Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
HQ No 34 Group Personnel, locations and units 1939 - 1945
This Group was formed on 7 April 1940 initially attached to No 33 Group at Newcastle but it moved to Tor House, Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh on 15 May 1940.
Location | Command | Controlled |
Tor House, Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh | Balloon Command |
* Administered directly by No 34 Group **Operationally controlled by RAFNI |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Act A/Cdre | Henry R Busteed | 1 Mar 1940 | Air Officer Commanding, OBE, AFC, RAFO |
Air Staff | |||
Sqn Ldr | J Henderson | 15 May 1940 | Senior Air Staff Officer, MC |
Flt Lt | R N Lochhead | 10 Jun 1940 | MC |
Flt Lt | G D O Sheppard | 1 Sep 1940 | |
Fg Off | R C Collingwood | 1 Mar 1940 | |
Fg Off | G V Atkinson | 18 Oct 1940 | |
Fg Off | R R Piggott | 20 Jan 1941 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Sqn Ldr | R Ashley Hall | 15 May 1940 | Senior Administrative Staff Officer |
Fg Off | F A Strachan | 6 Jan 1941 | |
Plt Off | N Harper | 1 Mar 1940 | Personnel Duties |
Plt Off | J R Thomlinson | 13 Jan 1941 | |
Plt Off | P A V Charlesworth | 16 Jan 1941 | |
Plt Off | R E Pearmund | 20 Jan 1941 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Engineer | |||
Fg Off | H J Spencer | 7 Mar 1940 | |
Signals | |||
Fg Off | C H Badderley | 7 mar 1940 | |
Plt Off | L T Eden | 10 May 1940 | |
Equipment | |||
Flt Lt | W J Amlot | 12 Apr 1940 | |
Medical | |||
Flt Lt | N R Smith | 2 Apr 1941 | Senior Medical Officer, MRCS, LRCP |
Fg Off | R A Mitchell | 11 Apr 1941 | |
Physical Training | |||
Plt Off | A J Jewell | 15 Jul 1940 | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Wg Cdr | J G Walser | 3 Jan 1941 | |
Wg Cdr | W J H Lindley | 3 Jan 1941 | |
Flt Lt | S N H Phillips | 3 Jan 1941 | |
Plt Off | E W Porter | 15 Apr 1940 | |
Plt Off | J C de H Vaizey | 1 Dec 1940 | |
Plt Off | D C Daly | 18 Jan 1941 |
Source - June 1941 Confidential Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
Tor House, Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh | Balloon Command |
* Administered directly by No 34 Group **Operationally controlled by No 32 Group |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Act A/Cdre | Philip L Lincoln | 1 Aug 1941 | Air Officer Commanding, DSO, MC |
Air Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | J V Garmonsway | 20 Aug 1941 | Senior Air Staff Officer, MC |
Flt Lt | R W kerr | 13 Oct 1941 | |
Flt Lt | R C Collingwood | 1 Mar 1940 | |
Flt Lt | R R Piggott | 20 Jan 1941 | |
Flt Lt | D A Lamb | 24 Apr 1942 | |
Flt Lt | C E Worthington | 24 Apr 1942 | |
Flt Lt | E F Whitehorn | 24 Apr 1942 | |
Flt Lt | H D Corlett | 24 Apr 1942 | |
Fg Off | C W Janes | 22 Jun 1941 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Sqn Ldr | F J Hart | 11 Jul 1941 | Senior Administrative Staff Officer, DSC |
Flt Lt | N Harper | 1 Mar 1940 | Personnel |
Flt Lt | F A Strachan | 6 Jan 1941 | |
Flt Lt | P A V Charlesworth | 16 Jan 1941 | Personnel |
Fg Off | R E Pearmund | 20 Jan 1941 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Engineer | |||
Flt Lt | H J Spencer | 7 Mar 1940 | |
Flt Lt | W McQ Pratt | 19 Jan 1942 | |
Signals | |||
Fg Off | C H Badderley | 7 Mar 1940 | |
Plt Off | N L Parlett | 29 Sep 1941 | |
Equipment | |||
Flt Lt | W J Amlot | 12 Apr 1940 | |
Medical | |||
Sqn Ldr | N R Smith | 2 Apr 1941 | Senior Medical Officer, MRCS, LRCP |
Chaplain | |||
Rev | M K MacLeod | 18 Nov 1941 | |
Rev | D H Saunders-Davies | 18 Nov 1941 | |
Educational | |||
Mr | F F Brotherton | 19 May 1941 | Grade III |
WAAF Staff Officers | |||
Sqn Ldr | E Read | 14 Oct 1940 | WAAF |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Wg Cdr | W J H Lindley | 3 Jan 1941 | |
Sqn Ldr | T J Southern | 13 Oct 194 | |
Fg Off | L M Cooper | 20 Mar 19421 | DSM |
Fg Off | R A Shepheard-Walwyn | 13 Apr 1942 |
Source - July 1942 Confidential Air Force List
It disbanded into No 33 Group on 19 July 1943
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