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HQ Fighter Command - Principal Personnel 1950 - 1968

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

January 1950

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

Stations: -

  • Acklington

  • Bentwaters

  • Chivenor

  • Church Fenton

  • Coltishall

  • Duxford

  • Felixstowe

  • Horsham St Faith

  • Leeming

  • Linton-on-Ouse

  • Middle Wallop
  • Newton
  • Odiham
  • Old Sarum
  • Pembrey

  • Tangmere

  • Thorney Island

  • Valley

  • Watnall

  • Wattisham

  • West Malling

  • West Raynham

Air Traffic Control Centres

  • Gloucester
  • London (located at Uxbridge)
  • Prestwick
  • Inverness
  • Preston
  • Watnall

  • RAF Station - Old Sarum

    • The School of Land/Air Warfare

  • RAF Component Joint School of Chemical Warfare - Salisbury
  • RAF Film Production Unit - Stanmore
  • Royal Observer Corps - Stanmore
  • Fighter Command Communication Squadron - Bovingdon

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Basil E Embry 19 Apr 1949 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, DSO***, DFC, AFC; later ACM
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr John L W Ellacombe  7 Jul 1949 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt William E Hedley 24 Oct 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C; later A/Cdre
Air Staff
AVM Edgar J Kingston-McClaughry  1 Jun 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DSO, DFC
Operations
Gp Capt Ronald B Lees 23 Aug 1948 CB, CBE, DFC*, ADC; later AM
Wg Cdr Harold J Maguire 29 Dec 1947 DSO; later AM
Wg Cdr D V G Mawhood 27 Dec 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr J D Hawkins 28 Mar 1949 AFC
Sqn Ldr Frederick D Hughes 28 Mar 1949 DSO, DFC**; later AVM
Sqn Ldr P P C Barthropp 21 Dec 1949 DFC
Control and Reporting
Wg Cdr F J Trollope 20 Oct 1949 MC
Wg Cdr J D S Huxley 15 Mar 1949  
Sqn Ldr G Tate 15 Nov 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr J B Robertson 18 Feb 1948  
Air Plans
Gp Capt Donald R Evans 16 Aug 1948 CBE, DFC; later ACM
Wg Cdr C W K Nicholls 21 Jul 1949 DSO, OBE
Sqn Ldr W H Kellaway 20 Sep 1948 DSO
Training
Wg Cdr G A Brown 10 Oct 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr D C Bunch 13 Jan 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R N H Courtney 17 Jan 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr K W MacKenzie 21 Jan 1949 DFC
Air Traffic Control
Gp Capt J W A Hunnard 24 May 1948  
Wg Cdr J S Hamilton 13 Aug 1947 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr F M Biddulph 24 Jan 1949 AFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr C E Drapper 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr S A E Munns 20 Jun 1949 DFM
Intelligence
Wg Cdr L A Jessop 18 Oct 1945 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr F W Dowling  2 May 1949  
Weapons
Wg Cdr G H Westlake  1 Dec 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr J H W Yeates  3 Aug 1948 DFC
Signals (Air)
A/Cdre Victor G A Hatcher 25 Oct 1948 Command Signals Officer, OBE, AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr A W Alberry 13 Apr 1948 MBE
Wg Cdr A Fisher 14 Nov 1949  
Sqn Ldr G W F Penwarn  5 Jan 1948  
Sqn Ldr G R Winter 16 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr C W Horder 16 Dec 1948  
Sqn Ldr R J Mitchell  1 Dec 1949  
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr G A Podevin 15 Feb 1949  
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr C P J Churton  7 Aug 1949 Senior Regiment Officer
Meteorological
Mr J L Galloway   MA, BSc
Research
Mr A Potts   BSc, F Inst P
Administrative Staff
AVM Claude McC Vincent 15 Jul 1949 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC, AFC
Organisation
Gp Capt John M Freeman  8 Aug 1949 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr M K Sewell  9 Mar 1949 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr F L Sayers 25 Jul 1949 AFC
Sqn Ldr C T W Morgan 17 Jan 1949  
Sqn Ldr D A Hine 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr G J Kemp 22 Aug 1949  
Personnel
Gp Capt John R Rhys-Jones 18 Apr 1949 Senior Personnel Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr E B C Davies  4 Aug 1949  
Sqn Ldr A J Picknett  8 Nov 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr G P Owen 12 Jul 1948 MBE
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr

Peter T Philpott

 23 May 1949 OBE; later AVM
Equipment
Gp Capt William F Langdon  5 Aug 1948 Senior Equipment Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr G W Salt  6 Oct 1945 OBE
Wg Cdr T Thomas  7 Mar 1949  
Sqn Ldr F L Dibben 24 Jul 1947  
Sqn Ldr R D Stephens 21 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr T Jones 11 Apr 1949  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt J F R Eales-White 24 Sep 1947  
Wg Cdr J Lee  1 Jan 1949 OBE
Wg Cdr D J Sherlock  1 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr G A Cornish 19 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr T McAllister 29 Oct 1945  
Catering
Sqn Ldr J A Cope 28 Jul 1949 MBE
Medical
A/Cdre V S Ewing  9 Sep 1948 MB, ChB, DPH
Wg Cdr E B Bright 16 Oct 1945 AFC, MB, ChB
Dental
Gp Capt H D Humphreys 15 Aug 1946 CBE, LDS
Chaplains
Rev A S Giles   Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, OBE, BA, located to TTC
Rev T Madoc Jones 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA
Educational
Gp Capt C J Whittle 10 Nov 1948 MSc
Wg Cdr R F Pemberton  3 Jan 1949 MC, MA
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BSc, AMICE

WRAF Staff Officer
Wg Off M Hibbert 31 Jan 1949 OBE
Technical Staff
A/Cdre George B Beardsworth 21 Mar 1949 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB; later AVM
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr Harold M Russell 30 Dec 1947 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr M Roe 20 Jun 1949 BEM
Armament
Wg Cdr J G Priest  2 Feb 1948 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr C W Layton    
Photography
Sqn Ldr S Hoskin 18 Aug 1947  

Engineer
Gp Capt L Crocker 29 Dec 1947 Command Engineer Officer
Wg Cdr T Clare 21 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr S J Davies 19 Jun 1947 MBE, GM
Sqn Ldr W J Sear 26 Jan 1948  
Sqn Ldr R Quorn 18 Aug 1947  
Sqn Ldr G W Burnett  7 Jun 1948  
Radio
Wg Cdr L A Grover 18 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr L E Farrell 23 Feb 1948  
Sqn Ldr C H Frampton 28 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr F J Fenner  5 Dec 1949  
Staffs of the Services (Technical Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr W H Webber  8 Dec 1947  
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr J D N Sidebottom 29 Nov 1948 AFC
Sqn Ldr R Bailey  4 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr H W Kennard 15 Sep 1947  
Sqn Ldr F A Cleary  8 Nov 1948  
Mr P G Downing   Statistics Officer, BSc

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

February 1950

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

Air Traffic Control Centres

  • Gloucester
  • London (located at Uxbridge)
  • Prestwick
  • Inverness
  • Preston
  • Watnall

  • The School of Land/Air Warfare - Old Sarum

  • RAF Component Joint School of Chemical Warfare - Salisbury
  • RAF Film Production Unit - Stanmore
  • Royal Observer Corps - Stanmore
  • Fighter Command Communication Squadron - Bovingdon

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Basil E Embry 19 Apr 1949 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, DSO***, DFC, AFC; later ACM
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr John L W Ellacombe  7 Jul 1949 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt William E Hedley 24 Oct 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C; later A/Cdre
Air Staff
AVM

David F W Atcherley

 21 Jan 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DSO, DFC; later AVM
Operations
Gp Capt Ronald B Lees 23 Aug 1948 CB, CBE, DFC*, ADC; later AM
Wg Cdr Harold J Maguire 29 Dec 1947 DSO; later AM
Sqn Ldr J D Hawkins 28 Mar 1949 AFC
Sqn Ldr P P C Barthropp 21 Dec 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr Kenneth C M Giddings 16 Jan 1950 DFC; later AM
Control and Reporting
Wg Cdr F J Trollope 20 Oct 1949 MC
Wg Cdr J D S Huxley 15 Mar 1949  
Sqn Ldr G Tate 15 Nov 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr J B Robertson 18 Feb 1948  
Air Plans
Gp Capt Donald R Evans 16 Aug 1948 CBE, DFC; later ACM
Wg Cdr C W K Nicholls 21 Jul 1949 DSO, OBE
Sqn Ldr W H Kellaway 20 Sep 1948 DSO
Training
Wg Cdr G A Brown 10 Oct 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr D C Bunch 13 Jan 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R N H Courtney 17 Jan 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr K W MacKenzie 21 Jan 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr T F Neil 16 Jan 1950 DFC
Air Traffic Control
Gp Capt J W A Hunnard 24 May 1948  
Wg Cdr J S Hamilton 13 Aug 1947 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr F M Biddulph 24 Jan 1949 AFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr C E Drapper 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr S A E Munns 20 Jun 1949 DFM
Intelligence
Wg Cdr L A Jessop 18 Oct 1945 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr F W Dowling  2 May 1949  
Weapons
Wg Cdr G H Westlake  1 Dec 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr J H W Yeates  3 Aug 1948 DFC
Signals
A/Cdre Victor G A Hatcher 25 Oct 1948 Command Signals Officer, OBE, AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr A W Alberry 13 Apr 1948 MBE
Wg Cdr A Fisher 14 Nov 1949  
Sqn Ldr G W F Penwarn  5 Jan 1948  
Sqn Ldr G R Winter 16 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr R J Mitchell  1 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr C B Casey  9 Jan 1950  
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr G A Podevin 15 Feb 1949  
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr C P J Churton  7 Aug 1949 Senior Regiment Officer
Meteorological
Mr J L Galloway   MA, BSc
Research
Mr A Potts   BSc, F Inst P
Administrative Staff
AVM Claude McC Vincent 15 Jul 1949 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC, AFC
Organisation
Gp Capt John M Freeman  8 Aug 1949 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr M K Sewell  9 Mar 1949 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr F L Sayers 25 Jul 1949 AFC
Sqn Ldr C T W Morgan 17 Jan 1949  
Sqn Ldr D A Hine 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr G J Kemp 22 Aug 1949  
Personnel
Gp Capt John R Rhys-Jones 18 Apr 1949 Senior Personnel Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr E B C Davies  4 Aug 1949  
Sqn Ldr A J Picknett  8 Nov 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr G P Owen 12 Jul 1948 MBE
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr

Peter T Philpott

 23 May 1949 OBE; later AVM
Equipment
Gp Capt William F Langdon  5 Aug 1948 Senior Equipment Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr G W Salt  6 Oct 1945 OBE
Wg Cdr T Thomas  7 Mar 1949  
Sqn Ldr F L Dibben 24 Jul 1947  
Sqn Ldr R D Stephens 21 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr T Jones 11 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr W McQ Pratt 11 Sep 1949  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt J F R Eales-White 24 Sep 1947  
Wg Cdr J Lee  1 Jan 1949 OBE
Wg Cdr D J Sherlock  1 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr G A Cornish 19 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr G J Rantell 14 Feb 1950  
Catering
Sqn Ldr J A Cope 28 Jul 1949 MBE
Medical
A/Cdre V S Ewing  9 Sep 1948 MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt A Harvey  6 Jan 1950 CBE, MB, BCh, DPH
Wg Cdr E B Bright 16 Oct 1945 AFC, MB, ChB
Dental
Gp Capt H D Humphreys 15 Aug 1946 CBE, LDS
Chaplains
Rev A S Giles   Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, OBE, BA, located to TTC
Rev T Madoc Jones 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA
Educational
Gp Capt C J Whittle 10 Nov 1948 MSc
Wg Cdr R F Pemberton  3 Jan 1949 MC, MA
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BSc, AMICE

WRAF Staff Officer
Wg Off M Hibbert 31 Jan 1949 OBE
Technical Staff
A/Cdre George B Beardsworth 21 Mar 1949 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB; later AVM
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr Harold M Russell 30 Dec 1947 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr M Roe 20 Jun 1949 BEM
Armament
Wg Cdr J G Priest  2 Feb 1948 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr C G Miles 16 Jan 1950  
Photography
Sqn Ldr S Hoskin 18 Aug 1947  

Engineer
Gp Capt L Crocker 29 Dec 1947 Command Engineer Officer
Wg Cdr T Clare 21 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr S J Davies 19 Jun 1947 MBE, GM
Sqn Ldr W J Sear 26 Jan 1948  
Sqn Ldr R Quorn 18 Aug 1947  
Sqn Ldr G W Burnett  7 Jun 1948  
Radio
Wg Cdr L A Grover 18 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr L E Farrell 23 Feb 1948  
Sqn Ldr C H Frampton 28 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr F J Fenner  5 Dec 1949  
Staffs of the Services (Technical Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr W H Webber  8 Dec 1947  
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr J D N Sidebottom 29 Nov 1948 AFC
Sqn Ldr R Bailey  4 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr H W Kennard 15 Sep 1947  
Sqn Ldr F A Cleary  8 Nov 1948  
Mr P G Downing   Statistics Officer, BSc

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

March 1950

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

Air Traffic Control Centres

  • Gloucester
  • London (located at Uxbridge)
  • Prestwick
  • Inverness
  • Preston
  • Watnall

  • The School of Land/Air Warfare - Old Sarum

  • RAF Component Joint School of Chemical Warfare - Salisbury
  • RAF Film Production Unit - Stanmore
  • Royal Observer Corps - Stanmore
  • Fighter Command Communication Squadron - Bovingdon

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Basil E Embry 19 Apr 1949 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, DSO***, DFC, AFC; later ACM
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr John L W Ellacombe  7 Jul 1949 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt William E Hedley 24 Oct 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C; later A/Cdre
Air Staff
AVM

David F W Atcherley

 21 Jan 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DSO, DFC; later AVM
Operations
Gp Capt Ronald B Lees 23 Aug 1948 CB, CBE, DFC*, ADC; later AM
Wg Cdr Harold J Maguire 29 Dec 1947 DSO; later AM
Sqn Ldr J D Hawkins 28 Mar 1949 AFC
Sqn Ldr P P C Barthropp 21 Dec 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr Kenneth C M Giddings 16 Jan 1950 DFC; later AM
Control and Reporting
Wg Cdr F J Trollope 20 Oct 1949 MC
Wg Cdr J D S Huxley 15 Mar 1949  
Sqn Ldr G Tate 15 Nov 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr J B Robertson 18 Feb 1948  
Air Plans
Gp Capt Donald R Evans 16 Aug 1948 CBE, DFC; later ACM
Wg Cdr C W K Nicholls 21 Jul 1949 DSO, OBE
Sqn Ldr W H Kellaway 20 Sep 1948 DSO
Training
Wg Cdr G A Brown 10 Oct 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr D C Bunch 13 Jan 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R N H Courtney 17 Jan 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr K W MacKenzie 21 Jan 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr T F Neil 16 Jan 1950 DFC
Air Traffic Control
Gp Capt J W A Hunnard 24 May 1948  
Wg Cdr J S Hamilton 13 Aug 1947 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr F M Biddulph 24 Jan 1949 AFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr C E Drapper 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr S A E Munns 20 Jun 1949 DFM
Intelligence
Wg Cdr L A Jessop 18 Oct 1945 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr F W Dowling  2 May 1949  
Weapons
Wg Cdr G H Westlake  1 Dec 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr J H W Yeates  3 Aug 1948 DFC
Signals
A/Cdre Victor G A Hatcher 25 Oct 1948 Command Signals Officer, OBE, AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr A W Alberry 13 Apr 1948 MBE
Wg Cdr A Fisher 14 Nov 1949  
Sqn Ldr G W F Penwarn  5 Jan 1948  
Sqn Ldr G R Winter 16 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr R J Mitchell  1 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr C B Casey  9 Jan 1950  
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr G A Podevin 15 Feb 1949  
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr C P J Churton  7 Aug 1949 Senior Regiment Officer
Meteorological
Mr J L Galloway   MA, BSc
Research
Mr A Potts   BSc, F Inst P
Administrative Staff
AVM Claude McC Vincent 15 Jul 1949 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC, AFC
Organisation
Gp Capt John M Freeman  8 Aug 1949 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr M K Sewell  9 Mar 1949 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr F L Sayers 25 Jul 1949 AFC
Sqn Ldr C T W Morgan 17 Jan 1949  
Sqn Ldr D A Hine 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr G J Kemp 22 Aug 1949  
Personnel
Gp Capt John R Rhys-Jones 18 Apr 1949 Senior Personnel Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr E B C Davies  4 Aug 1949  
Sqn Ldr A J Picknett  8 Nov 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr G P Owen 12 Jul 1948 MBE
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr

Peter T Philpott

 23 May 1949 OBE; later AVM
Equipment
Gp Capt William F Langdon  5 Aug 1948 Senior Equipment Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr G W Salt  6 Oct 1945 OBE
Wg Cdr T Thomas  7 Mar 1949  
Sqn Ldr F L Dibben 24 Jul 1947  
Sqn Ldr R D Stephens 21 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr T Jones 11 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr W McQ Pratt 11 Sep 1949  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt J F R Eales-White 24 Sep 1947  
Wg Cdr J Lee  1 Jan 1949 OBE
Wg Cdr D J Sherlock  1 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr G A Cornish 19 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr G J Rantell 14 Feb 1950  
Catering
Sqn Ldr J A Cope 28 Jul 1949 MBE
Medical
A/Cdre V S Ewing  9 Sep 1948 MB, ChB, DPH
Wg Cdr E B Bright 16 Oct 1945 AFC, MB, ChB
Dental
Gp Capt H D Humphreys 15 Aug 1946 CBE, LDS
Chaplains
Rev A S Giles   Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, OBE, BA, located to TTC
Rev T Madoc Jones 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA
Educational
Gp Capt C J Whittle 10 Nov 1948 MSc
Wg Cdr R F Pemberton  3 Jan 1949 MC, MA
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BSc, AMICE

WRAF Staff Officer
Wg Off M Hibbert 31 Jan 1949 OBE
Technical Staff
A/Cdre George B Beardsworth 21 Mar 1949 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB; later AVM
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr Harold M Russell 30 Dec 1947 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr M Roe 20 Jun 1949 BEM
Armament
Wg Cdr J G Priest  2 Feb 1948 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr C G Miles 16 Jan 1950  
Photography
Sqn Ldr S Hoskin 18 Aug 1947  

Engineer
Gp Capt L Crocker 29 Dec 1947 Command Engineer Officer
Wg Cdr T Clare 21 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr S J Davies 19 Jun 1947 MBE, GM
Sqn Ldr W J Sear 26 Jan 1948  
Sqn Ldr R Quorn 18 Aug 1947  
Sqn Ldr G W Burnett  7 Jun 1948  
Radio
Wg Cdr L A Grover 18 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr L E Farrell 23 Feb 1948  
Sqn Ldr C H Frampton 28 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr F J Fenner  5 Dec 1949  
Staffs of the Services (Technical Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr W H Webber  8 Dec 1947  
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr J D N Sidebottom 29 Nov 1948 AFC
Sqn Ldr R Bailey  4 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr H W Kennard 15 Sep 1947  
Sqn Ldr F A Cleary  8 Nov 1948  
Mr P G Downing   Statistics Officer, BSc

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

April 1950

 
Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

Air Traffic Control Centres

  • Gloucester
  • London (located at Uxbridge)
  • Prestwick
  • Inverness
  • Preston
  • Watnall

  • The School of Land/Air Warfare - Old Sarum

  • RAF Component Joint School of Chemical Warfare - Salisbury
  • Film Production Unit - Stanmore
  • Royal Observer Corps - Stanmore
  • Fighter Command Communication Squadron - Bovingdon

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Basil E Embry 19 Apr 1949 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, DSO***, DFC, AFC; later ACM
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr John L W Ellacombe  7 Jul 1949 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt William E Hedley 24 Oct 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C; later A/Cdre
Air Staff
AVM

David F W Atcherley

 21 Jan 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DSO, DFC; later AVM
Operations
Gp Capt Ronald B Lees 23 Aug 1948 CB, CBE, DFC*, ADC; later AM
Wg Cdr Harold J Maguire 29 Dec 1947 DSO; later AM
Sqn Ldr J D Hawkins 28 Mar 1949 AFC
Sqn Ldr P P C Barthropp 21 Dec 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr Kenneth C M Giddings 16 Jan 1950 DFC; later AM
Control and Reporting
Wg Cdr F J Trollope 20 Oct 1949 MC
Wg Cdr J D S Huxley 15 Mar 1949  
Sqn Ldr G Tate 15 Nov 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr J B Robertson 18 Feb 1948  
Air Plans
Gp Capt Donald R Evans 16 Aug 1948 CBE, DFC; later ACM
Wg Cdr C W K Nicholls 21 Jul 1949 DSO, OBE
Sqn Ldr W H Kellaway 20 Sep 1948 DSO
Training
Wg Cdr G A Brown 10 Oct 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr D C Bunch 13 Jan 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R N H Courtney 17 Jan 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr K W MacKenzie 21 Jan 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr T F Neil 16 Jan 1950 DFC
Air Traffic Control
Gp Capt J W A Hunnard 24 May 1948  
Wg Cdr J S Hamilton 13 Aug 1947 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr F M Biddulph 24 Jan 1949 AFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr C E Drapper 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr S A E Munns 20 Jun 1949 DFM
Intelligence
Wg Cdr L A Jessop 18 Oct 1945 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr F W Dowling  2 May 1949  
Weapons
Wg Cdr G H Westlake  1 Dec 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr J H W Yeates  3 Aug 1948 DFC
Signals
A/Cdre Victor G A Hatcher 25 Oct 1948 Command Signals Officer, OBE, AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr A W Alberry 13 Apr 1948 MBE
Wg Cdr A Fisher 14 Nov 1949  
Sqn Ldr G W F Penwarn  5 Jan 1948  
Sqn Ldr C W Horder 15 Dec 1948  
Sqn Ldr R J Mitchell  1 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr C B Casey  9 Jan 1950  
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr G A Podevin 15 Feb 1949  
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr E J Apperley  6 Feb 1950 Senior Regiment Officer
Meteorological
Mr J L Galloway   MA, BSc
Research
Mr A Potts   BSc, F Inst P
Administrative Staff
AVM Claude McC Vincent 15 Jul 1949 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC, AFC
Organisation
Gp Capt John M Freeman  8 Aug 1949 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr M K Sewell  9 Mar 1949 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr F L Sayers 25 Jul 1949 AFC
Sqn Ldr C T W Morgan 17 Jan 1949  
Sqn Ldr D A Hine 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr G J Kemp 22 Aug 1949  
Personnel
Gp Capt John R Rhys-Jones 18 Apr 1949 Senior Personnel Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr E B C Davies  4 Aug 1949  
Sqn Ldr G P Owen 12 Jul 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr N P Simmons 20 Mar 1950 DSO, DFM
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr

Peter T Philpott

 23 May 1949 OBE; later AVM
Equipment
Gp Capt William F Langdon  5 Aug 1948 Senior Equipment Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr G W Salt  6 Oct 1945 OBE
Wg Cdr T Thomas  7 Mar 1949  
Sqn Ldr F L Dibben 24 Jul 1947  
Sqn Ldr R D Stephens 21 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr T Jones 11 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr W McQ Pratt 11 Sep 1949  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt J F R Eales-White 24 Sep 1947  
Wg Cdr J Lee  1 Jan 1949 OBE
Wg Cdr D J Sherlock  1 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr G A Cornish 19 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr G J Rantell 14 Feb 1950  
Catering
Sqn Ldr J A Cope 28 Jul 1949 MBE
Medical
A/Cdre V S Ewing  9 Sep 1948 MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt T Magner 27 Feb 1950 MD, BCh
Wg Cdr E B Bright 16 Oct 1945 AFC, MB, ChB
Dental
Gp Capt H D Humphreys 15 Aug 1946 CBE, LDS
Chaplains
Rev A S Giles   Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, OBE, BA, located to TTC
Rev T Madoc Jones 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA
Educational
Gp Capt C J Whittle 10 Nov 1948 MSc
Wg Cdr R F Pemberton  3 Jan 1949 MC, MA
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BSc, AMICE

WRAF Staff Officer
Wg Off M Hibbert 31 Jan 1949 OBE
Technical Staff
A/Cdre George B Beardsworth 21 Mar 1949 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB; later AVM
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr Harold M Russell 30 Dec 1947 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr M Roe 20 Jun 1949 BEM
Armament
Wg Cdr J G Priest  2 Feb 1948 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr C G Miles 16 Jan 1950  
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades    

Engineer
Gp Capt L Crocker 29 Dec 1947 Command Engineer Officer
Wg Cdr T Clare 21 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr S J Davies 19 Jun 1947 MBE, GM
Sqn Ldr W J Sear 26 Jan 1948  
Sqn Ldr R Quorn 18 Aug 1947  
Sqn Ldr G W Burnett  7 Jun 1948  
Radio
Wg Cdr L A Grover 18 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr L E Farrell 23 Feb 1948  
Sqn Ldr C H Frampton 28 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr F J Fenner  5 Dec 1949  
Staffs of the Services (Technical Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr W H Webber  8 Dec 1947  
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr J D N Sidebottom 29 Nov 1948 AFC
Sqn Ldr R Bailey  4 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr H W Kennard 15 Sep 1947  
Sqn Ldr F A Cleary  8 Nov 1948  
Mr P G Downing   Statistics Officer, BSc

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

May 1950

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

Air Traffic Control Centres

  • Gloucester
  • London (located at Uxbridge)
  • Prestwick
  • Inverness
  • Preston
  • Watnall

  • The School of Land/Air Warfare - Old Sarum

  • RAF Component Joint School of Chemical Warfare - Salisbury
  • Film Production Unit - Stanmore
  • Royal Observer Corps - Stanmore
  • Fighter Command Communication Squadron - Bovingdon

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Basil E Embry 19 Apr 1949 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, DSO***, DFC, AFC; later ACM
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr John L W Ellacombe  7 Jul 1949 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt William E Hedley 24 Oct 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C; later A/Cdre
Air Staff
AVM

David F W Atcherley

 21 Jan 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DSO, DFC; later AVM
Operations
Gp Capt Ronald B Lees 23 Aug 1948 CB, CBE, DFC*, ADC; later AM
Wg Cdr Harold J Maguire 29 Dec 1947 DSO; later AM
Sqn Ldr J D Hawkins 28 Mar 1949 AFC
Sqn Ldr P P C Barthropp 21 Dec 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr Kenneth C M Giddings 16 Jan 1950 DFC; later AM
Control and Reporting
Wg Cdr F J Trollope 20 Oct 1949 MC
Wg Cdr J D S Huxley 15 Mar 1949  
Wg Cdr S Le Rougetel 20 Mar 1950  
Sqn Ldr G Tate 15 Nov 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr J B Robertson 18 Feb 1948  
Air Plans
Gp Capt Donald R Evans 16 Aug 1948 CBE, DFC; later ACM
Wg Cdr C W K Nicholls 21 Jul 1949 DSO, OBE
Sqn Ldr W H Kellaway 20 Sep 1948 DSO
Training
Wg Cdr G A Brown 10 Oct 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr D C Bunch 13 Jan 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R N H Courtney 17 Jan 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr K W MacKenzie 21 Jan 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr T F Neil 16 Jan 1950 DFC
Air Traffic Control
Gp Capt J W A Hunnard 24 May 1948  
Wg Cdr J S Hamilton 13 Aug 1947 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr F M Biddulph 24 Jan 1949 AFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr C E Drapper 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr S A E Munns 20 Jun 1949 DFM
Intelligence
Wg Cdr L A Jessop 18 Oct 1945 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr F W Dowling  2 May 1949  
Weapons
Wg Cdr G H Westlake  1 Dec 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr J H W Yeates  3 Aug 1948 DFC
Signals
A/Cdre Victor G A Hatcher 25 Oct 1948 Command Signals Officer, OBE, AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr A W Alberry 13 Apr 1948 MBE
Wg Cdr A Fisher 14 Nov 1949  
Sqn Ldr C W Horder 15 Dec 1948  
Sqn Ldr R J Mitchell  1 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr C B Casey  9 Jan 1950  
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr G A Podevin 15 Feb 1949  
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr E J Apperley  6 Feb 1950 Senior Regiment Officer
Meteorological
Mr J L Galloway   MA, BSc
Research
Mr A Potts   BSc, F Inst P
Administrative Staff
AVM Claude McC Vincent 15 Jul 1949 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC, AFC
Organisation
Gp Capt John M Freeman  8 Aug 1949 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr M K Sewell  9 Mar 1949 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr F L Sayers 25 Jul 1949 AFC
Sqn Ldr C T W Morgan 17 Jan 1949  
Sqn Ldr D A Hine 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr G J Kemp 22 Aug 1949  
Personnel
Gp Capt John R Rhys-Jones 18 Apr 1949 Senior Personnel Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr E B C Davies  4 Aug 1949  
Sqn Ldr G P Owen 12 Jul 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr N P Simmons 20 Mar 1950 DSO, DFM
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr

Peter T Philpott

 23 May 1949 OBE; later AVM
Equipment
Gp Capt William F Langdon  5 Aug 1948 Senior Equipment Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr G W Salt  6 Oct 1945 OBE
Wg Cdr T Thomas  7 Mar 1949  
Sqn Ldr F L Dibben 24 Jul 1947  
Sqn Ldr R D Stephens 21 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr T Jones 11 Apr 1949  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt J F R Eales-White 24 Sep 1947  
Wg Cdr J Lee  1 Jan 1949 OBE
Wg Cdr D J Sherlock  1 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr G A Cornish 19 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr G J Rantell 14 Feb 1950  
Catering
Sqn Ldr J A Cope 28 Jul 1949 MBE
Medical
A/Cdre V S Ewing  9 Sep 1948 MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt T Magner 27 Feb 1950 MD, BCh
Wg Cdr E B Bright 16 Oct 1945 AFC, MB, ChB
Dental
Gp Capt H D Humphreys 15 Aug 1946 CBE, LDS
Chaplains
Rev A S Giles   Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, OBE, BA, located to TTC
Rev T Madoc Jones 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA
Educational
Gp Capt C J Whittle 10 Nov 1948 MSc
Wg Cdr R F Pemberton  3 Jan 1949 MC, MA
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BSc, AMICE

WRAF Staff Officer
Wg Off M Hibbert 31 Jan 1949 OBE
Technical Staff
A/Cdre George B Beardsworth 21 Mar 1949 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB; later AVM
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr Harold M Russell 30 Dec 1947 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr M Roe 20 Jun 1949 BEM
Armament
Wg Cdr J G Priest  2 Feb 1948 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr C G Miles 16 Jan 1950  
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades    

Engineer
Gp Capt L Crocker 29 Dec 1947 Command Engineer Officer
Wg Cdr T Clare 21 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr S J Davies 19 Jun 1947 MBE, GM
Sqn Ldr W J Sear 26 Jan 1948  
Sqn Ldr R Quorn 18 Aug 1947  
Sqn Ldr G W Burnett  7 Jun 1948  
Radio
Wg Cdr L A Grover 18 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr L E Farrell 23 Feb 1948  
Sqn Ldr C H Frampton 28 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr F J Fenner  5 Dec 1949  
Staffs of the Services (Technical Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr W H Webber  8 Dec 1947  
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr J D N Sidebottom 29 Nov 1948 AFC
Sqn Ldr R Bailey  4 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr H W Kennard 15 Sep 1947  
Sqn Ldr F A Cleary  8 Nov 1948  
Mr P G Downing   Statistics Officer, BSc

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

June 1950

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

Air Traffic Control Centres

  • Gloucester
  • London (located at Uxbridge)
  • Prestwick
  • Inverness
  • Preston
  • Watnall

  • The School of Land/Air Warfare - Old Sarum

  • RAF Component Joint School of Chemical Warfare - Salisbury
  • Film Production Unit - Stanmore
  • Royal Observer Corps - Stanmore
  • Fighter Command Communication Squadron - Bovingdon

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Basil E Embry 19 Apr 1949 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, DSO***, DFC, AFC; later ACM
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr John L W Ellacombe  7 Jul 1949 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt William E Hedley 24 Oct 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C; later A/Cdre
Air Staff
AVM

David F W Atcherley

 21 Jan 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DSO, DFC; later AVM
Operations
Gp Capt Ronald B Lees 23 Aug 1948 CB, CBE, DFC*, ADC; later AM
Wg Cdr Harold J Maguire 29 Dec 1947 DSO; later AM
Sqn Ldr J D Hawkins 28 Mar 1949 AFC
Sqn Ldr P P C Barthropp 21 Dec 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr Kenneth C M Giddings 16 Jan 1950 DFC; later AM
Control and Reporting
Wg Cdr F J Trollope 20 Oct 1949 MC
Wg Cdr J D S Huxley 15 Mar 1949  
Wg Cdr S Le Rougetel 20 Mar 1950  
Sqn Ldr G Tate 15 Nov 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr J B Robertson 18 Feb 1948  
Air Plans
Gp Capt Donald R Evans 16 Aug 1948 CBE, DFC; later ACM
Wg Cdr C W K Nicholls 21 Jul 1949 DSO, OBE
Sqn Ldr W H Kellaway 20 Sep 1948 DSO
Training
Wg Cdr G A Brown 10 Oct 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr D C Bunch 13 Jan 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R N H Courtney 17 Jan 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr K W MacKenzie 21 Jan 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr T F Neil 16 Jan 1950 DFC
Air Traffic Control
Gp Capt J W A Hunnard 24 May 1948  
Wg Cdr J S Hamilton 13 Aug 1947 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr F M Biddulph 24 Jan 1949 AFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr C E Drapper 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr S A E Munns 20 Jun 1949 DFM
Intelligence
Wg Cdr L A Jessop 18 Oct 1945 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr F W Dowling  2 May 1949  
Weapons
Wg Cdr G H Westlake  1 Dec 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr J H W Yeates  3 Aug 1948 DFC
Signals
A/Cdre Victor G A Hatcher 25 Oct 1948 Command Signals Officer, OBE, AFC; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt Michael Watson 11 Apr 1950 CBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr A W Alberry 13 Apr 1948 MBE
Wg Cdr A Fisher 14 Nov 1949  
Sqn Ldr C W Horder 15 Dec 1948  
Sqn Ldr R J Mitchell  1 Dec 1949 AMIEE
Sqn Ldr C B Casey  9 Jan 1950  
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr G A Podevin 15 Feb 1949  
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr E J Apperley  6 Feb 1950 Senior Regiment Officer
Meteorological
Mr J L Galloway   MA, BSc
Research
Mr A Potts   BSc, F Inst P
Administrative Staff
AVM Claude McC Vincent 15 Jul 1949 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC, AFC
Organisation
Gp Capt John M Freeman  8 Aug 1949 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr M K Sewell  9 Mar 1949 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr F L Sayers 25 Jul 1949 AFC
Sqn Ldr C T W Morgan 17 Jan 1949  
Sqn Ldr D A Hine 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr G J Kemp 22 Aug 1949  
Personnel
Gp Capt John R Rhys-Jones 18 Apr 1949 Senior Personnel Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr E B C Davies  4 Aug 1949  
Sqn Ldr G P Owen 12 Jul 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr N P Simmons 20 Mar 1950 DSO, DFM
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr

Peter T Philpott

 23 May 1949 OBE; later AVM
Equipment
Gp Capt William F Langdon  5 Aug 1948 Senior Equipment Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr G W Salt  6 Oct 1945 OBE
Wg Cdr T Thomas  7 Mar 1949  
Sqn Ldr F L Dibben 24 Jul 1947  
Sqn Ldr R D Stephens 21 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr T Jones 11 Apr 1949  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt J F R Eales-White 24 Sep 1947  
Wg Cdr J Lee  1 Jan 1949 OBE
Wg Cdr D J Sherlock  1 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr G A Cornish 19 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr G J Rantell 14 Feb 1950  
Catering
Sqn Ldr J A Cope 28 Jul 1949 MBE
Medical
A/Cdre V S Ewing  9 Sep 1948 MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt T Magner 27 Feb 1950 MD, BCh
Wg Cdr E B Bright 16 Oct 1945 AFC, MB, ChB
Dental
Gp Capt H D Humphreys 15 Aug 1946 CBE, LDS
Chaplains
Rev A S Giles   Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, OBE, BA, located to TTC
Rev T Madoc Jones 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA
Educational
Gp Capt C J Whittle 10 Nov 1948 MSc
Wg Cdr R F Pemberton  3 Jan 1949 MC, MA
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BSc, AMICE

WRAF Staff Officer
Wg Off M Hibbert 31 Jan 1949 OBE
Technical Staff
A/Cdre George B Beardsworth 21 Mar 1949 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB; later AVM
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr Harold M Russell 30 Dec 1947 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr M Roe 20 Jun 1949 BEM
Armament
Wg Cdr C G Miles 15 May 1950 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr W Manson 15 May 1950  
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Gp Capt L Crocker 29 Dec 1947 Command Engineer Officer
Wg Cdr T Clare 21 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr S J Davies 19 Jun 1947 MBE, GM
Sqn Ldr R Quorn 18 Aug 1947  
Sqn Ldr G W Burnett  7 Jun 1948  
Sqn Ldr C T Fallace 22 May 1950  
Radio
Wg Cdr L A Grover 18 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr L E Farrell 23 Feb 1948  
Sqn Ldr C H Frampton 28 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr F J Fenner  5 Dec 1949  
Staffs of the Services (Technical Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr W H Webber  8 Dec 1947  
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr J D N Sidebottom 29 Nov 1948 AFC
Sqn Ldr R Bailey  4 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr F A Cleary  8 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr J F S Salter 24 Apr 1950  
Mr P G Downing   Statistics Officer, BSc

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

July 1950

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

Air Traffic Control Centres

  • Gloucester
  • London (located at Uxbridge)
  • Prestwick
  • Preston
  • Watnall

  • The School of Land/Air Warfare - Old Sarum

  • RAF Component Joint School of Chemical Warfare - Salisbury
  • Film Production Unit Library - Stanmore
  • Royal Observer Corps - Stanmore
  • Fighter Command Communication Squadron - Bovingdon

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Basil E Embry 19 Apr 1949 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, DSO***, DFC, AFC; later ACM
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr John L W Ellacombe  7 Jul 1949 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt William E Hedley 24 Oct 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C; later A/Cdre
Air Staff
AVM

David F W Atcherley

 21 Jan 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DSO, DFC; later AVM
Operations
Gp Capt Ronald B Lees 23 Aug 1948 CB, CBE, DFC*, ADC; later AM
Wg Cdr Harold J Maguire 29 Dec 1947 DSO; later AM
Sqn Ldr J D Hawkins 28 Mar 1949 AFC
Sqn Ldr P P C Barthropp 21 Dec 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr Kenneth C M Giddings 16 Jan 1950 DFC; later AM
Control and Reporting
Wg Cdr F J Trollope 20 Oct 1949 MC
Wg Cdr J D S Huxley 15 Mar 1949  
Wg Cdr S Le Rougetel 20 Mar 1950  
Sqn Ldr G Tate 15 Nov 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr J B Robertson 18 Feb 1948  
Air Plans
Gp Capt Donald R Evans 16 Aug 1948 CBE, DFC; later ACM
Wg Cdr C W K Nicholls 21 Jul 1949 DSO, OBE
Sqn Ldr W H Kellaway 20 Sep 1948 DSO
Training
Wg Cdr G A Brown 10 Oct 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr D C Bunch 13 Jan 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R N H Courtney 17 Jan 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr K W MacKenzie 21 Jan 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr T F Neil 16 Jan 1950 DFC
Air Traffic Control
Gp Capt J W A Hunnard 24 May 1948  
Wg Cdr J S Hamilton 13 Aug 1947 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr F M Biddulph 24 Jan 1949 AFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr C E Drapper 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr S A E Munns 20 Jun 1949 DFM
Intelligence
Wg Cdr L A Jessop 18 Oct 1945 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr F W Dowling  2 May 1949  
Weapons
Wg Cdr G H Westlake  1 Dec 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr J H W Yeates  3 Aug 1948 DFC
Signals
A/Cdre Victor G A Hatcher 25 Oct 1948 Command Signals Officer, OBE, AFC; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt Michael Watson 11 Apr 1950 CBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr A W Alberry 13 Apr 1948 MBE
Wg Cdr A Fisher 14 Nov 1949  
Sqn Ldr C W Horder 15 Dec 1948  
Sqn Ldr R J Mitchell  1 Dec 1949 AMIEE
Sqn Ldr C B Casey  9 Jan 1950  
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr G A Podevin 15 Feb 1949  
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr E J Apperley  6 Feb 1950 Senior Regiment Officer
Meteorological
Mr J L Galloway   MA, BSc
Research
Mr A Potts   BSc, F Inst P
Administrative Staff
AVM Claude McC Vincent 15 Jul 1949 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC, AFC
Organisation
Gp Capt John M Freeman  8 Aug 1949 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr M K Sewell  9 Mar 1949 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr F L Sayers 25 Jul 1949 AFC
Sqn Ldr C T W Morgan 17 Jan 1949  
Sqn Ldr D A Hine 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr G J Kemp 22 Aug 1949  
Personnel
Gp Capt John R Rhys-Jones 18 Apr 1949 Senior Personnel Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr E B C Davies  4 Aug 1949  
Sqn Ldr G P Owen 12 Jul 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr N P Simmons 20 Mar 1950 DSO, DFM
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr

Peter T Philpott

 23 May 1949 OBE; later AVM
Equipment
Gp Capt William F Langdon  5 Aug 1948 Senior Equipment Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr G W Salt  6 Oct 1945 OBE
Wg Cdr T Thomas  7 Mar 1949  
Sqn Ldr F L Dibben 24 Jul 1947  
Sqn Ldr R D Stephens 21 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr T Jones 11 Apr 1949  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt J F R Eales-White 24 Sep 1947  
Wg Cdr J Lee  1 Jan 1949 OBE
Wg Cdr D J Sherlock  1 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr G A Cornish 19 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr G J Rantell 14 Feb 1950  
Catering
Sqn Ldr J A Cope 28 Jul 1949 MBE
Medical
A/Cdre V S Ewing  9 Sep 1948 MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt T Magner 27 Feb 1950 MD, BCh
Wg Cdr E B Bright 16 Oct 1945 AFC, MB, ChB
Dental
Gp Capt H D Humphreys 15 Aug 1946 CBE, LDS
Chaplains
Rev A S Giles   Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, OBE, BA, located to TTC
Rev T Madoc Jones 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA
Educational
Gp Capt C J Whittle 10 Nov 1948 MSc
Wg Cdr R F Pemberton  3 Jan 1949 MC, MA
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BSc, AMICE

WRAF Staff Officer
Wg Off M Hibbert 31 Jan 1949 OBE
Technical Staff
A/Cdre George B Beardsworth 21 Mar 1949 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB; later AVM
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr S G Taylor 20 Jun 1950  
Sqn Ldr M Roe 20 Jun 1949 BEM
Armament
Wg Cdr C G Miles 15 May 1950 Command Armament Officer
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Gp Capt L Crocker 29 Dec 1947 Command Engineer Officer
Wg Cdr T Clare 21 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr S J Davies 19 Jun 1947 MBE, GM
Sqn Ldr R Quorn 18 Aug 1947  
Sqn Ldr G W Burnett  7 Jun 1948  
Sqn Ldr C T Fallace 22 May 1950  
Radio
Wg Cdr L A Grover 18 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr L E Farrell 23 Feb 1948  
Sqn Ldr C H Frampton 28 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr F J Fenner  5 Dec 1949  
Staffs of the Services (Technical Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr W H Webber  8 Dec 1947  
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr J D N Sidebottom 29 Nov 1948 AFC
Sqn Ldr R Bailey  4 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr F A Cleary  8 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr J F S Salter 24 Apr 1950  
Mr P G Downing   Statistics Officer, BSc

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

August 1950

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

Air Traffic Control Centres

  • Gloucester
  • London (located at Uxbridge)
  • Prestwick
  • Preston
  • Watnall

  • The School of Land/Air Warfare - Old Sarum

  • RAF Component Joint School of Chemical Warfare - Salisbury
  • Film Production Unit Library - Stanmore
  • Royal Observer Corps - Stanmore
  • Fighter Command Communication Squadron - Bovingdon

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Basil E Embry 19 Apr 1949 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, DSO***, DFC, AFC; later ACM
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr John L W Ellacombe  7 Jul 1949 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt William E Hedley 24 Oct 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C; later A/Cdre
Air Staff
AVM

David F W Atcherley

 21 Jan 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DSO, DFC; later AVM
Operations
Gp Capt Ronald B Lees 23 Aug 1948 CB, CBE, DFC*, ADC; later AM
Wg Cdr Harold J Maguire 29 Dec 1947 DSO; later AM
Sqn Ldr J D Hawkins 28 Mar 1949 AFC
Sqn Ldr P P C Barthropp 21 Dec 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr Kenneth C M Giddings 16 Jan 1950 DFC; later AM
Lt Col D A Baccus 11 Jul 1949 USAF
Control and Reporting
Gp Capt John A Tester  5 Jun 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr F J Trollope 20 Oct 1949 MC
Wg Cdr J D S Huxley 15 Mar 1949  
Wg Cdr S Le Rougetel 20 Mar 1950  
Sqn Ldr G Tate 15 Nov 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr J B Robertson 18 Feb 1948  
Air Plans
Wg Cdr C W K Nicholls 21 Jul 1949 DSO, OBE
Sqn Ldr W H Kellaway 20 Sep 1948 DSO
Training
Wg Cdr G A Brown 10 Oct 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr D C Bunch 13 Jan 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R N H Courtney 17 Jan 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr K W MacKenzie 21 Jan 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr T F Neil 16 Jan 1950 DFC
Air Traffic Control
Gp Capt J W A Hunnard 24 May 1948  
Wg Cdr J S Hamilton 13 Aug 1947 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr F M Biddulph 24 Jan 1949 AFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr C E Drapper 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr S A E Munns 20 Jun 1949 DFM
Intelligence
Wg Cdr L A Jessop 18 Oct 1945 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr F W Dowling  2 May 1949  
Weapons
Wg Cdr G H Westlake  1 Dec 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr J H W Yeates  3 Aug 1948 DFC
Signals
A/Cdre Victor G A Hatcher 25 Oct 1948 Command Signals Officer, OBE, AFC; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt Michael Watson 11 Apr 1950 CBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr A W Alberry 13 Apr 1948 MBE
Wg Cdr A Fisher 14 Nov 1949  
Sqn Ldr C W Horder 15 Dec 1948  
Sqn Ldr R J Mitchell  1 Dec 1949 AMIEE
Sqn Ldr C B Casey  9 Jan 1950  
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr G A Podevin 15 Feb 1949  
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr E J Apperley  6 Feb 1950 Senior Regiment Officer
Meteorological
Mr J L Galloway   MA, BSc
Research
Mr A Potts   BSc, F Inst P
Administrative Staff
AVM Claude McC Vincent 15 Jul 1949 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC, AFC
Organisation
Gp Capt John M Freeman  8 Aug 1949 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr M K Sewell  9 Mar 1949 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr F L Sayers 25 Jul 1949 AFC
Sqn Ldr C T W Morgan 17 Jan 1949  
Sqn Ldr D A Hine 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr G J Kemp 22 Aug 1949  
Personnel
Gp Capt John R Rhys-Jones 18 Apr 1949 Senior Personnel Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr E B C Davies  4 Aug 1949  
Sqn Ldr G P Owen 12 Jul 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr N P Simmons 20 Mar 1950 DSO, DFM
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr

Peter T Philpott

 23 May 1949 OBE; later AVM
Equipment
Gp Capt William F Langdon  5 Aug 1948 Senior Equipment Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr T Thomas  7 Mar 1949  
Wg Cdr W Higgs 19 Jul 1950 OBE
Sqn Ldr F L Dibben 24 Jul 1947  
Sqn Ldr R D Stephens 21 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr T Jones 11 Apr 1949  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt J F R Eales-White 24 Sep 1947  
Wg Cdr J Lee  1 Jan 1949 OBE
Wg Cdr D J Sherlock  1 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr G A Cornish 19 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr G J Rantell 14 Feb 1950  
Catering
Sqn Ldr J A Cope 28 Jul 1949 MBE
Medical
A/Cdre V S Ewing  9 Sep 1948 MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt T Magner 27 Feb 1950 MD, BCh
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt H D Humphreys 15 Aug 1946 CBE, LDS
Chaplains
Rev A S Giles   Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, OBE, BA, located to TTC
Rev T Madoc Jones 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA
Educational
Gp Capt C J Whittle 10 Nov 1948 MSc
Wg Cdr R F Pemberton  3 Jan 1949 MC, MA
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BSc, AMICE

WRAF Staff Officer
Wg Off M Hibbert 31 Jan 1949 OBE
Technical Staff
A/Cdre George B Beardsworth 21 Mar 1949 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB; later AVM
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr S G Taylor 20 Jun 1950  
Sqn Ldr M Roe 20 Jun 1949 BEM
Armament
Wg Cdr C G Miles 15 May 1950 Command Armament Officer
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Gp Capt L Crocker 29 Dec 1947 Command Engineer Officer
Wg Cdr T Clare 21 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr S J Davies 19 Jun 1947 MBE, GM
Sqn Ldr R Quorn 18 Aug 1947  
Sqn Ldr G W Burnett  7 Jun 1948  
Sqn Ldr C T Fallace 22 May 1950  
Radio
Wg Cdr L A Grover 18 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr L E Farrell 23 Feb 1948  
Sqn Ldr C H Frampton 28 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr F J Fenner  5 Dec 1949  
Staffs of the Services (Technical Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr W H Webber  8 Dec 1947  
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr J D N Sidebottom 29 Nov 1948 AFC
Sqn Ldr R Bailey  4 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr F A Cleary  8 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr J F S Salter 24 Apr 1950  
Mr P G Downing   Statistics Officer, BSc

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

September 1950

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

Air Traffic Control Centres

  • Gloucester
  • London (located at Uxbridge)
  • Prestwick
  • Preston
  • Watnall

  • The School of Land/Air Warfare - Old Sarum

  • RAF Component Joint School of Chemical Warfare - Winterbourne Gunner
  • Film Production Unit Library - Stanmore Park
  • Royal Observer Corps - Stanmore
  • Fighter Command Communication Squadron - Bovingdon

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Basil E Embry 19 Apr 1949 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, DSO***, DFC, AFC; later ACM
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr John L W Ellacombe  7 Jul 1949 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt William E Hedley 24 Oct 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C; later A/Cdre
Air Staff
AVM

David F W Atcherley

 21 Jan 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DSO, DFC; later AVM
Operations
Gp Capt Ronald B Lees 23 Aug 1948 CB, CBE, DFC*, ADC; later AM
Wg Cdr Harold J Maguire 29 Dec 1947 DSO; later AM
Sqn Ldr J D Hawkins 28 Mar 1949 AFC
Sqn Ldr P P C Barthropp 21 Dec 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr Kenneth C M Giddings 16 Jan 1950 DFC; later AM
Lt Col D A Baccus 11 Jul 1949 USAF
Control and Reporting
Gp Capt John A Tester  5 Jun 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr F J Trollope 20 Oct 1949 MC
Wg Cdr J D S Huxley 15 Mar 1949  
Wg Cdr S Le Rougetel 20 Mar 1950  
Sqn Ldr G Tate 15 Nov 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr J B Robertson 18 Feb 1948  
Air Plans
Gp Capt Leslie W C Bower  8 Aug 1950 DSO, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr C W K Nicholls 21 Jul 1949 DSO, OBE
Sqn Ldr W H Kellaway 20 Sep 1948 DSO
Training
Wg Cdr G A Brown 10 Oct 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr D C Bunch 13 Jan 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R N H Courtney 17 Jan 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr K W MacKenzie 21 Jan 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr T F Neil 16 Jan 1950 DFC
Air Traffic Control
Gp Capt J W A Hunnard 24 May 1948  
Wg Cdr F J Robinson  1 Sep 190 DFC
Sqn Ldr F M Biddulph 24 Jan 1949 AFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr C E Drapper 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr S A E Munns 20 Jun 1949 DFM
Intelligence
Wg Cdr L A Jessop 18 Oct 1945 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr F W Dowling  2 May 1949  
Weapons
Wg Cdr G H Westlake  1 Dec 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr J H W Yeates  3 Aug 1948 DFC
Signals
A/Cdre Victor G A Hatcher 25 Oct 1948 Command Signals Officer, OBE, AFC; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt Michael Watson 11 Apr 1950 CBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr A W Alberry 13 Apr 1948 MBE
Wg Cdr A Fisher 14 Nov 1949  
Sqn Ldr C W Horder 15 Dec 1948  
Sqn Ldr R J Mitchell  1 Dec 1949 AMIEE
Sqn Ldr C B Casey  9 Jan 1950  
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr G A Podevin 15 Feb 1949  
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr E J Apperley  6 Feb 1950 Senior Regiment Officer
Meteorological
Mr J L Galloway   MA, BSc
Research
Mr A Potts   BSc, F Inst P
Administrative Staff
AVM Claude McC Vincent 15 Jul 1949 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC, AFC
Organisation
Gp Capt John M Freeman  8 Aug 1949 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr M K Sewell  9 Mar 1949 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr F L Sayers 25 Jul 1949 AFC
Sqn Ldr C T W Morgan 17 Jan 1949  
Sqn Ldr D A Hine 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr G J Kemp 22 Aug 1949  
Personnel
Gp Capt John R Rhys-Jones 18 Apr 1949 Senior Personnel Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr E B C Davies  4 Aug 1949  
Sqn Ldr G P Owen 12 Jul 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr N P Simmons 20 Mar 1950 DSO, DFM
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr

Peter T Philpott

 23 May 1949 OBE; later AVM
Equipment
Gp Capt William F Langdon  5 Aug 1948 Senior Equipment Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W Higgs 19 Jul 1950 OBE
Wg Cdr C L Thompson 20 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr F L Dibben 24 Jul 1947  
Sqn Ldr R D Stephens 21 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr T Jones 11 Apr 1949  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt J F R Eales-White 24 Sep 1947  
Wg Cdr J Lee  1 Jan 1949 OBE
Wg Cdr D J Sherlock  1 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr G A Cornish 19 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr G J Rantell 14 Feb 1950  
Catering
Sqn Ldr J A Cope 28 Jul 1949 MBE
Medical
A/Cdre V S Ewing  9 Sep 1948 MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt T Magner 27 Feb 1950 MD, BCh
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt H D Humphreys 15 Aug 1946 CBE, LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling  1 May 1950 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, located to TTC
Rev T Madoc Jones 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA
Educational
Gp Capt C J Whittle 10 Nov 1948 MSc
Wg Cdr R F Pemberton  3 Jan 1949 MC, MA
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BSc, AMICE

WRAF Staff Officer
Wg Off M Hibbert 31 Jan 1949 OBE
Technical Staff
A/Cdre George B Beardsworth 21 Mar 1949 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB; later AVM
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr S G Taylor 20 Jun 1950  
Sqn Ldr M Roe 20 Jun 1949 BEM
Armament
Wg Cdr C G Miles 15 May 1950 Command Armament Officer
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Gp Capt G E Watt  7 Aug 1950 Command Engineer Officer, CBE, AFC, BEng, MIMechE, FRAeS
Wg Cdr T Clare 21 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr S J Davies 19 Jun 1947 MBE, GM
Sqn Ldr R Quorn 18 Aug 1947  
Sqn Ldr G W Burnett  7 Jun 1948  
Sqn Ldr C T Fallace 22 May 1950  
Radio
Wg Cdr L A Grover 18 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr L E Farrell 23 Feb 1948  
Sqn Ldr C H Frampton 28 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr F J Fenner  5 Dec 1949  
Staffs of the Services (Technical Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr W H Webber  8 Dec 1947  
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr J D N Sidebottom 29 Nov 1948 AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Cleary  8 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr J F S Salter 24 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr C R Lawrence 28 Jun 1950  
Mr P G Downing   Statistics Officer, BSc

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

October 1950

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

Air Traffic Control Centres

  • Gloucester
  • London (located at Uxbridge)
  • Prestwick
  • Preston
  • Watnall

  • The School of Land/Air Warfare - Old Sarum

  • RAF Component Joint School of Chemical Warfare - Winterbourne Gunner
  • Film Production Unit Library - Stanmore Park
  • Royal Observer Corps - Stanmore
  • Fighter Command Communication Squadron - Bovingdon

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Basil E Embry 19 Apr 1949 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, DSO***, DFC, AFC; later ACM
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr John L W Ellacombe  7 Jul 1949 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt William E Hedley 24 Oct 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C; later A/Cdre
Air Staff
AVM

David F W Atcherley

 21 Jan 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DSO, DFC; later AVM
Operations
Gp Capt Ronald B Lees 23 Aug 1948 CB, CBE, DFC*, ADC; later AM
Wg Cdr Harold J Maguire 29 Dec 1947 DSO; later AM
Sqn Ldr J D Hawkins 28 Mar 1949 AFC
Sqn Ldr P P C Barthropp 21 Dec 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr Kenneth C M Giddings 16 Jan 1950 DFC; later AM
Lt Col D A Baccus 11 Jul 1949 USAF
Control and Reporting
Gp Capt John A Tester  5 Jun 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr F J Trollope 20 Oct 1949 MC
Wg Cdr J D S Huxley 15 Mar 1949 BSc (Eng)
Wg Cdr S Le Rougetel 20 Mar 1950  
Sqn Ldr G Tate 15 Nov 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr J B Robertson 18 Feb 1948  
Air Plans
Gp Capt Leslie W C Bower  8 Aug 1950 DSO, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr C W K Nicholls 21 Jul 1949 DSO, OBE
Sqn Ldr W H Kellaway 20 Sep 1948 DSO
Training
Wg Cdr G A Brown 10 Oct 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr D C Bunch 13 Jan 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R N H Courtney 17 Jan 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr K W MacKenzie 21 Jan 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr T F Neil 16 Jan 1950 DFC
Air Traffic Control
Gp Capt J W A Hunnard 24 May 1948  
Wg Cdr F J Robinson  1 Sep 190 DFC
Sqn Ldr F M Biddulph 24 Jan 1949 AFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr C E Drapper 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr S A E Munns 20 Jun 1949 DFM
Intelligence
Wg Cdr L A Jessop 18 Oct 1945 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr F W Dowling  2 May 1949  
Weapons
Wg Cdr G H Westlake  1 Dec 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr J H W Yeates  3 Aug 1948 DFC
Signals
A/Cdre Victor G A Hatcher 25 Oct 1948 Command Signals Officer, OBE, AFC; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt Michael Watson 11 Apr 1950 CBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr A W Alberry 13 Apr 1948 MBE
Wg Cdr A Fisher 14 Nov 1949 OBE
Sqn Ldr C W Horder 15 Dec 1948  
Sqn Ldr R J Mitchell  1 Dec 1949 AMIEE
Sqn Ldr C B Casey  9 Jan 1950  
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr G A Podevin 15 Feb 1949  
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr E J Apperley  6 Feb 1950 Senior Regiment Officer
Meteorological
Mr J L Galloway   MA, BSc
Research
Mr A Potts   BSc, F Inst P
Administrative Staff
AVM Claude McC Vincent 15 Jul 1949 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC, AFC
Organisation
Gp Capt John M Freeman  8 Aug 1949 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr M K Sewell  9 Mar 1949 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr F L Sayers 25 Jul 1949 AFC
Sqn Ldr C T W Morgan 17 Jan 1949  
Sqn Ldr D A Hine 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr G J Kemp 22 Aug 1949  
Personnel
Gp Capt John R Rhys-Jones 18 Apr 1949 Senior Personnel Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr E B C Davies  4 Aug 1949  
Sqn Ldr G P Owen 12 Jul 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr N P Simmons 20 Mar 1950 DSO, DFM
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr

Peter T Philpott

 23 May 1949 OBE; later AVM
Equipment
Gp Capt William F Langdon  5 Aug 1948 Senior Equipment Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W Higgs 19 Jul 1950 OBE
Wg Cdr C L Thompson 20 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr F L Dibben 24 Jul 1947  
Sqn Ldr R D Stephens 21 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr T Jones 11 Apr 1949  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt J F R Eales-White 24 Sep 1947  
Wg Cdr J Lee  1 Jan 1949 OBE
Wg Cdr D J Sherlock  1 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr G A Cornish 19 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr G J Rantell 14 Feb 1950  
Financial Consultant to AOC-in-C
Mr F W Verry   OBE
Catering
Sqn Ldr J A Cope 28 Jul 1949 MBE
Medical
A/Cdre V S Ewing  9 Sep 1948 MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt T Magner 27 Feb 1950 MD, BCh
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt H D Humphreys 15 Aug 1946 CBE, LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling  1 May 1950 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, located to TTC
Rev T Madoc Jones 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA
Educational
Gp Capt C J Whittle 10 Nov 1948 MSc
Wg Cdr R F Pemberton  3 Jan 1949 MC, MA
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BSc, AMICE

WRAF Staff Officer
Wg Off M Hibbert 31 Jan 1949 OBE
Technical Staff
A/Cdre George B Beardsworth 21 Mar 1949 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB; later AVM
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr S G Taylor 20 Jun 1950  
Sqn Ldr M Roe 20 Jun 1949 BEM
Armament
Wg Cdr C G Miles 15 May 1950 Command Armament Officer
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Gp Capt G E Watt  7 Aug 1950 Command Engineer Officer, CBE, AFC, BEng, MIMechE, FRAeS
Wg Cdr T Clare 21 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr S J Davies 19 Jun 1947 MBE, GM
Sqn Ldr R Quorn 18 Aug 1947  
Sqn Ldr G W Burnett  7 Jun 1948  
Sqn Ldr C T Fallace 22 May 1950  
Radio
Wg Cdr L A Grover 18 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr C H Frampton 28 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr F J Fenner  5 Dec 1949  
Staffs of the Services (Technical Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr W H Webber  8 Dec 1947  
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr J D N Sidebottom 29 Nov 1948 AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Cleary  8 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr J F S Salter 24 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr C R Lawrence 28 Jun 1950  
Mr P G Downing   Statistics Officer, BSc, FSS

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

November 1950

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

Air Traffic Control Centres

  • Gloucester
  • London (located at Uxbridge)
  • Prestwick
  • Preston
  • Watnall

  • The School of Land/Air Warfare - Old Sarum

  • RAF Component Joint School of Chemical Warfare - Winterbourne Gunner
  • Film Production Unit Library - Stanmore Park
  • Royal Observer Corps - Stanmore
  • Fighter Command Communication Squadron - Bovingdon

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Basil E Embry 19 Apr 1949 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, DSO***, DFC, AFC; later ACM
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr Denis Crowley-Milling  6 Oct 1950 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C, DSO, DFC; later AM
Flt Lt William E Hedley 24 Oct 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C; later A/Cdre
Air Staff
AVM

David F W Atcherley

 21 Jan 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DSO, DFC; later AVM
Operations
Gp Capt Harold J Maguire 18 Aug 1950 DSO; later AM
Sqn Ldr J D Hawkins 28 Mar 1949 AFC
Sqn Ldr P P C Barthropp 21 Dec 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr Kenneth C M Giddings 16 Jan 1950 DFC; later AM
Lt Col D A Baccus 11 Jul 1949 USAF
Control and Reporting
Gp Capt John A Tester  5 Jun 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr F J Trollope 20 Oct 1949 MC
Wg Cdr J D S Huxley 15 Mar 1949 BSc (Eng)
Wg Cdr S Le Rougetel 20 Mar 1950  
Sqn Ldr G Tate 15 Nov 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr F J Mundy 23 Aug 1950  
Air Plans
Gp Capt Leslie W C Bower  8 Aug 1950 DSO, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr C W K Nicholls 21 Jul 1949 DSO, OBE
Sqn Ldr W H Kellaway 20 Sep 1948 DSO
Training
Wg Cdr G A Brown 10 Oct 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr D C Bunch 13 Jan 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R N H Courtney 17 Jan 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr K W MacKenzie 21 Jan 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr T F Neil 16 Jan 1950 DFC
Air Traffic Control
Gp Capt W A J Satchell 30 Oct 1950 DSO
Wg Cdr F J Robinson  1 Sep 190 DFC
Sqn Ldr F M Biddulph 24 Jan 1949 AFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr C E Drapper 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr S A E Munns 20 Jun 1949 DFM
Intelligence
Wg Cdr L A Jessop 18 Oct 1945 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr F W Dowling  2 May 1949  
Weapons
Wg Cdr G H Westlake  1 Dec 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr A P Wills 25 Sep 1950 DFC
Signals
A/Cdre Victor G A Hatcher 25 Oct 1948 Command Signals Officer, OBE, AFC; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt Michael Watson 11 Apr 1950 CBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr A W Alberry 13 Apr 1948 MBE
Wg Cdr A Fisher 14 Nov 1949 OBE
Sqn Ldr C W Horder 15 Dec 1948  
Sqn Ldr R J Mitchell  1 Dec 1949 AMIEE
Sqn Ldr C B Casey  9 Jan 1950  
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr G A Podevin 15 Feb 1949  
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr E J Apperley  6 Feb 1950 Senior Regiment Officer
Meteorological
Mr J L Galloway   MA, BSc
Research
Mr A Potts   BSc, F Inst P
Administrative Staff
AVM Claude McC Vincent 15 Jul 1949 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC, AFC
Organisation
Gp Capt John M Freeman  8 Aug 1949 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr M K Sewell  9 Mar 1949 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr F L Sayers 25 Jul 1949 AFC
Wg Cdr V C Woodward 25 Sep 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr C T W Morgan 17 Jan 1949  
Sqn Ldr D A Hine 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr G J Kemp 22 Aug 1949  
Personnel
Gp Capt John R Rhys-Jones 18 Apr 1949 Senior Personnel Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr E B C Davies  4 Aug 1949  
Sqn Ldr G P Owen 12 Jul 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr B J Scandrett 29 Aug 1950 AFC
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr

Peter T Philpott

 23 May 1949 OBE; later AVM
Equipment
Gp Capt William F Langdon  5 Aug 1948 Senior Equipment Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W Higgs 19 Jul 1950 OBE
Wg Cdr C L Thompson 20 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr R D Stephens 21 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr T Jones 11 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr G T M Webb 21 Aug 1950  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt K A Jackman  2 Oct 1950  
Wg Cdr J Lee  1 Jan 1949 OBE
Wg Cdr D J Sherlock  1 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr G A Cornish 19 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr G J Rantell 14 Feb 1950  
Financial Consultant to AOC-in-C
Mr F W Verry   OBE
Catering
Sqn Ldr J A Cope 28 Jul 1949 MBE
Medical
A/Cdre V S Ewing  9 Sep 1948 MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt T Magner 27 Feb 1950 MD, BCh
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt H D Humphreys 15 Aug 1946 CBE, LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling  1 May 1950 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, located to TTC
Rev T Madoc Jones 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA
Educational
Gp Capt C J Whittle 10 Nov 1948 MSc
Wg Cdr R F Pemberton  3 Jan 1949 MC, MA
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BSc, AMICE

WRAF Staff Officer
Wg Off M Hibbert 31 Jan 1949 OBE
Technical Staff
A/Cdre George B Beardsworth 21 Mar 1949 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB; later AVM
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr S G Taylor 20 Jun 1950  
Sqn Ldr M Roe 20 Jun 1949 BEM
Armament
Wg Cdr C G Miles 15 May 1950 Command Armament Officer
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Gp Capt G E Watt  7 Aug 1950 Command Engineer Officer, CBE, AFC, BEng, MIMechE, FRAeS
Wg Cdr T Clare 21 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr S J Davies 19 Jun 1947 MBE, GM
Sqn Ldr R Quorn 18 Aug 1947  
Sqn Ldr G W Burnett  7 Jun 1948  
Sqn Ldr C T Fallace 22 May 1950  
Radio
Wg Cdr L A Grover 18 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr C H Frampton 28 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr F J Fenner  5 Dec 1949  
Staffs of the Services (Technical Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr W H Webber  8 Dec 1947  
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr J D N Sidebottom 29 Nov 1948 AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Cleary  8 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr J F S Salter 24 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr C R Lawrence 28 Jun 1950  
Mr P G Downing   Statistics Officer, BSc, FSS, AIS

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

December 1950

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

Air Traffic Control Centres

  • Gloucester
  • London (located at Uxbridge)
  • Prestwick
  • Preston
  • Watnall

  • The School of Land/Air Warfare - Old Sarum

  • RAF Component Joint School of Chemical Warfare - Winterbourne Gunner
  • Film Production Unit Library - Stanmore Park
  • Royal Observer Corps - Stanmore
  • Fighter Command Communication Squadron - Bovingdon

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Basil E Embry 19 Apr 1949 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, DSO***, DFC, AFC; later ACM
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr Denis Crowley-Milling  6 Oct 1950 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C, DSO, DFC; later AM
Flt Lt William E Hedley 24 Oct 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C; later A/Cdre
Air Staff
AVM

David F W Atcherley

 21 Jan 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DSO, DFC; later AVM
Operations
Gp Capt Harold J Maguire 18 Aug 1950 DSO; later AM
Sqn Ldr J D Hawkins 28 Mar 1949 AFC
Sqn Ldr P P C Barthropp 21 Dec 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr Kenneth C M Giddings 16 Jan 1950 DFC; later AM
Lt Col D A Baccus 11 Jul 1949 USAF
Control and Reporting
Gp Capt John A Tester  5 Jun 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr F J Trollope 20 Oct 1949 MC
Wg Cdr J D S Huxley 15 Mar 1949 BSc (Eng)
Wg Cdr S Le Rougetel 20 Mar 1950  
Sqn Ldr G Tate 15 Nov 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr F J Mundy 23 Aug 1950  
Air Plans
Gp Capt Leslie W C Bower  8 Aug 1950 DSO, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr C W K Nicholls 21 Jul 1949 DSO, OBE
Sqn Ldr W H Kellaway 20 Sep 1948 DSO
Training
Wg Cdr G A Brown 10 Oct 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr D C Bunch 13 Jan 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R N H Courtney 17 Jan 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr K W MacKenzie 21 Jan 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr T F Neil 16 Jan 1950 DFC
Air Traffic Control
Gp Capt W A J Satchell 30 Oct 1950 DSO
Wg Cdr F J Robinson  1 Sep 190 DFC
Sqn Ldr F M Biddulph 24 Jan 1949 AFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr C E Drapper 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr S A E Munns 20 Jun 1949 DFM
Intelligence
Wg Cdr L A Jessop 18 Oct 1945 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr F W Dowling  2 May 1949  
Weapons
Wg Cdr G H Westlake  1 Dec 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr A P Wills 25 Sep 1950 DFC
Signals
A/Cdre Michael Watson 11 Apr 1950 Command Signals Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr A Fisher 14 Nov 1949 OBE
Sqn Ldr C W Horder 15 Dec 1948  
Sqn Ldr R J Mitchell  1 Dec 1949 AMIEE
Sqn Ldr C B Casey  9 Jan 1950  
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr G A Podevin 15 Feb 1949  
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr E J Apperley  6 Feb 1950 Senior Regiment Officer
Meteorological
Mr J L Galloway   MA, BSc
Research
Mr A Potts   BSc, F Inst P
Administrative Staff
AVM Claude McC Vincent 15 Jul 1949 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC, AFC
Organisation
Gp Capt John M Freeman  8 Aug 1949 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr M K Sewell  9 Mar 1949 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr F L Sayers 25 Jul 1949 AFC
Wg Cdr V C Woodward 25 Sep 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr C T W Morgan 17 Jan 1949  
Sqn Ldr D A Hine 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr G J Kemp 22 Aug 1949  
Personnel
Gp Capt John R Rhys-Jones 18 Apr 1949 Senior Personnel Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr E B C Davies  4 Aug 1949  
Sqn Ldr G P Owen 12 Jul 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr B J Scandrett 29 Aug 1950 AFC
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr

Peter T Philpott

 23 May 1949 OBE; later AVM
Equipment
Gp Capt William F Langdon  5 Aug 1948 Senior Equipment Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W Higgs 19 Jul 1950 OBE
Wg Cdr C L Thompson 20 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr R D Stephens 21 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr T Jones 11 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr G T M Webb 21 Aug 1950  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt K A Jackman  2 Oct 1950  
Wg Cdr J Lee  1 Jan 1949 OBE
Wg Cdr D J Sherlock  1 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr G A Cornish 19 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr G J Rantell 14 Feb 1950  
Financial Consultant to AOC-in-C
Mr F W Verry   OBE
Catering
Sqn Ldr J A Cope 28 Jul 1949 MBE
Medical
A/Cdre V S Ewing  9 Sep 1948 MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt T Magner 27 Feb 1950 MD, BCh
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt H D Humphreys 15 Aug 1946 CBE, LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling  1 May 1950 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, located to TTC
Rev T Madoc Jones 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA
Educational
Gp Capt C J Whittle 10 Nov 1948 MSc
Wg Cdr R F Pemberton  3 Jan 1949 MC, MA
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BSc, AMICE

WRAF Staff Officer
Wg Off M Hibbert 31 Jan 1949 OBE
Technical Staff
A/Cdre George B Beardsworth 21 Mar 1949 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB; later AVM
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr S G Taylor 20 Jun 1950  
Sqn Ldr M Roe 20 Jun 1949 BEM
Armament
Wg Cdr C G Miles 15 May 1950 Command Armament Officer
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Gp Capt G E Watt  7 Aug 1950 Command Engineer Officer, CBE, AFC, BEng, MIMechE, FRAeS
Wg Cdr T Clare 21 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr S J Davies 19 Jun 1947 MBE, GM
Sqn Ldr R Quorn 18 Aug 1947  
Sqn Ldr G W Burnett  7 Jun 1948  
Sqn Ldr C T Fallace 22 May 1950  
Radio
Wg Cdr L A Grover 18 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr C H Frampton 28 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr F J Fenner  5 Dec 1949  
Staffs of the Services (Technical Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr W H Webber  8 Dec 1947  
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr J D N Sidebottom 29 Nov 1948 AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Cleary  8 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr J F S Salter 24 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr C R Lawrence 28 Jun 1950  
Mr P G Downing   Statistics Officer, BSc, FSS, AIS

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

January 1951

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

Air Traffic Control Centres

  • Gloucester
  • London (located at Uxbridge)
  • Prestwick
  • Preston
  • Watnall

  • The School of Land/Air Warfare - Old Sarum

  • RAF Component Joint School of Chemical Warfare - Winterbourne Gunner
  • Film Production Unit Library - Stanmore Park
  • Royal Observer Corps - Stanmore
  • Fighter Command Communication Squadron - Bovingdon

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Basil E Embry 19 Apr 1949 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, DSO***, DFC, AFC; later ACM
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr Denis Crowley-Milling  6 Oct 1950 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C, DSO, DFC; later AM
Flt Lt William E Hedley 24 Oct 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C; later A/Cdre
Air Staff
AVM

David F W Atcherley

 21 Jan 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DSO, DFC; later AVM
Operations
Gp Capt Harold J Maguire 18 Aug 1950 DSO; later AM
Sqn Ldr J D Hawkins 28 Mar 1949 AFC
Sqn Ldr P P C Barthropp 21 Dec 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr Kenneth C M Giddings 16 Jan 1950 DFC; later AM
Lt Col D A Baccus 11 Jul 1949 USAF
Control and Reporting
Gp Capt John A Tester  5 Jun 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr F J Trollope 20 Oct 1949 MC
Wg Cdr J D S Huxley 15 Mar 1949 BSc (Eng)
Wg Cdr S Le Rougetel 20 Mar 1950  
Sqn Ldr G Tate 15 Nov 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr F J Mundy 23 Aug 1950  
Air Plans
Gp Capt Leslie W C Bower  8 Aug 1950 DSO, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr C W K Nicholls 21 Jul 1949 DSO, OBE
Sqn Ldr W H Kellaway 20 Sep 1948 DSO
Training
Wg Cdr G A Brown 10 Oct 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr D C Bunch 13 Jan 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R N H Courtney 17 Jan 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr K W MacKenzie 21 Jan 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr T F Neil 16 Jan 1950 DFC
Air Traffic Control
Gp Capt W A J Satchell 30 Oct 1950 DSO
Wg Cdr F J Robinson  1 Sep 190 DFC
Sqn Ldr F M Biddulph 24 Jan 1949 AFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr C E Drapper 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr S A E Munns 20 Jun 1949 DFM
Intelligence
Wg Cdr L A Jessop 18 Oct 1945 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr F W Dowling  2 May 1949  
Weapons
Wg Cdr G H Westlake  1 Dec 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr A P Wills 25 Sep 1950 DFC
Signals
A/Cdre Michael Watson 11 Apr 1950 Command Signals Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr A Fisher 14 Nov 1949 OBE
Sqn Ldr C W Horder 15 Dec 1948  
Sqn Ldr R J Mitchell  1 Dec 1949 AMIEE
Sqn Ldr C B Casey  9 Jan 1950  
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr G A Podevin 15 Feb 1949  
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr E J Apperley  6 Feb 1950 Senior Regiment Officer
Meteorological
Mr J L Galloway   MA, BSc
Research
Mr A Potts   BSc, F Inst P
Administrative Staff
AVM Claude McC Vincent 15 Jul 1949 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC, AFC
A/Cdre Thomas C Dickens 28 Dec 1950 Assistant Air Officer i/c Administration, CBE
Organisation
Gp Capt John M Freeman  8 Aug 1949 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr M K Sewell  9 Mar 1949 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr F L Sayers 25 Jul 1949 AFC
Wg Cdr V C Woodward 25 Sep 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr C T W Morgan 17 Jan 1949  
Sqn Ldr D A Hine 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr G J Kemp 22 Aug 1949  
Personnel
Gp Capt John R Rhys-Jones 18 Apr 1949 Senior Personnel Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr E B C Davies  4 Aug 1949  
Sqn Ldr G P Owen 12 Jul 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr B J Scandrett 29 Aug 1950 AFC
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr

Peter T Philpott

 23 May 1949 OBE; later AVM
Equipment
Gp Capt William F Langdon  5 Aug 1948 Senior Equipment Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W Higgs 19 Jul 1950 OBE
Wg Cdr C L Thompson 20 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr R D Stephens 21 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr T Jones 11 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr G T M Webb 21 Aug 1950  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt K A Jackman  2 Oct 1950  
Wg Cdr J Lee  1 Jan 1949 OBE
Wg Cdr D J Sherlock  1 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr G A Cornish 19 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr G J Rantell 14 Feb 1950  
Financial Consultant to AOC-in-C
Mr F W Verry   OBE
Catering
Sqn Ldr J A Cope 28 Jul 1949 MBE
Medical
A/Cdre V S Ewing  9 Sep 1948 MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt T Magner 27 Feb 1950 MD, BCh
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt H D Humphreys 15 Aug 1946 CBE, LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling  1 May 1950 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, located to TTC
Rev T Madoc Jones 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA
Educational
Gp Capt C J Whittle 10 Nov 1948 MSc
Wg Cdr R F Pemberton  3 Jan 1949 MC, MA
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BSc, AMICE

WRAF Staff Officer
Wg Off F W G Firebrace  8 Jan 1951 OBE
Technical Staff
A/Cdre George B Beardsworth 21 Mar 1949 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB; later AVM
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr S G Taylor 20 Jun 1950  
Sqn Ldr M Roe 20 Jun 1949 BEM
Armament
Wg Cdr C G Miles 15 May 1950 Command Armament Officer
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Gp Capt G E Watt  7 Aug 1950 Command Engineer Officer, CBE, AFC, BEng, MIMechE, FRAeS
Wg Cdr T Clare 21 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr R Quorn 18 Aug 1947  
Sqn Ldr G W Burnett  7 Jun 1948  
Sqn Ldr C T Fallace 22 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr A M Paterson 21 Nov 1949 OBE
Radio
Wg Cdr L A Grover 18 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr C H Frampton 28 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr F J Fenner  5 Dec 1949  
Staffs of the Services (Technical Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr W H Webber  8 Dec 1947  
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr J D N Sidebottom 29 Nov 1948 AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Cleary  8 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr J F S Salter 24 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr C R Lawrence 28 Jun 1950  
Mr P G Downing   Statistics Officer, BSc, FSS, AIS

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

February 1951

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

Air Traffic Control Centres

  • Gloucester
  • London (located at Uxbridge)
  • Prestwick
  • Preston
  • Watnall

  • The School of Land/Air Warfare - Old Sarum

  • RAF Component Joint School of Chemical Warfare - Winterbourne Gunner
  • Film Production Unit Library - Stanmore Park
  • Royal Observer Corps - Stanmore
  • Fighter Command Communication Squadron - Bovingdon

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Basil E Embry 19 Apr 1949 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, DSO***, DFC, AFC; later ACM
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr Denis Crowley-Milling  6 Oct 1950 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C, DSO, DFC; later AM
Flt Lt William E Hedley 24 Oct 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C; later A/Cdre
Air Staff
AVM

David F W Atcherley

 21 Jan 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DSO, DFC; later AVM
Operations
Gp Capt Charles G Lott  8 Jan 1951 CBE, DSO, DFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr Deryck C Stapleton 12 Jan 1951 CBE, DFC, AFC; later AVM
Sqn Ldr J D Hawkins 28 Mar 1949 AFC
Sqn Ldr P P C Barthropp 21 Dec 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr Kenneth C M Giddings 16 Jan 1950 DFC; later AM
Lt Col D A Baccus 11 Jul 1949 USAF
Control and Reporting
Gp Capt John A Tester  5 Jun 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Control and Reporting (Plans)
Wg Cdr J D S Huxley 15 Mar 1949 BSc (Eng)
Maj W Hollander 22 Jun 1950  
Control and Reporting (Operations)
Wg Cdr F J Trollope 20 Oct 1949 MC
Sqn Ldr G Tate 15 Nov 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr F J Mundy 23 Aug 1950  
Control and Reporting (Training)
Wg Cdr S Le Rougetel 20 Mar 1950  
Sqn Ldr T A Whiting 17 Mar 1950 DFC
Control and Reporting (RAuxAF & VR)
Sqn Ldr D H Stodart  1 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (AA Liaison)
Maj L S Mepstead    
Air Plans
Gp Capt Leslie W C Bower  8 Aug 1950 DSO, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr C W K Nicholls 21 Jul 1949 DSO, OBE
Sqn Ldr W H Kellaway 20 Sep 1948 DSO
Training
Wg Cdr G A Brown 10 Oct 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr R N H Courtney 17 Jan 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr K W MacKenzie 21 Jan 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr T F Neil 16 Jan 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr J McD Craig  1 Jan 1951 DFC
Air Traffic Control
Gp Capt W A J Satchell 30 Oct 1950 DSO
Wg Cdr F J Robinson  1 Sep 190 DFC
Sqn Ldr F M Biddulph 24 Jan 1949 AFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr E Banthorpe  7 Dec 1950  
Sqn Ldr S A E Munns 20 Jun 1949 DFM
Intelligence
Wg Cdr L A Jessop 18 Oct 1945 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr F W Dowling  2 May 1949  
Weapons
Wg Cdr G H Westlake  1 Dec 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr A P Wills 25 Sep 1950 DFC
Signals
A/Cdre Michael Watson 11 Apr 1950 Command Signals Officer, CBE
Gp Capt Henry G Blair 18 Dec 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr A Fisher 14 Nov 1949 OBE
Wg Cdr H W L Cherry 30 Oct 1950  
Sqn Ldr C W Horder 15 Dec 1948  
Sqn Ldr R J Mitchell  1 Dec 1949 AMIEE
Sqn Ldr C B Casey  9 Jan 1950  
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr G A Podevin 15 Feb 1949  
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr E J Apperley  6 Feb 1950 Senior Regiment Officer
Meteorological
Mr J L Galloway   MA, BSc
Research
Mr A Potts   BSc, F Inst P
Administrative Staff
AVM Claude McC Vincent 15 Jul 1949 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC, AFC
A/Cdre Thomas C Dickens 28 Dec 1950 Assistant Air Officer i/c Administration, CBE
Organisation
Gp Capt John M Freeman  8 Aug 1949 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr M K Sewell  9 Mar 1949 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr F L Sayers 25 Jul 1949 AFC
Wg Cdr V C Woodward 25 Sep 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr C T W Morgan 17 Jan 1949  
Sqn Ldr D A Hine 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr G J Kemp 22 Aug 1949  
Personnel
Gp Capt John R Rhys-Jones 18 Apr 1949 Senior Personnel Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr E B C Davies  4 Aug 1949  
Sqn Ldr G P Owen 12 Jul 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr B J Scandrett 29 Aug 1950 AFC
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr

Peter T Philpott

 23 May 1949 OBE; later AVM
Equipment
Gp Capt Edward J H Starling 29 Jan 1951 Senior Equipment Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W Higgs 19 Jul 1950 OBE
Wg Cdr C L Thompson 20 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr R D Stephens 21 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr T Jones 11 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr G T M Webb 21 Aug 1950  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt K A Jackman  2 Oct 1950  
Wg Cdr J Lee  1 Jan 1949 OBE
Wg Cdr D J Sherlock  1 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr G J Rantell 14 Feb 1950  
Sqn Ldr C F Caines  1 Jan 1951  
Financial Consultant to AOC-in-C
Mr F W Verry   OBE
Catering
Sqn Ldr J A Cope 28 Jul 1949 MBE
Medical
A/Cdre V S Ewing  9 Sep 1948 MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt T Magner 27 Feb 1950 MD, BCh
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt H D Humphreys 15 Aug 1946 CBE, LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling  1 May 1950 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, located to TTC
Rev T Madoc Jones 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA
Educational
Gp Capt C J Whittle 10 Nov 1948 MSc
Wg Cdr R F Pemberton  3 Jan 1949 MC, MA
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BSc, AMICE

WRAF Staff Officer
Wg Off F W G Firebrace  8 Jan 1951 OBE
Technical Staff
A/Cdre George B Beardsworth 21 Mar 1949 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB; later AVM
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr S G Taylor 20 Jun 1950  
Sqn Ldr M Roe 20 Jun 1949 BEM
Armament
Wg Cdr C G Miles 15 May 1950 Command Armament Officer
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Gp Capt G E Watt  7 Aug 1950 Command Engineer Officer, CBE, AFC, BEng, MIMechE, FRAeS
Wg Cdr T Clare 21 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr R Quorn 18 Aug 1947  
Sqn Ldr C T Fallace 22 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr A M Paterson 21 Nov 1949 OBE
Sqn Ldr D J Ellery 13 Jan 1951 MBE
Radio
Wg Cdr L A Grover 18 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr C H Frampton 28 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr F J Fenner  5 Dec 1949  
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr J D N Sidebottom 29 Nov 1948 AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Cleary  8 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr J F S Salter 24 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr C R Lawrence 28 Jun 1950  
Mr A P Mathew   Statistics Officer

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

March 1951

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

Air Traffic Control Centres

  • Gloucester
  • London (located at Uxbridge)
  • Scottish
  • Preston
  • Watnall

  • The School of Land/Air Warfare - Old Sarum

  • RAF Component Joint School of Chemical Warfare - Winterbourne Gunner
  • Film Production Unit Library - Stanmore Park
  • Royal Observer Corps - Stanmore
  • Fighter Command Communication Squadron - Bovingdon

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Basil E Embry 19 Apr 1949 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, DSO***, DFC, AFC; later ACM
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr Denis Crowley-Milling  6 Oct 1950 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C, DSO, DFC; later AM
Flt Lt William E Hedley 24 Oct 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C; later A/Cdre
Air Staff
AVM

David F W Atcherley

 21 Jan 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DSO, DFC; later AVM
Operations
Gp Capt Charles G Lott  8 Jan 1951 CBE, DSO, DFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr Deryck C Stapleton 12 Jan 1951 CBE, DFC, AFC; later AVM
Sqn Ldr J D Hawkins 28 Mar 1949 AFC
Sqn Ldr P P C Barthropp 21 Dec 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr Kenneth C M Giddings 16 Jan 1950 DFC; later AM
Lt Col D A Baccus 11 Jul 1949 USAF
Control and Reporting
Gp Capt John A Tester  5 Jun 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Control and Reporting (Plans)
Wg Cdr J D S Huxley 15 Mar 1949 BSc (Eng)
Maj W Hollander 22 Jun 1950  
Control and Reporting (Operations)
Wg Cdr F J Trollope 20 Oct 1949 MC
Sqn Ldr G Tate 15 Nov 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr F J Mundy 23 Aug 1950  
Control and Reporting (Training)
Wg Cdr S Le Rougetel 20 Mar 1950  
Sqn Ldr T A Whiting 17 Mar 1950 DFC
Control and Reporting (RAuxAF & VR)
Sqn Ldr D H Stodart  1 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (AA Liaison)
Maj L S Mepstead    
Air Plans
Gp Capt Leslie W C Bower  8 Aug 1950 DSO, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr C W K Nicholls 21 Jul 1949 DSO, OBE
Sqn Ldr W H Kellaway 20 Sep 1948 DSO
Training
Wg Cdr G A Brown 10 Oct 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr R N H Courtney 17 Jan 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr K W MacKenzie 21 Jan 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr T F Neil 16 Jan 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr J McD Craig  1 Jan 1951 DFC
Air Traffic Control
Gp Capt W A J Satchell 30 Oct 1950 DSO
Wg Cdr F J Robinson  1 Sep 190 DFC
Sqn Ldr F M Biddulph 24 Jan 1949 AFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr E Banthorpe  7 Dec 1950  
Sqn Ldr S A E Munns 20 Jun 1949 DFM
Intelligence
Wg Cdr L A Jessop 18 Oct 1945 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr F W Dowling  2 May 1949  
Weapons
Wg Cdr G H Westlake  1 Dec 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr A P Wills 25 Sep 1950 DFC
Signals
A/Cdre Michael Watson 11 Apr 1950 Command Signals Officer, CBE
Gp Capt Henry G Blair 18 Dec 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr A Fisher 14 Nov 1949 OBE
Wg Cdr H W L Cherry 30 Oct 1950  
Sqn Ldr C W Horder 15 Dec 1948  
Sqn Ldr R J Mitchell  1 Dec 1949 AMIEE
Sqn Ldr C B Casey  9 Jan 1950  
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr G A Podevin 15 Feb 1949  
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr E J Apperley  6 Feb 1950 Senior Regiment Officer
Meteorological
Mr J L Galloway   MA, BSc
Research
Mr A Potts   BSc, F Inst P
Administrative Staff
AVM Claude McC Vincent 15 Jul 1949 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC, AFC
A/Cdre Thomas C Dickens 28 Dec 1950 Assistant Air Officer i/c Administration, CBE
Organisation
Gp Capt John M Freeman  8 Aug 1949 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr M K Sewell  9 Mar 1949 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr F L Sayers 25 Jul 1949 AFC
Wg Cdr V C Woodward 25 Sep 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr C T W Morgan 17 Jan 1949  
Sqn Ldr D A Hine 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr G J Kemp 22 Aug 1949  
Personnel
Gp Capt John R Rhys-Jones 18 Apr 1949 Senior Personnel Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr E B C Davies  4 Aug 1949  
Sqn Ldr G P Owen 12 Jul 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr B J Scandrett 29 Aug 1950 AFC
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr

Peter T Philpott

 23 May 1949 OBE; later AVM
Equipment
Gp Capt Edward J H Starling 29 Jan 1951 Senior Equipment Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W Higgs 19 Jul 1950 OBE
Wg Cdr C L Thompson 20 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr R D Stephens 21 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr T Jones 11 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr G T M Webb 21 Aug 1950  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt K A Jackman  2 Oct 1950  
Wg Cdr J Lee  1 Jan 1949 OBE
Wg Cdr D J Sherlock  1 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr G J Rantell 14 Feb 1950  
Sqn Ldr C F Caines  1 Jan 1951  
Financial Consultant to AOC-in-C
Mr F W Verry   OBE
Catering
Sqn Ldr J A Cope 28 Jul 1949 MBE
Medical
A/Cdre V S Ewing  9 Sep 1948 MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt T Magner 27 Feb 1950 MD, BCh
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt H D Humphreys 15 Aug 1946 CBE, LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling  1 May 1950 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, located to TTC
Rev T Madoc Jones 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA
Educational
Gp Capt C J Whittle 10 Nov 1948 MSc
Wg Cdr R F Pemberton  3 Jan 1949 MC, MA
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BSc, AMICE

WRAF Staff Officer
Wg Off F W G Firebrace  8 Jan 1951 OBE
Technical Staff
A/Cdre George B Beardsworth 21 Mar 1949 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB; later AVM
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr S G Taylor 20 Jun 1950  
Sqn Ldr M Roe 20 Jun 1949 BEM
Armament
Wg Cdr C G Miles 15 May 1950 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr C G Wareham 22 May 1950 AFM
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Gp Capt G E Watt  7 Aug 1950 Command Engineer Officer, CBE, AFC, BEng, MIMechE, FRAeS
Wg Cdr T Clare 21 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr R Quorn 18 Aug 1947  
Sqn Ldr C T Fallace 22 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr A M Paterson 21 Nov 1949 OBE
Sqn Ldr D J Ellery 13 Jan 1951 MBE
Radio
Wg Cdr L A Grover 18 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr C H Frampton 28 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr F J Fenner  5 Dec 1949  
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr J D N Sidebottom 29 Nov 1948 AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Cleary  8 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr J F S Salter 24 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr C R Lawrence 28 Jun 1950  
Mr A P Mathew   Statistics Officer

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

April 1951

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

Air Traffic Control Centres

  • Gloucester
  • London (located at Uxbridge)
  • Scottish
  • Preston
  • Watnall

  • The School of Land/Air Warfare - Old Sarum

  • RAF Component Joint School of Chemical Warfare - Winterbourne Gunner
  • Film Production Unit Library - Stanmore Park
  • Royal Observer Corps - Stanmore
  • Fighter Command Communication Squadron - Bovingdon

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Basil E Embry 19 Apr 1949 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, DSO***, DFC, AFC; later ACM
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr Denis Crowley-Milling  6 Oct 1950 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C, DSO, DFC; later AM
Flt Lt William E Hedley 24 Oct 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C; later A/Cdre
Air Staff
AVM

David F W Atcherley

 21 Jan 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DSO, DFC; later AVM
Operations
Gp Capt Charles G Lott  8 Jan 1951 CBE, DSO, DFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr Deryck C Stapleton 12 Jan 1951 CBE, DFC, AFC; later AVM
Sqn Ldr J D Hawkins 28 Mar 1949 AFC
Sqn Ldr P P C Barthropp 21 Dec 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr Kenneth C M Giddings 16 Jan 1950 DFC; later AM
Lt Col D A Baccus 11 Jul 1949 USAF
Control and Reporting
Gp Capt John A Tester  5 Jun 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Control and Reporting (Plans)
Wg Cdr J D S Huxley 15 Mar 1949 BSc (Eng)
Maj W Hollander 22 Jun 1950  
Control and Reporting (Operations)
Wg Cdr F J Trollope 20 Oct 1949 MC
Sqn Ldr G Tate 15 Nov 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr F J Mundy 23 Aug 1950  
Control and Reporting (Training)
Wg Cdr S Le Rougetel 20 Mar 1950  
Sqn Ldr T A Whiting 17 Mar 1950 DFC
Control and Reporting (RAuxAF & VR)
Sqn Ldr D H Stodart  1 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (AA Liaison)
Maj L S Mepstead    
Air Plans
Gp Capt Leslie W C Bower  8 Aug 1950 DSO, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr C W K Nicholls 21 Jul 1949 DSO, OBE
Sqn Ldr W H Kellaway 20 Sep 1948 DSO
Training
Wg Cdr G A Brown 10 Oct 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr R N H Courtney 17 Jan 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr K W MacKenzie 21 Jan 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr T F Neil 16 Jan 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr J McD Craig  1 Jan 1951 DFC
Air Traffic Control
Gp Capt W A J Satchell 30 Oct 1950 DSO
Wg Cdr F J Robinson  1 Sep 190 DFC
Sqn Ldr F M Biddulph 24 Jan 1949 AFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr E Banthorpe  7 Dec 1950  
Sqn Ldr S A E Munns 20 Jun 1949 DFM
Intelligence
Wg Cdr L A Jessop 18 Oct 1945 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr F W Dowling  2 May 1949  
Weapons
Wg Cdr G H Westlake  1 Dec 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr A P Wills 25 Sep 1950 DFC
Signals
A/Cdre Michael Watson 11 Apr 1950 Command Signals Officer, CBE
Gp Capt Henry G Blair 18 Dec 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr A Fisher 14 Nov 1949 OBE
Wg Cdr H W L Cherry 30 Oct 1950  
Sqn Ldr C W Horder 15 Dec 1948  
Sqn Ldr R J Mitchell  1 Dec 1949 AMIEE
Sqn Ldr C B Casey  9 Jan 1950  
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr G A Podevin 15 Feb 1949  
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr E J Apperley  6 Feb 1950 Senior Regiment Officer
Meteorological
Mr J L Galloway   MA, BSc
Research
Mr A Potts   BSc, F Inst P
Administrative Staff
AVM Claude McC Vincent 15 Jul 1949 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC, AFC
A/Cdre Thomas C Dickens 28 Dec 1950 Assistant Air Officer i/c Administration, CBE
Organisation
Gp Capt John M Freeman  8 Aug 1949 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr M K Sewell  9 Mar 1949 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr F L Sayers 25 Jul 1949 AFC
Wg Cdr V C Woodward 25 Sep 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr C T W Morgan 17 Jan 1949  
Sqn Ldr D A Hine 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr G J Kemp 22 Aug 1949  
Personnel
Gp Capt John R Rhys-Jones 18 Apr 1949 Senior Personnel Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr E B C Davies  4 Aug 1949  
Sqn Ldr G P Owen 12 Jul 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr B J Scandrett 29 Aug 1950 AFC
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr

Peter T Philpott

 23 May 1949 OBE; later AVM
Equipment
Gp Capt Edward J H Starling 29 Jan 1951 Senior Equipment Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W Higgs 19 Jul 1950 OBE
Wg Cdr C L Thompson 20 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr R D Stephens 21 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr T Jones 11 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr G T M Webb 21 Aug 1950  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt K A Jackman  2 Oct 1950  
Wg Cdr J Lee  1 Jan 1949 OBE
Wg Cdr D J Sherlock  1 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr G J Rantell 14 Feb 1950  
Sqn Ldr C F Caines  1 Jan 1951  
Financial Consultant to AOC-in-C
Mr F W Verry   OBE
Catering
Sqn Ldr J A Cope 28 Jul 1949 MBE
Medical
A/Cdre V S Ewing  9 Sep 1948 MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt T Magner 27 Feb 1950 MD, BCh
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt H D Humphreys 15 Aug 1946 CBE, LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling  1 May 1950 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, located to TTC
Rev T Madoc Jones 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA
Educational
Gp Capt C J Whittle 10 Nov 1948 MSc
Wg Cdr R F Pemberton  3 Jan 1949 MC, MA
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BSc, AMICE

WRAF Staff Officer
Wg Off F W G Firebrace  8 Jan 1951 OBE
Technical Staff
A/Cdre George B Beardsworth 21 Mar 1949 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB; later AVM
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr S G Taylor 20 Jun 1950  
Sqn Ldr M Roe 20 Jun 1949 BEM
Armament
Wg Cdr C G Miles 15 May 1950 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr C G Wareham 22 May 1950 AFM
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Gp Capt G E Watt  7 Aug 1950 Command Engineer Officer, CBE, AFC, BEng, MIMechE, FRAeS
Wg Cdr T Clare 21 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr R Quorn 18 Aug 1947  
Sqn Ldr C T Fallace 22 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr A M Paterson 21 Nov 1949 OBE
Sqn Ldr D J Ellery 13 Jan 1951 MBE
Radio
Sqn Ldr C H Frampton 28 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr F J Fenner  5 Dec 1949  
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr J D N Sidebottom 29 Nov 1948 AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Cleary  8 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr J F S Salter 24 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr C R Lawrence 28 Jun 1950  
Mr A P Mathew   Statistics Officer

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

May 1951

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

Air Traffic Control Centres

  • Gloucester
  • London (located at Uxbridge)
  • Scottish (located at Prestwick)
  • Preston
  • Watnall

  • The School of Land/Air Warfare - Old Sarum

  • RAF Component Joint School of Chemical Warfare - Winterbourne Gunner
  • Film Production Unit Library - Stanmore Park
  • Royal Observer Corps - Stanmore
  • RAF Central School of Aircraft Recognition - Stanmore
  • Fighter Command Communication Squadron - Bovingdon

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Basil E Embry 19 Apr 1949 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, DSO***, DFC, AFC; later ACM
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr Denis Crowley-Milling  6 Oct 1950 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C, DSO, DFC; later AM
Flt Lt William E Hedley 24 Oct 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C; later A/Cdre
Air Staff
AVM

David F W Atcherley

 21 Jan 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DSO, DFC; later AVM
Operations
Gp Capt Charles G Lott  8 Jan 1951 CBE, DSO, DFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr Deryck C Stapleton 12 Jan 1951 CBE, DFC, AFC; later AVM
Sqn Ldr J D Hawkins 28 Mar 1949 AFC
Sqn Ldr P P C Barthropp 21 Dec 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr Kenneth C M Giddings 16 Jan 1950 DFC; later AM
Lt Col D A Baccus 11 Jul 1949 USAF
Control and Reporting
Gp Capt John A Tester  5 Jun 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Control and Reporting (Plans)
Wg Cdr J D S Huxley 15 Mar 1949 BSc (Eng)
Maj W Hollander 22 Jun 1950  
Control and Reporting (Operations)
Wg Cdr F J Trollope 20 Oct 1949 MC
Sqn Ldr C J Julian 25 Jan 1951  
Sqn Ldr W C Ramsay  1Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr F J Mundy 23 Aug 1950  
Control and Reporting (Training)
Wg Cdr S Le Rougetel 20 Mar 1950  
Sqn Ldr T A Whiting 17 Mar 1950 DFC
Control and Reporting (RAuxAF & VR)
Sqn Ldr D H Stodart  1 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (AA Liaison)
Maj L S Mepstead    
Air Plans
Gp Capt Leslie W C Bower  8 Aug 1950 DSO, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr C W K Nicholls 21 Jul 1949 DSO, OBE
Sqn Ldr W H Kellaway 20 Sep 1948 DSO
Training
Wg Cdr G A Brown 10 Oct 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr K W MacKenzie 21 Jan 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr T F Neil 16 Jan 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr J McD Craig  1 Jan 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr L A Malins  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Air Traffic Control
Gp Capt W A J Satchell 30 Oct 1950 DSO
Wg Cdr F J Robinson  1 Sep 190 DFC
Sqn Ldr F M Biddulph 24 Jan 1949 AFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr E Banthorpe  7 Dec 1950  
Sqn Ldr S A E Munns 20 Jun 1949 DFM
Intelligence
Wg Cdr L A Jessop 18 Oct 1945 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr F W Dowling  2 May 1949  
Weapons
Wg Cdr G H Westlake  1 Dec 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr A P Wills 25 Sep 1950 DFC
Signals
A/Cdre Michael Watson 11 Apr 1950 Command Signals Officer, CBE
Gp Capt Henry G Blair 18 Dec 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr A Fisher 14 Nov 1949 OBE
Wg Cdr H W L Cherry 30 Oct 1950  
Wg Cdr Guy C Godfrey  1 May 1951 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr C W Horder 15 Dec 1948  
Sqn Ldr R J Mitchell  1 Dec 1949 AMIEE
Sqn Ldr C B Casey  9 Jan 1950  
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr G A Podevin 15 Feb 1949  
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr E J Apperley  6 Feb 1950 Senior Regiment Officer
Meteorological
Mr J L Galloway   MA, BSc
Research
Mr A Potts   BSc, F Inst P
Administrative Staff
AVM Claude McC Vincent 15 Jul 1949 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC, AFC
A/Cdre Thomas C Dickens 28 Dec 1950 Assistant Air Officer i/c Administration, CBE
Organisation
Gp Capt John M Freeman  8 Aug 1949 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr M K Sewell  9 Mar 1949 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr F L Sayers 25 Jul 1949 AFC
Wg Cdr V C Woodward 25 Sep 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr C T W Morgan 17 Jan 1949  
Sqn Ldr L W Horrox 26 Feb 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr G J Kemp 22 Aug 1949  
Sqn Ldr R Wright  2 Apr 1951  
Personnel
Gp Capt John R Rhys-Jones 18 Apr 1949 Senior Personnel Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr E B C Davies  4 Aug 1949  
Sqn Ldr G P Owen 12 Jul 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr B J Scandrett 29 Aug 1950 AFC
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr

Peter T Philpott

 23 May 1949 OBE; later AVM
Equipment
Gp Capt Edward J H Starling 29 Jan 1951 Senior Equipment Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W Higgs 19 Jul 1950 OBE
Wg Cdr C L Thompson 20 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr R D Stephens 21 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr G T M Webb 21 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr W H B Farrow 12 Mar 1951  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt K A Jackman  2 Oct 1950  
Wg Cdr J Lee  1 Jan 1949 OBE
Wg Cdr D J Sherlock  1 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr G J Rantell 14 Feb 1950  
Sqn Ldr C F Caines  1 Jan 1951  
Financial Consultant to AOC-in-C
Mr F W Verry   OBE
Catering
Sqn Ldr J A Cope 28 Jul 1949 MBE
Medical
A/Cdre A Harvey 18 Apr 1951 CBE, MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt T Magner 27 Feb 1950 MD, BCh
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt H D Humphreys 15 Aug 1946 CBE, LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling  1 May 1950 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, located to TTC
Rev T Madoc Jones 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA
Educational
Gp Capt J R Morgan  4 Apr 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr R F Pemberton  3 Jan 1949 MC, MA
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BSc, AMICE

WRAF Staff Officer
Wg Off F W G Firebrace  8 Jan 1951 OBE
Technical Staff
A/Cdre John A S Outhwaite 23 Apr 1951 Senior Technical Staff Officer, OBE
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr S G Taylor 20 Jun 1950  
Sqn Ldr M Roe 20 Jun 1949 BEM
Armament
Wg Cdr C G Miles 15 May 1950 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr C G Wareham 22 May 1950 AFM
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Gp Capt G E Watt  7 Aug 1950 Command Engineer Officer, CBE, AFC, BEng, MIMechE, FRAeS
Wg Cdr G H Wass  3 Mar 1951 BSc, AMIMechE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr A M Paterson 21 Nov 1949 OBE
Sqn Ldr D J Ellery 13 Jan 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 26 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr G E Williams 16 Apr 1951  
Radio
Sqn Ldr C H Frampton 28 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr F J Fenner  5 Dec 1949  
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr J D N Sidebottom 29 Nov 1948 AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Cleary  8 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr C R Lawrence 28 Jun 1950  
Sqn Ldr D H Mann 19 Mar 1951  
Mr A P Mathew   Statistics Officer

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

June 1951

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

Air Traffic Control Centres

  • Gloucester
  • London (located at Uxbridge)
  • Scottish (located at Prestwick)
  • Preston
  • Watnall
  • RAF Component Joint School of Chemical Warfare - Winterbourne Gunner
  • Film Production Unit Library - Stanmore Park
  • Royal Observer Corps - Stanmore
  • RAF Central School of Aircraft Recognition - Stanmore
  • Fighter Command Communication Squadron - Bovingdon

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Basil E Embry 19 Apr 1949 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, DSO***, DFC, AFC; later ACM
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr Denis Crowley-Milling  6 Oct 1950 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C, DSO, DFC; later AM
Flt Lt William E Hedley 24 Oct 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C; later A/Cdre
Air Staff
AVM

David F W Atcherley

 21 Jan 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DSO, DFC; later AVM
Operations
Gp Capt Charles G Lott  8 Jan 1951 CBE, DSO, DFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr Deryck C Stapleton 12 Jan 1951 CBE, DFC, AFC; later AVM
Sqn Ldr J D Hawkins 28 Mar 1949 AFC
Sqn Ldr P P C Barthropp 21 Dec 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr Kenneth C M Giddings 16 Jan 1950 DFC; later AM
Lt Col D A Baccus 11 Jul 1949 USAF
Control and Reporting
Gp Capt John A Tester  5 Jun 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Control and Reporting (Plans)
Wg Cdr J D S Huxley 15 Mar 1949 BSc (Eng)
Maj W Hollander 22 Jun 1950  
Control and Reporting (Operations)
Wg Cdr F J Trollope 20 Oct 1949 MC
Sqn Ldr F J Mundy 23 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr C J Julian 25 Jan 1951  
Sqn Ldr W C Ramsay  1Apr 1951  
Control and Reporting (Training)
Wg Cdr S Le Rougetel 20 Mar 1950  
Sqn Ldr T A Whiting 17 Mar 1950 DFC
Control and Reporting (RAuxAF & VR)
Sqn Ldr D H Stodart  1 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (AA Liaison)
Maj L S Mepstead    
Air Plans
Gp Capt Leslie W C Bower  8 Aug 1950 DSO, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr C W K Nicholls 21 Jul 1949 DSO, OBE
Sqn Ldr W H Kellaway 20 Sep 1948 DSO
Training
Wg Cdr G A Brown 10 Oct 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr K W MacKenzie 21 Jan 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr T F Neil 16 Jan 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr J McD Craig  1 Jan 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr L A Malins  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Air Traffic Control
Gp Capt W A J Satchell 30 Oct 1950 DSO
Sqn Ldr F M Biddulph 24 Jan 1949 AFC
Command Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr F J Robinson  1 Sep 190 DFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr E Banthorpe  7 Dec 1950  
Sqn Ldr S A E Munns 20 Jun 1949 DFM
Intelligence
Wg Cdr L A Jessop 18 Oct 1945 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr F W Dowling  2 May 1949  
Weapons
Wg Cdr G H Westlake  1 Dec 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr A P Wills 25 Sep 1950 DFC
Signals
A/Cdre Michael Watson 11 Apr 1950 Command Signals Officer, CBE
Gp Capt Henry G Blair 18 Dec 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr A Fisher 14 Nov 1949 OBE
Wg Cdr H W L Cherry 30 Oct 1950  
Wg Cdr Guy C Godfrey  1 May 1951 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr C W Horder 15 Dec 1948  
Sqn Ldr R J Mitchell  1 Dec 1949 AMIEE
Sqn Ldr C B Casey  9 Jan 1950  
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr G A Podevin 15 Feb 1949  
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr E J Apperley  6 Feb 1950 Senior Regiment Officer
Meteorological
Mr J L Galloway   MA, BSc
Research
Mr A Potts   BSc, F Inst P
Administrative Staff
AVM Claude McC Vincent 15 Jul 1949 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC, AFC
A/Cdre Thomas C Dickens 28 Dec 1950 Assistant Air Officer i/c Administration, CBE
Organisation
Gp Capt John M Freeman  8 Aug 1949 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr M K Sewell  9 Mar 1949 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr F L Sayers 25 Jul 1949 AFC
Wg Cdr V C Woodward 25 Sep 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr C T W Morgan 17 Jan 1949  
Sqn Ldr G J Kemp 22 Aug 1949  
Sqn Ldr L W Horrox 26 Feb 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr R Wright  2 Apr 1951  
Personnel
Gp Capt John R Rhys-Jones 18 Apr 1949 Senior Personnel Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr A P Pottridge  5 Mar 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr G P Owen 12 Jul 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr B J Scandrett 29 Aug 1950 AFC
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr

Peter T Philpott

 23 May 1949 OBE; later AVM
Equipment
Gp Capt Edward J H Starling 29 Jan 1951 Senior Equipment Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W Higgs 19 Jul 1950 OBE
Wg Cdr C L Thompson 20 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr R D Stephens 21 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr G T M Webb 21 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr W H B Farrow 12 Mar 1951  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt K A Jackman  2 Oct 1950  
Wg Cdr J Lee  1 Jan 1949 OBE
Wg Cdr D J Sherlock  1 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr G J Rantell 14 Feb 1950  
Sqn Ldr C F Caines  1 Jan 1951  
Catering
Sqn Ldr J A Cope 28 Jul 1949 MBE
Medical
A/Cdre A Harvey 18 Apr 1951 CBE, MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt T Magner 27 Feb 1950 MD, BCh
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt H D Humphreys 15 Aug 1946 CBE, LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling  1 May 1950 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, located to TTC
Rev T Madoc Jones 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA
Educational
Gp Capt J R Morgan  4 Apr 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr R F Pemberton  3 Jan 1949 MC, MA
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BSc, AMICE

WRAF Staff Officer
Wg Off F W G Firebrace  8 Jan 1951 OBE
Technical Staff
A/Cdre John A S Outhwaite 23 Apr 1951 Senior Technical Staff Officer, OBE
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr S G Taylor 20 Jun 1950  
Sqn Ldr M Roe 20 Jun 1949 BEM
Armament
Wg Cdr C G Miles 15 May 1950 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr C G Wareham 22 May 1950 AFM
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Gp Capt G E Watt  7 Aug 1950 Command Engineer Officer, CBE, AFC, BEng, MIMechE, FRAeS
Wg Cdr G H Wass  3 Mar 1951 BSc, AMIMechE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr A M Paterson 21 Nov 1949 OBE
Sqn Ldr D J Ellery 13 Jan 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 26 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr G E Williams 16 Apr 1951  
Radio
Sqn Ldr C H Frampton 28 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr F J Fenner  5 Dec 1949  
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr J D N Sidebottom 29 Nov 1948 AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Cleary  8 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr C R Lawrence 28 Jun 1950  
Sqn Ldr D H Mann 19 Mar 1951  
Mr A P Mathew   Statistics Officer

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

July 1951

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

Air Traffic Control Centres

  • Gloucester
  • London (located at Uxbridge)
  • Scottish (located at Prestwick)
  • Preston
  • Watnall
  • RAF Component Joint School of Chemical Warfare - Winterbourne Gunner
  • Film Production Unit Library - Stanmore Park
  • Royal Observer Corps - Stanmore
  • RAF Central School of Aircraft Recognition - Stanmore
  • Fighter Command Communication Squadron - Bovingdon

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Basil E Embry 19 Apr 1949 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, DSO***, DFC, AFC; later ACM
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr Denis Crowley-Milling  6 Oct 1950 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C, DSO, DFC; later AM
Flt Lt William E Hedley 24 Oct 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C; later A/Cdre
Air Staff
AVM

David F W Atcherley

 21 Jan 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DSO, DFC; later AVM
Operations
Gp Capt Charles G Lott  8 Jan 1951 CBE, DSO, DFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr Deryck C Stapleton 12 Jan 1951 CBE, DFC, AFC; later AVM
Sqn Ldr J D Hawkins 28 Mar 1949 AFC
Sqn Ldr P P C Barthropp 21 Dec 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr Kenneth C M Giddings 16 Jan 1950 DFC; later AM
Lt Col J W Compton  9 Apr 1951 USAF
Control and Reporting
Gp Capt John A Tester  5 Jun 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Control and Reporting (Plans)
Wg Cdr J D S Huxley 15 Mar 1949 BSc (Eng)
Maj W Hollander 22 Jun 1950  
Control and Reporting (Operations)
Wg Cdr F J Trollope 20 Oct 1949 MC
Sqn Ldr F J Mundy 23 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr C J Julian 25 Jan 1951  
Sqn Ldr W C Ramsay  1Apr 1951  
Control and Reporting (Training)
Wg Cdr S Le Rougetel 20 Mar 1950  
Sqn Ldr T A Whiting 17 Mar 1950 DFC
Control and Reporting (RAuxAF & VR)
Sqn Ldr D H Stodart  1 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (AA Liaison)
Maj L S Mepstead    
Air Plans
Gp Capt Leslie W C Bower  8 Aug 1950 DSO, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr C W K Nicholls 21 Jul 1949 DSO, OBE
Sqn Ldr A K Furse 19 Jul 1951 DFC
Training
Wg Cdr G A Brown 10 Oct 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr T F Neil 16 Jan 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr J McD Craig  1 Jan 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr L A Malins  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Air Traffic Control
Gp Capt W A J Satchell 30 Oct 1950 DSO
Sqn Ldr F M Biddulph 24 Jan 1949 AFC
Command Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr F J Robinson  1 Sep 190 DFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr E Banthorpe  7 Dec 1950  
Sqn Ldr S A E Munns 20 Jun 1949 DFM
Intelligence
Wg Cdr L A Jessop 18 Oct 1945 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr K Dear 21 May 1951 DFC
Weapons
Wg Cdr G H Westlake  1 Dec 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr A P Wills 25 Sep 1950 DFC
Signals
A/Cdre Michael Watson 11 Apr 1950 Command Signals Officer, CBE
Gp Capt Henry G Blair 18 Dec 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr A Fisher 14 Nov 1949 OBE
Wg Cdr H W L Cherry 30 Oct 1950  
Wg Cdr Guy C Godfrey  1 May 1951 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr C W Horder 15 Dec 1948  
Sqn Ldr R J Mitchell  1 Dec 1949 AMIEE
Sqn Ldr J H Beattie  1 Jun 1951  
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr R Hopper 18 Jun 1951  
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr E J Apperley  6 Feb 1950 Senior Regiment Officer
Meteorological
Mr J L Galloway   MA, BSc
Research
Mr A Potts   BSc, F Inst P
Administrative Staff
AVM Claude McC Vincent 15 Jul 1949 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC, AFC
A/Cdre Thomas C Dickens 28 Dec 1950 Assistant Air Officer i/c Administration, CBE
Organisation
Gp Capt John M Freeman  8 Aug 1949 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr M K Sewell  9 Mar 1949 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr F L Sayers 25 Jul 1949 AFC
Wg Cdr V C Woodward 25 Sep 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr C T W Morgan 17 Jan 1949  
Sqn Ldr G J Kemp 22 Aug 1949  
Sqn Ldr L W Horrox 26 Feb 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr R Wright  2 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr C H Pearce  9 Jul 1951  
Personnel
Gp Capt John R Rhys-Jones 18 Apr 1949 Senior Personnel Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr A P Pottridge  5 Mar 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr B J Scandrett 29 Aug 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr W E McChesney 26 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr R H Bass  9 Jul 1951 DFC, AFM
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr Robert D Elliott 16 Jul 1951 DFC; later AVM R Deacon-Elliott
Recruiting Staff Officer
Wg Cdr E V Masters  1 FEb 1951 MBE
Equipment
Gp Capt Edward J H Starling 29 Jan 1951 Senior Equipment Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W Higgs 19 Jul 1950 OBE
Wg Cdr C L Thompson 20 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr G T M Webb 21 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr W H B Farrow 12 Mar 1951  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt K A Jackman  2 Oct 1950  
Wg Cdr J Lee  1 Jan 1949 OBE
Wg Cdr D J Sherlock  1 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr G J Rantell 14 Feb 1950  
Sqn Ldr C F Caines  1 Jan 1951  
Catering
Sqn Ldr J A Cope 28 Jul 1949 MBE
Medical
A/Cdre A Harvey 18 Apr 1951 CBE, MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt T Magner 27 Feb 1950 MD, BCh
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt H D Humphreys 15 Aug 1946 CBE, LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling  1 May 1950 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, located to TTC
Rev T Madoc Jones 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA
Educational
Gp Capt J R Morgan  4 Apr 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr R F Pemberton  3 Jan 1949 MC, MA
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BSc, AMICE

WRAF Staff Officer
Wg Off F W G Firebrace  8 Jan 1951 OBE
Technical Staff
A/Cdre John A S Outhwaite 23 Apr 1951 Senior Technical Staff Officer, OBE
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr S G Taylor 20 Jun 1950  
Sqn Ldr G H Thomas 21 May 1951 MBE, AFRAeS
Armament
Wg Cdr C G Miles 15 May 1950 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr C G Wareham 22 May 1950 AFM
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Gp Capt G E Watt  7 Aug 1950 Command Engineer Officer, CBE, AFC, BEng, MIMechE, FRAeS
Wg Cdr G H Wass  3 Mar 1951 BSc, AMIMechE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr A M Paterson 21 Nov 1949 OBE
Sqn Ldr D J Ellery 13 Jan 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 26 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr G E Williams 16 Apr 1951  
Radio
Sqn Ldr C H Frampton 28 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr F J Fenner  5 Dec 1949  
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr J D N Sidebottom 29 Nov 1948 AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Cleary  8 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr C R Lawrence 28 Jun 1950  
Sqn Ldr D H Mann 19 Mar 1951  
Sqn Ldr T E Ekins 17 Jul 1951  
Mr A P Mathew   Statistics Officer

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

August 1951

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

Air Traffic Control Centres

  • Gloucester
  • London (located at Uxbridge)
  • Scottish (located at Prestwick)
  • Preston
  • Watnall
  • RAF Component Joint School of Chemical Warfare - Winterbourne Gunner
  • Film Production Unit Library - Stanmore Park
  • Royal Observer Corps - Stanmore
  • RAF Central School of Aircraft Recognition - Stanmore
  • Fighter Command Communication Squadron - Bovingdon

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Basil E Embry 19 Apr 1949 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, DSO***, DFC, AFC; later ACM
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr Denis Crowley-Milling  6 Oct 1950 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C, DSO, DFC; later AM
Flt Lt William E Hedley 24 Oct 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C; later A/Cdre
Air Staff
AVM

David F W Atcherley

 21 Jan 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DSO, DFC; later AVM
Operations
Gp Capt Charles G Lott  8 Jan 1951 CBE, DSO, DFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr Deryck C Stapleton 12 Jan 1951 CBE, DFC, AFC; later AVM
Sqn Ldr J D Hawkins 28 Mar 1949 AFC
Sqn Ldr P P C Barthropp 21 Dec 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr Kenneth C M Giddings 16 Jan 1950 DFC; later AM
Lt Col J W Compton  9 Apr 1951 USAF
Control and Reporting
Gp Capt John A Tester  5 Jun 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Control and Reporting (Plans)
Wg Cdr J D S Huxley 15 Mar 1949 BSc (Eng)
Maj W Hollander 22 Jun 1950  
Control and Reporting (Operations)
Wg Cdr F J Trollope 20 Oct 1949 MC
Sqn Ldr F J Mundy 23 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr C J Julian 25 Jan 1951  
Sqn Ldr W C Ramsay  1Apr 1951  
Control and Reporting (Training)
Wg Cdr S Le Rougetel 20 Mar 1950  
Sqn Ldr T A Whiting 17 Mar 1950 DFC
Control and Reporting (RAuxAF & VR)
Sqn Ldr D H Stodart  1 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (AA Liaison)
Maj L S Mepstead    
Air Plans
Gp Capt Leslie W C Bower  8 Aug 1950 DSO, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr C W K Nicholls 21 Jul 1949 DSO, OBE
Sqn Ldr A K Furse 19 Jul 1951 DFC
Training
Wg Cdr G A Brown 10 Oct 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr T F Neil 16 Jan 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr J McD Craig  1 Jan 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr L A Malins  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Air Traffic Control
Gp Capt W A J Satchell 30 Oct 1950 DSO
Sqn Ldr F M Biddulph 24 Jan 1949 AFC
Command Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr F J Robinson  1 Sep 190 DFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr E Banthorpe  7 Dec 1950  
Sqn Ldr S A E Munns 20 Jun 1949 DFM
Intelligence
Wg Cdr L A Jessop 18 Oct 1945 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr K Dear 21 May 1951 DFC
Weapons
Wg Cdr G H Westlake  1 Dec 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr A P Wills 25 Sep 1950 DFC
Signals
A/Cdre Michael Watson 11 Apr 1950 Command Signals Officer, CBE
Gp Capt Henry G Blair 18 Dec 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr A Fisher 14 Nov 1949 OBE
Wg Cdr H W L Cherry 30 Oct 1950  
Wg Cdr Guy C Godfrey  1 May 1951 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr C W Horder 15 Dec 1948  
Sqn Ldr R J Mitchell  1 Dec 1949 AMIEE
Sqn Ldr J H Beattie  1 Jun 1951  
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr R Hopper 18 Jun 1951  
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr E J Apperley  6 Feb 1950 Senior Regiment Officer
Meteorological
Mr J L Galloway   MA, BSc
Research
Mr A Potts   BSc, F Inst P
Administrative Staff
AVM Claude McC Vincent 15 Jul 1949 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC, AFC
A/Cdre Thomas C Dickens 28 Dec 1950 Assistant Air Officer i/c Administration, CBE
Organisation
Gp Capt John M Freeman  8 Aug 1949 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr M K Sewell  9 Mar 1949 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr F L Sayers 25 Jul 1949 AFC
Wg Cdr V C Woodward 25 Sep 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr C T W Morgan 17 Jan 1949  
Sqn Ldr G J Kemp 22 Aug 1949  
Sqn Ldr L W Horrox 26 Feb 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr R Wright  2 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr C H Pearce  9 Jul 1951  
Personnel
Gp Capt John R Rhys-Jones 18 Apr 1949 Senior Personnel Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr A P Pottridge  5 Mar 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr B J Scandrett 29 Aug 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr W E McChesney 26 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr R H Bass  9 Jul 1951 DFC, AFM
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr Robert D Elliott 16 Jul 1951 DFC; later AVM R Deacon-Elliott
Recruiting Staff Officer
Wg Cdr E V Masters  1 FEb 1951 MBE
Equipment
Gp Capt Edward J H Starling 29 Jan 1951 Senior Equipment Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W Higgs 19 Jul 1950 OBE
Wg Cdr C L Thompson 20 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr G T M Webb 21 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr W H B Farrow 12 Mar 1951  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt K A Jackman  2 Oct 1950  
Wg Cdr J Lee  1 Jan 1949 OBE
Wg Cdr D J Sherlock  1 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr G J Rantell 14 Feb 1950  
Sqn Ldr C F Caines  1 Jan 1951  
Catering
Sqn Ldr J A Cope 28 Jul 1949 MBE
Medical
A/Cdre A Harvey 18 Apr 1951 CBE, MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt T Magner 27 Feb 1950 MD, BCh
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt H D Humphreys 15 Aug 1946 CBE, LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling  1 May 1950 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, located to TTC
Rev T Madoc Jones 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA
Educational
Gp Capt J R Morgan  4 Apr 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr R F Pemberton  3 Jan 1949 MC, MA
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BSc, AMICE

WRAF Staff Officer
Wg Off F W G Firebrace  8 Jan 1951 OBE
Technical Staff
A/Cdre John A S Outhwaite 23 Apr 1951 Senior Technical Staff Officer, OBE
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr S G Taylor 20 Jun 1950  
Sqn Ldr G H Thomas 21 May 1951 MBE, AFRAeS
Armament
Wg Cdr C G Miles 15 May 1950 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr C G Wareham 22 May 1950 AFM
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Gp Capt G E Watt  7 Aug 1950 Command Engineer Officer, CBE, AFC, BEng, MIMechE, FRAeS
Wg Cdr G H Wass  3 Mar 1951 BSc, AMIMechE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr A M Paterson 21 Nov 1949 OBE
Sqn Ldr D J Ellery 13 Jan 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 26 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr G E Williams 16 Apr 1951  
Radio
Sqn Ldr C H Frampton 28 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr F J Fenner  5 Dec 1949  
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr J D N Sidebottom 29 Nov 1948 AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Cleary  8 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr C R Lawrence 28 Jun 1950  
Sqn Ldr D H Mann 19 Mar 1951  
Sqn Ldr T E Ekins 17 Jul 1951  
Mr A P Mathew   Statistics Officer

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

September 1951

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

Air Traffic Control Centres

  • Gloucester
  • London (located at Uxbridge)
  • Scottish (located at Prestwick)
  • Preston
  • Watnall
  • RAF Component Joint School of Chemical Warfare - Winterbourne Gunner
  • Film Production Unit Library - Stanmore Park
  • Royal Observer Corps - Stanmore
  • RAF Central School of Aircraft Recognition - Stanmore
  • Fighter Command Communication Squadron - Bovingdon

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Basil E Embry 19 Apr 1949 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, DSO***, DFC, AFC; later ACM
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr Denis Crowley-Milling  6 Oct 1950 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C, DSO, DFC; later AM
Flt Lt William E Hedley 24 Oct 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C; later A/Cdre
Air Staff
AVM

David F W Atcherley

 21 Jan 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DSO, DFC; later AVM
Operations
Gp Capt Charles G Lott  8 Jan 1951 CBE, DSO, DFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr Deryck C Stapleton 12 Jan 1951 CBE, DFC, AFC; later AVM
Sqn Ldr J D Hawkins 28 Mar 1949 AFC
Sqn Ldr P P C Barthropp 21 Dec 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr Kenneth C M Giddings 16 Jan 1950 DFC; later AM
Lt Col J W Compton  9 Apr 1951 USAF
Control and Reporting
Gp Capt John A Tester  5 Jun 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Control and Reporting (Plans)
Wg Cdr J D S Huxley 15 Mar 1949 BSc (Eng)
Maj W Hollander 22 Jun 1950  
Control and Reporting (Operations)
Wg Cdr F J Trollope 20 Oct 1949 MC
Sqn Ldr F J Mundy 23 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr C J Julian 25 Jan 1951  
Sqn Ldr W C Ramsay  1Apr 1951  
Control and Reporting (Training)
Wg Cdr S Le Rougetel 20 Mar 1950  
Sqn Ldr T A Whiting 17 Mar 1950 DFC
Control and Reporting (RAuxAF & VR)
Sqn Ldr D H Stodart  1 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (AA Liaison)
Maj L S Mepstead    
Air Plans
Gp Capt Leslie W C Bower  8 Aug 1950 DSO, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr C W K Nicholls 21 Jul 1949 DSO, OBE
Sqn Ldr A K Furse 19 Jul 1951 DFC
Training
Wg Cdr G A Brown 10 Oct 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr T F Neil 16 Jan 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr J McD Craig  1 Jan 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr L A Malins  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Air Traffic Control
Gp Capt W A J Satchell 30 Oct 1950 DSO
Sqn Ldr F M Biddulph 24 Jan 1949 AFC
Command Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr F J Robinson  1 Sep 190 DFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr E Banthorpe  7 Dec 1950  
Sqn Ldr S A E Munns 20 Jun 1949 DFM
Intelligence
Wg Cdr L A Jessop 18 Oct 1945 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr K Dear 21 May 1951 DFC
Weapons
Wg Cdr G H Westlake  1 Dec 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr A P Wills 25 Sep 1950 DFC
Signals
A/Cdre Michael Watson 11 Apr 1950 Command Signals Officer, CBE
Gp Capt Henry G Blair 18 Dec 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr A Fisher 14 Nov 1949 OBE
Wg Cdr H W L Cherry 30 Oct 1950  
Wg Cdr Guy C Godfrey  1 May 1951 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr C W Horder 15 Dec 1948  
Sqn Ldr R J Mitchell  1 Dec 1949 AMIEE
Sqn Ldr J H Beattie  1 Jun 1951  
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr R Hopper 18 Jun 1951  
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr E J Apperley  6 Feb 1950 Senior Regiment Officer
Meteorological
Mr J L Galloway   MA, BSc
Research
Mr A Potts   BSc, F Inst P
Administrative Staff
AVM Claude McC Vincent 15 Jul 1949 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC, AFC
A/Cdre Thomas C Dickens 28 Dec 1950 Assistant Air Officer i/c Administration, CBE
Organisation
Gp Capt John M Freeman  8 Aug 1949 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr M K Sewell  9 Mar 1949 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr F L Sayers 25 Jul 1949 AFC
Wg Cdr V C Woodward 25 Sep 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr C T W Morgan 17 Jan 1949  
Sqn Ldr G J Kemp 22 Aug 1949  
Sqn Ldr L W Horrox 26 Feb 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr R Wright  2 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr C H Pearce  9 Jul 1951  
Personnel
Gp Capt John R Rhys-Jones 18 Apr 1949 Senior Personnel Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr A P Pottridge  5 Mar 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr B J Scandrett 29 Aug 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr W E McChesney 26 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr R H Bass  9 Jul 1951 DFC, AFM
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr Robert D Elliott 16 Jul 1951 DFC; later AVM R Deacon-Elliott
Recruiting Staff Officer
Wg Cdr E V Masters  1 FEb 1951 MBE
Equipment
Gp Capt Edward J H Starling 29 Jan 1951 Senior Equipment Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W Higgs 19 Jul 1950 OBE
Wg Cdr C L Thompson 20 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr G T M Webb 21 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr W H B Farrow 12 Mar 1951  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt K A Jackman  2 Oct 1950  
Wg Cdr J Lee  1 Jan 1949 OBE
Wg Cdr D J Sherlock  1 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr G J Rantell 14 Feb 1950  
Sqn Ldr C F Caines  1 Jan 1951  
Catering
Sqn Ldr J A Cope 28 Jul 1949 MBE
Medical
A/Cdre A Harvey 18 Apr 1951 CBE, MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt T Magner 27 Feb 1950 MD, BCh
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt H D Humphreys 15 Aug 1946 CBE, LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling  1 May 1950 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, located to TTC
Rev T Madoc Jones 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA
Educational
Gp Capt J R Morgan  4 Apr 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr R F Pemberton  3 Jan 1949 MC, MA
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BSc, AMICE

WRAF Staff Officer
Wg Off F W G Firebrace  8 Jan 1951 OBE
Technical Staff
A/Cdre John A S Outhwaite 23 Apr 1951 Senior Technical Staff Officer, OBE
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr S G Taylor 20 Jun 1950  
Sqn Ldr G H Thomas 21 May 1951 MBE, AFRAeS
Armament
Wg Cdr C G Miles 15 May 1950 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr C G Wareham 22 May 1950 AFM
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Gp Capt G E Watt  7 Aug 1950 Command Engineer Officer, CBE, AFC, BEng, MIMechE, FRAeS
Wg Cdr G H Wass  3 Mar 1951 BSc, AMIMechE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr A M Paterson 21 Nov 1949 OBE
Sqn Ldr D J Ellery 13 Jan 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 26 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr G E Williams 16 Apr 1951  
Radio
Sqn Ldr C H Frampton 28 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr F J Fenner  5 Dec 1949  
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr J D N Sidebottom 29 Nov 1948 AFC
Sqn Ldr C R Lawrence 28 Jun 1950  
Sqn Ldr D H Mann 19 Mar 1951  
Sqn Ldr T E Ekins 17 Jul 1951  
Mr A P Mathew   Statistics Officer

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

October 1951

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

Air Traffic Control Centres

  • Gloucester
  • London (located at Uxbridge)
  • Scottish (located at Prestwick)
  • Preston
  • Watnall
  • RAF Component Joint School of Chemical Warfare - Winterbourne Gunner
  • Film Production Unit Library - Stanmore Park
  • Royal Observer Corps - Stanmore
  • RAF Central School of Aircraft Recognition - Stanmore
  • Fighter Command Communication Squadron - Bovingdon

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Basil E Embry 19 Apr 1949 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, DSO***, DFC, AFC; later ACM
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr Denis Crowley-Milling  6 Oct 1950 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C, DSO, DFC; later AM
Flt Lt William E Hedley 24 Oct 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C; later A/Cdre
Air Staff
AVM

David F W Atcherley

 21 Jan 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DSO, DFC; later AVM
Operations
Gp Capt Charles G Lott  8 Jan 1951 CBE, DSO, DFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr Deryck C Stapleton 12 Jan 1951 CBE, DFC, AFC; later AVM
Sqn Ldr J D Hawkins 28 Mar 1949 AFC
Sqn Ldr P P C Barthropp 21 Dec 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr Kenneth C M Giddings 16 Jan 1950 DFC; later AM
Lt Col J W Compton  9 Apr 1951 USAF
Control and Reporting
Gp Capt John A Tester  5 Jun 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Control and Reporting (Plans)
Wg Cdr J D S Huxley 15 Mar 1949 BSc (Eng)
Maj W Hollander 22 Jun 1950  
Control and Reporting (Operations)
Wg Cdr F J Trollope 20 Oct 1949 MC
Sqn Ldr F J Mundy 23 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr C J Julian 25 Jan 1951  
Sqn Ldr W C Ramsay  1Apr 1951  
Control and Reporting (Training)
Wg Cdr S Le Rougetel 20 Mar 1950  
Sqn Ldr T A Whiting 17 Mar 1950 DFC
Control and Reporting (RAuxAF & VR)
Sqn Ldr D H Stodart  1 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (AA Liaison)
Maj L S Mepstead    
Air Plans
Gp Capt Leslie W C Bower  8 Aug 1950 DSO, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr C W K Nicholls 21 Jul 1949 DSO, OBE
Sqn Ldr A K Furse 19 Jul 1951 DFC
Training
Wg Cdr G W Petre 20 Jul 1951 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr T F Neil 16 Jan 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr J McD Craig  1 Jan 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr L A Malins  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Air Traffic Control
Gp Capt W A J Satchell 30 Oct 1950 DSO
Sqn Ldr F M Biddulph 24 Jan 1949 AFC
Command Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr F J Robinson  1 Sep 190 DFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr E Banthorpe  7 Dec 1950  
Sqn Ldr S A E Munns 20 Jun 1949 DFM
Intelligence
Wg Cdr L A Jessop 18 Oct 1945 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr K Dear 21 May 1951 DFC
Weapons
Wg Cdr G H Westlake  1 Dec 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr A P Wills 25 Sep 1950 DFC
Signals
A/Cdre Michael Watson 11 Apr 1950 Command Signals Officer, CBE
Gp Capt Henry G Blair 18 Dec 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr A Fisher 14 Nov 1949 OBE
Wg Cdr H W L Cherry 30 Oct 1950  
Wg Cdr Guy C Godfrey  1 May 1951 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr R J Mitchell  1 Dec 1949 AMIEE
Sqn Ldr J H Beattie  1 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr P Halligey 29 Aug 1951 AMIEE
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr R Hopper 18 Jun 1951  
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr E J Apperley  6 Feb 1950 Senior Regiment Officer
Meteorological
Mr J L Galloway   MA, BSc
Research
Mr A Potts   BSc, F Inst P
Administrative Staff
AVM Claude McC Vincent 15 Jul 1949 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC, AFC
A/Cdre Thomas C Dickens 28 Dec 1950 Assistant Air Officer i/c Administration, CBE
Organisation
Gp Capt John M Freeman  8 Aug 1949 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr M K Sewell  9 Mar 1949 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr F L Sayers 25 Jul 1949 AFC
Wg Cdr V C Woodward 25 Sep 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr G J Kemp 22 Aug 1949  
Sqn Ldr L W Horrox 26 Feb 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr R Wright  2 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr C H Pearce  9 Jul 1951  
Sqn Ldr J V Desemonie 29 Aug 1951  
Personnel
Gp Capt M Lowe  3 Sep 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr J R Pennington-Legh  9 Jul 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr B J Scandrett 29 Aug 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr W E McChesney 26 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr R H Bass  9 Jul 1951 DFC, AFM
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr Robert D Elliott 16 Jul 1951 DFC; later AVM R Deacon-Elliott
Recruiting Staff Officer
Wg Cdr E V Masters  1 FEb 1951 MBE
Equipment
Gp Capt Edward J H Starling 29 Jan 1951 Senior Equipment Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W Higgs 19 Jul 1950 OBE
Wg Cdr C L Thompson 20 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr G T M Webb 21 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr W H B Farrow 12 Mar 1951  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood 18 Jun 1951  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt K A Jackman  2 Oct 1950  
Wg Cdr D J Sherlock  1 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr H R Sinclair  3 Jul 1951 RCAF
Sqn Ldr G J Rantell 14 Feb 1950  
Sqn Ldr C F Caines  1 Jan 1951  
Catering
Sqn Ldr J A Cope 28 Jul 1949 MBE
Medical
A/Cdre A Harvey 18 Apr 1951 CBE, MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt J F Sandow   OBE, MRCS, LRCP
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt H D Humphreys 15 Aug 1946 CBE, LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling  1 May 1950 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, located at Bomber Command
Rev T Madoc Jones 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA
Educational
Gp Capt J R Morgan  4 Apr 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr R F Pemberton  3 Jan 1949 MC, MA
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BSc, AMICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off F W G Firebrace  8 Jan 1951 OBE
Technical Staff
A/Cdre John A S Outhwaite 23 Apr 1951 Senior Technical Staff Officer, OBE
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr S G Taylor 20 Jun 1950  
Sqn Ldr G H Thomas 21 May 1951 MBE, AFRAeS
Armament
Wg Cdr C G Miles 15 May 1950 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr C G Wareham 22 May 1950 AFM
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Gp Capt G E Watt  7 Aug 1950 Command Engineer Officer, CBE, AFC, BEng, MIMechE, FRAeS
Wg Cdr G H Wass  3 Mar 1951 BSc, AMIMechE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr A M Paterson 21 Nov 1949 OBE
Sqn Ldr D J Ellery 13 Jan 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 26 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr G E Williams 16 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr H A Pippard 17 May 1951 BSc
Radio
Sqn Ldr C H Frampton 28 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr F J Fenner  5 Dec 1949  
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr W M Collins  8 Aug 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr C R Lawrence 28 Jun 1950  
Sqn Ldr D H Mann 19 Mar 1951  
Sqn Ldr T E Ekins 17 Jul 1951  
Mr A P Mathew   Statistics Officer

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

November 1951

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

Air Traffic Control Centres

  • Gloucester
  • London (located at Uxbridge)
  • Scottish (located at Prestwick)
  • Preston
  • Watnall
  • RAF Component Joint School of Chemical Warfare - Winterbourne Gunner
  • Film Production Unit Library - Stanmore Park
  • Royal Observer Corps - Stanmore
  • RAF Central School of Aircraft Recognition - Stanmore
  • Fighter Command Communication Squadron - Bovingdon

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Basil E Embry 19 Apr 1949 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, DSO***, DFC, AFC; later ACM
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr Denis Crowley-Milling  6 Oct 1950 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C, DSO, DFC; later AM
Flt Lt William E Hedley 24 Oct 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C; later A/Cdre
Air Staff
AVM

David F W Atcherley

 21 Jan 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DSO, DFC; later AVM
Operations
Gp Capt Charles G Lott  8 Jan 1951 CBE, DSO, DFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr Deryck C Stapleton 12 Jan 1951 CBE, DFC, AFC; later AVM
Sqn Ldr J D Hawkins 28 Mar 1949 AFC
Sqn Ldr P P C Barthropp 21 Dec 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr Kenneth C M Giddings 16 Jan 1950 DFC; later AM
Lt Col J W Compton  9 Apr 1951 USAF
Control and Reporting
Gp Capt John A Tester  5 Jun 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Control and Reporting (Plans)
Wg Cdr J D S Huxley 15 Mar 1949 BSc (Eng)
Maj W Hollander 22 Jun 1950  
Control and Reporting (Operations)
Wg Cdr F J Trollope 20 Oct 1949 MC
Sqn Ldr F J Mundy 23 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr C J Julian 25 Jan 1951  
Sqn Ldr W C Ramsay  1Apr 1951  
Control and Reporting (Training)
Wg Cdr S Le Rougetel 20 Mar 1950  
Sqn Ldr T A Whiting 17 Mar 1950 DFC
Control and Reporting (RAuxAF & VR)
Sqn Ldr D H Stodart  1 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (AA Liaison)
Maj L S Mepstead    
Air Plans
Gp Capt Leslie W C Bower  8 Aug 1950 DSO, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr C W K Nicholls 21 Jul 1949 DSO, OBE
Sqn Ldr A K Furse 19 Jul 1951 DFC
Training
Wg Cdr G W Petre 20 Jul 1951 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr T F Neil 16 Jan 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr J McD Craig  1 Jan 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr L A Malins  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Air Traffic Control
Gp Capt W A J Satchell 30 Oct 1950 DSO
Sqn Ldr F M Biddulph 24 Jan 1949 AFC
Command Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr F J Robinson  1 Sep 190 DFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr E Banthorpe  7 Dec 1950  
Sqn Ldr S A E Munns 20 Jun 1949 DFM
Intelligence
Wg Cdr L A Jessop 18 Oct 1945 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr K Dear 21 May 1951 DFC
Weapons
Wg Cdr M Kellett 17 Jun 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr A P Wills 25 Sep 1950 DFC
Signals
A/Cdre Michael Watson 11 Apr 1950 Command Signals Officer, CBE
Gp Capt Henry G Blair 18 Dec 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr A Fisher 14 Nov 1949 OBE
Wg Cdr H W L Cherry 30 Oct 1950  
Wg Cdr Guy C Godfrey  1 May 1951 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr R J Mitchell  1 Dec 1949 AMIEE
Sqn Ldr J H Beattie  1 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr P Halligey 29 Aug 1951 AMIEE
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr R Hopper 18 Jun 1951  
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr E J Apperley  6 Feb 1950 Senior Regiment Officer
Meteorological
Mr J L Galloway   MA, BSc
Research
Mr A Potts   BSc, F Inst P
Administrative Staff
AVM Claude McC Vincent 15 Jul 1949 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC, AFC
A/Cdre Thomas C Dickens 28 Dec 1950 Assistant Air Officer i/c Administration, CBE
Organisation
Gp Capt John M Freeman  8 Aug 1949 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr M K Sewell  9 Mar 1949 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr F L Sayers 25 Jul 1949 AFC
Wg Cdr V C Woodward 25 Sep 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr G J Kemp 22 Aug 1949  
Sqn Ldr L W Horrox 26 Feb 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr R Wright  2 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr C H Pearce  9 Jul 1951  
Sqn Ldr J V Desemonie 29 Aug 1951  
Personnel
Gp Capt M Lowe  3 Sep 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr J R Pennington-Legh  9 Jul 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr B J Scandrett 29 Aug 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr W E McChesney 26 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr R H Bass  9 Jul 1951 DFC, AFM
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr Robert D Elliott 16 Jul 1951 DFC; later AVM R Deacon-Elliott
Recruiting Staff Officer
Wg Cdr E V Masters  1 FEb 1951 MBE
Equipment
Gp Capt Edward J H Starling 29 Jan 1951 Senior Equipment Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W Higgs 19 Jul 1950 OBE
Wg Cdr C L Thompson 20 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr G T M Webb 21 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr W H B Farrow 12 Mar 1951  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood 18 Jun 1951  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt K A Jackman  2 Oct 1950  
Wg Cdr D J Sherlock  1 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr H R Sinclair  3 Jul 1951 RCAF
Sqn Ldr G J Rantell 14 Feb 1950  
Sqn Ldr C F Caines  1 Jan 1951  
Catering
Sqn Ldr J A Cope 28 Jul 1949 MBE
Medical
A/Cdre A Harvey 18 Apr 1951 CBE, MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt J F Sandow   OBE, MRCS, LRCP
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt H D Humphreys 15 Aug 1946 CBE, LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling  1 May 1950 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, located at Bomber Command
Rev T Madoc Jones 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA
Educational
Gp Capt J R Morgan  4 Apr 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr R F Pemberton  3 Jan 1949 MC, MA
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BSc, AMICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off F W G Firebrace  8 Jan 1951 OBE
Technical Staff
A/Cdre John A S Outhwaite 23 Apr 1951 Senior Technical Staff Officer, OBE
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr S G Taylor 20 Jun 1950  
Sqn Ldr G H Thomas 21 May 1951 MBE, AFRAeS
Armament
Wg Cdr C G Miles 15 May 1950 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr C G Wareham 22 May 1950 AFM
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Gp Capt G E Watt  7 Aug 1950 Command Engineer Officer, CBE, AFC, BEng, MIMechE, FRAeS
Wg Cdr G H Wass  3 Mar 1951 BSc, AMIMechE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr A M Paterson 21 Nov 1949 OBE
Sqn Ldr D J Ellery 13 Jan 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 26 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr G E Williams 16 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr H A Pippard 17 May 1951 BSc
Radio
Sqn Ldr C H Frampton 28 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr F J Fenner  5 Dec 1949  
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr W M Collins  8 Aug 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr C R Lawrence 28 Jun 1950  
Sqn Ldr D H Mann 19 Mar 1951  
Sqn Ldr T E Ekins 17 Jul 1951  
Mr A P Mathew   Statistics Officer

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

December 1951

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

Air Traffic Control Centres

  • Gloucester
  • London (located at Uxbridge)
  • Scottish (located at Prestwick)
  • Preston
  • Watnall
  • RAF Component Joint School of Chemical Warfare - Winterbourne Gunner
  • Film Production Unit Library - Stanmore Park
  • Royal Observer Corps - Stanmore
  • RAF Central School of Aircraft Recognition - Stanmore
  • Fighter Command Communication Squadron - Bovingdon

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Basil E Embry 19 Apr 1949 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, DSO***, DFC, AFC; later ACM
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr Denis Crowley-Milling  6 Oct 1950 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C, DSO, DFC; later AM
Flt Lt J W Casserley 17 Sep 1951 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM

David F W Atcherley

 21 Jan 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DSO, DFC; later AVM
Operations
Gp Capt Charles G Lott  8 Jan 1951 CBE, DSO, DFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr Deryck C Stapleton 12 Jan 1951 CBE, DFC, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr J R D Braham 23 Jan 1951 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr J D Hawkins 28 Mar 1949 AFC
Sqn Ldr P P C Barthropp 21 Dec 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr Kenneth C M Giddings 16 Jan 1950 DFC; later AM
Lt Col J W Compton  9 Apr 1951 USAF
Control and Reporting
Gp Capt John A Tester  5 Jun 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Control and Reporting (Plans)
Wg Cdr J D S Huxley 15 Mar 1949 BSc (Eng)
Maj W Hollander 22 Jun 1950  
Control and Reporting (Operations)
Wg Cdr F J Trollope 20 Oct 1949 MC
Sqn Ldr F J Mundy 23 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr C J Julian 25 Jan 1951  
Sqn Ldr W C Ramsay  1Apr 1951  
Control and Reporting (Training)
Wg Cdr S Le Rougetel 20 Mar 1950  
Sqn Ldr T A Whiting 17 Mar 1950 DFC
Control and Reporting (RAuxAF & VR)
Sqn Ldr D H Stodart  1 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (AA Liaison)
Maj L S Mepstead    
Air Plans
Gp Capt Leslie W C Bower  8 Aug 1950 DSO, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr C W K Nicholls 21 Jul 1949 DSO, OBE
Sqn Ldr A K Furse 19 Jul 1951 DFC
Training
Wg Cdr G W Petre 20 Jul 1951 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr T F Neil 16 Jan 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr J McD Craig  1 Jan 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr L A Malins  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr D I Benham  7 Nov 1951 DFC, AFC
Air Traffic Control Service
Gp Capt W A J Satchell 30 Oct 1950 DSO
Sqn Ldr F M Biddulph 24 Jan 1949 AFC
Command Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr F J Robinson  1 Sep 190 DFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr E Banthorpe  7 Dec 1950  
Sqn Ldr S A E Munns 20 Jun 1949 DFM
Intelligence
Wg Cdr L A Jessop 18 Oct 1945 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr K Dear 21 May 1951 DFC
Weapons
Wg Cdr M Kellett 17 Jun 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr A P Wills 25 Sep 1950 DFC
Signals
A/Cdre Michael Watson 11 Apr 1950 Command Signals Officer, CBE
Gp Capt Henry G Blair 18 Dec 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr H W L Cherry 30 Oct 1950  
Wg Cdr Guy C Godfrey  1 May 1951 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr R J Mitchell  1 Dec 1949 AMIEE
Sqn Ldr J H Beattie  1 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr P Halligey 29 Aug 1951 AMIEE
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr R Hopper 18 Jun 1951  
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr E J Apperley  6 Feb 1950 Command Regiment Officer
Meteorological
Mr J L Galloway   MA, BSc
Research
Mr A Potts   BSc, F Inst P
Administrative Staff
AVM Claude McC Vincent 15 Jul 1949 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC, AFC
A/Cdre Thomas C Dickens 28 Dec 1950 Assistant Air Officer i/c Administration, CBE
Organisation
Gp Capt John M Freeman  8 Aug 1949 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W H Maitland-Walker  5 Nov 1951  
Wg Cdr F L Sayers 25 Jul 1949 AFC
Wg Cdr V C Woodward 25 Sep 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr L W Horrox 26 Feb 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr R Wright  2 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr C H Pearce  9 Jul 1951  
Sqn Ldr J V Desemonie 29 Aug 1951  
Sqn Ldr G Blair 26 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr A J Bartram 27 Dec 1951  
Personnel
Gp Capt M Lowe  3 Sep 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr J R Pennington-Legh  9 Jul 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr B J Scandrett 29 Aug 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr W E McChesney 26 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr R H Bass  9 Jul 1951 DFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr P A Lloyd-Fitt  5 Nov 1951 MM
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr Robert D Elliott 16 Jul 1951 DFC; later AVM R Deacon-Elliott
Recruiting Staff Officer
Wg Cdr E V Masters  1 FEb 1951 MBE
Equipment
Gp Capt Edward J H Starling 29 Jan 1951 Senior Equipment Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W Higgs 19 Jul 1950 OBE
Wg Cdr C L Thompson 20 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr G T M Webb 21 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr W H B Farrow 12 Mar 1951  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood 18 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr A R G Wolff 22 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr F T Johnson 29 Nov 1951 MBE
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt K A Jackman  2 Oct 1950  
Wg Cdr D J Sherlock  1 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr H R Sinclair  3 Jul 1951 RCAF
Sqn Ldr G J Rantell 14 Feb 1950  
Sqn Ldr C F Caines  1 Jan 1951  
Catering
Sqn Ldr J A Cope 28 Jul 1949 MBE
Medical
A/Cdre A Harvey 18 Apr 1951 CBE, MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt J F Sandow   OBE, MRCS, LRCP
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt H D Humphreys 15 Aug 1946 CBE, LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling  1 May 1950 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, located at Bomber Command
Rev T Madoc Jones 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA
Educational
Gp Capt J R Morgan  4 Apr 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr R F Pemberton  3 Jan 1949 MC, MA
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BSc, AMICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off F W G Firebrace  8 Jan 1951 OBE
Technical Staff
A/Cdre John A S Outhwaite 23 Apr 1951 Senior Technical Staff Officer, OBE
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr S G Taylor 20 Jun 1950  
Sqn Ldr G H Thomas 21 May 1951 MBE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr H A Pippard 17 May 1951 BSc
Armament
Wg Cdr C G Miles 15 May 1950 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr C G Wareham 22 May 1950 AFM
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Gp Capt G E Watt  7 Aug 1950 Command Engineer Officer, CBE, AFC, BEng, MIMechE, FRAeS
Wg Cdr G H Wass  3 Mar 1951 BSc, AMIMechE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr D J Ellery 13 Jan 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 26 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr G E Williams 16 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr R Storey 15 Dec 1951  
Radio
Wg Cdr A Fisher 14 Nov 1949 OBE
Sqn Ldr C H Frampton 28 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr F J Fenner  5 Dec 1949  
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr W M Collins  8 Aug 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr C R Lawrence 28 Jun 1950  
Sqn Ldr D H Mann 19 Mar 1951  
Sqn Ldr T E Ekins 17 Jul 1951  
Mr A P Mathew   Statistics Officer

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

January 1952

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

Air Traffic Control Centres

  • Gloucester
  • London (located at Uxbridge)
  • Scottish (located at Prestwick)
  • Preston
  • Watnall
  • RAF Component Joint School of Chemical Warfare - Winterbourne Gunner
  • Film Production Unit Library - Stanmore Park
  • Royal Observer Corps - Stanmore
  • RAF Central School of Aircraft Recognition - Stanmore
  • Fighter Command Communication Squadron - Bovingdon

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Basil E Embry 19 Apr 1949 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, DSO***, DFC, AFC; later ACM
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr Denis Crowley-Milling  6 Oct 1950 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C, DSO, DFC; later AM
Flt Lt J W Casserley 17 Sep 1951 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Henry P Fraser  9 Jan 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, AFC; later AM
Operations
Gp Capt Charles G Lott  8 Jan 1951 CBE, DSO, DFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr Deryck C Stapleton 12 Jan 1951 CBE, DFC, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr J R D Braham 23 Jan 1951 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr J D Hawkins 28 Mar 1949 AFC
Sqn Ldr P P C Barthropp 21 Dec 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr Kenneth C M Giddings 16 Jan 1950 DFC; later AM
Lt Col J W Compton  9 Apr 1951 USAF
Control and Reporting
Gp Capt John A Tester  5 Jun 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Control and Reporting (Plans)
Wg Cdr J D S Huxley 15 Mar 1949 BSc (Eng)
Maj W Hollander 22 Jun 1950  
Control and Reporting (Operations)
Wg Cdr F J Trollope 20 Oct 1949 MC
Sqn Ldr F J Mundy 23 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr C J Julian 25 Jan 1951  
Sqn Ldr W C Ramsay  1Apr 1951  
Control and Reporting (Training)
Wg Cdr S Le Rougetel 20 Mar 1950  
Sqn Ldr T A Whiting 17 Mar 1950 DFC
Control and Reporting (RAuxAF & VR)
Sqn Ldr D H Stodart  1 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (AA Liaison)
Maj L S Mepstead    
Air Plans
Gp Capt Leslie W C Bower  8 Aug 1950 DSO, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr C W K Nicholls 21 Jul 1949 DSO, OBE
Sqn Ldr A K Furse 19 Jul 1951 DFC
Training
Wg Cdr G W Petre 20 Jul 1951 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr J McD Craig  1 Jan 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr L A Malins  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr D I Benham  7 Nov 1951 DFC, AFC
Air Traffic Control Service
Gp Capt W A J Satchell 30 Oct 1950 DSO
Sqn Ldr F M Biddulph 24 Jan 1949 AFC
Command Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr F J Robinson  1 Sep 190 DFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr E Banthorpe  7 Dec 1950  
Intelligence
Wg Cdr L A Jessop 18 Oct 1945 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr K Dear 21 May 1951 DFC
Weapons
Wg Cdr M Kellett 17 Jun 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr A P Wills 25 Sep 1950 DFC
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr E J Apperley  6 Feb 1950 Command Regiment Officer
Signals
A/Cdre Michael Watson 11 Apr 1950 Command Signals Officer, CBE
Gp Capt Henry G Blair 18 Dec 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr H W L Cherry 30 Oct 1950  
Wg Cdr Guy C Godfrey  1 May 1951 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr R J Mitchell  1 Dec 1949 AMIEE
Sqn Ldr J H Beattie  1 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr P Halligey 29 Aug 1951 AMIEE
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr R Hopper 18 Jun 1951  
Meteorological
Mr J L Galloway   MA, BSc
Research
Mr A Potts   BSc, F Inst P
Administrative Staff
AVM Claude McC Vincent 15 Jul 1949 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC, AFC
A/Cdre Thomas C Dickens 28 Dec 1950 Assistant Air Officer i/c Administration, CBE
Organisation
Gp Capt John M Freeman  8 Aug 1949 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W H Maitland-Walker  5 Nov 1951  
Wg Cdr F L Sayers 25 Jul 1949 AFC
Wg Cdr V C Woodward 25 Sep 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr L W Horrox 26 Feb 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr R Wright  2 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr C H Pearce  9 Jul 1951  
Sqn Ldr J V Desemonie 29 Aug 1951  
Sqn Ldr G Blair 26 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr A J Bartram 27 Dec 1951  
Personnel
Gp Capt M Lowe  3 Sep 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr J R Pennington-Legh  9 Jul 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr W E McChesney 26 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr R H Bass  9 Jul 1951 DFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr P A Lloyd-Fitt  5 Nov 1951 MM
Sqn Ldr R D Doleman 17 Dec 1951 DSO, DFC
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr Robert D Elliott 16 Jul 1951 DFC; later AVM R Deacon-Elliott
Recruiting Staff Officer
Wg Cdr E V Masters  1 FEb 1951 MBE
Equipment
Gp Capt Edward J H Starling 29 Jan 1951 Senior Equipment Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W Higgs 19 Jul 1950 OBE
Wg Cdr C L Thompson 20 Aug 1950  
Wg Cdr A M R Ramsden 12 Nov 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr G T M Webb 21 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr W H B Farrow 12 Mar 1951  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood 18 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr A R G Wolff 22 Nov 1951  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt K A Jackman  2 Oct 1950  
Wg Cdr D J Sherlock  1 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr H R Sinclair  3 Jul 1951 RCAF
Sqn Ldr G J Rantell 14 Feb 1950  
Sqn Ldr C F Caines  1 Jan 1951  
Catering
Sqn Ldr J A Cope 28 Jul 1949 MBE
Medical
A/Cdre A Harvey 18 Apr 1951 CBE, MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt J F Sandow   OBE, MRCS, LRCP
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt H D Humphreys 15 Aug 1946 CBE, LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling  1 May 1950 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, located at Bomber Command
Rev T Madoc Jones 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA
Educational
Gp Capt J R Morgan  4 Apr 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr R F Pemberton  3 Jan 1949 MC, MA
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BSc, AMICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off F W G Firebrace  8 Jan 1951 OBE
Technical Staff
A/Cdre John A S Outhwaite 23 Apr 1951 Senior Technical Staff Officer, OBE
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr S G Taylor 20 Jun 1950  
Sqn Ldr G H Thomas 21 May 1951 MBE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr H A Pippard 17 May 1951 BSc
Armament
Wg Cdr C G Miles 15 May 1950 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr C G Wareham 22 May 1950 AFM
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Gp Capt G E Watt  7 Aug 1950 Command Engineer Officer, CBE, AFC, BEng, MIMechE, FRAeS
Wg Cdr G H Wass  3 Mar 1951 BSc, AMIMechE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr D J Ellery 13 Jan 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 26 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr G E Williams 16 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr R Storey 15 Dec 1951  
Radio
Wg Cdr A Fisher 14 Nov 1949 OBE
Sqn Ldr C H Frampton 28 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr F J Fenner  5 Dec 1949  
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr W M Collins  8 Aug 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr C R Lawrence 28 Jun 1950  
Sqn Ldr D H Mann 19 Mar 1951  
Sqn Ldr T E Ekins 17 Jul 1951  
Mr A P Mathew   Statistics Officer

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

February 1952

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

Air Traffic Control Centres

  • Gloucester
  • London (located at Uxbridge)
  • Scottish (located at Prestwick)
  • Preston
  • Watnall
  • RAF Component Joint School of Chemical Warfare - Winterbourne Gunner
  • Film Production Unit Library - Stanmore Park
  • Royal Observer Corps - Stanmore
  • RAF Central School of Aircraft Recognition - Stanmore
  • Fighter Command Communication Squadron - Bovingdon

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Basil E Embry 19 Apr 1949 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, DSO***, DFC, AFC; later ACM
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr Denis Crowley-Milling  6 Oct 1950 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C, DSO, DFC; later AM
Flt Lt J W Casserley 17 Sep 1951 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Henry P Fraser  9 Jan 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, AFC; later AM
Operations
Gp Capt Charles G Lott  8 Jan 1951 CBE, DSO, DFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr Deryck C Stapleton 12 Jan 1951 CBE, DFC, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr J R D Braham 23 Jan 1951 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr P P C Barthropp 21 Dec 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr Kenneth C M Giddings 16 Jan 1950 DFC; later AM
Sqn Ldr A F Osborne 14 Jan 1952 DFC
Sqn Ldr W E Thomas 14 Jan 1952  
Lt Col J W Compton  9 Apr 1951 USAF
Control and Reporting
Gp Capt John A Tester  5 Jun 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Control and Reporting (Plans)
Wg Cdr J D S Huxley 15 Mar 1949 BSc (Eng)
Control and Reporting (Operations)
Wg Cdr F J Trollope 20 Oct 1949 MC
Sqn Ldr F J Mundy 23 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr C J Julian 25 Jan 1951  
Sqn Ldr W C Ramsay  1Apr 1951  
Control and Reporting (Training)
Wg Cdr S Le Rougetel 20 Mar 1950  
Sqn Ldr T A Whiting 17 Mar 1950 DFC
Control and Reporting (RAuxAF & VR)
Sqn Ldr D H Stodart  1 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (AA Liaison)
Maj V H Seal 15 Dec 1951  
Air Plans
Gp Capt C W K Nicholls  1 Feb 1952 DSO, OBE
Sqn Ldr A K Furse 19 Jul 1951 DFC
Training
Wg Cdr G W Petre 20 Jul 1951 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr W Allsop 27 Jul 1949  
Sqn Ldr J McD Craig  1 Jan 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr L A Malins  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr D I Benham  7 Nov 1951 DFC, AFC
Air Traffic Control Service
Gp Capt W A J Satchell 30 Oct 1950 DSO
Sqn Ldr F M Biddulph 24 Jan 1949 AFC
Command Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr F J Robinson  1 Sep 190 DFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr E Banthorpe  7 Dec 1950  
Intelligence
Wg Cdr L A Jessop 18 Oct 1945 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr K Dear 21 May 1951 DFC
Weapons
Wg Cdr M Kellett 17 Jun 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr A P Wills 25 Sep 1950 DFC
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr E J Apperley  6 Feb 1950 Command Regiment Officer
Signals
A/Cdre Michael Watson 11 Apr 1950 Command Signals Officer, CBE
Gp Capt Henry G Blair 18 Dec 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr H W L Cherry 30 Oct 1950  
Wg Cdr Guy C Godfrey  1 May 1951 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr J H Beattie  1 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr P Halligey 29 Aug 1951 AMIEE
Sqn Ldr C F Mills 19 Nov 1951  
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr R Hopper 18 Jun 1951  
Meteorological
Mr J L Galloway   MA, BSc
Research
Mr A Potts   BSc, F Inst P
Administrative Staff
AVM Claude McC Vincent 15 Jul 1949 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC, AFC
A/Cdre Thomas C Dickens 28 Dec 1950 Assistant Air Officer i/c Administration, CBE
Organisation
Gp Capt John M Freeman  8 Aug 1949 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W H Maitland-Walker  5 Nov 1951  
Wg Cdr V C Woodward 25 Sep 1950 DFC
Wg Cdr L B B King  1 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr L W Horrox 26 Feb 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr R Wright  2 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr C H Pearce  9 Jul 1951  
Sqn Ldr J V Desemonie 29 Aug 1951  
Sqn Ldr G Blair 26 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr A J Bartram 27 Dec 1951  
Personnel
Gp Capt M Lowe  3 Sep 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr J R Pennington-Legh  9 Jul 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr W E McChesney 26 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr R H Bass  9 Jul 1951 DFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr P A Lloyd-Fitt  5 Nov 1951 MM
Sqn Ldr R D Doleman 17 Dec 1951 DSO, DFC
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr Robert D Elliott 16 Jul 1951 DFC; later AVM R Deacon-Elliott
Recruiting Staff Officer
Wg Cdr E V Masters  1 FEb 1951 MBE
Equipment
Gp Capt Edward J H Starling 29 Jan 1951 Senior Equipment Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W Higgs 19 Jul 1950 OBE
Wg Cdr C L Thompson 20 Aug 1950  
Wg Cdr A M R Ramsden 12 Nov 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr G T M Webb 21 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr W H B Farrow 12 Mar 1951  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood 18 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr A R G Wolff 22 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr J W Judge 27 Jan 1952  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt K A Jackman  2 Oct 1950  
Wg Cdr D J Sherlock  1 Dec 1949 OBE
Wg Cdr H R Sinclair  3 Jul 1951 RCAF
Sqn Ldr G J Rantell 14 Feb 1950  
Sqn Ldr C F Caines  1 Jan 1951  
Catering
Sqn Ldr J A Cope 28 Jul 1949 MBE
Medical
A/Cdre A Harvey 18 Apr 1951 CBE, MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt J F Sandow   OBE, MRCS, LRCP
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt H D Humphreys 15 Aug 1946 CBE, LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling  1 May 1950 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, located at Bomber Command
Rev T Madoc Jones 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA
Educational
Gp Capt J R Morgan  4 Apr 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr R F Pemberton  3 Jan 1949 MC, MA
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BSc, AMICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off F W G Firebrace  8 Jan 1951 OBE
Technical Staff
A/Cdre John A S Outhwaite 23 Apr 1951 Senior Technical Staff Officer, OBE
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr S G Taylor 20 Jun 1950  
Sqn Ldr G H Thomas 21 May 1951 MBE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr H A Pippard 17 May 1951 BSc
Armament
Wg Cdr C G Miles 15 May 1950 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr C G Wareham 22 May 1950 AFM
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Gp Capt G E Watt  7 Aug 1950 Command Engineer Officer, CBE, AFC, BEng, MIMechE, FRAeS
Wg Cdr G H Wass  3 Mar 1951 BSc, AMIMechE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr D J Ellery 13 Jan 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 26 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr G E Williams 16 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr R Storey 15 Dec 1951  
Radio
Wg Cdr A Fisher 14 Nov 1949 OBE
Sqn Ldr F J Fenner  5 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr A W B Stewart 10 Jan 1952 BSc
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr W M Collins  8 Aug 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr C R Lawrence 28 Jun 1950  
Sqn Ldr D H Mann 19 Mar 1951  
Sqn Ldr T E Ekins 17 Jul 1951  
Mr A P Mathew   Statistics Officer

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

March 1952

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

Air Traffic Control Centres

  • Gloucester
  • London (located at Uxbridge)
  • Scottish (located at Prestwick)
  • Preston
  • Watnall
  • RAF Component Joint School of Chemical Warfare - Winterbourne Gunner
  • Film Production Unit Library - Stanmore Park
  • Royal Observer Corps - Stanmore
  • RAF Central School of Aircraft Recognition - Stanmore
  • Fighter Command Communication Squadron - Bovingdon

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Basil E Embry 19 Apr 1949 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, DSO***, DFC, AFC; later ACM
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr Denis Crowley-Milling  6 Oct 1950 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C, DSO, DFC; later AM
Flt Lt J W Casserley 17 Sep 1951 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Henry P Fraser  9 Jan 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, AFC; later AM
Operations
Gp Capt Charles G Lott  8 Jan 1951 CBE, DSO, DFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr Deryck C Stapleton 12 Jan 1951 CBE, DFC, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr J R D Braham 23 Jan 1951 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr P P C Barthropp 21 Dec 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr Kenneth C M Giddings 16 Jan 1950 DFC; later AM
Sqn Ldr A F Osborne 14 Jan 1952 DFC
Sqn Ldr W E Thomas 14 Jan 1952  
Lt Col J W Compton  9 Apr 1951 USAF
Control and Reporting
Gp Capt John A Tester  5 Jun 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Control and Reporting (Plans)
Wg Cdr S C W Rudd 1 Jul 1947 MBE
Control and Reporting (Operations)
Wg Cdr F J Trollope 20 Oct 1949 MC
Sqn Ldr F J Mundy 23 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr C J Julian 25 Jan 1951  
Sqn Ldr W C Ramsay  1Apr 1951  
Control and Reporting (Training)
Wg Cdr S Le Rougetel 20 Mar 1950  
Sqn Ldr T A Whiting 17 Mar 1950 DFC
Control and Reporting (RAuxAF & VR)
Sqn Ldr D H Stodart  1 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (AA Liaison)
Maj V H Seal 15 Dec 1951  
Air Plans
Gp Capt C W K Nicholls  1 Feb 1952 DSO, OBE
Sqn Ldr A K Furse 19 Jul 1951 DFC
Training
Wg Cdr G W Petre 20 Jul 1951 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr W Allsop 27 Jul 1949  
Sqn Ldr J McD Craig  1 Jan 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr L A Malins  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr D I Benham  7 Nov 1951 DFC, AFC
Air Traffic Control Service
Gp Capt W A J Satchell 30 Oct 1950 DSO
Sqn Ldr F Jesson 19 Dec 1951  
Sqn Ldr G C Brunner 11 Feb 1952 AFC
Command Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr F J Robinson  1 Sep 190 DFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr E Banthorpe  7 Dec 1950  
Intelligence
Wg Cdr L A Jessop 18 Oct 1945 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr K Dear 21 May 1951 DFC
Weapons
Wg Cdr M Kellett 17 Jun 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr A P Wills 25 Sep 1950 DFC
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr E J Apperley  6 Feb 1950 Command Regiment Officer
Signals
A/Cdre Michael Watson 11 Apr 1950 Command Signals Officer, CBE
Gp Capt Henry G Blair 18 Dec 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr H W L Cherry 30 Oct 1950  
Wg Cdr Guy C Godfrey  1 May 1951 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr J H Beattie  1 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr P Halligey 29 Aug 1951 AMIEE
Sqn Ldr C F Mills 19 Nov 1951  
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr R Hopper 18 Jun 1951  
Meteorological
Mr J L Galloway   MA, BSc
Research
Mr A Potts   BSc, F Inst P
Administrative Staff
AVM Claude McC Vincent 15 Jul 1949 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC, AFC
Organisation
Gp Capt John M Freeman  8 Aug 1949 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W H Maitland-Walker  5 Nov 1951  
Wg Cdr V C Woodward 25 Sep 1950 DFC
Wg Cdr L B B King  1 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr L W Horrox 26 Feb 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr R Wright  2 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr C H Pearce  9 Jul 1951  
Sqn Ldr J V Desemonie 29 Aug 1951  
Sqn Ldr G Blair 26 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr A J Bartram 27 Dec 1951  
Personnel
Gp Capt M Lowe  3 Sep 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr J R Pennington-Legh  9 Jul 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr W E McChesney 26 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr R H Bass  9 Jul 1951 DFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr P A Lloyd-Fitt  5 Nov 1951 MM
Sqn Ldr R D Doleman 17 Dec 1951 DSO, DFC
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr Robert D Elliott 16 Jul 1951 DFC; later AVM R Deacon-Elliott
Recruiting Staff Officer
Wg Cdr E V Masters  1 FEb 1951 MBE
Equipment
Gp Capt Edward J H Starling 29 Jan 1951 Senior Equipment Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W Higgs 19 Jul 1950 OBE
Wg Cdr C L Thompson 20 Aug 1950  
Wg Cdr A M R Ramsden 12 Nov 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr G T M Webb 21 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr W H B Farrow 12 Mar 1951  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood 18 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr A R G Wolff 22 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr J W Judge 27 Jan 1952  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt K A Jackman  2 Oct 1950  
Wg Cdr F E Crossland 28 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr H R Sinclair  3 Jul 1951 RCAF
Sqn Ldr G J Rantell 14 Feb 1950  
Sqn Ldr C F Caines  1 Jan 1951  
Catering
Sqn Ldr J A Cope 28 Jul 1949 MBE
Medical
A/Cdre A Harvey 18 Apr 1951 CBE, MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt J F Sandow   OBE, MRCS, LRCP
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt H D Humphreys 15 Aug 1946 CBE, LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling  1 May 1950 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, located at Bomber Command
Rev T Madoc Jones 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA
Educational
Gp Capt J R Morgan  4 Apr 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr R F Pemberton  3 Jan 1949 MC, MA
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BSc, AMICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off F W G Firebrace  8 Jan 1951 OBE
Technical Staff
A/Cdre John A S Outhwaite 23 Apr 1951 Senior Technical Staff Officer, OBE
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr S G Taylor 20 Jun 1950  
Sqn Ldr G H Thomas 21 May 1951 MBE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr H A Pippard 17 May 1951 BSc
Armament
Gp Capt E C Harding  7 Jan 1952 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr C G Wareham 22 May 1950 AFM
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Gp Capt G E Watt  7 Aug 1950 Command Engineer Officer, CBE, AFC, BEng, MIMechE, FRAeS
Wg Cdr G H Wass  3 Mar 1951 BSc, AMIMechE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr D J Ellery 13 Jan 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 26 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr G E Williams 16 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr R Storey 15 Dec 1951  
Radio
Wg Cdr A Fisher 14 Nov 1949 OBE
Sqn Ldr F J Fenner  5 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr A W B Stewart 10 Jan 1952 BSc
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr W M Collins  8 Aug 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr C R Lawrence 28 Jun 1950  
Sqn Ldr D H Mann 19 Mar 1951  
Sqn Ldr T E Ekins 17 Jul 1951  
Mr A P Mathew   Statistics Officer

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

April 1952

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

Air Traffic Control Centres

  • Gloucester
  • London (located at Uxbridge)
  • Scottish (located at Prestwick)
  • Preston
  • Watnall
  • RAF Component Joint School of Chemical Warfare - Winterbourne Gunner
  • Film Production Unit Library - Stanmore Park
  • Royal Observer Corps - Stanmore
  • RAF Central School of Aircraft Recognition - Stanmore
  • Fighter Command Communication Squadron - Bovingdon

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Basil E Embry 19 Apr 1949 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, DSO***, DFC, AFC; later ACM
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr Denis Crowley-Milling  6 Oct 1950 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C, DSO, DFC; later AM
Flt Lt J W Casserley 17 Sep 1951 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Henry P Fraser  9 Jan 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, AFC; later AM
Operations
Gp Capt Charles G Lott  8 Jan 1951 CBE, DSO, DFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr Deryck C Stapleton 12 Jan 1951 CBE, DFC, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr J R D Braham 23 Jan 1951 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr P P C Barthropp 21 Dec 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr Kenneth C M Giddings 16 Jan 1950 DFC; later AM
Sqn Ldr A F Osborne 14 Jan 1952 DFC
Sqn Ldr W E Thomas 14 Jan 1952  
Lt Col J W Compton  9 Apr 1951 USAF
Control and Reporting
Gp Capt John A Tester  5 Jun 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Control and Reporting (Plans)
Wg Cdr S C W Rudd 1 Jul 1947 MBE
Control and Reporting (Operations)
Wg Cdr F J Trollope 20 Oct 1949 MC
Sqn Ldr F J Mundy 23 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr C J Julian 25 Jan 1951  
Sqn Ldr W C Ramsay  1Apr 1951  
Control and Reporting (Training)
Wg Cdr S Le Rougetel 20 Mar 1950  
Sqn Ldr T A Whiting 17 Mar 1950 DFC
Control and Reporting (RAuxAF & VR)
Sqn Ldr D H Stodart  1 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (AA Liaison)
Maj V H Seal 15 Dec 1951  
Air Plans
Gp Capt C W K Nicholls  1 Feb 1952 DSO, OBE
Sqn Ldr A K Furse 19 Jul 1951 DFC
Training
Wg Cdr G W Petre 20 Jul 1951 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr W Allsop 27 Jul 1949  
Sqn Ldr J McD Craig  1 Jan 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr L A Malins  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr D I Benham  7 Nov 1951 DFC, AFC
Air Traffic Control Service
Gp Capt W A J Satchell 30 Oct 1950 DSO
Sqn Ldr F Jesson 19 Dec 1951  
Sqn Ldr G C Brunner 11 Feb 1952 AFC
Command Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr F J Robinson  1 Sep 190 DFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr E Banthorpe  7 Dec 1950  
Intelligence
Wg Cdr L A Jessop 18 Oct 1945 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr K Dear 21 May 1951 DFC
Weapons
Wg Cdr M Kellett 17 Jun 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr A P Wills 25 Sep 1950 DFC
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr E J Apperley  6 Feb 1950 Command Regiment Officer
Signals
A/Cdre Michael Watson 11 Apr 1950 Command Signals Officer, CBE
Gp Capt Henry G Blair 18 Dec 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr H W L Cherry 30 Oct 1950  
Wg Cdr Guy C Godfrey  1 May 1951 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr J H Beattie  1 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr P Halligey 29 Aug 1951 AMIEE
Sqn Ldr C F Mills 19 Nov 1951  
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr R Hopper 18 Jun 1951  
Meteorological
Mr J L Galloway   MA, BSc
Research
Mr A Potts   BSc, F Inst P
Administrative Staff
AVM Claude McC Vincent 15 Jul 1949 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC, AFC
Organisation
Gp Capt John M Freeman  8 Aug 1949 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W H Maitland-Walker  5 Nov 1951  
Wg Cdr V C Woodward 25 Sep 1950 DFC
Wg Cdr L B B King  1 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr L W Horrox 26 Feb 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr R Wright  2 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr C H Pearce  9 Jul 1951  
Sqn Ldr J V Desemonie 29 Aug 1951  
Sqn Ldr G Blair 26 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr A J Bartram 27 Dec 1951  
Personnel
Gp Capt M Lowe  3 Sep 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr J R Pennington-Legh  9 Jul 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr W E McChesney 26 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr R H Bass  9 Jul 1951 DFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr P A Lloyd-Fitt  5 Nov 1951 MM
Sqn Ldr R D Doleman 17 Dec 1951 DSO, DFC
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr Robert D Elliott 16 Jul 1951 DFC; later AVM R Deacon-Elliott
Recruiting Staff Officer
Wg Cdr E V Masters  1 FEb 1951 MBE
Equipment
Gp Capt Edward J H Starling 29 Jan 1951 Senior Equipment Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W Higgs 19 Jul 1950 OBE
Wg Cdr C L Thompson 20 Aug 1950  
Wg Cdr A M R Ramsden 12 Nov 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr G T M Webb 21 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr W H B Farrow 12 Mar 1951  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood 18 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr A R G Wolff 22 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr J W Judge 27 Jan 1952  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt K A Jackman  2 Oct 1950  
Wg Cdr F E Crossland 28 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr H R Sinclair  3 Jul 1951 RCAF
Sqn Ldr G J Rantell 14 Feb 1950  
Sqn Ldr C F Caines  1 Jan 1951  
Sqn Ldr T John 25 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr A E Hammond 21 Jan 1952  
Catering
Sqn Ldr J A Cope 28 Jul 1949 MBE
Medical
A/Cdre A Harvey 18 Apr 1951 CBE, MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt J F Sandow   OBE, MRCS, LRCP
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt H D Humphreys 15 Aug 1946 CBE, LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling  1 May 1950 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, located at Bomber Command
Rev T Madoc Jones 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA
Educational
Gp Capt J R Morgan  4 Apr 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr R F Pemberton  3 Jan 1949 MC, MA
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BSc (Eng), AMICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off F W G Firebrace  8 Jan 1951 OBE
Technical Staff
A/Cdre John A S Outhwaite 23 Apr 1951 Senior Technical Staff Officer, OBE
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr S G Taylor 20 Jun 1950  
Sqn Ldr G H Thomas 21 May 1951 MBE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr H A Pippard 17 May 1951 BSc
Armament
Gp Capt E C Harding  7 Jan 1952 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr C G Wareham 22 May 1950 AFM
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Gp Capt G E Watt  7 Aug 1950 Command Engineer Officer, CBE, AFC, BEng, MIMechE, FRAeS
Wg Cdr G H Wass  3 Mar 1951 BSc, AMIMechE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr D J Ellery 13 Jan 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 26 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr G E Williams 16 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr R Storey 15 Dec 1951  
Radio
Sqn Ldr F J Fenner  5 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr A W B Stewart 10 Jan 1952 BSc
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr W M Collins  8 Aug 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr C R Lawrence 28 Jun 1950  
Sqn Ldr D H Mann 19 Mar 1951  
Sqn Ldr T E Ekins 17 Jul 1951  
Mr A P Mathew   Statistics Officer

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

May 1952

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

Air Traffic Control Centres

  • Gloucester
  • London (located at Uxbridge)
  • Scottish (located at Prestwick)
  • Preston
  • Watnall
  • RAF Component Joint School of Chemical Warfare - Winterbourne Gunner
  • Film Production Unit Library - Stanmore Park
  • Royal Observer Corps - Stanmore
  • RAF Central School of Aircraft Recognition - Stanmore
  • Fighter Command Communication Squadron - Bovingdon

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Basil E Embry 19 Apr 1949 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, DSO***, DFC, AFC; later ACM
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr W G G D Smith 15 Apr 1952 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C, DSO, DFC
Flt Lt J W Casserley 17 Sep 1951 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Henry P Fraser  9 Jan 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, AFC; later AM
Operations
Gp Capt Charles G Lott  8 Jan 1951 CBE, DSO, DFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr Deryck C Stapleton 12 Jan 1951 CBE, DFC, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr J R D Braham 23 Jan 1951 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr P P C Barthropp 21 Dec 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr Kenneth C M Giddings 16 Jan 1950 DFC; later AM
Sqn Ldr A F Osborne 14 Jan 1952 DFC
Sqn Ldr W E Thomas 14 Jan 1952  
Lt Col J W Compton  9 Apr 1951 USAF
Control and Reporting
Gp Capt John A Tester  5 Jun 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Control and Reporting (Plans)
Wg Cdr S C W Rudd 1 Jul 1947 MBE
Control and Reporting (Operations)
Wg Cdr F J Trollope 20 Oct 1949 MC
Sqn Ldr F J Mundy 23 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr C J Julian 25 Jan 1951  
Sqn Ldr W C Ramsay  1Apr 1951  
Control and Reporting (Training)
Wg Cdr S Le Rougetel 20 Mar 1950  
Sqn Ldr T A Whiting 17 Mar 1950 DFC
Control and Reporting (RAuxAF & VR)
Sqn Ldr D H Stodart  1 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (AA Liaison)
Maj V H Seal 15 Dec 1951  
Air Plans
Gp Capt C W K Nicholls  1 Feb 1952 DSO, OBE
Sqn Ldr A K Furse 19 Jul 1951 DFC
Training
Wg Cdr G W Petre 20 Jul 1951 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr W Allsop 27 Jul 1949  
Sqn Ldr J McD Craig  1 Jan 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr L A Malins  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr D I Benham  7 Nov 1951 DFC, AFC
Air Traffic Control Service
Gp Capt W A J Satchell 30 Oct 1950 DSO
Sqn Ldr F Jesson 19 Dec 1951  
Sqn Ldr G C Brunner 11 Feb 1952 AFC
Command Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr F J Robinson  1 Sep 190 DFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr E Banthorpe  7 Dec 1950  
Intelligence
Wg Cdr L A Jessop 18 Oct 1945 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr K Dear 21 May 1951 DFC
Weapons
Wg Cdr M Kellett 17 Jun 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr A P Wills 25 Sep 1950 DFC
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr E J Apperley  6 Feb 1950 Command Regiment Officer
Signals
A/Cdre Michael Watson 11 Apr 1950 Command Signals Officer, CBE
Gp Capt Henry G Blair 18 Dec 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr H W L Cherry 30 Oct 1950  
Wg Cdr Guy C Godfrey  1 May 1951 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr J H Beattie  1 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr C F Mills 19 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr A J M Morgan 12 Mar 1952  
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr R Hopper 18 Jun 1951  
Meteorological
Mr J L Galloway   MA, BSc
Research
Mr A Potts   BSc, F Inst P
Administrative Staff
AVM Claude McC Vincent 15 Jul 1949 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC, AFC
Organisation
Gp Capt John M Freeman  8 Aug 1949 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W H Maitland-Walker  5 Nov 1951  
Wg Cdr V C Woodward 25 Sep 1950 DFC
Wg Cdr L B B King  1 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr L W Horrox 26 Feb 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr R Wright  2 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr C H Pearce  9 Jul 1951  
Sqn Ldr J V Desemonie 29 Aug 1951  
Sqn Ldr G Blair 26 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr A J Bartram 27 Dec 1951  
Personnel
Gp Capt M Lowe  3 Sep 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr J R Pennington-Legh  9 Jul 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr W E McChesney 26 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr R H Bass  9 Jul 1951 DFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr P A Lloyd-Fitt  5 Nov 1951 MM
Sqn Ldr R D Doleman 17 Dec 1951 DSO, DFC
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr Robert D Elliott 16 Jul 1951 DFC; later AVM R Deacon-Elliott
Recruiting Staff Officer
Wg Cdr E V Masters  1 FEb 1951 MBE
Equipment
Gp Capt Edward J H Starling 29 Jan 1951 Senior Equipment Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W Higgs 19 Jul 1950 OBE
Wg Cdr C L Thompson 20 Aug 1950  
Wg Cdr A M R Ramsden 12 Nov 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr G T M Webb 21 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr W H B Farrow 12 Mar 1951  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood 18 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr A R G Wolff 22 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr J W Judge 27 Jan 1952  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt K A Jackman  2 Oct 1950  
Wg Cdr F E Crossland 28 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr H R Sinclair  3 Jul 1951 RCAF
Sqn Ldr G J Rantell 14 Feb 1950  
Sqn Ldr C F Caines  1 Jan 1951  
Sqn Ldr T John 25 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr A E Hammond 21 Jan 1952  
Catering
Sqn Ldr J A Cope 28 Jul 1949 MBE
Medical
A/Cdre A Harvey 18 Apr 1951 CBE, MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt J F Sandow   OBE, MRCS, LRCP
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt H D Humphreys 15 Aug 1946 CBE, LDS
Chaplains
Rev J N Keeling  1 May 1950 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, located at Bomber Command
Rev T Madoc Jones 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA
Educational
Gp Capt J R Morgan  4 Apr 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr R F Pemberton  3 Jan 1949 MC, MA
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BSc (Eng), AMICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off F W G Firebrace  8 Jan 1951 OBE
Technical Staff
A/Cdre John A S Outhwaite 23 Apr 1951 Senior Technical Staff Officer, OBE
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr S G Taylor 20 Jun 1950  
Sqn Ldr G H Thomas 21 May 1951 MBE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr H A Pippard 17 May 1951 BSc
Armament
Gp Capt E C Harding  7 Jan 1952 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr C G Wareham 22 May 1950 AFM
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Gp Capt G E Watt  7 Aug 1950 Command Engineer Officer, CBE, AFC, BEng, MIMechE, FRAeS
Wg Cdr G H Wass  3 Mar 1951 BSc, AMIMechE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr D J Ellery 13 Jan 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 26 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr G E Williams 16 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr R Storey 15 Dec 1951  
Radio
Sqn Ldr F J Fenner  5 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr A W B Stewart 10 Jan 1952 BSc
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr W M Collins  8 Aug 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr C R Lawrence 28 Jun 1950  
Sqn Ldr D H Mann 19 Mar 1951  
Sqn Ldr T E Ekins 17 Jul 1951  
Mr A P Mathew   Statistics Officer

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

June 1952

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

Air Traffic Control Centres

  • Gloucester
  • London (located at Uxbridge)
  • Scottish (located at Prestwick)
  • Preston
  • Watnall
  • RAF Component Joint School of Chemical Warfare - Winterbourne Gunner
  • Film Production Unit Library - Stanmore Park
  • Royal Observer Corps - Stanmore
  • RAF Central School of Aircraft Recognition - Stanmore
  • Fighter Command Communication Squadron - Bovingdon

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Basil E Embry 19 Apr 1949 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, DSO***, DFC, AFC; later ACM
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr W G G D Smith 15 Apr 1952 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C, DSO, DFC
Flt Lt J W Casserley 17 Sep 1951 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Henry P Fraser  9 Jan 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, AFC; later AM
Wg Cdr John H Lapsley  3 Mar 1952 OBE, DFC; later AM
Operations
Gp Capt John Grandy  9 May 1952 DSO; later MRAF
Wg Cdr Deryck C Stapleton 12 Jan 1951 CBE, DFC, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr J R D Braham 23 Jan 1951 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr P P C Barthropp 21 Dec 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr H R Allen   DFC
Sqn Ldr A F Osborne 14 Jan 1952 DFC
Sqn Ldr W E Thomas 14 Jan 1952  
Lt Col J W Compton  9 Apr 1951 USAF
Control and Reporting
Gp Capt John A Tester  5 Jun 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Control and Reporting (Plans)
Wg Cdr S C W Rudd 1 Jul 1947 MBE
Control and Reporting (Operations)
Wg Cdr F J Mundy 23 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr C J Julian 25 Jan 1951  
Sqn Ldr W C Ramsay  1Apr 1951  
Control and Reporting (Training)
Wg Cdr S Le Rougetel 20 Mar 1950  
Sqn Ldr T A Whiting 17 Mar 1950 DFC
Control and Reporting (RAuxAF & VR)
Sqn Ldr D H Stodart  1 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (AA Liaison)
Maj V H Seal 15 Dec 1951  
Air Plans
Gp Capt C W K Nicholls  1 Feb 1952 DSO, OBE
Sqn Ldr A K Furse 19 Jul 1951 DFC
Training
Wg Cdr G W Petre 20 Jul 1951 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr J McD Craig  1 Jan 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr L A Malins  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr D I Benham  7 Nov 1951 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr N K McCullum 20 May 1952 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr N F Curtis 25 Feb 1952  
Air Traffic Control Service
Gp Capt W A J Satchell 30 Oct 1950 DSO
Sqn Ldr F Jesson 19 Dec 1951  
Sqn Ldr G C Brunner 11 Feb 1952 AFC
Command Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr F J Robinson  1 Sep 190 DFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr E Banthorpe  7 Dec 1950  
Intelligence
Wg Cdr L A Jessop 18 Oct 1945 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr K Dear 21 May 1951 DFC
Weapons
Wg Cdr M Kellett 17 Jun 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr A P Wills 25 Sep 1950 DFC
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr E J Apperley  6 Feb 1950 Command Regiment Officer
Signals
A/Cdre Michael Watson 11 Apr 1950 Command Signals Officer, CBE
Gp Capt Henry G Blair 18 Dec 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr H W L Cherry 30 Oct 1950  
Wg Cdr Guy C Godfrey  1 May 1951 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr J H Beattie  1 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr C F Mills 19 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr A J M Morgan 12 Mar 1952  
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr R Hopper 18 Jun 1951  
Meteorological
Mr J L Galloway   MA, BSc
Research
Mr A Potts   BSc, F Inst P
Administrative Staff
AVM Claude McC Vincent 15 Jul 1949 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DFC, AFC
Organisation
Gp Capt John M Freeman  8 Aug 1949 later A/Cdre
Gp Capt Philip J Sanders 21 Jan 1952 DFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W H Maitland-Walker  5 Nov 1951  
Wg Cdr V C Woodward 25 Sep 1950 DFC
Wg Cdr L B B King  1 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr L W Horrox 26 Feb 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr R Wright  2 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr C H Pearce  9 Jul 1951  
Sqn Ldr J V Desemonie 29 Aug 1951  
Sqn Ldr G Blair 26 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr A J Bartram 27 Dec 1951  
Personnel
Gp Capt M Lowe  3 Sep 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr J B Holgate 15 May 1952 DFC
Sqn Ldr J Perkins 30 Apr 1952 MBE
Sqn Ldr R H Bass  9 Jul 1951 DFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr P A Lloyd-Fitt  5 Nov 1951 MM
Sqn Ldr R D Doleman 17 Dec 1951 DSO, DFC
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr Robert D Elliott 16 Jul 1951 DFC; later AVM R Deacon-Elliott
Recruiting Staff Officer
Wg Cdr E V Masters  1 FEb 1951 MBE
Equipment
Gp Capt Edward J H Starling 29 Jan 1951 Senior Equipment Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W Higgs 19 Jul 1950 OBE
Wg Cdr C L Thompson 20 Aug 1950  
Wg Cdr A M R Ramsden 12 Nov 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr G T M Webb 21 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr W H B Farrow 12 Mar 1951  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood 18 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr A R G Wolff 22 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr J W Judge 27 Jan 1952  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt K A Jackman  2 Oct 1950  
Wg Cdr F E Crossland 28 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr H R Sinclair  3 Jul 1951 RCAF
Sqn Ldr G J Rantell 14 Feb 1950  
Sqn Ldr C F Caines  1 Jan 1951  
Sqn Ldr T John 25 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr A E Hammond 21 Jan 1952  
Catering
Sqn Ldr J A Cope 28 Jul 1949 MBE
Medical
A/Cdre A Harvey 18 Apr 1951 CBE, MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt J F Sandow   OBE, MRCS, LRCP
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt H D Humphreys 15 Aug 1946 CBE, LDS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks   Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E, located at Bomber Command
Rev T Madoc Jones 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA
Educational
Gp Capt R A Smith  3 Jun 1952 BSc
Wg Cdr R F Pemberton  3 Jan 1949 MC, MA
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BSc (Eng), AMICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off F W G Firebrace  8 Jan 1951 OBE

Civilian Administration
Mr J J Crampton
Technical Staff
A/Cdre John A S Outhwaite 23 Apr 1951 Senior Technical Staff Officer, OBE
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr S G Taylor 20 Jun 1950  
Sqn Ldr G H Thomas 21 May 1951 MBE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr H A Pippard 17 May 1951 BSc
Armament
Gp Capt E C Harding  7 Jan 1952 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr J S Palmer 17 Mar 1952  
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Gp Capt G E Watt  7 Aug 1950 Command Engineer Officer, CBE, AFC, BEng, MIMechE, FRAeS
Wg Cdr G H Wass  3 Mar 1951 BSc, AMIMechE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr D J Ellery 13 Jan 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 26 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr G E Williams 16 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr R Storey 15 Dec 1951  
Radio
Sqn Ldr F J Fenner  5 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr A W B Stewart 10 Jan 1952 BSc
Sqn Ldr L T Wright 11 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr J A Theophilus 28 Aug 1951  
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr W M Collins  8 Aug 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr C R Lawrence 28 Jun 1950  
Sqn Ldr D H Mann 19 Mar 1951  
Sqn Ldr T E Ekins 17 Jul 1951  
Mr A P Mathew   Statistics Officer

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

July 1952

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

Air Traffic Control Centres

  • Gloucester
  • London (located at Uxbridge)
  • Scottish (located at Prestwick)
  • Preston
  • Watnall
  • HQ (Unit) Fighter Command - Stanmore Park
  • RAF Component Joint School of Chemical Warfare - Winterbourne Gunner
  • Film Production Unit Library - Stanmore Park
  • Royal Observer Corps - Stanmore
  • RAF Central School of Aircraft Recognition - Stanmore
  • Fighter Command Communication Squadron - Bovingdon

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Basil E Embry 19 Apr 1949 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, DSO***, DFC, AFC; later ACM
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr W G G D Smith 15 Apr 1952 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C, DSO, DFC
Flt Lt J W Casserley 17 Sep 1951 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Henry P Fraser  9 Jan 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, AFC; later AM
Wg Cdr John H Lapsley  3 Mar 1952 OBE, DFC; later AM
Operations
Gp Capt John Grandy  9 May 1952 DSO; later MRAF
Wg Cdr Deryck C Stapleton 12 Jan 1951 CBE, DFC, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr H V Hoskins 10 May 1952  
Sqn Ldr H R Allen   DFC
Sqn Ldr A F Osborne 14 Jan 1952 DFC
Sqn Ldr W E Thomas 14 Jan 1952  
Lt Col J W Compton  9 Apr 1951 USAF
Control and Reporting
Gp Capt John A Tester  5 Jun 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Control and Reporting (Plans)
Wg Cdr S C W Rudd 1 Jul 1947 MBE
Control and Reporting (Operations)
Wg Cdr F J Mundy 23 Aug 1950  
Wg Cdr L S Holman 19 May 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr C J Julian 25 Jan 1951  
Sqn Ldr W C Ramsay  1 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr S P Beaumont 17 Jan 1951  
Sqn Ldr J F L Cowe 21 Feb 1952  
Control and Reporting (Training)
Sqn Ldr T A Whiting 17 Mar 1950 DFC
Control and Reporting (RAuxAF & VR)
Sqn Ldr D H Stodart  1 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (AA Liaison)
Maj V H Seal 15 Dec 1951  
Air Plans
Gp Capt C W K Nicholls  1 Feb 1952 DSO, OBE
Wg Cdr Ronald Berry 19 May 1952 DSO, OBE, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr A K Furse 19 Jul 1951 DFC
Training
Wg Cdr G W Petre 20 Jul 1951 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr J McD Craig  1 Jan 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr L A Malins  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr D I Benham  7 Nov 1951 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr N K McCullum 20 May 1952 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr N F Curtis 25 Feb 1952  
Air Traffic Control Service
Gp Capt W A J Satchell 30 Oct 1950 DSO
Sqn Ldr F Jesson 19 Dec 1951  
Sqn Ldr G C Brunner 11 Feb 1952 AFC
Command Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr F J Robinson  1 Sep 190 DFC
Navigation
Sqn Ldr B Moorcroft 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr L A Jessop 18 Oct 1945 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr K Dear 21 May 1951 DFC
Weapons
Wg Cdr M Kellett 17 Jun 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr A P Wills 25 Sep 1950 DFC
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr E J Apperley  6 Feb 1950 Command Regiment Officer
Signals
A/Cdre Michael Watson 11 Apr 1950 Command Signals Officer, CBE
Gp Capt Henry G Blair 18 Dec 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr H W L Cherry 30 Oct 1950  
Wg Cdr Guy C Godfrey  1 May 1951 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr J H Beattie  1 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr C F Mills 19 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr A J M Morgan 12 Mar 1952  
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr R Hopper 18 Jun 1951  
Meteorological
Mr R M Poulter   OBE
Research
Mr A Potts   BSc, F Inst P
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Gp Capt John M Freeman  8 Aug 1949 later A/Cdre
Gp Capt Rex L Kippenberger  7 Apr 1952 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W H Maitland-Walker  5 Nov 1951  
Wg Cdr V C Woodward 25 Sep 1950 DFC
Wg Cdr L B B King  1 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr L W Horrox 26 Feb 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr R Wright  2 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr C H Pearce  9 Jul 1951  
Sqn Ldr J V Desemonie 29 Aug 1951  
Sqn Ldr G Blair 26 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr A J Bartram 27 Dec 1951  
Personnel
Gp Capt M Lowe  3 Sep 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr J B Holgate 15 May 1952 DFC
Sqn Ldr J Perkins 30 Apr 1952 MBE
Sqn Ldr R H Bass  9 Jul 1951 DFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr P A Lloyd-Fitt  5 Nov 1951 MM
Sqn Ldr R D Doleman 17 Dec 1951 DSO, DFC
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr Robert D Elliott 16 Jul 1951 DFC; later AVM R Deacon-Elliott
Recruiting Staff Officer
Wg Cdr E V Masters  1 FEb 1951 MBE
Equipment
Gp Capt Edward J H Starling 29 Jan 1951 Senior Equipment Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W Higgs 19 Jul 1950 OBE
Wg Cdr C L Thompson 20 Aug 1950  
Wg Cdr A M R Ramsden 12 Nov 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr G T M Webb 21 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr W H B Farrow 12 Mar 1951  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood 18 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr A R G Wolff 22 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr J W Judge 27 Jan 1952  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt K A Jackman  2 Oct 1950  
Wg Cdr F E Crossland 28 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr H R Sinclair  3 Jul 1951 RCAF
Sqn Ldr G J Rantell 14 Feb 1950  
Sqn Ldr C F Caines  1 Jan 1951  
Sqn Ldr T John 25 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr A E Hammond 21 Jan 1952  
Catering
Sqn Ldr J A Cope 28 Jul 1949 MBE
Medical
A/Cdre A Harvey 18 Apr 1951 CBE, MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt J F Sandow   OBE, MRCS, LRCP
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt H D Humphreys 15 Aug 1946 CBE, LDS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks   Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E, located at Bomber Command
Rev T Madoc Jones 15 Oct 1947 Assistant Principal Chaplain, BA
Educational
Gp Capt R A Smith  3 Jun 1952 BSc
Wg Cdr R F Pemberton  3 Jan 1949 MC, MA
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BSc (Eng), AMICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off F W G Firebrace  8 Jan 1951 OBE

Civilian Administration
Mr J J Crampton
Technical Staff
A/Cdre John A S Outhwaite 23 Apr 1951 Senior Technical Staff Officer, OBE
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr R V Moxey 12 May 1952  
Sqn Ldr G H Thomas 21 May 1951 MBE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr H A Pippard 17 May 1951 BSc
Armament
Gp Capt E C Harding  7 Jan 1952 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr J S Palmer 17 Mar 1952  
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Gp Capt G E Watt  7 Aug 1950 Command Engineer Officer, CBE, AFC, BEng, MIMechE, FRAeS
Wg Cdr G H Wass  3 Mar 1951 BSc, AMIMechE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr D J Ellery 13 Jan 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 26 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr G E Williams 16 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr R Storey 15 Dec 1951  
Radio
Wg Cdr F P Woodcraft 14 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr F J Fenner  5 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr A W B Stewart 10 Jan 1952 BSc
Sqn Ldr L T Wright 11 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr J A Theophilus 28 Aug 1951  
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr W M Collins  8 Aug 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr C R Lawrence 28 Jun 1950  
Sqn Ldr D H Mann 19 Mar 1951  
Sqn Ldr T E Ekins 17 Jul 1951  
Mr A P Mathew   Statistics Officer

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

August 1952

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

Air Traffic Control Centres

  • Gloucester
  • London (located at Uxbridge)
  • Scottish (located at Prestwick)
  • Preston
  • Watnall
  • HQ (Unit) Fighter Command - Stanmore Park
  • RAF Component Joint School of Chemical Warfare - Winterbourne Gunner
  • Film Production Unit Library - Stanmore Park
  • Royal Observer Corps - Stanmore
  • RAF Central School of Aircraft Recognition - Stanmore
  • Fighter Command Communication Squadron - Bovingdon

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Basil E Embry 19 Apr 1949 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, DSO***, DFC, AFC; later ACM
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr W G G D Smith 15 Apr 1952 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C, DSO, DFC
Fg Off P M Armour 18 Aug 1952 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Henry P Fraser  9 Jan 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, AFC; later AM
Wg Cdr John H Lapsley  3 Mar 1952 OBE, DFC; later AM
Operations
Gp Capt John Grandy  9 May 1952 DSO; later MRAF
Wg Cdr Deryck C Stapleton 12 Jan 1951 CBE, DFC, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr H V Hoskins 10 May 1952  
Sqn Ldr H R Allen   DFC
Sqn Ldr A F Osborne 14 Jan 1952 DFC
Sqn Ldr W E Thomas 14 Jan 1952  
Lt Col J W Compton  9 Apr 1951 USAF
Control and Reporting
Gp Capt John A Tester  5 Jun 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Control and Reporting (Plans)
Wg Cdr S C W Rudd 1 Jul 1947 MBE
Control and Reporting (Operations)
Wg Cdr F J Mundy 23 Aug 1950  
Wg Cdr L S Holman 19 May 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr C J Julian 25 Jan 1951  
Sqn Ldr W C Ramsay  1 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr S P Beaumont 17 Jan 1951  
Sqn Ldr J F L Cowe 21 Feb 1952  
Control and Reporting (Training)
Sqn Ldr T A Whiting 17 Mar 1950 DFC
Control and Reporting (RAuxAF & VR)
Sqn Ldr D H Stodart  1 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (AA Liaison)
Maj V H Seal 15 Dec 1951  
Air Plans
Gp Capt C W K Nicholls  1 Feb 1952 DSO, OBE
Wg Cdr Ronald Berry 19 May 1952 DSO, OBE, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr A K Furse 19 Jul 1951 DFC
Training
Wg Cdr G W Petre 20 Jul 1951 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr J McD Craig  1 Jan 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr L A Malins  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr D I Benham  7 Nov 1951 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr N K McCullum 20 May 1952 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr N F Curtis 25 Feb 1952  
Air Traffic Control Service
Gp Capt W A J Satchell 30 Oct 1950 DSO
Sqn Ldr F Jesson 19 Dec 1951  
Sqn Ldr G C Brunner 11 Feb 1952 AFC
Command Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr F J Robinson  1 Sep 190 DFC
Navigation
Sqn Ldr B Moorcroft 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr L A Jessop 18 Oct 1945 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr K Dear 21 May 1951 DFC
Weapons
Wg Cdr M Kellett 17 Jun 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr A P Wills 25 Sep 1950 DFC
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr E J Apperley  6 Feb 1950 Command Regiment Officer
Signals
A/Cdre Michael Watson 11 Apr 1950 Command Signals Officer, CBE
Gp Capt Henry G Blair 18 Dec 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr N A Smith 14 Jul 1952 MBE
Wg Cdr Guy C Godfrey  1 May 1951 MBE, later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr J H Beattie  1 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr C F Mills 19 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr A J M Morgan 12 Mar 1952  
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr  J Randall  1 Aug 1952  
Meteorological
Mr R M Poulter   OBE
Research
Mr A Potts   BSc, F Inst P
Administrative Staff
AVM

Hugh A Constantine

  Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE, DSO; later ACM
Organisation
Gp Capt Rex L Kippenberger  7 Apr 1952 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W H Maitland-Walker  5 Nov 1951  
Wg Cdr V C Woodward 25 Sep 1950 DFC
Wg Cdr L B B King  1 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr L W Horrox 26 Feb 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr R Wright  2 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr C H Pearce  9 Jul 1951  
Sqn Ldr J V Desemonie 29 Aug 1951  
Sqn Ldr G Blair 26 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr A J Bartram 27 Dec 1951  
Personnel
Gp Capt M Lowe  3 Sep 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr J B Holgate 15 May 1952 DFC
Sqn Ldr J Perkins 30 Apr 1952 MBE
Sqn Ldr R H Bass  9 Jul 1951 DFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr P A Lloyd-Fitt  5 Nov 1951 MM
Sqn Ldr R D Doleman 17 Dec 1951 DSO, DFC
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr Robert D Elliott 16 Jul 1951 DFC; later AVM R Deacon-Elliott
Recruiting Staff Officer
Wg Cdr E Cotton 25 Aug 1952 DFC
Equipment
Gp Capt Edward J H Starling 29 Jan 1951 Senior Equipment Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W Higgs 19 Jul 1950 OBE
Wg Cdr C L Thompson 20 Aug 1950  
Wg Cdr A M R Ramsden 12 Nov 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr G T M Webb 21 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr W H B Farrow 12 Mar 1951  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood 18 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr A R G Wolff 22 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr J W Judge 27 Jan 1952  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt K A Jackman  2 Oct 1950  
Wg Cdr F E Crossland 28 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr H R Sinclair  3 Jul 1951 RCAF
Sqn Ldr G J Rantell 14 Feb 1950  
Sqn Ldr C F Caines  1 Jan 1951  
Sqn Ldr T John 25 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr A E Hammond 21 Jan 1952  
Catering
Sqn Ldr N H Bennett 13 Aug 1952  
Medical
A/Cdre A Harvey 18 Apr 1951 CBE, MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt J F Sandow   OBE, MRCS, LRCP
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt H D Humphreys 15 Aug 1946 CBE, LDS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks   Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E, located at Bomber Command
Rev D M Rowlands 14 Aug 1952 Assistant Principal Chaplain, PMUB
Educational
Gp Capt R A Smith  3 Jun 1952 BSc
Wg Cdr R F Pemberton  3 Jan 1949 MC, MA
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BSc (Eng), AMICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off F W G Firebrace  8 Jan 1951 OBE

Civilian Administration
Mr J J Crampton Higher Executive Officer
Technical Staff
A/Cdre John A S Outhwaite 23 Apr 1951 Senior Technical Staff Officer, OBE
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr R V Moxey 12 May 1952  
Sqn Ldr G H Thomas 21 May 1951 MBE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr H A Pippard 17 May 1951 BSc
Armament
Gp Capt E C Harding  7 Jan 1952 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr J S Palmer 17 Mar 1952  
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Gp Capt G E Watt  7 Aug 1950 Command Engineer Officer, CBE, AFC, BEng, MIMechE, FRAeS
Wg Cdr G H Wass  3 Mar 1951 BSc, AMIMechE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr D J Ellery 13 Jan 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 26 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr G E Williams 16 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr R Storey 15 Dec 1951  
Radio
Wg Cdr F P Woodcraft 14 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr F J Fenner  5 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr A W B Stewart 10 Jan 1952 BSc
Sqn Ldr L T Wright 11 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr A Fraser 18 Aug 1952  
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr W M Collins  8 Aug 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr C R Lawrence 28 Jun 1950  
Sqn Ldr D H Mann 19 Mar 1951  
Sqn Ldr T E Ekins 17 Jul 1951  
Mr A P Mathew   Statistics Officer

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

September 1952

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

Air Traffic Control Centres

  • Gloucester
  • London (located at Uxbridge)
  • Scottish (located at Prestwick)
  • Preston
  • Watnall
  • HQ (Unit) Fighter Command - Stanmore Park
  • RAF Component Joint School of Chemical Warfare - Winterbourne Gunner
  • Film Production Unit Library - Stanmore Park
  • Royal Observer Corps - Stanmore
  • RAF Central School of Aircraft Recognition - Stanmore
  • Fighter Command Communication Squadron - Bovingdon

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Basil E Embry 19 Apr 1949 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, DSO***, DFC, AFC; later ACM
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr W G G D Smith 15 Apr 1952 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C, DSO, DFC
Fg Off P M Armour 18 Aug 1952 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Henry P Fraser  9 Jan 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, AFC; later AM
Wg Cdr John H Lapsley  3 Mar 1952 OBE, DFC; later AM
Operations
Gp Capt John Grandy  9 May 1952 DSO; later MRAF
Wg Cdr Deryck C Stapleton 12 Jan 1951 CBE, DFC, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr H V Hoskins 10 May 1952  
Sqn Ldr H R Allen   DFC
Sqn Ldr A F Osborne 14 Jan 1952 DFC
Sqn Ldr W E Thomas 14 Jan 1952  
Lt Col J W Compton  9 Apr 1951 USAF
Control and Reporting
Gp Capt John A Tester  5 Jun 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Control and Reporting (Plans)
Wg Cdr S C W Rudd 1 Jul 1947 MBE
Control and Reporting (Operations)
Wg Cdr F J Mundy 23 Aug 1950  
Wg Cdr L S Holman 19 May 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr C J Julian 25 Jan 1951  
Sqn Ldr W C Ramsay  1 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr S P Beaumont 17 Jan 1951  
Sqn Ldr J F L Cowe 21 Feb 1952  
Control and Reporting (Training)
Sqn Ldr T A Whiting 17 Mar 1950 DFC
Control and Reporting (RAuxAF & VR)
Sqn Ldr D H Stodart  1 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (AA Liaison)
Maj V H Seal 15 Dec 1951  
Air Plans
Gp Capt Vacant    
Wg Cdr Ronald Berry 19 May 1952 DSO, OBE, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr A K Furse 19 Jul 1951 DFC
Training
Wg Cdr G W Petre 20 Jul 1951 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr J McD Craig  1 Jan 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr L A Malins  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr D I Benham  7 Nov 1951 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr N K McCullum 20 May 1952 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr N F Curtis 25 Feb 1952  
Air Traffic Control Service
Gp Capt W A J Satchell 30 Oct 1950 DSO
Sqn Ldr F Jesson 19 Dec 1951  
Sqn Ldr G C Brunner 11 Feb 1952 AFC
Command Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr F J Robinson  1 Sep 190 DFC
Navigation
Sqn Ldr B Moorcroft 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr L A Jessop 18 Oct 1945 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr K Dear 21 May 1951 DFC
Weapons
Wg Cdr M Kellett 17 Jun 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr A P Wills 25 Sep 1950 DFC
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr E J Apperley  6 Feb 1950 Command Regiment Officer
Signals
A/Cdre Michael Watson 11 Apr 1950 Command Signals Officer, CBE
Gp Capt Henry G Blair 18 Dec 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr N A Smith 14 Jul 1952 MBE
Wg Cdr Guy C Godfrey  1 May 1951 MBE, later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr J H Beattie  1 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr C F Mills 19 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr A J M Morgan 12 Mar 1952  
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr  J Randall  1 Aug 1952  
Meteorological
Mr R M Poulter   OBE
Administrative Staff
AVM

Hugh A Constantine

  Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE, DSO; later ACM
Organisation
Gp Capt Rex L Kippenberger  7 Apr 1952 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W H Maitland-Walker  5 Nov 1951  
Wg Cdr V C Woodward 25 Sep 1950 DFC
Wg Cdr L B B King  1 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr L W Horrox 26 Feb 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr R Wright  2 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr C H Pearce  9 Jul 1951  
Sqn Ldr J V Desemonie 29 Aug 1951  
Sqn Ldr G Blair 26 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr A J Bartram 27 Dec 1951  
Personnel
Gp Capt M Lowe  3 Sep 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr J B Holgate 15 May 1952 DFC
Sqn Ldr J Perkins 30 Apr 1952 MBE
Sqn Ldr R H Bass  9 Jul 1951 DFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr P A Lloyd-Fitt  5 Nov 1951 MM
Sqn Ldr R D Doleman 17 Dec 1951 DSO, DFC
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr Robert D Elliott 16 Jul 1951 DFC; later AVM R Deacon-Elliott
Recruiting Staff Officer
Wg Cdr E Cotton 25 Aug 1952 DFC
Equipment
Gp Capt Edward J H Starling 29 Jan 1951 Senior Equipment Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W Higgs 19 Jul 1950 OBE
Wg Cdr C L Thompson 20 Aug 1950  
Wg Cdr A M R Ramsden 12 Nov 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr G T M Webb 21 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr W H B Farrow 12 Mar 1951  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood 18 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr A R G Wolff 22 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr J W Judge 27 Jan 1952  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt K A Jackman  2 Oct 1950  
Wg Cdr F E Crossland 28 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr H R Sinclair  3 Jul 1951 RCAF
Sqn Ldr G J Rantell 14 Feb 1950  
Sqn Ldr C F Caines  1 Jan 1951  
Sqn Ldr T John 25 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr A E Hammond 21 Jan 1952  
Catering
Sqn Ldr N H Bennett 13 Aug 1952  
Medical
A/Cdre A Harvey 18 Apr 1951 CBE, MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt J F Sandow   OBE, MRCS, LRCP
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt H D Humphreys 15 Aug 1946 CBE, LDS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks   Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E, located at Bomber Command
Rev D M Rowlands 14 Aug 1952 Assistant Principal Chaplain, PMUB
Educational
Gp Capt R A Smith  3 Jun 1952 BSc
Wg Cdr J A G Stuart   BA
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BSc (Eng), AMICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off F W G Firebrace  8 Jan 1951 OBE

Civilian Administration
Mr J J Crampton Higher Executive Officer
Technical Staff
A/Cdre John A S Outhwaite 23 Apr 1951 Senior Technical Staff Officer, OBE
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr R V Moxey 12 May 1952  
Sqn Ldr G H Thomas 21 May 1951 MBE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr H A Pippard 17 May 1951 BSc
Armament
Gp Capt E C Harding  7 Jan 1952 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr J S Palmer 17 Mar 1952  
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Gp Capt G E Watt  7 Aug 1950 Command Engineer Officer, CBE, AFC, BEng, MIMechE, FRAeS
Wg Cdr G H Wass  3 Mar 1951 BSc, AMIMechE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr D J Ellery 13 Jan 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 26 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr G E Williams 16 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr R Storey 15 Dec 1951  
Radio
Wg Cdr F P Woodcraft 14 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr F J Fenner  5 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr A W B Stewart 10 Jan 1952 BSc
Sqn Ldr L T Wright 11 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr A Fraser 18 Aug 1952  
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr W M Collins  8 Aug 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr C R Lawrence 28 Jun 1950  
Sqn Ldr D H Mann 19 Mar 1951  
Sqn Ldr T E Ekins 17 Jul 1951  
Mr A P Mathew   Statistics Officer

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

October 1952

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

Air Traffic Control Centres

  • Gloucester
  • London (located at Uxbridge)
  • Scottish (located at Prestwick)
  • Preston
  • Watnall
  • HQ (Unit) Fighter Command - Stanmore Park
  • RAF Component Joint School of Chemical Warfare - Winterbourne Gunner
  • Film Production Unit Library - Stanmore Park
  • Royal Observer Corps - Stanmore
  • RAF Central School of Aircraft Recognition - Stanmore
  • Fighter Command Communication Squadron - Bovingdon

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Basil E Embry 19 Apr 1949 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, DSO***, DFC, AFC; later ACM
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr W G G D Smith 15 Apr 1952 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C, DSO, DFC
Fg Off P M Armour 18 Aug 1952 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Henry P Fraser  9 Jan 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, AFC; later AM
Wg Cdr John H Lapsley  3 Mar 1952 OBE, DFC; later AM
Operations
Gp Capt John Grandy  9 May 1952 DSO; later MRAF
Gp Capt Deryck C Stapleton 12 Jan 1951 CBE, DFC, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr P J Simpson  1 Sep 1952 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr M J A Shaw 10 Jul 1952 DFC
Sqn Ldr H R Allen   DFC
Sqn Ldr W E Thomas 14 Jan 1952  
Col F E Timlin  3 Apr 1952 USAF
Control and Reporting
Gp Capt John A Tester  5 Jun 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Control and Reporting (Plans)
Wg Cdr S C W Rudd 1 Jul 1947 MBE
Control and Reporting (Operations)
Wg Cdr F J Mundy 23 Aug 1950  
Wg Cdr L S Holman 19 May 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr C J Julian 25 Jan 1951  
Sqn Ldr W C Ramsay  1 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr S P Beaumont 17 Jan 1951  
Sqn Ldr J F L Cowe 21 Feb 1952  
Control and Reporting (Training)
Sqn Ldr J C Inkson 28 Aug 1952  
Control and Reporting (RAuxAF & VR)
Sqn Ldr D H Stodart  1 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (AA Liaison)
Maj V H Seal 15 Dec 1951  
Air Plans
Gp Capt Vacant    
Wg Cdr Ronald Berry 19 May 1952 DSO, OBE, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Training
Wg Cdr G W Petre 20 Jul 1951 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr J McD Craig  1 Jan 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr L A Malins  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr D I Benham  7 Nov 1951 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr N K McCullum 20 May 1952 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr N F Curtis 25 Feb 1952  
Air Traffic Control Service
Gp Capt W A J Satchell 30 Oct 1950 DSO
Sqn Ldr F Jesson 19 Dec 1951  
Sqn Ldr G C Brunner 11 Feb 1952 AFC
Command Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr F J Robinson  1 Sep 190 DFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr Archibald L Winskill 13 Sep 1952 DFC*; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr B Moorcroft 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr H V Hoskins  1 Sep 1952  
Sqn Ldr K Dear 21 May 1951 DFC
Weapons
Wg Cdr M Kellett 17 Jun 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr O E Willis  7 Apr 1952  
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr D L Sladden 24 Sep 1952 Command Regiment Officer
Signals
A/Cdre Michael Watson 11 Apr 1950 Command Signals Officer, CBE
Gp Capt Henry G Blair 18 Dec 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr N A Smith 14 Jul 1952 MBE
Wg Cdr Guy C Godfrey  1 May 1951 MBE, later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr J H Beattie  1 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr C F Mills 19 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr A J M Morgan 12 Mar 1952  
Sqn Ldr A P Harvey 28 Apr 1952  
Sqn Ldr L M Courtenay 28 Apr 1952  
Sqn Ldr R C Hazell  6 Oct 1952  
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr  J Randall  1 Aug 1952  
Meteorological
Mr R M Poulter   OBE
Administrative Staff
AVM

Hugh A Constantine

  Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE, DSO; later ACM
Organisation
Gp Capt Rex L Kippenberger  7 Apr 1952 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W H Maitland-Walker  5 Nov 1951  
Wg Cdr L B B King  1 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr S B Morley 26 Oct 1952  
Sqn Ldr L W Horrox 26 Feb 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr R Wright  2 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr C H Pearce  9 Jul 1951  
Sqn Ldr J V Desemonie 29 Aug 1951  
Sqn Ldr G Blair 26 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr A J Bartram 27 Dec 1951  
Personnel
Gp Capt M Lowe  3 Sep 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr J B Holgate 15 May 1952 DFC
Sqn Ldr J Perkins 30 Apr 1952 MBE
Sqn Ldr R H Bass  9 Jul 1951 DFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr P A Lloyd-Fitt  5 Nov 1951 MM
Sqn Ldr R D Doleman 17 Dec 1951 DSO, DFC
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr Robert D Elliott 16 Jul 1951 DFC; later AVM R Deacon-Elliott
Recruiting Staff Officer
Wg Cdr E Cotton 25 Aug 1952 DFC
Equipment
Gp Capt Edward J H Starling 29 Jan 1951 Senior Equipment Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W Higgs 19 Jul 1950 OBE
Wg Cdr

Hedley C D Blasbery

  7 Aug 1952 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr A M R Ramsden 12 Nov 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr G T M Webb 21 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr W H B Farrow 12 Mar 1951  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood 18 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr A R G Wolff 22 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr J W Judge 27 Jan 1952  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt K A Jackman  2 Oct 1950  
Wg Cdr F E Crossland 28 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr H R Sinclair  3 Jul 1951 RCAF
Sqn Ldr G J Rantell 14 Feb 1950  
Sqn Ldr C F Caines  1 Jan 1951  
Sqn Ldr T John 25 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr A E Hammond 21 Jan 1952  
Catering
Sqn Ldr N H Bennett 13 Aug 1952  
Medical
A/Cdre A Harvey 18 Apr 1951 CBE, MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt J F Sandow   OBE, MRCS, LRCP
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt H D Humphreys 15 Aug 1946 CBE, LDS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks   Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E, located at Bomber Command
Rev D M Rowlands 14 Aug 1952 Assistant Principal Chaplain, PMUB
Educational
Gp Capt J A C Critchley 10 Sep 1952 BSc (Eng),
Wg Cdr J A G Stuart   BA
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BEng, AMIMechE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off F W G Firebrace  8 Jan 1951 OBE

Civilian Administration
Mr J J Crampton Higher Executive Officer
Technical Staff
A/Cdre John A S Outhwaite 23 Apr 1951 Senior Technical Staff Officer, OBE
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr R V Moxey 12 May 1952  
Sqn Ldr G H Thomas 21 May 1951 MBE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr H A Pippard 17 May 1951 BSc
Armament
Gp Capt E C Harding  7 Jan 1952 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr J S Palmer 17 Mar 1952  
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Gp Capt G E Watt  7 Aug 1950 Command Engineer Officer, CBE, AFC, BEng, MIMechE, FRAeS
Wg Cdr G H Wass  3 Mar 1951 BSc, AMIMechE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr D J Ellery 13 Jan 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 26 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr G E Williams 16 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr R Storey 15 Dec 1951  
Radio
Wg Cdr F P Woodcraft 14 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr R G Little 17 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr A W B Stewart 10 Jan 1952 BSc
Sqn Ldr L T Wright 11 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr A Fraser 18 Aug 1952  
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr W M Collins  8 Aug 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr C R Lawrence 28 Jun 1950  
Sqn Ldr D H Mann 19 Mar 1951  
Sqn Ldr T E Ekins 17 Jul 1951  
Mr A P Mathew   Statistics Officer

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

November 1952

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

Air Traffic Control Centres

  • Gloucester
  • London (located at Uxbridge)
  • Scottish (located at Prestwick)
  • Preston
  • Watnall
  • HQ (Unit) Fighter Command - Stanmore Park
  • RAF Component Joint School of Chemical Warfare - Winterbourne Gunner
  • Film Production Unit Library - Stanmore Park
  • Royal Observer Corps - Stanmore
  • RAF Central School of Aircraft Recognition - Stanmore
  • Fighter Command Communication Squadron - Bovingdon

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Basil E Embry 19 Apr 1949 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, DSO***, DFC, AFC; later ACM
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr W G G D Smith 15 Apr 1952 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C, DSO, DFC
Fg Off P M Armour 18 Aug 1952 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Henry P Fraser  9 Jan 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, AFC; later AM
Wg Cdr John H Lapsley  3 Mar 1952 OBE, DFC; later AM
Operations
Gp Capt John Grandy  9 May 1952 DSO; later MRAF
Gp Capt Deryck C Stapleton 12 Jan 1951 CBE, DFC, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr P J Simpson  1 Sep 1952 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr M J A Shaw 10 Jul 1952 DFC
Sqn Ldr H R Allen   DFC
Sqn Ldr W E Thomas 14 Jan 1952  
Col F E Timlin  3 Apr 1952 USAF
Control and Reporting
Gp Capt John A Tester  5 Jun 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Control and Reporting (Plans)
Wg Cdr S C W Rudd 1 Jul 1947 MBE
Control and Reporting (Operations)
Wg Cdr F J Mundy 23 Aug 1950  
Wg Cdr L S Holman 19 May 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr C J Julian 25 Jan 1951  
Sqn Ldr W C Ramsay  1 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr S P Beaumont 17 Jan 1951  
Sqn Ldr J F L Cowe 21 Feb 1952  
Control and Reporting (Training)
Sqn Ldr J C Inkson 28 Aug 1952  
Control and Reporting (RAuxAF & VR)
Sqn Ldr D H Stodart  1 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (AA Liaison)
Maj V H Seal 15 Dec 1951  
Air Plans
Gp Capt Vacant    
Wg Cdr Ronald Berry 19 May 1952 DSO, OBE, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Training
Wg Cdr G W Petre 20 Jul 1951 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr J McD Craig  1 Jan 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr L A Malins  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr D I Benham  7 Nov 1951 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr N K McCullum 20 May 1952 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr N F Curtis 25 Feb 1952  
Air Traffic Control Service
Gp Capt W A J Satchell 30 Oct 1950 DSO
Sqn Ldr F Jesson 19 Dec 1951  
Sqn Ldr G C Brunner 11 Feb 1952 AFC
Command Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr F J Robinson  1 Sep 190 DFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr Archibald L Winskill 13 Sep 1952 DFC*; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr B Moorcroft 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr H V Hoskins  1 Sep 1952  
Sqn Ldr K Dear 21 May 1951 DFC
Weapons
Wg Cdr M Kellett 17 Jun 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr O E Willis  7 Apr 1952  
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr D L Sladden 24 Sep 1952 Command Regiment Officer
Signals
A/Cdre Michael Watson 11 Apr 1950 Command Signals Officer, CBE
Gp Capt Henry G Blair 18 Dec 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr N A Smith 14 Jul 1952 MBE
Wg Cdr Guy C Godfrey  1 May 1951 MBE, later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr J H Beattie  1 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr C F Mills 19 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr A J M Morgan 12 Mar 1952  
Sqn Ldr A P Harvey 28 Apr 1952  
Sqn Ldr L M Courtenay 28 Apr 1952  
Sqn Ldr R C Hazell  6 Oct 1952  
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr  J Randall  1 Aug 1952  
Meteorological
Mr R M Poulter   OBE
Administrative Staff
AVM

Hugh A Constantine

  Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE, DSO; later ACM
Organisation
Gp Capt Rex L Kippenberger  7 Apr 1952 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W H Maitland-Walker  5 Nov 1951  
Wg Cdr L B B King  1 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr S B Morley 26 Oct 1952  
Sqn Ldr L W Horrox 26 Feb 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr R Wright  2 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr C H Pearce  9 Jul 1951  
Sqn Ldr J V Desemonie 29 Aug 1951  
Sqn Ldr G Blair 26 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr A J Bartram 27 Dec 1951  
Personnel
Gp Capt M Lowe  3 Sep 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr J B Holgate 15 May 1952 DFC
Sqn Ldr J Perkins 30 Apr 1952 MBE
Sqn Ldr R H Bass  9 Jul 1951 DFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr P A Lloyd-Fitt  5 Nov 1951 MM
Sqn Ldr R D Doleman 17 Dec 1951 DSO, DFC
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr Robert D Elliott 16 Jul 1951 DFC; later AVM R Deacon-Elliott
Recruiting Staff Officer
Wg Cdr E Cotton 25 Aug 1952 DFC
Equipment
Gp Capt Edward J H Starling 29 Jan 1951 Senior Equipment Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W Higgs 19 Jul 1950 OBE
Wg Cdr

Hedley C D Blasbery

  7 Aug 1952 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr A M R Ramsden 12 Nov 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr G T M Webb 21 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr W H B Farrow 12 Mar 1951  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood 18 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr A R G Wolff 22 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr J W Judge 27 Jan 1952  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt K A Jackman  2 Oct 1950  
Wg Cdr F E Crossland 28 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr H R Sinclair  3 Jul 1951 RCAF
Sqn Ldr G J Rantell 14 Feb 1950  
Sqn Ldr C F Caines  1 Jan 1951  
Sqn Ldr T John 25 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr A E Hammond 21 Jan 1952  
Catering
Sqn Ldr N H Bennett 13 Aug 1952  
Medical
A/Cdre A Harvey 18 Apr 1951 CBE, MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt J F Sandow   OBE, MRCS, LRCP
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt H D Humphreys 15 Aug 1946 CBE, LDS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks   Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E, located at Bomber Command
Rev D M Rowlands 14 Aug 1952 Assistant Principal Chaplain, PMUB
Educational
Gp Capt J A C Critchley 10 Sep 1952 BSc (Eng),
Wg Cdr J A G Stuart   BA
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BEng, AMIMechE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off F W G Firebrace  8 Jan 1951 OBE

Civilian Administration
Mr J J Crampton Higher Executive Officer
Technical Staff
A/Cdre John A S Outhwaite 23 Apr 1951 Senior Technical Staff Officer, OBE
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr R V Moxey 12 May 1952  
Sqn Ldr G H Thomas 21 May 1951 MBE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr H A Pippard 17 May 1951 BSc
Armament
Gp Capt E C Harding  7 Jan 1952 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr J S Palmer 17 Mar 1952  
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Gp Capt G E Watt  7 Aug 1950 Command Engineer Officer, CBE, AFC, BEng, MIMechE, FRAeS
Wg Cdr G H Wass  3 Mar 1951 BSc, AMIMechE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr D J Ellery 13 Jan 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 26 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr G E Williams 16 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr R Storey 15 Dec 1951  
Radio
Wg Cdr F P Woodcraft 14 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr R G Little 17 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr A W B Stewart 10 Jan 1952 BSc
Sqn Ldr L T Wright 11 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr A Fraser 18 Aug 1952  
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr W M Collins  8 Aug 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr C R Lawrence 28 Jun 1950  
Sqn Ldr D H Mann 19 Mar 1951  
Sqn Ldr T E Ekins 17 Jul 1951  
Mr A P Mathew   Statistics Officer

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

December 1952

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

Air Traffic Control Centres

  • Gloucester
  • London (located at Uxbridge)
  • Scottish (located at Prestwick)
  • Preston
  • Watnall
  • HQ (Unit) Fighter Command - Stanmore Park
  • RAF Component Joint School of Chemical Warfare - Winterbourne Gunner
  • Film Production Unit Library - Stanmore Park
  • Royal Observer Corps - Stanmore
  • RAF Central School of Aircraft Recognition - Stanmore
  • Fighter Command Communication Squadron - Bovingdon

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Basil E Embry 19 Apr 1949 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, DSO***, DFC, AFC; later ACM
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr W G G D Smith 15 Apr 1952 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C, DSO, DFC
Fg Off P M Armour 18 Aug 1952 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Henry P Fraser  9 Jan 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, AFC; later AM
Wg Cdr John H Lapsley  3 Mar 1952 OBE, DFC; later AM
Operations
Gp Capt John Grandy  9 May 1952 DSO; later MRAF
Wg Cdr P J Simpson  1 Sep 1952 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr A K Furse 26 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr H R Allen   DFC
Sqn Ldr W E Thomas 14 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr C L C Mason 10 Nov 1952  
Col F E Timlin  3 Apr 1952 USAF
Control and Reporting
Gp Capt John A Tester  5 Jun 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Control and Reporting (Plans)
Wg Cdr S C W Rudd 1 Jul 1947 MBE
Control and Reporting (Operations)
Wg Cdr F J Mundy 23 Aug 1950  
Wg Cdr L S Holman 19 May 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr C J Julian 25 Jan 1951  
Sqn Ldr W C Ramsay  1 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr S P Beaumont 17 Jan 1951  
Sqn Ldr J F L Cowe 21 Feb 1952  
Control and Reporting (Training)
Sqn Ldr J C Inkson 28 Aug 1952  
Control and Reporting (RAuxAF & VR)
Sqn Ldr D H Stodart  1 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (AA Liaison)
Maj V H Seal 15 Dec 1951  
Air Plans
Gp Capt Deryck C Stapleton  1 Sep 1952 CBE, DFC, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr Ronald Berry 19 May 1952 DSO, OBE, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Training
Gp Capt G W Petre 20 Jul 1951 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr M J A Shaw 10 Jul 1952 DSO
Sqn Ldr J McD Craig  1 Jan 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr L A Malins  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr D I Benham  7 Nov 1951 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr N K McCullum 20 May 1952 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr N F Curtis 25 Feb 1952  
Air Traffic Control Service
Sqn Ldr F Jesson 19 Dec 1951  
Sqn Ldr G C Brunner 11 Feb 1952 AFC
Command Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr F J Robinson  1 Sep 190 DFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr Archibald L Winskill 13 Sep 1952 DFC*; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr B Moorcroft 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr H V Hoskins  1 Sep 1952  
Sqn Ldr K Dear 21 May 1951 DFC
Weapons
Wg Cdr M Kellett 17 Jun 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr O E Willis  7 Apr 1952  
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr D L Sladden 24 Sep 1952 Command Regiment Officer
Signals
A/Cdre Michael Watson 11 Apr 1950 Command Signals Officer, CBE
Gp Capt Henry G Blair 18 Dec 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr N A Smith 14 Jul 1952 MBE
Wg Cdr Guy C Godfrey  1 May 1951 MBE, later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr J H Beattie  1 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr C F Mills 19 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr A J M Morgan 12 Mar 1952  
Sqn Ldr A P Harvey 28 Apr 1952  
Sqn Ldr L M Courtenay 28 Apr 1952  
Sqn Ldr R C Hazell  6 Oct 1952  
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr  J Randall  1 Aug 1952  
Meteorological
Mr R M Poulter   OBE
Administrative Staff
AVM

Hugh A Constantine

  Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE, DSO; later ACM
Organisation
Gp Capt Rex L Kippenberger  7 Apr 1952 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W H Maitland-Walker  5 Nov 1951  
Wg Cdr L B B King  1 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr S B Morley 26 Oct 1952  
Sqn Ldr L W Horrox 26 Feb 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr R Wright  2 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr C H Pearce  9 Jul 1951  
Sqn Ldr J V Desemonie 29 Aug 1951  
Sqn Ldr A J Bartram 27 Dec 1951  
Personnel
Gp Capt M Lowe  3 Sep 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr J B Holgate 15 May 1952 DFC
Sqn Ldr J Perkins 30 Apr 1952 MBE
Sqn Ldr R H Bass  9 Jul 1951 DFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr P A Lloyd-Fitt  5 Nov 1951 MM
Sqn Ldr R D Doleman 17 Dec 1951 DSO, DFC
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr Robert D Elliott 16 Jul 1951 DFC; later AVM R Deacon-Elliott
Recruiting Staff Officer
Wg Cdr E Cotton 25 Aug 1952 DFC
Equipment
Gp Capt Edward J H Starling 29 Jan 1951 Senior Equipment Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W Higgs 19 Jul 1950 OBE
Wg Cdr

Hedley C D Blasbery

  7 Aug 1952 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr A M R Ramsden 12 Nov 1951 OBE
Sqn Ldr G T M Webb 21 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr W H B Farrow 12 Mar 1951  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood 18 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr A R G Wolff 22 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr J W Judge 27 Jan 1952  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt K A Jackman  2 Oct 1950  
Wg Cdr F E Crossland 28 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr H R Sinclair  3 Jul 1951 RCAF
Sqn Ldr G J Rantell 14 Feb 1950  
Sqn Ldr C F Caines  1 Jan 1951  
Sqn Ldr T John 25 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr A E Hammond 21 Jan 1952  
Catering
Sqn Ldr N H Bennett 13 Aug 1952  
Medical
A/Cdre A Harvey 18 Apr 1951 CBE, MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt J F Sandow   OBE, MRCS, LRCP
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt H D Humphreys 15 Aug 1946 CBE, LDS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks   Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E, located at Bomber Command
Rev D M Rowlands 14 Aug 1952 Assistant Principal Chaplain, PMUB
Educational
Gp Capt J A C Critchley 10 Sep 1952 BSc (Eng),
Wg Cdr J A G Stuart   BA
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BEng, AMIMechE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off F W G Firebrace  8 Jan 1951 OBE

Civilian Administration
Mr J J Crampton Higher Executive Officer
Technical Staff
A/Cdre John A S Outhwaite 23 Apr 1951 Senior Technical Staff Officer, OBE
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr R V Moxey 12 May 1952  
Sqn Ldr G H Thomas 21 May 1951 MBE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr H A Pippard 17 May 1951 BSc
Armament
Gp Capt E C Harding  7 Jan 1952 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr J S Palmer 17 Mar 1952  
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Gp Capt G E Watt  7 Aug 1950 Command Engineer Officer, CBE, AFC, BEng, MIMechE, FRAeS
Wg Cdr G H Wass  3 Mar 1951 BSc, AMIMechE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr D J Ellery 13 Jan 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 26 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr G E Williams 16 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr R Storey 15 Dec 1951  
Mechanical Transport
Wg Cdr H P Matthews  3 Nov 1952  
Sqn Ldr G Blair 24 Nov 1952 OBE
Radio
Wg Cdr F P Woodcraft 14 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr R G Little 17 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr A W B Stewart 10 Jan 1952 BSc
Sqn Ldr L T Wright 11 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr A Fraser 18 Aug 1952  
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr W M Collins  8 Aug 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr C R Lawrence 28 Jun 1950  
Sqn Ldr D H Mann 19 Mar 1951  
Sqn Ldr T E Ekins 17 Jul 1951  
Mr A P Mathew   Statistics Officer

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

January 1953

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

Air Traffic Control Centres

  • Gloucester
  • London (located at Uxbridge)
  • Scottish (located at Prestwick)
  • Preston
  • Watnall
  • HQ (Unit) Fighter Command - Stanmore Park
  • RAF Component Joint School of Chemical Warfare - Winterbourne Gunner
  • Film Production Unit Library - Stanmore Park
  • Royal Observer Corps - Stanmore
  • RAF Central School of Aircraft Recognition - Stanmore
  • Fighter Command Communication Squadron - Bovingdon

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Basil E Embry 19 Apr 1949 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, DSO***, DFC, AFC; later ACM
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr W G G D Smith 15 Apr 1952 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C, DSO, DFC
Fg Off P M Armour 18 Aug 1952 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Henry P Fraser  9 Jan 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, AFC; later AM
Wg Cdr John H Lapsley  3 Mar 1952 OBE, DFC; later AM
Operations
Gp Capt John Grandy  9 May 1952 DSO; later MRAF
Wg Cdr P J Simpson  1 Sep 1952 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr A K Furse 26 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr W E Thomas 14 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr C L C Mason 10 Nov 1952  
Col F E Timlin  3 Apr 1952 USAF
Control and Reporting
Gp Capt Vacant    
Control and Reporting (Plans)
Wg Cdr S C W Rudd 1 Jul 1947 MBE
Control and Reporting (Operations)
Wg Cdr F J Mundy 23 Aug 1950  
Wg Cdr L S Holman 19 May 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr C J Julian 25 Jan 1951  
Sqn Ldr W C Ramsay  1 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr S P Beaumont 17 Jan 1951  
Sqn Ldr J F L Cowe 21 Feb 1952  
Control and Reporting (Training)
Sqn Ldr J C Inkson 28 Aug 1952  
Control and Reporting (RAuxAF & VR)
Sqn Ldr D H Stodart  1 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (AA Liaison)
Maj V H Seal 15 Dec 1951  
Air Plans
Gp Capt Deryck C Stapleton  1 Sep 1952 CBE, DFC, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr Ronald Berry 19 May 1952 DSO, OBE, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Training
Gp Capt G W Petre 20 Jul 1951 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr M J A Shaw 10 Jul 1952 DSO
Sqn Ldr J McD Craig  1 Jan 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr L A Malins  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr N K McCullum 20 May 1952 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr N F Curtis 25 Feb 1952  
Air Traffic Control Service
Sqn Ldr F Jesson 19 Dec 1951  
Sqn Ldr G C Brunner 11 Feb 1952 AFC
Command Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr F J Robinson  1 Sep 190 DFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr Archibald L Winskill 13 Sep 1952 DFC*; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr B Moorcroft 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr H V Hoskins  1 Sep 1952  
Sqn Ldr K Dear 21 May 1951 DFC
Weapons
Wg Cdr M Kellett 17 Jun 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr O E Willis  7 Apr 1952  
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr D L Sladden 24 Sep 1952 Command Regiment Officer
Signals
A/Cdre Michael Watson 11 Apr 1950 Command Signals Officer, CBE
Gp Capt Henry G Blair 18 Dec 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr N A Smith 14 Jul 1952 MBE
Wg Cdr Guy C Godfrey  1 May 1951 MBE, later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr J H Beattie  1 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr C F Mills 19 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr A J M Morgan 12 Mar 1952  
Sqn Ldr A P Harvey 28 Apr 1952  
Sqn Ldr L M Courtenay 28 Apr 1952  
Sqn Ldr R C Hazell  6 Oct 1952  
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr  J Randall  1 Aug 1952  
Meteorological
Mr R M Poulter   OBE
Administrative Staff
AVM

Hugh A Constantine

  Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE, DSO; later ACM
Organisation
Gp Capt Rex L Kippenberger  7 Apr 1952 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W H Maitland-Walker  5 Nov 1951  
Wg Cdr L B B King  1 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr S B Morley 26 Oct 1952  
Sqn Ldr L W Horrox 26 Feb 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr R Wright  2 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr C H Pearce  9 Jul 1951  
Sqn Ldr J V Desemonie 29 Aug 1951  
Sqn Ldr A J Bartram 27 Dec 1951  
Personnel
Gp Capt M Lowe  3 Sep 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr J B Holgate 15 May 1952 DFC
Sqn Ldr J Perkins 30 Apr 1952 MBE
Sqn Ldr R H Bass  9 Jul 1951 DFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr P A Lloyd-Fitt  5 Nov 1951 MM
Sqn Ldr R D Doleman 17 Dec 1951 DSO, DFC
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr Robert D Elliott 16 Jul 1951 DFC; later AVM R Deacon-Elliott
Recruiting Staff Officer
Wg Cdr E Cotton 25 Aug 1952 DFC
Equipment
Gp Capt Edward J H Starling 29 Jan 1951 Senior Equipment Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr

Hedley C D Blasbery

  7 Aug 1952 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr A M R Ramsden 12 Nov 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr D G Dickenson  3 Nov 1952  
Sqn Ldr G T M Webb 21 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr W H B Farrow 12 Mar 1951  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood 18 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr A R G Wolff 22 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr J W Judge 27 Jan 1952  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt R L M Hall 31 Dec 1952 CBE, ADC
Wg Cdr F E Crossland 28 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr H R Sinclair  3 Jul 1951 RCAF
Sqn Ldr G J Rantell 14 Feb 1950  
Sqn Ldr C F Caines  1 Jan 1951  
Sqn Ldr T John 25 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr A E Hammond 21 Jan 1952  
Catering
Sqn Ldr N H Bennett 13 Aug 1952  
Medical
A/Cdre A Harvey 18 Apr 1951 CBE, MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt J F Sandow   OBE, MRCS, LRCP
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt H D Humphreys 15 Aug 1946 CBE, LDS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks   Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E, located at Bomber Command
Rev D M Rowlands 14 Aug 1952 Assistant Principal Chaplain, PMUB
Educational
Gp Capt J A C Critchley 10 Sep 1952 BSc (Eng),
Wg Cdr J A G Stuart   BA
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BEng, AMIMechE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off F W G Firebrace  8 Jan 1951 OBE

Civilian Administration
Mr J J Crampton Higher Executive Officer
Technical Staff
A/Cdre John A S Outhwaite 23 Apr 1951 Senior Technical Staff Officer, OBE
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr R V Moxey 12 May 1952  
Sqn Ldr G H Thomas 21 May 1951 MBE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr H A Pippard 17 May 1951 BSc
Armament
Gp Capt E C Harding  7 Jan 1952 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr J S Palmer 17 Mar 1952  
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Gp Capt G E Watt  7 Aug 1950 Command Engineer Officer, CBE, AFC, BEng, MIMechE, FRAeS
Wg Cdr G H Wass  3 Mar 1951 BSc, AMIMechE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr D J Ellery 13 Jan 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 26 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr G E Williams 16 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr R Storey 15 Dec 1951  
Radio
Wg Cdr F P Woodcraft 14 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr R G Little 17 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr A W B Stewart 10 Jan 1952 BSc
Sqn Ldr L T Wright 11 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr A Fraser 18 Aug 1952  
Mechanical Transport
Wg Cdr H P Matthews  3 Nov 1952  
Sqn Ldr G Blair 24 Nov 1952 OBE
Royal Observer Corps
A/Cdre Gordon H Vasse 20 Mar 1951 Commandant, CBE
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr W M Collins  8 Aug 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr C R Lawrence 28 Jun 1950  
Sqn Ldr D H Mann 19 Mar 1951  
Mr A P Mathew   Statistics Officer

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

February 1953

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

Air Traffic Control Centres

  • Gloucester
  • London (located at Uxbridge)
  • Scottish (located at Prestwick)
  • Preston
  • Watnall
  • HQ (Unit) Fighter Command - Stanmore Park
  • RAF Component Joint School of Chemical Warfare - Winterbourne Gunner
  • Film Production Unit Library - Stanmore Park
  • Royal Observer Corps - Stanmore
  • RAF Central School of Aircraft Recognition - Stanmore
  • Fighter Command Communication Squadron - Bovingdon

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Basil E Embry 19 Apr 1949 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, DSO***, DFC, AFC; later ACM
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr W G G D Smith 15 Apr 1952 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C, DSO, DFC
Fg Off P M Armour 18 Aug 1952 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Henry P Fraser  9 Jan 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, AFC; later AM
Wg Cdr John H Lapsley  3 Mar 1952 OBE, DFC; later AM
Operations
Gp Capt John Grandy  9 May 1952 DSO; later MRAF
Wg Cdr P J Simpson  1 Sep 1952 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr A K Furse 26 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr W E Thomas 14 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr C L C Mason 10 Nov 1952  
Col F E Timlin  3 Apr 1952 USAF
Control and Reporting
Gp Capt Vacant    
Control and Reporting (Plans)
Wg Cdr S C W Rudd 1 Jul 1947 MBE
Control and Reporting (Operations)
Wg Cdr F J Mundy 23 Aug 1950  
Wg Cdr L S Holman 19 May 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr C J Julian 25 Jan 1951  
Sqn Ldr W C Ramsay  1 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr S P Beaumont 17 Jan 1951  
Sqn Ldr J F L Cowe 21 Feb 1952  
Control and Reporting (Training)
Sqn Ldr J C Inkson 28 Aug 1952  
Control and Reporting (RAuxAF & VR)
Sqn Ldr D H Stodart  1 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (AA Liaison)
Maj V H Seal 15 Dec 1951  
Air Plans
Gp Capt Deryck C Stapleton  1 Sep 1952 CBE, DFC, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr Ronald Berry 19 May 1952 DSO, OBE, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Training
Gp Capt G W Petre 20 Jul 1951 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr M J A Shaw 10 Jul 1952 DSO
Sqn Ldr J McD Craig  1 Jan 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr L A Malins  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr N K McCullum 20 May 1952 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr N F Curtis 25 Feb 1952  
Air Traffic Control Service
Sqn Ldr F Jesson 19 Dec 1951  
Sqn Ldr G C Brunner 11 Feb 1952 AFC
Command Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr F J Robinson  1 Sep 190 DFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr Archibald L Winskill 13 Sep 1952 DFC*; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr B Moorcroft 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr H V Hoskins  1 Sep 1952  
Sqn Ldr K Dear 21 May 1951 DFC
Weapons
Wg Cdr M Kellett 17 Jun 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr O E Willis  7 Apr 1952  
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr D L Sladden 24 Sep 1952 Command Regiment Officer
Signals
A/Cdre Michael Watson 11 Apr 1950 Command Signals Officer, CBE
Gp Capt Henry G Blair 18 Dec 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr N A Smith 14 Jul 1952 MBE
Wg Cdr Guy C Godfrey  1 May 1951 MBE, later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr J H Beattie  1 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr C F Mills 19 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr A J M Morgan 12 Mar 1952  
Sqn Ldr A P Harvey 28 Apr 1952  
Sqn Ldr L M Courtenay 28 Apr 1952  
Sqn Ldr R C Hazell  6 Oct 1952  
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr  J Randall  1 Aug 1952  
Meteorological
Mr R M Poulter   OBE
Administrative Staff
AVM

Hugh A Constantine

  Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE, DSO; later ACM
Organisation
Gp Capt Rex L Kippenberger  7 Apr 1952 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W H Maitland-Walker  5 Nov 1951  
Wg Cdr L B B King  1 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr S B Morley 26 Oct 1952  
Sqn Ldr L W Horrox 26 Feb 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr R Wright  2 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr C H Pearce  9 Jul 1951  
Sqn Ldr J V Desemonie 29 Aug 1951  
Sqn Ldr A J Bartram 27 Dec 1951  
Personnel
Gp Capt M Lowe  3 Sep 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr J B Holgate 15 May 1952 DFC
Sqn Ldr J Perkins 30 Apr 1952 MBE
Sqn Ldr R H Bass  9 Jul 1951 DFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr P A Lloyd-Fitt  5 Nov 1951 MM
Sqn Ldr R D Doleman 17 Dec 1951 DSO, DFC
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr Robert D Elliott 16 Jul 1951 DFC; later AVM R Deacon-Elliott
Recruiting Staff Officer
Wg Cdr E Cotton 25 Aug 1952 DFC
Equipment
Gp Capt Edward J H Starling 29 Jan 1951 Senior Equipment Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr

Hedley C D Blasbery

  7 Aug 1952 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr A M R Ramsden 12 Nov 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr D G Dickenson  3 Nov 1952  
Sqn Ldr G T M Webb 21 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr W H B Farrow 12 Mar 1951  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood 18 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr A R G Wolff 22 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr J W Judge 27 Jan 1952  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt R L M Hall 31 Dec 1952 CBE, ADC
Wg Cdr F E Crossland 28 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr H R Sinclair  3 Jul 1951 RCAF
Sqn Ldr G J Rantell 14 Feb 1950  
Sqn Ldr C F Caines  1 Jan 1951  
Sqn Ldr T John 25 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr A E Hammond 21 Jan 1952  
Catering
Sqn Ldr N H Bennett 13 Aug 1952  
Medical
A/Cdre A Harvey 18 Apr 1951 CBE, MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt J F Sandow   OBE, MRCS, LRCP
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt H D Humphreys 15 Aug 1946 CBE, LDS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks   Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E, located at Bomber Command
Rev D M Rowlands 14 Aug 1952 Assistant Principal Chaplain, PMUB
Educational
Gp Capt J A C Critchley 10 Sep 1952 BSc (Eng),
Wg Cdr J A G Stuart   BA
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BEng, AMIMechE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off F W G Firebrace  8 Jan 1951 OBE

Civilian Administration
Mr J J Crampton Higher Executive Officer
Technical Staff
A/Cdre John A S Outhwaite 23 Apr 1951 Senior Technical Staff Officer, OBE
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr R V Moxey 12 May 1952  
Sqn Ldr G H Thomas 21 May 1951 MBE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr H A Pippard 17 May 1951 BSc
Armament
Gp Capt E C Harding  7 Jan 1952 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr J S Palmer 17 Mar 1952  
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Gp Capt G E Watt  7 Aug 1950 Command Engineer Officer, CBE, AFC, BEng, MIMechE, FRAeS
Wg Cdr G H Wass  3 Mar 1951 BSc, AMIMechE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr D J Ellery 13 Jan 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 26 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr G E Williams 16 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr R Storey 15 Dec 1951  
Radio
Wg Cdr F P Woodcraft 14 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr R G Little 17 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr A W B Stewart 10 Jan 1952 BSc
Sqn Ldr L T Wright 11 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr A Fraser 18 Aug 1952  
Mechanical Transport
Wg Cdr H P Matthews  3 Nov 1952  
Sqn Ldr G Blair 24 Nov 1952 OBE
Royal Observer Corps
A/Cdre Gordon H Vasse 20 Mar 1951 Commandant, CBE
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr W M Collins  8 Aug 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr C R Lawrence 28 Jun 1950  
Sqn Ldr D H Mann 19 Mar 1951  
Mr A P Mathew   Statistics Officer

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

March 1953

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

Air Traffic Control Centres

  • Gloucester
  • London (located at Uxbridge)
  • Scottish (located at Prestwick)
  • Preston
  • Watnall
  • HQ (Unit) Fighter Command - Stanmore Park
  • RAF Component Joint School of Chemical Warfare - Winterbourne Gunner
  • Film Production Unit Library - Stanmore Park
  • Royal Observer Corps - Stanmore
  • RAF Central School of Aircraft Recognition - Stanmore
  • Fighter Command Communication Squadron - Bovingdon

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Basil E Embry 19 Apr 1949 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, DSO***, DFC, AFC; later ACM
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr B J Scandrett 19 Jan 1953 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C, AFC
Fg Off P M Armour 18 Aug 1952 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Henry P Fraser  9 Jan 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, AFC; later AM
Operations
Gp Capt John Grandy  9 May 1952 DSO; later MRAF
Gp Capt Patrick H Dunn 26 Jan 1953 CBE, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr M J A Shaw 10 Jul 1952 DSO
Sqn Ldr C L C Mason 10 Nov 1952  
Sqn Ldr J McD Craig  1 Jan 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr C A Wade 12 Jan 1953  
Sqn Ldr E H McHardy 24 Nov 952 DSO, DFC
Col F E Timlin  3 Apr 1952 USAF
Sqn Off T O Legge 25 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting
Gp Capt Vacant    
Control and Reporting (Operations)
Wg Cdr F J Mundy 23 Aug 1950  
Wg Cdr L S Holman 19 May 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr W C Ramsay  1 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr S P Beaumont 17 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (RAuxAF & VR)
Sqn Ldr D H Stodart  1 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (AA Liaison)
Maj V H Seal 15 Dec 1951  
Air Plans
Gp Capt Deryck C Stapleton  1 Sep 1952 CBE, DFC, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr Ronald Berry 19 May 1952 DSO, OBE, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Lt Col G F Gilbert    
Sqn Ldr Denis A Trotman 19 Mar 1953 AFC; later A/Cdre
Training
Gp Capt G W Petre 20 Jul 1951 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr Archibald L Winskill 13 Sep 1952 DFC*; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr L A Malins  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr W E Thomas 14 Jan 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr N F Curtis 25 Feb 1952  
Air Traffic Control Service
Sqn Ldr F Jesson 19 Dec 1951  
Sqn Ldr G C Brunner 11 Feb 1952 AFC
Command Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr F J Robinson  1 Sep 190 DFC
Navigation
Sqn Ldr B Moorcroft 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr H V Hoskins  1 Sep 1952  
Sqn Ldr K Dear 21 May 1951 DFC
Weapons
Wg Cdr M Kellett 17 Jun 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr O E Willis  7 Apr 1952  
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr D L Sladden 24 Sep 1952 Command Regiment Officer
Sqn Ldr J R Watts  7 May 1952  
Sqn Ldr T P Fellowes  7 Jun 1952  
Signals
A/Cdre Michael Watson 11 Apr 1950 Command Signals Officer, CBE
Gp Capt Henry G Blair 18 Dec 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr S C W Rudd  4 May 1952 MBE
Wg Cdr N A Smith 14 Jul 1952 MBE
Wg Cdr Guy C Godfrey  1 May 1951 MBE, later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr J H Beattie  1 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr C F Mills 19 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr A J M Morgan 12 Mar 1952  
Sqn Ldr A P Harvey 28 Apr 1952  
Sqn Ldr L M Courtenay 28 Apr 1952  
Sqn Ldr R C Hazell  6 Oct 1952  
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr  J Randall  1 Aug 1952  
Meteorological
Mr R M Poulter   OBE
Administrative Staff
AVM

Hugh A Constantine

  Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE, DSO; later ACM
Organisation
Gp Capt Rex L Kippenberger  7 Apr 1952 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W H Maitland-Walker  5 Nov 1951  
Wg Cdr L B B King  1 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr S B Morley 26 Oct 1952  
Sqn Ldr L W Horrox 26 Feb 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr R Wright  2 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr C H Pearce  9 Jul 1951  
Sqn Ldr J V Desemonie 29 Aug 1951  
Sqn Ldr A J Bartram 27 Dec 1951  
Personnel
Gp Capt M Lowe  3 Sep 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr J B Holgate 15 May 1952 DFC
Sqn Ldr J Perkins 30 Apr 1952 MBE
Sqn Ldr R H Bass  9 Jul 1951 DFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr P A Lloyd-Fitt  5 Nov 1951 MM
Sqn Ldr R D Doleman 17 Dec 1951 DSO, DFC
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr Robert D Elliott 16 Jul 1951 DFC; later AVM R Deacon-Elliott
Recruiting Staff Officer
Wg Cdr E Cotton 25 Aug 1952 DFC
Equipment
Gp Capt Edward J H Starling 29 Jan 1951 Senior Equipment Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr

Hedley C D Blasbery

  7 Aug 1952 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr A M R Ramsden 12 Nov 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr D G Dickenson  3 Nov 1952  
Sqn Ldr G T M Webb 21 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr W H B Farrow 12 Mar 1951  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood 18 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr A R G Wolff 22 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr J W Judge 27 Jan 1952  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt R L M Hall 31 Dec 1952 CBE, ADC
Wg Cdr F E Crossland 28 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr H R Sinclair  3 Jul 1951 RCAF
Sqn Ldr G J Rantell 14 Feb 1950  
Sqn Ldr C F Caines  1 Jan 1951  
Sqn Ldr T John 25 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr A E Hammond 21 Jan 1952  
Catering
Sqn Ldr N H Bennett 13 Aug 1952  
Medical
A/Cdre A Harvey 18 Apr 1951 CBE, MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt J F Sandow   OBE, MRCS, LRCP
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt H D Humphreys 15 Aug 1946 CBE, LDS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks   Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E, located at Bomber Command
Rev D M Rowlands 14 Aug 1952 Assistant Principal Chaplain, PMUB
Educational
Gp Capt J A C Critchley 10 Sep 1952 BSc (Eng),
Wg Cdr J A G Stuart   BA
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BEng, AMIMechE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off F W G Firebrace  8 Jan 1951 OBE

Civilian Administration
Mr J J Crampton Higher Executive Officer
Technical Staff
A/Cdre John A S Outhwaite 23 Apr 1951 Senior Technical Staff Officer, OBE
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr R V Moxey 12 May 1952  
Sqn Ldr G H Thomas 21 May 1951 MBE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr H A Pippard 17 May 1951 BSc
Armament
Gp Capt E C Harding  7 Jan 1952 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr J S Palmer 17 Mar 1952  
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Gp Capt G E Watt  7 Aug 1950 Command Engineer Officer, CBE, AFC, BEng, MIMechE, FRAeS
Wg Cdr G H Wass  3 Mar 1951 BSc, AMIMechE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr D J Ellery 13 Jan 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 26 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr G E Williams 16 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr R Storey 15 Dec 1951  
Radio
Wg Cdr F P Woodcraft 14 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr R G Little 17 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr A W B Stewart 10 Jan 1952 BSc
Sqn Ldr L T Wright 11 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr A Fraser 18 Aug 1952  
Mechanical Transport
Wg Cdr H P Matthews  3 Nov 1952  
Sqn Ldr G Blair 24 Nov 1952 OBE
Royal Observer Corps
A/Cdre Gordon H Vasse 20 Mar 1951 Commandant, CBE
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr W M Collins  8 Aug 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr C R Lawrence 28 Jun 1950  
Sqn Ldr D H Mann 19 Mar 1951  
Mr A P Mathew   Statistics Officer

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

April 1953

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

Air Traffic Control Centres

  • Gloucester
  • London (located at Uxbridge)
  • Scottish (located at Prestwick)
  • Preston
  • Watnall
  • HQ (Unit) Fighter Command - Stanmore Park
  • RAF Component Joint School of Chemical Warfare - Winterbourne Gunner
  • Film Production Unit Library - Stanmore Park
  • Royal Observer Corps - Stanmore
  • RAF Central School of Aircraft Recognition - Stanmore
  • Fighter Command Communication Squadron - Bovingdon

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Dermot A Boyle  7 Apr 1953 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCVO, KBE, CB, AFC; later MRAF
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr B J Scandrett 19 Jan 1953 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C, AFC
Fg Off P M Armour 18 Aug 1952 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Henry P Fraser  9 Jan 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, AFC; later AM
Operations
Gp Capt John Grandy  9 May 1952 DSO; later MRAF
Gp Capt H P Pleasance  9 Mar 1953 OBE, DFC
Wg Cdr M J A Shaw 10 Jul 1952 DSO
Sqn Ldr C L C Mason 10 Nov 1952  
Sqn Ldr J McD Craig  1 Jan 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr C A Wade 12 Jan 1953  
Sqn Ldr E H McHardy 24 Nov 952 DSO, DFC
Air Defence Operations Centre
Gp Capt Deryck C Stapleton  1 Sep 1952 CBE, DFC, AFC; later AVM
Sqn Ldr D A Oxby 18 Mar 1953 DSO, DFC, DFM
Col F E Timlin  3 Apr 1952 USAF
Sqn Off T O Legge 25 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting
Gp Capt Vacant    
Control and Reporting (Operations)
Wg Cdr F J Mundy 23 Aug 1950  
Wg Cdr L S Holman 19 May 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr W C Ramsay  1 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr S P Beaumont 17 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (RAuxAF & VR)
Sqn Ldr D H Stodart  1 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (AA Liaison)
Maj V H Seal 15 Dec 1951  
Air Plans
Gp Capt Patrick H Dunn 26 Jan 1953 CBE, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr Ronald Berry 19 May 1952 DSO, OBE, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Lt Col G F Gilbert    
Sqn Ldr Denis A Trotman 19 Mar 1953 AFC; later A/Cdre
Training
Gp Capt G W Petre 20 Jul 1951 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr Archibald L Winskill 13 Sep 1952 DFC*; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr L A Malins  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr W E Thomas 14 Jan 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr N F Curtis 25 Feb 1952  
Air Traffic Control Service
Sqn Ldr F Jesson 19 Dec 1951  
Sqn Ldr G C Brunner 11 Feb 1952 AFC
Command Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr L H Styles 16 Mar 1953 DFC
Navigation
Sqn Ldr B Moorcroft 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr H V Hoskins  1 Sep 1952  
Sqn Ldr K Dear 21 May 1951 DFC
Weapons
Wg Cdr M Kellett 17 Jun 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr O E Willis  7 Apr 1952  
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr D L Sladden 24 Sep 1952 Command Regiment Officer
Sqn Ldr J R Watts  7 May 1952  
Sqn Ldr T P Fellowes  7 Jun 1952  
Signals
A/Cdre Michael Watson 11 Apr 1950 Command Signals Officer, CBE
Gp Capt Henry G Blair 18 Dec 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr S C W Rudd  4 May 1952 MBE
Wg Cdr N A Smith 14 Jul 1952 MBE
Wg Cdr Guy C Godfrey  1 May 1951 MBE, later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr J D Ford 23 Feb 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr J H Beattie  1 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr C F Mills 19 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr A J M Morgan 12 Mar 1952  
Sqn Ldr A P Harvey 28 Apr 1952  
Sqn Ldr L M Courtenay 28 Apr 1952  
Sqn Ldr R C Hazell  6 Oct 1952  
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr  J Randall  1 Aug 1952  
Meteorological
Mr R M Poulter   OBE
Administrative Staff
AVM

Hugh A Constantine

  Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE, DSO; later ACM
Organisation
Gp Capt Rex L Kippenberger  7 Apr 1952 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W H Maitland-Walker  5 Nov 1951  
Wg Cdr L B B King  1 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr S B Morley 26 Oct 1952  
Wg Cdr V C Woodward 24 Feb 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr L W Horrox 26 Feb 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr R Wright  2 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr C H Pearce  9 Jul 1951  
Sqn Ldr J V Desemonie 29 Aug 1951  
Sqn Ldr A J Bartram 27 Dec 1951  
Personnel
Gp Capt M Lowe  3 Sep 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr J B Holgate 15 May 1952 DFC
Sqn Ldr J Perkins 30 Apr 1952 MBE
Sqn Ldr R H Bass  9 Jul 1951 DFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr P A Lloyd-Fitt  5 Nov 1951 MM
Sqn Ldr R D Doleman 17 Dec 1951 DSO, DFC
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr Robert D Elliott 16 Jul 1951 DFC; later AVM R Deacon-Elliott
Recruiting Staff Officer
Wg Cdr E Cotton 25 Aug 1952 DFC
Equipment
Gp Capt Edward J H Starling 29 Jan 1951 Senior Equipment Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr

Hedley C D Blasbery

  7 Aug 1952 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr A M R Ramsden 12 Nov 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr D G Dickenson  3 Nov 1952  
Sqn Ldr W H B Farrow 12 Mar 1951  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood 18 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr A R G Wolff 22 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr J W Judge 27 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr R L Melville 12 Mar 1953  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt R L M Hall 31 Dec 1952 CBE, ADC
Wg Cdr F E Crossland 28 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr H R Sinclair  3 Jul 1951 RCAF
Sqn Ldr G J Rantell 14 Feb 1950  
Sqn Ldr C F Caines  1 Jan 1951  
Sqn Ldr T John 25 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr A E Hammond 21 Jan 1952  
Catering
Sqn Ldr N H Bennett 13 Aug 1952  
Medical
A/Cdre A Harvey 18 Apr 1951 CBE, MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt J F Sandow   OBE, MRCS, LRCP
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt P M Margand   FDS, RCS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks   Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E, located at Bomber Command
Rev D M Rowlands 14 Aug 1952 Assistant Principal Chaplain, PMUB
Educational
Gp Capt J A C Critchley 10 Sep 1952 BSc (Eng),
Wg Cdr J A G Stuart   BA
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BEng, AMIMechE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off Vacant

Civilian Administration
Mr J J Crampton Higher Executive Officer
Technical Staff
A/Cdre John A S Outhwaite 23 Apr 1951 Senior Technical Staff Officer, OBE
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr R V Moxey 12 May 1952  
Sqn Ldr G H Thomas 21 May 1951 MBE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr H A Pippard 17 May 1951 BSc
Armament
Gp Capt E C Harding  7 Jan 1952 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr J S Palmer 17 Mar 1952  
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Gp Capt G E Watt  7 Aug 1950 Command Engineer Officer, CBE, AFC, BEng, MIMechE, FRAeS
Wg Cdr G H Wass  3 Mar 1951 BSc, AMIMechE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr D J Ellery 13 Jan 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 26 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr G E Williams 16 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr R Storey 15 Dec 1951  
Sqn Ldr A E Gunn 16 Apr 1953  
Radio
Wg Cdr F P Woodcraft 14 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr R G Little 17 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr A W B Stewart 10 Jan 1952 BSc
Sqn Ldr L T Wright 11 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr A Fraser 18 Aug 1952  
Mechanical Transport
Wg Cdr H P Matthews  3 Nov 1952  
Sqn Ldr G Blair 24 Nov 1952 OBE
Royal Observer Corps
A/Cdre Gordon H Vasse 20 Mar 1951 Commandant, CBE
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr W M Collins  8 Aug 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr C R Lawrence 28 Jun 1950  
Sqn Ldr D H Mann 19 Mar 1951  
Mr A P Mathew   Statistics Officer

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

May 1953

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

Air Traffic Control Centres

  • Gloucester
  • London (located at Uxbridge)
  • Scottish (located at Prestwick)
  • Preston
  • Watnall
  • HQ (Unit) Fighter Command - Stanmore Park
  • RAF Component Joint School of Chemical Warfare - Winterbourne Gunner
  • Film Production Unit Library - Stanmore Park
  • Royal Observer Corps - Stanmore
  • RAF Central School of Aircraft Recognition - Stanmore
  • Fighter Command Communication Squadron - Bovingdon

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Dermot A Boyle  7 Apr 1953 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCVO, KBE, CB, AFC; later MRAF
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr B J Scandrett 19 Jan 1953 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C, AFC
Flt Lt C F Pickard 12 Apr 1953 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Henry P Fraser  9 Jan 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, AFC; later AM
Operations
A/Cdre John Grandy  9 May 1952 DSO; later MRAF
Gp Capt H P Pleasance  9 Mar 1953 OBE, DFC
Gp Capt John H Lapsley 11 May 1953 OBE, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr M J A Shaw 10 Jul 1952 DSO
Wg Cdr P J Simpson  1 Sep 1952 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr C L C Mason 10 Nov 1952  
Sqn Ldr C A Wade 12 Jan 1953  
Sqn Ldr N Poole  7 Apr 1953  
Maj J E Wilson 18 May 1953 USAF
Air Defence Operations Centre
Gp Capt Deryck C Stapleton  1 Sep 1952 CBE, DFC, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr E H McHardy 24 Nov 952 DSO, DFC*
Sqn Ldr D A Oxby 18 Mar 1953 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr R S Kingford 12 May 1953  
Col F E Timlin  3 Apr 1952 USAF
Sqn Off T O Legge 25 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting
Gp Capt Vacant    
Control and Reporting (Operations)
Wg Cdr F J Mundy 23 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr S P Beaumont 17 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (AA Liaison)
Maj V H Seal 15 Dec 1951  
Air Plans
Gp Capt Patrick H Dunn 26 Jan 1953 CBE, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr Ronald Berry 19 May 1952 DSO, OBE, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Lt Col G F Gilbert    
Sqn Ldr J C Inkson 28 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr Denis A Trotman 19 Mar 1953 AFC; later A/Cdre
Training
Gp Capt G W Petre 20 Jul 1951 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr Archibald L Winskill 13 Sep 1952 DFC*; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr L A Malins  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr N F Curtis 25 Feb 1952  
Training (Control and Reporting)
Wg Cdr L S Holman 19 May 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr W C Ramsay  1 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr D H Stodart  1 Jan 1951  
UK Air Traffic Service
Sqn Ldr F Jesson 19 Dec 1951  
Sqn Ldr G C Brunner 11 Feb 1952 AFC
Command Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr L H Styles 16 Mar 1953 DFC
Navigation
Sqn Ldr B Moorcroft 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr H V Hoskins  1 Sep 1952  
Sqn Ldr K Dear 21 May 1951 DFC
Weapons
Wg Cdr M Kellett 17 Jun 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr O E Willis  7 Apr 1952  
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr D L Sladden 24 Sep 1952 Command Regiment Officer
Sqn Ldr J R Watts  7 May 1952  
Sqn Ldr T P Fellowes  7 Jun 1952  
Signals
A/Cdre Michael Watson 11 Apr 1950 Command Signals Officer, CBE
Gp Capt Henry G Blair 18 Dec 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr S C W Rudd  4 May 1952 MBE
Wg Cdr N A Smith 14 Jul 1952 MBE
Wg Cdr Guy C Godfrey  1 May 1951 MBE, later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr J D Ford 23 Feb 1953 OBE
Wg Cdr A G Peters 26 May 1953  
Sqn Ldr J H Beattie  1 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr C F Mills 19 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr A J M Morgan 12 Mar 1952  
Sqn Ldr A P Harvey 28 Apr 1952  
Sqn Ldr L M Courtenay 28 Apr 1952  
Sqn Ldr R C Hazell  6 Oct 1952  
Sqn Ldr S A Viallis  2 Apr 1953  
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr  J Randall  1 Aug 1952  
Meteorological
Mr R M Poulter   OBE
Administrative Staff
AVM

Hugh A Constantine

  Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE, DSO; later ACM
Organisation
Gp Capt Rex L Kippenberger  7 Apr 1952 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W H Maitland-Walker  5 Nov 1951  
Wg Cdr L B B King  1 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr S B Morley 26 Oct 1952  
Wg Cdr V C Woodward 24 Feb 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr R Wright  2 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr C H Pearce  9 Jul 1951  
Sqn Ldr J V Desemonie 29 Aug 1951  
Sqn Ldr A J Bartram 27 Dec 1951  
Sqn Ldr G Blair  6 Apr 1953 OBE
Personnel
Gp Capt M Lowe  3 Sep 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr J B Holgate 15 May 1952 DFC
Sqn Ldr J Perkins 30 Apr 1952 MBE
Sqn Ldr R H Bass  9 Jul 1951 DFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr P A Lloyd-Fitt  5 Nov 1951 MM
Sqn Ldr R D Doleman 17 Dec 1951 DSO, DFC
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr Robert D Elliott 16 Jul 1951 DFC; later AVM R Deacon-Elliott
Equipment
Gp Capt Arthur H McM Hely  2 Mar 1953 Senior Equipment Staff Officer, OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr A M R Ramsden 12 Nov 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr

Hedley C D Blasbery

  7 Aug 1952 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr D G Dickenson  3 Nov 1952  
Sqn Ldr W H B Farrow 12 Mar 1951  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood 18 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr A R G Wolff 22 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr J W Judge 27 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr R L Melville 12 Mar 1953  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt R L M Hall 31 Dec 1952 CBE, ADC
Wg Cdr F E Crossland 28 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr P Raby 5 Feb 1953  
Sqn Ldr G J Rantell 14 Feb 1950  
Sqn Ldr T John 25 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr A E Hammond 21 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr A J Sansom 16 Mar 1953  
Catering
Sqn Ldr N H Bennett 13 Aug 1952  
Medical
A/Cdre A Harvey 18 Apr 1951 CBE, MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt J F Sandow   OBE, MRCS, LRCP
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt P M Margand   FDS, RCS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks   Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E, located at Bomber Command
Rev D M Rowlands 14 Aug 1952 Assistant Principal Chaplain, PMUB
Educational
Gp Capt J A C Critchley 10 Sep 1952 BSc (Eng),
Wg Cdr J A G Stuart   BA
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BEng, AMIMechE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off C M Ambrose 11 Mar 1953

Civilian Administration
Mr J J Crampton Higher Executive Officer
Technical Staff
A/Cdre John A S Outhwaite 23 Apr 1951 Senior Technical Staff Officer, OBE
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr R V Moxey 12 May 1952  
Sqn Ldr G H Thomas 21 May 1951 MBE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr H A Pippard 17 May 1951 BSc
Armament
Gp Capt E C Harding  7 Jan 1952 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr J S Palmer 17 Mar 1952  
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Gp Capt R B Harrison  1 Jan 1953 Command Engineer Officer
Wg Cdr G H Wass  3 Mar 1951 BSc, AMIMechE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr D J Ellery 13 Jan 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr G E Williams 16 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr R Storey 15 Dec 1951  
Sqn Ldr A E Gunn 16 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr H A Crook  9 May 1953  
Radio
Wg Cdr F P Woodcraft 14 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr R G Little 17 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr A W B Stewart 10 Jan 1952 BSc
Sqn Ldr L T Wright 11 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr A Fraser 18 Aug 1952  
Mechanical Transport
Wg Cdr H P Matthews  3 Nov 1952  
Sqn Ldr F Bellam  9 Mar 1953  
Royal Observer Corps
A/Cdre Gordon H Vasse 20 Mar 1951 Commandant, CBE
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr W M Collins  8 Aug 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr L R Horrox  6 Apr 1953 MBE
Sqn Ldr D H Mann 19 Mar 1951  
Mr A P Mathew   Statistics Officer

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

June 1953

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

Air Traffic Control Centres

  • Gloucester
  • London (located at Uxbridge)
  • Scottish (located at Prestwick)
  • Preston
  • Watnall
  • HQ (Unit) Fighter Command - Stanmore Park
  • RAF Component Joint School of Chemical Warfare - Winterbourne Gunner
  • Film Production Unit Library - Stanmore Park
  • Royal Observer Corps - Stanmore
  • RAF Central School of Aircraft Recognition - Stanmore
  • Fighter Command Communication Squadron - Bovingdon

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Dermot A Boyle  7 Apr 1953 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCVO, KBE, CB, AFC; later MRAF
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr B J Scandrett 19 Jan 1953 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C, AFC
Flt Lt C F Pickard 12 Apr 1953 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Henry P Fraser  9 Jan 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, AFC; later AM
Operations
A/Cdre John Grandy  9 May 1952 DSO; later MRAF
Gp Capt H P Pleasance  9 Mar 1953 OBE, DFC
Gp Capt John H Lapsley 11 May 1953 OBE, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr M J A Shaw 10 Jul 1952 DSO
Wg Cdr P J Simpson  1 Sep 1952 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr C L C Mason 10 Nov 1952  
Sqn Ldr C A Wade 12 Jan 1953  
Sqn Ldr N Poole  7 Apr 1953  
Maj J E Wilson 18 May 1953 USAF
Air Defence Operations Centre
Gp Capt Deryck C Stapleton  1 Sep 1952 CBE, DFC, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr E H McHardy 24 Nov 952 DSO, DFC*
Sqn Ldr D A Oxby 18 Mar 1953 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr R S Kingford 12 May 1953  
Col F E Timlin  3 Apr 1952 USAF
Sqn Off T O Legge 25 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting
Gp Capt Vacant    
Control and Reporting (Operations)
Wg Cdr F J Mundy 23 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr S P Beaumont 17 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (AA Liaison)
Maj V H Seal 15 Dec 1951  
Air Plans
Gp Capt Patrick H Dunn 26 Jan 1953 CBE, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr Ronald Berry 19 May 1952 DSO, OBE, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Lt Col G F Gilbert    
Sqn Ldr J C Inkson 28 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr Denis A Trotman 19 Mar 1953 AFC; later A/Cdre
Training
Gp Capt G W Petre 20 Jul 1951 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr Archibald L Winskill 13 Sep 1952 DFC*; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr L A Malins  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr N F Curtis 25 Feb 1952  
Training (Control and Reporting)
Wg Cdr L S Holman 19 May 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr W C Ramsay  1 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr D H Stodart  1 Jan 1951  
UK Air Traffic Service
Sqn Ldr F Jesson 19 Dec 1951  
Sqn Ldr G C Brunner 11 Feb 1952 AFC
Command Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr L H Styles 16 Mar 1953 DFC
Navigation
Sqn Ldr B Moorcroft 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr H V Hoskins  1 Sep 1952  
Sqn Ldr K Dear 21 May 1951 DFC
Weapons
Wg Cdr M Kellett 17 Jun 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr O E Willis  7 Apr 1952  
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr D L Sladden 24 Sep 1952 Command Regiment Officer
Sqn Ldr J R Watts  7 May 1952  
Sqn Ldr T P Fellowes  7 Jun 1952  
Signals
A/Cdre Michael Watson 11 Apr 1950 Command Signals Officer, CBE
Gp Capt Henry G Blair 18 Dec 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr S C W Rudd  4 May 1952 MBE
Wg Cdr N A Smith 14 Jul 1952 MBE
Wg Cdr Guy C Godfrey  1 May 1951 MBE, later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr J D Ford 23 Feb 1953 OBE
Wg Cdr A G Peters 26 May 1953  
Sqn Ldr J H Beattie  1 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr C F Mills 19 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr A J M Morgan 12 Mar 1952  
Sqn Ldr A P Harvey 28 Apr 1952  
Sqn Ldr L M Courtenay 28 Apr 1952  
Sqn Ldr R C Hazell  6 Oct 1952  
Sqn Ldr S A Viallis  2 Apr 1953  
Exercises
Wg Cdr A K Furse  6 Feb 1953 DFC
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr  J Randall  1 Aug 1952  
Meteorological
Mr R M Poulter   OBE
Administrative Staff
AVM

Hugh A Constantine

  Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE, DSO; later ACM
Organisation
Gp Capt Rex L Kippenberger  7 Apr 1952 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W H Maitland-Walker  5 Nov 1951  
Wg Cdr L B B King  1 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr S B Morley 26 Oct 1952  
Wg Cdr V C Woodward 24 Feb 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr R Wright  2 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr C H Pearce  9 Jul 1951  
Sqn Ldr J V Desemonie 29 Aug 1951  
Sqn Ldr A J Bartram 27 Dec 1951  
Sqn Ldr G Blair  6 Apr 1953 OBE
Personnel
Gp Capt M Lowe  3 Sep 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr J B Holgate 15 May 1952 DFC
Sqn Ldr J Perkins 30 Apr 1952 MBE
Sqn Ldr R H Bass  9 Jul 1951 DFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr P A Lloyd-Fitt  5 Nov 1951 MM
Sqn Ldr R D Doleman 17 Dec 1951 DSO, DFC

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr J J Crampton Higher Executive Officer
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr Robert D Elliott 16 Jul 1951 DFC; later AVM R Deacon-Elliott
Equipment
Gp Capt Arthur H McM Hely  2 Mar 1953 Senior Equipment Staff Officer, OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr A M R Ramsden 12 Nov 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr

Hedley C D Blasbery

  7 Aug 1952 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr D G Dickenson  3 Nov 1952  
Sqn Ldr W H B Farrow 12 Mar 1951  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood 18 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr A R G Wolff 22 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr J W Judge 27 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr R L Melville 12 Mar 1953  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt R L M Hall 31 Dec 1952 CBE, ADC
Wg Cdr F E Crossland 28 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr P Raby 5 Feb 1953  
Sqn Ldr G J Rantell 14 Feb 1950  
Sqn Ldr T John 25 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr A E Hammond 21 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr A J Sansom 16 Mar 1953  
Catering
Sqn Ldr N H Bennett 13 Aug 1952  
Medical
A/Cdre A Harvey 18 Apr 1951 CBE, MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt J F Sandow   OBE, MRCS, LRCP
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt P M Margand   FDS, RCS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks   Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E, located at Bomber Command
Rev D M Rowlands 14 Aug 1952 Assistant Principal Chaplain, PMUB
Educational
Gp Capt J A C Critchley 10 Sep 1952 BSc (Eng),
Wg Cdr J A G Stuart   BA
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BEng, AMIMechE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off C M Ambrose 11 Mar 1953
Technical Staff
A/Cdre John A S Outhwaite 23 Apr 1951 Senior Technical Staff Officer, OBE
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr R V Moxey 12 May 1952  
Sqn Ldr G H Thomas 21 May 1951 MBE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr H A Pippard 17 May 1951 BSc
Armament
Gp Capt E C Harding  7 Jan 1952 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr J S Palmer 17 Mar 1952  
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Gp Capt R B Harrison  1 Jan 1953 Command Engineer Officer
Wg Cdr G H Wass  3 Mar 1951 BSc, AMIMechE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr D J Ellery 13 Jan 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr G E Williams 16 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr R Storey 15 Dec 1951  
Sqn Ldr A E Gunn 16 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr H A Crook  9 May 1953  
Radio
Wg Cdr F P Woodcraft 14 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr R G Little 17 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr A W B Stewart 10 Jan 1952 BSc
Sqn Ldr L T Wright 11 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr A Fraser 18 Aug 1952  
Mechanical Transport
Wg Cdr H P Matthews  3 Nov 1952  
Sqn Ldr F Bellam  9 Mar 1953  
Royal Observer Corps
A/Cdre Gordon H Vasse 20 Mar 1951 Commandant, CBE
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr W M Collins  8 Aug 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr L R Horrox  6 Apr 1953 MBE
Sqn Ldr D H Mann 19 Mar 1951  
Mr A P Mathew   Statistics Officer

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

July 1953

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

Air Traffic Control Centres

  • Gloucester
  • London (located at Uxbridge)
  • Scottish (located at Prestwick)
  • Preston
  • Watnall
  • HQ (Unit) Fighter Command - Stanmore Park
  • RAF Component Joint School of Chemical Warfare - Winterbourne Gunner
  • Film Production Unit Library - Stanmore Park
  • Royal Observer Corps - Stanmore
  • RAF Central School of Aircraft Recognition - Stanmore
  • Fighter Command Communication Squadron - Bovingdon

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Dermot A Boyle  7 Apr 1953 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCVO, KBE, CB, AFC; later MRAF
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr B J Scandrett 19 Jan 1953 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C, AFC
Flt Lt C F Pickard 12 Apr 1953 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Henry P Fraser  9 Jan 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, AFC; later AM
Operations
A/Cdre John Grandy  9 May 1952 DSO; later MRAF
Gp Capt H P Pleasance  9 Mar 1953 OBE, DFC
Gp Capt John H Lapsley 11 May 1953 OBE, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr M J A Shaw 10 Jul 1952 DSO
Wg Cdr P J Simpson  1 Sep 1952 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr C L C Mason 10 Nov 1952  
Sqn Ldr C A Wade 12 Jan 1953  
Sqn Ldr N Poole  7 Apr 1953  
Maj J E Wilson 18 May 1953 USAF
Air Defence Operations Centre
Gp Capt Deryck C Stapleton  1 Sep 1952 CBE, DFC, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr E H McHardy 24 Nov 952 DSO, DFC*
Sqn Ldr D A Oxby 18 Mar 1953 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr R S Kingford 12 May 1953  
Col F E Timlin  3 Apr 1952 USAF
Sqn Off T O Legge 25 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting
Gp Capt Vacant    
Control and Reporting (Operations)
Wg Cdr F J Mundy 23 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr S P Beaumont 17 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (AA Liaison)
Maj V H Seal 15 Dec 1951  
Air Plans
Gp Capt Patrick H Dunn 26 Jan 1953 CBE, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr Ronald Berry 19 May 1952 DSO, OBE, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Lt Col G F Gilbert    
Sqn Ldr J C Inkson 28 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr Denis A Trotman 19 Mar 1953 AFC; later A/Cdre
Training
Gp Capt G W Petre 20 Jul 1951 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr Archibald L Winskill 13 Sep 1952 DFC*; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr L A Malins  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr N F Curtis 25 Feb 1952  
Training (Control and Reporting)
Wg Cdr L S Holman 19 May 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr W C Ramsay  1 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr F A Hodges 29 Apr 1953  
UK Air Traffic Service
Wg Cdr J S W Bignal 15 Apr 1953 DFC*, AFC
Sqn Ldr F Jesson 19 Dec 1951  
Command Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr L H Styles 16 Mar 1953 DFC
Navigation
Sqn Ldr B Moorcroft 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr H V Hoskins  1 Sep 1952  
Sqn Ldr K Dear 21 May 1951 DFC
Weapons
Wg Cdr M Kellett 17 Jun 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr O E Willis  7 Apr 1952  
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr D L Sladden 24 Sep 1952 Command Regiment Officer
Sqn Ldr J R Watts  7 May 1952  
Sqn Ldr T P Fellowes  7 Jun 1952  
Signals
A/Cdre Michael Watson 11 Apr 1950 Command Signals Officer, CBE
Gp Capt Henry G Blair 18 Dec 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr S C W Rudd  4 May 1952 MBE
Wg Cdr N A Smith 14 Jul 1952 MBE
Wg Cdr Guy C Godfrey  1 May 1951 MBE, later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr J D Ford 23 Feb 1953 OBE
Wg Cdr A G Peters 26 May 1953  
Sqn Ldr J H Beattie  1 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr C F Mills 19 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr A P Harvey 28 Apr 1952  
Sqn Ldr L M Courtenay 28 Apr 1952  
Sqn Ldr R C Hazell  6 Oct 1952  
Sqn Ldr S A Viallis  2 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr F Pakes 29 Jun 1953  
Exercises
Wg Cdr A K Furse  6 Feb 1953 DFC
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr  J Randall  1 Aug 1952  
Meteorological
Mr R M Poulter   OBE
Administrative Staff
AVM

Hugh A Constantine

  Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE, DSO; later ACM
Organisation
Gp Capt Rex L Kippenberger  7 Apr 1952 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W H Maitland-Walker  5 Nov 1951  
Wg Cdr L B B King  1 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr S B Morley 26 Oct 1952  
Wg Cdr V C Woodward 24 Feb 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr R Wright  2 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr C H Pearce  9 Jul 1951  
Sqn Ldr A J Bartram 27 Dec 1951  
Sqn Ldr G Blair  6 Apr 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr J R Canham  3 Jun 1953 DFC
Personnel
Gp Capt M Lowe  3 Sep 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr J B Holgate 15 May 1952 DFC
Sqn Ldr J Perkins 30 Apr 1952 MBE
Sqn Ldr R H Bass  9 Jul 1951 DFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr P A Lloyd-Fitt  5 Nov 1951 MM
Sqn Ldr R D Doleman 17 Dec 1951 DSO, DFC

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr J J Crampton Higher Executive Officer
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr Robert D Elliott 16 Jul 1951 DFC; later AVM R Deacon-Elliott
Equipment
Gp Capt Arthur H McM Hely  2 Mar 1953 Senior Equipment Staff Officer, OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr A M R Ramsden 12 Nov 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr

Hedley C D Blasbery

  7 Aug 1952 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr D G Dickenson  3 Nov 1952  
Sqn Ldr W H B Farrow 12 Mar 1951  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood 18 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr A R G Wolff 22 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr J W Judge 27 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr R L Melville 12 Mar 1953  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt R L M Hall 31 Dec 1952 CBE, ADC
Wg Cdr F E Crossland 28 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr P Raby 5 Feb 1953  
Sqn Ldr G J Rantell 14 Feb 1950  
Sqn Ldr T John 25 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr A E Hammond 21 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr A J Sansom 16 Mar 1953  
Catering
Sqn Ldr N H Bennett 13 Aug 1952  
Medical
A/Cdre A Harvey 18 Apr 1951 CBE, MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt J F Sandow   OBE, MRCS, LRCP
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt P M Margand   FDS, RCS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks   Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E, located at Bomber Command
Rev D M Rowlands 14 Aug 1952 Assistant Principal Chaplain, PMUB
Educational
Gp Capt J A C Critchley 10 Sep 1952 BSc (Eng),
Wg Cdr J A G Stuart   BA
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BEng, AMIMechE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off C M Ambrose 11 Mar 1953
Technical Staff
A/Cdre John A S Outhwaite 23 Apr 1951 Senior Technical Staff Officer, OBE
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr R V Moxey 12 May 1952  
Sqn Ldr G H Thomas 21 May 1951 MBE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr H A Pippard 17 May 1951 BSc
Armament
Gp Capt E C Harding  7 Jan 1952 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr J S Palmer 17 Mar 1952  
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Gp Capt R B Harrison  1 Jan 1953 Command Engineer Officer
Wg Cdr G H Wass  3 Mar 1951 BSc, AMIMechE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr D J Ellery 13 Jan 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr G E Williams 16 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr R Storey 15 Dec 1951  
Sqn Ldr A E Gunn 16 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr H A Crook  9 May 1953  
Radio
Wg Cdr F P Woodcraft 14 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr R G Little 17 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr A W B Stewart 10 Jan 1952 BSc
Sqn Ldr L T Wright 11 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr A Fraser 18 Aug 1952  
Mechanical Transport
Wg Cdr H P Matthews  3 Nov 1952  
Sqn Ldr F Bellam  9 Mar 1953  
Royal Observer Corps
A/Cdre Gordon H Vasse 20 Mar 1951 Commandant, CBE
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr W M Collins  8 Aug 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr L R Horrox  6 Apr 1953 MBE
Sqn Ldr D H Mann 19 Mar 1951  
Mr A P Mathew   Statistics Officer

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

August 1953

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

Air Traffic Control Centres

  • Gloucester
  • London (located at Uxbridge)
  • Scottish (located at Prestwick)
  • Preston
  • Watnall
  • HQ (Unit) Fighter Command - Stanmore Park
  • RAF Component Joint School of Chemical Warfare - Winterbourne Gunner
  • Film Production Unit Library - Stanmore Park
  • Royal Observer Corps - Stanmore
  • RAF Central School of Aircraft Recognition - Stanmore
  • Fighter Command Communication Squadron - Bovingdon

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Dermot A Boyle  7 Apr 1953 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCVO, KBE, CB, AFC; later MRAF
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr B J Scandrett 19 Jan 1953 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C, AFC
Flt Lt C F Pickard 12 Apr 1953 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Henry P Fraser  9 Jan 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, AFC; later AM
Operations
A/Cdre John Grandy  9 May 1952 DSO; later MRAF
Gp Capt H P Pleasance  9 Mar 1953 OBE, DFC
Gp Capt John H Lapsley 11 May 1953 OBE, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr M J A Shaw 10 Jul 1952 DSO
Wg Cdr P J Simpson  1 Sep 1952 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr I S Smith  6 Jul 1953 OBE, DFC*
Sqn Ldr C L C Mason 10 Nov 1952  
Sqn Ldr C A Wade 12 Jan 1953  
Sqn Ldr N Poole  7 Apr 1953  
Maj J E Wilson 18 May 1953 USAF
Air Defence Operations Centre
Gp Capt Deryck C Stapleton  1 Sep 1952 CBE, DFC, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr E H McHardy 24 Nov 952 DSO, DFC*
Sqn Ldr D A Oxby 18 Mar 1953 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr R S Kingford 12 May 1953  
Col F E Timlin  3 Apr 1952 USAF
Sqn Off T O Legge 25 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting
Gp Capt Vacant    
Control and Reporting (Operations)
Wg Cdr F J Mundy 23 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr S P Beaumont 17 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (AA Liaison)
Maj V H Seal 15 Dec 1951  
Air Plans
Gp Capt Patrick H Dunn 26 Jan 1953 CBE, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr Ronald Berry 19 May 1952 DSO, OBE, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Lt Col G F Gilbert    
Sqn Ldr J C Inkson 28 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr Denis A Trotman 19 Mar 1953 AFC; later A/Cdre
Training
Gp Capt G W Petre 20 Jul 1951 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr Archibald L Winskill 13 Sep 1952 DFC*; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr L A Malins  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr N F Curtis 25 Feb 1952  
Training (Control and Reporting)
Wg Cdr L S Holman 19 May 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Hodges 29 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr W H Pope 18 Jul 1953  
UK Air Traffic Service
Wg Cdr J S W Bignal 15 Apr 1953 DFC*, AFC
Sqn Ldr F Jesson 19 Dec 1951  
Command Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr L H Styles 16 Mar 1953 DFC
Navigation
Sqn Ldr B Moorcroft 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr H V Hoskins  1 Sep 1952  
Sqn Ldr K Dear 21 May 1951 DFC
Weapons
Wg Cdr L V Bouchelier 11 Jul  1953  
Sqn Ldr O E Willis  7 Apr 1952  
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr D L Sladden 24 Sep 1952 Command Regiment Officer
Sqn Ldr J R Watts  7 May 1952  
Sqn Ldr T P Fellowes  7 Jun 1952  
Signals
A/Cdre Michael Watson 11 Apr 1950 Command Signals Officer, CBE
Gp Capt Henry G Blair 18 Dec 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr S C W Rudd  4 May 1952 MBE
Wg Cdr N A Smith 14 Jul 1952 MBE
Wg Cdr Guy C Godfrey  1 May 1951 MBE, later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr J D Ford 23 Feb 1953 OBE
Wg Cdr A G Peters 26 May 1953  
Sqn Ldr C F Mills 19 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr A P Harvey 28 Apr 1952  
Sqn Ldr L M Courtenay 28 Apr 1952  
Sqn Ldr R C Hazell  6 Oct 1952  
Sqn Ldr S A Viallis  2 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr F Pakes 29 Jun 1953  
Sqn Ldr S W Sills 29 Jul 1953 DFM
Exercises
Wg Cdr A K Furse  6 Feb 1953 DFC
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr  J Randall  1 Aug 1952  
Meteorological
Mr R M Poulter   OBE
Administrative Staff
AVM

Hugh A Constantine

  Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE, DSO; later ACM
Organisation
Gp Capt Rex L Kippenberger  7 Apr 1952 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W H Maitland-Walker  5 Nov 1951  
Wg Cdr L B B King  1 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr S B Morley 26 Oct 1952  
Wg Cdr V C Woodward 24 Feb 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr R Wright  2 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr C H Pearce  9 Jul 1951  
Sqn Ldr A J Bartram 27 Dec 1951  
Sqn Ldr G Blair  6 Apr 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr J R Canham  3 Jun 1953 DFC
Personnel
Gp Capt M Lowe  3 Sep 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr J B Holgate 15 May 1952 DFC
Sqn Ldr J Perkins 30 Apr 1952 MBE
Sqn Ldr R H Bass  9 Jul 1951 DFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr P A Lloyd-Fitt  5 Nov 1951 MM
Sqn Ldr K L Monaghan 27 Jul 1953 DFC, DFM

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr J J Crampton Civilian Administration Officer, MBE
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr Robert D Elliott 16 Jul 1951 DFC; later AVM R Deacon-Elliott
Equipment
Gp Capt Arthur H McM Hely  2 Mar 1953 Senior Equipment Staff Officer, OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr A M R Ramsden 12 Nov 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr

Hedley C D Blasbery

  7 Aug 1952 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr D G Dickenson  3 Nov 1952  
Sqn Ldr W H B Farrow 12 Mar 1951  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood 18 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr A R G Wolff 22 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr J W Judge 27 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr R L Melville 12 Mar 1953  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt R L M Hall 31 Dec 1952 CBE, ADC
Wg Cdr F E Crossland 28 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr P Raby 5 Feb 1953  
Sqn Ldr G J Rantell 14 Feb 1950  
Sqn Ldr T John 25 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr A E Hammond 21 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr A J Sansom 16 Mar 1953  
Catering
Sqn Ldr N H Bennett 13 Aug 1952  
Medical
A/Cdre A Harvey 18 Apr 1951 CBE, MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt J F Sandow   OBE, MRCS, LRCP
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt P M Margand   FDS, RCS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks   Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E, located at Bomber Command
Rev D M Rowlands 14 Aug 1952 Assistant Principal Chaplain, PMUB
Educational
Gp Capt J A C Critchley 10 Sep 1952 BSc (Eng),
Wg Cdr J A G Stuart   BA
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BEng, AMIMechE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off C M Ambrose 11 Mar 1953
Technical Staff
A/Cdre John A S Outhwaite 23 Apr 1951 Senior Technical Staff Officer, OBE
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr R V Moxey 12 May 1952  
Sqn Ldr G H Thomas 21 May 1951 MBE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr H A Pippard 17 May 1951 BSc
Armament
Gp Capt E C Harding  7 Jan 1952 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr J S Palmer 17 Mar 1952  
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Gp Capt R B Harrison  1 Jan 1953 Command Engineer Officer
Wg Cdr G H Wass  3 Mar 1951 BSc, AMIMechE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr D J Ellery 13 Jan 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr G E Williams 16 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr R Storey 15 Dec 1951  
Sqn Ldr A E Gunn 16 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr H A Crook  9 May 1953  
Radio
Wg Cdr F P Woodcraft 14 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr R G Little 17 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr A W B Stewart 10 Jan 1952 BSc
Sqn Ldr L T Wright 11 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr A Fraser 18 Aug 1952  
Mechanical Transport
Wg Cdr H P Matthews  3 Nov 1952  
Sqn Ldr F Bellam  9 Mar 1953  
Royal Observer Corps
A/Cdre Gordon H Vasse 20 Mar 1951 Commandant, CBE
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr A D Dell   Statistics Officer
Wg Cdr W M Collins  8 Aug 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr L R Horrox  6 Apr 1953 MBE
Sqn Ldr D H Mann 19 Mar 1951  

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

September 1953

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

Air Traffic Control Centres

  • Gloucester
  • London (located at Uxbridge)
  • Scottish (located at Prestwick)
  • Preston
  • Watnall
  • HQ (Unit) Fighter Command - Stanmore Park
  • Film Production Unit Library - Stanmore Park
  • Royal Observer Corps - Stanmore
  • RAF Central School of Aircraft Recognition - Stanmore
  • Air Defence Operations Centre - Stanmore
  • Fighter Command Communication Squadron - Bovingdon

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Dermot A Boyle  7 Apr 1953 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCVO, KBE, CB, AFC; later MRAF
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr B J Scandrett 19 Jan 1953 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C, AFC
Flt Lt C F Pickard 12 Apr 1953 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Henry P Fraser  9 Jan 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, AFC; later AM
Operations
A/Cdre John Grandy  9 May 1952 DSO; later MRAF
Gp Capt H P Pleasance  9 Mar 1953 OBE, DFC
Gp Capt John H Lapsley 11 May 1953 OBE, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr M J A Shaw 10 Jul 1952 DSO
Wg Cdr P J Simpson  1 Sep 1952 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr I S Smith  6 Jul 1953 OBE, DFC*
Sqn Ldr C L C Mason 10 Nov 1952  
Sqn Ldr C A Wade 12 Jan 1953  
Sqn Ldr N Poole  7 Apr 1953  
Maj J E Wilson 18 May 1953 USAF
Air Defence Operations Centre
Gp Capt Deryck C Stapleton  1 Sep 1952 CBE, DFC, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr E H McHardy 24 Nov 952 DSO, DFC*
Sqn Ldr D A Oxby 18 Mar 1953 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr R S Kingford 12 May 1953  
Sqn Off T O Legge 25 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting
Gp Capt Vacant    
Control and Reporting (Operations)
Wg Cdr F J Mundy 23 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr S P Beaumont 17 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (AA Liaison)
Maj V H Seal 15 Dec 1951  
Air Plans
Gp Capt Patrick H Dunn 26 Jan 1953 CBE, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr Ronald Berry 19 May 1952 DSO, OBE, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Lt Col G F Gilbert    
Sqn Ldr J C Inkson 28 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr Denis A Trotman 19 Mar 1953 AFC; later A/Cdre
Training
Gp Capt G W Petre 20 Jul 1951 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr Archibald L Winskill 13 Sep 1952 DFC*; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr L A Malins  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr N F Curtis 25 Feb 1952  
Training (Control and Reporting)
Wg Cdr L S Holman 19 May 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Hodges 29 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr W H Pope 18 Jul 1953  
UK Air Traffic Service
Wg Cdr J S W Bignal 15 Apr 1953 DFC*, AFC
Sqn Ldr F Jesson 19 Dec 1951  
Command Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr L H Styles 16 Mar 1953 DFC
Navigation
Sqn Ldr B Moorcroft 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr H V Hoskins  1 Sep 1952  
Sqn Ldr K Dear 21 May 1951 DFC
Weapons
Wg Cdr L V Bouchelier 11 Jul  1953  
Sqn Ldr O E Willis  7 Apr 1952  
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr D L Sladden 24 Sep 1952 Command Regiment Officer
Sqn Ldr J R Watts  7 May 1952  
Sqn Ldr T P Fellowes  7 Jun 1952  
Signals
A/Cdre Michael Watson 11 Apr 1950 Command Signals Officer, CBE
Gp Capt Henry G Blair 18 Dec 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr S C W Rudd  4 May 1952 MBE
Wg Cdr N A Smith 14 Jul 1952 MBE
Wg Cdr Guy C Godfrey  1 May 1951 MBE, later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr J D Ford 23 Feb 1953 OBE
Wg Cdr A G Peters 26 May 1953  
Sqn Ldr C F Mills 19 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr A P Harvey 28 Apr 1952  
Sqn Ldr L M Courtenay 28 Apr 1952  
Sqn Ldr R C Hazell  6 Oct 1952  
Sqn Ldr S A Viallis  2 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr F Pakes 29 Jun 1953  
Sqn Ldr S W Sills 29 Jul 1953 DFM
Exercises
Wg Cdr A K Furse  6 Feb 1953 DFC
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr  J Randall  1 Aug 1952  
Meteorological
Mr R M Poulter   OBE
Administrative Staff
AVM

Hugh A Constantine

18 Aug 1952 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE, DSO; later ACM
Organisation
Gp Capt F W Stannard    
Wg Cdr W H Maitland-Walker  5 Nov 1951  
Wg Cdr L B B King  1 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr S B Morley 26 Oct 1952  
Wg Cdr V C Woodward 24 Feb 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr R Wright  2 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr C H Pearce  9 Jul 1951  
Sqn Ldr A J Bartram 27 Dec 1951  
Sqn Ldr G Blair  6 Apr 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr J R Canham  3 Jun 1953 DFC
Personnel
Gp Capt M Lowe  3 Sep 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr J B Holgate 15 May 1952 DFC
Sqn Ldr J Perkins 30 Apr 1952 MBE
Sqn Ldr R H Bass  9 Jul 1951 DFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr E H Tidswell    
Sqn Ldr K L Monaghan 27 Jul 1953 DFC, DFM

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr J J Crampton Civilian Administration Officer, MBE
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr Robert D Elliott 16 Jul 1951 DFC; later AVM R Deacon-Elliott
Equipment
Gp Capt Arthur H McM Hely  2 Mar 1953 Senior Equipment Staff Officer, OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr A M R Ramsden 12 Nov 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr

Hedley C D Blasbery

  7 Aug 1952 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr D G Dickenson  3 Nov 1952  
Sqn Ldr W H B Farrow 12 Mar 1951  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood 18 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr A R G Wolff 22 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr J W Judge 27 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr R L Melville 12 Mar 1953  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt R L M Hall 31 Dec 1952 CBE, ADC
Wg Cdr F E Crossland 28 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr P Raby 5 Feb 1953  
Sqn Ldr G J Rantell 14 Feb 1950  
Sqn Ldr T John 25 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr A E Hammond 21 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr A J Sansom 16 Mar 1953  
Catering
Sqn Ldr N H Bennett 13 Aug 1952  
Medical
A/Cdre A Harvey 18 Apr 1951 CBE, MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt J F Sandow   OBE, MRCS, LRCP
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt P M Margand   FDS, RCS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks   Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E, located at Bomber Command
Rev D M Rowlands 14 Aug 1952 Assistant Principal Chaplain, PMUB
Educational
Gp Capt J A C Critchley 10 Sep 1952 BSc (Eng),
Wg Cdr J A G Stuart   BA
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BEng, AMIMechE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off C M Ambrose 11 Mar 1953
Technical Staff
A/Cdre John A S Outhwaite 23 Apr 1951 Senior Technical Staff Officer, OBE
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr R V Moxey 12 May 1952  
Sqn Ldr G H Thomas 21 May 1951 MBE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr H A Pippard 17 May 1951 BSc
Armament
Gp Capt E C Harding  7 Jan 1952 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr J S Palmer 17 Mar 1952  
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Gp Capt R B Harrison  1 Jan 1953 Command Engineer Officer
Wg Cdr G H Wass  3 Mar 1951 BSc, AMIMechE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr D J Ellery 13 Jan 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr G E Williams 16 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr R Storey 15 Dec 1951  
Sqn Ldr A E Gunn 16 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr H A Crook  9 May 1953  
Radio
Wg Cdr F P Woodcraft 14 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr R G Little 17 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr A W B Stewart 10 Jan 1952 BSc
Sqn Ldr L T Wright 11 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr A Fraser 18 Aug 1952  
Mechanical Transport
Wg Cdr H P Matthews  3 Nov 1952  
Sqn Ldr F Bellam  9 Mar 1953  
Royal Observer Corps
A/Cdre Gordon H Vasse 20 Mar 1951 Commandant, CBE
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr A D Dell   Statistics Officer
Wg Cdr W M Collins  8 Aug 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr L R Horrox  6 Apr 1953 MBE
Sqn Ldr D H Mann 19 Mar 1951  

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

October 1953

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

Air Traffic Control Centres

  • Gloucester
  • London (located at Uxbridge)
  • Scottish (located at Prestwick)
  • Preston
  • Watnall
  • HQ (Unit) Fighter Command - Stanmore Park
  • Film Production Unit Library - Stanmore Park
  • Royal Observer Corps - Stanmore
  • RAF Central School of Aircraft Recognition - Stanmore
  • Air Defence Operations Centre - Stanmore
  • Fighter Command Communication Squadron - Bovingdon

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Dermot A Boyle  7 Apr 1953 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCVO, KBE, CB, AFC; later MRAF
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr B J Scandrett 19 Jan 1953 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C, AFC
Flt Lt C F Pickard 12 Apr 1953 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Henry P Fraser  9 Jan 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, AFC; later AM
Operations
A/Cdre John Grandy  9 May 1952 DSO; later MRAF
Gp Capt H P Pleasance  9 Mar 1953 OBE, DFC
Gp Capt John H Lapsley 11 May 1953 OBE, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr M J A Shaw 10 Jul 1952 DSO
Wg Cdr P J Simpson  1 Sep 1952 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr I S Smith  6 Jul 1953 OBE, DFC*
Sqn Ldr C L C Mason 10 Nov 1952  
Sqn Ldr C A Wade 12 Jan 1953  
Sqn Ldr N Poole  7 Apr 1953  
Maj J E Wilson 18 May 1953 USAF
Air Defence Operations Centre
Gp Capt Deryck C Stapleton  1 Sep 1952 CBE, DFC, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr E H McHardy 24 Nov 952 DSO, DFC*
Sqn Ldr D A Oxby 18 Mar 1953 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr R S Kingford 12 May 1953  
Sqn Off T O Legge 25 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting
Gp Capt Vacant    
Control and Reporting (Operations)
Wg Cdr F J Mundy 23 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr S P Beaumont 17 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (AA Liaison)
Maj V H Seal 15 Dec 1951  
Air Plans
Gp Capt Patrick H Dunn 26 Jan 1953 CBE, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr Ronald Berry 19 May 1952 DSO, OBE, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Lt Col G F Gilbert    
Sqn Ldr J C Inkson 28 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr Denis A Trotman 19 Mar 1953 AFC; later A/Cdre
Training
Gp Capt G W Petre 20 Jul 1951 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr Archibald L Winskill 13 Sep 1952 DFC*; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr L A Malins  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr N F Curtis 25 Feb 1952  
Training (Control and Reporting)
Wg Cdr L S Holman 19 May 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Hodges 29 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr W H Pope 18 Jul 1953  
UK Air Traffic Service
Wg Cdr J S W Bignal 15 Apr 1953 DFC*, AFC
Sqn Ldr F Jesson 19 Dec 1951  
Command Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr L H Styles 16 Mar 1953 DFC
Navigation
Sqn Ldr B Moorcroft 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr H V Hoskins  1 Sep 1952  
Sqn Ldr K Dear 21 May 1951 DFC
Weapons
Wg Cdr L V Bouchelier 11 Jul  1953  
Sqn Ldr O E Willis  7 Apr 1952  
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr D L Sladden 24 Sep 1952 Command Regiment Officer
Sqn Ldr J R Watts  7 May 1952  
Sqn Ldr T P Fellowes  7 Jun 1952  
Signals
A/Cdre Michael Watson 11 Apr 1950 Command Signals Officer, CBE
Gp Capt Henry G Blair 18 Dec 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr S C W Rudd  4 May 1952 MBE
Wg Cdr N A Smith 14 Jul 1952 MBE
Wg Cdr Guy C Godfrey  1 May 1951 MBE, later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr J D Ford 23 Feb 1953 OBE
Wg Cdr A G Peters 26 May 1953  
Sqn Ldr C F Mills 19 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr A P Harvey 28 Apr 1952  
Sqn Ldr L M Courtenay 28 Apr 1952  
Sqn Ldr R C Hazell  6 Oct 1952  
Sqn Ldr S A Viallis  2 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr F Pakes 29 Jun 1953  
Sqn Ldr S W Sills 29 Jul 1953 DFM
Exercises
Wg Cdr A K Furse  6 Feb 1953 DFC
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr  J Randall  1 Aug 1952  
Meteorological
Mr R M Poulter   OBE
Administrative Staff
AVM

Hugh A Constantine

18 Aug 1952 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE, DSO; later ACM
Organisation
Gp Capt F W Stannard    
Wg Cdr W H Maitland-Walker  5 Nov 1951  
Wg Cdr L B B King  1 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr S B Morley 26 Oct 1952  
Wg Cdr V C Woodward 24 Feb 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr R Wright  2 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr C H Pearce  9 Jul 1951  
Sqn Ldr A J Bartram 27 Dec 1951  
Sqn Ldr G Blair  6 Apr 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr J R Canham  3 Jun 1953 DFC
Personnel
Gp Capt M Lowe  3 Sep 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr J B Holgate 15 May 1952 DFC
Sqn Ldr J Perkins 30 Apr 1952 MBE
Sqn Ldr R H Bass  9 Jul 1951 DFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr E H Tidswell    
Sqn Ldr K L Monaghan 27 Jul 1953 DFC, DFM

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr J J Crampton Civilian Administration Officer, MBE
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr Robert D Elliott 16 Jul 1951 DFC; later AVM R Deacon-Elliott
Equipment
Gp Capt Arthur H McM Hely  2 Mar 1953 Senior Equipment Staff Officer, OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr A M R Ramsden 12 Nov 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr

Hedley C D Blasbery

  7 Aug 1952 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr D G Dickenson  3 Nov 1952  
Sqn Ldr W H B Farrow 12 Mar 1951  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood 18 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr A R G Wolff 22 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr J W Judge 27 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr R L Melville 12 Mar 1953  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt R L M Hall 31 Dec 1952 CBE, ADC
Wg Cdr F E Crossland 28 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr P Raby 5 Feb 1953  
Sqn Ldr G J Rantell 14 Feb 1950  
Sqn Ldr T John 25 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr A E Hammond 21 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr A J Sansom 16 Mar 1953  
Catering
Sqn Ldr N H Bennett 13 Aug 1952  
Medical
A/Cdre A Harvey 18 Apr 1951 CBE, MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt J F Sandow   OBE, MRCS, LRCP
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt P M Margand   FDS, RCS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks   Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E, located at Bomber Command
Rev D M Rowlands 14 Aug 1952 Assistant Principal Chaplain, PMUB
Educational
Gp Capt J A C Critchley 10 Sep 1952 BSc (Eng),
Wg Cdr J A G Stuart   BA
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BEng, AMIMechE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off C M Ambrose 11 Mar 1953
Technical Staff
A/Cdre John A S Outhwaite 23 Apr 1951 Senior Technical Staff Officer, OBE
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr R V Moxey 12 May 1952  
Sqn Ldr G H Thomas 21 May 1951 MBE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr H A Pippard 17 May 1951 BSc
Armament
Gp Capt E C Harding  7 Jan 1952 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr J S Palmer 17 Mar 1952  
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Gp Capt R B Harrison  1 Jan 1953 Command Engineer Officer
Wg Cdr G H Wass  3 Mar 1951 BSc, AMIMechE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr D J Ellery 13 Jan 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr G E Williams 16 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr R Storey 15 Dec 1951  
Sqn Ldr A E Gunn 16 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr H A Crook  9 May 1953  
Radio
Wg Cdr F P Woodcraft 14 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr R G Little 17 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr A W B Stewart 10 Jan 1952 BSc
Sqn Ldr L T Wright 11 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr A Fraser 18 Aug 1952  
Mechanical Transport
Wg Cdr H P Matthews  3 Nov 1952  
Sqn Ldr F Bellam  9 Mar 1953  
Royal Observer Corps
A/Cdre Gordon H Vasse 20 Mar 1951 Commandant, CBE
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr A D Dell   Statistics Officer
Wg Cdr W M Collins  8 Aug 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr L R Horrox  6 Apr 1953 MBE
Sqn Ldr D H Mann 19 Mar 1951  

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

November 1953

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

Air Traffic Control Centres

  • Gloucester
  • London (located at Uxbridge)
  • Scottish (located at Prestwick)
  • Preston
  • Watnall
  • HQ (Unit) Fighter Command - Stanmore Park
  • Film Production Unit Library - Stanmore Park
  • Royal Observer Corps - Stanmore
  • RAF Central School of Aircraft Recognition - Stanmore
  • Air Defence Operations Centre - Stanmore
  • Fighter Command Communication Squadron - Bovingdon

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Dermot A Boyle  7 Apr 1953 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCVO, KBE, CB, AFC; later MRAF
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr B J Scandrett 19 Jan 1953 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C, AFC
Flt Lt C F Pickard 12 Apr 1953 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Henry P Fraser  9 Jan 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, AFC; later AM
Operations
A/Cdre John Grandy  9 May 1952 DSO; later MRAF
Gp Capt H P Pleasance  9 Mar 1953 OBE, DFC
Gp Capt John H Lapsley 11 May 1953 OBE, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr M J A Shaw 10 Jul 1952 DSO
Wg Cdr P J Simpson  1 Sep 1952 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr I S Smith  6 Jul 1953 OBE, DFC*
Sqn Ldr C L C Mason 10 Nov 1952  
Sqn Ldr C A Wade 12 Jan 1953  
Sqn Ldr N Poole  7 Apr 1953  
Maj J E Wilson 18 May 1953 USAF
Air Defence Operations Centre
Gp Capt Deryck C Stapleton  1 Sep 1952 CBE, DFC, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr E H McHardy 24 Nov 952 DSO, DFC*
Sqn Ldr D A Oxby 18 Mar 1953 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr R S Kingford 12 May 1953  
Sqn Off T O Legge 25 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting
Gp Capt Vacant    
Control and Reporting (Operations)
Wg Cdr F J Mundy 23 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr S P Beaumont 17 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (AA Liaison)
Maj V H Seal 15 Dec 1951  
Air Plans
Gp Capt Patrick H Dunn 26 Jan 1953 CBE, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr Ronald Berry 19 May 1952 DSO, OBE, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Lt Col G F Gilbert    
Sqn Ldr J C Inkson 28 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr Denis A Trotman 19 Mar 1953 AFC; later A/Cdre
Training
Gp Capt G W Petre 20 Jul 1951 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr Archibald L Winskill 13 Sep 1952 DFC*; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr L A Malins  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr N F Curtis 25 Feb 1952  
Training (Control and Reporting)
Wg Cdr L S Holman 19 May 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Hodges 29 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr W H Pope 18 Jul 1953  
UK Air Traffic Service
Wg Cdr J S W Bignal 15 Apr 1953 DFC*, AFC
Sqn Ldr F Jesson 19 Dec 1951  
Command Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr L H Styles 16 Mar 1953 DFC
Navigation
Sqn Ldr B Moorcroft 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr H V Hoskins  1 Sep 1952  
Sqn Ldr K Dear 21 May 1951 DFC
Weapons
Wg Cdr L V Bouchelier 11 Jul  1953  
Sqn Ldr O E Willis  7 Apr 1952  
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr D L Sladden 24 Sep 1952 Command Regiment Officer
Sqn Ldr J R Watts  7 May 1952  
Sqn Ldr T P Fellowes  7 Jun 1952  
Signals
A/Cdre Michael Watson 11 Apr 1950 Command Signals Officer, CBE
Gp Capt Henry G Blair 18 Dec 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr S C W Rudd  4 May 1952 MBE
Wg Cdr N A Smith 14 Jul 1952 MBE
Wg Cdr Guy C Godfrey  1 May 1951 MBE, later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr J D Ford 23 Feb 1953 OBE
Wg Cdr A G Peters 26 May 1953  
Sqn Ldr C F Mills 19 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr A P Harvey 28 Apr 1952  
Sqn Ldr L M Courtenay 28 Apr 1952  
Sqn Ldr R C Hazell  6 Oct 1952  
Sqn Ldr S A Viallis  2 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr F Pakes 29 Jun 1953  
Sqn Ldr S W Sills 29 Jul 1953 DFM
Exercises
Wg Cdr A K Furse  6 Feb 1953 DFC
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr  J Randall  1 Aug 1952  
Meteorological
Mr R M Poulter   OBE
Administrative Staff
AVM

Hugh A Constantine

18 Aug 1952 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE, DSO; later ACM
Organisation
Gp Capt F W Stannard    
Wg Cdr W H Maitland-Walker  5 Nov 1951  
Wg Cdr L B B King  1 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr S B Morley 26 Oct 1952  
Wg Cdr V C Woodward 24 Feb 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr R Wright  2 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr C H Pearce  9 Jul 1951  
Sqn Ldr G Blair  6 Apr 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr J R Canham  3 Jun 1953 DFC
Personnel
Gp Capt M Lowe  3 Sep 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr J B Holgate 15 May 1952 DFC
Sqn Ldr J Perkins 30 Apr 1952 MBE
Sqn Ldr R H Bass  9 Jul 1951 DFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr E H Tidswell    
Sqn Ldr K L Monaghan 27 Jul 1953 DFC, DFM

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr J J Crampton Civilian Administration Officer, MBE
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr Robert D Elliott 16 Jul 1951 DFC; later AVM R Deacon-Elliott
Equipment
Gp Capt Arthur H McM Hely  2 Mar 1953 Senior Equipment Staff Officer, OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr A M R Ramsden 12 Nov 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr

Hedley C D Blasbery

  7 Aug 1952 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr D G Dickenson  3 Nov 1952  
Sqn Ldr W H B Farrow 12 Mar 1951  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood 18 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr A R G Wolff 22 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr J W Judge 27 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr R L Melville 12 Mar 1953  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt R L M Hall 31 Dec 1952 CBE, ADC
Wg Cdr F E Crossland 28 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr P Raby 5 Feb 1953  
Sqn Ldr G J Rantell 14 Feb 1950  
Sqn Ldr T John 25 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr A E Hammond 21 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr A J Sansom 16 Mar 1953  
Catering
Sqn Ldr N H Bennett 13 Aug 1952  
Medical
A/Cdre A Harvey 18 Apr 1951 CBE, MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt J F Sandow   OBE, MRCS, LRCP
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt P M Margand   FDS, RCS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks   Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E, located at Bomber Command
Rev D M Rowlands 14 Aug 1952 Assistant Principal Chaplain, PMUB
Educational
Gp Capt J A C Critchley 10 Sep 1952 BSc (Eng),
Wg Cdr J A G Stuart   BA
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BEng, AMIMechE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off C M Ambrose 11 Mar 1953
Technical Staff
A/Cdre John A S Outhwaite 23 Apr 1951 Senior Technical Staff Officer, OBE
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr R V Moxey 12 May 1952  
Sqn Ldr G H Thomas 21 May 1951 MBE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr H A Pippard 17 May 1951 BSc
Armament
Gp Capt E C Harding  7 Jan 1952 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr J S Palmer 17 Mar 1952  
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Gp Capt R B Harrison  1 Jan 1953 Command Engineer Officer
Wg Cdr G H Wass  3 Mar 1951 BSc, AMIMechE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr D J Ellery 13 Jan 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr G E Williams 16 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr R Storey 15 Dec 1951  
Sqn Ldr A E Gunn 16 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr H A Crook  9 May 1953  
Radio
Wg Cdr F P Woodcraft 14 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr R G Little 17 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr A W B Stewart 10 Jan 1952 BSc
Sqn Ldr L T Wright 11 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr A Fraser 18 Aug 1952  
Mechanical Transport
Wg Cdr H P Matthews  3 Nov 1952  
Sqn Ldr F Bellam  9 Mar 1953  
Royal Observer Corps
A/Cdre Gordon H Vasse 20 Mar 1951 Commandant, CBE
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr A D Dell   Statistics Officer
Wg Cdr W M Collins  8 Aug 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr L R Horrox  6 Apr 1953 MBE
Sqn Ldr D H Mann 19 Mar 1951  

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

December 1953

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

Air Traffic Control Centres

  • Gloucester
  • London (located at Uxbridge)
  • Scottish (located at Prestwick)
  • Preston
  • Watnall
  • HQ (Unit) Fighter Command - Stanmore Park
  • Film Production Unit Library - Stanmore Park
  • Royal Observer Corps - Stanmore
  • RAF Central School of Aircraft Recognition - Stanmore
  • Air Defence Operations Centre - Stanmore
  • Fighter Command Communication Squadron - Bovingdon
  • RAF Station - Watnall

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Dermot A Boyle  7 Apr 1953 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCVO, KBE, CB, AFC; later MRAF
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr B J Scandrett 19 Jan 1953 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C, AFC
Flt Lt C F Pickard 12 Apr 1953 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Henry P Fraser  9 Jan 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, AFC; later AM
Operations
A/Cdre John Grandy  9 May 1952 DSO; later MRAF
Gp Capt H P Pleasance  9 Mar 1953 OBE, DFC
Gp Capt John H Lapsley 11 May 1953 OBE, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr M J A Shaw 10 Jul 1952 DSO
Wg Cdr P J Simpson  1 Sep 1952 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr I S Smith  6 Jul 1953 OBE, DFC*
Sqn Ldr C L C Mason 10 Nov 1952  
Sqn Ldr C A Wade 12 Jan 1953  
Sqn Ldr N Poole  7 Apr 1953  
Maj J E Wilson 18 May 1953 USAF
Air Defence Operations Centre
Gp Capt Deryck C Stapleton  1 Sep 1952 CBE, DFC, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr E H McHardy 24 Nov 952 DSO, DFC*
Sqn Ldr D A Oxby 18 Mar 1953 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr R S Kingford 12 May 1953  
Sqn Off T O Legge 25 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting
Gp Capt Vacant    
Control and Reporting (Operations)
Wg Cdr F J Mundy 23 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr S P Beaumont 17 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (AA Liaison)
Maj V H Seal 15 Dec 1951  
Air Plans
Gp Capt Patrick H Dunn 26 Jan 1953 CBE, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr Ronald Berry 19 May 1952 DSO, OBE, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Lt Col G F Gilbert    
Sqn Ldr J C Inkson 28 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr Denis A Trotman 19 Mar 1953 AFC; later A/Cdre
Training
Gp Capt G W Petre 20 Jul 1951 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr Archibald L Winskill 13 Sep 1952 DFC*; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr L A Malins  2 Apr 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr N F Curtis 25 Feb 1952  
Training (Control and Reporting)
Wg Cdr L S Holman 19 May 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Hodges 29 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr W H Pope 18 Jul 1953  
UK Air Traffic Service
Wg Cdr J S W Bignal 15 Apr 1953 DFC*, AFC
Sqn Ldr F Jesson 19 Dec 1951  
Command Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr L H Styles 16 Mar 1953 DFC
Navigation
Sqn Ldr B Moorcroft 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr H V Hoskins  1 Sep 1952  
Sqn Ldr K Dear 21 May 1951 DFC
Weapons
Wg Cdr L V Bouchelier 11 Jul  1953  
Sqn Ldr O E Willis  7 Apr 1952  
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr D L Sladden 24 Sep 1952 Command Regiment Officer
Sqn Ldr J R Watts  7 May 1952  
Sqn Ldr T P Fellowes  7 Jun 1952  
Signals
A/Cdre Michael Watson 11 Apr 1950 Command Signals Officer, CBE
Gp Capt Henry G Blair 18 Dec 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr S C W Rudd  4 May 1952 MBE
Wg Cdr N A Smith 14 Jul 1952 MBE
Wg Cdr Guy C Godfrey  1 May 1951 MBE, later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr J D Ford 23 Feb 1953 OBE
Wg Cdr A G Peters 26 May 1953  
Sqn Ldr C F Mills 19 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr A P Harvey 28 Apr 1952  
Sqn Ldr L M Courtenay 28 Apr 1952  
Sqn Ldr R C Hazell  6 Oct 1952  
Sqn Ldr S A Viallis  2 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr F Pakes 29 Jun 1953  
Sqn Ldr S W Sills 29 Jul 1953 DFM
Exercises
Wg Cdr A K Furse  6 Feb 1953 DFC
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr  J Randall  1 Aug 1952  
Meteorological
Mr R M Poulter   OBE
Administrative Staff
AVM

Hugh A Constantine

18 Aug 1952 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE, DSO; later ACM
Organisation
Gp Capt F W Stannard    
Wg Cdr W H Maitland-Walker  5 Nov 1951  
Wg Cdr L B B King  1 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr S B Morley 26 Oct 1952  
Wg Cdr V C Woodward 24 Feb 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr R Wright  2 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr C H Pearce  9 Jul 1951  
Sqn Ldr G Blair  6 Apr 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr J R Canham  3 Jun 1953 DFC
Personnel
Gp Capt M Lowe  3 Sep 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr J B Holgate 15 May 1952 DFC
Sqn Ldr J Perkins 30 Apr 1952 MBE
Sqn Ldr R H Bass  9 Jul 1951 DFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr E H Tidswell    
Sqn Ldr K L Monaghan 27 Jul 1953 DFC, DFM

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr J J Crampton Civilian Administration Officer, MBE
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr Robert D Elliott 16 Jul 1951 DFC; later AVM R Deacon-Elliott
Equipment
Gp Capt Arthur H McM Hely  2 Mar 1953 Senior Equipment Staff Officer, OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr A M R Ramsden 12 Nov 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr

Hedley C D Blasbery

  7 Aug 1952 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr D G Dickenson  3 Nov 1952  
Sqn Ldr W H B Farrow 12 Mar 1951  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood 18 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr A R G Wolff 22 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr J W Judge 27 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr R L Melville 12 Mar 1953  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt R L M Hall 31 Dec 1952 CBE, ADC
Wg Cdr F E Crossland 28 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr P Raby 5 Feb 1953  
Sqn Ldr G J Rantell 14 Feb 1950  
Sqn Ldr T John 25 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr A E Hammond 21 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr A J Sansom 16 Mar 1953  
Catering
Sqn Ldr N H Bennett 13 Aug 1952  
Medical
A/Cdre A Harvey 18 Apr 1951 CBE, MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt J F Sandow   OBE, MRCS, LRCP
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt P M Margand   FDS, RCS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks   Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E, located at Bomber Command
Rev D M Rowlands 14 Aug 1952 Assistant Principal Chaplain, PMUB
Educational
Gp Capt J A C Critchley 10 Sep 1952 BSc (Eng),
Wg Cdr J A G Stuart   BA
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BEng, AMIMechE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off C M Ambrose 11 Mar 1953
Sqn Off N Williams 11 Nov 1953
Technical Staff
A/Cdre John A S Outhwaite 23 Apr 1951 Senior Technical Staff Officer, OBE
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr R V Moxey 12 May 1952  
Sqn Ldr G H Thomas 21 May 1951 MBE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr H A Pippard 17 May 1951 BSc
Armament
Gp Capt E C Harding  7 Jan 1952 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr J S Palmer 17 Mar 1952  
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Gp Capt R B Harrison  1 Jan 1953 Command Engineer Officer
Wg Cdr G H Wass  3 Mar 1951 BSc, AMIMechE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr D J Ellery 13 Jan 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr G E Williams 16 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr R Storey 15 Dec 1951  
Sqn Ldr A E Gunn 16 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr H A Crook  9 May 1953  
Radio
Wg Cdr F P Woodcraft 14 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr R G Little 17 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr A W B Stewart 10 Jan 1952 BSc
Sqn Ldr L T Wright 11 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr A Fraser 18 Aug 1952  
Mechanical Transport
Wg Cdr H P Matthews  3 Nov 1952  
Sqn Ldr F Bellam  9 Mar 1953  
Royal Observer Corps
A/Cdre Gordon H Vasse 20 Mar 1951 Commandant, CBE
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr A D Dell   Statistics Officer
Wg Cdr W M Collins  8 Aug 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr L R Horrox  6 Apr 1953 MBE
Sqn Ldr D H Mann 19 Mar 1951  

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

January 1954

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

Air Traffic Control Centres

  • Gloucester
  • London (located at Uxbridge)
  • Scottish (located at Prestwick)
  • Preston
  • Watnall
  • HQ (Unit) Fighter Command - Stanmore Park
  • Film Production Unit Library - Stanmore Park
  • Royal Observer Corps - Stanmore
  • RAF Central School of Aircraft Recognition - Stanmore
  • Air Defence Operations Centre - Stanmore
  • Fighter Command Communication Squadron - Bovingdon
  • RAF Station - Watnall

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Dermot A Boyle  7 Apr 1953 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCVO, KBE, CB, AFC; later MRAF
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr B J Scandrett 19 Jan 1953 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C, AFC
Flt Lt C F Pickard 12 Apr 1953 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Henry P Fraser  9 Jan 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, AFC; later AM
Operations
A/Cdre John Grandy  9 May 1952 DSO; later MRAF
Gp Capt H P Pleasance  9 Mar 1953 OBE, DFC
Gp Capt John H Lapsley 11 May 1953 OBE, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr M J A Shaw 10 Jul 1952 DSO
Wg Cdr P J Simpson  1 Sep 1952 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr I S Smith  6 Jul 1953 OBE, DFC*
Sqn Ldr C L C Mason 10 Nov 1952  
Sqn Ldr C A Wade 12 Jan 1953  
Sqn Ldr N Poole  7 Apr 1953  
Maj J E Wilson 18 May 1953 USAF
Air Defence Operations Centre
Gp Capt Deryck C Stapleton  1 Sep 1952 CBE, DFC, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr E H McHardy 24 Nov 952 DSO, DFC*
Sqn Ldr D A Oxby 18 Mar 1953 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr R S Kingford 12 May 1953  
Sqn Off T O Legge 25 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (Operations)
Wg Cdr F J Mundy 23 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr S P Beaumont 17 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (AA Liaison)
Maj V H Seal 15 Dec 1951  
Air Plans
Gp Capt Patrick H Dunn 26 Jan 1953 CBE, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr Ronald Berry 19 May 1952 DSO, OBE, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Lt Col G F Gilbert    
Sqn Ldr J C Inkson 28 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr Denis A Trotman 19 Mar 1953 AFC; later A/Cdre
Training
Gp Capt G W Petre 20 Jul 1951 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr Archibald L Winskill 13 Sep 1952 DFC*; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W E Thomas 14 Jan 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr N F Curtis 25 Feb 1952  
Training (Control and Reporting)
Wg Cdr L S Holman 19 May 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Hodges 29 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr W H Pope 18 Jul 1953  
UK Air Traffic Service
Wg Cdr J S W Bignal 15 Apr 1953 DFC*, AFC
Sqn Ldr F Jesson 19 Dec 1951  
Command Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr L H Styles 16 Mar 1953 DFC
Navigation
Sqn Ldr B Moorcroft 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr H V Hoskins  1 Sep 1952  
Sqn Ldr K Dear 21 May 1951 DFC
Weapons
Wg Cdr L V Bouchelier 11 Jul  1953  
Sqn Ldr O E Willis  7 Apr 1952  
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr D L Sladden 24 Sep 1952 Command Regiment Officer
Sqn Ldr J R Watts  7 May 1952  
Sqn Ldr T P Fellowes  7 Jun 1952  
Signals
A/Cdre Michael Watson 11 Apr 1950 Command Signals Officer, CBE
Gp Capt Henry G Blair 18 Dec 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr S C W Rudd  4 May 1952 MBE
Wg Cdr N A Smith 14 Jul 1952 MBE
Wg Cdr J D Ford 23 Feb 1953 OBE
Wg Cdr A G Peters 26 May 1953  
Sqn Ldr C F Mills 19 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr A P Harvey 28 Apr 1952  
Sqn Ldr L M Courtenay 28 Apr 1952  
Sqn Ldr R C Hazell  6 Oct 1952  
Sqn Ldr S A Viallis  2 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr F Pakes 29 Jun 1953  
Sqn Ldr S W Sills 29 Jul 1953 DFM
Exercises
Wg Cdr A K Furse  6 Feb 1953 DFC
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr  J Randall  1 Aug 1952  
Meteorological
Mr R M Poulter   OBE
Administrative Staff
AVM

Hugh A Constantine

18 Aug 1952 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE, DSO; later ACM
Organisation
Gp Capt F W Stannard    
Wg Cdr W H Maitland-Walker  5 Nov 1951  
Wg Cdr L B B King  1 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr S B Morley 26 Oct 1952  
Wg Cdr V C Woodward 24 Feb 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr R Wright  2 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr C H Pearce  9 Jul 1951  
Sqn Ldr G Blair  6 Apr 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr J R Canham  3 Jun 1953 DFC
Personnel
Gp Capt Vacant Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Wg Cdr J B Holgate 15 May 1952 DFC
Sqn Ldr J Perkins 30 Apr 1952 MBE
Sqn Ldr R H Bass  9 Jul 1951 DFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr E H Tidswell    
Sqn Ldr K L Monaghan 27 Jul 1953 DFC, DFM

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr J J Crampton Civilian Administration Officer, MBE
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr Robert D Elliott 16 Jul 1951 DFC; later AVM R Deacon-Elliott
Equipment
Gp Capt Arthur H McM Hely  2 Mar 1953 Senior Equipment Staff Officer, OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr A M R Ramsden 12 Nov 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr

Hedley C D Blasbery

  7 Aug 1952 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr D G Dickenson  3 Nov 1952  
Sqn Ldr W H B Farrow 12 Mar 1951  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood 18 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr A R G Wolff 22 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr J W Judge 27 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr R L Melville 12 Mar 1953  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt R L M Hall 31 Dec 1952 CBE, ADC
Wg Cdr F E Crossland 28 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr P Raby 5 Feb 1953  
Sqn Ldr G J Rantell 14 Feb 1950  
Sqn Ldr T John 25 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr A E Hammond 21 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr A J Sansom 16 Mar 1953  
Catering
Sqn Ldr N H Bennett 13 Aug 1952  
Medical
A/Cdre A Harvey 18 Apr 1951 CBE, MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt J F Sandow   OBE, MRCS, LRCP
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt P M Margand   FDS, RCS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks   Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E, located at Bomber Command
Rev D M Rowlands 14 Aug 1952 Assistant Principal Chaplain, PMUB
Educational
Gp Capt J A C Critchley 10 Sep 1952 BSc (Eng),
Wg Cdr J A G Stuart   BA
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BEng, AMIMechE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off C M Ambrose 11 Mar 1953
Sqn Off N Williams 11 Nov 1953
Technical Staff
A/Cdre John A S Outhwaite 23 Apr 1951 Senior Technical Staff Officer, OBE
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr R V Moxey 12 May 1952  
Sqn Ldr G H Thomas 21 May 1951 MBE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr H A Pippard 17 May 1951 BSc
Armament
Gp Capt E C Harding  7 Jan 1952 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr J S Palmer 17 Mar 1952  
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Gp Capt R B Harrison  1 Jan 1953 Command Engineer Officer
Wg Cdr G H Wass  3 Mar 1951 BSc, AMIMechE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr D J Ellery 13 Jan 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr G E Williams 16 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr R Storey 15 Dec 1951  
Sqn Ldr A E Gunn 16 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr H A Crook  9 May 1953  
Radio
Wg Cdr F P Woodcraft 14 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr R G Little 17 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr A W B Stewart 10 Jan 1952 BSc
Sqn Ldr L T Wright 11 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr A Fraser 18 Aug 1952  
Mechanical Transport
Wg Cdr H P Matthews  3 Nov 1952 OBE, BEM
Sqn Ldr F Bellam  9 Mar 1953  
Royal Observer Corps
A/Cdre Gordon H Vasse 20 Mar 1951 Commandant, CBE
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr A D Dell   Statistics Officer
Wg Cdr W M Collins  8 Aug 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr L R Horrox  6 Apr 1953 MBE
Sqn Ldr D H Mann 19 Mar 1951  

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

February 1954

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

Air Traffic Control Centres

  • Gloucester
  • London (located at Uxbridge)
  • Scottish (located at Prestwick)
  • Preston
  • Watnall
  • HQ (Unit) Fighter Command - Stanmore Park
  • Film Production Unit Library - Stanmore Park
  • Royal Observer Corps - Stanmore
  • RAF Central School of Aircraft Recognition - Stanmore
  • Air Defence Operations Centre - Stanmore
  • Fighter Command Communication Squadron - Bovingdon
  • RAF Station - Watnall

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Dermot A Boyle  7 Apr 1953 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCVO, KBE, CB, AFC; later MRAF
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr B J Scandrett 19 Jan 1953 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C, AFC
Flt Lt C F Pickard 12 Apr 1953 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Henry P Fraser  9 Jan 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, AFC; later AM
Operations
A/Cdre John Grandy  9 May 1952 DSO; later MRAF
Gp Capt H P Pleasance  9 Mar 1953 OBE, DFC
Gp Capt John H Lapsley 11 May 1953 OBE, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr M J A Shaw 10 Jul 1952 DSO
Wg Cdr P J Simpson  1 Sep 1952 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr I S Smith  6 Jul 1953 OBE, DFC*
Sqn Ldr C L C Mason 10 Nov 1952  
Sqn Ldr C A Wade 12 Jan 1953  
Sqn Ldr N Poole  7 Apr 1953  
Maj J E Wilson 18 May 1953 USAF
Air Defence Operations Centre
Gp Capt Deryck C Stapleton  1 Sep 1952 CBE, DFC, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr E H McHardy 24 Nov 952 DSO, DFC*
Sqn Ldr D A Oxby 18 Mar 1953 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr R S Kingford 12 May 1953  
Sqn Off T O Legge 25 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (Operations)
Wg Cdr F J Mundy 23 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr S P Beaumont 17 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (AA Liaison)
Maj V H Seal 15 Dec 1951  
Air Plans
Gp Capt Patrick H Dunn 26 Jan 1953 CBE, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr Ronald Berry 19 May 1952 DSO, OBE, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Lt Col G F Gilbert    
Sqn Ldr J C Inkson 28 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr Denis A Trotman 19 Mar 1953 AFC; later A/Cdre
Training
Gp Capt G W Petre 20 Jul 1951 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr Archibald L Winskill 13 Sep 1952 DFC*; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W E Thomas 14 Jan 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr N F Curtis 25 Feb 1952  
Training (Control and Reporting)
Wg Cdr L S Holman 19 May 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Hodges 29 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr W H Pope 18 Jul 1953  
UK Air Traffic Service
Wg Cdr J S W Bignal 15 Apr 1953 DFC*, AFC
Sqn Ldr F Jesson 19 Dec 1951  
Command Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr L H Styles 16 Mar 1953 DFC
Navigation
Sqn Ldr B Moorcroft 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr H V Hoskins  1 Sep 1952  
Sqn Ldr K Dear 21 May 1951 DFC
Weapons
Wg Cdr L V Bouchelier 11 Jul  1953  
Sqn Ldr O E Willis  7 Apr 1952  
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr D L Sladden 24 Sep 1952 Command Regiment Officer
Sqn Ldr J R Watts  7 May 1952  
Sqn Ldr T P Fellowes  7 Jun 1952  
Signals
A/Cdre Michael Watson 11 Apr 1950 Command Signals Officer, CBE
Gp Capt Henry G Blair 18 Dec 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr S C W Rudd  4 May 1952 MBE
Wg Cdr N A Smith 14 Jul 1952 MBE
Wg Cdr J D Ford 23 Feb 1953 OBE
Wg Cdr A G Peters 26 May 1953  
Sqn Ldr C F Mills 19 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr A P Harvey 28 Apr 1952  
Sqn Ldr L M Courtenay 28 Apr 1952  
Sqn Ldr R C Hazell  6 Oct 1952  
Sqn Ldr S A Viallis  2 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr F Pakes 29 Jun 1953  
Sqn Ldr S W Sills 29 Jul 1953 DFM
Exercises
Wg Cdr A K Furse  6 Feb 1953 DFC
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr  J Randall  1 Aug 1952  
Meteorological
Mr R M Poulter   OBE
Administrative Staff
AVM

Hugh A Constantine

18 Aug 1952 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE, DSO; later ACM
Organisation
Gp Capt F W Stannard    
Wg Cdr W H Maitland-Walker  5 Nov 1951  
Wg Cdr L B B King  1 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr S B Morley 26 Oct 1952  
Sqn Ldr R Wright  2 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr C H Pearce  9 Jul 1951  
Sqn Ldr G Blair  6 Apr 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr J R Canham  3 Jun 1953 DFC
Personnel
Gp Capt Vacant Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Wg Cdr J B Holgate 15 May 1952 DFC
Sqn Ldr J Perkins 30 Apr 1952 MBE
Sqn Ldr R H Bass  9 Jul 1951 DFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr E H Tidswell    
Sqn Ldr K L Monaghan 27 Jul 1953 DFC, DFM

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr J J Crampton Civilian Administration Officer, MBE
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr Robert D Elliott 16 Jul 1951 DFC; later AVM R Deacon-Elliott
Equipment
Gp Capt Arthur H McM Hely  2 Mar 1953 Senior Equipment Staff Officer, OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr A M R Ramsden 12 Nov 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr

Hedley C D Blasbery

  7 Aug 1952 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr D G Dickenson  3 Nov 1952  
Sqn Ldr W H B Farrow 12 Mar 1951  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood 18 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr A R G Wolff 22 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr J W Judge 27 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr R L Melville 12 Mar 1953  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt R L M Hall 31 Dec 1952 CBE, ADC
Wg Cdr F E Crossland 28 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr P Raby 5 Feb 1953  
Sqn Ldr G J Rantell 14 Feb 1950  
Sqn Ldr T John 25 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr A E Hammond 21 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr A J Sansom 16 Mar 1953  
Catering
Sqn Ldr N H Bennett 13 Aug 1952  
Medical
A/Cdre A Harvey 18 Apr 1951 CBE, MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt J F Sandow   OBE, MRCS, LRCP
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt P M Margand   FDS, RCS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks   Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E, located at Bomber Command
Rev D M Rowlands 14 Aug 1952 Assistant Principal Chaplain, PMUB
Educational
Gp Capt J A C Critchley 10 Sep 1952 BSc (Eng),
Wg Cdr J A G Stuart   BA
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BEng, AMIMechE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off C M Ambrose 11 Mar 1953
Sqn Off N Williams 11 Nov 1953
Technical Staff
A/Cdre John A S Outhwaite 23 Apr 1951 Senior Technical Staff Officer, OBE
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr R V Moxey 12 May 1952  
Sqn Ldr G H Thomas 21 May 1951 MBE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr H A Pippard 17 May 1951 BSc
Armament
Gp Capt E C Harding  7 Jan 1952 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr J S Palmer 17 Mar 1952  
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Wg Cdr G H Wass  3 Mar 1951 BSc, AMIMechE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr D J Ellery 13 Jan 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr G E Williams 16 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr R Storey 15 Dec 1951  
Sqn Ldr A E Gunn 16 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr H A Crook  9 May 1953  
Radio
Wg Cdr F P Woodcraft 14 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr R G Little 17 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr A W B Stewart 10 Jan 1952 BSc
Sqn Ldr L T Wright 11 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr A Fraser 18 Aug 1952  
Mechanical Transport
Wg Cdr H P Matthews  3 Nov 1952 OBE, BEM
Sqn Ldr F Bellam  9 Mar 1953  
Royal Observer Corps
A/Cdre Gordon H Vasse 20 Mar 1951 Commandant, CBE
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr A D Dell   Statistics Officer
Wg Cdr W M Collins  8 Aug 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr L R Horrox  6 Apr 1953 MBE
Sqn Ldr D H Mann 19 Mar 1951  

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

March 1954

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

Air Traffic Control Centres

  • Gloucester
  • London (located at Uxbridge)
  • Scottish (located at Prestwick)
  • Preston
  • Watnall
  • HQ (Unit) Fighter Command - Stanmore Park
  • Film Production Unit Library - Stanmore Park
  • Royal Observer Corps - Stanmore
  • RAF Central School of Aircraft Recognition - Stanmore
  • Air Defence Operations Centre - Stanmore
  • Fighter Command Communication Squadron - Bovingdon
  • RAF Station - Watnall

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Dermot A Boyle  7 Apr 1953 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCVO, KBE, CB, AFC; later MRAF
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr B J Scandrett 19 Jan 1953 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C, AFC
Flt Lt C F Pickard 12 Apr 1953 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Henry P Fraser  9 Jan 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, AFC; later AM
Operations
A/Cdre John Grandy  9 May 1952 DSO; later MRAF
Gp Capt H P Pleasance  9 Mar 1953 OBE, DFC
Gp Capt John H Lapsley 11 May 1953 OBE, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr M J A Shaw 10 Jul 1952 DSO
Wg Cdr P J Simpson  1 Sep 1952 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr I S Smith  6 Jul 1953 OBE, DFC*
Sqn Ldr C L C Mason 10 Nov 1952  
Sqn Ldr C A Wade 12 Jan 1953  
Maj J E Wilson 18 May 1953 USAF
Air Defence Operations Centre
Wg Cdr E H McHardy 24 Nov 952 DSO, DFC*
Sqn Ldr D A Oxby 18 Mar 1953 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr R S Kingford 12 May 1953  
Sqn Off T O Legge 25 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (Operations)
Wg Cdr F J Mundy 23 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr S P Beaumont 17 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (AA Liaison)
Maj V H Seal 15 Dec 1951  
Air Plans
Gp Capt Patrick H Dunn 26 Jan 1953 CBE, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr Ronald Berry 19 May 1952 DSO, OBE, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Lt Col G F Gilbert    
Sqn Ldr J C Inkson 28 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr Denis A Trotman 19 Mar 1953 AFC; later A/Cdre
Training
Gp Capt G W Petre 20 Jul 1951 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr Archibald L Winskill 13 Sep 1952 DFC*; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W E Thomas 14 Jan 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr N F Curtis 25 Feb 1952  
Training (Control and Reporting)
Wg Cdr L S Holman 19 May 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Hodges 29 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr W H Pope 18 Jul 1953  
UK Air Traffic Service
Wg Cdr J S W Bignal 15 Apr 1953 DFC*, AFC
Sqn Ldr F Jesson 19 Dec 1951  
Command Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr L H Styles 16 Mar 1953 DFC
Navigation
Sqn Ldr B Moorcroft 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr H V Hoskins  1 Sep 1952  
Sqn Ldr K Dear 21 May 1951 DFC
Weapons
Wg Cdr L V Bouchelier 11 Jul  1953  
Sqn Ldr O E Willis  7 Apr 1952  
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr D L Sladden 24 Sep 1952 Command Regiment Officer
Sqn Ldr J R Watts  7 May 1952  
Sqn Ldr T P Fellowes  7 Jun 1952  
Signals
A/Cdre Michael Watson 11 Apr 1950 Command Signals Officer, CBE
Gp Capt Henry G Blair 18 Dec 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr S C W Rudd  4 May 1952 MBE
Wg Cdr N A Smith 14 Jul 1952 MBE
Wg Cdr J D Ford 23 Feb 1953 OBE
Wg Cdr A G Peters 26 May 1953  
Sqn Ldr C F Mills 19 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr A P Harvey 28 Apr 1952  
Sqn Ldr L M Courtenay 28 Apr 1952  
Sqn Ldr R C Hazell  6 Oct 1952  
Sqn Ldr S A Viallis  2 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr F Pakes 29 Jun 1953  
Sqn Ldr S W Sills 29 Jul 1953 DFM
Exercises
Wg Cdr A K Furse  6 Feb 1953 DFC
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr  J Randall  1 Aug 1952  
Meteorological
Mr R M Poulter   OBE
Administrative Staff
AVM

Hugh A Constantine

18 Aug 1952 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE, DSO; later ACM
Organisation
Gp Capt F W Stannard    
Wg Cdr W H Maitland-Walker  5 Nov 1951  
Wg Cdr L B B King  1 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr S B Morley 26 Oct 1952  
Sqn Ldr R Wright  2 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr C H Pearce  9 Jul 1951  
Sqn Ldr G Blair  6 Apr 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr J R Canham  3 Jun 1953 DFC
Personnel
Wg Cdr J B Holgate 15 May 1952 DFC
Sqn Ldr J Perkins 30 Apr 1952 MBE
Sqn Ldr R H Bass  9 Jul 1951 DFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr E H Tidswell    
Sqn Ldr K L Monaghan 27 Jul 1953 DFC, DFM

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr J J Crampton Civilian Administration Officer, MBE
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr Robert D Elliott 16 Jul 1951 DFC; later AVM R Deacon-Elliott
Equipment
Gp Capt Arthur H McM Hely  2 Mar 1953 Senior Equipment Staff Officer, OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr A M R Ramsden 12 Nov 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr

Hedley C D Blasbery

  7 Aug 1952 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr D G Dickenson  3 Nov 1952  
Sqn Ldr W H B Farrow 12 Mar 1951  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood 18 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr A R G Wolff 22 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr J W Judge 27 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr R L Melville 12 Mar 1953  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt R L M Hall 31 Dec 1952 CBE, ADC
Wg Cdr F E Crossland 28 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr P Raby 5 Feb 1953  
Sqn Ldr G J Rantell 14 Feb 1950  
Sqn Ldr T John 25 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr A E Hammond 21 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr A J Sansom 16 Mar 1953  
Catering
Sqn Ldr N H Bennett 13 Aug 1952  
Medical
A/Cdre A Harvey 18 Apr 1951 CBE, MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt J F Sandow   OBE, MRCS, LRCP
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt P M Margand   FDS, RCS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks   Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E, located at Bomber Command
Rev D M Rowlands 14 Aug 1952 Assistant Principal Chaplain, PMUB
Educational
Gp Capt J A C Critchley 10 Sep 1952 BSc (Eng),
Wg Cdr J A G Stuart   BA
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BEng, AMIMechE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off C M Ambrose 11 Mar 1953
Sqn Off N Williams 11 Nov 1953
Technical Staff
A/Cdre John A S Outhwaite 23 Apr 1951 Senior Technical Staff Officer, OBE
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr R V Moxey 12 May 1952  
Sqn Ldr G H Thomas 21 May 1951 MBE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr H A Pippard 17 May 1951 BSc
Armament
Gp Capt E C Harding  7 Jan 1952 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr J S Palmer 17 Mar 1952  
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Wg Cdr G H Wass  3 Mar 1951 BSc, AMIMechE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr D J Ellery 13 Jan 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr G E Williams 16 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr R Storey 15 Dec 1951  
Sqn Ldr A E Gunn 16 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr H A Crook  9 May 1953  
Radio
Wg Cdr F P Woodcraft 14 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr R G Little 17 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr A W B Stewart 10 Jan 1952 BSc
Sqn Ldr L T Wright 11 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr A Fraser 18 Aug 1952  
Mechanical Transport
Wg Cdr H P Matthews  3 Nov 1952 OBE, BEM
Sqn Ldr F Bellam  9 Mar 1953  
Royal Observer Corps
A/Cdre John H T Simpson 29 Mar 1954 Commandant, DSO, AFC
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr A D Dell   Statistics Officer
Wg Cdr W M Collins  8 Aug 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr L R Horrox  6 Apr 1953 MBE
Sqn Ldr D H Mann 19 Mar 1951  

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

April 1954

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Dermot A Boyle  7 Apr 1953 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCVO, KBE, CB, AFC; later MRAF
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr John A C Aiken 29 Mar 1954 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C; later ACM
Flt Lt C F Pickard 12 Apr 1953 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM

Leslie W C Bower

  8 Mar 1954 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, DSO, DFC; later AM
Operations
A/Cdre John Grandy  9 May 1952 DSO; later MRAF
Gp Capt H P Pleasance  9 Mar 1953 OBE, DFC
Gp Capt J O W Oliver  2 Nov 1953 CB, DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr M J A Shaw 10 Jul 1952 DSO
Wg Cdr P J Simpson  1 Sep 1952 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr I S Smith  6 Jul 1953 OBE, DFC*
Sqn Ldr C L C Mason 10 Nov 1952  
Sqn Ldr C A Wade 12 Jan 1953  
Sqn Ldr A S Aldridge  1 Oct 1953 DFC
Maj J E Wilson 18 May 1953 USAF
Air Defence Operations Centre
Gp Capt John H Lapsley  2 Nov 1953 OBE, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr E H McHardy 24 Nov 952 DSO, DFC*
Sqn Ldr D A Oxby 18 Mar 1953 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Off T O Legge 25 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (Operations)
Wg Cdr F J Mundy 23 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr S P Beaumont 17 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (AA Liaison)
Maj V H Seal 15 Dec 1951  
Air Plans
Gp Capt Patrick H Dunn 26 Jan 1953 CBE, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr Ronald Berry 19 May 1952 DSO, OBE, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Lt Col R E G Bartholomew    
Sqn Ldr J C Inkson 28 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr Denis A Trotman 19 Mar 1953 AFC; later A/Cdre
Training
Gp Capt G W Petre 20 Jul 1951 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr Archibald L Winskill 13 Sep 1952 DFC*; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W E Thomas 14 Jan 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr N F Curtis 25 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr P E Vaughan-Fowler 10 Jun 1953 DSO, DFC*, AFC
Training (Control and Reporting)
Wg Cdr L S Holman 19 May 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Hodges 29 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr J Oakley 11 Jan 1954  
UK Air Traffic Service
Wg Cdr J S W Bignal 15 Apr 1953 DFC*, AFC
Sqn Ldr F Jesson 19 Dec 1951  
Command Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr L H Styles 16 Mar 1953 DFC
Navigation
Sqn Ldr B Moorcroft 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr H V Hoskins  1 Sep 1952  
Sqn Ldr B T Procter  7 Sep 1953 DFC
Weapons
Wg Cdr L V Bouchelier 11 Jul  1953  
Sqn Ldr O E Willis  7 Apr 1952  
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr D L Sladden 24 Sep 1952 Command Regiment Officer
Sqn Ldr D J George 11 Jan 1954  
Sqn Ldr J S D Hyslop  9 Feb 1954  
Signals
A/Cdre Thomas U C Shirley 12 Oct 1953 Command Signals Officer, CBE, MIEE, AFRAeS; later AVM
Gp Capt S G Morgan 15 Feb 1954  
Wg Cdr A J Mott 14 Dec 1953 AFRAeS
Wg Cdr N A Smith 14 Jul 1952 MBE
Wg Cdr J D Ford 23 Feb 1953 OBE
Wg Cdr A G Peters 26 May 1953  
Sqn Ldr C F Mills 19 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr A P Harvey 28 Apr 1952  
Sqn Ldr L M Courtenay 28 Apr 1952  
Sqn Ldr R C Hazell  6 Oct 1952  
Sqn Ldr S A Viallis  2 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr F Pakes 29 Jun 1953  
Sqn Ldr S W Sills 29 Jul 1953 DFM
Exercises
Wg Cdr A K Furse  6 Feb 1953 DFC
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr  J Randall  1 Aug 1952  
Meteorological
Mr R M Poulter   OBE
Administrative Staff
AVM

Hugh A Constantine

18 Aug 1952 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE, DSO; later ACM
Organisation
Gp Capt F W Stannard    
Wg Cdr W H Maitland-Walker  5 Nov 1951  
Wg Cdr L B B King  1 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr S B Morley 26 Oct 1952  
Wg Cdr P H Bragg  2 Nov 1953  
Sqn Ldr R Wright  2 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr C H Pearce  9 Jul 1951  
Sqn Ldr G Blair  6 Apr 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr J R Canham  3 Jun 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr C J Callingham  5 Oct 1953 AFC
Personnel
Gp Capt W M C Kennedy 21 Sep 1954 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr R J Oxley 14 Jan 1954 DSO, OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr J Perkins 30 Apr 1952 MBE
Sqn Ldr E H Tidswell    
Sqn Ldr K L Monaghan 27 Jul 1953 DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr F H Rock 11 Jan 1954  

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr J J Crampton Civilian Administration Officer, MBE
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr Robert D Elliott 16 Jul 1951 DFC; later AVM R Deacon-Elliott
Equipment
Gp Capt Arthur H McM Hely  2 Mar 1953 Senior Equipment Staff Officer, OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr A M R Ramsden 12 Nov 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr

Hedley C D Blasbery

  7 Aug 1952 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr D G Dickenson  3 Nov 1952  
Sqn Ldr J W Judge 27 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr R L Melville 12 Mar 1953  
Sqn Ldr J R Duncan  9 Sep 1953  
Sqn Ldr P G Tyler  4 Jan 1954  
Sqn Ldr S O Osbourne 28 Sep 1953  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt R L M Hall 31 Dec 1952 CBE, ADC
Wg Cdr F E Crossland 28 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr P Raby 5 Feb 1953  
Sqn Ldr A C Smith  1 Nov 1953  
Sqn Ldr T John 25 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr A E Hammond 21 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr A J Sansom 16 Mar 1953  
Catering
Sqn Ldr N H Bennett 13 Aug 1952  
Medical
A/Cdre A Harvey 18 Apr 1951 CBE, MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt J F Sandow   OBE, MRCS, LRCP
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks   Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E, located at Bomber Command
Rev D M Rowlands 14 Aug 1952 Assistant Principal Chaplain, PMUB
Educational
Gp Capt J A C Critchley 10 Sep 1952 BSc (Eng),
Wg Cdr J K Silver 26 Mar 1954 BSc
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BEng, AMIMechE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off C M Ambrose 11 Mar 1953
Sqn Off N Williams 11 Nov 1953
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Maxwell E M Perkins 26 Apr 1954 Senior Technical Staff Officer, BA, FRAeS; later AVM
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr R V Moxey 12 May 1952  
Sqn Ldr G H Thomas 21 May 1951 MBE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr F V G Bacon 11 Jan 1954  
Sqn Ldr D H C Nixon  1 Feb 1954  
Armament
Gp Capt E C Harding  7 Jan 1952 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr J S Palmer 17 Mar 1952  
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Wg Cdr G L O'Hanlon 23 Nov 1953 MBE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr G E Williams 16 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr A E Gunn 16 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr H A Crook  9 May 1953  
Sqn Ldr B O Ratcliffe 18 Aug 1953  
Sqn Ldr J Harvey  9 Nov 1953  
Radio
Wg Cdr F P Woodcraft 14 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr R G Little 17 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr A W B Stewart 10 Jan 1952 BSc
Sqn Ldr L T Wright 11 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr A Fraser 18 Aug 1952  
Mechanical Transport
Wg Cdr H P Matthews  3 Nov 1952 OBE, BEM
Sqn Ldr F Bellam  9 Mar 1953  
Royal Observer Corps
A/Cdre John H T Simpson 29 Mar 1954 Commandant, DSO, AFC
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr A D Dell   Statistics Officer
Wg Cdr R A C Barclay  2 Nov 1953 OBE, AFC
Sqn Ldr L R Horrox  6 Apr 1953 MBE
Sqn Ldr D H Mann 19 Mar 1951  

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

May 1954

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Dermot A Boyle  7 Apr 1953 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCVO, KBE, CB, AFC; later MRAF
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr John A C Aiken 29 Mar 1954 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C; later ACM
Flt Lt C F Pickard 12 Apr 1953 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM

Leslie W C Bower

  8 Mar 1954 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, DSO, DFC; later AM
Operations
A/Cdre John Grandy  9 May 1952 DSO; later MRAF
Gp Capt H P Pleasance  9 Mar 1953 OBE, DFC
Gp Capt J O W Oliver  2 Nov 1953 CB, DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr M J A Shaw 10 Jul 1952 DSO
Wg Cdr P J Simpson  1 Sep 1952 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr I S Smith  6 Jul 1953 OBE, DFC*
Sqn Ldr C L C Mason 10 Nov 1952  
Sqn Ldr C A Wade 12 Jan 1953  
Sqn Ldr A S Aldridge  1 Oct 1953 DFC
Maj J E Wilson 18 May 1953 USAF
Air Defence Operations Centre
Gp Capt John H Lapsley  2 Nov 1953 OBE, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr E H McHardy 24 Nov 952 DSO, DFC*
Sqn Ldr D A Oxby 18 Mar 1953 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Off T O Legge 25 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (Operations)
Wg Cdr A Richardson 15 Apr 1954 OBE
Sqn Ldr S P Beaumont 17 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (AA Liaison)
Maj V H Seal 15 Dec 1951  
Air Plans
Gp Capt Patrick H Dunn 26 Jan 1953 CBE, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr Ronald Berry 19 May 1952 DSO, OBE, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Lt Col R E G Bartholomew    
Sqn Ldr J C Inkson 28 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr Denis A Trotman 19 Mar 1953 AFC; later A/Cdre
Training
Gp Capt G W Petre 20 Jul 1951 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr Archibald L Winskill 13 Sep 1952 DFC*; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W E Thomas 14 Jan 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr N F Curtis 25 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr P E Vaughan-Fowler 10 Jun 1953 DSO, DFC*, AFC
Training (Control and Reporting)
Wg Cdr L S Holman 19 May 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Hodges 29 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr J Oakley 11 Jan 1954  
UK Air Traffic Service
Wg Cdr J S W Bignal 15 Apr 1953 DFC*, AFC
Sqn Ldr F Jesson 19 Dec 1951  
Command Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr L H Styles 16 Mar 1953 DFC
Navigation
Sqn Ldr B Moorcroft 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr H V Hoskins  1 Sep 1952  
Sqn Ldr B T Procter  7 Sep 1953 DFC
Weapons
Wg Cdr L V Bouchelier 11 Jul  1953  
Sqn Ldr O E Willis  7 Apr 1952  
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr L C Inglefield 17 May 1954  
Sqn Ldr D J George 11 Jan 1954  
Sqn Ldr J S D Hyslop  9 Feb 1954  
Signals
A/Cdre Thomas U C Shirley 12 Oct 1953 Command Signals Officer, CBE, MIEE, AFRAeS; later AVM
Gp Capt S G Morgan 15 Feb 1954  
Wg Cdr A J Mott 14 Dec 1953 AFRAeS
Wg Cdr N A Smith 14 Jul 1952 MBE
Wg Cdr J D Ford 23 Feb 1953 OBE
Wg Cdr A G Peters 26 May 1953  
Sqn Ldr C F Mills 19 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr A P Harvey 28 Apr 1952  
Sqn Ldr L M Courtenay 28 Apr 1952  
Sqn Ldr R C Hazell  6 Oct 1952  
Sqn Ldr S A Viallis  2 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr F Pakes 29 Jun 1953  
Sqn Ldr S W Sills 29 Jul 1953 DFM
Exercises
Wg Cdr A K Furse  6 Feb 1953 DFC
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr  J Randall  1 Aug 1952  
Meteorological
Mr R M Poulter   OBE
Administrative Staff
AVM

Hugh A Constantine

18 Aug 1952 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE, DSO; later ACM
Organisation
Gp Capt F W Stannard    
Wg Cdr W H Maitland-Walker  5 Nov 1951  
Wg Cdr L B B King  1 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr S B Morley 26 Oct 1952  
Wg Cdr A D Forster 20 Apr 1954  
Sqn Ldr R Wright  2 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr C H Pearce  9 Jul 1951  
Sqn Ldr G Blair  6 Apr 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr J R Canham  3 Jun 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr C J Callingham  5 Oct 1953 AFC
Sqn Ldr A Bruce 15 Feb 1954  
Personnel
Gp Capt W M C Kennedy 21 Sep 1954 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr R J Oxley 14 Jan 1954 DSO, OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr J Perkins 30 Apr 1952 MBE
Sqn Ldr E H Tidswell    
Sqn Ldr K L Monaghan 27 Jul 1953 DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr F H Rock 11 Jan 1954  

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr J J Crampton Civilian Administration Officer, MBE
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr John W Allan 20 Apr 1954 DSO, DFC; later A/Cdre
Equipment
Gp Capt Arthur H McM Hely  2 Mar 1953 Senior Equipment Staff Officer, OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr

Hedley C D Blasbery

  7 Aug 1952 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr D G Dickenson  3 Nov 1952  
Wg Cdr A Marr 12 Apr 1954  
Sqn Ldr J W Judge 27 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr R L Melville 12 Mar 1953  
Sqn Ldr J R Duncan  9 Sep 1953  
Sqn Ldr P G Tyler  4 Jan 1954  
Sqn Ldr S O Osbourne 28 Sep 1953  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt R L M Hall 31 Dec 1952 CBE, ADC
Wg Cdr F E Crossland 28 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr P Raby 5 Feb 1953  
Sqn Ldr A C Smith  1 Nov 1953  
Sqn Ldr T John 25 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr A E Hammond 21 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr A J Sansom 16 Mar 1953  
Catering
Sqn Ldr N H Bennett 13 Aug 1952  
Medical
A/Cdre A Harvey 18 Apr 1951 CBE, MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt J F Sandow   OBE, MRCS, LRCP
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks   Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E, located at Bomber Command
Rev D M Rowlands 14 Aug 1952 Assistant Principal Chaplain, PMUB
Educational
Gp Capt J A C Critchley 10 Sep 1952 BSc (Eng),
Wg Cdr J K Silver 26 Mar 1954 BSc
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BEng, AMIMechE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off C M Ambrose 11 Mar 1953
Sqn Off N Williams 11 Nov 1953
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Maxwell E M Perkins 26 Apr 1954 Senior Technical Staff Officer, BA, FRAeS; later AVM
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr R V Moxey 12 May 1952  
Sqn Ldr F V G Bacon 11 Jan 1954  
Sqn Ldr D H C Nixon  1 Feb 1954  
Sqn Ldr E J Penton-Voak 22 Feb 1954 BSc (Eng), AFRAeS
Armament
Gp Capt E C Harding  7 Jan 1952 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr J S Palmer 17 Mar 1952  
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Wg Cdr G L O'Hanlon 23 Nov 1953 MBE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr A E Gunn 16 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr H A Crook  9 May 1953  
Sqn Ldr B O Ratcliffe 18 Aug 1953  
Sqn Ldr J Harvey  9 Nov 1953  
Sqn Ldr C W Martin  8 Apr 1954  
Radio
Wg Cdr F P Woodcraft 14 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr R G Little 17 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr A W B Stewart 10 Jan 1952 BSc
Sqn Ldr L T Wright 11 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr A Fraser 18 Aug 1952  
Mechanical Transport
Wg Cdr H P Matthews  3 Nov 1952 OBE, BEM
Sqn Ldr F Bellam  9 Mar 1953  
Royal Observer Corps
A/Cdre John H T Simpson 29 Mar 1954 Commandant, DSO, AFC
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr A D Dell   Statistics Officer
Wg Cdr R A C Barclay  2 Nov 1953 OBE, AFC
Sqn Ldr L R Horrox  6 Apr 1953 MBE
Sqn Ldr D H Mann 19 Mar 1951  

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

June 1954

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Dermot A Boyle  7 Apr 1953 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCVO, KBE, CB, AFC; later MRAF
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr John A C Aiken 29 Mar 1954 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C; later ACM
Flt Lt S J West 30 May 1954 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM

Leslie W C Bower

  8 Mar 1954 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, DSO, DFC; later AM
Operations
A/Cdre John Grandy  9 May 1952 DSO; later MRAF
Gp Capt H P Pleasance  9 Mar 1953 OBE, DFC
Gp Capt J O W Oliver  2 Nov 1953 CB, DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr M J A Shaw 10 Jul 1952 DSO
Wg Cdr P J Simpson  1 Sep 1952 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr I S Smith  6 Jul 1953 OBE, DFC*
Sqn Ldr C L C Mason 10 Nov 1952  
Sqn Ldr C A Wade 12 Jan 1953  
Sqn Ldr A S Aldridge  1 Oct 1953 DFC
Maj J E Wilson 18 May 1953 USAF
Air Defence Operations Centre
Gp Capt John H Lapsley  2 Nov 1953 OBE, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr E H McHardy 24 Nov 952 DSO, DFC*
Sqn Ldr D A Oxby 18 Mar 1953 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Off T O Legge 25 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (Operations)
Wg Cdr A Richardson 15 Apr 1954 OBE
Sqn Ldr S P Beaumont 17 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (AA Liaison)
Maj V H Seal 15 Dec 1951  
Air Plans
Gp Capt Patrick H Dunn 26 Jan 1953 CBE, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr Ronald Berry 19 May 1952 DSO, OBE, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Lt Col R E G Bartholomew    
Sqn Ldr J C Inkson 28 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr Denis A Trotman 19 Mar 1953 AFC; later A/Cdre
Training
Gp Capt G W Petre 20 Jul 1951 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr Archibald L Winskill 13 Sep 1952 DFC*; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W E Thomas 14 Jan 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr N F Curtis 25 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr P E Vaughan-Fowler 10 Jun 1953 DSO, DFC*, AFC
Training (Control and Reporting)
Wg Cdr L S Holman 19 May 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Hodges 29 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr J Oakley 11 Jan 1954  
UK Air Traffic Service
Wg Cdr J S W Bignal 15 Apr 1953 DFC*, AFC
Sqn Ldr F Jesson 19 Dec 1951  
Command Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr L H Styles 16 Mar 1953 DFC
Navigation
Sqn Ldr B Moorcroft 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr H V Hoskins  1 Sep 1952  
Sqn Ldr B T Procter  7 Sep 1953 DFC
Weapons
Wg Cdr L V Bouchelier 11 Jul  1953  
Sqn Ldr O E Willis  7 Apr 1952  
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr L C Inglefield 17 May 1954  
Sqn Ldr D J George 11 Jan 1954  
Sqn Ldr J S D Hyslop  9 Feb 1954  
Signals
A/Cdre Thomas U C Shirley 12 Oct 1953 Command Signals Officer, CBE, MIEE, AFRAeS; later AVM
Gp Capt S G Morgan 15 Feb 1954  
Wg Cdr A J Mott 14 Dec 1953 AFRAeS
Wg Cdr N A Smith 14 Jul 1952 MBE
Wg Cdr J D Ford 23 Feb 1953 OBE
Wg Cdr A G Peters 26 May 1953  
Sqn Ldr C F Mills 19 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr A P Harvey 28 Apr 1952  
Sqn Ldr L M Courtenay 28 Apr 1952  
Sqn Ldr R C Hazell  6 Oct 1952  
Sqn Ldr S A Viallis  2 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr F Pakes 29 Jun 1953  
Sqn Ldr S W Sills 29 Jul 1953 DFM
Exercises
Wg Cdr A K Furse  6 Feb 1953 DFC
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr  J Randall  1 Aug 1952  
Meteorological
Mr R M Poulter   OBE
Administrative Staff
AVM

Hugh A Constantine

18 Aug 1952 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE, DSO; later ACM
Organisation
Gp Capt F W Stannard    
Wg Cdr W H Maitland-Walker  5 Nov 1951  
Wg Cdr L B B King  1 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr S B Morley 26 Oct 1952  
Wg Cdr A D Forster 20 Apr 1954  
Sqn Ldr R Wright  2 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr C H Pearce  9 Jul 1951  
Sqn Ldr G Blair  6 Apr 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr J R Canham  3 Jun 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr C J Callingham  5 Oct 1953 AFC
Sqn Ldr A Bruce 15 Feb 1954  
Personnel
Gp Capt W M C Kennedy 21 Sep 1954 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr R J Oxley 14 Jan 1954 DSO, OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr J Perkins 30 Apr 1952 MBE
Sqn Ldr E H Tidswell    
Sqn Ldr K L Monaghan 27 Jul 1953 DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr F H Rock 11 Jan 1954  

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr J J Crampton Civilian Administration Officer, MBE
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr John W Allan 20 Apr 1954 DSO, DFC; later A/Cdre
Equipment
Gp Capt Arthur H McM Hely  2 Mar 1953 Senior Equipment Staff Officer, OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr

Hedley C D Blasbery

  7 Aug 1952 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr D G Dickenson  3 Nov 1952  
Wg Cdr A Marr 12 Apr 1954  
Sqn Ldr J W Judge 27 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr R L Melville 12 Mar 1953  
Sqn Ldr J R Duncan  9 Sep 1953  
Sqn Ldr P G Tyler  4 Jan 1954  
Sqn Ldr S O Osbourne 28 Sep 1953  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt R L M Hall 31 Dec 1952 CBE, ADC
Wg Cdr F E Crossland 28 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr P Raby 5 Feb 1953  
Sqn Ldr A C Smith  1 Nov 1953  
Sqn Ldr T John 25 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr A E Hammond 21 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr A J Sansom 16 Mar 1953  
Catering
Sqn Ldr N H Bennett 13 Aug 1952  
Medical
A/Cdre A Harvey 18 Apr 1951 CBE, MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt J F Sandow   OBE, MRCS, LRCP
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks   Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E, located at Bomber Command
Rev D M Rowlands 14 Aug 1952 Assistant Principal Chaplain, PMUB
Educational
Gp Capt J A C Critchley 10 Sep 1952 BSc (Eng),
Wg Cdr J K Silver 26 Mar 1954 BSc
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BEng, AMIMechE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off C M Ambrose 11 Mar 1953
Sqn Off N Williams 11 Nov 1953
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Maxwell E M Perkins 26 Apr 1954 Senior Technical Staff Officer, BA, FRAeS; later AVM
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr R V Moxey 12 May 1952  
Sqn Ldr F V G Bacon 11 Jan 1954  
Sqn Ldr D H C Nixon  1 Feb 1954  
Sqn Ldr E J Penton-Voak 22 Feb 1954 BSc (Eng), AFRAeS
Armament
Gp Capt E C Harding  7 Jan 1952 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr J S Palmer 17 Mar 1952  
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Gp Capt R B Harrison   Command Engineer Officer,
Wg Cdr G L O'Hanlon 23 Nov 1953 MBE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr A E Gunn 16 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr H A Crook  9 May 1953  
Sqn Ldr B O Ratcliffe 18 Aug 1953  
Sqn Ldr J Harvey  9 Nov 1953  
Sqn Ldr C W Martin  8 Apr 1954  
Radio
Wg Cdr F P Woodcraft 14 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr R G Little 17 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr A W B Stewart 10 Jan 1952 BSc
Sqn Ldr L T Wright 11 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr A Fraser 18 Aug 1952  
Mechanical Transport
Wg Cdr H P Matthews  3 Nov 1952 OBE, BEM
Sqn Ldr F Bellam  9 Mar 1953  
Royal Observer Corps
A/Cdre John H T Simpson 29 Mar 1954 Commandant, DSO, AFC
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr A D Dell   Statistics Officer
Wg Cdr R A C Barclay  2 Nov 1953 OBE, AFC
Sqn Ldr L R Horrox  6 Apr 1953 MBE
Sqn Ldr D H Mann 19 Mar 1951  

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

July 1954

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Dermot A Boyle  7 Apr 1953 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCVO, KBE, CB, AFC; later MRAF
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr John A C Aiken 29 Mar 1954 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C; later ACM
Flt Lt S J West 30 May 1954 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM

Leslie W C Bower

  8 Mar 1954 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, DSO, DFC; later AM
Operations
A/Cdre John Grandy  9 May 1952 DSO; later MRAF
Gp Capt H P Pleasance  9 Mar 1953 OBE, DFC
Gp Capt J O W Oliver  2 Nov 1953 CB, DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr M J A Shaw 10 Jul 1952 DSO
Wg Cdr P J Simpson  1 Sep 1952 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr I S Smith  6 Jul 1953 OBE, DFC*
Sqn Ldr C L C Mason 10 Nov 1952  
Sqn Ldr C A Wade 12 Jan 1953  
Sqn Ldr A S Aldridge  1 Oct 1953 DFC
Maj J E Wilson 18 May 1953 USAF
Air Defence Operations Centre
Gp Capt John H Lapsley  2 Nov 1953 OBE, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr E H McHardy 24 Nov 952 DSO, DFC*
Sqn Ldr D A Oxby 18 Mar 1953 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr O L Hardy 26 Jan 1954 DFC*, AFC
Sqn Off T O Legge 25 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (Operations)
Wg Cdr A Richardson 15 Apr 1954 OBE
Sqn Ldr S P Beaumont 17 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (AA Liaison)
Maj F T Mills 10 Apr 1954  
Air Plans
Gp Capt Patrick H Dunn 26 Jan 1953 CBE, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr Ronald Berry 19 May 1952 DSO, OBE, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Lt Col R E G Bartholomew    
Sqn Ldr J C Inkson 28 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr Denis A Trotman 19 Mar 1953 AFC; later A/Cdre
Training
Gp Capt G W Petre 20 Jul 1951 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr Archibald L Winskill 13 Sep 1952 DFC*; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr C K Gray 19 May 1954 DFC
Sqn Ldr P E Vaughan-Fowler 10 Jun 1953 DSO, DFC*, AFC
Sqn Ldr C J Homes 21 Jun 1954 AFC
Training (Control and Reporting)
Wg Cdr L S Holman 19 May 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Hodges 29 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr J Oakley 11 Jan 1954  
UK Air Traffic Service
Wg Cdr J S W Bignal 15 Apr 1953 DFC*, AFC
Sqn Ldr F Jesson 19 Dec 1951  
Command Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr L H Styles 16 Mar 1953 DFC
Navigation
Sqn Ldr B Moorcroft 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr H V Hoskins  1 Sep 1952  
Sqn Ldr B T Procter  7 Sep 1953 DFC
Weapons
Wg Cdr L V Bouchelier 11 Jul  1953  
Sqn Ldr O E Willis  7 Apr 1952  
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr L C Inglefield 17 May 1954  
Sqn Ldr D J George 11 Jan 1954  
Sqn Ldr J S D Hyslop  9 Feb 1954  
Signals
A/Cdre Thomas U C Shirley 12 Oct 1953 Command Signals Officer, CBE, MIEE, AFRAeS; later AVM
Gp Capt S G Morgan 15 Feb 1954  
Wg Cdr A J Mott 14 Dec 1953 AFRAeS
Wg Cdr N A Smith 14 Jul 1952 MBE
Wg Cdr J D Ford 23 Feb 1953 OBE
Wg Cdr A G Peters 26 May 1953  
Sqn Ldr C F Mills 19 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr A P Harvey 28 Apr 1952  
Sqn Ldr L M Courtenay 28 Apr 1952  
Sqn Ldr R C Hazell  6 Oct 1952  
Sqn Ldr S A Viallis  2 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr F Pakes 29 Jun 1953  
Sqn Ldr S W Sills 29 Jul 1953 DFM
Exercises
Wg Cdr A K Furse  6 Feb 1953 DFC
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr  J Randall  1 Aug 1952  
Meteorological
Mr R M Poulter   OBE
Administrative Staff
AVM

Hugh A Constantine

18 Aug 1952 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE, DSO; later ACM
Organisation
Gp Capt F W Stannard    
Wg Cdr W H Maitland-Walker  5 Nov 1951  
Wg Cdr L B B King  1 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr S B Morley 26 Oct 1952  
Wg Cdr A D Forster 20 Apr 1954  
Sqn Ldr R Wright  2 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr G Blair  6 Apr 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr J R Canham  3 Jun 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr A Bruce 15 Feb 1954  
Sqn Ldr D G Barnes 23 Mar 1954 DFM
Sqn Ldr J Steere 28 Jun 1954 AFC
Sqn Ldr C W Cowen  6 Feb 1954 DFC
Personnel
Gp Capt W M C Kennedy 21 Sep 1954 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr R J Oxley 14 Jan 1954 DSO, OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr J Perkins 30 Apr 1952 MBE
Sqn Ldr E H Tidswell    
Sqn Ldr K L Monaghan 27 Jul 1953 DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr F H Rock 11 Jan 1954  

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr T S Cochran Civilian Administration Officer
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr John W Allan 20 Apr 1954 DSO, DFC; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr P C P Farnes 10 May 1954 DFM
Equipment
Gp Capt Arthur H McM Hely  2 Mar 1953 Senior Equipment Staff Officer, OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr

Hedley C D Blasbery

  7 Aug 1952 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr D G Dickenson  3 Nov 1952  
Wg Cdr A Marr 12 Apr 1954  
Sqn Ldr J W Judge 27 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr R L Melville 12 Mar 1953  
Sqn Ldr J R Duncan  9 Sep 1953  
Sqn Ldr P G Tyler  4 Jan 1954  
Sqn Ldr S O Osbourne 28 Sep 1953  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt R L M Hall 31 Dec 1952 CBE, ADC
Wg Cdr F E Crossland 28 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr P Raby 5 Feb 1953  
Sqn Ldr A C Smith  1 Nov 1953  
Sqn Ldr T John 25 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr A E Hammond 21 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr A J Sansom 16 Mar 1953  
Catering
Sqn Ldr N H Bennett 13 Aug 1952  
Medical
A/Cdre A Harvey 18 Apr 1951 CBE, MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt J F Sandow   OBE, MRCS, LRCP
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt P M Margand 12 Jun 1953 LDS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks   Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E, located at Bomber Command
Rev D M Rowlands 14 Aug 1952 Assistant Principal Chaplain, PMUB
Educational
Gp Capt J A C Critchley 10 Sep 1952 BSc (Eng),
Wg Cdr J K Silver 26 Mar 1954 BSc
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BEng, AMIMechE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off C M Ambrose 11 Mar 1953
Sqn Off N Williams 11 Nov 1953
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Maxwell E M Perkins 26 Apr 1954 Senior Technical Staff Officer, BA, FRAeS; later AVM
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr R V Moxey 12 May 1952  
Sqn Ldr F V G Bacon 11 Jan 1954  
Sqn Ldr D H C Nixon  1 Feb 1954  
Sqn Ldr E J Penton-Voak 22 Feb 1954 BSc (Eng), AFRAeS
Armament
Gp Capt I J Lightfoot 28 Jun 1954 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr K G Thomson 15 Jun 1954  
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Gp Capt R B Harrison   Command Engineer Officer,
Wg Cdr G L O'Hanlon 23 Nov 1953 MBE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr A E Gunn 16 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr H A Crook  9 May 1953  
Sqn Ldr B O Ratcliffe 18 Aug 1953  
Sqn Ldr J Harvey  9 Nov 1953  
Sqn Ldr C W Martin  8 Apr 1954  
Radio
Wg Cdr F P Woodcraft 14 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr R G Little 17 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr A W B Stewart 10 Jan 1952 BSc
Sqn Ldr L T Wright 11 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr A Fraser 18 Aug 1952  
Mechanical Transport
Wg Cdr H P Matthews  3 Nov 1952 OBE, BEM
Sqn Ldr F Bellam  9 Mar 1953  
Royal Observer Corps
A/Cdre John H T Simpson 29 Mar 1954 Commandant, DSO, AFC
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr A D Dell   Statistics Officer
Wg Cdr R A C Barclay  2 Nov 1953 OBE, AFC
Sqn Ldr L R Horrox  6 Apr 1953 MBE
Sqn Ldr D H Mann 19 Mar 1951  

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

August 1954

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Dermot A Boyle  7 Apr 1953 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCVO, KBE, CB, AFC; later MRAF
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr John A C Aiken 29 Mar 1954 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C; later ACM
Flt Lt S J West 30 May 1954 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM

Leslie W C Bower

  8 Mar 1954 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, DSO, DFC; later AM
Operations
A/Cdre John Grandy  9 May 1952 DSO; later MRAF
Gp Capt H P Pleasance  9 Mar 1953 OBE, DFC
Gp Capt J O W Oliver  2 Nov 1953 CB, DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr M J A Shaw 10 Jul 1952 DSO
Wg Cdr P J Simpson  1 Sep 1952 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr I S Smith  6 Jul 1953 OBE, DFC*
Sqn Ldr C L C Mason 10 Nov 1952  
Sqn Ldr C A Wade 12 Jan 1953  
Sqn Ldr A S Aldridge  1 Oct 1953 DFC
Maj J E Wilson 18 May 1953 USAF
Air Defence Operations Centre
Gp Capt John H Lapsley  2 Nov 1953 OBE, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr E H McHardy 24 Nov 952 DSO, DFC*
Sqn Ldr D A Oxby 18 Mar 1953 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr O L Hardy 26 Jan 1954 DFC*, AFC
Sqn Off T O Legge 25 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (Operations)
Wg Cdr A Richardson 15 Apr 1954 OBE
Sqn Ldr S P Beaumont 17 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (AA Liaison)
Maj F T Mills 10 Apr 1954  
Air Plans
Gp Capt Patrick H Dunn 26 Jan 1953 CBE, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr Ronald Berry 19 May 1952 DSO, OBE, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Lt Col R E G Bartholomew    
Sqn Ldr J C Inkson 28 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr Denis A Trotman 19 Mar 1953 AFC; later A/Cdre
Training
Gp Capt G W Petre 20 Jul 1951 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr Archibald L Winskill 13 Sep 1952 DFC*; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr C K Gray 19 May 1954 DFC
Sqn Ldr P E Vaughan-Fowler 10 Jun 1953 DSO, DFC*, AFC
Sqn Ldr C J Homes 21 Jun 1954 AFC
Training (Control and Reporting)
Wg Cdr L S Holman 19 May 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Hodges 29 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr J Oakley 11 Jan 1954  
UK Air Traffic Service
Wg Cdr J S W Bignal 15 Apr 1953 DFC*, AFC
Sqn Ldr G A Bayliss 22 Aug 1954  
Command Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr L H Styles 16 Mar 1953 DFC
Navigation
Sqn Ldr B Moorcroft 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr R M Mackenzie  8 Jun 1954 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr B T Procter  7 Sep 1953 DFC
Weapons
Wg Cdr L V Bouchelier 11 Jul  1953  
Sqn Ldr O E Willis  7 Apr 1952  
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr L C Inglefield 17 May 1954  
Sqn Ldr D J George 11 Jan 1954  
Sqn Ldr J S D Hyslop  9 Feb 1954  
Signals
A/Cdre Thomas U C Shirley 12 Oct 1953 Command Signals Officer, CBE, MIEE, AFRAeS; later AVM
Gp Capt S G Morgan 15 Feb 1954  
Wg Cdr A J Mott 14 Dec 1953 AFRAeS
Wg Cdr N A Smith 14 Jul 1952 MBE
Wg Cdr J D Ford 23 Feb 1953 OBE
Wg Cdr A G Peters 26 May 1953  
Sqn Ldr C F Mills 19 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr A P Harvey 28 Apr 1952  
Sqn Ldr L M Courtenay 28 Apr 1952  
Sqn Ldr R C Hazell  6 Oct 1952  
Sqn Ldr S A Viallis  2 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr F Pakes 29 Jun 1953  
Sqn Ldr S W Sills 29 Jul 1953 DFM
Exercises
Wg Cdr A K Furse  6 Feb 1953 DFC
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr  J Randall  1 Aug 1952  
Meteorological
Mr R M Poulter   OBE
Administrative Staff
AVM George P Chamberlain 28 Jul 1954 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE
Organisation
Gp Capt F W Stannard    
Wg Cdr W H Maitland-Walker  5 Nov 1951  
Wg Cdr L B B King  1 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr S B Morley 26 Oct 1952  
Wg Cdr A D Forster 20 Apr 1954  
Sqn Ldr R Wright  2 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr G Blair  6 Apr 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr J R Canham  3 Jun 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr A Bruce 15 Feb 1954  
Sqn Ldr D G Barnes 23 Mar 1954 DFM
Sqn Ldr J Steere 28 Jun 1954 AFC
Sqn Ldr C W Cowen  6 Feb 1954 DFC
Personnel
Gp Capt W M C Kennedy 21 Sep 1954 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr R J Oxley 14 Jan 1954 DSO, OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr J Perkins 30 Apr 1952 MBE
Sqn Ldr E H Tidswell    
Sqn Ldr K L Monaghan 27 Jul 1953 DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr F H Rock 11 Jan 1954  

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr T S Cochran Civilian Administration Officer
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr John W Allan 20 Apr 1954 DSO, DFC; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr P C P Farnes 10 May 1954 DFM
Equipment
Gp Capt Arthur H McM Hely  2 Mar 1953 Senior Equipment Staff Officer, OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr

Hedley C D Blasbery

  7 Aug 1952 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr D G Dickenson  3 Nov 1952  
Wg Cdr A Marr 12 Apr 1954  
Sqn Ldr J W Judge 27 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr R L Melville 12 Mar 1953  
Sqn Ldr J R Duncan  9 Sep 1953  
Sqn Ldr P G Tyler  4 Jan 1954  
Sqn Ldr S O Osbourne 28 Sep 1953  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt R L M Hall 31 Dec 1952 CBE, ADC
Wg Cdr F E Crossland 28 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr P Raby 5 Feb 1953  
Sqn Ldr A C Smith  1 Nov 1953  
Sqn Ldr W L Collis  9 Aug 1954  
Sqn Ldr A J Sansom 16 Mar 1953  
Catering
Sqn Ldr N H Bennett 13 Aug 1952  
Medical
A/Cdre A Harvey 18 Apr 1951 CBE, MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt J F Sandow   OBE, MRCS, LRCP
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt P M Margand 12 Jun 1953 LDS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks   Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E, located at Bomber Command
Rev D M Rowlands 14 Aug 1952 Assistant Principal Chaplain, PMUB
Educational
Gp Capt J A C Critchley 10 Sep 1952 BSc (Eng),
Wg Cdr J K Silver 26 Mar 1954 BSc
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BEng, AMIMechE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off C M Ambrose 11 Mar 1953
Sqn Off N Williams 11 Nov 1953
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Maxwell E M Perkins 26 Apr 1954 Senior Technical Staff Officer, BA, FRAeS; later AVM
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr R V Moxey 12 May 1952  
Sqn Ldr F V G Bacon 11 Jan 1954  
Sqn Ldr D H C Nixon  1 Feb 1954  
Sqn Ldr E J Penton-Voak 22 Feb 1954 BSc (Eng), AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr W A Appleton 14 Jul 1954  
Armament
Gp Capt I J Lightfoot 28 Jun 1954 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr K G Thomson 15 Jun 1954  
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Gp Capt R B Harrison   Command Engineer Officer,
Wg Cdr G L O'Hanlon 23 Nov 1953 MBE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr A E Gunn 16 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr H A Crook  9 May 1953  
Sqn Ldr B O Ratcliffe 18 Aug 1953  
Sqn Ldr J Harvey  9 Nov 1953  
Sqn Ldr C W Martin  8 Apr 1954  
Radio
Wg Cdr F P Woodcraft 14 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr R G Little 17 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr A W B Stewart 10 Jan 1952 BSc
Sqn Ldr L T Wright 11 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr A Fraser 18 Aug 1952  
Mechanical Transport
Wg Cdr H P Matthews  3 Nov 1952 OBE, BEM
Sqn Ldr F Bellam  9 Mar 1953  
Royal Observer Corps
A/Cdre John H T Simpson 29 Mar 1954 Commandant, DSO, AFC
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr A D Dell   Statistics Officer
Wg Cdr R A C Barclay  2 Nov 1953 OBE, AFC
Sqn Ldr L R Horrox  6 Apr 1953 MBE
Sqn Ldr D H Mann 19 Mar 1951  

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

September 1954

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Dermot A Boyle  7 Apr 1953 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCVO, KBE, CB, AFC; later MRAF
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr John A C Aiken 29 Mar 1954 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C; later ACM
Flt Lt S J West 30 May 1954 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM

Leslie W C Bower

  8 Mar 1954 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, DSO, DFC; later AM
Operations
A/Cdre John Grandy  9 May 1952 DSO; later MRAF
Gp Capt H P Pleasance  9 Mar 1953 OBE, DFC
Gp Capt J O W Oliver  2 Nov 1953 CB, DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr M J A Shaw 10 Jul 1952 DSO
Wg Cdr P J Simpson  1 Sep 1952 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr I S Smith  6 Jul 1953 OBE, DFC*
Sqn Ldr C L C Mason 10 Nov 1952  
Sqn Ldr C A Wade 12 Jan 1953  
Sqn Ldr A S Aldridge  1 Oct 1953 DFC
Maj J E Wilson 18 May 1953 USAF
Air Defence Operations Centre
Gp Capt John H Lapsley  2 Nov 1953 OBE, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr E H McHardy 24 Nov 952 DSO, DFC*
Sqn Ldr D A Oxby 18 Mar 1953 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr O L Hardy 26 Jan 1954 DFC*, AFC
Sqn Off T O Legge 25 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (Operations)
Wg Cdr A Richardson 15 Apr 1954 OBE
Sqn Ldr S P Beaumont 17 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (AA Liaison)
Maj F T Mills 10 Apr 1954  
Air Plans
Gp Capt Patrick H Dunn 26 Jan 1953 CBE, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr Ronald Berry 19 May 1952 DSO, OBE, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Lt Col R E G Bartholomew    
Sqn Ldr J C Inkson 28 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr Denis A Trotman 19 Mar 1953 AFC; later A/Cdre
Training
Gp Capt G W Petre 20 Jul 1951 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr Archibald L Winskill 13 Sep 1952 DFC*; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr C K Gray 19 May 1954 DFC
Sqn Ldr P E Vaughan-Fowler 10 Jun 1953 DSO, DFC*, AFC
Sqn Ldr C J Homes 21 Jun 1954 AFC
Training (Control and Reporting)
Wg Cdr L S Holman 19 May 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Hodges 29 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr J Oakley 11 Jan 1954  
UK Air Traffic Service
Wg Cdr J S W Bignal 15 Apr 1953 DFC*, AFC
Sqn Ldr G A Bayliss 22 Aug 1954  
Command Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr L H Styles 16 Mar 1953 DFC
Navigation
Sqn Ldr B Moorcroft 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr R M Mackenzie  8 Jun 1954 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr B T Procter  7 Sep 1953 DFC
Weapons
Wg Cdr L V Bouchelier 11 Jul  1953  
Sqn Ldr O E Willis  7 Apr 1952  
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr L C Inglefield 17 May 1954  
Sqn Ldr D J George 11 Jan 1954  
Sqn Ldr J S D Hyslop  9 Feb 1954  
Signals
A/Cdre Thomas U C Shirley 12 Oct 1953 Command Signals Officer, CBE, MIEE, AFRAeS; later AVM
Gp Capt S G Morgan 15 Feb 1954  
Wg Cdr A J Mott 14 Dec 1953 AFRAeS
Wg Cdr N A Smith 14 Jul 1952 MBE
Wg Cdr J D Ford 23 Feb 1953 OBE
Wg Cdr A G Peters 26 May 1953  
Sqn Ldr C F Mills 19 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr L M Courtenay 28 Apr 1952  
Sqn Ldr R C Hazell  6 Oct 1952  
Sqn Ldr S A Viallis  2 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr F Pakes 29 Jun 1953  
Sqn Ldr S W Sills 29 Jul 1953 DFM
Exercises
Wg Cdr A K Furse  6 Feb 1953 DFC
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr  J Randall  1 Aug 1952  
Meteorological
Mr R M Poulter   OBE
Administrative Staff
AVM George P Chamberlain 28 Jul 1954 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE
Organisation
Gp Capt F W Stannard    
Wg Cdr W H Maitland-Walker  5 Nov 1951  
Wg Cdr L B B King  1 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr S B Morley 26 Oct 1952  
Wg Cdr A D Forster 20 Apr 1954  
Sqn Ldr R Wright  2 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr G Blair  6 Apr 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr J R Canham  3 Jun 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr A Bruce 15 Feb 1954  
Sqn Ldr D G Barnes 23 Mar 1954 DFM
Sqn Ldr J Steere 28 Jun 1954 AFC
Sqn Ldr C W Cowen  6 Feb 1954 DFC
Personnel
Gp Capt W M C Kennedy 21 Sep 1954 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr R J Oxley 14 Jan 1954 DSO, OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr J Perkins 30 Apr 1952 MBE
Sqn Ldr E H Tidswell    
Sqn Ldr K L Monaghan 27 Jul 1953 DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr F H Rock 11 Jan 1954  

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr T S Cochran Civilian Administration Officer
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr John W Allan 20 Apr 1954 DSO, DFC; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr P C P Farnes 10 May 1954 DFM
Equipment
Gp Capt Arthur H McM Hely  2 Mar 1953 Senior Equipment Staff Officer, OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr

Hedley C D Blasbery

  7 Aug 1952 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr D G Dickenson  3 Nov 1952  
Wg Cdr A Marr 12 Apr 1954  
Sqn Ldr J W Judge 27 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr R L Melville 12 Mar 1953  
Sqn Ldr J R Duncan  9 Sep 1953  
Sqn Ldr P G Tyler  4 Jan 1954  
Sqn Ldr S O Osbourne 28 Sep 1953  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt R L M Hall 31 Dec 1952 CBE, ADC
Wg Cdr F E Crossland 28 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr P Raby 5 Feb 1953  
Sqn Ldr A C Smith  1 Nov 1953  
Sqn Ldr W L Collis  9 Aug 1954  
Sqn Ldr A J Sansom 16 Mar 1953  
Catering
Sqn Ldr N H Bennett 13 Aug 1952  
Medical
A/Cdre A Harvey 18 Apr 1951 CBE, MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt J F Sandow   OBE, MRCS, LRCP
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt P M Margand 12 Jun 1953 LDS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks   Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E, located at Bomber Command
Rev D M Rowlands 14 Aug 1952 Assistant Principal Chaplain, PMUB
Educational
Gp Capt J A C Critchley 10 Sep 1952 BSc (Eng),
Wg Cdr J K Silver 26 Mar 1954 BSc
Works
Mr C Chambers 24 Jun 1947 BEng, AMIMechE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off C M Ambrose 11 Mar 1953
Sqn Off N Williams 11 Nov 1953
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Maxwell E M Perkins 26 Apr 1954 Senior Technical Staff Officer, BA, FRAeS; later AVM
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr R V Moxey 12 May 1952  
Sqn Ldr F V G Bacon 11 Jan 1954  
Sqn Ldr D H C Nixon  1 Feb 1954  
Sqn Ldr E J Penton-Voak 22 Feb 1954 BSc (Eng), AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr W A Appleton 14 Jul 1954  
Armament
Gp Capt I J Lightfoot 28 Jun 1954 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr K G Thomson 15 Jun 1954  
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Gp Capt R B Harrison   Command Engineer Officer,
Wg Cdr G L O'Hanlon 23 Nov 1953 MBE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr A E Gunn 16 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr H A Crook  9 May 1953  
Sqn Ldr B O Ratcliffe 18 Aug 1953  
Sqn Ldr J Harvey  9 Nov 1953  
Sqn Ldr C W Martin  8 Apr 1954  
Radio
Wg Cdr F P Woodcraft 14 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr R G Little 17 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr A W B Stewart 10 Jan 1952 BSc
Sqn Ldr L T Wright 11 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr A Fraser 18 Aug 1952  
Mechanical Transport
Wg Cdr H P Matthews  3 Nov 1952 OBE, BEM
Sqn Ldr F Bellam  9 Mar 1953  
Royal Observer Corps
A/Cdre John H T Simpson 29 Mar 1954 Commandant, DSO, AFC
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr A D Dell   Statistics Officer
Wg Cdr R A C Barclay  2 Nov 1953 OBE, AFC
Sqn Ldr L R Horrox  6 Apr 1953 MBE
Sqn Ldr D H Mann 19 Mar 1951  

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

October 1954

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Dermot A Boyle  7 Apr 1953 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCVO, KBE, CB, AFC; later MRAF
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr John A C Aiken 29 Mar 1954 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C; later ACM
Flt Lt S J West 30 May 1954 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM

Leslie W C Bower

  8 Mar 1954 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, DSO, DFC; later AM
Operations
A/Cdre John Grandy  9 May 1952 DSO; later MRAF
Gp Capt H P Pleasance  9 Mar 1953 OBE, DFC
Gp Capt J O W Oliver  2 Nov 1953 CB, DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr M J A Shaw 10 Jul 1952 DSO
Wg Cdr P J Simpson  1 Sep 1952 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr I S Smith  6 Jul 1953 OBE, DFC*
Sqn Ldr C L C Mason 10 Nov 1952  
Sqn Ldr C A Wade 12 Jan 1953  
Sqn Ldr A S Aldridge  1 Oct 1953 DFC
Maj J E Wilson 18 May 1953 USAF
Air Defence Operations Centre
Gp Capt John H Lapsley  2 Nov 1953 OBE, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr E H McHardy 24 Nov 952 DSO, DFC*
Sqn Ldr D A Oxby 18 Mar 1953 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr O L Hardy 26 Jan 1954 DFC*, AFC
Sqn Off T O Legge 25 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (Operations)
Wg Cdr A Richardson 15 Apr 1954 OBE
Control and Reporting (AA Liaison)
Maj F T Mills 10 Apr 1954  
Air Plans
Gp Capt M W B Knight 19 Aug 1954 DFC
Wg Cdr Ronald Berry 19 May 1952 DSO, OBE, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Lt Col R E G Bartholomew    
Sqn Ldr J C Inkson 28 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr Denis A Trotman 19 Mar 1953 AFC; later A/Cdre
Training
Gp Capt G W Petre 20 Jul 1951 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr Archibald L Winskill 13 Sep 1952 DFC*; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr C K Gray 19 May 1954 DFC
Sqn Ldr P E Vaughan-Fowler 10 Jun 1953 DSO, DFC*, AFC
Sqn Ldr C J Homes 21 Jun 1954 AFC
Training (Control and Reporting)
Wg Cdr L S Holman 19 May 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Hodges 29 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr J Oakley 11 Jan 1954  
UK Air Traffic Service
Wg Cdr J S W Bignal 15 Apr 1953 DFC*, AFC
Sqn Ldr G A Bayliss 22 Aug 1954  
Command Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr L H Styles 16 Mar 1953 DFC
Navigation
Sqn Ldr B Moorcroft 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr R M Mackenzie  8 Jun 1954 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr B T Procter  7 Sep 1953 DFC
Weapons
Wg Cdr L V Bouchelier 11 Jul  1953  
Sqn Ldr O E Willis  7 Apr 1952  
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr L C Inglefield 17 May 1954  
Sqn Ldr D J George 11 Jan 1954  
Sqn Ldr J S D Hyslop  9 Feb 1954  
Signals
A/Cdre Thomas U C Shirley 12 Oct 1953 Command Signals Officer, CBE, MIEE, AFRAeS; later AVM
Gp Capt S G Morgan 15 Feb 1954  
Wg Cdr A J Mott 14 Dec 1953 AFRAeS
Wg Cdr N A Smith 14 Jul 1952 MBE
Wg Cdr J D Ford 23 Feb 1953 OBE
Wg Cdr A G Peters 26 May 1953  
Sqn Ldr C F Mills 19 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr L M Courtenay 28 Apr 1952  
Sqn Ldr R C Hazell  6 Oct 1952  
Sqn Ldr S A Viallis  2 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr F Pakes 29 Jun 1953  
Sqn Ldr S W Sills 29 Jul 1953 DFM
Sqn Ldr R T Johnson  1 Jul 1954  
Exercises
Wg Cdr J H Iremonger 10 Sep 1954 DFC
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr  J Randall  1 Aug 1952  
Meteorological
Mr R M Poulter   OBE
Administrative Staff
AVM George P Chamberlain 28 Jul 1954 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE
Organisation
Gp Capt F W Stannard    
Wg Cdr L B B King  1 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr S B Morley 26 Oct 1952  
Wg Cdr A D Forster 20 Apr 1954  
Wg Cdr L B Westmacott 16 Sep 1954  
Sqn Ldr G Blair  6 Apr 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr J R Canham  3 Jun 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr A Bruce 15 Feb 1954  
Sqn Ldr D G Barnes 23 Mar 1954 DFM
Sqn Ldr J Steere 28 Jun 1954 AFC
Sqn Ldr C W Cowen  6 Feb 1954 DFC
Sqn Ldr P Ainley 27 Sep 1954  
Personnel
Gp Capt W M C Kennedy 21 Sep 1954 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr R J Oxley 14 Jan 1954 DSO, OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr J Perkins 30 Apr 1952 MBE
Sqn Ldr E H Tidswell    
Sqn Ldr K L Monaghan 27 Jul 1953 DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr F H Rock 11 Jan 1954  

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr T S Cochran Civilian Administration Officer
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr E F Pippet  1 Nov 1954  
Sqn Ldr P C P Farnes 10 May 1954 DFM
Equipment
Gp Capt Arthur H McM Hely  2 Mar 1953 Senior Equipment Staff Officer, OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr J H Nancarrow  9 Oct 1953  
Wg Cdr D G Dickenson  3 Nov 1952  
Wg Cdr A Marr 12 Apr 1954  
Sqn Ldr J W Judge 27 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr R L Melville 12 Mar 1953  
Sqn Ldr J R Duncan  9 Sep 1953  
Sqn Ldr P G Tyler  4 Jan 1954  
Sqn Ldr S O Osbourne 28 Sep 1953  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt R L M Hall 31 Dec 1952 CBE, ADC
Wg Cdr P Raby 5 Feb 1953  
Sqn Ldr A C Smith  1 Nov 1953  
Sqn Ldr W L Collis  9 Aug 1954  
Sqn Ldr A J Sansom 16 Mar 1953  
Catering
Sqn Ldr N H Bennett 13 Aug 1952  
Medical
A/Cdre A Harvey 18 Apr 1951 CBE, MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt I MacKay 30 Aug 1954 MD, ChB, DPH, DTM & H, Dip Bact
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt P M Margand 12 Jun 1953 LDS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks   Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E, located at Bomber Command
Rev D M Rowlands 14 Aug 1952 Assistant Principal Chaplain, PMUB
Educational
Gp Capt J A C Critchley 10 Sep 1952 BSc (Eng),
Wg Cdr J K Silver 26 Mar 1954 BSc
Works
Mr R Struthers  1 Sep 1954 BSc, MICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off C M Ambrose 11 Mar 1953
Sqn Off N Williams 11 Nov 1953
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Maxwell E M Perkins 26 Apr 1954 Senior Technical Staff Officer, BA, FRAeS; later AVM
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr R V Moxey 12 May 1952  
Sqn Ldr F V G Bacon 11 Jan 1954  
Sqn Ldr D H C Nixon  1 Feb 1954  
Sqn Ldr E J Penton-Voak 22 Feb 1954 BSc (Eng), AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr W A Appleton 14 Jul 1954  
Armament
Gp Capt I J Lightfoot 28 Jun 1954 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr K G Thomson 15 Jun 1954  
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Gp Capt R B Harrison   Command Engineer Officer,
Wg Cdr G L O'Hanlon 23 Nov 1953 MBE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr A E Gunn 16 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr H A Crook  9 May 1953  
Sqn Ldr B O Ratcliffe 18 Aug 1953  
Sqn Ldr J Harvey  9 Nov 1953  
Sqn Ldr C W Martin  8 Apr 1954  
Radio
Wg Cdr F P Woodcraft 14 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr R G Little 17 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr A W B Stewart 10 Jan 1952 BSc
Sqn Ldr L T Wright 11 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr A Fraser 18 Aug 1952  
Mechanical Transport
Wg Cdr H P Matthews  3 Nov 1952 OBE, BEM
Sqn Ldr F Bellam  9 Mar 1953  
Royal Observer Corps
A/Cdre John H T Simpson 29 Mar 1954 Commandant, DSO, AFC
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr A D Dell   Statistics Officer
Wg Cdr D W Triptree  1 Sep 1954 AFC
Sqn Ldr L R Horrox  6 Apr 1953 MBE
Sqn Ldr P G Sawyer 23 Jun 1954  

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

November 1954

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Dermot A Boyle  7 Apr 1953 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCVO, KBE, CB, AFC; later MRAF
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr John A C Aiken 29 Mar 1954 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C; later ACM
Flt Lt S J West 30 May 1954 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM

Leslie W C Bower

  8 Mar 1954 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, DSO, DFC; later AM
Operations
A/Cdre John Grandy  9 May 1952 DSO; later MRAF
Gp Capt H P Pleasance  9 Mar 1953 OBE, DFC
Gp Capt J O W Oliver  2 Nov 1953 CB, DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr M J A Shaw 10 Jul 1952 DSO
Wg Cdr P J Simpson  1 Sep 1952 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr I S Smith  6 Jul 1953 OBE, DFC*
Sqn Ldr C L C Mason 10 Nov 1952  
Sqn Ldr C A Wade 12 Jan 1953  
Sqn Ldr A S Aldridge  1 Oct 1953 DFC
Maj J E Wilson 18 May 1953 USAF
Air Defence Operations Centre
Gp Capt John H Lapsley  2 Nov 1953 OBE, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr E H McHardy 24 Nov 952 DSO, DFC*
Sqn Ldr D A Oxby 18 Mar 1953 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr O L Hardy 26 Jan 1954 DFC*, AFC
Sqn Off T O Legge 25 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (Operations)
Wg Cdr A Richardson 15 Apr 1954 OBE
Control and Reporting (AA Liaison)
Maj F T Mills 10 Apr 1954  
Air Plans
Gp Capt M W B Knight 19 Aug 1954 DFC
Wg Cdr Ronald Berry 19 May 1952 DSO, OBE, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Lt Col R E G Bartholomew    
Sqn Ldr J C Inkson 28 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr Denis A Trotman 19 Mar 1953 AFC; later A/Cdre
Training
Gp Capt G W Petre 20 Jul 1951 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr Archibald L Winskill 13 Sep 1952 DFC*; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr C K Gray 19 May 1954 DFC
Sqn Ldr P E Vaughan-Fowler 10 Jun 1953 DSO, DFC*, AFC
Sqn Ldr C J Homes 21 Jun 1954 AFC
Training (Control and Reporting)
Wg Cdr L S Holman 19 May 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Hodges 29 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr J Oakley 11 Jan 1954  
UK Air Traffic Service
Wg Cdr J S W Bignal 15 Apr 1953 DFC*, AFC
Sqn Ldr G A Bayliss 22 Aug 1954  
Command Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr L H Styles 16 Mar 1953 DFC
Navigation
Sqn Ldr B Moorcroft 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr R M Mackenzie  8 Jun 1954 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr B T Procter  7 Sep 1953 DFC
Weapons
Wg Cdr L V Bouchelier 11 Jul  1953  
Sqn Ldr O E Willis  7 Apr 1952  
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr L C Inglefield 17 May 1954  
Sqn Ldr D J George 11 Jan 1954  
Sqn Ldr J S D Hyslop  9 Feb 1954  
Signals
A/Cdre Thomas U C Shirley 12 Oct 1953 Command Signals Officer, CBE, MIEE, AFRAeS; later AVM
Gp Capt S G Morgan 15 Feb 1954  
Wg Cdr A J Mott 14 Dec 1953 AFRAeS
Wg Cdr N A Smith 14 Jul 1952 MBE
Wg Cdr J D Ford 23 Feb 1953 OBE
Wg Cdr A G Peters 26 May 1953  
Sqn Ldr C F Mills 19 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr L M Courtenay 28 Apr 1952  
Sqn Ldr R C Hazell  6 Oct 1952  
Sqn Ldr S A Viallis  2 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr F Pakes 29 Jun 1953  
Sqn Ldr S W Sills 29 Jul 1953 DFM
Sqn Ldr R T Johnson  1 Jul 1954  
Exercises
Wg Cdr J H Iremonger 10 Sep 1954 DFC
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr  J Randall  1 Aug 1952  
Meteorological
Mr R M Poulter   OBE
Administrative Staff
AVM George P Chamberlain 28 Jul 1954 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE
Organisation
Gp Capt F W Stannard    
Wg Cdr L B B King  1 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr S B Morley 26 Oct 1952  
Wg Cdr A D Forster 20 Apr 1954  
Wg Cdr L B Westmacott 16 Sep 1954  
Sqn Ldr G Blair  6 Apr 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr J R Canham  3 Jun 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr A Bruce 15 Feb 1954  
Sqn Ldr D G Barnes 23 Mar 1954 DFM
Sqn Ldr J Steere 28 Jun 1954 AFC
Sqn Ldr C W Cowen  6 Feb 1954 DFC
Sqn Ldr P Ainley 27 Sep 1954  
Personnel
Gp Capt W M C Kennedy 21 Sep 1954 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr R J Oxley 14 Jan 1954 DSO, OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr J Perkins 30 Apr 1952 MBE
Sqn Ldr E H Tidswell    
Sqn Ldr K L Monaghan 27 Jul 1953 DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr F H Rock 11 Jan 1954  

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr T S Cochran Civilian Administration Officer
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr E F Pippet  1 Nov 1954  
Sqn Ldr P C P Farnes 10 May 1954 DFM
Equipment
Gp Capt Arthur H McM Hely  2 Mar 1953 Senior Equipment Staff Officer, OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr J H Nancarrow  9 Oct 1953  
Wg Cdr D G Dickenson  3 Nov 1952  
Wg Cdr A Marr 12 Apr 1954  
Sqn Ldr J W Judge 27 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr R L Melville 12 Mar 1953  
Sqn Ldr J R Duncan  9 Sep 1953  
Sqn Ldr P G Tyler  4 Jan 1954  
Sqn Ldr S O Osbourne 28 Sep 1953  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt R L M Hall 31 Dec 1952 CBE, ADC
Wg Cdr P Raby 5 Feb 1953  
Sqn Ldr A C Smith  1 Nov 1953  
Sqn Ldr W L Collis  9 Aug 1954  
Sqn Ldr A J Sansom 16 Mar 1953  
Catering
Sqn Ldr N H Bennett 13 Aug 1952  
Medical
A/Cdre A Harvey 18 Apr 1951 CBE, MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt I MacKay 30 Aug 1954 MD, ChB, DPH, DTM & H, Dip Bact
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt P M Margand 12 Jun 1953 LDS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks   Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E, located at Bomber Command
Rev D M Rowlands 14 Aug 1952 Assistant Principal Chaplain, PMUB
Educational
Gp Capt J A C Critchley 10 Sep 1952 BSc (Eng),
Wg Cdr J K Silver 26 Mar 1954 BSc
Works
Mr R Struthers  1 Sep 1954 BSc, MICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off C M Ambrose 11 Mar 1953
Sqn Off N Williams 11 Nov 1953
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Maxwell E M Perkins 26 Apr 1954 Senior Technical Staff Officer, BA, FRAeS; later AVM
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr R V Moxey 12 May 1952  
Sqn Ldr F V G Bacon 11 Jan 1954  
Sqn Ldr D H C Nixon  1 Feb 1954  
Sqn Ldr E J Penton-Voak 22 Feb 1954 BSc (Eng), AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr W A Appleton 14 Jul 1954  
Armament
Gp Capt I J Lightfoot 28 Jun 1954 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr K G Thomson 15 Jun 1954  
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Gp Capt R B Harrison   Command Engineer Officer,
Wg Cdr G L O'Hanlon 23 Nov 1953 MBE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr A E Gunn 16 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr H A Crook  9 May 1953  
Sqn Ldr B O Ratcliffe 18 Aug 1953  
Sqn Ldr J Harvey  9 Nov 1953  
Sqn Ldr C W Martin  8 Apr 1954  
Radio
Wg Cdr F P Woodcraft 14 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr R G Little 17 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr A W B Stewart 10 Jan 1952 BSc
Sqn Ldr L T Wright 11 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr A Fraser 18 Aug 1952  
Mechanical Transport
Wg Cdr H P Matthews  3 Nov 1952 OBE, BEM
Sqn Ldr F Bellam  9 Mar 1953  
Royal Observer Corps
A/Cdre John H T Simpson 29 Mar 1954 Commandant, DSO, AFC
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr A D Dell   Statistics Officer
Wg Cdr D W Triptree  1 Sep 1954 AFC
Sqn Ldr L R Horrox  6 Apr 1953 MBE
Sqn Ldr P G Sawyer 23 Jun 1954  

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

December 1954

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Dermot A Boyle  7 Apr 1953 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCVO, KBE, CB, AFC; later MRAF
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr John A C Aiken 29 Mar 1954 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C; later ACM
Flt Lt S J West 30 May 1954 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM

Leslie W C Bower

  8 Mar 1954 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, DSO, DFC; later AM
Operations
Gp Capt Patrick H Dunn 10 Dec 1954 CBE, DFC, ADC; later AM
Gp Capt H P Pleasance  9 Mar 1953 OBE, DFC
Gp Capt J O W Oliver  2 Nov 1953 CB, DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr I S Smith  6 Jul 1953 OBE, DFC*
Wg Cdr Peter M Brothers 20 Dec 1954 DSO, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr C L C Mason 10 Nov 1952  
Sqn Ldr C A Wade 12 Jan 1953  
Sqn Ldr A S Aldridge  1 Oct 1953 DFC
Maj J E Wilson 18 May 1953 USAF
Air Defence Operations Centre
Gp Capt John H Lapsley  2 Nov 1953 OBE, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr E H McHardy 24 Nov 952 DSO, DFC*
Sqn Ldr D A Oxby 18 Mar 1953 DSO, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr O L Hardy 26 Jan 1954 DFC*, AFC
Sqn Off T O Legge 25 Jan 1951  
Control and Reporting (Operations)
Wg Cdr A Richardson 15 Apr 1954 OBE
Control and Reporting (AA Liaison)
Maj F T Mills 10 Apr 1954  
Plans
Wg Cdr D R Bagnall  6 Dec 1954 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr W G Clouston 29 Nov 1954 DFC
Lt Col R E G Bartholomew    
Sqn Ldr J C Inkson 28 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr Denis A Trotman 19 Mar 1953 AFC; later A/Cdre
Training
Gp Capt M W B Knight 19 Aug 1954 DFC
Wg Cdr H C Randall 20 Dec 1954 DFC
Sqn Ldr C K Gray 19 May 1954 DFC
Sqn Ldr P E Vaughan-Fowler 10 Jun 1953 DSO, DFC*, AFC
Sqn Ldr C J Homes 21 Jun 1954 AFC
Training (Control and Reporting)
Wg Cdr L S Holman 19 May 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Hodges 29 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr J Oakley 11 Jan 1954  
UK Air Traffic Service
Wg Cdr J S W Bignal 15 Apr 1953 DFC*, AFC
Sqn Ldr G A Bayliss 22 Aug 1954  
Command Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr L H Styles 16 Mar 1953 DFC
Navigation
Sqn Ldr B Moorcroft 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr R M Mackenzie  8 Jun 1954 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr B T Procter  7 Sep 1953 DFC
Weapons
Wg Cdr L V Bouchelier 11 Jul  1953  
Sqn Ldr O E Willis  7 Apr 1952  
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr L C Inglefield 17 May 1954  
Sqn Ldr D J George 11 Jan 1954  
Sqn Ldr J S D Hyslop  9 Feb 1954  
Signals
A/Cdre Thomas U C Shirley 12 Oct 1953 Command Signals Officer, CBE, MIEE, AFRAeS; later AVM
Gp Capt S G Morgan 15 Feb 1954  
Wg Cdr A J Mott 14 Dec 1953 AFRAeS
Wg Cdr J D Ford 23 Feb 1953 OBE
Wg Cdr A G Peters 26 May 1953  
Wg Cdr H A Singer  3 Jan 1955  
Sqn Ldr C F Mills 19 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr L M Courtenay 28 Apr 1952  
Sqn Ldr R C Hazell  6 Oct 1952  
Sqn Ldr S A Viallis  2 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr F Pakes 29 Jun 1953  
Sqn Ldr S W Sills 29 Jul 1953 DFM
Sqn Ldr R T Johnson  1 Jul 1954  
Exercises
Wg Cdr J H Iremonger 10 Sep 1954 DFC
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr  J Randall  1 Aug 1952  
Meteorological
Mr R M Poulter   OBE
Administrative Staff
AVM George P Chamberlain 28 Jul 1954 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE
Organisation
Gp Capt F W Stannard    
Wg Cdr L B B King  1 Jan 1952  
Wg Cdr S B Morley 26 Oct 1952  
Wg Cdr A D Forster 20 Apr 1954  
Wg Cdr L B Westmacott 16 Sep 1954  
Sqn Ldr G Blair  6 Apr 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr J R Canham  3 Jun 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr A Bruce 15 Feb 1954  
Sqn Ldr D G Barnes 23 Mar 1954 DFM
Sqn Ldr J Steere 28 Jun 1954 AFC
Sqn Ldr C W Cowen  6 Feb 1954 DFC
Sqn Ldr P Ainley 27 Sep 1954  
Personnel
Gp Capt W M C Kennedy 21 Sep 1954 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr R J Oxley 14 Jan 1954 DSO, OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr J Perkins 30 Apr 1952 MBE
Sqn Ldr E H Tidswell    
Sqn Ldr K L Monaghan 27 Jul 1953 DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr F H Rock 11 Jan 1954  

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr T S Cochran Civilian Administration Officer
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr E F Pippet  1 Nov 1954  
Sqn Ldr P C P Farnes 10 May 1954 DFM
Equipment
Gp Capt Arthur H McM Hely  2 Mar 1953 Senior Equipment Staff Officer, OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr J H Nancarrow  9 Oct 1953  
Wg Cdr D G Dickenson  3 Nov 1952  
Wg Cdr A Marr 12 Apr 1954  
Sqn Ldr J W Judge 27 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr R L Melville 12 Mar 1953  
Sqn Ldr J R Duncan  9 Sep 1953  
Sqn Ldr P G Tyler  4 Jan 1954  
Sqn Ldr S O Osbourne 28 Sep 1953  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt R L M Hall 31 Dec 1952 CBE, ADC
Wg Cdr P Raby 5 Feb 1953  
Sqn Ldr A C Smith  1 Nov 1953  
Sqn Ldr W L Collis  9 Aug 1954  
Sqn Ldr A H Boughton 13 Dec 1954  
Catering
Sqn Ldr N H Bennett 13 Aug 1952  
Medical
A/Cdre A Harvey 18 Apr 1951 CBE, MB, ChB, DPH
Gp Capt I MacKay 30 Aug 1954 MD, ChB, DPH, DTM & H, Dip Bact
Wg Cdr J S Howitt 19 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt P M Margand 12 Jun 1953 LDS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks   Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, MA, C of E, located at Bomber Command
Rev D M Rowlands 14 Aug 1952 Assistant Principal Chaplain, PMUB
Educational
Gp Capt J A C Critchley 10 Sep 1952 BSc (Eng),
Wg Cdr J K Silver 26 Mar 1954 BSc
Works
Mr R Struthers  1 Sep 1954 BSc, MICE

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off C M Ambrose 11 Mar 1953
Sqn Off N Williams 11 Nov 1953
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Maxwell E M Perkins 26 Apr 1954 Senior Technical Staff Officer, BA, FRAeS; later AVM
Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr R V Moxey 12 May 1952  
Sqn Ldr F V G Bacon 11 Jan 1954  
Sqn Ldr D H C Nixon  1 Feb 1954  
Sqn Ldr E J Penton-Voak 22 Feb 1954 BSc (Eng), AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr W A Appleton 14 Jul 1954  
Armament
Gp Capt I J Lightfoot 28 Jun 1954 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr K G Thomson 15 Jun 1954  
Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Gp Capt R B Harrison   Command Engineer Officer,
Wg Cdr G L O'Hanlon 23 Nov 1953 MBE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr A E Gunn 16 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr H A Crook  9 May 1953  
Sqn Ldr B O Ratcliffe 18 Aug 1953  
Sqn Ldr J Harvey  9 Nov 1953  
Sqn Ldr C W Martin  8 Apr 1954  
Radio
Gp Capt L T Card 18 Oct 1954  
Wg Cdr F P Woodcraft 14 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr A W B Stewart 10 Jan 1952 BSc
Sqn Ldr L T Wright 11 Feb 1952  
Sqn Ldr A Fraser 18 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr R G Seymour  1 Dec 1954  
Mechanical Transport
Wg Cdr H P Matthews  3 Nov 1952 OBE, BEM
Sqn Ldr F Bellam  9 Mar 1953  
Royal Observer Corps
A/Cdre John H T Simpson 29 Mar 1954 Commandant, DSO, AFC
Miscellaneous Appointments
Mr A D Dell   Statistics Officer
Wg Cdr D W Triptree  1 Sep 1954 AFC
Sqn Ldr L R Horrox  6 Apr 1953 MBE
Sqn Ldr P G Sawyer 23 Jun 1954  

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

1955

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Dermot A Boyle  7 Apr 1953 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCVO, KBE, CB, AFC; later MRAF
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr John A C Aiken 29 Mar 1954 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C; later ACM
Fg Off S J West 12 Apr 1953 ADC to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM

Leslie W C Bower

  8 Mar 1954 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, DSO, DFC; later AM
Operations
Gp Capt Patrick H Dunn xx xxx 1954 CBE, DFC, ADC; later AM
Signals
A/Cdre Thomas U C Shirley 12 Oct 1953 Command Signals Officer, CBE, MIEE, AFRAeS; later AVM
Plans
Gp Capt

Frederick E Rosier

20 Dec 1954 DSO, CBE; later ACM
Training
Wg Cdr M W B Knight 21 Jun 1954 DFC
Training (Control and Reporting)
Wg Cdr L S Holman 19 May 1952 AFC
UK Air Traffic Service
Wg Cdr J S W Bignal 15 Jun 1953 DFC*
Command Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr L H Styles 16 Mar1953 DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr R M Mackenzie  8 Jun 1954 DSO, DFC, AFC
Navigation
Sqn Ldr B Moorcroft 12 Mar 1952 DSO, DFC
Exercises
Wg Cdr J H Iremonger 10 Sep 1954 DFC
Weapons
Wg Cdr L V Bachellier 11 Jul 1953
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr W J Randall  1 Aug 1952
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr L C Inglefied 17 May 1954 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Meteorological
Mr R M Poulter   OBE
Administrative Staff
AVM George P Chamberlain 28 Jul 1954 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE
Organisation
Gp Capt F W Stannard  4 Aug 1953  
Fire Service
Mr F J Evans    
Personnel
Gp Capt W M C Kennedy 21 Sep 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, CBE
Personnel (Civilian)
Mr T S Cochran Civilian Administration Officer
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr E F Pippett  1 Nov 1954  
Equipment
Gp Capt Arthur H McM Hely  2 Mar 1953 Senior Equipment Staff Officer, OBE; later A/Cdre
Accountant
Gp Capt R L M Hall 31 Dec 1952 Command Accountant, CBE, ADC
Catering
Wg Cdr N H Bennett 13 Aug 1952
Medical
A/Cdre A Harvey 10 May 1951 Principal Medical Officer, CBE, MB, BCh, DPH
Dental
Gp Capt P M Margand 12 Jun 1953 FDSRCS
Chaplains
Rev F W Cocks   Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief - C of E, MA (Located at Bomber Command)
Rev D M Rowlands 14 Aug 1952 Assistant Principal Chaplain - PMUB, BA
Educational
Gp Capt J A C Critchley 19 Sep 1952 Command Education Officer, BEng, AMIME
Works
Mr W J Cozens   OBE, BSc, MICE
WRAF Staff Officer
Wg Off C M Ambrose 11 Mar 1953 WRAF

Technical Staff
A/Cdre Maxwell E M Perkins 26 Apr 1954? Senior Technical Staff Officer, BA, FRAeS; later AVM

Armament
Gp Capt I J Lightfoot  7 Jan 1952 Command Armament Officer

Photography
Sqn Ldr L A Eades  3 Apr 1950  

Engineer
Gp Capt R B Harrison   Command Engineer Officer,

Radio
Gp Capt L T Card 18 Oct 1954  

Mechanical Transport
Wg Cdr H P Matthews  3 Nov 1952 OBE, BEM
Royal Observer Corps
A/Cdre John H T Simpson 29 Mar 1954 Commandant, DSO, AFC
Miscellaneous
Statistics
Mr A W Dell    

Source - April 1955 Air Force List

1956

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Hubert L Patch  1 Jan 1956 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, CB, CBE, later ACM
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr John A C Aiken 29 Mar 1954 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C; later ACM
Fg Off I E Barr-Sim 20 Apr 1955 ADC to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM

Leslie W C Bower

  8 Mar 1954 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, DSO, DFC; later AM
Operations
Gp Capt Patrick H Dunn xx xxx 1954 CBE, DFC, ADC; later AM
Signals
A/Cdre Thomas U C Shirley 12 Oct 1953 Command Signals Officer, CBE, MIEE, AFRAeS; later AVM
Plans
Gp Capt

Frederick E Rosier

20 Dec 1954 DSO, CBE; later ACM
Training
Wg Cdr M W B Knight 21 Jun 1954 DFC
Training (Control and Reporting)
Wg Cdr C P Waddell 22 Aug 1955
UK Air Traffic Service
Wg Cdr J S W Bignal 15 Jun 1953 DFC*
Command Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr L H Styles 16 Mar1953 DFC
Intelligence
Wg Cdr R M Mackenzie  8 Jun 1954 DSO, DFC, AFC
Navigation
Sqn Ldr J C W Davies 21 Feb 1955
Exercises
Wg Cdr K F Mackie 13 Oct1 1955 OBE, DFC*
Weapons
Wg Cdr L V Bachellier 11 Jul 1953
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr W J Randall  1 Aug 1952
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr R J Apperley 24 Jul 1955 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Meteorological
Mr R M Poulter   OBE
Research
Mr E A Lovell   OBE, BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM George P Chamberlain 28 Jul 1954 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE
Organisation
Gp Capt F W Stannard  4 Aug 1953  
Fire Service
Mr F J Evans    
Personnel
Gp Capt Archibald C Stewart 30 Jul 1955 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DFC; later A/Cdre
Personnel (Civilian)
Mr T S Cochran Civilian Administration Officer
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr E F Pippett  1 Nov 1954  
Equipment
Gp Capt Arthur H McM Hely  2 Mar 1953 Senior Equipment Staff Officer, OBE; later A/Cdre
Accountant
Gp Capt R L M Hall 31 Dec 1952 Command Accountant, CBE, ADC
Catering
Wg Cdr N H Bennett 13 Aug 1952
Medical
A/Cdre A Harvey 10 May 1951 Principal Medical Officer, CBE, MB, BCh, DPH
Dental
Gp Capt J J Lawson  1 Aug 1955 LDS
Chaplains
Rev C B Verity  1 Feb 1955 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief - C of E, MA (Located at Bomber Command)
Rev D M Rowlands 14 Aug 1952 Assistant Principal Chaplain - PMUB, BA
Educational
Gp Capt J A C Critchley 19 Sep 1952 Command Education Officer, BEng, AMIME
Works
Mr W J Cozens   OBE, BSc, MICE
WRAF Staff Officer
Wg Off C M Ambrose 11 Mar 1953 WRAF

Technical Staff
A/Cdre Maxwell E M Perkins 26 Apr 1954? Senior Technical Staff Officer, BA, FRAeS; later AVM

Armament
Gp Capt I J Lightfoot  7 Jan 1952 Command Armament Officer

Photography
Sqn Ldr L Newbould 30 May 1955  

Engineer
Gp Capt R B Harrison   Command Engineer Officer,

Radio
Gp Capt L T Card 18 Oct 1954  

Mechanical Transport
Wg Cdr H P Matthews  3 Nov 1952 OBE, BEM
Royal Observer Corps
A/Cdre John H T Simpson 29 Mar 1954 Commandant, DSO, AFC
Miscellaneous
Statistics
Mr A W Dell    

Source - January 1956 Air Force List

1957

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Thomas G Pike  8 Aug 1956 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, CBE, DFC*; later MRAF
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt Roy H Crompton  7 Aug 1956 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt P L Tindall  8 Aug 1956 ADC to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Donald R Evans 10 Jan 1957 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DFC; later ACM
Operations
A/Cdre Peter G Wykeham  9 Jul 1956 DSO*, OBE, DFC*, AFC; later ACM
Gp Capt F R Carey 16 Jan 1956 DFC, AFC, AFM
Gp Capt P G St G O'Brian 31 Oct 1955 DFC
Wg Cdr Peter M Brothers 20 Dec 1954 DSO, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr B J Scandrett 20 Dec 1955 AFC
Wg Cdr D H Seaton 13 Dec 1955 DFC, AFC*
Sqn Ldr A H Fryer 14 Nov 1955
Sqn Ldr B H Howard 24 Jan 1955 DFC
Maj G G Wright 23 May1955
Air Defence Operations Centre
Gp Capt James A Leathart 17 Jan 1955 DSO; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr P H Bragg 11 Jul 1955
Sqn Ldr A P Dunn 28 Feb 1955
Sqn Ldr M D Marshall 25 Aug 1955
Control and Reporting (Operations)
Wg Cdr A Richardson 15 Apr 1954 OBE
Sqn Ldr W H Pope  3 Jan 1955
Sqn Ldr F Wright 27 May 1955 DFC
Control and Reporting (AA Liaison)
Maj F T Mills 10 Apr 1954
Plans
Gp Capt Christopher N Foxley-Norris  3 Dec 1956 DSO, OBE; later ACM
Wg Cdr D R Bagnall  6 Dec 1954 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr J C Hutton  1 Sep 1955 DFC
Sqn Ldr F Symmons  4 Dec 1955 DFC, DFM
Lt Col R E G Bartholomew 16 Nov 1953
Training
Gp Capt Tristram B de la P Beresford 14 Jan 1957 DSO, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr H C Randall 20 Dec 1954 DFC
Sqn Ldr C J Homes 21 Jun 1954 AFC
Sqn Ldr R E Lelong 19 Mar 1956 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr G A Martin  2 May 1955 DFC*, AFC
Training (Control and Reporting)
Wg Cdr C P Waddell 22 Aug 1955
Sqn Ldr C C Flynn 16 Jan 1956
Sqn Ldr F A Hodges 29 Jun 1953
UK Air Traffic Service
Wg Cdr F J Robinson 23 Apr 1956 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr G A Bayliss 22 Aug 1954
Command Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr L H Styles 16 Mar1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr R D S Orchard  5 Oct 1955
Navigation
Sqn Ldr J C W Davies 21 Feb 1955
Intelligence
Wg Cdr R M Mackenzie  8 Jun 1954 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr R D Sheardown 20 Jun 1956 OBE
Weapons
Wg Cdr L V Bachellier 11 Jul 1953
Sqn Ldr J D Nelson  5 Feb 1955 DFC
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr R J Apperley 24 Jul 1955 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr D J George 11 Jan 1954
Sqn Ldr J S D Hyslop  9 Feb 1954
Signals
A/Cdre

Melvin K D Porter

 19 Dec 1956 Command Signals Officer, CBE; later AM
Gp Capt R W Hase 11 Jun 1956
Wg Cdr John H Hunter-Tod 25 Oct 1955  OBE, MA, AFRAeS; later AM
Wg Cdr A G Peters 26 May 1953
Wg Cdr A Shaw  8 Apr 1955 DFC
Sqn Ldr R T Johnson  1 Jul 1954
Sqn Ldr R McGugan 12 May 1955
Sqn Ldr J B Robertson 26 Mar 1956 MBE, DFM
Sqn Ldr R Simpson  2 Jul 1956
Sqn Ldr J H Spencer  4 Jun 1956 MBE
Sqn Off J W Peck  1 Feb 1956
Exercises
Wg Cdr K F Mackie 13 Oct 1955 OBE, DFC*
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr Vacant
Meteorological
Mr R M Poulter   OBE
Research
Mr E A Lovell   OBE, BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM Eric S Butler 11 Mar 1957 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, OBE
Organisation
Gp Capt A E Lowe  3 Dec 1956 MBE, DFC
Wg Cdr K C Doran 24 Jan 1955 DFC*
Wg Cdr A D Forster 20 Apr 1954 DFC
Wg Cdr E S Gomez 30 May 1954 CBE
Wg Cdr D F Laslett 26 Sep 1955
Sqn Ldr P Ainley 27 Sep 1954 DFC
Sqn Ldr P G Barber  3 Jan 1955
Sqn Ldr A Bruce 15 Feb 1954
Sqn Ldr F G Fray 28 Dec 1955 DFC
Sqn Ldr J G Haigh  3 Apr 1956
Fire Service
Mr F J Evans    
Personnel
Gp Capt Archibald C Stewart 30 Jul 1955 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr James B Coward 10 Dec 1954 AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr F W T Pryer  1 May 1956
Sqn Ldr Michael A D'Arcy  9 Jan 1956 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr I E Miller 18 Apr 1955
Sqn Ldr H T Murley 12 Dec 1955 DFC, AFC*
Personnel (Civilian)
Mr T S Cochran Civilian Administration Officer
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr Vacant
Sqn Ldr P C P Farnes 10 May 1954 DFM
Equipment
Gp Capt M C R White 24 Oct 1955 Senior Equipment Staff Officer,
Wg Cdr P L Hancox 10 May 1955 OBE
Wg Cdr A Marr 12 Apr 1954
Sqn Ldr N V Carter 28 May 1956 OBE
Sqn Ldr W Gallagher 12 Dec 1955 MVO, AFC
Sqn Ldr P E Grew  7 Feb 1955
Sqn Ldr R S Ladbrook 13 Mar 1956
Sqn Ldr C W Lovatt  9 Jul 1956
Sqn Ldr F J Tomblin 31 Jan 1955
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt T P F Trudgian  6 Nov 1956 Command Accountant, OBE, ASAA
Wg Cdr R R Jack 17 Oct 1955
Wg Cdr R D I Scott  3 Apr 1956 MBE
Sqn Ldr A H Boughton 12 Dec 1954
Sqn Ldr W L Collis  9 Aug 1954
Sqn Ldr H A Tester
Catering
Sqn Ldr N H Bennett 13 Aug 1952
Sqn Ldr J McLuskie 18 Mar 1957 DFM
Medical
A/Cdre A Harvey 10 May 1951 Principal Medical Officer, CBE, MB, BCh, DPH
Wg Cdr W E Hassan  1 Jan 1956 MB, BS
Dental
Gp Capt F F Kennedy  1 Jul 1952 LDS
Gp Capt F B Summerling  4 Jun 1956 OBE, BA, BDentSc
Chaplains
Rev B E Knight   Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief - C of E, MA
Rev C A Fisk   Assistant Principal Chaplain - PMUB, BA, BD
Educational
Gp Capt A A MacGregor 11 Mar 1957 Command Education Officer, BSc
Wg Cdr F F Fulton 21 Jan 1957 OBE, TD, MA
Wg Cdr J K Silver 26 Mar 1954 BSc
Sqn Ldr J A Davies 11 Jan 1956 DFC, BA
Sqn Ldr W E McCrea  3 Jan 1957 DFC, BSc
Works
Mr W J Cozens   OBE, BSc, MICE
Statistics
Mr A W G Dell   FCCS, FSS
WRAF Administration Officers
Wg Off B G Martin 19 Dec 1955 WRAF
Sqn Off G W Campion  9 Jan 1956 WRAF
Sqn Off N Williams 11 Nov 1953 WRAF

Technical Staff
AVM John D Baker-Carr  8 Oct 1956 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB, CBE, AFC; later AM

Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr E J Penton-Voak 18 May 1955 OBE, BSc (Eng), AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr R Bailey
Sqn Ldr J C Ellis
Sqn Ldr S C Kearn 18 May 1955
Sqn Ldr G H King
Sqn Ldr R J E Walker

Armament
Gp Capt I J Lightfoot  28 Jun 1954 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr T W Harper 15 Oct 1956
Sqn Ldr H H Watkinson 30 Jan 1956 AFRAeS

Photography
Sqn Ldr L Newbould 30 May 1955  

Engineer
Gp Capt H B Collins  1 Jan 1956 Command Engineer Officer, MA, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr W Chadwick
Sqn Ldr F H Fearnside 23 Apr 1954
Sqn Ldr A E Gunn 16 Apr 1953
Sqn Ldr J Harvey  9 Nov 1953
Sqn Ldr C C W Martin  8 Apr 1954
Sqn Ldr A G Waterhouse  5 Dec 1955

Radio
Gp Capt L T Card 18 Oct 1954 CBE
Sqn Ldr F S Cocker  4 Jun 1956 DFC
Sqn Ldr R C Howes  1 Feb 1955
Sqn Ldr R G Seymour  1 Dec 1954
Sqn Ldr D L Wood 29 Aug 1955 BSc

Mechanical Transport
Sqn Ldr E R Maynard 24 Nov 1955
Royal Observer Corps
A/Cdre John H T Simpson 29 Mar 1954 Commandant, DSO, AFC
Miscellaneous
Mr A W Dell Statistics Officer
Wg Cdr D W Tiptree  1 Sep 1954 Officer Commanding Unit, AFC
Sqn Ldr B T Proctor  6 Jul 1956

Source - July 1957 Air Force List

1958

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Thomas G Pike  8 Aug 1956 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, CBE, DFC*; later MRAF
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt John M A Parker 23 Sep 1957 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt P L Tindall  8 Aug 1956 ADC to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Donald R Evans 10 Jan 1957 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DFC; later ACM
Operations
A/Cdre Peter G Wykeham  9 Jul 1956 DSO*, OBE, DFC*, AFC; later ACM
Gp Capt Tristram B de la P Beresford 14 Jan 1957 DSO, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt P R Walker 16 Sep 1957 CBE, DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr B J Scandrett 20 Dec 1955 AFC
Wg Cdr D F B Sheen 10 Jul 1957 DFC*
Wg Cdr D H Seaton 13 Dec 1955 DFC, AFC*
Sqn Ldr H R Barrand  1 Jul 1957
Sqn Ldr A H Fryer 14 Nov 1955
Sqn Ldr B H Howard 24 Jan 1955 DFC
Sqn Ldr P W Lovell  8 Apr 1957 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr Leslie G P Martin  4 Mar 1957 later A/Cdre
Air Defence Operations Centre
Gp Capt James Rankin 13 Jan 1937 DSO*, DFC*; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr A P Dunn 28 Feb 1955
Sqn Ldr M D Marshall 25 Aug 1955
Control and Reporting (Operations)
Wg Cdr A Richardson 15 Apr 1954 OBE
Sqn Ldr J B Robertson  9 Apr 1956 MBE, DFM
Sqn Ldr A Y Mason 20 May 1957 AFC
Control and Reporting (AA Liaison)
Maj F T Mills 10 Apr 1954
Plans
Gp Capt Christopher N Foxley-Norris  3 Dec 1956 DSO, OBE; later ACM
Wg Cdr D R Bagnall  6 Dec 1954 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr J C Hutton  1 Sep 1955 DFC
Sqn Ldr F Symmons  4 Dec 1955 DFC, DFM
Lt Col R E G Bartholomew 16 Nov 1953
Training
Sqn Ldr C J Homes 21 Jun 1954 AFC
Training (Control and Reporting)
Wg Cdr C P Waddell 22 Aug 1955
Sqn Ldr C C Flynn 16 Jan 1956
Sqn Ldr F A Hodges 29 Jun 1953
UK Air Traffic Service
Wg Cdr F J Robinson 23 Apr 1956 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr G A Bayliss 22 Aug 1954
Flight Safety
Wg Cdr D B Bretherton  4 Feb 1957 DFC
Sqn Ldr N E Bowen  1 Jul 1957
Sqn Ldr D J Green 15 Dec 1956
Command Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr L H Styles 16 Mar1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr R D S Orchard  5 Oct 1955
Navigation
Sqn Ldr J C W Davies 21 Feb 1955
Intelligence
Wg Cdr E Holden 23 Sep 1957 DFC
Sqn Ldr R D Sheardown 20 Jun 1956 OBE
Weapons
Wg Cdr L V Bachellier 11 Jul 1953
Sqn Ldr J D Nelson  5 Feb 1955 DFC
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr R J Apperley 24 Jul 1955 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr D J George 11 Jan 1954
Sqn Ldr J S D Hyslop  9 Feb 1954
Signals
A/Cdre

Melvin K D Porter

 19 Dec 1956 Command Signals Officer, CBE; later AM
Gp Capt R W Hase 11 Jun 1956
Wg Cdr A S Mohan 28 Jan 1957
Wg Cdr A Shaw  8 Apr 1955 DFC
Sqn Ldr R McGugan 12 May 1955
Sqn Ldr R Simpson  2 Jul 1956
Sqn Ldr J H Spencer  4 Jun 1956 MBE
Sqn Off J W Peck  1 Feb 1956
Exercises
Wg Cdr K F Mackie 13 Oct 1955 OBE, DFC*
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr Vacant
Meteorological
Mr B J Gorst   BSc
Research
Mr E A Lovell   OBE, BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM Eric S Butler 11 Mar 1957 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, OBE
Organisation
Gp Capt A E Lowe  3 Dec 1956 MBE, DFC
Wg Cdr D F Laslett 26 Sep 1955
Wg Cdr G Smythe 15 Apr 1957 MBE, DFM
Wg Cdr D W Tiptree 11 Jul 1957 AFC
Sqn Ldr P Ainley 27 Sep 1954 DFC
Sqn Ldr P G Barber  3 Jan 1955
Sqn Ldr A O Bennett  1 Jul 1957
Sqn Ldr A Bruce 15 Feb 1954
Sqn Ldr F G Fray 28 Dec 1955 DFC
Sqn Ldr J G Haigh  3 Apr 1956
Sqn Off B Wilson 16 Jan 1957 WRAF
Work Study
Gp Capt G AL Manton 29 Apr 1957  
Sqn Ldr E S Robinson  6 Feb 1957
Fire Service
Mr F J Evans    
Personnel
Gp Capt W A Toyne 30 Sep 1957 Senior Personnel Staff Officer,
Wg Cdr R B Langlois  1 Apr 1957
Wg Cdr F W T Pryer  1 May 1956
Sqn Ldr Michael A D'Arcy  9 Jan 1956 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr I E Miller 18 Apr 1955
Sqn Ldr H T Murley 12 Dec 1955 DFC, AFC*
Personnel (Civilian)
Mr T S Cochran Civilian Administration Officer
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr A K Furse 11 Mar 1957 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr P C P Farnes 10 May 1954 DFM
Equipment
Gp Capt M C R White 24 Oct 1955 Senior Equipment Staff Officer,
Wg Cdr R D Cooper 24 Jun 1957 RAAF
Wg Cdr P L Hancox 10 May 1955 OBE
Wg Cdr A Marr 12 Apr 1954
Sqn Ldr N V Carter 28 May 1956 OBE
Sqn Ldr W Gallagher 12 Dec 1955 MVO, AFC
Sqn Ldr P E Grew  7 Feb 1955
Sqn Ldr R S Ladbrook 13 Mar 1956
Sqn Ldr C W Lovatt  9 Jul 1956
Sqn Ldr F J Tomblin 31 Jan 1955
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt T P F Trudgian  6 Nov 1956 Command Accountant, OBE, ASAA
Wg Cdr R R Jack 17 Oct 1955
Wg Cdr R D I Scott  3 Apr 1956 MBE
Sqn Ldr A H Boughton 12 Dec 1954
Sqn Ldr W L Collis  9 Aug 1954
Sqn Ldr H A Tester
Catering
Sqn Ldr F Gillespie 18 Jan 1956 MBE
Sqn Ldr J McLuskie 18 Mar 1957 DFM
Medical
A/Cdre A Harvey 10 May 1951 Principal Medical Officer, CBE, MB, BCh, DPH
Gp Capt E B Harvey 18 Apr 1957 MRCS, LRCP, DTM&H
Wg Cdr W E Hassan  1 Jan 1956 MB, BS
Dental
Gp Capt F B Summerling  4 Jun 1956 OBE, BA, BDentSc
Chaplains
Rev B E Knight   Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief - C of E, MA
Rev C A Fisk   Assistant Principal Chaplain - PMUB, BA, BD
Educational
Gp Capt A A MacGregor 11 Mar 1957 Command Education Officer, BSc
Wg Cdr F F Fulton 21 Jan 1957 OBE, TD, MA
Wg Cdr J K Silver 26 Mar 1954 BSc
Sqn Ldr J A Davies 11 Jan 1956 DFC, BA
Sqn Ldr W E McCrea  3 Jan 1957 DFC, BSc
Works
Mr W J Cozens   OBE, BSc, MICE
Statistics
Mr A W G Dell   FCCS, FSS
WRAF Administration Officers
Wg Off B G Martin 19 Dec 1955 WRAF
Sqn Off G W Campion  9 Jan 1956 WRAF
Sqn Off N Williams 11 Nov 1953 WRAF

Technical Staff
AVM John D Baker-Carr  8 Oct 1956 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB, CBE, AFC; later AM

Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr E J Penton-Voak 18 May 1955 OBE, BSc (Eng), AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr J C Ellis
Sqn Ldr S C Kearn 18 May 1955
Sqn Ldr G H King
Sqn Ldr R J E Walker

Armament
Gp Capt I J Lightfoot  28 Jun 1954 Command Armament Officer
Sqn Ldr T W Harper 15 Oct 1956
Sqn Ldr H H Watkinson 30 Jan 1956 AFRAeS

Photography
Sqn Ldr L Newbould 30 May 1955  

Engineer
Gp Capt H B Collins  1 Jan 1956 Command Engineer Officer, MA, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr W Chadwick
Sqn Ldr F H Fearnside 23 Apr 1954
Sqn Ldr H Slatter  1 Jul 1957
Sqn Ldr A G Waterhouse  5 Dec 1955
Sqn Ldr R Woodward 24 Apr 1957

Radio
Gp Capt L T Card 18 Oct 1954 CBE
Wg Cdr G M McMinn  1 Jun 1957 MA
Sqn Ldr F S Cocker  4 Jun 1956 DFC
Sqn Ldr R C Howes  1 Feb 1955
Sqn Ldr R C Pee 12 Mar 1957
Sqn Ldr D L Wood 29 Aug 1955 BSc

Mechanical Transport
Wg Cdr G H Lambert 13 Apr 1957 MBE
Sqn Ldr E R Maynard 24 Nov 1955
Royal Observer Corps
A/Cdre John H T Simpson 29 Mar 1954 Commandant, DSO, AFC
Miscellaneous
Wg Cdr J M Southwell 27 May 1957 DFC*
Sqn Ldr B T Proctor  6 Jul 1956
Sqn Ldr E Williams  6 Apr 1957

Source - January 1958 Air Force List

1959

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Thomas G Pike  8 Aug 1956 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, CBE, DFC*; later MRAF
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr Roy H Crompton  7 Aug 1956 Personal Staff Officer to AOC-in-C; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt N E Hill-Trevor  4 Aug 1958 ADC to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Ronald B Lees  6 Oct 1958 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DFC*; later AM
Operations
A/Cdre Tristram B de la P Beresford 19 Apr 1958 DSO, DFC*
Operations 1
Gp Capt R M B Duke-Woolley  1 Jun 1958 DSO, DFC*
Wg Cdr Edgar James 18 Aug 1958 DFC, AFC*; later AVM
Sqn Ldr J C Cox  3 Feb 1958
Sqn Ldr P A Knapton 30 Dec 1957 DFC
Sqn Ldr B J Spragg 23 Dec 1957 DFC
Maj G E Jackson 16 Apr 1957 USAF
Training
Wg Cdr D B Bretherton  4 Feb 1957 DFC
Sqn Ldr Graham I Chapman 24 Sep 1956 AFC; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr A F Osborne 21 Oct 1957 DFC
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr T P Gibson 17 Mar 1958 DFC
Sqn Ldr L C Young 27 May 1958
Navigation
Sqn Ldr G J Storey  2 Jan 1957 AFC
Weapons
Sqn Ldr W J Bishop  3 Jan 1957 MBE
Operations II (Control and Reporting)
Gp Capt P R Walker 16 Sep 1957 CBE, DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr H R Barrand 14 Jul 1958
Sqn Ldr G M Skinnie  1 Jul 1958 DFC
Sqn Ldr R E Shreeve 21 Apr 1958
Training
Wg Cdr J H T Pickering 17 Feb 1958
Sqn Ldr J B Robertson  9 Apr 1956 MBE, DFM
Operations SAGW
Wg Cdr Ian S Stockwell 13 Oct 1958 DFC, AFC; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr E C Rigg 24 Apr 1957 AFC
Naval Liaison Officer
Lt Cdr G D Brownrigg 15 Jun 1957 RN
UK Air Traffic Service
Wg Cdr F J Robinson 23 Apr 1956 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr J H Lowes 14 Jan 1957
AA Liaison
Col S F Campbell 10 Sep 1958
Maj E Worthington 23 Sep 1957
Plans
Gp Capt John W Allan 17 Nov 1958 DSO, DFC, AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr Denis Crowley-Milling 18 Dec 1957 DSO, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr W D Smith 14 Jan 1958
Sqn Ldr G K Mossman 14 Oct 1957
Operations Requirements
Wg Cdr F W Davison  1 Jun 1958
Flight Safety
Sqn Ldr H G P Hine  3 Mar1958
Sqn Ldr F Mandaville 16 Jun 1958
Intelligence
Wg Cdr E Holden 23 Sep 1957 DFC
Sqn Ldr S M W Cadwallader  8 Apr 1958
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr D L Sladden 21 Jun 1957 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr D E Healey 27 Mar 1958
Sqn Ldr D C Irwin  2 Aug 1958
Exercises
Wg Cdr R A B Ellis  1 Dec 1958 RCAF
Sqn Ldr B D Hanafin 31 Mar 1958 DFC
Air Defence Operations Centre
Gp Capt R I K Edwards  7 Jul 1958 DFC*, AFC
Wg Cdr A L Hamilton 21 Jul 1958
Sqn Ldr T S Curtis 21 Oct 1957
Sqn Ldr A D B Smith 19 May 1958
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photographic
Sqn Ldr C I Colquhoun  7 Nov 1957 MBE, DFC, AFC
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr J N Owen  2 Jun 1958 DFC
Meteorological
Mr B J Gorst   BSc
Research
Mr R W Bevan   Senior Principal Scientific Officer, BSc, DipEl, FSS
Mr P G Downing   Principal Scientific Officer, BSc, FIS
Mr F Gale   Senior Scientific Officer, BA
Mr R J Mawhinney   Senior Scientific Officer, BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM Eric S Butler 11 Mar 1957 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, OBE
Organisation
Gp Capt D G Lyster 26 Nov 1958 DSO, DFC, AFC*
Wg Cdr L M Gilchrist 27 May 1958
Wg Cdr G Smythe 15 Apr 1957 MBE, DFM
Wg Cdr D W Tiptree 11 Jul 1957 AFC
Sqn Ldr A O Bennett  1 Jul 1957
Sqn Ldr S E Bussey 29 Sep 1958
Sqn Ldr S J Eaton 22 Apr 1958 DFC
Sqn Ldr G Gray 17 Nov 1958
Sqn Ldr J G Haigh  3 Apr 1956
Sqn Ldr R A Harvey 10 Oct 1957 AFC
Sqn Ldr W P Hopkin 12 Aug 1957 DFC
Sqn Ldr H A Penny  6 Oct 1958 OBE
Fire Service
Mr F J Evans    
Personnel
Gp Capt W A Toyne 30 Sep 1957 Senior Personnel Staff Officer,
Wg Cdr F W T Pryer  1 May 1956 OBE
Wg Cdr R A Schofield 14 Jul 1958
Sqn Ldr C G Broad  6 Jan 1958
Sqn Ldr J Flynn 31 Oct 1956
Sqn Ldr J M Robertson 30 Dec 1957
Personnel (Civilian)
Mr T S Cochran Civilian Administration Officer
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr A K Furse 11 Mar 1957 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr D McK Blackmore 13 Aug 1956 DFC
Sqn Ldr G M Smith 29 Dec 1957
Equipment
Gp Capt T S Kennedy  5 May 1958 Senior Equipment Staff Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr R D Cooper 24 Jun 1957 RAAF
Wg Cdr A S Duff  3 Feb 1958 OBE
Wg Cdr C W Lovatt 30 Jul 1956
Sqn Ldr W L Bagg  9 Jun 1958 DFC
Sqn Ldr D E Getgood  6 Jan 1958
Sqn Ldr J W Judge 11 Nov 1957 MBE
Sqn Ldr R S Ladbrook 13 Mar 1956
Sqn Ldr W F Langley 13 May 1958 BEM
Sqn Ldr J A Todd 15 Sep 1958
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt Vacant   Command Accountant,
Wg Cdr W J Evans 31 Dec 1956 ASAA
Sqn Ldr R P Bennett  8 Sep 1958 ACA
Sqn Ldr R L A Roberts  1 Sep 1957 DFM
Sqn Ldr J W Shepherd  8 Dec 1958
Catering
Wg Cdr C L Moyes 17 Feb 1958
Sqn Ldr F G Barr 13 Mar 1958
Sqn Ldr J McLuskie 18 Mar 1957 DFM
Medical
A/Cdre J B Wallace 19 Sep 1958 Principal Medical Officer, OBE, MD, ChB
Gp Capt E B Harvey 18 Apr 1957 MRCS, LRCP, DTM&H
Wg Cdr W E Hassan  1 Jan 1956 MB, BS
Chaplain
Rev B E Knight   Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief - C of E, MA
Educational
Gp Capt A A MacGregor 11 Mar 1957 Command Education Officer, BSc
Wg Cdr A E Druett 11 Jun 1958 BSc (Eng), AMIME
Wg Cdr F F Fulton 21 Jan 1957 OBE, TD, MA
Sqn Ldr W E McCrea  3 Jan 1957 DFC, BSc
Sqn Ldr A O Visick  4 Feb 1957 BA
Work Study
Gp Capt G AL Manton 29 Apr 1957  
Works
Mr W J Cozens   OBE, BSc, MICE
Statistics
Mr A W G Dell   FCCS, FSS
WRAF Administration Officers
Wg Off F R Pentland 14 Apr 1958 WRAF
Sqn Off W L Pain 24 Nov 1958 WRAF

Technical Staff
AVM John D Baker-Carr  8 Oct 1956 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB, CBE, AFC; later AM

Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr G N Rushen  2 Sep 1957  
Sqn Ldr J S Falvey 25 Aug 1958
Sqn Ldr L R Gould 10 Oct 1958
Sqn Ldr G H King  3 Sep 1956 MBE
Sqn Ldr G C Stickland  1 Sep 1957
Sqn Ldr C F Wake 25 Aug 1958
Electronics
A/Cdre Colin M Stewart  1 Dec 1958 CBE; later AVM
Gp Capt S C W Rudd  7 Oct 1958
Gp Capt Frank E Tyndall 10 Feb 1958 BSc; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R V Fiddick 18 Sep 1957
Wg Cdr A S C Jukes  1 Aug 1956
Wg Cdr G M McMinn  1 Jun 1957 MA
Wg Cdr J H Spencer 16 Sep 1957 MBE
Sqn Ldr H E Bennett 13 Aug 1957
Sqn Ldr N M Cotton  2 Aug 1957
Sqn Ldr J R Davies  2 Sep 1957
Sqn Ldr W A F Edwards 22 Sep 1958
Sqn Ldr R Ford 19 Aug 1957
Sqn Ldr R Jenkins  3 Mar 1957
Sqn Ldr B A Jones 26 Aug 1957
Sqn Ldr R C Pee  2 Mar 1957
Sqn Ldr R Simpson  2 Jul 1956
Sqn Off J W Peck 23 Jun 1958 BSc, WRAF

Mechanical Engineering Division
Gp Capt W S Reed 21 Apr 1958 Command Engineer Officer, MA, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr R Howard  2 Jul 1956
Wg Cdr G H Lambert 13 Apr 1957 MBE
Wg Cdr K H Wallis 28 Jul 1958
Sqn Ldr W Chadwick  3 Sep 1956
Sqn Ldr S J Lidstone 28 May 1958
Sqn Ldr E R Maynard 24 Nov 1955
Sqn Ldr W V Reynolds  3 Dec 1956
Sqn Ldr H Slatter  1 Jul 1957
Sqn Ldr A G Waterhouse  5 Dec 1955
Sqn Ldr P J Wintle 23 Sep 1957
Sqn Ldr R Woodward 24 Apr 1957
Royal Observer Corps
A/Cdre John H T Simpson 29 Mar 1954 Commandant, DSO, AFC
Miscellaneous
Wg Cdr J M Southwell 27 May 1957 DFC*
Sqn Ldr D H S Cameron 21 Jan 1958 Senior Equipment Officer
Sqn Ldr G P Owen  1 Jan 1958 Senior Admin Officer, MBE
Sqn Ldr E V Hambry 30 Aug 1957 Senior Accountant Officer

Dental
Sqn Ldr D L M Travers  6 Jan 1958 USDO, LDS

Source - January 1959 Air Force List

1960

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Hector D McGregor 30 Jul 1959 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, CBE, DSO
Personal Appointment
Wg Cdr D C Luck 29 Oct 1959 PSO to AOC-in-C,
Flt Lt R H Gunn  1 Jul 1959 ADC to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Ronald B Lees  6 Oct 1958 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DFC*; later AM
Operations
A/Cdre Edward J Morris 13 Dec 1959 CBE, DSO, DFC
Operations 1 (Air)
Gp Capt R M B Duke-Woolley  1 Jun 1958 DSO, DFC*
Wg Cdr Colin W Coulthard 13 Apr 1959 AFC*; later AVM
Sqn Ldr J H Granville-White  8 Jun 1959
Sqn Ldr P A Knapton 30 Dec 1957 DFC
Sqn Ldr A F Osborne 21 Oct 1957 DFC
Sqn Ldr B J Spragg 23 Dec 1957 DFC
Training
Wg Cdr J W J Leggett 26 Oct 1959
Sqn Ldr D Chapman 16 Feb 1959
Maj R C Howard  1 May 1959 USAF
Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr T P Gibson 17 Mar 1958 DFC
Sqn Ldr L C Young 27 May 1958
Weapons
Sqn Ldr E A Knighton  1 Jan 1959 AFC
Operations II
Gp Capt P R Walker 16 Sep 1957 CBE, DSO, DFC

Operations (Control & Reporting)
Wg Cdr G M Shinnie 15 Jun 1959 DFC
Sqn Ldr R E Shreeve 21 Apr 1958
Sqn Ldr J W G Smith  1 Jun 1959 DFC
Training (Control and Reporting)
Wg Cdr J H T Pickering 17 Feb 1958
Sqn Ldr J Oakley 20 Jul 1959

Operations Surface-to-Air Guided Weapons
Wg Cdr Ian S Stockwell 13 Oct 1958 DFC, AFC; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr T J McElhaw  9 Nov 1959
Naval Liaison Officer
Lt Cdr R E Connor 15 Jun 1957 RN
AA Liaison
Col S F Campbell 10 Sep 1958
Maj R A L'Estrange 20 Apr 1959 Royal Artillery
Plans
Gp Capt R B Morison 21 Sep 1959 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr G W Johnson 31 Jul 1959 DFC*
Wg Cdr W D Smith 14 Jan 1958
Sqn Ldr W G Abel 28 Dec 1959
Sqn Ldr G K Mossman 14 Oct 1957
Operations Requirements
Wg Cdr F W Davison  1 Jun 1958
Flight Safety
Sqn Ldr A L Bennett 21 Dec 1959
Sqn Ldr H G P Hine  3 Mar1958

Intelligence
Wg Cdr E Holden 23 Sep 1957 DFC
Sqn Ldr S M W Cadwallader 8 Apr 1958
Ground Defence
Wg Cdr D L Sladden 21 Jun 1957 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr D C Irwin  2 Aug 1958
Sqn Ldr G R M Moses  2 Mar 1959
Exercises
Wg Cdr R A B Ellis  1 Dec 1958 RCAF
Sqn Ldr B D Hanafin 31 Mar 1958 DFC
Air Defence Operations Centre
Gp Capt R I K Edwards  7 Jul 1958 DFC*, AFC
Wg Cdr A L Hamilton 21 Jul 1958
Sqn Ldr A D B Smith 19 May 1958
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Photographic
Sqn Ldr F R J Richardson 11 Jan 1959 DFM
Physical Training
Sqn Ldr J N Owen  2 Jun 1958 DFC
Meteorological
Mr B J Gorst   BSc
Research
Mr R G de Glanville   Principal Scientific Officer, MA, AMIEE
Mr F Gale   Senior Scientific Officer, BA
Mr R J Mawhinney   Senior Scientific Officer, BSc

Fire Services
Fire Service Officer I F J Evans   Command Fire Officer, GIFireE

Photography
Sqn Ldr F R J Richardson 11 Jan 1959 DFM

Physical Fitness
Sqn Ldr J N Owen  2 Jun 1958 DFC

Meteorological
Mr B J Gorst   BSc

Research
Mr R W Bevan   Senior Principal Scientific Officer, OBE, BSc, DipEd, DipArch, FSS
Mr R Spence   Principal Scientific Officer, BSc
Mr F Gale   Senior Scientific Officer, MA
Mr R J Mawhinney   Senior Scientific Officer, BSc
Mr J K R Wood   Senior Scientific Officer, BSc, ARCS, DIC, FSS
Administrative Staff
AVM Eric S Butler 11 Mar 1957 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, OBE
Organisation
Gp Capt D G Lyster 26 Nov 1958 DSO, DFC, AFC*
Wg Cdr L M Gilchrist 27 May 1958
Wg Cdr M C Raban 21 Dec 1959 AFC
Wg Cdr G Smythe 15 Apr 1957 MBE, DFM
Sqn Ldr R L Cameron 24 Aug 1959
Sqn Ldr S J Eaton 22 Apr 1958 DFC
Sqn Ldr G Gray 17 Nov 1958
Sqn Ldr R A Harvey 10 Oct 1957 AFC
Sqn Ldr H A Penny  6 Oct 1958 OBE
Sqn Ldr G R Wheeldon 16 Dec 1959 AFC
Sqn Ldr G T Williams 15 Jun 1959 OBE, DFM
Sqn Off S R MacPherson  4 Aug 1959 WRAF

Work Study
Gp Capt G A L Manton 29 Apr 1957
Sqn Ldr Geoffrey S Cooper 20 Dec 1958 later A/Cdre
Fire Service
Mr F J Evans    
Personnel
Gp Capt William Pitt-Brown 12 Oct 1959 CBE, DFC*, AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr A E Harkness  5 Jan 1959 AFC*
Sqn Ldr Neville S Howlett 16 Nov 1959 later AVM
Sqn Ldr M K B James 31 Mar 1959
Sqn Ldr S J Palmer  2 Feb 1959 DFC
Sqn Ldr G G Whittle 28 Dec 1959 DFM
Personnel (Civilian)
Mr T S Cochran Civilian Administration Officer
Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr R F T Doe 15 Jul 1959 DSO, DFC*
Sqn Ldr G M Smith 29 Dec 1957
Equipment
Gp Capt T S Kennedy  5 May 1958 Senior Equipment Staff Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr A S Duff  3 Feb 1958 OBE
Wg Cdr R P Norman 26 Jan 1959
Wg Cdr P G I Northey RAAF
Sqn Ldr W L Bagg  9 Jun 1958 DFC
Sqn Ldr T B Bowen-Jones  1 Jul 1959
Sqn Ldr D E Getgood  6 Jan 1958
Sqn Ldr W F Langley 13 May 1958 BEM
Sqn Ldr J A Todd 15 Sep 1958
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Accountant
Gp Capt W M Lyons 23 Mar 1959 FCA
Wg Cdr W J Evans 24 Apr 1958 ACAA
Sqn Ldr R P Bennett  8 Sep 1958 ACA
Sqn Ldr W M Jamieson 14 Dec 1959 MBE
Sqn Ldr J W Shepherd  8 Dec 1958
Catering
Wg Cdr C L Moyes 17 Feb 1958
Sqn Ldr W C McEwen  1 Dec 1958
Medical
A/Cdre J B Wallace 19 Sep 1958 Principal Medical Officer, OBE, MD, ChB
Gp Capt R H Pratt  1 Dec 1959 MB, BCh, DPH, DIH
Wg Cdr W E Hassan  1 Jan 1956 MB, BS
Sqn Ldr N Jones 31 Aug 1959
Chaplain
Rev     Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief - C of E, MA
Educational
Gp Capt A A MacGregor 11 Mar 1957 Command Education Officer, BSc
Wg Cdr H E Beardshaw  2 Feb 1959
Wg Cdr F F Fulton 21 Jan 1957 OBE, TD, MA
Sqn Ldr T A Jones 27 Jul 1959
Sqn Ldr R Oulton 20 May 1959 BA
Sqn Ldr A O Visick  4 Feb 1957 BA
Works
Mr W J Cozens   OBE, BSc, MICE
Statistics
Mr A W G Dell   FCCS, FSS
WRAF Administration Officers
Wg Off D B Von Donop 16 Nov 1959 WRAF

Technical Staff
AVM    1 Mar 1959 Senior Technical Staff Officer,

Technical Co-ordinating Staff
Wg Cdr W D Hunter 11 Jan 1960 AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr L R De Thier  1 May 1959
Sqn Ldr J S Falvey 25 Aug 1958
Sqn Ldr L R Gould 10 Oct 1958
Sqn Ldr G R Hatfield 12 May 1959
Sqn Ldr G H King  3 Sep 1956 MBE
Sqn Ldr G C Stickland  1 Sep 1957
Sqn Ldr C F Wake 25 Aug 1958
Electronics Division
A/Cdre Colin M Stewart  1 Dec 1958 CBE; later AVM
Gp Capt S C W Rudd  7 Oct 1958
Gp Capt Kenneth B S Willder  2 Mar 1959 OBE, BSc, AMIEE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr H E Bennett 26 Oct 1959 MBE
Wg Cdr R V Fiddick 18 Sep 1957
Wg Cdr S L Gordon 10 Aug 1959
Wg Cdr R W Williams 21 Sep 1959
Sqn Ldr W Adams 31 Aug 1959
Sqn Ldr N M Cotton  2 Aug 1957
Sqn Ldr J R Davies  2 Sep 1957
Sqn Ldr R Ford 19 Aug 1957
Sqn Ldr A G Harris 17 Jul 1959
Sqn Ldr R Jenkins  3 Mar 1957
Sqn Ldr B A Jones 26 Aug 1957
Sqn Ldr H N Kitchen 20 Apr 1959 MBE
Sqn Ldr R W Lowdon 12 Oct 1959
Sqn Ldr M B C Preston 17 Aug 1959 BA
Sqn Ldr W J Roberts 29 Dec 1959 DipEl

Mechanical Engineering Division
Gp Capt D W Williams 15 Jun 1959 OBE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr F G Dummer  9 Mar 1959 AFRAeS
Wg Cdr H B Hurley  3 Aug 1959
Wg Cdr K H Wallis 28 Jul 1958
Sqn Ldr R H W Beer 23 Sep 1959
Sqn Ldr D T Brown  9 Nov 1959
Sqn Ldr W Chadwick  3 Sep 1956
Sqn Ldr P O Gibson 20 Apr 1959
Sqn Ldr S J Lidstone 28 May 1958
Sqn Ldr H Slatter  1 Jul 1957
Sqn Ldr A G Waterhouse  5 Dec 1955
Royal Observer Corps
A/Cdre John M Warfield  4 May 1959 CBE
Miscellaneous
Wg Cdr A D Forster 29 Jun 1959 Officer Commanding, Unit, DFC

Dental
Gp Capt F F Kennedy  1 Feb 1960 Principal Dental Officer - Eastern Area, LDSRCS (Eng)

Source - January 1960 Air Force List

1961

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Hector D McGregor 30 Jul 1959 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, CBE, DSO
Personal Appointments
Wg Cdr D C Luck 29 Oct 1959 PSO to AOC-in-C,
Flt Lt R H Gunn  1 Jul 1959 ADC to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Edward L Colbeck-Welch 30 May 1960 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, OBE, DFC

Air
A/Cdre Vacant

Operations 1
Gp Capt

Eric W Wright

 1 Dec 1960 DFC, DFM; later A/Cdre

Operations (Air)
Wg Cdr Colin W Coulthard 13 Apr 1959 AFC*; later AVM
Sqn Ldr

Peter E Bairsto

 1 Apr 1960 AFC; later AM
Sqn Ldr W G Hester 18 Jul 1960
Sqn Ldr J Mellers 29 Jul 1960 DFC

Operations (Tactics and Training)
Wg Cdr J W J Leggett 26 Oct 1959
Sqn Ldr D Chapman 16 Feb 1959
Sqn Ldr J H Granville-White  8 Jun 1959
Sqn Ldr R R Harding 11 Apr 1960
Maj  1 May 1959 USAF

Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr Vacant
Sqn Ldr F E Earnshaw 22 Aug 196

Weapons
Sqn Ldr R B Hesselyn  8 Feb 1960 MBE, DFC, DFM

Operations 2
Gp Capt T R Burne 29 Feb 1960 DSO, AFC

Operations (Control & Reporting)
Wg Cdr G M Shinnie 15 Jun 1959 DFC
Sqn Ldr J Oakley 20 Jul 1959
Sqn Ldr J W G Smith  1 Jun 1959 DFC
Sqn Ldr A DS Williams 19 Jul 1960
Sqn Ldr J W Woolfries  3 Oct 1960 MBE

Operations Surface-to-Air Guided Weapons
Wg Cdr Ian S Stockwell, 13 Oct 1958 DFC, AFC; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr H B Iles 11 Jul 1960 MA, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr T J McElhaw  9 Nov 1959

Naval Liaison
Lt Cdr R E Connor RN

Army Liaison
Col R Beggs  1 Mar 1960 MBE
Maj J Cameron-Hayes 19 Jan 1960 Royal Artillery

Plans
Gp Capt R B Morison 21 Sep 1959 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr D W B Farrar  2 Jan 1961 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr G W Johnson 31 Jul 1959 DFC*
Wg Cdr W D Smith 14 Jan 1958
Sqn Ldr D H Simmons 19 Dec 1959

Flight Safety
Sqn Ldr A L Bennett 21 Dec 1959
Sqn Ldr R Emmett  7 Jul 1960 AFC

Intelligence
Wg Cdr C Dunkerley  1 Jun 1960
Sqn Ldr S M W Cadwallader 8 Apr 1958

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr P C R Carrington 27 Aug 1960
Sqn Ldr D A V Nicolson 21 Nov 1960 DFM

Exercises
Wg Cdr R A B Ellis  1 Dec 1958 CD, RCAF
Sqn Ldr B D Hanafin 31 Mar 1958 DFC
Staff of the Services (Air Staff)

Fire Services
Fire Service Officer I F J Evans   Command Fire Officer, GIFireE

Photography
Sqn Ldr F R J Richardson 11 Jan 1959 DFM

Physical Fitness
Sqn Ldr J N Owen  2 Jun 1958 DFC

Meteorological
Mr B J Gorst   BSc

Research
Mr R W Bevan   Senior Principal Scientific Officer, OBE, BSc, DipEd, DipArch, FSS
Mr R Spence   Principal Scientific Officer, BSc
Mr F Gale   Senior Scientific Officer, MA
Mr R J Mawhinney   Senior Scientific Officer, BSc
Mr J K R Wood   Senior Scientific Officer, BSc, ARCS, DIC, FSS
Administrative Staff
AVM Eric S Butler 11 Mar 1957 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, OBE

Organisation
Gp Capt J W Louw  8 Aug 1960 OBE, DFC*
Wg Cdr C F Atkinson  2 Aug 1960
Wg Cdr L M Gilchrist 27 May 1958
Wg Cdr M C Raban 21 Dec 1959 AFC
Sqn Ldr R L Cameron 24 Aug 1959
Sqn Ldr G Gray 17 Nov 1958
Sqn Ldr R J Hawtin 14 Mar 1960
Sqn Ldr R F Marshall-Hardy 20 Apr 1960
Sqn Ldr G R Wheeldon 16 Dec 1959 AFC
Sqn Ldr G T Williams 15 Jun 1959 OBE, DFM
Sqn Off B J Francis 17 Oct 1960 WRAF

Work Study
Gp Capt J H D Chapple  4 Dec 1960
Sqn Ldr Geoffrey S Cooper 20 Dec 1958 later A/Cdre

Personnel
Gp Capt William Pitt-Brown 12 Oct 1959 CBE, DFC*, AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr J L Kerr 22 Jun 1960
Sqn Ldr Neville S Howlett 16 Nov 1959 later AVM
Sqn Ldr M K B James 31 Mar 1959
Sqn Ldr S J Palmer  2 Feb 1959 DFC
Sqn Ldr G G Whittle 28 Dec 1959 DFM

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr T S Cochran Civilian Administration Officer

Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr R F T Doe 15 Jul 1959 DSO, DFC*
Sqn Ldr W G Abel 28 Dec 1959

Equipment
Gp Capt Bernard G Dickinson 11 Jul 1960 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr J P Beale  9 Mar 1960
Wg Cdr R P Norman 26 Jan 1959
Wg Cdr P G I Northey RAAF
Sqn Ldr W L Bagg  9 Jun 1958 DFC
Sqn Ldr T B Bowen-Jones  1 Jul 1959
Sqn Ldr W F Langley 13 May 1958 BEM
Sqn Ldr J A Todd 15 Sep 1958
Staff of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Gp Capt W M Lyons 23 Mar 1959 FCA
Wg Cdr W S Lloyd 22 Jun 1960
Sqn Ldr R P Bennett  8 Sep 1958 ACA
Sqn Ldr W M Jamieson 14 Dec 1959 MBE
Sqn Ldr J W Shepherd  8 Dec 1958

Catering
Wg Cdr C L Moyes 17 Feb 1958
Sqn Ldr W C McEwen  1 Dec 1958

Medical
A/Cdre J B Wallace 19 Sep 1958 Principal Medical Officer, OBE, MD, ChB
Gp Capt R H Pratt  1 Dec 1959 MB, BCh, DPH, DIH
Wg Cdr W E Hassan  1 Jan 1956 MB, BS
Sqn Ldr N Jones 31 Aug 1959

Chaplains
Rev I Newell 17 Jan 1960 Principal Chaplain PMUB (Located at Signals Command), MA
Rev P J Bowen 21 Jun 1960 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, C of E, BA

Educational
Gp Capt F J M Pryer 23 Sep 1960 BSc, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr H E Beardshaw  2 Feb 1959
Wg Cdr J A Wilson 18 Jan 1960 OBE, MA
Sqn Ldr T A Jones 27 Jul 1959
Sqn Ldr R Oulton 20 May 1959 BA

Works
Mr W J Cozens   OBE, BSc (Eng), AMICE

Statistics
Mr A W G Dell FCCS, FSS

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off D B Von Donop 16 Nov 1959 WRAF
Technical Staff
AVM Henry B Wrigley 24 Jun 1960 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CBE

Technical Co-ordination
Wg Cdr W D Hunter 11 Jan 1960 AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr C F S Churcher  9 Jan 191 MBE
Sqn Ldr L R De Thier  1 May 1959
Sqn Ldr L R Gould 10 Oct 1958 DFM
Sqn Ldr A H Jones  3 Oct 1960
Sqn Ldr C F Wake 25 Aug 1958

Electronics Division
A/Cdre Colin M Stewart 10 Nov 1958 CBE; later AVM
Gp Capt S C W Rudd  7 Oct 1958 CBE
Gp Capt Kenneth B S Willder  2 Mar 1959 OBE, BSc, AMIEE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr H E Bennett 26 Oct 1959 MBE
Wg Cdr R V Fiddick 18 Sep 1957
Wg Cdr S L Gordon 10 Aug 1959
Wg Cdr S V Vaizey 25 Sep 1960
Sqn Ldr W Adams 31 Aug 1959
Sqn Ldr N M Cotton  2 Aug 1957
Sqn Ldr A G Harris 17 Jul 1959
Sqn Ldr R Jenkins  3 Mar 1957
Sqn Ldr J A Jones 19 Jan 1959
Sqn Ldr H N Kitchen 20 Apr 1959 MBE
Sqn Ldr R W Lowdon 12 Oct 1959
Sqn Ldr R I Perks 10 Feb 1960
Sqn Ldr M B C Preston 17 Aug 1959 BA
Sqn Ldr G E Trevains  1 Feb 1960
Sqn Ldr E B Williams  4 Jan 1960

Mechanical Engineering Division
Gp Capt D W Williams 15 Jun 1959 OBE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr F G Dummer  9 Mar 1959 AFRAeS
Wg Cdr H B Hurley  3 Aug 1959
Wg Cdr K G Thomson  1 Jan 1961
Wg Cdr K H Wallis 28 Jul 1958
Sqn Ldr R H W Beer 23 Sep 1959
Sqn Ldr D T Brown  9 Nov 1959
Sqn Ldr P O Gibson 20 Apr 1959
Sqn Ldr G R Hadfield 12 May 1959
Sqn Ldr S J Lidstone 28 May 1958
Sqn Ldr D G M Moore  7 Jun 1960
Sqn Ldr R C Orme 11 Apr 1960
Sqn Ldr A G Waterhouse  5 Dec 1955
Sqn Ldr D H R Weston  2 Aug 1960 AMIEE
Royal Observer Corps
A/Cdre John M Warfield  4 May 1959 CBE
Miscellaneous Appointments

Air Defence Operations Centre
Gp Capt P J Simpson 28 Dec 1960 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr A L Hamilton 27 Jul 1958
Sqn Ldr A D B Smith 19 May 1958

HQ Fighter Command Detachment (RRE Malvern)
Wg Cdr E C Oldfield  7 Jul 1958 AFC
Wg Cdr J H Spencer 26 Oct 1959 MBE
Wg Cdr A F Wilson 14 Nov 1960 DFC
Sqn Ldr M J P Davies 30 Sep 1959
Sqn Ldr G P Kingston 24 Oct 1960
Sqn Ldr J Rothwell  8 Feb 1960
Sqn Ldr B J Spragg  8 Aug 1960
Sqn Ldr B A W Stobart  3 Oct 1960
Sqn Ldr R J Street 29 Aug 1960

Dental
Gp Capt F F Kennedy  1 Feb 1960 Principal Dental Officer - Eastern Area, LDSRCS (Eng)

HQ Unit
Wg Cdr A D Forster 29 Jun 1959 Officer Commanding, Unit, DFC

Source - January 1961 Air Force List

1962

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Hector D McGregor 30 Jul 1959 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, CBE, DSO
Personal Appointments
Wg Cdr D C Luck 29 Oct 1959 PSO to AOC-in-C,
Flt Lt R H Gunn  1 Jul 1959 ADC to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Edward L Colbeck-Welch 30 May 1960 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, OBE, DFC

Operations
A/Cdre Philip J Sanders  6 Mar 1961 DFC

Operations 1
Gp Capt D H Seaton 11 Dec 1961 DFC, AFC*

Operations (Air)
Wg Cdr

Peter E Bairsto

 1 Apr 1960 AFC; later AM
Wg Cdr Alan F Jenkins  3 Jul 1961 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W G Hester 18 Jul 1960
Sqn Ldr J Mellers 29 Jul 1960 DFC

Operations (Tactics and Training)
Wg Cdr J W J Leggett 26 Oct 1959
Sqn Ldr D Bish 28 Aug 1961
Sqn Ldr G Honeyman 27 Nov 1961
Sqn Ldr John F G Howe 18 Dec 1961 AFC; later AVM
Maj H B Shaw  1 May 1959 USAF

Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr J M Fryer  4 Sep 1961 DFM

Weapons
Sqn Ldr R B Hesselyn  8 Feb 1960 MBE, DFC, DFM

Operations 2
Gp Capt T R Burne 29 Feb 1960 DSO, AFC

Operations (Control & Reporting)
Wg Cdr G M Shinnie 15 Jun 1959 DFC
Sqn Ldr A D Bentley 30 Jan 1961
Sqn Ldr J Oakley 20 Jul 1959
Sqn Ldr A DS Williams 19 Jul 1960
Sqn Ldr J W Woolfries  3 Oct 1960 MBE

Operations Surface-to-Air Guided Weapons
Wg Cdr P W Harle  3 Aug 1961
Sqn Ldr H B Iles 11 Jul 1960 MA, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr T J McElhaw  9 Nov 1959

Naval Liaison
Lt Cdr R B W Bundle xx xxx 1961 RN

Army Liaison
Col R Beggs  1 Mar 1960 MBE
Maj J Cameron-Hayes 19 Jan 1960 Royal Artillery

Plans
Gp Capt

Eric W Wright

 1 Dec 1960 DFC, DFM; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr P J Anson  1 Jan 1961 DFC
Wg Cdr D W B Farrar  2 Jan 1961 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr J Rennie  4 Sep 1961
Sqn Ldr D H Simmons 19 Dec 1959

Flight Safety
Sqn Ldr D T Adamson  Apr 1961
Sqn Ldr R Emmett  7 Jul 1960 AFC

Intelligence
Wg Cdr C Dunkerley  1 Jun 1960
Sqn Ldr H R G Jebb 27 Mar 1961 BA

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr P C R Carrington 27 Aug 1960
Sqn Ldr D A V Nicolson 21 Nov 1960 DFM

Exercises
Wg Cdr J E McClure 12 Jun 1961 DFC, CD, RCAF
Sqn Ldr P N Lee 15 Nov 1961
Staff of the Services (Air Staff)

Fire Services
Fire Service Officer I F J Evans   Command Fire Officer, GIFireE

Photography
Sqn Ldr S Hoskin 16 Oct 1961  

Physical Fitness
Sqn Ldr W A Batchelor 30 Jul 1961 DPhysEd

Meteorological
Mr B J Gorst   BSc

Research
Mr R W Bevan   Senior Principal Scientific Officer, OBE, BSc, DipEd, DipArch, FSS
Mr P G Downing   Principal Scientific Officer, BSc, FIS
Mr F Gale   Senior Scientific Officer, MA
Mr D M Gough   Senior Scientific Officer, BSc
Mr J K R Wood   Senior Scientific Officer, BSc, ARCS, DIC, FSS
Administrative Staff
AVM Geoffrey C Eveleigh  1 Jul 1961 Air Officer i/c Administration, OBE

Organisation
Gp Capt J W Louw  8 Aug 1960 OBE, DFC*
Wg Cdr C F Atkinson  2 Aug 1960
Wg Cdr L M Gilchrist 27 May 1958
Wg Cdr M C Raban 21 Dec 1959 AFC
Sqn Ldr R L Cameron 24 Aug 1959
Sqn Ldr R J Hawtin 14 Mar 1960
Sqn Ldr R F Marshall-Hardy 20 Apr 1960
Sqn Ldr J P Trant 30 Mar 1961
Sqn Ldr G R Wheeldon 16 Dec 1959 AFC
Sqn Ldr G T Williams 15 Jun 1959 OBE, DFM
Sqn Off B J Francis 17 Oct 1960 WRAF

Work Study
Gp Capt J H D Chapple  4 Dec 1960
Sqn Ldr R H Sergeant 17 Apr 1961

Personnel
Gp Capt J Ellis 12 Feb 1961 CBE, DFC*
Wg Cdr J L Kerr 22 Jun 1960
Sqn Ldr R C Cawrse 25 Sep 1961
Sqn Ldr J Godfrey 27 Feb 1961
Sqn Ldr David McL Scrimgeour 20 Apr 1961 later A/Cdre

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr T S Cochran Civilian Administration Officer

Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr H L Calder-Jones 30 Jan 1961
Sqn Ldr W G Abel 28 Dec 1959

Equipment
Gp Capt Bernard G Dickinson 11 Jul 1960 OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr J P Beale  9 Mar 1960
Wg Cdr G D Dillabough 23 May 1961
Wg Cdr P G I Northey RAAF
Sqn Ldr W F M B Buchan 19 Dec 1960
Sqn Ldr W L Bagg  9 Jun 1958 DFC
Sqn Ldr W H Eden 20 Nov 1961
Sqn Ldr D R Galliver 13 Feb 1961
Sqn Ldr S McKeith  4 Sep 1961
Sqn Ldr H C Trent  6 Nov 1961
Staff of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Gp Capt W M Lyons 23 Mar 1959 FCA
Wg Cdr W S Lloyd 22 Jun 1960
Sqn Ldr W H Hasselstrom 13 Feb 1961
Sqn Ldr W M Jamieson 14 Dec 1959 MBE
Sqn Ldr R H Bradley 21 Aug 1961

Catering
Wg Cdr K C C Hicks 14 Jan 1961
Sqn Ldr J A Smith 14 Jan 1961

Medical
A/Cdre A W Smith 20 Mar 1961 Principal Medical Officer, MB, BS, DIH
Gp Capt R H Pratt  1 Dec 1959 MB, BCh, DPH, DIH
Sqn Ldr R Arrowsmith  6 Feb 1961

Chaplains
Rev I Newell 17 Jan 1960 Principal Chaplain PMUB (Located at Signals Command), MA
Rev P J Bowen 21 Jun 1960 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief, C of E, BA

Educational
Gp Capt F J M Pryer 23 Sep 1960 BSc, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr A R M Watts 25 Sep 1961 OBE, BA
Wg Cdr J A Wilson 18 Jan 1960 OBE, MA
Sqn Ldr F Setterington  4 Dec 1961 BA

Works
Mr W J Cozens   OBE, BSc (Eng), AMICE

Statistics
Mr A W G Dell FCCS, FSS

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off D B Von Donop 16 Nov 1959 WRAF
Technical Staff
AVM Henry B Wrigley 24 Jun 1960 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CBE

Technical Co-ordination
Wg Cdr W D Hunter 11 Jan 1960 AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr C F S Churcher  9 Jan 191 MBE
Sqn Ldr L R De Thier  1 May 1959
Sqn Ldr R M Guthrie xx Jan 1962
Sqn Ldr E H E Perry 24 Apr 1961
Sqn Ldr L B Webber  9 Oct 1961

Electronics Division
A/Cdre Harold G Leonard-Williams 15 May 1961 Command Signals Officer,. CBE; later AVM
Gp Capt S C W Rudd  7 Oct 1958 CBE
Gp Capt Kenneth B S Willder  2 Mar 1959 OBE, BSc, AMIEE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R V Fiddick 18 Sep 1957
Wg Cdr K W Haynes 27 Feb 1961 AMBIRE
Wg Cdr S V Vaizey 25 Sep 1960
Wg Cdr W Wilkinson  2 Nov 1961 AMBIRE
Sqn Ldr S F Bettinson 12 Dec1960 AMIEE, AMBIRE
Sqn Ldr L G Chapman  9 Oct 1961
Sqn Ldr L G Graddon 22 Mar 1961
Sqn Ldr R Jenkins  3 Mar 1957
Sqn Ldr J A Jones 19 Jan 1959
Wg Cdr S H Mitchinson 21 Jan 1963 DFM
Sqn Ldr A L Murray-Rochard xx Jul 1961
Sqn Ldr S W Sarll 21 Aug 1961 AMBIRE
Sqn Ldr G E Trevains  1 Feb 1960
Sqn Ldr D R Watt 15 Jan 1962
Sqn Ldr E B Williams  4 Jan 1960

Mechanical Engineering Division
Gp Capt R J Rackham  9 Jan 1961 MA, AMICE, MIME, AFRAeS, DCAe
Wg Cdr D T Brown  9 Nov 1959
Wg Cdr G D Cooper  2 Oct 1961 MBE
Wg Cdr K G Thomson  1 Jan 1961
Wg Cdr J A Walters 27 Mar 1961
Sqn Ldr F Barrell  5 Dec 1960
Sqn Ldr R H W Beer 23 Sep 1959
Sqn Ldr J Grossman  6 Feb 1961
Sqn Ldr W E B Hurst 16 Jan 1961
Sqn Ldr D G M Moore  7 Jun 1960
Sqn Ldr R C Orme 11 Apr 1960
Sqn Ldr R C G T Rogers 31 Jul 1961 AFRAeS, DCAe
Sqn Ldr G A Stemp 13 Mar 1961
Sqn Ldr A G Waterhouse  5 Dec 1955
Sqn Ldr P O Gibson 20 Apr 1959
Sqn Ldr D H R Weston  2 Aug 1960 AMIEE
Royal Observer Corps
A/Cdre Cathcart M Wight-Boycott 29 May 1961 CBE, DSO*, BA
Miscellaneous Appointments

Air Defence Operations Centre
Gp Capt P J Simpson 28 Dec 1960 DSO, DFC
Wg Cdr G B Masters  4 Jan 1961
Sqn Ldr W L Griffiths  5 Dec 1960
Sqn Ldr A D B Smith 19 May 1958

HQ Fighter Command Detachment (RRE Malvern)
Wg Cdr W D Smith 14 Jan 1958 Signals
Wg Cdr G Tate 10 Apr 1961 Fighter Control, OBE, DFC
Wg Cdr A F Wilson 14 Nov 1960 Officer Commanding, DFC
Sqn Ldr M J P Davies 30 Sep 1959
Sqn Ldr G P Kingston 24 Oct 1960
Sqn Ldr J Rothwell  8 Feb 1960
Sqn Ldr B J Spragg  8 Aug 1960
Sqn Ldr B A W Stobart  3 Oct 1960
Sqn Ldr R J Street 29 Aug 1960

Dental
Gp Capt F F Kennedy  1 Feb 1960 Principal Dental Officer - Eastern Area, LDSRCS (Eng)

HQ Unit
Wg Cdr A D Forster 29 Jun 1959 Officer Commanding, Unit, DFC

Source - January 1962 Air Force List

1963

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Douglas G Morris  8 May 1962 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, CBE, DSO, DFC
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr B E de Iongh 18 Mar 1963 PSO to AOC-in-C,
Flt Lt D A Cuttill 12 Mar 1962 ADC to AOC-in-C, ACIS
Air Staff
AVM Robert N Bateson  4 Feb 1963 Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO*, DFC

Policy and Planning
Gp Capt

Eric W Wright

 1 Dec 1960 DFC, DFM; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr P J Anson  1 Jan 1961 DFC
Wg Cdr J E Kilduff 30 Apr 1962
Wg Cdr J Rennie  4 Sep 1961
Wg Cdr J W Vick 17 Jan 1962 DFC
Sqn Ldr George P Black 18 Jun 1962 AFC; later AVM
Sqn Ldr D W Greaves 15 Oct 1962
Sqn Ldr B P W Mercer  7 Jan 1963 AFC*
Sqn Ldr R J Newman 13 Oct 1962
Sqn Ldr E J Shaw 31 Dec 1962 AFC

Operations Executive
Gp Capt A R Wright 20 Sep 1962 DFC*, AFC
Wg Cdr Alan F Jenkins  3 Jul 1961 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr G Honeyman 27 Nov 1961

Intelligence
Wg Cdr C Dunkerley  1 Jun 1960
Sqn Ldr H R G Jebb 27 Mar 1961 BA

Operations and Training
Gp Capt D H Seaton 11 Dec 1961 DFC, AFC*
Wg Cdr F W Sledmere 17 Dec 1962 AFC
Wg Cdr P W Harle  3 Aug 1961
Wg Off T C Legge  2 Apr 1962 WRAF
Sqn Ldr A D Bentley 30 Jan 1961
Sqn Ldr D Bish 28 Aug 1961
Sqn Ldr M R S Cunningham 23 Jul 1962
Sqn Ldr T R Holland 16 Apr 1962 AFC
Sqn Ldr John F G Howe 18 Dec 1961 AFC; later AVM
Sqn Ldr A L McGrath  1 Dec 1961 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr A A Taylor xx Mar 1963

Flight Safety
Sqn Ldr H C Eggins  6 Oct 1962
Sqn Ldr R Emmett  7 Jul 1960 AFC

Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr J M Fryer  4 Sep 1961 DFM

Exercises
Wg Cdr J E McClure 12 Jun 1961 DFC, CD, RCAF

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr P C R Carrington 27 Aug 1960

Naval Liaison
Lt Cdr R B W Bundle xx xxx 1961 RN

Army Liaison
Maj P Harris 26 Feb 1962 Royal Artillery
Staff of the Services (Air Staff)

Fire Services
Fire Service Officer I F J Evans   Command Fire Officer, GIFireE

Photography
Sqn Ldr S Hoskin 16 Oct 1961  

Meteorological
Mr B J Gorst   BSc

Research
Mr R W Bevan   Senior Principal Scientific Officer, OBE, BSc, DipEd, DipArch, FSS
Mr P G Downing   Principal Scientific Officer, BSc, FIS
Mr D G Robinson   Principal Scientific Officer, MEng, AMICE
Mr D M Gough   Senior Scientific Officer, BSc
Mr J K R Wood   Senior Scientific Officer, BSc, ARCS, DIC, FSS
Administrative Staff
AVM Geoffrey C Eveleigh  1 Jul 1961 Air Officer i/c Administration, OBE

Organisation
Gp Capt K S Batchelor 27 Jun 1962 CBE, DFC
Wg Cdr C F Atkinson  2 Aug 1960
Wg Cdr A F Carvosso 22 Jan 1962
Wg Cdr S C Ladyman 19 Feb 1962
Sqn Ldr N Greenhaigh 23 Apr 1962
Sqn Ldr H G Huyton 17 Sep 1962
Sqn Ldr G H J Leonard 10 Jul 1961 DFC
Sqn Ldr J P Trant 30 Mar 1961
Sqn Off R L Dodds 28 May 1962 WRAF
Sqn Off B J Francis 17 Oct 1960 WRAF

Work Study
Wg Cdr M R Attwater  1 Mar 1963 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R H Sergeant 17 Apr 1961

Personnel
Gp Capt J Ellis 12 Feb 1961 CBE, DFC*
Wg Cdr M J A Shaw 24 Sep 1962 DSO
Sqn Ldr R C Cawrse 25 Sep 1961
Sqn Ldr J Godfrey 27 Feb 1961
Sqn Ldr T A Hastings 17 Dec 1962

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr T S Cochran Civilian Administration Officer

Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr E H King 23 Jul 1962 OBE
Sqn Ldr Vacant

Equipment
Gp Capt D N Corbyn  3 Dec 1963
Wg Cdr G N V Chignall 27 Aug 1962 MBE
Wg Cdr G D Dillabough 23 May 1961
Sqn Ldr S A Armstrong 14 Jan 1963
Sqn Ldr W F M B Buchan 19 Dec 1960
Sqn Ldr W H Eden 20 Nov 1961
Sqn Ldr J W Judge 17 Sep 1962 MBE
Sqn Ldr H C Trent  6 Nov 1961
Staff of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Gp Capt W M Lyons 23 Mar 1959 FCA
Wg Cdr R A CRaigie 10 Dec 1962
Sqn Ldr R H Bradley 21 Aug 1961
Sqn Ldr W H Hasselstrom 13 Feb 1961

Catering
Wg Cdr K C C Hicks 14 Jan 1961
Sqn Ldr D A Wood 26 Feb 1962

Physical Fitness
Sqn Ldr W A Batchelor 30 Jul 161 DPhysEd

Medical
A/Cdre A W Smith 20 Mar 1961 Principal Medical Officer, MB, BS, DIH
Gp Capt J St C Polson 22 Aug 1962 MB, ChB, DPH
Wg Cdr F G Cumming 15 Sep 1961 MBE, MB, ChB
Sqn Ldr R Arrowsmith  6 Feb 1961

Chaplains
Rev B E Knight  8 May 1962 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief - C of E, QHC, MA
Rev H M Jamieson  1 Dec 1962 Assistant Principal Chaplain (Located at Transport Command), MA, BD

Educational
Gp Capt L F Stanley 26 Mar 1962 MSc, ARCS, DIC
Wg Cdr A R M Watts 25 Sep 1961 OBE, BA
Wg Cdr J F L Long 20 Aug 1962 MA
Sqn Ldr F Setterington  4 Dec 1961 BA

Statistics
Mr A W G Dell FCCS, FSS

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off D B Von Donop 16 Nov 1959 WRAF
Technical Staff
AVM Henry B Wrigley 24 Jun 1960 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CBE

Technical Co-ordination
Wg Cdr E J D Masters 11 Jul 1962 MBE
Sqn Ldr C F S Churcher  9 Jan 1961 MBE
Sqn Ldr J Hartley 27 Aug 1962
Sqn Ldr E H E Perry 24 Apr 1961
Sqn Ldr L B Webber  9 Oct 1961

Electronics Division
A/Cdre Harold G Leonard-Williams 15 May 1961 Command Signals Officer,. CBE; later AVM
Gp Capt J D S Huxley xx Mar 1963 BSc (Eng)
Gp Capt G M McNinn 11 Mar 1963 MA
Wg Cdr K W Haynes 27 Feb 1961 AMBIRE
Wg Cdr P McDermott 14 May 1962
Wg Cdr S H Mitchinson 21 Jan 1963 DFM
Wg Cdr W Wilkinson  2 Nov 1961 AMBIRE
Sqn Ldr S F Bettinson 12 Dec1960 AMIEE, AMBIRE
Sqn Ldr C E Bulport 11 Oct 1961
Sqn Ldr L G Chapman  9 Oct 1961
Sqn Ldr L G Graddon 22 Mar 1961
Sqn Ldr F W Lovett 14 Jan 1963
Sqn Ldr G R Moore 15 Jan 1962 MA, AFRAeS, DipEl
Sqn Ldr A L Murray-Rochard xx Jul 1961
Sqn Ldr S W Sarll 21 Aug 1961 AMBIRE
Sqn Ldr H O Stephens  5 Mar 1962
Sqn Ldr G E Trevains  1 Feb 1960 AMBIRE
Sqn Ldr D R Watt 15 Jan 1962
Sqn Ldr L N West 26 Nov 1962 MBE

Mechanical Engineering Division
Gp Capt S Williams 23 Jul 1962
Wg Cdr G D Cooper  2 Oct 1961
Wg Cdr K G Thomson  1 Jan 1961
Wg Cdr J A Walters 27 Mar 1961
Wg Cdr I Whittaker 10 Dec 1962
Sqn Ldr F Barrell  5 Dec 1960
Sqn Ldr J Grossman  6 Feb 1961
Sqn Ldr W Heaton  1 Jan 1963
Sqn Ldr W E B Hurst 16 Jan 1961
Sqn Ldr N M Jones  2 Apr 1962
Sqn Ldr K T W MacKenzie 18 Jun 1962
Sqn Ldr L J Samson  7 Aug 1962
Sqn Ldr G A Stemp 13 Mar 1961
Royal Observer Corps
A/Cdre Cathcart M Wight-Boycott 29 May 1961 CBE, DSO*, BA
Miscellaneous Appointments

Air Defence Operations Centre
Wg Cdr D F J Tebbit 16 Apr 1962
Sqn Ldr W L Griffiths  5 Dec 1960

HQ Fighter Command Detachment (RRE Malvern)
Wg Cdr G E Morris 22 Jan 1962
Wg Cdr W D Smith 14 Jan 1958 Officer Commanding
Wg Cdr A F Wilson 14 Nov 1960 DFC
Sqn Ldr M J P Davies 30 Sep 1959
Sqn Ldr G P Kingston 24 Oct 1960
Sqn Ldr J W Morrice  2 Jan 1962
Sqn Ldr J Rothwell  8 Feb 1960 AMBIRE
Sqn Ldr B A W Stobart  3 Oct 1960
Sqn Ldr R J Street 29 Aug 1960

Dental
Gp Capt F F Kennedy  1 Feb 1960 Principal Dental Officer - Eastern Area, LDSRCS (Eng)

HQ Unit
Wg Cdr A J Payb  5 Feb 1962 Officer Commanding, Unit, OBE

Source - Spring 1963 Air Force List

1964

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Douglas G Morris  8 May 1962 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, CBE, DSO, DFC
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr B E de Iongh 18 Mar 1963 PSO to AOC-in-C,
Flt Lt M A Laurence 25 May 1964 ADC to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Robert N Bateson  4 Feb 1963 Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO*, DFC

Policy and Planning
Gp Capt G D Sise  6 May 1963 DSO*, DFC*
Wg Cdr W J Ives 11 Jul 1964
Wg Cdr J E Kilduff 30 Apr 1962
Wg Cdr G E Morris  4 Aug 1964
Sqn Ldr M R S Cunningham  1 Apr 1963
Sqn Ldr R Ramirez  2 Dec 1963 AFC
Sqn Ldr E J Shaw 31 Dec 1962 AFC

Operations (Ground Environment)
Gp Capt A R Wright 20 Sep 1962 DFC*, AFC
Wg Cdr F R Pusey 25 Jul 1963 MBE
Wg Off T C Legge  2 Apr 1962 WRAF
Lt Col J E Ciccolella  9 Jul 1963 USAF
Sqn Ldr E R Lacey 26 Jan 1963 DSO
Sqn Ldr L S Marlow  1 Apr 1963
Sqn Ldr R J Newman 13 Oct 1962
Sqn Ldr A A Taylor 22 Feb 1963

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr P C R Carrington 27 Aug 1960
Sqn Ldr P E Charlton 30 Jan 1964 MC

Operations
Gp Capt David C H Simmons 11 May 1964 AFC, MA; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr D A P Saunders-Davies  8 Dec 1963
Wg Cdr F W Sledmere 17 Dec 1962 AFC
Sqn Ldr H D Carver 29 Jun 1964
Sqn Ldr D J S Foard  4 Nov 1963
Sqn Ldr B P W Mercer  7 Jan 1963 AFC*
Sqn Ldr J W Tritton 28 Oct 1963
Sqn Ldr J Willis  1 Apr 1964 MVO

Flight Safety
Sqn Ldr H C Eggins  6 Oct 1962
Sqn Ldr R Emmett  7 Jul 1960 AFC

Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr K W Holmes  8 Apr 1964 MBE

Exercises
Wg Cdr J Mackay 15 May 1963 DFC*, RCAF
Sqn Ldr A N Hulme  2 Sep 1963

Intelligence
Wg Cdr B A P Williams 23 Mar 1964
Sqn Ldr J G M J Moorat 31 Aug 1963

Army Liaison
Maj J T Ryan Royal Artillery
Staff of the Services (Air Staff)

Fire Services
Fire Service Officer I J G L Melvin   Command Fire Officer, GIFireE

Photography
Sqn Ldr S Hoskin 16 Oct 1961  

Meteorological
Dr J Pepper   MA, BsC, PhD

Research (all seconded from Ministry of Aviation)
Mr R W Bevan   Senior Principal Scientific Officer, OBE, BSc, DipEd, DipArch, FSS
Mr D G Robinson   Principal Scientific Officer, MEng, AMICE
Miss B M Clark   Senior Scientific Officer, BSc
Mr J K R Wood   Senior Scientific Officer, BSc, ARCS, DIC, FSS
Mr D M Gough   Senior Scientific Officer, BSc
Administrative Staff
AVM Geoffrey C Eveleigh  1 Jul 1961 Air Officer i/c Administration, OBE

Organisation
Gp Capt R D Stubbs 31 Mar 1964 CBE, DFC
Wg Cdr H D Archer  4 Aug 1964 DFC
Wg Cdr C F Atkinson  2 Aug 1960
Wg Cdr R C Rotheram 20 Apr 1964 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr J M Calvey 19 Sep 1963
Sqn Ldr N Greenhaigh 23 Apr 1962
Sqn Ldr H G Huyton 17 Sep 1962
Sqn Ldr J S Sargent 12 Jun 1964 DFM
Sqn Off R L Dodds 28 May 1962 WRAF

Work Study
Wg Cdr M R Attwater  1 Mar 1963 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr E J R Downs 29 Jul 1963

Personnel
Gp Capt L H Bartlett 17 Jun 963 DSO
Wg Cdr R J E Boulding 13 Dec 1963
Sqn Ldr T A Hastings 17 Dec 1962
Sqn Ldr D G Webb  4 Oct 1963 DFM
Sqn Ldr W A Wilkinson  4 May 1964

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr T S Cochran Civilian Administration Officer

Administrative Plans
Wg Cdr E H King 23 Jul 1962 OBE

Equipment
Gp Capt D N Corbyn  3 Dec 1963
Wg Cdr G N V Chignall 27 Aug 1962 MBE
Wg Off Molly G Allott 11 Mar 1963 WRAF; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr S A Armstrong 14 Jan 1963
Sqn Ldr H M Clubbe 11 May 1964
Sqn Ldr J W Judge 17 Sep 1962 MBE
Sqn Ldr J E Ward  8 Jul 1963
Staff of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Gp Capt G F Rogers 17 Dec 1963 OBE
Wg Cdr R A Craigie 10 Dec 1962
Sqn Ldr M S Brown 29 Jul 1963
Sqn Ldr T Whitehead 30Dec 1963

Catering
Wg Cdr R A Targett 25 Jul 1963 MBE
Sqn Ldr D A Wood 26 Feb 1962

Physical Fitness
Sqn Ldr W P Cooper 29 Jun 1964  

Medical
A/Cdre A W Smith 20 Mar 1961 Principal Medical Officer, MB, BS, DIH
Gp Capt J St C Polson 22 Aug 1962 MB, ChB, DPH
Wg Cdr D G P Brown 16 Jul 1964 MB, ChB
Sqn Ldr H R Blake  7 Sep 1964

Nursing
Gp Off G Jones 26 Jun 1963 RRC (Located at Technical Training Command)

Chaplains
Rev B E Knight  8 May 1962 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief - C of E, QHC, MA
Rev Vacant   Assistant Principal Chaplain

Educational
Gp Capt L F Stanley 26 Mar 1962 MSc, ARCS, DIC
Wg Cdr A R M Watts 25 Sep 1961 OBE, BA
Sqn Ldr J Hulme 19 Au g1963 MA

Works
Mr A Howard MIEE

Statistics
Mr A P Mathew

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off H Winton 17 Sep 1963 WRAF
Technical Staff
AVM Colin M Stewart 15 Jun 1964 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB, CBE

Technical Co-ordination
Wg Cdr E J D Masters 11 Jul 1962 MBE
Sqn Ldr J F Daly 29 Apr 1963 MBE
Sqn Ldr J Girvan 13 Feb 1963
Sqn Ldr J Hartley 27 Aug 1962
Sqn Ldr E H E Perry 24 Apr 1961

Electronics Division
A/Cdre Leslie H Moulton  4 Jun 1963 Command Signals Officer, DFC, MIERE; later AVM
Gp Capt J D S Huxley 12 Nov 1962 BSc (Eng)
Wg Cdr M LL Bathe 20 Apr 1964
Wg Cdr A L Fussell  2 Sep 1963 BSc, AMIEE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr P McDermott 14 May 1962
Wg Cdr S H Mitchinson 21 Jan 1963 DFM
Sqn Ldr K Bridgewater 20 Jul 1963 MA
Sqn Ldr L G Chapman  9 Oct 1961
Sqn Ldr H D Griffith 26 Jan 1963 BSc
Sqn Ldr T G Hodgson 18 Mar 1963
Sqn Ldr F W Lovett 14 Jan 1963
Sqn Ldr G R Moore 15 Jan 1962 MA, AFRAeS, DipEl
Sqn Ldr C O Thatcher  1 Jul 1963
Sqn Ldr D R Watt 15 Jan 1962
Maj R E Hamel 28 Jun 1963 USAF

Engineering Division
Gp Capt S Williams 23 Jul 1962 OBE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr R E Bracher 30 Dec 1963
Wg Cdr L J Jenkins  8 Jul 1963 OBE, AFRaEs
Wg Cdr R E G Piff 27 May 1963 AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr V C Appleton  
Sqn Ldr R Hill 2 Jun 1964 AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr W V Holden  4 May 1964 BSc, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr G K King 25 Mar 1963
Sqn Ldr K T W MacKenzie 18 Jun 1962
Sqn Ldr D J Pugh 13 Jul 1964 MA
Sqn Ldr I R G Smith  1 Apr 1963
Royal Observer Corps
A/Cdre Jeaffreson H Greswell   DSO, OBE, DFC
Miscellaneous Appointments

Air Defence Operations Centre
Wg Cdr D F J Tebbit 16 Apr 1962

HQ Fighter Command Detachment (RRE Malvern)
Wg Cdr J R Ramshaw 20 Jul 1964 Fighter Control, DFM
Wg Cdr W D Smith 14 Jan 1958 Officer Commanding
Wg Cdr J C Cox 15 Jul 1963 General Duties
Sqn Ldr S J Barker 17 Aug 1964 DUS
Sqn Ldr W J Brooks 26 Aug 1963
Sqn Ldr T M Kane 14 Oct 1963
Sqn Ldr P G Middleton 19 May 1964
Sqn Ldr R Neil 21 Oct 1963
Sqn Ldr F W Slaughter xx Jan 1964

Dental
Gp Capt R M Brown 15 May 1964 Principal Dental Officer - Eastern Area, LDS

HQ Unit
Wg Cdr N A J Mackie  1 Jun 1964 Officer Commanding, Unit, DSO, DFC*

Source - Autumn 1964 Air Force List

1965

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Douglas G Morris  8 May 1962 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, CBE, DSO, DFC
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr B E de Iongh 18 Mar 1963 PSO to AOC-in-C,
Flt Lt M A Laurence 25 May 1964 ADC to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Robert N Bateson  4 Feb 1963 Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO*, DFC

Air Plans
Gp Capt G D Sise  6 May 1963 DSO*, DFC*
Wg Cdr W J Ives 11 Jul 1964
Wg Cdr G H A Newman 25 Jun 1964
Wg Cdr D W H Smith 17 Dec 1964 DFC
Sqn Ldr D J Fowler  4 Jan 1965 AFC
Sqn Ldr R Ramirez  2 Dec 1963 AFC
Sqn Ldr B J Spragg  3 May 1965 DFC

Operations (Ground Environment)
Gp Capt G W Petre 14 Dec 1964 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr F R Pusey 25 Jul 1963 MBE
Wg Cdr G Tate 25 Jan 1965 OBE, DFC
Lt Col J A Peterburg 15 Jul 1965 USAF
Sqn Ldr J D Baker  5 Jul 1965
Sqn Ldr D G Bickford-Smith 10 Aug 1964
Sqn Ldr D E Dormer  4 Jan 1965 AMIERE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr J C Platt  8 Jun 1965
Sqn Ldr A A Taylor 22 Feb 1963

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr M F Hobden 10 Sep 1964 OBE
Sqn Ldr G Hoddinott  8 Mar 1965 BEM

Operations
Gp Capt David C H Simmons 11 May 1964 AFC, MA; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr H D Carver  1Jul 18965
Wg Cdr D MacIver 21 Dec 1964
Wg Cdr Kenneth A C Wirdnam 14 Dec 1964 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr D J S Foard  4 Nov 1963
Sqn Ldr C J Tedder 21 Jun 1965
Sqn Ldr J W Tritton 28 Oct 1963
Sqn Ldr J Willis  1 Apr 1964 MVO
Maj R R King 14 Dec 1964 USAF

Flight Safety
Sqn Ldr P G Botterill 14 Mar 1965

Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr K W Holmes  8 Apr 1964 MBE

Exercises
Wg Cdr J G Crowshaw 21 Jun 1965 AFC
Sqn Ldr A N Hulme  2 Sep 1963

Intelligence
Wg Cdr B A P Williams 23 Mar 1964
Sqn Ldr J G M J Moorat 31 Aug 1963

Army Liaison
Maj J T Ryan Royal Artillery
Staff of the Services (Air Staff)

Fire Services
Fire Service Officer I Vacant   Command Fire Officer,

Photography
Sqn Ldr C T Lynas  4 Jan 1965  

Meteorological
Dr J Pepper   MA, BsC, PhD

Research (all seconded from Ministry of Aviation)
Mr R W Bevan   Senior Principal Scientific Officer, OBE, BSc, DipEd, DipArch, FSS
Mr D G Robinson   Principal Scientific Officer, MEng, AMICE
Miss B M Clark   Principal Scientific Officer, BSc
Mr D M Gough   Senior Scientific Officer, BSc
Administrative Staff
A/Cdre Frederick J Manning 27 Feb 1965 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE

Organisation
Gp Capt R D Stubbs 31 Mar 1964 CBE, DFC
Wg Cdr H D Archer  4 Aug 1964 DFC
Wg Cdr J V Horwood  1 Aug 1964
Wg Cdr R C Rotheram 20 Apr 1964 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr J M Calvey 19 Sep 1963
Sqn Ldr J A Fryer  9 Sep 1964
Sqn Ldr J S Sargent 12 Jun 1964 DFM
Sqn Ldr G M Scarrott 14 Dec 1964

Work Study
Wg Cdr R C Everson 11 Dec 1964 OBE, AFC
Sqn Ldr E J R Downs 29 Jul 1963

Personnel
Gp Capt L H Bartlett 17 Jun 963 DSO
Wg Cdr R J E Boulding 13 Dec 1963
Sqn Ldr J D V MacPherson  3Nov 1964
Sqn Ldr D G Webb  4 Oct 1963 DFM
Sqn Ldr W A Wilkinson  4 May 1964

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr T S Cochran Civilian Administration Officer

Administrative Plans
Sqn Ldr J K Plamer 25 Jan 1965

Equipment
Gp Capt L R Mumby 15 Mar 1965 OBE
Wg Cdr J F H Scott 28 Jun 1965
Wg Off Molly G Allott 11 Mar 1963 WRAF; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr H M Clubbe 11 May 1964
Sqn Ldr J Ellis 14 Jun 1965
Sqn Ldr A Gill 26 Jul 1965
Staff of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Gp Capt G F Rogers 17 Dec 1963 OBE
Wg Cdr R A Craigie 10 Dec 1962
Sqn Ldr E A T Sullivan 21 Jun 1965
Sqn Ldr T Whitehead 30Dec 1963

Catering
Wg Cdr R A Targett 25 Jul 1963 MBE
Sqn Ldr J R Ayling 23 Dec 1964

Physical Fitness
Sqn Ldr W P Cooper 29 Jun 1964  

Medical
A/Cdre F V Maclaine 10 Apr 1965 Principal Medical Officer, MB, BCh, BAO, DPH
Wg Cdr K Bazarnik  8 Jul 1965 AFC, MB, ChB
Wg Cdr D G P Brown 16 Jul 1964 MB, ChB
Sqn Ldr H R Blake  7 Sep 1964

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

Chaplains
Rev J M Payne  4 May 1965 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief - C of E, MA
Rev A E Cook 20 Aug 1964 Assistant Principal Chaplain - PMUB, MBE

Educational
Gp Capt E B Haslam  1 Jun 1965 MA
Wg Cdr A R M Watts 25 Sep 1961 OBE, BA
Sqn Ldr J Hulme 19 Au g1963 MA

Works
Mr A Howard MIEE

Statistics
Mr A P Mathew

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off H Winton 17 Sep 1963 WRAF
Technical Staff
AVM Colin M Stewart 15 Jun 1964 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB, CBE

Technical Co-ordination
Wg Cdr J Harvey 10 Oct 1964 OBE
Sqn Ldr E H E Perry 24 Apr 1961
Sqn Ldr D L Taylor 15 Feb 1965 BSc, AFRAeS, ACGI
Sqn Ldr V V Vockins 31 Aug 1965

Electronics Division
A/Cdre Leslie H Moulton  4 Jun 1963 Command Signals Officer, DFC, MIERE; later AVM
Gp Capt J D S Huxley 12 Nov 1962 BSc (Eng)
Wg Cdr M LL Bathe 20 Apr 1964
Wg Cdr A J B Clements  7 Dec 1964 AMIERE, DipEl
Wg Cdr A L Fussell  2 Sep 1963 BSc, AMIEE, AFRAeS
Wg Cdr S H Mitchinson 21 Jan 1963 DFM
Sqn Ldr E C Airs 21 Feb 1965 MBE
Sqn Ldr K Bridgewater 20 Jul 1963 MA
Sqn Ldr H D Griffith 26 Jan 1963 BSc
Sqn Ldr P J Hector  9 Aug 1965
Sqn Ldr R P Kay 21 Dec 1964
Sqn Ldr F W Lovett 14 Jan 1963
Sqn Ldr C O Thatcher  1 Jul 1963
Sqn Ldr D R Watt 15 Jan 1962
Maj J C Jones 14 Jul 1965 USAF

Engineering Division
Gp Capt A H Jane 16 Nov 1964 OBE
Wg Cdr R E Bracher 30 Dec 1963
Wg Cdr L J Jenkins  8 Jul 1963 OBE, AFRaEs
Wg Cdr R E G Piff 27 May 1963 AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr V C Appleton  23 Dec 1963
Sqn Ldr R Hill 2 Jun 1964 AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr Frank M Holroyd 12 Jul 1965 later AM
Sqn Ldr G K King 25 Mar 1963
Sqn Ldr A D Knight 16 Nov 1964 MBE
Sqn Ldr D J Pugh 13 Jul 1964 MA
Royal Observer Corps
A/Cdre Jeaffreson H Greswell   DSO, OBE, DFC
Miscellaneous Appointments

Air Defence Operations Centre
Wg Cdr B R Noble 15 Mar 1965

HQ Fighter Command Detachment (RRE Malvern)
Wg Cdr J R Ramshaw 20 Jul 1964 Fighter Control, DFM
Wg Cdr P McDermott 14 Dec 1964
Wg Cdr J C Cox 15 Jul 1963 Officer Commanding
Sqn Ldr S J Barker 17 Aug 1964 DUS
Sqn Ldr W J Brooks 26 Aug 1963
Sqn Ldr N Greenhalgh  5 Oct 1964
Sqn Ldr A J Hankins  1 Jan 1965 BSc, AMIERE
Sqn Ldr T M Kane 14 Oct 1963
Sqn Ldr P G Middleton 19 May 1964
Sqn Ldr R Neil 21 Oct 1963
Sqn Ldr F W Slaughter xx Jan 1964

Dental
Gp Capt R M Brown 15 May 1964 Principal Dental Officer - Eastern Area, LDS

HQ Unit
Wg Cdr N A J Mackie  1 Jun 1964 Officer Commanding, Unit, DSO, DFC*

Source - Autumn 1965 Air Force List

1966

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Douglas G Morris  8 May 1962 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, CBE, DSO, DFC
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr J D Pugh 20 Dec 1965 PSO to AOC-in-C,
Flt Lt M A Laurence 25 May 1964 ADC to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Robert N Bateson  4 Feb 1963 Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO*, DFC

Air Plans
Gp Capt G D Sise  6 May 1963 DSO*, DFC*
Wg Cdr W J Ives 11 Jul 1964
Wg Cdr G H A Newman 25 Jun 1964
Wg Cdr D W H Smith 17 Dec 1964 DFC
Sqn Ldr D J Fowler  4 Jan 1965 AFC
Sqn Ldr R Ramirez  2 Dec 1963 AFC
Sqn Ldr B J Spragg  3 May 1965 DFC

Operations (Ground Environment)
Gp Capt G W Petre 14 Dec 1964 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr F R Pusey 25 Jul 1963 MBE
Wg Cdr G Tate 25 Jan 1965 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr J D Baker  5 Jul 1965
Sqn Ldr D G Bickford-Smith 10 Aug 1964
Sqn Ldr D E Dormer  4 Jan 1965 AMIERE, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr J C Platt  8 Jun 1965

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr M F Hobden 10 Sep 1964 OBE
Sqn Ldr G Hoddinott  8 Mar 1965 BEM

Operations
Gp Capt David C H Simmons 11 May 1964 AFC, MA; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr D MacIver 21 Dec 1964
Wg Cdr Kenneth A C Wirdnam 14 Dec 1964 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr G C Coucill 18 Aug 1965 BSc
Sqn Ldr C P Reed  1 Jan 1966 DFC*
Sqn Ldr C P Starck 15 Dec 1965
Sqn Ldr C J Tedder 21 Jun 1965
Sqn Ldr J W Tritton 28 Oct 1963
Sqn Ldr J Willis  1 Apr 1964 MVO
Maj R R King 14 Dec 1964 USAF

Flight Safety
Sqn Ldr P G Botterill 14 Mar 1965

Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr K W Holmes  8 Apr 1964 MBE

Exercises
Wg Cdr J G Crowshaw 21 Jun 1965 AFC
Sqn Ldr A N Hulme  2 Sep 1963

Intelligence
Wg Cdr B A P Williams 23 Mar 1964
Sqn Ldr J G M J Moorat 31 Aug 1963

Army Liaison
Maj J T Ryan Royal Artillery
Staff of the Services (Air Staff)

Photography
Sqn Ldr C T Lynas  4 Jan 1965  

Meteorological
Dr J Pepper   MA, BsC, PhD

Research (all seconded from Ministry of Aviation)
Mr R W Bevan   Senior Principal Scientific Officer, OBE, BSc, DipEd, DipArch, FSS
Mr D G Robinson   Principal Scientific Officer, MEng, AMICE
Miss B M Clark   Principal Scientific Officer, BSc
Mr D M Gough   Senior Scientific Officer, BSc
Administrative Staff
A/Cdre Frederick J Manning 27 Feb 1965 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE

Organisation
Gp Capt R D Stubbs 31 Mar 1964 CBE, DFC
Wg Cdr H D Archer  4 Aug 1964 DFC
Wg Cdr J V Horwood  1 Aug 1964
Wg Cdr R C Rotheram 20 Apr 1964 OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr J M Calvey 19 Sep 1963
Sqn Ldr J A Fryer  9 Sep 1964
Sqn Ldr J S Sargent 12 Jun 1964 DFM
Sqn Ldr G M Scarrott 14 Dec 1964

Work Study
Wg Cdr R C Everson 11 Dec 1964 OBE, AFC
Maj B T Helland 11 Oct 1965 Royal Norwegian Air Force

Personnel
Gp Capt L H Bartlett 17 Jun 963 DSO
Wg Cdr R J E Boulding 13 Dec 1963
Sqn Ldr E J Harle 15 Nov 1965
Sqn Ldr J D V MacPherson  3Nov 1964
Sqn Ldr W A Wilkinson  4 May 1964

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr T S Cochran Civilian Administration Officer

Administrative Plans
Sqn Ldr J W Heard 13 Dec 1965

Equipment
Gp Capt L R Mumby 15 Mar 1965 OBE
Wg Cdr J F H Scott 28 Jun 1965
Wg Off Molly G Allott 11 Mar 1963 WRAF; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr H M Clubbe 11 May 1964
Sqn Ldr J Ellis 14 Jun 1965
Sqn Ldr A Gill 26 Jul 1965
Staff of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Gp Capt C A Ball  8 Dec 1965
Wg Cdr R A Craigie 10 Dec 1962
Sqn Ldr E A T Sullivan 21 Jun 1965
Sqn Ldr T Whitehead 30Dec 1963

Catering
Wg Cdr R A Targett 25 Jul 1963 MBE
Sqn Ldr J R Ayling 23 Dec 1964

Physical Fitness
Sqn Ldr D Montieth-Hodge  3 Jan 1966  

Medical
A/Cdre F V Maclaine 10 Apr 1965 Principal Medical Officer, MB, BCh, BAO, DPH
Wg Cdr K Bazarnik  8 Jul 1965 AFC, MB, ChB
Wg Cdr D G P Brown 16 Jul 1964 MB, ChB
Sqn Ldr H R Blake  7 Sep 1964

Nursing
Gp Off E Maltman 25 Jan 1965 RRC, RFN, SCM (Located at MoD NSB (RAF))

Chaplains
Rev J M Payne  4 May 1965 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief - C of E, MA
Rev A E Cook 20 Aug 1964 Assistant Principal Chaplain - PMUB, MBE

Educational
Gp Capt E B Haslam  1 Jun 1965 MA
Wg Cdr W D F Williams 13 Sep 1965 BA
Sqn Ldr D C Passby 27 Dec 1965 BA

Works
Mr A Howard MIEE

Statistics
Mr A P Mathew

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off B E Lumb  7 Nov 1965 WRAF
Technical Staff
AVM Colin M Stewart 15 Jun 1964 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB, CBE

Technical Co-ordination
Wg Cdr J Harvey 10 Oct 1964 OBE
Sqn Ldr E H E Perry 24 Apr 1961
Sqn Ldr D L Taylor 15 Feb 1965 BSc, AFRAeS, ACGI
Sqn Ldr V V Vockins 31 Aug 1965

Electronics Division
A/Cdre Eric V Stokes  4 Oct 1965 Command Signals Officer, CBE, BSc
Gp Capt J D S Huxley 12 Nov 1962 BSc (Eng)
Wg Cdr M LL Bathe 20 Apr 1964
Wg Cdr A J B Clements  7 Dec 1964 AMIERE, DipEl
Wg Cdr R Henderson  4 Oct 1965 OBE
Wg Cdr S H Mitchinson 21 Jan 1963 DFM
Sqn Ldr E C Airs 21 Feb 1965 MBE
Sqn Ldr K Bridgewater 20 Jul 1963 MA
Sqn Ldr B Coggin  1 Nov 1965 AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr A J Hankins  1 Jan 1965 BSc, AMIERE
Sqn Ldr P J Hector  9 Aug 1965
Sqn Ldr R P Kay 21 Dec 1964
Sqn Ldr F W Lovett 14 Jan 1963
Sqn Ldr L A Miles 18 Oct 1965
Sqn Ldr H C W Tomblin 15 Nov 1965

Engineering Division
Gp Capt A H Jane 16 Nov 1964 OBE
Wg Cdr R E Bracher 30 Dec 1963
Wg Cdr D G Dunphy 28 Jun 1965 AFRAeS
Wg Cdr H Woolstencroft  4 Oct 1965 DFC, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr V C Appleton  23 Dec 1963
Sqn Ldr R Hill 2 Jun 1964 AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr Frank M Holroyd 12 Jul 1965 later AM
Sqn Ldr G K King 25 Mar 1963
Sqn Ldr A D Knight 16 Nov 1964 MBE
Sqn Ldr D J Pugh 13 Jul 1964 MA
Royal Observer Corps
A/Cdre Jeaffreson H Greswell   DSO, OBE, DFC
Miscellaneous Appointments

Air Defence Operations Centre
Wg Cdr B R Noble 15 Mar 1965

HQ Fighter Command Detachment (RRE Malvern)
Wg Cdr J R Ramshaw 20 Jul 1964 Fighter Control, DFM
Wg Cdr P McDermott 14 Dec 1964
Wg Cdr J C Cox 15 Jul 1963 Officer Commanding
Sqn Ldr J P Banton 29 Sep 1965
Sqn Ldr S J Barker 17 Aug 1964 DUS
Sqn Ldr N Greenhalgh  5 Oct 1964
Sqn Ldr M T Harding-Rolls 12 Jul 1965
Sqn Ldr T M Kane 14 Oct 1963
Sqn Ldr R Neil 21 Oct 1963
Sqn Ldr F W Slaughter xx Jan 1964

Dental
Gp Capt R M Brown 15 May 1964 Principal Dental Officer - Eastern Area, LDS

HQ Unit
Wg Cdr N A J Mackie  1 Jun 1964 Officer Commanding, Unit, DSO, DFC*

Source - Spring 1966 Air Force List

1967

Address Controlled
Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Frederick E Rosier  3 Mar 1966 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, CBE, DSO; later ACM
Personal Appointments
Sqn Ldr J D Pugh 20 Dec 1965 PSO to AOC-in-C,
Flt Lt J N Bloomfield  2 May 1966 ADC to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
AVM Robert N Bateson  4 Feb 1963 Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO*, DFC

Air Plans
Gp Capt C F Ambrose xx Aug 1966 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr W J Ives 11 Jul 1964
Wg Cdr J W Morrice 30 Apr 1966
Wg Cdr G M Shinnie  5 Jun 1966 DFC
Sqn Ldr A Taylor 21 Feb 1966
Sqn Ldr N Greenhalgh  1 Feb 1966
Sqn Ldr R Bowie 18 May 1966

Operations (Ground Environment)
Gp Capt R N H Courtney 15 Aug 1966 DFC*, AFC
Wg Cdr D A Oxby 17 Oct 1966 DSO, DFC, DFM*
Wg Cdr G Tate 25 Jan 1965 OBE, DFC
Lt Col J A Peterburg USAF
Sqn Ldr J D Baker  5 Jul 1965
Sqn Ldr D G Bickford-Smith 10 Aug 1964
Sqn Ldr A J McGregor 24 Jan 1966 DSO
Sqn Ldr F G Mackay 28 Mar 1966 BSc (Eng)
Sqn Ldr J C Platt  8 Jun 1965

Ground Defence
Wg Cdr K M O|liver 12 Dec 1966
Sqn Ldr G Hoddinott  8 Mar 1965 BEM

Operations
Gp Capt William Harbison 21 Nov 1966 CBE, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr W R Herbert  1 Feb 1966
Wg Cdr D MacIver 21 Dec 1964
Wg Cdr J Willis  1 Jan 1967 MVO
Wg Cdr Kenneth A C Wirdnam 14 Dec 1964 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr G C Coucill 18 Aug 1965 BSc
Sqn Ldr D J Fowler  4 Jan 1965
Sqn Ldr John E Nevill  1 Feb 1966 MBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr C P Reed  1 Jan 1966 DFC*
Sqn Ldr C P Starck 15 Dec 1965
Sqn Ldr C J Tedder 21 Jun 1965
Sqn Ldr C N P Thorman  1 May 1966

Flight Safety
Sqn Ldr P G Botterill 14 Mar 1965

Air Traffic Control
Wg Cdr R Marshall 27 Jun 1966 OBE

Exercises
Wg Cdr J G Crowshaw 21 Jun 1965 AFC
Sqn Ldr R F Grattan 19 Jan 1966

Intelligence
Wg Cdr L G Ash 18 Apr 1966
Sqn Ldr R D Tolley 13 Feb 1966

Army Liaison
Lt Col E D W Bradly
Staff of the Services (Air Staff)

Tactics
A/Cdre Ernest W Tacon 31 Mar 1966 CBE, DSO, MVO, DFC*, AFC*
Wg Cdr D Jones  1 Feb 1966  
Wg Cdr J E Ryan 28 Feb 1966  
Wg Cdr C R Gordon  4 Jul 1966 MVO
Wg Cdr H F Shaw  9 Dec 1966  
Sqn Ldr B J Spragg  1 Feb 1966 DFC
Sqn Ldr E Sharp  1 Feb 1966  
Sqn Ldr G H Jarvis  1 Feb 1966  
Sqn Ldr E O Mackay  1 Feb 1966 MBE

Photography
Sqn Ldr E Waite 14 Jul 1966  

Meteorological
Dr J Pepper   MA, BsC, PhD

Research (all seconded from Ministry of Aviation, except $)
Mr R W Bevan   Senior Principal Scientific Officer, OBE, BSc, DipEd, DipArch, FSS
Mr D G Robinson   Principal Scientific Officer, MEng, AMICE
Miss B M Clark   Principal Scientific Officer, BSc
Mr $ J M Watts   Principal Scientific Officer, BSc
Mr D M Gough   Senior Scientific Officer, BSc
Mr $ F J Smithin   Senior Scientific Officer, MSc
Mr $ R H Nutting   Senior Scientific Officer, BSc, FSS
Sqn Ldr D E Dormer  4 Jan 1965 AMIERE, AFRAeS
Administrative Staff
A/Cdre Frederick J Manning 27 Feb 1965 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE

Organisation
Gp Capt George C Lamb 10 Mar 1966 AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr J S Knox  5 Sep 1966 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr R H Benwell 19 Dec 1966
Wg Cdr G W Turner 26 Sep 1966 DFM
Sqn Ldr J R Blatch 21 Mar 1966 AFC
Sqn Ldr B W Lavender  9 Jan 1967 AFC
Sqn Ldr J S Sargent 12 Jun 1964 DFM
Sqn Ldr G M Scarrott 14 Dec 1964

Work Study
Wg Cdr R C Everson 11 Dec 1964 OBE, AFC
Maj B T Helland 11 Oct 1965 Royal Norwegian Air Force

Personnel
Gp Capt R D Max 18 Apr 1966 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DSO, DFC, ADC
Sqn Ldr B J Gowling 12 Dec 1966
Sqn Ldr E J Harle 15 Nov 1965
Sqn Ldr B J Skibinski  9 Jan 1967 MBE

Personnel (Civilian)
Mr T S Cochran Civilian Administration Officer

Administrative Plans
Sqn Ldr J W Heard 13 Dec 1965

Equipment
Gp Capt L R Mumby 15 Mar 1965 OBE
Wg Cdr W R Brooks 31 Jan 1966 DFC
Wg Cdr J F H Scott 28 Jun 1965
Sqn Ldr H M Clubbe 11 May 1964
Sqn Ldr A P J Dixon  7 Mar 1966
Sqn Ldr J Ellis 14 Jun 1965
Sqn Ldr J W Judge 17 Sep 1962 MBE
Staff of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Gp Capt C A Ball  8 Dec 1965
Sqn Ldr E A T Sullivan 21 Jun 1965

Catering
Wg Cdr G L James  4 Jul 1966
Sqn Ldr W T Richardson 23 May 1966

Physical Fitness
Sqn Ldr D Montieth-Hodge  3 Jan 1966  

Medical
A/Cdre F V Maclaine 10 Apr 1965 Principal Medical Officer, MB, BCh, BAO, DPH
Wg Cdr K Bazarnik  8 Jul 1965 AFC, MB, ChB
Wg Cdr D G P Brown 16 Jul 1964 MB, ChB
Sqn Ldr H R Blake  7 Sep 1964

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

Chaplains
Rev J M Payne  4 May 1965 Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief - C of E, MA
Rev G T Brigg 26 Apr 1965 Assistant Principal Chaplain - CSFC, MA (Located at Transport Command)

Educational
Gp Capt R E Stephens 23 Sep 1966 BSc
Wg Cdr C W Cox 21 Feb 1966 MA
Sqn Ldr D C Passby 27 Dec 1965 BA

Works
Mr A Howard MIEE

Statistics
Mr A W G Dell FCCS, FSS

WRAF Administrative Officer
Wg Off M Bennion  8 Aug 1966 MBE, WRAF
Technical Staff
AVM Colin M Stewart 15 Jun 1964 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CB, CBE

Technical Co-ordination
Wg Cdr J Harvey 10 Oct 1964 OBE
Sqn Ldr E Anslow 26 Jan 1966 DFC
Sqn Ldr D L Taylor 15 Feb 1965 BSc, AFRAeS, ACGI
Sqn Ldr V V Vockins 31 Aug 1965

Electronics Division
A/Cdre Eric V Stokes  4 Oct 1965 Command Signals Officer, CBE, BSc
Gp Capt R Jones  7 Feb 1966
Wg Cdr A J B Clements  7 Dec 1964 AMIERE, DipEl
Wg Cdr R Henderson  4 Oct 1965 OBE
Wg Cdr R H Smith  9 May 1966 AMIERE
Wg Cdr C Thomas 11 Jul 1966 AMIERE
Sqn Ldr J Rothwell 30 Jan 1967 AMIERE, DipEl
Sqn Ldr E J C Crane  1 Feb 1966 OBE
Sqn Ldr A J Hankins  1 Jan 1965 BSc, AMIERE
Sqn Ldr P J Hector  9 Aug 1965
Sqn Ldr M H M Heley  7 Nov 1966 BA, DUS
Sqn Ldr R P Kay 21 Dec 1964
Sqn Ldr F W Lovett 14 Jan 1963
Sqn Ldr H C W Tomblin 15 Nov 1965

Engineering Division
Gp Capt A H Jane 16 Nov 1964 OBE
Wg Cdr R E Bracher 30 Dec 1963
Wg Cdr D G Dunphy 28 Jun 1965 AFRAeS
Wg Cdr H Woolstencroft  4 Oct 1965 DFC, AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr V C Appleton  23 Dec 1963
Sqn Ldr P R Brown 11 Sep 1966 MBE
Sqn Ldr R Hill 2 Jun 1964 AFRAeS
Sqn Ldr Frank M Holroyd 12 Jul 1965 later AM
Sqn Ldr G K King 25 Mar 1963
Sqn Ldr A D Knight 16 Nov 1964 MBE
Royal Observer Corps
A/Cdre Jeaffreson H Greswell   DSO, OBE, DFC
Miscellaneous Appointments

Air Defence Operations Centre
Wg Cdr M G L lovell 13 Jun 1966

HQ Fighter Command Detachment (RRE Malvern)
Wg Cdr J E G Smith 16 Jan 1967
Wg Cdr P McDermott 14 Dec 1964
Sqn Ldr J P Banton  1 Jan 1967
Sqn Ldr R G Grocott 16 Aug 1966
Sqn Ldr M T Harding-Rolls 12 Jul 1965
Sqn Ldr T M Kane 14 Oct 1963
Sqn Ldr F W Slaughter  3 Feb 1964
Sqn Ldr M R S Wismark 18 Jul 1966

Dental
Gp Capt R M Brown 15 May 1964 Principal Dental Officer - Eastern Area, LDS

HQ Unit
Wg Cdr N A J Mackie  1 Jun 1964 Officer Commanding, Unit, DSO, DFC*

Source - Spring 1967 Air Force List

It was redesigned No 11 (Fighter) Group on 30 April 1968 and taken under the control of Strike Command

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