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HQ Bomber Command Principal Personnel - 1946 - 1949

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[1937 - 1939 | 1940 - 1945 | 1950 - 1968]

April 1946

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
ACM Sir Norman H Bottomley 15 Sep 1945 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, CIE, DSO, AFC
AVM Edwin S Goodwin 19 Nov 1945 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointments
Flt Lt K L Hughes 25 Sep 1945 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Flt Off I M Sealey 12 Sep 1945 Duty with AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Thomas A Langford-Sainsbury 25 May 1945 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, OBE, DFC, AFC
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt Guy W Hayes  3 May 1945 Senior Personnel Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Engineer
AVM Harold J Roach  3 Aug 1942 Command Engineer Officer, OBE, AFC; later AVM
Equipment
A/Cdre Thomas Fawdry 15 Jul 1942 Senior Equipment Staff Officer, CBE
Accountant
Gp Capt H E Cardwell  1 Jul 1945 Command Accountant, AFC
Medical
A/Cdre F J Murphy  1 Sep 1945 Principal Medical Officer, CBE, MB, BCh
Dental
Wg Cdr D I Malcolmson  3 Dec 1945 LDS
Educational
Mr E G M Neville  3 May 1945 Command Education Officer, MA, BSc, AFRAeS, RAFVR
Meteorological
Dr J S Farquharson 11 Sep 1944 Senior Meteorological Officer, MA, DSc
Works
Mr H V Snook 14 Oct 1940 Chief Engineer, MIM&CE, MRSanI
Local Audit (under Director of Accounts - Air Ministry)
Mr T E Hodge   Financial Adviser to AOC-in-C

Source - April 1946 Air Force List

July 1946

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

Stations: -

  • Abingdon

  • Binbrook

  • Bruntingthorpe

  • Coningsby

  • Cottesmore

  • Faldingworth

 

  • Finningley

  • Graveley

  • Hemswell

  • Lindholme

  • Marham

  • Mepal

 

  • Mildenhall

  • Moreton-in-Marsh

  • North Luffenham

  • Scampton

  • Silverstone

  • Swinderby

  • Topcliffe

  • Tuddenham

  • Waddington

  • Wing

  • Woodbridge

  • Wyton

  • 3rd Air Division Substitution Unit - Woodbridge

  • Communication Flight - Booker
 
Rank Name Date Notes
ACM Sir Norman H Bottomley 15 Sep 1945 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, CIE, DSO, AFC
AVM Edwin S Goodwin 19 Nov 1945 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointments
Flt Off M Smith 12 Sep 1945 Duty with AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Thomas A Langford-Sainsbury 25 May 1945 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, OBE, DFC, AFC
Gp Capt

Archibald P Campbell

 27 Mar 1946 CBE; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt J Norwood 12 May 1946
Wg Cdr R H A Coombs 28 Feb 1945
Wg Cdr D B Pinkney  8 Aug 1945
Wg Cdr D H Villiers 31 Oct 1945 DFC
Sqn Ldr L C Boore 10 May 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr E R Butler 26 Oct 1945 DFC
Sqn Ldr H V McCauglin  8 May 1946
Sqn Ldr H A T Blyth 23 Jan 1946
Control Staff
Wg Cdr H M Robertson 27 Jun 1945 DFC
Sqn Ldr J H Ratcliffe  6 May 1945 DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr J R S Romanes 25 Feb 1946 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr R D Jeffreys 29 Nov 1945 MC
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt J P Cecil-Wright 11 Mar 1946 Assistant AOA
Wg Cdr Frederick M Milligan  1 Apr 1946 AFC; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W M Dunsmore  1 Sep 1945
Organisation
Wg Cdr C R B Wigfall 18 Oct 1945
Wg Cdr R J Oxley 18 Jun 1945 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr J R Valentine  3 Jan 1945 DFC
Sqn Ldr P A Willatt  8 Nov 1945 DFC
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt Guy W Hayes  3 May 1945 Senior Personnel Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr K J Somerville  4 Oct 1945 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr R Fernie 15 Feb 1945
Sqn Ldr G R McQueen 11 Mar 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr J M Rowe 31 Dec 1945 DFC
Training Staff
Gp Capt A W Franklyn 30 Nov 1945 MC
Wg Cdr W J Smith 15 Apr 1945 DFC
Wg Cdr F E Croce  8 Mar 1946
Sqn Ldr V G I Outen 10 Apr 1946
Sqn Ldr R Waugh 10 Nov 1945 DFM
Sqn Ldr R J Healey 11 Mar 1946 DFM
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Gp Capt H J Hobbs 28 Dec 1945
Sqn Ldr C W B Kelly 21 Mar 1946 DSO, DFC
Engineer
A/Cdre Harold J Roach  3 Aug 1942 Command Engineer Officer, CB, CBE, AFC; later AVM
Gp Capt Robert Harston  9 Jul 1945 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr B H Rolles  1 Dec 1943
Wg Cdr S B Bailey  9 Feb 1943
Wg Cdr E Shipley 15 May 1946
Wg Cdr N S Sellers  8 Mar 1945
Wg Cdr F J Walters  7 Feb 1946 MBE
Sqn Ldr W Holden 19 Oct 1945
Sqn Ldr P J Mumford  4 Aug 1945
Sqn Ldr R D Romanis 21 Dec 1945
Sqn Ldr A E A MacDonald 18 May 1946
Signals
Gp Capt

Cedric A Bell

 10 Oct 1945 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr F W Hudson 17 Jan 1946
Wg Cdr W Corden  6 Mar 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr D J Johnstone  1 Apr 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr G Ryder 31 May 1946
Sqn Ldr A F Ward 14 Mar 1946 OBE
Sqn Off M G Breedon 21 Apr 1946
Armament
Gp Capt S P A Patmore  2 Apr 1944 OBE
Wg Cdr G J Downs  3 May 1944 MBE
Sqn Ldr W B Mattinson 12 Mar 1946
Equipment
A/Cdre Henry S F T Jerrard 15 May 1946 Senior Equipment Staff Officer
Gp Capt T I Iliff 27 Dec 1944
Wg Cdr E Banister 15 Oct 1945
Wg Cdr J Hamilton 14 Jan 1946
Sqn Ldr A R G Wolff 21 Jul 1945
Sqn Ldr E C Armstrong 21 Dec 1945
Sqn Ldr H B Scully 26 Nov 1945
Accountant
Gp Capt H E Cardwell  1 Jul 1945 Command Accountant, AFC
Wg Cdr C F G Rogers 23 Jul 1945
Wg Cdr G G Robinson 15 Oct 1945
Sqn Ldr P W Davies 11 Jan 1946
Sqn Ldr

Oswald Gradon

  2 Feb 1946 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W Bestwick 24 May 1946
Photography
Wg Cdr T H Lucas  7 Jan 1946
Sqn Ldr J H Bradbury 17 May 1946
Medical
A/Cdre F J Murphy  1 Sep 1945 Principal Medical Officer, CBE, MB, BCh
Gp Capt H Penman  1 Aug 1945 MB, ChB, DOMS
Wg Cdr P A Lee 11 Jul 1945 MB, ChB
Sqn Ldr (Mrs) P P Pigott 29 Oct 1945 MB, BS
Dental
Wg Cdr D I Malcolmson  3 Dec 1945 LDS
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr W J Randall 30 Mar 1946
Educational
Mr E G M Neville  3 May 1945 Command Education Officer, MA, BSc, AFRAeS, RAFVR
Mr C N Heath  9 Nov 1944 Education Officer, BA, RAFVR
Mr G G Edwards 29 May 1945 Education Officer, BA, RAFVR
Works
Mr H V Snook 14 Oct 1940 Chief Engineer, MIM&CE, MRSanI
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr C W Shute Inspector
Mr W J Woods Assistant Inspector
Mr N H Thompson Assistant Inspector
Local Audit (under Director of Accounts - Air Ministry)
Mr T E Hodge   Financial Adviser to AOC-in-C
Meteorological
Dr J S Farquharson 11 Sep 1944 Senior Meteorological Officer, MA, DSc
Research
Dr R J Smeed    
WAAF Staff Officers
Wg Off H E Collett 13 Mar 1946
Sqn Off M Hyde-Parker  2 Feb 1946
RAF Regiment
Wg Cdr L H Melville 10 Feb 1946
Miscellaneous Appointments
Sqn Ldr H R J Adams 26 Sep 1945 Anti-Gas & Fire
Sqn Ldr R S Barnes 11 Oct 1943 Provost and Security Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr R G N Croney  1 Sep 1944
Sqn Ldr J C Thurston 28 Apr 1946
Sqn Ldr J L Adams 19 Nov 1945
Sqn Ldr J Healey 11 Feb 1946 MBE
Sqn Off F M Willis  1 Apr 1946
Lt Cdr F W N Carter 19 Jan 1946

Source - July 1946 Confidential Air Force List

August 1946

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

Stations: -

  • Abingdon

  • Binbrook

  • Bruntingthorpe

  • Coningsby

  • Cottesmore

  • Faldingworth

  • Finningley

  • Graveley

  • Hemswell

  • Lindholme

  • Marham

  • Mepal

  • Mildenhall

  • Moreton-in-Marsh

  • North Luffenham

  • Scampton

  • Silverstone

  • Swinderby

  • Topcliffe

  • Upwood

  • Waddington

  • Woodbridge

  • Wyton

  • 3rd Air Division Substitution Unit - Woodbridge

  • Communication Flight - Booker

 

 
Rank Name Date Notes
ACM Sir Norman H Bottomley 15 Sep 1945 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, CIE, DSO, AFC
AVM Edwin S Goodwin 19 Nov 1945 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointments
Flt Off M Smith 12 Sep 1945 Duty with AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Thomas A Langford-Sainsbury 25 May 1945 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, OBE, DFC, AFC
Gp Capt

Archibald P Campbell

 27 Mar 1946 CBE; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt J Norwood 12 May 1946
Sqn Ldr L C Boore 10 May 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr E R Butler 26 Oct 1945 DFC
Sqn Ldr H V McCauglin  8 May 1946
Sqn Ldr H A T Blyth 23 Jan 1946
Control Staff
Wg Cdr H M Robertson 27 Jun 1945 DFC
Sqn Ldr J H Ratcliffe  6 May 1945 DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr J R S Romanes 25 Feb 1946 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr R D Jeffreys 29 Nov 1945 MC
Training Staff
Gp Capt A W Franklyn 30 Nov 1945 MC
Wg Cdr W J Smith 15 Apr 1945 DFC
Sqn Ldr R Waugh 10 Nov 1945 DFM
Sqn Ldr V G I Outen 10 Apr 1946
Sqn Ldr R J Healey 11 Mar 1946 DFM
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt J P Cecil-Wright 11 Mar 1946 Assistant AOA
Wg Cdr Frederick M Milligan  1 Apr 1946 AFC; later A/Cdre
Organisation
Wg Cdr C R B Wigfall 18 Oct 1945
Wg Cdr R J Oxley 18 Jun 1945 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr J R Valentine  3 Jan 1945 DFC
Sqn Ldr P A Willatt  8 Nov 1945 DFC
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt Guy W Hayes  3 May 1945 Senior Personnel Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr K J Somerville  4 Oct 1945 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr R Fernie 15 Feb 1945
Sqn Ldr J M Rowe 31 Dec 1945 DFC
Sqn Ldr G R McQueen 11 Mar 1946 DFC
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Gp Capt H J Hobbs 28 Dec 1945
Sqn Ldr C W B Kelly 21 Mar 1946 DSO, DFC
Engineer
A/Cdre Harold J Roach  3 Aug 1942 Command Engineer Officer, CB, CBE, AFC; later AVM
Gp Capt Robert Harston  9 Jul 1945 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr B H Rolles  1 Dec 1943
Wg Cdr S B Bailey  9 Feb 1943
Wg Cdr M W Anderson  3 Jun 1946
Wg Cdr N S Sellers  8 Mar 1945
Wg Cdr F J Walters  7 Feb 1946 MBE
Wg Cdr E Shipley 15 May 1946
Sqn Ldr W Holden 19 Oct 1945
Sqn Ldr P J Mumford  4 Aug 1945
Sqn Ldr R D Romanis 21 Dec 1945
Sqn Ldr A E A MacDonald 18 May 1946
Signals
Gp Capt

Cedric A Bell

 10 Oct 1945 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr F W Hudson 17 Jan 1946
Wg Cdr W Corden  6 Mar 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr D J Johnstone  1 Apr 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr G Ryder 31 May 1946
Sqn Ldr A F Ward 14 Mar 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr F H Reed  3 Jun 1946
Sqn Off M G Breedon 21 Apr 1946
Armament
Gp Capt S P A Patmore  2 Apr 1944 OBE
Wg Cdr G J Downs  3 May 1944 MBE
Sqn Ldr W B Mattinson 12 Mar 1946
Equipment
A/Cdre Henry S F T Jerrard 15 May 1946 Senior Equipment Staff Officer
Gp Capt T I Iliff 27 Dec 1944
Wg Cdr E Banister 15 Oct 1945
Wg Cdr J Hamilton 14 Jan 1946
Sqn Ldr A R G Wolff 21 Jul 1945
Sqn Ldr E C Armstrong 21 Dec 1945
Sqn Ldr H B Scully 26 Nov 1945
Sqn Ldr K W Lawrence  1 Jun 1946
Accountant
Gp Capt H E Cardwell  1 Jul 1945 Command Accountant, AFC
Wg Cdr C F G Rogers 23 Jul 1945
Wg Cdr G G Robinson 15 Oct 1945
Sqn Ldr P W Davies 11 Jan 1946
Sqn Ldr

Oswald Gradon

  2 Feb 1946 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W Bestwick 24 May 1946
Photography
Wg Cdr T H Lucas  7 Jan 1946
Sqn Ldr J H Bradbury 17 May 1946
Medical
A/Cdre F J Murphy  1 Sep 1945 Principal Medical Officer, CBE, MB, BCh
Gp Capt H Penman  1 Aug 1945 MB, ChB, DOMS
Wg Cdr P A Lee 11 Jul 1945 MB, ChB
Sqn Ldr (Mrs) P P Pigott 29 Oct 1945 MB, BS
Dental
Wg Cdr D I Malcolmson  3 Dec 1945 LDS
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr W J Randall 30 Mar 1946
Educational
Mr E G M Neville  3 May 1945 Command Education Officer, MA, BSc, AFRAeS, RAFVR
Mr C N Heath  9 Nov 1944 Education Officer, BA, RAFVR
Mr G G Edwards 29 May 1945 Education Officer, BA, RAFVR
Works
Mr H V Snook 14 Oct 1940 Chief Engineer, MIM&CE, MRSanI
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr C W Shute Inspector
Mr W J Woods Assistant Inspector
Mr N H Thompson Assistant Inspector
Local Audit (under Director of Accounts - Air Ministry)
Mr T E Hodge   Financial Adviser to AOC-in-C
Meteorological
Dr J S Farquharson 11 Sep 1944 Senior Meteorological Officer, MA, DSc
Research
Dr R J Smeed    
WAAF Staff Officers
Wg Off H E Collett 13 Mar 1946
Sqn Off M Hyde-Parker  2 Feb 1946
RAF Regiment
Wg Cdr L H Melville 10 Feb 1946
Miscellaneous Appointments
Sqn Ldr H R J Adams 26 Sep 1945 Anti-Gas & Fire
Sqn Ldr R S Barnes 11 Oct 1943 Provost and Security Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr J C Thurston 28 Apr 1946
Sqn Ldr J L Adams 19 Nov 1945
Sqn Ldr J Healey 11 Feb 1946 MBE
Sqn Off F M Willis  1 Apr 1946
Lt Cdr F W N Carter 19 Jan 1946

Source - August 1946 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5239)

September 1946

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

Stations: -

  • Abingdon

  • Binbrook

  • Bruntingthorpe

  • Coningsby

  • Cottesmore

  • Faldingworth

  • Finningley

  • Graveley

  • Hemswell

  • Lindholme

  • Marham

  • Mepal

  • Mildenhall

  • Moreton-in-Marsh

  • North Luffenham

  • Scampton

  • Silverstone

  • Swinderby

  • Tuddenham

  • Upwood

  • Waddington

  • Woodbridge

  • Wyton

  • No 148 Squadron - Lakenheath

  • No 214 Squadron - Lakenheath

  • 3rd Air Division Substitution Unit - Woodbridge

  • Communication Flight - Booker

 

 
Rank Name Date Notes
ACM Sir Norman H Bottomley 15 Sep 1945 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, CIE, DSO, AFC
AVM Edwin S Goodwin 19 Nov 1945 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointments
Flt Off M Smith 12 Sep 1945 Duty with AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Thomas A Langford-Sainsbury 25 May 1945 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, OBE, DFC, AFC
Gp Capt

Archibald P Campbell

 27 Mar 1946 CBE; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt J Norwood 12 May 1946
Sqn Ldr L C Boore 10 May 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr E R Butler 26 Oct 1945 DFC
Sqn Ldr H V McCauglin  8 May 1946
Sqn Ldr H A T Blyth 23 Jan 1946
Control Staff
Wg Cdr H M Robertson 27 Jun 1945 DFC
Sqn Ldr J H Ratcliffe  6 May 1945 DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr J R S Romanes 25 Feb 1946 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr R D Jeffreys 29 Nov 1945 MC
Training Staff
Gp Capt A W Franklyn 30 Nov 1945 MC
Wg Cdr W J Smith 15 Apr 1945 DFC
Sqn Ldr R Waugh 10 Nov 1945 DFM
Sqn Ldr V G I Outen 10 Apr 1946
Sqn Ldr R J Healey 11 Mar 1946 DFM
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt J P Cecil-Wright 11 Mar 1946 Assistant AOA
Wg Cdr Frederick M Milligan  1 Apr 1946 AFC; later A/Cdre
Organisation
Wg Cdr C R B Wigfall 18 Oct 1945
Wg Cdr R J Oxley 18 Jun 1945 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr J R Valentine  3 Jan 1945 DFC
Sqn Ldr P A Willatt  8 Nov 1945 DFC
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt Guy W Hayes  3 May 1945 Senior Personnel Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr K J Somerville  4 Oct 1945 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr R Fernie 15 Feb 1945
Sqn Ldr J M Rowe 31 Dec 1945 DFC
Sqn Ldr G R McQueen 11 Mar 1946 DFC
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Gp Capt H J Hobbs 28 Dec 1945
Sqn Ldr C W B Kelly 21 Mar 1946 DSO, DFC
Engineer
A/Cdre Harold J Roach  3 Aug 1942 Command Engineer Officer, CB, CBE, AFC; later AVM
Gp Capt Robert Harston  9 Jul 1945 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr B H Rolles  1 Dec 1943
Wg Cdr S B Bailey  9 Feb 1943
Wg Cdr M W Anderson  3 Jun 1946
Wg Cdr N S Sellers  8 Mar 1945
Wg Cdr F J Walters  7 Feb 1946 MBE
Wg Cdr E Shipley 15 May 1946
Sqn Ldr W Holden 19 Oct 1945
Sqn Ldr P J Mumford  4 Aug 1945
Sqn Ldr R D Romanis 21 Dec 1945
Sqn Ldr A E A MacDonald 18 May 1946
Signals
Gp Capt

Cedric A Bell

 10 Oct 1945 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr F W Hudson 17 Jan 1946
Wg Cdr W Corden  6 Mar 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr D J Johnstone  1 Apr 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr G Ryder 31 May 1946
Sqn Ldr A F Ward 14 Mar 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr F H Reed  3 Jun 1946
Sqn Off M G Breedon 21 Apr 1946
Armament
Gp Capt S P A Patmore  2 Apr 1944 OBE
Wg Cdr G J Downs  3 May 1944 MBE
Sqn Ldr W B Mattinson 12 Mar 1946
Equipment
A/Cdre Henry S F T Jerrard 15 May 1946 Senior Equipment Staff Officer
Gp Capt T I Iliff 27 Dec 1944
Wg Cdr E Banister 15 Oct 1945
Wg Cdr J Hamilton 14 Jan 1946
Sqn Ldr A R G Wolff 21 Jul 1945
Sqn Ldr E C Armstrong 21 Dec 1945
Sqn Ldr H B Scully 26 Nov 1945
Sqn Ldr K W Lawrence  1 Jun 1946
Accountant
Gp Capt H E Cardwell  1 Jul 1945 Command Accountant, AFC
Wg Cdr C F G Rogers 23 Jul 1945
Wg Cdr G G Robinson 15 Oct 1945
Sqn Ldr P W Davies 11 Jan 1946
Sqn Ldr

Oswald Gradon

  2 Feb 1946 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W Bestwick 24 May 1946
Photography
Wg Cdr T H Lucas  7 Jan 1946
Sqn Ldr J H Bradbury 17 May 1946
Medical
A/Cdre F J Murphy  1 Sep 1945 Principal Medical Officer, CBE, MB, BCh
Gp Capt H Penman  1 Aug 1945 MB, ChB, DOMS
Wg Cdr P A Lee 11 Jul 1945 MB, ChB
Sqn Ldr (Mrs) P P Pigott 29 Oct 1945 MB, BS
Dental
Wg Cdr D I Malcolmson  3 Dec 1945 LDS
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr W J Randall 30 Mar 1946
Educational
Mr E G M Neville  3 May 1945 Command Education Officer, MA, BSc, AFRAeS, RAFVR
Mr C N Heath  9 Nov 1944 Education Officer, BA, RAFVR
Mr G G Edwards 29 May 1945 Education Officer, BA, RAFVR
Works
Mr H V Snook 14 Oct 1940 Chief Engineer, MIM&CE, MRSanI
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr C W Shute Inspector
Mr W J Woods Assistant Inspector
Mr N H Thompson Assistant Inspector
Local Audit (under Director of Accounts - Air Ministry)
Mr T E Hodge   Financial Adviser to AOC-in-C
Meteorological
Dr J S Farquharson 11 Sep 1944 Senior Meteorological Officer, MA, DSc
Research
Dr R J Smeed    
WAAF Staff Officers
Wg Off H E Collett 13 Mar 1946
Sqn Off M Hyde-Parker  2 Feb 1946
RAF Regiment
Wg Cdr L H Melville 10 Feb 1946
Miscellaneous Appointments
Sqn Ldr H R J Adams 26 Sep 1945 Anti-Gas & Fire
Sqn Ldr R S Barnes 11 Oct 1943 Provost and Security Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr J C Thurston 28 Apr 1946
Sqn Ldr J L Adams 19 Nov 1945
Sqn Ldr J Healey 11 Feb 1946 MBE
Sqn Off F M Willis  1 Apr 1946
Lt Cdr F W N Carter 19 Jan 1946

Source - September 1946 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5239)

October 1946

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

Stations: -

  • Abingdon

  • Binbrook

  • Bruntingthorpe

  • Coningsby

  • Cottesmore

  • Faldingworth

  • Finningley

  • Hemswell

  • Lindholme

  • Marham

  • Mepal

  • Mildenhall

  • Moreton-in-Marsh

  • North Luffenham

  • Scampton

  • Silverstone

  • Stradishall

  • Swinderby

  • Tuddenham

  • Upwood

  • Waddington

  • Wyton

  • No 148 Squadron - Lakenheath

  • No 214 Squadron - Lakenheath

  • Communication Flight - Booker

 

Rank Name Date Notes
ACM Sir Norman H Bottomley 15 Sep 1945 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, CIE, DSO, AFC
AVM Edwin S Goodwin 19 Nov 1945 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointments
Flt Off M Smith 12 Sep 1945 Duty with AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Thomas A Langford-Sainsbury 25 May 1945 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, OBE, DFC, AFC
Gp Capt

Archibald P Campbell

 27 Mar 1946 CBE; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt J Norwood 12 May 1946
Sqn Ldr L C Boore 10 May 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr E R Butler 26 Oct 1945 DFC
Sqn Ldr H V McCauglin  8 May 1946
Sqn Ldr H A T Blyth 23 Jan 1946
Control Staff
Wg Cdr H M Robertson 27 Jun 1945 DFC
Sqn Ldr J H Ratcliffe  6 May 1945 DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr J R S Romanes 25 Feb 1946 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr R D Jeffreys 29 Nov 1945 MC
Training Staff
Gp Capt A W Franklyn 30 Nov 1945 MC
Wg Cdr W J Smith 15 Apr 1945 DFC
Sqn Ldr R Waugh 10 Nov 1945 DFM
Sqn Ldr V G I Outen 10 Apr 1946
Sqn Ldr R J Healey 11 Mar 1946 DFM
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt J P Cecil-Wright 11 Mar 1946 Assistant AOA
Wg Cdr Frederick M Milligan  1 Apr 1946 AFC; later A/Cdre
Organisation
Wg Cdr C R B Wigfall 18 Oct 1945
Wg Cdr R J Oxley 18 Jun 1945 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr J R Valentine  3 Jan 1945 DFC
Sqn Ldr P A Willatt  8 Nov 1945 DFC
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt Guy W Hayes  3 May 1945 Senior Personnel Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr K J Somerville  4 Oct 1945 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr R Fernie 15 Feb 1945
Sqn Ldr J M Rowe 31 Dec 1945 DFC
Sqn Ldr G R McQueen 11 Mar 1946 DFC
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Gp Capt H J Hobbs 28 Dec 1945
Sqn Ldr C W B Kelly 21 Mar 1946 DSO, DFC
Engineer
A/Cdre Harold J Roach  3 Aug 1942 Command Engineer Officer, CB, CBE, AFC; later AVM
Gp Capt Robert Harston  9 Jul 1945 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr B H Rolles  1 Dec 1943
Wg Cdr S B Bailey  9 Feb 1943
Wg Cdr M W Anderson  3 Jun 1946
Wg Cdr N S Sellers  8 Mar 1945
Wg Cdr F J Walters  7 Feb 1946 MBE
Wg Cdr E Shipley 15 May 1946
Sqn Ldr W Holden 19 Oct 1945
Sqn Ldr P J Mumford  4 Aug 1945
Sqn Ldr R D Romanis 21 Dec 1945
Sqn Ldr A E A MacDonald 18 May 1946
Signals
Gp Capt

Cedric A Bell

 10 Oct 1945 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr F W Hudson 17 Jan 1946
Wg Cdr W Corden  6 Mar 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr D J Johnstone  1 Apr 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr G Ryder 31 May 1946
Sqn Ldr A F Ward 14 Mar 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr F H Reed  3 Jun 1946
Sqn Off M G Breedon 21 Apr 1946
Armament
Gp Capt S P A Patmore  2 Apr 1944 OBE
Wg Cdr G J Downs  3 May 1944 MBE
Sqn Ldr W B Mattinson 12 Mar 1946
Equipment
A/Cdre Henry S F T Jerrard 15 May 1946 Senior Equipment Staff Officer
Gp Capt T I Iliff 27 Dec 1944
Wg Cdr E Banister 15 Oct 1945
Wg Cdr J Hamilton 14 Jan 1946
Sqn Ldr A R G Wolff 21 Jul 1945
Sqn Ldr E C Armstrong 21 Dec 1945
Sqn Ldr H B Scully 26 Nov 1945
Sqn Ldr K W Lawrence  1 Jun 1946
Accountant
Gp Capt H E Cardwell  1 Jul 1945 Command Accountant, AFC
Wg Cdr C F G Rogers 23 Jul 1945
Wg Cdr G G Robinson 15 Oct 1945
Sqn Ldr P W Davies 11 Jan 1946
Sqn Ldr

Oswald Gradon

  2 Feb 1946 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W Bestwick 24 May 1946
Photography
Wg Cdr T H Lucas  7 Jan 1946
Sqn Ldr J H Bradbury 17 May 1946
Medical
A/Cdre F J Murphy  1 Sep 1945 Principal Medical Officer, CBE, MB, BCh
Gp Capt H Penman  1 Aug 1945 MB, ChB, DOMS
Wg Cdr P A Lee 11 Jul 1945 MB, ChB
Sqn Ldr (Mrs) P P Pigott 29 Oct 1945 MB, BS
Dental
Wg Cdr D I Malcolmson  3 Dec 1945 LDS
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr W J Randall 30 Mar 1946
Educational
Mr E G M Neville  3 May 1945 Command Education Officer, MA, BSc, AFRAeS, RAFVR
Mr C N Heath  9 Nov 1944 BA, RAFVR
Mr L E Hardstaff   BSc, RAFVR
Works
Mr H V Snook 14 Oct 1940 Chief Engineer, MIM&CE, MRSanI
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr C W Shute Inspector
Mr W J Woods Assistant Inspector
Mr N H Thompson Assistant Inspector
Local Audit (under Director of Accounts - Air Ministry)
Mr T E Hodge   Financial Adviser to AOC-in-C
Meteorological
Dr J S Farquharson 11 Sep 1944 Senior Meteorological Officer, MA, DSc
Research
Dr R J Smeed    
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off M Hyde-Parker  2 Feb 1946
RAF Regiment
Wg Cdr L H Melville 10 Feb 1946
Miscellaneous Appointments
Sqn Ldr H R J Adams 26 Sep 1945 Anti-Gas & Fire
Sqn Ldr R S Barnes 11 Oct 1943 Provost and Security Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr J C Thurston 28 Apr 1946
Sqn Ldr J L Adams 19 Nov 1945
Sqn Ldr J Healey 11 Feb 1946 MBE
Sqn Off F M Willis  1 Apr 1946
Lt Cdr F W N Carter 19 Jan 1946

Source - October 1946 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5240)

November 1946

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

Stations: -

  • Abingdon

  • Binbrook

  • Coningsby

  • Cottesmore

  • Faldingworth

  • Finningley

  • Hemswell

  • Lindholme

  • Marham

  • Mildenhall

  • Moreton-in-Marsh

  • North Luffenham

  • Scampton

  • Silverstone

  • Stradishall

  • Tuddenham

  • Upwood

  • Waddington

  • Wyton

  • Communication Flight - Booker

 

Rank Name Date Notes
ACM Sir Norman H Bottomley 15 Sep 1945 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, CIE, DSO, AFC
AVM Edwin S Goodwin 19 Nov 1945 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointments
Flt Off M Smith 12 Sep 1945 Duty with AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Thomas A Langford-Sainsbury 25 May 1945 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, OBE, DFC, AFC
Gp Capt

Archibald P Campbell

 27 Mar 1946 CBE; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt J Norwood 12 May 1946
Wg Cdr H P Jenkins 11 Jul 1946
Control Staff
Wg Cdr H M Robertson 27 Jun 1945 DFC
Sqn Ldr J H Ratcliffe  6 May 1945 DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr J R S Romanes 25 Feb 1946 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr R D Jeffreys 29 Nov 1945 MC
Training Staff
Gp Capt A W Franklyn 30 Nov 1945 MC
Wg Cdr W J Smith 15 Apr 1945 DFC
Sqn Ldr R Waugh 10 Nov 1945 DFM
Sqn Ldr V G I Outen 10 Apr 1946
Sqn Ldr R J Healey 11 Mar 1946 DFM
Sqn Ldr E H Radford 25 Apr 1946
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt J P Cecil-Wright 11 Mar 1946 Assistant AOA
Wg Cdr Frederick M Milligan  1 Apr 1946 AFC; later A/Cdre
Organisation
Wg Cdr C R B Wigfall 18 Oct 1945
Wg Cdr H G Wisher 31 May 1946
Wg Cdr D P Marvin 29 Aug 1946
Sqn Ldr J R Valentine  3 Jan 1945 DFC
Sqn Ldr N B Harvey 29 Jun 1946 DSO
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt Guy W Hayes  3 May 1945 Senior Personnel Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr K J Somerville  4 Oct 1945 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr R Fernie 15 Feb 1945
Sqn Ldr J M Rowe 31 Dec 1945 DFC
Sqn Ldr G R McQueen 11 Mar 1946 DFC
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Gp Capt H J Hobbs 28 Dec 1945
Sqn Ldr C W B Kelly 21 Mar 1946 DSO, DFC
Engineer
A/Cdre Harold J Roach  3 Aug 1942 Command Engineer Officer, CB, CBE, AFC; later AVM
Gp Capt Robert Harston  9 Jul 1945 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr B H Rolles  1 Dec 1943
Wg Cdr T G E Price 16 Jul 1946
Wg Cdr M W Anderson  3 Jun 1946
Wg Cdr E Shipley 15 May 1946
Sqn Ldr F J Walters  7 Feb 1946 MBE
Sqn Ldr W Holden 19 Oct 1945
Sqn Ldr P J Mumford  4 Aug 1945
Sqn Ldr R D Romanis 21 Dec 1945
Sqn Ldr A E A MacDonald 18 May 1946
Sqn Ldr W A Daunt  1 Jul 1946
Signals
Gp Capt

Cedric A Bell

 10 Oct 1945 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr F W Hudson 17 Jan 1946
Wg Cdr W Corden  6 Mar 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr D J Johnstone  1 Apr 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr G Ryder 31 May 1946
Sqn Ldr A F Ward 14 Mar 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr F H Reed  3 Jun 1946
Sqn Off M G Breedon 21 Apr 1946
Armament
Gp Capt S P A Patmore  2 Apr 1944 OBE
Wg Cdr G J Downs  3 May 1944 MBE
Equipment
A/Cdre Henry S F T Jerrard 15 May 1946 Senior Equipment Staff Officer
Gp Capt J H P Clarke 15 Aug 1946
Wg Cdr E Banister 15 Oct 1945
Wg Cdr J Hamilton 14 Jan 1946
Sqn Ldr A R G Wolff 21 Jul 1945
Sqn Ldr E C Armstrong 21 Dec 1945
Sqn Ldr H B Scully 26 Nov 1945
Sqn Ldr K W Lawrence  1 Jun 1946
Accountant
Gp Capt H E Cardwell  1 Jul 1945 Command Accountant, AFC
Wg Cdr C F G Rogers 23 Jul 1945
Wg Cdr G G Robinson 15 Oct 1945
Sqn Ldr P W Davies 11 Jan 1946
Sqn Ldr

Oswald Gradon

  2 Feb 1946 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W Bestwick 24 May 1946
Photography
Wg Cdr T H Lucas  7 Jan 1946
Sqn Ldr J H Bradbury 17 May 1946
Medical
A/Cdre F J Murphy  1 Sep 1945 Principal Medical Officer, CBE, MB, BCh
Gp Capt J Hill 19 Aug 1946 MB, ChB, DPH
Wg Cdr P A Lee 11 Jul 1945 MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr D I Malcolmson  3 Dec 1945 LDS
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr W J Randall 30 Mar 1946
Educational
Mr E G M Neville  3 May 1945 Command Education Officer, MA, BSc, AFRAeS, RAFVR
Mr C N Heath  9 Nov 1944 BA, RAFVR
Mr L E Hardstaff   BSc, RAFVR
Works
Mr H V Snook 14 Oct 1940 Chief Engineer, MIM&CE, MRSanI
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr C W Shute Inspector
Mr W J Woods Assistant Inspector
Mr N H Thompson Assistant Inspector
Meteorological
Dr J S Farquharson 11 Sep 1944 Senior Meteorological Officer, MA, DSc
Research
Dr R J Smeed    
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off M Hyde-Parker  2 Feb 1946
RAF Regiment
Sqn Ldr L H Melville 10 Feb 1946
Miscellaneous Appointments
Sqn Ldr H R J Adams 26 Sep 1945 Anti-Gas & Fire
Sqn Ldr C H L Bartrum  9 Oct 1946 Provost and Security Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr J C Thurston 28 Apr 1946
Sqn Ldr J Healey 11 Feb 1946 MBE
Sqn Off F M Willis  1 Apr 1946
Lt Cdr F W N Carter 19 Jan 1946

Source - November 1946 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5240)

December 1946

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

Stations: -

  • Binbrook

  • Coningsby

  • Cottesmore

  • Faldingworth

  • Finningley

  • Hemswell

  • Lindholme

  • Marham

  • Mildenhall

  • Scampton

  • Silverstone

  • Stradishall

  • Tuddenham

  • Upwood

  • Waddington

  • Wyton

  • Communication Flight - Booker

 

Rank Name Date Notes
ACM Sir Norman H Bottomley 15 Sep 1945 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, CIE, DSO, AFC
AVM Edwin S Goodwin 19 Nov 1945 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointments
Flt Off M Smith 12 Sep 1945 Duty with AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Thomas A Langford-Sainsbury 25 May 1945 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, OBE, DFC, AFC
Gp Capt

Archibald P Campbell

 27 Mar 1946 CBE; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt J Norwood 12 May 1946
Wg Cdr H P Jenkins 11 Jul 1946
Control Staff
Wg Cdr H M Robertson 27 Jun 1945 DFC
Sqn Ldr J H Ratcliffe  6 May 1945 DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr J R S Romanes 25 Feb 1946 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr R D Jeffreys 29 Nov 1945 MC
Training Staff
Gp Capt A W Franklyn 30 Nov 1945 MC
Wg Cdr W J Smith 15 Apr 1945 DFC
Sqn Ldr R Waugh 10 Nov 1945 DFM
Sqn Ldr V G I Outen 10 Apr 1946
Sqn Ldr R J Healey 11 Mar 1946 DFM
Sqn Ldr E H Radford 25 Apr 1946
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt J P Cecil-Wright 11 Mar 1946 Assistant AOA
Wg Cdr Frederick M Milligan  1 Apr 1946 AFC; later A/Cdre
Organisation
Wg Cdr C R B Wigfall 18 Oct 1945
Wg Cdr H G Wisher 31 May 1946
Wg Cdr D P Marvin 29 Aug 1946
Sqn Ldr J R Valentine  3 Jan 1945 DFC
Sqn Ldr N B Harvey 29 Jun 1946 DSO
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt Guy W Hayes  3 May 1945 Senior Personnel Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr K J Somerville  4 Oct 1945 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr R Fernie 15 Feb 1945
Sqn Ldr J M Rowe 31 Dec 1945 DFC
Sqn Ldr G R McQueen 11 Mar 1946 DFC
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Wg Cdr H J Hobbs 28 Dec 1945
Sqn Ldr R H Dean 11 Jul 1946
Engineer
Gp Capt Robert Harston  9 Jul 1945 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr B H Rolles  1 Dec 1943
Wg Cdr T G E Price 16 Jul 1946
Wg Cdr M W Anderson  3 Jun 1946
Wg Cdr E Shipley 15 May 1946
Sqn Ldr F J Walters  7 Feb 1946 MBE
Sqn Ldr W Holden 19 Oct 1945
Sqn Ldr P J Mumford  4 Aug 1945
Sqn Ldr R D Romanis 21 Dec 1945
Sqn Ldr A E A MacDonald 18 May 1946
Sqn Ldr W A Daunt  1 Jul 1946
Signals
Gp Capt

Cedric A Bell

 10 Oct 1945 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr F W Hudson 17 Jan 1946
Wg Cdr W Corden  6 Mar 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr D J Johnstone  1 Apr 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr G Ryder 31 May 1946
Sqn Ldr A F Ward 14 Mar 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr F H Reed  3 Jun 1946
Sqn Off M G Breedon 21 Apr 1946
Armament
Gp Capt S P A Patmore  2 Apr 1944 OBE
Wg Cdr F E Croce  8 Mar 1946
Equipment
A/Cdre Henry S F T Jerrard 15 May 1946 Senior Equipment Staff Officer
Gp Capt J H P Clarke 15 Aug 1946
Wg Cdr E Banister 15 Oct 1945
Wg Cdr J Hamilton 14 Jan 1946
Sqn Ldr A R G Wolff 21 Jul 1945
Sqn Ldr E C Armstrong 21 Dec 1945
Sqn Ldr H B Scully 26 Nov 1945
Sqn Ldr K W Lawrence  1 Jun 1946
Accountant
Gp Capt H E Cardwell  1 Jul 1945 Command Accountant, AFC
Wg Cdr C F G Rogers 23 Jul 1945
Wg Cdr G G Robinson 15 Oct 1945
Sqn Ldr P W Davies 11 Jan 1946
Sqn Ldr

Oswald Gradon

  2 Feb 1946 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W Bestwick 24 May 1946
Photography
Wg Cdr T H Lucas  7 Jan 1946
Sqn Ldr J H Bradbury 17 May 1946
Medical
A/Cdre F J Murphy  1 Sep 1945 Principal Medical Officer, CBE, MB, BCh
Gp Capt J Hill 19 Aug 1946 MB, ChB, DPH
Wg Cdr P A Lee 11 Jul 1945 MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr D I Malcolmson  3 Dec 1945 LDS
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr W J Randall 30 Mar 1946
Educational
Mr E G M Neville  3 May 1945 Command Education Officer, MA, BSc, AFRAeS, RAFVR
Mr L E Hardstaff   BSc, RAFVR
Works
Mr H V Snook 14 Oct 1940 Chief Engineer, MIM&CE, MRSanI
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr C W Shute Inspector
Mr W J Woods Assistant Inspector
Mr N H Thompson Assistant Inspector
Meteorological
Dr J S Farquharson 11 Sep 1944 Senior Meteorological Officer, MA, DSc
Research
Dr R J Smeed    
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off M Hyde-Parker  2 Feb 1946
RAF Regiment
Sqn Ldr L H Melville 10 Feb 1945
Miscellaneous Appointments
Sqn Ldr H R J Adams 26 Sep 1945 Anti-Gas & Fire
Sqn Ldr C H L Bartrum  9 Oct 1946 Provost and Security Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr J C Thurston 28 Apr 1946
Sqn Ldr J Healey 11 Feb 1946 MBE
Sqn Off F M Willis  1 Apr 1946
Lt Cdr F W N Carter 19 Jan 1946

Source - December 1946 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5240)

January 1947

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

Stations: -

  • Binbrook

  • Coningsby

  • Cottesmore

  • Faldingworth

  • Finningley

  • Hemswell

  • Lindholme

  • Marham

  • Mildenhall

  • Scampton

  • Silverstone

  • Stradishall

  • Upwood

  • Waddington

  • Wyton

  • Communication Flight - Booker

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Hugh W L Saunders 16 Jan 1947 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, MC, DFC, MM; later ACM
AVM Edwin S Goodwin 19 Nov 1945 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointments
Flt Lt W Bolsover 11 Nov 1946 Duty with AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Thomas A Langford-Sainsbury 25 May 1945 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, OBE, DFC, AFC
Gp Capt

Archibald P Campbell

 27 Mar 1946 CBE; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt J Norwood 12 May 1946
Wg Cdr H P Jenkins 11 Jul 1946
Control Staff
Sqn Ldr J H Ratcliffe  6 May 1945 DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr W B Fleming  3 Sep 1946
Sqn Ldr R D Jeffreys 29 Nov 1945 MC
Training Staff
Gp Capt A W Franklyn 30 Nov 1945 MC
Wg Cdr W J Smith 15 Apr 1945 DFC
Sqn Ldr R Waugh 10 Nov 1945 DFM
Sqn Ldr V G I Outen 10 Apr 1946
Sqn Ldr R J Healey 11 Mar 1946 DFM
Sqn Ldr E H Radford 25 Apr 1946
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Gp Capt J P Cecil-Wright 11 Mar 1946 Assistant AOA
Wg Cdr Frederick M Milligan  1 Apr 1946 AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr S E McKenzie 26 Nov 1946
Wg Cdr C R B Wigfall 18 Oct 1945
Wg Cdr D P Marvin 29 Aug 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr J R Valentine  3 Jan 1945 DFC
Sqn Ldr N B Harvey 29 Jun 1946 DSO
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt Guy W Hayes  3 May 1945 Senior Personnel Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr S G Birch 28 Oct 1946
Sqn Ldr R Fernie 15 Feb 1945
Sqn Ldr G R McQueen 11 Mar 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr N G MacFarlane 28 Oct 1946 DSO
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Sqn Ldr R H Dean 11 Jul 1946
Sqn Ldr J R Whitlock 11 Nov 1946 DFC
Engineer
A/Cdre Donald W Clappen 11 Nov 1946 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB
Gp Capt Robert Harston  9 Jul 1945 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr B H Rolles  1 Dec 1943
Wg Cdr T G E Price 16 Jul 1946
Wg Cdr H B Hurley 14 Oct 1946
Wg Cdr C E Langston 28 Oct 1946
Sqn Ldr F J Walters  7 Feb 1946 MBE
Sqn Ldr W Holden 19 Oct 1945
Sqn Ldr R D Romanis 21 Dec 1945
Sqn Ldr A E A MacDonald 18 May 1946
Sqn Ldr W A Daunt  1 Jul 1946
Sqn Ldr J D Richardson 28 Oct 1946
Signals
Gp Capt Benjamin Ball 28 Oct 1946 CBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr F W Hudson 17 Jan 1946
Wg Cdr W Corden  6 Mar 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr G Ryder 31 May 1946
Sqn Ldr A F Ward 14 Mar 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr F H Reed  3 Jun 1946
Sqn Ldr F G Ryan 15 Sep 1946
Armament
Gp Capt S P A Patmore  2 Apr 1944 OBE
Wg Cdr K J McKay 20 Sep 1946
Equipment
A/Cdre Henry S F T Jerrard 15 May 1946 Senior Equipment Staff Officer
Gp Capt J H P Clarke 15 Aug 1946
Wg Cdr E Banister 15 Oct 1945
Wg Cdr J Hamilton 14 Jan 1946
Sqn Ldr A R G Wolff 21 Jul 1945
Sqn Ldr H B Scully 26 Nov 1945
Sqn Ldr K W Lawrence  1 Jun 1946
Accountant
Gp Capt H E Cardwell  1 Jul 1945 Command Accountant, AFC
Wg Cdr C F G Rogers 23 Jul 1945
Wg Cdr B G Drake 12 Nov 1946
Sqn Ldr P W Davies 11 Jan 1946
Sqn Ldr

Oswald Gradon

  2 Feb 1946 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W Bestwick 24 May 1946
Photography
Wg Cdr T H Lucas  7 Jan 1946
Sqn Ldr J H Bradbury 17 May 1946
Medical
A/Cdre F J Murphy  1 Sep 1945 Principal Medical Officer, CBE, MB, BCh
Gp Capt J Hill 19 Aug 1946 MB, ChB, DPH
Wg Cdr P A Lee 11 Jul 1945 MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr D I Malcolmson  3 Dec 1945 LDS
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr W J Randall 30 Mar 1946
Educational
Mr E G M Neville  3 May 1945 Command Education Officer, MA, BSc, AFRAeS, RAFVR
Mr L E Hardstaff   BSc, RAFVR
Works
Mr H V Snook 14 Oct 1940 Chief Engineer, MIM&CE, MRSanI
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr C W Shute Inspector
Mr W J Woods Assistant Inspector
Mr N H Thompson Assistant Inspector
Meteorological
Dr J S Farquharson 11 Sep 1944 Senior Meteorological Officer, MA, DSc
Research
Dr R J Smeed    
WAAF Staff Officers
Wg Off E R Kirkpatrick 25 Nov 1946 WAAF
Sqn Off M Hyde-Parker  2 Feb 1946 WAAF
RAF Regiment
Sqn Ldr E P Lewis 15 Nov 1946
Miscellaneous Appointments
Gp Capt F R Worthington 25 Sep 1946
Sqn Ldr H R J Adams 26 Sep 1945 Anti-Gas & Fire
Sqn Ldr C H L Bartrum  9 Oct 1946 Provost and Security Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr J C Thurston 28 Apr 1946
Sqn Ldr J Healey 11 Feb 1946 MBE
Sqn Ldr A Ramsey  1 Apr 1946
Lt Cdr RN F W N Carter 19 Jan 1946

Source - January 1947 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5241)

February 1947

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

Stations: -

  • Binbrook

  • Coningsby

  • Cottesmore

  • Faldingworth

  • Finningley

  • Hemswell

  • Lindholme

  • Marham

  • Mildenhall

  • Scampton

  • Silverstone

  • Stradishall

  • Swinderby

  • Upwood

  • Waddington

  • Wyton

  • Communication Flight - Booker

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Hugh W L Saunders 16 Jan 1947 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, MC, DFC, MM; later ACM
AVM Edwin S Goodwin 19 Nov 1945 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointments
Flt Lt W Bolsover 11 Nov 1946 Duty with AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Thomas A Langford-Sainsbury 25 May 1945 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, OBE, DFC, AFC
Gp Capt

Archibald P Campbell

 27 Mar 1946 CBE; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt J Norwood 12 May 1946
Wg Cdr H P Jenkins 11 Jul 1946
Control Staff
Sqn Ldr J H Ratcliffe  6 May 1945 DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr W B Fleming  3 Sep 1946
Sqn Ldr R D Jeffreys 29 Nov 1945 MC
Training Staff
Gp Capt A W Franklyn 30 Nov 1945 MC
Wg Cdr W J Smith 15 Apr 1945 DFC
Sqn Ldr R Waugh 10 Nov 1945 DFM
Sqn Ldr V G I Outen 10 Apr 1946
Sqn Ldr R J Healey 11 Mar 1946 DFM
Sqn Ldr E H Radford 25 Apr 1946
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Gp Capt J P Cecil-Wright 11 Mar 1946 Assistant AOA
Wg Cdr Frederick M Milligan  1 Apr 1946 AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr S E McKenzie 26 Nov 1946
Wg Cdr C R B Wigfall 18 Oct 1945
Wg Cdr D P Marvin 29 Aug 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr J R Valentine  3 Jan 1945 DFC
Sqn Ldr N B Harvey 29 Jun 1946 DSO
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt Guy W Hayes  3 May 1945 Senior Personnel Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr S G Birch 28 Oct 1946
Sqn Ldr R Fernie 15 Feb 1945
Sqn Ldr G R McQueen 11 Mar 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr N G MacFarlane 28 Oct 1946 DSO
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Sqn Ldr R H Dean 11 Jul 1946
Sqn Ldr J R Whitlock 11 Nov 1946 DFC
Engineer
A/Cdre Donald W Clappen 11 Nov 1946 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB
Gp Capt Robert Harston  9 Jul 1945 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr B H Rolles  1 Dec 1943
Wg Cdr T G E Price 16 Jul 1946
Wg Cdr H B Hurley 14 Oct 1946
Wg Cdr C E Langston 28 Oct 1946
Sqn Ldr F J Walters  7 Feb 1946 MBE
Sqn Ldr W Holden 19 Oct 1945
Sqn Ldr R D Romanis 21 Dec 1945
Sqn Ldr A E A MacDonald 18 May 1946
Sqn Ldr W A Daunt  1 Jul 1946
Sqn Ldr J D Richardson 28 Oct 1946
Signals
Gp Capt Benjamin Ball 28 Oct 1946 CBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr F W Hudson 17 Jan 1946
Wg Cdr W Corden  6 Mar 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr G Ryder 31 May 1946
Sqn Ldr A F Ward 14 Mar 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr F H Reed  3 Jun 1946
Sqn Ldr F G Ryan 15 Sep 1946
Armament
Gp Capt S P A Patmore  2 Apr 1944 OBE
Wg Cdr K J McKay 20 Sep 1946
Equipment
A/Cdre Henry S F T Jerrard 15 May 1946 Senior Equipment Staff Officer
Gp Capt J H P Clarke 15 Aug 1946
Wg Cdr E Banister 15 Oct 1945
Wg Cdr J Hamilton 14 Jan 1946
Sqn Ldr A R G Wolff 21 Jul 1945
Sqn Ldr H B Scully 26 Nov 1945
Sqn Ldr K W Lawrence  1 Jun 1946
Accountant
Gp Capt H E Cardwell  1 Jul 1945 Command Accountant, AFC
Wg Cdr C F G Rogers 23 Jul 1945
Wg Cdr B G Drake 12 Nov 1946
Sqn Ldr P W Davies 11 Jan 1946
Sqn Ldr

Oswald Gradon

  2 Feb 1946 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W Bestwick 24 May 1946
Photography
Wg Cdr T H Lucas  7 Jan 1946
Sqn Ldr J H Bradbury 17 May 1946
Provost
Sqn Ldr C H L Bartrum  9 Oct 1946 Liaison Officer
Medical
A/Cdre F J Murphy  1 Sep 1945 Principal Medical Officer, CBE, MB, BCh
Gp Capt J Hill 19 Aug 1946 MB, ChB, DPH
Wg Cdr P A Lee 11 Jul 1945 MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr D I Malcolmson  3 Dec 1945 LDS
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr W J Randall 30 Mar 1946
Educational
Mr E G M Neville  3 May 1945 Command Education Officer, MA, BSc, AFRAeS, RAFVR
Mr L E Hardstaff   BSc, RAFVR
Works
Mr H V Snook 14 Oct 1940 Chief Engineer, MIM&CE, MRSanI
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr C W Shute Inspector
Mr W J Woods Assistant Inspector
Mr N H Thompson Assistant Inspector
Meteorological
Dr J S Farquharson 11 Sep 1944 Senior Meteorological Officer, MA, DSc
Research
Dr R J Smeed    
WAAF Staff Officers
Wg Off E R Kirkpatrick 25 Nov 1946 WAAF
Sqn Off M Hyde-Parker  2 Feb 1946 WAAF
RAF Regiment
Sqn Ldr E P Lewis 15 Nov 1946
Miscellaneous Appointments
Gp Capt F R Worthington 25 Sep 1946
Sqn Ldr H R J Adams 26 Sep 1945 Anti-Gas & Fire
Sqn Ldr J C Thurston 28 Apr 1946
Sqn Ldr J Healey 11 Feb 1946 MBE
Sqn Ldr A Ramsey  1 Apr 1946
Lt Cdr RN F W N Carter 19 Jan 1946

Source - February 1947 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5241)

March 1947

This edition is not available

Source - March 1947 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5241)

April 1947

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

Stations: -

  • Binbrook

  • Coningsby

  • Cottesmore

  • Faldingworth

  • Finningley

  • Hemswell

  • Lindholme

  • Marham

  • Mildenhall

  • Scampton

  • Silverstone

  • Stradishall

  • Swinderby

  • Upwood

  • Waddington

  • Wyton

  • Communication Flight - Booker

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Hugh W L Saunders 16 Jan 1947 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, MC, DFC, MM; later ACM
AVM Edwin S Goodwin 19 Nov 1945 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointments
Flt Lt W Bolsover 11 Nov 1946 Duty with AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Thomas A Langford-Sainsbury 25 May 1945 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, OBE, DFC, AFC
Gp Capt

Archibald P Campbell

 27 Mar 1946 CBE; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt J Norwood 12 May 1946
Wg Cdr H P Jenkins 11 Jul 1946
Control Staff
Sqn Ldr J H Ratcliffe  6 May 1945 DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr W B Fleming  3 Sep 1946
Sqn Ldr R D Jeffreys 29 Nov 1945 MC
Training Staff
Gp Capt A W Franklyn 30 Nov 1945 MC
Wg Cdr W J Smith 15 Apr 1945 DFC
Sqn Ldr R Waugh 10 Nov 1945 DFM
Sqn Ldr V G I Outen 10 Apr 1946
Sqn Ldr R J Healey 11 Mar 1946 DFM
Sqn Ldr E H Radford 25 Apr 1946
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Gp Capt J P Cecil-Wright 11 Mar 1946 Assistant AOA
Wg Cdr Frederick M Milligan  1 Apr 1946 AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr S E McKenzie 26 Nov 1946
Wg Cdr C R B Wigfall 18 Oct 1945
Wg Cdr D P Marvin 29 Aug 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr J R Valentine  3 Jan 1945 DFC
Sqn Ldr N B Harvey 29 Jun 1946 DSO
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt Guy W Hayes  3 May 1945 Senior Personnel Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr S G Birch 28 Oct 1946
Sqn Ldr R Fernie 15 Feb 1945
Sqn Ldr G R McQueen 11 Mar 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr N G MacFarlane 28 Oct 1946 DSO
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Sqn Ldr R H Dean 11 Jul 1946
Sqn Ldr J R Whitlock 11 Nov 1946 DFC
Engineer
A/Cdre Donald W Clappen 11 Nov 1946 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB
Gp Capt Robert Harston  9 Jul 1945 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr B H Rolles  1 Dec 1943
Wg Cdr T G E Price 16 Jul 1946
Wg Cdr H B Hurley 14 Oct 1946
Wg Cdr C E Langston 28 Oct 1946
Sqn Ldr F J Walters  7 Feb 1946 MBE
Sqn Ldr R D Romanis 21 Dec 1945
Sqn Ldr A E A MacDonald 18 May 1946
Sqn Ldr W A Daunt  1 Jul 1946
Sqn Ldr J D Richardson 28 Oct 1946
Signals
Gp Capt Benjamin Ball 28 Oct 1946 CBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr F W Hudson 17 Jan 1946
Wg Cdr W Corden  6 Mar 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr G Ryder 31 May 1946
Sqn Ldr A F Ward 14 Mar 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr F H Reed  3 Jun 1946
Sqn Ldr F G Ryan 15 Sep 1946
Armament
Gp Capt S P A Patmore  2 Apr 1944 OBE
Wg Cdr K J McKay 20 Sep 1946
Equipment
A/Cdre Henry S F T Jerrard 15 May 1946 Senior Equipment Staff Officer
Gp Capt J H P Clarke 15 Aug 1946
Wg Cdr E Banister 15 Oct 1945
Wg Cdr J Hamilton 14 Jan 1946
Sqn Ldr A R G Wolff 21 Jul 1945
Sqn Ldr H B Scully 26 Nov 1945
Sqn Ldr K W Lawrence  1 Jun 1946
Accountant
Gp Capt H E Cardwell  1 Jul 1945 Command Accountant, AFC
Wg Cdr C F G Rogers 23 Jul 1945
Wg Cdr B G Drake 12 Nov 1946
Sqn Ldr P W Davies 11 Jan 1946
Sqn Ldr

Oswald Gradon

  2 Feb 1946 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W Bestwick 24 May 1946
Photography
Wg Cdr T H Lucas  7 Jan 1946
Sqn Ldr J H Bradbury 17 May 1946
Provost
Sqn Ldr C H L Bartrum  9 Oct 1946 Liaison Officer
Medical
A/Cdre F J Murphy  1 Sep 1945 Principal Medical Officer, CBE, MB, BCh
Gp Capt J Hill 19 Aug 1946 MB, ChB, DPH
Wg Cdr P A Lee 11 Jul 1945 MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr D I Malcolmson  3 Dec 1945 LDS
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr W J Randall 30 Mar 1946
Educational
Mr E G M Neville  3 May 1945 Command Education Officer, MA, BSc, AFRAeS, RAFVR
Mr L E Hardstaff   BSc, RAFVR
Works
Mr H V Snook 14 Oct 1940 Chief Engineer, MIM&CE, MRSanI
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr C W Shute Inspector
Mr W J Woods Assistant Inspector
Mr N H Thompson Assistant Inspector
Meteorological
Dr J S Farquharson 11 Sep 1944 Senior Meteorological Officer, MA, DSc
Research
Mr E A Lovell   BSc, ARCS, AInstP
WAAF Staff Officers
Wg Off E R Kirkpatrick 25 Nov 1946 WAAF
Sqn Off M Hyde-Parker  2 Feb 1946 WAAF
RAF Regiment
Sqn Ldr E P Lewis 15 Nov 1946
Miscellaneous Appointments
Gp Capt F R Worthington 25 Sep 1946
Sqn Ldr H R J Adams 26 Sep 1945 Anti-Gas & Fire
Sqn Ldr J C Thurston 28 Apr 1946
Sqn Ldr J Healey 11 Feb 1946 MBE
Sqn Ldr A Ramsey  1 Apr 1946
Lt Cdr RN F W N Carter 19 Jan 1946

Source - April 1947 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5242)

May 1947

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

Stations: -

  • Binbrook

  • Coningsby

  • Faldingworth

  • Hemswell

  • Lindholme

  • Marham

  • Mildenhall

  • Scampton

  • Stradishall

  • Upwood

  • Waddington

  • Wyton

  • Communication Flight - Booker

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Hugh W L Saunders 16 Jan 1947 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, MC, DFC, MM; later ACM
AVM Edwin S Goodwin 19 Nov 1945 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointments
Flt Lt W Bolsover 11 Nov 1946 Duty with AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Thomas A Langford-Sainsbury 25 May 1945 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, OBE, DFC, AFC
Gp Capt

Archibald P Campbell

 27 Mar 1946 CBE; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt J Norwood 12 May 1946
Wg Cdr H P Jenkins 11 Jul 1946
Control Staff
Sqn Ldr J H Ratcliffe  6 May 1945 DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr W B Fleming  3 Sep 1946
Sqn Ldr R D Jeffreys 29 Nov 1945 MC
Training Staff
Gp Capt A W Franklyn 30 Nov 1945 MC
Wg Cdr W J Smith 15 Apr 1945 DFC
Sqn Ldr R Waugh 10 Nov 1945 DFM
Sqn Ldr V G I Outen 10 Apr 1946
Sqn Ldr R J Healey 11 Mar 1946 DFM
Sqn Ldr E H Radford 25 Apr 1946
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Gp Capt J P Cecil-Wright 11 Mar 1946 Assistant AOA
Wg Cdr Frederick M Milligan  1 Apr 1946 AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr S E McKenzie 26 Nov 1946
Wg Cdr C R B Wigfall 18 Oct 1945
Wg Cdr D P Marvin 29 Aug 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr J R Valentine  3 Jan 1945 DFC
Sqn Ldr N B Harvey 29 Jun 1946 DSO
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt Guy W Hayes  3 May 1945 Senior Personnel Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr S G Birch 28 Oct 1946
Sqn Ldr R Fernie 15 Feb 1945
Sqn Ldr G R McQueen 11 Mar 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr N G MacFarlane 28 Oct 1946 DSO
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Sqn Ldr R H Dean 11 Jul 1946
Sqn Ldr J R Whitlock 11 Nov 1946 DFC
Engineer
A/Cdre Donald W Clappen 11 Nov 1946 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB
Gp Capt Robert Harston  9 Jul 1945 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr B H Rolles  1 Dec 1943
Wg Cdr T G E Price 16 Jul 1946
Wg Cdr H B Hurley 14 Oct 1946
Wg Cdr C E Langston 28 Oct 1946
Sqn Ldr F J Walters  7 Feb 1946 MBE
Sqn Ldr R D Romanis 21 Dec 1945
Sqn Ldr A E A MacDonald 18 May 1946
Sqn Ldr W A Daunt  1 Jul 1946
Sqn Ldr J D Richardson 28 Oct 1946
Signals
Gp Capt Benjamin Ball 28 Oct 1946 CBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr F W Hudson 17 Jan 1946
Wg Cdr W Corden  6 Mar 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr G Ryder 31 May 1946
Sqn Ldr A F Ward 14 Mar 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr F H Reed  3 Jun 1946
Sqn Ldr F G Ryan 15 Sep 1946
Armament
Gp Capt S P A Patmore  2 Apr 1944 OBE
Wg Cdr K J McKay 20 Sep 1946
Equipment
A/Cdre Henry S F T Jerrard 15 May 1946 Senior Equipment Staff Officer
Gp Capt J H P Clarke 15 Aug 1946
Wg Cdr E Banister 15 Oct 1945
Wg Cdr J Hamilton 14 Jan 1946
Sqn Ldr A R G Wolff 21 Jul 1945
Sqn Ldr H B Scully 26 Nov 1945
Accountant
Gp Capt H E Cardwell  1 Jul 1945 Command Accountant, AFC
Wg Cdr C F G Rogers 23 Jul 1945
Wg Cdr B G Drake 12 Nov 1946
Sqn Ldr P W Davies 11 Jan 1946
Sqn Ldr

Oswald Gradon

  2 Feb 1946 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W Bestwick 24 May 1946
Photography
Wg Cdr T H Lucas  7 Jan 1946
Sqn Ldr J H Bradbury 17 May 1946
Provost
Sqn Ldr C H L Bartrum  9 Oct 1946 Liaison Officer
Medical
A/Cdre F J Murphy  1 Sep 1945 Principal Medical Officer, CBE, MB, BCh
Gp Capt J Hill 19 Aug 1946 MB, ChB, DPH
Wg Cdr P A Lee 11 Jul 1945 MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr D I Malcolmson  3 Dec 1945 LDS
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr W J Randall 30 Mar 1946
Educational
Gp Capt E G M Neville  3 May 1945 Command Education Officer, MA, BSc, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr L E Hardstaff  5 Sep 1946 BSc
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr K J Ticehurst Inspector
Mr W J Woods Assistant Inspector
Mr N H Thompson Assistant Inspector
Meteorological
Dr J S Farquharson 11 Sep 1944 Senior Meteorological Officer, MA, DSc
Research
Mr E A Lovell   BSc, ARCS, AInstP
WAAF Staff Officers
Wg Off E R Kirkpatrick 25 Nov 1946 WAAF
RAF Regiment
Sqn Ldr E P Lewis 15 Nov 1946
Miscellaneous Appointments
Gp Capt F R Worthington 25 Sep 1946
Sqn Ldr H R J Adams 26 Sep 1945 Anti-Gas & Fire
Sqn Ldr J C Thurston 28 Apr 1946
Sqn Ldr J Healey 11 Feb 1946 MBE
Sqn Ldr A Ramsey  1 Apr 1946
Lt Cdr RN F W N Carter 19 Jan 1946

Source - May 1947 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5242)

June 1947

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

Stations: -

  • Binbrook

  • Coningsby

  • Hemswell

  • Lindholme

  • Marham

  • Mildenhall

  • Scampton

  • Stradishall

  • Upwood

  • Waddington

  • Wyton

  • Communication Flight - Booker

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Hugh W L Saunders 16 Jan 1947 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, MC, DFC, MM; later ACM
AVM Edwin S Goodwin 19 Nov 1945 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointments
Flt Lt W Bolsover 11 Nov 1946 Duty with AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM

Stephen C Strafford

 24 Apr 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DFC; later AM
Gp Capt R A T Stowell 21 Apr 1947 OBE, DFC
Gp Capt J Norwood 12 May 1946
Wg Cdr H P Jenkins 11 Jul 1946
Control Staff
Sqn Ldr J H Ratcliffe  6 May 1945 DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr W B Fleming  3 Sep 1946
Sqn Ldr R D Jeffreys 29 Nov 1945 MC
Training Staff
Gp Capt A W Franklyn 30 Nov 1945 MC
Wg Cdr W J Smith 15 Apr 1945 DFC
Sqn Ldr R Waugh 10 Nov 1945 DFM
Sqn Ldr V G I Outen 10 Apr 1946
Sqn Ldr R J Healey 11 Mar 1946 DFM
Sqn Ldr E H Radford 25 Apr 1946
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Gp Capt J P Cecil-Wright 11 Mar 1946 Assistant AOA
Wg Cdr Frederick M Milligan  1 Apr 1946 AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr S E McKenzie 26 Nov 1946
Wg Cdr C R B Wigfall 18 Oct 1945
Wg Cdr D P Marvin 29 Aug 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr J R Valentine  3 Jan 1945 DFC
Sqn Ldr N B Harvey 29 Jun 1946 DSO
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt Guy W Hayes  3 May 1945 Senior Personnel Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr S G Birch 28 Oct 1946
Sqn Ldr R Fernie 15 Feb 1945
Sqn Ldr G R McQueen 11 Mar 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr N G MacFarlane 28 Oct 1946 DSO
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Gp Capt F R Worthington 25 Sep 1946
Sqn Ldr R H Dean 11 Jul 1946
Sqn Ldr J R Whitlock 11 Nov 1946 DFC
Engineer
A/Cdre Donald W Clappen 11 Nov 1946 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB
Gp Capt Robert Harston  9 Jul 1945 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr B H Rolles  1 Dec 1943
Wg Cdr T G E Price 16 Jul 1946
Wg Cdr H B Hurley 14 Oct 1946
Wg Cdr C E Langston 28 Oct 1946
Sqn Ldr F J Walters  7 Feb 1946 MBE
Sqn Ldr R D Romanis 21 Dec 1945
Sqn Ldr A E A MacDonald 18 May 1946
Sqn Ldr W A Daunt  1 Jul 1946
Sqn Ldr J D Richardson 28 Oct 1946
Signals
Gp Capt Benjamin Ball 28 Oct 1946 CBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr F W Hudson 17 Jan 1946
Wg Cdr W Corden  6 Mar 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr G Ryder 31 May 1946
Sqn Ldr A F Ward 14 Mar 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr F H Reed  3 Jun 1946
Sqn Ldr F G Ryan 15 Sep 1946
Armament
Gp Capt S P A Patmore  2 Apr 1944 OBE
Wg Cdr K J McKay 20 Sep 1946
Equipment
A/Cdre Henry S F T Jerrard 15 May 1946 Senior Equipment Staff Officer
Gp Capt J H P Clarke 15 Aug 1946
Wg Cdr E Banister 15 Oct 1945
Wg Cdr J Hamilton 14 Jan 1946
Sqn Ldr A R G Wolff 21 Jul 1945
Sqn Ldr H B Scully 26 Nov 1945
Accountant
Gp Capt H E Cardwell  1 Jul 1945 Command Accountant, AFC
Wg Cdr C F G Rogers 23 Jul 1945
Wg Cdr B G Drake 12 Nov 1946
Sqn Ldr P W Davies 11 Jan 1946
Sqn Ldr

Oswald Gradon

  2 Feb 1946 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W Bestwick 24 May 1946
Photography
Wg Cdr T H Lucas  7 Jan 1946
Sqn Ldr J H Bradbury 17 May 1946
Provost
Sqn Ldr C H L Bartrum  9 Oct 1946 Liaison Officer
Medical
A/Cdre F J Murphy  1 Sep 1945 Principal Medical Officer, CBE, MB, BCh
Gp Capt J Hill 19 Aug 1946 MB, ChB, DPH
Wg Cdr P A Lee 11 Jul 1945 MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr D I Malcolmson  3 Dec 1945 LDS
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr W J Randall 30 Mar 1946
Educational
Gp Capt E G M Neville  3 May 1945 Command Education Officer, MA, BSc, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr L E Hardstaff  5 Sep 1946 BSc
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr K J Ticehurst Inspector
Mr W J Woods Assistant Inspector
Mr N H Thompson Assistant Inspector
Meteorological
Dr J S Farquharson 11 Sep 1944 Senior Meteorological Officer, MA, DSc
Research
Mr E A Lovell   BSc, ARCS, AInstP
WAAF Staff Officers
Wg Off E R Kirkpatrick 25 Nov 1946 WAAF
RAF Regiment
Sqn Ldr E P Lewis 15 Nov 1946
Miscellaneous Appointments
Sqn Ldr H R J Adams 26 Sep 1945 Anti-Gas & Fire
Sqn Ldr J C Thurston 28 Apr 1946
Sqn Ldr J Healey 11 Feb 1946 MBE
Sqn Ldr A Ramsey  1 Apr 1946
Lt Cdr RN F W N Carter 19 Jan 1946

Source - June 1947 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5242)

July 1947

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

Stations: -

  • Binbrook

  • Coningsby

  • Hemswell

  • Lindholme

  • Marham

  • Mildenhall

  • Scampton

  • Stradishall

  • Upwood

  • Waddington

  • Wyton

  • Communication Flight - Booker

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Hugh W L Saunders 16 Jan 1947 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, MC, DFC, MM; later ACM
AVM Edwin S Goodwin 19 Nov 1945 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointments
Flt Off V M Oliver  3 Mar 1947 Duty with AOC-in-C, MBE, WAAF
Air Staff
AVM

Stephen C Strafford

 24 Apr 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DFC; later AM
Gp Capt R A T Stowell 21 Apr 1947 OBE, DFC
Gp Capt J Norwood 12 May 1946
Wg Cdr H J Hobbs 28 Dec 1945
Control Staff
Wg Cdr J S W Bignal  1 Jan 1947 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr J H Ratcliffe  6 May 1945 DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr W B Fleming  3 Sep 1946
Sqn Ldr R D Jeffreys 29 Nov 1945 MC
Training Staff
Gp Capt A W Franklyn 30 Nov 1945 MC
Wg Cdr W J Smith 15 Apr 1945 DFC
Sqn Ldr R Waugh 10 Nov 1945 DFM
Sqn Ldr V G I Outen 10 Apr 1946
Sqn Ldr R J Healey 11 Mar 1946 DFM
Sqn Ldr E H Radford 25 Apr 1946
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Gp Capt J P Cecil-Wright 11 Mar 1946 Assistant AOA
Wg Cdr Frederick M Milligan  1 Apr 1946 AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr S E McKenzie 26 Nov 1946
Wg Cdr D P Marvin 29 Aug 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr N B Harvey 29 Jun 1946 DSO
Sqn Ldr J B Holgate  2 Dec 1946
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt Guy W Hayes  3 May 1945 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr S G Birch 28 Oct 1946
Wg Cdr C R B Wigfall 18 Oct 1945 AFC
Sqn Ldr R St C Lawrence 29 Apr 1947
Sqn Ldr N G MacFarlane 28 Oct 1946 DSO
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Gp Capt F R Worthington 25 Sep 1946
Sqn Ldr R H Dean 11 Jul 1946
Engineer
A/Cdre Donald W Clappen 11 Nov 1946 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB
Gp Capt Robert Harston  9 Jul 1945 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr B H Rolles  1 Dec 1943
Wg Cdr T G E Price 16 Jul 1946
Wg Cdr H B Hurley 14 Oct 1946
Wg Cdr C E Langston 28 Oct 1946
Sqn Ldr F J Walters  7 Feb 1946 MBE
Sqn Ldr R D Romanis 21 Dec 1945
Sqn Ldr A E A MacDonald 18 May 1946
Sqn Ldr W A Daunt  1 Jul 1946
Sqn Ldr J D Richardson 28 Oct 1946
Sqn Ldr R M N Watts 12 Sep 1946
Signals
Gp Capt Benjamin Ball 28 Oct 1946 CBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr F W Hudson 17 Jan 1946
Wg Cdr C M Williams 13 Jan 1947
Sqn Ldr A P Crowley 24 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr A F Ward 14 Mar 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr F H Reed  3 Jun 1946
Sqn Ldr C E Thurston 24 Mar 1947
Armament
Gp Capt P W Lowe-Holmes 24 Jan 1947
Wg Cdr K J McKay 20 Sep 1946
Equipment
A/Cdre Henry S F T Jerrard 15 May 1946 Senior Equipment Staff Officer
Gp Capt J H P Clarke 15 Aug 1946
Wg Cdr J Hamilton 14 Jan 1946
Wg Cdr J S Atkinson  9 Apr 1947
Sqn Ldr J W Murchie 23 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr H B Scully 26 Nov 1945
Accountant
Gp Capt H E Cardwell  1 Jul 1945 Command Accountant, CBE, AFC
Wg Cdr C F G Rogers 23 Jul 1945 OBE
Wg Cdr B G Drake 12 Nov 1946
Sqn Ldr E I Thompson  6 Nov 1946
Sqn Ldr W A Covill  2 Dec 1946
Sqn Ldr W Bestwick 24 May 1946
Sqn Ldr E T S Saunders  7 Feb 1947 MBE, MM
Photography
Wg Cdr T H Lucas  7 Jan 1946
Sqn Ldr J H Bradbury 17 May 1946
Provost
Sqn Ldr C H L Bartrum  9 Oct 1946 Liaison Officer
Medical
Gp Capt J Hill 19 Aug 1946 MB, ChB, DPH
Wg Cdr P A Lee 11 Jul 1945 MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr R Scroggins 10 Nov 1946 LDS
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr W J Randall 30 Mar 1946
Educational
Gp Capt E G M Neville  3 May 1945 Command Education Officer, MA, BSc, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr L E Hardstaff  5 Sep 1946 BSc
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr K J Ticehurst Inspector
Meteorological
Dr J S Farquharson 11 Sep 1944 Senior Meteorological Officer, MA, DSc
Research
Mr E A Lovell   BSc, ARCS, AInstP
WAAF Staff Officers
Wg Off E R Kirkpatrick 25 Nov 1946 WAAF
RAF Regiment
Sqn Ldr E P Lewis 15 Nov 1946
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr R Beill 15 Jan 1946
Sqn Ldr J C Thurston 28 Apr 1946
Sqn Ldr J Healey 11 Feb 1946 MBE
Sqn Ldr G W C Ravenhill  1 Jan 1947
Lt Cdr RN F W N Carter 19 Jan 1946

Source - July 1947 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5243)

August 1947

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

Stations: -

  • Binbrook

  • Coningsby

  • Hemswell

  • Lindholme

  • Marham

  • Mildenhall

  • Scampton

  • Stradishall

  • Upwood

  • Waddington

  • Wyton

  • Communication Flight - Booker

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Hugh W L Saunders 16 Jan 1947 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, MC, DFC, MM; later ACM
AVM Edwin S Goodwin 19 Nov 1945 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointments
Flt Off V M Oliver  3 Mar 1947 Duty with AOC-in-C, MBE, WAAF
Air Staff
AVM

Stephen C Strafford

 24 Apr 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DFC; later AM
Gp Capt R A T Stowell 21 Apr 1947 OBE, DFC
Gp Capt J Norwood 12 May 1946
Wg Cdr H J Hobbs 28 Dec 1945
Control Staff
Wg Cdr J S W Bignal  1 Jan 1947 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr J H Ratcliffe  6 May 1945 DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr W B Fleming  3 Sep 1946
Sqn Ldr R D Jeffreys 29 Nov 1945 MC
Training Staff
Gp Capt A W Franklyn 30 Nov 1945 MC
Wg Cdr W J Smith 15 Apr 1945 DFC
Sqn Ldr R Waugh 10 Nov 1945 DFM
Sqn Ldr V G I Outen 10 Apr 1946
Sqn Ldr R J Healey 11 Mar 1946 DFM
Sqn Ldr E H Radford 25 Apr 1946
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Gp Capt J P Cecil-Wright 11 Mar 1946 Assistant AOA
Wg Cdr Frederick M Milligan  1 Apr 1946 AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr S E McKenzie 26 Nov 1946
Wg Cdr D P Marvin 29 Aug 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr N B Harvey 29 Jun 1946 DSO
Sqn Ldr J B Holgate  2 Dec 1946
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt Guy W Hayes  3 May 1945 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr S G Birch 28 Oct 1946
Wg Cdr C R B Wigfall 18 Oct 1945 AFC
Sqn Ldr R St C Lawrence 29 Apr 1947
Sqn Ldr N G MacFarlane 28 Oct 1946 DSO
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Gp Capt F R Worthington 25 Sep 1946
Sqn Ldr R H Dean 11 Jul 1946
Engineer
A/Cdre Donald W Clappen 11 Nov 1946 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB
Gp Capt Robert Harston  9 Jul 1945 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr B H Rolles  1 Dec 1943
Wg Cdr T G E Price 16 Jul 1946
Wg Cdr H B Hurley 14 Oct 1946
Wg Cdr C E Langston 28 Oct 1946
Sqn Ldr F J Walters  7 Feb 1946 MBE
Sqn Ldr R D Romanis 21 Dec 1945
Sqn Ldr A E A MacDonald 18 May 1946
Sqn Ldr W A Daunt  1 Jul 1946
Sqn Ldr J D Richardson 28 Oct 1946
Sqn Ldr R M N Watts 12 Sep 1946
Signals
Gp Capt Benjamin Ball 28 Oct 1946 CBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr F W Hudson 17 Jan 1946
Wg Cdr C M Williams 13 Jan 1947
Sqn Ldr A P Crowley 24 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr A F Ward 14 Mar 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr F H Reed  3 Jun 1946
Sqn Ldr C E Thurston 24 Mar 1947
Armament
Gp Capt P W Lowe-Holmes 24 Jan 1947
Wg Cdr K J McKay 20 Sep 1946
Equipment
Gp Capt J H P Clarke 15 Aug 1946
Wg Cdr J Hamilton 14 Jan 1946
Wg Cdr J S Atkinson  9 Apr 1947
Sqn Ldr J W Murchie 23 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr H B Scully 26 Nov 1945
Accountant
Gp Capt H E Cardwell  1 Jul 1945 Command Accountant, CBE, AFC
Wg Cdr C F G Rogers 23 Jul 1945 OBE
Wg Cdr B G Drake 12 Nov 1946
Sqn Ldr E I Thompson  6 Nov 1946
Sqn Ldr W A Covill  2 Dec 1946
Sqn Ldr W Bestwick 24 May 1946
Sqn Ldr E T S Saunders  7 Feb 1947 MBE, MM
Photography
Wg Cdr T H Lucas  7 Jan 1946
Sqn Ldr J H Bradbury 17 May 1946
Provost
Sqn Ldr C H L Bartrum  9 Oct 1946 Liaison Officer
Medical
Gp Capt J Hill 19 Aug 1946 MB, ChB, DPH
Wg Cdr P A Lee 11 Jul 1945 MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr R Scroggins 10 Nov 1946 LDS
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr W J Randall 30 Mar 1946
Educational
Gp Capt E G M Neville  3 May 1945 Command Education Officer, MA, BSc, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr L E Hardstaff  5 Sep 1946 BSc
Works
Mr L G Hiddleston 11 May 1947 BSc, BComm, AMICE
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr K J Ticehurst Inspector
Meteorological
Dr J S Farquharson 11 Sep 1944 Senior Meteorological Officer, MA, DSc
Research
Mr E A Lovell   BSc, ARCS, AInstP
WAAF Staff Officers
Wg Off E R Kirkpatrick 25 Nov 1946 WAAF
RAF Regiment
Sqn Ldr E P Lewis 15 Nov 1946
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr R Beill 15 Jan 1946
Sqn Ldr J C Thurston 28 Apr 1946
Sqn Ldr J Healey 11 Feb 1946 MBE
Sqn Ldr G W C Ravenhill  1 Jan 1947
Lt Cdr RN F W N Carter 19 Jan 1946

Source - August 1947 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5243)

September 1947

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

Stations: -

  • Binbrook

  • Coningsby

  • Hemswell

  • Lindholme

  • Marham

  • Mildenhall

  • Scampton

  • Stradishall

  • Upwood

  • Waddington

  • Wyton

  • Communication Flight - Booker

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Hugh W L Saunders 16 Jan 1947 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, MC, DFC, MM; later ACM
AVM Edwin S Goodwin 19 Nov 1945 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointments
Flt Off V M Oliver  3 Mar 1947 Duty with AOC-in-C, MBE, WAAF
Air Staff
AVM

Stephen C Strafford

 24 Apr 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DFC; later AM
Gp Capt R A T Stowell 21 Apr 1947 OBE, DFC
Gp Capt J L Airey  5 Aug 1947 DFC
Wg Cdr J H Sindall 24 Jun 1947 DSO
Control Staff
Wg Cdr J S W Bignal  1 Jan 1947 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr J H Ratcliffe  6 May 1945 DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr W B Fleming  3 Sep 1946
Sqn Ldr R D Jeffreys 29 Nov 1945 MC
Training Staff
Gp Capt A W Franklyn 30 Nov 1945 MC
Wg Cdr W J Smith 15 Apr 1945 DFC
Sqn Ldr R Waugh 10 Nov 1945 DFM
Sqn Ldr V G I Outen 10 Apr 1946
Sqn Ldr R J Healey 11 Mar 1946 DFM
Sqn Ldr E H Radford 25 Apr 1946
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Gp Capt K F T Pickles  2 Sep 1947 OBE
Wg Cdr Frederick M Milligan  1 Apr 1946 AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr S E McKenzie 26 Nov 1946
Wg Cdr D P Marvin 29 Aug 1946 DFC
Wg Cdr N B Harvey 29 Jun 1946 DSO
Sqn Ldr J B Holgate  2 Dec 1946
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt Guy W Hayes  3 May 1945 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr S G Birch 28 Oct 1946
Wg Cdr C R B Wigfall 18 Oct 1945 AFC
Sqn Ldr R St C Lawrence 29 Apr 1947
Sqn Ldr N G MacFarlane 28 Oct 1946 DSO
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Gp Capt F R Worthington 25 Sep 1946
Sqn Ldr R H Dean 11 Jul 1946
Engineer
A/Cdre Donald W Clappen 11 Nov 1946 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB
Gp Capt Robert Harston  9 Jul 1945 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr B H Rolles  1 Dec 1943
Wg Cdr H B Hurley 14 Oct 1946
Wg Cdr C E Langston 28 Oct 1946
Wg Cdr R D Romanis 21 Dec 1945
Wg Cdr J D Richardson 28 Oct 1946
Sqn Ldr F J Walters  7 Feb 1946 MBE
Sqn Ldr A E A MacDonald 18 May 1946
Sqn Ldr W A Daunt  1 Jul 1946
Sqn Ldr R M N Watts 12 Sep 1946
Signals
Gp Capt Benjamin Ball 28 Oct 1946 CBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr F W Hudson 17 Jan 1946
Wg Cdr C M Williams 13 Jan 1947
Sqn Ldr A P Crowley 24 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr A F Ward 14 Mar 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr F H Reed  3 Jun 1946
Sqn Ldr C E Thurston 24 Mar 1947
Armament
Gp Capt P W Lowe-Holmes 24 Jan 1947
Wg Cdr Donald B Hatfield 10 Jun 1947 later A/Cdre
Equipment
Gp Capt J H P Clarke 15 Aug 1946
Wg Cdr J Hamilton 14 Jan 1946
Wg Cdr J S Atkinson  9 Apr 1947
Sqn Ldr J W Murchie 23 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr H B Scully 26 Nov 1945
Accountant
Gp Capt H E Cardwell  1 Jul 1945 Command Accountant, CBE, AFC
Wg Cdr C F G Rogers 23 Jul 1945 OBE
Wg Cdr B G Drake 12 Nov 1946
Sqn Ldr E I Thompson  6 Nov 1946
Sqn Ldr W A Covill  2 Dec 1946
Sqn Ldr W Bestwick 24 May 1946
Sqn Ldr E T S Saunders  7 Feb 1947 MBE, MM
Photography
Wg Cdr T H Lucas  7 Jan 1946
Sqn Ldr J H Bradbury 17 May 1946
Provost
Sqn Ldr C H L Bartrum  9 Oct 1946 Liaison Officer
Medical
A/Cdre J Leahy  1 Jul 1947 MC, MB, BCh
Gp Capt J Hill 19 Aug 1946 MB, ChB, DPH
Wg Cdr P A Lee 11 Jul 1945 MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr R Scroggins 10 Nov 1946 LDS
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr W J Randall 30 Mar 1946
Educational
Gp Capt E G M Neville  3 May 1945 Command Education Officer, MA, BSc, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr G W Whittaker 12 Aug 1947 DSO, MA
 
Mr L G Hiddleston 11 May 1947 BSc, BComm, AMICE
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr K J Ticehurst Inspector
Meteorological
Dr J S Farquharson 11 Sep 1944 Senior Meteorological Officer, MA, DSc
Research
Mr E A Lovell   BSc, ARCS, AInstP
WAAF Staff Officers
Wg Off E R Kirkpatrick 25 Nov 1946 WAAF
RAF Regiment
Sqn Ldr E P Lewis 15 Nov 1946
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr R Beill 15 Jan 1946
Sqn Ldr J C Thurston 28 Apr 1946
Sqn Ldr E W Reynolds  1 Aug 1946
Sqn Ldr G W C Ravenhill  1 Jan 1947

Source - September 1947 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5243)

October 1947

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

Stations: -

  • Binbrook

  • Coningsby

  • Hemswell

  • Lindholme

  • Marham

  • Mildenhall

  • Scampton

  • Stradishall

  • Upwood

  • Waddington

  • Wyton

  • Communication Flight - Booker

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Aubrey B Ellwood  8 Oct 1947 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, CB, DSC
AVM Edwin S Goodwin 19 Nov 1945 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointments
Flt Off V M Oliver  3 Mar 1947 Duty with AOC-in-C, MBE, WAAF
Air Staff
AVM

Stephen C Strafford

 24 Apr 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DFC; later AM
Gp Capt R A T Stowell 21 Apr 1947 OBE, DFC
Gp Capt J L Airey  5 Aug 1947 DFC
Wg Cdr J H Sindall 24 Jun 1947 DSO
Control Staff
Wg Cdr J S W Bignal  1 Jan 1947 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr J H Ratcliffe  6 May 1945 DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr W B Fleming  3 Sep 1946
Sqn Ldr R D Jeffreys 29 Nov 1945 MC
Training Staff
Gp Capt A W Franklyn 30 Nov 1945 MC
Wg Cdr W J Smith 15 Apr 1945 DFC
Sqn Ldr G A Baskett  1 Sep 1947
Sqn Ldr V G I Outen 10 Apr 1946
Sqn Ldr R J Healey 11 Mar 1946 DFM
Sqn Ldr E H Radford 25 Apr 1946
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Gp Capt K R Coates  8 Sep 1947
Wg Cdr Frederick M Milligan  1 Apr 1946 AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr S E McKenzie 26 Nov 1946
Wg Cdr D P Marvin 29 Aug 1946 DFC
Wg Cdr N B Harvey 29 Jun 1946 DSO
Sqn Ldr J B Holgate  2 Dec 1946
Personnel Staff
Gp Capt K F T Pickles  2 Sep 1947 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr S G Birch 28 Oct 1946
Wg Cdr C R B Wigfall 18 Oct 1945 AFC
Sqn Ldr R St C Lawrence 29 Apr 1947
Sqn Ldr N G MacFarlane 28 Oct 1946 DSO
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Gp Capt F R Worthington 25 Sep 1946
Sqn Ldr R H Dean 11 Jul 1946
Engineer
A/Cdre Donald W Clappen 11 Nov 1946 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB
Gp Capt J D Rutherford 29 Aug 1947
Wg Cdr B H Rolles  1 Dec 1943
Wg Cdr H B Hurley 14 Oct 1946
Wg Cdr C E Langston 28 Oct 1946
Wg Cdr R D Romanis 21 Dec 1945
Sqn Ldr F J Walters  7 Feb 1946 MBE
Sqn Ldr A E A MacDonald 18 May 1946
Sqn Ldr W A Daunt  1 Jul 1946
Sqn Ldr R M N Watts 12 Sep 1946
Sqn Ldr I Roberts 21 Aug 1947
Signals
Gp Capt Benjamin Ball 28 Oct 1946 CBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr F W Hudson 17 Jan 1946
Wg Cdr C M Williams 13 Jan 1947
Sqn Ldr A P Crowley 24 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr A F Ward 14 Mar 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr F H Reed  3 Jun 1946
Sqn Ldr C E Thurston 24 Mar 1947
Armament
Gp Capt P W Lowe-Holmes 24 Jan 1947
Wg Cdr Donald B Hatfield 10 Jun 1947 later A/Cdre
Equipment
Gp Capt J H P Clarke 15 Aug 1946
Wg Cdr J Hamilton 14 Jan 1946
Wg Cdr J S Atkinson  9 Apr 1947
Sqn Ldr J W Murchie 23 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr H B Scully 26 Nov 1945
Accountant
Gp Capt H E Cardwell  1 Jul 1945 Command Accountant, CBE, AFC
Wg Cdr C F G Rogers 23 Jul 1945 OBE
Wg Cdr B G Drake 12 Nov 1946
Sqn Ldr E I Thompson  6 Nov 1946
Sqn Ldr W A Covill  2 Dec 1946
Sqn Ldr W Bestwick 24 May 1946
Sqn Ldr E T S Saunders  7 Feb 1947 MBE, MM
Photography
Wg Cdr H G Hastings 15 Sep 1947 AFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr J H Bradbury 17 May 1946
Provost
Sqn Ldr C H L Bartrum  9 Oct 1946 Liaison Officer
Medical
A/Cdre J Leahy  1 Jul 1947 MC, MB, BCh
Gp Capt J Hill 19 Aug 1946 MB, ChB, DPH
Wg Cdr P A Lee 11 Jul 1945 MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr R Scroggins 10 Nov 1946 LDS
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr W J Randall 30 Mar 1946
Educational
Gp Capt E G M Neville  3 May 1945 Command Education Officer, MA, BSc, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr G W Whittaker 12 Aug 1947 DSO, MA
 
Mr L G Hiddleston 11 May 1947 BSc, BComm, AMICE
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr K J Ticehurst Inspector
Meteorological
Dr J S Farquharson 11 Sep 1944 Senior Meteorological Officer, MA, DSc
Research
Mr E A Lovell   BSc, ARCS, AInstP
WAAF Staff Officers
Wg Off E R Kirkpatrick 25 Nov 1946 WAAF
RAF Regiment
Sqn Ldr W J G Turner  4 Sep 1947
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr R Beill 15 Jan 1946
Sqn Ldr J C Thurston 28 Apr 1946
Sqn Ldr E W Reynolds  1 Aug 1946

Source - October 1947 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5244)

November 1947

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

Stations: -

  • Binbrook

  • Coningsby

  • Hemswell

  • Lindholme

  • Marham

  • Mildenhall

  • Scampton

  • Stradishall

  • Upwood

  • Waddington

  • Wyton

  • Communication Flight - Booker

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Aubrey B Ellwood  8 Oct 1947 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, CB, DSC
AVM Edwin S Goodwin 19 Nov 1945 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointments
Flt Off V M Oliver  3 Mar 1947 Duty with AOC-in-C, MBE, WAAF
Air Staff
AVM

Stephen C Strafford

 24 Apr 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DFC; later AM
Gp Capt R A T Stowell 21 Apr 1947 OBE, DFC
Gp Capt J L Airey  5 Aug 1947 DFC
Wg Cdr J H Sindall 24 Jun 1947 DSO
Control Staff
Wg Cdr J S W Bignal  1 Jan 1947 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr J H Ratcliffe  6 May 1945 DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr W B Fleming  3 Sep 1946
Sqn Ldr R D Jeffreys 29 Nov 1945 MC
Training Staff
Gp Capt A W Franklyn 30 Nov 1945 MC
Wg Cdr W J Smith 15 Apr 1945 DFC
Sqn Ldr G A Baskett  1 Sep 1947
Sqn Ldr V G I Outen 10 Apr 1946
Sqn Ldr R J Healey 11 Mar 1946 DFM
Sqn Ldr E H Radford 25 Apr 1946
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Gp Capt K R Coates  8 Sep 1947
Wg Cdr Frederick M Milligan  1 Apr 1946 AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr S E McKenzie 26 Nov 1946
Wg Cdr D P Marvin 29 Aug 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr J B Holgate  2 Dec 1946
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 G Birch 28 Oct 1946
Wg Cdr C R B Wigfall 18 Oct 1945 AFC
Sqn Ldr R St C Lawrence 29 Apr 1947
Sqn Ldr N G MacFarlane 28 Oct 1946 DSO
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Gp Capt F R Worthington 25 Sep 1946
Sqn Ldr R H Dean 11 Jul 1946
Engineer
A/Cdre Donald W Clappen 11 Nov 1946 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB
Gp Capt J D Rutherford 29 Aug 1947
Wg Cdr B H Rolles  1 Dec 1943
Wg Cdr H B Hurley 14 Oct 1946
Wg Cdr C E Langston 28 Oct 1946
Wg Cdr R D Romanis 21 Dec 1945
Sqn Ldr F J Walters  7 Feb 1946 MBE
Sqn Ldr A E A MacDonald 18 May 1946
Sqn Ldr W A Daunt  1 Jul 1946
Sqn Ldr R M N Watts 12 Sep 1946
Sqn Ldr I Roberts 21 Aug 1947
Signals
Gp Capt Benjamin Ball 28 Oct 1946 CBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr F W Hudson 17 Jan 1946
Wg Cdr C M Williams 13 Jan 1947
Sqn Ldr A P Crowley 24 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr A F Ward 14 Mar 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr F H Reed  3 Jun 1946
Sqn Ldr C E Thurston 24 Mar 1947
Armament
Gp Capt P W Lowe-Holmes 24 Jan 1947
Wg Cdr Donald B Hatfield 10 Jun 1947 later A/Cdre
Equipment
Gp Capt J H P Clarke 15 Aug 1946
Wg Cdr J Hamilton 14 Jan 1946
Wg Cdr J S Atkinson  9 Apr 1947
Sqn Ldr J W Murchie 23 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr H B Scully 26 Nov 1945
Sqn Off M Rutherford-Jones 18 Sep 1946
Accountant
Gp Capt H E Cardwell  1 Jul 1945 Command Accountant, CBE, AFC
Wg Cdr C F G Rogers 23 Jul 1945 OBE
Wg Cdr B G Drake 12 Nov 1946
Sqn Ldr E I Thompson  6 Nov 1946
Sqn Ldr W A Covill  2 Dec 1946
Sqn Ldr W Bestwick 24 May 1946
Sqn Ldr E T S Saunders  7 Feb 1947 MBE, MM
Photography
Wg Cdr H G Hastings 15 Sep 1947 AFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr J H Bradbury 17 May 1946
Provost
Sqn Ldr C H L Bartrum  9 Oct 1946 Liaison Officer
Medical
A/Cdre J Leahy  1 Jul 1947 MC, MB, BCh
Gp Capt J Hill 19 Aug 1946 MB, ChB, DPH
Wg Cdr P A Lee 11 Jul 1945 MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr R Scroggins 10 Nov 1946 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling   Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, BA
Rev A J Potts   Assistant Principal Chaplain
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr W J Randall 30 Mar 1946
Educational
Gp Capt E G M Neville  3 May 1945 Command Education Officer, MA, BSc, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr G W Whittaker 12 Aug 1947 DSO, MA
 
Mr L G Hiddleston 11 May 1947 BSc, BComm, AMICE
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr K J Ticehurst Inspector
Meteorological
Dr J S Farquharson 11 Sep 1944 Senior Meteorological Officer, MA, DSc
Research
Mr E A Lovell   BSc, ARCS, AInstP
WAAF Staff Officers
Wg Off E R Kirkpatrick 25 Nov 1946 WAAF
RAF Regiment
Sqn Ldr W J G Turner  4 Sep 1947
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr R Beill 15 Jan 1946
Sqn Ldr J C Thurston 28 Apr 1946
Sqn Ldr E W Reynolds  1 Aug 1946

Source - November 1947 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5244)

December 1947

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

Stations: -

  • Binbrook

  • Coningsby

  • Hemswell

  • Lindholme

  • Marham

  • Mildenhall

  • Scampton

  • Stradishall

  • Upwood

  • Waddington

  • Wyton

  • Communication Flight - Booker

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Aubrey B Ellwood  8 Oct 1947 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, CB, DSC
AVM Edwin S Goodwin 19 Nov 1945 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointments
Flt Off V M Oliver  3 Mar 1947 Duty with AOC-in-C, MBE, WAAF
Air Staff
AVM

Stephen C Strafford

 24 Apr 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DFC; later AM
Gp Capt R A T Stowell 21 Apr 1947 OBE, DFC
Gp Capt J L Airey  5 Aug 1947 DFC
Wg Cdr J H Sindall 24 Jun 1947 DSO
Control Staff
Wg Cdr J S W Bignal  1 Jan 1947 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr J H Ratcliffe  6 May 1945 DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr W B Fleming  3 Sep 1946
Sqn Ldr R D Jeffreys 29 Nov 1945 MC
Training Staff
Gp Capt A W Franklyn 30 Nov 1945 MC
Wg Cdr W J Smith 15 Apr 1945 DFC
Sqn Ldr G A Baskett  1 Sep 1947
Sqn Ldr V G I Outen 10 Apr 1946
Sqn Ldr R J Healey 11 Mar 1946 DFM
Sqn Ldr E H Radford 25 Apr 1946
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Gp Capt K R Coates  8 Sep 1947
Wg Cdr Frederick M Milligan  1 Apr 1946 AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr S E McKenzie 26 Nov 1946
Wg Cdr D P Marvin 29 Aug 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr J B Holgate  2 Dec 1946
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 G Birch 28 Oct 1946
Wg Cdr W R Collins 10 Oct 1947
Sqn Ldr F J Thompson  6 Oct 1947
Sqn Ldr N G MacFarlane 28 Oct 1946 DSO
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Gp Capt F R Worthington 25 Sep 1946
Sqn Ldr R H Dean 11 Jul 1946
Engineer
A/Cdre Donald W Clappen 11 Nov 1946 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB
Gp Capt J D Rutherford 29 Aug 1947
Wg Cdr W H Rudd 29 Sep 1947
Wg Cdr H B Hurley 14 Oct 1946
Wg Cdr C E Langston 28 Oct 1946
Wg Cdr R D Romanis 21 Dec 1945
Sqn Ldr F J Walters  7 Feb 1946 MBE
Sqn Ldr A E A MacDonald 18 May 1946
Sqn Ldr W A Daunt  1 Jul 1946
Sqn Ldr R M N Watts 12 Sep 1946
Sqn Ldr I Roberts 21 Aug 1947
Signals
Gp Capt Benjamin Ball 28 Oct 1946 CBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr F W Hudson 17 Jan 1946
Wg Cdr C M Williams 13 Jan 1947
Sqn Ldr A P Crowley 24 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr A F Ward 14 Mar 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr F H Reed  3 Jun 1946
Sqn Ldr C E Thurston 24 Mar 1947
Armament
Gp Capt P W Lowe-Holmes 24 Jan 1947
Wg Cdr Donald B Hatfield 10 Jun 1947 later A/Cdre
Equipment
Gp Capt J H P Clarke 15 Aug 1946
Wg Cdr J Hamilton 14 Jan 1946
Wg Cdr J S Atkinson  9 Apr 1947
Sqn Ldr J W Murchie 23 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr H B Scully 26 Nov 1945
Sqn Off M Rutherford-Jones 18 Sep 1946
Accountant
Gp Capt H E Cardwell  1 Jul 1945 Command Accountant, CBE, AFC
Wg Cdr C F G Rogers 23 Jul 1945 OBE
Wg Cdr H Crowther  7 Oct 1947
Sqn Ldr E I Thompson  6 Nov 1946
Sqn Ldr W A Covill  2 Dec 1946
Sqn Ldr W Bestwick 24 May 1946
Sqn Ldr E T S Saunders  7 Feb 1947 MBE, MM
Photography
Wg Cdr H G Hastings 15 Sep 1947 AFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr J H Bradbury 17 May 1946
Medical
A/Cdre J Leahy  1 Jul 1947 MC, MB, BCh
Gp Capt J Hill 19 Aug 1946 MB, ChB, DPH
Wg Cdr P A Lee 11 Jul 1945 MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr R Scroggins 10 Nov 1946 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling   Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, BA
Rev A J Potts   Assistant Principal Chaplain
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr W J Randall 30 Mar 1946
Educational
Gp Capt E G M Neville  3 May 1945 Command Education Officer, MA, BSc, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr G W Whittaker 12 Aug 1947 DSO, MA
 
Mr L G Hiddleston 11 May 1947 BSc, BComm, AMICE
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr K J Ticehurst Inspector
Meteorological
Dr J S Farquharson 11 Sep 1944 Senior Meteorological Officer, MA, DSc
Research
Mr E A Lovell   BSc, ARCS, AInstP
WAAF Staff Officers
Wg Off E R Kirkpatrick 25 Nov 1946 WAAF
RAF Regiment
Sqn Ldr W J G Turner  4 Sep 1947
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr R Beill 15 Jan 1946
Sqn Ldr J C Thurston 28 Apr 1946
Sqn Ldr E W Reynolds  1 Aug 1946

Source - December 1947 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5244)

January 1948

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

Stations: -

  • Binbrook

  • Coningsby

  • Hemswell

  • Lindholme

  • Marham

  • Mildenhall

  • Scampton

  • Stradishall

  • Upwood

  • Waddington

  • Wyton

  • Communication Flight - Booker

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Aubrey B Ellwood  8 Oct 1947 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, CB, DSC
AVM John D Breakey 13 Jan 1948 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC
Personal Appointments
Flt Off V M Oliver  3 Mar 1947 Duty with AOC-in-C, MBE, WAAF
Air Staff
AVM

Stephen C Strafford

 24 Apr 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DFC; later AM
Gp Capt R A T Stowell 21 Apr 1947 OBE, DFC
Gp Capt J L Airey  5 Aug 1947 DFC
Wg Cdr J H Sindall 24 Jun 1947 DSO
Control Staff
Wg Cdr J S W Bignal  1 Jan 1947 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr J H Ratcliffe  6 May 1945 DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr W B Fleming  3 Sep 1946
Sqn Ldr R D Jeffreys 29 Nov 1945 MC
Training Staff
Gp Capt A W Franklyn 30 Nov 1945 MC
Wg Cdr W J Smith 15 Apr 1945 DFC
Sqn Ldr G A Baskett  1 Sep 1947
Sqn Ldr V G I Outen 10 Apr 1946
Sqn Ldr R J Healey 11 Mar 1946 DFM
Sqn Ldr G M Brisbane 27 Oct 1947 DSO, DFC, DFM
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Gp Capt K R Coates  8 Sep 1947
Wg Cdr Frederick M Milligan  1 Apr 1946 AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr S E McKenzie 26 Nov 1946
Wg Cdr D P Marvin 29 Aug 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr J B Holgate  2 Dec 1946
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 G Birch 28 Oct 1946
Wg Cdr W R Collins 10 Oct 1947
Sqn Ldr F J Thompson  6 Oct 1947
Sqn Ldr N G MacFarlane 28 Oct 1946 DSO
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Gp Capt F R Worthington 25 Sep 1946
Sqn Ldr R Findlater 27 May 1947 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr G K Birch  4 Dec 1947
Engineer
A/Cdre Donald W Clappen 11 Nov 1946 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB
Gp Capt J D Rutherford 29 Aug 1947
Wg Cdr W H Rudd 29 Sep 1947
Wg Cdr H B Hurley 14 Oct 1946
Wg Cdr C E Langston 28 Oct 1946
Wg Cdr R D Romanis 21 Dec 1945
Sqn Ldr F J Walters  7 Feb 1946 MBE
Sqn Ldr A E A MacDonald 18 May 1946
Sqn Ldr W A Daunt  1 Jul 1946
Sqn Ldr I Roberts 21 Aug 1947
Sqn Ldr T A M Pritchard  1 Dec 1947
Signals
Gp Capt Benjamin Ball 28 Oct 1946 CBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr F W Hudson 17 Jan 1946
Wg Cdr C M Williams 13 Jan 1947
Sqn Ldr A P Crowley 24 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr A F Ward 14 Mar 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr C E Thurston 24 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr W G S Summers 13 Nov 1947
Armament
Gp Capt P W Lowe-Holmes 24 Jan 1947
Wg Cdr Donald B Hatfield 10 Jun 1947 later A/Cdre
Equipment
Gp Capt J H P Clarke 15 Aug 1946
Wg Cdr J Hamilton 14 Jan 1946
Wg Cdr J S Atkinson  9 Apr 1947
Sqn Ldr J W Murchie 23 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr H B Scully 26 Nov 1945
Sqn Ldr P Caddy  1 Dec 1947
Sqn Off M Rutherford-Jones 18 Sep 1946
Accountant
Gp Capt H E Cardwell  1 Jul 1945 Command Accountant, CBE, AFC
Wg Cdr C F G Rogers 23 Jul 1945 OBE
Wg Cdr H Crowther  7 Oct 1947
Sqn Ldr E I Thompson  6 Nov 1946
Sqn Ldr W A Covill  2 Dec 1946
Sqn Ldr W Bestwick 24 May 1946
Sqn Ldr E T S Saunders  7 Feb 1947 MBE, MM
Photography
Wg Cdr H G Hastings 15 Sep 1947 AFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr J H Bradbury 17 May 1946
Medical
A/Cdre J Leahy  1 Jul 1947 MC, MB, BCh
Gp Capt J Hill 19 Aug 1946 MB, ChB, DPH
Wg Cdr P A Lee 11 Jul 1945 MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr R Scroggins 10 Nov 1946 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling   Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, BA
Rev A J Potts   Assistant Principal Chaplain
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr W J Randall 30 Mar 1946
Educational
Gp Capt E G M Neville  3 May 1945 Command Education Officer, MA, BSc, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr G W Whittaker 12 Aug 1947 DSO, MA
 
Mr L G Hiddleston 11 May 1947 BSc, BComm, AMICE
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr K J Ticehurst Inspector
Meteorological
Dr J S Farquharson 11 Sep 1944 Senior Meteorological Officer, MA, DSc
Research
Mr E A Lovell   BSc, ARCS, AInstP
WAAF Staff Officers
Wg Off E R Kirkpatrick 25 Nov 1946 WAAF
RAF Regiment
Sqn Ldr W J G Turner  4 Sep 1947
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr R Beill 15 Jan 1946

Source - January 1948 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5245)

February 1948

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

Stations: -

  • Binbrook

  • Coningsby

  • Hemswell

  • Lindholme

  • Marham

  • Mildenhall

  • Scampton

  • Stradishall

  • Upwood

  • Waddington

  • Wyton

  • Communication Flight - Booker

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Aubrey B Ellwood  8 Oct 1947 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, CB, DSC
AVM John D Breakey 13 Jan 1948 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC
Personal Appointments
Flt Lt N O S Bailey 24 Nov 1947 Duty with AOC-in-C, DFC
Air Staff
AVM

Stephen C Strafford

 24 Apr 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DFC; later AM
Gp Capt R A T Stowell 21 Apr 1947 OBE, DFC
Gp Capt J L Airey  5 Aug 1947 DFC
Wg Cdr J H Sindall 24 Jun 1947 DSO
Control Staff
Wg Cdr G Taylor 22 Dec 1947
Sqn Ldr J H Ratcliffe  6 May 1945 DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr W B Fleming  3 Sep 1946
Sqn Ldr R D Jeffreys 29 Nov 1945 MC
Training Staff
Gp Capt A W Franklyn 30 Nov 1945 MC
Wg Cdr D Findlay  1 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr G A Baskett  1 Sep 1947
Sqn Ldr V G I Outen 10 Apr 1946
Sqn Ldr R J Healey 11 Mar 1946 DFM
Sqn Ldr G M Brisbane 27 Oct 1947 DSO, DFC, DFM
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Gp Capt K R Coates  8 Sep 1947
Wg Cdr Frederick M Milligan  1 Apr 1946 AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr S E McKenzie 26 Nov 1946
Wg Cdr D P Marvin 29 Aug 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr J B Holgate  2 Dec 1946
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 G Birch 28 Oct 1946
Wg Cdr W R Collins 10 Oct 1947
Sqn Ldr F J Thompson  6 Oct 1947
Sqn Ldr N G MacFarlane 28 Oct 1946 DSO
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Gp Capt F R Worthington 25 Sep 1946
Sqn Ldr R Findlater 27 May 1947 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr G K Birch  4 Dec 1947
Engineer
A/Cdre Donald W Clappen 11 Nov 1946 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB
Gp Capt J D Rutherford 29 Aug 1947
Wg Cdr W H Rudd 29 Sep 1947
Wg Cdr H B Hurley 14 Oct 1946
Wg Cdr C E Langston 28 Oct 1946
Wg Cdr R D Romanis 21 Dec 1945
Sqn Ldr F J Walters  7 Feb 1946 MBE
Sqn Ldr A E A MacDonald 18 May 1946
Sqn Ldr W A Daunt  1 Jul 1946
Sqn Ldr I Roberts 21 Aug 1947
Sqn Ldr T A M Pritchard  1 Dec 1947
Signals
Gp Capt Benjamin Ball 28 Oct 1946 CBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr F W Hudson 17 Jan 1946
Wg Cdr C M Williams 13 Jan 1947
Sqn Ldr A P Crowley 24 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr A F Ward 14 Mar 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr C E Thurston 24 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr W G S Summers 13 Nov 1947
Armament
Gp Capt P W Lowe-Holmes 24 Jan 1947
Wg Cdr Donald B Hatfield 10 Jun 1947 later A/Cdre
Equipment
Gp Capt J H P Clarke 15 Aug 1946
Wg Cdr F P Dawson 26 Jan 1948
Wg Cdr J S Atkinson  9 Apr 1947
Sqn Ldr J W Murchie 23 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr H B Scully 26 Nov 1945
Sqn Ldr P Caddy  1 Dec 1947
Sqn Off M Rutherford-Jones 18 Sep 1946
Accountant
Gp Capt H E Cardwell  1 Jul 1945 Command Accountant, CBE, AFC
Wg Cdr J Lambie 12 Nov 1947
Wg Cdr H Crowther  7 Oct 1947
Sqn Ldr E I Thompson  6 Nov 1946
Sqn Ldr F W W Hollingham 26 Jan 1948
Sqn Ldr W Bestwick 24 May 1946
Sqn Ldr E T S Saunders  7 Feb 1947 MBE, MM
Photography
Wg Cdr H G Hastings 15 Sep 1947 AFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr J H Bradbury 17 May 1946
Medical
A/Cdre J Leahy  1 Jul 1947 MC, MB, BCh
Gp Capt J Hill 19 Aug 1946 MB, ChB, DPH
Wg Cdr P A Lee 11 Jul 1945 MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr R Scroggins 10 Nov 1946 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling   Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, BA
Rev A J Potts   Assistant Principal Chaplain
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr E R Parsons  7 Jan 1948
Educational
Gp Capt A Gillespie   BEng, AMICE
Wg Cdr G W Whittaker 12 Aug 1947 DSO, MA
 
Mr L G Hiddleston 11 May 1947 BSc, BComm, AMICE
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr K J Ticehurst Inspector
Meteorological
Dr J S Farquharson 11 Sep 1944 Senior Meteorological Officer, MA, DSc
Research
Mr E A Lovell   BSc, ARCS, AInstP
WAAF Staff Officers
Wg Off E R Kirkpatrick 25 Nov 1946 WAAF
RAF Regiment
Sqn Ldr W J G Turner  4 Sep 1947
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr R Beill 15 Jan 1946

Source - February 1948 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5245)

March 1948

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

Stations: -

  • Binbrook

  • Coningsby

  • Hemswell

  • Lindholme

  • Marham

  • Mildenhall

  • Scampton

  • Stradishall

  • Upwood

  • Waddington

  • Wyton

  • Communication Flight - Booker

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Aubrey B Ellwood  8 Oct 1947 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, CB, DSC
AVM John D Breakey 13 Jan 1948 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr H W G Andrews 29 Dec 1947 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Flt Lt N O S Bailey 24 Nov 1947 PA to AOC-in-C, DFC
Air Staff
AVM

Stephen C Strafford

 24 Apr 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DFC; later AM
Gp Capt R A T Stowell 21 Apr 1947 OBE, DFC
Gp Capt J L Airey  5 Aug 1947 DFC
Wg Cdr J H Sindall 24 Jun 1947 DSO
Wg Cdr R S Allen  5 Feb 1948 DSO, DFC
Control Staff
Wg Cdr G Taylor 22 Dec 1947
Sqn Ldr J H Ratcliffe  6 May 1945 DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr W B Fleming  3 Sep 1946
Sqn Ldr R D Jeffreys 29 Nov 1945 MC
Navigation
Gp Capt F R Worthington 25 Sep 1946
Sqn Ldr R Findlater 27 May 1947 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr G K Birch  4 Dec 1947
Photography
Wg Cdr H G Hastings 15 Sep 1947 AFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr A E L Worster 12 Feb 1948

RAF Regiment
Sqn Ldr W J G Turner  4 Sep 1947
Signals (Air)
Gp Capt Benjamin Ball 28 Oct 1946 CBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr F W Hudson 17 Jan 1946
Sqn Ldr C E Thurston 24 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr H C Molyneux 15 Aug 1947
Sqn Ldr V G I Outen 10 Apr 1946

Training
Gp Capt A W Franklyn 30 Nov 1945 MC
Wg Cdr D Findlay  1 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr G A Baskett  1 Sep 1947

Weapons
Gp Capt Donald M T Macdonald  1 Jan 1948 later  AVM
Sqn Ldr G M Brisbane 27 Oct 1947 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr R J Healey 11 Mar 1946 DFM
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Gp Capt K R Coates  8 Sep 1947
Wg Cdr Frederick M Milligan  1 Apr 1946 AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr S E McKenzie 26 Nov 1946
Wg Cdr D P Marvin 29 Aug 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr J B Holgate  2 Dec 1946
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 G Birch 28 Oct 1946
Wg Cdr W R Collins 10 Oct 1947
Sqn Ldr F J Thompson  6 Oct 1947
Sqn Ldr N G MacFarlane 28 Oct 1946 DSO
Accountant
Gp Capt H E Cardwell  1 Jul 1945 Command Accountant, CBE, AFC
Wg Cdr J Lambie 12 Nov 1947
Wg Cdr H Crowther  7 Oct 1947
Sqn Ldr E I Thompson  6 Nov 1946
Sqn Ldr F W W Hollingham 26 Jan 1948
Sqn Ldr W Bestwick 24 May 1946
Sqn Ldr E T S Saunders  7 Feb 1947 MBE, MM
Catering
Sqn Ldr P Caddy  1 Dec 1947
Equipment
Gp Capt J H P Clarke 15 Aug 1946
Wg Cdr F P Dawson 26 Jan 1948
Wg Cdr J S Atkinson  9 Apr 1947
Sqn Ldr H C Corbett  7 Jul 1947
Sqn Ldr J W Murchie 23 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr H R E Rumsey 13 Feb 1948
Sqn Off M Rutherford-Jones 18 Sep 1946
Medical
A/Cdre J Leahy  1 Jul 1947 MC, MB, BCh
Gp Capt J Hill 19 Aug 1946 MB, ChB, DPH
Wg Cdr P A Lee 11 Jul 1945 MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr J S Lawson 24 Jan 1948 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, BA
Rev A J Potts   Assistant Principal Chaplain, located at Transport Command
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr E R Parsons  7 Jan 1948
Educational
Gp Capt A Gillespie   BEng, AMICE
Wg Cdr G W Whittaker 12 Aug 1947 DSO, MA

WAAF Staff Officer
Wg Off E R Kirkpatrick 25 Nov 1946 WAAF
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Donald W Clappen 11 Nov 1946 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB
Wg Cdr R D Romanis 21 Dec 1945
Sqn Ldr W T Harrington 31 Jan 1947 OBE
Engineer
Gp Capt J D Rutherford 29 Aug 1947
Wg Cdr H B Hurley 14 Oct 1946
Sqn Ldr F J Walters  7 Feb 1946 MBE
Sqn Ldr A E A MacDonald 18 May 1946
Sqn Ldr W A Daunt  1 Jul 1946
Sqn Ldr I Roberts 21 Aug 1947
Sqn Ldr T A M Pritchard  1 Dec 1947
Signals
Wg Cdr C M Williams 13 Jan 1947
Sqn Ldr A P Crowley 24 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr W G S Summers 13 Nov 1947
Armament
Gp Capt P W Lowe-Holmes 24 Jan 1947
Wg Cdr Donald B Hatfield 10 Jun 1947 later A/Cdre
Civilian Staff
Works
Mr L G Hiddleston 11 May 1947 BSc, BComm, AMICE
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr K J Ticehurst Inspector
Meteorological
Dr J S Farquharson 11 Sep 1944 Senior Meteorological Officer, MA, DSc
Research
Mr E A Lovell   BSc, ARCS, AInstP
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr R Beill 15 Jan 1946

Source - March 1948 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5245)

April 1948

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

Stations: -

  • Binbrook

  • Coningsby

  • Hemswell

  • Lindholme

  • Marham

  • Mildenhall

  • Scampton

  • Stradishall

  • Upwood

  • Waddington

  • Wyton

  • Communication Flight - Booker

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Aubrey B Ellwood  8 Oct 1947 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, CB, DSC
AVM John D Breakey 13 Jan 1948 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr H W G Andrews 29 Dec 1947 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Flt Lt N O S Bailey 24 Nov 1947 PA to AOC-in-C, DFC
Air Staff
AVM

Stephen C Strafford

 24 Apr 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DFC; later AM
Gp Capt R A T Stowell 21 Apr 1947 OBE, DFC
Gp Capt J L Airey  5 Aug 1947 DFC
Wg Cdr J H Sindall 24 Jun 1947 DSO
Wg Cdr R S Allen  5 Feb 1948 DSO, DFC
Control Staff
Wg Cdr G Taylor 22 Dec 1947
Sqn Ldr J H Ratcliffe  6 May 1945 DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr W B Fleming  3 Sep 1946
Sqn Ldr R D Jeffreys 29 Nov 1945 MC
Navigation
Gp Capt F R Worthington 25 Sep 1946
Sqn Ldr R Findlater 27 May 1947 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr G K Birch  4 Dec 1947
Photography
Wg Cdr H G Hastings 15 Sep 1947 AFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr A E L Worster 12 Feb 1948

RAF Regiment
Sqn Ldr W J G Turner  4 Sep 1947
Signals (Air)
Gp Capt Benjamin Ball 28 Oct 1946 CBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr F W Hudson 17 Jan 1946
Sqn Ldr C E Thurston 24 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr H C Molyneux 15 Aug 1947
Sqn Ldr V G I Outen 10 Apr 1946

Training
Gp Capt A W Franklyn 30 Nov 1945 MC
Wg Cdr D Findlay  1 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr G A Baskett  1 Sep 1947

Weapons
Gp Capt Donald M T Macdonald  1 Jan 1948 later  AVM
Sqn Ldr G M Brisbane 27 Oct 1947 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr R J Healey 11 Mar 1946 DFM
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Gp Capt K R Coates  8 Sep 1947
Wg Cdr Frederick M Milligan  1 Apr 1946 AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr S E McKenzie 26 Nov 1946
Wg Cdr D P Marvin 29 Aug 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr J B Holgate  2 Dec 1946
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 G Birch 28 Oct 1946
Wg Cdr W R Collins 10 Oct 1947
Sqn Ldr F J Thompson  6 Oct 1947
Sqn Ldr N G MacFarlane 28 Oct 1946 DSO
Accountant
Gp Capt H E Cardwell  1 Jul 1945 Command Accountant, CBE, AFC
Wg Cdr J Lambie 12 Nov 1947
Wg Cdr H Crowther  7 Oct 1947
Sqn Ldr E I Thompson  6 Nov 1946
Sqn Ldr F W W Hollingham 26 Jan 1948
Sqn Ldr W Bestwick 24 May 1946
Sqn Ldr E T S Saunders  7 Feb 1947 MBE, MM
Catering
Sqn Ldr P Caddy  1 Dec 1947
Equipment
Gp Capt J H P Clarke 15 Aug 1946
Wg Cdr F P Dawson 26 Jan 1948
Wg Cdr J S Atkinson  9 Apr 1947
Sqn Ldr H C Corbett  7 Jul 1947
Sqn Ldr J W Murchie 23 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr H R E Rumsey 13 Feb 1948
Sqn Off M Rutherford-Jones 18 Sep 1946
Medical
A/Cdre E A Lumley 11 Nov 1947 MC, MD, BCh, DPH, DTM & H
Gp Capt J Hill 19 Aug 1946 MB, ChB, DPH
Wg Cdr P A Lee 11 Jul 1945 MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr J S Lawson 24 Jan 1948 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, BA
Rev A J Potts   Assistant Principal Chaplain, located at Transport Command
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr E R Parsons  7 Jan 1948
Educational
Gp Capt A Gillespie   BEng, AMICE
Wg Cdr G W Whittaker 12 Aug 1947 DSO, MA

WAAF Staff Officer
Wg Off E R Kirkpatrick 25 Nov 1946 WAAF
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Donald W Clappen 11 Nov 1946 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB
Wg Cdr R D Romanis 21 Dec 1945
Sqn Ldr W T Harrington 31 Jan 1947 OBE
Engineer
Gp Capt J D Rutherford 29 Aug 1947
Wg Cdr H B Hurley 14 Oct 1946
Sqn Ldr F J Walters  7 Feb 1946 MBE
Sqn Ldr A E A MacDonald 18 May 1946
Sqn Ldr W A Daunt  1 Jul 1946
Sqn Ldr I Roberts 21 Aug 1947
Sqn Ldr T A M Pritchard  1 Dec 1947
Signals
Wg Cdr C M Williams 13 Jan 1947
Sqn Ldr A P Crowley 24 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr W G S Summers 13 Nov 1947
Armament
Gp Capt P W Lowe-Holmes 24 Jan 1947
Wg Cdr Donald B Hatfield 10 Jun 1947 later A/Cdre
Civilian Staff
Works
Mr L G Hiddleston 11 May 1947 BSc, BComm, AMICE
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr K J Ticehurst Inspector
Meteorological
Mr R E Watson   BSc, PhD
Research
Mr E A Lovell   BSc, ARCS, AInstP
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr R Beill 15 Jan 1946

Source - April 1948 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5246)

May 1948

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

Stations: -

  • Binbrook

  • Coningsby

  • Hemswell

  • Lindholme

  • Marham

  • Mildenhall

  • Scampton

  • Stradishall

  • Upwood

  • Waddington

  • Wyton

  • Communication Flight - Booker

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Aubrey B Ellwood  8 Oct 1947 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, CB, DSC
AVM John D Breakey 13 Jan 1948 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr H W G Andrews 29 Dec 1947 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Flt Lt N O S Bailey 24 Nov 1947 PA to AOC-in-C, DFC
Air Staff
AVM

Stephen C Strafford

 24 Apr 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DFC; later AM
Gp Capt R A T Stowell 21 Apr 1947 OBE, DFC
Gp Capt J L Airey  5 Aug 1947 DFC
Wg Cdr J H Sindall 24 Jun 1947 DSO
Wg Cdr R S Allen  5 Feb 1948 DSO, DFC
Control Staff
Wg Cdr G Taylor 22 Dec 1947
Sqn Ldr J H Ratcliffe  6 May 1945 DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr W B Fleming  3 Sep 1946
Sqn Ldr R D Jeffreys 29 Nov 1945 MC
Navigation
Gp Capt Denis Finlay 10 May 1948 OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr R Findlater 27 May 1947 DSO, DFC
Photography
Wg Cdr H G Hastings 15 Sep 1947 AFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr A E L Worster 12 Feb 1948

RAF Regiment
Sqn Ldr D Guye 1 Apr 1948
Signals (Air)
Gp Capt B G Farrow  3 May 1948 OBE
Wg Cdr F W Hudson 17 Jan 1946
Sqn Ldr C E Thurston 24 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr H C Molyneux 15 Aug 1947
Sqn Ldr V G I Outen 10 Apr 1946 DFC

Training
Gp Capt A W Franklyn 30 Nov 1945 MC
Wg Cdr R McFarlane DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr D E Bennett 19 Apr 1948
Sqn Ldr B J Hooper 14 Apr 1948 DFC

Weapons
Gp Capt Donald M T Macdonald  1 Jan 1948 later  AVM
Sqn Ldr G M Brisbane 27 Oct 1947 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr R J Healey 11 Mar 1946 DFM
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Gp Capt K R Coates  8 Sep 1947
Wg Cdr Frederick M Milligan  1 Apr 1946 AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr S E McKenzie 26 Nov 1946
Wg Cdr D P Marvin 29 Aug 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr J B Holgate  2 Dec 1946
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 G Birch 28 Oct 1946
Wg Cdr W R Collins 10 Oct 1947
Sqn Ldr N G MacFarlane 28 Oct 1946 DSO
Sqn Ldr G K Birch  1 Apr 1948
Accountant
Gp Capt H E Cardwell  1 Jul 1945 Command Accountant, CBE, AFC
Wg Cdr J Lambie 12 Nov 1947
Wg Cdr H Crowther  7 Oct 1947
Sqn Ldr E I Thompson  6 Nov 1946
Sqn Ldr F W W Hollingham 26 Jan 1948
Sqn Ldr W Bestwick 24 May 1946
Catering
Sqn Ldr P Caddy  1 Dec 1947
Equipment
Gp Capt J R Brown 26 May 1948
Wg Cdr G Matthews  3 Mar 1948
Wg Cdr J S Atkinson  9 Apr 1947
Sqn Ldr H C Corbett  7 Jul 1947
Sqn Ldr J W Murchie 23 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr H R E Rumsey 13 Feb 1948
Sqn Off M Rutherford-Jones 18 Sep 1946
Medical
A/Cdre E A Lumley 11 Nov 1947 MC, MD, BCh, DPH, DTM & H
Gp Capt J Hill 19 Aug 1946 MB, ChB, DPH
Wg Cdr P A Lee 11 Jul 1945 MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr J S Lawson 24 Jan 1948 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, BA
Rev A J Potts   Assistant Principal Chaplain, located at Transport Command
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr E R Parsons  7 Jan 1948
Educational
Gp Capt A Gillespie   BEng, AMICE
Wg Cdr G W Whittaker 12 Aug 1947 DSO, MA

WAAF Staff Officer
Wg Off E R Kirkpatrick 25 Nov 1946 WAAF
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Donald W Clappen 11 Nov 1946 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB
Wg Cdr R D Romanis 21 Dec 1945
Sqn Ldr W T Harrington 31 Jan 1947 OBE
Engineer
Gp Capt J D Rutherford 29 Aug 1947
Wg Cdr H B Hurley 14 Oct 1946
Sqn Ldr F J Walters  7 Feb 1946 MBE
Sqn Ldr A E A MacDonald 18 May 1946
Sqn Ldr W A Daunt  1 Jul 1946
Sqn Ldr I Roberts 21 Aug 1947
Sqn Ldr T A M Pritchard  1 Dec 1947
Sqn Ldr L C N Penney 10 Mar 1948
Signals
Wg Cdr C M Williams 13 Jan 1947
Sqn Ldr A P Crowley 24 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr W G S Summers 13 Nov 1947
Armament
Gp Capt P W Lowe-Holmes 24 Jan 1947
Wg Cdr Donald B Hatfield 10 Jun 1947 later A/Cdre
Civilian Staff
Works
Mr L G Hiddleston 11 May 1947 BSc, BComm, AMICE
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr K J Ticehurst 17 Mar 1947 Inspector
Meteorological
Mr R E Watson   BSc, PhD
Research
Mr E A Lovell   BSc, ARCS, AInstP
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr R Beill 15 Jan 1946

Source - May 1948 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5246)

June 1948

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

Stations: -

  • Binbrook

  • Coningsby

  • Hemswell

  • Lindholme

  • Marham

  • Mildenhall

  • Scampton

  • Stradishall

  • Upwood

  • Waddington

  • Wyton

  • Communication Flight - Booker

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Aubrey B Ellwood  8 Oct 1947 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, CB, DSC
AVM John D Breakey 13 Jan 1948 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr H W G Andrews 29 Dec 1947 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Flt Lt N O S Bailey 24 Nov 1947 PA to AOC-in-C, DFC
Air Staff
AVM

Stephen C Strafford

 24 Apr 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DFC; later AM
Gp Capt R A T Stowell 21 Apr 1947 OBE, DFC
Gp Capt J L Airey  5 Aug 1947 DFC
Wg Cdr J H Sindall 24 Jun 1947 DSO
Wg Cdr R S Allen  5 Feb 1948 DSO, DFC
Control Staff
Wg Cdr G Taylor 22 Dec 1947
Sqn Ldr J H Ratcliffe  6 May 1945 DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr W B Fleming  3 Sep 1946
Sqn Ldr R D Jeffreys 29 Nov 1945 MC
Navigation
Gp Capt Denis Finlay 10 May 1948 OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr R Findlater 27 May 1947 DSO, DFC
Photography
Wg Cdr H G Hastings 15 Sep 1947 AFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr A E L Worster 12 Feb 1948

RAF Regiment
Sqn Ldr D Guye 1 Apr 1948
Signals (Air)
Gp Capt B G Farrow  3 May 1948 OBE
Wg Cdr F W Hudson 17 Jan 1946
Sqn Ldr C E Thurston 24 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr H C Molyneux 15 Aug 1947
Sqn Ldr V G I Outen 10 Apr 1946 DFC

Training
Gp Capt A W Franklyn 30 Nov 1945 MC
Wg Cdr R McFarlane DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr D E Bennett 19 Apr 1948
Sqn Ldr B J Hooper 14 Apr 1948 DFC

Weapons
Gp Capt Donald M T Macdonald  1 Jan 1948 later  AVM
Sqn Ldr G M Brisbane 27 Oct 1947 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr R J Healey 11 Mar 1946 DFM
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Gp Capt K R Coates  8 Sep 1947
Wg Cdr Frederick M Milligan  1 Apr 1946 AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr S E McKenzie 26 Nov 1946
Wg Cdr D P Marvin 29 Aug 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr J B Holgate  2 Dec 1946
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 G Birch 28 Oct 1946
Wg Cdr W R Collins 10 Oct 1947
Sqn Ldr N G MacFarlane 28 Oct 1946 DSO
Sqn Ldr G K Birch  1 Apr 1948
Accountant
Gp Capt H E Cardwell  1 Jul 1945 Command Accountant, CBE, AFC
Wg Cdr J Lambie 12 Nov 1947
Wg Cdr H Crowther  7 Oct 1947
Sqn Ldr E I Thompson  6 Nov 1946
Sqn Ldr F W W Hollingham 26 Jan 1948
Sqn Ldr W Bestwick 24 May 1946
Catering
Sqn Ldr P Caddy  1 Dec 1947
Equipment
Gp Capt J R Brown 26 May 1948
Wg Cdr G Matthews  3 Mar 1948
Wg Cdr J S Atkinson  9 Apr 1947
Sqn Ldr H C Corbett  7 Jul 1947
Sqn Ldr J W Murchie 23 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr H R E Rumsey 13 Feb 1948
Sqn Off M Rutherford-Jones 18 Sep 1946
Medical
A/Cdre E A Lumley 11 Nov 1947 MC, MD, BCh, DPH, DTM & H
Gp Capt J Hill 19 Aug 1946 MB, ChB, DPH
Wg Cdr P A Lee 11 Jul 1945 MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr J S Lawson 24 Jan 1948 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, BA
Rev A J Potts   Assistant Principal Chaplain, located at Transport Command
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr E R Parsons  7 Jan 1948
Educational
Gp Capt A Gillespie   BEng, AMICE
Wg Cdr G W Whittaker 12 Aug 1947 DSO, MA

WAAF Staff Officer
Wg Off E R Kirkpatrick 25 Nov 1946 WAAF
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Donald W Clappen 11 Nov 1946 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB
Wg Cdr R D Romanis 21 Dec 1945
Sqn Ldr W T Harrington 31 Jan 1947 OBE
Engineer
Gp Capt J D Rutherford 29 Aug 1947
Wg Cdr H B Hurley 14 Oct 1946
Sqn Ldr F J Walters  7 Feb 1946 MBE
Sqn Ldr A E A MacDonald 18 May 1946
Sqn Ldr W A Daunt  1 Jul 1946
Sqn Ldr I Roberts 21 Aug 1947
Sqn Ldr T A M Pritchard  1 Dec 1947
Sqn Ldr L C N Penney 10 Mar 1948
Signals
Wg Cdr C M Williams 13 Jan 1947
Sqn Ldr A P Crowley 24 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr W G S Summers 13 Nov 1947
Armament
Gp Capt P W Lowe-Holmes 24 Jan 1947
Wg Cdr Donald B Hatfield 10 Jun 1947 later A/Cdre
Civilian Staff
Works
Mr L G Hiddleston 11 May 1947 BSc, BComm, AMICE
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr K J Ticehurst 17 Mar 1947 Inspector
Meteorological
Mr R E Watson   BSc, PhD
Research
Mr E A Lovell   BSc, ARCS, AInstP
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr R Beill 15 Jan 1946

Source - June 1948 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5246)

July 1948

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

Stations: -

  • Binbrook

  • Coningsby

  • Hemswell

  • Lindholme

  • Marham

  • Mildenhall

  • Scampton

  • Stradishall

  • Upwood

  • Waddington

  • Wyton

  • Communication Flight - Booker

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Aubrey B Ellwood  8 Oct 1947 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, CB, DSC
AVM John D Breakey 13 Jan 1948 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr H W G Andrews 29 Dec 1947 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Flt Lt N O S Bailey 24 Nov 1947 PA to AOC-in-C, DFC
Air Staff
AVM

Stephen C Strafford

 24 Apr 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DFC; later AM
Gp Capt R A T Stowell 21 Apr 1947 OBE, DFC
Gp Capt J L Airey  5 Aug 1947 DFC
Wg Cdr J H Sindall 24 Jun 1947 DSO
Wg Cdr R S Allen  5 Feb 1948 DSO, DFC
Control Staff
Wg Cdr G Taylor 22 Dec 1947
Sqn Ldr J H Ratcliffe  6 May 1945 DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr W B Fleming  3 Sep 1946
Sqn Ldr R D Jeffreys 29 Nov 1945 MC
Navigation
Gp Capt Denis Finlay 10 May 1948 OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr R Findlater 27 May 1947 DSO, DFC
Photography
Wg Cdr H G Hastings 15 Sep 1947 AFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr A E L Worster 12 Feb 1948

RAF Regiment
Sqn Ldr D Guye 1 Apr 1948
Signals (Air)
Gp Capt B G Farrow  3 May 1948 OBE
Wg Cdr F W Hudson 17 Jan 1946
Sqn Ldr C E Thurston 24 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr H C Molyneux 15 Aug 1947
Sqn Ldr V G I Outen 10 Apr 1946 DFC

Training
Gp Capt A W Franklyn 30 Nov 1945 MC
Wg Cdr R McFarlane DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr D E Bennett 19 Apr 1948
Sqn Ldr B J Hooper 14 Apr 1948 DFC

Weapons
Gp Capt Donald M T Macdonald  1 Jan 1948 later  AVM
Sqn Ldr T H Baker 19 May 1948 DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr R J Healey 11 Mar 1946 DFM
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Gp Capt K R Coates  8 Sep 1947
Wg Cdr Frederick M Milligan  1 Apr 1946 AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr S E McKenzie 26 Nov 1946
Wg Cdr D P Marvin 29 Aug 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr J B Holgate  2 Dec 1946
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 G Birch 28 Oct 1946
Wg Cdr W R Collins 10 Oct 1947
Sqn Ldr N G MacFarlane 28 Oct 1946 DSO
Sqn Ldr G K Birch  1 Apr 1948
Accountant
Gp Capt H E Cardwell  1 Jul 1945 Command Accountant, CBE, AFC
Wg Cdr J Lambie 12 Nov 1947
Wg Cdr H Crowther  7 Oct 1947
Sqn Ldr E I Thompson  6 Nov 1946
Sqn Ldr F W W Hollingham 26 Jan 1948
Sqn Ldr W Bestwick 24 May 1946
Catering
Sqn Ldr P Caddy  1 Dec 1947
Equipment
Gp Capt J R Brown 26 May 1948
Wg Cdr G Matthews  3 Mar 1948
Wg Cdr J S Atkinson  9 Apr 1947
Sqn Ldr H C Corbett  7 Jul 1947
Sqn Ldr J W Murchie 23 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr H R E Rumsey 13 Feb 1948
Sqn Off M Rutherford-Jones 18 Sep 1946
Medical
A/Cdre E A Lumley 11 Nov 1947 MC, MD, BCh, DPH, DTM & H
Gp Capt J Hill 19 Aug 1946 MB, ChB, DPH
Wg Cdr P A Lee 11 Jul 1945 MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr J S Lawson 24 Jan 1948 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, BA
Rev A J Potts   Assistant Principal Chaplain, located at Transport Command
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr E R Parsons  7 Jan 1948
Educational
Gp Capt A Gillespie   BEng, AMICE
Wg Cdr G W Whittaker 12 Aug 1947 DSO, MA

WAAF Staff Officer
Wg Off E R Kirkpatrick 25 Nov 1946 WAAF
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Donald W Clappen 11 Nov 1946 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB
Wg Cdr R D Romanis 21 Dec 1945
Sqn Ldr W T Harrington 31 Jan 1947 OBE
Engineer
Gp Capt J D Rutherford 29 Aug 1947
Wg Cdr H B Hurley 14 Oct 1946
Wg Cdr P S V Vallis 20 May 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr F J Walters  7 Feb 1946 MBE
Sqn Ldr W A Daunt  1 Jul 1946
Sqn Ldr I Roberts 21 Aug 1947
Sqn Ldr T A M Pritchard  1 Dec 1947
Sqn Ldr L C N Penney 10 Mar 1948
Signals
Wg Cdr C M Williams 13 Jan 1947
Sqn Ldr A P Crowley 24 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr W G S Summers 13 Nov 1947
Armament
Gp Capt P W Lowe-Holmes 24 Jan 1947
Wg Cdr Donald B Hatfield 10 Jun 1947 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr F T Chiverton 19 Apr 1948
Civilian Staff
Works
Mr L G Hiddleston 11 May 1947 BSc, BComm, AMICE
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr K J Ticehurst 17 Mar 1947 Inspector
Meteorological
Mr R E Watson   BSc, PhD
Research
Mr E A Lovell   BSc, ARCS, AInstP
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr R Beill 15 Jan 1946

Source - July 1948 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5247)

August 1948

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

Stations: -

  • Binbrook

  • Coningsby

  • Hemswell

  • Lindholme

  • Marham

  • Mildenhall

  • Scampton

  • Stradishall

  • Upwood

  • Waddington

  • Wyton

  • Communication Flight - Booker

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Aubrey B Ellwood  8 Oct 1947 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, CB, DSC
AVM John D Breakey 13 Jan 1948 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr H W G Andrews 29 Dec 1947 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Flt Lt N O S Bailey 24 Nov 1947 PA to AOC-in-C, DFC
Air Staff
AVM

Stephen C Strafford

 24 Apr 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DFC; later AM
Gp Capt R A T Stowell 21 Apr 1947 OBE, DFC
Gp Capt J L Airey  5 Aug 1947 DFC
Wg Cdr J H Sindall 24 Jun 1947 DSO
Wg Cdr R S Allen  5 Feb 1948 DSO, DFC
Control Staff
Wg Cdr G Taylor 22 Dec 1947
Sqn Ldr J H Ratcliffe  6 May 1945 DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr W B Fleming  3 Sep 1946
Sqn Ldr R D Jeffreys 29 Nov 1945 MC
Navigation
Gp Capt Denis Finlay 10 May 1948 OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr R Findlater 27 May 1947 DSO, DFC
Photography
Wg Cdr H G Hastings 15 Sep 1947 AFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr A E L Worster 12 Feb 1948

RAF Regiment
Sqn Ldr D Guye 1 Apr 1948
Signals (Air)
Gp Capt B G Farrow  3 May 1948 OBE
Wg Cdr F W Hudson 17 Jan 1946
Sqn Ldr C E Thurston 24 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr H C Molyneux 15 Aug 1947
Sqn Ldr V G I Outen 10 Apr 1946 DFC

Training
Gp Capt A W Franklyn 30 Nov 1945 MC
Wg Cdr R McFarlane DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr D E Bennett 19 Apr 1948
Sqn Ldr B J Hooper 14 Apr 1948 DFC

Weapons
Gp Capt Donald M T Macdonald  1 Jan 1948 later  AVM
Sqn Ldr T H Baker 19 May 1948 DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr R J Healey 11 Mar 1946 DFM
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Gp Capt K R Coates  8 Sep 1947
Wg Cdr Frederick M Milligan  1 Apr 1946 AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr S E McKenzie 26 Nov 1946
Wg Cdr D P Marvin 29 Aug 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr J B Holgate  2 Dec 1946
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 G Birch 28 Oct 1946
Wg Cdr W R Collins 10 Oct 1947
Sqn Ldr N G MacFarlane 28 Oct 1946 DSO
Sqn Ldr G K Birch  1 Apr 1948
Accountant
Gp Capt H E Cardwell  1 Jul 1945 Command Accountant, CBE, AFC
Wg Cdr J Lambie 12 Nov 1947
Wg Cdr H Crowther  7 Oct 1947
Sqn Ldr E I Thompson  6 Nov 1946
Sqn Ldr F W W Hollingham 26 Jan 1948
Sqn Ldr W Bestwick 24 May 1946
Catering
Sqn Ldr P Caddy  1 Dec 1947
Equipment
Gp Capt J R Brown 26 May 1948
Wg Cdr G Matthews  3 Mar 1948
Wg Cdr J S Atkinson  9 Apr 1947
Sqn Ldr H C Corbett  7 Jul 1947
Sqn Ldr J W Murchie 23 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr H R E Rumsey 13 Feb 1948
Sqn Off M Rutherford-Jones 18 Sep 1946
Medical
A/Cdre E A Lumley 11 Nov 1947 MC, MD, BCh, DPH, DTM & H
Gp Capt J Hill 19 Aug 1946 MB, ChB, DPH
Wg Cdr P A Lee 11 Jul 1945 MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr J S Lawson 24 Jan 1948 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, BA
Rev A J Potts   Assistant Principal Chaplain, located at Transport Command
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr E R Parsons  7 Jan 1948
Educational
Gp Capt A Gillespie   BEng, AMICE
Wg Cdr G W Whittaker 12 Aug 1947 DSO, MA

WAAF Staff Officer
Wg Off E R Kirkpatrick 25 Nov 1946 WAAF
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Donald W Clappen 11 Nov 1946 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB
Wg Cdr R D Romanis 21 Dec 1945
Sqn Ldr W T Harrington 31 Jan 1947 OBE
Engineer
Gp Capt J D Rutherford 29 Aug 1947
Wg Cdr H B Hurley 14 Oct 1946
Wg Cdr P S V Vallis 20 May 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr F J Walters  7 Feb 1946 MBE
Sqn Ldr W A Daunt  1 Jul 1946
Sqn Ldr I Roberts 21 Aug 1947
Sqn Ldr T A M Pritchard  1 Dec 1947
Sqn Ldr L C N Penney 10 Mar 1948
Signals
Wg Cdr C M Williams 13 Jan 1947
Sqn Ldr A P Crowley 24 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr W G S Summers 13 Nov 1947
Armament
Gp Capt P W Lowe-Holmes 24 Jan 1947
Wg Cdr Donald B Hatfield 10 Jun 1947 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr F T Chiverton 19 Apr 1948
Civilian Staff
Works
Mr L G Hiddleston 11 May 1947 BSc, BComm, AMICE
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr K J Ticehurst 17 Mar 1947 Inspector
Meteorological
Mr R E Watson   BSc, PhD
Research
Mr E A Lovell   BSc, ARCS, AInstP
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr R Beill 15 Jan 1946

Source - August 1948 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5247)

September 1948

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

Stations: -

  • Binbrook

  • Coningsby

  • Hemswell

  • Lindholme

  • Marham

  • Mildenhall

  • Scampton

  • Stradishall

  • Upwood

  • Waddington

  • Wyton

  • Communication Flight - Booker

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Aubrey B Ellwood  8 Oct 1947 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, CB, DSC
AVM John D Breakey 13 Jan 1948 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr H W G Andrews 29 Dec 1947 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Flt Lt N O S Bailey 24 Nov 1947 PA to AOC-in-C, DFC
Air Staff
AVM

Stephen C Strafford

 24 Apr 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DFC; later AM
Gp Capt R A T Stowell 21 Apr 1947 OBE, DFC
Gp Capt J L Airey  5 Aug 1947 DFC
Wg Cdr J H Sindall 24 Jun 1947 DSO
Wg Cdr R S Allen  5 Feb 1948 DSO, DFC
Control Staff
Wg Cdr G Taylor 22 Dec 1947
Sqn Ldr J H Ratcliffe  6 May 1945 DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr W B Fleming  3 Sep 1946
Sqn Ldr R D Jeffreys 29 Nov 1945 MC
Navigation
Gp Capt Denis Finlay 10 May 1948 OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr R Findlater 27 May 1947 DSO, DFC
Photography
Wg Cdr H G Hastings 15 Sep 1947 AFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr A E L Worster 12 Feb 1948

RAF Regiment
Sqn Ldr D Guye 1 Apr 1948
Signals (Air)
Gp Capt B G Farrow  3 May 1948 OBE
Wg Cdr F W Hudson 17 Jan 1946
Sqn Ldr C E Thurston 24 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr H C Molyneux 15 Aug 1947
Sqn Ldr V G I Outen 10 Apr 1946 DFC

Training
Gp Capt A W Franklyn 30 Nov 1945 MC
Wg Cdr R McFarlane DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr D E Bennett 19 Apr 1948
Sqn Ldr B J Hooper 14 Apr 1948 DFC

Weapons
Gp Capt Donald M T Macdonald  1 Jan 1948 later  AVM
Sqn Ldr T H Baker 19 May 1948 DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr R J Healey 11 Mar 1946 DFM
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Gp Capt K R Coates  8 Sep 1947
Wg Cdr Frederick M Milligan  1 Apr 1946 AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr S E McKenzie 26 Nov 1946
Wg Cdr D P Marvin 29 Aug 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr J B Holgate  2 Dec 1946
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 G Birch 28 Oct 1946
Wg Cdr W R Collins 10 Oct 1947
Sqn Ldr N G MacFarlane 28 Oct 1946 DSO
Sqn Ldr G K Birch  1 Apr 1948
Accountant
Gp Capt H E Cardwell  1 Jul 1945 Command Accountant, CBE, AFC
Wg Cdr J Lambie 12 Nov 1947
Wg Cdr H Crowther  7 Oct 1947
Sqn Ldr E I Thompson  6 Nov 1946
Sqn Ldr F W W Hollingham 26 Jan 1948
Sqn Ldr W Bestwick 24 May 1946
Catering
Sqn Ldr P Caddy  1 Dec 1947
Equipment
Gp Capt J R Brown 26 May 1948
Wg Cdr G Matthews  3 Mar 1948
Wg Cdr J S Atkinson  9 Apr 1947
Sqn Ldr H C Corbett  7 Jul 1947
Sqn Ldr J W Murchie 23 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr H R E Rumsey 13 Feb 1948
Sqn Off M Rutherford-Jones 18 Sep 1946
Medical
A/Cdre E A Lumley 11 Nov 1947 MC, MD, BCh, DPH, DTM & H
Gp Capt J Hill 19 Aug 1946 MB, ChB, DPH
Wg Cdr P A Lee 11 Jul 1945 MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr J S Lawson 24 Jan 1948 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, BA
Rev A J Potts   Assistant Principal Chaplain, located at Transport Command
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr E R Parsons  7 Jan 1948
Educational
Gp Capt A Gillespie   BEng, AMICE
Wg Cdr G W Whittaker 12 Aug 1947 DSO, MA

WAAF Staff Officer
Wg Off E R Kirkpatrick 25 Nov 1946 WAAF
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Donald W Clappen 11 Nov 1946 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB
Wg Cdr R D Romanis 21 Dec 1945
Sqn Ldr W T Harrington 31 Jan 1947 OBE
Engineer
Gp Capt J D Rutherford 29 Aug 1947
Wg Cdr H B Hurley 14 Oct 1946
Wg Cdr P S V Vallis 20 May 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr F J Walters  7 Feb 1946 MBE
Sqn Ldr W A Daunt  1 Jul 1946
Sqn Ldr I Roberts 21 Aug 1947
Sqn Ldr T A M Pritchard  1 Dec 1947
Sqn Ldr L C N Penney 10 Mar 1948
Signals
Wg Cdr C M Williams 13 Jan 1947
Sqn Ldr A P Crowley 24 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr W G S Summers 13 Nov 1947
Armament
Gp Capt P W Lowe-Holmes 24 Jan 1947
Wg Cdr Donald B Hatfield 10 Jun 1947 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr F T Chiverton 19 Apr 1948
Civilian Staff
Works
Mr B E Willett  9 Aug 1948 BSc, AMICE, ARICE
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr K J Ticehurst 17 Mar 1947 Inspector
Meteorological
Mr R E Watson   BSc, PhD
Research
Mr E A Lovell   BSc, ARCS, AInstP
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr R Beill 15 Jan 1946

Source - September 1948 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5247)

October 1948

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

Stations: -

  • Binbrook

  • Coningsby

  • Hemswell

  • Lindholme

  • Marham

  • Mildenhall

  • Scampton

  • Stradishall

  • Upwood

  • Waddington

  • Wyton

  • Communication Flight - Booker

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Aubrey B Ellwood  8 Oct 1947 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, CB, DSC
AVM John D Breakey 13 Jan 1948 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr H W G Andrews 29 Dec 1947 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Flt Lt N O S Bailey 24 Nov 1947 PA to AOC-in-C, DFC
Air Staff
AVM

Stephen C Strafford

 24 Apr 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DFC; later AM
Gp Capt R A T Stowell 21 Apr 1947 OBE, DFC
Gp Capt J L Airey  5 Aug 1947 DFC
Wg Cdr J H Sindall 24 Jun 1947 DSO
Wg Cdr R S Allen  5 Feb 1948 DSO, DFC
Control Staff
Wg Cdr G Taylor 22 Dec 1947
Sqn Ldr H Hobley  9 Aug 1948 AFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr W B Fleming  3 Sep 1946
Sqn Ldr D M Barrett  1 Jul 1948
Navigation
Gp Capt Denis Finlay 10 May 1948 OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr R F Davis 27 Aug 1948 DFM
Photography
Wg Cdr H G Hastings 15 Sep 1947 AFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr A E L Worster 12 Feb 1948

RAF Regiment
Sqn Ldr D Guye 1 Apr 1948
Signals (Air)
Gp Capt B G Farrow  3 May 1948 OBE
Wg Cdr N D Gilbart-Smith 13 Aug 1948
Sqn Ldr C E Thurston 24 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr V G I Outen 10 Apr 1946 DFC

Training
Gp Capt N P J Thompson  5 Jul 1948 DFC
Wg Cdr R McFarlane DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr D E Bennett 19 Apr 1948
Sqn Ldr B J Hooper 14 Apr 1948 DFC

Weapons
Gp Capt Donald M T Macdonald  1 Jan 1948 later  AVM
Sqn Ldr T H Baker 19 May 1948 DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr R J Healey 11 Mar 1946 DFM
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Gp Capt K R Coates  8 Sep 1947
Wg Cdr

Hubert P Connolly

 9 Aug 1948 DFC*, AFM; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr S E McKenzie 26 Nov 1946
Wg Cdr D P Marvin 29 Aug 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr J B Holgate  2 Dec 1946
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 G Birch 28 Oct 1946
Wg Cdr W R Collins 10 Oct 1947
Sqn Ldr N G MacFarlane 28 Oct 1946 DSO
Sqn Ldr G K Birch  1 Apr 1948
Accountant
Gp Capt H E Cardwell  1 Jul 1945 Command Accountant, CBE, AFC
Wg Cdr J Lambie 12 Nov 1947
Wg Cdr C G Sharp 28 Jul 1948
Sqn Ldr E I Thompson  6 Nov 1946
Sqn Ldr F W W Hollingham 26 Jan 1948
Sqn Ldr R A Webster  6 Aug 1948
Catering
Sqn Ldr P Caddy  1 Dec 1947
Equipment
Gp Capt J R Brown 26 May 1948
Wg Cdr G Matthews  3 Mar 1948
Wg Cdr J S Atkinson  9 Apr 1947
Sqn Ldr H C Corbett  7 Jul 1947
Sqn Ldr J W Murchie 23 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr H R E Rumsey 13 Feb 1948
Sqn Off E C Armstrong  1 Jun 1948
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 11 Jul 1945 MB, ChB
Dental
Wg Cdr J S Lawson 24 Jan 1948 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, BA
Rev A J Potts   Assistant Principal Chaplain, located at Transport Command
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr E R Parsons  7 Jan 1948
Educational
Gp Capt A Gillespie   BEng, AMICE
Wg Cdr G W Whittaker 12 Aug 1947 DSO, MA

WAAF Staff Officer
Wg Off E R Kirkpatrick 25 Nov 1946 WAAF
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Donald W Clappen 11 Nov 1946 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB
Wg Cdr W P Spinks 16 Aug 1948
Sqn Ldr W T Harrington 31 Jan 1947 OBE
Engineer
Gp Capt J D Rutherford 29 Aug 1947
Wg Cdr H Lyons 15 Sep 1948 MBE
Wg Cdr P S V Vallis 20 May 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr F J Walters  7 Feb 1946 MBE
Sqn Ldr W A Daunt  1 Jul 1946
Sqn Ldr I Roberts 21 Aug 1947
Sqn Ldr T A M Pritchard  1 Dec 1947
Sqn Ldr L C N Penney 10 Mar 1948
Signals
Wg Cdr C M Williams 13 Jan 1947
Sqn Ldr A P Crowley 24 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr W G S Summers 13 Nov 1947
Armament
Gp Capt P W Lowe-Holmes 24 Jan 1947
Wg Cdr Donald B Hatfield 10 Jun 1947 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr F T Chiverton 19 Apr 1948
Civilian Staff
Works
Mr B E Willett  9 Aug 1948 BSc, AMICE, ARICE
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr K J Ticehurst 17 Mar 1947 Inspector
Meteorological
Mr R E Watson   BSc, PhD
Research
Mr E A Lovell   BSc, ARCS, AInstP
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr R Beill 15 Jan 1946

Source - October 1948 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5248)

November 1948

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

Stations: -

  • Binbrook

  • Coningsby

  • Hemswell

  • Lindholme

  • Marham

  • Mildenhall

  • Scampton

  • Stradishall

  • Upwood

  • Waddington

  • Wyton

  • Communication Flight - Booker

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Aubrey B Ellwood  8 Oct 1947 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, CB, DSC
AVM John D Breakey 13 Jan 1948 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr H W G Andrews 29 Dec 1947 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Flt Lt N O S Bailey 24 Nov 1947 PA to AOC-in-C, DFC
Air Staff
AVM

Stephen C Strafford

 24 Apr 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DFC; later AM
Gp Capt R A T Stowell 21 Apr 1947 OBE, DFC
Gp Capt J L Airey  5 Aug 1947 DFC
Wg Cdr J H Sindall 24 Jun 1947 DSO
Wg Cdr R S Allen  5 Feb 1948 DSO, DFC
Control Staff
Wg Cdr G Taylor 22 Dec 1947
Sqn Ldr H Hobley  9 Aug 1948 AFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr W B Fleming  3 Sep 1946
Sqn Ldr D M Barrett  1 Jul 1948
Navigation
Gp Capt Denis Finlay 10 May 1948 OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr R F Davis 27 Aug 1948 DFM
Photography
Wg Cdr H G Hastings 15 Sep 1947 AFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr A E L Worster 12 Feb 1948

RAF Regiment
Sqn Ldr D Guye 1 Apr 1948
Signals (Air)
Gp Capt B G Farrow  3 May 1948 OBE
Wg Cdr N D Gilbart-Smith 13 Aug 1948
Sqn Ldr C E Thurston 24 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr V G I Outen 10 Apr 1946 DFC

Training
Gp Capt N P J Thompson  5 Jul 1948 DFC
Wg Cdr R McFarlane DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr D E Bennett 19 Apr 1948
Sqn Ldr B J Hooper 14 Apr 1948 DFC

Weapons
Gp Capt Donald M T Macdonald  1 Jan 1948 later  AVM
Sqn Ldr T H Baker 19 May 1948 DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr R J Healey 11 Mar 1946 DFM
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Gp Capt K R Coates  8 Sep 1947
Wg Cdr

Hubert P Connolly

 9 Aug 1948 DFC*, AFM; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R O Buskell 25 Oct 1948 DFC
Wg Cdr D P Marvin 29 Aug 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr W W T Ritchie  1 Sep 1947 AFC
Sqn Ldr F H P Austin  1 Oct 1948
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 N G MacFarlane 28 Oct 1946 DSO
Sqn Ldr G K Birch  1 Apr 1948
Accountant
Gp Capt H E Cardwell  1 Jul 1945 Command Accountant, CBE, AFC
Wg Cdr J Lambie 12 Nov 1947
Wg Cdr C G Sharp 28 Jul 1948
Sqn Ldr E I Thompson  6 Nov 1946
Sqn Ldr F W W Hollingham 26 Jan 1948
Sqn Ldr R A Webster  6 Aug 1948
Catering
Sqn Ldr P Caddy  1 Dec 1947
Equipment
Gp Capt J R Brown 26 May 1948
Wg Cdr G Matthews  3 Mar 1948
Wg Cdr J S Atkinson  9 Apr 1947
Sqn Ldr H C Corbett  7 Jul 1947
Sqn Ldr J W Murchie 23 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr H R E Rumsey 13 Feb 1948
Sqn Off E C Armstrong  1 Jun 1948
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
Dental
Wg Cdr J S Lawson 24 Jan 1948 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, BA
Rev A J Potts   Assistant Principal Chaplain, located at Transport Command
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr E R Parsons  7 Jan 1948
Educational
Gp Capt A Gillespie   BEng, AMICE
Wg Cdr G W Whittaker 12 Aug 1947 DSO, MA

WAAF Staff Officer
Wg Off E R Kirkpatrick 25 Nov 1946 WAAF
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Donald W Clappen 11 Nov 1946 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB
Wg Cdr W P Spinks 16 Aug 1948
Sqn Ldr W T Harrington 31 Jan 1947 OBE
Engineer
Gp Capt J D Rutherford 29 Aug 1947
Wg Cdr P S V Vallis 20 May 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr F J Walters  7 Feb 1946 MBE
Sqn Ldr W A Daunt  1 Jul 1946
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
Signals
Wg Cdr C M Williams 13 Jan 1947
Sqn Ldr A P Crowley 24 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr W G S Summers 13 Nov 1947
Armament
Gp Capt P W Lowe-Holmes 24 Jan 1947
Wg Cdr H Lyons 15 Sep 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr F T Chiverton 19 Apr 1948
Civilian Staff
Works
Mr B E Willett  9 Aug 1948 BSc, AMICE, ARICE
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr K J Ticehurst 17 Mar 1947 Inspector
Meteorological
Mr R E Watson   BSc, PhD
Research
Mr E A Lovell   BSc, ARCS, AInstP
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr R Beill 15 Jan 1946

Source - November 1948 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5248)

December 1948

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

Stations: -

  • Binbrook

  • Coningsby

  • Hemswell

  • Lindholme

  • Marham

  • Mildenhall

  • Scampton

  • Stradishall

  • Upwood

  • Waddington

  • Wyton

  • Communication Flight - Booker

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Aubrey B Ellwood  8 Oct 1947 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, CB, DSC
AVM John D Breakey 13 Jan 1948 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr H W G Andrews 29 Dec 1947 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Flt Lt N O S Bailey 24 Nov 1947 PA to AOC-in-C, DFC
Air Staff
AVM

Stephen C Strafford

 24 Apr 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DFC; later AM
Gp Capt R A T Stowell 21 Apr 1947 OBE, DFC
Gp Capt J L Airey  5 Aug 1947 DFC
Wg Cdr J H Sindall 24 Jun 1947 DSO
Wg Cdr R S Allen  5 Feb 1948 DSO, DFC
Lt Col R D Irwin 29 Oct 1948 USAF
Sqn Ldr A D McLaren  1 Nov 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr R J E Boulding 26 Oct 1948
Control Staff
Wg Cdr G Taylor 22 Dec 1947
Sqn Ldr H Hobley  9 Aug 1948 AFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr W B Fleming  3 Sep 1946
Sqn Ldr D M Barrett  1 Jul 1948
Navigation
Gp Capt Denis Finlay 10 May 1948 OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr R F Davis 27 Aug 1948 DFM
Photography
Wg Cdr H G Hastings 15 Sep 1947 AFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr A E L Worster 12 Feb 1948

RAF Regiment
Sqn Ldr D Guye 1 Apr 1948
Signals (Air)
Gp Capt B G Farrow  3 May 1948 OBE
Wg Cdr N D Gilbart-Smith 13 Aug 1948
Sqn Ldr C E Thurston 24 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr V G I Outen 10 Apr 1946 DFC

Training
Gp Capt N P J Thompson  5 Jul 1948 DFC
Wg Cdr R McFarlane DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr D E Bennett 19 Apr 1948
Sqn Ldr B J Hooper 14 Apr 1948 DFC

Weapons
Gp Capt Donald M T Macdonald  1 Jan 1948 later  AVM
Sqn Ldr T H Baker 19 May 1948 DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr R J Healey 11 Mar 1946 DFM
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Gp Capt K R Coates  8 Sep 1947
Wg Cdr

Hubert P Connolly

 9 Aug 1948 DFC*, AFM; later A/Cdre
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
Sqn Ldr F H P Austin  1 Oct 1948
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 N G MacFarlane 28 Oct 1946 DSO
Sqn Ldr G K Birch  1 Apr 1948
Accountant
Gp Capt H E Cardwell  1 Jul 1945 Command Accountant, CBE, AFC
Wg Cdr J Lambie 12 Nov 1947
Wg Cdr C G Sharp 28 Jul 1948
Sqn Ldr E I Thompson  6 Nov 1946
Sqn Ldr F W W Hollingham 26 Jan 1948
Sqn Ldr R A Webster  6 Aug 1948
Catering
Sqn Ldr P Caddy  1 Dec 1947
Equipment
Gp Capt J R Brown 26 May 1948
Wg Cdr G Matthews  3 Mar 1948
Wg Cdr J S Atkinson  9 Apr 1947
Sqn Ldr H C Corbett  7 Jul 1947
Sqn Ldr J W Murchie 23 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr H R E Rumsey 13 Feb 1948
Sqn Off E C Armstrong  1 Jun 1948
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
Dental
Wg Cdr J S Lawson 24 Jan 1948 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, BA
Rev A J Potts   Assistant Principal Chaplain, located at Transport Command
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr E R Parsons  7 Jan 1948
Educational
Gp Capt A Gillespie   BEng, AMICE
Wg Cdr G W Whittaker 12 Aug 1947 DSO, MA

WAAF Staff Officer
Wg Off E R Kirkpatrick 25 Nov 1946 WAAF
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Donald W Clappen 11 Nov 1946 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB
Wg Cdr W P Spinks 16 Aug 1948
Sqn Ldr W G S Summers  1 Nov 1948
Engineer
Gp Capt J D Rutherford 29 Aug 1947
Wg Cdr P S V Vallis 20 May 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr F J Walters  7 Feb 1946 MBE
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
Signals
Wg Cdr C M Williams 13 Jan 1947
Sqn Ldr A P Crowley 24 Mar 1947
Armament
Gp Capt P W Lowe-Holmes 24 Jan 1947
Wg Cdr H Lyons 15 Sep 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr F T Chiverton 19 Apr 1948
Civilian Staff
Works
Mr B E Willett  9 Aug 1948 BSc, AMICE, ARICE
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr K J Ticehurst 17 Mar 1947 Inspector
Meteorological
Mr R E Watson   BSc, PhD
Research
Mr E A Lovell   BSc, ARCS, AInstP
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr A P Mathew Statistical Officer

Source - December 1948 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5248)

January 1949

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

Stations: -

  • Binbrook

  • Coningsby

  • Hemswell

  • Lindholme

  • Marham

  • Mildenhall

  • Scampton

  • Stradishall

  • Upwood

  • Waddington

  • Wyton

  • Communication Flight - Booker

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Aubrey B Ellwood  8 Oct 1947 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, CB, DSC
AVM John D Breakey 13 Jan 1948 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr H W G Andrews 29 Dec 1947 PSO to AOC-in-C, DFC
Flt Lt N O S Bailey 24 Nov 1947 PA to AOC-in-C, DFC
Air Staff
AVM

Stephen C Strafford

 24 Apr 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DFC; later AM
Gp Capt R A T Stowell 21 Apr 1947 OBE, DFC
Gp Capt J L Airey  5 Aug 1947 DFC
Wg Cdr J H Sindall 24 Jun 1947 DSO
Wg Cdr R S Allen  5 Feb 1948 DSO, DFC
Lt Col R D Irwin 29 Oct 1948 USAF
Sqn Ldr A D McLaren  1 Nov 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr R J E Boulding 26 Oct 1948
Control Staff
Wg Cdr G Taylor 22 Dec 1947
Sqn Ldr H Hobley  9 Aug 1948 AFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr W B Fleming  3 Sep 1946
Sqn Ldr D M Barrett  1 Jul 1948
Navigation
Gp Capt Denis Finlay 10 May 1948 OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr R F Davis 27 Aug 1948 DFM
Photography
Wg Cdr H G Hastings 15 Sep 1947 AFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr A E L Worster 12 Feb 1948

RAF Regiment
Sqn Ldr D Guye 1 Apr 1948
Signals (Air)
Gp Capt B G Farrow  3 May 1948 OBE
Wg Cdr N D Gilbart-Smith 13 Aug 1948
Sqn Ldr C E Thurston 24 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr V G I Outen 10 Apr 1946 DFC

Training
Gp Capt N P J Thompson  5 Jul 1948 DFC
Wg Cdr R McFarlane DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr D E Bennett 19 Apr 1948
Sqn Ldr B J Hooper 14 Apr 1948 DFC

Weapons
Gp Capt Donald M T Macdonald  1 Jan 1948 later  AVM
Sqn Ldr T H Baker 19 May 1948 DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr R J Healey 11 Mar 1946 DFM
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Gp Capt K R Coates  8 Sep 1947
Wg Cdr

Hubert P Connolly

 9 Aug 1948 DFC*, AFM; later A/Cdre
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
Sqn Ldr F H P Austin  1 Oct 1948
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 N G MacFarlane 28 Oct 1946 DSO
Sqn Ldr G K Birch  1 Apr 1948
Accountant
Gp Capt H E Cardwell  1 Jul 1945 Command Accountant, CBE, AFC
Wg Cdr J Lambie 12 Nov 1947
Wg Cdr C G Sharp 28 Jul 1948
Sqn Ldr E I Thompson  6 Nov 1946
Sqn Ldr F W W Hollingham 26 Jan 1948
Sqn Ldr R A Webster  6 Aug 1948
Catering
Sqn Ldr P Caddy  1 Dec 1947
Equipment
Gp Capt J R Brown 26 May 1948
Wg Cdr G Matthews  3 Mar 1948
Wg Cdr J S Atkinson  9 Apr 1947
Sqn Ldr H C Corbett  7 Jul 1947
Sqn Ldr J W Murchie 23 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr H R E Rumsey 13 Feb 1948
Sqn Off E C Armstrong  1 Jun 1948
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
Dental
Wg Cdr J S Lawson 24 Jan 1948 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, BA
Rev A J Potts   Assistant Principal Chaplain, located at Transport Command
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr E R Parsons  7 Jan 1948
Educational
Gp Capt A Gillespie   BEng, AMICE
Wg Cdr G W Whittaker 12 Aug 1947 DSO, MA

WAAF Staff Officer
Wg Off E R Kirkpatrick 25 Nov 1946 WAAF
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Donald W Clappen 11 Nov 1946 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB
Wg Cdr W P Spinks 16 Aug 1948
Sqn Ldr W G S Summers  1 Nov 1948
Engineer
Gp Capt J D Rutherford 29 Aug 1947
Wg Cdr P S V Vallis 20 May 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr F J Walters  7 Feb 1946 MBE
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
Signals
Wg Cdr C M Williams 13 Jan 1947
Sqn Ldr A P Crowley 24 Mar 1947
Armament
Gp Capt P W Lowe-Holmes 24 Jan 1947
Wg Cdr H Lyons 15 Sep 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr F T Chiverton 19 Apr 1948
Civilian Staff
Works
Mr B E Willett  9 Aug 1948 BSc, AMICE, ARICE
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr K J Ticehurst 17 Mar 1947 Inspector
Meteorological
Mr R E Watson   BSc, PhD
Research
Mr E A Lovell   BSc, ARCS, AInstP
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr A P Mathew Statistical Officer

Source - January 1949 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5249)

February 1949

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

Stations: -

  • Binbrook

  • Coningsby

  • Hemswell

  • Lindholme

  • Marham

  • Mildenhall

  • Scampton

  • Stradishall

  • 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 N O S Bailey 24 Nov 1947 PA to AOC-in-C, DFC
Air Staff
AVM

Stephen C Strafford

 24 Apr 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DFC; later AM
Gp Capt R A T Stowell 21 Apr 1947 OBE, DFC
Gp Capt J L Airey  5 Aug 1947 DFC
Wg Cdr J H Sindall 24 Jun 1947 DSO
Wg Cdr R S Allen  5 Feb 1948 DSO, DFC
Lt Col R D Irwin 29 Oct 1948 USAF
Sqn Ldr A D McLaren  1 Nov 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr R J E Boulding 26 Oct 1948
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr G Taylor 22 Dec 1947
Sqn Ldr H Hobley  9 Aug 1948 AFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr W B Fleming  3 Sep 1946
Sqn Ldr D M Barrett  1 Jul 1948
Navigation
Gp Capt Denis Finlay 10 May 1948 OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr R F Davis 27 Aug 1948 DFM
Signals (Air)
Gp Capt B G Farrow  3 May 1948 OBE
Wg Cdr C D Moore 13 Dec 1948
Sqn Ldr C E Thurston 24 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr V G I Outen 10 Apr 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr H Clark 13 Dec 1948

Training
Gp Capt N P J Thompson  5 Jul 1948 DFC
Wg Cdr R McFarlane DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr D E Bennett 19 Apr 1948
Sqn Ldr B J Hooper 14 Apr 1948 DFC

Weapons
Gp Capt Donald M T Macdonald  1 Jan 1948 later  AVM
Sqn Ldr T H Baker 19 May 1948 DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr R J Healey 11 Mar 1946 DFM
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 E R Parsons  7 Jan 1948

Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr D Guye 1 Apr 1948
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

Hubert P Connolly

 9 Aug 1948 DFC*, AFM; later A/Cdre
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
Sqn Ldr F H P Austin  1 Oct 1948
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 N G MacFarlane 28 Oct 1946 DSO
Sqn Ldr G K Birch  1 Apr 1948
Equipment
Gp Capt J R Brown 26 May 1948
Wg Cdr G Matthews  3 Mar 1948
Wg Cdr J S Atkinson  9 Apr 1947
Sqn Ldr H C Corbett  7 Jul 1947
Sqn Ldr J W Murchie 23 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr H R E Rumsey 13 Feb 1948
Sqn Off E C Armstrong  1 Jun 1948
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt H E Cardwell  1 Jul 1945 Command Accountant, CBE, AFC
Wg Cdr J Lambie 12 Nov 1947
Wg Cdr C G Sharp 28 Jul 1948
Sqn Ldr E I Thompson  6 Nov 1946
Sqn Ldr F W W Hollingham 26 Jan 1948
Sqn Ldr R A Webster  6 Aug 1948
Catering
Sqn Ldr P Caddy  1 Dec 1947
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
Dental
Wg Cdr J S Lawson 24 Jan 1948 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, BA
Rev A J Potts   Assistant Principal Chaplain, located at Transport Command
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, ARICE

WAAF Staff Officer
Wg Off W B Thompson 14 Feb 1949 WAAF
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Donald W Clappen 11 Nov 1946 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB
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
Wg Cdr H Lyons 15 Sep 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr F T Chiverton 19 Apr 1948
Engineer
Gp Capt J D Rutherford 29 Aug 1947
Wg Cdr P S V Vallis 20 May 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr F J Walters  7 Feb 1946 MBE
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
Radio
Wg Cdr C M Williams 13 Jan 1947
Sqn Ldr A P Crowley 24 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr A C Nisbet 23 Oct 1948
Staffs of the Services (Technical Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr S Styles  6 Dec 1948 Inspector
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr A P Mathew Statistical Officer

Source - February 1949 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5249)

March 1949

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

Stations: -

  • Binbrook

  • Coningsby

  • Hemswell

  • Lindholme

  • Marham

  • Mildenhall

  • Scampton

  • Stradishall

  • 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 N O S Bailey 24 Nov 1947 PA to AOC-in-C, DFC
Air Staff
AVM

Stephen C Strafford

 24 Apr 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DFC; later AM
Gp Capt R A T Stowell 21 Apr 1947 OBE, DFC
Gp Capt J L Airey  5 Aug 1947 DFC
Wg Cdr J H Sindall 24 Jun 1947 DSO
Wg Cdr R S Allen  5 Feb 1948 DSO, DFC
Lt Col R D Irwin 29 Oct 1948 USAF
Sqn Ldr A D McLaren  1 Nov 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr R J E Boulding 26 Oct 1948
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr G Taylor 22 Dec 1947
Sqn Ldr H Hobley  9 Aug 1948 AFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr W B Fleming  3 Sep 1946
Sqn Ldr D M Barrett  1 Jul 1948
Navigation
Gp Capt Denis Finlay 10 May 1948 OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr R F Davis 27 Aug 1948 DFM
Signals (Air)
Gp Capt B G Farrow  3 May 1948 OBE
Wg Cdr C D Moore 13 Dec 1948
Sqn Ldr C E Thurston 24 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr V G I Outen 10 Apr 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr H Clark 13 Dec 1948

Training
Gp Capt N P J Thompson  5 Jul 1948 DFC
Wg Cdr R McFarlane DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr D E Bennett 19 Apr 1948
Sqn Ldr B J Hooper 14 Apr 1948 DFC

Weapons
Gp Capt Donald M T Macdonald  1 Jan 1948 later  AVM
Sqn Ldr T H Baker 19 May 1948 DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr R J Healey 11 Mar 1946 DFM
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 E R Parsons  7 Jan 1948

Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr D Guye 1 Apr 1948
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

Hubert P Connolly

 9 Aug 1948 DFC*, AFM; later A/Cdre
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
Sqn Ldr F H P Austin  1 Oct 1948
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 N G MacFarlane 28 Oct 1946 DSO
Sqn Ldr G K Birch  1 Apr 1948
Equipment
Gp Capt J R Brown 26 May 1948
Wg Cdr G Matthews  3 Mar 1948
Wg Cdr J S Atkinson  9 Apr 1947
Sqn Ldr H C Corbett  7 Jul 1947
Sqn Ldr J W Murchie 23 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr H R E Rumsey 13 Feb 1948
Sqn Off E C Armstrong  1 Jun 1948
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt H E Cardwell  1 Jul 1945 Command Accountant, CBE, AFC
Wg Cdr J Lambie 12 Nov 1947
Wg Cdr C G Sharp 28 Jul 1948
Sqn Ldr E I Thompson  6 Nov 1946
Sqn Ldr F W W Hollingham 26 Jan 1948
Sqn Ldr R A Webster  6 Aug 1948
Catering
Sqn Ldr P Caddy  1 Dec 1947
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
Dental
Wg Cdr J S Lawson 24 Jan 1948 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, BA
Rev A J Potts   Assistant Principal Chaplain, located at Transport Command
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, ARICE

WAAF Staff Officer
Wg Off W B Thompson 14 Feb 1949 WAAF
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Donald W Clappen 11 Nov 1946 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB
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
Wg Cdr H Lyons 15 Sep 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr F T Chiverton 19 Apr 1948
Engineer
Gp Capt J D Rutherford 29 Aug 1947
Wg Cdr P S V Vallis 20 May 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr F J Walters  7 Feb 1946 MBE
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
Radio
Wg Cdr C M Williams 13 Jan 1947
Sqn Ldr A P Crowley 24 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr A C Nisbet 23 Oct 1948
Staffs of the Services (Technical Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr S Styles  6 Dec 1948 Inspector
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr A P Mathew Statistical Officer

Source - March 1949 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5249)

April 1949

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

Stations: -

  • Binbrook

  • Coningsby

  • Hemswell

  • Lakenheath

  • Lindholme

  • 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 R A T Stowell 21 Apr 1947 OBE, DFC
Gp Capt J L Airey  5 Aug 1947 DFC
Wg Cdr R D Stubbs 11 Apr 1949 DFC
Wg Cdr R S Allen  5 Feb 1948 DSO, DFC
Lt Col R D Irwin 29 Oct 1948 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 W B Fleming  3 Sep 1946
Sqn Ldr D M Barrett  1 Jul 1948
Navigation
Gp Capt Denis Finlay 10 May 1948 OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr R F Davis 27 Aug 1948 DFM
Signals (Air)
Gp Capt B G Farrow  3 May 1948 OBE
Wg Cdr C D Moore 13 Dec 1948
Sqn Ldr C E Thurston 24 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr V G I Outen 10 Apr 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr H Clark 13 Dec 1948

Training
Gp Capt N P J Thompson  5 Jul 1948 DFC
Wg Cdr R McFarlane DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr D E Bennett 19 Apr 1948
Sqn Ldr B J Hooper 14 Apr 1948 DFC

Weapons
Gp Capt Donald M T Macdonald  1 Jan 1948 later  AVM
Sqn Ldr C W Hayes  7 Mar 1949
Sqn Ldr R J Healey 11 Mar 1946 DFM
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 E R Parsons  7 Jan 1948

Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr D Guye 1 Apr 1948
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

Hubert P Connolly

 9 Aug 1948 DFC*, AFM; later A/Cdre
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
Equipment
Gp Capt J R Brown 26 May 1948
Wg Cdr G Matthews  3 Mar 1948
Wg Cdr J S Atkinson  9 Apr 1947
Sqn Ldr H C Corbett  7 Jul 1947
Sqn Ldr J W Murchie 23 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr H R E Rumsey 13 Feb 1948
Sqn Off E C Armstrong  1 Jun 1948
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 E I Thompson  6 Nov 1946
Sqn Ldr F W W Hollingham 26 Jan 1948
Sqn Ldr R A Webster  6 Aug 1948
Catering
Sqn Ldr P Caddy  1 Dec 1947
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
Dental
Wg Cdr J S Lawson 24 Jan 1948 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, BA
Rev A J Potts   Assistant Principal Chaplain, located at Transport Command
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, ARICE

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
Wg Cdr H Lyons 15 Sep 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr F T Chiverton 19 Apr 1948
Engineer
Gp Capt J D Rutherford 29 Aug 1947
Wg Cdr P S V Vallis 20 May 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr F J Walters  7 Feb 1946 MBE
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
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
Mr S Styles  6 Dec 1948 Inspector
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr A P Mathew Statistical Officer

Source - April 1949 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5250)

May 1949

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

Stations: -

  • Binbrook

  • Coningsby

  • Hemswell

  • Lakenheath

  • Lindholme

  • 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 R A T Stowell 21 Apr 1947 OBE, DFC
Gp Capt J L Airey  5 Aug 1947 DFC
Wg Cdr R D Stubbs 11 Apr 1949 DFC
Wg Cdr R S Allen  5 Feb 1948 DSO, DFC
Lt Col R D Irwin 29 Oct 1948 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 W B Fleming  3 Sep 1946
Sqn Ldr D M Barrett  1 Jul 1948
Navigation
Gp Capt Denis Finlay 10 May 1948 OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr R F Davis 27 Aug 1948 DFM
Signals (Air)
Gp Capt B G Farrow  3 May 1948 OBE
Wg Cdr C D Moore 13 Dec 1948
Sqn Ldr C E Thurston 24 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr V G I Outen 10 Apr 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr H Clark 13 Dec 1948

Training
Gp Capt N P J Thompson  5 Jul 1948 DFC
Wg Cdr R McFarlane DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr D E Bennett 19 Apr 1948
Sqn Ldr B J Hooper 14 Apr 1948 DFC

Weapons
Gp Capt Donald M T Macdonald  1 Jan 1948 later  AVM
Sqn Ldr C W Hayes  7 Mar 1949
Sqn Ldr R J Healey 11 Mar 1946 DFM
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 E R Parsons  7 Jan 1948

Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr D Guye 1 Apr 1948
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 G Matthews  3 Mar 1948
Wg Cdr J S Atkinson  9 Apr 1947
Sqn Ldr H C Corbett  7 Jul 1947
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
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 E I Thompson  6 Nov 1946
Sqn Ldr F W W Hollingham 26 Jan 1948
Sqn Ldr R A Webster  6 Aug 1948
Catering
Sqn Ldr P Caddy  1 Dec 1947
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
Dental
Wg Cdr J S Lawson 24 Jan 1948 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, BA
Rev A J Potts   Assistant Principal Chaplain, located at Transport Command
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, ARICE

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 J D Rutherford 29 Aug 1947 Command Engineer Officer
Wg Cdr P S V Vallis 20 May 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr F J Walters  7 Feb 1946 MBE
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
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
Mr S Styles  6 Dec 1948 Inspector
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr A P Mathew Statistical Officer

Source - May 1949 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5250)

June 1949

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

Stations: -

  • Binbrook

  • Coningsby

  • Hemswell

  • Lakenheath

  • Lindholme

  • 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 R A T Stowell 21 Apr 1947 OBE, DFC
Gp Capt J L Airey  5 Aug 1947 DFC
Wg Cdr R D Stubbs 11 Apr 1949 DFC
Wg Cdr R S Allen  5 Feb 1948 DSO, DFC
Lt Col R D Irwin 29 Oct 1948 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 W B Fleming  3 Sep 1946
Sqn Ldr D M Barrett  1 Jul 1948
Navigation
Gp Capt Denis Finlay 10 May 1948 OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr R F Davis 27 Aug 1948 DFM
Signals (Air)
Gp Capt B G Farrow  3 May 1948 Command Signals Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr C D Moore 13 Dec 1948
Sqn Ldr C E Thurston 24 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr V G I Outen 10 Apr 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr H Clark 13 Dec 1948

Training
Gp Capt N P J Thompson  5 Jul 1948 DFC
Wg Cdr R McFarlane DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr D E Bennett 19 Apr 1948
Sqn Ldr B J Hooper 14 Apr 1948 DFC

Weapons
Gp Capt Donald M T Macdonald  1 Jan 1948 later  AVM
Sqn Ldr C W Hayes  7 Mar 1949
Sqn Ldr R J Healey 11 Mar 1946 DFM
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 E R Parsons  7 Jan 1948

Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr D Guye 1 Apr 1948
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 G Matthews  3 Mar 1948
Wg Cdr J S Atkinson  9 Apr 1947
Sqn Ldr H C Corbett  7 Jul 1947
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
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 E I Thompson  6 Nov 1946
Sqn Ldr F W W Hollingham 26 Jan 1948
Sqn Ldr R A Webster  6 Aug 1948
Catering
Sqn Ldr P Caddy  1 Dec 1947
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
Dental
Wg Cdr J S Lawson 24 Jan 1948 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, BA
Rev A J Potts   Assistant Principal Chaplain, located at Transport Command
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, ARICE

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 J D Rutherford 29 Aug 1947 Command Engineer Officer
Wg Cdr P S V Vallis 20 May 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr F J Walters  7 Feb 1946 MBE
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
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
Mr S Styles  6 Dec 1948 Inspector
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr A P Mathew Statistical Officer

Source - June 1949 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5250)

July 1949

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

Stations: -

  • Binbrook

  • Coningsby

  • Hemswell

  • Lakenheath

  • Lindholme

  • 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 R A T Stowell 21 Apr 1947 OBE, DFC
Gp Capt J L Airey  5 Aug 1947 DFC
Wg Cdr R D Stubbs 11 Apr 1949 DFC
Wg Cdr R S Allen  5 Feb 1948 DSO, DFC
Lt Col R D Irwin 29 Oct 1948 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 W B Fleming  3 Sep 1946
Sqn Ldr D M Barrett  1 Jul 1948
Navigation
Gp Capt Denis Finlay 10 May 1948 OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr R F Davis 27 Aug 1948 DFM
Signals (Air)
Gp Capt B G Farrow  3 May 1948 Command Signals Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr C D Moore 13 Dec 1948
Sqn Ldr C E Thurston 24 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr V G I Outen 10 Apr 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr H Clark 13 Dec 1948

Training
Gp Capt N P J Thompson  5 Jul 1948 DFC
Wg Cdr R McFarlane DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr D E Bennett 19 Apr 1948
Sqn Ldr B J Hooper 14 Apr 1948 DFC

Weapons
Gp Capt Donald M T Macdonald  1 Jan 1948 later  AVM
Sqn Ldr C W Hayes  7 Mar 1949
Sqn Ldr R J Healey 11 Mar 1946 DFM
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 E R Parsons  7 Jan 1948

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 G Matthews  3 Mar 1948
Wg Cdr J S Atkinson  9 Apr 1947
Sqn Ldr H C Corbett  7 Jul 1947
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
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 E I Thompson  6 Nov 1946
Sqn Ldr F W W Hollingham 26 Jan 1948
Sqn Ldr R A Webster  6 Aug 1948
Catering
Sqn Ldr P Caddy  1 Dec 1947
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
Dental
Wg Cdr J S Lawson 24 Jan 1948 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, BA
Rev A J Potts   Assistant Principal Chaplain, located at Transport Command
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, ARICE

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 J D Rutherford 29 Aug 1947 Command Engineer Officer
Wg Cdr P S V Vallis 20 May 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr F J Walters  7 Feb 1946 MBE
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
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
Mr S Styles  6 Dec 1948 Inspector
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr A P Mathew Statistical Officer

Source - July 1949 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5251)

August 1949

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

Stations: -

  • Binbrook

  • Coningsby

  • Hemswell

  • Lakenheath

  • Lindholme

  • 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
Wg Cdr R D Stubbs 11 Apr 1949 DFC
Wg Cdr R S Allen  5 Feb 1948 DSO, DFC
Lt Col R D Irwin 29 Oct 1948 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 W B Fleming  3 Sep 1946
Sqn Ldr D M Barrett  1 Jul 1948
Navigation
Gp Capt Denis Finlay 10 May 1948 OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr R F Davis 27 Aug 1948 DFM
Signals (Air)
Gp Capt B G Farrow  3 May 1948 Command Signals Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr C D Moore 13 Dec 1948
Sqn Ldr C E Thurston 24 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr V G I Outen 10 Apr 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr H Clark 13 Dec 1948

Training
Gp Capt N P J Thompson  5 Jul 1948 DFC
Wg Cdr R McFarlane DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr D E Bennett 19 Apr 1948
Sqn Ldr B J Hooper 14 Apr 1948 DFC

Weapons
Gp Capt Donald M T Macdonald  1 Jan 1948 later  AVM
Sqn Ldr C W Hayes  7 Mar 1949
Sqn Ldr R J Healey 11 Mar 1946 DFM
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 E R Parsons  7 Jan 1948

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 G Matthews  3 Mar 1948
Wg Cdr J S Atkinson  9 Apr 1947
Sqn Ldr H C Corbett  7 Jul 1947
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
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 E I Thompson  6 Nov 1946
Sqn Ldr F W W Hollingham 26 Jan 1948
Sqn Ldr R A Webster  6 Aug 1948
Catering
Sqn Ldr P Caddy  1 Dec 1947
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
Dental
Wg Cdr J S Lawson 24 Jan 1948 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, BA
Rev A J Potts   Assistant Principal Chaplain, located at Transport Command
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, ARICE

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 J D Rutherford 29 Aug 1947 Command Engineer Officer
Wg Cdr P S V Vallis 20 May 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr F J Walters  7 Feb 1946 MBE
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
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
Mr S Styles  6 Dec 1948 Inspector
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr A P Mathew Statistical Officer

Source - August 1949 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5251)

September 1949

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

Stations: -

  • Binbrook

  • Coningsby

  • Hemswell

  • Lakenheath

  • Lindholme

  • 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
Wg Cdr R D Stubbs 11 Apr 1949 DFC
Wg Cdr R S Allen  5 Feb 1948 DSO, DFC
Lt Col R D Irwin 29 Oct 1948 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 W B Fleming  3 Sep 1946
Sqn Ldr D M Barrett  1 Jul 1948
Navigation
Gp Capt Denis Finlay 10 May 1948 OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr R F Davis 27 Aug 1948 DFM
Signals (Air)
Gp Capt B G Farrow  3 May 1948 Command Signals Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr C D Moore 13 Dec 1948
Sqn Ldr C E Thurston 24 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr V G I Outen 10 Apr 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr H Clark 13 Dec 1948

Training
Gp Capt N P J Thompson  5 Jul 1948 DFC
Wg Cdr R McFarlane DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr D E Bennett 19 Apr 1948
Sqn Ldr B J Hooper 14 Apr 1948 DFC

Weapons
Gp Capt Donald M T Macdonald  1 Jan 1948 later  AVM
Sqn Ldr C W Hayes  7 Mar 1949
Sqn Ldr R J Healey 11 Mar 1946 DFM
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 E R Parsons  7 Jan 1948

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 G Matthews  3 Mar 1948
Wg Cdr J S Atkinson  9 Apr 1947
Sqn Ldr H C Corbett  7 Jul 1947
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
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 E I Thompson  6 Nov 1946
Sqn Ldr F W W Hollingham 26 Jan 1948
Sqn Ldr R A Webster  6 Aug 1948
Catering
Sqn Ldr P Caddy  1 Dec 1947
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
Dental
Wg Cdr J S Lawson 24 Jan 1948 LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, BA
Rev A J Potts   Assistant Principal Chaplain, located at Transport Command
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, ARICE

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 J D Rutherford 29 Aug 1947 Command Engineer Officer
Wg Cdr P S V Vallis 20 May 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr F J Walters  7 Feb 1946 MBE
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
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
Mr S Styles  6 Dec 1948 Inspector
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr A P Mathew Statistical Officer

Source - September 1949 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5251)

October 1949

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

Stations: -

  • Binbrook

  • Coningsby

  • Hemswell

  • Lakenheath

  • Lindholme

  • 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
Wg Cdr R D Stubbs 11 Apr 1949 DFC
Wg Cdr R S Allen  5 Feb 1948 DSO, DFC
Lt Col R D Irwin 29 Oct 1948 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 W B Fleming  3 Sep 1946
Sqn Ldr D M Barrett  1 Jul 1948
Navigation
Gp Capt Denis Finlay 10 May 1948 OBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr R F Davis 27 Aug 1948 DFM
Signals (Air)
Gp Capt B G Farrow  3 May 1948 Command Signals Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr C D Moore 13 Dec 1948
Sqn Ldr C E Thurston 24 Mar 1947
Sqn Ldr V G I Outen 10 Apr 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr H Clark 13 Dec 1948

Training
Gp Capt N P J Thompson  5 Jul 1948 DFC
Wg Cdr R McFarlane DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr D E Bennett 19 Apr 1948
Sqn Ldr B J Hooper 14 Apr 1948 DFC

Weapons
Gp Capt Donald M T Macdonald  1 Jan 1948 later  AVM
Sqn Ldr C W Hayes  7 Mar 1949
Sqn Ldr R J Healey 11 Mar 1946 DFM
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 E R Parsons  7 Jan 1948

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 G Matthews  3 Mar 1948
Wg Cdr J S Atkinson  9 Apr 1947
Sqn Ldr H C Corbett  7 Jul 1947
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
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 E I Thompson  6 Nov 1946
Sqn Ldr F W W Hollingham 26 Jan 1948
Sqn Ldr R A Webster  6 Aug 1948
Catering
Sqn Ldr P Caddy  1 Dec 1947
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
Dental
Wg Cdr J S 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, ARICE

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 J D Rutherford 29 Aug 1947 Command Engineer Officer
Sqn Ldr F J Walters  7 Feb 1946 MBE
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
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
Mr S Styles  6 Dec 1948 Inspector
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr A P Mathew Statistical Officer

Source - October 1949 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5252)

November 1949

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

Stations: -

  • Binbrook

  • Coningsby

  • Hemswell

  • Lakenheath

  • Lindholme

  • 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 R D M Nelson 20 Jun 1949
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 (Air)
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 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 S 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, ARICE

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 Statistical Officer

Source - November 1949 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5252)

December 1949

Address Controlled
RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Groups: -

Stations: -

  • Binbrook

  • Coningsby

  • Hemswell

  • Lakenheath

  • Lindholme

  • 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 R D M Nelson 20 Jun 1949
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 (Air)
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 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 S 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, ARICE

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 Statistical Officer

Source - December 1949 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5252)

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