18 Group

This Group was reformed on 28 November 1969 by redesignating Coastal Command which was absorbed into Strike Command on the same day.

Also HQ of Commander Maritime Air, Eastern Atlantic Area, Allied Command Atlantic (COMMAIREASTLANT), HQ Commander Maritime Air, Allied Command Channel (COMMAIRCHAN)

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
AM	Sir R obert E Craven	28 Nov 1969	Air Officer Commanding, KBE, CB, DFC, MBIM
Personal Appointment
Sqn Ldr	S W R A Key	8 Dec 1969	PSO to AOC
Flt Lt	F S Bebbington	28 Nov 1969	ADC to AOC,
Air Staff
AVM	Gordon Young	28 Nov 1969	Chief of Staff, CBE
Nimrod Project Team
Wg Cdr	D R Lock	28 Nov 1969	OBE
Sqn Ldr	D Richards	28 Nov 1969	BA
Signals Plans
Wg Cdr	H J Lavery	28 Nov 1969
Sqn Ldr	A P Melbourne	28 Nov 1969
Air Plans
Gp Capt	K W J Tarrant	28 Nov 1969	DFC
Operations/Training
A/Cdre	Brian G T Stanbridge	28 Nov 1969	MVO, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr	J J Duncombe	28 Nov 1969	AFC
Wg Cdr	J N Burgess	28 Nov 1969	MMar
Wg Cdr	D I Fairbairn	28 Nov 1969
Wg Cdr	M H J Colman	28 Nov 1969
Sqn Ldr	T M Dyson	28 Nov 1969
Sqn Ldr	J W A Currie	28 Nov 1969
Sqn Ldr	R G Iles	28 Nov 1969	AFC
Sqn Ldr	A G Scott	28 Nov 1969	MBE
Sqn Ldr	J H Voaden	28 Nov 1969
Sqn Ldr	W A Westhead	28 Nov 1969
Sqn Ldr	G J Page	28 Nov 1969
Sqn Ldr	G A D Simpson	28 Nov 1969
Sqn Ldr	J W Scoble	28 Nov 1969
Joint Acoustic Analysis Centre
Sqn Ldr	C J Dyer	28 Nov 1969
Meteorological
Mr	P F Illsley		BSc
Instructors with Royal Navy
Wg Cdr	D O Parry-Davies	28 Nov 1969
Sqn Ldr	J Morris	28 Nov 1969	BSc
Categorisation Board
Sqn Ldr	J D Denham	28 Nov 1969
Flight Safety Officer
Sqn Ldr	E W Beer	28 Nov 1969
Intelligence
Wg Cdr	A C Moore	28 Nov 1969	CEng, MIERE, AMBIM
Sqn Ldr	D A Arm	28 Nov 1969
Security
Sqn Ldr	J W P Kyle	28 Nov 1969
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt	J N Kentish	28 Nov 1969	Senior Officer i/c Administration, CBE, DFC
Wg Cdr	G F Clarke	28 Nov 1969
Sqn Ldr	E L Nieass	28 Nov 1969	MBE
Personnel
Sqn Ldr	C P Reed	28 Nov 1969	Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DFC
Physical Fitness
Sqn Ldr	P H Jones	28 Nov 1969
Equipment Staff
Wg Cdr	B E K Pemberton-Pigott	28 Nov 1969
Sqn Ldr	M A Howells	28 Nov 1969
Sqn Ldr	J E Freeman	28 Nov 1969	AMBIM
Statistics Staff
Mr	L Ridley
Engineering Staff
Gp Capt	J D Palmer	28 Nov 1969	Senior Officer Engineering, OBE, BSc, CEng, MIEE, DipEl
Electrical Engineering
Wg Cdr	A T Vacquier	28 Nov 1969	MIERE
Sqn Ldr	R T Garton	28 Nov 1969	MBE
Sqn Ldr	K W Drabble	28 Nov 1969
Sqn Ldr	D G Evans	28 Nov 1969
Maj	J E McNeil	28 Nov 1969	Canadian Forces
Mechanical Engineering
Wg Cdr	R M Morton	28 Nov 1969	CEng, AFRAeS, AMBIM
Sqn Ldr	R Hallums	28 Nov 1969
Sqn Ldr	J F Smith	28 Nov 1969
Sqn Ldr	C K Davis	28 Nov 1969
Sqn Ldr	R L Cator	28 Nov 1969	MBE, AFRAeS
Miscellaneous Appointment
Wg Cdr	J E Jacobs	16 Dec 1968	OC RAF Northwood, OBE, AMBIM

Location	Command
RAF Northwood	Strike Command