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HQ No 19 Group - Personnel, locations and units

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This Group was originally formed on 1 April 1918 in No 4 Area (North-Eastern Area from 8 May 1918) as No 19 (Equipment) Group at the Racecourse on the Knavesmire in York but disbanded in June of the same year.

It reformed on 5 February 1941 in Coastal Command as No 19 (Reconnaissance) Group at Mount Wise in Plymouth.

June 1941

Location Command Controlled
Mount Wise, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ, RAF Carew Cheriton

    • No 236 Squadron

    • Coastal Command Development Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • Flying Boat Major Maintenance

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 53 Squadron

    • No 217 Squadron

    • No 1404 Flight

    • No 1 Mobile Torpedo Base

  • No 10 Squadron RAAF - Mount Batten

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre George H Boyce 16 Feb 1941 Air Officer Commanding, AFC
Air Staff
Gp Capt Frank L Hopps 25 Jan 1941 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr R K Brougham 21 Dec 1940  
Wg Cdr H M Whittle 10 Jan 1941  
Sqn Ldr B B Jupp 31 Dec 1940  
Sqn Ldr Fred Rump  8 Apr 1941 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr A C Brown 29 Apr 1941 DFC
Flt Lt W Duce 27 Dec 1940  
Fg Off The Marquis of Casa Maury 18 Jan 1941  
Fg Off D E Bond 21 Apr 1941  
Plt Off S G V Considine 10 Jan 1941  
Plt Off K S Parker 18 Jan 1941  
Plt Off G F W C Chamberlain-Hughes 18 Jan 1941  
Plt Off D N B Corwell 30 Jan 1941  
Plt Off T H Nicholl  3 Feb 1941  
Plt Off D C Dolman  5 Feb 1941  
Plt Off T G N Pearce 26 Mar 1941  
Plt Off M J H Bunney 10 Apr 1941  
Plt Off R C Politeyan 21 Apr 1941  
Plt Off W G Eager 21 Apr 1941  
Plt Off R K Cooke 21 Apr 1941  
Administrative Staff
Flt Lt E R Hockaday 21 Jan 1941 Senior Administrative Staff Officer
Flt Lt A Ross-Murray 30 Dec 1940  
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Flt Lt L M Moore  6 Mar 1941  
Plt Off Denys H Sutton 28 Dec 1940 later A/Cdre
Plt Off W J S Jackson  1 Feb 1941  
Plt Off J V P Henniker-Heaton  3 Feb 1941  
Engineer
Fg Off R M Hayes 17 Jan 1941  
Signals
Wg Cdr K C McKenzie  7 Jan 1941  
Flt Lt A Neeson  1 Feb 1941  
Plt Off S Fletcher 10 Feb 1941  
Plt Off T J Cameron  3 Feb 1941  
Plt Off F W Hayter  3 Feb 1941  
Plt Off L V Balihache 27 Mar 1941  
Armament
Fg Off L W Allen 17 Jan 1941  
Plt Off J G Warry  8 Feb 1941  
Equipment
Sqn Ldr E S Bullen 16 Apr 1941 MBE
Medical
Sqn Ldr A S Burns 31 Jan 1941 Senior Medical Officer, MB, ChB
Fg Off J E McKnight  1 Apr 1941  
Meteorological
Mr B C V Oddie   Meteorological Officer, BSc
Miscellaneous Appointments
Plt Off J Anderson 20 Dec 1940  

Source - June 1941 Confidential Air Force List

July 1942

Location Command Controlled
Mount Wise, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ, RAF Carew Cheriton

    • No 4 Armament Practice Camp

  • SHQ RAF Chivenor

    • No 2 (Coastal) Operation Training Unit

    • No 51 Squadron

    • No 77 Squadron

    • No 172 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • Flying Boat Major Maintenance

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 53 Squadron

    • No 58 Squadron

    • No 502 Squadron

    • No 1404 Flight

    • No 1 Mobile Torpedo Base

  • No 10 Squadron RAAF - Mount Batten

  • No 461 Squadron RAAF - Mount Batten

  • No 304 (Czech) Squadron - Talbenny

  • No 311 (Czech) Squadron - Talbenny

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Act AVM Geoffrey R Bromet 12 Sep 1941 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO
Air Staff
Gp Capt Narborough H D'Aeth 26 May 1941 Senior Air Staff Officer; later AVM
Wg Cdr T J MacDermott 16 Nov 1941  
Wg Cdr A M Glover  1 May 1942  
Sqn Ldr E J Brooks 28 Dec 1941  
Sqn Ldr K E Cornabe 19 Feb 1942  
Sqn Ldr W N Perisli  4 Apr 1942 DFC
Flt Lt W R Norton  2 Jan 1942  
Flt Lt G S Waller  4 Apr 1942  
Flt Lt J P Saul 26 May 1942 MM
Fg Off K S Parker 18 Jan 1941  
Fg Off R H Pilcher  7 Jan 1942  
Fg Off R M Talbot  1 Feb 1942  
Fg Off B M Walter 21 Apr 1941  
Fg Off K P H Hunt 27 May 1941  
Fg Off G F Butcher  1 Jun 1941  
Fg Off S M Skerrett-Rogers  1 Jan 1942  
Fg Off T O Harker  7 Feb 1942  
Fg Off G A Green 26 May 1942  
Fg Off J G Pilcher 17 May 1942  
Fg Off J A Trevenen  7 May 1942  
Plt Off A C Hogg 10Nov 1941  
Plt Off J O Colmer 17 Mar 1942  
Plt Off M G Campbell  2 Apr 1942  
Plt Off P Fairburn  2 Apr 1942  
Plt Off C W Gell  8 Apr 1942  
Plt Off G Marx 22 Dec 1941  
Plt Off T H P Hartley  7 May 1942  
Plt Off F E Harvey  7 May 1942  
Plt Off R W Holt 27 May 1942  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr R D S Tuke 21 Aug 1941 Senior Administrative Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr J P Cafferkey 18 Aug 1941  
Sqn Ldr R B Martyn 14 Feb 1942  
Flt Lt A L Grice 10 Apr 1942  
Fg Off J R Barclay 16 Feb 1942  
Fg Off H P Taylor 25 Feb 1942  
Fg Off S Harvey 19 Jan 1942  
Fg Off G B Anderson 28 Mar 1942  
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Sqn Ldr C L Hullock  2 Nov 1941  
Fg Off J V P Henniker-Heaton  3 Feb 1941  
Signals
Wg Cdr T H Vickers 26 Sep 1941 DSO
Sqn Ldr A Neeson  1 Feb 1941  
Fg Off W H Millman  9 Feb 1942  
Fg Off S Fletcher 10 Feb 1941  
Plt Off A A Gray 25 May 1942  
Armament
Fg Off N M Bannerman  7 Mar 1942  
Fg Off A G Little 28 Oct 1941  
Equipment
Sqn Ldr D Yellowley 21 Dec 1941  
Medical
Wg Cdr A S Burns 31 Jan 1941 Senior Medical Officer, MB, ChB
Flt Lt J W K Harper  3 Jul 1941 MRCS, LRCP, DPM
Meteorological
Mr B C V Oddie   Meteorological Officer, BSc
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off F M Pendlebury  4 Aug 1941 WAAF
RAF Regiment
Maj W G Clarke 23 Feb 1942
Miscellaneous Appointments
Sqn Ldr E W T Hardie 12 Dec 1941  
Fg Off S P Grounds 16 Oct 1941  

Source - July 1942 Confidential Air Force List

December 1943

Location Command Controlled
Mount Wise, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ, RAF Beaulieu

    • No 53 Squadron

    • No 311 (Czech) Squadron

  • SHQ RAF Chivenor

    • No 172 Squadron

    • No 179 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF Davidstow Moor

    • No 304 (Czech) Squadron

    • No 21 Mobile Servicing Unit (Torpedo)

  • SHQ, RAF Dunkeswell

  • SHQ, RAF Hamworthy

    • No 210 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF Holmsley South

    • No 58 Squadron

    • No 502 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 228 Squadron

    • No 461 Squadron RAAF

    • No 3 Flying Boat Servicing Unit

    • No 308 Ferry Training Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Mount Batten

    • No 10 Squadron RAAF

  • SHQ, RAF St Davids

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 224 Squadron

    • No 407 Squadron RCAF

    • No 517 Squadron

    • No 612 Squadron

  • Coastal Command Development Unit - Angle

  • No 4 Armament Practice Camp - Talbenny

  • No 143 Squadron - Portreath

  • No 236 Squadron - Portreath

  • No 547 Squadron - Thorney Island

  • No 248 Squadron - Predannock

  • No 37 ASR Marine Craft Unit - Lyme Regis

  • No 38 ASR Marine Craft Unit - Exmouth

  • No 39 ASR Marine Craft Unit - Torquay

  • No 41 ASR Marine Craft Unit - Salcombe

  • No 42 ASR Marine Craft Unit - Falmouth

  • No 44 ASR Marine Craft Unit - Padstow

  • No 45 ASR Marine Craft Unit - Barry

  • No 46 ASR Marine Craft Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 47 ASR Marine Craft Unit - Aberystwyth

  • No 48 ASR Marine Craft Unit - Tenby

  • No 49 ASR Marine Craft Unit - Fishguard

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Brian E Baker 28 Jul 1943 Air Officer Commanding,  CB, DSO, MC, AFC; later AM
Air Staff
A/Cdre Narborough H D'Aeth  9 Jun 1943 Senior Air Staff Officer; CBE, later AVM
Wg Cdr A Montagu-Smith 26 Jul 1943  
Wg Cdr R R Russell 19 Jun 1943  
Wg Cdr J C Barclay 24 Sep 1943  
Wg Cdr A H H Tollemache 16 Jul 1943 GC
Wg Cdr H J A Thewles  7 Sep 1943  
Wg Cdr H B Johnson 12 Feb 1943 DFC
Sqn Ldr H I Wood 24 Jul 1942  
Sqn Ldr C R Topham 17 Aug 1942  
Sqn Ldr W J S Jackson 21 Jun 1942  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr T H E Edwards 28 Jul 1943 Senior Administrative Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr F A Waller 12 Mar 1943 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr J A H Hortin  1 Sep 1943  
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Sqn Ldr W H Tremear 24 May 1943  
Signals
Wg Cdr L W Norman 24 May 1943 Chief Signals Officer
Sqn Ldr H W Gill  1 Feb 1941 AFM
Armament
Sqn Ldr N M Bannerman  7 Mar 1942  
Engineer
Wg Cdr R Milroy-Hayes 20 Jul 1943  
Sqn Ldr W T Richardson 19 Apr 1943  
Equipment
Sqn Ldr H B Sissmore  7 Nov 1942  
Medical
Wg Cdr J G L Brown 16 Nov 1942 Senior Medical Officer, OBE, MB, ChB
Meteorological
Mr B C V Oddie   Meteorological Officer, BSc
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off M A Jones 14 Aug 1943 WAAF
RAF Regiment
Lt Col W G Clarke 23 Feb 1942
Sqn Ldr A F Wharton 14 Jul 1943
Miscellaneous Appointments
Sqn Ldr E W T Hardie 12 Dec 1941  

Source - December 1943 Confidential Air Force List

June 1944

Location Command Controlled
Mount Wise, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ RAF Chivenor

    • No 172 Squadron

    • No 304 (Czech) Squadron

    • No 407 Squadron RCAF

    • No 612 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF Davidstow Moor

    • No 144 Squadron

    • No 282 Squadron

    • No 404 Squadron RCAF

    • No 424 Squadron

    • No 21 Mobile Servicing Unit (Torpedo)

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 228 Squadron

    • No 461 Squadron RAAF

    • No 3 Flying Boat Servicing Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Mount Batten

    • No 10 Squadron RAAF

  • SHQ, RAF St Davids

    • No 58 Squadron

    • No 502 Squadron

    • No 517 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 53 Squadron

    • No 206 Squadron

    • No 224 Squadron

    • No 547 Squadron

  • No 179 Squadron - Predannock

  • No 311 (Czech) Squadron - Predannock

  • No 235 Squadron - Portreath

  • No 248 Squadron  - Portreath

  • No 37 ASR Marine Craft Unit - Lyme Regis

  • No 39 ASR Marine Craft Unit - Torquay

  • No 40 ASR Marine Craft Unit - Weymouth

  • No 41 ASR Marine Craft Unit - Salcombe

  • No 42 ASR Marine Craft Unit - Falmouth

  • No 43 ASR Marine Craft Unit - Mount Batten

  • No 44 ASR Marine Craft Unit - Padstow

  • No 45 ASR Marine Craft Unit - Barry

  • No 46 ASR Marine Craft Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 48 ASR Marine Craft Unit - Tenby

  • Coastal Command Development Unit - Angle

  • No 4 Armament Practice Camp - Talbenny

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Roborough

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Brian E Baker 28 Jul 1943 Air Officer Commanding,  CB, DSO, MC, AFC; later AM
Air Staff
A/Cdre Narborough H D'Aeth  9 Jun 1943 Senior Air Staff Officer; CBE, later AVM
Gp Capt Charles E Chilton  2 Mar 1944 later AM
Wg Cdr H R Lawson 23 Mar 1944  
Wg Cdr J C Barclay 24 Sep 1943  
Wg Cdr H G D Devey  3 Dec 1943  
Wg Cdr G M Lindeman 10 Jan 1944 DFC
Wg Cdr H A S Disney 19 Feb 1944  
Sqn Ldr H I Wood 24 Jul 1942  
Sqn Ldr C R Topham 17 Aug 1942  
Sqn Ldr W J S Jackson 21 Jun 1942  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr T H E Edwards 28 Jul 1943 Senior Administrative Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr S W Waller 12 May 1943 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr J A H Hortin  1 Sep 1943  
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Sqn Ldr S Livingston  7 Dec 1943  
Signals
Wg Cdr J H Styles 24 May 1943  
Sqn Ldr H W Gill  1 Feb 1941 AFM
Armament
Sqn Ldr N L LEtten  4 Apr 1944  
Engineer
Wg Cdr R Milroy-Hayes 20 Jul 1943  
Sqn Ldr S F King 14 Apr 1944  
Equipment
Sqn Ldr H B Sissmore  7 Nov 1942  
Medical
Wg Cdr J G L Brown 16 Nov 1942 Senior Medical Officer, OBE, MB, ChB
Meteorological
Mr B C V Oddie   Meteorological Officer, BSc
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off M A Jones 14 Aug 1943 WAAF
RAF Regiment
Lt Col R B L Hatch 15 Jan 1944 MC
Sqn Ldr R N Benjamin 28 Dec 1943 MC
Miscellaneous Appointments
Sqn Ldr E W T Hardie 12 Dec 1941  

Source - June 1944 Confidential Air Force List

June 1945

Location Command Controlled
Mount Wise, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ RAF Chivenor

    • No 14 Squadron

    • No 407 Squadron RCAF

  • SHQ, RAF Mount Batten

    • No 10 Squadron RAAF

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 228 Squadron

    • No 422 Squadron RCAF

    • No 461 Squadron RAAF

    • No 3 Flying Boat Servicing Unit

  • SHQ, RAF St Davids

    • No 517 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 179 Squadron - Predannock

    • No 282 Squadron

    • No 304 (Czech) Squadron

  • No 37 ASR Marine Craft Unit - Lyme Regis

  • No 41 ASR Marine Craft Unit - Salcombe

  • No 42 ASR Marine Craft Unit - Newlyn

  • No 44 ASR Marine Craft Unit - Padstow

  • No 45 ASR Marine Craft Unit - Barry

  • No 46 ASR Marine Craft Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 48 ASR Marine Craft Unit - Tenby

  • RAF Detachment - Dunkeswell

  • RAF Detachment - Upottery

  • No 4 Armament Practice Camp - Talbenny

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Roborough

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Forster H M Maynard  1 Dec 1944 Air Officer Commanding, CB, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Narborough H D'Aeth  9 Jun 1943 Senior Air Staff Officer; CBE, later AVM
Wg Cdr R E J Van der Kiste 15 Jul 1944  
Wg Cdr J R S Romanes 27 Sep 1944  
Wg Cdr P R Patrick 22 Aug 1944  
Wg Cdr H Baron 26 Sep 1944  
Wg Cdr R N Gillies  2 Oct 1944  
Wg Cdr W J Swift 10 Apr 1945  
Sqn Ldr C F Ingle 19 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr W J S Jackson 21 Jun 1942  
Sqn Ldr C R Topham 17 Aug 1942  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr T H E Edwards 28 Jul 1943 Senior Administrative Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr S W Waller 12 May 1943 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr J A H Hortin  1 Sep 1943 Organisation
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Sqn Ldr H A Simpson  8 Jan 1945  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr J W Faulkner 26 Apr 1945  
Signals
Wg Cdr W A H Cullum 11 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr H W Gill  1 Feb 1941 AFM
Armament
Sqn Ldr C C Willott 15 Mar 1945  
Equipment
Sqn Ldr H B Sissmore  7 Nov 1942  
Medical
Wg Cdr H L Willcox 16 Dec 1944 Senior Medical Officer, MB, ChB
Educational
Mr F Buckby 25 Oct 1944  
Meteorological
Wg Cdr J Pepper 11 Sep 1944  
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off M A Jones 14 Aug 1943 WAAF
RAF Regiment
Lt Col R B L Hatch 15 Jan 1944 MC
Sqn Ldr R N Benjamin 28 Dec 1943 MC
Miscellaneous Appointments
Sqn Ldr E W T Hardie 11 Apr 1945  

Source - June 1945 Confidential Air Force List

July 1945

Location Command Controlled
Mount Wise, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ RAF Chivenor

    • No 14 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF Mount Batten

    • No 10 Squadron RAAF

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

  • SHQ, RAF St Davids

    • No 53 Squadron

    • No 517 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 179 Squadron - Predannock

    • No 282 Squadron

    • No 304 (Czech) Squadron

  • No 37 ASR Marine Craft Unit - Lyme Regis

  • No 41 ASR Marine Craft Unit - Salcombe

  • No 42 ASR Marine Craft Unit - Newlyn

  • No 44 ASR Marine Craft Unit - Padstow

  • No 45 ASR Marine Craft Unit - Barry

  • No 46 ASR Marine Craft Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 48 ASR Marine Craft Unit - Tenby

  • RAF Detachment - Dunkeswell

  • RAF Detachment - Upottery

  • No 4 Armament Practice Camp - Talbenny

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Roborough

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Forster H M Maynard  1 Dec 1944 Air Officer Commanding, CB, AFC
Air Staff
Wg Cdr R E J Van der Kiste 15 Jul 1944  
Wg Cdr J R S Romanes 27 Sep 1944  
Wg Cdr H Baron 26 Sep 1944  
Wg Cdr R N Gillies  2 Oct 1944  
Wg Cdr W J Swift 10 Apr 1945  
Wg Cdr A Frame  8 May 1945 DFC
Sqn Ldr C F Ingle 19 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr W J S Jackson 21 Jun 1942  
Sqn Ldr C R Topham 17 Aug 1942  
Sqn Ldr F P Lane  8 May 1945  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr T H E Edwards 28 Jul 1943 Senior Administrative Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr S W Waller 12 May 1943 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr J A H Hortin  1 Sep 1943 Organisation
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Sqn Ldr H A Simpson  8 Jan 1945  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr J W Faulkner 26 Apr 1945  
Signals
Sqn Ldr H W Gill  1 Feb 1941 AFM
Armament
Sqn Ldr C C Willott 15 Mar 1945  
Equipment
Sqn Ldr H B Sissmore  7 Nov 1942  
Medical
Wg Cdr H L Willcox 16 Dec 1944 Senior Medical Officer, MB, ChB
Educational
Mr F Buckby 25 Oct 1944  
Meteorological
Wg Cdr J Pepper 11 Sep 1944  
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off M A Jones 14 Aug 1943 WAAF
RAF Regiment
Lt Col R B L Hatch 15 Jan 1944 MC
Sqn Ldr R N Benjamin 28 Dec 1943 MC
Miscellaneous Appointments
Sqn Ldr E W T Hardie 11 Apr 1945  

Source - July 1945 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/3839)

August 1945

Location Command Controlled
Mount Wise, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ RAF Chivenor

    • No 248 Squadron

    • No 254 Squadron

    • No 22 Mobile Servicing Unit (Torpedo)

  • SHQ, RAF Mount Batten

    • No 10 Squadron RAAF

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

  • SHQ, RAF St Davids

    • No 53 Squadron

    • No 220 Squadron

    • No 517 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 23 Air Crew Holding Unit

    • No 179 Squadron

    • No 224 Squadron

  • No 37 ASR Marine Craft Unit - Lyme Regis

  • No 42 ASR Marine Craft Unit - Newlyn

  • No 44 ASR Marine Craft Unit - Padstow

  • No 45 ASR Marine Craft Unit - Barry

  • No 46 ASR Marine Craft Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 48 ASR Marine Craft Unit - Pembroke Dock

  • RAF Detachment - Dunkeswell

  • RAF Detachment - Upottery

  • No 4 Armament Practice Camp - Talbenny

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Roborough

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Forster H M Maynard  1 Dec 1944 Air Officer Commanding, CB, AFC
Air Staff
Gp Capt E C Bolland  9 Jun 1945 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr R E J Van der Kiste 15 Jul 1944  
Wg Cdr J R S Romanes 27 Sep 1944  
Wg Cdr H Baron 26 Sep 1944  
Wg Cdr R N Gillies  2 Oct 1944  
Wg Cdr W J Swift 10 Apr 1945  
Wg Cdr A Frame  8 May 1945 DFC
Sqn Ldr C F Ingle 19 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr W J S Jackson 21 Jun 1942  
Sqn Ldr C R Topham 17 Aug 1942  
Sqn Ldr F P Lane  8 May 1945  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr T H E Edwards 28 Jul 1943 Senior Administrative Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr S W Waller 12 May 1943 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr J A H Hortin  1 Sep 1943 Organisation
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Sqn Ldr H A Simpson  8 Jan 1945  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr J W Faulkner 26 Apr 1945  
Signals
Sqn Ldr H W Gill  1 Feb 1941 AFM
Armament
Sqn Ldr C C Willott 15 Mar 1945  
Equipment
Sqn Ldr H B Sissmore  7 Nov 1942  
Medical
Wg Cdr H L Willcox 16 Dec 1944 Senior Medical Officer, MB, ChB
Educational
Mr F Buckby 25 Oct 1944  
Meteorological
Wg Cdr J Pepper 11 Sep 1944  
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off M A Jones 14 Aug 1943 WAAF
RAF Regiment
Lt Col R B L Hatch 15 Jan 1944 MC
Miscellaneous Appointments
Sqn Ldr E W T Hardie 11 Apr 1945  

Source - August 1945 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/3839)

September 1945

Location Command Controlled
Mount Wise, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ RAF Calshot

    • Survival and Rescue Training Unit

    • No 6 Flying Boat Servicing Unit

    • No 101 ASR Marine Craft Unit

    • No 102 ASR Marine Craft Unit

    • No 103 ASR Marine Craft Unit

    • No 104 ASR Marine Craft Unit

    • No 105 ASR Marine Craft Unit

  • SHQ RAF Chivenor

    • No 248 Squadron

    • No 254 Squadron

    • No 22 Mobile Servicing Unit (Torpedo)

  • SHQ, RAF Mount Batten

    • No 10 Squadron RAAF

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Davids

    • No 517 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 23 Air Crew Holding Unit

    • No 179 Squadron

    • No 224 Squadron

  • No 37 ASR Marine Craft Unit - Lyme Regis

  • No 42 ASR Marine Craft Unit - Newlyn

  • No 44 ASR Marine Craft Unit - Padstow

  • No 45 ASR Marine Craft Unit - Barry

  • No 46 ASR Marine Craft Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 48 ASR Marine Craft Unit - Pembroke Dock

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Roborough

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Forster H M Maynard  1 Dec 1944 Air Officer Commanding, CB, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre George H Boyce 24 Jul 1945 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, AFC
Wg Cdr G V W Davies  7 Aug 1945  
Sqn Ldr C F Ingle 19 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr W J S Jackson 21 Jun 1942  
Sqn Ldr C R Topham 17 Aug 1942  
Sqn Ldr F P Lane  8 May 1945  
Sqn Ldr D Forward 14 Jul 1945  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr R E J Van der Kiste 15 Jul 1944 Senior Administrative Staff Officer, DSO
Sqn Ldr S W Waller 12 May 1943 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr J A H Hortin  1 Sep 1943 Organisation
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Sqn Ldr H A Simpson  8 Jan 1945  
Signals
Wg Cdr R W Williams  2 Jul 1945  
Armament
Sqn Ldr G C Willott 15 Mar 1945  
Equipment
Sqn Ldr H B Sissmore  7 Nov 1942  
Medical
Wg Cdr H L Willcox 16 Dec 1944 Senior Medical Officer, MB, ChB
Educational
Mr F Buckby 25 Oct 1944  
Meteorological
Wg Cdr J Pepper 11 Sep 1944  
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off M A Jones 14 Aug 1943 WAAF
RAF Regiment
Sqn Ldr G B Eden 27 Jul 1945
Miscellaneous Appointments
Sqn Ldr E W T Hardie 11 Apr 1945  

Source - September 1945 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/3839)

July 1946

Location Command Controlled
Mount Wise, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ RAF Calshot

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 6 Flying Boat Servicing Unit

    • Survival and Rescue Training Unit

  • SHQ RAF Chivenor

    • No 21 Air Crew Holding Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Felixstowe

    • Marine Aircraft Experiment Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 230 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 179 Squadron

    • No 210 Squadron

    • No 224 Squadron

    • No 228 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Controlled Approach Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Thorney Island

    • No 248 Squadron

    • No 254 Squadron

    • No 20 Air Crew Holding Unit

    • No 24 Air Crew Holding Unit

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • No 24 ASR Marine Craft Unit - Gorleston-on-Sea

  • No 28 ASR Marine Craft Unit - Newhaven

  • No 40 ASR Marine Craft Unit - Weymouth

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Gosport

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Roborough

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Charles B S Spackman 24 Sep 1945 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DFC
Air Staff
Gp Capt Peter D Cracroft  8 May 1946 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr David B Fitzpatrick 28 Aug 1945 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr G A Huxford 17 Dec 1945  
Sqn Ldr D Forward 14 Jul 1945  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr C K Bonner 14 Nov 1945 Senior Administrative Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr J E Ann 24 Sep 1945 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr R W Adams  5 Sep 1945 Organisation
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Sqn Ldr C M Fell  1 Oct 1945  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr D G Potter 11 Mar 1946  
Signals
Wg Cdr R W Williams  2 Jul 1945  
Armament
Sqn Ldr G C Willott 15 Mar 1945  
Equipment
Sqn Ldr L G Williams 31 Dec 1945  
Medical
Wg Cdr J F McGovern 21 Aug 1945 Senior Medical Officer, MB, MCh
Educational
Mr W B Daniels 23 May 1946 MA, RAFVR
Meteorological
Dr J Pepper   MA, PhD
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off N C Watson 14 May 1946 WAAF
Miscellaneous Appointments
Sqn Ldr E W T Hardie 11 Apr 1945  

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

August 1946

Location Command Controlled
Mount Wise, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ RAF Calshot

    • No 201 Squadron

    • Survival and Rescue Training Unit

  • SHQ RAF Chivenor

    • No 21 Air Crew Holding Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Felixstowe

    • Marine Aircraft Experiment Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 230 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 179 Squadron

    • No 210 Squadron

    • No 224 Squadron

    • No 228 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Controlled Approach Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Thorney Island

    • No 248 Squadron

    • No 254 Squadron

    • Air Sea Warfare Development Unit

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • No 24 ASR Marine Craft Unit - Gorleston-on-Sea

  • No 40 ASR Marine Craft Unit - Weymouth

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Gosport

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Roborough

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Charles B S Spackman 24 Sep 1945 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DFC
Air Staff
Gp Capt Peter D Cracroft  8 May 1946 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr David B Fitzpatrick 28 Aug 1945 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr D Forward 14 Jul 1945  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr C K Bonner 14 Nov 1945 Senior Administrative Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr J E Ann 24 Sep 1945 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr R W Adams  5 Sep 1945 Organisation
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Sqn Ldr C M Fell  1 Oct 1945  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr D G Potter 11 Mar 1946  
Signals
Wg Cdr R W Williams  2 Jul 1945  
Armament
Sqn Ldr G C Willott 15 Mar 1945  
Equipment
Sqn Ldr L G Williams 31 Dec 1945  
Medical
Wg Cdr J F McGovern 21 Aug 1945 Senior Medical Officer, MB, MCh
Educational
Mr W B Daniels 23 May 1946 MA, RAFVR
Meteorological
Dr J Pepper   MA, PhD
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off N C Watson 14 May 1946 WAAF
Miscellaneous Appointments
Sqn Ldr E W T Hardie 11 Apr 1945  

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

September 1946

Location Command Controlled
Mount Wise, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ RAF Calshot

    • No 201 Squadron

  • SHQ RAF Chivenor

    • No 21 Air Crew Holding Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Felixstowe

    • Marine Aircraft Experiment Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 230 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 179 Squadron

    • No 210 Squadron

    • No 224 Squadron

    • No 228 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Thorney Island

    • No 248 Squadron

    • No 254 Squadron

    • Air Sea Warfare Development Unit

    • Survival and Rescue Training Unit

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Gosport

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Roborough

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Charles B S Spackman 24 Sep 1945 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DFC
Air Staff
Gp Capt Peter D Cracroft  8 May 1946 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr D L Cartridge  1 Jul 1946 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr G A Huxford 17 Dec 1945  
Sqn Ldr D Forward 14 Jul 1945  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr C K Bonner 14 Nov 1945 Senior Administrative Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr J E Ann 24 Sep 1945 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr R W Adams  5 Sep 1945 Organisation
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Sqn Ldr C M Fell  1 Oct 1945  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr D G Potter 11 Mar 1946  
Signals
Wg Cdr R W Williams  2 Jul 1945  
Armament
Sqn Ldr G C Willott 15 Mar 1945  
Equipment
Sqn Ldr L G Williams 31 Dec 1945  
Medical
Wg Cdr J F McGovern 21 Aug 1945 Senior Medical Officer, MB, MCh
Educational
Mr W B Daniels 23 May 1946 MA, RAFVR
Meteorological
Dr J Pepper   MA, PhD
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off N C Watson 14 May 1946 WAAF
Miscellaneous Appointments
Sqn Ldr E W T Hardie 11 Apr 1945  

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

October 1946

Location Command Controlled
Mount Wise, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ RAF Calshot

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230 Squadron

  • SHQ RAF Chivenor

    • No 21 Air Crew Holding Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Felixstowe

    • Marine Aircraft Experiment Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 210 Squadron

    • No 224 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Thorney Island

    • No 248 Squadron

    • No 254 Squadron

    • Air Sea Warfare Development Unit

    • Survival and Rescue Training Unit

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Gosport

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Roborough

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Charles B S Spackman 24 Sep 1945 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DFC
Air Staff
Gp Capt Peter D Cracroft  8 May 1946 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr D L Cartridge  1 Jul 1946 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr G A Huxford 17 Dec 1945  
Sqn Ldr D Forward 14 Jul 1945  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr C K Bonner 14 Nov 1945 Senior Administrative Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr J E Ann 24 Sep 1945 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr R W Adams  5 Sep 1945 Organisation
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Sqn Ldr C M Fell  1 Oct 1945  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr D G Potter 11 Mar 1946  
Signals
Wg Cdr R W Williams  2 Jul 1945  
Armament
Sqn Ldr G C Willott 15 Mar 1945  
Equipment
Sqn Ldr L G Williams 31 Dec 1945  
Medical
Wg Cdr J F McGovern 21 Aug 1945 Senior Medical Officer, MB, MCh
Educational
Mr W B Daniels 23 May 1946 MA, RAFVR
Meteorological
Dr J Pepper   MA, PhD
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off N C Watson 14 May 1946 WAAF
Miscellaneous Appointments
Sqn Ldr E W T Hardie 11 Apr 1945  

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

November 1946

Location Command Controlled
Mount Wise, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ RAF Calshot

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 210 Squadron

    • No 224 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Thorney Island

    • No 36 Squadron

    • No 42 Squadron

    • Air Sea Warfare Development Unit

    • Survival and Rescue Training Unit

  • No 21 Air Crew Holding Unit - Chivenor

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Gosport

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Roborough

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Charles B S Spackman 24 Sep 1945 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DFC
Air Staff
Gp Capt Peter D Cracroft  8 May 1946 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr D L Cartridge  1 Jul 1946 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr G A Huxford 17 Dec 1945  
Sqn Ldr D Forward 14 Jul 1945  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr C K Bonner 14 Nov 1945 Senior Administrative Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr J E Ann 24 Sep 1945 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr R W Adams  5 Sep 1945 Organisation
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Sqn Ldr C M Fell  1 Oct 1945  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr D G Potter 11 Mar 1946  
Signals
Wg Cdr R W Williams  2 Jul 1945  
Armament
Sqn Ldr G C Willott 15 Mar 1945  
Medical
Wg Cdr J F McGovern 21 Aug 1945 Senior Medical Officer, MB, MCh
Educational
Mr W B Daniels 23 May 1946 MA, RAFVR
Meteorological
Dr J Pepper   MA, PhD
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off N C Watson 14 May 1946 WAAF
Miscellaneous Appointments
Sqn Ldr E W T Hardie 11 Apr 1945  

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

December 1946

Location Command Controlled
Mount Wise, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ RAF Calshot

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 210 Squadron

    • No 224 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Thorney Island

    • No 36 Squadron

    • No 42 Squadron

    • Air Sea Warfare Development Unit

    • Survival and Rescue Training Unit

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Gosport

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1109 Marine Craft Base Unit - Boston

  • No 1110 Marine Craft Base Unit - Immingham

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Roborough

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Charles B S Spackman 24 Sep 1945 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DFC
Air Staff
Gp Capt Peter D Cracroft  8 May 1946 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr D L Cartridge  1 Jul 1946 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr G A Huxford 17 Dec 1945  
Sqn Ldr D Forward 14 Jul 1945  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr C K Bonner 14 Nov 1945 Senior Administrative Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr J E Ann 24 Sep 1945 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr R W Adams  5 Sep 1945 Organisation
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Sqn Ldr C M Fell  1 Oct 1945  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr D G Potter 11 Mar 1946  
Signals
Wg Cdr R W Williams  2 Jul 1945  
Armament
Sqn Ldr G C Willott 15 Mar 1945  
Medical
Wg Cdr J F McGovern 21 Aug 1945 Senior Medical Officer, MB, MCh
Educational
Mr W B Daniels 23 May 1946 MA, RAFVR
Meteorological
Dr J Pepper   MA, PhD
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off N C Neilson 14 May 1946 WAAF
Miscellaneous Appointments
Sqn Ldr E W T Hardie 11 Apr 1945  

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

January 1947

Location Command Controlled
Mount Wise, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ RAF Calshot

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 210 Squadron

    • No 224 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Thorney Island

    • No 36 Squadron

    • No 42 Squadron

    • Air Sea Warfare Development Unit

    • No 22 Mobile Servicing Unit (Torpedo)

    • Survival and Rescue Training Unit

    • No 1 Torpedo Training Unit

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Gosport

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1109 Marine Craft Base Unit - Boston

  • No 1110 Marine Craft Base Unit - Immingham

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Roborough

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Charles B S Spackman 24 Sep 1945 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DFC
Air Staff
Gp Capt Peter D Cracroft  8 May 1946 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr D L Cartridge  1 Jul 1946 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr G A Huxford 17 Dec 1945  
Sqn Ldr D Forward 14 Jul 1945  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr C K Bonner 14 Nov 1945 Senior Administrative Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr J E Ann 24 Sep 1945 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr R W Adams  5 Sep 1945 Organisation
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Sqn Ldr C M Fell  1 Oct 1945  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr D G Potter 11 Mar 1946  
Signals
Wg Cdr R W Williams  2 Jul 1945  
Armament
Sqn Ldr G O Thomson  2 Dec 1946  
Equipment
Sqn Ldr L G Williams 31 Dec 1946  
Medical
Wg Cdr J F McGovern 21 Aug 1945 Senior Medical Officer, MB, MCh
Educational
Mr W B Daniels 23 May 1946 MA, RAFVR
Meteorological
Dr J Pepper   MA, PhD
Miscellaneous Appointments
Sqn Ldr E W T Hardie 11 Apr 1945  

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

February 1947

Location Command Controlled
Mount Wise, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ RAF Calshot

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203 Squadron

    • No 210 Squadron

    • No 224 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Thorney Island

    • No 36 Squadron

    • No 42 Squadron

    • Air Sea Warfare Development Unit

    • No 22 Mobile Servicing Unit (Torpedo)

    • Survival and Rescue Training Unit

    • No 1 Torpedo Training Unit

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Gosport

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1109 Marine Craft Base Unit - Boston

  • No 1110 Marine Craft Base Unit - Immingham

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Roborough

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Charles B S Spackman 24 Sep 1945 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DFC
Air Staff
Gp Capt Peter D Cracroft  8 May 1946 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr D L Cartridge  1 Jul 1946 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr G A Huxford 17 Dec 1945  
Sqn Ldr D Forward 14 Jul 1945  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr C K Bonner 14 Nov 1945 Senior Administrative Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr J E Ann 24 Sep 1945 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr R W Adams  5 Sep 1945 Organisation
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Sqn Ldr C M Fell  1 Oct 1945  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr D G Potter 11 Mar 1946  
Signals
Wg Cdr R W Williams  2 Jul 1945  
Armament
Sqn Ldr G O Thomson  2 Dec 1946  
Equipment
Sqn Ldr L G Williams 31 Dec 1946  
Medical
Wg Cdr J F McGovern 21 Aug 1945 Senior Medical Officer, MB, MCh
Educational
Mr W B Daniels 23 May 1946 MA, RAFVR
Meteorological
Dr J Pepper   MA, PhD
Miscellaneous Appointments
Sqn Ldr E W T Hardie 11 Apr 1945  

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

March 1947

This edition is not available

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

April 1947

Location Command Controlled
Mount Wise, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ RAF Calshot

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203 Squadron

    • No 210 Squadron

    • No 224 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Thorney Island

    • No 36 Squadron

    • No 42 Squadron

    • Air Sea Warfare Development Unit

    • Coastal Command Torpedo Servicing Unit

    • Survival and Rescue Training Unit

    • No 1 Torpedo Training Unit

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Gosport

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Roborough

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Charles B S Spackman 24 Sep 1945 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DFC
Air Staff
Gp Capt Peter D Cracroft  8 May 1946 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr D L Cartridge  1 Jul 1946 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr G A Huxford 17 Dec 1945  
Sqn Ldr D Forward 14 Jul 1945  
Administrative Staff
Sqn Ldr J E Ann 24 Sep 1945 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr R W Adams  5 Sep 1945 Organisation
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Sqn Ldr C M Fell  1 Oct 1945  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr R N Payne 15 Jan 1947  
Signals
Wg Cdr R W Williams  2 Jul 1945  
Armament
Sqn Ldr G O Thomson  2 Dec 1946  
Equipment
Sqn Ldr L G Williams 31 Dec 1946  
Medical
Wg Cdr J F McGovern 21 Aug 1945 Senior Medical Officer, MB, MCh
Educational
Mr W B Daniels 23 May 1946 MA
Meteorological
Dr J Pepper   MA, PhD
Miscellaneous Appointments
Sqn Ldr E W T Hardie 11 Apr 1945  

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

May 1947

Location Command Controlled
Mount Wise, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ RAF Calshot

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203 Squadron

    • No 210 Squadron

    • No 224 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Thorney Island

    • No 36 Squadron

    • No 42 Squadron

    • Air Sea Warfare Development Unit

    • Coastal Command Torpedo Servicing Unit

    • Survival and Rescue Training Unit

    • No 1 Torpedo Training Unit

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Gosport

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Roborough

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Charles B S Spackman 24 Sep 1945 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DFC
Air Staff
Gp Capt Peter D Cracroft  8 May 1946 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr D L Cartridge  1 Jul 1946 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr G A Huxford 17 Dec 1945  
Sqn Ldr D Forward 14 Jul 1945  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr L Coulson 31 Mar 1947 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr J E Ann 24 Sep 1945 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr R W Adams  5 Sep 1945 Organisation
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Sqn Ldr C M Fell  1 Oct 1945  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr R N Payne 15 Jan 1947  
Signals
Wg Cdr R W Williams  2 Jul 1945  
Armament
Sqn Ldr G O Thomson  2 Dec 1946  
Equipment
Sqn Ldr L G Williams 31 Dec 1946  
Medical
Wg Cdr J F McGovern 21 Aug 1945 Senior Medical Officer, MB, MCh
Educational
Sqn Ldr W B Daniels 23 May 1946 MA
Meteorological
Dr J Pepper   MA, PhD
WAAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off M L Wareham  4 Mar 1947  
Miscellaneous Appointments
Sqn Ldr E W T Hardie 11 Apr 1945  

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

June 1947

Location Command Controlled
Mount Wise, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ RAF Calshot

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203 Squadron

    • No 210 Squadron

    • No 224 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Thorney Island

    • No 36 Squadron

    • No 42 Squadron

    • Air Sea Warfare Development Unit

    • Coastal Command Torpedo Servicing Unit

    • Survival and Rescue Training Unit

    • No 1 Torpedo Training Unit

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Gosport

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Roborough

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Charles B S Spackman 24 Sep 1945 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DFC
Air Staff
Gp Capt Peter D Cracroft  8 May 1946 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr D L Cartridge  1 Jul 1946 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr G A Huxford 17 Dec 1945  
Sqn Ldr D Forward 14 Jul 1945  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr L Coulson 31 Mar 1947 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr J E Ann 24 Sep 1945 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr R W Adams  5 Sep 1945 Organisation
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Sqn Ldr C M Fell  1 Oct 1945  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr R N Payne 15 Jan 1947  
Signals
Wg Cdr R W Williams  2 Jul 1945  
Armament
Sqn Ldr G O Thomson  2 Dec 1946  
Equipment
Sqn Ldr L G Williams 31 Dec 1946  
Medical
Wg Cdr J F McGovern 21 Aug 1945 Senior Medical Officer, MB, MCh
Educational
Sqn Ldr W B Daniels 23 May 1946 MA
Meteorological
Dr J Pepper   MA, PhD
WAAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off M L Wareham  4 Mar 1947  
Miscellaneous Appointments
Sqn Ldr E W T Hardie 11 Apr 1945  

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

July 1947

Location Command Controlled
Mount Wise, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ RAF Calshot

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203 Squadron

    • No 210 Squadron

    • No 224 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Thorney Island

    • No 36 Squadron

    • No 42 Squadron

    • Air Sea Warfare Development Unit

    • Coastal Command Torpedo Servicing Unit

    • Survival and Rescue Training Unit

    • No 1 Torpedo Training Unit

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Gosport

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Roborough

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Charles B S Spackman 24 Sep 1945 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DFC
Air Staff
Gp Capt Peter D Cracroft  8 May 1946 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr D L Cartridge  1 Jul 1946 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr G A Huxford 17 Dec 1945  
Sqn Ldr D Forward 14 Jul 1945  
Sqn Ldr A Bartlett 29 Apr 1946  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr L Coulson 31 Mar 1947 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr J E Ann 24 Sep 1945 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr R W Adams  5 Sep 1945 Organisation
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Sqn Ldr I N M Macdonald  1 Jun 1947  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr R N Payne 15 Jan 1947  
Signals
Wg Cdr R W Williams  2 Jul 1945  
Armament
Sqn Ldr G O Thomson  2 Dec 1946  
Equipment
Sqn Ldr L G Williams 31 Dec 1946  
Medical
Wg Cdr J F McGovern 21 Aug 1945 Senior Medical Officer, MB, MCh
Educational
Sqn Ldr W B Daniels 23 May 1946 MA
Meteorological
Dr J Pepper   MA, PhD
WAAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off M L Wareham  4 Mar 1947  
Miscellaneous Appointments
Sqn Ldr E W T Hardie 11 Apr 1945  

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

It moved to RAF Mount Batten on 28 July 1947 but remained shown at Mount Wise in the August edition.

August 1947

Location Command Controlled
Mount Wise, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ RAF Calshot

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203 Squadron

    • No 210 Squadron

    • No 224 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Thorney Island

    • No 36 Squadron

    • No 42 Squadron

    • Air Sea Warfare Development Unit

    • Coastal Command Torpedo Servicing Unit

    • Survival and Rescue Training Unit

    • No 1 Torpedo Training Unit

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Gosport

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Roborough

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Charles B S Spackman 24 Sep 1945 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DFC
Air Staff
Gp Capt Peter D Cracroft  8 May 1946 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr D L Cartridge  1 Jul 1946 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr D Forward 14 Jul 1945  
Sqn Ldr A Bartlett 29 Apr 1946  
Sqn Ldr B Wilkinson  1 Jul 1947  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr L Coulson 31 Mar 1947 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr J E Ann 24 Sep 1945 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr R W Adams  5 Sep 1945 Organisation
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Sqn Ldr I N M Macdonald  1 Jun 1947  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr R N Payne 15 Jan 1947  
Signals
Wg Cdr R W Williams  2 Jul 1945  
Armament
Sqn Ldr G O Thomson  2 Dec 1946  
Equipment
Sqn Ldr L G Williams 31 Dec 1946  
Medical
Wg Cdr J F McGovern 21 Aug 1945 Senior Medical Officer, MB, MCh
Educational
Sqn Ldr W B Daniels 23 May 1946 MA
Meteorological
Dr J Pepper   MA, PhD
WAAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off M L Wareham  4 Mar 1947  
Miscellaneous Appointments
Sqn Ldr E W T Hardie 11 Apr 1945  

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

September 1947

Location Command Controlled
Mount Wise, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ RAF Calshot

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230 Squadron

    • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203 Squadron

    • No 210 Squadron

    • No 224 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Thorney Island

    • No 36 Squadron

    • No 42 Squadron

    • Air Sea Warfare Development Unit

    • Coastal Command Torpedo Servicing Unit

    • Survival and Rescue Training Unit

    • No 1 Torpedo Training Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Gosport

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Roborough

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Frank L Hopps 19 Aug 1947 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Air Staff
Gp Capt Peter D Cracroft  8 May 1946 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr D L Cartridge  1 Jul 1946 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr D Forward 14 Jul 1945  
Sqn Ldr A Bartlett 29 Apr 1946  
Sqn Ldr B Wilkinson  1 Jul 1947  
Sqn Ldr J M Rowe 17 Jun 1947 DFC
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr L Coulson 31 Mar 1947 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr J E Ann 24 Sep 1945 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr R W Adams  5 Sep 1945 Organisation
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Sqn Ldr I N M Macdonald  1 Jun 1947  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr R N Payne 15 Jan 1947  
Signals
Wg Cdr R W Williams  2 Jul 1945  
Armament
Sqn Ldr G O Thomson  2 Dec 1946  
Equipment
Sqn Ldr L G Williams 31 Dec 1946  
Medical
Wg Cdr J F McGovern 21 Aug 1945 Senior Medical Officer, MB, MCh
Educational
Sqn Ldr W B Daniels 23 May 1946 MA
Meteorological
Dr J Pepper   MA, PhD
WAAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off M L Wareham  4 Mar 1947  
Miscellaneous Appointments
Sqn Ldr E W T Hardie 11 Apr 1945  

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

October 1947

Location Command Controlled
Mount Wise, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ RAF Calshot

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230 Squadron

    • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203 Squadron

    • No 210 Squadron

    • No 224 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Thorney Island

    • No 36 Squadron

    • No 42 Squadron

    • Air Sea Warfare Development Unit

    • Coastal Command Torpedo Servicing Unit

    • Survival and Rescue Training Unit

    • No 1 Torpedo Training Unit

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Gosport

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Roborough

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Frank L Hopps 19 Aug 1947 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Air Staff
Gp Capt Peter D Cracroft  8 May 1946 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr D L Cartridge  1 Jul 1946 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr D Forward 14 Jul 1945  
Sqn Ldr A Bartlett 29 Apr 1946  
Sqn Ldr B Wilkinson  1 Jul 1947  
Sqn Ldr J M Rowe 17 Jun 1947 DFC
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr L Coulson 31 Mar 1947 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr J E Ann 24 Sep 1945 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr R W Adams  5 Sep 1945 Organisation
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Sqn Ldr I N M Macdonald  1 Jun 1947  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr R N Payne 15 Jan 1947  
Signals
Wg Cdr R W Williams  2 Jul 1945  
Armament
Sqn Ldr G O Thomson  2 Dec 1946  
Equipment
Sqn Ldr L G Williams 31 Dec 1946  
Medical
Wg Cdr J F McGovern 21 Aug 1945 Senior Medical Officer, MB, MCh
Educational
Sqn Ldr W B Daniels 23 May 1946 MA
Meteorological
Dr J Pepper   MA, PhD
WAAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off M L Wareham  4 Mar 1947  
Miscellaneous Appointments
Sqn Ldr E W T Hardie 11 Apr 1945  

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

November 1947

Location Command Controlled
Mount Wise, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ RAF Calshot

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230 Squadron

    • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203 Squadron

    • No 210 Squadron

    • No 224 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Thorney Island

    • Air Sea Warfare Development Unit

    • Coastal Command Torpedo Servicing Unit

    • Survival and Rescue Training Unit

    • No 1 Torpedo Training Unit

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Gosport

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • RAF Auxiliary 'Bridport' - Portsmouth

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Roborough

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Frank L Hopps 19 Aug 1947 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Air Staff
Gp Capt Peter D Cracroft  8 May 1946 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr D L Cartridge  1 Jul 1946 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr D Forward 14 Jul 1945  
Sqn Ldr A Bartlett 29 Apr 1946  
Sqn Ldr B Wilkinson  1 Jul 1947  
Sqn Ldr J M Rowe 17 Jun 1947 DFC
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr L Coulson 31 Mar 1947 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr J E Ann 24 Sep 1945 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr R W Adams  5 Sep 1945 Organisation
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Sqn Ldr I N M Macdonald  1 Jun 1947  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr R N Payne 15 Jan 1947  
Signals
Wg Cdr R W Williams  2 Jul 1945  
Armament
Sqn Ldr G O Thomson  2 Dec 1946  
Equipment
Sqn Ldr L G Williams 31 Dec 1946  
Medical
Wg Cdr J F McGovern 21 Aug 1945 Senior Medical Officer, MB, MCh
Educational
Sqn Ldr W B Daniels 23 May 1946 MA
Meteorological
Dr J Pepper   MA, PhD
WAAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off M L Wareham  4 Mar 1947  
Miscellaneous Appointments
Sqn Ldr E W T Hardie 11 Apr 1945  

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

December 1947

Location Command Controlled
Mount Wise, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ RAF Calshot

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230 Squadron

    • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203 Squadron

    • No 210 Squadron

    • No 224 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Thorney Island

    • Air Sea Warfare Development Unit

    • Coastal Command Torpedo Servicing Unit

    • Survival and Rescue Training Unit

    • No 1 Torpedo Training Unit

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Gosport

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • RAF Auxiliary 'Bridport' - Portsmouth

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Roborough

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Frank L Hopps 19 Aug 1947 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Air Staff
Gp Capt Peter D Cracroft  8 May 1946 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr D L Cartridge  1 Jul 1946 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr A Bartlett 29 Apr 1946  
Sqn Ldr B Wilkinson  1 Jul 1947  
Sqn Ldr J M Rowe 17 Jun 1947 DFC
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr L Coulson 31 Mar 1947 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr J E Ann 24 Sep 1945 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr R W Adams  5 Sep 1945 Organisation
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Sqn Ldr I N M Macdonald  1 Jun 1947  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr A A Hay  1 Oct 1947 BEM
Signals
Wg Cdr R W Williams  2 Jul 1945  
Armament
Sqn Ldr G O Thomson  2 Dec 1946  
Equipment
Sqn Ldr L G Williams 31 Dec 1946  
Medical
Wg Cdr J F McGovern 21 Aug 1945 Senior Medical Officer, MB, MCh
Educational
Sqn Ldr W B Daniels 23 May 1946 MA
Meteorological
Dr J Pepper   MA, PhD
Miscellaneous Appointments
Sqn Ldr E W T Hardie 11 Apr 1945  

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

January 1948

Location Command Controlled
Mount Wise, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ RAF Calshot

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230 Squadron

    • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203 Squadron

    • No 210 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

  • Air Sea Warfare Development Unit - Thorney Island

  • Survival and Rescue Training Unit - Thorney Island

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Gosport

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • No 1112 Marine Craft Base Unit - Thorney Island

  • RAF Auxiliary 'Bridport' - Portsmouth

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Roborough

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Frank L Hopps 19 Aug 1947 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Air Staff
Gp Capt Peter D Cracroft  8 May 1946 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr E A Springall  1 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr S H Bell  1 Dec 1947 MC
Sqn Ldr B Wilkinson  1 Jul 1947  
Sqn Ldr J M Rowe 17 Jun 1947 DFC
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr H M Baker 13 Jan 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, BEM
Sqn Ldr J E Ann 24 Sep 1945 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr R W Adams  5 Sep 1945 Organisation
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Sqn Ldr I N M Macdonald  1 Jun 1947  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr A A Hay  1 Oct 1947 BEM
Signals
Wg Cdr R W Williams  2 Jul 1945  
Armament
Sqn Ldr G O Thomson  2 Dec 1946  
Equipment
Sqn Ldr L G Williams 31 Dec 1946  
Medical
Wg Cdr J F McGovern 21 Aug 1945 Senior Medical Officer, MB, MCh
Educational
Sqn Ldr W B Daniels 23 May 1946 MA
Meteorological
Dr J Pepper   MA, PhD
WAAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off E M Ashley 29 Dec 1947  
Miscellaneous Appointments
Sqn Ldr E W T Hardie 11 Apr 1945  

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

February 1948

Location Command Controlled
Mount Wise, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ RAF Calshot

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230 Squadron

    • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203 Squadron

    • No 210 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

  • Air Sea Warfare Development Unit - Thorney Island

  • Survival and Rescue Training Unit - Thorney Island

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Gosport

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • No 1112 Marine Craft Base Unit - Thorney Island

  • RAF Auxiliary 'Bridport' - Portsmouth

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Roborough

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Frank L Hopps 19 Aug 1947 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Air Staff
Gp Capt Peter D Cracroft  8 May 1946 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr E A Springall  1 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr S H Bell  1 Dec 1947 MC
Sqn Ldr B Wilkinson  1 Jul 1947  
Sqn Ldr J M Rowe 17 Jun 1947 DFC
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr H M Baker 13 Jan 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, BEM
Sqn Ldr P Duxfield 12 Jan 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr R W Adams  5 Sep 1945 Organisation
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Sqn Ldr I N M Macdonald  1 Jun 1947  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr A A Hay  1 Oct 1947 BEM
Signals
Wg Cdr R W Williams  2 Jul 1945  
Armament
Sqn Ldr G O Thomson  2 Dec 1946  
Equipment
Sqn Ldr L G Williams 31 Dec 1946  
Medical
Wg Cdr J F McGovern 21 Aug 1945 Senior Medical Officer, MB, MCh
Educational
Sqn Ldr W B Daniels 23 May 1946 MA
Meteorological
Dr J Pepper   MA, PhD
WAAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off E M Ashley 29 Dec 1947  
Miscellaneous Appointments
Sqn Ldr E W T Hardie 11 Apr 1945  

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

March 1948

Location Command Controlled
Mount Wise, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ RAF Calshot

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230 Squadron

    • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203 Squadron

    • No 210 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

  • Air Sea Warfare Development Unit - Thorney Island

  • Survival and Rescue Training Unit - Thorney Island

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Gosport

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • No 1112 Marine Craft Base Unit - Thorney Island

  • RAF Auxiliary 'Bridport' - Portsmouth

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Roborough

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Frank L Hopps 19 Aug 1947 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Air Staff
Gp Capt Peter D Cracroft  8 May 1946 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr E A Springall  1 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr D Forward 15 Jun 1946  
Sqn Ldr B Wilkinson  1 Jul 1947  
Sqn Ldr J M Rowe 17 Jun 1947 DFC
Sqn Ldr W J Read 26 Feb 1948  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr H M Baker 13 Jan 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, BEM
Sqn Ldr P Duxfield 12 Jan 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr R W Adams  5 Sep 1945 Organisation
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Wg Cdr K W Niblett 26 Feb 1948  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr A A Hay  1 Oct 1947 BEM
Signals
Wg Cdr R W Williams  2 Jul 1945  
Armament
Sqn Ldr G O Thomson  2 Dec 1946  
Equipment
Sqn Ldr L G Williams 31 Dec 1946  
Medical
Wg Cdr J F McGovern 21 Aug 1945 Senior Medical Officer, MB, MCh
Educational
Sqn Ldr W B Daniels 23 May 1946 MA
Meteorological
Dr J Pepper   MA, PhD
WAAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off E M Ashley 29 Dec 1947  
Miscellaneous Appointments
Sqn Ldr E W T Hardie 11 Apr 1945  

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

April 1948

Location Command Controlled
Mount Wise, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ RAF Calshot

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230 Squadron

    • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203 Squadron

    • No 210 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

  • Air Sea Warfare Development Unit - Thorney Island

  • Survival and Rescue Training Unit - Thorney Island

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Gosport

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • No 1112 Marine Craft Base Unit - Thorney Island

  • RAF Auxiliary 'Bridport' - Portsmouth

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Roborough

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Frank L Hopps 19 Aug 1947 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Air Staff
Gp Capt Peter D Cracroft  8 May 1946 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr E A Springall  1 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr D Forward 15 Jun 1946  
Sqn Ldr B Wilkinson  1 Jul 1947  
Sqn Ldr J M Rowe 17 Jun 1947 DFC
Sqn Ldr W J Read 26 Feb 1948  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr H M Baker 13 Jan 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, BEM
Sqn Ldr P Duxfield 12 Jan 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr R W Adams  5 Sep 1945 Organisation
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Wg Cdr K W Niblett 26 Feb 1948  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr A A Hay  1 Oct 1947 BEM
Signals
Wg Cdr R W Williams  2 Jul 1945  
Armament
Sqn Ldr G O Thomson  2 Dec 1946  
Equipment
Sqn Ldr L G Williams 31 Dec 1946  
Medical
Wg Cdr J F McGovern 21 Aug 1945 Senior Medical Officer, MB, MCh
Educational
Sqn Ldr W B Daniels 23 May 1946 MA
Meteorological
Mr R F M Hay   BA
WAAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off D M Charlton 23 Mar 1948  
Miscellaneous Appointments
Sqn Ldr E W T Hardie 11 Apr 1945  

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

May 1948

Location Command Controlled
Mount Wise, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ RAF Calshot

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230 Squadron

    • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203 Squadron

    • No 210 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

  • Air Sea Warfare Development Unit - Thorney Island

  • Survival and Rescue Training Unit - Thorney Island

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Gosport

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • No 1112 Marine Craft Base Unit - Thorney Island

  • RAF Auxiliary 'Bridport' - Portsmouth

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Roborough

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Frank L Hopps 19 Aug 1947 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt J W King 19 Dec 1947 Personal Assistant to AOC, DFC, DFM
Air Staff
Gp Capt Peter D Cracroft  8 May 1946 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr E A Springall  1 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr D Forward 15 Jun 1946  
Sqn Ldr B Wilkinson  1 Jul 1947  
Sqn Ldr J M Rowe 17 Jun 1947 DFC
Sqn Ldr W J Read 26 Feb 1948  
Sqn Ldr P N Kenny 17 Nov 1947  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr H M Baker 13 Jan 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, BEM
Sqn Ldr P Duxfield 12 Jan 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr R W Adams  5 Sep 1945 Organisation
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Wg Cdr K W Niblett 26 Feb 1948  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr A A Hay  1 Oct 1947 BEM
Signals
Wg Cdr R W Williams  2 Jul 1945  
Sqn Ldr E S Sherwell  8 Mar 1945  
Armament
Sqn Ldr G O Thomson  2 Dec 1946  
Equipment
Sqn Ldr L G Williams 31 Dec 1946  
Medical
Wg Cdr J F McGovern 21 Aug 1945 Senior Medical Officer, MB, MCh
Educational
Sqn Ldr W B Daniels 23 May 1946 MA
Meteorological
Mr R F M Hay   BA
WAAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off D M Charlton 23 Mar 1948  
Miscellaneous Appointments
Sqn Ldr E W T Hardie 11 Apr 1945  

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

June 1948

Location Command Controlled
Mount Wise, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ RAF Calshot

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230 Squadron

    • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203 Squadron

    • No 210 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

  • Air Sea Warfare Development Unit - Thorney Island

  • Survival and Rescue Training Unit - Thorney Island

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Gosport

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • No 1112 Marine Craft Base Unit - Thorney Island

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Portsmouth

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Roborough

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Frank L Hopps 19 Aug 1947 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt J W King 19 Dec 1947 Personal Assistant to AOC, DFC, DFM
Air Staff
Gp Capt Peter D Cracroft  8 May 1946 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr E A Springall  1 Dec 1947  
Wg Cdr K W Niblett 26 Feb 1948  
Sqn Ldr D Forward 15 Jun 1946  
Sqn Ldr B Wilkinson  1 Jul 1947  
Sqn Ldr J M Rowe 17 Jun 1947 DFC
Sqn Ldr W J Read 26 Feb 1948  
Sqn Ldr P N Kenny 17 Nov 1947  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr H M Baker 13 Jan 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, BEM
Sqn Ldr P Duxfield 12 Jan 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr R W Adams  5 Sep 1945 Organisation
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Sqn Ldr A A Hay  1 Oct 1947 BEM
Signals
Wg Cdr R W Williams  2 Jul 1945  
Sqn Ldr E S Sherwell  8 Mar 1945  
Armament
Sqn Ldr G O Thomson  2 Dec 1946  
Equipment
Sqn Ldr L G Williams 31 Dec 1946  
Medical
Wg Cdr J F McGovern 21 Aug 1945 Senior Medical Officer, MB, MCh
Educational
Sqn Ldr W B Daniels 23 May 1946 MA
Meteorological
Mr R F M Hay   BA
WAAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off D M Charlton 23 Mar 1948  
Miscellaneous Appointments
Sqn Ldr E W T Hardie 11 Apr 1945  

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

July 1948

Location Command Controlled
Mount Wise, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ RAF Calshot

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230 Squadron

    • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203 Squadron

    • No 210 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

  • Survival and Rescue Training Unit - Thorney Island

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Gosport

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • No 1112 Marine Craft Base Unit - Thorney Island

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Portsmouth

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Harrowbeer

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Frank L Hopps 19 Aug 1947 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt J W King 19 Dec 1947 Personal Assistant to AOC, DFC, DFM
Air Staff
Gp Capt C S Riccard 29 Jun 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr T Q Horner  7 Jun 1948  
Wg Cdr E Banthorpe 17 Jun 1948  
Sqn Ldr D Forward 15 Jun 1946  
Sqn Ldr B Wilkinson  1 Jul 1947  
Sqn Ldr J M Rowe 17 Jun 1947 DFC
Sqn Ldr W J Read 26 Feb 1948  
Sqn Ldr P N Kenny 17 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr Sinclair M Davidson  9 Jun 1948 later AVM
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr H M Baker 13 Jan 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, BEM
Sqn Ldr P Duxfield 12 Jan 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr R Stevenson 27 May 1948 Organisation
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Sqn Ldr A A Hay  1 Oct 1947 BEM
Signals
Wg Cdr R W Williams  2 Jul 1945  
Sqn Ldr E S Sherwell  8 Mar 1945  
Armament
Sqn Ldr G O Thomson  2 Dec 1946  
Equipment
Sqn Ldr L G Williams 31 Dec 1946  
Medical
Wg Cdr G H Stuart   MB, BCh, MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr W B Daniels 23 May 1946 MA
Meteorological
Mr R F M Hay   BA
WAAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off D M Charlton 23 Mar 1948  
Miscellaneous Appointments
Sqn Ldr E W T Hardie 11 Apr 1945  

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

August 1948

Location Command Controlled
Mount Wise, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ RAF Calshot

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230 Squadron

    • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Felixstowe

    • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203 Squadron

    • No 210 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

  • Survival and Rescue Training Unit - Thorney Island

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Gosport

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • No 1112 Marine Craft Base Unit - Thorney Island

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Portsmouth

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Harrowbeer

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Frank L Hopps 19 Aug 1947 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt J W King 19 Dec 1947 Personal Assistant to AOC, DFC, DFM
Air Staff
Gp Capt C S Riccard 29 Jun 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr T Q Horner  7 Jun 1948  
Wg Cdr E Banthorpe 17 Jun 1948  
Sqn Ldr D Forward 15 Jun 1946  
Sqn Ldr B Wilkinson  1 Jul 1947  
Sqn Ldr J M Rowe 17 Jun 1947 DFC
Sqn Ldr W J Read 26 Feb 1948  
Sqn Ldr P N Kenny 17 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr Sinclair M Davidson  9 Jun 1948 later AVM
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr H M Baker 13 Jan 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, BEM
Sqn Ldr P Duxfield 12 Jan 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr R Stevenson 27 May 1948 Organisation
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Sqn Ldr A A Hay  1 Oct 1947 BEM
Signals
Wg Cdr R W Williams  2 Jul 1945  
Sqn Ldr E S Sherwell  8 Mar 1945  
Armament
Sqn Ldr G O Thomson  2 Dec 1946  
Equipment
Sqn Ldr L G Williams 31 Dec 1946  
Medical
Wg Cdr G H Stuart   MB, BCh, MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr W B Daniels 23 May 1946 MA
Meteorological
Mr R F M Hay   BA
WAAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off D M Charlton 23 Mar 1948  
Miscellaneous Appointments
Sqn Ldr E W T Hardie 11 Apr 1945  

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

September 1948

Location Command Controlled
Mount Wise, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ RAF Calshot

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230 Squadron

    • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Felixstowe

    • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203 Squadron

    • No 210 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

    • No 19 Group Communication Flight

  • Survival and Rescue Training Unit - Thorney Island

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Gosport

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • No 1112 Marine Craft Base Unit - Thorney Island

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Portsmouth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Frank L Hopps 19 Aug 1947 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt J W King 19 Dec 1947 Personal Assistant to AOC, DFC, DFM
Air Staff
Gp Capt C S Riccard 29 Jun 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr T Q Horner  7 Jun 1948  
Wg Cdr E Banthorpe 17 Jun 1948  
Sqn Ldr D Forward 15 Jun 1946  
Sqn Ldr B Wilkinson  1 Jul 1947  
Sqn Ldr J M Rowe 17 Jun 1947 DFC
Sqn Ldr W J Read 26 Feb 1948  
Sqn Ldr P N Kenny 17 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr Sinclair M Davidson  9 Jun 1948 later AVM
Sqn Ldr W F Austin 27 Jul 1948  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr H M Baker 13 Jan 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, BEM
Sqn Ldr P Duxfield 12 Jan 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr R Stevenson 27 May 1948 Organisation
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr P Honey  4 Jul 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr A A Hay  1 Oct 1947 BEM
Signals
Wg Cdr R W Williams  2 Jul 1945  
Sqn Ldr E S Sherwell  8 Mar 1945  
Armament
Sqn Ldr J L Davey 16 Aug 1948  
Equipment
Sqn Ldr L G Williams 31 Dec 1946  
Medical
Wg Cdr G H Stuart   MB, BCh, MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr W B Daniels 23 May 1946 MA
Meteorological
Mr R F M Hay   BA
WAAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off D M Charlton 23 Mar 1948  

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

October 1948

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ RAF Calshot

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230 Squadron

    • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Felixstowe

    • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203 Squadron

    • No 210 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

    • No 19 Group Communication Flight

  • Survival and Rescue Training Unit - Thorney Island

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Gosport

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • No 1112 Marine Craft Base Unit - Thorney Island

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Portsmouth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Frank L Hopps 19 Aug 1947 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt J W King 19 Dec 1947 Personal Assistant to AOC, DFC, DFM
Air Staff
Gp Capt C S Riccard 29 Jun 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr T Q Horner  7 Jun 1948  
Wg Cdr E Banthorpe 17 Jun 1948  
Sqn Ldr D Forward 15 Jun 1946  
Sqn Ldr B Wilkinson  1 Jul 1947  
Sqn Ldr J M Rowe 17 Jun 1947 DFC
Sqn Ldr W J Read 26 Feb 1948  
Sqn Ldr P N Kenny 17 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr Sinclair M Davidson  9 Jun 1948 later AVM
Sqn Ldr W F Austin 27 Jul 1948  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr H M Baker 13 Jan 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, BEM
Sqn Ldr P Duxfield 12 Jan 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr R Stevenson 27 May 1948 Organisation
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr P Honey  4 Jul 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr A A Hay  1 Oct 1947 BEM
Signals
Wg Cdr R W Williams  2 Jul 1945  
Sqn Ldr G W Calvert 30 Aug 1948  
Armament
Sqn Ldr J L Davey 16 Aug 1948  
Equipment
Sqn Ldr L G Williams 31 Dec 1946  
Medical
Wg Cdr G H Stuart   MB, BCh, MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr W B Daniels 23 May 1946 MA
Meteorological
Mr R F M Hay   BA
WAAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off D M Charlton 23 Mar 1948  

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

November 1948

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ RAF Calshot

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230 Squadron

    • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Felixstowe

    • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203 Squadron

    • No 210 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

    • No 19 Group Communication Flight

  • Survival and Rescue Training Unit - Thorney Island

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Gosport

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • No 1112 Marine Craft Base Unit - Thorney Island

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Portsmouth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Frank L Hopps 19 Aug 1947 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt J W King 19 Dec 1947 Personal Assistant to AOC, DFC, DFM
Air Staff
Gp Capt C S Riccard 29 Jun 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr T Q Horner  7 Jun 1948  
Wg Cdr E Banthorpe 17 Jun 1948  
Sqn Ldr D Forward 15 Jun 1946  
Sqn Ldr B Wilkinson  1 Jul 1947  
Sqn Ldr J M Rowe 17 Jun 1947 DFC
Sqn Ldr W J Read 26 Feb 1948  
Sqn Ldr P N Kenny 17 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr Sinclair M Davidson  9 Jun 1948 later AVM
Sqn Ldr W F Austin 27 Jul 1948  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr H M Baker 13 Jan 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, BEM
Sqn Ldr A W Mungovern  8 Nov 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr R Stevenson 27 May 1948 Organisation
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr P Honey  4 Jul 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr A A Hay  1 Oct 1947 BEM
Signals
Wg Cdr R W Williams  2 Jul 1945  
Sqn Ldr G W Calvert 30 Aug 1948  
Armament
Sqn Ldr J L Davey 16 Aug 1948  
Equipment
Sqn Ldr L G Williams 31 Dec 1946  
Medical
Wg Cdr G H Stuart   MB, BCh, MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr W B Daniels 23 May 1946 MA
Meteorological
Mr R F M Hay   BA
WAAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off D M Charlton 23 Mar 1948  

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

December 1948

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ RAF Calshot

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230 Squadron

    • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Felixstowe

    • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203 Squadron

    • No 210 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

    • No 19 Group Communication Flight

  • Survival and Rescue Training Unit - Thorney Island

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Gosport

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • No 1112 Marine Craft Base Unit - Thorney Island

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Portsmouth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Frank L Hopps 19 Aug 1947 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt J W King 19 Dec 1947 Personal Assistant to AOC, DFC, DFM
Air Staff
Gp Capt C S Riccard 29 Jun 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr T Q Horner  7 Jun 1948  
Wg Cdr E Banthorpe 17 Jun 1948  
Sqn Ldr D Forward 15 Jun 1946  
Sqn Ldr B Wilkinson  1 Jul 1947  
Sqn Ldr J M Rowe 17 Jun 1947 DFC
Sqn Ldr W J Read 26 Feb 1948  
Sqn Ldr P N Kenny 17 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr Sinclair M Davidson  9 Jun 1948 later AVM
Sqn Ldr W F Austin 27 Jul 1948  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr H M Baker 13 Jan 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, BEM
Sqn Ldr A W Mungovern  8 Nov 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr R Stevenson 27 May 1948 Organisation
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr P Honey  4 Jul 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr A A Hay  1 Oct 1947 BEM
Signals
Wg Cdr R W Williams  2 Jul 1945  
Sqn Ldr G W Calvert 30 Aug 1948  
Armament
Sqn Ldr J L Davey 16 Aug 1948  
Equipment
Sqn Ldr L G Williams 31 Dec 1946  
Medical
Wg Cdr G H Stuart   MB, BCh, MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr W B Daniels 23 May 1946 MA
Meteorological
Mr R F M Hay   BA
WAAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off D M Charlton 23 Mar 1948  

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

January 1949

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ RAF Calshot

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230 Squadron

    • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Felixstowe

    • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203 Squadron

    • No 210 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

    • No 19 Group Communication Flight

  • Survival and Rescue Training Unit - Thorney Island

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Gosport

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • No 1112 Marine Craft Base Unit - Thorney Island

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Portsmouth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Frank L Hopps 19 Aug 1947 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt J W King 19 Dec 1947 Personal Assistant to AOC, DFC, DFM
Air Staff
Gp Capt C S Riccard 29 Jun 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr T Q Horner  7 Jun 1948  
Wg Cdr E Banthorpe 17 Jun 1948  
Sqn Ldr D Forward 15 Jun 1946  
Sqn Ldr J Wilson 27 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr J M Rowe 17 Jun 1947 DFC
Sqn Ldr W J Read 26 Feb 1948  
Sqn Ldr P N Kenny 17 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr Sinclair M Davidson  9 Jun 1948 later AVM
Sqn Ldr W F Austin 27 Jul 1948  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr H M Baker 13 Jan 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, BEM
Sqn Ldr A W Mungovern  8 Nov 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr R Stevenson 27 May 1948 Organisation
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr P Honey  4 Jul 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr A A Hay  1 Oct 1947 BEM
Signals
Wg Cdr C D Connerton 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr G W Calvert 30 Aug 1948  
Armament
Sqn Ldr J L Davey 16 Aug 1948  
Equipment
Sqn Ldr L G Williams 31 Dec 1946  
Medical
Wg Cdr G H Stuart   MB, BCh, MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr W B Daniels 23 May 1946 MA
Meteorological
Mr R F M Hay   BA

WAAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off D M Charlton 23 Mar 1948  

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

February 1949

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ RAF Calshot

    • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Felixstowe

    • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203 Squadron

    • No 210 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

    • No 19 Group Communication Flight

  • Survival and Rescue Training Unit - Thorney Island

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Gosport

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • No 1112 Marine Craft Base Unit - Thorney Island

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Portsmouth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Frank L Hopps 19 Aug 1947 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt J W King 19 Dec 1947 Personal Assistant to AOC, DFC, DFM
Air Staff
Gp Capt C S Riccard 29 Jun 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr T Q Horner  7 Jun 1948  
Sqn Ldr D Forward 15 Jun 1946  
Sqn Ldr J Wilson 27 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr J M Rowe 17 Jun 1947 DFC
Sqn Ldr W J Read 26 Feb 1948  
Sqn Ldr P N Kenny 17 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr Sinclair M Davidson  9 Jun 1948 later AVM
Navigation
Wg Cdr E Banthorpe 17 Jun 1948  
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr W F Austin 27 Jul 1948  
Meteorological
Mr R F M Hay   BA
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr H M Baker 13 Jan 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, BEM
Sqn Ldr A W Mungovern  8 Nov 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr R Stevenson 27 May 1948 Organisation
Equipment
Sqn Ldr L G Williams 31 Dec 1946  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr G H Stuart   MB, BCh, MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr W B Daniels 23 May 1946 MA, BSc, VD

WAAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off D M Charlton 23 Mar 1948  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr P Honey  4 Jul 1948 MBE
Armament
Sqn Ldr J L Davey 16 Aug 1948  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr A A Hay  1 Oct 1947 BEM
Signals
Wg Cdr C D Connerton 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr G W Calvert 30 Aug 1948  

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

March 1949

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ RAF Calshot

    • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203 Squadron

    • No 210 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

    • No 19 Group Communication Flight

  • Survival and Rescue Training Unit - Thorney Island

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Gosport

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • No 1112 Marine Craft Base Unit - Thorney Island

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Portsmouth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Frank L Hopps 19 Aug 1947 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt J W King 19 Dec 1947 Personal Assistant to AOC, DFC, DFM
Air Staff
Gp Capt C S Riccard 29 Jun 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr T Q Horner  7 Jun 1948  
Sqn Ldr D Forward 15 Jun 1946  
Sqn Ldr J Wilson 27 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr J M Rowe 17 Jun 1947 DFC
Sqn Ldr W J Read 26 Feb 1948  
Sqn Ldr P N Kenny 17 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr Sinclair M Davidson  9 Jun 1948 later AVM
Navigation
Wg Cdr E Banthorpe 17 Jun 1948  
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr W F Austin 27 Jul 1948  
Meteorological
Mr R F M Hay   BA
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr H M Baker 13 Jan 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, BEM
Sqn Ldr A W Mungovern  8 Nov 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr R Stevenson 27 May 1948 Organisation
Equipment
Sqn Ldr L G Williams 31 Dec 1946  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr G H Stuart   MB, BCh, MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr W B Daniels 23 May 1946 MA, BSc, VD

WAAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off D M Charlton 23 Mar 1948  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr P Honey  4 Jul 1948 MBE
Armament
Sqn Ldr J L Davey 16 Aug 1948  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr A A Hay  1 Oct 1947 BEM
Signals
Wg Cdr C D Connerton 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr G W Calvert 30 Aug 1948  

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

April 1949

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ RAF Calshot

    • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230/240 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203/36 Squadron

    • No 210/217 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

    • No 19 Group Communication Flight

  • Survival and Rescue Training Unit - Thorney Island

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Gosport

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • No 1112 Marine Craft Base Unit - Thorney Island

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Portsmouth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Frank L Hopps 19 Aug 1947 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt J W King 19 Dec 1947 Personal Assistant to AOC, DFC, DFM
Air Staff
Gp Capt C S Riccard 29 Jun 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr T Q Horner  7 Jun 1948  
Sqn Ldr D Forward 15 Jun 1946  
Sqn Ldr J Wilson 27 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr J M Rowe 17 Jun 1947 DFC
Sqn Ldr W J Read 26 Feb 1948  
Sqn Ldr P N Kenny 17 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr Sinclair M Davidson  9 Jun 1948 later AVM
Navigation
Wg Cdr E Banthorpe 17 Jun 1948  
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr W F Austin 27 Jul 1948  
Meteorological
Mr R F M Hay 22 Mar 1948 BA
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr H M Baker 13 Jan 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, BEM
Sqn Ldr A W Mungovern  8 Nov 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr R Stevenson 27 May 1948 Organisation
Equipment
Sqn Ldr L G Williams 31 Dec 1946  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr G H Stuart  8 Jun 1948 MB, BCh, MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr W B Daniels 23 May 1946 MA, BSc, VD

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off D M Charlton 23 Mar 1948  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr P Honey  4 Jul 1948 Senior Technical Staff Officer, MBE
Armament
Sqn Ldr J L Davey 16 Aug 1948  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr A A Hay  1 Oct 1947 BEM
Signals
Wg Cdr C D Connerton 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr G W Calvert 30 Aug 1948  

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

May 1949

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ RAF Calshot

    • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230/240 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203/36 Squadron

    • No 210/217 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

    • No 19 Group Communication Flight

  • Survival and Rescue Training Unit - Thorney Island

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Gosport

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Portsmouth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Frank L Hopps 19 Aug 1947 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt J W King 19 Dec 1947 Personal Assistant to AOC, DFC, DFM
Air Staff
Gp Capt C S Riccard 29 Jun 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr T Q Horner  7 Jun 1948  
Sqn Ldr D Forward 15 Jun 1946  
Sqn Ldr J Wilson 27 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr J M Rowe 17 Jun 1947 DFC
Sqn Ldr W J Read 26 Feb 1948  
Sqn Ldr P N Kenny 17 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr Sinclair M Davidson  9 Jun 1948 later AVM
Navigation
Wg Cdr E Banthorpe 17 Jun 1948  
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr W F Austin 27 Jul 1948  
Meteorological
Mr R F M Hay 22 Mar 1948 BA
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr H M Baker 13 Jan 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, BEM
Sqn Ldr A W Mungovern  8 Nov 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr R Stevenson 27 May 1948 Organisation
Equipment
Sqn Ldr L G Williams 31 Dec 1946  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr G H Stuart  8 Jun 1948 MB, BCh, MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr R L Smith 27 Apr 1949 BSc

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off D M Charlton 23 Mar 1948  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr P Honey  4 Jul 1948 Senior Technical Staff Officer, MBE
Armament
Sqn Ldr J L Davey 16 Aug 1948  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr A A Hay  1 Oct 1947 BEM
Signals
Wg Cdr C D Connerton 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr G W Calvert 30 Aug 1948  

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

June 1949

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ RAF Calshot

    • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230/240 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203/36 Squadron

    • No 210/217 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

    • No 19 Group Communication Flight

  • Survival and Rescue Training Unit - Thorney Island

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Gosport

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Plymouth

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Frank L Hopps 19 Aug 1947 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt J W King 19 Dec 1947 Personal Assistant to AOC, DFC, DFM
Air Staff
Gp Capt C S Riccard 29 Jun 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr T Q Horner  7 Jun 1948  
Sqn Ldr J T Freeman 18 May 1949 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr J Wilson 27 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr W J Read 26 Feb 1948  
Sqn Ldr P N Kenny 17 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr Sinclair M Davidson  9 Jun 1948 later AVM
Sqn Ldr J Catley 12 May 1949  
Navigation
Wg Cdr E Banthorpe 17 Jun 1948  
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr W F Austin 27 Jul 1948  
Meteorological
Mr R F M Hay 22 Mar 1948 BA
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr H M Baker 13 Jan 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, BEM
Sqn Ldr A W Mungovern  8 Nov 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr R Stevenson 27 May 1948 Organisation
Equipment
Sqn Ldr L G Williams 31 Dec 1946  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr G H Stuart  8 Jun 1948 MB, BCh, MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr R L Smith 27 Apr 1949 BSc

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off D V M Gray  5 May 1949  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr P Honey  4 Jul 1948 Senior Technical Staff Officer, MBE
Armament
Sqn Ldr J L Davey 16 Aug 1948  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr A A Hay  1 Oct 1947 BEM
Signals
Wg Cdr C D Connerton 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr G W Calvert 30 Aug 1948  

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

July 1949

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ RAF Calshot

    • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230/240 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203/36 Squadron

    • No 210/217 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

    • No 19 Group Communication Flight

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Gosport

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Plymouth

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Frank L Hopps 19 Aug 1947 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt J W King 19 Dec 1947 Personal Assistant to AOC, DFC, DFM
Air Staff
Gp Capt C S Riccard 29 Jun 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr T Q Horner  7 Jun 1948  
Sqn Ldr J T Freeman 18 May 1949 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr J Wilson 27 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr W J Read 26 Feb 1948  
Sqn Ldr P N Kenny 17 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr Sinclair M Davidson  9 Jun 1948 later AVM
Sqn Ldr J Catley 12 May 1949  
Navigation
Wg Cdr E Banthorpe 17 Jun 1948  
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr W F Austin 27 Jul 1948  
Meteorological
Mr R F M Hay 22 Mar 1948 BA
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr H M Baker 13 Jan 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, BEM
Sqn Ldr A W Mungovern  8 Nov 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr R Stevenson 27 May 1948 Organisation
Equipment
Sqn Ldr L G Williams 31 Dec 1946  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr G H Stuart  8 Jun 1948 MB, BCh, MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr R L Smith 27 Apr 1949 BSc

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off D V M Gray  5 May 1949  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr E G Clarke  4 Jul 1949 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr J L Davey 16 Aug 1948  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr A A Hay  1 Oct 1947 BEM
Signals
Wg Cdr C D Connerton 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr G W Calvert 30 Aug 1948  

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

August 1949

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ RAF Calshot

    • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230/240 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203/36 Squadron

    • No 210/217 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

    • No 19 Group Communication Flight

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Gosport

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Plymouth

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Frank L Hopps 19 Aug 1947 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt J W King 19 Dec 1947 Personal Assistant to AOC, DFC, DFM
Air Staff
Gp Capt C S Riccard 29 Jun 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr T Q Horner  7 Jun 1948  
Sqn Ldr J T Freeman 18 May 1949 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr J Wilson 27 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr W J Read 26 Feb 1948  
Sqn Ldr P N Kenny 17 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr Sinclair M Davidson  9 Jun 1948 later AVM
Sqn Ldr J Catley 12 May 1949  
Navigation
Wg Cdr E Banthorpe 17 Jun 1948  
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr W F Austin 27 Jul 1948  
Meteorological
Mr R F M Hay 22 Mar 1948 BA
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr H M Baker 13 Jan 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, BEM
Sqn Ldr A W Mungovern  8 Nov 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr R Stevenson 27 May 1948 Organisation
Equipment
Sqn Ldr L G Williams 31 Dec 1946  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr G H Stuart  8 Jun 1948 MB, BCh, MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr R L Smith 27 Apr 1949 BSc

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off D V M Gray  5 May 1949  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr E G Clarke  4 Jul 1949 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr J L Davey 16 Aug 1948  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr A A Hay  1 Oct 1947 BEM
Signals
Wg Cdr C D Connerton 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr G W Calvert 30 Aug 1948  

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

September 1949

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ RAF Calshot

    • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230/240 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203/36 Squadron

    • No 210/217 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

    • No 19 Group Communication Flight

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Gosport

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Plymouth

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Frank L Hopps 19 Aug 1947 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt J W King 19 Dec 1947 Personal Assistant to AOC, DFC, DFM
Air Staff
Gp Capt C S Riccard 29 Jun 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr T Q Horner  7 Jun 1948  
Sqn Ldr J T Freeman 18 May 1949 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr J Wilson 27 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr W J Read 26 Feb 1948  
Sqn Ldr P N Kenny 17 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr Sinclair M Davidson  9 Jun 1948 later AVM
Sqn Ldr J Catley 12 May 1949  
Navigation
Wg Cdr E Banthorpe 17 Jun 1948  
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr W F Austin 27 Jul 1948  
Meteorological
Mr R F M Hay 22 Mar 1948 BA
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr H M Baker 13 Jan 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, BEM
Sqn Ldr A W Mungovern  8 Nov 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr R Stevenson 27 May 1948 Organisation
Equipment
Sqn Ldr E P Parkes-Davis 17 Sep 1949  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr G H Stuart  8 Jun 1948 MB, BCh, MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr R L Smith 27 Apr 1949 BSc

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off D V M Gray  5 May 1949  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr E G Clarke  4 Jul 1949 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr J L Davey 16 Aug 1948  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr A A Hay  1 Oct 1947 BEM
Signals
Wg Cdr C D Connerton 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr G W Calvert 30 Aug 1948  

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

October 1949

 
Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ RAF Calshot

    • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230/240 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203/36 Squadron

    • No 210/217 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

    • No 19 Group Communication Flight

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Gosport

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Plymouth

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Frank L Hopps 19 Aug 1947 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt J W King 19 Dec 1947 Personal Assistant to AOC, DFC, DFM
Air Staff
Gp Capt C S Riccard 29 Jun 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr T Q Horner  7 Jun 1948  
Sqn Ldr J T Freeman 18 May 1949 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr J Wilson 27 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr W J Read 26 Feb 1948  
Sqn Ldr P N Kenny 17 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr J Catley 12 May 1949  
Navigation
Wg Cdr E Banthorpe 17 Jun 1948  
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr W F Austin 27 Jul 1948  
Meteorological
Mr R F M Hay 22 Mar 1948 BA
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr H M Baker 13 Jan 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, BEM
Sqn Ldr A W Mungovern  8 Nov 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr R Stevenson 27 May 1948 Organisation
Equipment
Sqn Ldr E P Parkes-Davis 17 Sep 1949  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr J C Blair  3 Oct 1949 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr R L Smith 27 Apr 1949 BSc

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off D V M Gray  5 May 1949  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr E G Clarke  4 Jul 1949 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr J L Davey 16 Aug 1948  
Signals
Wg Cdr C D Connerton 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr G W Calvert 30 Aug 1948  

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

November 1949

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ RAF Calshot

    • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230/240 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203/36 Squadron

    • No 210/217 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

    • No 19 Group Communication Flight

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Gosport

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Plymouth

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Frank L Hopps 19 Aug 1947 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt J W King 19 Dec 1947 Personal Assistant to AOC, DFC, DFM
Air Staff
Gp Capt C S Riccard 29 Jun 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr T Q Horner  7 Jun 1948  
Sqn Ldr J T Freeman 18 May 1949 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr J Wilson 27 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr W J Read 26 Feb 1948  
Sqn Ldr P N Kenny 17 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr J Catley 12 May 1949  
Navigation
Wg Cdr E Banthorpe 17 Jun 1948  
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr W F Austin 27 Jul 1948  
Meteorological
Mr R F M Hay 22 Mar 1948 BA
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr H M Baker 13 Jan 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, BEM
Sqn Ldr A W Mungovern  8 Nov 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr R Stevenson 27 May 1948 Organisation
Equipment
Sqn Ldr E P Parkes-Davis 17 Sep 1949  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr J C Blair  3 Oct 1949 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr R L Smith 27 Apr 1949 BSc

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off D V M Gray  5 May 1949  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr E G Clarke  4 Jul 1949 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr J L Davey 16 Aug 1948  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr R H Whipp 20 Sep 1949  
Signals
Wg Cdr C D Connerton 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr G W Calvert 30 Aug 1948  

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

December 1949

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ RAF Calshot

    • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230/240 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203/36 Squadron

    • No 210/217 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

    • No 19 Group Communication Flight

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Gosport

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Plymouth

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Frank L Hopps 19 Aug 1947 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt J W King 19 Dec 1947 Personal Assistant to AOC, DFC, DFM
Air Staff
Gp Capt C S Riccard 29 Jun 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr T Q Horner  7 Jun 1948  
Sqn Ldr J T Freeman 18 May 1949 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr J Wilson 27 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr W J Read 26 Feb 1948  
Sqn Ldr P N Kenny 17 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr J Catley 12 May 1949  
Navigation
Wg Cdr E Banthorpe 17 Jun 1948  
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr W F Austin 27 Jul 1948  
Meteorological
Mr R F M Hay 22 Mar 1948 BA
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr H M Baker 13 Jan 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, BEM
Sqn Ldr A W Mungovern  8 Nov 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr R Stevenson 27 May 1948 Organisation
Equipment
Sqn Ldr E P Parkes-Davis 17 Sep 1949  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr J C Blair  3 Oct 1949 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr R L Smith 27 Apr 1949 BSc

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off D V M Gray  5 May 1949  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr E G Clarke  4 Jul 1949 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr J L Davey 16 Aug 1948  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr R H Whipp 20 Sep 1949  
Signals
Wg Cdr C D Connerton 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr G W Calvert 30 Aug 1948  

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

January 1950

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ RAF Calshot

    • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230/240 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203/36 Squadron

    • No 210/217 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

    • No 19 Group Communication Flight

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Gosport

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Plymouth

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Frank L Hopps 19 Aug 1947 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt J W King 19 Dec 1947 Personal Assistant to AOC, DFC, DFM
Air Staff
Gp Capt C S Riccard 29 Jun 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr T Q Horner  7 Jun 1948  
Sqn Ldr J T Freeman 18 May 1949 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr J Wilson 27 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr P N Kenny 17 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr J Catley 12 May 1949  
Navigation
Wg Cdr E Banthorpe 17 Jun 1948  
Weapons
Sqn Ldr J F Cook 21 Nov 1949  
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr W F Austin 27 Jul 1948  
Meteorological
Mr P F Illsley   BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr H M Baker 13 Jan 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, BEM
Sqn Ldr A W Mungovern  8 Nov 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr R Stevenson 27 May 1948 Organisation
Equipment
Sqn Ldr E P Parkes-Davis 17 Sep 1949  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr J C Blair  3 Oct 1949 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr R L Smith 27 Apr 1949 BSc

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off D V M Gray  5 May 1949  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr E G Clarke  4 Jul 1949 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr J L Davey 16 Aug 1948  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr R H Whipp 20 Sep 1949  
Signals
Wg Cdr C D Connerton 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr G W Calvert 30 Aug 1948  

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

February 1950

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit - RAF Calshot

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230/240 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203/36 Squadron

    • No 210/217 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

    • No 19 Group Communication Flight

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Gosport

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Plymouth

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Geoffrey R C Spencer  8 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt J W King 19 Dec 1947 Personal Assistant to AOC, DFC, DFM
Air Staff
Gp Capt C S Riccard 29 Jun 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr T Q Horner  7 Jun 1948  
Sqn Ldr J T Freeman 18 May 1949 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr J Wilson 27 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr P N Kenny 17 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr J Catley 12 May 1949  
Navigation
Wg Cdr E Banthorpe 17 Jun 1948  
Weapons
Sqn Ldr J F Cook 21 Nov 1949  
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr W F Austin 27 Jul 1948  
Meteorological
Mr P F Illsley   BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr H M Baker 13 Jan 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, BEM
Sqn Ldr A W Mungovern  8 Nov 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr R Stevenson 27 May 1948 Organisation
Equipment
Sqn Ldr E P Parkes-Davis 17 Sep 1949  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr J C Blair  3 Oct 1949 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr R L Smith 27 Apr 1949 BSc

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off D V M Gray  5 May 1949  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr E G Clarke  4 Jul 1949 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr J L Davey 16 Aug 1948  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr R H Whipp 20 Sep 1949  
Signals
Wg Cdr C D Connerton 29 Nov 1948  

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

March 1950

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit - RAF Calshot

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230/240 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203/36 Squadron

    • No 210/217 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

    • No 19 Group Communication Flight

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Gosport

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Plymouth

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Geoffrey R C Spencer  8 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt J W King 19 Dec 1947 Personal Assistant to AOC, DFC, DFM
Air Staff
Gp Capt C S Riccard 29 Jun 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr T Q Horner  7 Jun 1948  
Sqn Ldr J T Freeman 18 May 1949 DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr J Wilson 27 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr P N Kenny 17 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr J Catley 12 May 1949  
Navigation
Wg Cdr E Banthorpe 17 Jun 1948  
Weapons
Sqn Ldr J F Cook 21 Nov 1949  
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr W F Austin 27 Jul 1948  
Meteorological
Mr P F Illsley   BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr H M Baker 13 Jan 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, BEM
Sqn Ldr A W Mungovern  8 Nov 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr R Stevenson 27 May 1948 Organisation
Equipment
Sqn Ldr E P Parkes-Davis 17 Sep 1949  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr J C Blair  3 Oct 1949 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr R L Smith 27 Apr 1949 BSc

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off D V M Gray  5 May 1949  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr E G Clarke  4 Jul 1949 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr J L Davey 16 Aug 1948  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr R H Whipp 20 Sep 1949  
Signals
Wg Cdr C D Connerton 29 Nov 1948  

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

April 1950

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit - RAF Calshot

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230/240 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203/36 Squadron

    • No 210/217 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

    • No 19 Group Communication Flight

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Calshot

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Plymouth

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Geoffrey R C Spencer  8 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt R O Blackall  5 Mar 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt C S Riccard 29 Jun 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr T Q Horner  7 Jun 1948  
Sqn Ldr J Wilson 27 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr P N Kenny 17 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr J Catley 12 May 1949  
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr H W Edwards 20 Feb 1950 AFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr E Banthorpe 17 Jun 1948  
Weapons
Sqn Ldr J F Cook 21 Nov 1949  
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr W F Austin 27 Jul 1948  
Meteorological
Mr P F Illsley 17 Oct 1949 BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr H M Baker 13 Jan 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, BEM
Sqn Ldr A W Mungovern  8 Nov 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr R Stevenson 27 May 1948 Organisation
Equipment
Sqn Ldr E P Parkes-Davis 17 Sep 1949  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr J C Blair  3 Oct 1949 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr R L Smith 27 Apr 1949 BSc

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off D V M Gray  5 May 1949  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr E G Clarke  4 Jul 1949 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr J L Davey 16 Aug 1948  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr R H Whipp 20 Sep 1949  
Signals
Wg Cdr S A Billman  1 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr R H C Sampson 21 Nov 1949  

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

May 1950

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit - RAF Calshot

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230/240 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203/36 Squadron

    • No 210/217 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

    • No 19 Group Communication Flight

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Calshot

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Plymouth

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Geoffrey R C Spencer  8 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt R O Blackall  5 Mar 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt C S Riccard 29 Jun 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr T Q Horner  7 Jun 1948  
Sqn Ldr J Wilson 27 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr P N Kenny 17 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr J Catley 12 May 1949  
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr H W Edwards 20 Feb 1950 AFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr E Banthorpe 17 Jun 1948  
Weapons
Sqn Ldr J F Cook 21 Nov 1949  
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr W F Austin 27 Jul 1948  
Meteorological
Mr P F Illsley 17 Oct 1949 BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr H M Baker 13 Jan 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, BEM
Sqn Ldr A W Mungovern  8 Nov 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr R Stevenson 27 May 1948 Organisation
Equipment
Sqn Ldr E P Parkes-Davis 17 Sep 1949  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr J C Blair  3 Oct 1949 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr R L Smith 27 Apr 1949 BSc

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off D V M Gray  5 May 1949  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr E G Clarke  4 Jul 1949 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr J L Davey 16 Aug 1948  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr R H Whipp 20 Sep 1949  
Signals
Wg Cdr S A Billman  1 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr R H C Sampson 21 Nov 1949  

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

June 1950

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit - RAF Calshot

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230/240 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203/36 Squadron

    • No 210/217 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

    • No 19 Group Communication Flight

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Calshot

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Plymouth

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Geoffrey R C Spencer  8 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt R O Blackall  5 Mar 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt C S Riccard 29 Jun 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr T Q Horner  7 Jun 1948  
Sqn Ldr J Wilson 27 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr P N Kenny 17 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr J Catley 12 May 1949  
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr H W Edwards 20 Feb 1950 AFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr E Banthorpe 17 Jun 1948  
Weapons
Sqn Ldr J F Cook 21 Nov 1949  
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr W F Austin 27 Jul 1948  
Meteorological
Mr P F Illsley 17 Oct 1949 BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr C G R Lewis  4 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr R Stevenson 27 May 1948 Organisation
Sqn Ldr R W Adams 15 Apr 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Equipment
Sqn Ldr E P Parkes-Davis 17 Sep 1949  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr J C Blair  3 Oct 1949 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr R L Smith 27 Apr 1949 BSc

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off D V M Gray  5 May 1949  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr E G Clarke  4 Jul 1949 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr J L Davey 16 Aug 1948  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr R H Whipp 20 Sep 1949  
Signals
Wg Cdr S A Billman  1 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr R H C Sampson 21 Nov 1949  

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

July 1950

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit - RAF Calshot

    • Marine Craft Training School

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230/240 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203/36 Squadron

    • No 210/217 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

    • No 19 Group Communication Flight

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Calshot

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Plymouth

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Geoffrey R C Spencer  8 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt R O Blackall  5 Mar 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt C S Riccard 29 Jun 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr T Q Horner  7 Jun 1948  
Sqn Ldr J Wilson 27 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr P N Kenny 17 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr J Catley 12 May 1949  
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr H W Edwards 20 Feb 1950 AFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr E Banthorpe 17 Jun 1948  
Weapons
Sqn Ldr J F Cook 21 Nov 1949  
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr W F Austin 27 Jul 1948  
Meteorological
Mr P F Illsley 17 Oct 1949 BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr C G R Lewis  4 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr R Stevenson 27 May 1948 Organisation
Sqn Ldr R W Adams 15 Apr 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Equipment
Sqn Ldr E P Parkes-Davis 17 Sep 1949  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr J C Blair  3 Oct 1949 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr R L Smith 27 Apr 1949 BSc

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off D V M Gray  5 May 1949  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr E G Clarke  4 Jul 1949 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr J L Davey 16 Aug 1948  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr R H Whipp 20 Sep 1949  
Signals
Wg Cdr S A Billman  1 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr R H C Sampson 21 Nov 1949  

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

August 1950

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit - RAF Calshot

    • Marine Craft Training School

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230/240 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203/36 Squadron

    • No 210/217 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

    • No 19 Group Communication Flight

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Calshot

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Plymouth

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Geoffrey R C Spencer  8 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt R O Blackall  5 Mar 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt C S Riccard 29 Jun 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr T Q Horner  7 Jun 1948  
Sqn Ldr J Wilson 27 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr P N Kenny 17 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr J Catley 12 May 1949  
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr H W Edwards 20 Feb 1950 AFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr E Banthorpe 17 Jun 1948  
Weapons
Sqn Ldr J F Cook 21 Nov 1949  
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr W F Austin 27 Jul 1948  
Meteorological
Mr P F Illsley 17 Oct 1949 BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr C G R Lewis  4 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr R Stevenson 27 May 1948 Organisation
Sqn Ldr R W Adams 15 Apr 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Equipment
Sqn Ldr E P Parkes-Davis 17 Sep 1949  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr J C Blair  3 Oct 1949 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr R L Smith 27 Apr 1949 BSc

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off D V M Gray  5 May 1949  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr E G Clarke  4 Jul 1949 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr J L Davey 16 Aug 1948  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr R H Whipp 20 Sep 1949  
Signals
Wg Cdr S A Billman  1 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr R H C Sampson 21 Nov 1949  

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

September 1950

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit - RAF Calshot

    • Marine Craft Training School

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230/240 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203/36 Squadron

    • No 210/217 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

    • No 19 Group Communication Flight

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Calshot

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Plymouth

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Geoffrey R C Spencer  8 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt R O Blackall  5 Mar 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt C S Riccard 29 Jun 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr T Q Horner  7 Jun 1948  
Sqn Ldr J Wilson 27 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr P N Kenny 17 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr J Catley 12 May 1949  
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr H W Edwards 20 Feb 1950 AFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr J R Canham 28 Aug 1950 DFC
Weapons
Sqn Ldr J F Cook 21 Nov 1949  
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr W F Austin 27 Jul 1948  
Meteorological
Mr P F Illsley 17 Oct 1949 BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr C G R Lewis  4 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr R Stevenson 27 May 1948 Organisation
Sqn Ldr R W Adams 15 Apr 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Equipment
Sqn Ldr E P Parkes-Davis 17 Sep 1949  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr J C Blair  3 Oct 1949 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr R L Smith 27 Apr 1949 BSc

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off M S Gray 11 Aug 1950  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr E G Clarke  4 Jul 1949 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr J L Davey 16 Aug 1948  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr R H Whipp 20 Sep 1949  
Signals
Wg Cdr S A Billman  1 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr R H C Sampson 21 Nov 1949  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr J G McGlennan   Statistics Officer

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

October 1950

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit - RAF Calshot

    • Marine Craft Training School

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230/240 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203/36 Squadron

    • No 210/217 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

    • No 19 Group Communication Flight

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Calshot

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Plymouth

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Geoffrey R C Spencer  8 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt R O Blackall  5 Mar 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt C S Riccard 29 Jun 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr E E M Angell 18 Sep 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr J Wilson 27 Sep 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr P N Kenny 17 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr J Catley 12 May 1949  
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr H W Edwards 20 Feb 1950 AFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr J R Canham 28 Aug 1950 DFC
Weapons
Sqn Ldr J F Cook 21 Nov 1949  
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr W F Austin 27 Jul 1948  
Meteorological
Mr P F Illsley 17 Oct 1949 BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr C G R Lewis  4 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr R Stevenson 27 May 1948 Organisation
Sqn Ldr R W Adams 15 Apr 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Equipment
Sqn Ldr E P Parkes-Davis 17 Sep 1949  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr J C Blair  3 Oct 1949 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr R L Smith 27 Apr 1949 BSc

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off M S Gray 11 Aug 1950  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr E G Clarke  4 Jul 1949 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr J L Davey 16 Aug 1948  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr R H Whipp 20 Sep 1949  
Signals
Wg Cdr S A Billman  1 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr R H C Sampson 21 Nov 1949  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr J G McGlennan   Statistics Officer

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

November 1950

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit - RAF Calshot

    • Marine Craft Training School

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230/240 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203/36 Squadron

    • No 210/217 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

    • No 19 Group Communication Flight

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Calshot

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Plymouth

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Geoffrey R C Spencer  8 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt R O Blackall  5 Mar 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt C S Riccard 29 Jun 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Wg Cdr E E M Angell 18 Sep 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr J Wilson 27 Sep 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr P N Kenny 17 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr J Catley 12 May 1949  
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr H W Edwards 20 Feb 1950 AFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr J R Canham 28 Aug 1950 DFC
Weapons
Sqn Ldr J F Cook 21 Nov 1949  
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr W F Austin 27 Jul 1948  
Meteorological
Mr P F Illsley 17 Oct 1949 BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr C G R Lewis  4 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr R Stevenson 27 May 1948 Organisation
Sqn Ldr R W Adams 15 Apr 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Equipment
Sqn Ldr E P Parkes-Davis 17 Sep 1949  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr J C Blair  3 Oct 1949 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr R L Smith 27 Apr 1949 BSc

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off M S Gray 11 Aug 1950  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr E G Clarke  4 Jul 1949 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr J L Davey 16 Aug 1948  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr R H Whipp 20 Sep 1949  
Signals
Wg Cdr S A Billman  1 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr R H C Sampson 21 Nov 1949  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr R G Carey   Statistics Officer

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

December 1950

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit - RAF Calshot

    • Marine Craft Training School

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230/240 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203/36 Squadron

    • No 210/217 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

    • No 19 Group Communication Flight

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Calshot

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Plymouth

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Geoffrey R C Spencer  8 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt R O Blackall  5 Mar 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt K W Niblett  4 Dec 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC
Wg Cdr E E M Angell 18 Sep 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr J Wilson 27 Sep 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr P N Kenny 17 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr J Catley 12 May 1949  
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr H W Edwards 20 Feb 1950 AFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr J R Canham 28 Aug 1950 DFC
Weapons
Sqn Ldr J F Cook 21 Nov 1949  
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr W F Austin 27 Jul 1948  
Meteorological
Mr P F Illsley 17 Oct 1949 BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr C G R Lewis  4 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr R Stevenson 27 May 1948 Organisation
Sqn Ldr R W Adams 15 Apr 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Equipment
Sqn Ldr E P Parkes-Davis 17 Sep 1949  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr J C Blair  3 Oct 1949 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr R L Smith 27 Apr 1949 BSc

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off M S Gray 11 Aug 1950  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr E G Clarke  4 Jul 1949 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr G E Reep 12 Dec 1950  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr R H Whipp 20 Sep 1949  
Signals
Wg Cdr S A Billman  1 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr R H C Sampson 21 Nov 1949  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr R G Carey   Statistics Officer

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

January 1951

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit - RAF Calshot

    • Marine Craft Training School

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230/240 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203/36 Squadron

    • No 210/217 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

    • No 19 Group Communication Flight

  • SHQ, RAF Valley

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Calshot

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Plymouth

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Geoffrey R C Spencer  8 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt R O Blackall  5 Mar 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt K W Niblett  4 Dec 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC
Wg Cdr E E M Angell 18 Sep 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr J Wilson 27 Sep 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr P N Kenny 17 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr J Catley 12 May 1949  
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr H W Edwards 20 Feb 1950 AFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr J R Canham 28 Aug 1950 DFC
Weapons
Sqn Ldr J F Cook 21 Nov 1949  
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr W F Austin 27 Jul 1948  
Meteorological
Mr P F Illsley 17 Oct 1949 BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr C G R Lewis  4 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr R Stevenson 27 May 1948 Organisation
Sqn Ldr R W Adams 15 Apr 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Equipment
Sqn Ldr W G J Mussell  6 Dec 1950  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr J C Blair  3 Oct 1949 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr R L Smith 27 Apr 1949 BSc

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off M S Gray 11 Aug 1950  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr J D Greaves 19 Dec 1950 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr G E Reep 12 Dec 1950  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr R H Whipp 20 Sep 1949  
Signals
Wg Cdr S A Billman  1 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr R H C Sampson 21 Nov 1949  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr R G Carey   Statistics Officer

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

February 1951

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit - RAF Calshot

    • Marine Craft Training School

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230/240 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203/36 Squadron

    • No 210/217 Squadron

    • No 7 Ground Control Approach Unit

    • No 19 Group Communication Flight

  • SHQ, RAF Valley

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Calshot

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Plymouth

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Geoffrey R C Spencer  8 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt R O Blackall  5 Mar 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt K W Niblett  4 Dec 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC
Wg Cdr E E M Angell 18 Sep 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr J Wilson 27 Sep 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr P N Kenny 17 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr J Catley 12 May 1949  
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr H W Edwards 20 Feb 1950 AFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr J R Canham 28 Aug 1950 DFC
Weapons
Sqn Ldr J F Cook 21 Nov 1949  
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr W F Austin 27 Jul 1948  
Meteorological
Mr P F Illsley 17 Oct 1949 BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr C G R Lewis  4 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr R W Adams 15 Apr 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr W C Armstrong  1 Jan 1951 Organisation
Equipment
Sqn Ldr W G J Mussell  6 Dec 1950  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr J C Blair  3 Oct 1949 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr R L Smith 27 Apr 1949 BSc

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off M S Gray 11 Aug 1950  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr J D Greaves 19 Dec 1950 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr G E Reep 12 Dec 1950  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr R H Whipp 20 Sep 1949  
Signals
Wg Cdr S A Billman  1 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr R H C Sampson 21 Nov 1949  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr R G Carey   Statistics Officer

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

March 1951

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit - RAF Calshot

    • Marine Craft Training School

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230/240 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203/36 Squadron

    • No 210/217 Squadron

    • No 19 Group Communication Flight

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Calshot

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Plymouth

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Geoffrey R C Spencer  8 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt R O Blackall  5 Mar 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt K W Niblett  4 Dec 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC
Wg Cdr E E M Angell 18 Sep 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr J Wilson 27 Sep 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr J Catley 12 May 1949  
Sqn Ldr R J Fursman 14 Feb 1951 DFC
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr H W Edwards 20 Feb 1950 AFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr J R Canham 28 Aug 1950 DFC
Weapons
Sqn Ldr J F Cook 21 Nov 1949  
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr W F Austin 27 Jul 1948  
Meteorological
Mr P F Illsley 17 Oct 1949 BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr C G R Lewis  4 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr R W Adams 15 Apr 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr W C Armstrong  1 Jan 1951 Organisation
Equipment
Sqn Ldr W G J Mussell  6 Dec 1950  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr J C Blair  3 Oct 1949 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr R L Smith 27 Apr 1949 BSc

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off K Roberts  8 Mar 1951  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr J D Greaves 19 Dec 1950 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr G E Reep 12 Dec 1950  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr R H Whipp 20 Sep 1949  
Signals
Wg Cdr S A Billman  1 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr R H C Sampson 21 Nov 1949  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr R G Carey   Statistics Officer

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

April 1951

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit - RAF Calshot

    • Marine Craft Training School

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230/240 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203/36 Squadron

    • No 210/217 Squadron

    • No 19 Group Communication Flight

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Calshot

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Plymouth

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Geoffrey R C Spencer  8 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt R O Blackall  5 Mar 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt K W Niblett  4 Dec 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC
Wg Cdr E E M Angell 18 Sep 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr J Wilson 27 Sep 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr J Catley 12 May 1949  
Sqn Ldr R J Fursman 14 Feb 1951 DFC
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr H W Edwards 20 Feb 1950 AFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr J R Canham 28 Aug 1950 DFC
Weapons
Sqn Ldr J F Cook 21 Nov 1949  
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr W F Austin 27 Jul 1948  
Meteorological
Mr P F Illsley 17 Oct 1949 BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr C G R Lewis  4 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr R W Adams 15 Apr 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr W C Armstrong  1 Jan 1951 Organisation
Equipment
Sqn Ldr W G J Mussell  6 Dec 1950  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr J C Blair  3 Oct 1949 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr R L Smith 27 Apr 1949 BSc

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off K Roberts  8 Mar 1951  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr J D Greaves 19 Dec 1950 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr G E Reep 12 Dec 1950  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr R H Whipp 20 Sep 1949  
Signals
Wg Cdr S A Billman  1 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr C N Eaton 23 Mar 1951  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr R G Carey   Statistics Officer, BEM

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

May 1951

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit - RAF Calshot

    • Marine Craft Training School

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230/240 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203/36 Squadron

    • No 210/217 Squadron

    • No 19 Group Communication Flight

  • Air/Sea Warfare Development Unit - RAF St Mawgan

    • School of Maritime Reconnaissance

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Calshot

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Plymouth

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Geoffrey R C Spencer  8 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt R O Blackall  5 Mar 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt K W Niblett  4 Dec 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC
Wg Cdr E E M Angell 18 Sep 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr J Wilson 27 Sep 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr J Catley 12 May 1949  
Sqn Ldr R J Fursman 14 Feb 1951 DFC
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr H W Edwards 20 Feb 1950 AFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr J R Canham 28 Aug 1950 DFC
Weapons
Sqn Ldr J F Cook 21 Nov 1949  
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr L R Flower 17 Apr 1951 MBE, MM
Meteorological
Mr P F Illsley 17 Oct 1949 BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr C G R Lewis  4 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr R W Adams 15 Apr 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr W C Armstrong  1 Jan 1951 Organisation
Equipment
Sqn Ldr W G J Mussell  6 Dec 1950  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr J C Blair  3 Oct 1949 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr R L Smith 27 Apr 1949 BSc

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off K Roberts  8 Mar 1951  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr J D Greaves 19 Dec 1950 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr G E Reep 12 Dec 1950  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr R H Whipp 20 Sep 1949  
Signals
Wg Cdr S A Billman  1 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr C N Eaton 23 Mar 1951  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr R G Carey   Statistics Officer, BEM

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

June 1951

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit - RAF Calshot

    • Marine Craft Training School

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230/240 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203/36 Squadron

    • No 210/217 Squadron

    • No 19 Group Communication Flight

  • Air/Sea Warfare Development Unit - RAF St Mawgan

    • School of Maritime Reconnaissance

    • Coastal Command Aircraft Preparation and Modification Flight

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Calshot

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Plymouth

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Geoffrey R C Spencer  8 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt R O Blackall  5 Mar 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt K W Niblett  4 Dec 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC
Wg Cdr E E M Angell 18 Sep 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr J Wilson 27 Sep 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr J Catley 12 May 1949  
Sqn Ldr F A Black 30 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr R J Fursman 14 Feb 1951 DFC
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr H W Edwards 20 Feb 1950 AFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr J R Canham 28 Aug 1950 DFC
Weapons
Sqn Ldr J F Cook 21 Nov 1949  
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr L R Flower 17 Apr 1951 MBE, MM
Meteorological
Mr P F Illsley 17 Oct 1949 BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr C G R Lewis  4 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr R W Adams 15 Apr 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr W C Armstrong  1 Jan 1951 Organisation
Equipment
Sqn Ldr W G J Mussell  6 Dec 1950  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr J C Blair  3 Oct 1949 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr R L Smith 27 Apr 1949 BSc

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off K Roberts  8 Mar 1951  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr J D Greaves 19 Dec 1950 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr G E Reep 12 Dec 1950  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr R H Whipp 20 Sep 1949  
Signals
Wg Cdr S A Billman  1 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr C N Eaton 23 Mar 1951  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr R G Carey 19 Oct 1950 Statistics Officer, BEM

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

July 1951

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit - RAF Calshot

    • Marine Craft Training School

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230/240 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203/36 Squadron

    • No 210/217 Squadron

    • No 19 Group Communication Flight

  • Air/Sea Warfare Development Unit - RAF St Mawgan

    • School of Maritime Reconnaissance

    • Coastal Command Aircraft Preparation and Modification Flight

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Calshot

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Plymouth

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Geoffrey R C Spencer  8 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt R O Blackall  5 Mar 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt K W Niblett  4 Dec 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC
Wg Cdr E E M Angell 18 Sep 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr J Wilson 27 Sep 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr J Catley 12 May 1949  
Sqn Ldr F A Black 30 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr R J Fursman 14 Feb 1951 DFC
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr H W Edwards 20 Feb 1950 AFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr J R Canham 28 Aug 1950 DFC
Weapons
Sqn Ldr J F Cook 21 Nov 1949  
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr L R Flower 17 Apr 1951 MBE, MM
Meteorological
Mr P F Illsley 17 Oct 1949 BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr C G R Lewis  4 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr R W Adams 15 Apr 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr W C Armstrong  1 Jan 1951 Organisation
Equipment
Sqn Ldr W G J Mussell  6 Dec 1950  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr J C Blair  3 Oct 1949 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr R L Smith 27 Apr 1949 BSc

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off K Roberts  8 Mar 1951  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr J D Greaves 19 Dec 1950 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr G E Reep 12 Dec 1950  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr R H Whipp 20 Sep 1949  
Signals
Wg Cdr S A Billman  1 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr C N Eaton 23 Mar 1951  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr R G Carey 19 Oct 1950 Statistics Officer, BEM

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

August 1951

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit - RAF Calshot

    • Marine Craft Training School

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230/240 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203/36 Squadron

    • No 210/217 Squadron

    • No 220 Squadron

    • No 19 Group Communication Flight

  • Air/Sea Warfare Development Unit - RAF St Mawgan

    • School of Maritime Reconnaissance

    • Coastal Command Aircraft Preparation and Modification Flight

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Calshot

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Plymouth

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Geoffrey R C Spencer  8 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt G Whittaker 26 Jul 1951 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt K W Niblett  4 Dec 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC
Wg Cdr E E M Angell 18 Sep 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr J Wilson 27 Sep 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr J Catley 12 May 1949  
Sqn Ldr F A Black 30 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr R J Fursman 14 Feb 1951 DFC
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr H W Edwards 20 Feb 1950 AFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr J R Canham 28 Aug 1950 DFC
Weapons
Sqn Ldr J F Cook 21 Nov 1949  
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr L R Flower 17 Apr 1951 MBE, MM
Meteorological
Mr P F Illsley 17 Oct 1949 BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr C G R Lewis  4 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr R W Adams 15 Apr 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr W C Armstrong  1 Jan 1951 Organisation
Equipment
Sqn Ldr W G J Mussell  6 Dec 1950  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr J C Blair  3 Oct 1949 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr R L Smith 27 Apr 1949 BSc

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off K Roberts  8 Mar 1951  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr J D Greaves 19 Dec 1950 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr G E Reep 12 Dec 1950  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr R H Whipp 20 Sep 1949  
Signals
Wg Cdr S A Billman  1 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr C N Eaton 23 Mar 1951  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr R G Carey 19 Oct 1950 Statistics Officer, BEM

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

September 1951

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit - RAF Calshot

    • Marine Craft Training School

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230/240 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203/36 Squadron

    • No 210/217 Squadron

    • No 220 Squadron

  • Air/Sea Warfare Development Unit - RAF St Mawgan

    • School of Maritime Reconnaissance

    • Coastal Command Aircraft Preparation and Modification Flight

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Calshot

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Plymouth

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Roborough

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Geoffrey R C Spencer  8 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt G Whittaker 26 Jul 1951 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt K W Niblett  4 Dec 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC
Wg Cdr E E M Angell 18 Sep 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr J Wilson 27 Sep 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr J Catley 12 May 1949  
Sqn Ldr F A Black 30 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr R J Fursman 14 Feb 1951 DFC
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr H W Edwards 20 Feb 1950 AFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr J R Canham 28 Aug 1950 DFC
Weapons
Sqn Ldr J F Cook 21 Nov 1949  
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr L R Flower 17 Apr 1951 MBE, MM
Meteorological
Mr P F Illsley 17 Oct 1949 BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr C G R Lewis  4 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr R W Adams 15 Apr 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr W C Armstrong  1 Jan 1951 Organisation
Equipment
Sqn Ldr W G J Mussell  6 Dec 1950  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr J C Blair  3 Oct 1949 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr R L Smith 27 Apr 1949 BSc

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off K Roberts  8 Mar 1951  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr J D Greaves 19 Dec 1950 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr G E Reep 12 Dec 1950  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr R H Whipp 20 Sep 1949  
Signals
Wg Cdr S A Billman  1 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr C N Eaton 23 Mar 1951  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr R G Carey 19 Oct 1950 Statistics Officer, BEM

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

October 1951

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit - RAF Calshot

    • Marine Craft Training School

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230/240 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203/36 Squadron

    • No 210/217 Squadron

    • No 220 Squadron

  • Air/Sea Warfare Development Unit - RAF St Mawgan

    • School of Maritime Reconnaissance

    • Coastal Command Aircraft Preparation and Modification Flight

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Calshot

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Plymouth

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Roborough

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Geoffrey R C Spencer  8 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt G Whittaker 26 Jul 1951 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt K W Niblett  4 Dec 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC
Wg Cdr E E M Angell 18 Sep 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr J Wilson 27 Sep 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr F A Black 30 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr R J Fursman 14 Feb 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr P W Edmonds 17 Sep 1951  
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr H W Edwards 20 Feb 1950 AFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr J R Canham 28 Aug 1950 DFC
Weapons
Sqn Ldr J F Cook 21 Nov 1949  
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr L R Flower 17 Apr 1951 MBE, MM
Meteorological
Mr P F Illsley 17 Oct 1949 BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr C G R Lewis  4 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr R W Adams 15 Apr 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr W C Armstrong  1 Jan 1951 Organisation
Equipment
Sqn Ldr W G J Mussell  6 Dec 1950  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr J C Blair  3 Oct 1949 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr R L Smith 27 Apr 1949 BSc

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off K Roberts  8 Mar 1951  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr J D Greaves 19 Dec 1950 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr G E Reep 12 Dec 1950  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr R H Whipp 20 Sep 1949  
Signals
Wg Cdr S A Billman  1 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr C N Eaton 23 Mar 1951  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr R G Carey 19 Oct 1950 Statistics Officer, BEM

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

November 1951

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit - RAF Calshot

    • Marine Craft Training School

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230/240 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203/36 Squadron

    • No 210/217 Squadron

    • No 220 Squadron

  • Air/Sea Warfare Development Unit - RAF St Mawgan

    • School of Maritime Reconnaissance

    • Coastal Command Aircraft Preparation and Modification Flight

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Calshot

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Plymouth

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Roborough

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Geoffrey R C Spencer  8 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt G Whittaker 26 Jul 1951 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt K W Niblett  4 Dec 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC
Wg Cdr E E M Angell 18 Sep 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr J Wilson 27 Sep 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr F A Black 30 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr R J Fursman 14 Feb 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr P W Edmonds 17 Sep 1951  
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr H W Edwards 20 Feb 1950 AFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr J R Canham 28 Aug 1950 DFC
Weapons
Sqn Ldr J F Cook 21 Nov 1949  
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr L R Flower 17 Apr 1951 MBE, MM
Meteorological
Mr P F Illsley 17 Oct 1949 BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr C G R Lewis  4 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr R W Adams 15 Apr 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr W C Armstrong  1 Jan 1951 Organisation
Equipment
Sqn Ldr W G J Mussell  6 Dec 1950  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr J C Blair  3 Oct 1949 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr R L Smith 27 Apr 1949 BSc

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off K Roberts  8 Mar 1951  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr J D Greaves 19 Dec 1950 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr G E Reep 12 Dec 1950  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr R H Whipp 20 Sep 1949  
Signals
Wg Cdr S A Billman  1 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr C N Eaton 23 Mar 1951  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr R G Carey 19 Oct 1950 Statistics Officer, BEM

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

December 1951

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit - RAF Calshot

    • Marine Craft Training School

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230/240 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203/36 Squadron

    • No 210/217 Squadron

    • No 220 Squadron

  • Air/Sea Warfare Development Unit - RAF St Mawgan

    • School of Maritime Reconnaissance

    • Coastal Command Aircraft Preparation and Modification Flight

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Calshot

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Plymouth

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Roborough

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Geoffrey R C Spencer  8 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt G Whittaker 26 Jul 1951 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt K W Niblett  4 Dec 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC
Wg Cdr E E M Angell 18 Sep 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr J Wilson 27 Sep 1948 MBE
Sqn Ldr F A Black 30 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr R J Fursman 14 Feb 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr P W Edmonds 17 Sep 1951  
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr H W Edwards 20 Feb 1950 AFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr J R Canham 28 Aug 1950 DFC
Weapons
Sqn Ldr J F Cook 21 Nov 1949  
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr N Morse 18 Jun 1951  
Meteorological
Mr P F Illsley 17 Oct 1949 BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr C G R Lewis  4 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr R W Adams 15 Apr 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr W C Armstrong  1 Jan 1951 Organisation
Equipment
Sqn Ldr W G J Mussell  6 Dec 1950  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr J C Blair  3 Oct 1949 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr R L Smith 27 Apr 1949 BSc

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off K Roberts  8 Mar 1951  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr J D Greaves 19 Dec 1950 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr G E Reep 12 Dec 1950  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr R H Whipp 20 Sep 1949  
Signals
Wg Cdr S A Billman  1 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr C N Eaton 23 Mar 1951  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr R G Carey 19 Oct 1950 Statistics Officer, BEM

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

January 1952

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit - RAF Calshot

    • Marine Craft Training School

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230/240 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203/36 Squadron

    • No 210/217 Squadron

    • No 220 Squadron

  • Air/Sea Warfare Development Unit - RAF St Mawgan

    • School of Maritime Reconnaissance

    • Coastal Command Aircraft Preparation and Modification Flight

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Calshot

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Plymouth

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Roborough

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Geoffrey R C Spencer  8 Feb 1950 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Personal Appointment
Fg Off D H Williams 11 Dec 1951 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt K W Niblett  4 Dec 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC
Wg Cdr E E M Angell 18 Sep 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Black 30 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr R J Fursman 14 Feb 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr P W Edmonds 17 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr Arthur Griffiths 28 Dec 1951 later AVM
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr H W Edwards 20 Feb 1950 AFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr J R Canham 28 Aug 1950 DFC
Weapons
Sqn Ldr J F Cook 21 Nov 1949  
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr N Morse 18 Jun 1951  
Meteorological
Mr P F Illsley 17 Oct 1949 BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr C G R Lewis  4 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr R W Adams 15 Apr 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr W C Armstrong  1 Jan 1951 Organisation
Equipment
Sqn Ldr W G J Mussell  6 Dec 1950  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr J C Blair  3 Oct 1949 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr R L Smith 27 Apr 1949 BSc

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off K Roberts  8 Mar 1951  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr J D Greaves 19 Dec 1950 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr G E Reep 12 Dec 1950  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr R H Whipp 20 Sep 1949  
Signals
Wg Cdr S A Billman  1 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr C N Eaton 23 Mar 1951  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr R G Carey 19 Oct 1950 Statistics Officer, BEM

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

February 1952

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ, RAF Calshot

    • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit

    • Marine Craft Training School

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230/240 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203/36 Squadron

    • No 210 Squadron

    • No 217 Squadron

    • No 220 Squadron

  • Air/Sea Warfare Development Unit - RAF St Mawgan

    • School of Maritime Reconnaissance

    • Coastal Command Aircraft Preparation and Modification Flight

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Calshot

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Plymouth

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Roborough

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Thomas C Traill 18 Feb 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, OBE, DFC
Personal Appointment
Fg Off D H Williams 11 Dec 1951 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt K W Niblett  4 Dec 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC
Wg Cdr E E M Angell 18 Sep 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Black 30 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr R J Fursman 14 Feb 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr P W Edmonds 17 Sep 1951  
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr H W Edwards 20 Feb 1950 AFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr J R Canham 28 Aug 1950 DFC
Weapons
Sqn Ldr H R Kerr 14 Jan 1952 MBE
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr N Morse 18 Jun 1951  
Meteorological
Mr P F Illsley 17 Oct 1949 BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr C G R Lewis  4 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr R W Adams 15 Apr 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr W C Armstrong  1 Jan 1951 Organisation
Equipment
Sqn Ldr W G J Mussell  6 Dec 1950  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr J C Blair  3 Oct 1949 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr J C W Lewis 16 Jan 1952 BA

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off K Roberts  8 Mar 1951  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr J D Greaves 19 Dec 1950 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr G E Reep 12 Dec 1950  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr R H Whipp 20 Sep 1949  
Signals
Wg Cdr S A Billman  1 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr C N Eaton 23 Mar 1951  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr R G Carey 19 Oct 1950 Statistics Officer, BEM

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

March 1952

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ, RAF Calshot

    • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit

    • Marine Craft Training School

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230/240 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203/36 Squadron

    • No 210 Squadron

    • No 220 Squadron

  • Air/Sea Warfare Development Unit - RAF St Mawgan

    • School of Maritime Reconnaissance

    • Coastal Command Aircraft Preparation and Modification Flight

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Calshot

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Plymouth

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Roborough

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Thomas C Traill 18 Feb 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, OBE, DFC
Personal Appointment
Fg Off D H Williams 11 Dec 1951 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt K W Niblett  4 Dec 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC
Wg Cdr E E M Angell 18 Sep 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Black 30 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr R J Fursman 14 Feb 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr P W Edmonds 17 Sep 1951  
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr H W Edwards 20 Feb 1950 AFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr J R Canham 28 Aug 1950 DFC
Weapons
Sqn Ldr H R Kerr 14 Jan 1952 MBE
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr N Morse 18 Jun 1951  
Meteorological
Mr P F Illsley 17 Oct 1949 BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr C G R Lewis  4 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr R W Adams 15 Apr 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr W C Armstrong  1 Jan 1951 Organisation
Equipment
Sqn Ldr W G J Mussell  6 Dec 1950  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr J C Blair  3 Oct 1949 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr J C W Lewis 16 Jan 1952 BA

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off K Roberts  8 Mar 1951  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr J D Greaves 19 Dec 1950 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr G E Reep 12 Dec 1950  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr R H Whipp 20 Sep 1949  
Signals
Wg Cdr S A Billman  1 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr C N Eaton 23 Mar 1951  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr R G Carey 19 Oct 1950 Statistics Officer, BEM

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

April 1952

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ, RAF Calshot

    • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit

    • Marine Craft Training School

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203/36 Squadron

    • No 210 Squadron

    • No 220 Squadron

  • Air/Sea Warfare Development Unit - RAF St Mawgan

    • School of Maritime Reconnaissance

    • Coastal Command Aircraft Preparation and Modification Flight

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Calshot

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Plymouth

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Roborough

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Thomas C Traill 18 Feb 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, OBE, DFC
Personal Appointment
Fg Off D H Williams 11 Dec 1951 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt K W Niblett  4 Dec 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC
Wg Cdr E E M Angell 18 Sep 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Black 30 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr R J Fursman 14 Feb 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr P W Edmonds 17 Sep 1951  
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr H W Edwards 20 Feb 1950 AFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr J R Canham 28 Aug 1950 DFC
Weapons
Sqn Ldr H R Kerr 14 Jan 1952 MBE
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr N Morse 18 Jun 1951  
Meteorological
Mr P F Illsley 17 Oct 1949 BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr C G R Lewis  4 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr R W Adams 15 Apr 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr W C Armstrong  1 Jan 1951 Organisation
Equipment
Sqn Ldr W G J Mussell  6 Dec 1950  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr J C Blair  3 Oct 1949 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr J C W Lewis 16 Jan 1952 BA

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off K Roberts  8 Mar 1951  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr J D Greaves 19 Dec 1950 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr G E Reep 12 Dec 1950  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr R H Whipp 20 Sep 1949  
Signals
Wg Cdr S A Billman  1 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr C N Eaton 23 Mar 1951  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr R G Carey 19 Oct 1950 Statistics Officer, BEM

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

May 1952

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ, RAF Calshot

    • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit

    • Marine Craft Training School

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 203/36 Squadron

    • No 210 Squadron

    • No 220 Squadron

  • Air/Sea Warfare Development Unit - RAF St Mawgan

    • School of Maritime Reconnaissance

    • Coastal Command Aircraft Preparation and Modification Flight

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Calshot

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Plymouth

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Roborough

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Thomas C Traill 18 Feb 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, OBE, DFC
Personal Appointment
Fg Off D H Williams 11 Dec 1951 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt K W Niblett  4 Dec 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC
Wg Cdr E E M Angell 18 Sep 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Black 30 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr R J Fursman 14 Feb 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr P W Edmonds 17 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr Arthur Griffiths  2 Jan 1952 later AVM
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr H W Edwards 20 Feb 1950 AFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr J R Canham 28 Aug 1950 DFC
Weapons
Sqn Ldr H R Kerr 14 Jan 1952 MBE
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr N Morse 18 Jun 1951  
Meteorological
Mr P F Illsley 17 Oct 1949 BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr C G R Lewis  4 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr R W Adams 15 Apr 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr W C Armstrong  1 Jan 1951 Organisation
Equipment
Sqn Ldr W G J Mussell  6 Dec 1950  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr J C Blair  3 Oct 1949 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr J C W Lewis 16 Jan 1952 BA

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off K Roberts  8 Mar 1951  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr J D Greaves 19 Dec 1950 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr G E Reep 12 Dec 1950  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr R H Whipp 20 Sep 1949  
Signals
Wg Cdr S A Billman  1 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr C N Eaton 23 Mar 1951  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr R G Carey 19 Oct 1950 Statistics Officer, BEM

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

June 1952

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ, RAF Calshot

    • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit

    • Marine Craft Training School

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 42 Squadron

    • No 203/36 Squadron

    • No 210 Squadron

    • No 220 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Mawgan

    • Air/Sea Warfare Development Unit

    • School of Maritime Reconnaissance

    • Coastal Command Aircraft Preparation and Modification Flight

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Calshot

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Devonport

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Roborough

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Thomas C Traill 18 Feb 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, OBE, DFC
Personal Appointment
Fg Off D H Williams 11 Dec 1951 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt K W Niblett  4 Dec 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC
Wg Cdr E E M Angell 18 Sep 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Black 30 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr R J Fursman 14 Feb 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr P W Edmonds 17 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr Arthur Griffiths  2 Jan 1952 later AVM
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr D A White 26 May 1952  
Navigation
Wg Cdr J R Canham 28 Aug 1950 DFC
Weapons
Sqn Ldr H R Kerr 14 Jan 1952 MBE
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr N Morse 18 Jun 1951  
Meteorological
Mr P F Illsley 17 Oct 1949 BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr C G R Lewis  4 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr R W Adams 15 Apr 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr W C Armstrong  1 Jan 1951 Organisation
Equipment
Sqn Ldr W G J Mussell  6 Dec 1950  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr J C Blair  3 Oct 1949 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr J C W Lewis 16 Jan 1952 BA

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off K Roberts  8 Mar 1951  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr J D Greaves 19 Dec 1950 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr G E Reep 12 Dec 1950  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr R H Whipp 20 Sep 1949  
Signals
Wg Cdr S A Billman  1 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr C N Eaton 23 Mar 1951  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr R G Carey 19 Oct 1950 Statistics Officer, BEM

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

July 1952

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ, RAF Calshot

    • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit

    • Marine Craft Training School

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 42 Squadron

    • No 203/36 Squadron

    • No 210 Squadron

    • No 220 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Mawgan

    • Air/Sea Warfare Development Unit

    • School of Maritime Reconnaissance

    • Coastal Command Aircraft Preparation and Modification Flight

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Calshot

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Devonport

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Roborough

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Thomas C Traill 18 Feb 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, OBE, DFC
Personal Appointment
Fg Off D H Williams 11 Dec 1951 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt K W Niblett  4 Dec 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC
Wg Cdr E E M Angell 18 Sep 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Black 30 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr R J Fursman 14 Feb 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr P W Edmonds 17 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr Arthur Griffiths  2 Jan 1952 later AVM
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr D A White 26 May 1952  
Navigation
Wg Cdr J R Canham 28 Aug 1950 DFC
Weapons
Sqn Ldr H R Kerr 14 Jan 1952 MBE
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr N Morse 18 Jun 1951  
Meteorological
Mr P F Illsley 17 Oct 1949 BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr C G R Lewis  4 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr R W Adams 15 Apr 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr W C Armstrong  1 Jan 1951 Organisation
Equipment
Sqn Ldr W G J Mussell  6 Dec 1950  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr J F McGovern 18 Jul 1952 MB, MCh
Educational
Sqn Ldr J C W Lewis 16 Jan 1952 BA

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off K Roberts  8 Mar 1951  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr J D Greaves 19 Dec 1950 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr G E Reep 12 Dec 1950  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr R H Whipp 20 Sep 1949  
Signals
Wg Cdr S A Billman  1 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr C N Eaton 23 Mar 1951  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr R G Carey 19 Oct 1950 Statistics Officer, BEM

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

August 1952

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ, RAF Calshot

    • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit

    • Marine Craft Training School

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 42 Squadron

    • No 210 Squadron

    • No 220 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Mawgan

    • Air/Sea Warfare Development Unit

    • School of Maritime Reconnaissance

    • Coastal Command Aircraft Preparation and Modification Flight

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Calshot

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Devonport

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Mount Batten

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Thomas C Traill 18 Feb 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, OBE, DFC
Personal Appointment
Fg Off D H Williams 11 Dec 1951 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt K W Niblett  4 Dec 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC
Wg Cdr E E M Angell 18 Sep 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Black 30 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr R J Fursman 14 Feb 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr P W Edmonds 17 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr Arthur Griffiths  2 Jan 1952 later AVM
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr D A White 26 May 1952  
Navigation
Wg Cdr B T Billett  5 Aug 1952  
Weapons
Sqn Ldr H R Kerr 14 Jan 1952 MBE
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr N Morse 18 Jun 1951  
Meteorological
Mr A P Taylor   BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr C G R Lewis  4 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr R W Adams 15 Apr 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr W C Armstrong  1 Jan 1951 Organisation
Equipment
Sqn Ldr W G J Mussell  6 Dec 1950  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr D S Grant 11 Aug 1952 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr J C W Lewis 16 Jan 1952 BA

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off K Roberts  8 Mar 1951  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr S J Meagor 21 Jul 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr G E Reep 12 Dec 1950  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr M M Cornhill  5 Aug 1952  
Signals
Wg Cdr S A Billman  1 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr C N Eaton 23 Mar 1951  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr R G Carey 19 Oct 1950 Statistics Officer, BEM

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

September 1952

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ, RAF Calshot

    • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit

    • Marine Craft Training School

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 42 Squadron

    • No 210 Squadron

    • No 220 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Mawgan

    • Air/Sea Warfare Development Unit

    • School of Maritime Reconnaissance

    • Coastal Command Aircraft Preparation and Modification Flight

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Calshot

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Devonport

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Roborough

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Thomas C Traill 18 Feb 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, OBE, DFC
Personal Appointment
Fg Off D H Williams 11 Dec 1951 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt K W Niblett  4 Dec 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC
Wg Cdr E E M Angell 18 Sep 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Black 30 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr R J Fursman 14 Feb 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr P W Edmonds 17 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr Arthur Griffiths  2 Jan 1952 later AVM
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr D A White 26 May 1952  
Navigation
Wg Cdr B T Billett  5 Aug 1952  
Weapons
Sqn Ldr H R Kerr 14 Jan 1952 MBE
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr N Morse 18 Jun 1951  
Meteorological
Mr A P Taylor   BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr C G R Lewis  4 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr R W Adams 15 Apr 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr W C Armstrong  1 Jan 1951 Organisation
Equipment
Sqn Ldr W G J Mussell  6 Dec 1950  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr D S Grant 11 Aug 1952 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr J C W Lewis 16 Jan 1952 BA

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off K Roberts  8 Mar 1951  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr S J Meagor 21 Jul 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr G E Reep 12 Dec 1950  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr M M Cornhill  5 Aug 1952  
Signals
Wg Cdr S A Billman  1 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr C N Eaton 23 Mar 1951  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr R G Carey 19 Oct 1950 Statistics Officer, BEM

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

October 1952

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ, RAF Calshot

    • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit

    • Marine Craft Training School

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 42 Squadron

    • No 206 Squadron

    • No 220 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Mawgan

    • Air/Sea Warfare Development Unit

    • School of Maritime Reconnaissance

    • Coastal Command Aircraft Preparation and Modification Flight

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Calshot

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Devonport

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Roborough

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Thomas C Traill 18 Feb 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, OBE, DFC
Personal Appointment
Fg Off D H Williams 11 Dec 1951 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt K W Niblett  4 Dec 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC
Wg Cdr E E M Angell 18 Sep 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Black 30 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr R J Fursman 14 Feb 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr P W Edmonds 17 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr Arthur Griffiths  2 Jan 1952 later AVM
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr D A White 26 May 1952  
Navigation
Wg Cdr B T Billett  5 Aug 1952  
Weapons
Sqn Ldr H R Kerr 14 Jan 1952 MBE
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr N Morse 18 Jun 1951  
Meteorological
Mr A P Taylor   BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr C G R Lewis  4 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr R W Adams 15 Apr 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr W C Armstrong  1 Jan 1951 Organisation
Equipment
Sqn Ldr W G J Mussell  6 Dec 1950  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr D S Grant 11 Aug 1952 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr J C W Lewis 16 Jan 1952 BA

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off K Roberts  8 Mar 1951  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr S J Meagor 21 Jul 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr G E Reep 12 Dec 1950  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr M M Cornhill  5 Aug 1952  
Signals
Wg Cdr S A Billman  1 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr C N Eaton 23 Mar 1951  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr R G Carey 19 Oct 1950 Statistics Officer, BEM

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

November 1952

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ, RAF Calshot

    • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit

    • Marine Craft Training School

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 42 Squadron

    • No 206 Squadron

    • No 220 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Mawgan

    • Air/Sea Warfare Development Unit

    • School of Maritime Reconnaissance

    • Coastal Command Aircraft Preparation and Modification Flight

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Calshot

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Devonport

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Roborough

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Thomas C Traill 18 Feb 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, OBE, DFC
Personal Appointment
Fg Off D H Williams 11 Dec 1951 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt K W Niblett  4 Dec 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC
Wg Cdr E E M Angell 18 Sep 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Black 30 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr R J Fursman 14 Feb 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr P W Edmonds 17 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr Arthur Griffiths  2 Jan 1952 later AVM
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr D A White 26 May 1952  
Navigation
Wg Cdr B T Billett  5 Aug 1952  
Weapons
Sqn Ldr H R Kerr 14 Jan 1952 MBE
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr N Morse 18 Jun 1951  
Meteorological
Mr A P Taylor   BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr C G R Lewis  4 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr R W Adams 15 Apr 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr P J Crowley 24 Sep 1952 Organisation, DFC
Equipment
Sqn Ldr W G J Mussell  6 Dec 1950  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr D S Grant 11 Aug 1952 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr J C W Lewis 16 Jan 1952 BA

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off K Roberts  8 Mar 1951  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr S J Meagor 21 Jul 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr G E Reep 12 Dec 1950  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr M M Cornhill  5 Aug 1952  
Signals
Wg Cdr S A Billman  1 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr C N Eaton 23 Mar 1951  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr R G Carey 19 Oct 1950 Statistics Officer, BEM

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

December 1952

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ, RAF Calshot

    • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit

    • Marine Craft Training School

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 42 Squadron

    • No 206 Squadron

    • No 220 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Mawgan

    • Air/Sea Warfare Development Unit

    • School of Maritime Reconnaissance

    • Coastal Command Aircraft Preparation and Modification Flight

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Falmouth

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Devonport

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Roborough

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Thomas C Traill 18 Feb 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, OBE, DFC
Personal Appointment
Fg Off D H Williams 11 Dec 1951 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt K W Niblett  4 Dec 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC
Wg Cdr E E M Angell 18 Sep 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Black 30 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr R J Fursman 14 Feb 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr P W Edmonds 17 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr Arthur Griffiths  2 Jan 1952 later AVM
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr D A White 26 May 1952  
Navigation
Wg Cdr B T Billett  5 Aug 1952  
Weapons
Sqn Ldr H R Kerr 14 Jan 1952 MBE
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr N Morse 18 Jun 1951  
Meteorological
Mr A P Taylor   BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr C G R Lewis  4 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr R W Adams 15 Apr 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr P J Crowley 24 Sep 1952 Organisation, DFC
Equipment
Sqn Ldr W G J Mussell  6 Dec 1950  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr D S Grant 11 Aug 1952 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr J C W Lewis 16 Jan 1952 BA

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off K Roberts  8 Mar 1951  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr S J Meagor 21 Jul 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr G E Reep 12 Dec 1950  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr M M Cornhill  5 Aug 1952  
Signals
Wg Cdr S A Billman  1 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr C N Eaton 23 Mar 1951  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr R G Carey 19 Oct 1950 Statistics Officer, BEM

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

January 1953

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ, RAF Calshot

    • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit

    • Marine Craft Training School

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 42 Squadron

    • No 206 Squadron

    • No 220 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Mawgan

    • Air/Sea Warfare Development Unit

    • School of Maritime Reconnaissance

    • Coastal Command Aircraft Preparation and Modification Flight

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Falmouth

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Devonport

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Roborough

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Thomas C Traill 18 Feb 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, OBE, DFC
Personal Appointment
Fg Off D H Williams 11 Dec 1951 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt K W Niblett  4 Dec 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC
Wg Cdr E E M Angell 18 Sep 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Black 30 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr R J Fursman 14 Feb 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr P W Edmonds 17 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr Arthur Griffiths  2 Jan 1952 later AVM
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr D A White 26 May 1952  
Navigation
Wg Cdr B T Billett  5 Aug 1952  
Weapons
Sqn Ldr H R Kerr 14 Jan 1952 MBE
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr N Morse 18 Jun 1951  
Meteorological
Mr A P Taylor   BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr C G R Lewis  4 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr R W Adams 15 Apr 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr P J Crowley 24 Sep 1952 Organisation, DFC
Equipment
Sqn Ldr W G J Mussell  6 Dec 1950  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr D S Grant 11 Aug 1952 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr J C W Lewis 16 Jan 1952 BA

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off K Roberts  8 Mar 1951  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr S J Meagor 21 Jul 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr G E Reep 12 Dec 1950  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr M M Cornhill  5 Aug 1952  
Signals
Wg Cdr S A Billman  1 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr C N Eaton 23 Mar 1951  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr R G Carey 19 Oct 1950 Statistics Officer, BEM

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

February 1953

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ, RAF Calshot

    • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit

    • Marine Craft Training School

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 42 Squadron

    • No 206 Squadron

    • No 220 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Mawgan

    • Air/Sea Warfare Development Unit

    • School of Maritime Reconnaissance

    • Coastal Command Aircraft Preparation and Modification Flight

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Falmouth

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Devonport

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Roborough

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Thomas C Traill 18 Feb 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, OBE, DFC
Personal Appointment
Fg Off D H Williams 11 Dec 1951 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt K W Niblett  4 Dec 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC
Wg Cdr E E M Angell 18 Sep 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Black 30 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr R J Fursman 14 Feb 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr P W Edmonds 17 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr Arthur Griffiths  2 Jan 1952 later AVM
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr D A White 26 May 1952  
Navigation
Wg Cdr B T Billett  5 Aug 1952  
Weapons
Sqn Ldr H R Kerr 14 Jan 1952 MBE
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr N Morse 18 Jun 1951  
Meteorological
Mr A P Taylor   BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr C G R Lewis  4 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr R W Adams 15 Apr 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr P J Crowley 24 Sep 1952 Organisation, DFC
Equipment
Sqn Ldr W G J Mussell  6 Dec 1950  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr D S Grant 11 Aug 1952 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr J C W Lewis 16 Jan 1952 BA

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off K Roberts  8 Mar 1951  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr S J Meagor 21 Jul 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr G E Reep 12 Dec 1950  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr M M Cornhill  5 Aug 1952  
Signals
Wg Cdr S A Billman  1 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr C N Eaton 23 Mar 1951  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr R G Carey 19 Oct 1950 Statistics Officer, BEM

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

March 1953

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ, RAF Calshot

    • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit

    • Marine Craft Training School

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 42 Squadron

    • No 206 Squadron

    • No 220 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Mawgan

    • Air/Sea Warfare Development Unit

    • School of Maritime Reconnaissance

    • Coastal Command Aircraft Preparation and Modification Flight

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Falmouth

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Devonport

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

  • SHQ, RAF Topcliffe

    • No 203 Squadron (Lodger)

    • No 210 Squadron (Lodger)

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Thomas C Traill 18 Feb 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, OBE, DFC
Personal Appointment
Fg Off D H Williams 11 Dec 1951 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt K W Niblett  4 Dec 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC
Wg Cdr E E M Angell 18 Sep 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Black 30 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr R J Fursman 14 Feb 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr P W Edmonds 17 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr Arthur Griffiths  2 Jan 1952 later AVM
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr D A White 26 May 1952  
Navigation
Wg Cdr B T Billett  5 Aug 1952  
Weapons
Sqn Ldr H R Kerr 14 Jan 1952 MBE
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr N Morse 18 Jun 1951  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr C G R Lewis  4 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr R W Adams 15 Apr 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr P J Crowley 24 Sep 1952 Organisation, DFC
Equipment
Sqn Ldr W G J Mussell  6 Dec 1950  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr D S Grant 11 Aug 1952 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr J C W Lewis 16 Jan 1952 BA

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off K Roberts  8 Mar 1951  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr S J Meagor 21 Jul 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr G E Reep 12 Dec 1950  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr M M Cornhill  5 Aug 1952  
Signals
Wg Cdr S A Billman  1 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr C N Eaton 23 Mar 1951  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr R G Carey 19 Oct 1950 Statistics Officer, BEM

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

April 1953

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ, RAF Calshot

    • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit

    • Marine Craft Training School

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 42 Squadron

    • No 206 Squadron

    • No 220 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Mawgan

    • Air/Sea Warfare Development Unit

    • School of Maritime Reconnaissance

    • Coastal Command Aircraft Preparation and Modification Flight

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Falmouth

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Devonport

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

  • SHQ, RAF Topcliffe

    • No 203 Squadron (Lodger)

    • No 210 Squadron (Lodger)

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Thomas C Traill 18 Feb 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, OBE, DFC
Personal Appointment
Fg Off D H Williams 11 Dec 1951 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt K W Niblett  4 Dec 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC
Wg Cdr E E M Angell 18 Sep 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Black 30 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr R J Fursman 14 Feb 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr P W Edmonds 17 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr Arthur Griffiths  2 Jan 1952 later AVM
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr D A White 26 May 1952  
Navigation
Wg Cdr B T Billett  5 Aug 1952  
Weapons
Sqn Ldr H R Kerr 14 Jan 1952 MBE
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr J D Loughman  9 Mar 1953  
Meteorological
Mr W E Saunders 19 Jan 1953 BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr G C C Bartlett  8 Apr 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr R W Adams 15 Apr 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr P J Crowley 24 Sep 1952 Organisation, DFC
Equipment
Sqn Ldr W G J Mussell  6 Dec 1950  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr D S Grant 11 Aug 1952 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr J C W Lewis 16 Jan 1952 BA

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off K Roberts  8 Mar 1951  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr S J Meagor 21 Jul 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr G E Reep 12 Dec 1950  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr M M Cornhill  5 Aug 1952  
Signals
Wg Cdr S A Billman  1 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr C N Eaton 23 Mar 1951  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr R G Carey 19 Oct 1950 Statistics Officer, BEM

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

May 1953

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ, RAF Calshot

    • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit

    • No 1 Marine Craft Training School

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 42 Squadron

    • No 206 Squadron

    • No 220 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Mawgan

    • Air/Sea Warfare Development Unit

    • School of Maritime Reconnaissance

    • Coastal Command Aircraft Preparation and Modification Flight

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Falmouth

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Devonport

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

  • SHQ, RAF Topcliffe

    • No 203 Squadron (Lodger)

    • No 210 Squadron (Lodger)

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Thomas C Traill 18 Feb 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, OBE, DFC
Personal Appointment
Fg Off D H Williams 11 Dec 1951 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt K W Niblett  4 Dec 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC
Wg Cdr E E M Angell 18 Sep 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Black 30 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr S H Redmond 27 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr P W Edmonds 17 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr Arthur Griffiths  2 Jan 1952 later AVM
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr D A White 26 May 1952  
Navigation
Wg Cdr B T Billett  5 Aug 1952  
Weapons
Sqn Ldr H R Kerr 14 Jan 1952 MBE
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr J D Loughman  9 Mar 1953  
Meteorological
Mr W E Saunders 19 Jan 1953 BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr G C C Bartlett  8 Apr 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr R W Adams 15 Apr 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr P J Crowley 24 Sep 1952 Organisation, DFC
Equipment
Sqn Ldr W G J Mussell  6 Dec 1950  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr D S Grant 11 Aug 1952 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr J C W Lewis 16 Jan 1952 BA

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off K Roberts  8 Mar 1951  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr S J Meagor 21 Jul 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr G E Reep 12 Dec 1950  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr M M Cornhill  5 Aug 1952  
Signals
Wg Cdr S A Billman  1 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr C N Eaton 23 Mar 1951  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr R G Carey 19 Oct 1950 Statistics Officer, BEM

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

June 1953

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ, RAF Calshot

    • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit

    • No 1 Marine Craft Training School

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 42 Squadron

    • No 206 Squadron

    • No 220 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Mawgan

    • Air/Sea Warfare Development Unit

    • School of Maritime Reconnaissance

    • Coastal Command Aircraft Preparation and Modification Flight

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Falmouth

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Devonport

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

  • SHQ, RAF Topcliffe

    • No 203 Squadron (Lodger)

    • No 210 Squadron (Lodger)

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Thomas C Traill 18 Feb 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, OBE, DFC
Personal Appointment
Fg Off D H Williams 11 Dec 1951 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt K W Niblett  4 Dec 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC
Wg Cdr E E M Angell 18 Sep 1950 AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Black 30 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr S H Redmond 27 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr P W Edmonds 17 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr Arthur Griffiths  2 Jan 1952 later AVM
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr D A White 26 May 1952  
Navigation
Wg Cdr B T Billett  5 Aug 1952  
Weapons
Sqn Ldr H R Kerr 14 Jan 1952 MBE
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr J D Loughman  9 Mar 1953  
Meteorological
Mr W E Saunders 19 Jan 1953 BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr G C C Bartlett  8 Apr 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr R W Adams 15 Apr 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr P J Crowley 24 Sep 1952 Organisation, DFC
Equipment
Sqn Ldr W G J Mussell  6 Dec 1950  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr D S Grant 11 Aug 1952 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr J C W Lewis 16 Jan 1952 BA

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off K Roberts  8 Mar 1951  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr S J Meagor 21 Jul 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr G E Reep 12 Dec 1950  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr M M Cornhill  5 Aug 1952  
Signals
Wg Cdr S A Billman  1 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr C N Eaton 23 Mar 1951  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr R G Carey 19 Oct 1950 Statistics Officer, BEM

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

July 1953

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ, RAF Calshot

    • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit

    • No 1 Marine Craft Training School

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 42 Squadron

    • No 206 Squadron

    • No 220 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Mawgan

    • Air/Sea Warfare Development Unit

    • School of Maritime Reconnaissance

    • Coastal Command Aircraft Preparation and Modification Flight

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Falmouth

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Devonport

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

  • SHQ, RAF Topcliffe

    • No 203 Squadron (Lodger)

    • No 210 Squadron (Lodger)

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Thomas C Traill 18 Feb 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, OBE, DFC
Personal Appointment
Fg Off D H Williams 11 Dec 1951 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt K W Niblett  4 Dec 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC
Wg Cdr E W Deacon 11 May 1953 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Black 30 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr S H Redmond 27 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr P W Edmonds 17 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr Arthur Griffiths  2 Jan 1952 later AVM
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr D A White 26 May 1952  
Navigation
Wg Cdr B T Billett  5 Aug 1952  
Weapons
Sqn Ldr H R Kerr 14 Jan 1952 MBE
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr J D Loughman  9 Mar 1953  
Meteorological
Mr W E Saunders 19 Jan 1953 BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr G C C Bartlett  8 Apr 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr R W Adams 15 Apr 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr P J Crowley 24 Sep 1952 Organisation, DFC
Equipment
Sqn Ldr W G J Mussell  6 Dec 1950  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr D S Grant 11 Aug 1952 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr J C W Lewis 16 Jan 1952 BA

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off K Roberts  8 Mar 1951  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr S J Meagor 21 Jul 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr G E Reep 12 Dec 1950  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr M M Cornhill  5 Aug 1952  
Signals
Wg Cdr S A Billman  1 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr C N Eaton 23 Mar 1951  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr R G Carey 19 Oct 1950 Statistics Officer, BEM

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

August 1953

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ, RAF Calshot

    • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit

    • Marine Craft Training School

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 42 Squadron

    • No 206 Squadron

    • No 220 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Mawgan

    • Air/Sea Warfare Development Unit

    • School of Maritime Reconnaissance

    • Coastal Command Aircraft Preparation and Modification Flight

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Falmouth

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Devonport

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

  • SHQ, RAF Topcliffe

    • No 1453 Flight (Lodger)

    • No 36 Squadron

    • No 203 Squadron

    • No 210 Squadron

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Roborough

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Thomas C Traill 18 Feb 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, OBE, DFC
Personal Appointment
Fg Off D H Williams 11 Dec 1951 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt K W Niblett  4 Dec 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC
Wg Cdr E W Deacon 11 May 1953 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Black 30 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr S H Redmond 27 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr P W Edmonds 17 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr Arthur Griffiths  2 Jan 1952 later AVM
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr D A White 26 May 1952  
Navigation
Wg Cdr B T Billett  5 Aug 1952  
Weapons
Sqn Ldr H R Kerr 14 Jan 1952 MBE
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr J D Loughman  9 Mar 1953  
Meteorological
Mr W E Saunders 19 Jan 1953 BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr G C C Bartlett  8 Apr 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr R W Adams 15 Apr 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr P J Crowley 24 Sep 1952 Organisation, DFC
Equipment
Sqn Ldr W G J Mussell  6 Dec 1950  
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr D S Grant 11 Aug 1952 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr J C W Lewis 16 Jan 1952 BA

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off K Roberts  8 Mar 1951  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr S J Meagor 21 Jul 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr G E Reep 12 Dec 1950  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr M M Cornhill  5 Aug 1952  
Signals
Wg Cdr S A Billman  1 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr C N Eaton 23 Mar 1951  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr R G Carey 19 Oct 1950 Statistics Officer, BEM

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

September 1953

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ, RAF Calshot

    • No 235 Operational Conversion Unit

    • Marine Craft Training School

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 42 Squadron

    • No 206 Squadron

    • No 220 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Mawgan

    • Air/Sea Warfare Development Unit

    • School of Maritime Reconnaissance

    • Coastal Command Aircraft Preparation and Modification Flight

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Falmouth

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Devonport

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

  • SHQ, RAF Topcliffe

    • No 1453 Flight (Lodger)

    • No 36 Squadron

    • No 203 Squadron

    • No 210 Squadron

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Roborough

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Thomas C Traill 18 Feb 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, OBE, DFC
Personal Appointment
Fg Off D H Williams 11 Dec 1951 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt K W Niblett  4 Dec 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC
Wg Cdr E W Deacon 11 May 1953 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Black 30 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr S H Redmond 27 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr P W Edmonds 17 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr Arthur Griffiths  2 Jan 1952 later AVM
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr D A White 26 May 1952  
Navigation
Wg Cdr B T Billett  5 Aug 1952  
Weapons
Sqn Ldr H R Kerr 14 Jan 1952 MBE
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr J D Loughman  9 Mar 1953  
Meteorological
Mr W E Saunders 19 Jan 1953 BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr G C C Bartlett  8 Apr 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr R W Adams 15 Apr 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr P J Crowley 24 Sep 1952 Organisation, DFC
Equipment
Sqn Ldr J F Marshall 24 May 1953 DFC, AFC
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr D S Grant 11 Aug 1952 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr J C W Lewis 16 Jan 1952 BA

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off K Roberts  8 Mar 1951  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr S J Meagor 21 Jul 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr G E Reep 12 Dec 1950  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr M M Cornhill  5 Aug 1952  
Signals
Wg Cdr S A Billman  1 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr C N Eaton 23 Mar 1951  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr R G Carey 19 Oct 1950 Statistics Officer, BEM

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

October 1953

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230 Squadron

    • Flying Boat Training Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 42 Squadron

    • No 206 Squadron

    • No 220 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Mawgan

    • Air/Sea Warfare Development Unit

    • School of Maritime Reconnaissance

    • Coastal Command Aircraft Preparation and Modification Flight

  • SHQ, RAF Mount Batten

    • Marine Craft Training School

  • SHQ, RAF Topcliffe

    • No 1453 Flight (Lodger)

    • No 36 Squadron

    • No 203 Squadron

    • No 210 Squadron

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Falmouth

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Devonport

  • HMAFV 'Adastral' - Portsmouth

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Roborough

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Thomas C Traill 18 Feb 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, OBE, DFC
Personal Appointment
Fg Off D H Williams 11 Dec 1951 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt K W Niblett  4 Dec 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC
Wg Cdr E W Deacon 11 May 1953 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Black 30 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr S H Redmond 27 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr P W Edmonds 17 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr Arthur Griffiths  2 Jan 1952 later AVM
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr D A White 26 May 1952  
Navigation
Wg Cdr B T Billett  5 Aug 1952  
Weapons
Sqn Ldr H R Kerr 14 Jan 1952 MBE
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr J D Loughman  9 Mar 1953  
Meteorological
Mr W E Saunders 19 Jan 1953 BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr G C C Bartlett  8 Apr 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr R W Adams 15 Apr 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr P J Crowley 24 Sep 1952 Organisation, DFC
Equipment
Sqn Ldr J F Marshall 24 May 1953 DFC, AFC
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr D S Grant 11 Aug 1952 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr D J Daybell   MA

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off K Roberts  8 Mar 1951  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr S J Meagor 21 Jul 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr G E Reep 12 Dec 1950  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr M M Cornhill  5 Aug 1952  
Signals
Wg Cdr S A Billman  1 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr C N Eaton 23 Mar 1951  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr R G Carey 19 Oct 1950 Statistics Officer, BEM

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

November 1953

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230 Squadron

    • Flying Boat Training Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 42 Squadron

    • No 206 Squadron

    • No 220 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Mawgan

    • Air/Sea Warfare Development Unit

    • School of Maritime Reconnaissance

    • Coastal Command Aircraft Preparation and Modification Flight

  • SHQ, RAF Mount Batten

    • Marine Craft Training School

  • SHQ, RAF Topcliffe

    • No 1453 Flight (Lodger)

    • No 36 Squadron

    • No 203 Squadron

    • No 210 Squadron

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Falmouth

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Devonport

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Roborough (MCA)

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Thomas C Traill 18 Feb 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, OBE, DFC
Personal Appointment
Fg Off D H Williams 11 Dec 1951 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt Arthur E Clouston  5 Oct 1953 Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO, DFC, AFC*; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr E W Deacon 11 May 1953 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Black 30 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr P W Edmonds 17 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr Arthur Griffiths  2 Jan 1952 later AVM
Sqn Ldr S H Redmond 27 Apr 1953  
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr D A White 26 May 1952  
Navigation
Wg Cdr B T Billett  5 Aug 1952  
Weapons
Sqn Ldr H R Kerr 14 Jan 1952 MBE
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr J D Loughman  9 Mar 1953  
Meteorological
Mr W E Saunders 19 Jan 1953 BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr G C C Bartlett  8 Apr 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr R W Adams 15 Apr 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr P J Crowley 24 Sep 1952 Organisation, DFC
Equipment
Sqn Ldr J F Marshall 24 May 1953 DFC, AFC
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr D S Grant 11 Aug 1952 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr D J Daybell   MA

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off K Roberts  8 Mar 1951  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr S J Meagor 21 Jul 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr Vacant    
Engineer
Sqn Ldr M M Cornhill  5 Aug 1952  
Signals
Wg Cdr S A Billman  1 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr C N Eaton 23 Mar 1951  

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

December 1953

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230 Squadron

    • Flying Boat Training Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 42 Squadron

    • No 206 Squadron

    • No 220 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Mawgan

    • Air/Sea Warfare Development Unit

    • School of Maritime Reconnaissance

    • Coastal Command Aircraft Preparation and Modification Flight

  • SHQ, RAF Mount Batten

    • Marine Craft Training School

  • SHQ, RAF Topcliffe

    • No 1453 Flight (Lodger)

    • No 36 Squadron

    • No 203 Squadron

    • No 210 Squadron

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Falmouth

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Devonport

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Roborough (MCA)

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Thomas C Traill 18 Feb 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, OBE, DFC
Personal Appointment
Fg Off D H Williams 11 Dec 1951 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt Arthur E Clouston  5 Oct 1953 Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO, DFC, AFC*; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr E W Deacon 11 May 1953 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Black 30 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr P W Edmonds 17 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr Arthur Griffiths  2 Jan 1952 later AVM
Sqn Ldr S H Redmond 27 Apr 1953  
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr D A White 26 May 1952  
Navigation
Wg Cdr B T Billett  5 Aug 1952  
Weapons
Sqn Ldr H R Kerr 14 Jan 1952 MBE
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr J D Loughman  9 Mar 1953  
Meteorological
Mr W E Saunders 19 Jan 1953 BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr G C C Bartlett  8 Apr 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr R W Adams 15 Apr 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr P J Crowley 24 Sep 1952 Organisation, DFC
Equipment
Sqn Ldr J F Marshall 24 May 1953 DFC, AFC
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr D S Grant 11 Aug 1952 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr D J Daybell   MA

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off K Roberts  8 Mar 1951  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr S J Meagor 21 Jul 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr T de T MacDonald 29 Dec 1953  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr M M Cornhill  5 Aug 1952  
Signals
Wg Cdr S A Billman  1 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr C N Eaton 23 Mar 1951  

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

HQ No 19 Group was also HQ, Air Commander, Central Sub-Area, Eastern Atlantic Area, Atlantic Command (COMAIRCENTLANT) and HQ, Air Commander, Plymouth Sub-Area, Channel Command (COMAIRPLYMCHAN)

January 1954

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230 Squadron

    • Flying Boat Training Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 42 Squadron

    • No 206 Squadron

    • No 220 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Mawgan

    • Air/Sea Warfare Development Unit

    • School of Maritime Reconnaissance

    • Coastal Command Aircraft Preparation and Modification Flight

  • SHQ, RAF Mount Batten

    • Marine Craft Training School

  • SHQ, RAF Topcliffe

    • No 1453 Flight (Lodger)

    • No 36 Squadron

    • No 203 Squadron

    • No 210 Squadron

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Falmouth

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Devonport

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Roborough (MCA)

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Thomas C Traill 18 Feb 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, OBE, DFC
Personal Appointment
Fg Off D H Williams 11 Dec 1951 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt Arthur E Clouston  5 Oct 1953 Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO, DFC, AFC*; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr E W Deacon 11 May 1953 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Black 30 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr P W Edmonds 17 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr S H Redmond 27 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr C L Trickett 11 Jan 1954 DFC
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr D A White 26 May 1952  
Navigation
Wg Cdr B T Billett  5 Aug 1952  
Weapons
Sqn Ldr H R Kerr 14 Jan 1952 MBE
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr J D Loughman  9 Mar 1953  
Meteorological
Mr W E Saunders 19 Jan 1953 BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr G C C Bartlett  8 Apr 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr R W Adams 15 Apr 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr P J Crowley 24 Sep 1952 Organisation, DFC
Equipment
Sqn Ldr J F Marshall 24 May 1953 DFC, AFC
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr D S Grant 11 Aug 1952 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr D J Daybell   MA

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off K Roberts  8 Mar 1951  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr S J Meagor 21 Jul 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr T de T MacDonald 29 Dec 1953  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr M M Cornhill  5 Aug 1952  
Signals
Wg Cdr S A Billman  1 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr C N Eaton 23 Mar 1951  
Sqn Ldr C F E Loveridge 20 Nov 1953  

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

February 1954

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command

  • SHQ, RAF Pembroke Dock

    • No 201 Squadron

    • No 230 Squadron

    • Flying Boat Training Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Eval

    • No 42 Squadron

    • No 206 Squadron

    • No 220 Squadron

  • SHQ, RAF St Mawgan

    • Air/Sea Warfare Development Unit

    • School of Maritime Reconnaissance

    • Coastal Command Aircraft Preparation and Modification Flight

  • SHQ, RAF Mount Batten

    • Marine Craft Training School

  • SHQ, RAF Topcliffe

    • No 1453 Flight (Lodger)

    • No 36 Squadron

    • No 203 Squadron

    • No 210 Squadron

  • No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit - Fowey

  • No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit - Falmouth

  • No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit - Felixstowe

  • No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit - Porthcawl

  • No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit - Newhaven

  • No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit - Lyme Regis

  • HMAFV 'Bridport' - Devonport

  • No 19 Group Communication Flight - Roborough (MCA)

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Thomas C Traill 18 Feb 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, OBE, DFC
Personal Appointment
Fg Off D H Williams 11 Dec 1951 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt Arthur E Clouston  5 Oct 1953 Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO, DFC, AFC*; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr E W Deacon 11 May 1953 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Black 30 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr P W Edmonds 17 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr S H Redmond 27 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr C L Trickett 11 Jan 1954 DFC
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr D A White 26 May 1952  
Navigation
Wg Cdr B T Billett  5 Aug 1952  
Weapons
Sqn Ldr G L Johnson 25 Jan 1954 DFM
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr J D Loughman  9 Mar 1953  
Meteorological
Mr W E Saunders 19 Jan 1953 BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr G C C Bartlett  8 Apr 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr R W Adams 15 Apr 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr P J Crowley 24 Sep 1952 Organisation, DFC
Equipment
Sqn Ldr J F Marshall 24 May 1953 DFC, AFC
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Educational
Sqn Ldr D J Daybell   MA

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off K Roberts  8 Mar 1951  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr S J Meagor 21 Jul 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr T de T MacDonald 29 Dec 1953  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr M M Cornhill  5 Aug 1952  
Signals
Wg Cdr S A Billman  1 Apr 1950  
Sqn Ldr C N Eaton 23 Mar 1951  
Sqn Ldr C F E Loveridge 20 Nov 1953  

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

March 1954

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command See Orders of Battle Section

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Thomas C Traill 18 Feb 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, OBE, DFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt P Walker 22 Feb 1954 ADC to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt Arthur E Clouston  5 Oct 1953 Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO, DFC, AFC*; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr E W Deacon 11 May 1953 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Black 30 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr P W Edmonds 17 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr S H Redmond 27 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr C L Trickett 11 Jan 1954 DFC
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr D A White 26 May 1952  
Navigation
Wg Cdr B T Billett  5 Aug 1952  
Weapons
Sqn Ldr G L Johnson 25 Jan 1954 DFM
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr J D Loughman  9 Mar 1953  
Meteorological
Mr W E Saunders 19 Jan 1953 BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr G C C Bartlett  8 Apr 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr R W Adams 15 Apr 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr P J Crowley 24 Sep 1952 Organisation, DFC
Equipment
Sqn Ldr J F Marshall 24 May 1953 DFC, AFC
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Educational
Sqn Ldr D J Daybell 21 Oct 1953 MA

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off M J Paddock 22 Feb 1954  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr S J Meagor 21 Jul 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr T de T MacDonald 29 Dec 1953  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr M M Cornhill  5 Aug 1952  
Signals
Wg Cdr C F E Loveridge 20 Nov 1953  
Sqn Ldr M G Bourdaud'hui  4 Jan 1954  

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

April 1954

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command See Orders of Battle Section

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Thomas C Traill 18 Feb 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, OBE, DFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt P Walker 22 Feb 1954 ADC to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt Arthur E Clouston  5 Oct 1953 Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO, DFC, AFC*; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr E W Deacon 11 May 1953 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Black 30 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr S H Redmond 27 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr C L Trickett 11 Jan 1954 DFC
Sqn Ldr D A Burgess-Lloyd 31 Mar 1954 RAAF
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr D A White 26 May 1952  
Navigation
Wg Cdr B T Billett  5 Aug 1952  
Weapons
Sqn Ldr G L Johnson 25 Jan 1954 DFM
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr J D Loughman  9 Mar 1953  
Meteorological
Mr W E Saunders 19 Jan 1953 BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr G C C Bartlett  8 Apr 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr J Catley  6 Apr 1954 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr P J Crowley 24 Sep 1952 Organisation, DFC
Equipment
Sqn Ldr J F Marshall 24 May 1953 DFC, AFC
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Educational
Sqn Ldr D J Daybell 21 Oct 1953 MA

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off M J Paddock 22 Feb 1954  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr S J Meagor 21 Jul 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr T de T MacDonald 29 Dec 1953  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr M M Cornhill  5 Aug 1952  
Signals
Wg Cdr C F E Loveridge 20 Nov 1953  
Sqn Ldr M G Bourdaud'hui  4 Jan 1954  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr J R Turcan  8 Mar 1954 Statistics Officer, BSc (Econ)

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

May 1954

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command See Orders of Battle Section

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Thomas C Traill 18 Feb 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, OBE, DFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt P Walker 22 Feb 1954 ADC to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt Arthur E Clouston  5 Oct 1953 Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO, DFC, AFC*; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr E W Deacon 11 May 1953 DSO, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr W H Flint 19 Oct 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr F A Black 30 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr S H Redmond 27 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr C L Trickett 11 Jan 1954 DFC
Sqn Ldr D A Burgess-Lloyd 31 Mar 1954 RAAF
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr D A White 26 May 1952  
Navigation
Wg Cdr B T Billett  5 Aug 1952  
Weapons
Sqn Ldr G L Johnson 25 Jan 1954 DFM
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr J D Loughman  9 Mar 1953  
Meteorological
Mr W E Saunders 19 Jan 1953 BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr G C C Bartlett  8 Apr 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr J Catley  6 Apr 1954 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr P J Crowley 24 Sep 1952 Organisation, DFC
Equipment
Sqn Ldr J F Marshall 24 May 1953 DFC, AFC
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Educational
Sqn Ldr D J Daybell 21 Oct 1953 MA

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off M J Paddock 22 Feb 1954  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr S J Meagor 21 Jul 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr T de T MacDonald 29 Dec 1953  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr M M Cornhill  5 Aug 1952  
Signals
Wg Cdr C F E Loveridge 20 Nov 1953  
Sqn Ldr M G Bourdaud'hui  4 Jan 1954  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr J R Turcan  8 Mar 1954 Statistics Officer, BSc (Econ)

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

June 1954

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command See Orders of Battle Section

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Thomas C Traill 18 Feb 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, OBE, DFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt P Walker 22 Feb 1954 ADC to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt John B Russell  1 Jun 1954 Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO; later AVM
Wg Cdr E W Deacon 11 May 1953 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Black 30 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr S H Redmond 27 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr C L Trickett 11 Jan 1954 DFC
Sqn Ldr D A Burgess-Lloyd 31 Mar 1954 RAAF
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr D A White 26 May 1952  
Navigation
Wg Cdr B T Billett  5 Aug 1952  
Weapons
Sqn Ldr G L Johnson 25 Jan 1954 DFM
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr J D Loughman  9 Mar 1953  
Meteorological
Mr W E Saunders 19 Jan 1953 BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr G C C Bartlett  8 Apr 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr J Catley  6 Apr 1954 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr P J Crowley 24 Sep 1952 Organisation, DFC
Equipment
Sqn Ldr J F Marshall 24 May 1953 DFC, AFC
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr R C O'Grady 13 May 1954 MB, BCh, DPH
Educational
Sqn Ldr D J Daybell 21 Oct 1953 MA

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off M J Paddock 22 Feb 1954  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr S J Meagor 21 Jul 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr T de T MacDonald 29 Dec 1953  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr M M Cornhill  5 Aug 1952  
Signals
Wg Cdr C F E Loveridge 20 Nov 1953  
Sqn Ldr M G Bourdaud'hui  4 Jan 1954  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr J R Turcan  8 Mar 1954 Statistics Officer, BSc (Econ)

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

July 1954

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command See Orders of Battle Section

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Thomas C Traill 18 Feb 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, OBE, DFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt P Walker 22 Feb 1954 ADC to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt John B Russell  1 Jun 1954 Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO; later AVM
Wg Cdr E W Deacon 11 May 1953 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Black 30 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr S H Redmond 27 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr C L Trickett 11 Jan 1954 DFC
Sqn Ldr D A Burgess-Lloyd 31 Mar 1954 RAAF
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr D A White 26 May 1952  
Navigation
Wg Cdr B T Billett  5 Aug 1952  
Weapons
Sqn Ldr G L Johnson 25 Jan 1954 DFM
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr J D Loughman  9 Mar 1953  
Meteorological
Mr W E Saunders 19 Jan 1953 BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr G C C Bartlett  8 Apr 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr J Catley  6 Apr 1954 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr P J Crowley 24 Sep 1952 Organisation, DFC
Equipment
Sqn Ldr J F Marshall 24 May 1953 DFC, AFC
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr R C O'Grady 13 May 1954 MB, BCh, DPH
Educational
Sqn Ldr D J Daybell 21 Oct 1953 MA

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off M J Paddock 22 Feb 1954  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr S J Meagor 21 Jul 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr T de T MacDonald 29 Dec 1953  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr M M Cornhill  5 Aug 1952  
Signals
Wg Cdr C F E Loveridge 20 Nov 1953  
Sqn Ldr M G Bourdaud'hui  4 Jan 1954  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr J R Turcan  8 Mar 1954 Statistics Officer, BSc (Econ)

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

August 1954

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command See Orders of Battle Section

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Thomas C Traill 18 Feb 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, OBE, DFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt P Walker 22 Feb 1954 ADC to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt John B Russell  1 Jun 1954 Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO; later AVM
Wg Cdr E W Deacon 11 May 1953 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Black 30 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr S H Redmond 27 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr C L Trickett 11 Jan 1954 DFC
Sqn Ldr D A Burgess-Lloyd 31 Mar 1954 RAAF
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr D A White 26 May 1952  
Navigation
Wg Cdr B T Billett  5 Aug 1952  
Weapons
Sqn Ldr G L Johnson 25 Jan 1954 DFM
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr J D Loughman  9 Mar 1953  
Meteorological
Mr W E Saunders 19 Jan 1953 BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr G C C Bartlett  8 Apr 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr J Catley  6 Apr 1954 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr P J Crowley 24 Sep 1952 Organisation, DFC
Equipment
Sqn Ldr J F Marshall 24 May 1953 DFC, AFC
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr R C O'Grady 13 May 1954 MB, BCh, DPH
Educational
Sqn Ldr D J Daybell 21 Oct 1953 MA

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off M J Paddock 22 Feb 1954  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr S J Meagor 21 Jul 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr T de T MacDonald 29 Dec 1953  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr M M Cornhill  5 Aug 1952  
Signals
Wg Cdr C F E Loveridge 20 Nov 1953  
Sqn Ldr M G Bourdaud'hui  4 Jan 1954  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr J R Turcan  8 Mar 1954 Statistics Officer, BSc (Econ)

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

September 1954

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command See Orders of Battle Section

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Geoffrey W Tuttle 24 Aug 1954 Air Officer Commanding, CB, OBE, DFC; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt P Walker 22 Feb 1954 ADC to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt John B Russell  1 Jun 1954 Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO; later AVM
Wg Cdr E W Deacon 11 May 1953 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Black 30 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr S H Redmond 27 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr C L Trickett 11 Jan 1954 DFC
Sqn Ldr D A Burgess-Lloyd 31 Mar 1954 RAAF
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr D A White 26 May 1952  
Navigation
Wg Cdr B T Billett  5 Aug 1952  
Weapons
Sqn Ldr J F Brookes 21 Aug 1954 DFC, AFC
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr J D Loughman  9 Mar 1953  
Meteorological
Mr W E Saunders 19 Jan 1953 BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr G C C Bartlett  8 Apr 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr J Catley  6 Apr 1954 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr P J Crowley 24 Sep 1952 Organisation, DFC
Equipment
Sqn Ldr J F Marshall 24 May 1953 DFC, AFC
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr R C O'Grady 13 May 1954 MB, BCh, DPH
Educational
Sqn Ldr D J Daybell 21 Oct 1953 MA

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off M J Paddock 22 Feb 1954  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr S J Meagor 21 Jul 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr T de T MacDonald 29 Dec 1953  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr M M Cornhill  5 Aug 1952  
Signals
Wg Cdr C F E Loveridge 20 Nov 1953  
Sqn Ldr M G Bourdaud'hui  4 Jan 1954  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr J R Turcan  8 Mar 1954 Statistics Officer, BSc (Econ)

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

October 1954

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command See Orders of Battle Section

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Geoffrey W Tuttle 24 Aug 1954 Air Officer Commanding, CB, OBE, DFC; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt P Walker 22 Feb 1954 ADC to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt John B Russell  1 Jun 1954 Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO; later AVM
Wg Cdr E W Deacon 11 May 1953 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Black 30 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr S H Redmond 27 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr C L Trickett 11 Jan 1954 DFC
Sqn Ldr D A Burgess-Lloyd 31 Mar 1954 RAAF
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr D A White 26 May 1952  
Navigation
Wg Cdr B T Billett  5 Aug 1952  
Weapons
Sqn Ldr J F Brookes 21 Aug 1954 DFC, AFC
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr J D Loughman  9 Mar 1953  
Meteorological
Mr W E Saunders 19 Jan 1953 BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr G C C Bartlett  8 Apr 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr J Catley  6 Apr 1954 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr P J Crowley 24 Sep 1952 Organisation, DFC
Equipment
Sqn Ldr J F Marshall 24 May 1953 DFC, AFC
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr R C O'Grady 13 May 1954 MB, BCh, DPH
Educational
Sqn Ldr D J Daybell 21 Oct 1953 MA

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off M J Paddock 22 Feb 1954  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr S J Meagor 21 Jul 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr T de T MacDonald 29 Dec 1953  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr M M Cornhill  5 Aug 1952  
Signals
Wg Cdr C F E Loveridge 20 Nov 1953  
Sqn Ldr M G Bourdaud'hui  4 Jan 1954  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr J R Turcan  8 Mar 1954 Statistics Officer, BSc (Econ)

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

November 1954

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command See Orders of Battle Section

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Geoffrey W Tuttle 24 Aug 1954 Air Officer Commanding, CB, OBE, DFC; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt P Walker 22 Feb 1954 ADC to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt John B Russell  1 Jun 1954 Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO; later AVM
Wg Cdr E W Deacon 11 May 1953 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Black 30 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr S H Redmond 27 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr C L Trickett 11 Jan 1954 DFC
Sqn Ldr D A Burgess-Lloyd 31 Mar 1954 RAAF
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr D A White 26 May 1952  
Navigation
Wg Cdr B T Billett  5 Aug 1952  
Weapons
Sqn Ldr J F Brookes 21 Aug 1954 DFC, AFC
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr J D Loughman  9 Mar 1953  
Meteorological
Mr W E Saunders 19 Jan 1953 BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr G C C Bartlett  8 Apr 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr J Catley  6 Apr 1954 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr P J Crowley 24 Sep 1952 Organisation, DFC
Equipment
Sqn Ldr J F Marshall 24 May 1953 DFC, AFC
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr R C O'Grady 13 May 1954 MB, BCh, DPH
Educational
Sqn Ldr D J Daybell 21 Oct 1953 MA

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off M J Paddock 22 Feb 1954  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr S J Meagor 21 Jul 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr T de T MacDonald 29 Dec 1953  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr M M Cornhill  5 Aug 1952  
Signals
Wg Cdr C F E Loveridge 20 Nov 1953  
Sqn Ldr M G Bourdaud'hui  4 Jan 1954  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr J R Turcan  8 Mar 1954 Statistics Officer, BSc (Econ)

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

December 1954

Location Command Controlled
RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command See Orders of Battle Section

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Geoffrey W Tuttle 24 Aug 1954 Air Officer Commanding, CB, OBE, DFC; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt P Walker 22 Feb 1954 ADC to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt John B Russell  1 Jun 1954 Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO; later AVM
Wg Cdr E W Deacon 11 May 1953 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr F A Black 30 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr S H Redmond 27 Apr 1953  
Sqn Ldr C L Trickett 11 Jan 1954 DFC
Sqn Ldr D A Burgess-Lloyd 31 Mar 1954 RAAF
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr D A White 26 May 1952  
Navigation
Wg Cdr B T Billett  5 Aug 1952  
Weapons
Sqn Ldr J F Brookes 21 Aug 1954 DFC, AFC
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr J D Loughman  9 Mar 1953  
Meteorological
Mr W E Saunders 19 Jan 1953 BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr G C C Bartlett  8 Apr 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr J Catley  6 Apr 1954 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr P J Crowley 24 Sep 1952 Organisation, DFC
Equipment
Sqn Ldr J F Marshall 24 May 1953 DFC, AFC
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr R C O'Grady 13 May 1954 MB, BCh, DPH
Educational
Sqn Ldr D J Daybell 21 Oct 1953 MA

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off M J Paddock 22 Feb 1954  
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr S J Meagor 21 Jul 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer,
Armament
Sqn Ldr T de T MacDonald 29 Dec 1953  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr M M Cornhill  5 Aug 1952  
Signals
Wg Cdr C F E Loveridge 20 Nov 1953  
Sqn Ldr M G Bourdaud'hui  4 Jan 1954  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr J R Turcan  8 Mar 1954 Statistics Officer, BSc (Econ)

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

1955

HQ No 19 Group was also HQ, Air Commander, Central Sub-Area, Eastern Atlantic Area, Atlantic Command (COMAIRCENTLANT) and HQ, Air Commander, Plymouth Sub-Area, Channel Command (COMAIRPLYMCHAN)

Location Command Controlled
Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command  

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Geoffrey W Tuttle 24 Aug 1954 Air Officer Commanding, CB, OBE, DFC; later AM
Personal Appointment
Fg Off R A Norton-Craig 23 Apr 1955 ADC to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt John B Russell  1 Jun 1954 Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO; later AVM
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr G C C Bartlett  8 Apr 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC

Technical Staff
Wg Cdr S G Taylor 24 Jan 1955 Senior Technical Staff Officer,

Source - October 1955 Air Force List

1956

HQ No 19 Group was also HQ, Air Commander, Central Sub-Area, Eastern Atlantic Area, Atlantic Command (COMAIRCENTLANT) and HQ, Air Commander, Plymouth Sub-Area, Channel Command (COMAIRPLYMCHAN)

Location Command Controlled
Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command  

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Geoffrey W Tuttle 24 Aug 1954 Air Officer Commanding, CB, OBE, DFC; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt S A Fountain 20 Aug 1955 ADC to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt John B Russell  1 Jun 1954 Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO; later AVM
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt A W B Barrett  6 Sep 1955 Senior Officer i/c Administration,

Technical Staff
Wg Cdr S G Taylor 24 Jan 1955 Senior Technical Staff Officer,

Source - January & April 1956 Air Force List

1957

HQ No 19 Group was also HQ, Air Commander, Central Sub-Area, Eastern Atlantic Area, Atlantic Command (COMAIRCENTLANT) and HQ, Air Commander, Plymouth Sub-Area, Channel Command (COMAIRPLYMCHAN)

Location Command Controlled
Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command  

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Geoffrey I L Saye 10 Jul 1956 Air Officer Commanding, CB, OBE, AFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt D H Wood 18 Jul 1956 ADC to AOC,
Air Staff
Gp Capt Kenneth V Garside 30 Jan 1957 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr P R Godby  2 Jan 1956 RAAF
Sqn Ldr G R Cullen 30 Mar 1956 MBE, AFC
Sqn Ldr A R G Jackson 14 Jan 1957 AFC
Sqn Ldr C M Stavert 16 Jan 1956 AFC,
Sqn Ldr P M Walker 11 May 1957 MBE
Sqn Ldr J W Willis-Richards 21 Aug 1956  
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr G S Smith 22 Apr 1957 AFC
Intelligence
Sqn Ldr G P Wildish 22 Jun 1956  
Navigation
Wg Cdr N McClelland  5 Jan 1955 OBE
Weapons
Sqn Ldr J F Brookes 21 Aug 1954 DFC*, AFC
Signals
Wg Cdr J A Sherry 19 Mar 1956  
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr H F G Dainty 20 Jun 1956  
Meteorological
Mr W E Saunders 19 Jan 1953 BSc
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt A W B Barrett  6 Sep 1955 Senior Officer i/c Administration,
Sqn Ldr J Catley  6 Apr 1954 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr J C Pearson  9 Oct 1956 P1
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr R C O'Grady 13 May 1954 Senior Medical Officer, MB, BCh, DPH
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr John W McKelvey  5 Nov 1956 Senior Technical Staff Officer, MBE; later A/Cdre
Armament
Sqn Ldr P C Dennis 16 Jan 1956  
Radio
Sqn Ldr F T Green 16 Jan 1956  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Sqn Ldr D H F Horner  5 Sep 1955 OC Unit

Source - April & July 1957 Air Force List

1958

HQ No 19 Group was also HQ, Air Commander, Central Sub-Area, Eastern Atlantic Area, Atlantic Command (COMAIRCENTLANT) and HQ, Air Commander, Plymouth Sub-Area, Channel Command (COMAIRPLYMCHAN)

Location Command Controlled
Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command  

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Geoffrey I L Saye 10 Jul 1956 Air Officer Commanding, CB, OBE, AFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt D H Wood 18 Jul 1956 ADC to AOC,
Air Staff
Gp Capt P A Lombard 23 Oct 1957 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr G R Cullen 30 Mar 1956 MBE, AFC
Sqn Ldr C M Stavert 16 Jan 1956 AFC,
Sqn Ldr P M Walker 11 May 1957 MBE
Sqn Ldr J W Willis-Richards 21 Aug 1956  
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr G S Smith 22 Apr 1957 AFC
Navigation
Wg Cdr R E G Van der Kiste  2 Sep 1957 DSO, OBE
Weapons
Sqn Ldr Vacant    
Signals
Wg Cdr J A Sherry 19 Mar 1956  
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Marine Craft
Sqn Ldr H F G Dainty 20 Jun 1956  
Meteorological
Mr W E Saunders 19 Jan 1953 BSc
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt A W B Barrett  6 Sep 1955 Senior Officer i/c Administration,
Sqn Ldr J C Pearson  9 Oct 1956 P1
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr R C O'Grady 13 May 1954 Senior Medical Officer, MB, BCh, DPH
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr John W McKelvey  5 Nov 1956 Senior Technical Staff Officer, MBE; later A/Cdre
Armament
Sqn Ldr P C Dennis 16 Jan 1956  
Radio
Sqn Ldr F T Green 16 Jan 1956  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Sqn Ldr D H F Horner  5 Sep 1955 OC Unit

Source - April 1958 Air Force List

1959

HQ No 19 Group was also HQ, Air Commander, Central Sub-Area, Eastern Atlantic Area, Atlantic Command (COMAIRCENTLANT) and HQ, Air Commander, Plymouth Sub-Area, Channel Command (COMAIRPLYMCHAN)

Changes between January 1958 and October 1959

Administrative Staff
Gp Capt V H A McBratney 11 Jun 1958 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr P M Walker 15 Apr 1958 Organisation, AFC
Miscellaneous Appointment
Sqn Ldr H W Thackray  5 Aug 1958 OC Unit

Source - January 1959 Air Force List

Location Command Controlled
Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command  

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Leslie W C Bower  1 May 1959 Air Officer Commanding, CB, DSO, DFC; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt J T Tuckey 25 Jul 1958 ADC to AOC,
Air Staff
Gp Capt E F J O'Doire 25 Feb 1959 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr E W Deacon 10 Mar 1958 DSO, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr R E G Van der Kiste  2 Sep 1957 DSO, OBE
Sqn Ldr P M Harvey 11 Aug 1958  
Sqn Ldr J A Smith 12 Mar 1958 RAAF
Electronics
Sqn Ldr H W Taylor 15 Sep 1958 DFC
Signals
Wg Cdr J J Duncombe  8 May 1958 AFC
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr C R Brooke  2 Jun 1958  
Intelligence
Sqn Ldr C McI Cassels 10 Nov 1958  
Meteorological
Mr W E Saunders 19 Jan 1953 BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr  J MacK Southwell  1 Jul 1959 Senior Officer i/c Administration, DFC
Sqn Ldr C J Lofthouse 27 Apr 1959 Personnel, OBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr W B B Naples  1 Apr 1959 Organisation
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr C H C Down  2 Dec 1957 Senior Technical Staff Officer, MBE
Marine Craft, MT and Inst.
Sqn Ldr G A M Gallop 18 Aug 1958  
Radio/Electrical
Sqn Ldr H Lanning  2 Jun 1958 DFC
Miscellaneous Appointment
Sqn Ldr W W Forster 27 Apr 1959 Senior Administration Officer

Source - October 1959 Air Force List

1960

Changes between October 1959 and October 1960

Marine Craft, MT and Inst.
Sqn Ldr E L G Bickenson  4 Jan 1960  

Source - January 1960 Air Force List

HQ No 19 Group was also HQ, Air Commander, Central Sub-Area, Eastern Atlantic Area, Atlantic Command (COMAIRCENTLANT) and HQ, Air Commander, Plymouth Sub-Area, Channel Command (COMAIRPLYMCHAN)

Location Command Controlled
Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command  

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Leslie W C Bower  1 May 1959 Air Officer Commanding, CB, DSO, DFC; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt J H Champion 29 Feb 1960 ADC to AOC,
Air Staff
Gp Capt E F J O'Doire 25 Feb 1959 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr W Beringer 20 Jul 1959  
Wg Cdr E W Deacon 10 Mar 1958 DSO, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr L G Hurrell  7 Mar 1960  
Sqn Ldr J A Smith 12 Mar 1958 RAAF
Electronics
Sqn Ldr H W Taylor 15 Sep 1958 DFC
Signals
Wg Cdr J J Duncombe  8 May 1958 AFC
Intelligence
Sqn Ldr C McI Cassels 10 Nov 1958  
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr C R Brooke  2 Jun 1958  
Meteorological
Mr W E Saunders 19 Jan 1953 BSc
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr C J Lofthouse 27 Apr 1959 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr C H C Down  2 Dec 1957 Senior Technical Staff Officer, MBE
Miscellaneous Appointment
Sqn Ldr W W Forster 27 Apr 1959 Officer Commanding Unit, AFC

Source - October 1960 Air Force List

1961

HQ No 19 Group was also HQ, Air Commander, Central Sub-Area, Eastern Atlantic Area, Atlantic Command (COMAIRCENTLANT) and HQ, Air Commander, Plymouth Sub-Area, Channel Command (COMAIRPLYMCHAN)

Location Command Controlled
Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command  

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Leslie W C Bower  1 May 1959 Air Officer Commanding, CB, DSO, DFC; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt J H Champion 29 Feb 1960 ADC to AOC,
Air Staff
Gp Capt Desmond E Hawkins 16 Jan 1961 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC*; later AVM
Wg Cdr W Beringer 20 Jul 1959  
Wg Cdr P A S Rumbold  9 Jan 1961  
Sqn Ldr L G Hurrell  7 Mar 1960  
Sqn Ldr J A Smith 12 Mar 1958 DFC, RAAF
Electronics
Sqn Ldr J W Willis-Richards  1 Nov 1960 MBE
Signals
Wg Cdr J J Duncombe  8 May 1958 AFC
Intelligence
Sqn Ldr C McI Cassels 10 Nov 1958  
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr C R Brooke  2 Jun 1958  
Meteorological
Mr J M Pollock   MA
Administrative Staff
Sqn Ldr C J Lofthouse 27 Apr 1959 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr E A Cox 22 Aug 1960 Senior Technical Staff Officer
Miscellaneous Appointment
Sqn Ldr W W Forster 27 Apr 1959 Officer Commanding Unit, AFC

Source - January 1961 Air Force List

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Leslie W C Bower  1 May 1959 Air Officer Commanding, CB, DSO, DFC; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt J H Champion 29 Feb 1960 ADC to AOC,
Air Staff
Gp Capt Desmond E Hawkins 16 Jan 1961 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC*; later AVM
Wg Cdr W Beringer 20 Jul 1959  
Wg Cdr P A S Rumbold  9 Jan 1961  
Sqn Ldr L G Hurrell  7 Mar 1960  
Sqn Ldr S W Trewin  6 Feb 1961  
Electronics
Sqn Ldr J W Willis-Richards  1 Nov 1960 MBE
Signals
Sqn Ldr T S Curtis 30 May 1961  
Intelligence
Sqn Ldr R P Flood 29 May 1961 AFC
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr C R Brooke  2 Jun 1958  
Meteorological
Mr J M Pollock   MA
Administrative Staff
Sqn Ldr C J Lofthouse 27 Apr 1959 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr E A Cox 22 Aug 1960 Senior Technical Staff Officer
Miscellaneous Appointment
Sqn Ldr W W Forster 27 Apr 1959 Officer Commanding Unit, AFC

Source - October 1961 Air Force List

1962

HQ No 19 Group was also HQ, Air Commander, Central Sub-Area, Eastern Atlantic Area, Atlantic Command (COMAIRCENTLANT) and HQ, Air Commander, Plymouth Sub-Area, Channel Command (COMAIRPLYMCHAN)

Location Command Controlled
Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command  

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Sidney W R Hughes 27 Jan 1962 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DFC; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt Derek W Hann 12 Mar 1962 ADC to AOC; later AVM
Air Staff
Gp Capt Desmond E Hawkins 16 Jan 1961 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC*; later AVM
Wg Cdr N G Ashcroft 19 Jan 1962  
Wg Cdr P A S Rumbold  9 Jan 1961  
Sqn Ldr L G Hurrell  7 Mar 1960  
Sqn Ldr S W Trewin  6 Feb 1961  
Electronics
Sqn Ldr J W Willis-Richards  1 Nov 1960 MBE
Signals
Sqn Ldr T S Curtis 30 May 1961  
Sqn Ldr E W Pickering 14 May 1962  
Intelligence
Sqn Ldr R P Flood 29 May 1961 AFC
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr N T Harris 25 Jul 1961  
Meteorological
Mr J M Pollock   MA
Administrative Staff
Sqn Ldr L M Bailey  8 Aug 1961 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr E A Cox 22 Aug 1960 Senior Technical Staff Officer

Source - October 1962 Air Force List

1963

HQ No 19 Group was also HQ, Air Commander, Central Sub-Area, Eastern Atlantic Area, Atlantic Command (COMAIRCENTLANT) and HQ, Air Commander, Plymouth Sub-Area, Channel Command (COMAIRPLYMCHAN)

Location Command Controlled
Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command  

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Sidney W R Hughes 27 Jan 1962 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DFC; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt Derek W Hann 12 Mar 1962 ADC to AOC; later AVM
Air Staff
Gp Capt Desmond E Hawkins 16 Jan 1961 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC*; later AVM
Wg Cdr N G Ashcroft 19 Jan 1962  
Wg Cdr P A S Rumbold  9 Jan 1961  
Sqn Ldr A T Newman 18 Oct 1962  
Sqn Ldr K R Rodd xx Jan 1963 RAAF
Electronics
Sqn Ldr K H Mude  1 Sep 1962 DFM
Signals
Sqn Ldr E W Pickering 14 May 1962  
Intelligence
Sqn Ldr R P Flood 29 May 1961 AFC
Air Traffic Control
Sqn Ldr N T Harris 25 Jul 1961  
Meteorological
Mr J M Pollock   MA
Administrative Staff
Sqn Ldr L M Bailey  8 Aug 1961 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr E A Cox 22 Aug 1960 Senior Technical Staff Officer
Miscellaneous Appointment
Wg Cdr L R Flower  1 Apr 1961 Officer Commanding, RAF Mount Batten, MBE, MM

Source - Spring 1963 Air Force List

1964

HQ No 19 Group was also HQ, Air Commander, Central Sub-Area, Eastern Atlantic Command (COMAIRCENTLANT) and HQ, Air Commander, Plymouth Sub-Area, Channel Command (COMAIRPLYMCHAN)

Location Command Controlled
Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command  

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM John Barraclough  1 Jul 1964 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DFC*, AFC; later ACM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt Derek W Hann 12 Mar 1962 ADC to AOC; later AVM
Air Staff
Gp Capt P R Casement 28 Oct 1963 Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO, DFC*, AFC
Wg Cdr N G Ashcroft 19 Jan 1962  
Wg Cdr A W Harding  6 Au 1963 MBE, AFC
Sqn Ldr D H Jones 19 May 1963  
Sqn Ldr A T Newman 18 Oct 1962  
Sqn Ldr K R Rodd  6 Feb 1963 RAAF
Electronics
Flt Lt K H Mude  1 Sep 1962  
Signals
Sqn Ldr E W Pickering 14 May 1962  
Intelligence
Sqn Ldr H C Robinson  9 Mar 1964 MBE
Meteorological
Mr J M Pollock   MA
Administrative Staff
Sqn Ldr L M Bailey  8 Aug 1961 Senior Officer i/c Administration, MBE
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr S A Fentum  4 Jun 1963 Senior Technical Staff Officer
Miscellaneous Appointment
Wg Cdr D T Beamish 23 Mar 1964 Officer Commanding, RAF Mount Batten, MMar

Source - Autumn 1964 Air Force List

1965

HQ No 19 Group was also HQ, Air Commander, Central Sub-Area, Eastern Atlantic Command (COMAIRCENTLANT) and HQ, Air Commander, Plymouth Sub-Area, Channel Command (COMAIRPLYMCHAN)

Location Command Controlled
Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command  

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM John Barraclough  1 Jul 1964 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DFC*, AFC; later ACM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt R Kitching 17 Aug 1964 ADC to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt P R Casement 28 Oct 1963 Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO, DFC*, AFC
Wg Cdr D W Bedford  1 Oct 1964  
Wg Cdr A W Harding  6 Au 1963 MBE, AFC
Sqn Ldr L R Anderson  2 Feb 1965 RAAF
Sqn Ldr M E Dark  1 Dec 1964  
Sqn Ldr D H Jones 19 May 1963  
Electronics
Flt Lt K H Mude  1 Sep 1962  
Signals
Sqn Ldr I G Williams 15 Feb 1965  
Intelligence
Sqn Ldr H C Robinson  9 Mar 1964 MBE
Meteorological
Mr J M Pollock   MA
Administrative Staff
Sqn Ldr L M Bailey  8 Aug 1961 Senior Officer i/c Administration, MBE
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr S A Fentum  4 Jun 1963 Senior Technical Staff Officer
Miscellaneous Appointment
Wg Cdr D T Beamish 23 Mar 1964 Officer Commanding, RAF Mount Batten, MMar

Source - Autumn 1965 Air Force List

1966

HQ No 19 Group was also HQ, Air Commander, Central Sub-Area, Eastern Atlantic Command (COMAIRCENTLANT) and HQ, Air Commander, Plymouth Sub-Area, Channel Command (COMAIRPLYMCHAN)

Location Command Controlled
Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command  

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM John Barraclough  1 Jul 1964 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DFC*, AFC; later ACM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt R Kitching 17 Aug 1964 ADC to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt P R Casement 28 Oct 1963 Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO, DFC*, AFC
Wg Cdr R A Carson 29 Nov 1965 MC, AFC
Wg Cdr A W Harding  6 Au 1963 MBE, AFC
Sqn Ldr L R Anderson  2 Feb 1965 RAAF
Sqn Ldr M E Dark  1 Dec 1964  
Sqn Ldr D H Jones 19 May 1963  
Electronics
Flt Lt K H Mude  1 Sep 1962  
Signals
Sqn Ldr I G Williams 15 Feb 1965  
Intelligence
Sqn Ldr H C Robinson  9 Mar 1964 MBE
Meteorological
Mr J M Pollock   MA
Administrative Staff
Sqn Ldr L M Bailey  8 Aug 1961 Senior Officer i/c Administration, MBE
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr Vacant   Senior Technical Staff Officer
Miscellaneous Appointment
Wg Cdr D T Beamish 23 Mar 1964 Officer Commanding, RAF Mount Batten, MMar

Source - Spring 1966 Air Force List

1967

HQ No 19 Group was also HQ, Air Commander, Central Sub-Area, Eastern Atlantic Command (COMAIRCENTLANT) and HQ, Air Commander, Plymouth Sub-Area, Channel Command (COMAIRPLYMCHAN)

Location Command Controlled
Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command  

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM John Barraclough  1 Jul 1964 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DFC*, AFC; later ACM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt G S Whitley  2 Aug 1965 ADC to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt P H Stembridge 23 May 1966 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC* AFC
Wg Cdr R A Carson 29 Nov 1965 MC, AFC
Wg Cdr G G Beaugeard  5 Sep 1966  
Sqn Ldr L R Anderson  2 Feb 1965 RAAF
Sqn Ldr D F Akhurst  1 Mar 1966  
Sqn Ldr R G Iles  2 Aug 1965 AFC
Sqn Ldr K Watson 20 May 1966 MBE
Marine
Sqn Ldr R J M Manson 26 Jan 1965 Group Marine Officer/Officer Commanding, Marine Wing, RAF Mount Batten, MMar
Training
Flt Lt R M Raeburn  6 Jul 1964  
Signals
Sqn Ldr I G Williams 15 Feb 1965  
Intelligence
Sqn Ldr P G T Halfacree 18 Apr 1966  
Meteorological
Mr E B Tinney   BSc
Administrative Staff
Sqn Ldr A I Thompson 16 Aug 1965 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr E J Penton-Voak 16 Aug 1965 Senior Technical Staff Officer, OBE, BSc (Eng), AFRAeS
Miscellaneous Appointment
Wg Cdr E N Stone 26 Sep 1966 Officer Commanding, RAF Mount Batten, MBE

Source - Spring 1967 Air Force List

1968

HQ No 19 Group was also HQ, Air Commander, Central Sub-Area, Eastern Atlantic Command (COMAIRCENTLANT) and HQ, Air Commander, Plymouth Sub-Area, Channel Command (COMAIRPLYMCHAN)

Location Command Controlled
Mount Batten, Plymouth Coastal Command  

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM John H Lapsley  9 Feb 1967 Air Officer Commanding, CB, OBE, DFC, AFC; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt G S Whitley  2 Aug 1965 ADC to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt P H Stembridge 23 May 1966 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC* AFC
Wg Cdr R A Carson 29 Nov 1965 MC, AFC
Wg Cdr G G Beaugeard  5 Sep 1966  
Sqn Ldr L R Anderson  2 Feb 1965 RAAF
Sqn Ldr D F Akhurst  1 Mar 1966  
Sqn Ldr R G Iles  2 Aug 1965 AFC
Sqn Ldr B A Templeman-Rooke 27 Nov 1967 DSO, DFC, AFC
Marine
Sqn Ldr R N Dennis 23 Mar 1967 MMar
Training
Flt Lt R M Raeburn  6 Jul 1964  
Signals
Sqn Ldr I G Williams 15 Feb 1965  
Intelligence
Sqn Ldr P G T Halfacree 18 Apr 1966  
Meteorological
Mr E B Tinney   BSc
Administrative Staff
Sqn Ldr A I Thompson 16 Aug 1965 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr E J Penton-Voak 16 Aug 1965 Senior Technical Staff Officer, OBE, BSc (Eng), AFRAeS
Miscellaneous Appointment
Wg Cdr E N Stone 26 Sep 1966 Officer Commanding, RAF Mount Batten, MBE
Sqn Ldr R J M Manson 26 Jan 1965 Group Marine Officer/Officer Commanding, Marine Wing, RAF Mount Batten, MMar

Source - Spring 1968 Air Force List

1969

The listings for this year are currently unavailable

Source - 1969 Air Force List

It was disbanded on 28 November 1969 by being redesignated HQ Southern Maritime Air Region.

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