A Harvey  1 Mar 1951
Sqn Ldr E C Beer 12 May 1949 OBE
Sqn Ldr J J Lea 29 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr H E Rossiter 25 Oct 1950
Sqn Ldr E P Parkes-Davis 27 Dec 1950
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt W S Calder 21 Mar 1949 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr T E Horsfield  3 Jun 1950
Wg Cdr J H G D Bugden 16 Oct 1950
Sqn Ldr F W W Hollingham 26 Jan 1948
Sqn Ldr G M Gibson 15 Jan 1951 MBE
Catering
Sqn Ldr P M Hefferman  4 Aug 1949
Medical
A/Cdre R H Stanbridge  1 Mar 1950 OBE, MRCS, LRCP, DPH
Wg Cdr E B Bright 26 Jun 1950 AFC, MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr J J Lawson 24 Jan 1948 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, BA
Rev C A Fisk   Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA, BD
Educational
Gp Capt M G Lloyd-Jones 22 Nov 1950 BSc, AMIEE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr C H Sleightholme 30 Oct 1950 BSc
Works
Mr E H Thomson 12 Jan 1951 BSc (Eng), AMICE

WRAF Staff Officer
Wg Off W B Thompson 14 Feb 1949
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Herbert W Heslop  2 Apr 1951 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB, CBE, AFRAeS; later AVM
Wg Cdr E C G Badcock  7 Apr 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr W A Ballett  6 Feb 1950 MBE
Armament
Gp Capt A H Fear 12 Dec 1949 Command Armament Officer, BSc, AFRAeS, FRIC
Wg Cdr H Lyons 15 Sep 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr W J Read 10 Jul 1950
Engineer
Gp Capt E C W S Smith 23 Sep 1949 Command Engineer Officer
Wg Cdr A R Clark  2 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr W C Crockford 13 Sep 1948
Sqn Ldr A D Adams 20 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr R B Stocks  3 Oct 1949
Sqn Ldr N A Gwyther 15 Jan 1951 OBE
Radio
Wg Cdr C E J Hackett  7 Mar 1949
Sqn Ldr Kenneth B S Willder 21 Feb 1949 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr G Ryder 26 Feb 1951 GM
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr K Astill Statistics Officer

Source - June 1951 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5414)

July 1951

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Hugh P Lloyd  2 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, MC, DFC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr J H Johnson 30 Apr 1951 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Flt Lt K Orman 29 Jan 1951 PA to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM George D Harvey 26 Sep 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DFC
Operations
Gp Capt Eric D McK Nelson 20 Jun 1949 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R D Stubbs 11 Apr 1949 DFC
Wg Cdr R E Drake  1 Mar 1950 OBE, AFC
Sqn Ldr R E R Adams 17 Apr 1950
Sqn Ldr K H Bayley 21 Mar 1951 DFC
Plans
Wg Cdr J F Newman  2 Feb 1950 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr Gareth T B Clayton  5 Apr 1951 DFC*; later AM
Sqn Ldr G C Banning-Lover 19 Sep 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr D E Davies  6 Apr 1951 DFC, AFC
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr J N Young 22 May 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr E Bailey  1 Jun 1951 AFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr P P W Sands 17 Jun 1949 10 May 1948
Sqn Ldr S E Bussey  3 Oct 1949
Sqn Ldr T N F Orr  1 Mar 1950
Navigation
Wg Cdr D E A Williams  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr R F Davis 27 Aug 1948 DFM
Signals
Gp Capt N F Simpson 18 Oct 1950 Command Signals Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr C D Moore 13 Dec 1948
Sqn Ldr F E J Wills 17 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr C V Colbon  9 Feb 1951

Training
Gp Capt Denis Finlay 15 Jan 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R McFarlane 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr G Newberry  4 Sep 1950

Weapons
Wg Cdr J W Arney  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr K C Rogers 26 Jun 1950
Sqn Ldr R G B Summers 15 Jan 1951 AFM
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Training
Lt Col C Pyle 15 Jan 1951 USAF
Photography
Wg Cdr L Mant 20 Nov 1950 OBE
Sqn Ldr A E L Worster 12 Feb 1948

Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr W A P Gardner 23 Jan 1950 Senior Regiment Officer
Meteorological
Mr C W G Daking   BSc
Research
Mr E A Lovell   BSc, ARCS, AInstP
Administrative Staff
AVM Sir Francis J W Mellersh 19 Mar 1951 Air Officer i/c Administration, KBE; AFC
Organisation
Gp Capt Eric S Butler 19 Dec 1949 OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr J R Bloxham 20 Mar 1951 DFC
Wg Cdr Thomas P Seymour  9 Apr 1951 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr J R St John  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr T W Rippingale 30 May 1949 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr John N Stacey 19 Jan 1950 DSO, DFC; later AVM
Sqn Ldr R J Colston  5 Apr 1949
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt E J Pringle 19 Mar 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Wg Cdr D J H Lay 20 Nov 1950 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr M V Blake  7 Dec 1950 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr J S Owen 30 Apr 1951
Sqn Ldr J A Ferguson 30 Apr 1951
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr H D Clark  4 Jun 1951
Equipment
Gp Capt J R Brown 26 May 1948
Wg Cdr F P Gee 31 Oct 1949 OBE
Wg Cdr R A Harvey  1 Mar 1951
Sqn Ldr J J Lea 29 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr H E Rossiter 25 Oct 1950
Sqn Ldr E P Parkes-Davis 27 Dec 1950
Sqn Ldr T J da C Andrade 20 Jun 1951
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt W S Calder 21 Mar 1949 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr T E Horsfield  3 Jun 1950
Wg Cdr J H G D Bugden 16 Oct 1950
Sqn Ldr F W W Hollingham 26 Jan 1948
Sqn Ldr G M Gibson 15 Jan 1951 MBE
Catering
Sqn Ldr P M Hefferman  4 Aug 1949
Medical
A/Cdre R H Stanbridge  1 Mar 1950 OBE, MRCS, LRCP, DPH
Wg Cdr E B Bright 26 Jun 1950 AFC, MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr J J Lawson 24 Jan 1948 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, BA
Rev C A Fisk   Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA, BD
Educational
Gp Capt M G Lloyd-Jones 22 Nov 1950 BSc, AMIEE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr C H Sleightholme 30 Oct 1950 BSc
Works
Mr E H Thomson 12 Jan 1951 BSc (Eng), AMICE

WRAF Staff Officer
Wg Off W B Thompson 14 Feb 1949
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Herbert W Heslop  2 Apr 1951 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB, CBE, AFRAeS; later AVM
Wg Cdr E C G Badcock  7 Apr 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr W A Ballett  6 Feb 1950 MBE
Armament
Gp Capt A H Fear 12 Dec 1949 Command Armament Officer, BSc, AFRAeS, FRIC
Wg Cdr H Lyons 15 Sep 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr W J Read 10 Jul 1950
Engineer
Gp Capt E C W S Smith 23 Sep 1949 Command Engineer Officer
Wg Cdr A R Clark  2 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr W C Crockford 13 Sep 1948
Sqn Ldr A D Adams 20 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr R B Stocks  3 Oct 1949
Sqn Ldr N A Gwyther 15 Jan 1951 OBE
Radio
Wg Cdr C E J Hackett  7 Mar 1949
Sqn Ldr Kenneth B S Willder 21 Feb 1949 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr G Ryder 26 Feb 1951 GM
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr K Astill Statistics Officer

Source - July 1951 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5415)

August 1951

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Hugh P Lloyd  2 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, MC, DFC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr J H Johnson 30 Apr 1951 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Flt Lt K Orman 29 Jan 1951 PA to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM George D Harvey 26 Sep 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DFC
Operations
Gp Capt John N Tomes 16 Jul 1951 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R D Stubbs 11 Apr 1949 DFC
Wg Cdr R E Drake  1 Mar 1950 OBE, AFC
Sqn Ldr R E R Adams 17 Apr 1950
Sqn Ldr K H Bayley 21 Mar 1951 DFC
Plans
Wg Cdr J F Newman  2 Feb 1950 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr Gareth T B Clayton  5 Apr 1951 DFC*; later AM
Sqn Ldr G C Banning-Lover 19 Sep 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr D E Davies  6 Apr 1951 DFC, AFC
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr J N Young 22 May 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr E Bailey  1 Jun 1951 AFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr P P W Sands 17 Jun 1949 10 May 1948
Sqn Ldr S E Bussey  3 Oct 1949
Sqn Ldr T N F Orr  1 Mar 1950
Navigation
Wg Cdr D E A Williams  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr R F Davis 27 Aug 1948 DFM
Signals
Gp Capt N F Simpson 18 Oct 1950 Command Signals Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr C E Thurston  9 Jul 1951
Sqn Ldr F E J Wills 17 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr C V Colbon  9 Feb 1951

Training
Gp Capt Denis Finlay 15 Jan 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R McFarlane 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr G Newberry  4 Sep 1950
Lt Col C Pyle 15 Jan 1951 USAF

Weapons
Wg Cdr J W Arney  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr K C Rogers 26 Jun 1950
Sqn Ldr R G B Summers 15 Jan 1951 AFC
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr L Mant 20 Nov 1950 OBE
Sqn Ldr A E L Worster 12 Feb 1948

Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr W A P Gardner 23 Jan 1950 Senior Regiment Officer
Meteorological
Mr C W G Daking   BSc
Research
Mr E A Lovell   BSc, ARCS, AInstP
Administrative Staff
AVM Sir Francis J W Mellersh 19 Mar 1951 Air Officer i/c Administration, KBE; AFC
Organisation
Gp Capt Eric S Butler 19 Dec 1949 OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr J R Bloxham 20 Mar 1951 DFC
Wg Cdr Thomas P Seymour  9 Apr 1951 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr J R St John  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr John N Stacey 19 Jan 1950 DSO, DFC; later AVM
Sqn Ldr R J Colston  5 Apr 1949
Sqn Ldr P L Whitaker 16 Jul 1951 DFC
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt E J Pringle 19 Mar 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Wg Cdr D J H Lay 20 Nov 1950 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr M V Blake  7 Dec 1950 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr J S Owen 30 Apr 1951
Sqn Ldr J A Ferguson 30 Apr 1951
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr H D Clark  4 Jun 1951
Equipment
Gp Capt J R Brown 26 May 1948
Wg Cdr F P Gee 31 Oct 1949 OBE
Wg Cdr R A Harvey  1 Mar 1951
Sqn Ldr J J Lea 29 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr H E Rossiter 25 Oct 1950
Sqn Ldr E P Parkes-Davis 27 Dec 1950
Sqn Ldr T J da C Andrade 20 Jun 1951
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt W S Calder 21 Mar 1949 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr T E Horsfield  3 Jun 1950
Wg Cdr J H G D Bugden 16 Oct 1950
Sqn Ldr F W W Hollingham 26 Jan 1948
Sqn Ldr G M Gibson 15 Jan 1951 MBE
Catering
Sqn Ldr P M Hefferman  4 Aug 1949
Medical
A/Cdre R H Stanbridge  1 Mar 1950 OBE, MRCS, LRCP, DPH
Wg Cdr E B Bright 26 Jun 1950 AFC, MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr J J Lawson 24 Jan 1948 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, BA
Rev C A Fisk   Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA, BD
Educational
Gp Capt M G Lloyd-Jones 22 Nov 1950 BSc, AMIEE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr C H Sleightholme 30 Oct 1950 BSc
Works
Mr E H Thomson 12 Jan 1951 BSc (Eng), AMICE

WRAF Staff Officer
Wg Off W B Thompson 14 Feb 1949
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Herbert W Heslop  2 Apr 1951 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB, CBE, AFRAeS; later AVM
Wg Cdr E C G Badcock  7 Apr 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr W A Ballett  6 Feb 1950 MBE
Armament
Gp Capt A H Fear 12 Dec 1949 Command Armament Officer, BSc, AFRAeS, FRIC
Wg Cdr H Lyons 15 Sep 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr W J Read 10 Jul 1950
Engineer
Gp Capt E C W S Smith 23 Sep 1949 Command Engineer Officer
Wg Cdr A R Clark  2 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr W C Crockford 13 Sep 1948
Sqn Ldr A D Adams 20 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr R B Stocks  3 Oct 1949
Sqn Ldr N A Gwyther 15 Jan 1951 OBE
Radio
Wg Cdr C E J Hackett  7 Mar 1949
Sqn Ldr Kenneth B S Willder 21 Feb 1949 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr G Ryder 26 Feb 1951 GM
Technical Training
Sqn Ldr R McF Ferguson  2 Jul 1951
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr K Astill Statistics Officer

Source - August 1951 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5415)

September 1951

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Hugh P Lloyd  2 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, MC, DFC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr J H Johnson 30 Apr 1951 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Flt Lt K Orman 29 Jan 1951 PA to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM George D Harvey 26 Sep 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DFC
Operations
Gp Capt John N Tomes 16 Jul 1951 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R D Stubbs 11 Apr 1949 DFC
Wg Cdr R E Drake  1 Mar 1950 OBE, AFC
Sqn Ldr R E R Adams 17 Apr 1950
Sqn Ldr K H Bayley 21 Mar 1951 DFC
Plans
Wg Cdr J F Newman  2 Feb 1950 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr Gareth T B Clayton  5 Apr 1951 DFC*; later AM
Sqn Ldr G C Banning-Lover 19 Sep 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr D E Davies  6 Apr 1951 DFC, AFC
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr J N Young 22 May 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr E Bailey  1 Jun 1951 AFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr M H deL Everest 15 Aug 1951 AFC
Sqn Ldr S E Bussey  3 Oct 1949
Sqn Ldr T N F Orr  1 Mar 1950
Navigation
Wg Cdr D E A Williams  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr R F Davis 27 Aug 1948 DFM
Signals
Gp Capt N F Simpson 18 Oct 1950 Command Signals Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr C E Thurston  9 Jul 1951
Sqn Ldr F E J Wills 17 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr C V Colbon  9 Feb 1951
Sqn Ldr C Jordan  1 Aug 1951

Training
Gp Capt Denis Finlay 15 Jan 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R McFarlane 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr G Newberry  4 Sep 1950
Lt Col C Pyle 15 Jan 1951 USAF

Weapons
Wg Cdr J W Arney  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr K C Rogers 26 Jun 1950
Sqn Ldr R G B Summers 15 Jan 1951 DFM
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr L Mant 20 Nov 1950 OBE
Sqn Ldr A E L Worster 12 Feb 1948

Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr W A P Gardner 23 Jan 1950 Senior Regiment Officer
Meteorological
Mr C W G Daking   BSc
Research
Mr E A Lovell   BSc, ARCS, AInstP
Administrative Staff
AVM Sir Francis J W Mellersh 19 Mar 1951 Air Officer i/c Administration, KBE; AFC
Organisation
Gp Capt Eric S Butler 19 Dec 1949 OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr J R Bloxham 20 Mar 1951 DFC
Wg Cdr Thomas P Seymour  9 Apr 1951 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr J R St John  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr John N Stacey 19 Jan 1950 DSO, DFC; later AVM
Sqn Ldr R J Colston  5 Apr 1949
Sqn Ldr P L Whitaker 16 Jul 1951 DFC
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt E J Pringle 19 Mar 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Wg Cdr D J H Lay 20 Nov 1950 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr M V Blake  7 Dec 1950 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr J S Owen 30 Apr 1951
Sqn Ldr J A Ferguson 30 Apr 1951
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr H D Clark  4 Jun 1951
Equipment
Gp Capt J R Brown 26 May 1948
Wg Cdr F P Gee 31 Oct 1949 OBE
Wg Cdr R A Harvey  1 Mar 1951
Sqn Ldr J J Lea 29 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr H E Rossiter 25 Oct 1950
Sqn Ldr E P Parkes-Davis 27 Dec 1950
Sqn Ldr T J da C Andrade 20 Jun 1951
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt W S Calder 21 Mar 1949 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr T E Horsfield  3 Jun 1950
Wg Cdr J H G D Bugden 16 Oct 1950
Sqn Ldr F W W Hollingham 26 Jan 1948
Sqn Ldr G M Gibson 15 Jan 1951 MBE
Catering
Sqn Ldr P M Hefferman  4 Aug 1949
Medical
A/Cdre R H Stanbridge  1 Mar 1950 OBE, MRCS, LRCP, DPH
Wg Cdr E B Bright 26 Jun 1950 AFC, MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr J J Lawson 24 Jan 1948 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, BA
Rev C A Fisk   Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA, BD
Educational
Gp Capt M G Lloyd-Jones 22 Nov 1950 BSc, AMIEE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr C H Sleightholme 30 Oct 1950 BSc
Works
Mr E H Thomson 12 Jan 1951 BSc (Eng), AMICE

WRAF Staff Officer
Wg Off W B Thompson 14 Feb 1949
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Herbert W Heslop  2 Apr 1951 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB, CBE, AFRAeS; later AVM
Wg Cdr E C G Badcock  7 Apr 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr W A Ballett  6 Feb 1950 MBE
Armament
Gp Capt A H Fear 12 Dec 1949 Command Armament Officer, BSc, AFRAeS, FRIC
Sqn Ldr W J Read 10 Jul 1950
Engineer
Gp Capt E C W S Smith 23 Sep 1949 Command Engineer Officer
Wg Cdr A R Clark  2 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr W C Crockford 13 Sep 1948
Sqn Ldr A D Adams 20 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr R B Stocks  3 Oct 1949
Sqn Ldr N A Gwyther 15 Jan 1951 OBE
Radio
Wg Cdr C E J Hackett  7 Mar 1949
Sqn Ldr Kenneth B S Willder 21 Feb 1949 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr G Ryder 26 Feb 1951 GM
Technical Training
Sqn Ldr R McF Ferguson  2 Jul 1951
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr K Astill Statistics Officer

Source - September 1951 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5415)

October 1951

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

  • No 1 (Bomber) Group

  • No 3 (Bomber) Group

  • No 82 Squadron - Detached to Eastleigh, East Africa

  • West African Air Survey Base Party - Detached to Takoradi, West Africa

  • Communication Flight - Booker

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Hugh P Lloyd  2 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, MC, DFC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr J H Johnson 30 Apr 1951 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Flt Lt K Orman 29 Jan 1951 PA to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM George D Harvey 26 Sep 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DFC
Operations
Gp Capt John N Tomes 16 Jul 1951 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R D Stubbs 11 Apr 1949 DFC
Wg Cdr R E Drake  1 Mar 1950 OBE, AFC
Sqn Ldr R E R Adams 17 Apr 1950
Sqn Ldr K H Bayley 21 Mar 1951 DFC
Plans
Wg Cdr J F Newman  2 Feb 1950 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr Gareth T B Clayton  5 Apr 1951 DFC*; later AM
Sqn Ldr G C Banning-Lover 19 Sep 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr D E Davies  6 Apr 1951 DFC, AFC
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr J N Young 22 May 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr E Bailey  1 Jun 1951 AFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr M H deL Everest 15 Aug 1951 AFC
Sqn Ldr S E Bussey  3 Oct 1949
Sqn Ldr T N F Orr  1 Mar 1950
Navigation
Wg Cdr D E A Williams  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr R F Davis 27 Aug 1948 DFM
Signals
Gp Capt N F Simpson 18 Oct 1950 Command Signals Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr C E Thurston  9 Jul 1951
Sqn Ldr F E J Wills 17 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr C V Colbon  9 Feb 1951
Sqn Ldr C Jordan  1 Aug 1951

Training
Gp Capt Denis Finlay 15 Jan 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R McFarlane 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr G Newberry  4 Sep 1950
Lt Col C Pyle 15 Jan 1951 USAF

Weapons
Wg Cdr J W Arney  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr K C Rogers 26 Jun 1950
Sqn Ldr R G B Summers 15 Jan 1951 AFM
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr L Mant 20 Nov 1950 OBE
Sqn Ldr A E L Worster 12 Feb 1948

Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr W A P Gardner 23 Jan 1950 Senior Regiment Officer
Meteorological
Mr C W G Daking   BSc
Research
Mr E A Lovell   BSc, ARCS, AInstP
Administrative Staff
AVM Sir Francis J W Mellersh 19 Mar 1951 Air Officer i/c Administration, KBE; AFC
Organisation
Gp Capt Eric S Butler 19 Dec 1949 OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr J R Bloxham 20 Mar 1951 DFC
Wg Cdr Thomas P Seymour  9 Apr 1951 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr J R St John  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr John N Stacey 19 Jan 1950 DSO, DFC; later AVM
Sqn Ldr R J Colston  5 Apr 1949
Sqn Ldr P L Whitaker 16 Jul 1951 DFC
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt E J Pringle 19 Mar 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Wg Cdr D J H Lay 20 Nov 1950 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr M V Blake  7 Dec 1950 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr J S Owen 30 Apr 1951
Sqn Ldr J A Ferguson 30 Apr 1951
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr H D Clark  4 Jun 1951
Equipment
Gp Capt J R Brown 26 May 1948
Wg Cdr F P Gee 31 Oct 1949 OBE
Wg Cdr R A Harvey  1 Mar 1951
Sqn Ldr J J Lea 29 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr H E Rossiter 25 Oct 1950
Sqn Ldr E P Parkes-Davis 27 Dec 1950
Sqn Ldr T J da C Andrade 20 Jun 1951
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt W S Calder 21 Mar 1949 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr T E Horsfield  3 Jun 1950
Wg Cdr J H G D Bugden 16 Oct 1950
Sqn Ldr F W W Hollingham 26 Jan 1948
Sqn Ldr G M Gibson 15 Jan 1951 MBE
Catering
Sqn Ldr P M Hefferman  4 Aug 1949
Medical
A/Cdre R H Stanbridge  1 Mar 1950 OBE, MRCS, LRCP, DPH
Wg Cdr E B Bright 26 Jun 1950 AFC, MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr J J Lawson 24 Jan 1948 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, BA
Rev C A Fisk   Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA, BD, located at Coastal Command
Educational
Gp Capt M G Lloyd-Jones 22 Nov 1950 BSc, AMIEE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr C H Sleightholme 30 Oct 1950 BSc
Works
Mr E H Thomson 12 Jan 1951 BSc (Eng), AMICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off G M Brdge  1 Oct 1951
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Herbert W Heslop  2 Apr 1951 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB, CBE, AFRAeS; later AVM
Wg Cdr E C G Badcock  7 Apr 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr W A Ballett  6 Feb 1950 MBE
Armament
Gp Capt A H Fear 12 Dec 1949 Command Armament Officer, BSc, AFRAeS, FRIC
Sqn Ldr W J Read 10 Jul 1950
Engineer
Gp Capt E C W S Smith 23 Sep 1949 Command Engineer Officer
Wg Cdr A R Clark  2 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr W C Crockford 13 Sep 1948
Sqn Ldr A D Adams 20 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr R B Stocks  3 Oct 1949
Sqn Ldr N A Gwyther 15 Jan 1951 OBE
Radio
Wg Cdr C E J Hackett  7 Mar 1949
Sqn Ldr Kenneth B S Willder 21 Feb 1949 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr G Ryder 26 Feb 1951 GM
Technical Training
Sqn Ldr R McF Ferguson  2 Jul 1951
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr K Astill Statistics Officer

Source - October 1951 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5416)

November 1951

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

  • No 1 (Bomber) Group

  • No 3 (Bomber) Group

  • No 82 Squadron - Detached to Eastleigh, East Africa

  • West African Air Survey Base Party - Detached to Takoradi, West Africa

  • Communication Flight - Booker

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Hugh P Lloyd  2 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, MC, DFC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr J H Johnson 30 Apr 1951 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Flt Lt K Orman 29 Jan 1951 PA to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM George D Harvey 26 Sep 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DFC
Operations
Gp Capt John N Tomes 16 Jul 1951 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R D Stubbs 11 Apr 1949 DFC
Wg Cdr R E Drake  1 Mar 1950 OBE, AFC
Sqn Ldr R E R Adams 17 Apr 1950
Sqn Ldr K H Bayley 21 Mar 1951 DFC
Plans
Wg Cdr J F Newman  2 Feb 1950 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr Gareth T B Clayton  5 Apr 1951 DFC*; later AM
Sqn Ldr G C Banning-Lover 19 Sep 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr D E Davies  6 Apr 1951 DFC, AFC
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr J N Young 22 May 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr E Bailey  1 Jun 1951 AFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr M H deL Everest 15 Aug 1951 AFC
Sqn Ldr S E Bussey  3 Oct 1949
Sqn Ldr T N F Orr  1 Mar 1950
Navigation
Wg Cdr D E A Williams  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr R F Davis 27 Aug 1948 DFM
Signals
Gp Capt N F Simpson 18 Oct 1950 Command Signals Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr C E Thurston  9 Jul 1951
Sqn Ldr F E J Wills 17 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr C V Colbon  9 Feb 1951
Sqn Ldr C Jordan  1 Aug 1951

Training
Gp Capt Denis Finlay 15 Jan 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R McFarlane 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr G Newberry  4 Sep 1950
Lt Col C Pyle 15 Jan 1951 USAF

Weapons
Wg Cdr J W Arney  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr K C Rogers 26 Jun 1950
Sqn Ldr R G B Summers 15 Jan 1951 AFM
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr L Mant 20 Nov 1950 OBE
Sqn Ldr A E L Worster 12 Feb 1948

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr  A C R Elderton 29 Sep 1951 Command Regiment Officer
Meteorological
Mr C W G Daking   BSc
Research
Mr H D Poole 21 Aug 1951 BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM Sir Francis J W Mellersh 19 Mar 1951 Air Officer i/c Administration, KBE; AFC
Organisation
Gp Capt Eric S Butler 19 Dec 1949 OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr J R Bloxham 20 Mar 1951 DFC
Wg Cdr Thomas P Seymour  9 Apr 1951 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr J R St John  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr John N Stacey 19 Jan 1950 DSO, DFC; later AVM
Sqn Ldr R J Colston  5 Apr 1949
Sqn Ldr P L Whitaker 16 Jul 1951 DFC
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt E J Pringle 19 Mar 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Wg Cdr D J H Lay 20 Nov 1950 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr M V Blake  7 Dec 1950 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr J S Owen 30 Apr 1951
Sqn Ldr J A Ferguson 30 Apr 1951
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr H D Clark  4 Jun 1951
Equipment
Gp Capt J R Brown 26 May 1948
Wg Cdr F P Gee 31 Oct 1949 OBE
Wg Cdr R A Harvey  1 Mar 1951
Sqn Ldr J J Lea 29 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr H E Rossiter 25 Oct 1950
Sqn Ldr E P Parkes-Davis 27 Dec 1950
Sqn Ldr T J da C Andrade 20 Jun 1951
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt A W Younghusband 14 Sep 1951 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr T E Horsfield  3 Jun 1950
Wg Cdr J H G D Bugden 16 Oct 1950
Sqn Ldr F W W Hollingham 26 Jan 1948
Sqn Ldr G M Gibson 15 Jan 1951 MBE
Catering
Sqn Ldr J C Ripley  1 Oct 1951
Medical
A/Cdre R H Stanbridge  1 Mar 1950 OBE, MRCS, LRCP, DPH
Wg Cdr E B Bright 26 Jun 1950 AFC, MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr J J Lawson 24 Jan 1948 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, BA
Rev C A Fisk   Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA, BD, located at Coastal Command
Educational
Gp Capt M G Lloyd-Jones 22 Nov 1950 BSc, AMIEE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr C H Sleightholme 30 Oct 1950 BSc
Works
Mr E H Thomson 12 Jan 1951 BSc (Eng), AMICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off G M Brdge  1 Oct 1951
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Herbert W Heslop  2 Apr 1951 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB, CBE, AFRAeS; later AVM
Wg Cdr E C G Badcock  7 Apr 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr W A Ballett  6 Feb 1950 MBE
Sqn Ldr Tom Wharton 25 Aug 1951 later A/Cdre
Armament
Gp Capt A H Fear 12 Dec 1949 Command Armament Officer, BSc, AFRAeS, FRIC
Wg Cdr W N Elwy-Jones 23 Aug 1951
Sqn Ldr W J Read 10 Jul 1950
Engineer
Gp Capt E C W S Smith 23 Sep 1949 Command Engineer Officer
Wg Cdr K G Major  8 Oct 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr W C Crockford 13 Sep 1948
Sqn Ldr A D Adams 20 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr R B Stocks  3 Oct 1949
Sqn Ldr R H Gommo  3 Aug 1951
Radio
Wg Cdr C E J Hackett  7 Mar 1949
Sqn Ldr Kenneth B S Willder 21 Feb 1949 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr G Ryder 26 Feb 1951 GM
Technical Training
Sqn Ldr R McF Ferguson  2 Jul 1951
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr K Astill Statistics Officer

Source - November 1951 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5416)

December 1951

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

  • No 1 (Bomber) Group

  • No 3 (Bomber) Group

  • No 82 Squadron - Detached to Eastleigh, East Africa

  • West African Air Survey Base Party - Detached to Takoradi, West Africa

  • Communication Flight - Booker

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Hugh P Lloyd  2 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, MC, DFC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr J H Johnson 30 Apr 1951 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Flt Lt K Orman 29 Jan 1951 PA to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM George D Harvey 26 Sep 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DFC
Operations
Gp Capt John N Tomes 16 Jul 1951 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R D Stubbs 11 Apr 1949 DFC
Wg Cdr R I M Bowen  8 Nov 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr R E R Adams 17 Apr 1950
Sqn Ldr K H Bayley 21 Mar 1951 DFC
Plans
Wg Cdr J F Newman  2 Feb 1950 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr Gareth T B Clayton  5 Apr 1951 DFC*; later AM
Sqn Ldr G C Banning-Lover 19 Sep 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr D E Davies  6 Apr 1951 DFC, AFC
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr J N Young 22 May 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr E Bailey  1 Jun 1951 AFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr M H deL Everest 15 Aug 1951 AFC
Sqn Ldr S E Bussey  3 Oct 1949
Sqn Ldr T N F Orr  1 Mar 1950
Navigation
Wg Cdr D E A Williams  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr R F Davis 27 Aug 1948 DFM
Signals
Gp Capt Geoffrey C Eveleigh 12 Nov 1951 Command Signals Officer, OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr C E Thurston  9 Jul 1951
Sqn Ldr F E J Wills 17 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr C V Colbon  9 Feb 1951
Sqn Ldr C Jordan  1 Aug 1951

Training
Gp Capt Denis Finlay 15 Jan 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr T L Bingham-Hall 29 Nov 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr G Newberry  4 Sep 1950
Lt Col C Pyle 15 Jan 1951 USAF

Weapons
Wg Cdr J W Arney  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr K C Rogers 26 Jun 1950
Sqn Ldr R G B Summers 15 Jan 1951 DFM
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr L Mant 20 Nov 1950 OBE
Sqn Ldr J W Berry 13 Sep 1951

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr  A C R Elderton 29 Sep 1951 Command Regiment Officer
Meteorological
Mr C W G Daking   BSc
Research
Mr H D Poole 21 Aug 1951 BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM Sir Francis J W Mellersh 19 Mar 1951 Air Officer i/c Administration, KBE; AFC
Organisation
Gp Capt Eric S Butler 19 Dec 1949 OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr J R Bloxham 20 Mar 1951 DFC
Wg Cdr Thomas P Seymour  9 Apr 1951 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr J R St John  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr John N Stacey 19 Jan 1950 DSO, DFC; later AVM
Sqn Ldr R J Colston  5 Apr 1949
Sqn Ldr P L Whitaker 16 Jul 1951 DFC
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt E J Pringle 19 Mar 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Wg Cdr D J H Lay 20 Nov 1950 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr M V Blake  7 Dec 1950 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr J S Owen 30 Apr 1951
Sqn Ldr G M Howard-Jones  1 Nov 1951 DFC
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr H D Clark  4 Jun 1951
Equipment
Gp Capt J R Brown 26 May 1948
Wg Cdr F P Gee 31 Oct 1949 OBE
Wg Cdr R A Harvey  1 Mar 1951
Sqn Ldr H E Rossiter 25 Oct 1950
Sqn Ldr E P Parkes-Davis 27 Dec 1950
Sqn Ldr T J da C Andrade 20 Jun 1951
Sqn Ldr H R Johns 26 Oct 1951
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt A W Younghusband 14 Sep 1951 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr T E Horsfield  3 Jun 1950
Wg Cdr J H G D Bugden 16 Oct 1950
Sqn Ldr G M Gibson 15 Jan 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr R P Breen 29 Oct 1951
Catering
Sqn Ldr J C Ripley  1 Oct 1951
Medical
A/Cdre R H Stanbridge  1 Mar 1950 OBE, MRCS, LRCP, DPH
Wg Cdr E B Bright 26 Jun 1950 AFC, MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr J J Lawson 24 Jan 1948 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, BA
Rev C A Fisk   Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA, BD, located at Coastal Command
Educational
Gp Capt M G Lloyd-Jones 22 Nov 1950 BSc, AMIEE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr C H Sleightholme 30 Oct 1950 BSc
Works
Mr E H Thomson 12 Jan 1951 BSc (Eng), AMICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off G M Brdge  1 Oct 1951
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Herbert W Heslop  2 Apr 1951 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB, CBE, AFRAeS; later AVM
Wg Cdr E C G Badcock  7 Apr 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr W A Ballett  6 Feb 1950 MBE
Sqn Ldr Tom Wharton 25 Aug 1951 later A/Cdre
Armament
Gp Capt David N Kington-Blair-Oliphant  2 Nov 1951 Command Armament Officer, OBE, BA; later AVM
Wg Cdr W N Elwy-Jones 23 Aug 1951
Sqn Ldr W J Read 10 Jul 1950
Engineer
Gp Capt E C W S Smith 23 Sep 1949 Command Engineer Officer
Wg Cdr K G Major  8 Oct 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr W C Crockford 13 Sep 1948
Sqn Ldr A D Adams 20 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr R B Stocks  3 Oct 1949
Sqn Ldr R H Gommo  3 Aug 1951
Radio
Wg Cdr C E J Hackett  7 Mar 1949
Sqn Ldr Kenneth B S Willder 21 Feb 1949 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr G Ryder 26 Feb 1951 GM
Technical Training
Sqn Ldr R McF Ferguson  2 Jul 1951
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr K Astill Statistics Officer

Source - December 1951 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5416)

January 1952

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

  • No 1 (Bomber) Group

  • No 3 (Bomber) Group

  • No 82 Squadron - Detached to Takoradi, West Africa

  • West African Air Survey Base Party - Detached to Takoradi, West Africa

  • Communication Flight - Booker

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Hugh P Lloyd  2 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, MC, DFC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr J H Johnson 30 Apr 1951 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Flt Lt K Orman 29 Jan 1951 PA to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM George D Harvey 26 Sep 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DFC
Operations
Gp Capt John N Tomes 16 Jul 1951 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R D Stubbs 11 Apr 1949 DFC
Wg Cdr R I M Bowen  8 Nov 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr R E R Adams 17 Apr 1950
Sqn Ldr K H Bayley 21 Mar 1951 DFC
Plans
Wg Cdr J F Newman  2 Feb 1950 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr Gareth T B Clayton  5 Apr 1951 DFC*; later AM
Sqn Ldr G C Banning-Lover 19 Sep 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr D E Davies  6 Apr 1951 DFC, AFC
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr J N Young 22 May 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr E Bailey  1 Jun 1951 AFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr M H deL Everest 15 Aug 1951 AFC
Sqn Ldr S E Bussey  3 Oct 1949
Sqn Ldr T N F Orr  1 Mar 1950
Navigation
Wg Cdr D E A Williams  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr R F Davis 27 Aug 1948 DFM
Signals
Gp Capt Geoffrey C Eveleigh 12 Nov 1951 Command Signals Officer, OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr C E Thurston  9 Jul 1951
Sqn Ldr C V Colbon  9 Feb 1951
Sqn Ldr C Jordan  1 Aug 1951

Training
Gp Capt Denis Finlay 15 Jan 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr T L Bingham-Hall 29 Nov 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr F E J Wills 17 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr G Newberry  4 Sep 1950
Lt Col C C Fishburne USAF

Weapons
Wg Cdr J W Arney  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr R G B Summers 15 Jan 1951 AFM
Sqn Ldr W J Read 10 Dec 1951

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr  A C R Elderton 29 Sep 1951 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr L Mant 20 Nov 1950 OBE
Sqn Ldr J W Berry 13 Sep 1951
Meteorological
Mr C W G Daking   BSc
Research
Mr H D Poole 21 Aug 1951 BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM Sir Francis J W Mellersh 19 Mar 1951 Air Officer i/c Administration, KBE; AFC
Organisation
Gp Capt Eric S Butler 19 Dec 1949 OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr J R Bloxham 20 Mar 1951 DFC
Wg Cdr Thomas P Seymour  9 Apr 1951 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr J R St John  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr John N Stacey 19 Jan 1950 DSO, DFC; later AVM
Sqn Ldr R J Colston  5 Apr 1949
Sqn Ldr P L Whitaker 16 Jul 1951 DFC
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt E J Pringle 19 Mar 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Wg Cdr D J H Lay 20 Nov 1950 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr M V Blake  7 Dec 1950 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr J S Owen 30 Apr 1951
Sqn Ldr G M Howard-Jones  1 Nov 1951 DFC
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr H D Clark  4 Jun 1951
Equipment
Gp Capt J R Brown 26 May 1948
Wg Cdr F P Gee 31 Oct 1949 OBE
Wg Cdr R A Harvey  1 Mar 1951
Sqn Ldr H E Rossiter 25 Oct 1950
Sqn Ldr E P Parkes-Davis 27 Dec 1950
Sqn Ldr T J da C Andrade 20 Jun 1951
Sqn Ldr H R Johns 26 Oct 1951
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt A W Younghusband 14 Sep 1951 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr T E Horsfield  3 Jun 1950
Wg Cdr J H G D Bugden 16 Oct 1950
Sqn Ldr G M Gibson 15 Jan 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr R P Breen 29 Oct 1951
Catering
Sqn Ldr J C Ripley  1 Oct 1951
Medical
A/Cdre R H Stanbridge  1 Mar 1950 OBE, MRCS, LRCP, DPH
Wg Cdr E B Bright 26 Jun 1950 AFC, MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr J J Lawson 24 Jan 1948 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, BA
Rev C A Fisk   Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA, BD, located at Coastal Command
Educational
Gp Capt M G Lloyd-Jones 22 Nov 1950 BSc, AMIEE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr C H Sleightholme 30 Oct 1950 BSc
Works
Mr E H Thomson 12 Jan 1951 BSc (Eng), AMICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off G M Brdge  1 Oct 1951
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Herbert W Heslop  2 Apr 1951 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB, CBE, AFRAeS; later AVM
Wg Cdr E C G Badcock  7 Apr 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr W A Ballett  6 Feb 1950 MBE
Sqn Ldr Tom Wharton 25 Aug 1951 later A/Cdre
Armament
Gp Capt David N Kington-Blair-Oliphant  2 Nov 1951 Command Armament Officer, OBE, BA; later AVM
Wg Cdr W N Elwy-Jones 23 Aug 1951
Sqn Ldr E F Hancock 10 Dec 1951 BEM
Engineer
Gp Capt E C W S Smith 23 Sep 1949 Command Engineer Officer
Wg Cdr K G Major  8 Oct 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr A D Adams 20 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr R B Stocks  3 Oct 1949
Sqn Ldr R H Gommo  3 Aug 1951
Sqn Ldr N Bangs 17 Dec 1951
Radio
Wg Cdr C E J Hackett  7 Mar 1949
Sqn Ldr Kenneth B S Willder 21 Feb 1949 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr G Ryder 26 Feb 1951 GM
Technical Training
Sqn Ldr R McF Ferguson  2 Jul 1951
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr K Astill Statistics Officer

Source - January 1952 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5417)

February 1952

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

  • No 1 (Bomber) Group

  • No 3 (Bomber) Group

  • No 82 Squadron - Detached to Takoradi, West Africa

  • West African Air Survey Base Party - Detached to Takoradi, West Africa

  • Communication Flight - Booker

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Hugh P Lloyd  2 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, MC, DFC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr J H Johnson 30 Apr 1951 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Flt Lt K Orman 29 Jan 1951 PA to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM George D Harvey 26 Sep 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DFC
Operations
Gp Capt John N Tomes 16 Jul 1951 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R D Stubbs 11 Apr 1949 DFC
Wg Cdr R I M Bowen  8 Nov 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr R E R Adams 17 Apr 1950
Sqn Ldr K H Bayley 21 Mar 1951 DFC
Plans
Wg Cdr J F Newman  2 Feb 1950 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr Gareth T B Clayton  5 Apr 1951 DFC*; later AM
Sqn Ldr G C Banning-Lover 19 Sep 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr D E Davies  6 Apr 1951 DFC, AFC
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr J N Young 22 May 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr E Bailey  1 Jun 1951 AFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr M H deL Everest 15 Aug 1951 AFC
Sqn Ldr S E Bussey  3 Oct 1949
Sqn Ldr T N F Orr  1 Mar 1950
Navigation
Wg Cdr D E A Williams  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr R F Davis 27 Aug 1948 DFM
Signals
Gp Capt Geoffrey C Eveleigh 12 Nov 1951 Command Signals Officer, OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr C E Thurston  9 Jul 1951
Sqn Ldr C V Colbon  9 Feb 1951
Sqn Ldr C Jordan  1 Aug 1951

Training
Gp Capt Denis Finlay 15 Jan 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr T L Bingham-Hall 29 Nov 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr F E J Wills 17 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr G Newberry  4 Sep 1950
Lt Col C C Fishburne USAF

Weapons
Wg Cdr J W Arney  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr R G B Summers 15 Jan 1951 AFM
Sqn Ldr W J Read 10 Dec 1951

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr  A C R Elderton 29 Sep 1951 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr L Mant 20 Nov 1950 OBE
Sqn Ldr J W Berry 13 Sep 1951
Meteorological
Mr C W G Daking   BSc
Research
Mr H D Poole 21 Aug 1951 BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM Sir Francis J W Mellersh 19 Mar 1951 Air Officer i/c Administration, KBE; AFC
Organisation
Gp Capt Eric S Butler 19 Dec 1949 OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr J R Bloxham 20 Mar 1951 DFC
Wg Cdr Thomas P Seymour  9 Apr 1951 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr J R St John  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr John N Stacey 19 Jan 1950 DSO, DFC; later AVM
Sqn Ldr R J Colston  5 Apr 1949
Sqn Ldr P L Whitaker 16 Jul 1951 DFC
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt E J Pringle 19 Mar 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Wg Cdr D J H Lay 20 Nov 1950 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr M V Blake  7 Dec 1950 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr J S Owen 30 Apr 1951
Sqn Ldr G M Howard-Jones  1 Nov 1951 DFC
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr H D Clark  4 Jun 1951
Equipment
Gp Capt J R Brown 26 May 1948
Wg Cdr F P Gee 31 Oct 1949 OBE
Wg Cdr R A Harvey  1 Mar 1951
Sqn Ldr H E Rossiter 25 Oct 1950
Sqn Ldr E P Parkes-Davis 27 Dec 1950
Sqn Ldr T J da C Andrade 20 Jun 1951
Sqn Ldr H R Johns 26 Oct 1951
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt A W Younghusband 14 Sep 1951 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr T E Horsfield  3 Jun 1950
Wg Cdr J H G D Bugden 16 Oct 1950
Sqn Ldr G M Gibson 15 Jan 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr R P Breen 29 Oct 1951
Catering
Sqn Ldr J C Ripley  1 Oct 1951
Medical
A/Cdre R H Stanbridge  1 Mar 1950 OBE, MRCS, LRCP, DPH
Wg Cdr E B Bright 26 Jun 1950 AFC, MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr J J Lawson 24 Jan 1948 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, BA
Rev C A Fisk   Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA, BD, located at Coastal Command
Educational
Gp Capt M G Lloyd-Jones 22 Nov 1950 BSc, AMIEE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr C H Sleightholme 30 Oct 1950 BSc
Works
Mr E H Thomson 12 Jan 1951 BSc (Eng), AMICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off G M Brdge  1 Oct 1951
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Herbert W Heslop  2 Apr 1951 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB, CBE, AFRAeS; later AVM
Wg Cdr E C G Badcock  7 Apr 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr W A Ballett  6 Feb 1950 MBE
Sqn Ldr Tom Wharton 25 Aug 1951 later A/Cdre
Armament
Gp Capt David N Kington-Blair-Oliphant  2 Nov 1951 Command Armament Officer, OBE, BA; later AVM
Wg Cdr W N Elwy-Jones 23 Aug 1951
Sqn Ldr E F Hancock 10 Dec 1951 BEM
Engineer
Gp Capt E C W S Smith 23 Sep 1949 Command Engineer Officer
Wg Cdr K G Major  8 Oct 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr A D Adams 20 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr R B Stocks  3 Oct 1949
Sqn Ldr R H Gommo  3 Aug 1951
Sqn Ldr N Bangs 17 Dec 1951
Radio
Wg Cdr C E J Hackett  7 Mar 1949
Sqn Ldr Kenneth B S Willder 21 Feb 1949 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr G Ryder 26 Feb 1951 GM
Technical Training
Sqn Ldr R McF Ferguson  2 Jul 1951
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr K Astill Statistics Officer

Source - February 1952 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5417)

March 1952

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

  • No 1 (Bomber) Group

  • No 3 (Bomber) Group

  • No 82 Squadron - Detached to Takoradi, West Africa

  • West African Air Survey Base Party - Detached to Takoradi, West Africa

  • Communication Flight - Booker

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Hugh P Lloyd  2 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, MC, DFC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr J H Johnson 30 Apr 1951 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Fg Off R L Tavanyar 18 Feb 1952 PA to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM George D Harvey 26 Sep 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DFC
Operations
Gp Capt John N Tomes 16 Jul 1951 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R D Stubbs 11 Apr 1949 DFC
Wg Cdr R I M Bowen  8 Nov 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr R E R Adams 17 Apr 1950
Sqn Ldr K H Bayley 21 Mar 1951 DFC
Plans
Wg Cdr J F Newman  2 Feb 1950 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr Gareth T B Clayton  5 Apr 1951 DFC*; later AM
Sqn Ldr G C Banning-Lover 19 Sep 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr D E Davies  6 Apr 1951 DFC, AFC
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr J N Young 22 May 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr E Bailey  1 Jun 1951 AFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr M H deL Everest 15 Aug 1951 AFC
Sqn Ldr S E Bussey  3 Oct 1949
Sqn Ldr T N F Orr  1 Mar 1950
Navigation
Wg Cdr D E A Williams  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr W T Haxby 28 Jan 1952 DFC, AFC
Signals
Gp Capt Geoffrey C Eveleigh 12 Nov 1951 Command Signals Officer, OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr C E Thurston  9 Jul 1951
Sqn Ldr C V Colbon  9 Feb 1951
Sqn Ldr C Jordan  1 Aug 1951

Training
Gp Capt Denis Finlay 15 Jan 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr T L Bingham-Hall 29 Nov 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr F E J Wills 17 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr G Newberry  4 Sep 1950
Lt Col C C Fishburne USAF

Weapons
Wg Cdr J W Arney  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr R G B Summers 15 Jan 1951 AFM
Sqn Ldr W J Read 10 Dec 1951

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr  A C R Elderton 29 Sep 1951 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr L Mant 20 Nov 1950 OBE
Sqn Ldr J W Berry 13 Sep 1951
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr J N Owen  6 Feb 1952 DFC
Meteorological
Mr C W G Daking   BSc
Research
Mr H D Poole 21 Aug 1951 BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM Sir Francis J W Mellersh 19 Mar 1951 Air Officer i/c Administration, KBE; AFC
Organisation
Gp Capt A G F Stewart 21 Dec 1951
Wg Cdr J R Bloxham 20 Mar 1951 DFC
Wg Cdr Thomas P Seymour  9 Apr 1951 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr J R St John  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr H B Hunt 28 Jan 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr R J Colston  5 Apr 1949
Sqn Ldr P L Whitaker 16 Jul 1951 DFC
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt E J Pringle 19 Mar 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Wg Cdr D J H Lay 20 Nov 1950 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr M V Blake  7 Dec 1950 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr J S Owen 30 Apr 1951
Sqn Ldr G M Howard-Jones  1 Nov 1951 DFC
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr H D Clark  4 Jun 1951
Equipment
Gp Capt R W Wallace  4 Feb 1952
Wg Cdr R A Harvey  1 Mar 1951
Wg Cdr G Blinman 20 Feb 1952 OBE
Sqn Ldr H E Rossiter 25 Oct 1950
Sqn Ldr E P Parkes-Davis 27 Dec 1950
Sqn Ldr T J da C Andrade 20 Jun 1951
Sqn Ldr H R Johns 26 Oct 1951
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt A W Younghusband 14 Sep 1951 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr T E Horsfield  3 Jun 1950
Wg Cdr J H G D Bugden 16 Oct 1950
Sqn Ldr G M Gibson 15 Jan 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr R P Breen 29 Oct 1951
Catering
Sqn Ldr J C Ripley  1 Oct 1951
Medical
A/Cdre R H Stanbridge  1 Mar 1950 OBE, MRCS, LRCP, DPH
Wg Cdr E B Bright 26 Jun 1950 AFC, MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr J J Lawson 24 Jan 1948 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, BA
Rev C A Fisk   Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA, BD, located at Coastal Command
Educational
Gp Capt M G Lloyd-Jones 22 Nov 1950 BSc, AMIEE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr C H Sleightholme 30 Oct 1950 BSc
Works
Mr W G Pullan 14 Feb 1952 OBE, BSc (Eng), MICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off G M Brdge  1 Oct 1951
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Herbert L Messiter 26 Jan 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Wg Cdr E C G Badcock  7 Apr 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr W A Ballett  6 Feb 1950 MBE
Sqn Ldr Tom Wharton 25 Aug 1951 later A/Cdre
Armament
Gp Capt David N Kington-Blair-Oliphant  2 Nov 1951 Command Armament Officer, OBE, BA; later AVM
Wg Cdr W N Elwy-Jones 23 Aug 1951
Sqn Ldr E F Hancock 10 Dec 1951 BEM
Engineer
Gp Capt E C W S Smith 23 Sep 1949 Command Engineer Officer
Wg Cdr K G Major  8 Oct 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr R H Gommo  3 Aug 1951
Sqn Ldr N Bangs 17 Dec 1951
Sqn Ldr W E Collins  1 Jan 1952 MBE
Sqn Ldr John W McKelvey 14 Feb 1952 MBE; later A/Cdre
Radio
Wg Cdr C E J Hackett  7 Mar 1949
Sqn Ldr Kenneth B S Willder 21 Feb 1949 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr G Ryder 26 Feb 1951 GM
Technical Training
Sqn Ldr R McF Ferguson  2 Jul 1951
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr K Astill Statistics Officer

Source - March 1952 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5417)

April 1952

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

  • No 1 (Bomber) Group

  • No 3 (Bomber) Group

  • No 82 Squadron - Detached to Takoradi, West Africa

  • West African Air Survey Base Party - Detached to Takoradi, West Africa

  • Communication Flight - Booker

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Hugh P Lloyd  2 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, MC, DFC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr J H Johnson 30 Apr 1951 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Fg Off R L Tavanyar 18 Feb 1952 PA to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM George D Harvey 26 Sep 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DFC
Operations
Gp Capt John N Tomes 16 Jul 1951 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R D Stubbs 11 Apr 1949 DFC
Wg Cdr R I M Bowen  8 Nov 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr R E R Adams 17 Apr 1950
Sqn Ldr K H Bayley 21 Mar 1951 DFC
Plans
Wg Cdr J F Newman  2 Feb 1950 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr Gareth T B Clayton  5 Apr 1951 DFC*; later AM
Sqn Ldr G C Banning-Lover 19 Sep 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr D E Davies  6 Apr 1951 DFC, AFC
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr J N Young 22 May 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr E Bailey  1 Jun 1951 AFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr M H deL Everest 15 Aug 1951 AFC
Sqn Ldr B P Mugford 11 Feb 1952
Sqn Ldr T N F Orr  1 Mar 1950
Navigation
Wg Cdr D E A Williams  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr W T Haxby 28 Jan 1952 DFC, AFC
Signals
Gp Capt Geoffrey C Eveleigh 12 Nov 1951 Command Signals Officer, OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr C E Thurston  9 Jul 1951
Sqn Ldr C V Colbon  9 Feb 1951
Sqn Ldr C Jordan  1 Aug 1951

Training
Gp Capt Denis Finlay 15 Jan 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr T L Bingham-Hall 29 Nov 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr F E J Wills 17 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr G Newberry  4 Sep 1950
Lt Col C C Fishburne USAF

Weapons
Wg Cdr J W Arney  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr R G B Summers 15 Jan 1951 AFM
Sqn Ldr W J Read 10 Dec 1951

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr  A C R Elderton 29 Sep 1951 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr L Mant 20 Nov 1950 OBE
Sqn Ldr J W Berry 13 Sep 1951
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr J N Owen  6 Feb 1952 DFC
Meteorological
Mr C W G Daking   BSc
Research
Mr H D Poole 21 Aug 1951 BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM Sir Francis J W Mellersh 19 Mar 1951 Air Officer i/c Administration, KBE; AFC
Organisation
Gp Capt A G F Stewart 21 Dec 1951
Wg Cdr J R Bloxham 20 Mar 1951 DFC
Wg Cdr Thomas P Seymour  9 Apr 1951 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr J R St John  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr H B Hunt 28 Jan 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr R J Colston  5 Apr 1949
Sqn Ldr P L Whitaker 16 Jul 1951 DFC
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt E J Pringle 19 Mar 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Wg Cdr D J H Lay 20 Nov 1950 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr M V Blake  7 Dec 1950 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr J S Owen 30 Apr 1951
Sqn Ldr G M Howard-Jones  1 Nov 1951 DFC
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr H D Clark  4 Jun 1951
Equipment
Gp Capt R W Wallace  4 Feb 1952
Wg Cdr R A Harvey  1 Mar 1951
Wg Cdr G Blinman 20 Feb 1952 OBE
Sqn Ldr H E Rossiter 25 Oct 1950
Sqn Ldr E P Parkes-Davis 27 Dec 1950
Sqn Ldr T J da C Andrade 20 Jun 1951
Sqn Ldr H R Johns 26 Oct 1951
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt A W Younghusband 14 Sep 1951 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr T E Horsfield  3 Jun 1950
Wg Cdr J H G D Bugden 16 Oct 1950
Sqn Ldr G M Gibson 15 Jan 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr R P Breen 29 Oct 1951
Catering
Sqn Ldr J C Ripley  1 Oct 1951
Medical
A/Cdre R H Stanbridge  1 Mar 1950 OBE, MRCS, LRCP, DPH
Wg Cdr E B Bright 26 Jun 1950 AFC, MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr J J Lawson 24 Jan 1948 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, BA
Rev C A Fisk   Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA, BD, located at Coastal Command
Educational
Gp Capt M G Lloyd-Jones 22 Nov 1950 BSc, AMIEE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr C H Sleightholme 30 Oct 1950 BSc
Works
Mr W G Pullan 14 Feb 1952 OBE, BSc (Eng), MICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off G M Brdge  1 Oct 1951
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Herbert L Messiter 26 Jan 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Wg Cdr E C G Badcock  7 Apr 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr W A Ballett  6 Feb 1950 MBE
Sqn Ldr Tom Wharton 25 Aug 1951 later A/Cdre
Armament
Gp Capt David N Kington-Blair-Oliphant  2 Nov 1951 Command Armament Officer, OBE, BA; later AVM
Wg Cdr W N Elwy-Jones 23 Aug 1951
Sqn Ldr E F Hancock 10 Dec 1951 BEM
Engineer
Gp Capt H Stringer 17 Mar 1952 Command Engineer Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr K G Major  8 Oct 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr R H Gommo  3 Aug 1951
Sqn Ldr N Bangs 17 Dec 1951
Sqn Ldr W E Collins  1 Jan 1952 MBE
Sqn Ldr John W McKelvey 14 Feb 1952 MBE; later A/Cdre
Radio
Wg Cdr A J Wild 25 Feb 1952
Sqn Ldr Kenneth B S Willder 21 Feb 1949 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr G Ryder 26 Feb 1951 GM
Technical Training
Sqn Ldr R McF Ferguson  2 Jul 1951
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr K Astill Statistics Officer

Source - April 1952 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5418)

May 1952

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

  • No 1 (Bomber) Group

  • No 3 (Bomber) Group

  • No 82 Squadron - Detached to Takoradi, West Africa

  • West African Air Survey Base Party - Detached to Takoradi, West Africa

  • Communication Flight - Booker

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Hugh P Lloyd  2 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, MC, DFC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr J H Johnson 30 Apr 1951 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Fg Off R L Tavanyar 18 Feb 1952 PA to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM George D Harvey 26 Sep 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DFC
Operations
Gp Capt John N Tomes 16 Jul 1951 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R D Stubbs 11 Apr 1949 DFC
Wg Cdr R I M Bowen  8 Nov 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr R E R Adams 17 Apr 1950
Sqn Ldr K H Bayley 21 Mar 1951 DFC
Plans
Wg Cdr J F Newman  2 Feb 1950 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr Gareth T B Clayton  5 Apr 1951 DFC*; later AM
Sqn Ldr G C Banning-Lover 19 Sep 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr D E Davies  6 Apr 1951 DFC, AFC
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr J N Young 22 May 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr E Bailey  1 Jun 1951 AFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr M H deL Everest 15 Aug 1951 AFC
Sqn Ldr B P Mugford 11 Feb 1952
Sqn Ldr T N F Orr  1 Mar 1950
Navigation
Wg Cdr D E A Williams  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr W T Haxby 28 Jan 1952 DFC, AFC
Signals
Gp Capt Geoffrey C Eveleigh 12 Nov 1951 Command Signals Officer, OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr C E Thurston  9 Jul 1951
Sqn Ldr C V Colbon  9 Feb 1951
Sqn Ldr C Jordan  1 Aug 1951

Training
Gp Capt Denis Finlay 15 Jan 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr T L Bingham-Hall 29 Nov 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr F E J Wills 17 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr G Newberry  4 Sep 1950
Lt Col C C Fishburne USAF

Weapons
Wg Cdr J W Arney  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr R G B Summers 15 Jan 1951 AFM
Sqn Ldr W J Read 10 Dec 1951

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr  A C R Elderton 29 Sep 1951 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr L Mant 20 Nov 1950 OBE
Sqn Ldr J W Berry 13 Sep 1951
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr J N Owen  6 Feb 1952 DFC
Meteorological
Mr C W G Daking   BSc
Research
Mr H D Poole 21 Aug 1951 BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM Sir Francis J W Mellersh 19 Mar 1951 Air Officer i/c Administration, KBE; AFC
Organisation
Gp Capt A G F Stewart 21 Dec 1951
Wg Cdr J R Bloxham 20 Mar 1951 DFC
Wg Cdr Thomas P Seymour  9 Apr 1951 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr J R St John  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr H B Hunt 28 Jan 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr R J Colston  5 Apr 1949
Sqn Ldr P L Whitaker 16 Jul 1951 DFC
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt E J Pringle 19 Mar 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Wg Cdr D J H Lay 20 Nov 1950 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr M V Blake  7 Dec 1950 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr J S Owen 30 Apr 1951
Sqn Ldr G M Howard-Jones  1 Nov 1951 DFC
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr H D Clark  4 Jun 1951
Equipment
Gp Capt R W Wallace  4 Feb 1952
Wg Cdr R A Harvey  1 Mar 1951
Wg Cdr G Blinman 20 Feb 1952 OBE
Sqn Ldr H E Rossiter 25 Oct 1950
Sqn Ldr E P Parkes-Davis 27 Dec 1950
Sqn Ldr T J da C Andrade 20 Jun 1951
Sqn Ldr H R Johns 26 Oct 1951
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt A W Younghusband 14 Sep 1951 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr T E Horsfield  3 Jun 1950
Wg Cdr J H G D Bugden 16 Oct 1950
Sqn Ldr G M Gibson 15 Jan 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr R P Breen 29 Oct 1951
Catering
Sqn Ldr J C Ripley  1 Oct 1951
Medical
A/Cdre R H Stanbridge  1 Mar 1950 OBE, MRCS, LRCP, DPH
Wg Cdr E B Bright 26 Jun 1950 AFC, MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr J J Lawson 24 Jan 1948 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, BA
Rev C A Fisk   Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA, BD, located at Coastal Command
Educational
Gp Capt M G Lloyd-Jones 22 Nov 1950 BSc, AMIEE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr C H Sleightholme 30 Oct 1950 BSc
Works
Mr W G Pullan 14 Feb 1952 OBE, BSc (Eng), MICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off G M Brdge  1 Oct 1951

Civilian Administration
Mr W Butlin
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Herbert L Messiter 26 Jan 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Wg Cdr E C G Badcock  7 Apr 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr Tom Wharton 25 Aug 1951 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W R Owen 15 Apr 1952 MBE
Armament
Gp Capt David N Kington-Blair-Oliphant  2 Nov 1951 Command Armament Officer, OBE, BA; later AVM
Wg Cdr W N Elwy-Jones 23 Aug 1951
Sqn Ldr E F Hancock 10 Dec 1951 BEM
Engineer
Gp Capt H Stringer 17 Mar 1952 Command Engineer Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr K G Major  8 Oct 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr R H Gommo  3 Aug 1951
Sqn Ldr N Bangs 17 Dec 1951
Sqn Ldr W E Collins  1 Jan 1952 MBE
Sqn Ldr John W McKelvey 14 Feb 1952 MBE; later A/Cdre
Radio
Wg Cdr A J Wild 25 Feb 1952
Sqn Ldr Kenneth B S Willder 21 Feb 1949 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr G Ryder 26 Feb 1951 GM
Technical Training
Sqn Ldr R McF Ferguson  2 Jul 1951
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr K Astill Statistics Officer

Source - May 1952 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5418)

June 1952

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

  • No 1 (Bomber) Group

  • No 3 (Bomber) Group

  • No 82 Squadron - Detached to Takoradi, West Africa

  • West African Air Survey Base Party - Detached to Takoradi, West Africa

  • Communication Flight - Booker

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Hugh P Lloyd  2 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, MC, DFC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr J H Johnson 30 Apr 1951 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Fg Off R L Tavanyar 18 Feb 1952 PA to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM George D Harvey 26 Sep 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DFC
Operations
Gp Capt John N Tomes 16 Jul 1951 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R D Stubbs 11 Apr 1949 DFC
Wg Cdr R I M Bowen  8 Nov 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr R E R Adams 17 Apr 1950
Sqn Ldr K H Bayley 21 Mar 1951 DFC
Plans
Wg Cdr Gareth T B Clayton  5 Apr 1951 DFC*; later AM
Wg Cdr J S McKay 31 May 1952 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr G C Banning-Lover 19 Sep 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr D E Davies  6 Apr 1951 DFC, AFC
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr J N Young 22 May 1950 DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr M H deL Everest 15 Aug 1951 AFC
Sqn Ldr B P Mugford 11 Feb 1952
Sqn Ldr E Carpenter  3 Jun 1952
Navigation
Wg Cdr D E A Williams  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr W T Haxby 28 Jan 1952 DFC, AFC
Signals
Gp Capt Geoffrey C Eveleigh 12 Nov 1951 Command Signals Officer, OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr C E Thurston  9 Jul 1951
Sqn Ldr C V Colbon  9 Feb 1951
Sqn Ldr C Jordan  1 Aug 1951

Training
Gp Capt Denis Finlay 15 Jan 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr T L Bingham-Hall 29 Nov 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr F E J Wills 17 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr G Newberry  4 Sep 1950
Lt Col C C Fishburne USAF

Weapons
Sqn Ldr R G B Summers 15 Jan 1951 AFM
Sqn Ldr W J Read 10 Dec 1951

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr  A C R Elderton 29 Sep 1951 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr L Mant 20 Nov 1950 OBE
Sqn Ldr J W Berry 13 Sep 1951
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr J N Owen  6 Feb 1952 DFC
Meteorological
Mr C W G Daking   BSc
Research
Mr H D Poole 21 Aug 1951 BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM Sir Francis J W Mellersh 19 Mar 1951 Air Officer i/c Administration, KBE; AFC
Organisation
Gp Capt A G F Stewart 21 Dec 1951
Wg Cdr J R Bloxham 20 Mar 1951 DFC
Wg Cdr Thomas P Seymour  9 Apr 1951 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr J R St John  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr H B Hunt 28 Jan 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr R J Colston  5 Apr 1949
Sqn Ldr P L Whitaker 16 Jul 1951 DFC
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt E J Pringle 19 Mar 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Wg Cdr D J H Lay 20 Nov 1950 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr J S Owen 30 Apr 1951
Sqn Ldr G M Howard-Jones  1 Nov 1951 DFC
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr H D Clark  4 Jun 1951
Equipment
Gp Capt R W Wallace  4 Feb 1952
Wg Cdr R A Harvey  1 Mar 1951
Wg Cdr G Blinman 20 Feb 1952 OBE
Sqn Ldr H E Rossiter 25 Oct 1950
Sqn Ldr E P Parkes-Davis 27 Dec 1950
Sqn Ldr T J da C Andrade 20 Jun 1951
Sqn Ldr H R Johns 26 Oct 1951
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt A W Younghusband 14 Sep 1951 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr T E Horsfield  3 Jun 1950
Wg Cdr J H G D Bugden 16 Oct 1950
Sqn Ldr G M Gibson 15 Jan 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr R P Breen 29 Oct 1951
Catering
Sqn Ldr J C Ripley  1 Oct 1951
Medical
A/Cdre R H Stanbridge  1 Mar 1950 OBE, MRCS, LRCP, DPH
Wg Cdr E B Bright 26 Jun 1950 AFC, MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr J J Lawson 24 Jan 1948 LDS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks  1 May 1950 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E
Rev C A Fisk   Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA, BD, PMUB, located at Coastal Command
Educational
Gp Capt M G Lloyd-Jones 22 Nov 1950 BSc, AMIEE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr C H Sleightholme 30 Oct 1950 BSc
Works
Mr W G Pullan 14 Feb 1952 OBE, BSc (Eng), MICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off G M Brdge  1 Oct 1951

Civilian Administration
Mr W Butlin
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Herbert L Messiter 26 Jan 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Wg Cdr E C G Badcock  7 Apr 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr Tom Wharton 25 Aug 1951 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W R Owen 15 Apr 1952 MBE
Armament
Gp Capt David N Kington-Blair-Oliphant  2 Nov 1951 Command Armament Officer, OBE, BA; later AVM
Wg Cdr W N Elwy-Jones 23 Aug 1951
Sqn Ldr E F Hancock 10 Dec 1951 BEM
Engineer
Gp Capt H Stringer 17 Mar 1952 Command Engineer Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr K G Major  8 Oct 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr R H Gommo  3 Aug 1951
Sqn Ldr N Bangs 17 Dec 1951
Sqn Ldr W E Collins  1 Jan 1952 MBE
Sqn Ldr John W McKelvey 14 Feb 1952 MBE; later A/Cdre
Radio
Wg Cdr A J Wild 25 Feb 1952
Sqn Ldr Kenneth B S Willder 21 Feb 1949 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr G Ryder 26 Feb 1951 GM
Technical Training
Sqn Ldr R McF Ferguson  2 Jul 1951
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr K Astill Statistics Officer

Source - June 1952 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5418)

July 1952

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

  • No 1 (Bomber) Group

  • No 3 (Bomber) Group

  • No 82 Squadron - Detached to Takoradi, West Africa

  • West African Air Survey Base Party - Detached to Takoradi, West Africa

  • Communication Flight - Booker

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Hugh P Lloyd  2 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, MC, DFC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr J H Johnson 30 Apr 1951 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Fg Off R L Tavanyar 18 Feb 1952 PA to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM George D Harvey 26 Sep 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DFC
Operations
Gp Capt John N Tomes 16 Jul 1951 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R D Stubbs 11 Apr 1949 DFC
Wg Cdr R I M Bowen  8 Nov 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr R E R Adams 17 Apr 1950
Sqn Ldr K H Bayley 21 Mar 1951 DFC
Plans
Wg Cdr Gareth T B Clayton  5 Apr 1951 DFC*; later AM
Wg Cdr J S McKay 31 May 1952 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr G C Banning-Lover 19 Sep 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr D E Davies  6 Apr 1951 DFC, AFC
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr J N Young 22 May 1950 DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr M H deL Everest 15 Aug 1951 AFC
Sqn Ldr B P Mugford 11 Feb 1952
Sqn Ldr E Carpenter  3 Jun 1952
Navigation
Wg Cdr D E A Williams  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr W T Haxby 28 Jan 1952 DFC, AFC
Signals
Gp Capt Geoffrey C Eveleigh 12 Nov 1951 Command Signals Officer, OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr C E Thurston  9 Jul 1951
Sqn Ldr C V Colbon  9 Feb 1951
Sqn Ldr C Jordan  1 Aug 1951

Training
Gp Capt Arthur F Johnson  4 Jul 1952 CBE, DFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr T L Bingham-Hall 29 Nov 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr F E J Wills 17 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr G Newberry  4 Sep 1950
Lt Col C C Fishburne USAF

Weapons
Sqn Ldr R G B Summers 15 Jan 1951 AFM
Sqn Ldr W J Read 10 Dec 1951

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr  A C R Elderton 29 Sep 1951 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr L Mant 20 Nov 1950 OBE
Sqn Ldr J W Berry 13 Sep 1951
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr J N Owen  6 Feb 1952 DFC
Meteorological
Mr C W G Daking   BSc
Research
Mr H D Poole 21 Aug 1951 BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM Sir Francis J W Mellersh 19 Mar 1951 Air Officer i/c Administration, KBE; AFC
Organisation
Gp Capt A G F Stewart 21 Dec 1951
Wg Cdr J R Bloxham 20 Mar 1951 DFC
Wg Cdr Thomas P Seymour  9 Apr 1951 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr J R St John  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr H B Hunt 28 Jan 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr R J Colston  5 Apr 1949
Sqn Ldr P L Whitaker 16 Jul 1951 DFC
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt E J Pringle 19 Mar 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Wg Cdr D J H Lay 20 Nov 1950 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R V F Ellis 21 Jul 1952
Sqn Ldr G M Howard-Jones  1 Nov 1951 DFC
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr H D Clark  4 Jun 1951
Equipment
Gp Capt R W Wallace  4 Feb 1952
Wg Cdr R A Harvey  1 Mar 1951
Wg Cdr G Blinman 20 Feb 1952 OBE
Sqn Ldr H E Rossiter 25 Oct 1950
Sqn Ldr E P Parkes-Davis 27 Dec 1950
Sqn Ldr T J da C Andrade 20 Jun 1951
Sqn Ldr H R Johns 26 Oct 1951
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt A W Younghusband 14 Sep 1951 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr T E Horsfield  3 Jun 1950
Wg Cdr J H G D Bugden 16 Oct 1950
Sqn Ldr G M Gibson 15 Jan 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr R P Breen 29 Oct 1951
Catering
Sqn Ldr J C Ripley  1 Oct 1951
Medical
A/Cdre R H Stanbridge  1 Mar 1950 OBE, MRCS, LRCP, DPH
Wg Cdr E B Bright 26 Jun 1950 AFC, MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr J J Lawson 24 Jan 1948 LDS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks  1 May 1950 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E
Rev C A Fisk   Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA, BD, PMUB, located at Coastal Command
Educational
Gp Capt M G Lloyd-Jones 22 Nov 1950 BSc, AMIEE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr C H Sleightholme 30 Oct 1950 BSc
Works
Mr W G Pullan 14 Feb 1952 OBE, BSc (Eng), MICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off G M Brdge  1 Oct 1951

Civilian Administration
Mr W Butlin
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Herbert L Messiter 26 Jan 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Wg Cdr E C G Badcock  7 Apr 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr Tom Wharton 25 Aug 1951 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W R Owen 15 Apr 1952 MBE
Armament
Gp Capt David N Kington-Blair-Oliphant  2 Nov 1951 Command Armament Officer, OBE, BA; later AVM
Wg Cdr W N Elwy-Jones 23 Aug 1951
Sqn Ldr E F Hancock 10 Dec 1951 BEM
Engineer
Gp Capt H Stringer 17 Mar 1952 Command Engineer Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr K G Major  8 Oct 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr R H Gommo  3 Aug 1951
Sqn Ldr N Bangs 17 Dec 1951
Sqn Ldr B Lock 21 Jul 1952 BEM
Sqn Ldr John W McKelvey 14 Feb 1952 MBE; later A/Cdre
Radio
Wg Cdr A J Wild 25 Feb 1952
Sqn Ldr Kenneth B S Willder 21 Feb 1949 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr G Ryder 26 Feb 1951 GM
Technical Training
Sqn Ldr R McF Ferguson  2 Jul 1951
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr K Astill Statistics Officer

Source - July 1952 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5418)

August 1952

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

  • No 1 (Bomber) Group

  • No 3 (Bomber) Group

  • No 82 Squadron - Detached to Takoradi, West Africa

  • West African Air Survey Base Party - Detached to Takoradi, West Africa

  • Communication Flight - Booker

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Hugh P Lloyd  2 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, MC, DFC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr J H Johnson 30 Apr 1951 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Fg Off R L Tavanyar 18 Feb 1952 PA to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM George D Harvey 26 Sep 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DFC
Operations
Gp Capt John N Tomes 16 Jul 1951 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R D Stubbs 11 Apr 1949 DFC
Wg Cdr R I M Bowen  8 Nov 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr R E R Adams 17 Apr 1950
Sqn Ldr K H Bayley 21 Mar 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr C B Owen  5 Aug 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Plans
Wg Cdr Gareth T B Clayton  5 Apr 1951 DFC*; later AM
Wg Cdr J S McKay 31 May 1952 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R G W Oakley 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr D E Davies  6 Apr 1951 DFC, AFC
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr J N Young 22 May 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr E Bailey 14 Jan 1952 AFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr M H deL Everest 15 Aug 1951 AFC
Sqn Ldr B P Mugford 11 Feb 1952
Sqn Ldr E Carpenter  3 Jun 1952
Navigation
Wg Cdr D E A Williams  1 Mar 1950
Sqn Ldr W T Haxby 28 Jan 1952 DFC, AFC
Signals
Gp Capt Geoffrey C Eveleigh 12 Nov 1951 Command Signals Officer, OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr C E Thurston  9 Jul 1951
Sqn Ldr C V Colbon  9 Feb 1951
Sqn Ldr C Jordan  1 Aug 1951

Training
Gp Capt Arthur F Johnson  4 Jul 1952 CBE, DFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr T L Bingham-Hall 29 Nov 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr F E J Wills 17 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr G Newberry  4 Sep 1950
Lt Col C C Fishburne USAF

Weapons
Sqn Ldr R G B Summers 15 Jan 1951 AFM
Sqn Ldr W J Read 10 Dec 1951

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr  A C R Elderton 29 Sep 1951 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr L Mant 20 Nov 1950 OBE
Sqn Ldr J W Berry 13 Sep 1951
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr J N Owen  6 Feb 1952 DFC
Meteorological
Mr C W G Daking   BSc
Research
Mr H D Poole 21 Aug 1951 BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM Sir Francis J W Mellersh 19 Mar 1951 Air Officer i/c Administration, KBE; AFC
Organisation
Gp Capt A G F Stewart 21 Dec 1951
Wg Cdr J R Bloxham 20 Mar 1951 DFC
Wg Cdr Thomas P Seymour  9 Apr 1951 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr J R St John  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr H B Hunt 28 Jan 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr P L Whitaker 16 Jul 1951 DFC
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt E J Pringle 19 Mar 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Wg Cdr D J H Lay 20 Nov 1950 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R V F Ellis 21 Jul 1952
Sqn Ldr G M Howard-Jones  1 Nov 1951 DFC
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr H D Clark  4 Jun 1951
Equipment
Gp Capt R W Wallace  4 Feb 1952
Wg Cdr R A Harvey  1 Mar 1951
Wg Cdr G Blinman 20 Feb 1952 OBE
Sqn Ldr H E Rossiter 25 Oct 1950
Sqn Ldr E P Parkes-Davis 27 Dec 1950
Sqn Ldr T J da C Andrade 20 Jun 1951
Sqn Ldr H R Johns 26 Oct 1951
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt A W Younghusband 14 Sep 1951 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr T E Horsfield  3 Jun 1950
Wg Cdr J H G D Bugden 16 Oct 1950
Sqn Ldr G M Gibson 15 Jan 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr R P Breen 29 Oct 1951
Catering
Sqn Ldr J C Ripley  1 Oct 1951
Medical
A/Cdre R H Stanbridge  1 Mar 1950 OBE, MRCS, LRCP, DPH
Wg Cdr E B Bright 26 Jun 1950 AFC, MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr J J Lawson 24 Jan 1948 LDS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks  1 May 1950 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E
Rev C Y McGlashan   Assistant Principal Chaplain, MA, BD
Educational
Gp Capt M G Lloyd-Jones 22 Nov 1950 BSc, AMIEE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr C H Sleightholme 30 Oct 1950 BSc
Works
Mr W G Pullan 14 Feb 1952 OBE, BSc (Eng), MICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off G M Brdge  1 Oct 1951

Civilian Administration
Mr W Butlin
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Herbert L Messiter 26 Jan 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Wg Cdr E C G Badcock  7 Apr 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr Tom Wharton 25 Aug 1951 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W R Owen 15 Apr 1952 MBE
Armament
Gp Capt David N Kington-Blair-Oliphant  2 Nov 1951 Command Armament Officer, OBE, BA; later AVM
Wg Cdr W N Elwy-Jones 23 Aug 1951
Sqn Ldr E F Hancock 10 Dec 1951 BEM
Engineer
Gp Capt H Stringer 17 Mar 1952 Command Engineer Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr K G Major  8 Oct 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr R H Gommo  3 Aug 1951
Sqn Ldr N Bangs 17 Dec 1951
Sqn Ldr B Lock 21 Jul 1952 BEM
Sqn Ldr John W McKelvey 14 Feb 1952 MBE; later A/Cdre
Radio
Wg Cdr A J Wild 25 Feb 1952
Sqn Ldr Kenneth B S Willder 21 Feb 1949 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr G Ryder 26 Feb 1951 GM
Technical Training
Sqn Ldr R McF Ferguson  2 Jul 1951
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr K Astill Statistics Officer

Source - August 1952 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5419)

September 1952

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

  • No 1 (Bomber) Group

  • No 3 (Bomber) Group

  • No 82 Squadron - Detached to Eastleigh, East Africa

  • West African Air Survey Base Party - Detached to Takoradi, West Africa

  • Communication Flight - Booker

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Hugh P Lloyd  2 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, MC, DFC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr J H Johnson 30 Apr 1951 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Fg Off R L Tavanyar 18 Feb 1952 PA to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM George D Harvey 26 Sep 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DFC
Operations
Gp Capt John N Tomes 16 Jul 1951 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R D Stubbs 11 Apr 1949 DFC
Wg Cdr R I M Bowen  8 Nov 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr R E R Adams 17 Apr 1950
Sqn Ldr K H Bayley 21 Mar 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr C B Owen  5 Aug 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Plans
Wg Cdr Gareth T B Clayton  5 Apr 1951 DFC*; later AM
Wg Cdr J S McKay 31 May 1952 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R G W Oakley 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr D E Davies  6 Apr 1951 DFC, AFC
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr J N Young 22 May 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr E Bailey 14 Jan 1952 AFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr M H deL Everest 15 Aug 1951 AFC
Sqn Ldr B P Mugford 11 Feb 1952
Sqn Ldr E Carpenter  3 Jun 1952
Navigation
Wg Cdr E W Anderson 22 Sep 1952 OBE, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr W T Haxby 28 Jan 1952 DFC, AFC
Signals
Gp Capt Geoffrey C Eveleigh 12 Nov 1951 Command Signals Officer, OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr C E Thurston  9 Jul 1951
Sqn Ldr C V Colbon  9 Feb 1951
Sqn Ldr C Jordan  1 Aug 1951

Training
Gp Capt Arthur F Johnson  4 Jul 1952 CBE, DFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr T L Bingham-Hall 29 Nov 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr F E J Wills 17 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr G Newberry  4 Sep 1950
Lt Col C C Fishburne USAF

Weapons
Sqn Ldr R G B Summers 15 Jan 1951 AFM
Sqn Ldr W J Read 10 Dec 1951

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr  A C R Elderton 29 Sep 1951 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr L Mant 20 Nov 1950 OBE
Sqn Ldr J W Berry 13 Sep 1951
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr J N Owen  6 Feb 1952 DFC
Meteorological
Mr C W G Daking   BSc
Research
Mr H D Poole 21 Aug 1951 BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM Sydney O Bufton  1 Sep 1952 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC
Organisation
Gp Capt A G F Stewart 21 Dec 1951
Wg Cdr J R Bloxham 20 Mar 1951 DFC
Wg Cdr Thomas P Seymour  9 Apr 1951 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr J R St John  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr H B Hunt 28 Jan 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr P L Whitaker 16 Jul 1951 DFC
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt E J Pringle 19 Mar 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Wg Cdr D J H Lay 20 Nov 1950 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R V F Ellis 21 Jul 1952
Sqn Ldr G M Howard-Jones  1 Nov 1951 DFC
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr H D Clark  4 Jun 1951
Equipment
Gp Capt R W Wallace  4 Feb 1952
Wg Cdr R A Harvey  1 Mar 1951
Wg Cdr G Blinman 20 Feb 1952 OBE
Sqn Ldr H E Rossiter 25 Oct 1950
Sqn Ldr E P Parkes-Davis 27 Dec 1950
Sqn Ldr T J da C Andrade 20 Jun 1951
Sqn Ldr H R Johns 26 Oct 1951
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt A W Younghusband 14 Sep 1951 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr T E Horsfield  3 Jun 1950
Wg Cdr J H G D Bugden 16 Oct 1950
Sqn Ldr G M Gibson 15 Jan 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr R P Breen 29 Oct 1951
Catering
Sqn Ldr J C Ripley  1 Oct 1951
Medical
A/Cdre R H Stanbridge  1 Mar 1950 OBE, MRCS, LRCP, DPH
Wg Cdr E B Bright 26 Jun 1950 AFC, MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr J J Lawson 24 Jan 1948 LDS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks  1 May 1950 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E
Rev C Y McGlashan   Assistant Principal Chaplain, MA, BD
Educational
Gp Capt M G Lloyd-Jones 22 Nov 1950 BSc, AMIEE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr C H Sleightholme 30 Oct 1950 BSc
Works
Mr W G Pullan 14 Feb 1952 OBE, BSc (Eng), MICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off G M Brdge  1 Oct 1951

Civilian Administration
Mr W Butlin
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Herbert L Messiter 26 Jan 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Wg Cdr E C G Badcock  7 Apr 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr Tom Wharton 25 Aug 1951 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W R Owen 15 Apr 1952 MBE
Armament
Gp Capt David N Kington-Blair-Oliphant  2 Nov 1951 Command Armament Officer, OBE, BA; later AVM
Wg Cdr W N Elwy-Jones 23 Aug 1951
Sqn Ldr E F Hancock 10 Dec 1951 BEM
Engineer
Gp Capt H Stringer 17 Mar 1952 Command Engineer Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr K G Major  8 Oct 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr R H Gommo  3 Aug 1951
Sqn Ldr N Bangs 17 Dec 1951
Sqn Ldr B Lock 21 Jul 1952 BEM
Sqn Ldr John W McKelvey 14 Feb 1952 MBE; later A/Cdre
Radio
Wg Cdr A J Wild 25 Feb 1952
Sqn Ldr Kenneth B S Willder 21 Feb 1949 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr G Ryder 26 Feb 1951 GM
Technical Training
Sqn Ldr R McF Ferguson  2 Jul 1951
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr K Astill Statistics Officer

Source - September 1952 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5419)

October 1952

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Hugh P Lloyd  2 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, MC, DFC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr J H Johnson 30 Apr 1951 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Fg Off R L Tavanyar 18 Feb 1952 PA to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM George D Harvey 26 Sep 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DFC
Operations
Gp Capt John N Tomes 16 Jul 1951 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R D Stubbs 11 Apr 1949 DFC
Wg Cdr R I M Bowen  8 Nov 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr R E R Adams 17 Apr 1950
Sqn Ldr K H Bayley 21 Mar 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr C B Owen  5 Aug 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Plans
Wg Cdr Gareth T B Clayton  5 Apr 1951 DFC*; later AM
Wg Cdr J S McKay 31 May 1952 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R G W Oakley 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr D E Davies  6 Apr 1951 DFC, AFC
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr J N Young 22 May 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr E Bailey 14 Jan 1952 AFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr M H deL Everest 15 Aug 1951 AFC
Sqn Ldr B P Mugford 11 Feb 1952
Sqn Ldr E Carpenter  3 Jun 1952
Navigation
Wg Cdr E W Anderson 22 Sep 1952 OBE, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr W T Haxby 28 Jan 1952 DFC, AFC
Signals
Gp Capt Geoffrey C Eveleigh 12 Nov 1951 Command Signals Officer, OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr C E Thurston  9 Jul 1951
Sqn Ldr C V Colbon  9 Feb 1951
Sqn Ldr C Jordan  1 Aug 1951

Training
Gp Capt Arthur F Johnson  4 Jul 1952 CBE, DFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr T L Bingham-Hall 29 Nov 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr F E J Wills 17 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr G Newberry  4 Sep 1950
Lt Col C C Fishburne USAF

Weapons
Sqn Ldr R G B Summers 15 Jan 1951 AFM
Sqn Ldr W J Read 10 Dec 1951

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr  A C R Elderton 29 Sep 1951 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr L Mant 20 Nov 1950 OBE
Sqn Ldr J W Berry 13 Sep 1951
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr J N Owen  6 Feb 1952 DFC
Meteorological
Mr C W G Daking   BSc
Research
Mr H D Poole 21 Aug 1951 BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM Sydney O Bufton  1 Sep 1952 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC
Organisation
Gp Capt A G F Stewart 21 Dec 1951
Wg Cdr J R Bloxham 20 Mar 1951 DFC
Wg Cdr Thomas P Seymour  9 Apr 1951 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr J R St John  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr H B Hunt 28 Jan 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr P L Whitaker 16 Jul 1951 DFC
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt E J Pringle 19 Mar 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Wg Cdr D J H Lay 20 Nov 1950 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R V F Ellis 21 Jul 1952
Sqn Ldr G M Howard-Jones  1 Nov 1951 DFC
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr H D Clark  4 Jun 1951
Equipment
Gp Capt R W Wallace  4 Feb 1952
Wg Cdr R A Harvey  1 Mar 1951
Wg Cdr G Blinman 20 Feb 1952 OBE
Sqn Ldr H E Rossiter 25 Oct 1950
Sqn Ldr E P Parkes-Davis 27 Dec 1950
Sqn Ldr T J da C Andrade 20 Jun 1951
Sqn Ldr H R Johns 26 Oct 1951
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt A W Younghusband 14 Sep 1951 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr J H G D Bugden 16 Oct 1950
Wg Cdr R P Breen 13 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr F E Evans 13 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr E G H Downes  6 Oct 1952
Catering
Sqn Ldr J C Ripley  1 Oct 1951
Medical
A/Cdre R H Stanbridge  1 Mar 1950 OBE, MRCS, LRCP, DPH
Dental
Wg Cdr V H Weeks 13 Oct 1952 LDS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks  1 May 1950 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E
Rev C Y McGlashan   Assistant Principal Chaplain, MA, BD
Educational
Gp Capt M G Lloyd-Jones 22 Nov 1950 BSc, AMIEE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr S R Williams  6 Oct 1952 MA
Works
Mr W G Pullan 14 Feb 1952 OBE, BSc (Eng), MICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off G M Brdge  1 Oct 1951

Civilian Administration
Mr W Butlin
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Herbert L Messiter 26 Jan 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Sqn Ldr Tom Wharton 25 Aug 1951 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W R Owen 15 Apr 1952 MBE
Armament
Gp Capt David N Kington-Blair-Oliphant  2 Nov 1951 Command Armament Officer, OBE, BA; later AVM
Wg Cdr W N Elwy-Jones 23 Aug 1951
Sqn Ldr E F Hancock 10 Dec 1951 BEM
Engineer
Gp Capt H Stringer 17 Mar 1952 Command Engineer Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr K G Major  8 Oct 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr N Bangs 17 Dec 1951
Sqn Ldr B Lock 21 Jul 1952 BEM
Sqn Ldr John W McKelvey 14 Feb 1952 MBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W G H H Guiseley 27 Oct 1952
Radio
Wg Cdr A J Wild 25 Feb 1952
Sqn Ldr G Ryder 26 Feb 1951 GM
Sqn Ldr W J Bourne  9 Oct 1952 BSc
Technical Training
Sqn Ldr R McF Ferguson  2 Jul 1951
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr K Astill Statistics Officer

Source - October 1952 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5419)

November 1952

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Hugh P Lloyd  2 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, MC, DFC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr J H Johnson 30 Apr 1951 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Fg Off R L Tavanyar 18 Feb 1952 PA to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM George D Harvey 26 Sep 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DFC
Operations
Gp Capt John N Tomes 16 Jul 1951 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R I M Bowen  8 Nov 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr R E R Adams 17 Apr 1950
Sqn Ldr K H Bayley 21 Mar 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr C B Owen  5 Aug 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Plans
Wg Cdr Gareth T B Clayton  5 Apr 1951 DFC*; later AM
Wg Cdr J S McKay 31 May 1952 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R G W Oakley 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr D E Davies  6 Apr 1951 DFC, AFC
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr J N Young 22 May 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr E Bailey 14 Jan 1952 AFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr M H deL Everest 15 Aug 1951 AFC
Sqn Ldr B P Mugford 11 Feb 1952
Sqn Ldr E Carpenter  3 Jun 1952
Navigation
Wg Cdr E W Anderson 22 Sep 1952 OBE, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr W T Haxby 28 Jan 1952 DFC, AFC
Signals
Gp Capt Geoffrey C Eveleigh 12 Nov 1951 Command Signals Officer, OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr C E Thurston  9 Jul 1951
Sqn Ldr C V Colbon  9 Feb 1951
Sqn Ldr C Jordan  1 Aug 1951

Training
Gp Capt Arthur F Johnson  4 Jul 1952 CBE, DFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr T L Bingham-Hall 29 Nov 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr F E J Wills 17 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr G Newberry  4 Sep 1950
Lt Col C C Fishburne USAF

Weapons
Sqn Ldr R G B Summers 15 Jan 1951 AFM
Sqn Ldr W J Read 10 Dec 1951

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr  A C R Elderton 29 Sep 1951 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr L Mant 20 Nov 1950 OBE
Sqn Ldr J W Berry 13 Sep 1951
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr J N Owen  6 Feb 1952 DFC
Meteorological
Mr C W G Daking   BSc
Research
Mr H D Poole 21 Aug 1951 BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM Sydney O Bufton  1 Sep 1952 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC
Organisation
Gp Capt A G F Stewart 21 Dec 1951
Wg Cdr J R Bloxham 20 Mar 1951 DFC
Wg Cdr Thomas P Seymour  9 Apr 1951 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr J R St John  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr H B Hunt 28 Jan 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr P L Whitaker 16 Jul 1951 DFC
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt E J Pringle 19 Mar 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Wg Cdr D J H Lay 20 Nov 1950 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R V F Ellis 21 Jul 1952
Sqn Ldr G M Howard-Jones  1 Nov 1951 DFC
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr H D Clark  4 Jun 1951
Equipment
Gp Capt R W Wallace  4 Feb 1952
Wg Cdr R A Harvey  1 Mar 1951
Wg Cdr G Blinman 20 Feb 1952 OBE
Sqn Ldr H E Rossiter 25 Oct 1950
Sqn Ldr E P Parkes-Davis 27 Dec 1950
Sqn Ldr T J da C Andrade 20 Jun 1951
Sqn Ldr H R Johns 26 Oct 1951
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt A W Younghusband 14 Sep 1951 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr J H G D Bugden 16 Oct 1950
Wg Cdr R P Breen 13 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr F E Evans 13 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr E G H Downes  6 Oct 1952
Catering
Sqn Ldr J C Ripley  1 Oct 1951
Medical
A/Cdre R H Stanbridge  1 Mar 1950 OBE, MRCS, LRCP, DPH
Dental
Wg Cdr V H Weeks 13 Oct 1952 LDS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks  1 May 1950 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E
Rev C Y McGlashan   Assistant Principal Chaplain, MA, BD
Educational
Gp Capt M G Lloyd-Jones 22 Nov 1950 BSc, AMIEE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr S R Williams  6 Oct 1952 MA
Works
Mr W G Pullan 14 Feb 1952 OBE, BSc (Eng), MICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off G M Brdge  1 Oct 1951

Civilian Administration
Mr W Butlin
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Herbert L Messiter 26 Jan 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Sqn Ldr Tom Wharton 25 Aug 1951 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W R Owen 15 Apr 1952 MBE
Armament
Gp Capt David N Kington-Blair-Oliphant  2 Nov 1951 Command Armament Officer, OBE, BA; later AVM
Wg Cdr W N Elwy-Jones 23 Aug 1951
Sqn Ldr E F Hancock 10 Dec 1951 BEM
Engineer
Gp Capt H Stringer 17 Mar 1952 Command Engineer Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr K G Major  8 Oct 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr N Bangs 17 Dec 1951
Sqn Ldr B Lock 21 Jul 1952 BEM
Sqn Ldr John W McKelvey 14 Feb 1952 MBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W G H H Guiseley 27 Oct 1952
Radio
Wg Cdr A J Wild 25 Feb 1952
Sqn Ldr G Ryder 26 Feb 1951 GM
Sqn Ldr W J Bourne  9 Oct 1952 BSc
Technical Training
Sqn Ldr R McF Ferguson  2 Jul 1951
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr K Astill Statistics Officer

Source - November 1952 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5419)

December 1952

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Hugh P Lloyd  2 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, MC, DFC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr J H Johnson 30 Apr 1951 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Fg Off R L Tavanyar 18 Feb 1952 PA to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM George D Harvey 26 Sep 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DFC
Operations
Gp Capt John N Tomes 16 Jul 1951 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R I M Bowen  8 Nov 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr P A H McKeand 12 Nov 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr K H Bayley 21 Mar 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr C B Owen  5 Aug 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Plans
Wg Cdr Gareth T B Clayton  5 Apr 1951 DFC*; later AM
Wg Cdr J S McKay 31 May 1952 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R G W Oakley 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr D E Davies  6 Apr 1951 DFC, AFC
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr J N Young 22 May 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr E Bailey 14 Jan 1952 AFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr M H deL Everest 15 Aug 1951 AFC
Sqn Ldr B P Mugford 11 Feb 1952
Sqn Ldr E Carpenter  3 Jun 1952
Navigation
Wg Cdr E W Anderson 22 Sep 1952 OBE, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr W T Haxby 28 Jan 1952 DFC, AFC
Signals
Gp Capt Geoffrey C Eveleigh 12 Nov 1951 Command Signals Officer, OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr C E Thurston  9 Jul 1951
Sqn Ldr C V Colbon  9 Feb 1951
Sqn Ldr C Jordan  1 Aug 1951

Training
Gp Capt Arthur F Johnson  4 Jul 1952 CBE, DFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr T L Bingham-Hall 29 Nov 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr F E J Wills 17 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr G Newberry  4 Sep 1950
Lt Col C C Fishburne USAF

Weapons
Sqn Ldr R G B Summers 15 Jan 1951 AFM
Sqn Ldr W J Read 10 Dec 1951

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr  A C R Elderton 29 Sep 1951 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr L Mant 20 Nov 1950 OBE
Sqn Ldr J W Berry 13 Sep 1951
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr J N Owen  6 Feb 1952 DFC
Meteorological
Mr C W G Daking   BSc
Research
Mr H D Poole 21 Aug 1951 BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM Sydney O Bufton  1 Sep 1952 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC
Organisation
Gp Capt A G F Stewart 21 Dec 1951
Wg Cdr J R Bloxham 20 Mar 1951 DFC
Wg Cdr Thomas P Seymour  9 Apr 1951 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr J R St John  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr H B Hunt 28 Jan 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr P L Whitaker 16 Jul 1951 DFC
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt E J Pringle 19 Mar 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Wg Cdr D J H Lay 20 Nov 1950 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R V F Ellis 21 Jul 1952
Sqn Ldr G M Howard-Jones  1 Nov 1951 DFC
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr H D Clark  4 Jun 1951
Equipment
Gp Capt R W Wallace  4 Feb 1952
Wg Cdr R A Harvey  1 Mar 1951
Wg Cdr G Blinman 20 Feb 1952 OBE
Sqn Ldr E P Parkes-Davis 27 Dec 1950
Sqn Ldr T J da C Andrade 20 Jun 1951
Sqn Ldr H R Johns 26 Oct 1951
Sqn Ldr B C R Edrupt 24 Nov 1952
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt A W Younghusband 14 Sep 1951 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr J H G D Bugden 16 Oct 1950
Wg Cdr R P Breen 13 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr F E Evans 13 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr E G H Downes  6 Oct 1952
Catering
Sqn Ldr J C Ripley  1 Oct 1951
Medical
A/Cdre R H Stanbridge  1 Mar 1950 OBE, MRCS, LRCP, DPH
Dental
Wg Cdr V H Weeks 13 Oct 1952 LDS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks  1 May 1950 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E
Rev C Y McGlashan   Assistant Principal Chaplain, MA, BD
Educational
Gp Capt M G Lloyd-Jones 22 Nov 1950 BSc, AMIEE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr S R Williams  6 Oct 1952 MA
Works
Mr W G Pullan 14 Feb 1952 OBE, BSc (Eng), MICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off G M Brdge  1 Oct 1951

Civilian Administration
Mr W Butlin
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Herbert L Messiter 26 Jan 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Sqn Ldr Tom Wharton 25 Aug 1951 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W R Owen 15 Apr 1952 MBE
Armament
Gp Capt David N Kington-Blair-Oliphant  2 Nov 1951 Command Armament Officer, OBE, BA; later AVM
Wg Cdr W N Elwy-Jones 23 Aug 1951
Sqn Ldr E F Hancock 10 Dec 1951 BEM
Engineer
Gp Capt H Stringer 17 Mar 1952 Command Engineer Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr K G Major  8 Oct 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr N Bangs 17 Dec 1951
Sqn Ldr B Lock 21 Jul 1952 BEM
Sqn Ldr John W McKelvey 14 Feb 1952 MBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W G H H Guiseley 27 Oct 1952
Radio
Wg Cdr A J Wild 25 Feb 1952
Sqn Ldr G Ryder 26 Feb 1951 GM
Sqn Ldr W J Bourne  9 Oct 1952 BSc
Technical Training
Sqn Ldr R McF Ferguson  2 Jul 1951
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr K Astill Statistics Officer

Source - December 1952 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5419)

January 1953

 
Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Hugh P Lloyd  2 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, MC, DFC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr J H Johnson 30 Apr 1951 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Fg Off R L Tavanyar 18 Feb 1952 PA to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM George D Harvey 26 Sep 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DFC
Operations
Gp Capt John N Tomes 16 Jul 1951 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R I M Bowen  8 Nov 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr P A H McKeand 12 Nov 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr K H Bayley 21 Mar 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr C B Owen  5 Aug 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Plans
Wg Cdr Gareth T B Clayton  5 Apr 1951 DFC*; later AM
Wg Cdr J S McKay 31 May 1952 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R G W Oakley 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr D E Davies  6 Apr 1951 DFC, AFC
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr J N Young 22 May 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr E Bailey 14 Jan 1952 AFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr M H deL Everest 15 Aug 1951 AFC
Sqn Ldr B P Mugford 11 Feb 1952
Sqn Ldr E Carpenter  3 Jun 1952
Navigation
Wg Cdr E W Anderson 22 Sep 1952 OBE, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr W T Haxby 28 Jan 1952 DFC, AFC
Signals
Gp Capt Geoffrey C Eveleigh 12 Nov 1951 Command Signals Officer, OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr C E Thurston  9 Jul 1951
Sqn Ldr C V Colbon  9 Feb 1951
Sqn Ldr C Jordan  1 Aug 1951

Training
Gp Capt Arthur F Johnson  4 Jul 1952 CBE, DFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr T L Bingham-Hall 29 Nov 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr F E J Wills 17 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr G Newberry  4 Sep 1950
Lt Col C C Fishburne USAF

Weapons
Sqn Ldr R G B Summers 15 Jan 1951 AFM
Sqn Ldr W J Read 10 Dec 1951

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr  A C R Elderton 29 Sep 1951 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr L Mant 20 Nov 1950 OBE
Sqn Ldr J W Berry 13 Sep 1951
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr J N Owen  6 Feb 1952 DFC
Meteorological
Mr C W G Daking   BSc
Research
Mr H D Poole 21 Aug 1951 BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM Sydney O Bufton  1 Sep 1952 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC
Organisation
Gp Capt A G F Stewart 21 Dec 1951
Wg Cdr J R Bloxham 20 Mar 1951 DFC
Wg Cdr Thomas P Seymour  9 Apr 1951 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr J R St John  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr H B Hunt 28 Jan 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr P L Whitaker 16 Jul 1951 DFC
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt E J Pringle 19 Mar 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Wg Cdr D J H Lay 20 Nov 1950 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R V F Ellis 21 Jul 1952
Sqn Ldr G M Howard-Jones  1 Nov 1951 DFC
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr H D Clark  4 Jun 1951
Equipment
Gp Capt R W Wallace  4 Feb 1952
Wg Cdr G Blinman 20 Feb 1952 OBE
Sqn Ldr E P Parkes-Davis 27 Dec 1950
Sqn Ldr T J da C Andrade 20 Jun 1951
Sqn Ldr H R Johns 26 Oct 1951
Sqn Ldr B C R Edrupt 24 Nov 1952
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt A W Younghusband 14 Sep 1951 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr J H G D Bugden 16 Oct 1950
Wg Cdr R P Breen 13 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr F E Evans 13 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr E G H Downes  6 Oct 1952
Catering
Sqn Ldr J C Ripley  1 Oct 1951
Medical
A/Cdre R H Stanbridge  1 Mar 1950 OBE, MRCS, LRCP, DPH
Dental
Wg Cdr V H Weeks 13 Oct 1952 LDS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks  1 May 1950 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E
Rev C Y McGlashan   Assistant Principal Chaplain, MA, BD
Educational
Gp Capt M G Lloyd-Jones 22 Nov 1950 BSc, AMIEE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr S R Williams  6 Oct 1952 MA
Works
Mr W G Pullan 14 Feb 1952 OBE, BSc (Eng), MICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off G M Brdge  1 Oct 1951

Civilian Administration
Mr W Butlin
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Herbert L Messiter 26 Jan 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Sqn Ldr Tom Wharton 25 Aug 1951 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W R Owen 15 Apr 1952 MBE
Armament
Gp Capt David N Kington-Blair-Oliphant  2 Nov 1951 Command Armament Officer, OBE, BA; later AVM
Wg Cdr W N Elwy-Jones 23 Aug 1951
Sqn Ldr E F Hancock 10 Dec 1951 BEM
Engineer
Gp Capt H Stringer 17 Mar 1952 Command Engineer Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr K G Major  8 Oct 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr N Bangs 17 Dec 1951
Sqn Ldr B Lock 21 Jul 1952 BEM
Sqn Ldr John W McKelvey 14 Feb 1952 MBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W G H H Guiseley 27 Oct 1952
Radio
Wg Cdr A J Wild 25 Feb 1952
Sqn Ldr G Ryder 26 Feb 1951 GM
Sqn Ldr W J Bourne  9 Oct 1952 BSc
Technical Training
Sqn Ldr R McF Ferguson  2 Jul 1951
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr K Astill Statistics Officer

Source - January 1953 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5417)

February 1953

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Hugh P Lloyd  2 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, MC, DFC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr J H Johnson 30 Apr 1951 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Fg Off R L Tavanyar 18 Feb 1952 PA to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM George D Harvey 26 Sep 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DFC
Operations
Gp Capt John N Tomes 16 Jul 1951 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R I M Bowen  8 Nov 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr P A H McKeand 12 Nov 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr K H Bayley 21 Mar 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr C B Owen  5 Aug 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Plans
Wg Cdr Gareth T B Clayton  5 Apr 1951 DFC*; later AM
Wg Cdr J S McKay 31 May 1952 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R G W Oakley 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr D E Davies  6 Apr 1951 DFC, AFC
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr J N Young 22 May 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr E Bailey 14 Jan 1952 AFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr M H deL Everest 15 Aug 1951 AFC
Sqn Ldr B P Mugford 11 Feb 1952
Sqn Ldr E Carpenter  3 Jun 1952
Navigation
Wg Cdr E W Anderson 22 Sep 1952 OBE, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr W T Haxby 28 Jan 1952 DFC, AFC
Signals
Gp Capt Geoffrey C Eveleigh 12 Nov 1951 Command Signals Officer, OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr C E Thurston  9 Jul 1951
Sqn Ldr C V Colbon  9 Feb 1951
Sqn Ldr C Jordan  1 Aug 1951

Training
Gp Capt Arthur F Johnson  4 Jul 1952 CBE, DFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr T L Bingham-Hall 29 Nov 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr F E J Wills 17 Aug 1949
Sqn Ldr G Newberry  4 Sep 1950
Lt Col C C Fishburne USAF

Weapons
Sqn Ldr R G B Summers 15 Jan 1951 AFM
Sqn Ldr W J Read 10 Dec 1951

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr  A C R Elderton 29 Sep 1951 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr L Mant 20 Nov 1950 OBE
Sqn Ldr J W Berry 13 Sep 1951
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr J N Owen  6 Feb 1952 DFC
Meteorological
Mr C W G Daking   BSc
Research
Mr H D Poole 21 Aug 1951 BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM Sydney O Bufton  1 Sep 1952 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC
Organisation
Gp Capt A G F Stewart 21 Dec 1951
Wg Cdr J R Bloxham 20 Mar 1951 DFC
Wg Cdr Thomas P Seymour  9 Apr 1951 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr J R St John  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr H B Hunt 28 Jan 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr P L Whitaker 16 Jul 1951 DFC
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt E J Pringle 19 Mar 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Wg Cdr D J H Lay 20 Nov 1950 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R V F Ellis 21 Jul 1952
Sqn Ldr G M Howard-Jones  1 Nov 1951 DFC
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr H D Clark  4 Jun 1951
Equipment
Gp Capt R W Wallace  4 Feb 1952
Wg Cdr G Blinman 20 Feb 1952 OBE
Sqn Ldr E P Parkes-Davis 27 Dec 1950
Sqn Ldr T J da C Andrade 20 Jun 1951
Sqn Ldr H R Johns 26 Oct 1951
Sqn Ldr B C R Edrupt 24 Nov 1952
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt A W Younghusband 14 Sep 1951 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr J H G D Bugden 16 Oct 1950
Wg Cdr R P Breen 13 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr F E Evans 13 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr E G H Downes  6 Oct 1952
Catering
Sqn Ldr J C Ripley  1 Oct 1951
Medical
A/Cdre R H Stanbridge  1 Mar 1950 OBE, MRCS, LRCP, DPH
Dental
Wg Cdr V H Weeks 13 Oct 1952 LDS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks  1 May 1950 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E
Rev C Y McGlashan   Assistant Principal Chaplain, MA, BD
Educational
Gp Capt M G Lloyd-Jones 22 Nov 1950 BSc, AMIEE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr S R Williams  6 Oct 1952 MA
Works
Mr W G Pullan 14 Feb 1952 OBE, BSc (Eng), MICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off G M Brdge  1 Oct 1951

Civilian Administration
Mr W Butlin
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Herbert L Messiter 26 Jan 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Sqn Ldr Tom Wharton 25 Aug 1951 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W R Owen 15 Apr 1952 MBE
Armament
Gp Capt David N Kington-Blair-Oliphant  2 Nov 1951 Command Armament Officer, OBE, BA; later AVM
Wg Cdr W N Elwy-Jones 23 Aug 1951
Sqn Ldr E F Hancock 10 Dec 1951 BEM
Engineer
Gp Capt H Stringer 17 Mar 1952 Command Engineer Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr K G Major  8 Oct 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr N Bangs 17 Dec 1951
Sqn Ldr B Lock 21 Jul 1952 BEM
Sqn Ldr John W McKelvey 14 Feb 1952 MBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W G H H Guiseley 27 Oct 1952
Radio
Wg Cdr A J Wild 25 Feb 1952
Sqn Ldr G Ryder 26 Feb 1951 GM
Sqn Ldr W J Bourne  9 Oct 1952 BSc
Technical Training
Sqn Ldr R McF Ferguson  2 Jul 1951
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr K Astill Statistics Officer

Source - February 1953 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5417)

March 1953

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Hugh P Lloyd  2 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, MC, DFC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr J H Johnson 30 Apr 1951 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Fg Off R L Tavanyar 18 Feb 1952 PA to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM George D Harvey 26 Sep 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DFC
Operations
Gp Capt John N Tomes 16 Jul 1951 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R I M Bowen  8 Nov 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr P A H McKeand 12 Nov 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr K H Bayley 21 Mar 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr C B Owen  5 Aug 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Plans
Wg Cdr Gareth T B Clayton  5 Apr 1951 DFC*; later AM
Wg Cdr J S McKay 31 May 1952 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R G W Oakley 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr C C Calder 19 Nov 1952 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr E Baldwin 10 Jan 1953 DSO, DFC, DFM
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr J N Young 22 May 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr E Bailey 14 Jan 1952 AFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr M H deL Everest 15 Aug 1951 AFC
Sqn Ldr B P Mugford 11 Feb 1952
Sqn Ldr E Carpenter  3 Jun 1952
Bombing
Gp Capt David N Kington-Blair-Oliphant  2 Nov 1951 OBE, BA; later AVM
Wg Cdr E W Anderson 22 Sep 1952 OBE, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr W T Haxby 28 Jan 1952 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr A J Hereford  8 Dec 1952 MBE
Sqn Ldr R G B Summers 15 Jan 1951 AFM
Signals
Gp Capt Geoffrey C Eveleigh 12 Nov 1951 Command Signals Officer, OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr C E Thurston  9 Jul 1951
Sqn Ldr C V Colbon  9 Feb 1951
Sqn Ldr C Jordan  1 Aug 1951

Training
Gp Capt Arthur F Johnson  4 Jul 1952 CBE, DFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr T L Bingham-Hall 29 Nov 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr G Newberry  4 Sep 1950
Sqn Ldr N S Petch  8 Dec 1952
Lt Col C C Fishburne USAF

Weapons
Sqn Ldr W J Read 10 Dec 1951

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr  A C R Elderton 29 Sep 1951 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr L Mant 20 Nov 1950 OBE
Sqn Ldr J W Berry 13 Sep 1951
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr J N Owen  6 Feb 1952 DFC
Meteorological
Mr C W G Daking   BSc
Research
Mr A I Lewelyn   BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM Sydney O Bufton  1 Sep 1952 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC
Organisation
Gp Capt A G F Stewart 21 Dec 1951
Wg Cdr J R Bloxham 20 Mar 1951 DFC
Wg Cdr Thomas P Seymour  9 Apr 1951 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr J R St John  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr H B Hunt 28 Jan 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr I H Cosby 12 Jan 1953 DFC
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt E J Pringle 19 Mar 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Wg Cdr S C Wise  1 Dec 1953 CBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr R V F Ellis 21 Jul 1952
Sqn Ldr G M Howard-Jones  1 Nov 1951 DFC
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr H D Clark  4 Jun 1951
Equipment
Gp Capt R W Wallace  4 Feb 1952
Wg Cdr G Blinman 20 Feb 1952 OBE
Wg Cdr L J K Holten 24 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr E P Parkes-Davis 27 Dec 1950
Sqn Ldr T J da C Andrade 20 Jun 1951
Sqn Ldr H R Johns 26 Oct 1951
Sqn Ldr B C R Edrupt 24 Nov 1952
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt A W Younghusband 14 Sep 1951 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr J H G D Bugden 16 Oct 1950
Wg Cdr R P Breen 13 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr F E Evans 13 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr E G H Downes  6 Oct 1952
Catering
Sqn Ldr J C Ripley  1 Oct 1951
Medical
A/Cdre R H Stanbridge  1 Mar 1950 OBE, MRCS, LRCP, DPH
Wg Cdr Geoffrey H Dhenin 10 Nov 1952 GM, MB, ChB, MRCS, LRCP; later AM
Dental
Wg Cdr V H Weeks 13 Oct 1952 LDS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks  1 May 1950 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E
Rev C Y McGlashan   Assistant Principal Chaplain, MA, BD
Educational
Gp Capt M G Lloyd-Jones 22 Nov 1950 BSc, AMIEE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr S R Williams  6 Oct 1952 MA
Works
Mr W G Pullan 14 Feb 1952 OBE, BSc (Eng), MICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off G M Brdge  1 Oct 1951

Civilian Administration
Mr W Butlin
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Herbert L Messiter 26 Jan 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Sqn Ldr Tom Wharton 25 Aug 1951 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr D C Williams 16 Feb 1953 AFRAeS
Armament
Wg Cdr W N Elwy-Jones 23 Aug 1951
Sqn Ldr E F Hancock 10 Dec 1951 BEM
Engineer
Gp Capt H Stringer 17 Mar 1952 Command Engineer Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr K G Major  8 Oct 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr N Bangs 17 Dec 1951
Sqn Ldr B Lock 21 Jul 1952 BEM
Sqn Ldr John W McKelvey 14 Feb 1952 MBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W G H H Guiseley 27 Oct 1952
Radio
Wg Cdr A J Wild 25 Feb 1952
Sqn Ldr G Ryder 26 Feb 1951 GM
Sqn Ldr W J Bourne  9 Oct 1952 BSc
Technical Training
Sqn Ldr R D Frost 16 Feb 1953
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr K Astill Statistics Officer

Source - March 1953 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5417)

April 1953

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir George H Mills  9 Apr 1953 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, DFC, ADC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr J H Johnson 30 Apr 1951 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Fg Off R L Tavanyar 18 Feb 1952 PA to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM George D Harvey 26 Sep 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DFC
Operations
Gp Capt John N Tomes 16 Jul 1951 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R I M Bowen  8 Nov 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr P A H McKeand 12 Nov 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr K H Bayley 21 Mar 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr C B Owen  5 Aug 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Plans
Wg Cdr Gareth T B Clayton  5 Apr 1951 DFC*; later AM
Wg Cdr J S McKay 31 May 1952 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R G W Oakley 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr C C Calder 19 Nov 1952 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr E Baldwin 10 Jan 1953 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr A W Southall  1 Dec 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr J N Young 22 May 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr E Bailey 14 Jan 1952 AFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr M H deL Everest 15 Aug 1951 AFC
Sqn Ldr B P Mugford 11 Feb 1952
Sqn Ldr E Carpenter  3 Jun 1952
Bombing
Gp Capt David N Kington-Blair-Oliphant  2 Nov 1951 OBE, BA; later AVM
Sqn Ldr W T Haxby 28 Jan 1952 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr A J Hereford  8 Dec 1952 MBE
Sqn Ldr R G B Summers 15 Jan 1951 AFM
Signals
Gp Capt Geoffrey C Eveleigh 12 Nov 1951 Command Signals Officer, OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr C E Thurston  9 Jul 1951
Sqn Ldr C V Colbon  9 Feb 1951
Sqn Ldr C Jordan  1 Aug 1951

Training
Gp Capt Arthur F Johnson  4 Jul 1952 CBE, DFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr T L Bingham-Hall 29 Nov 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr P D Bird 12 Jan 1953
Sqn Ldr N S Petch  8 Dec 1952
Lt Col C C Fishburne USAF
Navigation
Wg Cdr E W Anderson 22 Sep 1952 OBE, DFC, AFC

Weapons
Sqn Ldr W J Read 10 Dec 1951

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr  A C R Elderton 29 Sep 1951 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr D W Green 31 Oct 1952
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr L Mant 20 Nov 1950 OBE
Sqn Ldr J W Berry 13 Sep 1951
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr J N Owen  6 Feb 1952 DFC
Meteorological
Mr C W G Daking   BSc
Research
Mr A I Lewelyn   BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM Sydney O Bufton  1 Sep 1952 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC
Organisation
Gp Capt A G F Stewart 21 Dec 1951
Wg Cdr J R Bloxham 20 Mar 1951 DFC
Wg Cdr J R St John  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr J P Selby 30 Mar 1953
Sqn Ldr H B Hunt 28 Jan 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr I H Cosby 12 Jan 1953 DFC
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt E J Pringle 19 Mar 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Wg Cdr S C Wise  1 Dec 1953 CBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr R V F Ellis 21 Jul 1952
Sqn Ldr G M Howard-Jones  1 Nov 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr H C Brown 17 Nov 1952
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr H D Clark  4 Jun 1951
Equipment
Gp Capt R W Wallace  4 Feb 1952
Wg Cdr G Blinman 20 Feb 1952 OBE
Wg Cdr L J K Holten 24 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr E P Parkes-Davis 27 Dec 1950
Sqn Ldr T J da C Andrade 20 Jun 1951
Sqn Ldr H R Johns 26 Oct 1951
Sqn Ldr B C R Edrupt 24 Nov 1952
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt A W Younghusband 14 Sep 1951 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr J H G D Bugden 16 Oct 1950
Wg Cdr R P Breen 13 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr F E Evans 13 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr E G H Downes  6 Oct 1952
Catering
Sqn Ldr J C Ripley  1 Oct 1951
Medical
A/Cdre R H Stanbridge  1 Mar 1950 OBE, MRCS, LRCP, DPH
Wg Cdr Geoffrey H Dhenin 10 Nov 1952 GM, MB, ChB, MRCS, LRCP; later AM
Dental
Wg Cdr V H Weeks 13 Oct 1952 LDS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks  1 May 1950 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E
Rev C Y McGlashan   Assistant Principal Chaplain, MA, BD
Educational
Gp Capt M G Lloyd-Jones 22 Nov 1950 BSc, AMIEE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr S R Williams  6 Oct 1952 MA
Works
Mr W G Pullan 14 Feb 1952 OBE, BSc (Eng), MICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off G M Brdge  1 Oct 1951

Civilian Administration
Mr W Butlin
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Herbert L Messiter 26 Jan 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Sqn Ldr Tom Wharton 25 Aug 1951 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr D C Williams 16 Feb 1953 AFRAeS
Armament
Wg Cdr W N Elwy-Jones 23 Aug 1951
Sqn Ldr E F Hancock 10 Dec 1951 BEM
Engineer
Gp Capt H Stringer 17 Mar 1952 Command Engineer Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr K G Major  8 Oct 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr N Bangs 17 Dec 1951
Sqn Ldr B Lock 21 Jul 1952 BEM
Sqn Ldr John W McKelvey 14 Feb 1952 MBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W G H H Guiseley 27 Oct 1952
Radio
Wg Cdr A J Wild 25 Feb 1952
Sqn Ldr G Ryder 26 Feb 1951 GM
Sqn Ldr W J Bourne  9 Oct 1952 BSc
Technical Training
Sqn Ldr R D Frost 16 Feb 1953
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr K Astill Statistics Officer

Source - April 1953 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5418)

May 1953

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir George H Mills  9 Apr 1953 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, DFC, ADC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr J H Johnson 30 Apr 1951 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Fg Off R L Tavanyar 18 Feb 1952 PA to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM George D Harvey 26 Sep 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DFC
Operations
Gp Capt John N Tomes 16 Jul 1951 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R I M Bowen  8 Nov 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr P A H McKeand 12 Nov 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr K H Bayley 21 Mar 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr C B Owen  5 Aug 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Plans
Wg Cdr Gareth T B Clayton  5 Apr 1951 DFC*; later AM
Wg Cdr J S McKay 31 May 1952 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R G W Oakley 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr C C Calder 19 Nov 1952 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr E Baldwin 10 Jan 1953 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr A W Southall  1 Dec 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr J N Young 22 May 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr E Bailey 14 Jan 1952 AFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr M H deL Everest 15 Aug 1951 AFC
Sqn Ldr B P Mugford 11 Feb 1952
Sqn Ldr E Carpenter  3 Jun 1952
Bombing
Gp Capt David N Kington-Blair-Oliphant  2 Nov 1951 OBE, BA; later AVM
Sqn Ldr W T Haxby 28 Jan 1952 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr A J Hereford  8 Dec 1952 MBE
Sqn Ldr R G B Summers 15 Jan 1951 AFM
Signals
Gp Capt Geoffrey C Eveleigh 12 Nov 1951 Command Signals Officer, OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr C E Thurston  9 Jul 1951
Sqn Ldr C V Colbon  9 Feb 1951
Sqn Ldr C Jordan  1 Aug 1951

Training
Gp Capt Arthur F Johnson  4 Jul 1952 CBE, DFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr T L Bingham-Hall 29 Nov 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr P D Bird 12 Jan 1953
Sqn Ldr N S Petch  8 Dec 1952
Lt Col C C Fishburne USAF
Navigation
Wg Cdr E W Anderson 22 Sep 1952 OBE, DFC, AFC

Weapons
Sqn Ldr W J Read 10 Dec 1951

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr  A C R Elderton 29 Sep 1951 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr D W Green 31 Oct 1952
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr L Mant 20 Nov 1950 OBE
Sqn Ldr J W Berry 13 Sep 1951
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr J N Owen  6 Feb 1952 DFC
Meteorological
Mr C W G Daking   BSc
Research
Mr A I Lewelyn   BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM Sydney O Bufton  1 Sep 1952 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC
Organisation
Gp Capt A G F Stewart 21 Dec 1951
Wg Cdr J R Bloxham 20 Mar 1951 DFC
Wg Cdr J R St John  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr J P Selby 30 Mar 1953
Sqn Ldr H B Hunt 28 Jan 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr I H Cosby 12 Jan 1953 DFC
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt E J Pringle 19 Mar 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Wg Cdr S C Wise  1 Dec 1953 CBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr R V F Ellis 21 Jul 1952
Sqn Ldr G M Howard-Jones  1 Nov 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr H C Brown 17 Nov 1952
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr H D Clark  4 Jun 1951
Equipment
Gp Capt R W Wallace  4 Feb 1952
Wg Cdr G Blinman 20 Feb 1952 OBE
Wg Cdr L J K Holten 24 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr H R Johns 26 Oct 1951
Sqn Ldr B C R Edrupt 24 Nov 1952
Sqn Ldr A W Rhodes 11 May 1953
Sqn Ldr V J Chapman 18 May 1953
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt A W Younghusband 14 Sep 1951 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr J H G D Bugden 16 Oct 1950
Wg Cdr R P Breen 13 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr F E Evans 13 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr E G H Downes  6 Oct 1952
Catering
Sqn Ldr J C Ripley  1 Oct 1951
Medical
Wg Cdr Geoffrey H Dhenin 10 Nov 1952 GM, MB, ChB, MRCS, LRCP; later AM
Dental
Wg Cdr V H Weeks 13 Oct 1952 LDS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks  1 May 1950 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E
Rev C Y McGlashan   Assistant Principal Chaplain, MA, BD
Educational
Gp Capt M G Lloyd-Jones 22 Nov 1950 BSc, AMIEE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr S R Williams  6 Oct 1952 MA
Works
Mr G S Cooper  4 May 1953 BSc, AMICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off G M Brdge  1 Oct 1951

Civilian Administration
Mr W Butlin Higher Executive Officer
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Herbert L Messiter 26 Jan 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Sqn Ldr B Lock 23 Mar 1953 BEM
Sqn Ldr W L Lewis 27 Apr 1953
Armament
Wg Cdr W N Elwy-Jones 23 Aug 1951
Sqn Ldr E F Hancock 10 Dec 1951 BEM
Engineer
Gp Capt H Stringer 17 Mar 1952 Command Engineer Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr K G Major  8 Oct 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr N Bangs 17 Dec 1951
Sqn Ldr John W McKelvey 14 Feb 1952 MBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W G H H Guiseley 27 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr D C Williams 16 Feb 1953 AFRAeS
Radio
Wg Cdr A J Wild 25 Feb 1952
Sqn Ldr G Ryder 26 Feb 1951 GM
Sqn Ldr W J Bourne  9 Oct 1952 BSc
Technical Training
Sqn Ldr R D Frost 16 Feb 1953
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr K Astill Statistics Officer

Source - May 1953 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5418)

June 1953

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir George H Mills  9 Apr 1953 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, DFC, ADC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr J H Johnson 30 Apr 1951 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Fg Off R L Tavanyar 18 Feb 1952 PA to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM George D Harvey 26 Sep 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DFC
Operations
Gp Capt John N Tomes 16 Jul 1951 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R I M Bowen  8 Nov 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr P A H McKeand 12 Nov 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr K H Bayley 21 Mar 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr C B Owen  5 Aug 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Plans
Wg Cdr Gareth T B Clayton  5 Apr 1951 DFC*; later AM
Wg Cdr J S McKay 31 May 1952 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R G W Oakley 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr C C Calder 19 Nov 1952 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr E Baldwin 10 Jan 1953 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr A W Southall  1 Dec 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr J N Young 22 May 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr E Bailey 14 Jan 1952 AFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr M H deL Everest 15 Aug 1951 AFC
Sqn Ldr B P Mugford 11 Feb 1952
Sqn Ldr E Carpenter  3 Jun 1952
Bombing
Gp Capt David N Kington-Blair-Oliphant  2 Nov 1951 OBE, BA; later AVM
Sqn Ldr W T Haxby 28 Jan 1952 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr A J Hereford  8 Dec 1952 MBE
Sqn Ldr R G B Summers 15 Jan 1951 AFM
Signals
Gp Capt Geoffrey C Eveleigh 12 Nov 1951 Command Signals Officer, OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr C E Thurston  9 Jul 1951
Sqn Ldr C V Colbon  9 Feb 1951
Sqn Ldr C Jordan  1 Aug 1951

Training
Gp Capt Arthur F Johnson  4 Jul 1952 CBE, DFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr T L Bingham-Hall 29 Nov 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr P D Bird 12 Jan 1953
Sqn Ldr N S Petch  8 Dec 1952
Lt Col C C Fishburne USAF
Navigation
Wg Cdr E W Anderson 22 Sep 1952 OBE, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr H Adamson 15 May 1953

Weapons
Sqn Ldr W J Read 10 Dec 1951

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr  A C R Elderton 29 Sep 1951 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr D W Green 31 Oct 1952
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr E T Scott  3 Jun 1953
Sqn Ldr J W Berry 13 Sep 1951
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr J N Owen  6 Feb 1952 DFC
Meteorological
Mr C W G Daking   BSc
Research
Mr A I Lewelyn   BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM Sydney O Bufton  1 Sep 1952 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC
Organisation
Gp Capt A G F Stewart 21 Dec 1951
Wg Cdr J R Bloxham 20 Mar 1951 DFC
Wg Cdr J R St John  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr J P Selby 30 Mar 1953
Wg Cdr J A Slater 23 Jun 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr H B Hunt 28 Jan 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr I H Cosby 12 Jan 1953 DFC
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt E J Pringle 19 Mar 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Wg Cdr S C Wise  1 Dec 1953 CBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr R V F Ellis 21 Jul 1952
Sqn Ldr G M Howard-Jones  1 Nov 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr H C Brown 17 Nov 1952

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr W Butlin Civilian Administrative Officer
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr H D Clark  4 Jun 1951
Equipment
Gp Capt R W Wallace  4 Feb 1952
Wg Cdr G Blinman 20 Feb 1952 OBE
Wg Cdr L J K Holten 24 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr H R Johns 26 Oct 1951
Sqn Ldr B C R Edrupt 24 Nov 1952
Sqn Ldr A W Rhodes 11 May 1953
Sqn Ldr V J Chapman 18 May 1953
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt A W Younghusband 14 Sep 1951 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr J H G D Bugden 16 Oct 1950
Wg Cdr R P Breen 13 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr F E Evans 13 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr E G H Downes  6 Oct 1952
Catering
Sqn Ldr J C Ripley  1 Oct 1951
Medical
A/Cdre P B L Potter  9 May 1953 CBE, MD, ChB, DPH, DTM & H
Wg Cdr Geoffrey H Dhenin 10 Nov 1952 GM, MB, ChB, MRCS, LRCP; later AM
Dental
Wg Cdr V H Weeks 13 Oct 1952 LDS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks  1 May 1950 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E
Rev C Y McGlashan   Assistant Principal Chaplain, MA, BD
Educational
Gp Capt M G Lloyd-Jones 22 Nov 1950 BSc, AMIEE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr S R Williams  6 Oct 1952 MA
Works
Mr G S Cooper  4 May 1953 BSc, AMICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off G M Brdge  1 Oct 1951
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Herbert L Messiter 26 Jan 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Sqn Ldr B Lock 23 Mar 1953 BEM
Sqn Ldr W L Lewis 27 Apr 1953
Armament
Wg Cdr W N Elwy-Jones 23 Aug 1951
Sqn Ldr E F Hancock 10 Dec 1951 BEM
Engineer
Gp Capt H Stringer 17 Mar 1952 Command Engineer Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr K G Major  8 Oct 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr N Bangs 17 Dec 1951
Sqn Ldr John W McKelvey 14 Feb 1952 MBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W G H H Guiseley 27 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr D C Williams 16 Feb 1953 AFRAeS
Radio
Wg Cdr A J Wild 25 Feb 1952
Sqn Ldr W J Bourne  9 Oct 1952 BSc
Sqn Ldr C K Street 25 May 1953
Technical Training
Sqn Ldr R D Frost 16 Feb 1953
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr K Astill Statistics Officer

Source - June 1953 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5418)

July 1953

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir George H Mills  9 Apr 1953 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, DFC, ADC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr J H Johnson 30 Apr 1951 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Flt Lt D R P de Laurier PA to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM George D Harvey 26 Sep 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DFC
Operations
Gp Capt John N Tomes 16 Jul 1951 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R I M Bowen  8 Nov 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr P A H McKeand 12 Nov 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr G D Cremer 14 Jul 1953 AFC
Sqn Ldr C B Owen  5 Aug 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Plans
Wg Cdr Gareth T B Clayton  5 Apr 1951 DFC*; later AM
Wg Cdr J S McKay 31 May 1952 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R G W Oakley 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr C C Calder 19 Nov 1952 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr E Baldwin 10 Jan 1953 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr A W Southall  1 Dec 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr J N Young 22 May 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr H S Hemsley-Hall 15 Jun 1953
Intelligence
Wg Cdr M H deL Everest 15 Aug 1951 AFC
Sqn Ldr B P Mugford 11 Feb 1952
Sqn Ldr E Carpenter  3 Jun 1952
Bombing
Gp Capt David N Kington-Blair-Oliphant  2 Nov 1951 OBE, BA; later AVM
Gp Capt Peter H Cribb 29 Jun 1953 DSO*, DFC; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W T Haxby 28 Jan 1952 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr A J Hereford  8 Dec 1952 MBE
Sqn Ldr R G B Summers 15 Jan 1951 AFM
Signals
Gp Capt Geoffrey C Eveleigh 12 Nov 1951 Command Signals Officer, OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr C E Thurston  9 Jul 1951
Sqn Ldr C Jordan  1 Aug 1951
Sqn Ldr J L Le Crerar  1 Apr 1953 MM

Training
Gp Capt D Peveler 15 Jun 1953 DSO*, DFC*
Wg Cdr T L Bingham-Hall 29 Nov 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr P D Bird 12 Jan 1953
Sqn Ldr N S Petch  8 Dec 1952
Lt Col C C Fishburne USAF
Navigation
Wg Cdr E W Anderson 22 Sep 1952 OBE, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr H Adamson 15 May 1953

Weapons
Sqn Ldr Vacant

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr  A C R Elderton 29 Sep 1951 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr D W Green 31 Oct 1952
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr E T Scott  3 Jun 1953
Sqn Ldr D J Munro  4 May 1953
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr J N Owen  6 Feb 1952 DFC
Meteorological
Mr C W G Daking   BSc
Research
Mr A I Lewelyn   BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM Sydney O Bufton  1 Sep 1952 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC
Organisation
Gp Capt A G F Stewart 21 Dec 1951
Wg Cdr J R Bloxham 20 Mar 1951 DFC
Wg Cdr J R St John  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr J P Selby 30 Mar 1953
Wg Cdr J A Slater 23 Jun 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr H B Hunt 28 Jan 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr I H Cosby 12 Jan 1953 DFC
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt G A G Johnston  8 May 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr S C Wise  1 Dec 1953 CBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr R V F Ellis 21 Jul 1952
Sqn Ldr G M Howard-Jones  1 Nov 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr H C Brown 17 Nov 1952

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr W Butlin Civilian Administrative Officer
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr H D Clark  4 Jun 1951
Equipment
Gp Capt R W Wallace  4 Feb 1952
Wg Cdr G Blinman 20 Feb 1952 OBE
Wg Cdr L J K Holten 24 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr B C R Edrupt 24 Nov 1952
Sqn Ldr A W Rhodes 11 May 1953
Sqn Ldr V J Chapman 18 May 1953
Sqn Ldr J B Quarrington  3 Jun 1953
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt A W Younghusband 14 Sep 1951 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr J H G D Bugden 16 Oct 1950
Wg Cdr R P Breen 13 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr F E Evans 13 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr E G H Downes  6 Oct 1952
Catering
Sqn Ldr J C Ripley  1 Oct 1951
Medical
A/Cdre P B L Potter  9 May 1953 CBE, MD, ChB, DPH, DTM & H
Wg Cdr Geoffrey H Dhenin 10 Nov 1952 GM, MB, ChB, MRCS, LRCP; later AM
Dental
Wg Cdr V H Weeks 13 Oct 1952 LDS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks  1 May 1950 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E
Rev C Y McGlashan   Assistant Principal Chaplain, MA, BD
Educational
Gp Capt M G Lloyd-Jones 22 Nov 1950 BSc, AMIEE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr S R Williams  6 Oct 1952 MA
Works
Mr G S Cooper  4 May 1953 BSc, AMICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off G M Brdge  1 Oct 1951
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Herbert L Messiter 26 Jan 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Sqn Ldr B Lock 23 Mar 1953 BEM
Sqn Ldr W L Lewis 27 Apr 1953
Armament
Wg Cdr W N Elwy-Jones 23 Aug 1951
Sqn Ldr E F Hancock 10 Dec 1951 BEM
Engineer
Gp Capt H Stringer 17 Mar 1952 Command Engineer Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr K G Major  8 Oct 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr N Bangs 17 Dec 1951
Sqn Ldr John W McKelvey 14 Feb 1952 MBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W G H H Guiseley 27 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr D C Williams 16 Feb 1953 AFRAeS
Radio
Wg Cdr A J Wild 25 Feb 1952
Sqn Ldr W J Bourne  9 Oct 1952 BSc
Sqn Ldr C K Street 25 May 1953
Technical Training
Sqn Ldr R D Frost 16 Feb 1953
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr K Astill Statistics Officer

Source - July 1953 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5418)

August 1953

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir George H Mills  9 Apr 1953 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, DFC, ADC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr J H Johnson 30 Apr 1951 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Flt Lt D R P de Laurier PA to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM George D Harvey 26 Sep 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DFC
Operations
Gp Capt John N Tomes 16 Jul 1951 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R I M Bowen  8 Nov 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr P A H McKeand 12 Nov 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr G D Cremer 14 Jul 1953 AFC
Sqn Ldr C B Owen  5 Aug 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Plans
Wg Cdr Gareth T B Clayton  5 Apr 1951 DFC*; later AM
Wg Cdr J S McKay 31 May 1952 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R G W Oakley 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr C C Calder 19 Nov 1952 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr E Baldwin 10 Jan 1953 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr A W Southall  1 Dec 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr A J Craig 22 Apr 1953
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr J N Young 22 May 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr H S Hemsley-Hall 15 Jun 1953
Intelligence
Wg Cdr M H deL Everest 15 Aug 1951 AFC
Sqn Ldr R N Harrison  3 Jul 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr E Carpenter  3 Jun 1952
Bombing
Gp Capt Peter H Cribb 29 Jun 1953 DSO*, DFC; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W T Haxby 28 Jan 1952 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr A J Hereford  8 Dec 1952 MBE
Sqn Ldr R G B Summers 15 Jan 1951 AFM
Signals
Gp Capt Geoffrey C Eveleigh 12 Nov 1951 Command Signals Officer, OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr C E Thurston  9 Jul 1951
Sqn Ldr C Jordan  1 Aug 1951
Sqn Ldr J L Le Crerar  1 Apr 1953 MM

Training
Gp Capt D Peveler 15 Jun 1953 DSO*, DFC*
Wg Cdr T L Bingham-Hall 29 Nov 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr P D Bird 12 Jan 1953
Sqn Ldr N S Petch  8 Dec 1952
Lt Col C C Fishburne USAF
Navigation
Wg Cdr E W Anderson 22 Sep 1952 OBE, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr H Adamson 15 May 1953

Weapons
Sqn Ldr Vacant

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr  A C R Elderton 29 Sep 1951 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr D W Green 31 Oct 1952
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr E T Scott  3 Jun 1953
Sqn Ldr D J Munro  4 May 1953
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr J N Owen  6 Feb 1952 DFC
Meteorological
Mr C W G Daking   BSc
Research
Mr A I Lewelyn   BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM Sydney O Bufton  1 Sep 1952 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC
Organisation
Gp Capt A G F Stewart 21 Dec 1951
Wg Cdr J R Bloxham 20 Mar 1951 DFC
Wg Cdr J R St John  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr J P Selby 30 Mar 1953
Wg Cdr J A Slater 23 Jun 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr H B Hunt 28 Jan 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr I H Cosby 12 Jan 1953 DFC
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt G A G Johnston  8 May 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr S C Wise  1 Dec 1953 CBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr R V F Ellis 21 Jul 1952
Sqn Ldr G M Howard-Jones  1 Nov 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr H C Brown 17 Nov 1952

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr W Butlin Civilian Administrative Officer
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr H D Clark  4 Jun 1951
Equipment
Gp Capt R W Wallace  4 Feb 1952
Wg Cdr G Blinman 20 Feb 1952 OBE
Wg Cdr L J K Holten 24 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr B C R Edrupt 24 Nov 1952
Sqn Ldr A W Rhodes 11 May 1953
Sqn Ldr V J Chapman 18 May 1953
Sqn Ldr J B Quarrington  3 Jun 1953
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt A W Younghusband 14 Sep 1951 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr J H G D Bugden 16 Oct 1950
Wg Cdr R P Breen 13 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr F E Evans 13 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr E G H Downes  6 Oct 1952
Catering
Sqn Ldr J C Ripley  1 Oct 1951
Medical
A/Cdre P B L Potter  9 May 1953 CBE, MD, ChB, DPH, DTM & H
Wg Cdr Geoffrey H Dhenin 10 Nov 1952 GM, MB, ChB, MRCS, LRCP; later AM
Dental
Wg Cdr V H Weeks 13 Oct 1952 LDS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks  1 May 1950 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E
Rev C Y McGlashan   Assistant Principal Chaplain, MA, BD
Educational
Gp Capt M G Lloyd-Jones 22 Nov 1950 BSc, AMIEE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr S R Williams  6 Oct 1952 MA
Works
Mr G S Cooper  4 May 1953 BSc, AMICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off G M Brdge  1 Oct 1951
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Herbert L Messiter 26 Jan 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Sqn Ldr B Lock 23 Mar 1953 BEM
Sqn Ldr W L Lewis 27 Apr 1953
Armament
Wg Cdr W N Elwy-Jones 23 Aug 1951
Sqn Ldr E F Hancock 10 Dec 1951 BEM
Engineer
Gp Capt H Stringer 17 Mar 1952 Command Engineer Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr K G Major  8 Oct 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr N Bangs 17 Dec 1951
Sqn Ldr John W McKelvey 14 Feb 1952 MBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W G H H Guiseley 27 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr D C Williams 16 Feb 1953 AFRAeS
Radio
Wg Cdr A J Wild 25 Feb 1952
Sqn Ldr W J Bourne  9 Oct 1952 BSc
Sqn Ldr C K Street 25 May 1953
Technical Training
Sqn Ldr R D Frost 16 Feb 1953
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr K Astill Statistics Officer

Source - August 1953 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5419)

September 1953

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir George H Mills  9 Apr 1953 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, DFC, ADC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr J H Johnson 30 Apr 1951 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Flt Lt D R P de Laurier PA to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM George D Harvey 26 Sep 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DFC
Operations
Gp Capt

John N H Whitworth

 31 Aug 1953 DSO, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R I M Bowen  8 Nov 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr P A H McKeand 12 Nov 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr G D Cremer 14 Jul 1953 AFC
Sqn Ldr C B Owen  5 Aug 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Plans
Wg Cdr J S McKay 31 May 1952 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R G W Oakley 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr C C Calder 19 Nov 1952 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr E Baldwin 10 Jan 1953 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr A W Southall  1 Dec 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr A J Craig 22 Apr 1953
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr J N Young 22 May 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr H S Hemsley-Hall 15 Jun 1953
Intelligence
Wg Cdr M H deL Everest 15 Aug 1951 AFC
Sqn Ldr R N Harrison  3 Jul 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr E Carpenter  3 Jun 1952
Bombing
Gp Capt Peter H Cribb 29 Jun 1953 DSO*, DFC; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W T Haxby 28 Jan 1952 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr A J Hereford  8 Dec 1952 MBE
Sqn Ldr H G Norton
Signals
Gp Capt Geoffrey C Eveleigh 12 Nov 1951 Command Signals Officer, OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr C E Thurston  9 Jul 1951
Sqn Ldr C Jordan  1 Aug 1951
Sqn Ldr J L Le Crerar  1 Apr 1953 MM

Training
Gp Capt D Peveler 15 Jun 1953 DSO*, DFC*
Wg Cdr T L Bingham-Hall 29 Nov 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr P D Bird 12 Jan 1953
Sqn Ldr N S Petch  8 Dec 1952
Lt Col C C Fishburne USAF
Navigation
Wg Cdr E W Anderson 22 Sep 1952 OBE, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr H Adamson 15 May 1953

Weapons
Sqn Ldr Vacant

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr  A C R Elderton 29 Sep 1951 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr D W Green 31 Oct 1952
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr E T Scott  3 Jun 1953
Sqn Ldr D J Munro  4 May 1953
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr J N Owen  6 Feb 1952 DFC
Meteorological
Mr C W G Daking   BSc
Research
Mr A I Lewelyn   BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM Sydney O Bufton  1 Sep 1952 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC
Organisation
Gp Capt A G F Stewart 21 Dec 1951
Wg Cdr J R Bloxham 20 Mar 1951 DFC
Wg Cdr J R St John  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr J P Selby 30 Mar 1953
Wg Cdr J A Slater 23 Jun 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr H B Hunt 28 Jan 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr I H Cosby 12 Jan 1953 DFC
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt G A G Johnston  8 May 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr S C Wise  1 Dec 1953 CBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr R V F Ellis 21 Jul 1952
Sqn Ldr G M Howard-Jones  1 Nov 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr H C Brown 17 Nov 1952

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr W Butlin Civilian Administrative Officer
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr H D Clark  4 Jun 1951
Equipment
Gp Capt R W Wallace  4 Feb 1952
Wg Cdr G Blinman 20 Feb 1952 OBE
Wg Cdr L J K Holten 24 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr B C R Edrupt 24 Nov 1952
Sqn Ldr A W Rhodes 11 May 1953
Sqn Ldr V J Chapman 18 May 1953
Sqn Ldr J B Quarrington  3 Jun 1953
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt A W Younghusband 14 Sep 1951 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr J H G D Bugden 16 Oct 1950
Wg Cdr R P Breen 13 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr F E Evans 13 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr E G H Downes  6 Oct 1952
Catering
Sqn Ldr J C Ripley  1 Oct 1951
Provost
Sqn Ldr G F McMahon 18 Aug 1953 DFM
Medical
A/Cdre P B L Potter  9 May 1953 CBE, MD, ChB, DPH, DTM & H
Wg Cdr Geoffrey H Dhenin 10 Nov 1952 GM, MB, ChB, MRCS, LRCP; later AM
Wg Cdr H O'B Howat 27 Sep 1953 MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr V H Weeks 13 Oct 1952 LDS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks  1 May 1950 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E
Rev C Y McGlashan   Assistant Principal Chaplain, MA, BD
Educational
Gp Capt M G Lloyd-Jones 22 Nov 1950 BSc, AMIEE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr S R Williams  6 Oct 1952 MA
Works
Mr G S Cooper  4 May 1953 BSc, AMICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off G M Brdge  1 Oct 1951
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Herbert L Messiter 26 Jan 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Sqn Ldr B Lock 23 Mar 1953 BEM
Sqn Ldr W L Lewis 27 Apr 1953
Armament
Wg Cdr W N Elwy-Jones 23 Aug 1951
Sqn Ldr E F Hancock 10 Dec 1951 BEM
Engineer
Gp Capt H Stringer 17 Mar 1952 Command Engineer Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr K G Major  8 Oct 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr N Bangs 17 Dec 1951
Sqn Ldr John W McKelvey 14 Feb 1952 MBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W G H H Guiseley 27 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr D C Williams 16 Feb 1953 AFRAeS
Radio
Wg Cdr A J Wild 25 Feb 1952
Sqn Ldr W J Bourne  9 Oct 1952 BSc
Sqn Ldr C K Street 25 May 1953
Technical Training
Sqn Ldr R D Frost 16 Feb 1953
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr K Astill Statistics Officer

Source - September 1953 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5419)

October 1953

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir George H Mills  9 Apr 1953 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, DFC, ADC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr J H Johnson 30 Apr 1951 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Flt Lt Walter J Herrington 29 Sep 1953 PA to AOC-in-C; later AVM
Air Staff
AVM Andrew McKee 19 Oct 1953 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DSO, DFC, AFC; later AM
Operations
Gp Capt

John N H Whitworth

 31 Aug 1953 DSO, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R I M Bowen  8 Nov 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr P A H McKeand 12 Nov 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr G D Cremer 14 Jul 1953 AFC
Sqn Ldr C B Owen  5 Aug 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Plans
Gp Capt Peter H Cribb 29 Jun 1953 DSO*, DFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr J S McKay 31 May 1952 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr D T Witt DSO, DFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr R G W Oakley 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr C C Calder 19 Nov 1952 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr E Baldwin 10 Jan 1953 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr A W Southall  1 Dec 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr A J Craig 22 Apr 1953
Sqn Ldr A J Hereford 22 Apr 1953 MBE
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr J N Young 22 May 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr H S Hemsley-Hall 15 Jun 1953
Intelligence
Wg Cdr M H deL Everest 15 Aug 1951 AFC
Sqn Ldr R N Harrison  3 Jul 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr E Carpenter  3 Jun 1952
Signals
Gp Capt Geoffrey C Eveleigh 12 Nov 1951 Command Signals Officer, OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr C E Thurston  9 Jul 1951
Sqn Ldr C Jordan  1 Aug 1951
Sqn Ldr J L Le Crerar  1 Apr 1953 MM

Training
Gp Capt D Peveler 15 Jun 1953 DSO*, DFC*
Wg Cdr T L Bingham-Hall 29 Nov 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr P D Bird 12 Jan 1953
Sqn Ldr N S Petch  8 Dec 1952
Sqn Ldr H G Norton
Sqn Ldr Charles E Ness  2 Oct 1953 later AM
Lt Col C C Fishburne USAF
Navigation
Wg Cdr E W Anderson 22 Sep 1952 OBE, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr H Adamson 15 May 1953

Weapons
Sqn Ldr Vacant

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr  A C R Elderton 29 Sep 1951 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr D W Green 31 Oct 1952
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr E T Scott  3 Jun 1953
Sqn Ldr D J Munro  4 May 1953
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr J N Owen  6 Feb 1952 DFC
Meteorological
Mr R F Zobel   BSc
Research
Mr A I Lewelyn   BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM Vacant Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC
Organisation
Gp Capt A G F Stewart 21 Dec 1951
Wg Cdr J P Selby 30 Mar 1953
Wg Cdr J A Slater 23 Jun 1953 DFC
Wg Cdr D A Upton  1 Oct 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr I H Cosby 12 Jan 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr F A B Tams 28 Sep 1953
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt G A G Johnston  8 May 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr S C Wise  1 Dec 1953 CBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr R V F Ellis 21 Jul 1952
Sqn Ldr G M Howard-Jones  1 Nov 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr H C Brown 17 Nov 1952

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr W Butlin Civilian Administrative Officer
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr H D Clark  4 Jun 1951
Equipment
Gp Capt R W Wallace  4 Feb 1952
Wg Cdr G Blinman 20 Feb 1952 OBE
Wg Cdr L J K Holten 24 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr B C R Edrupt 24 Nov 1952
Sqn Ldr A W Rhodes 11 May 1953
Sqn Ldr V J Chapman 18 May 1953
Sqn Ldr J B Quarrington  3 Jun 1953
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt A W Younghusband 14 Sep 1951 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr J H G D Bugden 16 Oct 1950
Wg Cdr R P Breen 13 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr F E Evans 13 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr E G H Downes  6 Oct 1952
Catering
Sqn Ldr J C Ripley  1 Oct 1951
Provost
Sqn Ldr G F McMahon 18 Aug 1953 DFM
Medical
A/Cdre P B L Potter  9 May 1953 CBE, MD, ChB, DPH, DTM & H
Wg Cdr Geoffrey H Dhenin 10 Nov 1952 GM, MB, ChB, MRCS, LRCP; later AM
Wg Cdr H O'B Howat 27 Sep 1953 MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr V H Weeks 13 Oct 1952 LDS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks  1 May 1950 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E
Rev C Y McGlashan   Assistant Principal Chaplain, MA, BD
Educational
Gp Capt C J Whittle   MSc
Wg Cdr S R Williams  6 Oct 1952 MA
Works
Mr G S Cooper  4 May 1953 BSc, AMICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off G M Brdge  1 Oct 1951
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Herbert L Messiter 26 Jan 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Sqn Ldr B Lock 23 Mar 1953 BEM
Sqn Ldr W L Lewis 27 Apr 1953
Armament
Wg Cdr W N Elwy-Jones 23 Aug 1951
Sqn Ldr E F Hancock 10 Dec 1951 BEM
Engineer
Gp Capt H Stringer 17 Mar 1952 Command Engineer Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr K G Major  8 Oct 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr N Bangs 17 Dec 1951
Sqn Ldr John W McKelvey 14 Feb 1952 MBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W G H H Guiseley 27 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr D C Williams 16 Feb 1953 AFRAeS
Radio
Wg Cdr A J Wild 25 Feb 1952
Sqn Ldr W J Bourne  9 Oct 1952 BSc
Sqn Ldr C K Street 25 May 1953
Technical Training
Sqn Ldr R D Frost 16 Feb 1953
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr K Astill Statistics Officer

Source - October 1953 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5419)

November 1953

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir George H Mills  9 Apr 1953 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, DFC, ADC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr J H Johnson 30 Apr 1951 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Flt Lt Walter J Herrington 29 Sep 1953 PA to AOC-in-C; later AVM
Air Staff
AVM Andrew McKee 19 Oct 1953 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DSO, DFC, AFC; later AM
Operations
Gp Capt

John N H Whitworth

 31 Aug 1953 DSO, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R I M Bowen  8 Nov 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr P A H McKeand 12 Nov 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr G D Cremer 14 Jul 1953 AFC
Sqn Ldr C B Owen  5 Aug 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Plans
Gp Capt Peter H Cribb 29 Jun 1953 DSO*, DFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr J S McKay 31 May 1952 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr D T Witt DSO, DFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr R G W Oakley 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr C C Calder 19 Nov 1952 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr E Baldwin 10 Jan 1953 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr A W Southall  1 Dec 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr A J Craig 22 Apr 1953
Sqn Ldr A J Hereford 22 Apr 1953 MBE
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr J N Young 22 May 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr H S Hemsley-Hall 15 Jun 1953
Intelligence
Wg Cdr M H deL Everest 15 Aug 1951 AFC
Sqn Ldr R N Harrison  3 Jul 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr E Carpenter  3 Jun 1952
Signals
Gp Capt Geoffrey C Eveleigh 12 Nov 1951 Command Signals Officer, OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr C E Thurston  9 Jul 1951
Sqn Ldr A G Godfrey 23 Nov 1953
Sqn Ldr J L Le Crerar  1 Apr 1953 MM

Training
Gp Capt D Peveler 15 Jun 1953 DSO*, DFC*
Wg Cdr T L Bingham-Hall 29 Nov 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr P D Bird 12 Jan 1953
Sqn Ldr N S Petch  8 Dec 1952
Sqn Ldr H G Norton
Sqn Ldr Charles E Ness  2 Oct 1953 later AM
Lt Col C C Fishburne USAF
Navigation
Wg Cdr E W Anderson 22 Sep 1952 OBE, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr H Adamson 15 May 1953

Weapons
Sqn Ldr Vacant

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr  A C R Elderton 29 Sep 1951 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr D W Green 31 Oct 1952
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr E T Scott  3 Jun 1953
Sqn Ldr D J Munro  4 May 1953
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr J N Owen  6 Feb 1952 DFC
Meteorological
Mr R F Zobel   BSc
Research
Mr A I Lewelyn   BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM John G Elton 13 Oct 1953 Air Officer i/c Administration, CBE, DFC, AFC
Organisation
Gp Capt A G F Stewart 21 Dec 1951
Wg Cdr J P Selby 30 Mar 1953
Wg Cdr J A Slater 23 Jun 1953 DFC
Wg Cdr D A Upton  1 Oct 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr I H Cosby 12 Jan 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr F A B Tams 28 Sep 1953
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt G A G Johnston  8 May 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr S C Wise  1 Dec 1953 CBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr R V F Ellis 21 Jul 1952
Sqn Ldr G M Howard-Jones  1 Nov 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr H C Brown 17 Nov 1952

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr W Butlin Civilian Administrative Officer
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr H D Clark  4 Jun 1951
Sqn Ldr J M Morgan 28 Oct 1953 DFC
Equipment
Gp Capt R W Wallace  4 Feb 1952
Wg Cdr G Blinman 20 Feb 1952 OBE
Wg Cdr L J K Holten 24 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr B C R Edrupt 24 Nov 1952
Sqn Ldr A W Rhodes 11 May 1953
Sqn Ldr V J Chapman 18 May 1953
Sqn Ldr J B Quarrington  3 Jun 1953
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt A W Younghusband 14 Sep 1951 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr J H G D Bugden 16 Oct 1950
Wg Cdr R P Breen 13 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr F E Evans 13 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr E G H Downes  6 Oct 1952
Catering
Sqn Ldr J C Ripley  1 Oct 1951
Provost
Sqn Ldr G F McMahon 18 Aug 1953 DFM
Medical
A/Cdre P B L Potter  9 May 1953 CBE, MD, ChB, DPH, DTM & H
Wg Cdr Geoffrey H Dhenin 10 Nov 1952 GM, MB, ChB, MRCS, LRCP; later AM
Wg Cdr H O'B Howat 27 Sep 1953 MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr V H Weeks 13 Oct 1952 LDS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks  1 May 1950 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E
Rev C Y McGlashan   Assistant Principal Chaplain, MA, BD
Educational
Gp Capt C J Whittle   MSc
Wg Cdr S R Williams  6 Oct 1952 MA
Works
Mr G S Cooper  4 May 1953 BSc, AMICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off G M Brdge  1 Oct 1951
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Herbert L Messiter 26 Jan 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Sqn Ldr B Lock 23 Mar 1953 BEM
Sqn Ldr W L Lewis 27 Apr 1953
Armament
Wg Cdr W N Elwy-Jones 23 Aug 1951
Sqn Ldr E F Hancock 10 Dec 1951 BEM
Engineer
Gp Capt H Stringer 17 Mar 1952 Command Engineer Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr K G Major  8 Oct 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr N Bangs 17 Dec 1951
Sqn Ldr John W McKelvey 14 Feb 1952 MBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W G H H Guiseley 27 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr D C Williams 16 Feb 1953 AFRAeS
Radio
Wg Cdr A J Wild 25 Feb 1952
Sqn Ldr W J Bourne  9 Oct 1952 BSc
Sqn Ldr C K Street 25 May 1953
Technical Training
Sqn Ldr R D Frost 16 Feb 1953
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr K Astill Statistics Officer

Source - November 1953 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5419)

December 1953

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir George H Mills  9 Apr 1953 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, DFC, ADC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr J H Johnson 30 Apr 1951 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Flt Lt Walter J Herrington 29 Sep 1953 PA to AOC-in-C; later AVM
Air Staff
AVM Andrew McKee 19 Oct 1953 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DSO, DFC, AFC; later AM
Operations
Gp Capt

John N H Whitworth

 31 Aug 1953 DSO, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R I M Bowen  8 Nov 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr P A H McKeand 12 Nov 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr G D Cremer 14 Jul 1953 AFC
Sqn Ldr C B Owen  5 Aug 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr H Adamson  1 Nov 1953
Sqn Ldr E P Landon 23 Nov 1953 DFC
Plans
Gp Capt Peter H Cribb 29 Jun 1953 DSO*, DFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr J S McKay 31 May 1952 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr D T Witt DSO, DFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr R G W Oakley 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr C C Calder 19 Nov 1952 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr E Baldwin 10 Jan 1953 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr A W Southall  1 Dec 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr A J Craig 22 Apr 1953
Sqn Ldr A J Hereford 22 Apr 1953 MBE
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr J N Young 22 May 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr H S Hemsley-Hall 15 Jun 1953
Intelligence
Wg Cdr M H deL Everest 15 Aug 1951 AFC
Sqn Ldr R N Harrison  3 Jul 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr E Carpenter  3 Jun 1952
Signals
Gp Capt Geoffrey C Eveleigh 12 Nov 1951 Command Signals Officer, OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr C E Thurston  9 Jul 1951
Sqn Ldr A G Godfrey 23 Nov 1953
Sqn Ldr J L Le Crerar  1 Apr 1953 MM

Training
Gp Capt D Peveler 15 Jun 1953 DSO*, DFC*
Wg Cdr T L Bingham-Hall 29 Nov 1951 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr D Iveson 18 Dec 1953 DSO, DFC*
Sqn Ldr P D Bird 12 Jan 1953
Sqn Ldr N S Petch  8 Dec 1952
Sqn Ldr H G Norton
Sqn Ldr Charles E Ness  2 Oct 1953 later AM
Sqn Ldr L G Press  7 Dec 1953 AFC*
Lt Col C C Fishburne USAF
Navigation
Wg Cdr E W Anderson 22 Sep 1952 OBE, DFC, AFC

Weapons
Sqn Ldr Vacant

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr  A C R Elderton 29 Sep 1951 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr D W Green 31 Oct 1952
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr E T Scott  3 Jun 1953
Sqn Ldr D J Munro  4 May 1953
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr J N Owen  6 Feb 1952 DFC
Meteorological
Mr R F Zobel   BSc
Research
Mr A I Lewelyn   BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM John G Elton 13 Oct 1953 Air Officer i/c Administration, CBE, DFC, AFC
Organisation
Gp Capt A G F Stewart 21 Dec 1951
Wg Cdr J P Selby 30 Mar 1953
Wg Cdr J A Slater 23 Jun 1953 DFC
Wg Cdr D A Upton  1 Oct 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr I H Cosby 12 Jan 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr F A B Tams 28 Sep 1953
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt G A G Johnston  8 May 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr S C Wise  1 Dec 1953 CBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr R V F Ellis 21 Jul 1952
Sqn Ldr G M Howard-Jones  1 Nov 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr H C Brown 17 Nov 1952

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr W Butlin Civilian Administrative Officer
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr H D Clark  4 Jun 1951
Sqn Ldr J M Morgan 28 Oct 1953 DFC
Equipment
Gp Capt R W Wallace  4 Feb 1952
Wg Cdr G Blinman 20 Feb 1952 OBE
Wg Cdr L J K Holten 24 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr B C R Edrupt 24 Nov 1952
Sqn Ldr A W Rhodes 11 May 1953
Sqn Ldr V J Chapman 18 May 1953
Sqn Ldr J B Quarrington  3 Jun 1953
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt A W Younghusband 14 Sep 1951 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr J H G D Bugden 16 Oct 1950
Wg Cdr R P Breen 13 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr F E Evans 13 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr E G H Downes  6 Oct 1952
Catering
Sqn Ldr J C Ripley  1 Oct 1951
Provost
Sqn Ldr G F McMahon 18 Aug 1953 DFM
Medical
A/Cdre P B L Potter  9 May 1953 CBE, MD, ChB, DPH, DTM & H
Wg Cdr Geoffrey H Dhenin 10 Nov 1952 GM, MB, ChB, MRCS, LRCP; later AM
Wg Cdr H O'B Howat 27 Sep 1953 MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr V H Weeks 13 Oct 1952 LDS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks  1 May 1950 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E
Rev C Y McGlashan   Assistant Principal Chaplain, MA, BD
Educational
Gp Capt C J Whittle   MSc
Wg Cdr S R Williams  6 Oct 1952 MA
Works
Mr G S Cooper  4 May 1953 BSc, AMICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off G M Brdge  1 Oct 1951
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Herbert L Messiter 26 Jan 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Sqn Ldr B Lock 23 Mar 1953 BEM
Sqn Ldr W L Lewis 27 Apr 1953
Armament
Wg Cdr W N Elwy-Jones 23 Aug 1951
Sqn Ldr E F Hancock 10 Dec 1951 BEM
Engineer
Gp Capt H Stringer 17 Mar 1952 Command Engineer Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr K G Major  8 Oct 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr N Bangs 17 Dec 1951
Sqn Ldr John W McKelvey 14 Feb 1952 MBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W G H H Guiseley 27 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr D C Williams 16 Feb 1953 AFRAeS
Radio
Wg Cdr A J Wild 25 Feb 1952
Sqn Ldr W J Bourne  9 Oct 1952 BSc
Sqn Ldr C K Street 25 May 1953
Technical Training
Sqn Ldr R D Frost 16 Feb 1953
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr K Astill Statistics Officer

Source - December 1953 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5419)

January 1954

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir George H Mills  9 Apr 1953 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, DFC, ADC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr R S Boast 14 Jan 1954 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Flt Lt Walter J Herrington 29 Sep 1953 PA to AOC-in-C; later AVM
Air Staff
AVM Andrew McKee 19 Oct 1953 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DSO, DFC, AFC; later AM
Operations
Gp Capt

John N H Whitworth

 31 Aug 1953 DSO, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R I M Bowen  8 Nov 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr P A H McKeand 12 Nov 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr G D Cremer 14 Jul 1953 AFC
Sqn Ldr C B Owen  5 Aug 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr H Adamson  1 Nov 1953
Sqn Ldr E P Landon 23 Nov 1953 DFC
Plans
Gp Capt Peter H Cribb 29 Jun 1953 DSO*, DFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr J S McKay 31 May 1952 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr D T Witt DSO, DFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr R G W Oakley 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr C C Calder 19 Nov 1952 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr E Baldwin 10 Jan 1953 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr E J Lisle  1 Jan 1954 DFC*
Sqn Ldr A J Craig 22 Apr 1953
Sqn Ldr A J Hereford 22 Apr 1953 MBE
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr J N Young 22 May 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr H S Hemsley-Hall 15 Jun 1953
Intelligence
Wg Cdr M H deL Everest 15 Aug 1951 AFC
Sqn Ldr R N Harrison  3 Jul 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr E Carpenter  3 Jun 1952
Signals
Gp Capt Geoffrey C Eveleigh 12 Nov 1951 Command Signals Officer, OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr C E Thurston  9 Jul 1951
Sqn Ldr A G Godfrey 23 Nov 1953
Sqn Ldr J L Le Crerar  1 Apr 1953 MM

Training
Gp Capt D Peveler 15 Jun 1953 DSO*, DFC*
Wg Cdr T L Bingham-Hall 29 Nov 1951 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr D Iveson 18 Dec 1953 DSO, DFC*
Sqn Ldr P D Bird 12 Jan 1953
Sqn Ldr N S Petch  8 Dec 1952
Sqn Ldr H G Norton
Sqn Ldr Charles E Ness  2 Oct 1953 later AM
Sqn Ldr L G Press  7 Dec 1953 AFC*
Maj J S Connell USAF
Navigation
Wg Cdr E W Anderson 22 Sep 1952 OBE, DFC, AFC

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr  A C R Elderton 29 Sep 1951 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr D W Green 31 Oct 1952
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr E T Scott  3 Jun 1953
Sqn Ldr D J Munro  4 May 1953
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr J N Owen  6 Feb 1952 DFC
Meteorological
Mr R F Zobel   BSc
Research
Mr A I Lewelyn   BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM John G Elton 13 Oct 1953 Air Officer i/c Administration, CBE, DFC, AFC
Organisation
Gp Capt D I Coote  1 Feb 1954 CBE
Wg Cdr J P Selby 30 Mar 1953
Wg Cdr J A Slater 23 Jun 1953 DFC
Wg Cdr D A Upton  1 Oct 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr I H Cosby 12 Jan 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr H G Coldbeck 14 Jan 1954 DFC
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt G A G Johnston  8 May 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr S C Wise  1 Dec 1953 CBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr R V F Ellis 21 Jul 1952
Sqn Ldr G M Howard-Jones  1 Nov 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr H C Brown 17 Nov 1952

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr W Butlin Civilian Administrative Officer
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr Thomas R Pierce 12 Jan 1954 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr J M Morgan 28 Oct 1953 DFC
Equipment
Gp Capt R W Wallace  4 Feb 1952
Wg Cdr G Blinman 20 Feb 1952 OBE
Wg Cdr J B Quarrington  3 Jun 1953
Sqn Ldr B C R Edrupt 24 Nov 1952
Sqn Ldr A W Rhodes 11 May 1953
Sqn Ldr V J Chapman 18 May 1953
Sqn Ldr J F H Scott  7 Jan 1954
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt H Crowther  1 Jan 1954 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr J H G D Bugden 16 Oct 1950
Sqn Ldr F E Evans 13 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr E G H Downes  6 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr A T S Edwards 31 Dec 1953
Catering
Sqn Ldr J C Ripley  1 Oct 1951
Provost
Sqn Ldr G F McMahon 18 Aug 1953 DFM
Medical
A/Cdre P B L Potter  9 May 1953 CBE, MD, ChB, DPH, DTM & H
Wg Cdr Geoffrey H Dhenin 10 Nov 1952 GM, MB, ChB, MRCS, LRCP; later AM
Wg Cdr H O'B Howat 27 Sep 1953 MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr V H Weeks 13 Oct 1952 LDS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks  1 May 1950 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E
Rev C Y McGlashan   Assistant Principal Chaplain, MA, BD
Educational
Gp Capt C J Whittle   MSc
Wg Cdr S R Williams  6 Oct 1952 MA
Works
Mr G S Cooper  4 May 1953 BSc, AMICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off G M Brdge  1 Oct 1951
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Herbert L Messiter 26 Jan 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Sqn Ldr B Lock 23 Mar 1953 BEM
Sqn Ldr W L Lewis 27 Apr 1953
Armament
Wg Cdr W N Elwy-Jones 23 Aug 1951
Sqn Ldr E F Hancock 10 Dec 1951 BEM
Engineer
Gp Capt H Stringer 17 Mar 1952 Command Engineer Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr K G Major  8 Oct 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr N Bangs 17 Dec 1951
Sqn Ldr John W McKelvey 14 Feb 1952 MBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W G H H Guiseley 27 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr D C Williams 16 Feb 1953 AFRAeS
Radio
Wg Cdr A J Wild 25 Feb 1952
Sqn Ldr W J Bourne  9 Oct 1952 BSc
Sqn Ldr C K Street 25 May 1953
Technical Training
Sqn Ldr R D Frost 16 Feb 1953
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr K Astill Statistics Officer

Source - January 1954 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5581)

February 1954

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir George H Mills  9 Apr 1953 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, DFC, ADC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr R S Boast 14 Jan 1954 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Flt Lt Walter J Herrington 29 Sep 1953 PA to AOC-in-C; later AVM
Air Staff
AVM Andrew McKee 19 Oct 1953 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DSO, DFC, AFC; later AM
Operations
Gp Capt

John N H Whitworth

 31 Aug 1953 DSO, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R I M Bowen  8 Nov 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr P A H McKeand 12 Nov 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr G D Cremer 14 Jul 1953 AFC
Sqn Ldr C B Owen  5 Aug 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr H Adamson  1 Nov 1953
Sqn Ldr E P Landon 23 Nov 1953 DFC
Plans
Gp Capt Peter H Cribb 29 Jun 1953 DSO*, DFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr J S McKay 31 May 1952 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr D T Witt DSO, DFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr R G W Oakley 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr C C Calder 19 Nov 1952 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr E Baldwin 10 Jan 1953 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr E J Lisle  1 Jan 1954 DFC*
Sqn Ldr A J Craig 22 Apr 1953
Sqn Ldr A J Hereford 22 Apr 1953 MBE
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr J N Young 22 May 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr H S Hemsley-Hall 15 Jun 1953
Intelligence
Wg Cdr M H deL Everest 15 Aug 1951 AFC
Sqn Ldr R N Harrison  3 Jul 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr E Carpenter  3 Jun 1952
Signals
Gp Capt Geoffrey C Eveleigh 12 Nov 1951 Command Signals Officer, OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr C E Thurston  9 Jul 1951
Sqn Ldr A G Godfrey 23 Nov 1953
Sqn Ldr J L Le Crerar  1 Apr 1953 MM

Training
Gp Capt D Peveler 15 Jun 1953 DSO*, DFC*
Wg Cdr T L Bingham-Hall 29 Nov 1951 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr D Iveson 18 Dec 1953 DSO, DFC*
Sqn Ldr P D Bird 12 Jan 1953
Sqn Ldr N S Petch  8 Dec 1952
Sqn Ldr H G Norton
Sqn Ldr Charles E Ness  2 Oct 1953 later AM
Sqn Ldr L G Press  7 Dec 1953 AFC*
Sqn Ldr L G Raymond  8 Feb 1954 MBE
Maj J S Connell USAF
Navigation
Wg Cdr E W Anderson 22 Sep 1952 OBE, DFC, AFC

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr  A C R Elderton 29 Sep 1951 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr D W Green 31 Oct 1952
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr E T Scott  3 Jun 1953
Sqn Ldr D J Munro  4 May 1953
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr J N Owen  6 Feb 1952 DFC
Meteorological
Mr R F Zobel   BSc
Research
Mr A I Lewelyn   BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM John G Elton 13 Oct 1953 Air Officer i/c Administration, CBE, DFC, AFC
Organisation
Gp Capt D I Coote  1 Feb 1954 CBE
Wg Cdr J P Selby 30 Mar 1953
Wg Cdr J A Slater 23 Jun 1953 DFC
Wg Cdr D A Upton  1 Oct 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr I H Cosby 12 Jan 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr H G Coldbeck 14 Jan 1954 DFC
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt G A G Johnston  8 May 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr S C Wise  1 Dec 1953 CBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr R V F Ellis 21 Jul 1952
Sqn Ldr G M Howard-Jones  1 Nov 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr H C Brown 17 Nov 1952

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr W Butlin Civilian Administrative Officer
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr Thomas R Pierce 12 Jan 1954 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr J M Morgan 28 Oct 1953 DFC
Equipment
Gp Capt R W Wallace  4 Feb 1952
Wg Cdr G Blinman 20 Feb 1952 OBE
Wg Cdr J B Quarrington  3 Jun 1953
Sqn Ldr B C R Edrupt 24 Nov 1952
Sqn Ldr A W Rhodes 11 May 1953
Sqn Ldr V J Chapman 18 May 1953
Sqn Ldr J F H Scott  7 Jan 1954
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt H Crowther  1 Jan 1954 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr J H G D Bugden 16 Oct 1950
Sqn Ldr F E Evans 13 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr E G H Downes  6 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr A T S Edwards 31 Dec 1953
Catering
Sqn Ldr J C Ripley  1 Oct 1951
Provost
Sqn Ldr G F McMahon 18 Aug 1953 DFM
Medical
A/Cdre P B L Potter  9 May 1953 CBE, MD, ChB, DPH, DTM & H
Wg Cdr Geoffrey H Dhenin 10 Nov 1952 GM, MB, ChB, MRCS, LRCP; later AM
Wg Cdr H O'B Howat 27 Sep 1953 MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr V H Weeks 13 Oct 1952 LDS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks  1 May 1950 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E
Educational
Gp Capt C J Whittle   MSc
Wg Cdr S R Williams  6 Oct 1952 MA
Works
Mr G S Cooper  4 May 1953 BSc, AMICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off G M Brdge  1 Oct 1951
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Herbert L Messiter 26 Jan 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Sqn Ldr B Lock 23 Mar 1953 BEM
Sqn Ldr W L Lewis 27 Apr 1953
Armament
Wg Cdr W N Elwy-Jones 23 Aug 1951
Sqn Ldr E F Hancock 10 Dec 1951 BEM
Engineer
Gp Capt H Stringer 17 Mar 1952 Command Engineer Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr K G Major  8 Oct 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr N Bangs 17 Dec 1951
Sqn Ldr John W McKelvey 14 Feb 1952 MBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W G H H Guiseley 27 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr D C Williams 16 Feb 1953 AFRAeS
Radio
Wg Cdr A J Wild 25 Feb 1952
Sqn Ldr W J Bourne  9 Oct 1952 BSc
Sqn Ldr C K Street 25 May 1953
Technical Training
Sqn Ldr R D Frost 16 Feb 1953
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr K Astill Statistics Officer

Source - February 1954 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5581)

March 1954

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir George H Mills  9 Apr 1953 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, DFC, ADC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr R S Boast 14 Jan 1954 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Flt Lt Walter J Herrington 29 Sep 1953 PA to AOC-in-C; later AVM
Air Staff
AVM Andrew McKee 19 Oct 1953 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DSO, DFC, AFC; later AM
Operations
Gp Capt

John N H Whitworth

 31 Aug 1953 DSO, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R I M Bowen  8 Nov 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr P A H McKeand 12 Nov 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr G D Cremer 14 Jul 1953 AFC
Sqn Ldr C B Owen  5 Aug 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr H Adamson  1 Nov 1953
Sqn Ldr E P Landon 23 Nov 1953 DFC
Plans
Gp Capt Peter H Cribb 29 Jun 1953 DSO*, DFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr J S McKay 31 May 1952 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr D T Witt DSO, DFC, AFM
Wg Cdr E W Anderson 22 Sep 1952 OBE, DFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr R G W Oakley 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr C C Calder 19 Nov 1952 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr E Baldwin 10 Jan 1953 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr E J Lisle  1 Jan 1954 DFC*
Sqn Ldr A J Craig 22 Apr 1953
Sqn Ldr A J Hereford 22 Apr 1953 MBE
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr J N Young 22 May 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr H S Hemsley-Hall 15 Jun 1953
Intelligence
Wg Cdr M H deL Everest 15 Aug 1951 AFC
Sqn Ldr R N Harrison  3 Jul 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr E Carpenter  3 Jun 1952
Signals
Gp Capt Geoffrey C Eveleigh 12 Nov 1951 Command Signals Officer, OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr C E Thurston  9 Jul 1951
Sqn Ldr A G Godfrey 23 Nov 1953
Sqn Ldr J L Le Crerar  1 Apr 1953 MM

Training
Gp Capt D Peveler 15 Jun 1953 DSO*, DFC*
Wg Cdr T L Bingham-Hall 29 Nov 1951 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr D Iveson 18 Dec 1953 DSO, DFC*
Sqn Ldr P D Bird 12 Jan 1953
Sqn Ldr N S Petch  8 Dec 1952
Sqn Ldr H G Norton
Sqn Ldr Charles E Ness  2 Oct 1953 later AM
Sqn Ldr L G Press  7 Dec 1953 AFC*
Sqn Ldr L G Raymond  8 Feb 1954 MBE
Maj J S Connell USAF

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr  A C R Elderton 29 Sep 1951 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr D W Green 31 Oct 1952
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr E T Scott  3 Jun 1953
Sqn Ldr D J Munro  4 May 1953
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr J N Owen  6 Feb 1952 DFC
Meteorological
Mr R F Zobel   BSc
Research
Mr A I Lewelyn   BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM John G Elton 13 Oct 1953 Air Officer i/c Administration, CBE, DFC, AFC
Organisation
Gp Capt D I Coote  1 Feb 1954 CBE
Wg Cdr J P Selby 30 Mar 1953
Wg Cdr J A Slater 23 Jun 1953 DFC
Wg Cdr D A Upton  1 Oct 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr I H Cosby 12 Jan 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr H G Coldbeck 14 Jan 1954 DFC
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt G A G Johnston  8 May 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr S C Wise  1 Dec 1953 CBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr R V F Ellis 21 Jul 1952
Sqn Ldr G M Howard-Jones  1 Nov 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr H C Brown 17 Nov 1952

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr W Butlin Civilian Administrative Officer
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr Thomas R Pierce 12 Jan 1954 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr J M Morgan 28 Oct 1953 DFC
Equipment
Gp Capt R W Wallace  4 Feb 1952
Wg Cdr G Blinman 20 Feb 1952 OBE
Wg Cdr J B Quarrington  3 Jun 1953
Sqn Ldr B C R Edrupt 24 Nov 1952
Sqn Ldr A W Rhodes 11 May 1953
Sqn Ldr V J Chapman 18 May 1953
Sqn Ldr J F H Scott  7 Jan 1954
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt H Crowther  1 Jan 1954 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr J H G D Bugden 16 Oct 1950
Sqn Ldr F E Evans 13 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr E G H Downes  6 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr A T S Edwards 31 Dec 1953
Catering
Sqn Ldr J C Ripley  1 Oct 1951
Provost
Sqn Ldr G F McMahon 18 Aug 1953 DFM
Medical
A/Cdre P B L Potter  9 May 1953 CBE, MD, ChB, DPH, DTM & H
Wg Cdr Geoffrey H Dhenin 10 Nov 1952 GM, MB, ChB, MRCS, LRCP; later AM
Wg Cdr H O'B Howat 27 Sep 1953 MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr V H Weeks 13 Oct 1952 LDS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks  1 May 1950 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E
Educational
Gp Capt C J Whittle   MSc
Wg Cdr S R Williams  6 Oct 1952 MA
Works
Mr G S Cooper  4 May 1953 BSc, AMICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off G M Brdge  1 Oct 1951
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Herbert L Messiter 26 Jan 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Sqn Ldr B Lock 23 Mar 1953 BEM
Sqn Ldr W L Lewis 27 Apr 1953
Armament
Gp Capt W N Elwy-Jones 23 Aug 1951
Wg Cdr J R Moir 25 Jan 1954
Sqn Ldr L Wood  1 Mar 1954 DFM
Engineer
Gp Capt H Stringer 17 Mar 1952 Command Engineer Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr K G Major  8 Oct 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr N Bangs 17 Dec 1951
Sqn Ldr John W McKelvey 14 Feb 1952 MBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W G H H Guiseley 27 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr D C Williams 16 Feb 1953 AFRAeS
Radio
Wg Cdr A J Wild 25 Feb 1952
Sqn Ldr W J Bourne  9 Oct 1952 BSc
Sqn Ldr C K Street 25 May 1953
Technical Training
Sqn Ldr R D Frost 16 Feb 1953
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr K Astill Statistics Officer

Source - March 1954 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5581)

April 1954

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir George H Mills  9 Apr 1953 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, DFC, ADC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr R S Boast 14 Jan 1954 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Flt Lt Walter J Herrington 29 Sep 1953 PA to AOC-in-C; later AVM
Air Staff
AVM Andrew McKee 19 Oct 1953 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DSO, DFC, AFC; later AM
Operations
Gp Capt

John N H Whitworth

 31 Aug 1953 DSO, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R I M Bowen  8 Nov 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr P A H McKeand 12 Nov 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr G D Cremer 14 Jul 1953 AFC
Sqn Ldr C B Owen  5 Aug 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr H Adamson  1 Nov 1953
Sqn Ldr E P Landon 23 Nov 1953 DFC
Plans
Gp Capt Peter H Cribb 29 Jun 1953 DSO*, DFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr J S McKay 31 May 1952 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr D T Witt DSO, DFC, AFM
Wg Cdr E W Anderson 22 Sep 1952 OBE, DFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr R G W Oakley 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr C C Calder 19 Nov 1952 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr E Baldwin 10 Jan 1953 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr E J Lisle  1 Jan 1954 DFC*
Sqn Ldr A J Craig 22 Apr 1953
Sqn Ldr A J Hereford 22 Apr 1953 MBE
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr J N Young 22 May 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr H S Hemsley-Hall 15 Jun 1953
Intelligence
Wg Cdr M H deL Everest 15 Aug 1951 AFC
Sqn Ldr R N Harrison  3 Jul 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr E Carpenter  3 Jun 1952
Signals
Gp Capt Geoffrey C Eveleigh 12 Nov 1951 Command Signals Officer, OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr C E Thurston  9 Jul 1951
Sqn Ldr A G Godfrey 23 Nov 1953
Sqn Ldr J L Le Crerar  1 Apr 1953 MM

Training
Gp Capt D Peveler 15 Jun 1953 DSO*, DFC*
Wg Cdr T L Bingham-Hall 29 Nov 1951 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr D Iveson 18 Dec 1953 DSO, DFC*
Sqn Ldr P D Bird 12 Jan 1953
Sqn Ldr N S Petch  8 Dec 1952
Sqn Ldr H G Norton
Sqn Ldr Charles E Ness  2 Oct 1953 later AM
Sqn Ldr L G Press  7 Dec 1953 AFC*
Sqn Ldr L G Raymond  8 Feb 1954 MBE
Maj J S Connell USAF

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr  A C R Elderton 29 Sep 1951 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr D W Green 31 Oct 1952
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr E T Scott  3 Jun 1953
Sqn Ldr D J Munro  4 May 1953
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr J N Owen  6 Feb 1952 DFC
Meteorological
Mr R F Zobel   BSc
Research
Mr A I Lewelyn   BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM John G Elton 13 Oct 1953 Air Officer i/c Administration, CBE, DFC, AFC
Organisation
Gp Capt D I Coote  1 Feb 1954 CBE
Wg Cdr J P Selby 30 Mar 1953
Wg Cdr J A Slater 23 Jun 1953 DFC
Wg Cdr D A Upton  1 Oct 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr I H Cosby 12 Jan 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr H G Coldbeck 14 Jan 1954 DFC
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt G A G Johnston  8 May 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr S C Wise  1 Dec 1953 CBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr R V F Ellis 21 Jul 1952
Sqn Ldr G M Howard-Jones  1 Nov 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr H C Brown 17 Nov 1952

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr W Butlin Civilian Administrative Officer
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr Thomas R Pierce 12 Jan 1954 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr J M Morgan 28 Oct 1953 DFC
Equipment
Gp Capt R W Wallace  4 Feb 1952
Wg Cdr G Blinman 20 Feb 1952 OBE
Wg Cdr J B Quarrington  3 Jun 1953
Sqn Ldr B C R Edrupt 24 Nov 1952
Sqn Ldr A W Rhodes 11 May 1953
Sqn Ldr V J Chapman 18 May 1953
Sqn Ldr J F H Scott  7 Jan 1954
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt H Crowther  1 Jan 1954 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr J H G D Bugden 16 Oct 1950
Sqn Ldr F E Evans 13 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr E G H Downes  6 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr A T S Edwards 31 Dec 1953
Catering
Sqn Ldr J C Ripley  1 Oct 1951
Provost
Sqn Ldr G F McMahon 18 Aug 1953 DFM
Medical
A/Cdre P B L Potter  9 May 1953 CBE, MD, ChB, DPH, DTM & H
Wg Cdr Geoffrey H Dhenin 10 Nov 1952 GM, MB, ChB, MRCS, LRCP; later AM
Wg Cdr H O'B Howat 27 Sep 1953 MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr V H Weeks 13 Oct 1952 LDS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks  1 May 1950 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E
Educational
Gp Capt C J Whittle   MSc
Wg Cdr S R Williams  6 Oct 1952 MA
Works
Mr G S Cooper  4 May 1953 BSc, AMICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off G M Brdge  1 Oct 1951
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Herbert L Messiter 26 Jan 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Sqn Ldr B Lock 23 Mar 1953 BEM
Sqn Ldr W L Lewis 27 Apr 1953
Armament
Gp Capt W N Elwy-Jones 23 Aug 1951
Wg Cdr J R Moir 25 Jan 1954
Sqn Ldr L Wood  1 Mar 1954 DFM
Engineer
Gp Capt H Stringer 17 Mar 1952 Command Engineer Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr K G Major  8 Oct 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr N Bangs 17 Dec 1951
Sqn Ldr John W McKelvey 14 Feb 1952 MBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W G H H Guiseley 27 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr D C Williams 16 Feb 1953 AFRAeS
Radio
Wg Cdr A J Wild 25 Feb 1952
Sqn Ldr W J Bourne  9 Oct 1952 BSc
Sqn Ldr C K Street 25 May 1953
Technical Training
Sqn Ldr R D Frost 16 Feb 1953
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr K Astill Statistics Officer

Source - April 1954 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5581)

May 1954

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir George H Mills  9 Apr 1953 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, DFC, ADC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr R S Boast 14 Jan 1954 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Flt Lt Walter J Herrington 29 Sep 1953 PA to AOC-in-C; later AVM
Air Staff
AVM Andrew McKee 19 Oct 1953 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DSO, DFC, AFC; later AM
Operations
Gp Capt

John N H Whitworth

 31 Aug 1953 DSO, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L E Giles 23 May 1954 OBE, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr J D D Collier 23 May 1954 DSO, DFC*
Sqn Ldr P A H McKeand 12 Nov 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr G D Cremer 14 Jul 1953 AFC
Sqn Ldr C B Owen  5 Aug 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr H Adamson  1 Nov 1953
Sqn Ldr E P Landon 23 Nov 1953 DFC
Plans
Gp Capt Peter H Cribb 29 Jun 1953 DSO*, DFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr J S McKay 31 May 1952 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr D T Witt DSO, DFC, AFM
Wg Cdr E W Anderson 22 Sep 1952 OBE, DFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr R G W Oakley 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr C C Calder 19 Nov 1952 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr E Baldwin 10 Jan 1953 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr E J Lisle  1 Jan 1954 DFC*
Sqn Ldr A J Craig 22 Apr 1953
Sqn Ldr A J Hereford 22 Apr 1953 MBE
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr J N Young 22 May 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr H S Hemsley-Hall 15 Jun 1953
Intelligence
Wg Cdr M H deL Everest 15 Aug 1951 AFC
Sqn Ldr R N Harrison  3 Jul 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr E Carpenter  3 Jun 1952
Signals
Gp Capt John C Millar 30 Apr 1954 Command Signals Officer, DSO; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr C E Thurston  9 Jul 1951
Sqn Ldr A G Godfrey 23 Nov 1953
Sqn Ldr J L Le Crerar  1 Apr 1953 MM

Training
Gp Capt D Peveler 15 Jun 1953 DSO*, DFC*
Wg Cdr T L Bingham-Hall 29 Nov 1951 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr D Iveson 18 Dec 1953 DSO, DFC*
Wg Cdr W T H Howell 28 Apr 1954 DFC
Sqn Ldr P D Bird 12 Jan 1953
Sqn Ldr N S Petch  8 Dec 1952
Sqn Ldr H G Norton
Sqn Ldr Charles E Ness  2 Oct 1953 later AM
Sqn Ldr L G Press  7 Dec 1953 AFC*
Sqn Ldr L G Raymond  8 Feb 1954 MBE
Maj J S Connell USAF

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr  A C R Elderton 29 Sep 1951 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr D W Green 31 Oct 1952
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr E T Scott  3 Jun 1953
Sqn Ldr D J Munro  4 May 1953
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr J N Owen  6 Feb 1952 DFC
Meteorological
Mr R F Zobel   BSc
Research
Mr A I Lewelyn   BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM John G Elton 13 Oct 1953 Air Officer i/c Administration, CBE, DFC, AFC
Organisation
Gp Capt D I Coote  1 Feb 1954 CBE
Wg Cdr J P Selby 30 Mar 1953
Wg Cdr J A Slater 23 Jun 1953 DFC
Wg Cdr D A Upton  1 Oct 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr I H Cosby 12 Jan 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr H G Coldbeck 14 Jan 1954 DFC
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt G A G Johnston  8 May 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr S C Wise  1 Dec 1953 CBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr R V F Ellis 21 Jul 1952
Sqn Ldr G M Howard-Jones  1 Nov 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr R W Adams  3 May 1954 OBE

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr W Butlin Civilian Administrative Officer
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr Thomas R Pierce 12 Jan 1954 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr J M Morgan 28 Oct 1953 DFC
Equipment
Gp Capt R W Wallace  4 Feb 1952
Wg Cdr G Blinman 20 Feb 1952 OBE
Wg Cdr J B Quarrington  3 Jun 1953
Sqn Ldr B C R Edrupt 24 Nov 1952
Sqn Ldr A W Rhodes 11 May 1953
Sqn Ldr V J Chapman 18 May 1953
Sqn Ldr J F H Scott  7 Jan 1954
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt H Crowther  1 Jan 1954 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr V H Webb  1 Apr 1954 OBE
Sqn Ldr F E Evans 13 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr E G H Downes  6 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr A T S Edwards 31 Dec 1953
Catering
Sqn Ldr J C Ripley  1 Oct 1951
Provost
Sqn Ldr G F McMahon 18 Aug 1953 DFM
Medical
A/Cdre P B L Potter  9 May 1953 CBE, MD, ChB, DPH, DTM & H
Wg Cdr Geoffrey H Dhenin 10 Nov 1952 GM, MB, ChB, MRCS, LRCP; later AM
Wg Cdr H O'B Howat 27 Sep 1953 MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr V H Weeks 13 Oct 1952 LDS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks  1 May 1950 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E
Educational
Gp Capt C J Whittle   MSc
Wg Cdr S R Williams  6 Oct 1952 MA
Works
Mr G S Cooper  4 May 1953 BSc, AMICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off G M Brdge  1 Oct 1951
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Herbert L Messiter 26 Jan 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Sqn Ldr B Lock 23 Mar 1953 BEM
Sqn Ldr W L Lewis 27 Apr 1953
Armament
Gp Capt D S Kite  5 Apr 1954
Wg Cdr J R Moir 25 Jan 1954
Sqn Ldr L Wood  1 Mar 1954 DFM
Engineer
Gp Capt H Stringer 17 Mar 1952 Command Engineer Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr K G Major  8 Oct 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr N Bangs 17 Dec 1951
Sqn Ldr W G H H Guiseley 27 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr D C Williams 16 Feb 1953 AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr F A Tonkin 10 May 1954
Radio
Wg Cdr A J Wild 25 Feb 1952
Sqn Ldr W J Bourne  9 Oct 1952 BSc
Sqn Ldr C K Street 25 May 1953
Technical Training
Sqn Ldr R D Frost 16 Feb 1953
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr K Astill Statistics Officer

Source - May 1954 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5581)

June 1954

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir George H Mills  9 Apr 1953 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, DFC, ADC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr R S Boast 14 Jan 1954 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Flt Lt Walter J Herrington 29 Sep 1953 PA to AOC-in-C; later AVM
Air Staff
AVM Andrew McKee 19 Oct 1953 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DSO, DFC, AFC; later AM
Operations
Gp Capt

John N H Whitworth

 31 Aug 1953 DSO, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L E Giles 23 May 1954 OBE, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr J D D Collier 23 May 1954 DSO, DFC*
Sqn Ldr P A H McKeand 12 Nov 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr G D Cremer 14 Jul 1953 AFC
Sqn Ldr C B Owen  5 Aug 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr H Adamson  1 Nov 1953
Sqn Ldr E P Landon 23 Nov 1953 DFC
Plans
Gp Capt Peter H Cribb 29 Jun 1953 DSO*, DFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr David A Green 30 Jun 1954 DSO, DFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr D T Witt DSO, DFC, AFM
Wg Cdr E W Anderson 22 Sep 1952 OBE, DFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr R G W Oakley 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr C C Calder 19 Nov 1952 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr E Baldwin 10 Jan 1953 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr E J Lisle  1 Jan 1954 DFC*
Sqn Ldr A J Craig 22 Apr 1953
Sqn Ldr A J Hereford 22 Apr 1953 MBE
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr J N Young 22 May 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr H S Hemsley-Hall 15 Jun 1953
Intelligence
Wg Cdr M H deL Everest 15 Aug 1951 AFC
Sqn Ldr R N Harrison  3 Jul 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr E Carpenter  3 Jun 1952
Signals
Gp Capt John C Millar 30 Apr 1954 Command Signals Officer, DSO; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr C E Thurston  9 Jul 1951
Sqn Ldr A G Godfrey 23 Nov 1953
Sqn Ldr J Allan 30 Jun 1954

Training
Gp Capt D Peveler 15 Jun 1953 DSO*, DFC*
Wg Cdr T L Bingham-Hall 29 Nov 1951 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr D Iveson 18 Dec 1953 DSO, DFC*
Wg Cdr W T H Howell 28 Apr 1954 DFC
Sqn Ldr P D Bird 12 Jan 1953
Sqn Ldr N S Petch  8 Dec 1952
Sqn Ldr H G Norton
Sqn Ldr Charles E Ness  2 Oct 1953 later AM
Sqn Ldr L G Press  7 Dec 1953 AFC*
Sqn Ldr L G Raymond  8 Feb 1954 MBE
Maj J S Connell USAF

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr  A C R Elderton 29 Sep 1951 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr D W Green 31 Oct 1952
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr E T Scott  3 Jun 1953
Sqn Ldr D J Munro  4 May 1953
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr J N Owen  6 Feb 1952 DFC
Meteorological
Mr R F Zobel   BSc
Research
Mr A I Lewelyn   BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM John G Elton 13 Oct 1953 Air Officer i/c Administration, CBE, DFC, AFC
Organisation
Gp Capt D I Coote  1 Feb 1954 CBE
Wg Cdr J P Selby 30 Mar 1953
Wg Cdr J A Slater 23 Jun 1953 DFC
Wg Cdr D A Upton  1 Oct 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr I H Cosby 12 Jan 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr H G Coldbeck 14 Jan 1954 DFC
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt G A G Johnston  8 May 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr Colin M Fell  5 Jul 1954 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr R V F Ellis 21 Jul 1952
Sqn Ldr R A P Turner 28 Jun 1952
Sqn Ldr R W Adams  3 May 1954 OBE

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr W Butlin Civilian Administrative Officer
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr Thomas R Pierce 12 Jan 1954 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr J M Morgan 28 Oct 1953 DFC
Equipment
Gp Capt R W Wallace  4 Feb 1952
Wg Cdr G Blinman 20 Feb 1952 OBE
Wg Cdr J B Quarrington  3 Jun 1953
Sqn Ldr B C R Edrupt 24 Nov 1952
Sqn Ldr A W Rhodes 11 May 1953
Sqn Ldr V J Chapman 18 May 1953
Sqn Ldr J F H Scott  7 Jan 1954
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt H Crowther  1 Jan 1954 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr V H Webb  1 Apr 1954 OBE
Sqn Ldr F E Evans 13 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr E G H Downes  6 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr A T S Edwards 31 Dec 1953
Catering
Sqn Ldr J C Ripley  1 Oct 1951
Provost
Sqn Ldr G F McMahon 18 Aug 1953 DFM
Medical
A/Cdre P B L Potter  9 May 1953 CBE, MD, ChB, DPH, DTM & H
Wg Cdr Geoffrey H Dhenin 10 Nov 1952 GM, MB, ChB, MRCS, LRCP; later AM
Wg Cdr H O'B Howat 27 Sep 1953 MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr V H Weeks 13 Oct 1952 LDS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks  1 May 1950 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E
Educational
Gp Capt C J Whittle   MSc
Wg Cdr S R Williams  6 Oct 1952 MA
Works
Mr G S Cooper  4 May 1953 BSc, AMICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off G M Brdge  1 Oct 1951
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Herbert L Messiter 26 Jan 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Sqn Ldr B Lock 23 Mar 1953 BEM
Sqn Ldr W L Lewis 27 Apr 1953
Armament
Gp Capt D S Kite  5 Apr 1954
Wg Cdr J R Moir 25 Jan 1954
Sqn Ldr L Wood  1 Mar 1954 DFM
Engineer
Gp Capt H Stringer 17 Mar 1952 Command Engineer Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr K G Major  8 Oct 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr W G H H Guiseley 27 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr D C Williams 16 Feb 1953 AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr F A Tonkin 10 May 1954
Sqn Ldr G Young 14 Jun 1954
Radio
Wg Cdr A J Wild 25 Feb 1952
Sqn Ldr W J Bourne  9 Oct 1952 BSc
Sqn Ldr H W Smith  2 May 1954
Technical Training
Sqn Ldr R D Frost 16 Feb 1953
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr K Astill Statistics Officer

Source - June 1954 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5581)

July 1954

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir George H Mills  9 Apr 1953 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, DFC, ADC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr R S Boast 14 Jan 1954 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Flt Lt Walter J Herrington 29 Sep 1953 PA to AOC-in-C; later AVM
Air Staff
AVM Andrew McKee 19 Oct 1953 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DSO, DFC, AFC; later AM
Operations
Gp Capt

John N H Whitworth

 31 Aug 1953 DSO, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L E Giles 23 May 1954 OBE, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr J D D Collier 23 May 1954 DSO, DFC*
Sqn Ldr P A H McKeand 12 Nov 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr G D Cremer 14 Jul 1953 AFC
Sqn Ldr C B Owen  5 Aug 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr H Adamson  1 Nov 1953
Sqn Ldr E P Landon 23 Nov 1953 DFC
Plans
Gp Capt Peter H Cribb 29 Jun 1953 DSO*, DFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr David A Green 30 Jun 1954 DSO, DFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr D T Witt DSO, DFC, AFM
Wg Cdr E W Anderson 22 Sep 1952 OBE, DFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr R G W Oakley 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr C C Calder 19 Nov 1952 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr E Baldwin 10 Jan 1953 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr E J Lisle  1 Jan 1954 DFC*
Sqn Ldr A J Craig 22 Apr 1953
Sqn Ldr A J Hereford 22 Apr 1953 MBE
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr J N Young 22 May 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr H S Hemsley-Hall 15 Jun 1953
Intelligence
Wg Cdr E F E Barnard  1 Jul 1954
Sqn Ldr R N Harrison  3 Jul 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr E Carpenter  3 Jun 1952
Signals
Gp Capt John C Millar 30 Apr 1954 Command Signals Officer, DSO; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr C K Street  2 May 1954 MBE
Sqn Ldr A G Godfrey 23 Nov 1953
Sqn Ldr J Allan 30 Jun 1954

Training
Gp Capt D Peveler 15 Jun 1953 DSO*, DFC*
Wg Cdr T L Bingham-Hall 29 Nov 1951 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr D Iveson 18 Dec 1953 DSO, DFC*
Wg Cdr W T H Howell 28 Apr 1954 DFC
Sqn Ldr P D Bird 12 Jan 1953
Sqn Ldr N S Petch  8 Dec 1952
Sqn Ldr H G Norton
Sqn Ldr Charles E Ness  2 Oct 1953 later AM
Sqn Ldr L G Press  7 Dec 1953 AFC*
Sqn Ldr L G Raymond  8 Feb 1954 MBE
Sqn Ldr R P Potgieter 30 Apr 1954 AFC
Maj J S Connell USAF

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr  A C R Elderton 29 Sep 1951 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr D W Green 31 Oct 1952
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr E T Scott  3 Jun 1953
Sqn Ldr D J Munro  4 May 1953
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr J N Owen  6 Feb 1952 DFC
Meteorological
Mr R F Zobel   BSc
Research
Mr A I Lewelyn   BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM John G Elton 13 Oct 1953 Air Officer i/c Administration, CBE, DFC, AFC
Organisation
Gp Capt D I Coote  1 Feb 1954 CBE
Wg Cdr J P Selby 30 Mar 1953
Wg Cdr J A Slater 23 Jun 1953 DFC
Wg Cdr D A Upton  1 Oct 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr I H Cosby 12 Jan 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr H G Coldbeck 14 Jan 1954 DFC
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt G A G Johnston  8 May 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr Colin M Fell  5 Jul 1954 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr R V F Ellis 21 Jul 1952
Sqn Ldr R A P Turner 28 Jun 1952
Sqn Ldr R W Adams  3 May 1954 OBE

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr W Butlin Civilian Administrative Officer
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr Thomas R Pierce 12 Jan 1954 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr J M Morgan 28 Oct 1953 DFC
Equipment
Gp Capt R W Wallace  4 Feb 1952
Wg Cdr G Blinman 20 Feb 1952 OBE
Wg Cdr J B Quarrington  3 Jun 1953
Sqn Ldr B C R Edrupt 24 Nov 1952
Sqn Ldr A W Rhodes 11 May 1953
Sqn Ldr V J Chapman 18 May 1953
Sqn Ldr J F H Scott  7 Jan 1954
Sqn Ldr E E C Wakefield  4 Jun 1954
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt H Crowther  1 Jan 1954 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr V H Webb  1 Apr 1954 OBE
Sqn Ldr F E Evans 13 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr E G H Downes  6 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr A T S Edwards 31 Dec 1953
Catering
Sqn Ldr J C Ripley  1 Oct 1951
Provost
Sqn Ldr G F McMahon 18 Aug 1953 DFM
Medical
A/Cdre P B L Potter  9 May 1953 CBE, MD, ChB, DPH, DTM & H
Wg Cdr Geoffrey H Dhenin 10 Nov 1952 GM, MB, ChB, MRCS, LRCP; later AM
Wg Cdr H O'B Howat 27 Sep 1953 MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr V H Weeks 13 Oct 1952 LDS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks  1 May 1950 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E
Educational
Gp Capt C J Whittle   MSc
Wg Cdr S R Williams  6 Oct 1952 MA
Works
Mr G S Cooper  4 May 1953 BSc, AMICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off G M Brdge  1 Oct 1951
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Herbert L Messiter 26 Jan 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Sqn Ldr B Lock 23 Mar 1953 BEM
Sqn Ldr W L Lewis 27 Apr 1953
Armament
Gp Capt D S Kite  5 Apr 1954
Wg Cdr J R Moir 25 Jan 1954
Sqn Ldr L Wood  1 Mar 1954 DFM
Engineer
Gp Capt H Stringer 17 Mar 1952 Command Engineer Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr K G Major  8 Oct 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr W G H H Guiseley 27 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr D C Williams 16 Feb 1953 AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr F A Tonkin 10 May 1954
Sqn Ldr G Young 14 Jun 1954
Radio
Wg Cdr A J Wild 25 Feb 1952
Sqn Ldr W J Bourne  9 Oct 1952 BSc
Sqn Ldr H W Smith  2 May 1954
Technical Training
Sqn Ldr R D Frost 16 Feb 1953
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr K Astill Statistics Officer

Source - July 1954 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5582)

August 1954

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir George H Mills  9 Apr 1953 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, DFC, ADC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr R S Boast 14 Jan 1954 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Flt Lt Walter J Herrington 29 Sep 1953 PA to AOC-in-C; later AVM
Air Staff
AVM Andrew McKee 19 Oct 1953 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DSO, DFC, AFC; later AM
Operations
Gp Capt

John N H Whitworth

 31 Aug 1953 DSO, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L E Giles 23 May 1954 OBE, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr J D D Collier 23 May 1954 DSO, DFC*
Sqn Ldr P A H McKeand 12 Nov 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr G D Cremer 14 Jul 1953 AFC
Sqn Ldr C B Owen  5 Aug 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr H Adamson  1 Nov 1953
Sqn Ldr E P Landon 23 Nov 1953 DFC
Plans
Gp Capt Peter H Cribb 29 Jun 1953 DSO*, DFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr David A Green 30 Jun 1954 DSO, DFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr D T Witt DSO, DFC, AFM
Wg Cdr E W Anderson 22 Sep 1952 OBE, DFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr R G W Oakley 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr C C Calder 19 Nov 1952 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr E Baldwin 10 Jan 1953 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr E J Lisle  1 Jan 1954 DFC*
Sqn Ldr A J Craig 22 Apr 1953
Sqn Ldr A J Hereford 22 Apr 1953 MBE
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr J N Young 22 May 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr H S Hemsley-Hall 15 Jun 1953
Intelligence
Wg Cdr E F E Barnard  1 Jul 1954
Sqn Ldr R N Harrison  3 Jul 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr E Carpenter  3 Jun 1952
Signals
Gp Capt John C Millar 30 Apr 1954 Command Signals Officer, DSO; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr C K Street  2 May 1954 MBE
Sqn Ldr A G Godfrey 23 Nov 1953
Sqn Ldr J Allan 30 Jun 1954

Training
Gp Capt D Peveler 15 Jun 1953 DSO*, DFC*
Wg Cdr T L Bingham-Hall 29 Nov 1951 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr D Iveson 18 Dec 1953 DSO, DFC*
Wg Cdr W T H Howell 28 Apr 1954 DFC
Sqn Ldr P D Bird 12 Jan 1953
Sqn Ldr N S Petch  8 Dec 1952
Sqn Ldr H G Norton
Sqn Ldr Charles E Ness  2 Oct 1953 later AM
Sqn Ldr L G Press  7 Dec 1953 AFC*
Sqn Ldr L G Raymond  8 Feb 1954 MBE
Sqn Ldr R P Potgieter 30 Apr 1954 AFC
Maj J S Connell USAF

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr  A C R Elderton 29 Sep 1951 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr G R M Moses  3 Aug 1954
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr E T Scott  3 Jun 1953
Sqn Ldr D J Munro  4 May 1953
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr J N Owen  6 Feb 1952 DFC
Meteorological
Mr R F Zobel   BSc
Research
Mr A I Lewelyn   BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM John G Elton 13 Oct 1953 Air Officer i/c Administration, CBE, DFC, AFC
Organisation
Gp Capt D I Coote  1 Feb 1954 CBE
Wg Cdr J P Selby 30 Mar 1953
Wg Cdr J A Slater 23 Jun 1953 DFC
Wg Cdr D A Upton  1 Oct 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr I H Cosby 12 Jan 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr H G Coldbeck 14 Jan 1954 DFC
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt G A G Johnston  8 May 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr Colin M Fell  5 Jul 1954 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr B W Slater 30 Jul 1954
Sqn Ldr R A P Turner 28 Jun 1952
Sqn Ldr R W Adams  3 May 1954 OBE

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr W Butlin Civilian Administrative Officer
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr Thomas R Pierce 12 Jan 1954 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr J M Morgan 28 Oct 1953 DFC
Equipment
Gp Capt R W Wallace  4 Feb 1952
Wg Cdr G Blinman 20 Feb 1952 OBE
Wg Cdr J B Quarrington  3 Jun 1953
Sqn Ldr B C R Edrupt 24 Nov 1952
Sqn Ldr A W Rhodes 11 May 1953
Sqn Ldr V J Chapman 18 May 1953
Sqn Ldr J F H Scott  7 Jan 1954
Sqn Ldr E E C Wakefield  4 Jun 1954
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt H Crowther  1 Jan 1954 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr V H Webb  1 Apr 1954 OBE
Sqn Ldr E G H Downes  6 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr A T S Edwards 31 Dec 1953
Sqn Ldr K A Challis 30 Jul 1954
Catering
Sqn Ldr L Benson 31 Jul 1954
Provost
Sqn Ldr G F McMahon 18 Aug 1953 DFM
Medical
A/Cdre P B L Potter  9 May 1953 CBE, MD, ChB, DPH, DTM & H
Wg Cdr Geoffrey H Dhenin 10 Nov 1952 GM, MB, ChB, MRCS, LRCP; later AM
Wg Cdr H O'B Howat 27 Sep 1953 MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr V H Weeks 13 Oct 1952 LDS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks  1 May 1950 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E
Educational
Gp Capt C J Whittle   MSc
Wg Cdr S R Williams  6 Oct 1952 MA
Works
Mr G S Cooper  4 May 1953 BSc, AMICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off G M Brdge  1 Oct 1951
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Herbert L Messiter 26 Jan 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Sqn Ldr B Lock 23 Mar 1953 BEM
Sqn Ldr W L Lewis 27 Apr 1953
Armament
Gp Capt D S Kite  5 Apr 1954
Wg Cdr J R Moir 25 Jan 1954
Sqn Ldr L Wood  1 Mar 1954 DFM
Engineer
Gp Capt H Stringer 17 Mar 1952 Command Engineer Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr K G Major  8 Oct 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr F A Houghton  6 Sep 1954 MBE
Sqn Ldr D C Williams 16 Feb 1953 AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr F A Tonkin 10 May 1954
Sqn Ldr G Young 14 Jun 1954
Radio
Wg Cdr A J Wild 25 Feb 1952
Sqn Ldr W J Bourne  9 Oct 1952 BSc
Sqn Ldr H W Smith  2 May 1954
Technical Training
Sqn Ldr R D Frost 16 Feb 1953
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr K Astill Statistics Officer

Source - August 1954 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5582)

September 1954

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir George H Mills  9 Apr 1953 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, DFC, ADC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr R S Boast 14 Jan 1954 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Flt Lt Walter J Herrington 29 Sep 1953 PA to AOC-in-C; later AVM
Air Staff
AVM Andrew McKee 19 Oct 1953 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DSO, DFC, AFC; later AM
Operations
Gp Capt

John N H Whitworth

 31 Aug 1953 DSO, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L E Giles 23 May 1954 OBE, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr J D D Collier 23 May 1954 DSO, DFC*
Sqn Ldr G D Cremer 14 Jul 1953 AFC
Sqn Ldr C B Owen  5 Aug 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr E P Landon 23 Nov 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr J A Kraemer  4 Oct 1954
Plans
Gp Capt Peter H Cribb 29 Jun 1953 DSO*, DFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr David A Green 30 Jun 1954 DSO, DFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr D T Witt DSO, DFC, AFM
Wg Cdr E Baldwin  1 Jul 1954 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr R G W Oakley 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr C C Calder 19 Nov 1952 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr E J Lisle  1 Jan 1954 DFC*
Sqn Ldr A J Craig 22 Apr 1953
Sqn Ldr A J Hereford 22 Apr 1953 MBE
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr L C Lambert  9 Sep 1954 AFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr H S Hemsley-Hall 15 Jun 1953
Intelligence
Wg Cdr E F E Barnard  1 Jul 1954
Sqn Ldr R N Harrison  3 Jul 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr E Carpenter  3 Jun 1952
Signals
Gp Capt John C Millar 30 Apr 1954 Command Signals Officer, DSO; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr C K Street  2 May 1954 MBE
Sqn Ldr A G Godfrey 23 Nov 1953
Sqn Ldr J Allan 30 Jun 1954

Training
Gp Capt D Peveler 15 Jun 1953 DSO*, DFC*
Wg Cdr D Iveson 18 Dec 1953 DSO, DFC*
Wg Cdr W T H Howell 28 Apr 1954 DFC
Sqn Ldr P D Bird 12 Jan 1953
Sqn Ldr N S Petch  8 Dec 1952
Sqn Ldr H G Norton
Sqn Ldr Charles E Ness  2 Oct 1953 later AM
Sqn Ldr L G Press  7 Dec 1953 AFC*
Sqn Ldr L G Raymond  8 Feb 1954 MBE
Sqn Ldr R P Potgieter 30 Apr 1954 AFC
Sqn Ldr G H Sizer  1 Sep 1954
Maj J S Connell USAF

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr  A C R Elderton 29 Sep 1951 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr G R M Moses  3 Aug 1954
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr E T Scott  3 Jun 1953
Sqn Ldr D J Munro  4 May 1953
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr J N Owen  6 Feb 1952 DFC
Meteorological
Mr R F Zobel   BSc
Research
Mr A I Lewelyn   BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM John G Elton 13 Oct 1953 Air Officer i/c Administration, CBE, DFC, AFC
Organisation
Gp Capt D I Coote  1 Feb 1954 CBE
Wg Cdr J P Selby 30 Mar 1953
Wg Cdr J A Slater 23 Jun 1953 DFC
Wg Cdr D A Upton  1 Oct 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr I H Cosby 12 Jan 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr H G Coldbeck 14 Jan 1954 DFC
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt G A G Johnston  8 May 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr Colin M Fell  5 Jul 1954 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr B W Slater 30 Jul 1954
Sqn Ldr R A P Turner 28 Jun 1952
Sqn Ldr R W Adams  3 May 1954 OBE

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr W Butlin Civilian Administrative Officer
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr Thomas R Pierce 12 Jan 1954 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr J M Morgan 28 Oct 1953 DFC
Equipment
Gp Capt R W Wallace  4 Feb 1952
Wg Cdr G Blinman 20 Feb 1952 OBE
Wg Cdr J B Quarrington  3 Jun 1953
Sqn Ldr B C R Edrupt 24 Nov 1952
Sqn Ldr A W Rhodes 11 May 1953
Sqn Ldr V J Chapman 18 May 1953
Sqn Ldr J F H Scott  7 Jan 1954
Sqn Ldr E E C Wakefield  4 Jun 1954
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt H Crowther  1 Jan 1954 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr V H Webb  1 Apr 1954 OBE
Sqn Ldr E G H Downes  6 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr A T S Edwards 31 Dec 1953
Sqn Ldr K A Challis 30 Jul 1954
Catering
Sqn Ldr L Benson 31 Jul 1954
Provost
Sqn Ldr G F McMahon 18 Aug 1953 DFM
Medical
A/Cdre P B L Potter  9 May 1953 CBE, MD, ChB, DPH, DTM & H
Wg Cdr Geoffrey H Dhenin 10 Nov 1952 GM, MB, ChB, MRCS, LRCP; later AM
Wg Cdr H O'B Howat 27 Sep 1953 MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr V H Weeks 13 Oct 1952 LDS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks  1 May 1950 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E
Educational
Gp Capt C J Whittle   MSc
Wg Cdr S R Williams  6 Oct 1952 MA
Works
Mr G S Cooper  4 May 1953 BSc, AMICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off G M Brdge  1 Oct 1951
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Herbert L Messiter 26 Jan 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Sqn Ldr B Lock 23 Mar 1953 BEM
Sqn Ldr W L Lewis 27 Apr 1953
Armament
Gp Capt D S Kite  5 Apr 1954
Wg Cdr J R Moir 25 Jan 1954
Sqn Ldr L Wood  1 Mar 1954 DFM
Engineer
Gp Capt H Stringer 17 Mar 1952 Command Engineer Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr A K Hunter  8 Sep 1954 OBE, BSc (Eng), AMIMechE, AFRAeS, DCAe
Sqn Ldr F A Houghton  6 Sep 1954 MBE
Sqn Ldr D C Williams 16 Feb 1953 AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr F A Tonkin 10 May 1954
Sqn Ldr G Young 14 Jun 1954
Radio
Wg Cdr A J Wild 25 Feb 1952
Sqn Ldr W J Bourne  9 Oct 1952 BSc
Sqn Ldr H W Smith  2 May 1954
Technical Training
Sqn Ldr R D Frost 16 Feb 1953
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr K Astill Statistics Officer

Source - September 1954 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5582)

October 1954

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir George H Mills  9 Apr 1953 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, DFC, ADC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr R S Boast 14 Jan 1954 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Flt Lt Walter J Herrington 29 Sep 1953 PA to AOC-in-C; later AVM
Air Staff
AVM Andrew McKee 19 Oct 1953 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DSO, DFC, AFC; later AM
Operations
Gp Capt Duncan F Macdonald 29 Nov 1954 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L E Giles 23 May 1954 OBE, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr J D D Collier 23 May 1954 DSO, DFC*
Sqn Ldr G D Cremer 14 Jul 1953 AFC
Sqn Ldr C B Owen  5 Aug 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr E P Landon 23 Nov 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr F R Davidson 18 Nov 1954 DFC
Plans
Gp Capt Peter H Cribb 29 Jun 1953 DSO*, DFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr David A Green 30 Jun 1954 DSO, DFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr D T Witt DSO, DFC, AFM
Wg Cdr E Baldwin  1 Jul 1954 DSO, DFC, DFM
Wg Cdr R G W Oakley  1 Jul 1954 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr C C Calder 19 Nov 1952 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr E J Lisle  1 Jan 1954 DFC*
Sqn Ldr A J Craig 22 Apr 1953
Sqn Ldr A J Hereford 22 Apr 1953 MBE
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr L C Lambert  9 Sep 1954 AFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr H S Hemsley-Hall 15 Jun 1953
Intelligence
Wg Cdr E F E Barnard  1 Jul 1954
Sqn Ldr R N Harrison  3 Jul 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr E Carpenter  3 Jun 1952
Signals
Gp Capt John C Millar 30 Apr 1954 Command Signals Officer, DSO; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr C K Street  2 May 1954 MBE
Sqn Ldr A G Godfrey 23 Nov 1953
Sqn Ldr J Allan 30 Jun 1954

Training
Gp Capt D Peveler 15 Jun 1953 DSO*, DFC*
Wg Cdr D Iveson 18 Dec 1953 DSO, DFC*
Wg Cdr W T H Howell 28 Apr 1954 DFC
Sqn Ldr P D Bird 12 Jan 1953
Sqn Ldr N S Petch  8 Dec 1952
Sqn Ldr H G Norton
Sqn Ldr Charles E Ness  2 Oct 1953 later AM
Sqn Ldr L G Press  7 Dec 1953 AFC*
Sqn Ldr L G Raymond  8 Feb 1954 MBE
Sqn Ldr R P Potgieter 30 Apr 1954 AFC
Sqn Ldr G H Sizer  1 Sep 1954
Maj J S Connell USAF

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr  A C R Elderton 29 Sep 1951 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr G R M Moses  3 Aug 1954
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr E T Scott  3 Jun 1953
Sqn Ldr D J Munro  4 May 1953
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr J N Owen  6 Feb 1952 DFC
Meteorological
Mr R F Zobel   BSc
Research
Mr A I Lewelyn   BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM John G Elton 13 Oct 1953 Air Officer i/c Administration, CBE, DFC, AFC
Organisation
Gp Capt D I Coote  1 Feb 1954 CBE
Wg Cdr J P Selby 30 Mar 1953
Wg Cdr J A Slater 23 Jun 1953 DFC
Wg Cdr D A Upton  1 Oct 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr I H Cosby 12 Jan 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr H G Coldbeck 14 Jan 1954 DFC
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt G A G Johnston  8 May 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr Colin M Fell  5 Jul 1954 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr B W Slater 30 Jul 1954
Sqn Ldr R A P Turner 28 Jun 1952
Sqn Ldr R W Adams  3 May 1954 OBE

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr W Butlin Civilian Administrative Officer
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr Thomas R Pierce 12 Jan 1954 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr J M Morgan 28 Oct 1953 DFC
Equipment
Gp Capt R W Wallace  4 Feb 1952
Wg Cdr G Blinman 20 Feb 1952 OBE
Wg Cdr J B Quarrington  3 Jun 1953
Sqn Ldr B C R Edrupt 24 Nov 1952
Sqn Ldr A W Rhodes 11 May 1953
Sqn Ldr V J Chapman 18 May 1953
Sqn Ldr J F H Scott  7 Jan 1954
Sqn Ldr E E C Wakefield  4 Jun 1954
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt H Crowther  1 Jan 1954 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr V H Webb  1 Apr 1954 OBE
Sqn Ldr E G H Downes  6 Oct 1952
Sqn Ldr A T S Edwards 31 Dec 1953
Sqn Ldr K A Challis 30 Jul 1954
Catering
Sqn Ldr L Benson 31 Jul 1954
Provost
Sqn Ldr G F McMahon 18 Aug 1953 DFM
Medical
A/Cdre P B L Potter  9 May 1953 CBE, MD, ChB, DPH, DTM & H
Wg Cdr Geoffrey H Dhenin 10 Nov 1952 GM, MB, ChB, MRCS, LRCP; later AM
Wg Cdr H O'B Howat 27 Sep 1953 MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr V H Weeks 13 Oct 1952 LDS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks  1 May 1950 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E
Educational
Gp Capt C J Whittle   MSc
Wg Cdr S R Williams  6 Oct 1952 MA
Works
Mr G S Cooper  4 May 1953 BSc, AMICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off G M Brdge  1 Oct 1951
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Herbert L Messiter 26 Jan 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Wg Cdr C E Sims  4 Dec 1952
Sqn Ldr W L Lewis 27 Apr 1953
Armament
Gp Capt D S Kite  5 Apr 1954
Wg Cdr J R Moir 25 Jan 1954
Sqn Ldr L Wood  1 Mar 1954 DFM
Engineer
Gp Capt William D Disbrey  8 Nov 1954 Command Engineer Officer, CBE, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr A K Hunter  8 Sep 1954 OBE, BSc (Eng), AMIMechE, AFRAeS, DCAe
Sqn Ldr F A Houghton  6 Sep 1954 MBE
Sqn Ldr D C Williams 16 Feb 1953 AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr F A Tonkin 10 May 1954
Sqn Ldr G Young 14 Jun 1954
Radio
Wg Cdr A J Wild 25 Feb 1952
Sqn Ldr W J Bourne  9 Oct 1952 BSc
Sqn Ldr H W Smith  2 May 1954
Mechanical Transport
Sqn Ldr B Lock 23 Mar 1953 BEM
Technical Training
Sqn Ldr R D Frost 16 Feb 1953
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr K Astill Statistics Officer

Source - October 1954 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5582)

November 1954

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir George H Mills  9 Apr 1953 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, DFC, ADC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr R S Boast 14 Jan 1954 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Flt Lt Walter J Herrington 29 Sep 1953 PA to AOC-in-C; later AVM
Air Staff
AVM Andrew McKee 19 Oct 1953 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DSO, DFC, AFC; later AM
Operations
Gp Capt Duncan F Macdonald 29 Nov 1954 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L E Giles 23 May 1954 OBE, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr J D D Collier 23 May 1954 DSO, DFC*
Sqn Ldr G D Cremer 14 Jul 1953 AFC
Sqn Ldr C B Owen  5 Aug 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr E P Landon 23 Nov 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr F R Davidson 18 Nov 1954 DFC
Plans
Gp Capt Peter H Cribb 29 Jun 1953 DSO*, DFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr David A Green 30 Jun 1954 DSO, DFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr D T Witt DSO, DFC, AFM
Wg Cdr E Baldwin  1 Jul 1954 DSO, DFC, DFM
Wg Cdr R G W Oakley  1 Jul 1954 DSO, DFC, DFM
Wg Cdr T C Murray  4 Oct 1954 DSO, DFC*
Sqn Ldr C C Calder 19 Nov 1952 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr E J Lisle  1 Jan 1954 DFC*
Sqn Ldr A J Craig 22 Apr 1953
Sqn Ldr A J Hereford 22 Apr 1953 MBE
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr L C Lambert  9 Sep 1954 AFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr H S Hemsley-Hall 15 Jun 1953
Intelligence
Wg Cdr E F E Barnard  1 Jul 1954
Sqn Ldr R N Harrison  3 Jul 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr E Carpenter  3 Jun 1952
Signals
Gp Capt John C Millar 30 Apr 1954 Command Signals Officer, DSO; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr C K Street  2 May 1954 MBE
Sqn Ldr A G Godfrey 23 Nov 1953
Sqn Ldr J Allan 30 Jun 1954

Training
Gp Capt D Peveler 15 Jun 1953 DSO*, DFC*
Wg Cdr D Iveson 18 Dec 1953 DSO, DFC*
Wg Cdr W T H Howell 28 Apr 1954 DFC
Sqn Ldr P D Bird 12 Jan 1953
Sqn Ldr N S Petch  8 Dec 1952
Sqn Ldr H G Norton
Sqn Ldr Charles E Ness  2 Oct 1953 later AM
Sqn Ldr L G Press  7 Dec 1953 AFC*
Sqn Ldr L G Raymond  8 Feb 1954 MBE
Sqn Ldr R P Potgieter 30 Apr 1954 AFC
Sqn Ldr G H Sizer  1 Sep 1954
Maj J S Connell USAF

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr  A C R Elderton 29 Sep 1951 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr G R M Moses  3 Aug 1954
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr E T Scott  3 Jun 1953
Sqn Ldr D J Munro  4 May 1953
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr J N Owen  6 Feb 1952 DFC
Meteorological
Mr R F Zobel   BSc
Research
Mr A I Lewelyn   BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM John G Elton 13 Oct 1953 Air Officer i/c Administration, CBE, DFC, AFC
Organisation
Gp Capt D I Coote  1 Feb 1954 CBE
Wg Cdr J P Selby 30 Mar 1953
Wg Cdr J A Slater 23 Jun 1953 DFC
Wg Cdr D A Upton  1 Oct 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr I H Cosby 12 Jan 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr H G Coldbeck 14 Jan 1954 DFC
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt G A G Johnston  8 May 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr Colin M Fell  5 Jul 1954 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr B W Slater 30 Jul 1954
Sqn Ldr R A P Turner 28 Jun 1952
Sqn Ldr R W Adams  3 May 1954 OBE

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr W Butlin Civilian Administrative Officer
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr Thomas R Pierce 12 Jan 1954 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr J M Morgan 28 Oct 1953 DFC
Equipment
Gp Capt R W Wallace  4 Feb 1952
Wg Cdr G Blinman 20 Feb 1952 OBE
Wg Cdr J B Quarrington  3 Jun 1953
Sqn Ldr B C R Edrupt 24 Nov 1952
Sqn Ldr A W Rhodes 11 May 1953
Sqn Ldr V J Chapman 18 May 1953
Sqn Ldr J F H Scott  7 Jan 1954
Sqn Ldr E E C Wakefield  4 Jun 1954
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt H Crowther  1 Jan 1954 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr V H Webb  1 Apr 1954 OBE
Sqn Ldr A T S Edwards 31 Dec 1953
Sqn Ldr K A Challis 30 Jul 1954
Sqn Ldr A Cockman 18 Nov 1954
Catering
Sqn Ldr L Benson 31 Jul 1954
Provost
Sqn Ldr G F McMahon 18 Aug 1953 DFM
Medical
A/Cdre P B L Potter  9 May 1953 CBE, MD, ChB, DPH, DTM & H
Wg Cdr Geoffrey H Dhenin 10 Nov 1952 GM, MB, ChB, MRCS, LRCP; later AM
Wg Cdr H O'B Howat 27 Sep 1953 MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr H M G Williams 26 Oct 1954 LDS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks  1 May 1950 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E
Educational
Gp Capt C J Whittle   MSc
Wg Cdr S R Williams  6 Oct 1952 MA
Works
Mr G S Cooper  4 May 1953 BSc, AMICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off G M Brdge  1 Oct 1951
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Herbert L Messiter 26 Jan 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Wg Cdr C E Sims  4 Dec 1952
Sqn Ldr W L Lewis 27 Apr 1953
Armament
Gp Capt D S Kite  5 Apr 1954
Wg Cdr J R Moir 25 Jan 1954
Sqn Ldr L Wood  1 Mar 1954 DFM
Engineer
Gp Capt William D Disbrey  8 Nov 1954 Command Engineer Officer, CBE, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr A K Hunter  8 Sep 1954 OBE, BSc (Eng), AMIMechE, AFRAeS, DCAe
Sqn Ldr F A Houghton  6 Sep 1954 MBE
Sqn Ldr D C Williams 16 Feb 1953 AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr F A Tonkin 10 May 1954
Sqn Ldr G Young 14 Jun 1954
Radio
Wg Cdr A J Wild 25 Feb 1952
Sqn Ldr W J Bourne  9 Oct 1952 BSc
Sqn Ldr H W Smith  2 May 1954
Mechanical Transport
Sqn Ldr B Lock 23 Mar 1953 BEM
Technical Training
Sqn Ldr R D Frost 16 Feb 1953
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr K Astill Statistics Officer

Source - November 1954 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5582)

December 1954

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir George H Mills  9 Apr 1953 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, DFC, ADC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr R S Boast 14 Jan 1954 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Flt Lt Walter J Herrington 29 Sep 1953 PA to AOC-in-C; later AVM
Air Staff
AVM Andrew McKee 19 Oct 1953 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DSO, DFC, AFC; later AM
Operations
Gp Capt L E Giles 20 Nov 1954 OBE, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr J D D Collier 23 May 1954 DSO, DFC*
Wg Cdr R A Cooper
Sqn Ldr G D Cremer 14 Jul 1953 AFC
Sqn Ldr C B Owen  5 Aug 1952 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr E P Landon 23 Nov 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr F R Davidson 18 Nov 1954 DFC
Plans
Gp Capt Peter H Cribb 29 Jun 1953 DSO*, DFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr David A Green 30 Jun 1954 DSO, DFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr D T Witt DSO, DFC, AFM
Wg Cdr E Baldwin  1 Jul 1954 DSO, DFC, DFM
Wg Cdr R G W Oakley  1 Jul 1954 DSO, DFC, DFM
Wg Cdr T C Murray  4 Oct 1954 DSO, DFC*
Sqn Ldr C C Calder 19 Nov 1952 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr E J Lisle  1 Jan 1954 DFC*
Sqn Ldr A J Craig 22 Apr 1953
Sqn Ldr A J Hereford 22 Apr 1953 MBE
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr L C Lambert  9 Sep 1954 AFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr H S Hemsley-Hall 15 Jun 1953
Intelligence
Wg Cdr E F E Barnard  1 Jul 1954
Sqn Ldr R N Harrison  3 Jul 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr E Carpenter  3 Jun 1952
Signals
Gp Capt John C Millar 30 Apr 1954 Command Signals Officer, DSO; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr C K Street  2 May 1954 MBE
Sqn Ldr A G Godfrey 23 Nov 1953
Sqn Ldr J Allan 30 Jun 1954

Training
Gp Capt D C Torrens 10 Dec 1954 OBE
Wg Cdr D Iveson 18 Dec 1953 DSO, DFC*
Wg Cdr W T H Howell 28 Apr 1954 DFC
Sqn Ldr P D Bird 12 Jan 1953
Sqn Ldr N S Petch  8 Dec 1952
Sqn Ldr H G Norton
Sqn Ldr Charles E Ness  2 Oct 1953 later AM
Sqn Ldr L G Press  7 Dec 1953 AFC*
Sqn Ldr L G Raymond  8 Feb 1954 MBE
Sqn Ldr R P Potgieter 30 Apr 1954 AFC
Sqn Ldr G H Sizer  1 Sep 1954
Maj J S Connell USAF

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr I O B Carlson 20 Dec 1954 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr G R M Moses  3 Aug 1954
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Wg Cdr E T Scott  3 Jun 1953
Sqn Ldr D J Munro  4 May 1953
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr J N Owen  6 Feb 1952 DFC
Meteorological
Mr R F Zobel   BSc
Research
Mr A I Lewelyn   BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM John G Elton 13 Oct 1953 Air Officer i/c Administration, CBE, DFC, AFC
Organisation
Gp Capt D I Coote  1 Feb 1954 CBE
Wg Cdr J P Selby 30 Mar 1953
Wg Cdr D A Upton  1 Oct 1953 OBE
Wg Cdr R T Bainbridge 29 Nov 1954 AFC
Sqn Ldr I H Cosby 12 Jan 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr H G Coldbeck 14 Jan 1954 DFC
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt G A G Johnston  8 May 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr Colin M Fell  5 Jul 1954 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr B W Slater 30 Jul 1954
Sqn Ldr R A P Turner 28 Jun 1952
Sqn Ldr R W Adams  3 May 1954 OBE

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr W Butlin Civilian Administrative Officer
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr Thomas R Pierce 12 Jan 1954 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr J M Morgan 28 Oct 1953 DFC
Equipment
Gp Capt R W Wallace  4 Feb 1952
Wg Cdr G Blinman 20 Feb 1952 OBE
Wg Cdr J B Quarrington  3 Jun 1953
Sqn Ldr B C R Edrupt 24 Nov 1952
Sqn Ldr A W Rhodes 11 May 1953
Sqn Ldr V J Chapman 18 May 1953
Sqn Ldr J F H Scott  7 Jan 1954
Sqn Ldr E E C Wakefield  4 Jun 1954
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt H Crowther  1 Jan 1954 Command Accountant
Wg Cdr E Bowman 23 Dec 1954
Sqn Ldr A T S Edwards 31 Dec 1953
Sqn Ldr K A Challis 30 Jul 1954
Sqn Ldr A Cockman 18 Nov 1954
Catering
Sqn Ldr L Benson 31 Jul 1954
Provost
Sqn Ldr G F McMahon 18 Aug 1953 DFM
Medical
A/Cdre P B L Potter  9 May 1953 CBE, MD, ChB, DPH, DTM & H
Wg Cdr Geoffrey H Dhenin 10 Nov 1952 GM, MB, ChB, MRCS, LRCP; later AM
Wg Cdr H O'B Howat 27 Sep 1953 MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr W V A Denney 25 Nov 1954 LDS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks  1 May 1950 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E
Educational
Gp Capt C J Whittle   MSc
Wg Cdr S R Williams  6 Oct 1952 MA
Works
Mr G S Cooper  4 May 1953 BSc, AMICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off G M Brdge  1 Oct 1951
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Herbert L Messiter 26 Jan 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Wg Cdr C E Sims  4 Dec 1952
Sqn Ldr W L Lewis 27 Apr 1953
Armament
Gp Capt D S Kite  5 Apr 1954
Wg Cdr J R Moir 25 Jan 1954
Sqn Ldr L Wood  1 Mar 1954 DFM
Engineer
Gp Capt William D Disbrey  8 Nov 1954 Command Engineer Officer, CBE, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr A K Hunter  8 Sep 1954 OBE, BSc (Eng), AMIMechE, AFRAeS, DCAe
Sqn Ldr F A Houghton  6 Sep 1954 MBE
Sqn Ldr D C Williams 16 Feb 1953 AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr F A Tonkin 10 May 1954
Sqn Ldr G Young 14 Jun 1954
Radio
Wg Cdr A J Wild 25 Feb 1952
Sqn Ldr W J Bourne  9 Oct 1952 BSc
Sqn Ldr H W Smith  2 May 1954
Mechanical Transport
Sqn Ldr B Lock 23 Mar 1953 BEM
Technical Training
Sqn Ldr R D Frost 16 Feb 1953
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr K Astill Statistics Officer

Source - December 1954 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5582)

1955

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -
 
 
Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir George H Mills  9 Apr 1953 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, DFC, ADC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr R S Boast PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Flt Lt P A Hamill 29 Dec 1954 ADC to AOC-in-C; later AVM
Air Staff
AVM Andrew McKee 19 Oct 1953 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DSO, DFC, AFC; later AM
Operations
Gp Capt L E Giles 20 Nov 1954 OBE, DFC, AFC
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr L C Lambert  9 Sep 1954
Intelligence
Wg Cdr E F E Barnard
Plans
Wg Cdr Peter H Cribb 29 Jun 1953 DSO*, DFC; later A/Cdre
Training
Gp Capt D C Torrens 10 Dec 1954 OBE
Signals
Gp Capt John C Millar 30 Apr 1954 Command Signals Officer, DSO; later A/Cdre
Photography
Wg Cdr E T Scott  3 Jun 1953
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr J N Owen  6 Feb 1952 DFC
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr I O B Carlson 20 Dec 1954 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Meteorological
Mr R F Zobel BSc
Research
Mr A I Llewelyn BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM John G Elton 13 Oct 1953 Air Officer i/c Administration, CBE, DFC, AFC
Organisation
Gp Capt D I Coote  1 Feb 1954 CBE
Personnel
Gp Capt G A G Johnston  8 May 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Personnel (Civilian)
Mr W Butlin   Civilian Administration Officer,
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr Thomas R Pierce 12 Jan 1954 later A/Cdre
Equipment
Gp Capt R W Wallace  4 Feb 1952  
Accountant
Gp Capt H Crowther  1 Jan 1954 Command Accountant,
Catering
Sqn Ldr L Benson 31 Jul 1954
Medical
A/Cdre P B L Potter  9 May 1953 Principal Medical Officer, CBE, MD, ChB, DPM, DTM&H, QHS
Dental
Wg Cdr W V A Denney 25 Nov 1954 LDS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks   Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA
Educational
Gp Capt C J Whittle   Command Education Officer, MSc
Works
Mr G S Cooper  4 May 1953 BSc (Eng), MICE
WRAF Staff Officer
Wg Off G M Budge  1 Oct 1951 WRAF
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Herbert L Messiter 26 Jan 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,

Armament
Gp Capt D S Kite  5 Apr 1954 Command Armament Officer

Engineer
Gp Capt William D Disbrey  8 Nov 1954 Command Engineer Officer, CBE, AFC; later AVM

Radio
Wg Cdr A J Wild 25 Feb 1952  

Technical Training
Sqn Ldr J Duckworth 14 Feb 1955 MBE

Statistics
Mr K L Astil    

Source - April 1955 Air Force List

1956

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -
 
 
Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Harry Broadhurst 22 Jan 1956 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, KBE, DSO*, DFC*, AFC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr R S Boast PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Air Staff
AVM Sydney O Bufton 15 Oct 1955 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, DFC
Operations
Gp Capt L E Giles 20 Nov 1954 OBE, DFC, AFC
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr L C Lambert  9 Sep 1954
Intelligence
Wg Cdr E F E Barnard
Plans
Wg Cdr Peter H Cribb 29 Jun 1953 DSO*, DFC; later A/Cdre
Training
Gp Capt D C Torrens 10 Dec 1954 OBE
Signals
Gp Capt John C Millar 30 Apr 1954 Command Signals Officer, DSO; later A/Cdre
Photography
Wg Cdr E T Scott  3 Jun 1953
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr J N Owen  6 Feb 1952 DFC
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr I O B Carlson 20 Dec 1954 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Meteorological
Mr R F Zobel BSc
Research
Mr A I Llewelyn BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM John G Elton 13 Oct 1953 Air Officer i/c Administration, CBE, DFC, AFC
Organisation
Gp Capt D I Coote  1 Feb 1954 CBE
Personnel (Civilian)
Mr W Butlin   Civilian Administration Officer,
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr Thomas R Pierce 12 Jan 1954 later A/Cdre
Equipment
Gp Capt R W Wallace  4 Feb 1952  
Accountant
Gp Capt H Crowther  1 Jan 1954 Command Accountant,
Catering
Sqn Ldr L Benson 31 Jul 1954
Medical
A/Cdre A F Cook 25 Oct 1955 Principal Medical Officer, CBE, LRCP & S, DPH
Dental
Wg Cdr W V A Denney 25 Nov 1954 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling 28 Jun 1954 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief - C of E, MA
Rev W A Clynes  5 Oct 1953 PMUB
Educational
Gp Capt C J Whittle   Command Education Officer, MSc
Works
Mr G S Cooper  4 May 1953 BSc (Eng), MICE
WRAF Staff Officer
Wg Off G M Budge  1 Oct 1951 WRAF
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Herbert L Messiter 26 Jan 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,

Armament
Gp Capt D S Kite  5 Apr 1954 Command Armament Officer

Engineer
Gp Capt William D Disbrey  8 Nov 1954 Command Engineer Officer, CBE, AFC; later AVM

Radio
Wg Cdr A J Wild 25 Feb 1952  

Technical Training
Sqn Ldr J Duckworth 14 Feb 1955 MBE

Statistics
Mr M R Noyce    

Source - January 1956 Air Force List

1957

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -
 
 
Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Harry Broadhurst 22 Jan 1956 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, KBE, DSO*, DFC*, AFC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr Charles D A Browne 17 Jun 1957 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC; later A/Cdre
Flt Off A R Innes  4 Feb 1956 ADC to AOC-in-C, BA, WRAF
Air Staff
AVM Sydney O Bufton 15 Oct 1955 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, DFC
Operations
Gp Capt John H Searby 14 Jan 1957 DSO, DFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr Harry Burton  1 Mar 1957 DSO, MBE; later AM
Wg Cdr N B Freeman 11 Mar 1957 AFC
Sqn Ldr B C Coates  5 Sep 1955 DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr F R Davidson 30 Apr 1956 DFC
Sqn Ldr C C MacGillivray 19 Feb 1957
Sqn Ldr H J Sheild  2 May 1955 DFC
Sqn Ldr W H Thallon 20 Jun 1955
Lt Col C D Culbertson 23 Jul 1956
Plans
Gp Capt Deryck C Stapleton 15 Apr 1957 CBE, DFC, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr Frank R Bird 15 Apr 1957 DSO, DFC, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr David A Green 30 Jun 1954 DSO, OBE, DFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr Alfred H W Ball 5 Mar 1956 DSO, DFC; later AM
Sqn Ldr Charles E Ness 14 Nov 1956 later AM
Sqn Ldr K A O Norman 27 Aug 1956
Sqn Ldr L Preddy 16 Jan 1956 AFC
Sqn Ldr M H Savage 10 Sep 1956
Sqn Ldr A Steedman 11 Sep 1955 AFC
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr L C Lambert  9 Sep 1954 AFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr R G Woodcraft  12 Apr 1956 AFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr W H McCulloch 10 Jun 1956 Command Photographic Staff Officer
Wg Cdr C Marshall 16 Mar 1956 Command Intelligence Officer, MBE
Sqn Ldr J Bailey 26 Nov 1956
Sqn Ldr K Jones 15 Aug 1955 DFC
Signals
Gp Capt Benjamin Ball 10 Dec 1956 Command Signals Officer, CBE, BA; later AVM
Wg Cdr Kenneth B S Willder 15 May 1957 OBE, BSc, AMIEE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr D R Feather 22 May 1956
Sqn Ldr J E A Hodson 31 Dec 1956
Training
Gp Capt Wilfred J Burnett  1 Jan 1957 DSO, DFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R Findlater 10 Sep 1956 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr K Ritchley  1 Mar 1956
Sqn Ldr N B W Bax  1 May 1957
Sqn Ldr J C Blair  5 Dec 1955 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr J Elliott  9 Jan 1956
Sqn Ldr A R Graham-Bowman  1 Jan 1957
Sqn Ldr S G Hewitt  2 Jan 1956 AFC*
Sqn Ldr A J Humphrys 16 Apr 1957
Sqn Ldr A B Landells  4 Apr 1957 MBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr John Langston 23 Nov 1955 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr R P Potgieter 30 Apr 1954 AFC
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr J G Laurie 19 Dec 1956 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr S G Bayley 13 Jul 1956
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Sqn Ldr C S Johnson  4 Jul 1955 DFC
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr J N Owen  6 Feb 1952 DFC
Meteorological
Mr R F Zobel BSc
Research
Mr A I Llewelyn OBE, BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM

Walter H Merton

 10 Sep 1956 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, OBE; later ACM
Organisation
Gp Capt W L Jones  3 Dec 1956 DFC
Wg Cdr G Kennedy 23 Jan 1956 AFC, DFM
Wg Cdr J P Selby 30 Mar 1953
Wg Cdr C W S Thomas 18 May 1957 AFC
Sqn Ldr D E Cattell 20 Jun 1955
Sqn Ldr H Fell 28 Dec 1955
Sqn Ldr S H Martin 16 Apr 1946
Sqn Ldr G T Thomas 23 Jan 1956
Sqn Off H E M Gatheral  2 Jan 1956 WRAF
Work Study
Gp Capt W Bradshaw  1 Jan 1957 OBE, DFC
Personnel
Gp Capt F W Wiseman-Clarke 25 Oct 1956 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr G E F Goode 28 Feb 1957 OBE, AFC
Sqn Ldr R W Adams  3 May 1954 OBE
Sqn Ldr R P Cummins  1 Apr 1955
Sqn Ldr John G Matthews  5 Jun 1957 AFC; later A/Cdre
Maj G E Cranford 22 Oct 1956 USAF
Personnel (Civilian)
Mr W Butlin   Civilian Administration Officer,
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr G D Jones 15 Oct 1956 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr B S Martin 24 Jan 1956
Equipment
Gp Capt B S Cartmel 27 Feb 1956 Senior Equipment Staff Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr Norman W Kearon 22 Oct 1956 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr A Miller 11 Aug 1956
Wg Cdr T Thomas 30 Apr 1956
Sqn Ldr T F Burd  4 Jun 1956
Sqn Ldr R B B Cockshutt 22 Oct 1956
Sqn Ldr W R Groves 25 Mar 1957
Sqn Ldr H E Jacobs  1 Dec 1956
Sqn Ldr J McGuire 26 Sep 1955 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr R H Miles 26 Nov 1956
Sqn Ldr H L Tyne  2 Jan 1956
Sqn Ldr J M Warner 17 Dec 1956
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt W G Thorn  3 May 1956 Command Accountant, ACA
Wg Cdr E Bowman 23 Dec 1954
Sqn Ldr A Clare 11 May 1957
Sqn Ldr E W F Cooper 21 Nov 1956
Sqn Ldr H Edwards 14 May 1957 DFC
Catering
Wg Cdr J A Cope  1 Mar 1956 MBE
Medical
A/Cdre T C Macdonald 10 Dec 1956 Principal Medical Officer, AFC, MD, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt W T Buckle  8 Aug 1956 MB, ChB, DPH, DIH
Wg Cdr

Geoffrey H Dhenin

10 Nov 1952 AFC, GM, MB, ChB, MRCS, LRCP; later AM
Chaplains
Rev G W N Groves  7 Feb 1957 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief - C of E, OBE, ALCD, QHC
Educational
Gp Capt M G Lloyd-Jones  3 Dec 1956 Command Education Officer, BSc, AMIEE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr J MacDonald  7 Jun 1957 MA
Sqn Ldr T M Webber  2 Jan 1956 BA
Works
Mr G S Cooper  4 May 1953 BSc (Eng), MICE

Statistics
Mr M R Noyce   Command Statistics Officer
WRAF Staff Officer
Wg Off F R Pentland  5 Dec 1956 WRAF
Technical Staff
AVM Glynn Silyn-Roberts  8 Mar 1956 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CBE, AFC, MSc, FRAeS; later AVM

Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr P C Wright 14 Mar 1955 MBE
Sqn Ldr A Bond  6 Oct 1955 AFRAeS

Armament
Gp Capt D S Kite  5 Apr 1954 Command Armament Officer
Wg Cdr R Brown  4 Jan 1956 MBE, DFM, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr H Harvey 23 Apr 1956
Sqn Ldr H A Britcher 14 Nov 1955
Sqn Ldr L Wood  1 Mar 1954 MBE, DFM

Engineer
Gp Capt Victor C Otter 10 Dec 1956 Command Engineer Officer, OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr J Dean  6 Jun 1956
Wg Cdr L Ellerd-Styles 13 Feb 1956 BSc (Eng), AMIME, DCAe
Wg Cdr L C N Penney 20 Jan 1957
Sqn Ldr G G Bevan 30 Jul 1956
Sqn Ldr W E Collins 27 Jun 1955 MBE
Sqn Ldr D W E Davies  1 Jun 1955
Sqn Ldr L J A Theobald  5 Dec 1955
Sqn Ldr D C Williams 23 Mar 1953 AFRAeS

Radio
Wg Cdr Peter M S Hedgeland 17 Apr 1957 MBE, BSc (Eng); later AVM
Wg Cdr Leslie H Moulton 30 Apr 1956 DFC; later AVM
Sqn Ldr H Fishwick 11 Jul 1956 MBE
Sqn Ldr G M McLean  3 Jan 1955
Sqn Ldr J R B Seal 24 Sep 1956

Mechanical Transport
Sqn Ldr R W M Sennitt 13 Mar 1957  

Technical Training
Sqn Ldr A E Clowes 22 Nov 1956  

Source - July 1957 Air Force List

1958

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -
 
 
Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Harry Broadhurst 22 Jan 1956 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, KBE, DSO*, DFC*, AFC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr Charles D A Browne 17 Jun 1957 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC; later A/Cdre
Flt Off A R Innes  4 Feb 1956 ADC to AOC-in-C, BA, WRAF
Air Staff
AVM Sydney O Bufton 15 Oct 1955 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, DFC
Operations
Gp Capt Vacant
Wg Cdr Harry Burton  1 Mar 1957 DSO, MBE; later AM
Wg Cdr N B Freeman 11 Mar 1957 AFC
Sqn Ldr B C Coates  5 Sep 1955 DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr F R Davidson 30 Apr 1956 DFC
Sqn Ldr C C MacGillivray 19 Feb 1957
Sqn Ldr H J Sheild  2 May 1955 DFC
Sqn Ldr W H Thallon 20 Jun 1955
Lt Col C D Culbertson 23 Jul 1956
Plans
Gp Capt Deryck C Stapleton 15 Apr 1957 CBE, DFC, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr Frank R Bird 15 Apr 1957 DSO, DFC, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr David A Green 30 Jun 1954 DSO, OBE, DFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr Alfred H W Ball 5 Mar 1956 DSO, DFC; later AM
Sqn Ldr Charles E Ness 14 Nov 1956 later AM
Sqn Ldr K A O Norman 27 Aug 1956
Sqn Ldr L Preddy 16 Jan 1956 AFC
Sqn Ldr M H Savage 10 Sep 1956
Sqn Ldr A Steedman 11 Sep 1955 AFC
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr L C Lambert  9 Sep 1954 AFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr R G Woodcraft  12 Apr 1956 AFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr W H McCulloch 10 Jun 1956 Command Photographic Staff Officer
Wg Cdr C Marshall 16 Mar 1956 Command Intelligence Officer, MBE
Sqn Ldr J Bailey 26 Nov 1956
Sqn Ldr K Jones 15 Aug 1955 DFC
Signals
Gp Capt Benjamin Ball 10 Dec 1956 Command Signals Officer, CBE, BA; later AVM
Wg Cdr Kenneth B S Willder 15 May 1957 OBE, BSc, AMIEE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr D R Feather 22 May 1956
Sqn Ldr J E A Hodson 31 Dec 1956
Training
Gp Capt Wilfred J Burnett  1 Jan 1957 DSO, DFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R Findlater 10 Sep 1956 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr K Ritchley  1 Mar 1956
Sqn Ldr N B W Bax  1 May 1957
Sqn Ldr J C Blair  5 Dec 1955 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr J Elliott  9 Jan 1956
Sqn Ldr A R Graham-Bowman  1 Jan 1957
Sqn Ldr S G Hewitt  2 Jan 1956 AFC*
Sqn Ldr A J Humphrys 16 Apr 1957
Sqn Ldr A B Landells  4 Apr 1957 MBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr John Langston 23 Nov 1955 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr R P Potgieter 30 Apr 1954 AFC
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr J G Laurie 19 Dec 1956 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr S G Bayley 13 Jul 1956
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Sqn Ldr C S Johnson  4 Jul 1955 DFC
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr J N Owen  6 Feb 1952 DFC
Meteorological
Mr R F Zobel BSc
Research
Mr A I Llewelyn OBE, BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM

Walter H Merton

 10 Sep 1956 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, OBE; later ACM
Organisation
Gp Capt W L Jones  3 Dec 1956 DFC
Wg Cdr G Kennedy 23 Jan 1956 AFC, DFM
Wg Cdr J P Selby 30 Mar 1953
Wg Cdr C W S Thomas 18 May 1957 AFC
Sqn Ldr H Fell 28 Dec 1955
Sqn Ldr G T Thomas 23 Jan 1956
Sqn Off H E M Gatheral  2 Jan 1956 WRAF
Work Study
Gp Capt W Bradshaw  1 Jan 1957 OBE, DFC
Personnel
Gp Capt F W Wiseman-Clarke 25 Oct 1956 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr G E F Goode 28 Feb 1957 OBE, AFC
Sqn Ldr R P Cummins  1 Apr 1955
Sqn Ldr John G Matthews  5 Jun 1957 AFC; later A/Cdre
Maj G E Cranford 22 Oct 1956 USAF
Personnel (Civilian)
Mr W Butlin   Civilian Administration Officer,
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr G D Jones 15 Oct 1956 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr B S Martin 24 Jan 1956
Equipment
Gp Capt B S Cartmel 27 Feb 1956 Senior Equipment Staff Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr Norman W Kearon 22 Oct 1956 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr A Miller 11 Aug 1956
Wg Cdr T Thomas 30 Apr 1956
Sqn Ldr T F Burd  4 Jun 1956
Sqn Ldr R B B Cockshutt 22 Oct 1956
Sqn Ldr W R Groves 25 Mar 1957
Sqn Ldr H E Jacobs  1 Dec 1956
Sqn Ldr J McGuire 26 Sep 1955 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr R H Miles 26 Nov 1956
Sqn Ldr H L Tyne  2 Jan 1956
Sqn Ldr J M Warner 17 Dec 1956
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt W G Thorn  3 May 1956 Command Accountant, ACA
Wg Cdr E Bowman 23 Dec 1954
Sqn Ldr A Clare 11 May 1957
Sqn Ldr E W F Cooper 21 Nov 1956
Sqn Ldr H Edwards 14 May 1957 DFC
Catering
Wg Cdr J A Cope  1 Mar 1956 MBE
Medical
A/Cdre T C Macdonald 10 Dec 1956 Principal Medical Officer, AFC, MD, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt W T Buckle  8 Aug 1956 MB, ChB, DPH, DIH
Wg Cdr

Geoffrey H Dhenin

10 Nov 1952 AFC, GM, MB, ChB, MRCS, LRCP; later AM
Chaplains
Rev G W N Groves  7 Feb 1957 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief - C of E, OBE, ALCD, QHC
Educational
Gp Capt M G Lloyd-Jones  3 Dec 1956 Command Education Officer, BSc, AMIEE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr J MacDonald  7 Jun 1957 MA
Sqn Ldr T M Webber  2 Jan 1956 BA
Works
Mr G S Cooper  4 May 1953 BSc (Eng), MICE

Statistics
Mr M R Noyce   Command Statistics Officer
WRAF Staff Officer
Wg Off F R Pentland  5 Dec 1956 WRAF
Technical Staff
AVM Glynn Silyn-Roberts  8 Mar 1956 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CBE, AFC, MSc, FRAeS; later AVM

Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr P C Wright 14 Mar 1955 MBE
Sqn Ldr A Bond  6 Oct 1955 AFRAeS

Armament
Gp Capt D S Kite  5 Apr 1954 Command Armament Officer
Wg Cdr R Brown  4 Jan 1956 MBE, DFM, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr H Harvey 23 Apr 1956
Sqn Ldr H A Britcher 14 Nov 1955
Sqn Ldr L Wood  1 Mar 1954 MBE, DFM

Engineer
Gp Capt Victor C Otter 10 Dec 1956 Command Engineer Officer, OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr J Dean  6 Jun 1956
Wg Cdr L Ellerd-Styles 13 Feb 1956 BSc (Eng), AMIME, DCAe
Wg Cdr L C N Penney 20 Jan 1957
Sqn Ldr G G Bevan 30 Jul 1956
Sqn Ldr D W E Davies  1 Jun 1955
Sqn Ldr L J A Theobald  5 Dec 1955
Sqn Ldr D C Williams 23 Mar 1953 AFRAeS

Radio
Wg Cdr Peter M S Hedgeland 17 Apr 1957 MBE, BSc (Eng); later AVM
Wg Cdr Leslie H Moulton 30 Apr 1956 DFC; later AVM
Sqn Ldr H Fishwick 11 Jul 1956 MBE
Sqn Ldr G M McLean  3 Jan 1955
Sqn Ldr J R B Seal 24 Sep 1956

Mechanical Transport
Sqn Ldr R W M Sennitt 13 Mar 1957  

Technical Training
Sqn Ldr Vacant    

Source - January 1958 Air Force List

1959

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -
 
 
Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Harry Broadhurst 22 Jan 1956 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, KBE, DSO*, DFC*, AFC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr Charles D A Browne 17 Jun 1957 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC; later A/Cdre
Flt Off N A Innes-Smith 20 Nov 1957 ADC to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM John G Davis 14 Jun 1958 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, OBE; later ACM
Operations
Gp Capt

Brian P Young

 2 Dec 1957 OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr Harry Burton  1 Mar 1957 DSO, MBE; later AM
Wg Cdr N B Freeman 11 Mar 1957 AFC
Sqn Ldr B C Coates  5 Sep 1955 DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr F R Davidson 30 Apr 1956 DFC
Sqn Ldr C C MacGillivray 19 Feb 1957
Lt Col C D Culbertson 23 Jul 1956
Plans
Gp Capt Deryck C Stapleton 15 Apr 1957 CBE, DFC, AFC; later AVM
Gp Capt Alfred H W Ball 5 Mar 1956 DSO, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr Frank R Bird 15 Apr 1957 DSO, DFC, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr David A Green 30 Jun 1954 DSO, OBE, DFC; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr Charles E Ness 14 Nov 1956 later AM
Sqn Ldr K A O Norman 27 Aug 1956
Sqn Ldr L Preddy 16 Jan 1956 AFC
Sqn Ldr M H Savage 10 Sep 1956
Sqn Ldr A Steedman 11 Sep 1955 AFC
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr L C Lambert  9 Sep 1954 AFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr R G Woodcraft  12 Apr 1956 AFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr Cecil A Alldis 27 Jan 1958 Command Intelligence Officer, DFC, AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W H McCulloch 10 Jun 1956 Command Photographic Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr J Bailey 26 Nov 1956
Signals
Gp Capt Benjamin Ball 10 Dec 1956 Command Signals Officer, CBE, BA; later AVM
Wg Cdr Kenneth B S Willder 15 May 1957 OBE, BSc, AMIEE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr D R Feather 22 May 1956
Sqn Ldr J E A Hodson 31 Dec 1956
Training
Gp Capt Wilfred J Burnett  1 Jan 1957 DSO, DFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R Findlater 10 Sep 1956 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr K Ritchley  1 Mar 1956
Sqn Ldr J C Blair  5 Dec 1955 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr A R Graham-Bowman  1 Jan 1957
Sqn Ldr S G Hewitt  2 Jan 1956 AFC*
Sqn Ldr A B Landells  4 Apr 1957 MBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr John Langston 23 Nov 1955 later A/Cdre
Flight Safety
Wg Cdr J R St John 12 Mar1956 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr N B W Bax  1 May 1957
Sqn Ldr J Elliott  9 Jan 1956
Sqn Ldr R P Potgieter 30 Apr 1954 AFC
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photography
Sqn Ldr Vacant
Meteorological
Mr S E Virgo MSc
Research
Mr A I Llewelyn Senior Principal Scientific Officer, OBE, BSc
Mr R Bruce Principal Scientific Officer, ARCS
Mr G V Lorimer Principal Scientific Officer, BSc
Dr J B Harding Senior Scientific Officer, BSc, PhD
Mr D M Gough Senior Scientific Officer, BSc
Mr H D Courtenay Senior Scientific Officer, BSc, ARCS
Administrative Staff
AVM

Walter H Merton

 10 Sep 1956 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, OBE; later ACM
Organisation
Gp Capt W L Jones  3 Dec 1956 DFC
Wg Cdr G Kennedy 23 Jan 1956 AFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr H Fell 28 Dec 1955
Fire Service
Mr H L Simpkin
Personnel
Gp Capt Vacant Senior Personnel Staff Officer,
Wg Cdr G E F Goode 28 Feb 1957 OBE, AFC
Sqn Ldr John G Matthews  5 Jun 1957 AFC; later A/Cdre
Maj G E Cranford 22 Oct 1956 USAF
Personnel (Civilian)
Mr W Butlin   Civilian Administration Officer,
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr G D Jones 15 Oct 1956 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr B S Martin 24 Jan 1956
Equipment
Gp Capt

Keith H Gooding

 15 Sep 1958 Senior Equipment Staff Officer, OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr Norman W Kearon 22 Oct 1956 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr A Miller 11 Aug 1956
Sqn Ldr T F Burd  4 Jun 1956
Sqn Ldr R B B Cockshutt 22 Oct 1956
Sqn Ldr W R Groves 25 Mar 1957
Sqn Ldr H E Jacobs  1 Dec 1956
Sqn Ldr J McGuire 26 Sep 1955 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr R H Miles 26 Nov 1956
Sqn Ldr H L Tyne  2 Jan 1956
Sqn Ldr J M Warner 17 Dec 1956
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt Vacant Command Accountant,
Wg Cdr Vacant
Sqn Ldr A Clare 11 May 1957
Sqn Ldr E W F Cooper 21 Nov 1956
Sqn Ldr H Edwards 14 May 1957 DFC
Catering
Wg Cdr J A Cope  1 Mar 1956 MBE
Medical
AVM A F Cook  8 Sep 1958 Principal Medical Officer, CBE, LRCP&S, DPH, QHP
Gp Capt Vacant    
Wg Cdr

Geoffrey H Dhenin

10 Nov 1952 AFC, GM, MB, ChB, MRCS, LRCP; later AM
Chaplain
Rev F W Cocks  1 Jun 1958 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief - C of E, MA
Educational
Gp Capt M G Lloyd-Jones  3 Dec 1956 Command Education Officer, BSc, AMIEE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr J MacDonald  7 Jun 1957 MA
Sqn Ldr G Culshaw  1 Oct 1958 MA
Work Study
Gp Capt W Bradshaw  1 Jan 1957 OBE, DFC
Works
Mr G S Cooper  4 May 1953 BSc (Eng), MICE

Statistics
Mr M R Noyce   Command Statistics Officer
WRAF Staff Officer
Wg Off Vacant WRAF
Technical Staff
AVM Maxwell E M Perkins 27 Oct 1958 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CBE, BA, MIME, FRAeS

Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr P C Wright 14 Mar 1955 MBE
Sqn Ldr A Bond  6 Oct 1955 AFRAeS

Armament
Gp Capt Evelyn M T Howell  5 Apr 1958? Command Armament Officer, AFRAeS; later AVM
Wg Cdr R Brown  4 Jan 1956 MBE, DFM, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr T de T macDonald 20 Oct 1958
Sqn Ldr H A Britcher 14 Nov 1955
Sqn Ldr L Wood  1 Mar 1954 MBE, DFM

Engineer
Gp Capt Victor C Otter 10 Dec 1956 Command Engineer Officer, OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr L Ellerd-Styles 13 Feb 1956 BSc (Eng), AMIME, DCAe
Wg Cdr L C N Penney 20 Jan 1957
Sqn Ldr G G Bevan 30 Jul 1956
Sqn Ldr D W E Davies  1 Jun 1955
Sqn Ldr L J A Theobald  5 Dec 1955

Radio
Wg Cdr Peter M S Hedgeland 17 Apr 1957 MBE, BSc (Eng); later AVM
Wg Cdr W D Reid 27 Oct 1958 MBE
Sqn Ldr H Fishwick 11 Jul 1956 MBE
Sqn Ldr G M McLean  3 Jan 1955
Sqn Ldr J R B Seal 24 Sep 1956

Mechanical Transport
Sqn Ldr R W M Sennitt 13 Mar 1957  

Technical Training
Sqn Ldr Vacant    
Miscellaneous Appointment
Wg Cdr Elizabeth M Hase 28 May 1958 USDO, LDS

Source - January 1959 Air Force List

1960

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Kenneth B B Cross 20 May 1959 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, CBE, DSO, DFC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Wg Cdr R B Roache  1 Jul 1960 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC*
Flt Lt B Harcourt-Smith 16 Mar 1959 ADC to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Thomas A B Parselle  8 May 1959 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE

Operations
Gp Capt

Brian P Young

 2 Dec 1957 OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr W M Dixon  1 Jan 1961 DSO, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr D Roberts  7 Oct 1957 DFC, AFC*
Wg Cdr F C D Wright 26 Oct 1959 DFC
Sqn Ldr D A Bailey 23 Sep 1958 DFC
Sqn Ldr R N Broad 31 Aug 1959
Sqn Ldr R F Clayton 16 Feb 1959 DFC
Sqn Ldr J L Field 13 Apr 1959
Sqn Ldr J H Hill  2 Dec 1957
Sqn Ldr J E G James 11 May 1959 DFC
Sqn Ldr B C Redman 29 Dec 1958
Sqn Ldr G V Smith  6 Jul 1959 DFC

Plans
Gp Capt Deryck C Stapleton 15 Apr 1957 CBE, DFC, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr K G Hubbard  5 Jan 1959 OBE DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr R G W Oakley 18 Nov 1957
Wg Cdr R G Wilson 19 Nov 1957
Sqn Ldr C H Barwell 20 May 1957
Sqn Ldr G J Daly  1 Jun 1959 DFC
Sqn Ldr G R K Fletcher  2 May 1958
Sqn Ldr A D Gibson 14 Sep 1959 AFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr J D Hammond 17 Aug 1959
Sqn Ldr K G Hunter 28 Jul 1957
Sqn Ldr D J Leith  3 Nov 1958
Sqn Ldr J M McCann  7 Apr 1958 AFC
Sqn Ldr G H Moreau 15 Dec 1958 AFC
Sqn Ldr M H Savage 10 Sep 1956
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr J Blackburn 12 May 1958
Sqn Ldr G C Gilbert 24 Mar 1959 AFC

Intelligence and Security
Wg Cdr

Arthur Griffiths

  7 Sep 1959 later AVM
Wg Cdr S W K Hart  2 Feb 1959 OBE
Sqn Ldr C J Bleakley  4 Sep 1959
Sqn Ldr P B Dignan  1 Jul 1957
Sqn Ldr P G Marman 16 Dec 1957 AFC
Sqn Ldr B M Shearer 21 Jul 1958

Signals
A/Cdre Benjamin Ball 10 Dec 1956 Command Signals Officer, CBE, BA; later AVM
Wg Cdr R F H Ramsey 16 Feb 1959
Sqn Ldr D R Feather 22 May 1956
Sqn Ldr F H Gardiner 10 Sep 1958 BEM
Sqn Ldr W J Heeley 16 Jan 1957
Sqn Ldr E R Madger 21 Oct 1957

Training
Gp Capt Frank L Dodd 23 Feb 1959 DSO, DFC, AFC**; later AVM
Wg Cdr R Findlater 10 Sep 1956 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr J R Musgrave  1 Sep 1958 DSO
Sqn Ldr R J Brain  1 Jul 1957 AFC
Sqn Ldr J W Everitt  2 Dec 1957
Sqn Ldr B J Fry  7 Jan 1959 DFC
Sqn Ldr A B Landells  4 Apr 1957 MBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr E M Senior 13 Apr 1959
Sqn Ldr J Wilson 12 Aug 1957

Flight Safety
Wg Cdr H B Hunt 23 Feb 1959 DSO*, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr H C Beadle  2 Nov 1959 DFC
Sqn Ldr J G S Beckett  1 Apr 1959
Sqn Ldr J Gillespie  6 Aug 1958 MBE

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr H H Wood-Glover 19 Nov 1957 MBE
Sqn Ldr B P Coote 31 Jan 1958 MC
Staff of the Services (Air Staff)

Physical Fitness
Sqn Ldr J G A Lane 21 May 1958  

Meteorological
Mr S E Virgo   MSc

Research
Mr A I Llewelyn Senior Principal Scientific Officer, OBE, BSc
Mr R Bruce   Principal Scientific Officer, BSc, ARCS
Mr S H Hood   Principal Scientific Officer, BA
Dr J B Harding   Senior Scientific Officer, BSc, PhD
Mr R H Nutting   Senior Scientific Officer, BSc, FSS
Mr D M Gough   Senior Scientific Officer, BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM Brian K Burnett  1 Feb 1959 Air Officer i/c Administration, DFC, AFC, BA; later ACM

Organisation
Gp Capt Harry Burton 28 Jul 1958 DSO, MBE; later AM
Wg Cdr D W Bedford
Wg Cdr G Blakeman  5 Aug 1958
Wg Cdr F G  Daw 30 Jun 1958 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr J W Abrey 27 May 1958
Sqn Ldr D T Evans 23 Jun 1958
Sqn Ldr N G S Marshall  2 Feb 1959
Sqn Ldr H Pears 21 Oct 1957 DFC
Sqn Ldr K J Salisbury  1 Apr 1959
Sqn Ldr A D J Williams  3 Feb 1959
Sqn Off M Tudor 28 Nov 1960 WRAF

Work Study
Gp Capt W Bradshaw  1 Jan 1957 OBE, DFC

Personnel
Gp Capt A V Rogers 18 Dec 1957 AFC
Wg Cdr H G Currell  5 Aug 1959 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr C J Edwards  2 Sep 1957
Sqn Ldr C W Evans 17 Mar 1958
Sqn Ldr A G Reid  1 Apr 1959

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr E A Bradshaw Civilian Administration Officer

Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr P A C McDermott  1 Dec 1958 DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr G Bryan 28 Dec 1959

Equipment
Gp Capt Keith H Gooding 15 Sep 1958 Senior Equipment Staff Officer, OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr R Bradshaw  4 Sep 1958
Wg Cdr H E Campbell-Orde  9 Mar 1959
Wg Cdr W A Harris 19 Jan 1950
Sqn Ldr C E Bradley 19 Jan 1959
Sqn Ldr J H Cook 15 Jun 1959 OBE
Sqn Ldr H Dufton 10 Aug 1959
Sqn Ldr W J Gash 30 Jun 1958
Sqn Ldr H E Jacobs  1 Dec 1956
Sqn Ldr L G W Lilley  2 Mar 1959
Sqn Ldr J McGuire 26 Sep 1955 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr R H Miles 26 Nov 1956
Sqn Ldr R G Proctor 31 May 1958 MBE
Sqn Ldr J M Warner 17 Dec 1956
Staff of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Gp Capt R Trippett  1 May 1958 FCA
Wg Cdr H Edwards 14 May 1957 DFC
Sqn Ldr B W Mulllen  9 Mar 1959
Sqn Ldr W J Norfolk 25 May 1959

Catering
Wg Cdr L J Morris  1 Apr 1959
Sqn Ldr D A Beasley  6 Aug 1958

Medical
AVM S R C Nelson  1 Oct 1959 Principal Medical Officer, OBE, MD, MCP&S
Gp Capt J B Ross 26 Nov 1958 MB, ChB, DTM&H
Sqn Ldr H L Jones  1 Aug 1958 MB, ChB

Chaplains
Rev W E G Payton  1 Apr 1959 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, C of E, MA

Educational
A/Cdre J R Morgan  4 May 1959 Command Education Officer, OBE, BSc, AMIME, FRAeS
Wg Cdr J MacDonald  7 Jun 1957 MA
Sqn Ldr G Culshaw  1 Oct 1958 MA

Works
Mr C Chambers  1 Apr 1959 OBE, BSc (Eng)

Statistics
Mr M R Noyce   Command Statistics Officer

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off B C Turner 31 Mar 1958 WRAF
Technical Staff
AVM Maxwell E M Perkins 27 Oct 1958 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CBE, BA, MIME, FRAeS

Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr M L Formby  2 Aug 1957 AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr H W Chiverton  1 Nov 1957
Sqn Ldr T H Jackson 23 Feb 1959

Armament
Gp Capt W A Theed 16 Nov 1959 Command Armament Officer, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr T de T MacDonald 20 Oct t1958
Wg Cdr J P Spillane  6 Oct 1958
Wg Cdr D R Thompson  9 Nov 1959
Sqn Ldr M V de T Fox-Stangeways 15 Jan 1959
Sqn Ldr J Jepson 13 Apr 1959
Sqn Ldr W K MacTaggart  9 Jun 1958 MBE, BSc
Sqn Ldr H Makin 15 Jun 1959
Sqn Ldr L W J Reeves 20 May 1959

Engineer
Gp Capt

Geoffrey L O'Hanlon

  6 Jul 1959 Command Engineer Officer, MBE, AFRAeS; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr J W Hume 16 Sep 1958
Wg Cdr

Richard T Morison

13 Jan 1958 MBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr L C N Penney 20 Jan 1957
Sqn Ldr J C Dixon 30 Jun 1958
Sqn Ldr G S Gough 14 Sep 1959 AMIEE
Sqn Ldr A W A Messam 29 Dec 1958
Sqn Ldr H J Moule 29 Sep 1958 BEM
Sqn Ldr H Penny 27 Apr 1959
Sqn Ldr A J Pring 28 Jun 1959
Sqn Ldr M C Pulleyblank  1 Feb 1958

Radio
Wg Cdr Peter M S Hedgeland 17 Apr 1957 MBE, BSc (Eng); later AVM
Wg Cdr W D Reid 27 Oct 1958 MBE
Sqn Ldr C Ashley  9 Feb 1959
Sqn Ldr J G Horner  5 Oct 1959
Sqn Ldr F W Neeve 19 Mar 1958
Sqn Ldr G Wynn 14 Nov 1957

Mechanical Transport
Sqn Ldr R W M Sennitt 13 Mar 1957

Technical Training
Sqn Ldr J C Munro 25 Aug 1959
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr J G McG Lunn 30 Jun 1958 Officer Commanding, Unit
Sqn Ldr G J Macrae 17 Aug 1958 Officer Commanding, Communication Sqn
Wg Cdr Elizabeth M Hase 28 May 1958 Senior Dental Officer, LDSRCS

Source - January 1960 Air Force List

1961

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -
 
Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Kenneth B B Cross 20 May 1959 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, CBE, DSO, DFC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Wg Cdr R B Roache  1 Jul 1960 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC*
Flt Lt M L Guyer 23  May 1960 ADC to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Thomas A B Parselle  8 May 1959 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE

Air
Gp Capt

K C M Giddings

19 May 1960 OBE, DFC, AFC*; later AM
Wg Cdr J Blackburn 12 May 1958
Sqn Ldr R F Clayton 16 Feb 1959 DFC
Sqn Ldr J L Field 13 Apr 1959
Sqn Ldr G C Gilbert 24 Mar 1959 AFC
Sqn Ldr T A McCulloch  3 Jan 1960
Maj G E Dill  3 Sep 1959 USAF

Operations
Gp Capt W M Dixon  1 Jan 1961 DSO, DFC, AFC
Gp Capt Alan D Frank  2 May 1960  DSO, DFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr Derek J Furner 14 Mar 1960 DFC, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr E R G Haines 29 Feb 1960 MBE, DFM
Wg Cdr F C D Wright 26 Oct 1959 DFC
Sqn Ldr D A Bailey 23 Sep 1958 DFC
Sqn Ldr R N Broad 31 Aug 1959
Sqn Ldr U L Burberry  9 May 1960
Sqn Ldr J E G James 11 May 1959 DFC
Sqn Ldr A L Matthew 18 May 1960 DFC
Sqn Ldr B C Redman 29 Dec 1958
Sqn Ldr J D Rowell  8 Aug 1960
Sqn Ldr G V Smith  6 Jul 1959 DFC
Sqn Ldr K M Wickson  4 Jul 1960

Plans
Gp Capt Alan H C Boxer 25 Nov 1959 DSO, DFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr

Frederick S Hazlewood

11 Apr 1960 OBE, AFC*; later AVM
Wg Cdr K G Hubbard  5 Jan 1959 OBE DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr C H Barwell 20 May 1957
Sqn Ldr R N Bates  4 May 1959 AFC*
Sqn Ldr G J Daly  1 Jun 1959 DFC
Sqn Ldr G R K Fletcher  2 May 1958
Sqn Ldr A D Gibson 14 Sep 1959 AFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr D J Leith  3 Nov 1958
Sqn Ldr J M McCann  7 Apr 1958 AFC
Sqn Ldr G H Moreau 15 Dec 1958 AFC

Intelligence
Wg Cdr

Arthur Griffiths

  7 Sep 1959 Command Intelligence Officer; later AVM
Sqn Ldr J D Hammond 17 Aug 1959
Sqn Ldr R F H Martin 29 Feb 1960

Security
Wg Cdr S W K Hart  2 Feb 1959 Command Provost and Security Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr B M Shearer 21 Jul 1958

Signals
A/Cdre John A Robinson 22 Feb 1960 Command Signals Officer, OBE, BA, BAI
Wg Cdr R F H Ramsey 16 Feb 1959
Sqn Ldr D R Feather 22 May 1956
Sqn Ldr F H Gardiner 10 Sep 1958 BEM
Sqn Ldr D Jackson 20 Jun 1960 DFC

Training
Gp Capt Frank L Dodd 23 Feb 1959 DSO, DFC, AFC**; later AVM
Wg Cdr M E H Dawson 21 Mar 1960 DFC*, DFM
Wg Cdr J R Musgrave  1 Sep 1958 DSO
Sqn Ldr R J Brain  1 Jul 1957 AFC
Sqn Ldr L Davies  4 Jan 1960 AFC
Sqn Ldr B J Fry  7 Jan 1959 DFC
Sqn Ldr D S Richardson  1 Dec 1959 DFC
Sqn Ldr E M Senior 13 Apr 1959
Sqn Ldr B W Slater 16 May 1960 AFC
Sqn Ldr R A Tomlin  8 Aug 1960

Flight Safety
Wg Cdr H B Hunt 23 Feb 1959 DSO*, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr H C Beadle  2 Nov 1959 DFC
Sqn Ldr J G S Beckett  1 Apr 1959
Sqn Ldr J Gillespie  6 Aug 1958 MBE

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr H H Wood-Glover 19 Nov 1957 MBE
Sqn Ldr G Hoddinott  1 Jun 1960  BEM
Staff of the Services (Air Staff)

Physical Fitness
Sqn Ldr J G A Lane 21 May 1958  

Meteorological
Mr S E Virgo   MSc

Research
Mr T H Kerr   Senior Principal Scientific Officer, BSc
Mr R Bruce   Principal Scientific Officer, BSc, ARCS
Mr S H Hood   Principal Scientific Officer, BA
Dr J B Harding   Senior Scientific Officer, BSc, PhD
Mr R H Nutting   Senior Scientific Officer, BSc, FSS
Mr D M Gough   Senior Scientific Officer, BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM Brian K Burnett  1 Feb 1959 Air Officer i/c Administration, DFC, AFC, BA; later ACM

Organisation
Gp Capt A G Wilson  4 Jan 1960 OBE, DFC
Wg Cdr D W Bedford
Wg Cdr G Blakeman  5 Aug 1958
Wg Cdr P A Ostle 19 Oct 1960
Sqn Ldr J W Abrey 27 May 1958
Sqn Ldr A F Duffield 10 Dec 1959
Sqn Ldr N G S Marshall  2 Feb 1959
Sqn Ldr A D J Williams  3 Feb 1959
Sqn Off M Tudor 28 Nov 1960 WRAF

Work Study
Gp Capt W Bradshaw  1 Jan 1957 OBE, DFC

Personnel
Gp Capt J B Wray 24 Oct 1960 DFC
Wg Cdr H G Currell  5 Aug 1959 MVO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr R Gebbels 26 Apr 1960
Sqn Ldr G P Owen 29 Feb 1960 MBE
Sqn Ldr A G Reid  1 Apr 1959

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr E A Bradshaw Civilian Administration Officer

Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr P A C McDermott  1 Dec 1958 DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr G Bryan 28 Dec 1959

Equipment
Gp Capt Keith H Gooding 15 Sep 1958 Senior Equipment Staff Officer, OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr G E Dimmer 10 Oct 1960
Wg Cdr W A Harris 19 Jan 1950
Wg Cdr W McQ Pratt 21 Nov 1960 AMInstT
Sqn Ldr C E Bradley 19 Jan 1959
Sqn Ldr J H Cook 15 Jun 1959 OBE
Sqn Ldr J C Davies 26 Sep 1960
Sqn Ldr H Dufton 10 Aug 1959
Sqn Ldr J E Gower-Jones 25 Jan 1960 BA
Sqn Ldr L G W Lilley  2 Mar 1959
Sqn Ldr A F McCarthy 31 Oct 1960 OBE
Sqn Ldr R J Phillips 25 Jul 1960
Sqn Ldr R P Wheel 19 Jun 1960
Staff of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Gp Capt R Trippett  1 May 1958 FCA
Wg Cdr J H McMichael 15 Aug 1960
Sqn Ldr B W Mulllen  9 Mar 1959
Sqn Ldr W J Norfolk 25 May 1959

Catering
Wg Cdr L J Morris  1 Apr 1959
Sqn Ldr D A Beasley  6 Aug 1958

Medical
AVM S R C Nelson  1 Oct 1959 Principal Medical Officer, OBE, MD, MCP&S
Gp Capt J B Ross 26 Nov 1958 MB, ChB, DTM&H
Sqn Ldr H L Jones  1 Aug 1958 MB, ChB

Chaplains
Rev C Y McGlashan  1 Jan 1959 Principal Chaplain (Located at Coastal Command) PMUB, QHC, MA, BD
Rev W E G Payton  1 Apr 1959 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, C of E, MA

Educational
A/Cdre J R Morgan  4 May 1959 Command Education Officer, OBE, BSc, AMIME, FRAeS
Wg Cdr R W Fowler 30 Apr 1960 BSc, AMIME, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr H A Probert 19 Dec 1960 MBE, MA

Works
Mr C Chambers  1 Apr 1959 OBE, BSc (Eng)

Statistics
Mr C A F Russell Command Statistics Officer,

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off C E Warren 12 Sep 1960 OBE, WRAF
Technical Staff
AVM Maxwell E M Perkins 27 Oct 1958 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CBE, BA, MIME, FRAeS

Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr M Hermiston  8 Feb 1960 MBE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr T H Jackson 23 Feb 1959
Sqn Ldr T L Nowell  5 Sep 1960
Sqn Ldr E F Thornicroft 15 Dec 1959 AFC, DFM

Armament
Gp Capt W A Theed 16 Nov 1959 Command Armament Officer
Wg Cdr T de T MacDonald 20 Oct t1958
Wg Cdr J P Spillane  6 Oct 1958
Wg Cdr D R Thompson  9 Nov 1959
Sqn Ldr M V de T Fox-Stangeways 15 Jan 1959
Sqn Ldr K P Jarman 11 Jul 1960
Sqn Ldr J Jepson 13 Apr 1959
Sqn Ldr H Makin 15 Jun 1959
Sqn Ldr L W J Reeves 20 May 1959

Engineer
Gp Capt

Geoffrey L O'Hanlon

  6 Jul 1959 Command Engineer Officer, MBE, AFRAeS; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr J W Hume 16 Sep 1958
Wg Cdr A D Miller  4 Jul 1960 AFRAeS
Wg Cdr N W Turner 30 Jan 1961
Sqn Ldr J C Dixon 30 Jun 1958
Sqn Ldr G S Gough 14 Sep 1959 AMIEE
Sqn Ldr A W A Messam 29 Dec 1958
Sqn Ldr H J Moule 29 Sep 1958 BEM
Sqn Ldr H Penny 27 Apr 1959
Sqn Ldr A J Pring 28 Jun 1959
Sqn Ldr M C Pulleyblank  1 Feb 1958
Sqn Ldr B N Wilson  1 Mar 1960 AFRAeS, AMIEE

Radio
Wg Cdr W D Reid 27 Oct 1958 MBE
Wg Cdr W J Roberts  4 Apr 1960 Dip El
Sqn Ldr C Ashley  9 Feb 1959
Sqn Ldr J G Horner  5 Oct 1959
Sqn Ldr G Morgan  3 Oct 1960
Sqn Ldr F W Neeve 19 Mar 1958

Mechanical Transport
Sqn Ldr R W M Sennitt 13 Mar 1957

Technical Training
Sqn Ldr J C Munro 25 Aug 1959
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr J G McG Lunn 30 Jun 1958 Officer Commanding, Unit
Sqn Ldr G J Macrae 17 Aug 1958 Officer Commanding, Communication Sqn
Wg Cdr Elizabeth M Hase 28 May 1958 Senior Dental Officer, LDSRCS

Source - January 1961 Air Force List

1962

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -
 
Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Kenneth B B Cross 20 May 1959 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, CBE, DSO, DFC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Wg Cdr Robert G Price 23 Jan 1961 PSO to AOC-in-C; later AVM
Flt Lt P S Martin 23 Jan 1961 ADC to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Stewart W B Menaul 21 Jul 1962 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DFC, AFC

Air
Gp Capt

K C M Giddings

19 May 1960 OBE, DFC, AFC*; later AM
Wg Cdr J Blackburn 12 May 1958
Wg Cdr R Broadbent 31 Oct 1960 DFC
Sqn Ldr D Andrew 28 Apr 1961 AFC
Sqn Ldr J L Field 13 Apr 1959
Sqn Ldr P U Hubbard 17 Apr 1961
Sqn Ldr T A McCulloch  3 Jan 1960
Sqn Ldr J H J Merriman  2 Oct 1961
Maj G E Dill  3 Sep 1959 USAF

Operations
Gp Capt Alan D Frank  2 May 1960  DSO, DFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr Derek J Furner 14 Mar 1960 DFC, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr E R G Haines 29 Feb 1960 MBE, DFM
Wg Cdr R S Nichol 14 Nov 1960
Wg Cdr F C D Wright 26 Oct 1959 DFC
Sqn Ldr R N Broad 31 Aug 1959
Sqn Ldr P G Coulson  3 Jul 1961 MBE, AFC
Sqn Ldr J E G James 11 May 1959 DFC
Sqn Ldr H B F Lymna 20 Nov 1961 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr A L Matthew 18 May 1960 DFC
Sqn Ldr R W Richardson  3 Jul 1961 AFC
Sqn Ldr J D Rowell  8 Aug 1960
Sqn Ldr F L Welford 28 Aug 1961 DFC
Sqn Ldr K M Wickson  4 Jul 1960

Plans
Gp Capt Alan H C Boxer 25 Nov 1959 DSO, DFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr

Frederick S Hazlewood

11 Apr 1960 OBE, AFC*; later AVM
Wg Cdr R W Payne  4 Sep 1961 AFC
Sqn Ldr R E Abbott 19 Jun 1961
Sqn Ldr G J Daly  1 Jun 1959 DFC
Sqn Ldr J H Garstin 13 Mar 1961 AFC
Sqn Ldr A D Gibson 14 Sep 1959 AFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr C C MacGillivary  5 Dec 1960
Sqn Ldr S A Price  2 Jan 1961
Sqn Ldr J E Pollington 26 Jun 1961

Intelligence
Wg Cdr

Arthur Griffiths

  7 Sep 1959 Command Intelligence Officer; later AVM
Sqn Ldr J D Hammond 17 Aug 1959
Sqn Ldr R F H Martin 29 Feb 1960

Security
Wg Cdr S W K Hart  2 Feb 1959 Command Provost and Security Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr B M Shearer 21 Jul 1958

Signals
A/Cdre John A Robinson 22 Feb 1960 Command Signals Officer, OBE, BA, BAI
Wg Cdr Thomas C Imrie 24 Mar 1961 DFM; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr J D Palmer  1 Jan 1962 MBE, BSc, AMIEE, Dip El
Sqn Ldr F Cotterill 11 Jan 1961 BSc
Sqn Ldr D Jackson 20 Jun 1960 DFC

Training
Gp Capt Michael J Beetham  4 Oct 1961 DFC, AFC; later MRAF
Wg Cdr C C Calder 12 Jun 1961 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr M E H Dawson 21 Mar 1960 DFC*, DFM
Sqn Ldr L Davies  4 Jan 1960 AFC
Sqn Ldr B J Fry  7 Jan 1959 DFC
Sqn Ldr M E J Hickmott 30 Oct 1961 DFC
Sqn Ldr T D A Lunan 17 Oct 1960
Sqn Ldr D S Richardson  1 Dec 1959 DFC
Sqn Ldr B W Slater 16 May 1960 AFC
Sqn Ldr R A Tomlin  8 Aug 1960

Flight Safety
Wg Cdr H B Hunt 23 Feb 1959 DSO*, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr H C Beadle  2 Nov 1959 DFC
Sqn Ldr E A De Villez  5 Jun 1961

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr R Millhouse 29 Dec 1960 MBE
Sqn Ldr G Hoddinott  1 Jun 1960  BEM
Staff of the Services (Air Staff)

Fire Services
Mr H L Simpkin    

Physical Fitness
Sqn Ldr J G A Lane 21 May 1958  

Meteorological
Mr S E Virgo   MSc

Research
Mr T H Kerr   Senior Principal Scientific Officer, BSc
Mr R Bruce   Principal Scientific Officer, BSc, ARCS
Mr S H Hood   Principal Scientific Officer, BA
Mr R J Mawhinney   Principal Scientific Officer, BSc
Mr H J Keyes   Senior Scientific Officer, BA, AFRAeS
Mr J R Laville   Senior Scientific Officer, BA
Administrative Staff
AVM Michael H Dwyer  9 Oct 1961 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE

Organisation
Gp Capt A G Wilson  4 Jan 1960 OBE, DFC
Wg Cdr G Davidson  4 Sep 1961 OBE
Wg Cdr P C Lambert 16 Jan 1961
Wg Cdr P A Ostle 19 Oct 1960
Sqn Ldr P Cherry 17 Sep 1961
Sqn Ldr T A Dicks 12 Jun 1961
Sqn Ldr A F Duffield 10 Dec 1959
Sqn Ldr R Street 14 Oct 1960
Sqn Off M Tudor 28 Nov 1960 WRAF

Work Study
Gp Capt J S Laird  6 Apr 1961 OBE

Personnel
Gp Capt J B Wray 24 Oct 1960 DFC
Wg Cdr G A Martin 28 Aug 1961 DFC*, AFC
Sqn Ldr R Gebbels 26 Apr 1960
Sqn Ldr G P Owen 29 Feb 1960 MBE
Sqn Ldr C J S Wood 12 Jun 1961

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr E A Bradshaw Civilian Administration Officer

Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr C A Wade 12 Jun 1961
Sqn Ldr G Bryan 28 Dec 1959

Equipment
Gp Capt C J G Ferguson  9Oct 1961 Senior Equipment Staff Officer,
Wg Cdr G E Dimmer 10 Oct 1960
Wg Cdr L E Fletcher  8 Aug 1961
Wg Cdr W McQ Pratt 21 Nov 1960 AMInstT
Sqn Ldr C E Bradley 19 Jan 1959
Sqn Ldr J H Cook 15 Jun 1959 OBE
Sqn Ldr A P J Dixon 23 Dec 1960
Sqn Ldr H Dufton 10 Aug 1959
Sqn Ldr R J Phillips 25 Jul 1960
Sqn Ldr W Steven 20 Jul 1961
Sqn Ldr P A M Sylvester 10 Jul 1961 BEM
Sqn Ldr R P Wheel 19 Jun 1960
Staff of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Gp Capt Peter H Roscoe 17 Apr 1961 FCA; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr J H McMichael 15 Aug 1960
Sqn Ldr B W Mulllen  9 Mar 1959
Sqn Ldr W J Norfolk 25 May 1959

Catering
Wg Cdr A S Pattie  1 Feb 1961
Sqn Ldr S R Podmore  9 Jan 1961 MBE

Medical
AVM S R C Nelson  1 Oct 1959 Principal Medical Officer, OBE, MD, MCP&S
Gp Capt J B Ross 26 Nov 1958 MB, ChB, DTM&H
Gp Capt O S M Williams  1 Jan 1961 MRCS, LRCP
Sqn Ldr H L Jones  1 Aug 1958 MB, ChB

Chaplains
Rev D M Rowlands 11 Jan 1960 Principal Chaplain - PMUB (Located at Flying Training Command)
Rev G H C Church   Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, C of E, ALCD

Educational
A/Cdre J R Morgan  4 May 1959 Command Education Officer, OBE, BSc, AMIME, FRAeS
Wg Cdr R W Fowler 30 Apr 1960 BSc, AMIME, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr H A Probert 19 Dec 1960 MBE, MA

Works
Mr C Chambers  1 Apr 1959 OBE, BSc (Eng)

Statistics
Mr K L Astill Command Statistics Officer,

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off M R Green 28 Mar 1961 WRAF
Technical Staff
AVM Norman C S Rutter 21 Aug 1961 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CBE, MIME, FRAeS

Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr N G O'Brien 17 Jul 1961 MBE
Sqn Ldr C G Day 27 Feb 1961
Sqn Ldr T H Jackson 23 Feb 1959
Sqn Ldr E F Thornicroft 15 Dec 1959 AFC, DFM

Armament
Gp Capt W A Theed 16 Nov 1959 Command Armament Officer
Wg Cdr K P Jarman  1 Jan 1962
Wg Cdr D R Thompson  9 Nov 1959
Wg Cdr G B Weston  8 Aug 1961 MA, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr M V de T Fox-Stangeways 15 Jan 1959
Sqn Ldr J Jepson 13 Apr 1959
Sqn Ldr L W J Reeves 20 May 1959
Sqn Ldr E D Rogers 26 Aug 1961

Engineer
Gp Capt A D Miller 23 May 1961 Command Engineer Officer, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr J P Bullock 13 Mar1961
Wg Cdr S S Dobbs 15 May 1961 OBE
Wg Cdr N W Turner 30 Jan 1961
Sqn Ldr G G Bevan  9 Jun 1961
Sqn Ldr R H Brooks  5 Jun 1961 AMIEE
Sqn Ldr J C Dixon 30 Jun 1958
Sqn Ldr J C Munro 25 Aug 1959
Sqn Ldr C W Orwin 12 Dec 1960
Sqn Ldr H Penny 27 Apr 1959
Sqn Ldr T R Perry 15 Mar 1961
Sqn Ldr M C Pulleyblank  1 Feb 1958
Sqn Ldr B N Wilson  1 Mar 1960 AFRAeS, AMIEE

Radio
Wg Cdr D L Hart  2 Oct 1961
Wg Cdr W J Roberts  4 Apr 1960 Dip El
Sqn Ldr C Ashley  9 Feb 1959
Sqn Ldr J G Boagey  4 Apr 1961 MBE
Sqn Ldr J G Horner  5 Oct 1959
Sqn Ldr G Morgan  3 Oct 1960

Mechanical Transport
Sqn Ldr P J H Tallamy 11 Sep 1961 MBE

Technical Training
Sqn Ldr T L Nowell  5 Sep 1960
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr O B Balean  6 Sep 1961 Senior Dental Officer, LDS, RCS
Wg Cdr T Stevenson 27 Feb 1961 Officer Commanding, Unit, AFC*
Sqn Ldr H C Richford  2 Jan 1961 Officer Commanding, Communication Sqn, DFC

Source - January 1962 Air Force List

1963

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -
 
Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Kenneth B B Cross 20 May 1959 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, CBE, DSO, DFC; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Wg Cdr Robert G Price 23 Jan 1961 PSO to AOC-in-C; later AVM
Flt Lt P S Martin 23 Jan 1961 ADC to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Stewart W B Menaul 21 Jul 1962 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DFC, AFC

Air
Gp Capt John A G Jackson  8 Aug 1962 DFC, AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R Broadbent 31 Oct 1960 DFC
Sqn Ldr D Andrew 28 Apr 1961 AFC
Sqn Ldr B E Fern 30 Jul 1962
Sqn Ldr B T Millet  1 Jan 1962 AFC
Sqn Ldr

Graham T Smeaton

25 Jul 1962 later A/Cdre

Operations
Gp Capt Michael J Beetham  7 Aug 1962 DFC, AFC; later MRAF
Wg Cdr Hugh A Caillard  1 Jan 1963 later AVM
Wg Cdr Derek J Furner 14 Mar 1960 OBE, DFC, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr J E Whitlock 25 Aug 1962 DFC
Sqn Ldr G M Bailey 29 Jan 1962 AFC
Sqn Ldr L A Baldchin  1 Dec 1961
Sqn Ldr P G Coulson  3 Jul 1961 MBE, AFC
Sqn Ldr R J Gammans 10 Dec 1962
Sqn Ldr F C Haines 25 Aug 1962
Sqn Ldr H B F Lymna 20 Nov 1961 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr R W Richardson  3 Jul 1961 AFC
Sqn Ldr J D Rowell  8 Aug 1960
Sqn Ldr F L Welford 28 Aug 1961 DFC

Plans
Gp Capt Michael H Le Bas  4 Dec 1961 DSO, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr R B Phillips  2 Jul 1962 DFC, AFC*
Wg Cdr R W Payne  4 Sep 1961 AFC
Sqn Ldr R E Abbott 19 Jun 1961
Sqn Ldr T M Fennell 18 Dec 1961 AFC
Sqn Ldr E D Herbert 10 Sep 1962 AFC
Sqn Ldr C C MacGillivary  5 Dec 1960
Sqn Ldr S A Price  2 Jan 1961
Sqn Ldr J E Pollington 26 Jun 1961
Sqn Ldr K Smith  1 Jan 1962
Sqn Ldr A Veale 23 Jul 1962

Intelligence
Wg Cdr E P Landon 30 Jul 1962 Command Intelligence Officer, DFC
Sqn Ldr P S Bridger 24 Jul 1962
Sqn Ldr R J Cole  3 Sep 1962 AFC

Security
Wg Cdr G Craig 12 Mar 1962 Command Provost and Security Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr F P S Stacey 30 Apr 1962

Signals
A/Cdre Crichton C Morton 19 Nov 1962 Command Signals Officer, CBE, AMIEE
Wg Cdr J D Palmer  1 Jan 1962 MBE, BSc, AMIEE, Dip El
Sqn Ldr F W Church  4 Nov 1961
Sqn Ldr R A Cunningham 10 Jun 1961 AMBIRE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr L S W Durston 12 Feb 1962 MBE

Training
Gp Capt G H Everitt  7 Aug 1962 DSO*, OBE
Wg Cdr C C Calder 12 Jun 1961 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr A D Jillings  8 Oct 1962
Sqn Ldr L Davies  4 Jan 1960 AFC
Sqn Ldr D I Griffiths 20 Aug 1962
Sqn Ldr M E J Hickmott 30 Oct 1961 DFC
Sqn Ldr T D A lunan 17 Oct 1960
Sqn Ldr B W Slater 16 May 1960 AFC
Sqn Ldr R A Tomlin  8 Aug 1960
Sqn Ldr C J Trevains 16 Apr 1962

Flight Safety
Wg Cdr J H Garstin 15 Jul 1962 AFC
Sqn Ldr E A De Villez  5 Jun 1961
Sqn Ldr R H Hinton 29 Jan 1962
Sqn Ldr J H Maguire 15 Jan 1962 MBE

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr E J B Brown  9 Jul 1962
Sqn Ldr P B Robinson 28 Mar 1962
Staff of the Services (Air Staff)

Fire Services
Mr T Jenkins   Fire Service Officer I

Physical Fitness
Sqn Ldr ? Tunnicliffe 28 May 1962 BA, DPhysEd

Meteorological
Mr S E Virgo   MSc

Research
Mr T H Kerr   Senior Principal Scientific Officer, BSc
Mr R Bruce   Principal Scientific Officer, BSc, ARCS
Mr S H Hood   Principal Scientific Officer, BA
Mr R J Mawhinney   Principal Scientific Officer, BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM Michael H Dwyer  9 Oct 1961 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE

Organisation
Gp Capt Ronald Berry 13 Aug 1962 DSO, OBE, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr G Davidson  4 Sep 1961 OBE
Wg Cdr D F Hanson 22 Oct 1962
Wg Cdr P C Lambert 16 Jan 1961
Sqn Ldr H G Batten 25 Sep 1961
Sqn Ldr P Cherry 17 Sep 1961
Sqn Ldr T A Dicks 12 Jun 1961
Sqn Ldr E F Le Conte  8 Jun 1962
Sqn Ldr R Street 14 Oct 1960
Sqn Off M Tudor 28 Nov 1960 WRAF

Work Study
Gp Capt J S Laird  6 Apr 1961 OBE
Sqn Ldr R G Collins 24 Oct 1960 AFC
Sqn Ldr J H Eaton-Shore 19 Mar 1962 AFRAeS

Personnel
Gp Capt J B Wray 24 Oct 1960 DFC
Wg Cdr G A Martin 28 Aug 1961 DFC*, AFC
Sqn Ldr G P Owen 29 Feb 1960 MBE
Sqn Ldr C J S Wood 12 Jun 1961
Sqn Ldr N Watts 16 Aug 1962

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr C R Kirk Civilian Administration Officer

Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr C A Wade 12 Jun 1961
Sqn Ldr R F Clayton  2 Apr 1962 DFC

Equipment
Gp Capt C J G Ferguson  9Oct 1961 Senior Equipment Staff Officer,
Wg Cdr G E Dimmer 10 Oct 1960
Wg Cdr L E Fletcher  8 Aug 1961
Wg Cdr A Mills 10 Dec 1962
Sqn Ldr C E Bradley 19 Jan 1959
Sqn Ldr R F Davis 26 Sep 1962 DFM
Sqn Ldr A P J Dixon 23 Dec 1960
Sqn Ldr L H Lake  9 May 1962
Sqn Ldr W R Lott  4 Dec1961
Sqn Ldr L C Price  8 Jan 1962
Sqn Ldr W Steven 20 Jul 1961
Sqn Ldr P A M Sylvester 10 Jul 1961 BEM
Staff of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Gp Capt Peter H Roscoe 17 Apr 1961 FCA; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr P Raby  3 Dec 1962 FCCS
Sqn Ldr P W Davidge 31 Dec 1962
Sqn Ldr W R E Wilson  2 Apr 1962

Catering
Wg Cdr A S Pattie  1 Feb 1961
Sqn Ldr S R Podmore  9 Jan 1961 MBE

Medical
A/Cdre C C Barker 27 Aug 1962 Principal Medical Officer, CBE, AFC, MB, ChB
Gp Capt J B Ross 26 Nov 1958 MB, ChB, DTM&H
Gp Capt O S M Williams  1 Jan 1961 MRCS, LRCP
Sqn Ldr W L Aikman 23 Sep 1962 MBE, MB, ChB

Chaplains
Rev E G Alsop  5 Oct 1962 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief - C of E
Rev P F Bailey   Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief - RC
Rev D M Rowlands 11 Jan 1960 Principal Chaplain - PMUB (Located at Flying Training Command)

Educational
A/Cdre J R Morgan  4 May 1959 Command Education Officer, OBE, BSc, AMIME, FRAeS
Wg Cdr R W Fowler 30 Apr 1960 BSc, AMIME, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr H A Probert 19 Dec 1960 MBE, MA

Statistics
Mr      

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off M E M Riddell 12 Feb 1960 WRAF
Technical Staff
AVM Norman C S Rutter 21 Aug 1961 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CBE, MIME, FRAeS

Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr N G O'Brien 17 Jul 1961 MBE
Sqn Ldr J L Gutteridge  3 Dec 1962 BEM, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr H A Mills  3 Dec 1962 BEM
Sqn Ldr C W White  8 Jan 1962 MBE

Armament
Gp Capt W H Webber 22 Oct 1962 Command Armament Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr G Goodman 25 Sep 1961 OBE, DFC
Wg Cdr K P Jarman  1 Jan 1962
Wg Cdr G B Weston  8 Aug 1961 MA, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr H W C Hodges 12 Feb 1962 AMBIRE
Sqn Ldr S James 15 Oct 1962 MBE
Sqn Ldr E A T Mack 12 Feb 1962 MBE
Sqn Ldr J E Moore  6 Apr 1961 AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr D B Pesikaka 12 Nov 1962
Sqn Ldr E D Rogers 26 Aug 1961
Sqn Ldr H H Wardell  6 Apr 1961
Sqn Ldr C H Wicks 30 Apr 1962

Engineer
Gp Capt A D Miller 23 May 1961 Command Engineer Officer, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr J P Bullock 13 Mar1961
Wg Cdr S S Dobbs 15 May 1961 OBE
Wg Cdr N W Turner 30 Jan 1961
Sqn Ldr G G Bevan  9 Jun 1961
Sqn Ldr R H Brooks  5 Jun 1961 AMIEE
Sqn Ldr J H Cater 18 Jan 1962 AFC
Sqn Ldr J C Dixon 30 Jun 1958
Sqn Ldr R Dixon  2 Jan 1963 MBE
Sqn Ldr E Masterman 10 Sep 1962
Sqn Ldr J C Munro 25 Aug 1959
Sqn Ldr T R Perry 15 Mar 1961
Sqn Ldr J Ramsey 15 Jan 1962
Sqn Ldr B N Wilson  1 Mar 1960 AMIEE, AFRAeS

Radio
Wg Cdr D L Hart  2 Oct 1961
Wg Cdr W J Roberts  4 Apr 1960 AMBIRE, Dip El
Sqn Ldr F Hirst  7 Jan 1963
Sqn Ldr R C Mitchell  3 Sep 1962
Sqn Ldr F Peake  7 Jan 1963
Sqn Ldr J N Williams  7 Sep 1962 OBE

Mechanical Transport
Sqn Ldr P J H Tallamy 11 Sep 1961 MBE

Technical Training
Sqn Ldr W C H Stevens 10 Dec 1962
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr O B Balean  6 Sep 1961 Senior Dental Officer, LDS, RCS
Wg Cdr T Stevenson 27 Feb 1961 Officer Commanding, Unit, AFC*
Sqn Ldr H C Richford  2 Jan 1961 Officer Commanding, Communication Sqn, DFC

Source - October 1963 Air Force List

1964

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -
 
Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir John Grandy  1 Sep 1963 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, KBE, DSO; later MRAF
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr A McN Christie 16 Dec 1963 PSO to AOC-in-C
Flt Lt P G Pinney 19 Aug 1963 ADC to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Stewart W B Menaul 21 Jul 1962 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DFC, AFC

Air
Gp Capt John A G Jackson  8 Aug 1962 DFC, AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R K Hepburn  2 Sep 1963
Wg Cdr L C Young 19 Sep 1962 Command Air Traffic Control Officer
Sqn Ldr B E Fern 30 Jul 1962
Sqn Ldr P J Goodall 16 Dec 1963
Sqn Ldr B T Millet  1 Jan 1962 AFC
Sqn Ldr

Graham T Smeaton

25 Jul 1962 later A/Cdre

Operations
Gp Capt Arthur Griffiths  6 Jul 1964 AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr J W Abrey  6 May 1963
Wg Cdr L G A Bastard 12 Nov 1962 AFC
Wg Cdr Hugh A Caillard  1 Jan 1963 later AVM
Maj J E Cody 16 Dec 1963 USAF
Sqn Ldr G M Bailey 29 Jan 1962 AFC
Sqn Ldr R J Gammans 10 Dec 1962
Sqn Ldr D A Hankin  4 May 1964
Sqn Ldr K H F Letford  1 Apr 1963 DSO*, DFC*
Sqn Ldr A N McN McColl 25 Mar 1963
Sqn Ldr K D McKay 26 Aug 1963
Sqn Ldr B I S Perowne 10 Jun 1963 AFC
Sqn Ldr J Sands 25 Feb 1963
Sqn Ldr G R Wilson 27 Apr 1964

Plans
Gp Capt John Miller 11 Nov 1963 DFC, AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R B Phillips  2 Jul 1962 DFC, AFC*
Wg Cdr C D Preece 20 Apr 1964 AFC
Sqn Ldr P de P Hennessey 13 Sep 1963
Sqn Ldr E D Herbert 10 Sep 1962 AFC
Sqn Ldr E Matthews 13 Apr 1964
Sqn Ldr D G Moule 19 Aug 1963
Sqn Ldr Peter A Ward 14 Jan 1964 later A/Cdre

Intelligence
Wg Cdr V H Hemming  3 Feb 1964 Command Intelligence Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr D K Allport  5 Aug 1964 DSO, DFC*
Sqn Ldr P S Bridger 24 Jul 1962
Sqn Ldr M R M Thompson 16 Dec 1963

Security
Wg Cdr G F McMahon  6 May 1963 Command Provost and Security Officer, DFM
Sqn Ldr Vacant

Training
Gp Capt G H Everitt  7 Aug 1962 DSO*, OBE
Wg Cdr A D Jillings  8 Oct 1962
Wg Cdr D Mullarkey 15 Jun 1964 MBE
Sqn Ldr G Curry 25 Feb 1963 MBE, DFM
Sqn Ldr K J M Davis 16 Dec 1963
Sqn Ldr R W Gordon 15 Jun 1964
Sqn Ldr R Hampton 15 Jan 1963 AFC
Sqn Ldr F McClory  7 Feb 1964
Sqn Ldr D C Mitchell 10 Dec 1962 MBE
Sqn Ldr R D Pilcher  2 Mar 1964
Sqn Ldr C A Tomlinson 23 Mar 1963 AFC*, AFRAeS

Flight Safety
Wg Cdr D LeR Bird 26 Feb 1964 AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr E A De Villez  5 Jun 1961
Sqn Ldr R H Hinton 29 Jan 1962
Sqn Ldr J H Maguire 15 Jan 1962 MBE

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr E J B Brown  9 Jul 1962
Sqn Ldr E L McMullen 21 Sep 1963 MBE
Sqn Ldr P B Robinson 28 Mar 1962
Staff of the Services (Air Staff)

Fire Services
Mr T Jenkins   Fire Service Officer I

Physical Fitness
Sqn Ldr A Tunnicliffe 28 May 1962 BA, DPhysEd

Meteorological
Mr S E Virgo   MSc

Research (all seconded from Ministry of Aviation)
Mr T H Kerr   Senior Principal Scientific Officer, BSc
Mr R Bruce   Principal Scientific Officer, BSc, ARCS
Mr S H Hood   Principal Scientific Officer, BA
Mr H J Keyes   Principal Scientific Officer, BA, AFRAeS
Mr R J Mawhinney   Principal Scientific Officer, BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM Michael H Dwyer  9 Oct 1961 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE

Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr J G Bishop 28 Oct 1963 DFC, MA
Sqn Ldr R F Clayton  2 Apr 1962 DFC

Organisation
Gp Capt Ronald Berry 13 Aug 1962 DSO, OBE, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr G M Gibson 29 Jul 1963 MBE
Wg Cdr D F Hanson 22 Oct 1962 AFC
Wg Cdr W O Mitchell  6 Aug 1963 DFC
Sqn Ldr L Brookes  6 Apr 1964 DFC
Sqn Ldr G S Chalmers 13 May 1963
Sqn Ldr R W Harrison  1 Apr 1963
Sqn Ldr C J Landrey 27 Feb 1964
Sqn Ldr M Scholes 29 Apr 1963 MBE, DFM
Sqn Ldr G V Smith 27 Feb 1964 DFC
Sqn Ldr R Street 14 Oct 1960

Work Study
Wg Cdr R W Mathers  3 Feb 1964 DFC
Sqn Ldr R G Collins 24 Oct 1960 AFC

Personnel
Gp Capt Roy G Dutton 29 Apr 1963 DSO, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr E A Grant 19 Mar 1964
Wg Cdr H Miller  1 Jul 1964
Sqn Ldr C H Bidie 10 Jul 1964
Sqn Ldr W S Jackson 29 Apr 1963
Sqn Ldr N Watts 16 Aug 1962
Maj S M Spilseth 16 Aug 1962 USAF

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr C R Kirk Civilian Administration Officer

Equipment
Gp Capt Harold E Barker 30 Dec 1963 Senior Equipment Staff Officer, OBE, BSc (Agric); later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L E Fletcher  8 Aug 1961
Wg Cdr R S Harries  6 Aug 1963 MBE
Wg Cdr A Mills 10 Dec 1962
Sqn Ldr N Charlton  6 Apr 1964
Sqn Ldr R F Davis 26 Sep 1962 DFM
Sqn Ldr W P Fogden 16 Sep 1963
Sqn Ldr L H Lake  9 May 1962
Sqn Ldr D McNichol 23 Oct 1963
Sqn Ldr G B Pope 12 Aug 1963
Staff of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Gp Capt C W S Jones 22 Jul 1963 FCA
Wg Cdr R P Bennett  1 Jul 1963 FCA
Sqn Ldr P W Davidge 31 Dec 1962
Sqn Ldr P R Grey 29 Jun 1964 FCA

Catering
Wg Cdr T M Potter  2 Dec 1963
Sqn Ldr J K Jackson  2 Sep 1963

Medical
AVM J S Wilson 31 May 1963 Principal Medical Officer, CBE, QHP, MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt J R R Jenkins 18 Jul 1963 MRCS, LRCP
Gp Capt O S M Williams  1 Jan 1961 MRCS, LRCP
Wg Cdr W E Hassan  5 Aug 1964 MB, BS, DPH
Wg Cdr D R H Urquhart  9 Dec 1963 MB, ChB
Sqn Ldr R G Champ  7 Oct 1963
Sqn Ldr J H Lemon 16 Dec 1963 MB, BS

Chaplains
Rev E G Alsop  5 Oct 1962 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief - C of E
Rev P F Bailey  7 Mar 1963 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief (Southern Area) - RC
Rev H M Jamieson 20 May 1964 Principal Chaplain - PMUB (Located at Transport Command), MA, BD

Educational
Gp Capt J F Powell  1 Jun 1964 Command Education Officer, OBE, BMA
Wg Cdr D R Fayle 20 May 1963 MC, BSc
Sqn Ldr A Adamson  4 Mar 1963 MBE

Trade Training
Sqn Ldr J Clark 16 Apr 1963  

Works
Mr H F Charrington   GC, BSc (Eng)

Statistics
Mr K L Astill    

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off M E M Riddell 12 Feb 1960 WRAF
Technical Staff
AVM Norman C S Rutter 21 Aug 1961 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CBE, MIME, FRAeS

Technical Plans
Wg Cdr F C Airey 13 May 1963 MBE
Sqn Ldr J L Gutteridge  3 Dec 1962 BEM, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr H A Mills  3 Dec 1962 BEM
Sqn Ldr R J Wilkinson 18 May 1964 BEM

Armament
Gp Capt W H Webber 22 Oct 1962 Command Armament Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr H Harvey 20 Apr 1964
Wg Cdr R Morris 22 Jul 1963 MA, AMIEE, AMIERE, DipEl
Wg Cdr J S Palmer 13 Apr 1964 AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr W Boyd  2 Dec 1963 MBE
Sqn Ldr A Hamilton 21 Oct 1963
Sqn Ldr H W C Hodges 12 Feb 1962 AMBIRE
Sqn Ldr R L Lawley  6 Jan 1964
Sqn Ldr D B Pesikaka 12 Nov 1962
Sqn Ldr W Turner 20 Aug 1963 GM
Sqn Ldr C H Wicks 30 Apr 1962

Engineering
Gp Capt

Richard T Morison

  2 Sep 1963 Command Engineer Officer, MBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr R A B James 21Oct 1963 AFRAeS
Wg Cdr K O Lockyear 16 Dec 1963 AFRAeS
Wg Cdr J H Ramsden 22 Jun 1964
Sqn Ldr R H Brooks  5 Jun 1961 AMIEE
Sqn Ldr J H Cater 18 Jan 1962 AFC
Sqn Ldr R Dixon  2 Jan 1963 MBE
Sqn Ldr H Hardcastle 14 Oct 1963
Sqn Ldr E A T Mack 16 Apr 1963 MBE
Sqn Ldr E Masterman 10 Sep 1962
Sqn Ldr G Rees  4 Feb 1963
Sqn Ldr A A G Roke 26 Aug 1963 MBE
Sqn Ldr T G Rycroft 20 Jan 1964
Sqn Ldr J G Webb  6 Apr 1964
Maj R O Holaway  6 Aug 1962 USAF

Electronics
A/Cdre Crichton C Morton 19 Nov 1962 Command Signals Officer, CBE, AMIEE
Wg Cdr H R Crowley 24 Feb 1964 AMIERE
Wg Cdr M G Fountain 10 Jul 1964 AMIERE
Wg Cdr D L Hart  2 Oct 1961
Wg Cdr O G Taylor 25 Mar 1963 MA, AMIERE, AMIEE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr J P Downes 11 May 1964 BSc
Sqn Ldr D W J Gooding 21 Oct 1963
Sqn Ldr F Hirst  7 Jan 1963
Sqn Ldr W Murphy  2 Mar 1964
Sqn Ldr F Peake  7 Jan 1963
Sqn Ldr C F L Turner 30 Oct 1963 BEM
Sqn Ldr J N Williams  7 Sep 1962 OBE, AMIERE

Mechanical Transport
Sqn Ldr P J H Tallamy 11 Sep 1961 MBE
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr A S Cade  6 Aug 1963 Officer Commanding, Unit, OBE
Wg Cdr W B Williams 10 Feb 1964 Senior Dental Officer, LDS

Source - Autumn 1964 Air Force List

1965

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -
 
Rank Name Date Notes
ACM Sir Wallace H Kyle 19 Feb 1965 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, CBE, DSO, DFC, ADC
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr A McN Christie 16 Dec 1963 PSO to AOC-in-C
Flt Lt P J Maitland 17 Mar 1965 ADC to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Alan H C Boxer 28 May 1965 Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO, DFC

Air
Gp Capt Frank L Dodd 29 Dec 1964 DSO, DFC, AFC**; later AVM
Wg Cdr B N Greaves 23 Nov 1964 Command Air Traffic Control Officer
Wg Cdr J C Marmion 14 Jun 1965 OBE
Sqn Ldr R MacA Furze  4 Jan 1965 AFC
Sqn Ldr P J Goodall 16 Dec 1963
Sqn Ldr V McNabney 16 Jan 1965 GM
Sqn Ldr D J Mountford  8 Sep 1964 AFC

Operations
Gp Capt Arthur Griffiths  6 Jul 1964 AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr J W Abrey  6 May 1963
Wg Cdr J M Maud 23 Nov 1964
Wg Cdr A Rowden 10 Jan 1965
Sqn Ldr B F Barnes  5 Aug 1964
Sqn Ldr P G Bellemy-Knights 15 Feb 1965
Sqn Ldr R B W A George 23 Aug 1965
Sqn Ldr K V E Gilbert 25 Jun 1965
Sqn Ldr D A Hankin  4 May 1964
Sqn Ldr K D McKay 26 Aug 1963
Sqn Ldr B I S Perowne 10 Jun 1963 AFC
Sqn Ldr J H Sheriston 12 Jul 1965
Sqn Ldr G V Smith 29 Jun 1964 DFC
Sqn Ldr G R Wilson 27 Apr 1964
Maj J E Cody 16 Dec 1963 USAF

Plans
Gp Capt John Miller 11 Nov 1963 DFC, AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr C D Preece 20 Apr 1964 AFC
Wg Cdr B Rejder 23 Nov 1964
Sqn Ldr P de P Hennessey 13 Sep 1963
Sqn Ldr R A Jackson 31 May 1965
Sqn Ldr B J Mather  8 Mar 1965
Sqn Ldr E Matthews 13 Apr 1964
Sqn Ldr D G Moule 19 Aug 1963

Intelligence
Wg Cdr R L Easterbrook 27 Jan 1965 Command Intelligence Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr F I Welch 27 Jan 1965
Sqn Ldr D Wright 31 May 1965

Security
Wg Cdr R W Bracken 19 Oct 1965 Command Security Officer, MBE
Sqn Ldr M I David 20 Jul 1964

Training
Gp Capt C B Owen 19 Feb 1965 DSO, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr D Mullarkey 15 Jun 1964 MBE
Wg Cdr S T Underwood  9 Nov 1964 OBE
Sqn Ldr K J M Davis 16 Dec 1963
Sqn Ldr R W Gordon 15 Jun 1964
Sqn Ldr C Hardman  2 Nov 1964
Sqn Ldr D M L Lob 30 Jul 1965 AFC
Sqn Ldr R D Pilcher  2 Mar 1964
Sqn Ldr R D D Smith 26 Jul 1965
Sqn Ldr J L Tempest 26 May 1965 DFC

Flight Safety
Wg Cdr D LeR Bird 26 Feb 1964 AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr J W Sutherland  9 Sep 1964 Command Aeronautical Inspection Officer, AFC
Sqn Ldr F M A Hines  6 Feb 1965
Sqn Ldr J H Maguire 15 Jan 1962 MBE

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr G A F Minnigin  9 Aug 1965 DCM, MM
Sqn Ldr A E Richardson 13 Jul 1964
Staff of the Services (Air Staff)

Fire Services
Mr T Jenkins   Fire Service Officer I, GIFireE

Meteorological
Mr S E Virgo   MSc

Public Relations
Mr D A Scott-Reid    

Research (all seconded from Ministry of Aviation)
Mr R J Monaghan   Senior Principal Scientific Officer, MA, AFAIAA, FRAeS, MSAe
Mr R Bruce   Principal Scientific Officer, BSc, ARCS
Mr H J Keyes   Principal Scientific Officer, BA, AFRAeS
Mr R J Mawhinney   Principal Scientific Officer, BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM Wilfred Carter  8 May 1965 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC

Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr J G Bishop 28 Oct 1963 DFC, MA

Organisation
Gp Capt N Briggs 27 Nov 1964 AFC
Wg Cdr G M Gibson 29 Jul 1963 MBE
Wg Cdr W O Mitchell  6 Aug 1963 DFC
Wg Cdr H N Phillips 30 Nov 1964 DFC
Sqn Ldr L Brookes  6 Apr 1964 DFC
Sqn Ldr K C Brown 14 May 1965
Sqn Ldr G S Chalmers 13 May 1963
Sqn Ldr C J Landrey 27 Feb 1964
Sqn Ldr R C L Parkhouse  4 May 1965

Work Study
Wg Cdr R W Mathers  3 Feb 1964 DFC
Sqn Ldr W Boyd  2 Dec 1963 MBE
Sqn Ldr A Garretts 11 May 1964 MBE

Personnel
Gp Capt Roy G Dutton 29 Apr 1963 DSO, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr E A Grant 19 Mar 1964
Sqn Ldr A D Laycock 31 May 1965
Sqn Ldr M H T Molloy  2 Nov 1964
Sqn Ldr R S F Wright 11 Jan 1965 ACIS
Maj W M Hodges USAF

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr C R Kirk Civilian Administration Officer

Equipment
Gp Capt Harold E Barker 30 Dec 1963 Senior Equipment Staff Officer, OBE, BSc (Agric); later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L E Fletcher  8 Aug 1961
Wg Cdr R S Harries  6 Aug 1963 MBE
Wg Cdr H J Ovens 12 Jul 1965
Sqn Ldr C E B Bonser  5 May 1965
Sqn Ldr N Charlton  6 Apr 1964
Sqn Ldr R B A Cooper 16 Aug 1965
Sqn Ldr L M Lovenbury  4 Jan 1965
Sqn Ldr R J Thorp  9 Aug 1965
Staff of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Gp Capt C W S Jones 22 Jul 1963 FCA
Wg Cdr J H C Russell 20 Mar 1965 FCA
Sqn Ldr R S Beecham  3 May 1965
Sqn Ldr P R Grey 29 Jun 1964 FCA

Catering
Wg Cdr T M Potter  2 Dec 1963
Sqn Ldr A G Cunningham-Hill  2 Nov 1964

Medical
AVM G R Gunn  1 Jul 1965 Principal Medical Officer, CB, OBE, QHP, MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt J R R Jenkins 18 Jul 1963 MRCS, LRCP
Wg Cdr W E Hassan  5 Aug 1964 MB, BS, DPH
Wg Cdr J F Hobson 17 Jul 1965 MB, ChB, DPH
Sqn Ldr R G Champ  7 Oct 1963
Sqn Ldr J H Lemon 16 Dec 1963 MB, BS

Nursing
Gp Off E Maltman 25 Jan 1965 RRC, RFN, SCM (Located at Technical Training Command)

Chaplains
Rev E G Alsop  5 Oct 1962 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief - C of E
Rev P F Bailey  7 Mar 1963 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief (Southern Area) - RC
Rev G T Brigg 26 Apr 1965 Principal Chaplain - PMUB (Located at Transport Command), MA

Educational
Gp Capt J F Powell  1 Jun 1964 Command Education Officer, OBE, BMA
Wg Cdr M D Crichton 18 Jan 1965 MA
Sqn Ldr M R Potter 19 Jul 1965 BA

Trade Training
Sqn Ldr J Clark 16 Apr 1963  

Physical Fitness
Sqn Ldr J D Cooke  5 Jul 1965 BA

Works
Mr H F Charrington   GC, BSc (Eng)

Statistics
Mr K L Astill    

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off B C Turier 21 Sep 1964 WRAF
Technical Staff
AVM John K Rotherham 27 Jun 1965 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB, CBE, BA, DIC, FRAeS

Technical Plans
Wg Cdr F C Airey 13 May 1963 MBE
Sqn Ldr B B Green 26 Oct 1964
Sqn Ldr T J Howard 28 Jun 1965 MBE
Sqn Ldr R J Wilkinson 18 May 1964 BEM

Armament
Gp Capt W J Knowles 22 Feb 1965 Command Armament Officer, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr H Harvey 20 Apr 1964
Wg Cdr R Morris 22 Jul 1963 MA, AMIEE, AMIERE, DipEl
Wg Cdr J S Palmer 13 Apr 1964 AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr W F Gerken 23 Feb 1965
Sqn Ldr A Hamilton 21 Oct 1963
Sqn Ldr A N Kirk 19 Oct 1964
Sqn Ldr W Turner 20 Aug 1963 GM

Engineering
Gp Capt

Richard T Morison

  2 Sep 1963 Command Engineer Officer, MBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr R A B James 21Oct 1963 AFRAeS
Wg Cdr K O Lockyear 16 Dec 1963 AFRAeS
Wg Cdr J H Ramsden 22 Jun 1964
Sqn Ldr R H Brooks  5 Jun 1961 AMIEE
Sqn Ldr J H Cater 18 Jan 1962 AFC
Sqn Ldr J F Fincher  1 Oct 1964
Sqn Ldr G S Gee 11 Nov 1964 AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr H Hardcastle 14 Oct 1963
Sqn Ldr W R Roberts 16 Nov 1964
Sqn Ldr A A G Roke 26 Aug 1963 MBE
Sqn Ldr D Stinton 16 Nov 1964 MBE, AFRAeS
Maj E Frye USAF

Electronics
A/Cdre Crichton C Morton 19 Nov 1962 Command Electronics Officer, CBE, AMIEE
Wg Cdr M G Fountain 10 Jul 1964 AMIERE
Wg Cdr R Munns 21 Jun 1965 DFC
Wg Cdr J M Railton 20 Apr 1965
Sqn Ldr C Cruickshank 10 Feb 1965
Sqn Ldr J P Downes 11 May 1964 BSc
Sqn Ldr D W J Gooding 21 Oct 1963
Sqn Ldr F Hirst  7 Jan 1963
Sqn Ldr W Murphy  2 Mar 1964
Sqn Ldr F Peake  7 Jan 1963
Sqn Ldr C F L Turner 30 Oct 1963 BEM
Sqn Ldr J N Williams  7 Sep 1962 OBE, AMIERE

Mechanical Transport
Sqn Ldr C T Rilett 20 Jan 1965
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr A S Cade  6 Aug 1963 Officer Commanding, Unit, OBE
Wg Cdr W B Williams 10 Feb 1964 Senior Dental Officer, LDS

Source - Autumn 1965 Air Force List

1966

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -
 
Rank Name Date Notes
ACM Sir Wallace H Kyle 19 Feb 1965 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, CBE, DSO, DFC, ADC
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr J J Mudford 20 Dec 1965 PSO to AOC-in-C
Flt Lt P J Maitland 17 Mar 1965 ADC to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Alan H C Boxer 28 May 1965 Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO, DFC

Air
Wg Cdr B N Greaves 23 Nov 1964 Command Air Traffic Control Officer
Wg Cdr J C Marmion 14 Jun 1965 OBE
Sqn Ldr R MacA Furze  4 Jan 1965 AFC
Sqn Ldr P J Goodall 16 Dec 1963
Sqn Ldr V McNabney 16 Jan 1965 GM
Sqn Ldr D J Mountford  8 Sep 1964 AFC

Operations
Gp Capt Arthur Griffiths  6 Jul 1964 AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr J M Maud 23 Nov 1964
Wg Cdr M D Middlemist  2 Sep 1965
Sqn Ldr B F Barnes  5 Aug 1964
Sqn Ldr P G Bellemy-Knights 15 Feb 1965
Sqn Ldr R B W A George 23 Aug 1965
Sqn Ldr K V E Gilbert 25 Jun 1965
Sqn Ldr D A Hankin  4 May 1964
Sqn Ldr N R S Howard  3 Jan 1966
Sqn Ldr B I S Perowne 10 Jun 1963 AFC
Sqn Ldr J H Sheriston 12 Jul 1965
Sqn Ldr J F G Stoneham  6 Dec 1965 DFC
Sqn Ldr D R Stratton  6 Dec 1965
Sqn Ldr R C Taylor 12 Jul 1965

Plans
Gp Capt Cyril B Brown 13 Dec 1965 AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr B Rejder 23 Nov 1964
Wg Cdr A Rowden 15 Sep 1965
Sqn Ldr P de P Hennessey 13 Sep 1963
Sqn Ldr R A Jackson 31 May 1965
Sqn Ldr B J Mather  8 Mar 1965
Sqn Ldr E Matthews 13 Apr 1964
Sqn Ldr B A Riley  3 Jan 1966

Intelligence
Wg Cdr R L Easterbrook 27 Jan 1965 Command Intelligence Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr F I Welch 27 Jan 1965
Sqn Ldr D Wright 31 May 1965

Security
Wg Cdr R W Bracken 19 Oct 1965 Command Security Officer, MBE
Sqn Ldr F R Cox 10 Jan 1966 DFC, DFM

Training
Gp Capt C B Owen 19 Feb 1965 DSO, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr D Mullarkey 15 Jun 1964 MBE
Wg Cdr S T Underwood  9 Nov 1964 OBE
Sqn Ldr K J M Davis 16 Dec 1963
Sqn Ldr R W Gordon 15 Jun 1964
Sqn Ldr C Hardman  2 Nov 1964
Sqn Ldr D M L Lob 30 Jul 1965 AFC
Sqn Ldr R D Pilcher  2 Mar 1964
Sqn Ldr R D D Smith 26 Jul 1965
Sqn Ldr J L Tempest 26 May 1965 DFC

Flight Safety
Wg Cdr D LeR Bird 26 Feb 1964 AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr A G Ettridge 20 Dec 1965
Sqn Ldr J H Maguire 15 Jan 1962 MBE
Sqn Ldr J W Sutherland  9 Sep 1964 Command Aeronautical Inspection Officer, AFC

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr G A F Minnigin  9 Aug 1965 DCM, MM
Sqn Ldr D A V Nicolson 22 Dec 1965 DFM
Staff of the Services (Air Staff)

Fire Services
Mr H L Simpkin   Fire Service Officer I, GIFireE

Meteorological
Mr S E Virgo   MSc

Public Relations
Mr D A Scott-Reid    

Research (all seconded from Ministry of Aviation, except  $)
Mr R J Monaghan   Senior Principal Scientific Officer, MA, AFAIAA, FRAeS, MSAe
Mr $ C J M Aanensen   Principal Scientific Officer, MSc
Mr R Bruce   Principal Scientific Officer, BSc, ARCS
Mr H J Keyes   Principal Scientific Officer, BA, AFRAeS
Mr R J Mawhinney   Principal Scientific Officer, BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM Wilfred Carter  8 May 1965 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC

Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr J G Bishop 28 Oct 1963 DFC, MA

Organisation
Gp Capt N Briggs 27 Nov 1964 AFC
Wg Cdr D J Lynch 18 Oct 1965 MBE
Wg Cdr W O Mitchell  6 Aug 1963 DFC
Wg Cdr H N Phillips 30 Nov 1964 DFC
Sqn Ldr L Brookes  6 Apr 1964 DFC
Sqn Ldr K C Brown 14 May 1965
Sqn Ldr M A Hatton 13 Sep 1965
Sqn Ldr C J Landrey 27 Feb 1964
Sqn Ldr R C L Parkhouse  4 May 1965

Work Study
Wg Cdr R W Mathers  3 Feb 1964 DFC
Sqn Ldr W Boyd  2 Dec 1963 MBE
Sqn Ldr A Garretts 11 May 1964 MBE

Personnel
Gp Capt Roy G Dutton 29 Apr 1963 DSO, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr E A Grant 19 Mar 1964
Sqn Ldr A D Laycock 31 May 1965
Sqn Ldr M H T Molloy  2 Nov 1964
Sqn Ldr R S F Wright 11 Jan 1965 ACIS

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr J Errington Civilian Administration Officer

Equipment
Gp Capt Harold E Barker 30 Dec 1963 Senior Equipment Staff Officer, OBE, BSc (Agric); later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L E Fletcher  8 Aug 1961
Wg Cdr R S Harries  6 Aug 1963 MBE
Wg Cdr H J Ovens 12 Jul 1965
Wg Cdr R J Thorp  1 Jan 1966
Sqn Ldr C E B Bonser  5 May 1965
Sqn Ldr N Charlton  6 Apr 1964
Sqn Ldr R B A Cooper 16 Aug 1965
Sqn Ldr L M Lovenbury  4 Jan 1965
Staff of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Gp Capt C W S Jones 22 Jul 1963 FCA
Wg Cdr J H C Russell 20 Mar 1965 FCA
Sqn Ldr R S Beecham  3 May 1965
Sqn Ldr P R Grey 29 Jun 1964 FCA

Catering
Wg Cdr T M Potter  2 Dec 1963
Sqn Ldr A G Cunningham-Hill  2 Nov 1964

Medical
AVM G R Gunn  1 Jul 1965 Principal Medical Officer, CB, OBE, QHP, MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt J R R Jenkins 18 Jul 1963 MRCS, LRCP
Wg Cdr W E Hassan  5 Aug 1964 MB, BS, DPH
Wg Cdr J F Hobson 17 Jul 1965 MB, ChB, DPH
Sqn Ldr R G Champ  7 Oct 1963
Sqn Ldr J H Lemon 16 Dec 1963 MB, BS

Nursing
Gp Off E Maltman 25 Jan 1965 RRC, RFN, SCM (Located at Technical Training Command)

Chaplains
Rev E G Alsop  5 Oct 1962 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief - C of E
Rev P F Bailey  7 Mar 1963 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief (Southern Area) - RC
Rev G T Brigg 26 Apr 1965 Principal Chaplain - PMUB (Located at Transport Command), MA

Educational
Gp Capt J F Powell  1 Jun 1964 Command Education Officer, OBE, BMA
Wg Cdr M D Crichton 18 Jan 1965 MA
Sqn Ldr M R Potter 19 Jul 1965 BA

Trade Training
Sqn Ldr J Clark 16 Apr 1963  

Physical Fitness
Sqn Ldr J D Cooke  5 Jul 1965 BA

Works
Mr H F Charrington   GC, BSc (Eng)

Statistics
Mr K L Astill    

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off B C Turier 21 Sep 1964 WRAF
Technical Staff
AVM John K Rotherham 27 Jun 1965 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB, CBE, BA, DIC, FRAeS

Technical Plans
Wg Cdr F C Airey 13 May 1963 MBE
Sqn Ldr B B Green 26 Oct 1964
Sqn Ldr T J Howard 28 Jun 1965 MBE
Sqn Ldr R J Wilkinson 18 May 1964 BEM

Armament
Gp Capt W J Knowles 22 Feb 1965 Command Armament Officer, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr H Harvey 20 Apr 1964
Wg Cdr R Morris 22 Jul 1963 MA, AMIEE, AMIERE, DipEl
Wg Cdr J S Palmer 13 Apr 1964 AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr W F Gerken 23 Feb 1965
Sqn Ldr A Hamilton 21 Oct 1963
Sqn Ldr A N Kirk 19 Oct 1964
Sqn Ldr W Turner 20 Aug 1963 GM

Engineering
Gp Capt

Richard T Morison

  2 Sep 1963 Command Engineer Officer, MBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr R A B James 21Oct 1963 AFRAeS
Wg Cdr K O Lockyear 16 Dec 1963 AFRAeS
Wg Cdr J H Ramsden 22 Jun 1964
Sqn Ldr R H Brooks  5 Jun 1961 AMIEE
Sqn Ldr J H Cater 18 Jan 1962 AFC
Sqn Ldr J F Fincher  1 Oct 1964
Sqn Ldr G S Gee 11 Nov 1964 AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr H Hardcastle 14 Oct 1963
Sqn Ldr W R Roberts 16 Nov 1964
Sqn Ldr A A G Roke 26 Aug 1963 MBE
Sqn Ldr D Stinton 16 Nov 1964 MBE, AFRAeS
Maj E Frye USAF

Electronics
A/Cdre Crichton C Morton 19 Nov 1962 Command Electronics Officer, CBE, AMIEE
Wg Cdr M G Fountain 10 Jul 1964 AMIERE
Wg Cdr R Munns 21 Jun 1965 DFC
Wg Cdr J M Railton 20 Apr 1965
Sqn Ldr C Cruickshank 10 Feb 1965
Sqn Ldr J P Downes 11 May 1964 BSc
Sqn Ldr D W J Gooding 21 Oct 1963
Sqn Ldr F Hirst  7 Jan 1963
Sqn Ldr W Murphy  2 Mar 1964
Sqn Ldr F Peake  7 Jan 1963
Sqn Ldr C F L Turner 30 Oct 1963 BEM
Sqn Ldr J N Williams  7 Sep 1962 OBE, AMIERE

Mechanical Transport
Sqn Ldr C T Rilett 20 Jan 1965
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr A S Cade  6 Aug 1963 Officer Commanding, Unit, OBE
Wg Cdr W B Williams 10 Feb 1964 Senior Dental Officer, LDS

Source - Spring 1966 Air Force List

1967

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -
 
Rank Name Date Notes
ACM Sir Wallace H Kyle 19 Feb 1965 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, CBE, DSO, DFC, ADC
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr J J Mudford 20 Dec 1965 PSO to AOC-in-C
Flt Lt P J Maitland 17 Mar 1965 ADC to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Alan H C Boxer 28 May 1965 Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO, DFC

Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr J H Misselbrook 12 Sep 1966 Command Air Traffic Officer

Operations
Gp Capt Arthur Griffiths  6 Jul 1964 AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr J C Marmion 14 Jun 1965 OBE
Wg Cdr J M Maud 23 Nov 1964
Wg Cdr M D Middlemist  2 Sep 1965
Wg Cdr William C Milne  3 Jan 1966 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr B F Barnes  5 Aug 1964
Sqn Ldr J S Bates 18 Apr 1968
Sqn Ldr M J Blofeld  2 Nov 1966
Sqn Ldr A G Box 26 Sep 1966 BSc
Sqn Ldr M D Fenner 16 May 1965
Sqn Ldr R B W A George 23 Aug 1965
Sqn Ldr K V E Gilbert 25 Jun 1965
Sqn Ldr N R S Howard  3 Jan 1966
Sqn Ldr J H Sheriston 12 Jul 1965
Sqn Ldr J F G Stoneham  6 Dec 1965 DFC
Sqn Ldr D R Stratton  6 Dec 1965
Sqn Ldr J W J Taylor  9 May 1966
Sqn Ldr R C Taylor 12 Jul 1965

Plans
Gp Capt

Arthur G Steele

 3 Jun 1966 AFC*; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R H Arscott  9 Jan 1967
Wg Cdr A Rowden 15 Sep 1965
Sqn Ldr D R Carr 17 Oct 1966
Sqn Ldr R A Jackson 31 May 1965
Sqn Ldr B J Mather  8 Mar 1965
Sqn Ldr K W Payne  2 Jan 1967
Sqn Ldr B A Riley  3 Jan 1966
Sqn Ldr K M Wickson 12 Jul 1966

Intelligence
Wg Cdr C W Hates 16 Jan 1967 Command Intelligence Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr F I Welch 27 Jan 1965
Sqn Ldr D Wright 31 May 1965

Security
Wg Cdr R W Bracken 19 Oct 1965 Command Security Officer, MBE
Sqn Ldr G E Winch  9 Oct 1966

Training
Gp Capt C B Owen 19 Feb 1965 DSO, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr J R Tanner  1 Jun 1966
Wg Cdr S T Underwood  9 Nov 1964 OBE
Sqn Ldr J S Cresswell  7 Mar 1966
Sqn Ldr C Hardman  2 Nov 1964
Sqn Ldr T Horrell 26 Sep 1966
Sqn Ldr D M L Lob 30 Jul 1965 AFC
Sqn Ldr R D D Smith 26 Jul 1965
Sqn Ldr J L Tempest 26 May 1965 DFC
Sqn Ldr C E Wilkinson 23 Dec 1966 BSc

Flight Safety
Wg Cdr D LeR Bird 26 Feb 1964 AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr A G Ettridge 20 Dec 1965
Sqn Ldr J H Maguire 15 Jan 1962 MBE
Sqn Ldr J W Sutherland  9 Sep 1964 Command Aeronautical Inspection Officer, AFC

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr G A F Minnigin  9 Aug 1965 DCM, MM
Sqn Ldr D A V Nicolson 22 Dec 1965 DFM
Staff of the Services (Air Staff)

Fire Services
Mr H L Simpkin   Fire Service Officer I, GIFireE

Meteorological
Mr S E Virgo   MSc
Mr E Evans   MSc

Public Relations
Mr D A Scott-Reid    

Research (all seconded from Ministry of Aviation)
Mr R J Monaghan   Senior Principal Scientific Officer, MA, AFAIAA, FRAeS, MSAe
Mr R Bruce   Principal Scientific Officer, BSc, ARCS
Mr H J Keyes   Principal Scientific Officer, BA, AFRAeS
Mr R J Mawhinney   Principal Scientific Officer, BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM Wilfred Carter  8 May 1965 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC

Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr R A Jell  7 Mar 1966 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr C J Janes 12 Sep 1966

Organisation
Gp Capt N Briggs 27 Nov 1964 AFC
Wg Cdr R M Martin  5 Sep 1966
Wg Cdr A M K Phillips 16 May 1966
Wg Cdr H N Phillips 30 Nov 1964 DFC
Sqn Ldr K C Brown 14 May 1965
Sqn Ldr M A Hatton 13 Sep 1965
Sqn Ldr C J Landrey 27 Feb 1964
Sqn Ldr R C L Parkhouse  4 May 1965
Sqn Ldr E R A Shelton  8 Feb 1966

Work Study
Wg Cdr J C Cox 21 Mar 1966
Sqn Ldr A Garretts 11 May 1964 MBE

Personnel
Gp Capt R C Haine 24 Oct 1966 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE, DFC
Wg Cdr E A Grant 19 Mar 1964
Sqn Ldr A D Laycock 31 May 1965
Sqn Ldr M H T Molloy  2 Nov 1964
Sqn Ldr R S F Wright 11 Jan 1965 ACIS

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr J Errington Civilian Administration Officer

Equipment
Gp Capt W H Hookway  7 Feb 1966 Senior Equipment Staff Officer,
Wg Cdr L E Fletcher  8 Aug 1961
Wg Cdr H J Ovens 12 Jul 1965
Sqn Ldr C E B Bonser  5 May 1965
Sqn Ldr R B A Cooper 16 Aug 1965
Sqn Ldr P Smith 19 Dec 1966 AMBIM
Sqn Ldr E A Wiseman 29 Mar 1966
Staff of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Gp Capt R A Webster 29 Dec 1965 CBE
Wg Cdr J H C Russell 20 Mar 1965 FCA
Sqn Ldr J F Williams  8 Aug 1966 MBE

Catering
Wg Cdr B Arden  1 Nov 1965 DFC
Sqn Ldr D J Harrison 21 Feb 1966

Medical
AVM J C Taylor 20 Jan 1967 Principal Medical Officer, OBE, BSc, MB, ChB, DPH, DIH
Wg Cdr J F Hobson 17 Jul 1965 MB, ChB, DPH
Sqn Ldr C E Simpson  2 Sep 1966 MB, ChB
Sqn Ldr H C Wallace 24 Jun 1966

Nursing
Gp Off A M Steinbach 15 Aug 1966 ARRC, RSCN, SCM (Located at MoD NSB (RAF))

Chaplains
Rev R S Meadows 13 Sep 1965 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief - C of E, BA, LTh
Rev J T Carberry 16 Dec 1965 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief (Southern Area) - RC
Rev G T Brigg 26 Apr 1965 Principal Chaplain - CSFC (Located at Transport Command), MA

Educational
Gp Capt E J Harrington 28 Mar 1966 Command Education Officer, OBE, BSc, ARCS, DIC
Wg Cdr M D Crichton 18 Jan 1965 MA
Sqn Ldr M R Potter 19 Jul 1965 BA

Trade Training
Sqn Ldr S H Overend 12 Sep 1966  

Physical Fitness
Sqn Ldr P H Jones  2 Jan 1967 MBE

Statistics
Mr F E Haynes   Command Statistics Officer, BSc (Econ)

Works
Mr H F Charrington   GC, BSc (Eng)

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off M E M Riddell 30 Aug 1966 WRAF
Technical Staff
AVM John K Rotherham 27 Jun 1965 Air Officer Engineering, CB, CBE, BA, DIC, FRAeS

Engineering Plans
Wg Cdr A E Foster 13 Sep 1965 OBE, CEng, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr R J Wilkinson 18 May 1964 BEM

Armament
Gp Capt W J Knowles 22 Feb 1965 Command Armament Officer, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr L Cottingham 20 Jun 1966 DFC
Wg Cdr F T Dent 13 Sep 1965 AFRAeS, DCAe
Wg Cdr H Harvey 20 Apr 1964
Sqn Ldr A Dearden  1 Nov 1965 CEng, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr T J Howard  8 Dec 1965 MBE
Sqn Ldr A N Kirk 19 Oct 1964
Sqn Ldr N W Stewart 15 Nov 1965
Sqn Ldr A W Strickland 21 Mar 1966
Sqn Ldr W Turner 20 Aug 1963 GM

Mechanical Engineering
Gp Capt Patrick L Crowell  6 Dec 1965 Command Mechanical Engineer, AFRAeS; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr M C Pulleybank 16 May 1966
Wg Cdr J W Hume  5 Dec 1966 OBE
Sqn Ldr G  J Beckett 30 Jan 1966 AMIEE
Sqn Ldr H Bird  7 Mar 1966
Sqn Ldr J Dennis 18 Dec 1966 BEM
Sqn Ldr E W Lawson 12 Oct 1966 MBE
Sqn Ldr G S Gee 11 Nov 1964 AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr R K Grinter 13 Aug 1966 AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr W R Roberts 16 Nov 1964
Sqn Ldr I Ross 15 Mar 1966

Electrical Engineering
A/Cdre J H Spencer  3 May 1966 Command Electrical Officer, MBE
Wg Cdr E Dawson 17 Jul 1966 BSc, DipEl
Wg Cdr R Munns 21 Jun 1965 DFC
Wg Cdr J M Railton 20 Apr 1965
Sqn Ldr J M Beeby 24 Jan 1966
Sqn Ldr C Cruickshank 10 Feb 1965
Sqn Ldr J W J Hawkins  3 Jan 1966
Sqn Ldr D H Hill 15 Nov 1965
Sqn Ldr W A James  1 Nov 1965
Sqn Ldr W Moyes  7 Dec 1966
Sqn Ldr F T Taylor 28 Feb 1966
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr W J Randall 14 Feb 1966 Officer Commanding, Unit, OBE

Source - Spring 1967 Air Force List

It was redesigned No 1 (Bomber) Group on 30 April 1968 and taken under the control of Strike Command

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