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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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HQ No 202 Group Personnel, locations and units
This Group was formed as No 202 (Operations) Group on 21 September 1939 at 12 Sharia Cumanos Pasha, Heliopolis from the Bomber Group (Egypt) to control RAF units in the Western Desert.
| Location | Command | Controlled |
| 12 Sharia Cumanos Pasha, Heliopolis | RAF Middle East |
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| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| A/Cdre | 18 Apr 1939 | Air Officer Commanding, DSO, OBE, DSC, DFC; later AVM | |
| Personal Appointment | |||
| Fg Off | H D Card | 2 Sep 1939 | Personal Assistant to AOC |
| Air Staff | |||
| Wg Cdr | Edward B Addison | 1 May 1939 | OBE; later AVM |
| Wg Cdr | T W Mulcahy-Morgan | 3 Sep 1939 | |
| Sqn Ldr | Anthony G Powell | 18 Apr 1939 | Maintenance Liaison Duties; later A/Cdre |
| Administrative Staff | |||
| Sqn Ldr | C H Stilwell | 7 Oct 1939 | |
| Staffs of the Services | |||
| Armament | |||
| Flt Lt | W A Theed | 26 Sep 1939 | |
| Signals | |||
| Sqn Ldr | R R Fairweather | 18 Apr 1939 | |
Source - December 1939 Confidential Air Force List
Its rear HQ was absorbed into No 204 Group in February 1941 and it moved to 1 Sharia Bustan, Cairo on 26 May 1941
| Location | Command | Controlled |
| 1 Sharia Bustan, Cairo | Middle East Command |
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| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| A/Cdre | Thomas W Elmhirst | 14 Apr 1941 | Air Officer Commanding, AFC; later AM |
| Air Staff | |||
| Wg Cdr | Charles E N Guest | 1 Dec 1940 | Senior Air Staff Officer, OBE; later AM |
| Wg Cdr | J W B Judge | 25 Jul 1940 | |
| Wg Cdr | M W L'I La V Baker | 2 Sep 1939 | |
| Sqn Ldr | Anthony G Powell | 18 Apr 1939 | Maintenance Liaison Duties; later A/Cdre |
| Sqn Ldr | E R E Black | 20 Oct 1940 | |
| Sqn Ldr | I J McGhie | 22 Jan 1941 | |
| Flt Lt | C A Adams | 3 Oct 1939 | |
| Flt Lt | F A Marlow | 10 Oct 1940 | |
| Fg Off | E C Ormonde | 29 Dec 1940 | |
| Fg Off | S B Reay | 4 Jan 1941 | |
| Plt Off | D J Passadoro | 14 Oct 1940 | |
| Plt Off | P J Coles | 12 Nov 1940 | |
| Plt Off | A Bryer-Lloyd | 24 Nov 1940 | |
| Plt Off | Baron Kinross | 24 Nov 1940 | |
| Plt Off | H Metcalf | 7 Feb 1941 | |
| Administrative Staff | |||
| Wg Cdr | P G Chichester | 6 Oct 1940 | Senior Administrative Staff Officer |
| Plt Off | C N Dilly | 3 Jul 1940 | |
| Plt Off | I S Findlay | 12 Sep 1940 | |
| Plt Off | F G Woodhams | 21 Oct 1940 | |
| Staffs of the Services | |||
| Engineer | |||
| Sqn Ldr | D J Day | 12 Aug 1940 | |
| Signals | |||
| Flt Lt | S R R Smith | 23 Sep 1940 | |
| Fg Off | C H Dawson | 22 Jul 1940 | |
| Photography | |||
| Fg Off | V E A Isherwood | 23 Apr 1941 | |
| Equipment | |||
| Flt Lt | S Burles | 11 Jan 1941 | |
| Accountant | |||
| Flt Lt | D W J Brown | 9 Dec 1940 | |
| Medical | |||
| Wg Cdr | J C Neely | 5 Mar 1941 | Senior Medical Officer, MB, BCh, MRCS, LRCP, DOMS, DO (Oxon) |
| Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
| Flt Lt | J H F Newland | 29 Jan 1941 | |
| Fg Off | D W Patston | 18 Nov 1940 | |
| Fg Off | I Hook | 24 Nov 1940 | |
| Plt Off | F J Sherrard | 10 Jun 1940 | |
| Plt Off | G Steel | 15 Jun 1940 | |
| Plt Off | C H Dunster | 1 Jul 1940 | |
| Plt Off | J L Downey | 10 Aug 1940 | |
| Plt Off | R A Wade | 10 Aug 1940 | |
| Plt Off | A J Eastwood | 18 Nov 1940 | |
| Plt Off | W C Morecroft | 18 Nov 1940 | |
| Plt Off | H Simpson | 8 Dec 1940 | |
Source - June 1941 Confidential Air Force List
It was redesignated AHQ Egypt on 1 December 1941.
It reformed on 1 August 1944 from 'X' (Administraion) Group at Bastia to administer units taking part in Operation Anvil. later renamed Dragoon.
It disbanded on 7 November 1944
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