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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 3 (Bomber) Group Personnel, units and locations 1936 - 1945
[Jul 1936 | Jul 1937 | Jul 1938 | Jan 1939 | Apr 1939 | May 1939 | Dec 1939 | Sep 1940 | Jun 1941 | Jul 1942 | Dec 1943 | Jun 1944 | Jun 1945 | Jul 1945 | Aug 1945 | Sep 1945]
It was reformed on 1 May 1936 by redesignating Western Area at RAF Andover and on 14 July was transferred to the control of the newly formed Bomber Command.
Personnel Movements May - Jul 1936
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Wg Cdr | Henry K Thorold | 18 Jun 1936 | Posted in for Air Staff duties (Operations and Intelligence) |
| Wg Cdr | Robert V Goddard | 1 Jul 1936 | Relinquished post of Air Staff (Operations and Intelligence) |
| Sqn Ldr | N C Saward | 2 Jul 1936 | Reported for duty as Maintenance Liaison Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | Cecil A Stevens | 7 Jul 1936 | Promoted to Wg Cdr wef 1 Jul 1936 and posted to HQ No 11 Group |
Source - No 3 Group ORB
| Location | Command | |
| RAF Andover | Air Defence of Great Britain |
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| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| AVM | 1 May 1936 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, MC; later AM | |
| Personal Appointment | |||
| Fg Off | William F Beckwith | 27 Jul 1936 | Personal Assistant to AOC; later AVM |
| Air Staff | |||
| Gp Capt | 1 Aug 1935 | Senior Air Staff Officer, DSC; llater A/Cdre | |
| Wg Cdr | Henry K Thorold | 18 Jun 1936 | Operations and Intelligence, DSC, DFC, AFC; later AVM |
| Sqn Ldr | N C Saward | 14 Jul 1936 | Maintenance Liaison Officer (ORB states 2 Jul 1936) |
| Flt Lt | John D Baker-Carr | 1 May 1936 | Training 2; later AM |
| Bt Maj | E Hakewill-Smith | Royal Scots Fusiliers | |
| Sqn Ldr | E T Carpenter | Signals, AFC | |
| Personnel Staff | |||
| Wg Cdr | Edward G Hopcraft | 1 May 1936 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DSC |
| Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) | J Everidge | 'P' 2, MC, RAFO | |
| Warrant Officers | |||
| WO I | T E Pavitt | 10 Sep 1935 | Signals |
| WO I | J Lovelock | 14 Jul 1936 | Administrative |
Source - July 1936 Air Force List
Control transferred to HQ Bomber Command on 14 July 1936.
Unit Movements Jul 1936 - Jul 1937
| Unit | Date | Notes |
| RAF Driffield | 30 Jul 1936 | Opened under the control of No 3 Group |
| RAF Finningley | 30 Jul 1936 | Opened under the control of No 3 Group |
| No 49 Sqn | 10 Aug 1936 | Moved from RAF Bircham Newton to RAF Worthy Down and transferred to No 3 Group |
| No 103 Sqn | 10 Aug 1936 | Formed at RAF Andover but no personnel yet posted in |
| No 107 Sqn | 10 Aug 1936 | Formed at RAF Andover but no personnel yet posted in |
| RAF Bicester | 17 Aug 1936 | Transferred from to No 1 Group |
| No 101 Sqn | 17 Aug 1936 | Transferred from to No 1 Group |
| No 12 Sqn | 29 Aug 1936 | Disembarked at Southampton on its return from the Middle East, proceeded to RAF Andover |
| No 35 Sqn | 29 Aug 1936 | Disembarked at Southampton on its return from the Middle East, proceeded to RAF Worthy Down |
| No 207 Sqn | 29 Aug 1936 | Disembarked at Southampton on its return from the Middle East, proceeded to RAF Worthy Down |
| No 7 Sqn | 1 Sep 1936 | Began to move from RAF Worthy Down to RAF Finningley |
| No 102 Sqn | 1 Sep 1936 | Began to move from RAF Worthy Down to RAF Finningley |
| No 214 Sqn | 1 Sep 1936 | Moved from RAF Andover to RAF Aldergrove via RAF Sealand for ATC |
| No 58 Sqn | 3 Sep 1936 | Move from RAF Upper Heyford to RAF Driffield completed |
| No 215 Sqn | 3 Sep 1936 | Move from RAF Upper Heyford to RAF Driffield completed |
| RAF Wyton | 3 Sep 1936 | Opened under the control of No 3 Group |
| RAF Scampton | 3 Sep 1936 | Opened under the control of No 3 Group |
| No 139 Sqn | 3 Sep 1936 | Began forming at RAF Wyton to be equipped with Blenheims but initially equipped with Hinds. |
| No 7 Sqn | 7 Sep 1936 | Move from RAF Worthy Down to RAF Finningley completed |
| No 102 Sqn | 7 Sep 1936 | Move from RAF Worthy Down to RAF Finningley completed |
| RAF Worthy Down | 7 Sep 1936 | Transferred to the control of No 2 Group |
| No 9 Sqn | 6 Oct 1936 | Moved from RAF Aldergrove to RAF Scampton |
| No 214 Sqn | 6 Oct 1936 | Moved from ATC Aldergrove to RAF Scampton |
| RAF Aldergrove | 6 Oct 1936 | Transferred to the control of Armament Group |
| RAF Andover | 6 Oct 1936 | Transferred to the control of No 2 Group |
| No 103 Sqn | 6 Oct 1936 | Transferred to the control of No 2 Group |
| No 107 Sqn | 6 Oct 1936 | Transferred to the control of No 2 Group |
| RAF Staff College | 6 Oct 1936 | Transferred to the control of No 2 Group |
| Andover Station Flight | 6 Oct 1936 | Transferred to the control of No 2 Group |
| No 78 Sqn | 1 Nov 1936 | Formed at RAF Boscombe Down from 'B' Flight of No 10 Sqn equipped with Heyfords |
| No 166 Sqn | 1 Nov 1936 | Formed at RAF Boscombe Down from 'B' Flight of No 97 Sqn equipped with Heyfords |
| No 142 Sqn | 1 Dec 1936 | Formed at RAF Wyton to be equipped with Blenheims |
| RAF Dishforth | 3 Dec 1936 | Opened under the control of No 3 Group but no units yet located there |
| RAF Leconfield | 3 Dec 1936 | Opened under the control of No 3 Group but no units yet located there |
| RAF Hemswell | 31 Dec 1936 | Opened under the control of No 3 Group but no units yet located there |
| Advance Party, No 3 Group | 11 Jan 1937 | Proceeded from Andover to RAF Mildenhall by rail |
| Main Party, No 3 Group | 13 Jan 1937 | Proceeded from Andover to RAF Mildenhall by rail and road |
| HQ, No 3 Group | 20 Jan 1937 | Move from Andover to RAF Mildenhall completed |
| RAF Boscombe Down | 1 Feb 1937 | Transferred to No 16 Group, Coastal Command |
| RAF Wyton | 1 Mar 1936 | Transferred to No 2 Group |
| No 139 Sqn | 1 Mar 1936 | Transferred to No 2 Group |
| No 114 Sqn | 1 Mar 1936 | Transferred to No 2 Group |
| No 44 Sqn | 1 Mar 1936 | Transferred to No 2 Group |
| RAF Feltwell | 12 Mar 1937 | Opened under the control of No 3 Group but no units yet located there |
| RAF Waddington | 12 Mar 1937 | Control transferred from No 6 Group to No 3 Group |
| No 51 Sqn | 15 Mar 1937 | Formed at RAF Driffield from 'B' Flight of No 58 Sqn |
| No 75 Sqn | 15 Mar 1937 | Formed at RAF Driffield from 'B' Flight of No 215 Sqn |
| HQ, No 4 Group | 1 Apr 1937 | Formed at RAF Mildenhall |
| No 149 Sqn | 12 Apr 1937 | Formed at RAF Mildenhall from 'B' Flight of No 99 Sqn |
| No 214 Sqn | 19 Apr 1937 | Moved from RAF Scampton to RAF Feltwell |
| No 37 Sqn | 26 Apr 1937 | Formed at RAF Feltwell from 'B' Flight of No 214 Sqn |
| RAF Honington | 3 May 1937 | Opened under the control of No 3 Group |
| No 38 Sqn | 5 May 1937 | Moved from RAF Mildenhall to RAF Marham |
| No 110 Sqn | 18 May 1937 | Formed at RAF Waddington |
| No 88 Sqn | 7 Jun 1937 | Formed at RAF Waddington |
| No 148 Sqn | 7 Jun 1937 | Formed at RAF Scampton |
| No 211 Sqn | 14 Jun 1937 | Formed at RAF Mildenhall |
| No 77 Sqn | 14 Jun 1937 | Formed at RAF Finningley from 'B' Flight of No 102 Sqn |
| No 115 Sqn | 15 Jun 1937 | Formed at RAF Marham from 'B' Flight of No 38 Sqn |
Personnel Movements Jul 1936 - Jul 1937
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Wg Cdr | Henry L Crichton | 14 Jul 1936 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer posted to HQ Bomber Command |
| Wg Cdr | T Montgomery | 14 Jul 1936 | Principal Medical Officer posted to HQ Bomber Command |
| Wg Cdr | R L Cox | 14 Jul 1936 | Armament Staff Officer posted to HQ Bomber Command |
| Wg Cdr | P B Hunter | 14 Jul 1936 | Equipment (1) posted to HQ Bomber Command |
| Sqn Ldr | W A Glasper | 14 Jul 1936 | Equipment (2) posted to HQ Bomber Command |
| Sqn Ldr | Robert L Ragg | 14 Jul 1936 | Navigation Officer posted to HQ Bomber Command |
| Sqn Ldr | S J Smetham | 14 Jul 1936 | Photographic Officer posted to HQ Bomber Command |
| Wg Cdr | Warneford G W Prall | 14 Jul 1936 | Accountant Officer posted to HQ Bomber Command |
| Gp Capt | 25 Aug 1936 | Reported for duty pending appointment as Senior Air Staff Officer | |
| Gp Capt | 16 Sep 1936 | Relinquished appointment of Senior Air Staff Officer | |
| Capt | C A Wigham | 2 Jan 1937 | Cheshire Regiment, reported for duty as Air Staff Officer (Organisation). |
| Bt Maj | E Hakewill-Smith | 15 Jan 1937 | Royal Scots Fusiliers, returned to his regiment at Alldershot |
| Capt | C A Wigham | 15 Jan 1937 | Assumed duties as Air Staff Officer (Organisation). |
| Wg Cdr | G T Richardson | 15 Apr 1937 | Posted to No 97 Sqn to command |
| Wg Cdr | H V Drew | 26 Apr 1937 | Posted to No 37 Sqn to command |
| Wg Cdr | William Sowrey | 3 May 1937 | Posted to command RAF Honington |
| Wg Cdr | 8 May 1937 | Assumed duties of Air Staff Officer (Operations and Intelligence) | |
| Wg Cdr | Henry K Thorold | 8 May 1937 | Posted to RAF Mildenhall to command |
| Wg Cdr | S L Quine | 21 May 1937 | Posted to No 215 Sqn to command |
| Sqn Ldr | I McL Cameron | 7 Jun 1937 | Posted to command No 110 Sqn |
Source - No 3 Group ORB
It moved to Mildenhall between 11-20 January 1937
| Location | Command | |
| RAF Mildenhall | Bomber Command |
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| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| AVM | 1 May 1936 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, MC; later AM | |
| Personal Appointment | |||
| Fg Off | William F Beckwith | 27 Jul 1936 | Personal Assistant to AOC; later AVM |
| Air Staff | |||
| Gp Capt | 25 Aug 1936 | Senior Air Staff Officer, later A/Cdre | |
| Wg Cdr | 6 May 1937 | DFC; later AM | |
| Sqn Ldr | N C Saward | 14 Jul 1936 | Maintenance Liaison Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | A H Love | 4 Jan 1937 | |
| Flt Lt | John D Baker-Carr | 1 May 1936 | later AM |
| Capt | C A Wigham | 15 Jan 1937 | Cheshire Regiment |
| Personnel Staff | |||
| Wg Cdr | Edward G Hopcraft | 1 May 1936 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer |
| Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) | J Everidge | MC, RAFO | |
| Warrant Officers | |||
| WO I | T E Pavitt | 10 Sep 1935 | Signals |
| WO I | J Lovelock | 14 Jul 1936 | Administrative |
Source - July 1937 Air Force List
Unit Movements Jun 1937 - Jul 1938
| Unit | Date | Notes |
| HQ, No 4 Group | 28 Jun 1937 | Moved from RAF Mildenhall to RAF Linton-on-Ouse as an independent formation |
| RAF Driffield | 1 Jul 1937 | Control transferred from No 3 Group to No 4 Group |
| RAF Finningley | 1 Jul 1937 | Control transferred from No 3 Group to No 4 Group |
| RAF Dishforth | 1 Jul 1937 | Control transferred from No 3 Group to No 4 Group |
| RAF Leconfield | 1 Jul 1937 | Control transferred from No 3 Group to No 4 Group |
| RAF Linton-on-Ouse | 1 Jul 1937 | Control transferred from No 3 Group to No 4 Group |
| No 51 Sqn | 1 Jul 1937 | Control transferred from No 3 Group to No 4 Group |
| No 58 Sqn | 1 Jul 1937 | Control transferred from No 3 Group to No 4 Group |
| HQ, No 5 Group | 1 Jul 1937 | Formed at RAF Mildenhall |
| No 102 Sqn | 7 Jul 1937 | Moved from RAF Finningley to RAF Honington |
| No 77 Sqn | 7 Jul 1937 | Moved from RAF Finningley to RAF Honington |
| No 88 Sqn | 17 Jul 1937 | Moved from RAF Waddington to RAF Boscombe Down and transferred to No 4 Group |
| RAF Grantham | 16 Aug 1937 | Transferred to No 3 Group from No 23 Group |
| RAF Hemswell | 1 Sep 1937 | Executive control assumed by HQ, No 5 Group |
| RAF Waddington | 1 Sep 1937 | Executive control assumed by HQ, No 5 Group |
| RAF Grantham | 1 Sep 1937 | Executive control assumed by HQ, No 5 Group |
| No 211 Sqn | 14 Jun 1937 | Moved from RAF Mildenhall to RAF Waddington and transferred to No 5 Group |
| HQ, No 5 Group | 1 Sep 1937 | Moved from RAF Mildenhall to 'St Vincents', Grantham |
| RAF Stradishall | 3 Feb 1938 | Opened under the control of No 3 Group |
| RAF Scampton | 10 Mar 1938 | Transferred from No 3 Group to No 5 Group |
| No 9 Sqn | 10 Mar 1938 | Moved from RAF Scampton to RAF Stradishall |
| No 148 Sqn | 10 Mar 1938 | Moved from RAF Scampton to RAF Stradishall |
Personnel Movements Jun 1937 - Jul 1938
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Sqn Ldr | Neill C Ogilvie-Forbes | 1 Jun 1937 | Posted in for Navigation Staff duties |
| Wg Cdr | Edwin S Goodwin | 5 Aug 1937 | Posted to command No 38 Sqn at RAF Marham |
| Sqn Ldr | R Menzies | 11 Oct 1937 | Posted in for Signals duties |
| Wg Cdr | David F Lucking | 18 Oct 1937 | Posted from command of No 214 Sqn to the Home Aircraft Depot |
| Wg Cdr | O C Bryson | 5 Nov 1937 | Assumed command of No 214 Sqn |
| Sqn Ldr | Harold A Haines | 4 Dec 1937 | Posted to command No 148 Sqn |
| Fg Off | William F Beckwith | 2 Jan 1938 | Posted to the School of Aeronautical Engineering |
| Flt Lt | T R Vickers | 10 Jan 1938 | Posted to HQ No 3 Group from No 99 Sqn |
| A/Cdre | 14 Feb 1938 | Posted in Supernumerary, pending assuming command | |
| AVM | 18 Feb 1938 | Relinquished command of the Group on posting to No 1 Group | |
| A/Cdre | 18 Feb 1938 | Assumed command of the Group | |
| Gp Capt | Henry K Thorold | 28 Mar 1938 | Posted from command of RAF Mildenhall to HQ, Maintenance Command |
| Sqn Ldr | P G Scott | 4 Apr 1938 | Posted in for Air Staff (Intelligence) duties |
| Flt Lt | T R Vickers | 24 Apr 1938 | Posted to Electrical and Wireless School |
| Fg Off | P H Bragg | 25 Apr 1938 | Posted to HQ No 3 Group from No 115 Sqn as Camp Commandant |
| Gp Capt | Francis H Coleman | 9 May 1938 | Posted to RAF Mildenhall to command |
| Wg Cdr | Francis J Fogarty | 26 May 1938 | Posted to No 37 Sqn to command |
Source - No 3 Group ORB
| Location | Command | |
| RAF Mildenhall | Bomber Command |
|
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| A/Cdre | 14 Feb 1938 | Air Officer Commanding, MC, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
| Personal Appointment | |||
| Fg Off | P H Bragg | 25 Apr 1938 | Pilot and Personal Assistant to AOC |
| Air Staff | |||
| Gp Capt | 25 Aug 1936 | Senior Air Staff Officer, later A/Cdre | |
| Wg Cdr | 6 May 1937 | DFC; later AM | |
| Sqn Ldr | P G Scott | 4 Apr 1938 | |
| Sqn Ldr | N C Saward | 14 Jul 1936 | Maintenance Liaison Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | A H Love | 4 Jan 1937 | |
| Flt Lt | John D Baker-Carr | 1 May 1936 | later AM |
| Capt | C A Wigham | 15 Jan 1937 | Cheshire Regiment |
| Personnel Staff | |||
| Wg Cdr | Edward G Hopcraft | 1 May 1936 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DSC |
| Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) | J Everidge | MC, RAFO | |
| Attached to the Staff | |||
| Navigation | |||
| Sqn Ldr | Neill C Ogilvie-Forbes | 1 Jun 1937 | later AVM |
| Services | |||
| Signals | |||
| Sqn Ldr | R Menzies | 11 Oct 1937 | Chief Signals Officer |
| Warrant Officers | |||
| WO I | J Fanning | 26 Apr 1938 | Personnel Staff |
Source - July 1938 Air Force List
Unit Movements Jul 1938 - Jan 1939
| Unit | Date | Notes |
| No 102 Sqn | 11 Jul 1938 | Moved from RAF Honington to RAF Driffield and transferred to No 4 Group |
| No 75 Sqn | 11 Jul 1938 | Moved from RAF Driffield to RAF Honington |
| No 77 Sqn | 25 Jul 1938 | Moved from RAF Honington to RAF Driffield and transferred to No 4 Group |
| No 215 Sqn | 25 Jul 1938 | Moved from RAF Driffield to RAF Honington |
| No 99 Sqn | 10 Oct 1938 | Began re-equipping with Wellingtons in place of Heyfords |
Personnel Movements Jul 1938 - Jan 1939
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Wg Cdr | R B Sutherland | 4 Jul 1938 | Reported for duty as Senior Personnel Staff Officer |
| Gp Capt | Edward G Hopcraft | 11 Jul 1938 | Posted to RAF Dishforth to command |
| Flt Lt | A H Jarand | 25 Sep 1938 | Posted in for Air Staff (Armament) duties |
| Sqn Ldr | John D Baker-Carr | 10 Oct 1938 | Posted to Woolwich Arsenal |
| Sqn Ldr | Andrew McKee | 28 Oct 1938 | Posted in for Air Staff (Training) duties |
| Sqn Ldr | A H Love | 1 Nov 1938 | Placed on the Retired List |
| Gp Capt | J K Summers | 14 Nov 1938 | Posted in to assume duties of Senior Air Staff Officer |
| Wg Cdr | N C Saward | 5 Dec 1938 | Posted to RAF Aldergrove to command |
Source - No 3 Group ORB
| Location | Command | |
| RAF Mildenhall | Bomber Command |
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| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| A/Cdre | 14 Feb 1938 | Air Officer Commanding, MC, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
| Personal Appointment | |||
| Fg Off | P H Bragg | 25 Apr 1938 | Pilot and Personal Assistant to AOC |
| Air Staff | |||
| Gp Capt | 25 Aug 1936 | Senior Air Staff Officer, later A/Cdre | |
| Gp Capt | J K Summers | 14 Nov 1938 | MC |
| Wg Cdr | 6 May 1937 | DFC; later AM | |
| Sqn Ldr | P G Scott | 4 Apr 1938 | |
| Sqn Ldr | Andrew McKee | 28 Oct 1938 | later AM |
| Maj | C A Wigham | 15 Jan 1937 | Cheshire Regiment |
| Personnel Staff | |||
| Wg Cdr | R B Sutherland | 4 Jul 1938 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DFC |
| Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) | J Everidge | MC, RAFO | |
| Attached to the Staff | |||
| Armament | |||
| Flt Lt | A H Jarand | 25 Sep 1938 | |
| Navigation | |||
| Sqn Ldr | Neill C Ogilvie-Forbes | 1 Jun 1937 | later AVM |
| Services | |||
| Signals | |||
| Sqn Ldr | R Menzies | 11 Oct 1937 | Chief Signals Officer |
| Warrant Officers | |||
| WO | J Fanning | 26 Apr 1938 | Personnel Staff |
| WO | J Edwards | 27 Sep 1938 | Signals |
Source - January 1939 Air Force List
Unit Movements Jan - Mar 1939
| Unit | Date | Notes |
| No 149 Sqn | 18 Jan 1939 | Began re-equipping with Wellingtons in place of Heyfords |
| No 9 Sqn | 21 Jan 1939 | Began re-equipping with Wellingtons in place of Heyfords |
| No 148 Sqn | 4 Feb 1939 | Began re-equipping with Wellingtons in place of Heyfords |
Personnel Movements Jan - Mar 1939
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Gp Capt | 15 Jan 1939 | Placed on the Retired List | |
| Wg Cdr | J A Elliott | 16 Jan 1939 | Reported for duty as Senior Personnel Staff Officer |
| Wg Cdr | R B Sutherland | 8 Feb 1939 | Posted to RAF India |
| Sqn Ldr | Neill C Ogilvie-Forbes | 20 Jan 1939 | Posted to the Special Duties List |
| Sqn Ldr | 30 Jan 1939 | Posted in for Navigation Staff duties | |
| Capt | J S Robinson | 12 Mar 1939 | Royal Artillery, assumed duties of Air Staff Officer (Organisation) |
| Maj | C A Wigham | 11 Mar 1939 | Cheshire Regiment, returned to his regiment in Khartoum |
| Capt (Rtd) | J H Willoughby | 20 Mar 1939 | Royal Marines, reported for Code and Cypher duties |
Source - No 3 Group ORB
| Location | Command | |
| RAF Mildenhall | Bomber Command |
|
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| A/Cdre | 14 Feb 1938 | Air Officer Commanding, MC, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
| Personal Appointment | |||
| Plt Off | K P Smales | 29 Dec 1938 | Pilot and Personal Assistant to AOC |
| Air Staff | |||
| Gp Capt | J K Summers | 14 Nov 1938 | Senior Air Staff Officer, MC |
| Wg Cdr | 6 May 1937 | DFC; later AM | |
| Sqn Ldr | P G Scott | 4 Apr 1938 | |
| Sqn Ldr | Andrew McKee | 28 Oct 1938 | later AM |
| Sqn Ldr | G L Menzies | 15 Dec 1938 | |
| Maj | C A Wigham | 15 Jan 1937 | Cheshire Regiment |
| Personnel Staff | |||
| Wg Cdr | J A Elliott | 16 Jan 1939 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer |
| Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) | J Everidge | MC, RAFO | |
| Attached to the Staff | |||
| Armament | |||
| Flt Lt | A H Jarand | 25 Sep 1938 | |
| Navigation | |||
| Sqn Ldr | 30 Jan 1939 | later AVM | |
| Services | |||
| Signals | |||
| Sqn Ldr | R Menzies | 11 Oct 1937 | Chief Signals Officer |
| Warrant Officers | |||
| WO | J Fanning | 26 Apr 1938 | Personnel Staff |
| WO | J Edwards | 27 Sep 1938 | Signals |
Source - April 1939 Confidential Air Force List
| Location | Command | |
| RAF Mildenhall | Bomber Command |
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| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| A/Cdre | 14 Feb 1938 | Air Officer Commanding, MC, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
| Personal Appointment | |||
| Plt Off | K P Smales | 29 Dec 1938 | Pilot and Personal Assistant to AOC |
| Air Staff | |||
| Gp Capt | J K Summers | 14 Nov 1938 | Senior Air Staff Officer, MC |
| Wg Cdr | 6 May 1937 | DFC; later AM | |
| Wg Cdr | G L Menzies | 15 Dec 1938 | |
| Sqn Ldr | P G Scott | 4 Apr 1938 | |
| Sqn Ldr | Andrew McKee | 28 Oct 1938 | later AM |
| Capt | J S Robinson | 12 Mar 1939 | Royal Artillery |
| Personnel Staff | |||
| Wg Cdr | J A Elliott | 16 Jan 1939 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer |
| Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) | J Everidge | MC, RAFO | |
| Attached to the Staff | |||
| Armament | |||
| Flt Lt | A H Jarand | 25 Sep 1938 | |
| Engineer | |||
| Sqn Ldr | 27 Mar 1939 | AFC; later A/Cdre | |
| Navigation | |||
| Sqn Ldr | 30 Jan 1939 | later AVM | |
| Services | |||
| Signals | |||
| Sqn Ldr | R Menzies | 11 Oct 1937 | Chief Signals Officer |
| Miscellaneous | |||
| Capt (Rtd) | J H Willoughby | Code and Cypher duties, Royal Marines | |
| Warrant Officers | |||
| WO | J Fanning | 26 Apr 1938 | Personnel Staff |
| WO | J Edwards | 27 Sep 1938 | Signals |
Source - May 1939 Confidential Air Force List
Unit Movements Mar - Sep 1939
| Unit | Date | Notes |
| No 115 Sqn | 30 Mar 1939 | Began re-equipping with Wellingtons in place of Harrows |
| No 37 Sqn | 6 May 1939 | Began re-equipping with Wellingtons in place of Harrows |
Personnel Movements May - Sep 1939
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Sqn Ldr | 27 Mar 1939 | Reported from No 1 RAF Depot for Engineer Staff duties | |
| Sqn Ldr | R Menzies | 1 Apr 1939 | Promoted to Wg Cdr |
| Sqn Ldr | Peter H Holmes | 1 May 1939 | Posted in for Signals Staff duties |
| Wg Cdr | G L Menzies | 8 May 1939 | Posted to No 228 Sqn |
| Wg Cdr | R Menzies | 15 May 1939 | Posted to HQ, No 13 Group |
| Plt Off | H G Muller | 2 Jun 1939 | Posted in from No 99 Sqn for Intelligence duties |
| Capt | J S Sandford | 22 Jun 1939 | Reported for duty from RAF Honington as Flt Lt 'P' |
| WO | J Edwards | 23 Jun 1939 | Appointed as a Commissioned Signals Officer in the rank of Fg Off |
| Capt | J S Sandford | 7 Jul 1939 | Appointed to a commission in the RAFO Class 'CC' in the rank of Flt Lt |
| Wg Cdr | J A Elliott | 17 Jul 1939 | Reposted as Senior Administrative Staff Officer |
| Plt Off | H G Muller | 12 Jul 1939 | Promoted to Fg Off |
| Sqn Ldr | B G Farrow | 24 Aug 1939 | Posted in from No 115 Sqn for Signals duties |
| Sqn Ldr | Peter H Holmes | 24 Aug 1939 | Posted out |
| Sqn Ldr | C C Crick | 25 Aug 1939 | Attached from RAF Stradishall for Intelligence duties |
| Sqn Ldr | W H Foulstone | 26 Aug 1939 | RAFVR, posted in for Intelligence duties |
| Plt Off | G C Haseltine | 26 Aug 1939 | RAFVR, posted in for Intelligence duties |
| Sqn Ldr | F E Nuttall | 26 Aug 1939 | Recalled from retirement for Operations duties |
| Plt Off | F W Lee | 26 Aug 1939 | RAFVR, posted in for Codes and Cypher duties |
| Plt Off | W E Cutlan | 26 Aug 1939 | RAFVR, posted in for Codes and Cypher duties |
| Plt Off | J F Grady | 26 Aug 1939 | Posted to HQ No 3 Group as Pilot and Personal Assistant to AOC |
| Fg Off | K P Smales | 27 Aug 1939 | Posted to HQ No 1 Group |
| Sqn Ldr | P G Scott | 27 Aug 1939 | Took up his War Appointment with HQ No 1 Group |
| A/Cdre | 28 Aug 1939 | Died from injuries sustained in a propeller accident | |
| Plt Off | C W Carleton | 29 Aug 1939 | RAFVR, posted in for Operations duties |
| AVM | John E A Baldwin | 29 Aug 1939 | Assumed duties of Air Officer Commanding |
| Flt Lt | R de L Stedman | 30 Aug 1939 | Recalled from retirement for Operations duties |
Source - No 3 Group ORB
Nominal Roll of Officers - 3 Sep 1939
| Rank | Name | Notes |
| AVM | John E A Baldwin | Air Officer Commanding, CB, DSO, OBE; later AM |
| Gp Capt | J K Summers | Senior Air Staff Officer, MC |
| Wg Cdr | Air Staff - Operations, DFC; later AM | |
| Wg Cdr | J A Elliott | Senior Administrative Staff Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | Andrew McKee | Air Staff - Training I, later AM |
| Sqn Ldr | Engineer, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
| Sqn Ldr | Navigation, later AVM | |
| Sqn Ldr | A H Jarand | Armament |
| Fg Off | H G Muller | Intelligence |
| Sqn Ldr | B G Farrow | Chief Signals Officer |
| Fg Off | J Edwards | Commissioned Signals Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | J Everidge | 'P' 1, MC, RAFO |
| Flt Lt | J S Sandford | 'P' 2 |
| Capt | J S Robinson | Royal Artillery, Organisation Duties |
| Capt (Rtd) | J H Willoughby | Code and Cypher duties, Royal Marines |
| Wg Cdr | F L White | Senior Medical Officer, MRCS, LRCP |
| Sqn Ldr | C C Crick | Intelligence |
| Sqn Ldr | F E Nuttall | Operations |
| Sqn Ldr | W H Foulstone | Intelligence |
| Flt Lt | R de L Stedman | Operations |
| Plt Off | G C Haseltine | Intelligence |
| Plt Off | F W Lee | Codes and Cypher |
| Plt Off | W E Cutlan | Codes and Cypher |
| Plt Off | J F Grady | Camp Commandant |
| Plt Off | C W Carleton | Operations |
Source - No 3 Group ORB
Unit Distribution - 3 Sep 1939
| Station | Sqn | Notes |
| Mildenhall | No 99 Sqn | Mobilising |
| No 149 Sqn | Mobilising | |
| Feltwell | No 37 Sqn | Mobilising |
| No 214 Sqn | Reserve squadron | |
| Marham | No 38 Sqn | Mobilising |
| No 115 Sqn | Mobilising | |
| Honington | No 9 Sqn | Mobilising |
| No 215 Sqn | Reserve squadron | |
| Stradishall | No 75 Sqn | Group Pool squadron |
| No 148 Sqn | Group Pool squadron |
Source - No 3 Group ORB
Unit Movements Sep - Dec 1939
| Unit | Date | Notes |
| No 148 Sqn | 17 Sep 1939 | Completed move from RAF Stradishall to RAF Harwell and transferred to No 6 Group |
| No 75 Sqn | 17 Sep 1939 | Completed move from RAF Stradishall to RAF Harwell and transferred to No 6 Group |
| RAF Stradishall | 17 Sep 1939 | Placed on Care & Maintenance |
| RAF Bassingbourn | 22 Sep 1939 | Transferred to No 3 Group from No 2 Group |
| No 215 Sqn | 26 Sep 1939 | Completed move from Nuneaton to RAF Bassingbourn |
| RAF Stradishall | 1 Nov 1939 | Ceased to be on Care & Maintenance |
Personnel Movements Sep - Dec 1939
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Sqn Ldr | G J Spence | 4 Sep 1939 | Posted in for Organisation Duties |
| APO | R L S Raffles | 4 Sep 1939 | Posted in for Intelligence Duties |
| Flt Lt | A J Holmes | 7 Sep 1939 | Reported for duty |
| Sqn Ldr | C F S Fraser | 10 Sep 1939 | Posted in for Armament Duties |
| Sqn Ldr | P R Quayle | 10 Sep 1939 | Posted in for Intelligence duties |
| Sqn Ldr | W H Foulstone | 10 Sep 1939 | Posted to No 6 School of Technical Training |
| Plt Off | C L A Le Baron White | 14 Sep 1939 | Posted in for Signals duty and attached to RAF Honington for temporary duty |
| Sqn Ldr | Andrew McKee | 27 Sep 1939 | Posted to No 99 Sqn as Flight Commander |
| Sqn Ldr | R S Ryan | 27 Sep 1939 | Posted in for Operations duties |
| Fg Off | D S Fisher | 28 Sep 1939 | Posted in for Signals duties |
| Flt Lt | A J Holmes | 29 Sep 1939 | Posted to No 215 Sqn |
| Plt Off | G C Haseltine | 2 Sep 1939 | Promoted to Act Fg Off |
| Plt Off | C W Carleton | 2 Sep 1939 | Promoted to Act Fg Off |
| Fg Off | G C Haseltine | 6 Sep 1939 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt |
| Fg Off | C W Carleton | 6 Sep 1939 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt |
| Plt Off | F W Lee | 8 Sep 1939 | Promoted to Act Fg Off |
| Plt Off | W E Cutlan | 8 Sep 1939 | Promoted to Act Fg Off |
| Plt Off | N J Allgood | 12 Oct 1939 | Posted in for Intelligence duties |
| Flt Lt | J S Sandford | 13 Oct 1939 | Promoted to Act (unpaid) Sqn Ldr and posted to RAF Honington as Sqn Ldr Operations |
| Fg Off | H G Muller | 13 Oct 1939 | Appointed Pilot and Personal Assistant to AOC |
| Plt Off | G B F Cousens | 13 Oct 1939 | Posted in from No 119 Sqn as 'P' 2 |
| Plt Off | J F Grady | 14 Oct 1939 | Posted to No 149 Sqn |
| Plt Off | A G C McLean | 14 Oct 1939 | Posted in from No 37 Sqn for Air Staff - Training duties |
| Gp Capt | Malcolm L Taylor | 16 Oct 1939 | Assumed command of RAF Bassingbourn |
| Plt Off | C L A Le Baron White | 25 Oct 1939 | Posted to Air Ministry, Directorate of Repair and Maintenance |
| Plt Lt | G B F Cousens | 25 Oct 1939 | Promoted to Act Fg Off |
| Plt Off | A G C McLean | 25 Oct 1939 | Promoted to Act Fg Off |
| Sqn Ldr | P R Quayle | 27 Oct 1939 | Posted to RAF Bassingbourn as Station Intelligence Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | R C V Ash | 29 Oct 1939 | Posted to No 10 Air Observer School, Warmwell |
| Sqn Ldr | Thomas B Prickman | 1 Nov 1939 | Appointed to command RAF Stradishall |
| Sqn Ldr | 2 Nov 1939 | Posted to No 149 Sqn as OC | |
| Fg Off | A J Green | 17 Nov 1939 | Posted in for Equipment duties |
| Gp Capt | Edwin S Goodwin | 23 Nov 1939 | Posted from HQ Bomber Command as Senior Air Staff Officer |
| Plt Off | Brady | 23 Nov 1939 | Attached from RAF Marham for Intelligence duties |
| Plt Off | Brady | 27 Nov 1939 | Ceased to be attached from RAF Marham for Intelligence duties |
| Gp Capt | Edwin S Goodwin | 28 Nov 1939 | Assumed duties of Senior Air Staff Officer |
| Wg Cdr | Cyril D Adams | 1 Dec 1939 | Posted in from No 38 Sqn as Senior Administrative Staff Officer |
| Gp Capt | J K Summers | 6 Dec 1939 | Posted to RAF Upwood as OC |
| APO | R L S Raffles | 6 Dec 1939 | Attached to Directorate of Intelligence, Air Ministry |
| Plt Off | G E Hillman | 6 Dec 1939 | Posted in for Operations Room duties |
| Com Ass | A M Muir | 6 Dec 1939 | WAAF, posted in for Codes and Cypher duties |
| Com Ass | C M Wells | 6 Dec 1939 | WAAF, posted in for Codes and Cypher duties |
| Wg Cdr | J A Elliott | 9 Dec 1939 | Posted to AASF in France |
| Wg Cdr | Cyril D Adams | 9 Dec 1939 | Assumed duties of Senior Administrative Staff Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | A H Jarand | 10 Dec 1939 | Posted to RAF Jurby |
| Sqn Ldr | R de L Stedman | 10 Dec 1939 | Posted to RAF Stradishall |
| Flt Lt | G C Haseltine | 12 Sep 1939 | Ceased to be attached to Air Ministry, Wealdstone on completion of course |
| APO | R L S Raffles | 12 Sep 1939 | Ceased to be attached to Air Ministry, Wealdstone on completion of course |
| Fg Off | F W Lee | 14 Dec 1939 | Posted to the Air Ministry Codes and Cypher School |
| Lt Cdr | Rotherham RN | 14 Dec 1939 | Attached as Naval Observer |
| Lt Cdr | Chapman RN | 14 Dec 1939 | Attached as Naval Observer |
| Fg Off | G B F Cousens | 27 Dec 1939 | Posted to No 2 Service Flying Training School |
| Plt Off | A G C McLean | 28 Dec 1939 | Posted to No 9 Bombing and Gunnery School |
Source - No 3 Group ORB
| Location | Command | |
| RAF Mildenhall | Bomber Command |
|
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| AVM | John E A Baldwin | 29 Aug 1939 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, DSO, OBE; later AM |
| Personal Appointment | |||
| Plt Off | K P Smales | 29 Dec 1938 | Pilot and Personal Assistant to AOC |
| Air Staff | |||
| Gp Capt | J K Summers | 14 Nov 1938 | Senior Air Staff Officer, MC |
| Wg Cdr | 6 May 1937 | DFC; later AM | |
| Sqn Ldr | R S Ryan | 27 Sep 1939 | |
| Capt | J S Robinson | 12 Mar 1939 | Royal Artillery, Organisation Duties |
| Plt Off | H G Muller | 2 Jun 1939 | |
| Plt Off | G C Haseltine | 2 Sep 1939 | |
| Plt Off | T C McIlroy | 4 Oct 1939 | |
| Personnel Staff | |||
| Wg Cdr | J A Elliott | 16 Jan 1939 | Senior Administrative Staff Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | G J Spence | 4 Sep 1939 | Organisation Duties |
| Sqn Ldr | J B Sims | 4 Sep 1939 | Organisation Duties |
| Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) | J Everidge | Personnel Duties, MC, RAFO | |
| Staffs of the Services | |||
| Armament | |||
| Sqn Ldr | C F S Fraser | 5 Sep 1939 | |
| Engineer | |||
| Sqn Ldr | 27 Mar 1939 | AFC; later A/Cdre | |
| Navigation | |||
| Sqn Ldr | 30 Jan 1939 | later AVM | |
| Signals | |||
| Sqn Ldr | B G Farrow | 24 Aug 1939 | Chief Signals Officer |
| Fg Off | J Edwards | 23 Jun 1939 | Commissioned Signals Officer |
| Equipment | |||
| Flt Lt | R C V Ash | 18 Sep 1939 | ORB shows him as a Sqn Ldr being posted out in Oct 1939 |
| Medical | |||
| Wg Cdr | F L White | 13 Oct 1939 | Senior Medical Officer, MRCS, LRCP |
| Meteorological | |||
| Mr | G R Hay | Senior Meteorological Officer, MA | |
| Miscellaneous | |||
| Capt (Rtd) | J H Willoughby | Code and Cypher duties, Royal Marines | |
Source - December 1939 Confidential Air Force List
Unit Movements Jan - Dec 1940
| Unit | Date | Notes |
| New Zealand Sqn | 15 Jan 1940 | Advance moved to RAF Stradishall and placed under the control of No 3 Group |
| New Zealand Sqn | 18 Jan 1940 | Completed the move to RAF Stradishall |
| New Zealand Sqn | 12 Feb 1940 | Commenced the move from RAF Stradishall to RAF Feltwell |
| No 214 Sqn | 12 Feb 1940 | Commenced the move from RAF Methwold to RAF Stradishall |
| New Zealand Sqn | 13 Feb 1940 | Completed the move from RAF Stradishall to RAF Feltwell |
| Target Towing Flt | 14 Feb 1940 | Moved from Mildenhall to Marham |
| No 214 Sqn | 15 Feb 1940 | Completed the move from RAF Methwold to RAF Stradishall |
| No 115 Sqn | 2 Apr 1940 | Moved from RAF Marham to RAF Kinloss on detachment |
| No 9 Sqn | 2 Apr 1940 | Moved from RAF Honington to RAF Lossiemouth on detachment |
| No 9 Sqn | 14 Apr 1940 | Returned to RAF Marham from RAF Kinloss on detachment |
| No 115 Sqn | 14 Apr 1940 | 6 aircraft returned to RAF Marham from RAF Kinloss on detachment |
| No 57 Sqn | 20 Nov 1940 | Moved from RAF Wyton to RAF Feltwell |
| No 37 Sqn | 23 Nov 1940 | Completed the move to the Middle East |
| No 38 Sqn | 23 Nov 1940 | Completed the move to the Middle East |
| No 3 PRU | 27 Nov 1940 | Formed at RAF Oakington |
| No 218 Sqn | 27 Nov 1940 | Completed its move to RAF Marham |
Personnel Movements Jan - Dec 1940
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Plt Off | J H L Musker | 2 Jan 1940 | Posted in for duty as Personal Assistant to AOC |
| APO | R L S Raffles | 3 Jan 1940 | Confirmed in his appointment and promoted to Fg Off |
| Flt Lt | F W Floyd | 7 Jan 1940 | Posted in for Operations Room duties |
| Plt Off | J Hogan | 7 Jan 1940 | Posted in for Codes and Cypher duties |
| Plt Off | L J M Coleby | 7 Jan 1940 | Posted in for Meteorological duties |
| Plt Off | H G Robinson | 7 Jan 1940 | Posted in for Meteorological duties |
| Plt Off | W P Osmond | 7 Jan 1940 | Posted from HQ No 3 Group to RAF Honington for Meteorological duties |
| Plt Off | J B Leno | 7 Jan 1940 | Posted from HQ No 3 Group to RAF Bassingbourn for Meteorological duties |
| Sqn Ldr | R S Ryan | 7 Jan 1940 | Attached to RAF Harwell |
| Fg Off | H G Muller | 12 Jan 1940 | Relinquished post of Personal Assistant to AOC and attached to No 214 Sqn |
| Plt Off | J H L Musker | 12 Jan 1940 | Assumed duties of Personal Assistant to AOC |
| Plt Off | N J Allgood | 14 Jan 1940 | Promoted to Act (unpaid) Fg Off |
| Plt Off | G E Hillman | 14 Jan 1940 | Promoted to Act (unpaid) Fg Off |
| Plt Off | J Hogan | 14 Jan 1940 | Promoted to Act (unpaid) Fg Off |
| Fg Off | A J Green | 14 Jan 1940 | Promoted to Act (unpaid) Flt Lt |
| Fg Off | F W Lee | 14 Jan 1940 | Promoted to Act (unpaid) Flt Lt |
| Fg Off | W E Cutlan | 14 Jan 1940 | Promoted to Act (unpaid) Flt Lt |
| Sqn Ldr | G F Wistondale | 15 Jan 1940 | Posted in for Operations Room duties |
| Flt Lt | G C Haseltine | 15 Jan 1940 | Admitted to RAF Hospital, Littleport |
| Plt Off | R E Jones-Humphreys | 15 Jan 1940 | Posted in for Photographic duties |
| Act Fg Off | N J Allgood | 21 Jan 1940 | Promoted to Act (paid) Fg Off |
| Act Fg Off | G E Hillman | 21 Jan 1940 | Promoted to Act (paid) Fg Off |
| Act Fg Off | J Hogan | 21 Jan 1940 | Promoted to Act (paid) Fg Off |
| Fg Off | A J Green | 21 Jan 1940 | Promoted to Act (paid) Flt Lt |
| Fg Off | F W Lee | 21 Jan 1940 | Promoted to Act (paid) Flt Lt |
| Fg Off | W E Cutlan | 21 Jan 1940 | Promoted to Act (paid) Flt Lt |
| Fg Off | H G Muller | 21 Jan 1940 | Ceased to be attached to No 214 Sqn and posted to No 99 Sqn |
| Wg Cdr | Montagu D Ommanney | 21 Jan 1940 | Posted from Air Ministry as Wing Commander - Operations |
| Wg Cdr | 25 Jan 1940 | Posted to HQ, British Air Forces in France | |
| Flt Lt | F W Floyd | 2 Feb 1940 | Posted to No 1 RAF Depot |
| Plt Off | H R E Rumsey | 2 Feb 1940 | Attached form RAF Mildenhall |
| Plt Off | S E Rowley | 2 Feb 1940 | Posted in for Codes and Cypher duties |
| Plt Off | S J Sibley | 2 Feb 1940 | Posted in |
| Lt Cdr | Rotherham RN | 2 Feb 1940 | Attached as Naval Observer and Group Naval Liaison Officer |
| Plt Off | L J M Coleby | 2 Feb 1940 | Attached to No 30 Group, Balloon Command |
| Fg Off | J Edwards | 2 Feb 1940 | Promoted to Act (unpaid) Flt Lt |
| Sqn Ldr | R S Ryan | 10 Feb 1940 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Harwell on posting to No 75 Sqn |
| ASO | Lady J Chetwynd | 14 Feb 1940 | Posted in |
| Sqn Ldr | N C Pleasance | 16 Feb 1940 | Posted in for Engineering duties |
| Plt Off | A K Montague-Beart | 18 Feb 1940 | Posted in |
| Act Flt Lt | J Edwards | 23 Feb 1940 | Promoted to Act (paid) Flt Lt |
| Act Fg Off | G E Hillman | 27 Feb 1940 | Confirmed in his appointment and promoted to Fg Off wef 7 Dec 1939 |
| Fg Off | G E Hillman | 27 Feb 1940 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt wef 1 Jan 1940 |
| Act Flt Lt | G C Haseltine | 27 Feb 1940 | Relinquished rank of Act Flt on posting wef 14 Jan 1940 |
| Flt Lt | P G Heath | 27 Feb 1940 | Posted to HQ No 2 Group |
| Sqn Ldr | J Everidge | 27 Feb 1940 | Appointed to a Commission in the RAFVR wef the date he was posted to HQ No 3 Group |
| Plt Off | L J M Coleby | 28 Feb 1940 | Ceased to be attached to No 30 Group on posting to HQ Air Component |
| Plt Off | S E Rowley | 4 Mar 1940 | Promoted to Act (unpaid) Fg Off |
| Plt Off | J H L Musker | 4 Mar 1940 | Promoted to Act (unpaid) Fg Off |
| Act Sqn Ldr | C J S Dickins | 4 Mar 1940 | Posted in for Operations duties |
| Sqn Ldr | F E Nuttall | 4 Mar 1940 | Posted to No 214 Sqn |
| Plt Off | J Duncan | 19 Mar 1940 | Posted in for Intelligence duties |
| Sqn Ldr | P I Harris | 21 Mar 1940 | Posted in for Operations Room duties |
| Sqn Ldr | W R Beaman | 29 Mar 1940 | Posted in from No 10 Sqn as Supernumerary |
| Plt Off | G H Jones | 1 Apr 1940 | Posted in from the Anti-Gas School, supernumerary, for Meteorological duties |
| Act Flt Lt | A J Green | 1 Apr 1940 | Promoted to Act (unpaid) Sqn Ldr |
| Sqn Ldr | P I Harris | 3 Apr 1940 | Posted to No 149 Sqn |
| Sqn Ldr | W R Beaman | 4 Apr 1940 | Posted to No 214 Sqn, Supernumerary, for flying refresher course |
| Sqn Ldr | D J Alvey | 4 Apr 1940 | Posted in from No 1 RAF Depot (Non-effective, sick) for Operations Room duties |
| Fg Off | V Yonge | 5 Apr 1940 | Posted in Supernumerary for Photographic duties |
| Flt Lt | C J S Dickins | 8 Apr 1940 | Posted to No 11 OTU, supernumerary for flying duties |
| Fg Off | R L S Raffles | 9 Apr 1940 | Promoted to Act (paid) Flt Lt |
| Fg Off | G E J Hackett | 13 Apr 1940 | Posted in as Assistant Signals Officer on appointment as a Commissioned Signals Officer |
| Plt Off | A D Pate | 14 Apr 1940 | Posted in Supernumerary for Operations duties |
| Sqn Ldr | Hugh A Constantine | 15 Apr 1940 | Posted in as Air Staff - Operations and Training |
| Fg Off | J Fanning | 19 Apr 1940 | Posted in as Camp Commandant on appointment as a Commissioned Administrative Officer |
| Act Flt Lt | A J Green | 22 Apr 1940 | Promoted to Act (paid) Sqn Ldr |
| Plt Off | J R Robertson | 25 Apr 1940 | Reported for duty with the Committee of Adjustment |
| Plt Off | T B Norgate | 29 Apr 1940 | Attached to HQ No 3 Group for Equipment duties |
| Plt Off | S J Sibley | 30 Apr 1940 | Promoted to Act (unpaid) Fg Off wef 11 Apr 1940 |
| Plt Off | J Duncan | 30 Apr 1940 | Promoted to Act (unpaid) Fg Off wef 3 Apr 1940 |
| Plt Off | A D Pate | 6 May 1940 | Commission terminated on cessation of duties |
| Sqn Ldr | Hugh A Constantine | 7 May 1940 | Promoted to Act (unpaid) Wg Cdr |
| Fg Off | L G Brown | 14 May 1940 | Posted in for duty as Deputy Assistant Provost Marshal |
| Lt | P E Fanshawe RN | 14 May 1940 | Ceased to be attached to HQ No 3 Group and returned to RNAS Lee-on-Solent |
| Maj | R B Burton-Giles | 15 May 1940 | Royal Artillery, attached to HQ No 3 Group as Army Liaison Officer |
| Plt Off | R S P Boby | 21 May 1940 | Posted in for Operations Room duty |
| Fg Off | S J Sibley | 25 May 1940 | Attached to RAF Mildenhall |
| Act Wg Cdr | Hugh A Constantine | 28 May 1940 | Promoted to Act (paid) Wg Cdr |
| Plt Off | R S P Boby | 28 May 1940 | Promoted to Act (unpaid) Fg Off |
| Act Wg Cdr | Hugh A Constantine | 1 Jun 1940 | Promoted to Temporary Wg Cdr |
| Sqn Ldr | N C Pleasance | 1 Jun 1940 | Promoted to Temporary Wg Cdr |
| Sqn Ldr | B G Farrow | 1 Jun 1940 | Promoted to Temporary Wg Cdr wef 1 Apr 1940 |
| Plt Off | W S Chaney | 1 Jun 1940 | Posted in from the Air Ministry |
| Act Fg Off | S E Rowley | 4 Jun 1940 | Relinquished acting (paid) rank of Fg Off on amendment of the establishment |
| Plt Off | M T Stevens | 6 Jun 1940 | Posted in from No 9 Sqn and promoted to Act (unpaid) Flt Lt |
| Wg Cdr | E A Healey | 7 Jun 1940 | Posted in as supernumerary |
| Flt Lt | J Briggs | 10 Jun 1940 | Posted in from No 1 RAF Depot for Meteorological duties |
| Act Fg Off | J Hogan | 10 Jun 1940 | Promoted to Act (unpaid) Flt Lt |
| Plt Off | J R Robertson | 10 Jun 1940 | Promoted to Act (unpaid) Fg Off |
| Wg Cdr | N C Pleasance | 15 Jun 1940 | Posted to No 21 OTU |
| ASO | B Morris | 20 Jun 1940 | Posted in from No 14 Balloon Centre |
| Plt Off | H R Healey | 22 Jun 1940 | Posted in |
| Flt Off | M Forbes-Semphill | 27 Jun 1940 | Posted in from WAAF Depot |
| Plt Off | M T Stevens | 27 Jun 1940 | Promoted to Act (paid) Flt Lt wef 6 Jun 1940 |
| Act Flt Lt | J Hogan | 1 Jul 1940 | Promoted to Act (paid) Flt Lt |
| Act Fg Off | J R Robertson | 1 Jul 1940 | Promoted to Act (paid) Fg Off |
| ASO | Lady J Chetwynd | 1 Jul 1940 | Posted to HQ, No 10 Group |
| Act Fg Off | J Duncan | 3 Jul 1940 | Promoted to Act (unpaid) Flt Lt |
| Act Fg Off | N J Allgood | 10 Jul 1940 | Promoted to Act (unpaid) Flt Lt |
| Act Fg Off | R S P Boby | 18 Jun 1940 | Promoted to Act (paid) Fg Off |
| Act Flt Lt | J Hogan | 6 Jul 1940 | Relinquished acting (paid) rank of Flt Lt on amendment of the establishment |
| Act Wg Cdr | N W Wadham | 7 Jul 1940 | Posted out |
| Act Wg Cdr | N W Wadham | 8 Jul 1940 | Reverted to the rank of Sqn Ldr on posting |
| Wg Cdr | J F Griffiths | 11 Jul 1940 | Reported for duty from No 99 Sqn wef 15 Jun 1940 |
| Fg Off | S J Sibley | 11 Jul 1940 | Promoted to Act (unpaid) Flt Lt |
| Flt Lt | R C A Brooke Beer | 15 Jul 1940 | Posted in from RAF Mildenhall |
| Act Flt Lt | J H L Dillon Trenchard | 15 Jul 1940 | Posted in from RAF Mildenhall |
| Act Flt Lt | J H L Dillon Trenchard | 15 Jul 1940 | Relinquished the Acting paid rank of Flt Lt, reverting to the rank of Plt Off |
| Flt Lt | P R J Leborgue | 15 Jul 1940 | Posted in from RAF Abingdon |
| Fg Off | L G Brown | 16 Jul 1940 | Promoted to Act (unpaid) Flt Lt |
| ASO | D Y Delius | 24 Jul 1940 | Posted in from RAF Stradishall |
| Wg Cdr | E A Healey | 24 Jul 1940 | Posted to No 9 Sqn |
| Act Fg Off | W S Chaney | 25 Jul 1940 | Promoted to Act (unpaid) Flt Lt |
| Act Flt Lt | J C Claydon | 27 Jul 1940 | Reported for duty from No 37 Sqn wef 25 Jul 1940 |
| Plt Off | G H Jones | 27 Jul 1940 | Posted to HQ, No 1 Group |
| Wg Cdr | J F Griffiths | 27 Jul 1940 | Posted to No 311 (Czech) Sqn |
| Act Fg Off | N J Allgood | 31 Jul 1940 | Promoted to Act (paid) Flt Lt |
| Wg Cdr | Andrew McKee | 31 Jul 1940 | Posted in from No 9 Sqn |
| Fg Off | S J Sibley | 1 Aug 1940 | Promoted to Act (paid) Flt Lt |
| Fg Off | J O'Leary | 1 Aug 1940 | Posted in from No 3 Recruit Centre as Medical Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | 3 Aug 1940 | Posted to No 311 (Czech) Sqn | |
| Fg Off | J O'Leary | 4 Aug 1940 | Posted to RAF Marham as Medical Officer |
| Fg Off | E W Melvin | 4 Aug 1940 | Posted in from RAF Marham as Medical Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | G Heather | 4 Aug 1940 | Posted in from No 77 Sqn |
| Fg Off | E W Melvin | 4 Aug 1940 | Promoted to Act (unpaid) Flt Lt |
| Fg Off | L G Brown | 6 Aug 1940 | Promoted to Act (paid) Flt Lt wef 16 Jul 1940 |
| Plt Off | J H L Dillon Trenchard | 9 Aug 1940 | Promoted to Act (unpaid) Flt Lt |
| Flt Lt | L C Prendergast | 13 Aug 1940 | Posted in from RAF Convalescence Home, Torquay for Organisation duties |
| Flt Lt | C A M Kyrke-Smith | 15 Aug 1940 | Posted in from RAF Mildenhall |
| Act Flt Lt | W S Chaney | 15 Aug 1940 | Promoted to Act (paid) Flt Lt |
| Sqn Ldr | G Heather | 7 Aug 1940 | Posted to No 214 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | P R J Leborgue | 9 Aug 1940 | Promoted to Act (unpaid) Sqn Ldr |
| Fg Off | F W H Simpson | 20 Aug 1940 | Attached from No 99 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | E L McGrath | 20 Aug 1940 | Posted in for Technical duties |
| Act Flt Lt | E W Melvin | 25 Aug 1940 | Promoted to Act (paid) Flt Lt |
| ASO | A A Melhuish | 27 Aug 1940 | Posted in from RAF Feltwell for Admin duties |
| Act Fg Off | R S P Boby | 28 Aug 1940 | Promoted to Act (unpaid) Flt Lt |
| Act Flt Lt | J H L Dillon Trenchard | 30 Aug 1940 | Promoted to Act (paid) Flt Lt |
| Act Sqn Ldr | P R J Leborgue | 30 Aug 1940 | Promoted to Act (paid) Sqn Ldr |
| Act Sqn Ldr | A J Green | 31 Aug 1940 | Relinquished acting (paid) rank of Sqn Ldr and reverted to Act Flt Lt |
| Sqn Ldr | A Wall | 1 Sep 1940 | Posted in from Equipment Officers' School |
| Flt Lt | L C Prendergast | 3 Sep 1940 | Posted to HQ, RAF Northern Ireland |
| Act Flt Lt | W S Chaney | 5 Sep 1940 | Relinquished acting (paid) rank of Flt Lt on posting to Air Ministry, reverting to Plt Off |
| Sqn Ldr | H J Bartlett | 5 Sep 1940 | Posted to RAF Feltwell |
| Fg Off | Faulkener | 5 Sep 1940 | Posted in from HQ Fighter Command |
| Act Sqn Ldr | Faulkener | 5 Sep 1940 | Attached to HQ Maintenance Command |
| Sqn Ldr | S S Bertram | 7 Sep 1940 | Posted in from No 99 Sqn |
| Sqn Ldr | H J Bartlett | 8 Sep 1940 | Posted in from PMU |
| Wg Cdr | Hugh A Constantine | 9 Sep 1940 | Posted to No 11 OTU |
| Act Flt Lt | A J Green | 10 Sep 1940 | Relinquished acting (paid) rank of Flt Lt, reverting to Fg Off on posting to West Freugh |
| Sqn Ldr | Baird | 10 Sep 1940 | Embarked for Rhodesia on posting to No 21 SFTS |
| Plt Off | J E Day | 14 Sep 1940 | Posted in from RAF Loughborough as supernumerary |
| Plt Off | Rowley | 14 Sep 1940 | Posted to No 11 OTU for Catering duties |
| Fg Off | A H Brown | 15 Sep 1940 | Posted in from RAF Feltwell |
| Sqn Ldr | A Wall | 15 Sep 1940 | Posted to No 4 MU |
| Plt Off | H S Maxwell | 16 Sep 1940 | Posted in |
| Plt Off | H R Healey | 16 Sep 1940 | Commission terminated |
| Fg Off | Fenton | 17 Sep 1940 | Posted in |
| Fg Off | F W H Simpson | 18 Sep 1940 | Posted to No 2 School of General Reconnaissance |
| Act Flt Lt | R S P Boby | 18 Sep 1940 | Promoted to Act (paid) Flt Lt |
| Plt Off | Scorer | 18 Sep 1940 | Posted in on appointment to a commission |
| Plt Off | Thompson | 18 Sep 1940 | Posted in |
| Plt Off | Loveday | 19 Sep 1940 | Posted in on appointment to a commission |
| Flt Lt | Scott | 20 Sep 1940 | Attached from HQ Bomber Command |
| ASO | Williamson | 22 Sep 1940 | Posted in |
| Plt Off | Aitken | 23 Sep 1940 | Posted in on appointment to a commission |
| Plt Off | Pengeley | 27 Sep 1940 | Posted in on appointment to a commission |
| Plt Off | I R McDairmid | 27 Sep 1940 | Posted from No 9 Sqn to No 3 Group Flight, Mildenhall |
| Wg Cdr | Cyril D Adams | 28 Sep 1940 | Attached to RAF Stradishall for temporary duty |
| Act Flt Lt | Freeman | 29 Sep 1940 | Posted in from RAF Feltwell |
| Flt Lt | W A Harris | 1 Oct 1940 | Posted to No 214 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | J C Claydon | 1 Oct 1940 | Posted to No 115 Sqn |
| Act Flt Lt | L G Brown | 1 Oct 1940 | Promoted to Act (unpaid) Sqn Ldr |
| Plt Off | Sinner | 4 Oct 1940 | Posted in from RAF Calshot |
| Wg Cdr | G H Loughman | 4 Oct 1940 | Posted in from No 15 OTU pending posting to a station |
| Sqn Ldr | Sutcliffe | 7 Oct 1940 | Posted in from HQ Bomber Command |
| Wg Cdr | R H Carter | 8 Oct 1940 | Posted in from No 240 Sqn for duty as SAO |
| Plt Off | Cobb | 9 Oct 1940 | Posted in from RAF Mildenhall |
| Act Sqn Ldr | Faulkener | 12 Oct 1940 | Ceased to be attached to HQ Maintenance Command for special duty |
| Act Flt Lt | E W Melvin | 21 Oct 1940 | Relinquished acting rank of Flt Lt, reverting to Fg Off |
| Flt Lt | C A M Kyrke-Smith | 21 Oct 1940 | Posted to RAF Mildenhall |
| Flt Lt | Brewerton | 21 Oct 1940 | Posted in from RAF Mildenhall |
| Fg Off | E W Melvin | 21 Oct 1940 | Posted to RAF Feltwell |
| Fg Off | D D Reid | 21 Oct 1940 | Posted in from RAF Feltwell as Medical Officer |
| Plt Off | Rogers | 21 Oct 1940 | Posted to No 51 Group Pool for flying duties with No 16 EFTS |
| Act Sqn Ldr | L G Brown | 22 Oct 1940 | Promoted to Act (paid) Sqn Ldr |
| ASO | Richardson | 25 Oct 1940 | Posted in from RAF Cranfield |
| Plt Off | Considius | 25 Oct 1940 | Posted in |
| Wg Cdr | Cyril D Adams | 26 Oct 1940 | Posted to RAF Kemble |
| Act Fg Off | J H L Musker | 28 Oct 1940 | Relinquished acting rank of Fg Off, reverting to Plt Off on posting |
| Flt Off | M Forbes-Semphill | 28 Oct 1940 | Posted to HQ Bomber Command |
| Plt Off | Thompson | 29 Oct 1940 | Posted to No 214 Sqn Reserve Flight |
| Flt Lt | Brewerton | 30 Oct 1940 | Posted to RAF Mildenhall |
| Sqn Ldr | A F R Bennett | xx Nov 1940 | Posted in from RAF Penrhos for Armament duties |
| Plt Off | R J Bailey | xx Nov 1940 | Posted to No 11 OTU for Wellington conversion course |
| Fg Off | D D Reid | xx Nov 1940 | Promoted to Flt Lt |
| Act Flt Lt | N J Allgood | 24 Dec 1940 | Confirmed in the rank of Fg Off wef 26 Sep 1940 |
It moved to Harraton House, Exning, near Newmarket in Cambridgeshire on 29 March 1940.
| Location | Command | |
| Harraton House, Exning, near Newmarket, Cambridgeshire | Bomber Command |
|
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| AVM | John E A Baldwin | 29 Aug 1939 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, DSO, OBE; later AM |
| Personal Appointment | |||
| Plt Off | G E Fletcher | 4 Feb 1941 | Personal Assistant to AOC |
| Air Staff | |||
| Wg Cdr | Montagu D Ommanney | 25 Aug 1941 | Senior Air Staff Officer, later A/Cdre |
| Sqn Ldr | C C Crick | 25 Aug 1939 | OBE |
| Sqn Ldr | N W Wadham | 8 Jul 1940 | |
| Sqn Ldr | R D B Macfadden | 21 Feb 1941 | |
| Sqn Ldr | N W D Marwood-Elton | 16 Apr 1941 | DFC |
| Flt Lt | E Brewerton | 23 Oct 1940 | DFC |
| Flt Lt | G F Moody | 2 Dec 1940 | |
| Flt Lt | E G Reed | 24 Feb 1941 | |
| Fg Off | E E Colquhoun | 15 Oct 1940 | MBE |
| Plt Off | J Duncan | 19 Mar 1940 | |
| Plt Off | N J Allgood | 14 Mar 1940 | |
| Plt Off | J H L Dillon-Trenchard | 15 Jul 1940 | |
| Plt Off | S B Boby | 21 May 1940 | |
| Plt Off | J E Day | 14 Sep 1940 | |
| Plt Off | D L Doyle | 14 Nov 1940 | |
| Plt Off | E C Forsyth | 16 Dec 1940 | |
| Plt Off | F L Fox | 23Feb 1941 | |
| Plt Off | S P Evans | 28 Feb 1941 | |
| Plt Off | R A de B Saunderson | 17 Feb 1941 | |
| Plt Off | D Carver | 17 Feb 1941 | |
| Plt Off | H H Loveday | 17 Mar 1941 | |
| Plt Off | E St John | 17 Mar 1941 | |
| Plt Off | G C Bennett | 21 Mar 1941 | |
| Plt Off | J T Angelo | 26 Apr 1941 | |
| Plt Off | H G Litchfield | 29 Apr 1941 | |
| Plt Off | R L Ford | 1 May 1941 | |
| Administrative Staff | |||
| Wg Cdr | F C B Saville | 21 Feb 1941 | Senior Administrative Staff Officer |
| Gp Capt | Cyril D Adams | 1 Dec 1939 | |
| Sqn Ldr | J Everidge | MC, RAFO | |
| Plt Off | R W Salmon | 13 Jan 1941 | |
| Plt Off | F F Tattam | 12 Feb 1941 | |
| Plt Off | R B Hodgkinson | 28 Mar 1941 | |
| Staffs of the Services | |||
| Navigation | |||
| Fg Off | F O Freeman | 23 Sep 1940 | |
| Engineer | |||
| Sqn Ldr | E L Magrath | 29 Aug 1940 | MBE |
| Fg Off | F W Page | 6 Jan 1941 | MBE |
| Signals | |||
| Wg Cdr | B G Farrow | 24 Aug 1939 | Chief Signals Officer |
| Fg Off | J Edwards | 23 Jun 1939 | |
| Plt Off | N I B Harrison | ||
| Armament | |||
| Wg Cdr | D I P MacNair | 28 Mar 1941 | |
| Fg Off | A Chambers | 20 Dec 1940 | |
| Plt Off | H J Tagent | 16 Dec 1940 | |
| Photography | |||
| Fg Off | R Hall | 5 Mar 1940 | |
| Equipment | |||
| Fg Off | A H Brown | 15 Sep 1940 | |
| Plt Off | T B Norgate | 24 Feb 1941 | |
| Medical | |||
| Wg Cdr | F L White | 13 Oct 1939 | Senior Medical Officer, MRCS, LRCP |
| Fg Off | J N Loring | 8 May 1941 | MRCS, LRCP |
| Meteorological | |||
| Sqn Ldr | R C Sutcliffe | Senior Meteorological Officer, BSc, PhD | |
| Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
| Capt (Rtd) | J H Willoughby | Code and Cypher duties, Royal Marines | |
| Fg Off | L G Brown | 14 May 1940 | |
| Fg Off | M T Stephens | 6 Jun 1940 | |
| Fg Off | W A Harris | 1 Oct 1940 | |
| Plt Off | W E Cutlen | 26 Aug 1939 | |
| Plt Off | A J Strachen | 23 May 1940 | |
| Plt Off | H R Healey | 28 Jun 1940 | |
| Plt Off | S A Sinner | 4 Oct 1940 | |
| Plt Off | P B Taylor | 24 Mar 1941 | |
Source - June 1941 Confidential Air Force List
| Location | Command | |
| Harraton House, Exning, near Newmarket, Cambridgeshire | Bomber Command |
|
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| AVM | John E A Baldwin | 29 Aug 1939 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, DSO, OBE; later AM |
| Air Staff | |||
| Gp Capt | John A Gray | 1 Nov 1941 | Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC, GM; later AVM |
| Wg Cdr | Herbert J Kirkpatrick | 5 Jan 1942 | later AVM |
| Wg Cdr | K M M Wasse | 12 Jan 1942 | |
| Sqn Ldr | L V James | 14 Nov 1941 | |
| Flt Lt | H L Price | 19 Nov 1941 | |
| Flt Lt | A P Walsh | 8 Mar 1942 | |
| Flt Lt | E E Colquhoun | 15 Oct 1940 | MBE |
| Flt Lt | N J Allgood | 14 Mar 1940 | |
| Fg Off | W B H Eaton | 31 Oct 1941 | |
| Fg Off | B B Smith | 9 Nov 1941 | |
| Fg Off | W M F Wingate | 7 Nov 1941 | |
| Fg Off | M Blower | 18 Nov 1941 | |
| Fg Off | H M Carpenter | 15 Feb 1942 | |
| Fg Off | A Marsden | 8 Apr 1942 | |
| Fg Off | D Carver | 17 Feb 1941 | |
| Fg Off | I Munro | 27 Feb 1942 | |
| Plt Off | G C Bennett | 21 Mar 1941 | |
| Plt Off | C L Yalland | 6 Oct 1941 | |
| Plt Off | R L Ford | 4 Dec 1941 | |
| Plt Off | S Jarvis | 4 Apr 1942 | |
| Plt Off | C F R Ward | 4 Apr 1942 | |
| Administrative Staff | |||
| Wg Cdr | H E Hills | 30 Aug 1941 | Senior Administrative Staff Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | C E Harvey | 24 Sep 1941 | |
| Sqn Ldr | H C Todd | 1 Jul 1941 | |
| Fg Off | J R Thompson | 28 Jan 1942 | |
| Fg Off | J E Day | 14 Sep 1940 | |
| Fg Off | H H Loveday | 17 Mar 1941 | |
| Fg Off | F L Fox | 23Feb 1941 | |
| Fg Off | J I Williamson | 11 Dec 1941 | |
| Plt Off | R B Hodgkinson | 28 Mar 1941 | |
| Plt Off | G H C Rawley | 1 Oct 1941 | |
| Plt Off | A F Simmons | 27 Apr 1942 | |
| Staffs of the Services | |||
| Navigation | |||
| Flt Lt | G H Fowler | 19 Mar1942 | |
| Engineer | |||
| Sqn Ldr | P Hall | 16 Jul 1941 | MBE |
| Signals | |||
| Wg Cdr | L J Crosbie | 12 May 1942 | Chief Signals Officer |
| Fg Off | J Edwards | 23 Jun 1939 | |
| Plt Off | N I B Harrison | 1 Mar 1942 | |
| Armament | |||
| Wg Cdr | C F S Fraser | 1 Dec 1939 | |
| Photography | |||
| Flt Lt | R Hall | 5 Mar 1940 | |
| Equipment | |||
| Sqn Ldr | E Banister | 15 Jan 1942 | |
| Sqn Ldr | A H Brown | 20 Feb 1942 | |
| Accountant | |||
| Plt Off | B D Helmore | 8 Aug 1941 | |
| Medical | |||
| Wg Cdr | R Thorpe | 16 Jul 1941 | Senior Medical Officer, MRCS, LRCP |
| Flt Lt | E E Philipp | 12 Oct 1941 | MRCS, LRCP |
| Meteorological | |||
| Sqn Ldr | R C Sutcliffe | Senior Meteorological Officer, BSc, PhD | |
| WAAF Staff Officers | |||
| Flt Off | H C Gray | 13 Oct 1941 | WAAF |
| RAF Regiment | |||
| Lt Col | M S Burgess | 23 Feb 1942 | TD |
| Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
| Wg Cdr | L Young | 2 Feb 1942 | |
| Sqn Ldr | J Adams | 21 Nov 1941 | AFC |
| Flt Lt | D L Doyle | 19 Dec 1941 | |
| Flt Lt | D W Donaldson | 3 Mar 1942 | |
| Flt Lt | H M Eldridge | 6 Mar 1942 | |
| Flt Lt | N Scott | 12 Dec 1941 | |
| Capt (Ret) | J H Willoughby | Code and Cypher duties, Royal Marines | |
| Fg Off | C O Bastian | 6 Jan 1941 | |
| Fg Off | H McL Ferguson | 27 Jan 1942 | |
| Plt Off | D C Barnett | 6 Feb 1942 | DFM |
| Plt Off | F J Hill | 17 Nov 1941 | |
Source - July 1942 Confidential Air Force List
| Location | Command | |
| Harraton House, Exning, near Newmarket, Cambridgeshire | Bomber Command |
No 31 Base - Stradishall
No 32 Base - Mildenhall
No 33 Base - Waterbeach
|
|
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| AVM | Richard Harrison | 27 Feb 1943 | Air Officer Commanding, DFC, AFC later AVM |
| Air Staff | |||
| A/Cdre | Herbert J Kirkpatrick | 5 Mar 1943 | Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC; later AVM |
| Wg Cdr | Wilfred J Burnett | 19May 1943 | DFC; later A/Cdre |
| Wg Cdr | M Wyatt | 30 Aug 1943 | |
| Wg Cdr | W D G Watkins | 5 Aug 1943 | DFM |
| Sqn Ldr | E E Colquhoun | 15 Oct 1940 | MBE |
| Sqn Ldr | F L Fox | 23 Feb 1941 | |
| Sqn Ldr | I C K Swales | 19 Jun 1943 | DFC, DFM |
| Administrative Staff | |||
| Gp Capt | H E Hills | 30 Aug 1941 | Senior Administrative Staff Officer, OBE |
| Sqn Ldr | J E Day | 14 Sep 1940 | |
| Sqn Ldr | E F Goater | 12 May 1942 | |
| Staffs of the Services | |||
| Navigation | |||
| Sqn Ldr | E H McCaffery | 27 Feb 1943 | DFC |
| Engineer | |||
| Wg Cdr | H P Matthews | 12 Sep 1942 | OBE |
| Signals | |||
| Wg Cdr | L J Crosbie | 12 May 1942 | Chief Signals Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | C E G Tomkins | 18 Feb 1943 | |
| Armament | |||
| Sqn Ldr | W J Macken | 19 Nov 1942 | |
| Equipment | |||
| Wg Cdr | C N Scott | 8 Aug 1943 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer |
| Photography | |||
| Sqn Ldr | L Hardy | 4 Mar 1943 | |
| Medical | |||
| Wg Cdr | R Thorpe | 16 Jul 1941 | Senior Medical Officer, MRCS, LRCP |
| Meteorological | |||
| Dr | R C Sutcliffe | Senior Meteorological Officer, BSc, PhD | |
| WAAF Staff Officers | |||
| Sqn Off | H C Gray | 13 Oct 1941 | WAAF |
| Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
| Lt Col | C E Jewels | 23 Nov 1942 | DSO, MC |
| Sqn Ldr | A C Barton | 14 Jun 1942 | |
| Sqn Ldr | F Rostron | 15 Jul 1943 | Electrical Engineer |
| Sqn Ldr | D H Keary | 6 Jul 1943 | DFC |
| Sqn Ldr | R R Stowe | 17 Jun 1943 | |
Source - December 1943 Confidential Air Force List
| Location | Command | |
| Harraton House, Exning, near Newmarket, Cambridgeshire | Bomber Command |
No 31 Base - Stradishall
No 32 Base - Mildenhall
No 33 Base - Waterbeach
|
|
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| AVM | Richard Harrison | 27 Feb 1943 | Air Officer Commanding, DFC, AFC later AVM |
| Air Staff | |||
| A/Cdre | Herbert J Kirkpatrick | 5 Mar 1943 | Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC; later AVM |
| Wg Cdr | Wilfred J Burnett | 19May 1943 | DFC; later A/Cdre |
| Wg Cdr | M Wyatt | 30 Aug 1943 | |
| Wg Cdr | W D G Watkins | 5 Aug 1943 | DFM |
| Sqn Ldr | E E Colquhoun | 15 Oct 1940 | MBE |
| Sqn Ldr | F L Fox | 23 Feb 1941 | |
| Sqn Ldr | I C K Swales | 19 Jun 1943 | DFC, DFM |
| Administrative Staff | |||
| Gp Capt | H E Hills | 30 Aug 1941 | Senior Administrative Staff Officer, OBE |
| Sqn Ldr | J E Day | 14 Sep 1940 | |
| Sqn Ldr | E F Goater | 12 May 1942 | |
| Staffs of the Services | |||
| Navigation | |||
| Sqn Ldr | E H McCaffery | 27 Feb 1943 | DFC |
| Engineer | |||
| Wg Cdr | H P Matthews | 12 Sep 1942 | OBE |
| Signals | |||
| Wg Cdr | L J Crosbie | 12 May 1942 | Chief Signals Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | C E G Tomkins | 18 Feb 1943 | |
| Armament | |||
| Sqn Ldr | W J Macken | 19 Nov 1942 | |
| Equipment | |||
| Wg Cdr | C N Scott | 8 Aug 1943 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer |
| Photography | |||
| Sqn Ldr | L Hardy | 4 Mar 1943 | |
| Educational | |||
| Mr | E T Lewis | 8 Apr 1944 | BSc |
| Meteorological | |||
| Dr | R E Watson | BSc, PhD | |
| Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
| Lt Col | C E Jewels | 23 Nov 1942 | DSO, MC |
| Sqn Ldr | A C Barton | 14 Jun 1942 | |
| Sqn Ldr | F Rostron | 15 Jul 1943 | Electrical Engineer |
| Sqn Ldr | D H Keary | 6 Jul 1943 | DFC |
| Sqn Ldr | R R Stowe | 17 Jun 1943 | |
Source - June 1944 Confidential Air Force List
| Location | Command | |
| Harraton House, Exning, near Newmarket, Cambridgeshire | Bomber Command |
No 31 Base - Stradishall
No 32 Base - Mildenhall
No 33 Base - Waterbeach
|
|
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| AVM | Richard Harrison | 27 Feb 1943 | Air Officer Commanding, DFC, AFC later AVM |
| Air Staff | |||
| A/Cdre | Herbert J Kirkpatrick | 5 Mar 1943 | Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC; later AVM |
| Wg Cdr | Frederick M Milligan | 15 Jun 1944 | AFC; later A/Cdre |
| Wg Cdr | I C K Swales | 19 Jun 1943 | DSO, DFC, DFM |
| Wg Cdr | D J H Lay | 16 Feb 1944 | DSO, DFC |
| Wg Cdr | G E Bould | 1 Feb 1945 | DFC |
| Sqn Ldr | F L Fox | 23 Feb 1941 | |
| Sqn Ldr | MK B Blower | 15 May 1944 | |
| Sqn Ldr | A J L Craig | 12 Jan 1945 | DSO, DFC |
| Sqn Ldr | A R Scott | 12 Jan 1945 | DFC |
| Administrative Staff | |||
| Gp Capt | H E Hills | 30 Aug 1941 | Senior Administrative Staff Officer, OBE |
| Sqn Ldr | J E Day | 14 Sep 1940 | |
| Sqn Ldr | E F Goater | 12 May 1942 | |
| Staffs of the Services | |||
| Engineer | |||
| Wg Cdr | H P Matthews | 12 Sep 1942 | OBE |
| Sqn Ldr | G C Lillicrap | 1 May 1944 | |
| Sqn Ldr | F Rostron | 15 Jul 1943 | |
| Signals | |||
| Wg Cdr | J A Chorlton | 16 Oct 1943 | |
| Sqn Ldr | F J S Culley | 23 Apr 1944 | |
| Sqn Ldr | A W Ray | 18 Jan 1945 | |
| Armament | |||
| Wg Cdr | W J Macken | 19 Nov 1942 | |
| Equipment | |||
| Wg Cdr | A E Haes | 3 Dec 1943 | |
| Photography | |||
| Sqn Ldr | W F Thompson | 1 Jun 1944 | |
| Educational | |||
| Mr | W Walker | 30 Jan 1945 | BA, RAFVR |
| Meteorological | |||
| Wg Cdr | R E Watson | 11 Sep 1944 | BSc, PhD |
| Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
| Sqn Off | A Crossley | 9 Nov 1944 | MBE |
| Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
| Lt Col | C E Jewels | 23 Nov 1942 | DSO, MC |
| Wg Cdr | E G B Reid | 15 May 1944 | DFC |
| Sqn Ldr | A C Barton | 14 Jun 1942 | |
| Sqn Ldr | R R Stowe | 17 Jun 1943 | DFM |
| Sqn Ldr | K Brierley | 1 Apr 1944 | DFC |
| Sqn Ldr | A J Putt | 1 Jun 1944 | DFC |
| Sqn Ldr | H J Morrison | 6 Dec 1944 | DFC |
| Maj | R R Burton-Gyles | 13 Mar 1940 | |
| Lt | G R P Goodden | 1 Dec 1944 | RN |
Source - June 1945 Confidential Air Force List
| Location | Command | |
| Harraton House, Exning, near Newmarket, Cambridgeshire | Bomber Command |
No 31 Base - Stradishall
No 32 Base - Mildenhall
No 33 Base - Waterbeach
|
|
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| AVM | Richard Harrison | 27 Feb 1943 | Air Officer Commanding, DFC, AFC later AVM |
| Air Staff | |||
| A/Cdre | Herbert J Kirkpatrick | 5 Mar 1943 | Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC; later AVM |
| Wg Cdr | Frederick M Milligan | 15 Jun 1944 | AFC; later A/Cdre |
| Wg Cdr | I C K Swales | 19 Jun 1943 | DSO, DFC, DFM |
| Wg Cdr | D J H Lay | 16 Feb 1944 | DSO, DFC |
| Wg Cdr | G E Bould | 1 Feb 1945 | DFC |
| Sqn Ldr | F L Fox | 23 Feb 1941 | |
| Sqn Ldr | MK B Blower | 15 May 1944 | |
| Sqn Ldr | A J L Craig | 12 Jan 1945 | DSO, DFC |
| Sqn Ldr | A R Scott | 12 Jan 1945 | DFC |
| Administrative Staff | |||
| Gp Capt | H E Hills | 30 Aug 1941 | Senior Administrative Staff Officer, OBE |
| Sqn Ldr | J E Day | 14 Sep 1940 | |
| Sqn Ldr | E F Goater | 12 May 1942 | |
| Staffs of the Services | |||
| Engineer | |||
| Wg Cdr | H P Matthews | 12 Sep 1942 | OBE |
| Sqn Ldr | G C Lillicrap | 1 May 1944 | |
| Sqn Ldr | F Rostron | 15 Jul 1943 | |
| Signals | |||
| Wg Cdr | J A Chorlton | 16 Oct 1943 | |
| Sqn Ldr | F J S Culley | 23 Apr 1944 | |
| Sqn Ldr | A W Ray | 18 Jan 1945 | |
| Armament | |||
| Wg Cdr | W J Macken | 19 Nov 1942 | |
| Equipment | |||
| Wg Cdr | A E Haes | 3 Dec 1943 | |
| Photography | |||
| Sqn Ldr | W F Thompson | 1 Jun 1944 | |
| Medical | |||
| Wg Cdr | R C O'Grady | 12 Jun 1944 | MB, BCh |
| Educational | |||
| Mr | W Walker | 30 Jan 1945 | BA, RAFVR |
| Meteorological | |||
| Wg Cdr | R E Watson | 11 Sep 1944 | BSc, PhD |
| Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
| Sqn Off | A Crossley | 9 Nov 1944 | MBE |
| Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
| Lt Col | C E Jewels | 23 Nov 1942 | DSO, MC |
| Wg Cdr | E G B Reid | 15 May 1944 | DFC |
| Sqn Ldr | A C Barton | 14 Jun 1942 | |
| Sqn Ldr | R R Stowe | 17 Jun 1943 | DFM |
| Sqn Ldr | K Brierley | 1 Apr 1944 | DFC |
| Sqn Ldr | A J Putt | 1 Jun 1944 | DFC |
| Sqn Ldr | H J Morrison | 6 Dec 1944 | DFC |
| Maj | R R Burton-Gyles | 13 Mar 1940 | |
| Lt | G R P Goodden | 1 Dec 1944 | RN |
Source - July 1945 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/3839)
| Location | Command | |
| Harraton House, Exning, near Newmarket, Cambridgeshire | Bomber Command |
No 31 Base - Stradishall
No 32 Base - Mildenhall
No 33 Base - Waterbeach
|
|
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| AVM | Richard Harrison | 27 Feb 1943 | Air Officer Commanding, DFC, AFC later AVM |
| Air Staff | |||
| A/Cdre | Herbert J Kirkpatrick | 5 Mar 1943 | Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC; later AVM |
| Wg Cdr | Frederick M Milligan | 15 Jun 1944 | AFC; later A/Cdre |
| Wg Cdr | I C K Swales | 19 Jun 1943 | DSO, DFC, DFM |
| Wg Cdr | D J H Lay | 16 Feb 1944 | DSO, DFC |
| Wg Cdr | G E Bould | 1 Feb 1945 | DFC |
| Sqn Ldr | F L Fox | 23 Feb 1941 | |
| Sqn Ldr | MK B Blower | 15 May 1944 | |
| Sqn Ldr | A J L Craig | 12 Jan 1945 | DSO, DFC |
| Sqn Ldr | A R Scott | 12 Jan 1945 | DFC |
| Administrative Staff | |||
| Gp Capt | H E Hills | 30 Aug 1941 | Senior Administrative Staff Officer, OBE |
| Sqn Ldr | J E Day | 14 Sep 1940 | |
| Sqn Ldr | E F Goater | 12 May 1942 | |
| Staffs of the Services | |||
| Engineer | |||
| Wg Cdr | H P Matthews | 12 Sep 1942 | OBE |
| Sqn Ldr | G C Lillicrap | 1 May 1944 | |
| Sqn Ldr | F Rostron | 15 Jul 1943 | |
| Signals | |||
| Wg Cdr | J A Chorlton | 16 Oct 1943 | |
| Sqn Ldr | F J S Culley | 23 Apr 1944 | |
| Sqn Ldr | A W Ray | 18 Jan 1945 | |
| Armament | |||
| Wg Cdr | W J Macken | 19 Nov 1942 | |
| Equipment | |||
| Wg Cdr | A E Haes | 3 Dec 1943 | |
| Photography | |||
| Sqn Ldr | W F Thompson | 1 Jun 1944 | |
| Medical | |||
| Wg Cdr | R C O'Grady | 12 Jun 1944 | MB, BCh |
| Educational | |||
| Mr | W Walker | 30 Jan 1945 | BA, RAFVR |
| Meteorological | |||
| Wg Cdr | R E Watson | 11 Sep 1944 | BSc, PhD |
| Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
| Sqn Off | A Crossley | 9 Nov 1944 | MBE |
| Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
| Lt Col | C E Jewels | 23 Nov 1942 | DSO, MC |
| Wg Cdr | E G B Reid | 15 May 1944 | DFC |
| Sqn Ldr | A C Barton | 14 Jun 1942 | |
| Sqn Ldr | R R Stowe | 17 Jun 1943 | DFM |
| Sqn Ldr | K Brierley | 1 Apr 1944 | DFC |
| Sqn Ldr | A J Putt | 1 Jun 1944 | DFC |
| Sqn Ldr | H J Morrison | 6 Dec 1944 | DFC |
| Maj | R R Burton-Gyles | 13 Mar 1940 | |
| Lt | G R P Goodden | 1 Dec 1944 | RN |
Source - August 1945 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/3839)
| Location | Command | |
| Harraton House, Exning, near Newmarket, Cambridgeshire | Bomber Command |
No 32 Base - Mildenhall
|
|
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| AVM | Richard Harrison | 27 Feb 1943 | Air Officer Commanding, DFC, AFC later AVM |
| Air Staff | |||
| A/Cdre | Herbert J Kirkpatrick | 5 Mar 1943 | Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC; later AVM |
| Wg Cdr | Frederick M Milligan | 15 Jun 1944 | AFC; later A/Cdre |
| Wg Cdr | I C K Swales | 19 Jun 1943 | DSO, DFC, DFM |
| Wg Cdr | D J H Lay | 16 Feb 1944 | DSO, DFC |
| Wg Cdr | G E Bould | 1 Feb 1945 | DFC |
| Sqn Ldr | F L Fox | 23 Feb 1941 | |
| Sqn Ldr | MK B Blower | 15 May 1944 | |
| Sqn Ldr | A J L Craig | 12 Jan 1945 | DSO, DFC |
| Sqn Ldr | A R Scott | 12 Jan 1945 | DFC |
| Administrative Staff | |||
| Gp Capt | F E Nuttall | 24 Jul 1945 | Senior Administrative Staff Officer, OBE |
| Sqn Ldr | J E Day | 14 Sep 1940 | |
| Sqn Ldr | E F Goater | 12 May 1942 | |
| Staffs of the Services | |||
| Engineer | |||
| Wg Cdr | H P Matthews | 12 Sep 1942 | OBE |
| Sqn Ldr | G C Lillicrap | 1 May 1944 | |
| Sqn Ldr | F Rostron | 15 Jul 1943 | |
| Signals | |||
| Wg Cdr | J A Chorlton | 16 Oct 1943 | |
| Sqn Ldr | F J S Culley | 23 Apr 1944 | |
| Sqn Ldr | A W Ray | 18 Jan 1945 | |
| Armament | |||
| Wg Cdr | W J Macken | 19 Nov 1942 | |
| Equipment | |||
| Wg Cdr | A E Haes | 3 Dec 1943 | |
| Photography | |||
| Sqn Ldr | W F Thompson | 1 Jun 1944 | |
| Medical | |||
| Wg Cdr | R C O'Grady | 12 Jun 1944 | MB, BCh |
| Educational | |||
| Mr | W Walker | 30 Jan 1945 | BA, RAFVR |
| Meteorological | |||
| Wg Cdr | R E Watson | 11 Sep 1944 | BSc, PhD |
| Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
| Sqn Off | M D V Beard | 25 Jun 1945 | |
| Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
| Lt Col | C E Jewels | 23 Nov 1942 | DSO, MC |
| Wg Cdr | E G B Reid | 15 May 1944 | DFC |
| Sqn Ldr | A C Barton | 14 Jun 1942 | |
| Sqn Ldr | R R Stowe | 17 Jun 1943 | DFM |
| Sqn Ldr | K Brierley | 1 Apr 1944 | DFC |
| Sqn Ldr | A J Putt | 1 Jun 1944 | DFC |
| Sqn Ldr | H J Morrison | 6 Dec 1944 | DFC |
| Maj | R R Burton-Gyles | 13 Mar 1940 | |
| Lt | G R P Goodden | 1 Dec 1944 | RN |
Source - September 1945 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/3839)
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