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HQ No 40 Group Personnel, units and locations


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Formed as No 40 (Maintenance) Group on 1 January 1939 within Maintenance Command as the Equipment Group

April 1939

Location Command Controlled
81 Weyhill Road, Andover Maintenance  Command
  • No 1 Maintenance Unit - Kidbrooke

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 4 Maintenance Unit - Ruislip

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • 'A' Maintenance Unit - Hendon

  • 'B' Maintenance Unit - Hammersmith

  • 'C' Maintenance Unit - Coventry

  • 'D' Maintenance Unit - Wembley

  • 'E' Maintenance Unit - Newport

  • 'F' Maintenance Unit - Kenley

  • 'G' Maintenance Unit - Norwich

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Services
Armament
Sqn Ldr C J W Hatcher 27 Feb 1939 AFC

Source - April 1939 Confidential Air Force List

May 1939

Location Command Controlled
81 Weyhill Road, Andover Maintenance  Command
  • No 1 Maintenance Unit - Kidbrooke

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 4 Maintenance Unit - Ruislip

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • 'A' Maintenance Unit - Hendon

  • 'B' Maintenance Unit - Hammersmith

  • 'C' Maintenance Unit - Coventry

  • 'D' Maintenance Unit - Wembley

  • 'E' Maintenance Unit - Newport

  • 'F' Maintenance Unit - Kenley

  • 'G' Maintenance Unit - Norwich

  • 'H' Maintenance Unit - Norwich

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Act A/Cdre

Rudell W Thomas

 1 May 1939 Air Officer Commanding, OBE; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt

Thomas G Skeats

27 Mar 1939 Staff Officer i/c Administration; later A/Cdre
Administrative
Wg Cdr H Hillier 15 Mar 1939  
Sqn Ldr L A Cubitt 15 Mar 1939 Personnel Duties
Sqn Ldr L Horwood 15 Mar 1939  
Services
Engineer
Sqn Ldr W R Baird 15 Mar 1939  
Equipment
Wg Cdr A W Smiyj 15 Mar 1939  
Sqn Ldr C N Scott 15 Mar 1939  
Sqn Ldr A A Quayle 15 Mar 1939  
Plt Off C R Iliffe 27 Mar 1939  

Source - May 1939 Confidential Air Force List

The HQ re-located to Caldecott House, Caldecott Road, Abingdon, Berkshire on 31 August 1939

December 1939

Location Command Controlled
Caldecott House, Caldecott Road, Abingdon, Berkshire Maintenance  Command
  • No 1 Maintenance Unit - Kidbrooke

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 4 Maintenance Unit - Ruislip

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • 'A' Maintenance Sub-Unit - Wembley

  • 'B' Maintenance Unit - Hammersmith

  • 'C' Maintenance Unit - Coventry

  • 'D' Maintenance Sub-Unit - Wembley

  • 'E' Maintenance Unit - Newport

  • 'F' Maintenance Unit - Waddington

  • 'G' Maintenance Unit - Norwich

  • 'H' Maintenance Unit - Dumfries

  • 'K' Maintenance Unit - Shepton Mallet

  • 'L' Maintenance Unit - Salford

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Act A/Cdre

Rudell W Thomas

 1 May 1939 Air Officer Commanding, OBE; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt

Thomas G Skeats

27 Mar 1939 Staff Officer i/c Administration; later A/Cdre
Maintenance Staff
Wg Cdr Walter J M Akerman 24Apr 1939 later AVM
Wg Cdr H Hillier 15 Mar 1939  
Sqn Ldr L Horwood 15 Mar 1939  
Administrative
Sqn Ldr T J Denton  1 Jul 1939 RNZAF
Plt Off A J Bannister 31 Jul 1939  
  W N Cutts   Assistant Adjutant, late RAF
Services
Engineer
Sqn Ldr W R Baird 15 Mar 1939  
Signals
Sqn Ldr G W Gay  5 Apr 1939  
Equipment
Wg Cdr W A O Honey  3 Apr 1939  
Flt Lt D F Syder 15 May 1939  
Plt Off C R Iliffe 27 Mar 1939  

Source - December 1939 Confidential Air Force List

June 1941

Location Command Controlled
Caldecott House, Caldecott Road, Abingdon, Berkshire Maintenance  Command
  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 55 Maintenance Unit - Holywood

  • 'A' Maintenance Sub-Unit - Wembley

  • 'B' Maintenance Unit - Hammersmith

  • 'C' Maintenance Unit - Coventry

  • 'D' Maintenance Sub-Unit - Wembley

  • 'E' Maintenance Unit - Newport

  • 'F' Maintenance Unit - Waddington

  • 'G' Maintenance Unit - Norwich

  • 'H' Maintenance Unit - Dumfries

  • 'L' Maintenance Unit - Salford

  • 'M' Maintenance Unit - Kidbrooke

  • 'P' Maintenance Unit - Ruislip

  • 'R' Maintenance Unit - Glossop

  • 'S' Maintenance Unit - Nottingham

  • *No 1 MT Company - Darlington

  • *No 2 MT Company - Cambridge

  • *No 3 MT Company - Igtham

  • *No 4 MT Company - London

  • *No 5 MT Company - Liverpool

  • *No 6 MT Company - Glasgow

  • *No 7 MT Company - Hull

*Operationally controlled by GDDE9

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre William B Cushion  9 May 1940 Air Officer Commanding, OBE; later AVM
Personal Appointment
Plt Off C B Skipper 13 May 1940 Personal Assistant to AOC
Maintenance Staff
Wg Cdr J A Tindall 15 May 1940 Senior Maintenance Staff Officer
Wg Cdr O G Ridley  1 Feb 1940  
Sqn Ldr L Horwood 15 Mar 1939  
Sqn Ldr E H Broad 27 Jan 1940  
Fg Off C R Iliffe 27 Mar 1939  
Fg Off W H Seward 15 Apr 1941  
Plt Off C W Wrightson 14 Sep 1939  
Plt Off H A P Disney 24 Oct 1940  
Administrative
Gp Capt

Thomas G Skeats

27 Mar 1939 Senior Administrative Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr L A K Butt  1 Sep 1939  
Fg Off M Wildman 20 Jun 1940  
Fg Off H B Whissell 22 Jul 1940  
Fg Off S G Vickers 22 Jul 1940  
Plt Off S T Dawson 25 Sep 1940  
Plt Off J E R Avery 28 Dec 1940  
Plt Off R I K Owen 25 Jan 1941  
Services
Engineer
Fg Off L Abraham 20 Apr 1940  
Fg Off C D Newman  1 May 1941  
Signals
Sqn Ldr G W Gay  5 Apr 1939  
Equipment
Wg Cdr C H Baker  1 Jan 1940  
Wg Cdr W A D Collingwood 15 Nov 1940  
Wg Cdr Fred B Ludlow 30 Dec 1940 OBE, MC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr Walter A Stagg 30 Dec 1940 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr P S Stewart 30 Mar 1940  
Sqn Ldr J E Hatfield  1 Jan 1940  
Sqn Ldr H Lovegrove  1 Jan 1940  
Flt Lt J M Howard  1 Jan 1940  
Flt Lt R D Lambert 21 Jun 1940  
Flt Lt S M T Grimes 21 Jun 1940  
Flt Lt E R J Smith  3 Jan 1941  
Fg Off J H Rendell  1 Jan 1940  
Fg Off A J Fairclough  1 Jan 1940  
Fg Off H C Manuel  1 Jan 1940  
Fg Off J C Jordon  1 Mar 1940  
Fg Off B A Taylor  3 May 1940  
Fg Off R G Kingston 22 Jun 1940  
Fg Off N B Butcher 20 Jul 1940  
Fg Off D A Doughty 24 Jul 1940  
Fg Off N C Kirkham 23 Jul 1940  
Fg Off H Clayton 10 Sep 1940  
Fg Off F J Smith  1 Nov 1940  
Fg Off E A Sadler 14 Nov 1940  
Fg Off R A Salter 20 Dec 1940  
Fg Off F H Farthing 10 Mar 1941  
Fg Off A W B Scott 21 Apr 1941  
Plt Off J G Home  1 Jan 1940  
Plt Off F B S Honey  1 Jan 1940  
Plt Off C E Polack  1 Jan 1940  
Plt Off P J Bleek  1 Jan 1940  
Plt Off J R Slater  1 Jan 1940  
Plt Off F Cockcroft 24 Jul 1940  
Plt Off H A Howitt 18 Aug 1940  
Plt Off D Mitchell  1 Sep 1940  
Plt Off R G G Ponsonby  4 Oct 1940  
Plt Off F W Hornibrook  4 Oct1940  
Plt Off G Turner-Cain 12 Jan 1941  
Plt Off W E Lovesy 29 Jan 1941  
Plt Off R R Stammers  1 Mar 1941  
Plt Off A T Hillery  7 Mar 1941  
Plt Off F Carter  4 Apr 1941  
Plt Off C D B Hawksley 10 Apr 1941  
Plt Off E Graham  2 May 1941  
Medical
Sqn Ldr F H Peterson  3 Dec 1940 Senior Medical Officer, MD, MCP&S
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr T E Naughton Senior Aeronautical Inspection Officer - Assistant Inspector, AID
Miscellaneous Appointments
Plt Off R W Sergeantson 12 Aug 1940  
Plt Off L G Williams  1 Feb 1941  

Source - June 1941 Confidential Air Force List

July 1942

Location Command Controlled
Caldecott House, Caldecott Road, Abingdon, Berkshire Maintenance  Command
  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 17 Maintenance Unit - Perth

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 55 Maintenance Unit - Holywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 62 Maintenance Unit - Dumbarton

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 69 Maintenance Unit - Sandysike

  • No 70 Maintenance Unit - Woodcote

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 74 Maintenance Unit - Bough Beech

  • No 79 Maintenance Unit - Inverness

  • No 87 Maintenance Unit - York

  • No 99 Maintenance Unit - Derby

  • No 201 Maintenance Unit - Poynton

  • No 203 Maintenance Unit - Newark

  • No 204 Maintenance Unit - Rushden

  • No 217 Maintenance Unit - Ballymena

  • 'A' Maintenance Sub-Unit - Wembley

  • 'E' Maintenance Unit - Newport

  • 'F' Maintenance Unit - Kettering

  • 'H' Maintenance Unit - Dumfries

  • 'R' Maintenance Unit - Glossop

  • 'S' Maintenance Unit - Nottingham

  • *No 1 MT Company - Darlington

  • *No 2 MT Company - Cambridge

  • *No 3 MT Company - Igtham

  • *No 4 MT Company - London

  • *No 5 MT Company - Liverpool

  • *No 6 MT Company - Glasgow

  • *No 7 MT Company - Cardiff

  • RAF Medical Stores Depot - Hartlebury**

*Operationally controlled by GDDE9

** Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Act AVM William B Cushion  9 May 1940 Air Officer Commanding, OBE
Maintenance Staff
Gp Capt Edward C Farman  5 May 1942 Senior Maintenance Staff Officer; later AVM
Wg Cdr Walter A Stagg 30 Dec 1940 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr C H Baker 24 Nov 1941 MBE
Wg Cdr S W Needham  1 Apr 1942  
Sqn Ldr L A K Butt  1 Sep 1939  
Sqn Ldr R D Lambert 27 Jun 1940  
Sqn Ldr J E Garwood 14 May 1942  
Sqn Ldr T H Snelling  1 May 1941  
Flt Lt J Warren Price  1 May 1941  
Fg Off J E Garrett  1 May 1941  
Fg Off O F Owens  9 Jun 1941  
Fg Off E J Routly  5 Mar 1942  
Fg Off W G Cumming  1 May 1941  
Fg Off C D B Hawksley 10 Apr 1941  
Fg Off N Ackroyd  1 Sep 1941  
Fg Off T S Flannery 16 Sep 1941  
Plt Off R S Deacon 26 May 1941  
Plt Off K A England 13 Apr 1942  
Administrative
Flt Lt M Wildman 20 Jun 1940 Senior Administrative Staff Officer
Flt Lt H Clayton  6 Apr 1942  
Fg Off C J D Davis  8 Jan 1942 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Fg Off A R R Thomas  6 May 1942  
Plt Off A Lewis 15 Aug 1941  
Plt Off E C Costin 25 Aug 1941  
Plt Off C P Oldfield 14 Feb 1942  
Plt Off R E Vale  2 Mar 1942  
Plt Off T Barnett 24 Mar 1942  
Plt Off W Guise 23 Apr 1942  
Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr Christopher E Hartley 28 Jun 1940 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt G Turner-Cain  1 Jul 1941  
Fg Off C E Wellings 11 Aug 1941  
Fg Off H A Grass 18 Sep 1941  
Plt Off E C Pritchard 10 Oct 1941  
Plt Off E K Wheatley 20 Apr 1942  
Signals
Sqn Ldr H W Smith 12 May 1942  
Plt Off A Perkins 27 May 1942  
Equipment
Gp Capt A Walters 21 Apr 1942 OBE
Sqn Ldr H F Thomas 14 May 1942  
Sqn Ldr N R Butcher 20 Jul 1940  
Sqn Ldr G P Stevens 16 Mar 1942  
Fg Off D Mitchell  1 Sep 1940  
Fg Off H W Pryor 25 Mar 1942  
Fg Off W E Lovesy 29 Jan 1941  
Fg Off H L Wharrad 20 Nov 1941  
Plt Off C Taite  9 Feb 1942  
Plt Off A W J Mursell 11 Feb 1942  
Plt Off G H Pattinson 30 Mar 1942  
Plt Off S R Taylor 23 Dec 1942  
Plt Off J C Griffiths 20 Apr 1942  
Plt Off R A Feldman 20 Apr 1942  
Medical
Sqn Ldr D J Sheehan 12 Nov 1941 Senior Medical Officer, MRCS, LRCP
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr T E Naughton Senior Aeronautical Inspection Officer - Assistant Inspector, AID
WAAF Staff Officers
SO A Thorpe 21 Nov 1941 WAAF
RAF Regiment
Lt Col G W Jones 23 Feb 1942
Fg Off J Clement 25 May 1942 MC

Source - July 1942 Confidential Air Force List

December 1943

Location Command Controlled
Caldecott House, Caldecott Road, Abingdon, Berkshire Maintenance  Command
  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 7 (Sub) Unit - Cardiff

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 17 Maintenance Unit - Perth

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 35 (Sub) Unit - Sheffield

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 62 Maintenance Unit - Dumbarton

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 69 Maintenance Unit - Sandysike

  • No 70 Maintenance Unit - Woodcote

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 73 Maintenance Unit - Oakhampton

  • No 74 Maintenance Unit - Bough Beech

  • No 79 Maintenance Unit - Inverness

  • No 87 Maintenance Unit - York

  • No 89 Maintenance Unit - Barton Mills

  • No 99 Maintenance Unit - Derby

  • No 201 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 203 Maintenance Unit - Newark

  • No 204 Maintenance Unit - Rushden

  • No 205 Maintenance Unit - Edinburgh

  • No 207 Maintenance Unit - East Retford

  • No 208 Maintenance Unit - Golden Grove

  • No 209 Maintenance Unit - Brigg

  • No 210 Maintenance Unit - Romsey

  • No 211 Maintenance Unit - Hyde Hall

  • No 212 Maintenance Unit - Wembley

  • No 214 Maintenance Unit - Newport

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 217 Maintenance Unit - Ballymena

  • No 220 Maintenance Unit - Dumfries

  • No 221 Maintenance Unit - Salford

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 225 (Sub) Unit - Shepton Mallet

  • No 227 Maintenance Unit - Nottingham

  • No 230 Maintenance Unit - Wakefield

  • No 232 Maintenance Unit - White City

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Kettering

  • No 238 Maintenance Unit - Tewkesbury

  • No 239 Maintenance Unit - Bishopbrigg

  • RAF Medical Stores Depot - Hartlebury**

  • No 1 Canal Clearing Depot - London

  • No 2 Canal Clearing Depot - Birmingham

  • No 3 Canal Clearing Depot - Manchester

  • MT Allotment and Storage Section - Derby

  • Master Provision Officer - Burtonwood

** Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Ephraim W Havers 25 Aug 1942 Air Officer Commanding,  CBE
Maintenance Staff
A/Cdre Walter Thorne 2 Jul 1942 Senior Maintenance Staff Officer, CBE; later AVM
Gp Capt Bertram E Essex 12 Jul 1942 later AVM
Gp Capt A Walters 21 Apr 1942 OBE
Wg Cdr F Anderson  1 Oct 1942  
Wg Cdr C H Baker  1 Feb 1943 MBE
Sqn Ldr J Warren Price  1 May 1941  
Sqn Ldr J E Garrett  1 May 1941  
Sqn Ldr W G Cumming  1 May 1941  
Sqn Ldr G P Stevens  4 May 1942  
Sqn Ldr P J Scott-Allen 18 Oct 1943  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt H Payne 24 Sep 1943 Senior Administrative Staff Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr V A Peers 12 May 1943 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Wg Cdr H Clayton  6 Apr 1942  
Sqn Ldr C J D Davis  8 Jan 1942  
Sqn Ldr A Lewis 14 Sep 1942  
Services
Engineer
Sqn Ldr G Turner-Cain  1 Jul 1941  
Sqn Ldr F Haworth  5 Jun 1942  
Sqn Ldr A Read 27 Sep 1943  
Flt Lt E C Pritchard 10 Oct 1941  
Signals
Sqn Ldr C H Parsons 10 Dec 1942  
Equipment
Wg Cdr R D Lambert  4 May 1942  
Sqn Ldr A E L Cooper 30 Aug 1943  
Sqn Ldr A J Garnett 24 Apr 1943  
Sqn Ldr H L Wharrad 20 Nov 1941  
Medical
Wg Cdr W F Wilson  5 Jul 1943 Senior Medical Officer, MC, MB, BCh
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr J G Gore 22 Dec 1942 Group Inspection Officer, MM
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off A Thorpe 21 Nov 1941 WAAF
RAF Regiment
Lt Col S R Savill 10Sep 1942 DSO, MC
Sqn Ldr J Clement 25 May 1942 MC

Source - December 1943 Confidential Air Force List

June 1944

Location Command Controlled
RAF Ramridge, Weyhill, Andover Berkshire Maintenance  Command
  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 17 Maintenance Unit - Glencarse

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 62 Maintenance Unit - Dumbarton

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 68 Maintenance Unit - Bolton

  • No 69 Maintenance Unit - Sandysike

  • No 70 Maintenance Unit - Woodcote

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 73 Maintenance Unit - Oakhampton

  • No 74 Maintenance Unit - Bough Beech

  • No 79 Maintenance Unit - Inverness

  • No 87 Maintenance Unit - York

  • No 89 Maintenance Unit - Barton Mills

  • No 99 Maintenance Unit - Derby

  • No 203 Maintenance Unit - Newark

  • No 204 Maintenance Unit - Rushden

  • No 205 Maintenance Unit - Edinburgh

  • No 207 Maintenance Unit - East Retford

  • No 208 Maintenance Unit - Llandilo

  • No 209 Maintenance Unit - Brigg

  • No 210 Maintenance Unit - Romsey

  • No 211 Maintenance Unit - Hyde Hall

  • No 212 Maintenance Unit - Wembley

  • No 214 Maintenance Unit - Newport

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 217 Maintenance Unit - Ballymena

  • No 220 Maintenance Unit - Dumfries

  • No 221 Maintenance Unit - Salford

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 227 Maintenance Unit - Nottingham

  • No 230 Maintenance Unit - Wakefield

  • No 232 Maintenance Unit - White City

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Kettering

  • No 238 Maintenance Unit - Tewkesbury

  • No 239 Maintenance Unit - Bishopbrigg

  • No 240 Maintenance Unit - Chessington

  • No 241 Maintenance Unit - Sheffield

  • RAF Medical Stores Depot - Hartlebury**

  • No 55 Wing - Derby

  • No 1 Canal Clearing Depot - London

  • No 2 Canal Clearing Depot - Birmingham

  • No 3 Canal Clearing Depot - Manchester

  • MT Allotment and Storage Section - Derby

  • Master Provision Officer - Burtonwood

  • No 40 Communication Flight - Andover

** Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Ephraim W Havers 25 Aug 1942 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE
Maintenance Staff
A/Cdre Walter Thorne 2 Jul 1942 Senior Maintenance Staff Officer, CBE; later AVM
Gp Capt Bertram E Essex 12 Jul 1942 later AVM
Gp Capt A Walters 21 Apr 1942 OBE
Wg Cdr F Anderson  1 Oct 1942  
Wg Cdr C H Baker  1 Feb 1943 MBE
Sqn Ldr W G Cumming  1 May 1941  
Sqn Ldr R S Deacon 19 Apr 1944  
Sqn Ldr J E Garrett  1 May 1941  
Sqn Ldr G P Stevens  4 May 1942  
Sqn Ldr P J Scott-Allen 18 Oct 1943  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt H J Payne 24 Sep 1943 Senior Administrative Staff Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr V A Peers 12 May 1943  
Wg Cdr H Clayton  6 Apr 1942  
Sqn Ldr C J D Davis  8 Jan 1942 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr A Lewis 14 Sep 1942  
Services
Engineer
Sqn Ldr G Turner-Cain  1 Jul 1941  
Sqn Ldr A Read 27 Sep 1943  
Flt Lt E C Pritchard 10 Oct 1941  
Signals
Sqn Ldr C H Parsons 10 Dec 1942  
Equipment
Wg Cdr R D Lambert  4 May 1942  
Sqn Ldr A E L Cooper 30 Aug 1943  
Sqn Ldr A J Garnett 24 Apr 1943  
Sqn Ldr H L Wharrad 20 Nov 1941  
Medical
Wg Cdr W F Wilson  5 Jul 1943 Senior Medical Officer, MC, MB, BCh
Educational
Mr T W Hay  8 Apr 1944 BSc, RAFVR
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr J G Gore 22 Dec 1942 Group Inspection Officer, MM
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off M I deC Taudevin  1 Feb 1944 WAAF
RAF Regiment
Lt Col W G Clark  8 May 1944
Sqn Ldr J Clement 25 May 1942 MC

Source - June 1944 Confidential Air Force List

June 1945

Location Command Controlled
RAF Ramridge, Weyhill, Andover Berkshire Maintenance  Command
  • No 55 (Maintenance) Wing - Egginton Hall

    • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

    • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

    • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

    • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

    • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

    • No 89 Maintenance Unit - Barton Mills

    • No 99 Maintenance Unit - Derby

    • No 203 Maintenance Unit - Newark

    • No 204 Maintenance Unit - Rushden

    • No 207 Maintenance Unit - East Retford

    • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

    • No 221 Maintenance Unit - Salford

    • No 227 Maintenance Unit - Nottingham

    • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Kettering

    • No 241 Maintenance Unit - Sheffield

    • Master Provision Officer - Burtonwood

  • No 56 (Maintenance) Wing - Annan

    • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

    • No 17 Maintenance Unit - Glencarse

    • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

    • No 62 Maintenance Unit - Dumbarton

    • No 68 Maintenance Unit - Bolton

    • No 69 Maintenance Unit - Sandysike

    • No 79 Maintenance Unit - Inverness

    • No 87 Maintenance Unit - York

    • No 205 Maintenance Unit - Edinburgh

    • No 209 Maintenance Unit - Brigg

  • No 56 (Maintenance) Wing - Annan

    • No 217 Maintenance Unit - Ballymena

    • No 220 Maintenance Unit - Dumfries

    • No 230 Maintenance Unit - Wakefield

    • No 239 Maintenance Unit - Bishopbrigg

  • No 57 (Maintenance) Wing - Milton

    • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

    • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

    • No 70 Maintenance Unit - Woodcote

    • No 73 Maintenance Unit - Oakhampton

    • No 74 Maintenance Unit - Bough Beech

    • No 208 Maintenance Unit - Llandilo

    • No 210 Maintenance Unit - Romsey

    • No 211 Maintenance Unit - Hyde Hall

    • No 212 Maintenance Unit - Wembley

    • No 214 Maintenance Unit - Newport

    • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

    • No 232 Maintenance Unit - White City

    • No 238 Maintenance Unit - Tewkesbury

    • No 246 Maintenance Unit - Bicester

  • RAF Medical Stores Depot - Hartlebury**

  • MT Allotment and Storage Section - Bicester

  • No 40 Group Communication Flight - Andover

  • No 7 RAF Instructors School - Bowlee

** Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Ephraim W Havers 25 Aug 1942 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE
Maintenance Staff
A/Cdre Valentine B Ranford 21 Mar 1945 Senior Maintenance Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt A Walters 21 Apr 1942 OBE
Wg Cdr F Anderson  1 Oct 1942  
Wg Cdr A E Jackson  4 Sep 1944  
Wg Cdr C H Baker  1 Feb 1943 MBE
Wg Cdr L H Vernon 18 Jan 1945  
Wg Cdr G P Stevens 20 Jun 1943  
Wg Cdr W G Cumming  1 May 1941  
Sqn Ldr R S Deacon 19 Apr 1944  
Sqn Ldr P J Scott-Allen 18 Oct 1943  
Sqn Ldr S H Bowden  4 Sep 1944  
Sqn Ldr S R Taylor 21 Apr 1944  
Sqn Ldr H H Levy 21 Apr 1944  
Sqn Ldr C B Jewson  1 Nov 1944  
Sqn Ldr G H Wayne 12 Dec 1944  
Sqn Ldr G T Robin  6 Feb 1945  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt H J Payne 24 Sep 1943 Senior Officer Administrative, OBE
Wg Cdr V A Peers 12 May 1943  
Wg Cdr A P Woollett 18 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr C J D Davis  8 Jan 1942 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr A Lewis 14 Sep 1942  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr C A Fidler  9 Oct 1944  
Wg Cdr C H Wilson  2 Nov 1944  
Sqn Ldr E C Pritchard 10 Oct 1941  
Sqn Ldr A Read 27 Sep 1943  
Sqn Ldr E M Durman  6 Nov 1944  
Signals
Wg Cdr C H Parsons 10 Dec 1942  
Equipment
Wg Cdr R D Lambert  4 May 1942  
Sqn Ldr F I J de Thier 28 Dec 1944  
Sqn Ldr A J Garnett 24 Apr 1943  
Sqn Ldr H L Wharrad 20 Nov 1941  
Medical
Wg Cdr W F Wilson  5 Jul 1943 Senior Medical Officer, MC, MB, BCh
Educational
Mr C I Morris 12 Mar 1945 AMIEE, RAFVR
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr J G Gore 22 Dec 1942 Group Inspection Officer, MM
WAAF Staff Officers
Wg Off E Read  8 Dec 1944 WAAF
RAF Regiment
Lt Col W G Clark  8 May 1944
Sqn Ldr A H Renny 28 Dec 1944
Miscellaneous Appointment
Sqn Ldr A W Major  1 Feb 1944

Source - June 1945 Confidential Air Force List

July 1945

Location Command Controlled
RAF Ramridge, Weyhill, Andover Berkshire Maintenance  Command
  • No 55 (Maintenance) Wing - Egginton Hall

    • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

    • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

    • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

    • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

    • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

    • No 89 Maintenance Unit - Barton Mills

    • No 99 Maintenance Unit - Derby

    • No 203 Maintenance Unit - Newark

    • No 204 Maintenance Unit - Rushden

    • No 207 Maintenance Unit - East Retford

    • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

    • No 221 Maintenance Unit - Salford

    • No 227 Maintenance Unit - Nottingham

    • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Kettering

    • No 241 Maintenance Unit - Sheffield

    • Master Provision Officer - Burtonwood

  • No 56 (Maintenance) Wing - Annan

    • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

    • No 17 Maintenance Unit - Glencarse

    • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

    • No 62 Maintenance Unit - Dumbarton

    • No 68 Maintenance Unit - Bolton

    • No 69 Maintenance Unit - Sandysike

    • No 79 Maintenance Unit - Inverness

    • No 87 Maintenance Unit - York

    • No 205 Maintenance Unit - Edinburgh

    • No 209 Maintenance Unit - Brigg

    • No 217 Maintenance Unit - Ballymena

  • No 56 (Maintenance) Wing - Annan

    • No 220 Maintenance Unit - Dumfries

    • No 230 Maintenance Unit - Wakefield

    • No 239 Maintenance Unit - Bishopbrigg

  • No 57 (Maintenance) Wing - Milton

    • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

    • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

    • No 70 Maintenance Unit - Woodcote

    • No 73 Maintenance Unit - Oakhampton

    • No 74 Maintenance Unit - Bough Beech

    • No 208 Maintenance Unit - Llandilo

    • No 210 Maintenance Unit - Romsey

    • No 211 Maintenance Unit - Hyde Hall

    • No 212 Maintenance Unit - Wembley

    • No 214 Maintenance Unit - Newport

    • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

    • No 232 Maintenance Unit - White City

    • No 238 Maintenance Unit - Tewkesbury

    • No 246 Maintenance Unit - Bicester

    • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

    • No 250 Maintenance Unit - Bircotes

    • No 251 Maintenance Unit - Bristol

    • No 252 Maintenance Unit - Titchfield

    • No 253 Maintenance Unit - Spanhoe

  • MT Allotment and Storage Section - Bicester

  • No 40 Group Communication Flight - Andover

  • No 7 RAF Instructors School - Bowlee

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Ephraim W Havers 25 Aug 1942 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE
Maintenance Staff
A/Cdre Valentine B Ranford 21 Mar 1945 Senior Maintenance Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt

George Scarrott

10 Mar 1945 later A/Cdre
Gp Capt A Walters 21 Apr 1942 OBE
Wg Cdr F Anderson  1 Oct 1942  
Wg Cdr A E Jackson  4 Sep 1944  
Wg Cdr C H Baker  1 Feb 1943 MBE
Wg Cdr L H Vernon 18 Jan 1945  
Wg Cdr G P Stevens 20 Jun 1943  
Wg Cdr E D Hills 29 Mar 1945 MBE
Sqn Ldr R S Deacon 19 Apr 1944  
Sqn Ldr P J Scott-Allen 18 Oct 1943  
Sqn Ldr S H Bowden  4 Sep 1944  
Sqn Ldr S R Taylor 21 Apr 1944  
Sqn Ldr H H Levy 21 Apr 1944  
Sqn Ldr G H Wayne 12 Dec 1944  
Sqn Ldr R S L Gibbons 22 Apr 1945  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt H J Payne 24 Sep 1943 Senior Officer Administrative, OBE
Wg Cdr V A Peers 12 May 1943  
Wg Cdr A P Woollett 18 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr H Q Simmonds 12 Apr 1945  
Sqn Ldr A Lewis 14 Sep 1942  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr C A Fidler  9 Oct 1944  
Wg Cdr C H Wilson  2 Nov 1944  
Sqn Ldr E C Pritchard 10 Oct 1941  
Sqn Ldr E M Durman  6 Nov 1944  
Sqn Ldr W A Naylor 16 Apr 1945  
Signals
Wg Cdr C H Parsons 10 Dec 1942  
Equipment
Wg Cdr R D Lambert  4 May 1942  
Sqn Ldr F I J de Thier 28 Dec 1944  
Sqn Ldr A J Garnett 24 Apr 1943  
Sqn Ldr H L Wharrad 20 Nov 1941  
Medical
Wg Cdr N R Smith 13 Apr 1945 Senior Medical Officer, OBE, MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Mr C I Morris 12 Mar 1945 AMIEE, RAFVR
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr J G Gore 22 Dec 1942 Group Inspection Officer, MM
WAAF Staff Officers
Wg Off E Read  8 Dec 1944 WAAF
RAF Regiment
Lt Col W G Clark  8 May 1944
Sqn Ldr A O James 31 May 1945
Miscellaneous Appointment
Sqn Ldr A W Major  1 Feb 1944

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

August 1945

Location Command Controlled
RAF Ramridge, Weyhill, Andover Berkshire Maintenance  Command
  • No 55 (Maintenance) Wing - Egginton Hall

    • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

    • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

    • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

    • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

    • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

    • No 89 Maintenance Unit - Barton Mills

    • No 99 Maintenance Unit - Derby

    • No 203 Maintenance Unit - Newark

    • No 204 Maintenance Unit - Rushden

    • No 207 Maintenance Unit - East Retford

    • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

    • No 221 Maintenance Unit - Salford

    • No 227 Maintenance Unit - Nottingham

    • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Kettering

    • No 241 Maintenance Unit - Sheffield

    • Master Provision Officer - Burtonwood

  • No 56 (Maintenance) Wing - Annan

    • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

    • No 17 Maintenance Unit - Glencarse

    • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

    • No 62 Maintenance Unit - Dumbarton

    • No 68 Maintenance Unit - Bolton

    • No 69 Maintenance Unit - Sandysike

    • No 79 Maintenance Unit - Inverness

    • No 87 Maintenance Unit - York

    • No 205 Maintenance Unit - Edinburgh

    • No 209 Maintenance Unit - Brigg

    • No 217 Maintenance Unit - Ballymena

    • No 220 Maintenance Unit - Dumfries

    • No 230 Maintenance Unit - Wakefield

    • No 239 Maintenance Unit - Bishopbrigg

  • No 57 (Maintenance) Wing - Milton

    • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

    • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

    • No 70 Maintenance Unit - Woodcote

    • No 73 Maintenance Unit - Oakhampton

    • No 74 Maintenance Unit - Bough Beech

    • No 208 Maintenance Unit - Llandilo

    • No 210 Maintenance Unit - Romsey

    • No 211 Maintenance Unit - Hyde Hall

    • No 212 Maintenance Unit - Wembley

    • No 214 Maintenance Unit - Newport

    • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

    • No 232 Maintenance Unit - White City

    • No 238 Maintenance Unit - Tewkesbury

    • No 246 Maintenance Unit - Bicester

    • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

    • No 250 Maintenance Unit - Bircotes

    • No 251 Maintenance Unit - Bristol

    • No 252 Maintenance Unit - Titchfield

    • No 253 Maintenance Unit - Spanhoe

    • No 254 Maintenance Unit - Balderton

    • No 255 Maintenance Unit - Fulbeck

    • No 256 Maintenance Unit - Barkston Heath

    • No 257 Maintenance Unit - Toome

    • No 258 Maintenance Unit - Shipdham

    • No 259 Maintenance Unit - Woolfox Lodge

    • No 260 Maintenance Unit - Errol

    • No 261 Maintenance Unit - Newcastle upon Tyne

    • No 262 Maintenance Unit - Eccles

  • Vocational Advice Unit - Staverton

  • MT Allotment and Storage Section - Bicester

  • No 40 Group Communication Flight - Andover

  • No 7 RAF Instructors School - Bowlee

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Ephraim W Havers 25 Aug 1942 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE
Maintenance Staff
A/Cdre Valentine B Ranford 21 Mar 1945 Senior Maintenance Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt A Walters 21 Apr 1942 OBE
Wg Cdr F Anderson  1 Oct 1942  
Wg Cdr A E Jackson  4 Sep 1944  
Wg Cdr C H Baker  1 Feb 1943 MBE
Wg Cdr L H Vernon 18 Jan 1945  
Wg Cdr G P Stevens 20 Jun 1943  
Wg Cdr E D Hills 29 Mar 1945 MBE
Sqn Ldr R S Deacon 19 Apr 1944  
Sqn Ldr P J Scott-Allen 18 Oct 1943  
Sqn Ldr S H Bowden  4 Sep 1944  
Sqn Ldr S R Taylor 21 Apr 1944  
Sqn Ldr H H Levy 21 Apr 1944  
Sqn Ldr G H Wayne 12 Dec 1944  
Sqn Ldr R S L Gibbons 22 Apr 1945  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt H J Payne 24 Sep 1943 Senior Officer Administrative, OBE
Wg Cdr V A Peers 12 May 1943  
Wg Cdr A P Woollett 18 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr H Q Simmonds 12 Apr 1945  
Sqn Ldr A Lewis 14 Sep 1942  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr C A Fidler  9 Oct 1944  
Wg Cdr C H Wilson  2 Nov 1944  
Sqn Ldr E C Pritchard 10 Oct 1941  
Sqn Ldr E M Durman  6 Nov 1944  
Sqn Ldr W A Naylor 16 Apr 1945  
Signals
Wg Cdr C H Parsons 10 Dec 1942  
Equipment
Wg Cdr R D Lambert  4 May 1942  
Sqn Ldr F I J de Thier 28 Dec 1944  
Sqn Ldr A J Garnett 24 Apr 1943  
Sqn Ldr H L Wharrad 20 Nov 1941  
Medical
Wg Cdr N R Smith 13 Apr 1945 Senior Medical Officer, OBE, MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Mr C I Morris 12 Mar 1945 AMIEE, RAFVR
WAAF Staff Officers
Wg Off E Read  8 Dec 1944 WAAF
RAF Regiment
Lt Col W G Clark  8 May 1944
Sqn Ldr A O James 31 May 1945
Miscellaneous Appointment
Sqn Ldr A W Major  1 Feb 1944

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

September 1945

Location Command Controlled
RAF Ramridge, Weyhill, Andover Berkshire Maintenance  Command
  • No 55 (Maintenance) Wing - Egginton Hall

    • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

    • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

    • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

    • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

    • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

    • No 89 Maintenance Unit - Barton Mills

    • No 99 Maintenance Unit - Derby

    • No 203 Maintenance Unit - Newark

    • No 204 Maintenance Unit - Rushden

    • No 207 Maintenance Unit - East Retford

    • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

    • No 221 Maintenance Unit - Salford

    • No 227 Maintenance Unit - Nottingham

    • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Kettering

    • No 241 Maintenance Unit - Sheffield

    • Master Provision Officer - Burtonwood

  • No 56 (Maintenance) Wing - Annan

    • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

    • No 17 Maintenance Unit - Glencarse

    • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

    • No 62 Maintenance Unit - Dumbarton

    • No 68 Maintenance Unit - Bolton

    • No 69 Maintenance Unit - Sandysike

    • No 79 Maintenance Unit - Inverness

    • No 87 Maintenance Unit - York

    • No 205 Maintenance Unit - Edinburgh

    • No 209 Maintenance Unit - Brigg

    • No 217 Maintenance Unit - Ballymena

    • No 220 Maintenance Unit - Dumfries

    • No 230 Maintenance Unit - Wakefield

    • No 239 Maintenance Unit - Bishopbrigg

  • No 57 (Maintenance) Wing - Milton

    • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

    • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

    • No 70 Maintenance Unit - Woodcote

    • No 73 Maintenance Unit - Oakhampton

    • No 74 Maintenance Unit - Bough Beech

    • No 208 Maintenance Unit - Llandilo

    • No 210 Maintenance Unit - Romsey

    • No 211 Maintenance Unit - Hyde Hall

    • No 212 Maintenance Unit - Wembley

    • No 214 Maintenance Unit - Newport

    • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

    • No 232 Maintenance Unit - White City

    • No 238 Maintenance Unit - Tewkesbury

    • No 246 Maintenance Unit - Bicester

    • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

    • No 250 Maintenance Unit - Bircotes

    • No 251 Maintenance Unit - Bristol

    • No 252 Maintenance Unit - Titchfield

    • No 253 Maintenance Unit - Spanhoe

    • No 254 Maintenance Unit - Balderton

    • No 255 Maintenance Unit - Fulbeck

    • No 256 Maintenance Unit - Barkston Heath

    • No 257 Maintenance Unit - Toome

    • No 258 Maintenance Unit - Shipdham

    • No 259 Maintenance Unit - Woolfox Lodge

    • No 260 Maintenance Unit - Errol

    • No 261 Maintenance Unit - Newcastle upon Tyne

    • No 262 Maintenance Unit - Eccles

    • No 263 Maintenance Unit - Stanstead Mountfitchet

    • No 264 Maintenance Unit - Abbots Ripton

    • No 265 Maintenance Unit - Chipping Norton

  • Vocational Advice Unit - Staverton

  • MT Allotment and Storage Section - Bicester

  • No 40 Group Communication Flight - Andover

  • No 7 RAF Instructors School - Bowlee

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Ephraim W Havers 25 Aug 1942 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE
Maintenance Staff
A/Cdre Valentine B Ranford 21 Mar 1945 Senior Maintenance Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr F Anderson  1 Oct 1942  
Wg Cdr C H Baker  1 Feb 1943 MBE
Wg Cdr L H Vernon 18 Jan 1945  
Wg Cdr G P Stevens 20 Jun 1943  
Wg Cdr E D Hills 29 Mar 1945 MBE
Wg Cdr P A B Neel 20 Jun 1945  
Sqn Ldr R S Deacon 19 Apr 1944  
Sqn Ldr S H Bowden  4 Sep 1944  
Sqn Ldr S R Taylor 21 Apr 1944  
Sqn Ldr H H Levy 21 Apr 1944  
Sqn Ldr G H Wayne 12 Dec 1944  
Sqn Ldr R S L Gibbons 22 Apr 1945  
Sqn Ldr J G Baker  6 Jun 1945  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt H J Payne 24 Sep 1943 Senior Officer Administrative, OBE
Wg Cdr S W J Tanner 25 Jun 1945 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Wg Cdr A P Woollett 18 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr A Lewis 14 Sep 1942  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr C A Fidler  9 Oct 1944  
Wg Cdr C H Wilson  2 Nov 1944  
Sqn Ldr E C Pritchard 10 Oct 1941  
Sqn Ldr E M Durman  6 Nov 1944  
Sqn Ldr W A Naylor 16 Apr 1945  
Signals
Wg Cdr C H Parsons 10 Dec 1942  
Equipment
Wg Cdr R D Lambert  4 May 1942  
Sqn Ldr F I J de Thier 28 Dec 1944  
Sqn Ldr A J Garnett 24 Apr 1943  
Sqn Ldr H L Wharrad 20 Nov 1941  
Medical
Wg Cdr N R Smith 13 Apr 1945 Senior Medical Officer, OBE, MRCS, LRCP
Sqn Ldr L G Anderson  4 May 1945 MB, ChB, DPH
Educational
Mr C I Morris 12 Mar 1945 AMIEE, RAFVR
WAAF Staff Officers
Wg Off E Read  8 Dec 1944 WAAF
RAF Regiment
Lt Col W G Clark  8 May 1944
Sqn Ldr A O James 31 May 1945
Miscellaneous Appointment
Sqn Ldr A W Major  1 Feb 1944

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

July 1946

Location Command Controlled
RAF Ramridge, Weyhill, Andover, Berkshire Maintenance  Command
  • No 55 (Maintenance) Wing - Egginton Hall

    • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

    • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

    • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

    • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

    • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

    • No 99 Maintenance Unit - Derby

    • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

    • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

    • No 241 Maintenance Unit - Sheffield

    • No 250 Maintenance Unit - Bircotes

    • No 253 Maintenance Unit - Spanhoe

    • No 254 Maintenance Unit - Balderton

    • No 255 Maintenance Unit - Fulbeck

    • No 256 Maintenance Unit - Barkston Heath

    • No 258 Maintenance Unit - Shipdham

    • No 259 Maintenance Unit - Peterborough

    • No 262 Maintenance Unit - Eccles

    • No 266 Maintenance Unit - Bramcote

  • No 56 (Maintenance) Wing - Warton

    • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

    • No 17 Maintenance Unit - Glencarse

    • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

    • No 62 Maintenance Unit - Helensburgh

    • No 69 Maintenance Unit - Sandysike

    • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

    • No 220 Maintenance Unit - Dumfries

    • No 257 Maintenance Unit - Toome

    • No 260 Maintenance Unit - Errol

    • No 261 Maintenance Unit - Morpeth

    • No 268 Maintenance Unit - Marston Moor

    • No 276 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

    • Master Provision Office - Burtonwood

  • No 57 (Maintenance) Wing - Milton

    • RAF Station, Staverton

    • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

    • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

    • No 70 Maintenance Unit - Woodcote

    • No 212 Maintenance Unit - Wembley

    • No 214 Maintenance Unit - Newport

    • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

    • No 232 Maintenance Unit - White City

    • No 238 Maintenance Unit - Mount Batten

    • No 246 Maintenance Unit - Bicester

    • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

    • No 251 Maintenance Unit - Bristol

    • No 252 Maintenance Unit - Titchfield

    • No 263 Maintenance Unit - Stanstead Mountfitchet

    • No 264 Maintenance Unit - Abbots Ripton

    • No 265 Maintenance Unit - Grove

    • No 267 Maintenance Unit - Croughton

    • Vocational Advice Unit - Staverton

    • RAF Plant Depot - Mill Green

  • MT Allotment and Storage Section - Bicester

  • No 40 Group Communication Flight - Andover

  • RAF Station, Mill Green

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Walter J B Curtis  1 Dec 1945 Air Officer Commanding, OBE
Maintenance Staff
A/Cdre Valentine B Ranford 21 Mar 1945 Senior Maintenance Staff Officer, CBE; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt R G Storrar  3 Aug 1945 OBE
Wg Cdr C H Baker  1 Feb 1943 MBE
Wg Cdr R D Lambert 25 Aug 1945  
Wg Cdr F C Emerson 22 Mar1945  
Wg Cdr E D Hills 29 Mar 1945 MBE
Wg Cdr F Anderson  1 Oct 1942 OBE
Wg Cdr H J Brass 12 Jan 1946  
Wg Cdr H L Wharrad  4 Dec 1945  
Sqn Ldr G E Dimmer 13 Jun 1945  
Sqn Ldr A C Jones 19 Oct 1945  
Sqn Ldr N E Bubb 11 Oct1945  
Sqn Ldr R S Deacon 19 Apr 1944  
Sqn Ldr S R Taylor 21 Apr 1944  
Sqn Ldr G H Wayne 12 Dec 1944  
Sqn Ldr J G Baker  6 Jun 1945  
Sqn Ldr K R Laing 12 Sep 1945  
Sqn Ldr A J Cunningham 10 Dec 1945  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt Lionel A Jackson 25 Mar 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration,  CBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L J Anstey 19 Nov 1945 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Wg Cdr C R Burstall  1 Dec 1945  
Sqn Ldr A Lewis 23 Nov 1945  
Sqn Ldr E H Durman  6 Nov 1944  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr C A Fidler  9 Oct 1944 DCM
Wg Cdr C H Wilson 12 Nov 1945  
Sqn Ldr D P Caryer 12 Oct 1945  
Sqn Ldr L S V Hetherington  3 Jul 1945  
Sqn Ldr W A Naylor 16 Apr 1945  
Signals
Wg Cdr C H Parsons 10 Dec 1942  
Equipment
Wg Cdr L H Vernon 25 Aug 1945  
Sqn Ldr J A Garnett 24 Apr 1943  
Medical
Wg Cdr G H Stuart 15 Dec 1945 Senior Medical Officer, MB, BS, MRCS, LRCP
Sqn Ldr C G Nairn 30 Oct 1945 MB, ChB
Sqn Ldr G O Rosenvinge 29 Jan 1946 MB, BS
Educational
Mr C I Morris 12 Mar 1945 AMIEE, RAFVR
WAAF Staff Officers
Wg Off Lady D Barnes  1 Oct 1945 WAAF
RAF Regiment
Sqn Ldr A O James 31 May 1945

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

August 1946

Location Command Controlled
RAF Ramridge, Weyhill, Andover, Berkshire Maintenance  Command
  • No 55 (Maintenance) Wing - Egginton Hall

    • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

    • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

    • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

    • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

    • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

    • No 99 Maintenance Unit - Derby

    • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

    • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

    • No 241 Maintenance Unit - Sheffield

    • No 250 Maintenance Unit - Bircotes

    • No 253 Maintenance Unit - Spanhoe

    • No 254 Maintenance Unit - Balderton

    • No 255 Maintenance Unit - Fulbeck

    • No 256 Maintenance Unit - Barkston Heath

    • No 258 Maintenance Unit - Shipdham

    • No 259 Maintenance Unit - Peterborough

    • No 262 Maintenance Unit - Eccles

    • No 266 Maintenance Unit - Bramcote

  • No 56 (Maintenance) Wing - Warton

    • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

    • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

    • No 62 Maintenance Unit - Helensburgh

    • No 69 Maintenance Unit - Sandysike

    • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

    • No 257 Maintenance Unit - Toome

    • No 260 Maintenance Unit - Errol

    • No 261 Maintenance Unit - Morpeth

    • No 268 Maintenance Unit - Marston Moor

    • No 276 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 57 (Maintenance) Wing - Milton

    • RAF Station, Staverton

    • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

    • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

    • No 70 Maintenance Unit - Woodcote

    • No 212 Maintenance Unit - Wembley

    • No 214 Maintenance Unit - Newport

    • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

    • No 232 Maintenance Unit - White City

    • No 238 Maintenance Unit - Mount Batten

    • No 246 Maintenance Unit - Bicester

    • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

    • No 251 Maintenance Unit - Bristol

    • No 252 Maintenance Unit - Titchfield

    • No 263 Maintenance Unit - Stanstead Mountfitchet

    • No 264 Maintenance Unit - Abbots Ripton

    • No 265 Maintenance Unit - Grove

    • No 267 Maintenance Unit - Croughton

    • RAF Plant Depot - Mill Green

  • MT Allotment and Storage Section - Bicester

  • RAF Station, Mill Green

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Walter J B Curtis  1 Dec 1945 Air Officer Commanding, OBE
Air Staff
A/Cdre Valentine B Ranford 21 Mar 1945 Senior Maintenance Staff Officer, CBE; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt R G Storrar  3 Aug 1945 OBE
Gp Capt John F Young 18 Feb 1946 CBE, MM; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr C H Baker  1 Feb 1943 MBE
Wg Cdr R D Lambert 25 Aug 1945  
Wg Cdr G Matthews  1 Apr 1946  
Wg Cdr L R Mumby  8 Mar 1946 OBE
Wg Cdr E G Moore 19 Jun 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr H J Brass 19 Jun 1946  
Sqn Ldr G E Dimmer 13 Jun 1945  
Sqn Ldr G H Wayne 12 Dec 1944  
Sqn Ldr J G Baker  6 Jun 1945  
Sqn Ldr K R Laing 12 Sep 1945  
Sqn Ldr H G Belcher 17 Jun 1946  
Sqn Ldr C H B Rose  1 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr S J Frost 15 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr W K Foote 29 Mar 1946  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt Lionel A Jackson 25 Mar 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration,  CBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L J Anstey 19 Nov 1945 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Wg Cdr C R Burstall  1 Dec 1945  
Sqn Ldr R E P Land 20 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr E H Durman  6 Nov 1944  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr C A Fidler  9 Oct 1944 DCM
Wg Cdr A H Ford 12 Nov 1945  
Sqn Ldr D P Caryer 12 Oct 1945  
Sqn Ldr L S V Hetherington  3 Jul 1945  
Sqn Ldr W A Naylor 16 Apr 1945  
Signals
Wg Cdr L G Yabsley   1 May 1946  
Equipment
Wg Cdr L H Vernon 25 Aug 1945  
Sqn Ldr A C Jones 19 Oct 1945  
Sqn Ldr A C Pressman  4 Feb 1946  
Medical
Wg Cdr G James 12 Feb 1946 Senior Medical Officer, MRCS, LRCP
Sqn Ldr G O Rosenvinge 29 Jan 1946 MB, BS
Educational
Mr C I Morris 12 Mar 1945 AMIEE, RAFVR
WAAF Staff Officers
Wg Off Lady D Barnes  1 Oct 1945 WAAF

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

September 1946

Location Command Controlled
RAF Ramridge, Weyhill, Andover, Berkshire Maintenance  Command
  • No 55 (Maintenance) Wing - Egginton Hall

    • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

    • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

    • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

    • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

    • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

    • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

    • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

    • No 241 Maintenance Unit - Sheffield

    • No 250 Maintenance Unit - Bircotes

    • No 253 Maintenance Unit - Spanhoe

    • No 255 Maintenance Unit - Fulbeck

    • No 256 Maintenance Unit - Barkston Heath

    • No 258 Maintenance Unit - Shipdham

    • No 259 Maintenance Unit - Peterborough

    • No 262 Maintenance Unit - Eccles

    • No 266 Maintenance Unit - Bramcote

  • No 56 (Maintenance) Wing - Warton

    • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

    • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

    • No 62 Maintenance Unit - Helensburgh

    • No 69 Maintenance Unit - Sandysike

    • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

    • No 257 Maintenance Unit - Toome

    • No 260 Maintenance Unit - Errol

    • No 261 Maintenance Unit - Morpeth

    • No 268 Maintenance Unit - Marston Moor

    • No 276 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 57 (Maintenance) Wing - Bicester

    • RAF Station, Staverton

    • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

    • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

    • No 70 Maintenance Unit - Woodcote

    • No 212 Maintenance Unit - Wembley

    • No 214 Maintenance Unit - Newport

    • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

    • No 232 Maintenance Unit - White City

    • No 238 Maintenance Unit - Mount Batten

    • No 246 Maintenance Unit - Bicester

    • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

    • No 251 Maintenance Unit - Bristol

    • No 252 Maintenance Unit - Titchfield

    • No 263 Maintenance Unit - Stanstead Mountfitchet

    • No 264 Maintenance Unit - Abbots Ripton

    • No 265 Maintenance Unit - Grove

    • No 267 Maintenance Unit - Croughton

    • RAF Plant Depot - Mill Green

  • MT Allotment and Storage Section - Bicester

  • RAF Station, Mill Green

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Walter J B Curtis  1 Dec 1945 Air Officer Commanding, OBE
Air Staff
A/Cdre Valentine B Ranford 21 Mar 1945 Senior Maintenance Staff Officer, CBE; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt R G Storrar  3 Aug 1945 OBE
Gp Capt John F Young 18 Feb 1946 CBE, MM; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr C H Baker  1 Feb 1943 MBE
Wg Cdr R D Lambert 25 Aug 1945  
Wg Cdr G Matthews  1 Apr 1946  
Wg Cdr E G Moore 19 Jun 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr H J Brass 19 Jun 1946  
Sqn Ldr G E Dimmer 13 Jun 1945  
Sqn Ldr G H Wayne 12 Dec 1944  
Sqn Ldr J G Baker  6 Jun 1945  
Sqn Ldr K R Laing 12 Sep 1945  
Sqn Ldr H G Belcher 17 Jun 1946  
Sqn Ldr C H B Rose  1 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr S J Frost 15 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr W K Foote 29 Mar 1946  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt Lionel A Jackson 25 Mar 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration,  CBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L J Anstey 19 Nov 1945 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Wg Cdr C R Burstall  1 Dec 1945  
Sqn Ldr R E P Land 20 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr E H Durman  6 Nov 1944  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr C A Fidler  9 Oct 1944 DCM
Wg Cdr A H Ford 12 Nov 1945  
Sqn Ldr D P Caryer 12 Oct 1945  
Sqn Ldr L S V Hetherington  3 Jul 1945  
Sqn Ldr W A Naylor 16 Apr 1945  
Signals
Wg Cdr L G Yabsley   1 May 1946  
Equipment
Wg Cdr L H Vernon 25 Aug 1945  
Sqn Ldr A C Jones 19 Oct 1945  
Sqn Ldr A C Pressman  4 Feb 1946  
Medical
Wg Cdr G James 12 Feb 1946 Senior Medical Officer, MRCS, LRCP
Sqn Ldr G O Rosenvinge 29 Jan 1946 MB, BS
Educational
Mr C I Morris 12 Mar 1945 AMIEE, RAFVR
Aeronautical Inspection
Flt Lt A H Jane    
WAAF Staff Officers
Wg Off Lady D Barnes  1 Oct 1945 WAAF

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

October 1946

Location Command Controlled
RAF Ramridge, Weyhill, Andover, Berkshire Maintenance  Command
  • No 55 (Maintenance) Wing - Egginton Hall

    • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

    • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

    • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

    • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

    • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

    • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

    • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

    • No 241 Maintenance Unit - Sheffield

    • No 250 Maintenance Unit - Bircotes

    • No 253 Maintenance Unit - Spanhoe

    • No 255 Maintenance Unit - Fulbeck

    • No 256 Maintenance Unit - Barkston Heath

    • No 258 Maintenance Unit - Shipdham

    • No 259 Maintenance Unit - Peterborough

    • No 262 Maintenance Unit - Eccles

    • No 266 Maintenance Unit - Bramcote

  • No 56 (Maintenance) Wing - Warton

    • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

    • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

    • No 62 Maintenance Unit - Helensburgh

    • No 69 Maintenance Unit - Sandysike

    • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

    • No 257 Maintenance Unit - Toome

    • No 260 Maintenance Unit - Errol

    • No 261 Maintenance Unit - Morpeth

    • No 268 Maintenance Unit - Marston Moor

    • No 276 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 57 (Maintenance) Wing - Bicester

    • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

    • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

    • No 70 Maintenance Unit - Woodcote

    • No 212 Maintenance Unit - Wembley

    • No 214 Maintenance Unit - Newport

    • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

    • No 232 Maintenance Unit - White City

    • No 238 Maintenance Unit - Mount Batten

    • No 246 Maintenance Unit - Bicester

    • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

    • No 251 Maintenance Unit - Bristol

    • No 252 Maintenance Unit - Titchfield

    • No 263 Maintenance Unit - Stanstead Mountfitchet

    • No 264 Maintenance Unit - Abbots Ripton

    • No 265 Maintenance Unit - Grove

    • No 267 Maintenance Unit - Croughton

    • RAF Plant Depot - Mill Green

  • MT Allotment and Storage Section - Bicester

  • RAF Station, Mill Green

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Walter J B Curtis  1 Dec 1945 Air Officer Commanding, OBE
Air Staff
A/Cdre Valentine B Ranford 21 Mar 1945 Senior Maintenance Staff Officer, CBE; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt R G Storrar  3 Aug 1945 OBE
Gp Capt John F Young 18 Feb 1946 CBE, MM; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr C H Baker  1 Feb 1943 MBE
Wg Cdr R D Lambert 25 Aug 1945  
Wg Cdr G Matthews  1 Apr 1946  
Wg Cdr E G Moore 19 Jun 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr H J Brass 19 Jun 1946  
Sqn Ldr G E Dimmer 13 Jun 1945  
Sqn Ldr G H Wayne 12 Dec 1944  
Sqn Ldr J G Baker  6 Jun 1945  
Sqn Ldr K R Laing 12 Sep 1945  
Sqn Ldr H G Belcher 17 Jun 1946  
Sqn Ldr C H B Rose  1 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr S J Frost 15 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr W K Foote 29 Mar 1946  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt Lionel A Jackson 25 Mar 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration,  CBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L J Anstey 19 Nov 1945 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Wg Cdr C R Burstall  1 Dec 1945  
Sqn Ldr R E P Land 20 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr E H Durman  6 Nov 1944  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr C A Fidler  9 Oct 1944 DCM
Wg Cdr A H Ford 12 Nov 1945  
Sqn Ldr D P Caryer 12 Oct 1945  
Sqn Ldr L S V Hetherington  3 Jul 1945  
Sqn Ldr W A Naylor 16 Apr 1945  
Signals
Wg Cdr L G Yabsley   1 May 1946  
Equipment
Wg Cdr L H Vernon 25 Aug 1945  
Sqn Ldr A C Jones 19 Oct 1945  
Sqn Ldr A C Pressman  4 Feb 1946  
Medical
Wg Cdr G James 12 Feb 1946 Senior Medical Officer, MRCS, LRCP
Sqn Ldr G O Rosenvinge 29 Jan 1946 MB, BS
Educational
Mr C I Morris 12 Mar 1945 AMIEE, RAFVR
Aeronautical Inspection
Flt Lt A H Jane    
WAAF Staff Officers
Wg Off Lady D Barnes  1 Oct 1945 WAAF

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

November 1946

Location Command Controlled
RAF Ramridge, Weyhill, Andover, Berkshire Maintenance  Command
  • No 55 (Maintenance) Wing - Egginton Hall

    • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

    • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

    • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

    • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

    • No 62 Maintenance Unit - Helensburgh

    • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

    • No 69 Maintenance Unit - Sandysike

    • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

    • No 241 Maintenance Unit - Sheffield

    • No 250 Maintenance Unit - Bircotes

    • No 253 Maintenance Unit - Spanhoe

    • No 255 Maintenance Unit - Fulbeck

    • No 256 Maintenance Unit - Barkston Heath

    • No 257 Maintenance Unit - Toome

    • No 260 Maintenance Unit - Errol

    • No 261 Maintenance Unit - Morpeth

    • No 266 Maintenance Unit - Bramcote

    • No 268 Maintenance Unit - Marston Moor

    • No 276 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 57 (Maintenance) Wing - Bicester

    • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

    • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

    • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

    • No 70 Maintenance Unit - Woodcote

    • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

    • No 212 Maintenance Unit - Wembley

    • No 214 Maintenance Unit - Newport

    • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

    • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

    • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

    • No 238 Maintenance Unit - Mount Batten

    • No 246 Maintenance Unit - Bicester

    • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

    • No 251 Maintenance Unit - Bristol

    • No 252 Maintenance Unit - Titchfield

    • No 258 Maintenance Unit - Shipdham

    • No 259 Maintenance Unit - Peterborough

    • No 262 Maintenance Unit - Eccles

    • No 263 Maintenance Unit - Stanstead Mountfitchet

    • No 264 Maintenance Unit - Abbots Ripton

    • No 265 Maintenance Unit - Grove

    • No 267 Maintenance Unit - Croughton

    • RAF Plant Depot - Mill Green

  • MT Allotment and Storage Section - Bicester

  • RAF Station, Mill Green

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Walter J B Curtis  1 Dec 1945 Air Officer Commanding, OBE
Air Staff
A/Cdre Valentine B Ranford 21 Mar 1945 Senior Maintenance Staff Officer, CBE; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt R G Storrar  3 Aug 1945 OBE
Gp Capt John F Young 18 Feb 1946 CBE, MM; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr C H Baker  1 Feb 1943 MBE
Wg Cdr R D Lambert 25 Aug 1945  
Wg Cdr G Matthews  1 Apr 1946  
Wg Cdr E G Moore 19 Jun 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr H J Brass 19 Jun 1946  
Sqn Ldr G E Dimmer 13 Jun 1945  
Sqn Ldr G H Wayne 12 Dec 1944  
Sqn Ldr J G Baker  6 Jun 1945  
Sqn Ldr K R Laing 12 Sep 1945  
Sqn Ldr H G Belcher 17 Jun 1946  
Sqn Ldr C H B Rose  1 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr S J Frost 15 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr W K Foote 29 Mar 1946  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt Lionel A Jackson 25 Mar 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration,  CBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L J Anstey 19 Nov 1945 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Wg Cdr C R Burstall  1 Dec 1945  
Sqn Ldr R E P Land 20 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr E H Durman  6 Nov 1944  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr C A Fidler  9 Oct 1944 DCM
Wg Cdr A H Ford 12 Nov 1945  
Sqn Ldr D P Caryer 12 Oct 1945  
Sqn Ldr L S V Hetherington  3 Jul 1945  
Sqn Ldr W A Naylor 16 Apr 1945  
Signals
Wg Cdr L G Yabsley   1 May 1946  
Equipment
Wg Cdr L H Vernon 25 Aug 1945  
Sqn Ldr A C Jones 19 Oct 1945  
Sqn Ldr A C Pressman  4 Feb 1946  
Medical
Wg Cdr G James 12 Feb 1946 Senior Medical Officer, MRCS, LRCP
Sqn Ldr G O Rosenvinge 29 Jan 1946 MB, BS
Educational
Mr C I Morris 12 Mar 1945 AMIEE, RAFVR
Aeronautical Inspection
Flt Lt A H Jane    
WAAF Staff Officers
Wg Off Lady D Barnes  1 Oct 1945 WAAF

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

December 1946

Location Command Controlled
RAF Ramridge, Weyhill, Andover, Berkshire Maintenance  Command
  • No 55 (Maintenance) Wing - Egginton Hall

    • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

    • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

    • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

    • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

    • No 62 Maintenance Unit - Helensburgh

    • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

    • No 69 Maintenance Unit - Sandysike

    • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

    • No 241 Maintenance Unit - Sheffield

    • No 250 Maintenance Unit - Bircotes

    • No 253 Maintenance Unit - Spanhoe

    • No 255 Maintenance Unit - Fulbeck

    • No 256 Maintenance Unit - Barkston Heath

    • No 257 Maintenance Unit - Toome

    • No 260 Maintenance Unit - Errol

    • No 261 Maintenance Unit - Morpeth

    • No 266 Maintenance Unit - Bramcote

    • No 268 Maintenance Unit - Marston Moor

    • No 276 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 57 (Maintenance) Wing - Bicester

    • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

    • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

    • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

    • No 70 Maintenance Unit - Woodcote

    • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

    • No 212 Maintenance Unit - Wembley

    • No 214 Maintenance Unit - Newport

    • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

    • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

    • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

    • No 238 Maintenance Unit - Mount Batten

    • No 246 Maintenance Unit - Bicester

    • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

    • No 251 Maintenance Unit - Bristol

    • No 252 Maintenance Unit - Titchfield

    • No 258 Maintenance Unit - Shipdham

    • No 259 Maintenance Unit - Peterborough

    • No 262 Maintenance Unit - Eccles

    • No 263 Maintenance Unit - Stanstead Mountfitchet

    • No 264 Maintenance Unit - Abbots Ripton

    • No 265 Maintenance Unit - Grove

    • No 267 Maintenance Unit - Croughton

    • RAF Plant Depot - Mill Green

  • MT Allotment and Storage Section - Bicester

  • RAF Station, Mill Green

  • Bomb Disposal Wing - Alconbury

  • Bomb Disposal School - Alconbury

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Walter J B Curtis  1 Dec 1945 Air Officer Commanding, OBE
Air Staff
A/Cdre Valentine B Ranford 21 Mar 1945 Senior Maintenance Staff Officer, CBE; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt R G Storrar  3 Aug 1945 OBE
Gp Capt John F Young 18 Feb 1946 CBE, MM; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr C H Baker  1 Feb 1943 MBE
Wg Cdr R D Lambert 25 Aug 1945  
Wg Cdr G Matthews  1 Apr 1946  
Wg Cdr E G Moore 19 Jun 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr H J Brass 19 Jun 1946  
Sqn Ldr G E Dimmer 13 Jun 1945  
Sqn Ldr G H Wayne 12 Dec 1944  
Sqn Ldr J G Baker  6 Jun 1945  
Sqn Ldr K R Laing 12 Sep 1945  
Sqn Ldr H G Belcher 17 Jun 1946  
Sqn Ldr C H B Rose  1 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr S J Frost 15 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr W K Foote 29 Mar 1946  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt Lionel A Jackson 25 Mar 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration,  CBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L J Anstey 19 Nov 1945 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Wg Cdr C R Burstall  1 Dec 1945  
Sqn Ldr R E P Land 20 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr E H Durman  6 Nov 1944  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr C A Fidler  9 Oct 1944 DCM
Wg Cdr A H Ford 12 Nov 1945  
Sqn Ldr D P Caryer 12 Oct 1945  
Sqn Ldr L S V Hetherington  3 Jul 1945  
Sqn Ldr W A Naylor 16 Apr 1945  
Signals
Wg Cdr L G Yabsley   1 May 1946  
Equipment
Wg Cdr L H Vernon 25 Aug 1945  
Sqn Ldr A C Jones 19 Oct 1945  
Sqn Ldr A C Pressman  4 Feb 1946  
Medical
Wg Cdr G James 12 Feb 1946 Senior Medical Officer, MRCS, LRCP
Sqn Ldr G O Rosenvinge 29 Jan 1946 MB, BS
Educational
Mr C I Morris 12 Mar 1945 AMIEE, RAFVR
Aeronautical Inspection
Flt Lt A H Jane    
Flt Lt K J Woodgate Inspector  
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off K E Percy-Smith  4 Nov 1946 WAAF

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

January 1947

Location Command Controlled
RAF Ramridge, Weyhill, Andover, Berkshire Maintenance  Command
  • No 55 (Maintenance) Wing - Egginton Hall

    • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

    • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

    • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

    • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

    • No 62 Maintenance Unit - Helensburgh

    • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

    • No 69 Maintenance Unit - Sandysike

    • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

    • No 241 Maintenance Unit - Sheffield

    • No 250 Maintenance Unit - Bircotes

    • No 253 Maintenance Unit - Spanhoe

    • No 255 Maintenance Unit - Fulbeck

    • No 256 Maintenance Unit - Barkston Heath

    • No 257 Maintenance Unit - Toome

    • No 260 Maintenance Unit - Errol

    • No 261 Maintenance Unit - Morpeth

    • No 266 Maintenance Unit - Bramcote

    • No 268 Maintenance Unit - Marston Moor

    • No 276 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

    • Master Provision Office - Bortonwood

  • No 57 (Maintenance) Wing - Bicester

    • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

    • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

    • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

    • No 70 Maintenance Unit - Woodcote

    • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

    • No 212 Maintenance Unit - Wembley

    • No 214 Maintenance Unit - Newport

    • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

    • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

    • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

    • No 238 Maintenance Unit - Mount Batten

    • No 246 Maintenance Unit - Bicester

    • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

    • No 251 Maintenance Unit - Bristol

    • No 252 Maintenance Unit - Titchfield

    • No 258 Maintenance Unit - Shipdham

    • No 262 Maintenance Unit - Eccles

    • No 263 Maintenance Unit - Stanstead Mountfitchet

    • No 264 Maintenance Unit - Abbots Ripton

    • No 265 Maintenance Unit - Grove

    • No 267 Maintenance Unit - Croughton

    • RAF Plant Depot - Mill Green

  • MT Allotment and Storage Section - Bicester

  • RAF Station, Mill Green

  • Bomb Disposal Wing - Alconbury

  • Bomb Disposal School - Alconbury

  • Radio Vehicle Storage Unit - Hinton-in-the-Hedges

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Walter J B Curtis  1 Dec 1945 Air Officer Commanding, OBE
Air Staff
A/Cdre Valentine B Ranford 21 Mar 1945 Senior Maintenance Staff Officer, CBE; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt R G Storrar  3 Aug 1945 OBE
Gp Capt John F Young 18 Feb 1946 CBE, MM; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr C H Baker  1 Feb 1943 MBE
Wg Cdr R D Lambert 25 Aug 1945  
Wg Cdr G Matthews  1 Apr 1946  
Wg Cdr E G Moore 19 Jun 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr H J Brass 19 Jun 1946  
Sqn Ldr G E Dimmer 13 Jun 1945  
Sqn Ldr G H Wayne 12 Dec 1944  
Sqn Ldr J G Baker  6 Jun 1945  
Sqn Ldr K R Laing 12 Sep 1945  
Sqn Ldr H G Belcher 17 Jun 1946  
Sqn Ldr C H B Rose  1 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr S J Frost 15 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr W K Foote 29 Mar 1946  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt Lionel A Jackson 25 Mar 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration,  CBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L J Anstey 19 Nov 1945 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Wg Cdr C R Burstall  1 Dec 1945  
Sqn Ldr R E P Land 20 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr E H Durman  6 Nov 1944  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr C A Fidler  9 Oct 1944 DCM
Wg Cdr A H Ford 12 Nov 1945  
Sqn Ldr D P Caryer 12 Oct 1945  
Sqn Ldr L S V Hetherington  3 Jul 1945  
Sqn Ldr W A Naylor 16 Apr 1945  
Signals
Wg Cdr L G Yabsley   1 May 1946  
Equipment
Wg Cdr L H Vernon 25 Aug 1945  
Sqn Ldr A C Jones 19 Oct 1945  
Sqn Ldr A C Pressman  4 Feb 1946  
Medical
Wg Cdr G James 12 Feb 1946 Senior Medical Officer, MRCS, LRCP
Sqn Ldr G O Rosenvinge 29 Jan 1946 MB, BS
Educational
Mr C I Morris 12 Mar 1945 AMIEE, RAFVR
Aeronautical Inspection
Flt Lt A H Jane    
Flt Lt K J Woodgate Inspector  
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off K E Percy-Smith  4 Nov 1946 WAAF

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

February 1947

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 62 Maintenance Unit - Helensburgh

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 70 Maintenance Unit - Woodcote

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 212 Maintenance Unit - Wembley

  • No 214 Maintenance Unit - Newport

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 238 Maintenance Unit - Mount Batten

  • No 241 Maintenance Unit - Sheffield

  • No 246 Maintenance Unit - Bicester

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • No 253 Maintenance Unit - Spanhoe

  • No 255 Maintenance Unit - Fulbeck

  • No 256 Maintenance Unit - Barkston Heath

  • No 257 Maintenance Unit - Toome

  • No 259 Maintenance Unit - Peterborough

  • No 260 Maintenance Unit - Errol

  • No 261 Maintenance Unit - Morpeth

  • No 262 Maintenance Unit - Eccles

  • No 263 Maintenance Unit - Stanstead Mountfitchet

  • No 264 Maintenance Unit - Abbots Ripton

  • No 265 Maintenance Unit - Grove

  • No 266 Maintenance Unit - Bramcote

  • No 267 Maintenance Unit - Croughton

  • No 268 Maintenance Unit - Marston Moor

  • No 276 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • Master Provision Office - Burtonwood

  • RAF Plant Depot - Mill Green

  • MT Allotment and Storage Section - Bicester

  • RAF Station, Mill Green

  • Bomb Disposal Wing - Abbots Ripton

  • Bomb Disposal School - Alconbury

  • Radio Vehicle Storage Unit - Hinton-in-the-Hedges

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Walter J B Curtis  1 Dec 1945 Air Officer Commanding, OBE
Air Staff
A/Cdre Edward C Farman 11 Jan 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE; later AVM
Gp Capt R G Storrar  3 Aug 1945 OBE
Gp Capt John F Young 18 Feb 1946 CBE, MM; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr C H Baker  1 Feb 1943 MBE
Wg Cdr R D Lambert 25 Aug 1945  
Wg Cdr G Matthews  1 Apr 1946  
Wg Cdr E G Moore 19 Jun 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr H J Brass 19 Jun 1946  
Sqn Ldr G E Dimmer 13 Jun 1945  
Sqn Ldr G H Wayne 12 Dec 1944  
Sqn Ldr J G Baker  6 Jun 1945  
Sqn Ldr K R Laing 12 Sep 1945  
Sqn Ldr H G Belcher 17 Jun 1946  
Sqn Ldr C H B Rose  1 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr S J Frost 15 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr W K Foote 29 Mar 1946  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt Lionel A Jackson 25 Mar 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration,  CBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L J Anstey 19 Nov 1945 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Wg Cdr C R Burstall  1 Dec 1945  
Sqn Ldr R E P Land 20 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr E H Durman  6 Nov 1944  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr C A Fidler  9 Oct 1944 DCM
Wg Cdr A H Ford 12 Nov 1945  
Sqn Ldr D P Caryer 12 Oct 1945  
Sqn Ldr L S V Hetherington  3 Jul 1945  
Sqn Ldr W A Naylor 16 Apr 1945  
Signals
Wg Cdr L G Yabsley   1 May 1946  
Equipment
Wg Cdr L H Vernon 25 Aug 1945  
Sqn Ldr A C Jones 19 Oct 1945  
Sqn Ldr A C Pressman  4 Feb 1946  
Medical
Wg Cdr G James 12 Feb 1946 Senior Medical Officer, MRCS, LRCP
Sqn Ldr G O Rosenvinge 29 Jan 1946 MB, BS
Educational
Mr C I Morris 12 Mar 1945 AMIEE, RAFVR
Aeronautical Inspection
Flt Lt A H Jane    
Flt Lt K J Woodgate Inspector  
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off K E Percy-Smith  4 Nov 1946 WAAF

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
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 62 Maintenance Unit - Helensburgh

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 70 Maintenance Unit - Woodcote

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 212 Maintenance Unit - Wembley

  • No 214 Maintenance Unit - Newport

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 238 Maintenance Unit - Mount Batten

  • No 241 Maintenance Unit - Sheffield

  • No 246 Maintenance Unit - Bicester

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • No 253 Maintenance Unit - Spanhoe

  • No 255 Maintenance Unit - Fulbeck

  • No 256 Maintenance Unit - Barkston Heath

  • No 257 Maintenance Unit - Toome

  • No 259 Maintenance Unit - Peterborough

  • No 260 Maintenance Unit - Errol

  • No 261 Maintenance Unit - Morpeth

  • No 262 Maintenance Unit - Eccles

  • No 263 Maintenance Unit - Stanstead Mountfitchet

  • No 264 Maintenance Unit - Abbots Ripton

  • No 265 Maintenance Unit - Grove

  • No 266 Maintenance Unit - Bramcote

  • No 267 Maintenance Unit - Croughton

  • No 268 Maintenance Unit - Marston Moor

  • No 276 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • Master Provision Office - Burtonwood

  • RAF Plant Depot - Mill Green

  • MT Allotment and Storage Section - Bicester

  • RAF Station, Mill Green

  • Bomb Disposal Wing - Abbots Ripton

  • Bomb Disposal School - Alconbury

  • Radio Vehicle Storage Unit - Hinton-in-the-Hedges

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Walter J B Curtis  1 Dec 1945 Air Officer Commanding, OBE
Air Staff
A/Cdre Edward C Farman 11 Jan 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE; later AVM
Gp Capt R G Storrar  3 Aug 1945 OBE
Gp Capt John F Young 18 Feb 1946 CBE, MM; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr C H Baker  1 Feb 1943 MBE
Wg Cdr R D Lambert 25 Aug 1945  
Wg Cdr G Matthews  1 Apr 1946  
Wg Cdr E G Moore 19 Jun 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr H J Brass 19 Jun 1946  
Sqn Ldr G E Dimmer 13 Jun 1945  
Sqn Ldr G H Wayne 12 Dec 1944  
Sqn Ldr J G Baker  6 Jun 1945  
Sqn Ldr K R Laing 12 Sep 1945  
Sqn Ldr H G Belcher 17 Jun 1946  
Sqn Ldr C H B Rose  1 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr S J Frost 15 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr W K Foote 29 Mar 1946  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt Lionel A Jackson 25 Mar 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration,  CBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L J Anstey 19 Nov 1945 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Wg Cdr C R Burstall  1 Dec 1945  
Sqn Ldr R E P Land 20 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr E H Durman  6 Nov 1944  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr C A Fidler  9 Oct 1944 DCM
Wg Cdr A H Ford 12 Nov 1945  
Sqn Ldr D P Caryer 12 Oct 1945  
Sqn Ldr L S V Hetherington  3 Jul 1945  
Sqn Ldr W A Naylor 16 Apr 1945  
Signals
Wg Cdr L G Yabsley   1 May 1946  
Equipment
Wg Cdr L H Vernon 25 Aug 1945  
Sqn Ldr A C Jones 19 Oct 1945  
Sqn Ldr A C Pressman  4 Feb 1946  
Medical
Wg Cdr G James 12 Feb 1946 Senior Medical Officer, MRCS, LRCP
Sqn Ldr G O Rosenvinge 29 Jan 1946 MB, BS
Educational
Sqn Ldr C I Morris 12 Mar 1945 AMIEE
Aeronautical Inspection
Flt Lt A H Jane    
Flt Lt K J Woodgate Inspector  
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off K E Percy-Smith  4 Nov 1946 WAAF

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

May 1947

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 62 Maintenance Unit - Helensburgh

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 70 Maintenance Unit - Woodcote

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 212 Maintenance Unit - Wembley

  • No 214 Maintenance Unit - Newport

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 238 Maintenance Unit - Mount Batten

  • No 241 Maintenance Unit - Sheffield

  • No 246 Maintenance Unit - Bicester

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • No 255 Maintenance Unit - Fulbeck

  • No 256 Maintenance Unit - Barkston Heath

  • No 259 Maintenance Unit - Peterborough

  • No 260 Maintenance Unit - Errol

  • No 261 Maintenance Unit - Morpeth

  • No 262 Maintenance Unit - Eccles

  • No 263 Maintenance Unit - Stanstead Mountfitchet

  • No 264 Maintenance Unit - Abbots Ripton

  • No 265 Maintenance Unit - Grove

  • No 266 Maintenance Unit - Bramcote

  • No 267 Maintenance Unit - Croughton

  • No 268 Maintenance Unit - Marston Moor

  • No 276 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • Master Provision Office - Burtonwood

  • RAF Plant Depot - Mill Green

  • MT Allotment and Storage Section - Bicester

  • RAF Station, Mill Green

  • Bomb Disposal Wing - Abbots Ripton

  • Bomb Disposal School - Alconbury

  • Radio Vehicle Storage Unit - Hinton-in-the-Hedges

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Walter J B Curtis  1 Dec 1945 Air Officer Commanding, OBE
Air Staff
A/Cdre Edward C Farman 11 Jan 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE; later AVM
Gp Capt R G Storrar  3 Aug 1945 OBE
Gp Capt John F Young 18 Feb 1946 CBE, MM; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr C H Baker  1 Feb 1943 MBE
Wg Cdr R D Lambert 25 Aug 1945  
Wg Cdr G Matthews  1 Apr 1946  
Wg Cdr E G Moore 19 Jun 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr H J Brass 19 Jun 1946  
Sqn Ldr G E Dimmer 13 Jun 1945  
Sqn Ldr G H Wayne 12 Dec 1944  
Sqn Ldr J G Baker  6 Jun 1945  
Sqn Ldr K R Laing 12 Sep 1945  
Sqn Ldr H G Belcher 17 Jun 1946  
Sqn Ldr C H B Rose  1 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr S J Frost 15 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr W K Foote 29 Mar 1946  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt Lionel A Jackson 25 Mar 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration,  CBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L J Anstey 19 Nov 1945 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Wg Cdr C R Burstall  1 Dec 1945  
Sqn Ldr R E P Land 20 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr E H Durman  6 Nov 1944  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr C A Fidler  9 Oct 1944 DCM
Wg Cdr A H Ford 12 Nov 1945  
Sqn Ldr D P Caryer 12 Oct 1945  
Sqn Ldr L S V Hetherington  3 Jul 1945  
Sqn Ldr W A Naylor 16 Apr 1945  
Signals
Wg Cdr L G Yabsley   1 May 1946  
Equipment
Wg Cdr L H Vernon 25 Aug 1945  
Sqn Ldr A C Jones 19 Oct 1945  
Sqn Ldr A C Pressman  4 Feb 1946  
Medical
Wg Cdr G James 12 Feb 1946 Senior Medical Officer, MRCS, LRCP
Sqn Ldr G O Rosenvinge 29 Jan 1946 MB, BS
Educational
Sqn Ldr C I Morris 12 Mar 1945 AMIEE
Aeronautical Inspection
Flt Lt A H Jane    
Flt Lt K J Woodgate Inspector  
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off K E Percy-Smith  4 Nov 1946 WAAF

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

June 1947

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 62 Maintenance Unit - Helensburgh

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 70 Maintenance Unit - Woodcote

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 212 Maintenance Unit - Wembley

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 238 Maintenance Unit - Mount Batten

  • No 241 Maintenance Unit - Sheffield

  • No 246 Maintenance Unit - Bicester

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • No 255 Maintenance Unit - Fulbeck

  • No 256 Maintenance Unit - Barkston Heath

  • No 259 Maintenance Unit - Peterborough

  • No 260 Maintenance Unit - Errol

  • No 261 Maintenance Unit - Morpeth

  • No 262 Maintenance Unit - Eccles

  • No 263 Maintenance Unit - Stanstead Mountfitchet

  • No 264 Maintenance Unit - Abbots Ripton

  • No 265 Maintenance Unit - Grove

  • No 266 Maintenance Unit - Bramcote

  • No 267 Maintenance Unit - Croughton

  • No 268 Maintenance Unit - Marston Moor

  • No 276 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • Master Provision Office - Burtonwood

  • RAF Plant Depot - Mill Green

  • RAF Station, Mill Green

  • Bomb Disposal Wing - Abbots Ripton

  • Bomb Disposal School - Alconbury

  • Radio Vehicle Storage Unit - Hinton-in-the-Hedges

  • No 20 (AF) Personnel Transit Centre - Cranage

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Walter J B Curtis  1 Dec 1945 Air Officer Commanding, OBE
Air Staff
A/Cdre Edward C Farman 11 Jan 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE; later AVM
Gp Capt R G Storrar  3 Aug 1945 OBE
Gp Capt John F Young 18 Feb 1946 CBE, MM; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr C H Baker  1 Feb 1943 MBE
Wg Cdr R D Lambert 25 Aug 1945  
Wg Cdr G Matthews  1 Apr 1946  
Wg Cdr E G Moore 19 Jun 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr H J Brass 19 Jun 1946  
Sqn Ldr G E Dimmer 13 Jun 1945  
Sqn Ldr G H Wayne 12 Dec 1944  
Sqn Ldr J G Baker  6 Jun 1945  
Sqn Ldr K R Laing 12 Sep 1945  
Sqn Ldr H G Belcher 17 Jun 1946  
Sqn Ldr C H B Rose  1 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr S J Frost 15 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr W K Foote 29 Mar 1946  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt Lionel A Jackson 25 Mar 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration,  CBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L J Anstey 19 Nov 1945 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Wg Cdr C R Burstall  1 Dec 1945  
Sqn Ldr R E P Land 20 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr E H Durman  6 Nov 1944  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr C A Fidler  9 Oct 1944 DCM
Wg Cdr A H Ford 12 Nov 1945  
Sqn Ldr D P Caryer 12 Oct 1945  
Sqn Ldr L S V Hetherington  3 Jul 1945  
Sqn Ldr W A Naylor 16 Apr 1945  
Signals
Wg Cdr L G Yabsley   1 May 1946  
Equipment
Wg Cdr L H Vernon 25 Aug 1945  
Sqn Ldr A C Jones 19 Oct 1945  
Sqn Ldr A C Pressman  4 Feb 1946  
Medical
Wg Cdr G James 12 Feb 1946 Senior Medical Officer, MRCS, LRCP
Sqn Ldr G O Rosenvinge 29 Jan 1946 MB, BS
Educational
Sqn Ldr C I Morris 12 Mar 1945 AMIEE
Aeronautical Inspection
Flt Lt A H Jane    
Flt Lt K J Woodgate Inspector  
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off K E Percy-Smith  4 Nov 1946 WAAF

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

July 1947

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 62 Maintenance Unit - Helensburgh

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 70 Maintenance Unit - Woodcote

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 212 Maintenance Unit - Wembley

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 238 Maintenance Unit - Mount Batten

  • No 241 Maintenance Unit - Sheffield

  • No 246 Maintenance Unit - Bicester

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • No 255 Maintenance Unit - Fulbeck

  • No 256 Maintenance Unit - Barkston Heath

  • No 259 Maintenance Unit - Peterborough

  • No 260 Maintenance Unit - Errol

  • No 261 Maintenance Unit - Morpeth

  • No 262 Maintenance Unit - Eccles

  • No 263 Maintenance Unit - Stanstead Mountfitchet

  • No 264 Maintenance Unit - Abbots Ripton

  • No 265 Maintenance Unit - Grove

  • No 266 Maintenance Unit - Bramcote

  • No 267 Maintenance Unit - Dunkeswell

  • No 268 Maintenance Unit - Marston Moor

  • No 276 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • Master Provision Office - Burtonwood

  • RAF Plant Depot - Mill Green

  • RAF Station, Mill Green

  • Bomb Disposal Wing - Abbots Ripton

  • Bomb Disposal School - Alconbury

  • Radio Vehicle Storage Unit - Hinton-in-the-Hedges

  • No 20 (AF) Personnel Transit Centre - Cranage

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Walter J B Curtis  1 Dec 1945 Air Officer Commanding, OBE
Air Staff
A/Cdre Edward C Farman 11 Jan 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE; later AVM
Gp Capt R G Storrar  3 Aug 1945 OBE
Gp Capt John F Young 18 Feb 1946 CBE, MM; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr C H Baker  1 Feb 1943 MBE
Wg Cdr R D Lambert 25 Aug 1945  
Wg Cdr G Matthews  1 Apr 1946  
Wg Cdr E G Moore 19 Jun 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr H J Brass 19 Jun 1946  
Sqn Ldr G E Dimmer 13 Jun 1945  
Sqn Ldr G H Wayne 12 Dec 1944  
Sqn Ldr J G Baker  6 Jun 1945  
Sqn Ldr K R Laing 12 Sep 1945  
Sqn Ldr H G Belcher 17 Jun 1946  
Sqn Ldr C H B Rose  1 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr S J Frost 15 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr W K Foote 29 Mar 1946  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt Lionel A Jackson 25 Mar 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration,  CBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L J Anstey 19 Nov 1945 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Wg Cdr C R Burstall  1 Dec 1945  
Sqn Ldr R E P Land 20 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr E H Durman  6 Nov 1944  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr C A Fidler  9 Oct 1944 DCM
Wg Cdr A H Ford 12 Nov 1945  
Sqn Ldr D P Caryer 12 Oct 1945  
Sqn Ldr L S V Hetherington  3 Jul 1945  
Sqn Ldr W A Naylor 16 Apr 1945  
Signals
Wg Cdr L G Yabsley   1 May 1946  
Equipment
Wg Cdr L H Vernon 25 Aug 1945  
Sqn Ldr A C Jones 19 Oct 1945  
Sqn Ldr A C Pressman  4 Feb 1946  
Medical
Wg Cdr G James 12 Feb 1946 Senior Medical Officer, MRCS, LRCP
Sqn Ldr G O Rosenvinge 29 Jan 1946 MB, BS
Educational
Sqn Ldr C I Morris 12 Mar 1945 AMIEE
Aeronautical Inspection
Flt Lt K J Woodgate Inspector  
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off K E Percy-Smith  4 Nov 1946 WAAF

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

August 1947

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 62 Maintenance Unit - Helensburgh

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 70 Maintenance Unit - Woodcote

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 238 Maintenance Unit - Mount Batten

  • No 241 Maintenance Unit - Sheffield

  • No 246 Maintenance Unit - Bicester

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • No 255 Maintenance Unit - Fulbeck

  • No 256 Maintenance Unit - Barkston Heath

  • No 259 Maintenance Unit - Peterborough

  • No 260 Maintenance Unit - Errol

  • No 261 Maintenance Unit - Morpeth

  • No 262 Maintenance Unit - Eccles

  • No 263 Maintenance Unit - Stanstead Mountfitchet

  • No 264 Maintenance Unit - Abbots Ripton

  • No 265 Maintenance Unit - Grove

  • No 266 Maintenance Unit - Bramcote

  • No 267 Maintenance Unit - Dunkeswell

  • No 268 Maintenance Unit - Marston Moor

  • No 276 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • Master Provision Office - Burtonwood

  • RAF Plant Depot - Mill Green

  • RAF Station, Mill Green

  • Bomb Disposal Wing - Abbots Ripton

  • Bomb Disposal School - Alconbury

  • Radio Vehicle Storage Unit - Hinton-in-the-Hedges

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Thomas G Bowler  4 Jun 1947 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Air Staff
A/Cdre John F Young  8 Jul 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, MM
Gp Capt R G Storrar  3 Aug 1945 OBE
Wg Cdr C H Baker  1 Feb 1943 MBE
Wg Cdr R D Lambert 25 Aug 1945  
Wg Cdr G Matthews  1 Apr 1946  
Wg Cdr E G Moore 19 Jun 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr H J Brass 19 Jun 1946  
Sqn Ldr G E Dimmer 13 Jun 1945  
Sqn Ldr G H Wayne 12 Dec 1944  
Sqn Ldr J G Baker  6 Jun 1945  
Sqn Ldr K R Laing 12 Sep 1945  
Sqn Ldr H G Belcher 17 Jun 1946  
Sqn Ldr C H B Rose  1 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr S J Frost 15 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr W K Foote 29 Mar 1946  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt Lionel A Jackson 25 Mar 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration,  CBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L J Anstey 19 Nov 1945 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Wg Cdr C R Burstall  1 Dec 1945  
Sqn Ldr R E P Land 20 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr E H Durman  6 Nov 1944  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr C A Fidler  9 Oct 1944 DCM
Wg Cdr A H Ford 12 Nov 1945  
Sqn Ldr D P Caryer 12 Oct 1945  
Sqn Ldr W A Naylor 16 Apr 1945  
Signals
Wg Cdr L G Yabsley   1 May 1946  
Equipment
Wg Cdr L H Vernon 25 Aug 1945  
Sqn Ldr A C Jones 19 Oct 1945  
Sqn Ldr A C Pressman  4 Feb 1946  
Medical
Wg Cdr G James 12 Feb 1946 Senior Medical Officer, MRCS, LRCP
Sqn Ldr G O Rosenvinge 29 Jan 1946 MB, BS
Educational
Sqn Ldr C I Morris 12 Mar 1945 AMIEE, AFRAeS
Aeronautical Inspection
Flt Lt K J Woodgate Inspector  
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off K E Percy-Smith  4 Nov 1946 WAAF

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

September 1947

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 62 Maintenance Unit - Helensburgh

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 70 Maintenance Unit - Woodcote

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 238 Maintenance Unit - Mount Batten

  • No 241 Maintenance Unit - Sheffield

  • No 246 Maintenance Unit - Bicester

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • No 255 Maintenance Unit - Fulbeck

  • No 256 Maintenance Unit - Barkston Heath

  • No 259 Maintenance Unit - Peterborough

  • No 260 Maintenance Unit - Errol

  • No 261 Maintenance Unit - Morpeth

  • No 262 Maintenance Unit - Eccles

  • No 263 Maintenance Unit - Stanstead Mountfitchet

  • No 264 Maintenance Unit - Abbots Ripton

  • No 265 Maintenance Unit - Grove

  • No 267 Maintenance Unit - Dunkeswell

  • No 268 Maintenance Unit - Marston Moor

  • No 276 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • Master Provision Office - Burtonwood

  • RAF Plant Depot - Mill Green

  • RAF Station, Mill Green

  • Bomb Disposal Wing - Abbots Ripton

  • Bomb Disposal School - Alconbury

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Thomas G Bowler  4 Jun 1947 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Air Staff
A/Cdre John F Young  8 Jul 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, MM
Gp Capt R G Storrar  3 Aug 1945 OBE
Wg Cdr C H Baker  1 Feb 1943 MBE
Wg Cdr R D Lambert 25 Aug 1945  
Wg Cdr G Matthews  1 Apr 1946  
Wg Cdr E G Moore 19 Jun 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr H J Brass 19 Jun 1946  
Sqn Ldr G E Dimmer 13 Jun 1945  
Sqn Ldr G H Wayne 12 Dec 1944  
Sqn Ldr J G Baker  6 Jun 1945  
Sqn Ldr K R Laing 12 Sep 1945  
Sqn Ldr H G Belcher 17 Jun 1946  
Sqn Ldr C H B Rose  1 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr S J Frost 15 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr W K Foote 29 Mar 1946  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt Lionel A Jackson 25 Mar 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration,  CBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L J Anstey 19 Nov 1945 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Wg Cdr C R Burstall  1 Dec 1945  
Sqn Ldr R E P Land 20 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr E H Durman  6 Nov 1944  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr C A Fidler  9 Oct 1944 DCM
Wg Cdr A H Ford 12 Nov 1945  
Sqn Ldr D P Caryer 12 Oct 1945  
Sqn Ldr W A Naylor 16 Apr 1945  
Signals
Wg Cdr L G Yabsley   1 May 1946  
Equipment
Wg Cdr L H Vernon 25 Aug 1945  
Sqn Ldr A C Jones 19 Oct 1945  
Sqn Ldr A C Pressman  4 Feb 1946  
Medical
Wg Cdr H D Conway  9 Oct 1946 Senior Medical Officer, MB, ChB
Sqn Ldr R M Matthews  8 Jul 1947 MB, BCh, MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr C I Morris 12 Mar 1945 AMIEE, AFRAeS
Aeronautical Inspection
Flt Lt K J Woodgate Inspector  
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off K E Percy-Smith  4 Nov 1946 WAAF

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

October 1947

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 62 Maintenance Unit - Helensburgh

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 238 Maintenance Unit - Mount Batten

  • No 241 Maintenance Unit - Sheffield

  • No 246 Maintenance Unit - Bicester

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • No 255 Maintenance Unit - Fulbeck

  • No 256 Maintenance Unit - Barkston Heath

  • No 259 Maintenance Unit - Peterborough

  • No 260 Maintenance Unit - Errol

  • No 261 Maintenance Unit - Morpeth

  • No 262 Maintenance Unit - Eccles

  • No 263 Maintenance Unit - Hitcham

  • No 264 Maintenance Unit - Abbots Ripton

  • No 265 Maintenance Unit - Grove

  • No 267 Maintenance Unit - Dunkeswell

  • No 268 Maintenance Unit - Marston Moor

  • No 276 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • Master Provision Office - Burtonwood

  • RAF Plant Depot - Mill Green

  • RAF Station, Mill Green

  • Bomb Disposal Wing - Abbots Ripton

  • Bomb Disposal School - Alconbury

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Thomas G Bowler  4 Jun 1947 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Air Staff
A/Cdre John F Young  8 Jul 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, MM
Gp Capt

John E R Sowman

28 Sep 1946 later A/Cdre
Gp Capt V G A Bennett  8 Jul 1947  
Wg Cdr C H Baker  1 Feb 1943 MBE
Wg Cdr R D Lambert 25 Aug 1945  
Wg Cdr G Matthews  1 Apr 1946  
Wg Cdr E G Moore 19 Jun 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr H J Brass 19 Jun 1946  
Sqn Ldr G E Dimmer 13 Jun 1945  
Sqn Ldr G H Wayne 12 Dec 1944  
Sqn Ldr J G Baker  6 Jun 1945  
Sqn Ldr K R Laing 12 Sep 1945  
Sqn Ldr H G Belcher 17 Jun 1946  
Sqn Ldr C H B Rose  1 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr S J Frost 15 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr W K Foote 29 Mar 1946  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt R Bayne-Brown 19 Aug 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Wg Cdr W H Franklin  1 Sep 1946 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr A E White 29 Sep 1947  
Sqn Ldr R E P Land 20 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr E H Durman  6 Nov 1944  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr C A Fidler  9 Oct 1944 DCM
Wg Cdr A H Ford 12 Nov 1945  
Sqn Ldr D P Caryer 12 Oct 1945  
Sqn Ldr W A Naylor 16 Apr 1945  
Signals
Wg Cdr L G Yabsley   1 May 1946  
Equipment
Wg Cdr L H Vernon 25 Aug 1945  
Sqn Ldr A C Jones 19 Oct 1945  
Sqn Ldr A C Pressman  4 Feb 1946  
Medical
Wg Cdr H D Conway  9 Oct 1946 Senior Medical Officer, MB, ChB
Sqn Ldr R M Matthews  8 Jul 1947 MB, BCh, MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr C I Morris 12 Mar 1945 AMIEE, AFRAeS
Aeronautical Inspection
Flt Lt K J Woodgate Inspector  
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off K E Percy-Smith  4 Nov 1946 WAAF

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

November 1947

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 62 Maintenance Unit - Helensburgh

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 238 Maintenance Unit - Mount Batten

  • No 241 Maintenance Unit - Sheffield

  • No 246 Maintenance Unit - Bicester

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • No 255 Maintenance Unit - Fulbeck

  • No 256 Maintenance Unit - Barkston Heath

  • No 259 Maintenance Unit - Peterborough

  • No 260 Maintenance Unit - Errol

  • No 261 Maintenance Unit - Morpeth

  • No 262 Maintenance Unit - Eccles

  • No 263 Maintenance Unit - Hitcham

  • No 264 Maintenance Unit - Abbots Ripton

  • No 265 Maintenance Unit - Grove

  • No 267 Maintenance Unit - Dunkeswell

  • No 268 Maintenance Unit - Marston Moor

  • No 276 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 2 MT Company - Warton

  • Master Provision Office - Burtonwood

  • RAF Plant Depot - Mill Green

  • RAF Station, Mill Green

  • Bomb Disposal Wing - Abbots Ripton

  • Bomb Disposal School - Alconbury

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Thomas G Bowler  4 Jun 1947 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Air Staff
A/Cdre John F Young  8 Jul 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, MM
Gp Capt

John E R Sowman

28 Sep 1946 later A/Cdre
Gp Capt V G A Bennett  8 Jul 1947  
Wg Cdr R D Lambert 25 Aug 1945  
Wg Cdr B R Siminson  8 Aug 1947  
Wg Cdr J O'Neill 21 Apr 1947  
Wg Cdr L Mitchell  1  Aug 1947  
Wg Cdr A W Edwards  9 Aug 1947  
Wg Cdr F E Bastin  9 Sep 1947  
Wg Cdr T J Kinna 15 Jan 1947 MBE
Wg Cdr C H V Harding 29 Sep 1947  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt R Bayne-Brown 19 Aug 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Wg Cdr W H Franklin  1 Sep 1946 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr A E White 29 Sep 1947  
Sqn Ldr R E P Land 20 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr E H Durman  6 Nov 1944  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr E G Wooberry  6 Oct 1947  
Wg Cdr A H Ford 12 Nov 1945  
Sqn Ldr D P Caryer 12 Oct 1945  
Sqn Ldr W A Naylor 16 Apr 1945  
Signals
Wg Cdr L G Yabsley   1 May 1946  
Equipment
Wg Cdr F A A H Agar-Strath  8 Aug 1947  
Sqn Ldr W K Foote 29 Mar 1946  
Sqn Ldr P J Lutley  1 Oct 1946  
Sqn Ldr D C Bettell  1 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr E M Sopwith 29 Jul 1947 OBE
Sqn Ldr H R Phillips 28 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr G H Wayne 12 Dec 1944  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr L Baume  8 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr K C R Smith  7 Oct 1946  
Medical
Wg Cdr H D Conway  9 Oct 1946 Senior Medical Officer, MB, ChB
Sqn Ldr R M Matthews  8 Jul 1947 MB, BCh, MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr C I Morris 12 Mar 1945 AMIEE, AFRAeS
Aeronautical Inspection
Flt Lt K J Woodgate Inspector  
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off K E Percy-Smith  4 Nov 1946 WAAF

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

December 1947

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 238 Maintenance Unit - Mount Batten

  • No 241 Maintenance Unit - Sheffield

  • No 246 Maintenance Unit - Bicester

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • No 255 Maintenance Unit - Fulbeck

  • No 256 Maintenance Unit - Barkston Heath

  • No 259 Maintenance Unit - Peterborough

  • No 260 Maintenance Unit - Errol

  • No 261 Maintenance Unit - Morpeth

  • No 262 Maintenance Unit - Eccles

  • No 263 Maintenance Unit - Hitcham

  • No 264 Maintenance Unit - Abbots Ripton

  • No 265 Maintenance Unit - Grove

  • No 267 Maintenance Unit - Dunkeswell

  • No 268 Maintenance Unit - Marston Moor

  • No 276 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 2 MT Company - Warton

  • Master Provision Office - Burtonwood

  • RAF Plant Depot - Mill Green

  • RAF Station, Mill Green

  • Bomb Disposal Wing - Abbots Ripton

  • Bomb Disposal School - Alconbury

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Thomas G Bowler  4 Jun 1947 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Air Staff
A/Cdre John F Young  8 Jul 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, MM
Gp Capt

John E R Sowman

28 Sep 1946 later A/Cdre
Gp Capt V G A Bennett  8 Jul 1947  
Wg Cdr R D Lambert 25 Aug 1945  
Wg Cdr B R Siminson  8 Aug 1947  
Wg Cdr J O'Neill 21 Apr 1947  
Wg Cdr L Mitchell  1  Aug 1947  
Wg Cdr A W Edwards  9 Aug 1947  
Wg Cdr F E Bastin  9 Sep 1947  
Wg Cdr T J Kinna 15 Jan 1947 MBE
Wg Cdr C H V Harding 29 Sep 1947  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt R Bayne-Brown 19 Aug 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Wg Cdr W H Franklin  1 Sep 1946 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr A E White 29 Sep 1947  
Sqn Ldr E H Durman  6 Nov 1944  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr E G Wooberry  6 Oct 1947  
Wg Cdr A H Ford 12 Nov 1945  
Sqn Ldr D P Caryer 12 Oct 1945  
Sqn Ldr W A Naylor 16 Apr 1945  
Signals
Wg Cdr L G Yabsley   1 May 1946  
Equipment
Wg Cdr F A A H Agar-Strath  8 Aug 1947  
Sqn Ldr W K Foote 29 Mar 1946  
Sqn Ldr P J Lutley  1 Oct 1946  
Sqn Ldr D C Bettell  1 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr E M Sopwith 29 Jul 1947 OBE
Sqn Ldr H R Phillips 28 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr G H Wayne 12 Dec 1944  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr L Baume  8 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr K C R Smith  7 Oct 1946  
Medical
Wg Cdr H D Conway  9 Oct 1946 Senior Medical Officer, MB, ChB
Sqn Ldr R M Matthews  8 Jul 1947 MB, BCh, MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr C I Morris 12 Mar 1945 AMIEE, AFRAeS
Aeronautical Inspection
Flt Lt K J Woodgate Inspector  

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

January 1948

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 238 Maintenance Unit - Mount Batten

  • No 241 Maintenance Unit - Sheffield

  • No 246 Maintenance Unit - Bicester

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • No 255 Maintenance Unit - Fulbeck

  • No 256 Maintenance Unit - Barkston Heath

  • No 259 Maintenance Unit - Peterborough

  • No 260 Maintenance Unit - Errol

  • No 261 Maintenance Unit - Morpeth

  • No 262 Maintenance Unit - Eccles

  • No 263 Maintenance Unit - Hitcham

  • No 264 Maintenance Unit - Abbots Ripton

  • No 265 Maintenance Unit - Grove

  • No 267 Maintenance Unit - Dunkeswell

  • No 268 Maintenance Unit - Marston Moor

  • No 276 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 2 MT Company - Warton

  • Master Provision Office - Burtonwood

  • RAF Plant Depot - Mill Green

  • RAF Station, Mill Green

  • Bomb Disposal Wing - Abbots Ripton

  • Bomb Disposal School - Alconbury

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Thomas G Bowler  4 Jun 1947 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Air Staff
A/Cdre John F Young  8 Jul 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, MM
Gp Capt

John E R Sowman

28 Sep 1946 later A/Cdre
Gp Capt V G A Bennett  8 Jul 1947  
Wg Cdr R D Lambert 25 Aug 1945  
Wg Cdr B R Siminson  8 Aug 1947  
Wg Cdr J O'Neill 21 Apr 1947  
Wg Cdr L Mitchell  1  Aug 1947  
Wg Cdr A W Edwards  9 Aug 1947  
Wg Cdr F E Bastin  9 Sep 1947  
Wg Cdr T J Kinna 15 Jan 1947 MBE
Wg Cdr C H V Harding 29 Sep 1947  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt R Bayne-Brown 19 Aug 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Wg Cdr W H Franklin  1 Sep 1946 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr A E White 29 Sep 1947  
Sqn Ldr E H Durman  6 Nov 1944  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr E G Wooberry  6 Oct 1947  
Wg Cdr A H Ford 12 Nov 1945  
Sqn Ldr D P Caryer 12 Oct 1945  
Sqn Ldr W A Naylor 16 Apr 1945  
Signals
Wg Cdr L G Yabsley   1 May 1946  
Equipment
Wg Cdr F A A H Agar-Strath  8 Aug 1947  
Sqn Ldr W K Foote 29 Mar 1946  
Sqn Ldr P J Lutley  1 Oct 1946  
Sqn Ldr D C Bettell  1 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr E M Sopwith 29 Jul 1947 OBE
Sqn Ldr H R Phillips 28 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr G H Wayne 12 Dec 1944  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr L Baume  8 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr K C R Smith  7 Oct 1946  
Medical
Wg Cdr H D Conway  9 Oct 1946 Senior Medical Officer, MB, ChB
Sqn Ldr R M Matthews  8 Jul 1947 MB, BCh, MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr C I Morris 12 Mar 1945 AMIEE, AFRAeS
Aeronautical Inspection
Flt Lt K J Woodgate Inspector  
WAAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off A D Maurice 15 Dec 1947  

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

February 1948

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 241 Maintenance Unit - Sheffield

  • No 246 Maintenance Unit - Bicester

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • No 255 Maintenance Unit - Fulbeck

  • No 256 Maintenance Unit - Barkston Heath

  • No 259 Maintenance Unit - Peterborough

  • No 260 Maintenance Unit - Errol

  • No 261 Maintenance Unit - Morpeth

  • No 262 Maintenance Unit - Eccles

  • No 263 Maintenance Unit - Hitcham

  • No 264 Maintenance Unit - Abbots Ripton

  • No 265 Maintenance Unit - Grove

  • No 267 Maintenance Unit - Dunkeswell

  • No 268 Maintenance Unit - Marston Moor

  • No 276 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 2 MT Company - Warton

  • Master Provision Office - Burtonwood

  • RAF Plant Depot - Mill Green

  • RAF Station, Mill Green

  • Bomb Disposal Wing - Abbots Ripton

  • Bomb Disposal School - Alconbury

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Thomas G Bowler  4 Jun 1947 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Air Staff
A/Cdre John F Young  8 Jul 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, MM
Gp Capt

John E R Sowman

28 Sep 1946 later A/Cdre
Gp Capt V G A Bennett  8 Jul 1947  
Wg Cdr R D Lambert 25 Aug 1945  
Wg Cdr B R Siminson  8 Aug 1947  
Wg Cdr J O'Neill 21 Apr 1947  
Wg Cdr L Mitchell  1  Aug 1947  
Wg Cdr A W Edwards  9 Aug 1947  
Wg Cdr F E Bastin  9 Sep 1947  
Wg Cdr T J Kinna 15 Jan 1947 MBE
Wg Cdr C H V Harding 29 Sep 1947  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt R Bayne-Brown 19 Aug 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Wg Cdr W H Franklin  1 Sep 1946 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr A E White 29 Sep 1947  
Sqn Ldr E H Durman  6 Nov 1944  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr E G Wooberry  6 Oct 1947  
Wg Cdr A H Ford 12 Nov 1945  
Sqn Ldr D P Caryer 12 Oct 1945  
Sqn Ldr W A Naylor 16 Apr 1945  
Equipment
Wg Cdr F A A H Agar-Strath  8 Aug 1947  
Sqn Ldr W K Foote 29 Mar 1946  
Sqn Ldr P J Lutley  1 Oct 1946  
Sqn Ldr D C Bettell  1 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr E M Sopwith 29 Jul 1947 OBE
Sqn Ldr H R Phillips 28 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr G H Wayne 12 Dec 1944  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr L Baume  8 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr K C R Smith  7 Oct 1946  
Medical
Wg Cdr H D Conway  9 Oct 1946 Senior Medical Officer, MB, ChB
Sqn Ldr R M Matthews  8 Jul 1947 MB, BCh, MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr C I Morris 12 Mar 1945 AMIEE, AFRAeS
Aeronautical Inspection
Flt Lt K J Woodgate Inspector  
WAAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off A D Maurice 15 Dec 1947  

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

March 1948

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 241 Maintenance Unit - Sheffield

  • No 246 Maintenance Unit - Bicester

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • No 255 Maintenance Unit - Fulbeck

  • No 256 Maintenance Unit - Barkston Heath

  • No 259 Maintenance Unit - Peterborough

  • No 260 Maintenance Unit - Errol

  • No 261 Maintenance Unit - Morpeth

  • No 262 Maintenance Unit - Eccles

  • No 263 Maintenance Unit - Hitcham

  • No 264 Maintenance Unit - Abbots Ripton

  • No 265 Maintenance Unit - Grove

  • No 267 Maintenance Unit - Dunkeswell

  • No 268 Maintenance Unit - Marston Moor

  • No 276 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 2 MT Company - Warton

  • Master Provision Office - Burtonwood

  • RAF Plant Depot - Mill Green

  • RAF Station, Mill Green

  • Bomb Disposal Wing - Abbots Ripton

  • Bomb Disposal School - Alconbury

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Thomas G Bowler  4 Jun 1947 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Air Staff
A/Cdre John F Young  8 Jul 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, MM
Gp Capt

John E R Sowman

28 Sep 1946 later A/Cdre
Gp Capt V G A Bennett  8 Jul 1947  
Wg Cdr R D Lambert 25 Aug 1945  
Wg Cdr B R Siminson  8 Aug 1947  
Wg Cdr J O'Neill 21 Apr 1947  
Wg Cdr L Mitchell  1  Aug 1947  
Wg Cdr A W Edwards  9 Aug 1947  
Wg Cdr F E Bastin  9 Sep 1947  
Wg Cdr T J Kinna 15 Jan 1947 MBE
Wg Cdr C H V Harding 29 Sep 1947  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt R Bayne-Brown 19 Aug 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Wg Cdr W H Franklin  1 Sep 1946 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr A E White 29 Sep 1947  
Sqn Ldr E H Durman  6 Nov 1944  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr E G Wooberry  6 Oct 1947  
Wg Cdr A H Ford 12 Nov 1945  
Sqn Ldr D P Caryer 12 Oct 1945  
Sqn Ldr W A Naylor 16 Apr 1945  
Equipment
Wg Cdr F A A H Agar-Strath  8 Aug 1947  
Sqn Ldr W K Foote 29 Mar 1946  
Sqn Ldr P J Lutley  1 Oct 1946  
Sqn Ldr D C Bettell  1 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr E M Sopwith 29 Jul 1947 OBE
Sqn Ldr H R Phillips 28 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr G H Wayne 12 Dec 1944  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr L Baume  8 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr K C R Smith  7 Oct 1946  
Medical
Wg Cdr H D Conway  9 Oct 1946 Senior Medical Officer, MB, ChB
Sqn Ldr R M Matthews  8 Jul 1947 MB, BCh, MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr C I Morris 12 Mar 1945 AMIEE, AFRAeS
Aeronautical Inspection
Flt Lt K J Woodgate Inspector  
WAAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off A D Maurice 15 Dec 1947  

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

April 1948

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 241 Maintenance Unit - Sheffield

  • No 246 Maintenance Unit - Bicester

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • No 255 Maintenance Unit - Fulbeck

  • No 256 Maintenance Unit - Barkston Heath

  • No 259 Maintenance Unit - Peterborough

  • No 260 Maintenance Unit - Errol

  • No 261 Maintenance Unit - Morpeth

  • No 262 Maintenance Unit - Eccles

  • No 263 Maintenance Unit - Hitcham

  • No 264 Maintenance Unit - Abbots Ripton

  • No 265 Maintenance Unit - Grove

  • No 267 Maintenance Unit - Dunkeswell

  • No 268 Maintenance Unit - Marston Moor

  • No 276 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 2 MT Company - Warton

  • Master Provision Office - Burtonwood

  • RAF Station, Mill Green

  • RAF Plant Depot - Mill Green

  • RAF Station, Church Lawford

  • Bomb Disposal Wing - Abbots Ripton

  • Bomb Disposal School - Alconbury

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Thomas G Bowler  4 Jun 1947 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Air Staff
A/Cdre John F Young  8 Jul 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, MM
Gp Capt

John E R Sowman

28 Sep 1946 later A/Cdre
Gp Capt V G A Bennett  8 Jul 1947  
Wg Cdr R D Lambert 25 Aug 1945  
Wg Cdr B R Siminson  8 Aug 1947  
Wg Cdr J O'Neill 21 Apr 1947  
Wg Cdr L Mitchell  1  Aug 1947  
Wg Cdr A W Edwards  9 Aug 1947  
Wg Cdr F E Bastin  9 Sep 1947  
Wg Cdr T J Kinna 15 Jan 1947 MBE
Wg Cdr C H V Harding 29 Sep 1947  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt R Bayne-Brown 19 Aug 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Wg Cdr W H Franklin  1 Sep 1946 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr A E White 29 Sep 1947  
Sqn Ldr E H Durman  6 Nov 1944  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr E G Wooberry  6 Oct 1947  
Wg Cdr A H Ford 12 Nov 1945  
Sqn Ldr D P Caryer 12 Oct 1945  
Sqn Ldr W A Naylor 16 Apr 1945  
Equipment
Wg Cdr F A A H Agar-Strath  8 Aug 1947  
Sqn Ldr W K Foote 29 Mar 1946  
Sqn Ldr P J Lutley  1 Oct 1946  
Sqn Ldr D C Bettell  1 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr E M Sopwith 29 Jul 1947 OBE
Sqn Ldr H R Phillips 28 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr G H Wayne 12 Dec 1944  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr L Baume  8 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr K C R Smith  7 Oct 1946  
Medical
Wg Cdr H D Conway  9 Oct 1946 Senior Medical Officer, MB, ChB
Sqn Ldr R M Matthews  8 Jul 1947 MB, BCh, MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr C I Morris 12 Mar 1945 AMIEE, AFRAeS
Aeronautical Inspection
Flt Lt K J Woodgate Inspector  
WAAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off A D Maurice 15 Dec 1947  

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

May 1948

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 241 Maintenance Unit - Sheffield

  • No 246 Maintenance Unit - Bicester

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • No 255 Maintenance Unit - Fulbeck

  • No 256 Maintenance Unit - Barkston Heath

  • No 259 Maintenance Unit - Peterborough

  • No 260 Maintenance Unit - Errol

  • No 261 Maintenance Unit - Morpeth

  • No 262 Maintenance Unit - Eccles

  • No 263 Maintenance Unit - Hitcham

  • No 264 Maintenance Unit - Abbots Ripton

  • No 265 Maintenance Unit - Grove

  • No 267 Maintenance Unit - Dunkeswell

  • No 268 Maintenance Unit - Marston Moor

  • No 276 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 2 MT Company - Warton

  • RAF Station, Mill Green

  • RAF Plant Depot - Mill Green

  • RAF Station, Church Lawford

  • Bomb Disposal Wing - Abbots Ripton

  • Bomb Disposal School - Alconbury

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Thomas G Bowler  4 Jun 1947 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Air Staff
A/Cdre John F Young  8 Jul 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, MM
Gp Capt

John E R Sowman

28 Sep 1946 later A/Cdre
Gp Capt V G A Bennett  8 Jul 1947  
Wg Cdr B R Siminson  8 Aug 1947  
Wg Cdr F E Bastin  9 Sep 1947  
Wg Cdr T J Kinna 15 Jan 1947 MBE
Wg Cdr J A Hunter 23 Jan 1948  
Wg Cdr C J Hutton 11 Nov 1947  
Wg Cdr P B Jelbart 25 Feb 1948  
Wg Cdr P J Lutley  1 Oct 1947  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt R Bayne-Brown 19 Aug 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Wg Cdr W H Franklin  1 Sep 1946 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr E A L Wakely 18 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr E H Durman  6 Nov 1944  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr E G Wooberry  6 Oct 1947  
Sqn Ldr W J Barrett 13 Nov 1947 AFC
Sqn Ldr S C P Ellender 18 Jan 1948  
Equipment
Wg Cdr E R Berry 21 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr W K Foote 29 Mar 1946  
Sqn Ldr D C Bettell  1 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr E M Sopwith 29 Jul 1947 OBE
Sqn Ldr H R Phillips 28 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr L Baume  8 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr J S Miller 15 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr B C Winstone 30 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr J C Archibald 29 Dec 1947 MBE
Medical
Wg Cdr H D Conway  9 Oct 1946 Senior Medical Officer, MB, ChB
Sqn Ldr E H Lamb 18 Nov 1947 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr C I Morris 12 Mar 1945 AMIEE, AFRAeS
Aeronautical Inspection
Flt Lt K J Woodgate Inspector  
WAAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off A D Maurice 15 Dec 1947  

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

June 1948

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 241 Maintenance Unit - Sheffield

  • No 246 Maintenance Unit - Bicester

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • No 255 Maintenance Unit - Fulbeck

  • No 256 Maintenance Unit - Barkston Heath

  • No 259 Maintenance Unit - Peterborough

  • No 260 Maintenance Unit - Errol

  • No 261 Maintenance Unit - Morpeth

  • No 262 Maintenance Unit - Eccles

  • No 263 Maintenance Unit - Hitcham

  • No 264 Maintenance Unit - Abbots Ripton

  • No 265 Maintenance Unit - Grove

  • No 267 Maintenance Unit - Dunkeswell

  • No 268 Maintenance Unit - Marston Moor

  • No 276 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 2 MT Company - Warton

  • RAF Station, Mill Green

  • RAF Plant Depot - Mill Green

  • RAF Station, Church Lawford

  • Bomb Disposal Wing - Abbots Ripton

  • Bomb Disposal School - Alconbury

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Thomas G Bowler  4 Jun 1947 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Air Staff
A/Cdre John F Young  8 Jul 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, MM
Gp Capt

John E R Sowman

28 Sep 1946 later A/Cdre
Gp Capt V G A Bennett  8 Jul 1947  
Wg Cdr B R Siminson  8 Aug 1947  
Wg Cdr F E Bastin  9 Sep 1947  
Wg Cdr T J Kinna 15 Jan 1947 MBE
Wg Cdr J A Hunter 23 Jan 1948  
Wg Cdr C J Hutton 11 Nov 1947  
Wg Cdr P B Jelbart 25 Feb 1948  
Wg Cdr P J Lutley  1 Oct 1947  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt R Bayne-Brown 19 Aug 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Wg Cdr W H Franklin  1 Sep 1946 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr E A L Wakely 18 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr E H Durman  6 Nov 1944  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr E G Wooberry  6 Oct 1947  
Sqn Ldr W J Barrett 13 Nov 1947 AFC
Sqn Ldr S C P Ellender 18 Jan 1948  
Equipment
Wg Cdr E R Berry 21 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr W K Foote 29 Mar 1946  
Sqn Ldr D C Bettell  1 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr E M Sopwith 29 Jul 1947 OBE
Sqn Ldr H R Phillips 28 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr L Baume  8 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr J S Miller 15 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr B C Winstone 30 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr J C Archibald 29 Dec 1947 MBE
Medical
Wg Cdr H D Conway  9 Oct 1946 Senior Medical Officer, MB, ChB
Sqn Ldr E H Lamb 18 Nov 1947 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr C I Morris 12 Mar 1945 AMIEE, AFRAeS
Aeronautical Inspection
Flt Lt K J Woodgate Inspector  
WAAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off A D Maurice 15 Dec 1947  

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

July 1948

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 241 Maintenance Unit - Sheffield

  • No 246 Maintenance Unit - Bicester

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • No 255 Maintenance Unit - Fulbeck

  • No 256 Maintenance Unit - Barkston Heath

  • No 259 Maintenance Unit - Peterborough

  • No 260 Maintenance Unit - Errol

  • No 262 Maintenance Unit - Eccles

  • No 263 Maintenance Unit - Hitcham

  • No 264 Maintenance Unit - Abbots Ripton

  • No 265 Maintenance Unit - Grove

  • No 267 Maintenance Unit - Dunkeswell

  • No 268 Maintenance Unit - Marston Moor

  • No 276 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 2 MT Company - Warton

  • RAF Station, Mill Green

  • RAF Plant Depot - Mill Green

  • RAF Station, Church Lawford

  • Bomb Disposal Wing - Abbots Ripton

  • Bomb Disposal School - Alconbury

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Thomas G Bowler  4 Jun 1947 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Air Staff
A/Cdre John F Young  8 Jul 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, MM
Gp Capt

John E R Sowman

28 Sep 1946 later A/Cdre
Gp Capt V G A Bennett  8 Jul 1947  
Wg Cdr B R Siminson  8 Aug 1947  
Wg Cdr F E Bastin  9 Sep 1947  
Wg Cdr T J Kinna 15 Jan 1947 MBE
Wg Cdr J A Hunter 23 Jan 1948  
Wg Cdr C J Hutton 11 Nov 1947  
Wg Cdr P B Jelbart 25 Feb 1948  
Wg Cdr P J Lutley  1 Oct 1947  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt R Bayne-Brown 19 Aug 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Wg Cdr W H Franklin  1 Sep 1946 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr E A L Wakely 18 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr E H Durman  6 Nov 1944  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr E G Wooberry  6 Oct 1947  
Sqn Ldr W J Barrett 13 Nov 1947 AFC
Sqn Ldr S C P Ellender 18 Jan 1948  
Equipment
Wg Cdr E R Berry 21 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr W K Foote 29 Mar 1946  
Sqn Ldr D C Bettell  1 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr E M Sopwith 29 Jul 1947 OBE
Sqn Ldr H R Phillips 28 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr L Baume  8 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr J S Miller 15 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr B C Winstone 30 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr J C Archibald 29 Dec 1947 MBE
Medical
Wg Cdr H D Conway  9 Oct 1946 Senior Medical Officer, MB, ChB
Sqn Ldr E H Lamb 18 Nov 1947 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr C I Morris 12 Mar 1945 AMIEE, AFRAeS
Aeronautical Inspection
Flt Lt K J Woodgate Inspector  
WAAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off A D Maurice 15 Dec 1947  

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

August 1948

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 241 Maintenance Unit - Sheffield

  • No 246 Maintenance Unit - Bicester

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • No 255 Maintenance Unit - Fulbeck

  • No 256 Maintenance Unit - Barkston Heath

  • No 259 Maintenance Unit - Peterborough

  • No 262 Maintenance Unit - Eccles

  • No 263 Maintenance Unit - Hitcham

  • No 264 Maintenance Unit - Abbots Ripton

  • No 265 Maintenance Unit - Grove

  • No 267 Maintenance Unit - Dunkeswell

  • No 268 Maintenance Unit - Marston Moor

  • No 276 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 2 MT Company - Warton

  • RAF Plant Depot - Mill Green

  • RAF Station, Church Lawford

  • Bomb Disposal Wing - Abbots Ripton

  • Bomb Disposal School - Alconbury

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Thomas G Bowler  4 Jun 1947 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Air Staff
A/Cdre John F Young  8 Jul 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, MM
Gp Capt

John E R Sowman

28 Sep 1946 later A/Cdre
Gp Capt V G A Bennett  8 Jul 1947  
Wg Cdr B R Siminson  8 Aug 1947  
Wg Cdr F E Bastin  9 Sep 1947  
Wg Cdr T J Kinna 15 Jan 1947 MBE
Wg Cdr J A Hunter 23 Jan 1948  
Wg Cdr C J Hutton 11 Nov 1947  
Wg Cdr P B Jelbart 25 Feb 1948  
Wg Cdr P J Lutley  1 Oct 1947  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt R Bayne-Brown 19 Aug 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Wg Cdr W H Franklin  1 Sep 1946 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr E A L Wakely 18 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr E H Durman  6 Nov 1944  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr E G Wooberry  6 Oct 1947  
Sqn Ldr W J Barrett 13 Nov 1947 AFC
Sqn Ldr S C P Ellender 18 Jan 1948  
Equipment
Wg Cdr E R Berry 21 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr W K Foote 29 Mar 1946  
Sqn Ldr D C Bettell  1 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr E M Sopwith 29 Jul 1947 OBE
Sqn Ldr H R Phillips 28 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr L Baume  8 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr J S Miller 15 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr B C Winstone 30 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr J C Archibald 29 Dec 1947 MBE
Medical
Wg Cdr H D Conway  9 Oct 1946 Senior Medical Officer, MB, ChB
Sqn Ldr E H Lamb 18 Nov 1947 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr C I Morris 12 Mar 1945 AMIEE, AFRAeS
Aeronautical Inspection
Flt Lt K J Woodgate Inspector  
WAAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off A D Maurice 15 Dec 1947  

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

September 1948

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 241 Maintenance Unit - Sheffield

  • No 246 Maintenance Unit - Bicester

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • No 255 Maintenance Unit - Fulbeck

  • No 256 Maintenance Unit - Barkston Heath

  • No 262 Maintenance Unit - Eccles

  • No 263 Maintenance Unit - Hitcham

  • No 264 Maintenance Unit - Abbots Ripton

  • No 265 Maintenance Unit - Grove

  • No 267 Maintenance Unit - Dunkeswell

  • No 268 Maintenance Unit - Marston Moor

  • No 276 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 2 MT Company - Warton

  • RAF Plant Depot - Mill Green

  • RAF Station, Church Lawford

  • Bomb Disposal Wing - Abbots Ripton

  • Bomb Disposal School - Alconbury

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Thomas G Bowler  4 Jun 1947 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Air Staff
A/Cdre John F Young  8 Jul 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, MM
Gp Capt

John E R Sowman

28 Sep 1946 later A/Cdre
Gp Capt V G A Bennett  8 Jul 1947  
Wg Cdr B R Siminson  8 Aug 1947  
Wg Cdr F E Bastin  9 Sep 1947  
Wg Cdr T J Kinna 15 Jan 1947 MBE
Wg Cdr J A Hunter 23 Jan 1948  
Wg Cdr C J Hutton 11 Nov 1947  
Wg Cdr P B Jelbart 25 Feb 1948  
Wg Cdr P J Lutley  1 Oct 1947  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt R Bayne-Brown 19 Aug 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Wg Cdr W H Franklin  1 Sep 1946 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr E A L Wakely 18 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr E H Durman  6 Nov 1944  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr E G Wooberry  6 Oct 1947  
Sqn Ldr W J Barrett 13 Nov 1947 AFC
Sqn Ldr S C P Ellender 18 Jan 1948  
Equipment
Wg Cdr E R Berry 21 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr W K Foote 29 Mar 1946  
Sqn Ldr D C Bettell  1 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr E M Sopwith 29 Jul 1947 OBE
Sqn Ldr H R Phillips 28 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr L Baume  8 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr J S Miller 15 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr B C Winstone 30 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr J C Archibald 29 Dec 1947 MBE
Medical
Wg Cdr H D Conway  9 Oct 1946 Senior Medical Officer, MB, ChB
Sqn Ldr E H Lamb 18 Nov 1947 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr C I Morris 12 Mar 1945 AMIEE, AFRAeS
Aeronautical Inspection
Flt Lt K J Woodgate Inspector  
WAAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off A D Maurice 15 Dec 1947  

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

October 1948

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 241 Maintenance Unit - Sheffield

  • No 246 Maintenance Unit - Bicester

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • No 255 Maintenance Unit - Fulbeck

  • No 256 Maintenance Unit - Barkston Heath

  • No 262 Maintenance Unit - Eccles

  • No 263 Maintenance Unit - Hitcham

  • No 265 Maintenance Unit - Grove

  • No 267 Maintenance Unit - Dunkeswell

  • No 268 Maintenance Unit - Marston Moor

  • No 276 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 2 MT Company - Warton

  • RAF Plant Depot - Mill Green

  • RAF Station, Church Lawford

  • Bomb Disposal Wing - Abbots Ripton

  • Bomb Disposal School - Alconbury

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Thomas G Bowler  4 Jun 1947 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Air Staff
A/Cdre John F Young  8 Jul 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, MM
Gp Capt

John E R Sowman

28 Sep 1946 later A/Cdre
Gp Capt Leonard C Dennis  2 Sep 1948 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr B R Siminson  8 Aug 1947  
Wg Cdr F E Bastin  9 Sep 1947  
Wg Cdr J A Hunter 23 Jan 1948  
Wg Cdr C J Hutton 11 Nov 1947  
Wg Cdr P B Jelbart 25 Feb 1948  
Wg Cdr P J Lutley  1 Oct 1947  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt W G S Wood 23 Aug 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Wg Cdr W H Franklin  1 Sep 1946 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr E A L Wakely 18 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr E H Durman  6 Nov 1944  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr E G Wooberry  6 Oct 1947  
Sqn Ldr S C P Ellender 18 Jan 1948  
Sqn Ldr W A Naylor  1 Sep 1948  
Equipment
Wg Cdr Geoffrey P S Thomas  2 Aug 1948 OBE; later AVM
Sqn Ldr D C Bettell  1 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr H R Phillips 28 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr L Baume  8 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr J S Miller 15 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr B C Winstone 30 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr J C Archibald 29 Dec 1947 MBE
Sqn Ldr R C S Bevan 13 May 1948  
Sqn Ldr L Webley 17 Aug 1948  
Sqn Ldr A C Pressman 14 Feb 1948  
Medical
Wg Cdr C Crowley 22 Jul 1948 Senior Medical Officer, MB, BCh, DPH
Sqn Ldr E H Lamb 18 Nov 1947 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr C I Morris 12 Mar 1945 AMIEE, AFRAeS
Aeronautical Inspection
Flt Lt K J Woodgate Inspector  
WAAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off N David 23 Aug 1948  

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

November 1948

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 241 Maintenance Unit - Sheffield

  • No 246 Maintenance Unit - Bicester

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • No 255 Maintenance Unit - Fulbeck

  • No 256 Maintenance Unit - Barkston Heath

  • No 262 Maintenance Unit - Eccles

  • No 263 Maintenance Unit - Hitcham

  • No 267 Maintenance Unit - Dunkeswell

  • No 268 Maintenance Unit - Marston Moor

  • No 276 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 2 MT Company - Warton

  • RAF Station, Church Lawford

  • RAF Plant Depot - Church Lawford

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Thomas G Bowler  4 Jun 1947 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Air Staff
A/Cdre John F Young  8 Jul 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, MM
Gp Capt

John E R Sowman

28 Sep 1946 later A/Cdre
Gp Capt Leonard C Dennis  2 Sep 1948 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr B R Siminson  8 Aug 1947  
Wg Cdr F E Bastin  9 Sep 1947  
Wg Cdr J A Hunter 23 Jan 1948  
Wg Cdr C J Hutton 11 Nov 1947  
Wg Cdr P B Jelbart 25 Feb 1948  
Wg Cdr P J Lutley  1 Oct 1947  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt W G S Wood 23 Aug 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Wg Cdr W H Franklin  1 Sep 1946 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr E A L Wakely 18 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr E H Durman  6 Nov 1944  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr E G Wooberry  6 Oct 1947  
Sqn Ldr S C P Ellender 18 Jan 1948  
Sqn Ldr W A Naylor  1 Sep 1948  
Equipment
Wg Cdr Geoffrey P S Thomas  2 Aug 1948 OBE; later AVM
Sqn Ldr D C Bettell  1 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr H R Phillips 28 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr L Baume  8 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr J S Miller 15 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr B C Winstone 30 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr J C Archibald 29 Dec 1947 MBE
Sqn Ldr R C S Bevan 13 May 1948  
Sqn Ldr L Webley 17 Aug 1948  
Sqn Ldr A C Pressman 14 Feb 1948  
Medical
Wg Cdr C Crowley 22 Jul 1948 Senior Medical Officer, MB, BCh, DPH
Sqn Ldr E H Lamb 18 Nov 1947 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr C I Morris 12 Mar 1945 AMIEE, AFRAeS
Aeronautical Inspection
Flt Lt K J Woodgate Inspector  
WAAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off N David 23 Aug 1948  

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

December 1948

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 241 Maintenance Unit - Sheffield

  • No 246 Maintenance Unit - Bicester

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • No 256 Maintenance Unit - Barkston Heath

  • No 263 Maintenance Unit - Hitcham

  • No 267 Maintenance Unit - Dunkeswell

  • No 268 Maintenance Unit - Marston Moor

  • No 276 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 2 MT Company - Warton

  • RAF Station, Church Lawford

  • RAF Plant Depot - Church Lawford

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Thomas G Bowler  4 Jun 1947 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Air Staff
A/Cdre John F Young  8 Jul 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, MM
Gp Capt

John E R Sowman

28 Sep 1946 later A/Cdre
Gp Capt Leonard C Dennis  2 Sep 1948 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr B R Siminson  8 Aug 1947  
Wg Cdr F E Bastin  9 Sep 1947  
Wg Cdr J A Hunter 23 Jan 1948  
Wg Cdr C J Hutton 11 Nov 1947  
Wg Cdr P B Jelbart 25 Feb 1948  
Wg Cdr P J Lutley  1 Oct 1947  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt W G S Wood 23 Aug 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Wg Cdr W H Franklin  1 Sep 1946 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr E A L Wakely 18 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr E H Durman  6 Nov 1944  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr E G Wooberry  6 Oct 1947  
Sqn Ldr S C P Ellender 18 Jan 1948  
Sqn Ldr W A Naylor  1 Sep 1948  
Equipment
Wg Cdr Geoffrey P S Thomas  2 Aug 1948 OBE; later AVM
Sqn Ldr D C Bettell  1 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr H R Phillips 28 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr L Baume  8 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr J S Miller 15 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr B C Winstone 30 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr J C Archibald 29 Dec 1947 MBE
Sqn Ldr R C S Bevan 13 May 1948  
Sqn Ldr L Webley 17 Aug 1948  
Sqn Ldr A C Pressman 14 Feb 1948  
Medical
Wg Cdr C Crowley 22 Jul 1948 Senior Medical Officer, MB, BCh, DPH
Sqn Ldr E H Lamb 18 Nov 1947 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr C I Morris 12 Mar 1945 AMIEE, AFRAeS
Aeronautical Inspection
Flt Lt K J Woodgate Inspector  
WAAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off N David 23 Aug 1948  

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

January 1949

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 241 Maintenance Unit - Sheffield

  • No 246 Maintenance Unit - Bicester

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • No 276 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 2 MT Company - Warton

  • RAF Station, Church Lawford

  • RAF Plant Depot - Church Lawford

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Thomas G Bowler  4 Jun 1947 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Air Staff
A/Cdre John F Young  8 Jul 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, MM
Gp Capt

John E R Sowman

28 Sep 1946 later A/Cdre
Gp Capt Leonard C Dennis  2 Sep 1948 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr B R Siminson  8 Aug 1947  
Wg Cdr F E Bastin  9 Sep 1947  
Wg Cdr J A Hunter 23 Jan 1948  
Wg Cdr C J Hutton 11 Nov 1947  
Wg Cdr P B Jelbart 25 Feb 1948  
Wg Cdr P J Lutley  1 Oct 1947  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt W G S Wood 23 Aug 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Wg Cdr W H Franklin  1 Sep 1946 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr E A L Wakely 18 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr E H Durman  6 Nov 1944  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr E G Wooberry  6 Oct 1947  
Sqn Ldr S C P Ellender 18 Jan 1948  
Sqn Ldr W A Naylor  1 Sep 1948  
Equipment
Wg Cdr Geoffrey P S Thomas  2 Aug 1948 OBE; later AVM
Sqn Ldr D C Bettell  1 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr H R Phillips 28 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr L Baume  8 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr J S Miller 15 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr B C Winstone 30 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr J C Archibald 29 Dec 1947 MBE
Sqn Ldr R C S Bevan 13 May 1948  
Sqn Ldr L Webley 17 Aug 1948  
Sqn Ldr A C Pressman 14 Feb 1948  
Medical
Wg Cdr C Crowley 22 Jul 1948 Senior Medical Officer, MB, BCh, DPH
Sqn Ldr E H Lamb 18 Nov 1947 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr C I Morris 12 Mar 1945 AMIEE, AFRAeS
Aeronautical Inspection
Flt Lt K J Woodgate Inspector  

WAAF Staff Officer

Sqn Off N David 23 Aug 1948  

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

February 1949

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 241 Maintenance Unit - Sheffield

  • No 246 Maintenance Unit - Bicester

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • No 276 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 2 MT Company - Warton

  • RAF Station, Church Lawford

  • RAF Plant Depot - Church Lawford

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Thomas G Bowler  4 Jun 1947 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Air Staff
A/Cdre John F Young  8 Jul 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, MM
Gp Capt

John E R Sowman

28 Sep 1946 later A/Cdre
Gp Capt Leonard C Dennis  2 Sep 1948 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr B R Siminson  8 Aug 1947  
Wg Cdr F E Bastin  9 Sep 1947  
Wg Cdr J A Hunter 23 Jan 1948  
Wg Cdr C J Hutton 11 Nov 1947  
Wg Cdr P B Jelbart 25 Feb 1948  
Wg Cdr P J Lutley  1 Oct 1947  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt W G S Wood 23 Aug 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Wg Cdr W H Franklin  1 Sep 1946 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr E A L Wakely 18 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr E H Durman  6 Nov 1944  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr E G Wooberry  6 Oct 1947  
Sqn Ldr S C P Ellender 18 Jan 1948  
Equipment
Wg Cdr Geoffrey P S Thomas  2 Aug 1948 OBE; later AVM
Sqn Ldr D C Bettell  1 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr H R Phillips 28 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr L Baume  8 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr J S Miller 15 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr B C Winstone 30 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr J C Archibald 29 Dec 1947 MBE
Sqn Ldr R C S Bevan 13 May 1948  
Sqn Ldr L Webley 17 Aug 1948  
Sqn Ldr A C Pressman 14 Feb 1948  
Medical
Wg Cdr C Crowley 22 Jul 1948 Senior Medical Officer, MB, BCh, DPH
Sqn Ldr E H Lamb 18 Nov 1947 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr C I Morris 12 Mar 1945 AMIEE, AFRAeS
Aeronautical Inspection
Flt Lt K J Woodgate Inspector  

WRAF Staff Officer

Sqn Off N David 23 Aug 1948  

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

March 1949

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 241 Maintenance Unit - Sheffield

  • No 246 Maintenance Unit - Bicester

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • No 276 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 2 MT Company - Warton

  • RAF Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 5355 Airfield Construction Wing - Church Lawford

  • Plant Holding and Repair Unit - Church Lawford

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Thomas G Bowler  4 Jun 1947 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Air Staff
A/Cdre John F Young  8 Jul 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, MM
Gp Capt

John E R Sowman

28 Sep 1946 later A/Cdre
Gp Capt Leonard C Dennis  2 Sep 1948 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr B R Siminson  8 Aug 1947  
Wg Cdr F E Bastin  9 Sep 1947  
Wg Cdr J A Hunter 23 Jan 1948  
Wg Cdr C J Hutton 11 Nov 1947  
Wg Cdr P B Jelbart 25 Feb 1948  
Wg Cdr P J Lutley  1 Oct 1947  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt W G S Wood 23 Aug 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Wg Cdr W H Franklin  1 Sep 1946 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr E A L Wakely 18 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr E H Durman  6 Nov 1944  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr E G Wooberry  6 Oct 1947  
Sqn Ldr S C P Ellender 18 Jan 1948  
Equipment
Wg Cdr Geoffrey P S Thomas  2 Aug 1948 OBE; later AVM
Sqn Ldr D C Bettell  1 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr H R Phillips 28 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr L Baume  8 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr J S Miller 15 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr B C Winstone 30 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr J C Archibald 29 Dec 1947 MBE
Sqn Ldr R C S Bevan 13 May 1948  
Sqn Ldr L Webley 17 Aug 1948  
Sqn Ldr A C Pressman 14 Feb 1948  
Medical
Wg Cdr C Crowley 22 Jul 1948 Senior Medical Officer, MB, BCh, DPH
Sqn Ldr E H Lamb 18 Nov 1947 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr C I Morris 12 Mar 1945 AMIEE, AFRAeS
Aeronautical Inspection
Flt Lt K J Woodgate Inspector  

WRAF Staff Officer

Sqn Off N David 23 Aug 1948  

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

April 1949

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 241 Maintenance Unit - Sheffield

  • No 246 Maintenance Unit - Bicester

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • No 276 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 2 MT Company - Bicester

  • RAF Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 5355 Airfield Construction Wing - Church Lawford

  • Plant Holding and Repair Unit - Church Lawford

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Leslie J V Bates 18 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Air Staff
A/Cdre John F Young  8 Jul 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, MM
Gp Capt

John E R Sowman

28 Sep 1946 later A/Cdre
Gp Capt Leonard C Dennis  2 Sep 1948 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr B R Siminson  8 Aug 1947  
Wg Cdr F E Bastin  9 Sep 1947  
Wg Cdr J A Hunter 23 Jan 1948  
Wg Cdr C J Hutton 11 Nov 1947  
Wg Cdr P J Lutley  1 Oct 1947  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt W G S Wood 23 Aug 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Wg Cdr W H Franklin  1 Sep 1946 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr E A L Wakely 18 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr E H Durman  6 Nov 1944  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr E G Wooberry  6 Oct 1947  
Sqn Ldr S C P Ellender 18 Jan 1948  
Equipment
Wg Cdr Geoffrey P S Thomas  2 Aug 1948 OBE; later AVM
Sqn Ldr D C Bettell  1 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr H R Phillips 28 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr L Baume  8 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr J S Miller 15 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr B C Winstone 30 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr J C Archibald 29 Dec 1947 MBE
Sqn Ldr R C S Bevan 13 May 1948  
Sqn Ldr L Webley 17 Aug 1948  
Sqn Ldr A C Pressman 14 Feb 1948  
Medical
Wg Cdr C Crowley 22 Jul 1948 Senior Medical Officer, MB, BCh, DPH
Sqn Ldr E H Lamb 18 Nov 1947 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr G G Edwards 21 Feb 1949 BA
Aeronautical Inspection
Flt Lt K J Woodgate Inspector  

WRAF Staff Officer

Sqn Off N David 23 Aug 1948  

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

May 1949

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • RAF Station Bicester

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 241 Maintenance Unit - Sheffield

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • No 276 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 2 MT Company - Bicester

  • RAF Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 5355 Airfield Construction Wing - Church Lawford

  • Plant Holding and Repair Unit - Church Lawford

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Leslie J V Bates 18 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Air Staff
A/Cdre John F Young  8 Jul 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, MM
Gp Capt

John E R Sowman

28 Sep 1946 later A/Cdre
Gp Capt Leonard C Dennis  2 Sep 1948 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr B R Siminson  8 Aug 1947  
Wg Cdr F E Bastin  9 Sep 1947  
Wg Cdr J A Hunter 23 Jan 1948  
Wg Cdr C J Hutton 11 Nov 1947  
Wg Cdr P J Lutley  1 Oct 1947  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt W G S Wood 23 Aug 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Wg Cdr W H Franklin  1 Sep 1946 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr E A L Wakely 18 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr E H Durman  6 Nov 1944  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr E G Wooberry  6 Oct 1947  
Sqn Ldr S C P Ellender 18 Jan 1948  
Equipment
Wg Cdr Geoffrey P S Thomas  2 Aug 1948 OBE; later AVM
Sqn Ldr D C Bettell  1 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr H R Phillips 28 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr L Baume  8 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr J S Miller 15 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr B C Winstone 30 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr J C Archibald 29 Dec 1947 MBE
Sqn Ldr R C S Bevan 13 May 1948  
Sqn Ldr L Webley 17 Aug 1948  
Sqn Ldr A C Pressman 14 Feb 1948  
Medical
Wg Cdr C Crowley 22 Jul 1948 Senior Medical Officer, MB, BCh, DPH
Sqn Ldr E H Lamb 18 Nov 1947 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr G G Edwards 21 Feb 1949 BA
Aeronautical Inspection
Flt Lt K J Woodgate Inspector  

WRAF Staff Officer

Sqn Off N David 23 Aug 1948  

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

June 1949

 
Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • RAF Station Bicester

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 241 Maintenance Unit - Sheffield

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • No 276 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 2 MT Company - Bicester

  • RAF Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 5355 Airfield Construction Wing - Church Lawford

  • Plant Holding and Repair Unit - Church Lawford

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Leslie J V Bates 18 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Air Staff
A/Cdre John F Young  8 Jul 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, MM
Gp Capt

John E R Sowman

28 Sep 1946 later A/Cdre
Gp Capt Leonard C Dennis  2 Sep 1948 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr F E Bastin  9 Sep 1947  
Wg Cdr J A Hunter 23 Jan 1948  
Wg Cdr C J Hutton 11 Nov 1947  
Wg Cdr P J Lutley  1 Oct 1947  
Wg Cdr J P Scorgie  7 Mar 1949 OBE, BEM
Wg Cdr R F B Guy 10 Oct 1948  
Wg Cdr Geoffrey P S Thomas  2 Aug 1948 OBE; later AVM
Sqn Ldr D C Bettell  1 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr L Baume  8 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr J S Miller 15 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr B C Winstone 30 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr R C S Bevan 13 May 1948  
Sqn Ldr L Webley 17 Aug 1948  
Sqn Ldr E Merrill 14 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood  3 Mar 1949  
Sqn Ldr H B B Burns  1 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr S Foster 28 Apr 1949  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt W G S Wood 23 Aug 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Wg Cdr F W J Paddon 11 Jan 1949 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Wg Cdr E A L Wakely 18 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr D J B Mann 21 Mar 1948  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr E G Wooberry  6 Oct 1947  
Sqn Ldr S C P Ellender 18 Jan 1948  
Signals
Wg Cdr C Osmond 19 Apr 1949  
Medical
Wg Cdr A W Smith 28 Feb 1949 MB, BS
Sqn Ldr E H Lamb 18 Nov 1947 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr G G Edwards 21 Feb 1949 BA
Aeronautical Inspection
Flt Lt K J Woodgate Inspector  
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr L C L Whittam 26 Jan 1949 Senior Regiment Officer

WRAF Staff Officer

Sqn Off N David 23 Aug 1948  

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

July 1949

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • RAF Station Bicester

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 241 Maintenance Unit - Sheffield

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • No 276 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 2 MT Company - Bicester

  • RAF Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 5355 Airfield Construction Wing - Church Lawford

  • Plant Holding and Repair Unit - Church Lawford

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Leslie J V Bates 18 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Air Staff
A/Cdre John F Young  8 Jul 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, MM
Gp Capt

John E R Sowman

28 Sep 1946 later A/Cdre
Gp Capt Leonard C Dennis  2 Sep 1948 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr F E Bastin  9 Sep 1947  
Wg Cdr J A Hunter 23 Jan 1948  
Wg Cdr C J Hutton 11 Nov 1947  
Wg Cdr P J Lutley  1 Oct 1947  
Wg Cdr J P Scorgie  7 Mar 1949 OBE, BEM
Wg Cdr R F B Guy 10 Oct 1948  
Wg Cdr Geoffrey P S Thomas  2 Aug 1948 OBE; later AVM
Sqn Ldr D C Bettell  1 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr L Baume  8 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr J S Miller 15 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr B C Winstone 30 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr R C S Bevan 13 May 1948  
Sqn Ldr L Webley 17 Aug 1948  
Sqn Ldr E Merrill 14 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood  3 Mar 1949  
Sqn Ldr H B B Burns  1 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr S Foster 28 Apr 1949  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt W G S Wood 23 Aug 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Wg Cdr F W J Paddon 11 Jan 1949 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Wg Cdr E A L Wakely 18 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr D J B Mann 21 Mar 1948  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr E G Wooberry  6 Oct 1947  
Sqn Ldr S C P Ellender 18 Jan 1948  
Signals
Wg Cdr C Osmond 19 Apr 1949  
Medical
Wg Cdr A W Smith 28 Feb 1949 MB, BS
Sqn Ldr E H Lamb 18 Nov 1947 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr G G Edwards 21 Feb 1949 BA
Aeronautical Inspection
Flt Lt K J Woodgate Inspector  
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr L C L Whittam 26 Jan 1949 Senior Regiment Officer

WRAF Staff Officer

Sqn Off N David 23 Aug 1948  

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

August 1949

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • RAF Station Bicester

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 241 Maintenance Unit - Sheffield

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • No 276 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 2 MT Company - Bicester

  • RAF Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 5355 Airfield Construction Wing - Church Lawford

  • Plant Holding and Repair Unit - Church Lawford

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Leslie J V Bates 18 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Air Staff
A/Cdre John F Young  8 Jul 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, MM
Gp Capt

John E R Sowman

28 Sep 1946 later A/Cdre
Gp Capt Leonard C Dennis  2 Sep 1948 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr F E Bastin  9 Sep 1947  
Wg Cdr J A Hunter 23 Jan 1948  
Wg Cdr C J Hutton 11 Nov 1947  
Wg Cdr P J Lutley  1 Oct 1947  
Wg Cdr J P Scorgie  7 Mar 1949 OBE, BEM
Wg Cdr R F B Guy 10 Oct 1948  
Wg Cdr Geoffrey P S Thomas  2 Aug 1948 OBE; later AVM
Sqn Ldr D C Bettell  1 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr L Baume  8 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr J S Miller 15 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr B C Winstone 30 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr R C S Bevan 13 May 1948  
Sqn Ldr L Webley 17 Aug 1948  
Sqn Ldr E Merrill 14 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood  3 Mar 1949  
Sqn Ldr H B B Burns  1 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr S Foster 28 Apr 1949  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt W G S Wood 23 Aug 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Wg Cdr F W J Paddon 11 Jan 1949 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Wg Cdr E A L Wakely 18 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr D J B Mann 21 Mar 1948  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr E G Wooberry  6 Oct 1947  
Sqn Ldr S C P Ellender 18 Jan 1948  
Signals
Wg Cdr C Osmond 19 Apr 1949  
Medical
Wg Cdr A W Smith 28 Feb 1949 MB, BS
Sqn Ldr E H Lamb 18 Nov 1947 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr G G Edwards 21 Feb 1949 BA
Aeronautical Inspection
Flt Lt K J Woodgate Inspector  
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr L C L Whittam 26 Jan 1949 Senior Regiment Officer

WRAF Staff Officer

Sqn Off N David 23 Aug 1948  

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

September 1949

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • RAF Station Bicester

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 241 Maintenance Unit - Sheffield

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • No 276 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 2 MT Company - Bicester

  • RAF Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 5355 Airfield Construction Wing - Church Lawford

  • Plant Holding and Repair Unit - Church Lawford

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Leslie J V Bates 18 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Air Staff
A/Cdre John F Young  8 Jul 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, MM
Gp Capt

John E R Sowman

28 Sep 1946 later A/Cdre
Gp Capt Leonard C Dennis  2 Sep 1948 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr F E Bastin  9 Sep 1947  
Wg Cdr J A Hunter 23 Jan 1948  
Wg Cdr C J Hutton 11 Nov 1947  
Wg Cdr P J Lutley  1 Oct 1947  
Wg Cdr J P Scorgie  7 Mar 1949 OBE, BEM
Wg Cdr R F B Guy 10 Oct 1948  
Wg Cdr Geoffrey P S Thomas  2 Aug 1948 OBE; later AVM
Sqn Ldr D C Bettell  1 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr L Baume  8 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr J S Miller 15 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr B C Winstone 30 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr R C S Bevan 13 May 1948  
Sqn Ldr L Webley 17 Aug 1948  
Sqn Ldr E Merrill 14 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood  3 Mar 1949  
Sqn Ldr H B B Burns  1 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr S Foster 28 Apr 1949  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt W G S Wood 23 Aug 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Wg Cdr F W J Paddon 11 Jan 1949 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Wg Cdr E A L Wakely 18 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr D J B Mann 21 Mar 1948  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr E G Wooberry  6 Oct 1947  
Sqn Ldr S C P Ellender 18 Jan 1948  
Signals
Wg Cdr C Osmond 19 Apr 1949  
Medical
Wg Cdr A W Smith 28 Feb 1949 MB, BS
Sqn Ldr E H Lamb 18 Nov 1947 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr G G Edwards 21 Feb 1949 BA
Aeronautical Inspection
Flt Lt K J Woodgate Inspector  
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr L C L Whittam 26 Jan 1949 Senior Regiment Officer

WRAF Staff Officer

Sqn Off N David 23 Aug 1948  

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

October 1949

 
Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • RAF Station Bicester

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 241 Maintenance Unit - Sheffield

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • No 276 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 2 MT Company - Bicester

  • RAF Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 5355 Airfield Construction Wing - Church Lawford

  • Plant Holding and Repair Unit - Church Lawford

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Leslie J V Bates 18 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Air Staff
A/Cdre John F Young  8 Jul 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, MM
Gp Capt

John E R Sowman

28 Sep 1946 later A/Cdre
Gp Capt Leonard C Dennis  2 Sep 1948 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr F E Bastin  9 Sep 1947  
Wg Cdr J A Hunter 23 Jan 1948  
Wg Cdr J P Scorgie  7 Mar 1949 OBE, BEM
Wg Cdr R F B Guy 10 Oct 1948  
Wg Cdr Geoffrey P S Thomas  2 Aug 1948 OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr G C Shepherd 14 Mar 1949 BA
Wg Cdr P A B Neel 24 May 1949  
Sqn Ldr D C Bettell  1 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr J S Miller 15 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr B C Winstone 30 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr R C S Bevan 13 May 1948  
Sqn Ldr L Webley 17 Aug 1948  
Sqn Ldr E Merrill 14 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood  3 Mar 1949  
Sqn Ldr H B B Burns  1 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr S Foster 28 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr R E Eaton 14 Feb 1949  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt W G S Wood 23 Aug 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Wg Cdr F W J Paddon 11 Jan 1949 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Wg Cdr E A L Wakely 18 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr D J B Mann 21 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr Edward L Frith 26 May 1948 later AVM
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr E G Wooberry  6 Oct 1947  
Sqn Ldr S C P Ellender 18 Jan 1948  
Sqn Ldr R Wilkinson 13 Feb 1949  
Signals
Wg Cdr C Osmond 19 Apr 1949  
Medical
Wg Cdr A W Smith 28 Feb 1949 MB, BS
Educational
Sqn Ldr G G Edwards 21 Feb 1949 BA
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr K J Woodgate   Inspector
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr L C L Whittam 26 Jan 1949 Senior Regiment Officer

WRAF Staff Officer

Sqn Off N David 23 Aug 1948  

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

November 1949

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • RAF Station Bicester

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 241 Maintenance Unit - Sheffield

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • No 276 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 2 MT Company - Bicester

  • RAF Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 5355 Airfield Construction Wing - Church Lawford

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Leslie J V Bates 18 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Air Staff
A/Cdre John F Young  8 Jul 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, MM
Gp Capt

John E R Sowman

28 Sep 1946 later A/Cdre
Gp Capt Leonard C Dennis  2 Sep 1948 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr F E Bastin  9 Sep 1947  
Wg Cdr J A Hunter 23 Jan 1948  
Wg Cdr J P Scorgie  7 Mar 1949 OBE, BEM
Wg Cdr R F B Guy 10 Oct 1948  
Wg Cdr Geoffrey P S Thomas  2 Aug 1948 OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr G C Shepherd 14 Mar 1949 BA
Wg Cdr P A B Neel 24 May 1949  
Sqn Ldr D C Bettell  1 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr J S Miller 15 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr B C Winstone 30 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr R C S Bevan 13 May 1948  
Sqn Ldr L Webley 17 Aug 1948  
Sqn Ldr E Merrill 14 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood  3 Mar 1949  
Sqn Ldr H B B Burns  1 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr S Foster 28 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr R E Eaton 14 Feb 1949  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt W G S Wood 23 Aug 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Wg Cdr F W J Paddon 11 Jan 1949 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Wg Cdr E A L Wakely 18 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr D J B Mann 21 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr Edward L Frith 26 May 1948 later AVM
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr E G Wooberry  6 Oct 1947  
Sqn Ldr S C P Ellender 18 Jan 1948  
Sqn Ldr R Wilkinson 13 Feb 1949  
Signals
Wg Cdr C Osmond 19 Apr 1949  
Medical
Wg Cdr A W Smith 28 Feb 1949 MB, BS
Educational
Sqn Ldr G G Edwards 21 Feb 1949 BA
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr K J Woodgate   Inspector
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr L C L Whittam 26 Jan 1949 Senior Regiment Officer

WRAF Staff Officer

Sqn Off N David 23 Aug 1948  

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

December 1949

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • RAF Station Bicester

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • No 276 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 2 MT Company - Bicester

  • RAF Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 5355 Airfield Construction Wing - Church Lawford

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Leslie J V Bates 18 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Air Staff
A/Cdre John F Young  8 Jul 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, MM
Gp Capt

John E R Sowman

28 Sep 1946 later A/Cdre
Gp Capt Leonard C Dennis  2 Sep 1948 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr F E Bastin  9 Sep 1947  
Wg Cdr J A Hunter 23 Jan 1948  
Wg Cdr J P Scorgie  7 Mar 1949 OBE, BEM
Wg Cdr R F B Guy 10 Oct 1948  
Wg Cdr Geoffrey P S Thomas  2 Aug 1948 OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr G C Shepherd 14 Mar 1949 BA
Wg Cdr P A B Neel 24 May 1949  
Sqn Ldr D C Bettell  1 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr J S Miller 15 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr B C Winstone 30 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr R C S Bevan 13 May 1948  
Sqn Ldr L Webley 17 Aug 1948  
Sqn Ldr E Merrill 14 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood  3 Mar 1949  
Sqn Ldr H B B Burns  1 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr S Foster 28 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr R E Eaton 14 Feb 1949  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt W G S Wood 23 Aug 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Wg Cdr F W J Paddon 11 Jan 1949 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Wg Cdr E A L Wakely 18 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr D J B Mann 21 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr Edward L Frith 26 May 1948 later AVM
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr E G Wooberry  6 Oct 1947  
Sqn Ldr S C P Ellender 18 Jan 1948  
Sqn Ldr R Wilkinson 13 Feb 1949  
Signals
Wg Cdr C Osmond 19 Apr 1949  
Medical
Wg Cdr A W Smith 28 Feb 1949 MB, BS
Educational
Sqn Ldr G G Edwards 21 Feb 1949 BA
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr K J Woodgate   Inspector
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr L C L Whittam 26 Jan 1949 Senior Regiment Officer

WRAF Staff Officer

Sqn Off N David 23 Aug 1948  

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

January 1950

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • RAF Station Bicester

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • No 276 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 2 MT Company - Bicester

  • Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 5355 Airfield Construction Wing - Church Lawford

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Leslie J V Bates 18 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Air Staff
A/Cdre John F Young  8 Jul 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, MM
Gp Capt Leonard C Dennis  2 Sep 1948 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr F E Bastin  9 Sep 1947  
Wg Cdr J A Hunter 23 Jan 1948  
Wg Cdr J P Scorgie  7 Mar 1949 OBE, BEM
Wg Cdr R F B Guy 10 Oct 1948  
Wg Cdr Geoffrey P S Thomas  2 Aug 1948 OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr G C Shepherd 14 Mar 1949 BA
Wg Cdr P A B Neel 24 May 1949  
Sqn Ldr D C Bettell  1 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr J S Miller 15 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr B C Winstone 30 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr R C S Bevan 13 May 1948  
Sqn Ldr L Webley 17 Aug 1948  
Sqn Ldr E Merrill 14 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood  3 Mar 1949  
Sqn Ldr H B B Burns  1 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr S Foster 28 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr R E Eaton 14 Feb 1949  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt W G S Wood 23 Aug 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Wg Cdr F W J Paddon 11 Jan 1949 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Wg Cdr E A L Wakely 18 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr D J B Mann 21 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr Edward L Frith 26 May 1948 later AVM
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr E G Wooberry  6 Oct 1947  
Sqn Ldr S C P Ellender 18 Jan 1948  
Sqn Ldr R Wilkinson 13 Feb 1949  
Signals
Wg Cdr C Osmond 19 Apr 1949  
Medical
Wg Cdr A W Smith 28 Feb 1949 MB, BS
Educational
Sqn Ldr G G Edwards 21 Feb 1949 BA
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr K J Woodgate 16 Sep 1946 Inspector
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr L C L Whittam 26 Jan 1949 Senior Regiment Officer

WRAF Staff Officer

Sqn Off N David 23 Aug 1948  

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

February 1950

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • SHQ RAF Bicester

    • No 2 MT Company - Bicester

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • No 276 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 5355 Airfield Construction Wing - Church Lawford

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Leslie J V Bates 18 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Air Staff
A/Cdre John F Young  8 Jul 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, MM
Gp Capt Leonard C Dennis  2 Sep 1948 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr F E Bastin  9 Sep 1947  
Wg Cdr J A Hunter 23 Jan 1948  
Wg Cdr J P Scorgie  7 Mar 1949 OBE, BEM
Wg Cdr R F B Guy 10 Oct 1948  
Wg Cdr Geoffrey P S Thomas  2 Aug 1948 OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr G C Shepherd 14 Mar 1949 BA
Wg Cdr P A B Neel 24 May 1949  
Sqn Ldr D C Bettell  1 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr J S Miller 15 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr B C Winstone 30 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr R C S Bevan 13 May 1948  
Sqn Ldr L Webley 17 Aug 1948  
Sqn Ldr E Merrill 14 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood  3 Mar 1949  
Sqn Ldr H B B Burns  1 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr S Foster 28 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr R E Eaton 14 Feb 1949  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt W G S Wood 23 Aug 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Wg Cdr F W J Paddon 11 Jan 1949 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Wg Cdr E A L Wakely 18 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr D J B Mann 21 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr Edward L Frith 26 May 1948 later AVM
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr E G Wooberry  6 Oct 1947  
Sqn Ldr S C P Ellender 18 Jan 1948  
Sqn Ldr R Wilkinson 13 Feb 1949  
Signals
Wg Cdr C Osmond 19 Apr 1949  
Medical
Wg Cdr A W Smith 28 Feb 1949 MB, BS
Educational
Sqn Ldr G G Edwards 21 Feb 1949 BA
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr K J Woodgate 16 Sep 1946 Inspector
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr L C L Whittam 26 Jan 1949 Senior Regiment Officer

WRAF Staff Officer

Sqn Off N David 23 Aug 1948  

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

March 1950

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • SHQ RAF Bicester

    • No 2 MT Company - Bicester

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • No 276 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 5355 Airfield Construction Wing - Church Lawford

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Leslie J V Bates 18 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Air Staff
A/Cdre John F Young  8 Jul 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, MM
Gp Capt Leonard C Dennis  2 Sep 1948 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr F E Bastin  9 Sep 1947  
Wg Cdr J A Hunter 23 Jan 1948  
Wg Cdr J P Scorgie  7 Mar 1949 OBE, BEM
Wg Cdr R F B Guy 10 Oct 1948  
Wg Cdr Geoffrey P S Thomas  2 Aug 1948 OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr G C Shepherd 14 Mar 1949 BA
Wg Cdr P A B Neel 24 May 1949  
Sqn Ldr D C Bettell  1 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr J S Miller 15 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr B C Winstone 30 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr R C S Bevan 13 May 1948  
Sqn Ldr L Webley 17 Aug 1948  
Sqn Ldr E Merrill 14 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood  3 Mar 1949  
Sqn Ldr H B B Burns  1 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr S Foster 28 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr R E Eaton 14 Feb 1949  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt W G S Wood 23 Aug 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Wg Cdr F W J Paddon 11 Jan 1949 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Wg Cdr E A L Wakely 18 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr D J B Mann 21 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr Edward L Frith 26 May 1948 later AVM
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr E G Wooberry  6 Oct 1947  
Sqn Ldr S C P Ellender 18 Jan 1948  
Sqn Ldr R Wilkinson 13 Feb 1949  
Signals
Wg Cdr C Osmond 19 Apr 1949  
Medical
Wg Cdr A W Smith 28 Feb 1949 MB, BS
Educational
Sqn Ldr G G Edwards 21 Feb 1949 BA
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr K J Woodgate 16 Sep 1946 Inspector
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr L C L Whittam 26 Jan 1949 Senior Regiment Officer

WRAF Staff Officer

Sqn Off E D Durling 18 Jan 1950  

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

April 1950

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • SHQ RAF Bicester

    • No 2 MT Company

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • No 276 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 5355 Airfield Construction Wing - Church Lawford

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Leslie J V Bates 18 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Air Staff
A/Cdre John F Young  8 Jul 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, MM
Gp Capt Leonard C Dennis  2 Sep 1948 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr F E Bastin  9 Sep 1947  
Wg Cdr J A Hunter 23 Jan 1948  
Wg Cdr J P Scorgie  7 Mar 1949 OBE, BEM
Wg Cdr R F B Guy 10 Oct 1948  
Wg Cdr Geoffrey P S Thomas  2 Aug 1948 OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr G C Shepherd 14 Mar 1949 BA
Wg Cdr P A B Neel 24 May 1949  
Sqn Ldr D C Bettell  1 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr J S Miller 15 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr B C Winstone 30 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr R C S Bevan 13 May 1948  
Sqn Ldr L Webley 17 Aug 1948  
Sqn Ldr E Merrill 14 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood  3 Mar 1949  
Sqn Ldr H B B Burns  1 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr S Foster 28 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr R E Eaton 14 Feb 1949  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt W G S Wood 23 Aug 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Wg Cdr F W J Paddon 11 Jan 1949 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Wg Cdr E A L Wakely 18 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr D J B Mann 21 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr Edward L Frith 26 May 1948 later AVM
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr E G Wooberry  6 Oct 1947  
Sqn Ldr S C P Ellender 18 Jan 1948  
Sqn Ldr R Wilkinson 13 Feb 1949  
Signals
Wg Cdr C Osmond 19 Apr 1949  
Medical
Wg Cdr A W Smith 28 Feb 1949 MB, BS
Educational
Sqn Ldr G G Edwards 21 Feb 1949 BA
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr K J Woodgate 16 Sep 1946 Inspector
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr L C L Whittam 26 Jan 1949 Senior Regiment Officer

WRAF Staff Officer

Sqn Off E D Durling 18 Jan 1950  

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

May 1950

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • SHQ RAF Bicester

    • No 2 MT Company

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • No 276 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 5355 Airfield Construction Wing - Church Lawford

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Leslie J V Bates 18 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt R C Dunbar  6 Jul 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre John F Young  8 Jul 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, MM
Gp Capt Leonard C Dennis  2 Sep 1948 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R F B Guy 10 Oct 1948  
Wg Cdr Geoffrey P S Thomas  2 Aug 1948 OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr G C Shepherd 14 Mar 1949 BA
Wg Cdr P A B Neel 24 May 1949  
Wg Cdr J W Stokes  7 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr P H Stibbs 17 Oct 1949  
Wg Cdr R F Folley 16 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr J S Miller 15 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr B C Winstone 30 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr R C S Bevan 13 May 1948  
Sqn Ldr L Webley 17 Aug 1948  
Sqn Ldr E Merrill 14 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood  3 Mar 1949  
Sqn Ldr H B B Burns  1 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr S Foster 28 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr R E Eaton 14 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr P P G Smith 11 Oct 1949  
Sqn Ldr W E Molyneaux  6 Dec 1949  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt W G S Wood 23 Aug 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Wg Cdr F W J Paddon 11 Jan 1949 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Wg Cdr E A L Wakely 18 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr Edward L Frith 26 May 1948 later AVM
Sqn Ldr C S Bray 27 Mar 1950  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr E N Rooms 30 Mar 1950 AFM
Sqn Ldr S C P Ellender 18 Jan 1948  
Sqn Ldr R Wilkinson 13 Feb 1949  
Signals
Sqn Ldr J A C Pride 13 Mar 1950  
Medical
Wg Cdr F V Maclaine  8 Apr 1940 MB, BCh
Educational
Sqn Ldr G G Edwards 21 Feb 1949 BA
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr K J Woodgate 16 Sep 1946 Inspector
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr R Whitty 23 Jan 1950 Senior Regiment Officer

WRAF Staff Officer

Sqn Off E D Durling 18 Jan 1950  

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

June 1950

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • SHQ RAF Bicester

    • No 2 MT Company

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • No 276 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 5355 Airfield Construction Wing - Church Lawford

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Leslie J V Bates 18 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt R C Dunbar  6 Jul 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre John F Young  8 Jul 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, MM
Gp Capt Leonard C Dennis  2 Sep 1948 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R F B Guy 10 Oct 1948  
Wg Cdr Geoffrey P S Thomas  2 Aug 1948 OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr G C Shepherd 14 Mar 1949 BA
Wg Cdr P A B Neel 24 May 1949  
Wg Cdr J W Stokes  7 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr P H Stibbs 17 Oct 1949  
Wg Cdr R F Folley 16 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr J S Miller 15 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr B C Winstone 30 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr R C S Bevan 13 May 1948  
Sqn Ldr L Webley 17 Aug 1948  
Sqn Ldr E Merrill 14 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood  3 Mar 1949  
Sqn Ldr H B B Burns  1 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr S Foster 28 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr R E Eaton 14 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr P P G Smith 11 Oct 1949  
Sqn Ldr W E Molyneaux  6 Dec 1949  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt W G S Wood 23 Aug 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Wg Cdr F W J Paddon 11 Jan 1949 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Wg Cdr E A L Wakely 18 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr Edward L Frith 26 May 1948 later AVM
Sqn Ldr C S Bray 27 Mar 1950  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr E N Rooms 30 Mar 1950 AFM
Sqn Ldr S C P Ellender 18 Jan 1948  
Sqn Ldr R Wilkinson 13 Feb 1949  
Signals
Sqn Ldr J A C Pride 13 Mar 1950  
Medical
Wg Cdr F V Maclaine  8 Apr 1940 MB, BCh
Educational
Sqn Ldr G G Edwards 21 Feb 1949 BA
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr K J Woodgate 16 Sep 1946 Inspector
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr R Whitty 23 Jan 1950 Senior Regiment Officer

WRAF Staff Officer

Sqn Off E D Durling 18 Jan 1950  

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

July 1950

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • SHQ RAF Bicester

    • No 2 MT Company

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • No 276 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 5355 Airfield Construction Wing - Church Lawford

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Leslie J V Bates 18 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt R C Dunbar  6 Jul 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre John F Young  8 Jul 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, MM
Gp Capt Leonard C Dennis  2 Sep 1948 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr R F B Guy 10 Oct 1948  
Wg Cdr Geoffrey P S Thomas  2 Aug 1948 OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr G C Shepherd 14 Mar 1949 BA
Wg Cdr P A B Neel 24 May 1949  
Wg Cdr J W Stokes  7 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr P H Stibbs 17 Oct 1949  
Wg Cdr R F Folley 16 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr J S Miller 15 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr B C Winstone 30 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr R C S Bevan 13 May 1948  
Sqn Ldr L Webley 17 Aug 1948  
Sqn Ldr E Merrill 14 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood  3 Mar 1949  
Sqn Ldr H B B Burns  1 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr S Foster 28 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr R E Eaton 14 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr P P G Smith 11 Oct 1949  
Sqn Ldr W E Molyneaux  6 Dec 1949  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt W G S Wood 23 Aug 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Wg Cdr F W J Paddon 11 Jan 1949 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Wg Cdr E A L Wakely 18 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr Edward L Frith 26 May 1948 later AVM
Sqn Ldr C S Bray 27 Mar 1950  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr E N Rooms 30 Mar 1950 AFM
Sqn Ldr S C P Ellender 18 Jan 1948  
Sqn Ldr R Wilkinson 13 Feb 1949  
Signals
Sqn Ldr J A C Pride 13 Mar 1950  
Medical
Wg Cdr F V Maclaine  8 Apr 1940 MB, BCh
Educational
Sqn Ldr G G Edwards 21 Feb 1949 BA
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr K J Woodgate 16 Sep 1946 Inspector
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr R Whitty 23 Jan 1950 Senior Regiment Officer

WRAF Staff Officer

Sqn Off E D Durling 18 Jan 1950  

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

August 1950

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • SHQ RAF Bicester

    • No 2 MT Company

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • No 276 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 5355 Airfield Construction Wing - Church Lawford

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Leslie J V Bates 18 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt R C Dunbar  6 Jul 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre John F Young  8 Jul 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, MM
Gp Capt Walter A Stagg 16 Jan 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt R W Wallace 28 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr R F B Guy 10 Oct 1948  
Wg Cdr G C Shepherd 14 Mar 1949 BA
Wg Cdr J W Stokes  7 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr P H Stibbs 17 Oct 1949  
Wg Cdr R F Folley 16 Jan 1950  
Wg Cdr G A Hine 16 Jun 1950  
Wg Cdr Bernard G Dickinson 14 Jun 1950 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr R C S Bevan 13 May 1948  
Sqn Ldr L Webley 17 Aug 1948  
Sqn Ldr E Merrill 14 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood  3 Mar 1949  
Sqn Ldr H B B Burns  1 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr S Foster 28 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr R E Eaton 14 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr P P G Smith 11 Oct 1949  
Sqn Ldr W E Molyneaux  6 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr A J D Mackintosh 28 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr M C Mainprice 31 May 1950  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt H Crowther 22 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Wg Cdr F W J Paddon 11 Jan 1949 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Wg Cdr E A L Wakely 18 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr Edward L Frith 26 May 1948 later AVM
Sqn Ldr C S Bray 27 Mar 1950  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr E N Rooms 30 Mar 1950 AFM
Sqn Ldr C H Lang  1 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr R Wilkinson 13 Feb 1949  
Signals
Sqn Ldr J A C Pride 13 Mar 1950  
Medical
Wg Cdr F V Maclaine  8 Apr 1940 MB, BCh
Educational
Sqn Ldr G G Edwards 21 Feb 1949 BA
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr K J Woodgate 16 Sep 1946 Inspector
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr R Whitty 23 Jan 1950 Senior Regiment Officer

WRAF Staff Officer

Sqn Off E D Durling 18 Jan 1950  

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

September 1950

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • SHQ RAF Bicester

    • No 2 MT Company

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • No 276 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 5355 Airfield Construction Wing - Church Lawford

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Leslie J V Bates 18 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt R C Dunbar  6 Jul 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre John F Young  8 Jul 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, MM
Gp Capt Walter A Stagg 16 Jan 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt R W Wallace 28 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr R F B Guy 10 Oct 1948  
Wg Cdr G C Shepherd 14 Mar 1949 BA
Wg Cdr J W Stokes  7 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr P H Stibbs 17 Oct 1949  
Wg Cdr R F Folley 16 Jan 1950  
Wg Cdr G A Hine 16 Jun 1950  
Wg Cdr Bernard G Dickinson 14 Jun 1950 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr R C S Bevan 13 May 1948  
Sqn Ldr L Webley 17 Aug 1948  
Sqn Ldr E Merrill 14 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood  3 Mar 1949  
Sqn Ldr H B B Burns  1 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr S Foster 28 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr R E Eaton 14 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr P P G Smith 11 Oct 1949  
Sqn Ldr W E Molyneaux  6 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr A J D Mackintosh 28 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr M C Mainprice 31 May 1950  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt H Crowther 22 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Wg Cdr F W J Paddon 11 Jan 1949 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Wg Cdr E A L Wakely 18 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr Edward L Frith 26 May 1948 later AVM
Sqn Ldr C S Bray 27 Mar 1950  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr E N Rooms 30 Mar 1950 AFM
Sqn Ldr R Wilkinson 13 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr C H Lang  1 May 1950  
Signals
Sqn Ldr J A C Pride 13 Mar 1950  
Medical
Wg Cdr F V Maclaine  8 Apr 1940 MB, BCh
Educational
Sqn Ldr G G Edwards 21 Feb 1949 BA
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr K J Woodgate 16 Sep 1946 Inspector
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr R Whitty 23 Jan 1950 Senior Regiment Officer

WRAF Staff Officer

Sqn Off E D Durling 18 Jan 1950  

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

October 1950

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • SHQ RAF Bicester

    • No 2 MT Company

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 5355 Airfield Construction Wing - Church Lawford

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Leslie J V Bates 18 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt R C Dunbar  6 Jul 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre John F Young  8 Jul 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, MM
Gp Capt Walter A Stagg 16 Jan 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt R W Wallace 28 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr R F B Guy 10 Oct 1948  
Wg Cdr G C Shepherd 14 Mar 1949 BA
Wg Cdr J W Stokes  7 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr P H Stibbs 17 Oct 1949  
Wg Cdr R F Folley 16 Jan 1950  
Wg Cdr G A Hine 16 Jun 1950  
Wg Cdr Bernard G Dickinson 14 Jun 1950 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr R C S Bevan 13 May 1948  
Sqn Ldr L Webley 17 Aug 1948  
Sqn Ldr E Merrill 14 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood  3 Mar 1949  
Sqn Ldr H B B Burns  1 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr S Foster 28 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr R E Eaton 14 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr P P G Smith 11 Oct 1949  
Sqn Ldr W E Molyneaux  6 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr A J D Mackintosh 28 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr M C Mainprice 31 May 1950  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt H Crowther 22 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Wg Cdr F W J Paddon 11 Jan 1949 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Sqn Ldr Edward L Frith 26 May 1948 later AVM
Sqn Ldr C S Bray 27 Mar 1950  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr E N Rooms 30 Mar 1950 AFM
Sqn Ldr R Wilkinson 13 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr C H Lang  1 May 1950  
Signals
Sqn Ldr J A C Pride 13 Mar 1950  
Medical
Wg Cdr F V Maclaine  8 Apr 1940 MB, BCh
Educational
Sqn Ldr G G Edwards 21 Feb 1949 BA
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr K J Woodgate 16 Sep 1946 Inspector
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr R Whitty 23 Jan 1950 Senior Regiment Officer

WRAF Staff Officer

Sqn Off E D Durling 18 Jan 1950  

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

November 1950

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • SHQ RAF Bicester

    • No 2 MT Company

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 5355 Airfield Construction Wing - Church Lawford

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Leslie J V Bates 18 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt A E Pelly 27 Sep 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Leonard Taylor  3 Oct 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Gp Capt Walter A Stagg 16 Jan 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt R W Wallace 28 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr J W Stokes  7 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr P H Stibbs 17 Oct 1949  
Wg Cdr R F Folley 16 Jan 1950  
Wg Cdr G A Hine 16 Jun 1950  
Wg Cdr Bernard G Dickinson 14 Jun 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr C B Horsfield 19 Sep 1950  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr R C S Bevan 13 May 1948  
Sqn Ldr L Webley 17 Aug 1948  
Sqn Ldr E Merrill 14 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood  3 Mar 1949  
Sqn Ldr H B B Burns  1 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr S Foster 28 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr R E Eaton 14 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr P P G Smith 11 Oct 1949  
Sqn Ldr W E Molyneaux  6 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr A J D Mackintosh 28 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr M C Mainprice 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr A R G Woolfrey 24 Aug 1950  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt H Crowther 22 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Wg Cdr F W J Paddon 11 Jan 1949 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Wg Cdr E H Walker  7 Sep 1950  
Sqn Ldr Edward L Frith 26 May 1948 later AVM
Sqn Ldr C S Bray 27 Mar 1950  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr E N Rooms 30 Mar 1950 AFM
Sqn Ldr R Wilkinson 13 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr C H Lang  1 May 1950  
Signals
Sqn Ldr J A C Pride 13 Mar 1950  
Medical
Wg Cdr A B Marshall 25 Jun 1950  
Educational
Sqn Ldr G G Edwards 21 Feb 1949 BA
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr K J Woodgate 16 Sep 1946 Inspector
Mr G C Shepherd   BA
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr R Whitty 23 Jan 1950 Senior Regiment Officer

WRAF Staff Officer

Sqn Off E D Durling 18 Jan 1950  

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

December 1950

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • SHQ RAF Bicester

    • No 2 MT Company

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 5355 Airfield Construction Wing - Church Lawford

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Leslie J V Bates 18 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt A E Pelly 27 Sep 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Leonard Taylor  3 Oct 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Gp Capt Walter A Stagg 16 Jan 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt R W Wallace 28 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr J W Stokes  7 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr P H Stibbs 17 Oct 1949  
Wg Cdr R F Folley 16 Jan 1950  
Wg Cdr G A Hine 16 Jun 1950  
Wg Cdr Bernard G Dickinson 14 Jun 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr C B Horsfield 19 Sep 1950  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr R C S Bevan 13 May 1948  
Sqn Ldr L Webley 17 Aug 1948  
Sqn Ldr E Merrill 14 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood  3 Mar 1949  
Sqn Ldr H B B Burns  1 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr S Foster 28 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr R E Eaton 14 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr P P G Smith 11 Oct 1949  
Sqn Ldr W E Molyneaux  6 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr A J D Mackintosh 28 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr M C Mainprice 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr A R G Woolfrey 24 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr N H Kaye 13 Nov 1950  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt H Crowther 22 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Wg Cdr F W J Paddon 11 Jan 1949 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Wg Cdr E H Walker  7 Sep 1950  
Sqn Ldr Edward L Frith 26 May 1948 later AVM
Sqn Ldr C S Bray 27 Mar 1950  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr E N Rooms 30 Mar 1950 AFM
Sqn Ldr R Wilkinson 13 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr C H Lang  1 May 1950  
Signals
Sqn Ldr J A C Pride 13 Mar 1950  
Medical
Wg Cdr A B Marshall 25 Jun 1950  
Educational
Sqn Ldr G G Edwards 21 Feb 1949 BA
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr K J Woodgate 16 Sep 1946 Inspector
Mr G C Shepherd   BA
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr R Whitty 23 Jan 1950 Senior Regiment Officer

WRAF Staff Officer

Sqn Off E D Durling 18 Jan 1950  

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

January 1951

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • SHQ RAF Bicester

    • No 2 MT Company

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 5355 Airfield Construction Wing - Church Lawford

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Leslie J V Bates 18 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt A E Pelly 27 Sep 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Leonard Taylor  3 Oct 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Gp Capt Walter A Stagg 16 Jan 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt R W Wallace 28 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr J W Stokes  7 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr P H Stibbs 17 Oct 1949  
Wg Cdr R F Folley 16 Jan 1950  
Wg Cdr G A Hine 16 Jun 1950  
Wg Cdr Bernard G Dickinson 14 Jun 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr C B Horsfield 19 Sep 1950  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr R C S Bevan 13 May 1948  
Sqn Ldr E Merrill 14 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood  3 Mar 1949  
Sqn Ldr H B B Burns  1 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr S Foster 28 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr R E Eaton 14 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr P P G Smith 11 Oct 1949  
Sqn Ldr W E Molyneaux  6 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr A J D Mackintosh 28 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr M C Mainprice 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr A R G Woolfrey 24 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr N H Kaye 13 Nov 1950  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt H Crowther 22 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Wg Cdr F W J Paddon 11 Jan 1949 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Wg Cdr E H Walker  7 Sep 1950  
Sqn Ldr Edward L Frith 26 May 1948 later AVM
Sqn Ldr C S Bray 27 Mar 1950  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr E N Rooms 30 Mar 1950 AFM
Sqn Ldr R Wilkinson 13 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr C H Lang  1 May 1950  
Signals
Sqn Ldr J A C Pride 13 Mar 1950  
Medical
Wg Cdr A B Marshall 25 Jun 1950  
Educational
Sqn Ldr G G Edwards 21 Feb 1949 BA
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr K J Woodgate 16 Sep 1946 Inspector
Mr G C Shepherd   BA
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr R Whitty 23 Jan 1950 Senior Regiment Officer

WRAF Staff Officer

Sqn Off E D Durling 18 Jan 1950  

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

February 1951

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • SHQ RAF Bicester

    • No 2 MT Company

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 5355 Airfield Construction Wing - Church Lawford

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Leslie J V Bates 18 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt A E Pelly 27 Sep 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Leonard Taylor  3 Oct 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Gp Capt Walter A Stagg 16 Jan 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt R W Wallace 28 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr J W Stokes  7 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr P H Stibbs 17 Oct 1949  
Wg Cdr R F Folley 16 Jan 1950  
Wg Cdr G A Hine 16 Jun 1950  
Wg Cdr Bernard G Dickinson 14 Jun 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr C B Horsfield 19 Sep 1950  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr R C S Bevan 13 May 1948  
Sqn Ldr E Merrill 14 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood  3 Mar 1949  
Sqn Ldr H B B Burns  1 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr S Foster 28 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr R E Eaton 14 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr P P G Smith 11 Oct 1949  
Sqn Ldr W E Molyneaux  6 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr A J D Mackintosh 28 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr M C Mainprice 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr A R G Woolfrey 24 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr N H Kaye 13 Nov 1950  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt H Crowther 22 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Wg Cdr F W J Paddon 11 Jan 1949 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Wg Cdr E H Walker  7 Sep 1950  
Sqn Ldr C S Bray 27 Mar 1950  
Sqn Ldr E S McQuillan 15 Jan 1951  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr E N Rooms 30 Mar 1950 AFM
Sqn Ldr R Wilkinson 13 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr C H Lang  1 May 1950  
Signals
Sqn Ldr J A C Pride 13 Mar 1950  
Medical
Wg Cdr A B Marshall 25 Jun 1950  
Educational
Sqn Ldr G G Edwards 21 Feb 1949 BA
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr G C Shepherd 14 Mar 1949 BA
Mr K J Woodgate 16 Sep 1946 Inspector
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr R Whitty 23 Jan 1950 Senior Regiment Officer

WRAF Staff Officer

Sqn Off E D Durling 18 Jan 1950  

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

March 1951

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • SHQ RAF Bicester

    • No 2 MT Company

  • RAF Burtonwood

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 5355 Airfield Construction Wing - Church Lawford

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Leslie J V Bates 18 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt A E Pelly 27 Sep 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Leonard Taylor  3 Oct 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Gp Capt Walter A Stagg 16 Jan 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt R W Wallace 28 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr J W Stokes  7 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr P H Stibbs 17 Oct 1949  
Wg Cdr R F Folley 16 Jan 1950  
Wg Cdr G A Hine 16 Jun 1950  
Wg Cdr Bernard G Dickinson 14 Jun 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr C B Horsfield 19 Sep 1950  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr R C S Bevan 13 May 1948  
Sqn Ldr E Merrill 14 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood  3 Mar 1949  
Sqn Ldr H B B Burns  1 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr S Foster 28 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr R E Eaton 14 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr P P G Smith 11 Oct 1949  
Sqn Ldr W E Molyneaux  6 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr A J D Mackintosh 28 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr M C Mainprice 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr A R G Woolfrey 24 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr N H Kaye 13 Nov 1950  
Sqn Ldr Frank S R Johnson  2 Mar 1951 later AVM
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt H Crowther 22 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Wg Cdr F W J Paddon 11 Jan 1949 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Wg Cdr E H Walker  7 Sep 1950  
Sqn Ldr C S Bray 27 Mar 1950  
Sqn Ldr E S McQuillan 15 Jan 1951  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr E N Rooms 30 Mar 1950 AFM
Sqn Ldr R Wilkinson 13 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr C H Lang  1 May 1950  
Signals
Sqn Ldr J A C Pride 13 Mar 1950  
Medical
Wg Cdr A B Marshall 25 Jun 1950  
Educational
Sqn Ldr J F Sanders  7 Mar 1951 BSc
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr G C Shepherd 14 Mar 1949 BA
Mr K J Woodgate 16 Sep 1946 Inspector
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr R Whitty 23 Jan 1950 Senior Regiment Officer

WRAF Staff Officer

Sqn Off E D Durling 18 Jan 1950  

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

April 1951

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • SHQ RAF Bicester

    • No 2 MT Company

  • RAF Burtonwood

  • RAF Sealand

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 5355 Airfield Construction Wing - Church Lawford

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Leslie J V Bates 18 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt A E Pelly 27 Sep 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Leonard Taylor  3 Oct 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Gp Capt Walter A Stagg 16 Jan 1950 OBE; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt R W Wallace 28 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr J W Stokes  7 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr P H Stibbs 17 Oct 1949  
Wg Cdr R F Folley 16 Jan 1950  
Wg Cdr G A Hine 16 Jun 1950  
Wg Cdr Bernard G Dickinson 14 Jun 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr C B Horsfield 19 Sep 1950  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr E Merrill 14 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood  3 Mar 1949  
Sqn Ldr H B B Burns  1 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr S Foster 28 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr R E Eaton 14 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr P P G Smith 11 Oct 1949  
Sqn Ldr W E Molyneaux  6 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr A J D Mackintosh 28 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr M C Mainprice 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr A R G Woolfrey 24 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr N H Kaye 13 Nov 1950  
Sqn Ldr Frank S R Johnson  2 Mar 1951 later AVM
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt H Crowther 22 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Wg Cdr F W J Paddon 11 Jan 1949 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Wg Cdr E H Walker  7 Sep 1950  
Sqn Ldr C S Bray 27 Mar 1950  
Sqn Ldr E S McQuillan 15 Jan 1951  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr E N Rooms 30 Mar 1950 AFM
Sqn Ldr R Wilkinson 13 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr C H Lang  1 May 1950  
Signals
Sqn Ldr J A C Pride 13 Mar 1950  
Medical
Wg Cdr A B Marshall 25 Jun 1950  
Educational
Sqn Ldr J F Sanders  7 Mar 1951 BSc
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr G C Shepherd 14 Mar 1949 BA
Mr K J Woodgate 16 Sep 1946 Inspector
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr R Whitty 23 Jan 1950 Senior Regiment Officer

WRAF Staff Officer

Sqn Off E D Durling 18 Jan 1950  

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

May 1951

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • SHQ RAF Bicester

    • No 2 MT Company

  • RAF Burtonwood

  • RAF Sealand

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 5355 Airfield Construction Wing - Church Lawford

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Leslie J V Bates 18 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt A E Pelly 27 Sep 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Leonard Taylor  3 Oct 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Gp Capt R W Wallace 28 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr J W Stokes  7 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr P H Stibbs 17 Oct 1949  
Wg Cdr R F Folley 16 Jan 1950  
Wg Cdr G A Hine 16 Jun 1950  
Wg Cdr Bernard G Dickinson 14 Jun 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr C B Horsfield 19 Sep 1950  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr E Merrill 14 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood  3 Mar 1949  
Sqn Ldr H B B Burns  1 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr S Foster 28 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr R E Eaton 14 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr P P G Smith 11 Oct 1949  
Sqn Ldr W E Molyneaux  6 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr A J D Mackintosh 28 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr M C Mainprice 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr A R G Woolfrey 24 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr N H Kaye 13 Nov 1950  
Sqn Ldr Frank S R Johnson  2 Mar 1951 later AVM
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt H Crowther 22 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Wg Cdr F W J Paddon 11 Jan 1949 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Wg Cdr E H Walker  7 Sep 1950  
Sqn Ldr C S Bray 27 Mar 1950  
Sqn Ldr E S McQuillan 15 Jan 1951  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr E N Rooms 30 Mar 1950 AFM
Sqn Ldr R Wilkinson 13 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr C H Lang  1 May 1950  
Signals
Sqn Ldr J A C Pride 13 Mar 1950  
Medical
Wg Cdr A B Marshall 25 Jun 1950  
Educational
Sqn Ldr J F Sanders  7 Mar 1951 BSc
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr G C Shepherd 14 Mar 1949 BA
Mr K J Woodgate 16 Sep 1946 Inspector
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr R Whitty 23 Jan 1950 Senior Regiment Officer

WRAF Staff Officer

Sqn Off E D Durling 18 Jan 1950  

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

June 1951

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • SHQ RAF Bicester

    • No 2 MT Company

  • RAF Burtonwood

  • RAF Sealand

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 5355 Airfield Construction Wing - Church Lawford

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Leslie J V Bates 18 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt A E Pelly 27 Sep 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Leonard Taylor  3 Oct 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Gp Capt R W Wallace 28 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr J W Stokes  7 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr P H Stibbs 17 Oct 1949  
Wg Cdr R F Folley 16 Jan 1950  
Wg Cdr G A Hine 16 Jun 1950  
Wg Cdr Bernard G Dickinson 14 Jun 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr C B Horsfield 19 Sep 1950  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr E Merrill 14 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood  3 Mar 1949  
Sqn Ldr H B B Burns  1 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr S Foster 28 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr R E Eaton 14 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr P P G Smith 11 Oct 1949  
Sqn Ldr W E Molyneaux  6 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr A J D Mackintosh 28 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr M C Mainprice 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr A R G Woolfrey 24 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr N H Kaye 13 Nov 1950  
Sqn Ldr Frank S R Johnson  2 Mar 1951 later AVM
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt H Crowther 22 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Wg Cdr F W J Paddon 11 Jan 1949 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Wg Cdr E H Walker  7 Sep 1950  
Sqn Ldr C S Bray 27 Mar 1950  
Sqn Ldr E S McQuillan 15 Jan 1951  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr E N Rooms 30 Mar 1950 AFM
Sqn Ldr R Wilkinson 13 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr C H Lang  1 May 1950  
Signals
Sqn Ldr J A C Pride 13 Mar 1950  
Medical
Wg Cdr A B Marshall 25 Jun 1950  
Educational
Sqn Ldr J F Sanders  7 Mar 1951 BSc
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr G C Shepherd 14 Mar 1949 BA
Mr K J Woodgate 16 Sep 1946 Inspector
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr R Whitty 23 Jan 1950 Senior Regiment Officer

WRAF Staff Officer

Sqn Off E D Durling 18 Jan 1950  

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

July 1951

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • SHQ RAF Bicester

    • No 2 MT Company

  • RAF Burtonwood

  • RAF Sealand

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 5355 Airfield Construction Wing - Church Lawford

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Leslie J V Bates 18 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt A E Pelly 27 Sep 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Leonard Taylor  3 Oct 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Gp Capt R W Wallace 28 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr J W Stokes  7 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr P H Stibbs 17 Oct 1949  
Wg Cdr R F Folley 16 Jan 1950  
Wg Cdr G A Hine 16 Jun 1950  
Wg Cdr Bernard G Dickinson 14 Jun 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr C B Horsfield 19 Sep 1950  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr E Merrill 14 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood  3 Mar 1949  
Sqn Ldr H B B Burns  1 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr S Foster 28 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr R E Eaton 14 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr P P G Smith 11 Oct 1949  
Sqn Ldr W E Molyneaux  6 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr A J D Mackintosh 28 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr M C Mainprice 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr A R G Woolfrey 24 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr N H Kaye 13 Nov 1950  
Sqn Ldr Frank S R Johnson  2 Mar 1951 later AVM
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt H Crowther 22 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Wg Cdr F W J Paddon 11 Jan 1949 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Wg Cdr E H Walker  7 Sep 1950  
Sqn Ldr E S McQuillan 15 Jan 1951  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr E N Rooms 30 Mar 1950 AFM
Sqn Ldr R Wilkinson 13 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr C H Lang  1 May 1950  
Signals
Sqn Ldr J A C Pride 13 Mar 1950  
Medical
Wg Cdr A B Marshall 25 Jun 1950  
Educational
Sqn Ldr J F Sanders  7 Mar 1951 BSc
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr G C Shepherd 14 Mar 1949 BA
Mr K J Woodgate 16 Sep 1946 Inspector
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr R Whitty 23 Jan 1950 Senior Regiment Officer

WRAF Staff Officer

Sqn Off E D Durling 18 Jan 1950  

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

August 1951

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • SHQ RAF Bicester

    • No 2 MT Company

  • RAF Burtonwood

  • RAF Sealand

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 5355 Airfield Construction Wing - Church Lawford

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Leslie J V Bates 18 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt A E Pelly 27 Sep 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Leonard Taylor  3 Oct 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Gp Capt R W Wallace 28 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr J W Stokes  7 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr P H Stibbs 17 Oct 1949  
Wg Cdr R F Folley 16 Jan 1950  
Wg Cdr G A Hine 16 Jun 1950  
Wg Cdr Bernard G Dickinson 14 Jun 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr C B Horsfield 19 Sep 1950  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr E Merrill 14 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood  3 Mar 1949  
Sqn Ldr H B B Burns  1 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr S Foster 28 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr R E Eaton 14 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr P P G Smith 11 Oct 1949  
Sqn Ldr W E Molyneaux  6 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr A J D Mackintosh 28 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr M C Mainprice 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr A R G Woolfrey 24 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr N H Kaye 13 Nov 1950  
Sqn Ldr Frank S R Johnson  2 Mar 1951 later AVM
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt H Crowther 22 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Wg Cdr F W J Paddon 11 Jan 1949 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC
Wg Cdr E H Walker  7 Sep 1950  
Sqn Ldr E S McQuillan 15 Jan 1951  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr E N Rooms 30 Mar 1950 AFM
Sqn Ldr R Wilkinson 13 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr C H Lang  1 May 1950  
Signals
Sqn Ldr J A C Pride 13 Mar 1950  
Medical
Wg Cdr A B Marshall 25 Jun 1950  
Educational
Sqn Ldr J F Sanders  7 Mar 1951 BSc
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr G C Shepherd 14 Mar 1949 BA
Mr K J Woodgate 16 Sep 1946 Inspector
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr R Whitty 23 Jan 1950 Group Regiment Officer

WRAF Administrative Officer

Sqn Off E D Durling 18 Jan 1950  

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

September 1951

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • SHQ RAF Bicester

    • No 2 MT Company

  • RAF Burtonwood

  • RAF Sealand

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 5355 Airfield Construction Wing - Church Lawford

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Leslie J V Bates 18 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt A E Pelly 27 Sep 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Leonard Taylor  3 Oct 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Gp Capt R W Wallace 28 Dec 1949  
Gp Capt J W Hunt  9 Apr 1951 CBE
Wg Cdr J W Stokes  7 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr P H Stibbs 17 Oct 1949  
Wg Cdr G A Hine 16 Jun 1950  
Wg Cdr Bernard G Dickinson 14 Jun 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr C B Horsfield 19 Sep 1950  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr E Merrill 14 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr D H Wood  3 Mar 1949  
Sqn Ldr S Foster 28 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr R E Eaton 14 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr P P G Smith 11 Oct 1949  
Sqn Ldr W E Molyneaux  6 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr A J D Mackintosh 28 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr M C Mainprice 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr A R G Woolfrey 24 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr N H Kaye 13 Nov 1950  
Sqn Ldr Frank S R Johnson  2 Mar 1951 later AVM
Sqn Off H M Horne  1 Aug 1951  
Operations (Technical)
Engineer
Wg Cdr E N Rooms 30 Mar 1950 AFM
Sqn Ldr R Wilkinson 13 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr C H Lang  1 May 1950  
Signals
Sqn Ldr J A C Pride 13 Mar 1950  
Plans
Wg Cdr R F Folley 16 Jan 1950  
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr R Whitty 23 Jan 1950 Group Regiment Officer
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr G C Shepherd 14 Mar 1949 BA
Mr K J Woodgate 16 Sep 1946 Superintending Inspector
Mr T E Naughten   Superintending Inspector
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt H Crowther 22 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Organisation
Wg Cdr E H Walker  7 Sep 1950  
Sqn Ldr G F Oliver  2 Jul 1951  
Personnel
Wg Cdr B J Skinner 31 May 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr E S McQuillan 15 Jan 1951  
Equipment
Sqn Ldr H B B Burns  1 xxx 1951  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr A B Marshall 25 Jun 1950  
Educational
Sqn Ldr J F Sanders  7 Mar 1951 BSc

WRAF Administrative Officer

Sqn Off E D Durling 18 Jan 1950  

Civilian Administion

Mr C Tull   Senior Executive Officer, MBE

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

October 1951

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • SHQ RAF Bicester

    • No 2 MT Company

  • RAF Burtonwood

  • RAF Sealand

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 5355 Airfield Construction Wing - Church Lawford

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Leslie J V Bates 18 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt A E Pelly 27 Sep 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Leonard Taylor  3 Oct 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations (Equipment)
Gp Capt R W Wallace 28 Dec 1949  
Gp Capt J W Hunt  9 Apr 1951 CBE
Wg Cdr J W Stokes  7 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr P H Stibbs 17 Oct 1949  
Wg Cdr G A Hine 16 Jun 1950  
Wg Cdr Bernard G Dickinson 14 Jun 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr C B Horsfield 19 Sep 1950  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr E Merrill 14 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr S Foster 28 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr R E Eaton 14 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr W E Molyneaux  6 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr A J D Mackintosh 28 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr M C Mainprice 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr A R G Woolfrey 24 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr N H Kaye 13 Nov 1950  
Sqn Ldr Frank S R Johnson  2 Mar 1951 later AVM
Sqn Off H M Horne  1 Aug 1951  
Operations (Technical)
Engineer
Wg Cdr E N Rooms 30 Mar 1950 AFM
Sqn Ldr R Wilkinson 13 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr C H Lang  1 May 1950  
Signals
Sqn Ldr J A C Pride 13 Mar 1950  
Plans
Wg Cdr R F Folley 16 Jan 1950  
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr R Whitty 23 Jan 1950 Group Regiment Officer
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr G C Shepherd 14 Mar 1949 BA
Mr K J Woodgate 16 Sep 1946 Superintending Inspector
Mr T E Naughten   Superintending Inspector
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt H Crowther 22 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Organisation
Wg Cdr E H Walker  7 Sep 1950  
Sqn Ldr G F Oliver  2 Jul 1951  
Personnel
Wg Cdr B J Skinner 31 May 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr E S McQuillan 15 Jan 1951  
Equipment
Sqn Ldr H B B Burns  1 xxx 1951  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr A B Marshall 25 Jun 1950  
Educational
Sqn Ldr J F Sanders  7 Mar 1951 BSc

WRAF Administrative Officer

Sqn Off E D Durling 18 Jan 1950  

Civilian Administion

Mr C Tull   Senior Executive Officer, MBE

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

November 1951

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • SHQ RAF Bicester

    • No 2 MT Company

  • RAF Burtonwood

  • RAF Sealand

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 5355 Airfield Construction Wing - Church Lawford

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Leslie J V Bates 18 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt A E Pelly 27 Sep 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Leonard Taylor  3 Oct 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations (Equipment)
Gp Capt R W Wallace 28 Dec 1949  
Gp Capt J W Hunt  9 Apr 1951 CBE
Wg Cdr J W Stokes  7 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr P H Stibbs 17 Oct 1949  
Wg Cdr G A Hine 16 Jun 1950  
Wg Cdr Bernard G Dickinson 14 Jun 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr C B Horsfield 19 Sep 1950  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr E Merrill 14 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr S Foster 28 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr R E Eaton 14 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr W E Molyneaux  6 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr A J D Mackintosh 28 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr M C Mainprice 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr A R G Woolfrey 24 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr N H Kaye 13 Nov 1950  
Sqn Ldr Frank S R Johnson  2 Mar 1951 later AVM
Sqn Off H M Horne  1 Aug 1951  
Operations (Technical)
Engineer
Wg Cdr E N Rooms 30 Mar 1950 AFM
Sqn Ldr R Wilkinson 13 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr C H Lang  1 May 1950  
Signals
Sqn Ldr J A C Pride 13 Mar 1950  
Plans
Wg Cdr R F Folley 16 Jan 1950  
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr R Whitty 23 Jan 1950 Group Regiment Officer
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr G C Shepherd 14 Mar 1949 BA
Mr K J Woodgate 16 Sep 1946 Superintending Inspector
Mr T E Naughten   Superintending Inspector
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt H Crowther 22 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Organisation
Wg Cdr E H Walker  7 Sep 1950  
Sqn Ldr G F Oliver  2 Jul 1951  
Personnel
Wg Cdr B J Skinner 31 May 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr E S McQuillan 15 Jan 1951  
Equipment
Sqn Ldr H B B Burns  1 xxx 1951  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr A B Marshall 25 Jun 1950  
Educational
Sqn Ldr J F Sanders  7 Mar 1951 BSc

WRAF Administrative Officer

Sqn Off E D Durling 18 Jan 1950  

Civilian Administion

Mr C Tull   Senior Executive Officer, MBE

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

December 1951

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • SHQ RAF Bicester

    • No 2 MT Company

  • RAF Burtonwood

  • RAF Sealand

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 5355 Airfield Construction Wing - Church Lawford

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Leslie J V Bates 18 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt A E Pelly 27 Sep 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Leonard Taylor  3 Oct 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations (Equipment)
Gp Capt R W Wallace 28 Dec 1949  
Gp Capt J W Hunt  9 Apr 1951 CBE
Wg Cdr J W Stokes  7 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr P H Stibbs 17 Oct 1949  
Wg Cdr G A Hine 16 Jun 1950  
Wg Cdr Bernard G Dickinson 14 Jun 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr C B Horsfield 19 Sep 1950  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr E Merrill 14 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr S Foster 28 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr R E Eaton 14 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr W E Molyneaux  6 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr A J D Mackintosh 28 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr M C Mainprice 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr A R G Woolfrey 24 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr N H Kaye 13 Nov 1950  
Sqn Ldr Frank S R Johnson  2 Mar 1951 later AVM
Sqn Off H M Horne  1 Aug 1951  
Operations (Technical)
Engineer
Wg Cdr E N Rooms 30 Mar 1950 AFM
Sqn Ldr R Wilkinson 13 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr C H Lang  1 May 1950  
Signals
Sqn Ldr J A C Pride 13 Mar 1950  
Plans
Wg Cdr R F Folley 16 Jan 1950  
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr R Whitty 23 Jan 1950 Group Regiment Officer
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr G C Shepherd 14 Mar 1949 BA
Mr K J Woodgate 16 Sep 1946 Superintending Inspector
Mr T E Naughten   Superintending Inspector
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt H Crowther 22 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Organisation
Wg Cdr E H Walker  7 Sep 1950  
Sqn Ldr G F Oliver  2 Jul 1951  
Personnel
Wg Cdr B J Skinner 31 May 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr E S McQuillan 15 Jan 1951  
Equipment
Sqn Ldr H B B Burns  1 xxx 1951  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr A B Marshall 25 Jun 1950  
Educational
Sqn Ldr J F Sanders  7 Mar 1951 BSc

WRAF Administrative Officer

Sqn Off E D Durling 18 Jan 1950  

Civilian Administion

Mr C Tull   Senior Executive Officer, MBE

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

January 1952

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • SHQ RAF Bicester

    • No 2 MT Company

  • RAF Burtonwood

  • RAF Sealand

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 99 Maintenance Unit - Foulsham

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 5355 Airfield Construction Wing - Church Lawford

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Leslie J V Bates 18 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt A E Pelly 27 Sep 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Leonard Taylor  3 Oct 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations (Equipment)
Gp Capt R W Wallace 28 Dec 1949  
Gp Capt J W Hunt  9 Apr 1951 CBE
Wg Cdr J W Stokes  7 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr P H Stibbs 17 Oct 1949  
Wg Cdr G A Hine 16 Jun 1950  
Wg Cdr Bernard G Dickinson 14 Jun 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr C B Horsfield 19 Sep 1950  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr E Merrill 14 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr S Foster 28 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr R E Eaton 14 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr W E Molyneaux  6 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr A J D Mackintosh 28 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr M C Mainprice 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr A R G Woolfrey 24 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr N H Kaye 13 Nov 1950  
Sqn Ldr Frank S R Johnson  2 Mar 1951 later AVM
Sqn Off H M Horne  1 Aug 1951  
Operations (Technical)
Engineer
Wg Cdr E N Rooms 30 Mar 1950 AFM
Sqn Ldr R Wilkinson 13 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr C H Lang  1 May 1950  
Signals
Sqn Ldr J A C Pride 13 Mar 1950  
Plans
Wg Cdr R F Folley 16 Jan 1950  
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr R Whitty 23 Jan 1950 Group Regiment Officer
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr G C Shepherd 14 Mar 1949 BA
Mr K J Woodgate 16 Sep 1946 Superintending Inspector
Mr T E Naughten   Superintending Inspector
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt H Crowther 22 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Organisation
Wg Cdr E H Walker  7 Sep 1950  
Sqn Ldr G F Oliver  2 Jul 1951  
Personnel
Wg Cdr B J Skinner 31 May 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr E S McQuillan 15 Jan 1951  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr A B Marshall 25 Jun 1950  
Educational
Sqn Ldr J F Sanders  7 Mar 1951 BSc

WRAF Administrative Officer

Sqn Off D R Pitts 17 Dec 1951  

Civilian Administion

Mr C Tull   Senior Executive Officer, MBE

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

February 1952

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • SHQ RAF Bicester

    • No 2 MT Company

  • RAF Burtonwood

  • RAF Sealand

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 99 Maintenance Unit - Foulsham

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 5355 Airfield Construction Wing - Church Lawford

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Leslie J V Bates 18 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt A E Pelly 27 Sep 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Leonard Taylor  3 Oct 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations (Equipment)
Gp Capt R W Wallace 28 Dec 1949  
Gp Capt J W Hunt  9 Apr 1951 CBE
Wg Cdr J W Stokes  7 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr P H Stibbs 17 Oct 1949  
Wg Cdr G A Hine 16 Jun 1950  
Wg Cdr Bernard G Dickinson 14 Jun 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr C B Horsfield 19 Sep 1950  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr E Merrill 14 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr S Foster 28 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr R E Eaton 14 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr W E Molyneaux  6 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr A J D Mackintosh 28 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr M C Mainprice 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr A R G Woolfrey 24 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr N H Kaye 13 Nov 1950  
Sqn Ldr Frank S R Johnson  2 Mar 1951 later AVM
Sqn Off H M Horne  1 Aug 1951  
Operations (Technical)
Engineer
Wg Cdr E N Rooms 30 Mar 1950 AFM
Sqn Ldr R Wilkinson 13 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr C H Lang  1 May 1950  
Signals
Sqn Ldr J A C Pride 13 Mar 1950  
Plans
Wg Cdr R F Folley 16 Jan 1950  
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr R Whitty 23 Jan 1950 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr G C Shepherd 14 Mar 1949 BA
Mr K J Woodgate 16 Sep 1946 Superintending Inspector
Mr T E Naughten   Superintending Inspector
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt H Crowther 22 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Organisation
Wg Cdr E H Walker  7 Sep 1950  
Sqn Ldr G F Oliver  2 Jul 1951  
Personnel
Wg Cdr B J Skinner 31 May 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr E S McQuillan 15 Jan 1951  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr A B Marshall 25 Jun 1950  
Educational
Sqn Ldr J F Sanders  7 Mar 1951 BSc

WRAF Administrative Officer

Sqn Off D R Pitts 17 Dec 1951  

Civilian Administion

Mr C Tull   Senior Executive Officer, MBE

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

March 1952

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • SHQ RAF Bicester

    • No 2 MT Company

  • RAF Burtonwood

  • RAF Sealand

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 99 Maintenance Unit - Foulsham

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 5355 Airfield Construction Wing - Church Lawford

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Leslie J V Bates 18 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt A E Pelly 27 Sep 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Leonard Taylor  3 Oct 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations (Equipment)
Gp Capt R W Wallace 28 Dec 1949  
Gp Capt J W Hunt  9 Apr 1951 CBE
Wg Cdr J W Stokes  7 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr P H Stibbs 17 Oct 1949  
Wg Cdr G A Hine 16 Jun 1950  
Wg Cdr Bernard G Dickinson 14 Jun 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr C B Horsfield 19 Sep 1950  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr E Merrill 14 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr S Foster 28 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr R E Eaton 14 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr W E Molyneaux  6 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr A J D Mackintosh 28 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr M C Mainprice 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr A R G Woolfrey 24 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr N H Kaye 13 Nov 1950  
Sqn Ldr Frank S R Johnson  2 Mar 1951 later AVM
Sqn Off H M Horne  1 Aug 1951  
Operations (Technical)
Engineer
Wg Cdr E N Rooms 30 Mar 1950 AFM
Sqn Ldr R Wilkinson 13 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr C H Lang  1 May 1950  
Signals
Sqn Ldr J A C Pride 13 Mar 1950  
Plans
Wg Cdr R F Folley 16 Jan 1950  
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr R Whitty 23 Jan 1950 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr G C Shepherd 14 Mar 1949 BA
Mr K J Woodgate 16 Sep 1946 Superintending Inspector
Mr T E Naughten   Superintending Inspector
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt H Crowther 22 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Organisation
Wg Cdr E H Walker  7 Sep 1950  
Sqn Ldr G F Oliver  2 Jul 1951  
Personnel
Wg Cdr B J Skinner 31 May 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr E S McQuillan 15 Jan 1951  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr A B Marshall 25 Jun 1950  
Educational
Sqn Ldr J F Sanders  7 Mar 1951 BSc

WRAF Administrative Officer

Sqn Off D R Pitts 17 Dec 1951  

Civilian Administion

Mr C Tull   Senior Executive Officer, MBE

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

April 1952

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • SHQ RAF Bicester

    • No 2 MT Company

  • RAF Burtonwood

  • RAF Sealand

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 99 Maintenance Unit - Foulsham

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 5355 Airfield Construction Wing - Church Lawford

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Leslie J V Bates 18 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt A E Pelly 27 Sep 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Leonard Taylor  3 Oct 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations (Equipment)
Gp Capt R W Wallace 28 Dec 1949  
Gp Capt J W Hunt  9 Apr 1951 CBE
Wg Cdr J W Stokes  7 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr P H Stibbs 17 Oct 1949  
Wg Cdr G A Hine 16 Jun 1950  
Wg Cdr Bernard G Dickinson 14 Jun 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr C B Horsfield 19 Sep 1950  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr E Merrill 14 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr S Foster 28 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr R E Eaton 14 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr W E Molyneaux  6 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr A J D Mackintosh 28 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr M C Mainprice 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr A R G Woolfrey 24 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr N H Kaye 13 Nov 1950  
Sqn Ldr Frank S R Johnson  2 Mar 1951 later AVM
Sqn Off H M Horne  1 Aug 1951  
Operations (Technical)
Engineer
Wg Cdr E N Rooms 30 Mar 1950 AFM
Sqn Ldr R Wilkinson 13 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr C H Lang  1 May 1950  
Signals
Sqn Ldr J A C Pride 13 Mar 1950  
Plans
Wg Cdr R F Folley 16 Jan 1950  
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr R Whitty 23 Jan 1950 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr G C Shepherd 14 Mar 1949 BA
Mr K J Woodgate 16 Sep 1946 Superintending Inspector
Mr T E Naughten   Superintending Inspector
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt H Crowther 22 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Organisation
Wg Cdr E H Walker  7 Sep 1950  
Sqn Ldr G F Oliver  2 Jul 1951  
Personnel
Wg Cdr B J Skinner 31 May 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr E S McQuillan 15 Jan 1951  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr A B Marshall 25 Jun 1950  
Educational
Sqn Ldr J F Sanders  7 Mar 1951 BSc

WRAF Administrative Officer

Sqn Off D R Pitts 17 Dec 1951  

Civilian Administration

Mr C Tull   Senior Executive Officer, MBE

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

May 1952

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • SHQ RAF Bicester

    • No 2 MT Company

  • RAF Burtonwood

  • RAF Sealand

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 99 Maintenance Unit - Foulsham

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 5355 Airfield Construction Wing - Church Lawford

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Leslie J V Bates 18 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt A E Pelly 27 Sep 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Leonard Taylor  3 Oct 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations (Equipment)
Gp Capt J W Hunt  9 Apr 1951 CBE
Wg Cdr J W Stokes  7 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr P H Stibbs 17 Oct 1949  
Wg Cdr G A Hine 16 Jun 1950  
Wg Cdr Bernard G Dickinson 14 Jun 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr C B Horsfield 19 Sep 1950  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr E Merrill 14 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr S Foster 28 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr R E Eaton 14 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr W E Molyneaux  6 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr A J D Mackintosh 28 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr M C Mainprice 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr A R G Woolfrey 24 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr N H Kaye 13 Nov 1950  
Sqn Ldr Frank S R Johnson  2 Mar 1951 later AVM
Sqn Off H M Horne  1 Aug 1951  
Operations (Technical)
Engineer
Wg Cdr E N Rooms 30 Mar 1950 AFM
Sqn Ldr R Wilkinson 13 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr C H Lang  1 May 1950  
Signals
Sqn Ldr J A C Pride 13 Mar 1950  
Plans
Wg Cdr R F Folley 16 Jan 1950  
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr R Whitty 23 Jan 1950 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr G C Shepherd 14 Mar 1949 BA
Mr K J Woodgate 16 Sep 1946 Superintending Inspector
Mr T E Naughten   Superintending Inspector
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt H Crowther 22 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Organisation
Wg Cdr E H Walker  7 Sep 1950  
Sqn Ldr G F Oliver  2 Jul 1951  
Personnel
Wg Cdr B J Skinner 31 May 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr E S McQuillan 15 Jan 1951  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr A B Marshall 25 Jun 1950  
Educational
Sqn Ldr J F Sanders  7 Mar 1951 BSc

WRAF Administrative Officer

Sqn Off D R Pitts 17 Dec 1951  

Civilian Administration

Mr C Tull   Senior Executive Officer, MBE

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

June 1952

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • SHQ RAF Bicester

    • No 2 MT Company

    • Civilian Supply and Technical Officers' School

  • RAF Burtonwood

  • RAF Sealand

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 99 Maintenance Unit - Foulsham

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 5355 Airfield Construction Wing - Church Lawford

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Leslie J V Bates 18 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt A E Pelly 27 Sep 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Leonard Taylor  3 Oct 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations (Equipment)
Gp Capt J W Hunt  9 Apr 1951 CBE
Wg Cdr J W Stokes  7 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr P H Stibbs 17 Oct 1949  
Wg Cdr G A Hine 16 Jun 1950  
Wg Cdr Bernard G Dickinson 14 Jun 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr C B Horsfield 19 Sep 1950  
Sqn Ldr V S Blake  6 Dec 1946  
Sqn Ldr E Merrill 14 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr S Foster 28 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr R E Eaton 14 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr W E Molyneaux  6 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr A J D Mackintosh 28 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr M C Mainprice 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr A R G Woolfrey 24 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr N H Kaye 13 Nov 1950  
Sqn Ldr Frank S R Johnson  2 Mar 1951 later AVM
Sqn Off H M Horne  1 Aug 1951  
Operations (Technical)
Engineer
Wg Cdr E N Rooms 30 Mar 1950 AFM
Sqn Ldr R Wilkinson 13 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr C H Lang  1 May 1950  
Signals
Sqn Ldr J A C Pride 13 Mar 1950  
Plans
Wg Cdr R F Folley 16 Jan 1950  
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr R Whitty 23 Jan 1950 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr G C Shepherd 14 Mar 1949 BA
Mr K J Woodgate 16 Sep 1946 Superintending Inspector
Mr T E Naughten   Superintending Inspector
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt H Crowther 22 May 1950 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Organisation
Wg Cdr E H Walker  7 Sep 1950  
Sqn Ldr G F Oliver  2 Jul 1951  
Personnel
Wg Cdr B J Skinner 31 May 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr E S McQuillan 15 Jan 1951  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr A B Marshall 25 Jun 1950  
Educational
Sqn Ldr J F Sanders  7 Mar 1951 BSc

WRAF Administrative Officer

Sqn Off D R Pitts 17 Dec 1951  

Civilian Administration

Mr C Tull   Senior Executive Officer, MBE

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

July 1952

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • SHQ RAF Bicester

    • No 2 MT Company

    • Civilian Supply and Technical Officers' School

  • RAF Burtonwood

  • RAF Sealand

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 99 Maintenance Unit - Foulsham

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 5355 Airfield Construction Wing - Church Lawford

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold D Jackman 1 Jun 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt A E Pelly 27 Sep 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Leonard Taylor  3 Oct 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations (Equipment)
Gp Capt J W Hunt  9 Apr 1951 CBE
Wg Cdr J W Stokes  7 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr Bernard G Dickinson 14 Jun 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr S M Greig 16 Nov 1951  
Wg Cdr A Paton  4 Jun 1952 OBE
Wg Cdr G R C Baker  1 Oct 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr R P Norman  3 Jul 1952  
Sqn Ldr J W C N Young  3 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr E Lindon 19 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr S L Manfield 18 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr G D Dillabough 12 Dec 1951  
Sqn Ldr R E Eaton 14 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr A J D Mackintosh 28 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr M C Mainprice 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr A R G Woolfrey 24 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr N H Kaye 13 Nov 1950  
Sqn Ldr Frank S R Johnson  2 Mar 1951 later AVM
Sqn Ldr J J Walsh 21 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr D W T Withers 13 Jun 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr A R Howell 25 Jun 1952  
Sqn Off H M Horne  1 Aug 1951  
Operations (Technical)
Engineer
Wg Cdr G C Shepherd 21 Apr 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer, BA
Sqn Ldr F Walker  8 Nov 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr E J Brimblecombe 30 Jun 1952  
Signals
Sqn Ldr J A C Pride 13 Mar 1950  
Plans
Wg Cdr R F Folley 16 Jan 1950  
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr M M Gardiner  6 Oct 1951 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr A W Hogan 21 Jul 1952 BA
Mr K J Woodgate 16 Sep 1946 Superintending Inspector
Mr T E Naughten   Superintending Inspector
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt E L J Rowe  2 Jun 1952 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr E H Walker  7 Sep 1950  
Sqn Ldr G F Oliver  2 Jul 1951  
Personnel
Wg Cdr B J Skinner 31 May 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr C N Pollock  5 Feb 1952  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr A B Marshall 25 Jun 1950  
Educational
Sqn Ldr J F Sanders  7 Mar 1951 BSc

WRAF Administrative Officer

Sqn Off D R Pitts 17 Dec 1951  

Civilian Administration

Mr C Tull   Senior Executive Officer, MBE

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

August 1952

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • SHQ RAF Bicester

    • No 2 MT Company

    • Civilian Supply and Technical Officers' School

  • RAF Burtonwood

  • RAF Sealand

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 99 Maintenance Unit - Foulsham

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold D Jackman 1 Jun 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt A E Pelly 27 Sep 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Leonard Taylor  3 Oct 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations (Equipment)
Gp Capt J W Hunt  9 Apr 1951 CBE
Wg Cdr J W Stokes  7 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr Bernard G Dickinson 14 Jun 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr S M Greig 16 Nov 1951  
Wg Cdr A Paton  4 Jun 1952 OBE
Wg Cdr G R C Baker  1 Oct 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr R P Norman  3 Jul 1952  
Sqn Ldr J W C N Young  3 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr E Lindon 19 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr S L Manfield 18 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr G D Dillabough 12 Dec 1951  
Sqn Ldr R E Eaton 14 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr A J D Mackintosh 28 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr M C Mainprice 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr A R G Woolfrey 24 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr N H Kaye 13 Nov 1950  
Sqn Ldr Frank S R Johnson  2 Mar 1951 later AVM
Sqn Ldr J J Walsh 21 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr D W T Withers 13 Jun 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr A R Howell 25 Jun 1952  
Sqn Off H M Horne  1 Aug 1951  
Operations (Technical)
Engineer
Wg Cdr G C Shepherd 21 Apr 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer, BA
Sqn Ldr F Walker  8 Nov 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr E J Brimblecombe 30 Jun 1952  
Signals
Sqn Ldr J A C Pride 13 Mar 1950  
Plans
Wg Cdr R F Folley 16 Jan 1950  
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr M M Gardiner  6 Oct 1951 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr A W Hogan 21 Jul 1952 BA
Mr K J Woodgate 16 Sep 1946 Superintending Inspector
Mr T E Naughten   Superintending Inspector
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt E L J Rowe  2 Jun 1952 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr E H Walker  7 Sep 1950  
Sqn Ldr G F Oliver  2 Jul 1951  
Personnel
Wg Cdr B J Skinner 31 May 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr C N Pollock  5 Feb 1952  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr A B Marshall 25 Jun 1950  
Educational
Sqn Ldr J F Sanders  7 Mar 1951 BSc

WRAF Administrative Officer

Sqn Off D R Pitts 17 Dec 1951  

Civilian Administration

Mr C Tull   Senior Executive Officer, MBE

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

September 1952

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • SHQ RAF Bicester

    • No 2 MT Company

    • Civilian Supply and Technical Officers' School

  • RAF Burtonwood

  • RAF Sealand

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 99 Maintenance Unit - Foulsham

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • No 282 Maintenance Unit - Bicester (Lodger)

  • Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 30 Air Material Base - Langer

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold D Jackman 1 Jun 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt A E Pelly 27 Sep 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Leonard Taylor  3 Oct 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations (Equipment)
Gp Capt J W Hunt  9 Apr 1951 CBE
Wg Cdr J W Stokes  7 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr Bernard G Dickinson 14 Jun 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr S M Greig 16 Nov 1951  
Wg Cdr A Paton  4 Jun 1952 OBE
Wg Cdr G R C Baker  1 Oct 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr R P Norman  3 Jul 1952  
Sqn Ldr J W C N Young  3 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr E Lindon 19 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr S L Manfield 18 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr G D Dillabough 12 Dec 1951  
Sqn Ldr R E Eaton 14 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr A J D Mackintosh 28 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr M C Mainprice 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr A R G Woolfrey 24 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr N H Kaye 13 Nov 1950  
Sqn Ldr Frank S R Johnson  2 Mar 1951 later AVM
Sqn Ldr J J Walsh 21 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr D W T Withers 13 Jun 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr A R Howell 25 Jun 1952  
Sqn Off H M Horne  1 Aug 1951  
Operations (Technical)
Engineer
Wg Cdr G C Shepherd 21 Apr 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer, BA
Sqn Ldr F Walker  8 Nov 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr E J Brimblecombe 30 Jun 1952  
Signals
Sqn Ldr J A C Pride 13 Mar 1950  
Plans
Wg Cdr R F Folley 16 Jan 1950  
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr M M Gardiner  6 Oct 1951 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr A W Hogan 21 Jul 1952 BA
Mr T E Naughten  2 Jul 1951 Superintending Inspector
Mr R H Latter  8 Aug 1951 Inspector
Mr H Walker 16 Jun 1952 Inspector
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt E L J Rowe  2 Jun 1952 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr E H Walker  7 Sep 1950  
Sqn Ldr G F Oliver  2 Jul 1951  
Personnel
Wg Cdr B J Skinner 31 May 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr C N Pollock  5 Feb 1952  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr A B Marshall 25 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr J F Sanders  7 Mar 1951 BSc

WRAF Administrative Officer

Sqn Off D R Pitts 17 Dec 1951  

Civilian Administration

Mr C Tull   Senior Executive Officer, MBE

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

October 1952

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • SHQ RAF Bicester

    • No 2 MT Company

    • Civilian Supply and Technical Officers' School

  • RAF Burtonwood

  • RAF Sealand

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 99 Maintenance Unit - Foulsham

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • No 282 Maintenance Unit - Bicester (Lodger)

  • Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 30 Air Material Base - Langer

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold D Jackman 1 Jun 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt A E Pelly 27 Sep 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Leonard Taylor  3 Oct 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations (Equipment)
A/Cdre H G Acton  7 Jan 1952 OBE, RAAF
Gp Capt J W Hunt  9 Apr 1951 CBE
Wg Cdr J W Stokes  7 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr Bernard G Dickinson 14 Jun 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr S M Greig 16 Nov 1951  
Wg Cdr A Paton  4 Jun 1952 OBE
Wg Cdr G R C Baker  1 Oct 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr R P Norman  3 Jul 1952  
Sqn Ldr J W C N Young  3 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr E Lindon 19 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr S L Manfield 18 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr R E Eaton 14 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr M C Mainprice 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr A R G Woolfrey 24 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr N H Kaye 13 Nov 1950  
Sqn Ldr Frank S R Johnson  2 Mar 1951 later AVM
Sqn Ldr J J Walsh 21 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr W Mackie  9 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr D W T Withers 13 Jun 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr A R Howell 25 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr R W Clark  8 Sep 1952  
Operations (Technical)
Engineer
Wg Cdr G C Shepherd 21 Apr 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer, BA
Sqn Ldr F Walker  8 Nov 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr E J Brimblecombe 30 Jun 1952  
Signals
Sqn Ldr F Griffin 10 Oct 1952  
Plans
Wg Cdr R F Folley 16 Jan 1950  
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr M M Gardiner  6 Oct 1951 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt E L J Rowe  2 Jun 1952 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr F E Bastin 20 Oct 1952  
Sqn Ldr G F Oliver  2 Jul 1951  
Personnel
Wg Cdr B J Skinner 31 May 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr C N Pollock  5 Feb 1952  
Equipment
Sqn Ldr G D Dillabough 12 Dec 1951  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr A B Marshall 25 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr F D Greeves 17 Oct 1952 MSc

WRAF Administrative Officer

Sqn Off D R Pitts 17 Dec 1951  
Staffs of the Services (Technical Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr A W Hogan 21 Jul 1952 BA
Mr T E Naughten  2 Jul 1951 Superintending Inspector
Mr R H Latter  8 Aug 1951 Inspector
Mr H Walker 16 Jun 1952 Inspector

Civilian Administration

Mr C Tull   Senior Executive Officer, MBE

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

November 1952

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • SHQ RAF Bicester

    • No 2 MT Company

    • Civilian Supply and Technical Officers' School

  • RAF Burtonwood

  • RAF Sealand

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 99 Maintenance Unit - Foulsham

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • No 282 Maintenance Unit - Bicester (Lodger)

  • Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 30 Air Material Base - Langer

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold D Jackman 1 Jun 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt A E Pelly 27 Sep 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Leonard Taylor  3 Oct 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations (Equipment)
A/Cdre H G Acton  7 Jan 1952 OBE, RAAF
Gp Capt J W Hunt  9 Apr 1951 CBE
Wg Cdr J W Stokes  7 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr Bernard G Dickinson 14 Jun 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr S M Greig 16 Nov 1951  
Wg Cdr A Paton  4 Jun 1952 OBE
Wg Cdr G R C Baker  1 Oct 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr R P Norman  3 Jul 1952  
Sqn Ldr J W C N Young  3 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr E Lindon 19 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr S L Manfield 18 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr R E Eaton 14 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr M C Mainprice 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr A R G Woolfrey 24 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr N H Kaye 13 Nov 1950  
Sqn Ldr Frank S R Johnson  2 Mar 1951 later AVM
Sqn Ldr J J Walsh 21 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr W Mackie  9 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr D W T Withers 13 Jun 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr A R Howell 25 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr R W Clark  8 Sep 1952  
Operations (Technical)
Engineer
Wg Cdr G C Shepherd 21 Apr 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer, BA
Sqn Ldr F Walker  8 Nov 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr E J Brimblecombe 30 Jun 1952  
Signals
Sqn Ldr F Griffin 10 Oct 1952  
Plans
Wg Cdr R F Folley 16 Jan 1950  
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr M M Gardiner  6 Oct 1951 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt E L J Rowe  2 Jun 1952 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr F E Bastin 20 Oct 1952  
Sqn Ldr G F Oliver  2 Jul 1951  
Personnel
Wg Cdr B J Skinner 31 May 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr C N Pollock  5 Feb 1952  
Equipment
Sqn Ldr G D Dillabough 12 Dec 1951  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr A B Marshall 25 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr F D Greeves 17 Oct 1952 MSc

WRAF Administrative Officer

Sqn Off D R Pitts 17 Dec 1951  
Staffs of the Services (Technical Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr A W Hogan 21 Jul 1952 BA
Mr T E Naughten  2 Jul 1951 Superintending Inspector
Mr R H Latter  8 Aug 1951 Inspector
Mr H Walker 16 Jun 1952 Inspector

Civilian Administration

Mr C Tull   Senior Executive Officer, MBE

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

December 1952

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • SHQ RAF Bicester

    • No 2 MT Company

    • Civilian Supply and Technical Officers' School

  • RAF Burtonwood

  • RAF Sealand

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 99 Maintenance Unit - Foulsham

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington*

  • No 282 Maintenance Unit - Bicester (Lodger)

  • Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 30 Air Material Base - Langer

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold D Jackman 1 Jun 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt A E Pelly 27 Sep 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Leonard Taylor  3 Oct 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations (Equipment)
A/Cdre H G Acton  7 Jan 1952 OBE, RAAF
Gp Capt J W Hunt  9 Apr 1951 CBE
Wg Cdr J W Stokes  7 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr Bernard G Dickinson 14 Jun 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr S M Greig 16 Nov 1951  
Wg Cdr A Paton  4 Jun 1952 OBE
Wg Cdr G R C Baker  1 Oct 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr R P Norman  3 Jul 1952  
Sqn Ldr J W C N Young  3 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr E Lindon 19 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr S L Manfield 18 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr R E Eaton 14 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr M C Mainprice 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr A R G Woolfrey 24 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr N H Kaye 13 Nov 1950  
Sqn Ldr Frank S R Johnson  2 Mar 1951 later AVM
Sqn Ldr J J Walsh 21 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr W Mackie  9 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr D W T Withers 13 Jun 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr A R Howell 25 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr R W Clark  8 Sep 1952  
Maj R A Paige  9 Aug 1951 USAF
Operations (Technical)
Engineer
Wg Cdr G C Shepherd 21 Apr 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer, BA
Sqn Ldr F Walker  8 Nov 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr E J Brimblecombe 30 Jun 1952  
Signals
Sqn Ldr F Griffin 10 Oct 1952  
Plans
Wg Cdr R F Folley 16 Jan 1950  
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr M M Gardiner  6 Oct 1951 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt E L J Rowe  2 Jun 1952 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr F E Bastin 20 Oct 1952  
Sqn Ldr G F Oliver  2 Jul 1951  
Personnel
Wg Cdr B J Skinner 31 May 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr C N Pollock  5 Feb 1952  
Equipment
Sqn Ldr G D Dillabough 12 Dec 1951  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr A B Marshall 25 Jun 1950 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr F D Greeves 17 Oct 1952 MSc

WRAF Administrative Officer

Sqn Off D R Pitts 17 Dec 1951  
Staffs of the Services (Technical Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr A W Hogan 21 Jul 1952 BA
Mr T E Naughten  2 Jul 1951 Superintending Inspector
Mr R H Latter  8 Aug 1951 Inspector
Mr H Walker 16 Jun 1952 Inspector

Civilian Administration

Mr C Tull   Senior Executive Officer, MBE

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

January 1953

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • SHQ RAF Bicester

    • No 2 MT Company

    • Civilian Supply and Technical Officers' School

  • RAF Burtonwood

  • RAF Sealand

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 99 Maintenance Unit - Foulsham

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington* (Lodger)

  • Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 30 Air Material Base - Langer

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold D Jackman 1 Jun 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt D R Corley 19 Dec 1952 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Leonard Taylor  3 Oct 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations (Equipment)
A/Cdre H G Acton  7 Jan 1952 OBE, RAAF
Gp Capt J W Hunt  9 Apr 1951 CBE
Wg Cdr J W Stokes  7 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr Bernard G Dickinson 14 Jun 1950 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr S M Greig 16 Nov 1951  
Wg Cdr A Paton  4 Jun 1952 OBE
Wg Cdr G R C Baker  1 Oct 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr R P Norman  3 Jul 1952  
Wg Cdr H E Barker  3 Nov 1952 OBE
Sqn Ldr J W C N Young  3 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr E Lindon 19 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr S L Manfield 18 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr R E Eaton 14 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr M C Mainprice 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr A R G Woolfrey 24 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr N H Kaye 13 Nov 1950  
Sqn Ldr Frank S R Johnson  2 Mar 1951 later AVM
Sqn Ldr J J Walsh 21 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr W Mackie  9 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr D W T Withers 13 Jun 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr A R Howell 25 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr R W Clark  8 Sep 1952  
Maj R A Paige  9 Aug 1951 USAF
Operations (Technical)
Engineer
Wg Cdr G C Shepherd 21 Apr 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer, BA
Sqn Ldr F Walker  8 Nov 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr E J Brimblecombe 30 Jun 1952  
Signals
Sqn Ldr F Griffin 10 Oct 1952  
Plans
Wg Cdr R F Folley 16 Jan 1950  
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr M M Gardiner  6 Oct 1951 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt E L J Rowe  2 Jun 1952 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr W Higgs 10 Nov 1952 OBE
Sqn Ldr G F Oliver  2 Jul 1951  
Personnel
Wg Cdr B J Skinner 31 May 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr C N Pollock  5 Feb 1952  
Equipment
Sqn Ldr G D Dillabough 12 Dec 1951  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr G H J Williams  8 Dec 1952 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr F D Greeves 17 Oct 1952 MSc

WRAF Administrative Officer

Sqn Off D R Pitts 17 Dec 1951  
Staffs of the Services (Technical Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr A W Hogan 21 Jul 1952 BA
Mr T E Naughten  2 Jul 1951 Superintending Inspector
Mr R H Latter  8 Aug 1951 Inspector
Mr H Walker 16 Jun 1952 Inspector

Civilian Administration

Mr C Tull   Senior Executive Officer, MBE

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

February 1953

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • SHQ RAF Bicester

    • No 2 MT Company

    • Civilian Supply and Technical Officers' School

  • RAF Burtonwood

  • RAF Sealand

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 99 Maintenance Unit - Foulsham

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington* (Lodger)

  • Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 30 Air Material Base - Langer

  • Air Publications and Forms Store** - Kidbrooke

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

**Under funtional control of Air Ministry (ADE  (5))

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold D Jackman 1 Jun 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt D R Corley 19 Dec 1952 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Leonard Taylor  3 Oct 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations (Equipment)
A/Cdre H G Acton  7 Jan 1952 OBE, RAAF
Gp Capt J W Hunt  9 Apr 1951 CBE
Wg Cdr J W Stokes  7 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr S M Greig 16 Nov 1951  
Wg Cdr A Paton  4 Jun 1952 OBE
Wg Cdr G R C Baker  1 Oct 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr R P Norman  3 Jul 1952  
Wg Cdr H E Barker  3 Nov 1952 OBE
Wg Cdr E A Darnell 26 Jan 1953  
Sqn Ldr J W C N Young  3 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr E Lindon 19 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr S L Manfield 18 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr R E Eaton 14 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr M C Mainprice 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr A R G Woolfrey 24 Aug 1950  
Sqn Ldr N H Kaye 13 Nov 1950  
Sqn Ldr Frank S R Johnson  2 Mar 1951 later AVM
Sqn Ldr J J Walsh 21 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr W Mackie  9 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr D W T Withers 13 Jun 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr A R Howell 25 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr R W Clark  8 Sep 1952  
Sqn Ldr S Baillie 23 Jan 1953  
Sqn Ldr J G Wilson  2 Feb 1953  
Maj R A Paige  9 Aug 1951 USAF
Operations (Technical)
Engineer
Wg Cdr G C Shepherd 21 Apr 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer, BA
Sqn Ldr F Walker  8 Nov 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr E J Brimblecombe 30 Jun 1952  
Signals
Sqn Ldr F Griffin 10 Oct 1952  
Plans
Wg Cdr R F Folley 16 Jan 1950  
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr M M Gardiner  6 Oct 1951 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt E L J Rowe  2 Jun 1952 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr W Higgs 10 Nov 1952 OBE
Sqn Ldr G F Oliver  2 Jul 1951  
Personnel
Wg Cdr B J Skinner 31 May 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr C N Pollock  5 Feb 1952  
Equipment
Sqn Ldr G D Dillabough 12 Dec 1951  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr G H J Williams  8 Dec 1952 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr F D Greeves 17 Oct 1952 MSc

WRAF Administrative Officer

Sqn Off D R Pitts 17 Dec 1951  
Staffs of the Services (Technical Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr A W Hogan 21 Jul 1952 BA
Mr T E Naughten  2 Jul 1951 Superintending Inspector
Mr R H Latter  8 Aug 1951 Inspector
Mr H Walker 16 Jun 1952 Inspector

Civilian Administration

Mr C Tull   Senior Executive Officer, MBE

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

March 1953

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • SHQ RAF Bicester

    • No 2 MT Company

    • Civilian Supply and Technical Officers' School

  • RAF Burtonwood

  • RAF Sealand

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 99 Maintenance Unit - Foulsham

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington* (Lodger)

  • Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 30 Air Material Base - Langer

  • Air Publications and Forms Store** - Kidbrooke

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

**Under funtional control of Air Ministry (ADE  (5))

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold D Jackman 1 Jun 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt D R Corley 19 Dec 1952 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Leonard Taylor  3 Oct 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations (Equipment)
A/Cdre H G Acton  7 Jan 1952 OBE, RAAF
Gp Capt J W Hunt  9 Apr 1951 CBE
Wg Cdr J W Stokes  7 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr S M Greig 16 Nov 1951  
Wg Cdr A Paton  4 Jun 1952 OBE
Wg Cdr G R C Baker  1 Oct 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr R P Norman  3 Jul 1952  
Wg Cdr E A Darnell 26 Jan 1953  
Sqn Ldr J W C N Young  3 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr E Lindon 19 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr S L Manfield 18 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr R E Eaton 14 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr N H Kaye 13 Nov 1950  
Sqn Ldr J J Walsh 21 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr W Mackie  9 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr D W T Withers 13 Jun 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr A R Howell 25 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr R W Clark  8 Sep 1952  
Sqn Ldr S Baillie 23 Jan 1953  
Sqn Ldr J G Wilson  2 Feb 1953  
Maj R A Paige  9 Aug 1951 USAF
Operations (Technical)
Engineer
Wg Cdr G C Shepherd 21 Apr 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer, BA
Sqn Ldr F Walker  8 Nov 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr E J Brimblecombe 30 Jun 1952  
Signals
Sqn Ldr F Griffin 10 Oct 1952  
Plans
Wg Cdr H E Barker  3 Nov 1952 OBE
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr M M Gardiner  6 Oct 1951 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt E L J Rowe  2 Jun 1952 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr W Higgs 10 Nov 1952 OBE
Sqn Ldr G F Oliver  2 Jul 1951  
Personnel
Wg Cdr B J Skinner 31 May 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr C N Pollock  5 Feb 1952  
Equipment
Sqn Ldr G D Dillabough 12 Dec 1951  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr G H J Williams  8 Dec 1952 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr F D Greeves 17 Oct 1952 MSc

WRAF Administrative Officer

Sqn Off D R Pitts 17 Dec 1951  
Staffs of the Services (Technical Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr A W Hogan 21 Jul 1952 BA
Mr T E Naughten  2 Jul 1951 Superintending Inspector
Mr R H Latter  8 Aug 1951 Inspector
Mr H Walker 16 Jun 1952 Inspector

Civilian Administration

Mr C Tull   Senior Executive Officer, MBE

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

April 1953

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • SHQ RAF Bicester

    • No 2 MT Company

    • Civilian Supply and Technical Officers' School

  • RAF Burtonwood

  • RAF Sealand

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 99 Maintenance Unit - Foulsham

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington* (Lodger)

  • Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 30 Air Material Base - Langer

  • Air Publications and Forms Store** - Kidbrooke

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

**Under funtional control of Air Ministry (ADE  (5))

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold D Jackman 1 Jun 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt D R Corley 19 Dec 1952 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Leonard Taylor  3 Oct 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations (Equipment)
A/Cdre H G Acton  7 Jan 1952 OBE, RAAF
Gp Capt J W Hunt  9 Apr 1951 CBE
Wg Cdr J W Stokes  7 Dec 1949  
Wg Cdr S M Greig 16 Nov 1951  
Wg Cdr A Paton  4 Jun 1952 OBE
Wg Cdr G R C Baker  1 Oct 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr R P Norman  3 Jul 1952  
Wg Cdr E A Darnell 26 Jan 1953  
Sqn Ldr J W C N Young  3 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr E Lindon 19 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr S L Manfield 18 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr R E Eaton 14 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr N H Kaye 13 Nov 1950  
Sqn Ldr J J Walsh 21 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr W Mackie  9 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr D W T Withers 13 Jun 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr A R Howell 25 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr R W Clark  8 Sep 1952  
Sqn Ldr S Baillie 23 Jan 1953  
Sqn Ldr J G Wilson  2 Feb 1953  
Maj R A Paige  9 Aug 1951 USAF
Operations (Technical)
Engineer
Wg Cdr G C Shepherd 21 Apr 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer, BA
Sqn Ldr F Walker  8 Nov 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr E J Brimblecombe 30 Jun 1952  
Signals
Sqn Ldr F Griffin 10 Oct 1952  
Plans
Wg Cdr H E Barker  3 Nov 1952 OBE
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr A W Hogan 21 Jul 1952 BA
Mr T E Naughten  2 Jul 1951 Superintending Inspector
Mr R H Latter  8 Aug 1951 Inspector
Mr H Walker 16 Jun 1952 Inspector
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr M M Gardiner  6 Oct 1951 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt E L J Rowe  2 Jun 1952 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr W Higgs 10 Nov 1952 OBE
Sqn Ldr G F Oliver  2 Jul 1951  
Personnel
Wg Cdr B J Skinner 31 May 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr C N Pollock  5 Feb 1952  
Equipment
Sqn Ldr G D Dillabough 12 Dec 1951  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr G H J Williams  8 Dec 1952 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr F D Greeves 17 Oct 1952 MSc

WRAF Administrative Officer

Sqn Off D R Pitts 17 Dec 1951  

Civilian Administration

Mr C Tull   Senior Executive Officer, MBE

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

May 1953

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • SHQ RAF Bicester

    • No 2 MT Company

    • Civilian Supply and Technical Officers' School

  • RAF Burtonwood

  • RAF Sealand

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 99 Maintenance Unit - Foulsham

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington* (Lodger)

  • Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 30 Air Material Base - Langer

  • Air Publications and Forms Store** - Kidbrooke

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

**Under funtional control of Air Ministry (ADE  (5))

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold D Jackman 1 Jun 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt D R Corley 19 Dec 1952 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Leonard Taylor  3 Oct 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations (Equipment)
A/Cdre H G Acton  7 Jan 1952 OBE, RAAF
Gp Capt J W Hunt  9 Apr 1951 CBE
Wg Cdr S M Greig 16 Nov 1951  
Wg Cdr A Paton  4 Jun 1952 OBE
Wg Cdr G R C Baker  1 Oct 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr R P Norman  3 Jul 1952  
Wg Cdr E A Darnell 26 Jan 1953  
Wg Cdr R E Cooke 16 Mar 1953  
Sqn Ldr E Lindon 19 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr S L Manfield 18 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr R E Eaton 14 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr N H Kaye 13 Nov 1950  
Sqn Ldr J J Walsh 21 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr W Mackie  9 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr D W T Withers 13 Jun 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr A R Howell 25 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr R W Clark  8 Sep 1952  
Sqn Ldr S Baillie 23 Jan 1953  
Sqn Ldr J G Wilson  2 Feb 1953  
Sqn Ldr W G Maxwell 26 Mar 1953  
Maj R A Paige  9 Aug 1951 USAF
Operations (Technical)
Engineer
Wg Cdr G C Shepherd 21 Apr 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer, BA
Sqn Ldr F Walker  8 Nov 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr E J Brimblecombe 30 Jun 1952  
Signals
Sqn Ldr F Griffin 10 Oct 1952  
Plans
Wg Cdr H E Barker  3 Nov 1952 OBE
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr A W Hogan 21 Jul 1952 BA
Mr T E Naughten  2 Jul 1951 Superintending Inspector
Mr R H Latter  8 Aug 1951 Inspector
Mr H Walker 16 Jun 1952 Inspector
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr M M Gardiner  6 Oct 1951 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt E L J Rowe  2 Jun 1952 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr W Higgs 10 Nov 1952 OBE
Sqn Ldr A S Haddon 27 Apr 1953 DFC
Personnel
Wg Cdr B J Skinner 31 May 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr C N Pollock  5 Feb 1952  
Equipment
Sqn Ldr G D Dillabough 12 Dec 1951  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr G H J Williams  8 Dec 1952 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr F D Greeves 17 Oct 1952 MSc

WRAF Administrative Officer

Sqn Off D V M Gray 14 May 1953  

Civilian Administration

Mr C Tull   Senior Executive Officer, MBE

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

June 1953

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • SHQ RAF Bicester

    • No 2 MT Company

    • Civilian Supply and Technical Officers' School

  • RAF Burtonwood

  • RAF Sealand

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 99 Maintenance Unit - Foulsham

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington* (Lodger)

  • Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 30 Air Material Base - Langer

  • Air Publications and Forms Store** - Kidbrooke

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

**Under funtional control of Air Ministry (ADE  (5))

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold D Jackman 1 Jun 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt D R Corley 19 Dec 1952 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Leonard Taylor  3 Oct 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations (Equipment)
A/Cdre H G Acton  7 Jan 1952 OBE, RAAF
Gp Capt J W Hunt  9 Apr 1951 CBE
Wg Cdr S M Greig 16 Nov 1951  
Wg Cdr A Paton  4 Jun 1952 OBE
Wg Cdr G R C Baker  1 Oct 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr R P Norman  3 Jul 1952  
Wg Cdr E A Darnell 26 Jan 1953  
Wg Cdr R E Cooke 16 Mar 1953  
Wg Cdr J E Garwood 16 Mar 1953  
Sqn Ldr E Lindon 19 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr S L Manfield 18 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr R E Eaton 14 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr N H Kaye 13 Nov 1950  
Sqn Ldr J J Walsh 21 Jan 1952  
Sqn Ldr W Mackie  9 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr D W T Withers 13 Jun 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr A R Howell 25 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr R W Clark  8 Sep 1952  
Sqn Ldr J G Wilson  2 Feb 1953  
Sqn Ldr W G Maxwell 26 Mar 1953  
Sqn Ldr F Binns 18 May 1953  
Maj R A Paige  9 Aug 1951 USAF
Operations (Technical)
Engineer
Wg Cdr G C Shepherd 21 Apr 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer, BA
Sqn Ldr F Walker  8 Nov 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr E J Brimblecombe 30 Jun 1952  
Signals
Sqn Ldr F Griffin 10 Oct 1952  
Plans
Wg Cdr H E Barker  3 Nov 1952 OBE
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr A W Hogan 21 Jul 1952 BA
Mr T E Naughten  2 Jul 1951 Superintending Inspector
Mr R H Latter  8 Aug 1951 Inspector
Mr H Walker 16 Jun 1952 Inspector
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr M M Gardiner  6 Oct 1951 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt E L J Rowe  2 Jun 1952 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr W Higgs 10 Nov 1952 OBE
Sqn Ldr A S Haddon 27 Apr 1953 DFC
Personnel
Wg Cdr B J Skinner 31 May 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr C N Pollock  5 Feb 1952  

Personnel (Civilian)

Mr S T Metcalfe   Civilian Administrative Officer, MBE
Equipment
Sqn Ldr G D Dillabough 12 Dec 1951  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr G H J Williams  8 Dec 1952 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr F D Greeves 17 Oct 1952 MSc

WRAF Administrative Officer

Sqn Off D V M Gray 14 May 1953  

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

July 1953

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • SHQ RAF Bicester

    • No 2 MT Company

    • Civilian Supply and Technical Officers' School

  • RAF Burtonwood

  • RAF Sealand

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 99 Maintenance Unit - Foulsham

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington* (Lodger)

  • Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 30 Air Material Base - Langer

  • Air Publications and Forms Store** - Kidbrooke

  • 2nd TAF Base Equipment Depot - Grove

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

**Under funtional control of Air Ministry (ADE  (5))

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold D Jackman 1 Jun 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt D R Corley 19 Dec 1952 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Leonard Taylor  3 Oct 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations (Equipment)
A/Cdre H G Acton  7 Jan 1952 OBE, RAAF
Gp Capt J W Hunt  9 Apr 1951 CBE
Wg Cdr A Paton  4 Jun 1952 OBE
Wg Cdr G R C Baker  1 Oct 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr R P Norman  3 Jul 1952  
Wg Cdr E A Darnell 26 Jan 1953  
Wg Cdr R E Cooke 16 Mar 1953  
Wg Cdr J E Garwood 16 Mar 1953  
Sqn Ldr E Lindon 19 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr S L Manfield 18 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr R E Eaton 14 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr N H Kaye 13 Nov 1950  
Sqn Ldr W Mackie  9 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr D W T Withers 13 Jun 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr A R Howell 25 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr R W Clark  8 Sep 1952  
Sqn Ldr J G Wilson  2 Feb 1953  
Sqn Ldr F Binns 18 May 1953  
Sqn Ldr J H King 12 Jan 1953  
Sqn Ldr E Kenyon 10 Jun 1953  
Sqn Ldr W G Maxwell 26 Mar 1953  
Maj R A Paige  9 Aug 1951 USAF
Operations (Technical)
Engineer
Wg Cdr G C Shepherd 21 Apr 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer, BA
Sqn Ldr F Walker  8 Nov 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr E J Brimblecombe 30 Jun 1952  
Signals
Sqn Ldr F Griffin 10 Oct 1952  
Plans
Wg Cdr H E Barker  3 Nov 1952 OBE
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr A W Hogan 21 Jul 1952 BA
Mr T E Naughten  2 Jul 1951 Superintending Inspector
Mr R H Latter  8 Aug 1951 Inspector
Mr H Walker 16 Jun 1952 Inspector
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr M M Gardiner  6 Oct 1951 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt E L J Rowe  2 Jun 1952 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr W Higgs 10 Nov 1952 OBE
Sqn Ldr A S Haddon 27 Apr 1953 DFC
Personnel
Wg Cdr B J Skinner 31 May 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr C N Pollock  5 Feb 1952  

Personnel (Civilian)

Mr S T Metcalfe   Civilian Administrative Officer, MBE
Equipment
Sqn Ldr G D Dillabough 12 Dec 1951  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr G H J Williams  8 Dec 1952 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr F D Greeves 17 Oct 1952 MSc

WRAF Administrative Officer

Sqn Off D V M Gray 14 May 1953  

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

August 1953

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • SHQ RAF Bicester

    • No 2 MT Company

    • Civilian Supply and Technical Officers' School

  • RAF Burtonwood

  • RAF Sealand

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 99 Maintenance Unit - Foulsham

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington* (Lodger)

  • Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 30 Air Material Base - Langer

  • Air Publications and Forms Store** - Kidbrooke

  • 2nd TAF Base Equipment Depot - Grove

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

**Under funtional control of Air Ministry (ADE  (5))

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold D Jackman 1 Jun 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt D R Corley 19 Dec 1952 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Leonard Taylor  3 Oct 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations (Equipment)
Gp Capt Howard W Penney 10 Jul 1953 CBE; later A/Cdre
A/Cdre H G Acton  7 Jan 1952 OBE, RAAF
Gp Capt J W Hunt  9 Apr 1951 CBE
Wg Cdr A Paton  4 Jun 1952 OBE
Wg Cdr G R C Baker  1 Oct 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr R P Norman  3 Jul 1952  
Wg Cdr E A Darnell 26 Jan 1953  
Wg Cdr R E Cooke 16 Mar 1953  
Wg Cdr J E Garwood 16 Mar 1953  
Sqn Ldr E Lindon 19 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr S L Manfield 18 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr N H Kaye 13 Nov 1950  
Sqn Ldr W Mackie  9 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr D W T Withers 13 Jun 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr A R Howell 25 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr R W Clark  8 Sep 1952  
Sqn Ldr J G Wilson  2 Feb 1953  
Sqn Ldr F Binns 18 May 1953  
Sqn Ldr J H King 12 Jan 1953  
Sqn Ldr E Kenyon 10 Jun 1953  
Sqn Ldr W G Maxwell 26 Mar 1953  
Sqn Ldr R S Voyle  9 Jul 1953  
Maj R A Paige  9 Aug 1951 USAF
Operations (Technical)
Engineer
Wg Cdr G C Shepherd 21 Apr 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer, BA
Sqn Ldr F Walker  8 Nov 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr E J Brimblecombe 30 Jun 1952  
Signals
Sqn Ldr G W T Hossent 13 Jul 1953  
Plans
Wg Cdr H E Barker  3 Nov 1952 OBE
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr A W Hogan 21 Jul 1952 BA
Mr T E Naughten  2 Jul 1951 Superintending Inspector
Mr R H Latter  8 Aug 1951 Inspector
Mr H Walker 16 Jun 1952 Inspector
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr M M Gardiner  6 Oct 1951 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt E L J Rowe  2 Jun 1952 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr W Higgs 10 Nov 1952 OBE
Sqn Ldr A S Haddon 27 Apr 1953 DFC
Personnel
Wg Cdr B J Skinner 31 May 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr C N Pollock  5 Feb 1952  

Personnel (Civilian)

Mr S T Metcalfe   Civilian Administrative Officer, MBE
Equipment
Sqn Ldr G D Dillabough 12 Dec 1951  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr G H J Williams  8 Dec 1952 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr F D Greeves 17 Oct 1952 MSc

WRAF Administrative Officer

Sqn Off D V M Gray 14 May 1953  

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

September 1953

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • SHQ RAF Bicester

    • No 2 MT Company

    • Civilian Supply and Technical Officers' School

  • RAF Burtonwood

  • RAF Sealand

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 99 Maintenance Unit - Foulsham

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington* (Lodger)

  • Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 30 Air Material Base - Langer

  • Air Publications and Forms Store** - Kidbrooke

  • 2nd TAF Base Equipment Depot - Grove

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

**Under funtional control of Air Ministry (ADE  (5))

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold D Jackman 1 Jun 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt D R Corley 19 Dec 1952 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Leonard Taylor  3 Oct 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations (Equipment)
Gp Capt Howard W Penney 10 Jul 1953 CBE; later A/Cdre
A/Cdre H G Acton  7 Jan 1952 OBE, RAAF
Gp Capt E A Jackson 10 Aug 1953 OBE
Wg Cdr A Paton  4 Jun 1952 OBE
Wg Cdr G R C Baker  1 Oct 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr R P Norman  3 Jul 1952  
Wg Cdr E A Darnell 26 Jan 1953  
Wg Cdr R E Cooke 16 Mar 1953  
Wg Cdr J E Garwood 16 Mar 1953  
Sqn Ldr E Lindon 19 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr D W T Withers 13 Jun 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr A R Howell 25 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr R W Clark  8 Sep 1952  
Sqn Ldr J G Wilson  2 Feb 1953  
Sqn Ldr F Binns 18 May 1953  
Sqn Ldr J H King 12 Jan 1953  
Sqn Ldr E Kenyon 10 Jun 1953  
Sqn Ldr W G Maxwell 26 Mar 1953  
Sqn Ldr R S Voyle  9 Jul 1953  
Sqn Ldr H J L Haig 24 Aug 1953  
Maj R A Paige  9 Aug 1951 USAF
Operations (Technical)
Engineer
Wg Cdr G C Shepherd 21 Apr 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer, BA
Sqn Ldr F Walker  8 Nov 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr E J Brimblecombe 30 Jun 1952  
Signals
Sqn Ldr G W T Hossent 13 Jul 1953  
Plans
Wg Cdr H E Barker  3 Nov 1952 OBE
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr A W Hogan 21 Jul 1952 BA
Mr T E Naughten  2 Jul 1951 Superintending Inspector
Mr R H Latter  8 Aug 1951 Inspector
Mr H Walker 16 Jun 1952 Inspector
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr M M Gardiner  6 Oct 1951 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt E L J Rowe  2 Jun 1952 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr W Higgs 10 Nov 1952 OBE
Sqn Ldr A S Haddon 27 Apr 1953 DFC
Personnel
Wg Cdr B J Skinner 31 May 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr C N Pollock  5 Feb 1952  

Personnel (Civilian)

Mr S T Metcalfe   Civilian Administrative Officer, MBE
Equipment
Sqn Ldr G D Dillabough 12 Dec 1951  
Sqn Ldr W Mackie 31 Aug 1953  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr G H J Williams  8 Dec 1952 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr F D Greeves 17 Oct 1952 MSc

WRAF Administrative Officer

Sqn Off D V M Gray 14 May 1953  

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

October 1953

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • SHQ RAF Bicester

    • No 2 MT Company

    • Civilian Supply and Technical Officers' School

  • RAF Burtonwood

  • RAF Sealand

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 99 Maintenance Unit - Foulsham

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington* (Lodger)

  • Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 30 Air Material Base - Langer

  • Air Publications and Forms Store** - Kidbrooke

  • 2nd TAF Base Equipment Depot - Grove

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

**Under funtional control of Air Ministry (ADE  (5))

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold D Jackman 1 Jun 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt D R Corley 19 Dec 1952 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre John E R Sowman  4 Sep 1953 Senior Air Staff Officer
Operations (Equipment)
Gp Capt Howard W Penney 10 Jul 1953 CBE; later A/Cdre
A/Cdre H G Acton  7 Jan 1952 OBE, RAAF
Gp Capt E A Jackson 10 Aug 1953 OBE
Wg Cdr A Paton  4 Jun 1952 OBE
Wg Cdr G R C Baker  1 Oct 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr R P Norman  3 Jul 1952  
Wg Cdr E A Darnell 26 Jan 1953  
Wg Cdr R E Cooke 16 Mar 1953  
Wg Cdr J E Garwood 16 Mar 1953  
Sqn Ldr E Lindon 19 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr D W T Withers 13 Jun 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr A R Howell 25 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr R W Clark  8 Sep 1952  
Sqn Ldr J G Wilson  2 Feb 1953  
Sqn Ldr F Binns 18 May 1953  
Sqn Ldr J H King 12 Jan 1953  
Sqn Ldr E Kenyon 10 Jun 1953  
Sqn Ldr W G Maxwell 26 Mar 1953  
Sqn Ldr R S Voyle  9 Jul 1953  
Sqn Ldr H J L Haig 24 Aug 1953  
Maj B N Haydn 10 Aug 1953 DFC (US), USAF
Sqn Off D N Rose 28 Jul 1953  
Sqn Off J Mullen 18 Aug 1953  
Operations (Technical)
Engineer
Wg Cdr G C Shepherd 21 Apr 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer, BA
Sqn Ldr F Walker  8 Nov 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr E J Brimblecombe 30 Jun 1952  
Signals
Sqn Ldr G W T Hossent 13 Jul 1953  
Plans
Wg Cdr H E Barker  3 Nov 1952 OBE
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr A W Hogan 21 Jul 1952 BA
Mr T E Naughten  2 Jul 1951 Superintending Inspector
Mr R H Latter  8 Aug 1951 Inspector
Mr H Walker 16 Jun 1952 Inspector
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr M M Gardiner  6 Oct 1951 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt E L J Rowe  2 Jun 1952 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr W Higgs 10 Nov 1952 OBE
Sqn Ldr A S Haddon 27 Apr 1953 DFC
Personnel
Wg Cdr B J Skinner 31 May 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr C N Pollock  5 Feb 1952  

Personnel (Civilian)

Mr S T Metcalfe   Civilian Administrative Officer, MBE
Equipment
Sqn Ldr G D Dillabough 12 Dec 1951  
Sqn Ldr W Mackie 31 Aug 1953  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr G H J Williams  8 Dec 1952 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr F D Greeves 17 Oct 1952 MSc

WRAF Administrative Officer

Sqn Off D V M Gray 14 May 1953  

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

November 1953

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • SHQ RAF Bicester

    • No 2 MT Company

    • Civilian Supply and Technical Officers' School

  • RAF Burtonwood

  • RAF Sealand

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 99 Maintenance Unit - Foulsham

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington* (Lodger)

  • Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 30 Air Material Base - Langer

  • Air Publications and Forms Store** - Kidbrooke

  •  No 431 Equipment Depot (2nd TAF) - Grove

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

**Under funtional control of Air Ministry (ADE  (5))

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold D Jackman 1 Jun 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt D R Corley 19 Dec 1952 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre John E R Sowman  4 Sep 1953 Senior Air Staff Officer
Operations (Equipment)
Gp Capt Howard W Penney 10 Jul 1953 CBE; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt E A Jackson 10 Aug 1953 OBE
Wg Cdr A Paton  4 Jun 1952 OBE
Wg Cdr G R C Baker  1 Oct 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr R P Norman  3 Jul 1952  
Wg Cdr E A Darnell 26 Jan 1953  
Wg Cdr R E Cooke 16 Mar 1953  
Wg Cdr J E Garwood 16 Mar 1953  
Sqn Ldr E Lindon 19 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr D W T Withers 13 Jun 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr A R Howell 25 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr R W Clark  8 Sep 1952  
Sqn Ldr J G Wilson  2 Feb 1953  
Sqn Ldr F Binns 18 May 1953  
Sqn Ldr J H King 12 Jan 1953  
Sqn Ldr E Kenyon 10 Jun 1953  
Sqn Ldr W G Maxwell 26 Mar 1953  
Sqn Ldr H J L Haig 24 Aug 1953  
Maj B N Haydn 10 Aug 1953 DFC (US), USAF
Sqn Off D N Rose 28 Jul 1953  
Sqn Off J Mullen 18 Aug 1953  
Operations (Technical)
Engineer
Wg Cdr G C Shepherd 21 Apr 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer, BA
Sqn Ldr F Walker  8 Nov 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr E J Brimblecombe 30 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr R S Voyle 11 Jul 1953  
Signals
Sqn Ldr G W T Hossent 13 Jul 1953  
Plans
Wg Cdr H E Barker  3 Nov 1952 OBE
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr T E Naughten  2 Jul 1951 Superintending Inspector
Mr R H Latter  8 Aug 1951 Inspector
Mr H Walker 16 Jun 1952 Inspector
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr G A F Minnigan  9 Sep 1953 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer, DCM, MM
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt E L J Rowe  2 Jun 1952 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr W Higgs 10 Nov 1952 OBE
Sqn Ldr A S Haddon 27 Apr 1953 DFC
Personnel
Wg Cdr B J Skinner 31 May 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr C P Barber 14 Sep 1953 DFC

Personnel (Civilian)

Mr S T Metcalfe   Civilian Administrative Officer, MBE
Equipment
Sqn Ldr W Mackie 31 Aug 1953  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr G H J Williams  8 Dec 1952 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr F D Greeves 17 Oct 1952 MSc

WRAF Administrative Officer

Sqn Off D V M Gray 14 May 1953  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Statistics
Mr A D Wilson   Higher Executive Officer

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

December 1953

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • SHQ RAF Bicester

    • No 2 MT Company

    • Civilian Supply and Technical Officers' School

  • RAF Burtonwood

  • RAF Sealand

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 99 Maintenance Unit - Foulsham

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington* (Lodger)

  • Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 30 Air Material Base - Langer

  • Air Publications and Forms Store** - Kidbrooke

  •  No 431 Equipment Depot (2nd TAF) - Grove

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

**Under funtional control of Air Ministry (ADE  (5))

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold D Jackman 1 Jun 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt D R Corley 19 Dec 1952 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre John E R Sowman  4 Sep 1953 Senior Air Staff Officer
Operations (Equipment)
Gp Capt Howard W Penney 10 Jul 1953 CBE; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt E A Jackson 10 Aug 1953 OBE
Wg Cdr A Paton  4 Jun 1952 OBE
Wg Cdr G R C Baker  1 Oct 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr R P Norman  3 Jul 1952  
Wg Cdr E A Darnell 26 Jan 1953  
Wg Cdr R E Cooke 16 Mar 1953  
Wg Cdr J E Garwood 16 Mar 1953  
Sqn Ldr E Lindon 19 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr D W T Withers 13 Jun 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr A R Howell 25 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr R W Clark  8 Sep 1952  
Sqn Ldr J G Wilson  2 Feb 1953  
Sqn Ldr F Binns 18 May 1953  
Sqn Ldr J H King 12 Jan 1953  
Sqn Ldr E Kenyon 10 Jun 1953  
Sqn Ldr W G Maxwell 26 Mar 1953  
Sqn Ldr H J L Haig 24 Aug 1953  
Maj B N Haydn 10 Aug 1953 DFC (US), USAF
Sqn Off D N Rose 28 Jul 1953  
Sqn Off J Mullen 18 Aug 1953  
Operations (Technical)
Engineer
Wg Cdr G C Shepherd 21 Apr 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer, BA
Sqn Ldr F Walker  8 Nov 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr E J Brimblecombe 30 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr R S Voyle 11 Jul 1953  
Signals
Sqn Ldr G W T Hossent 13 Jul 1953  
Plans
Wg Cdr H E Barker  3 Nov 1952 OBE
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr T E Naughten  2 Jul 1951 Superintending Inspector
Mr R H Latter  8 Aug 1951 Inspector
Mr H Walker 16 Jun 1952 Inspector
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr G A F Minnigan  9 Sep 1953 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer, DCM, MM
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt E L J Rowe  2 Jun 1952 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr W Higgs 10 Nov 1952 OBE
Sqn Ldr A S Haddon 27 Apr 1953 DFC
Personnel
Wg Cdr B J Skinner 31 May 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr C P Barber 14 Sep 1953 DFC

Personnel (Civilian)

Mr S T Metcalfe   Civilian Administrative Officer, MBE
Equipment
Sqn Ldr W Mackie 31 Aug 1953  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr G H J Williams  8 Dec 1952 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr F D Greeves 17 Oct 1952 MSc

WRAF Administrative Officer

Sqn Off D V M Gray 14 May 1953  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Statistics
Mr A D Wilson    

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

January 1954

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • SHQ RAF Bicester

    • Civilian Supply and Technical Officers' School

  • RAF Burtonwood

  • RAF Sealand

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington* (Lodger)

  • Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 30 Air Material Base - Langer

  • Air Publications and Forms Store** - Kidbrooke

  •  No 431 Equipment Depot (2nd TAF) - Grove

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

**Under funtional control of Air Ministry (ADE  (5))

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold D Jackman 1 Jun 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt D R Corley 19 Dec 1952 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre John E R Sowman  4 Sep 1953 Senior Air Staff Officer
Operations (Equipment)
Gp Capt Howard W Penney 10 Jul 1953 CBE; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt E A Jackson 10 Aug 1953 OBE
Wg Cdr A Paton  4 Jun 1952 OBE
Wg Cdr G R C Baker  1 Oct 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr R P Norman  3 Jul 1952  
Wg Cdr E A Darnell 26 Jan 1953  
Wg Cdr R E Cooke 16 Mar 1953  
Wg Cdr J E Garwood 16 Mar 1953  
Wg Cdr D W T Withers 13 Jun 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr E Lindon 19 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr A R Howell 25 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr R W Clark  8 Sep 1952  
Sqn Ldr J G Wilson  2 Feb 1953  
Sqn Ldr F Binns 18 May 1953  
Sqn Ldr J H King 12 Jan 1953  
Sqn Ldr E Kenyon 10 Jun 1953  
Sqn Ldr W G Maxwell 26 Mar 1953  
Sqn Ldr H J L Haig 24 Aug 1953  
Maj B N Haydn 10 Aug 1953 DFC (US), USAF
Sqn Off D N Rose 28 Jul 1953  
Sqn Off J Mullen 18 Aug 1953  
Operations (Technical)
Engineer
Wg Cdr G C Shepherd 21 Apr 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer, BA
Sqn Ldr F Walker  8 Nov 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr E J Brimblecombe 30 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr R S Voyle 11 Jul 1953  
Signals
Sqn Ldr G W T Hossent 13 Jul 1953  
Plans
Wg Cdr H E Barker  3 Nov 1952 OBE
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr T E Naughten  2 Jul 1951 Superintending Inspector
Mr R H Latter  8 Aug 1951 Inspector
Mr H Walker 16 Jun 1952 Inspector
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr G A F Minnigan  9 Sep 1953 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer, DCM, MM
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt E L J Rowe  2 Jun 1952 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr W Higgs 10 Nov 1952 OBE
Sqn Ldr A S Haddon 27 Apr 1953 DFC
Personnel
Wg Cdr B J Skinner 31 May 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr C P Barber 14 Sep 1953 DFC

Personnel (Civilian)

Mr S T Metcalfe   Civilian Administrative Officer, MBE
Equipment
Sqn Ldr W Mackie 31 Aug 1953  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr G H J Williams  8 Dec 1952 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr F D Greeves 17 Oct 1952 MSc

WRAF Administrative Officer

Sqn Off D V M Gray 14 May 1953  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Statistics
Mr A D Wilson    

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

February 1954

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command
  • SHQ RAF Bicester

    • Civilian Supply and Technical Officers' School

  • RAF Burtonwood

  • RAF Sealand

  • No 3 Maintenance Unit - Milton

  • No 7 Maintenance Unit - Quedgeley

  • No 14 Maintenance Unit - Carlisle

  • No 16 Maintenance Unit - Stafford

  • No 25 Maintenance Unit - Hartlebury

  • No 35 Maintenance Unit - Heywood

  • No 61 Maintenance Unit - Handforth

  • No 66 Maintenance Unit - Cuckney

  • No 72 Maintenance Unit - Roade

  • No 90 Maintenance Unit - Warton

  • No 216 Maintenance Unit - Sutton Coldfield

  • No 225 Maintenance Unit - Warminster

  • No 236 Maintenance Unit - Grafton Underwood

  • No 248 Maintenance Unit - Chessington* (Lodger)

  • Airfield Construction Depot - Church Lawford

  • No 30 Air Material Base - Langer

  • Air Publications and Forms Store** - Kidbrooke

  •  No 431 Equipment Depot (2nd TAF) - Grove

* Directly under Air Ministry (DGMS) for technical (medical) administration

 

**Under funtional control of Air Ministry (ADE  (5))

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold D Jackman 1 Jun 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt D R Corley 19 Dec 1952 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre John E R Sowman  4 Sep 1953 Senior Air Staff Officer
Operations (Equipment)
Gp Capt Howard W Penney 10 Jul 1953 CBE; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt E A Jackson 10 Aug 1953 OBE
Wg Cdr A Paton  4 Jun 1952 OBE
Wg Cdr G R C Baker  1 Oct 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr R P Norman  3 Jul 1952  
Wg Cdr E A Darnell 26 Jan 1953  
Wg Cdr R E Cooke 16 Mar 1953  
Wg Cdr J E Garwood 16 Mar 1953  
Sqn Ldr E Lindon 19 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr A R Howell 25 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr R W Clark  8 Sep 1952  
Sqn Ldr J G Wilson  2 Feb 1953  
Sqn Ldr F Binns 18 May 1953  
Sqn Ldr J H King 12 Jan 1953  
Sqn Ldr E Kenyon 10 Jun 1953  
Sqn Ldr W G Maxwell 26 Mar 1953  
Sqn Ldr H J L Haig 24 Aug 1953  
Sqn Ldr T G Robertson 13 Jan 1954 OBE
Maj B N Haydn 10 Aug 1953 DFC (US), USAF
Sqn Off D N Rose 28 Jul 1953  
Sqn Off J Mullen 18 Aug 1953  
Operations (Technical)
Engineer
Wg Cdr G C Shepherd 21 Apr 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer, BA
Sqn Ldr F Walker  8 Nov 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr E J Brimblecombe 30 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr R S Voyle 11 Jul 1953  
Signals
Sqn Ldr G W T Hossent 13 Jul 1953  
Plans
Wg Cdr H E Barker  3 Nov 1952 OBE
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr T E Naughten  2 Jul 1951 Superintending Inspector
Mr R H Latter  8 Aug 1951 Inspector
Mr H Walker 16 Jun 1952 Inspector
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr G A F Minnigan  9 Sep 1953 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer, DCM, MM
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt H D Connor  8 Feb 1954 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Organisation
Wg Cdr W Higgs 10 Nov 1952 OBE
Sqn Ldr A S Haddon 27 Apr 1953 DFC
Personnel
Wg Cdr B J Skinner 31 May 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr C P Barber 14 Sep 1953 DFC

Personnel (Civilian)

Mr S T Metcalfe   Civilian Administrative Officer, MBE
Equipment
Sqn Ldr W Mackie 31 Aug 1953  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr C G Burgess  7 Jan 1954 MB, ChB, DPH
Educational
Sqn Ldr F D Greeves 17 Oct 1952 MSc

WRAF Administrative Officer

Sqn Off D V M Gray 14 May 1953  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Statistics
Mr A D Wilson    

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

March 1954

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command See Orders of Battle Section

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold D Jackman 1 Jun 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt D R Corley 19 Dec 1952 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre John E R Sowman  4 Sep 1953 Senior Air Staff Officer
Operations (Equipment)
Gp Capt Howard W Penney 10 Jul 1953 CBE; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt E A Jackson 10 Aug 1953 OBE
Wg Cdr A Paton  4 Jun 1952 OBE
Wg Cdr G R C Baker  1 Oct 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr R P Norman  3 Jul 1952  
Wg Cdr E A Darnell 26 Jan 1953  
Wg Cdr R E Cooke 16 Mar 1953  
Wg Cdr J E Garwood 16 Mar 1953  
Sqn Ldr E Lindon 19 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr A R Howell 25 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr R W Clark  8 Sep 1952  
Sqn Ldr J G Wilson  2 Feb 1953  
Sqn Ldr F Binns 18 May 1953  
Sqn Ldr J H King 12 Jan 1953  
Sqn Ldr E Kenyon 10 Jun 1953  
Sqn Ldr W G Maxwell 26 Mar 1953  
Sqn Ldr H J L Haig 24 Aug 1953  
Sqn Ldr T G Robertson 13 Jan 1954 OBE
Maj B N Haydn 10 Aug 1953 DFC (US), USAF
Sqn Off D N Rose 28 Jul 1953  
Sqn Off J Mullen 18 Aug 1953  
Operations (Technical)
Engineer
Wg Cdr G C Shepherd 21 Apr 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer, BA
Sqn Ldr F Walker  8 Nov 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr E J Brimblecombe 30 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr R S Voyle 11 Jul 1953  
Signals
Sqn Ldr G W T Hossent 13 Jul 1953  
Plans
Wg Cdr H E Barker  3 Nov 1952 OBE
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr T E Naughten  2 Jul 1951 Superintending Inspector
Mr R H Latter  8 Aug 1951 Inspector
Mr H Walker 16 Jun 1952 Inspector
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr G A F Minnigan  9 Sep 1953 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer, DCM, MM
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt H D Connor  8 Feb 1954 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Organisation
Wg Cdr W Higgs 10 Nov 1952 OBE
Sqn Ldr A S Haddon 27 Apr 1953 DFC
Personnel
Wg Cdr B J Skinner 31 May 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr C P Barber 14 Sep 1953 DFC

Personnel (Civilian)

Mr S T Metcalfe   Civilian Administrative Officer, MBE
Equipment
Sqn Ldr W Mackie 31 Aug 1953  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr C G Burgess  7 Jan 1954 MB, ChB, DPH
Educational
Sqn Ldr F D Greeves 17 Oct 1952 MSc

WRAF Administrative Officer

Sqn Off D V M Gray 14 May 1953  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Statistics
Mr A D Wilson    

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

April 1954

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command See Orders of Battle Section

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold D Jackman 1 Jun 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt D R Corley 19 Dec 1952 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre John E R Sowman  4 Sep 1953 Senior Air Staff Officer
Operations (Equipment)
Gp Capt Howard W Penney 10 Jul 1953 CBE; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt E A Jackson 10 Aug 1953 OBE
Wg Cdr A Paton  4 Jun 1952 OBE
Wg Cdr G R C Baker  1 Oct 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr E A Darnell 26 Jan 1953  
Wg Cdr R E Cooke 16 Mar 1953  
Wg Cdr J E Garwood 16 Mar 1953  
Wg Cdr D Tollerton 10 Apr 1954  
Sqn Ldr A R Howell 25 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr R W Clark  8 Sep 1952  
Sqn Ldr J G Wilson  2 Feb 1953  
Sqn Ldr F Binns 18 May 1953  
Sqn Ldr J H King 12 Jan 1953  
Sqn Ldr E Kenyon 10 Jun 1953  
Sqn Ldr W G Maxwell 26 Mar 1953  
Sqn Ldr H J L Haig 24 Aug 1953  
Sqn Ldr T G Robertson 13 Jan 1954 OBE
Sqn Ldr J R Best 20 Apr 1954  
Maj B N Haydn 10 Aug 1953 DFC (US), USAF
Sqn Off D N Rose 28 Jul 1953  
Sqn Off J Mullen 18 Aug 1953  
Operations (Technical)
Engineer
Wg Cdr G C Shepherd 21 Apr 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer, BA
Sqn Ldr F Walker  8 Nov 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr E J Brimblecombe 30 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr R S Voyle 11 Jul 1953  
Signals
Sqn Ldr G W T Hossent 13 Jul 1953  
Plans
Wg Cdr H E Barker  3 Nov 1952 OBE
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr T E Naughten  2 Jul 1951 Superintending Inspector
Mr R H Latter  8 Aug 1951 Inspector
Mr H Walker 16 Jun 1952 Inspector
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr G A F Minnigan  9 Sep 1953 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer, DCM, MM
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt H D Connor  8 Feb 1954 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Organisation
Wg Cdr E G Moore 12 Apr 1954 OBE
Sqn Ldr A S Haddon 27 Apr 1953 DFC
Personnel
Wg Cdr A H Hole  6 Mar 1954 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr C P Barber 14 Sep 1953 DFC

Personnel (Civilian)

Mr S T Metcalfe   Civilian Administrative Officer, MBE
Equipment
Sqn Ldr W Mackie 31 Aug 1953  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr C G Burgess  7 Jan 1954 MB, ChB, DPH
Educational
Sqn Ldr F D Greeves 17 Oct 1952 MSc

WRAF Administrative Officer

Sqn Off D V M Gray 14 May 1953  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Statistics
Mr A D Wilson    

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

May 1954

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command See Orders of Battle Section

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold D Jackman 1 Jun 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt D R Corley 19 Dec 1952 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre John E R Sowman  4 Sep 1953 Senior Air Staff Officer
Operations (Equipment)
Gp Capt Howard W Penney 10 Jul 1953 CBE; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt E A Jackson 10 Aug 1953 OBE
Wg Cdr A Paton  4 Jun 1952 OBE
Wg Cdr G R C Baker  1 Oct 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr E A Darnell 26 Jan 1953  
Wg Cdr R E Cooke 16 Mar 1953  
Wg Cdr J E Garwood 16 Mar 1953  
Wg Cdr D Tollerton 10 Apr 1954  
Sqn Ldr A R Howell 25 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr R W Clark  8 Sep 1952  
Sqn Ldr J G Wilson  2 Feb 1953  
Sqn Ldr F Binns 18 May 1953  
Sqn Ldr J H King 12 Jan 1953  
Sqn Ldr E Kenyon 10 Jun 1953  
Sqn Ldr W G Maxwell 26 Mar 1953  
Sqn Ldr H J L Haig 24 Aug 1953  
Sqn Ldr T G Robertson 13 Jan 1954 OBE
Sqn Ldr J R Best 20 Apr 1954  
Maj B N Haydn 10 Aug 1953 DFC (US), USAF
Sqn Off D N Rose 28 Jul 1953  
Sqn Off J Mullen 18 Aug 1953  
Operations (Technical)
Engineer
Wg Cdr G C Shepherd 21 Apr 1952 Senior Technical Staff Officer, BA
Sqn Ldr F Walker  8 Nov 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr E J Brimblecombe 30 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr R S Voyle 11 Jul 1953  
Signals
Sqn Ldr G W T Hossent 13 Jul 1953  
Plans
Wg Cdr H E Barker  3 Nov 1952 OBE
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr T E Naughten  2 Jul 1951 Superintending Inspector
Mr R H Latter  8 Aug 1951 Inspector
Mr H Walker 16 Jun 1952 Inspector
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr G A F Minnigan  9 Sep 1953 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer, DCM, MM
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt H D Connor  8 Feb 1954 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Organisation
Wg Cdr E G Moore 12 Apr 1954 OBE
Sqn Ldr A S Haddon 27 Apr 1953 DFC
Personnel
Wg Cdr A H Hole  6 Mar 1954 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr C P Barber 14 Sep 1953 DFC

Personnel (Civilian)

Mr S T Metcalfe   Civilian Administrative Officer, MBE
Equipment
Sqn Ldr W Mackie 31 Aug 1953  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr C G Burgess  7 Jan 1954 MB, ChB, DPH
Educational
Sqn Ldr F D Greeves 17 Oct 1952 MSc

WRAF Administrative Officer

Sqn Off D V M Gray 14 May 1953  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Statistics
Mr A D Wilson    

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

June 1954

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command See Orders of Battle Section

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold D Jackman 1 Jun 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt D R Corley 19 Dec 1952 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre John E R Sowman  4 Sep 1953 Senior Air Staff Officer
Operations (Equipment)
Gp Capt Howard W Penney 10 Jul 1953 CBE; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt E A Jackson 10 Aug 1953 OBE
Wg Cdr A Paton  4 Jun 1952 OBE
Wg Cdr G R C Baker  1 Oct 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr E A Darnell 26 Jan 1953  
Wg Cdr R E Cooke 16 Mar 1953  
Wg Cdr J E Garwood 16 Mar 1953  
Wg Cdr D Tollerton 10 Apr 1954  
Sqn Ldr A R Howell 25 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr J G Wilson  2 Feb 1953  
Sqn Ldr F Binns 18 May 1953  
Sqn Ldr J H King 12 Jan 1953  
Sqn Ldr E Kenyon 10 Jun 1953  
Sqn Ldr W G Maxwell 26 Mar 1953  
Sqn Ldr H J L Haig 24 Aug 1953  
Sqn Ldr T G Robertson 13 Jan 1954 OBE
Sqn Ldr J R Best 20 Apr 1954  
Sqn Ldr J H Thorne 19 May 1954  
Maj B N Haydn 10 Aug 1953 DFC (US), USAF
Sqn Off D N Rose 28 Jul 1953  
Sqn Off J Mullen 18 Aug 1953  
Operations (Technical)
Engineer
Wg Cdr T Clare 12 May 1954 Senior Technical Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr F Walker  8 Nov 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr E J Brimblecombe 30 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr R S Voyle 11 Jul 1953  
Signals
Sqn Ldr G W T Hossent 13 Jul 1953  
Plans
Wg Cdr H E Barker  3 Nov 1952 OBE
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr T E Naughten  2 Jul 1951 Superintending Inspector
Mr R H Latter  8 Aug 1951 Inspector
Mr H Walker 16 Jun 1952 Inspector
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr G A F Minnigan  9 Sep 1953 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer, DCM, MM
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt H D Connor  8 Feb 1954 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Organisation
Wg Cdr E G Moore 12 Apr 1954 OBE
Sqn Ldr A S Haddon 27 Apr 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr A F McGhie  6 May 1954  
Personnel
Wg Cdr A H Hole  6 Mar 1954 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr C P Barber 14 Sep 1953 DFC

Personnel (Civilian)

Mr S T Metcalfe   Civilian Administrative Officer, MBE
Equipment
Sqn Ldr W Mackie 31 Aug 1953  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr C G Burgess  7 Jan 1954 MB, ChB, DPH
Educational
Sqn Ldr F D Greeves 17 Oct 1952 MSc

WRAF Administrative Officer

Sqn Off D V M Gray 14 May 1953  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Statistics
Mr A D Wilson    

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

July 1954

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command See Orders of Battle Section

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold D Jackman 1 Jun 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt D R Corley 19 Dec 1952 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre John E R Sowman  4 Sep 1953 Senior Air Staff Officer
Operations (Equipment)
Gp Capt Howard W Penney 10 Jul 1953 CBE; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt E A Jackson 10 Aug 1953 OBE
Wg Cdr G R C Baker  1 Oct 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr E A Darnell 26 Jan 1953  
Wg Cdr R E Cooke 16 Mar 1953  
Wg Cdr J E Garwood 16 Mar 1953  
Wg Cdr D Tollerton 10 Apr 1954  
Wg Cdr D K Morgan 17 Jun 1954  
Sqn Ldr A R Howell 25 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr J G Wilson  2 Feb 1953  
Sqn Ldr F Binns 18 May 1953  
Sqn Ldr J H King 12 Jan 1953  
Sqn Ldr E Kenyon 10 Jun 1953  
Sqn Ldr W G Maxwell 26 Mar 1953  
Sqn Ldr H J L Haig 24 Aug 1953  
Sqn Ldr T G Robertson 13 Jan 1954 OBE
Sqn Ldr J R Best 20 Apr 1954  
Sqn Ldr J H Thorne 19 May 1954  
Maj B N Haydn 10 Aug 1953 DFC (US), USAF
Sqn Off D N Rose 28 Jul 1953  
Sqn Off J Mullen 18 Aug 1953  
Operations (Technical)
Engineer
Wg Cdr T Clare 12 May 1954 Senior Technical Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr F Walker  8 Nov 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr E J Brimblecombe 30 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr R S Voyle 11 Jul 1953  
Signals
Sqn Ldr G W T Hossent 13 Jul 1953  
Plans
Wg Cdr H E Barker  3 Nov 1952 OBE
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr T E Naughten  2 Jul 1951 Superintending Inspector
Mr R H Latter  8 Aug 1951 Inspector
Mr H Walker 16 Jun 1952 Inspector
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr G A F Minnigan  9 Sep 1953 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer, DCM, MM
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt H D Connor  8 Feb 1954 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Organisation
Wg Cdr E G Moore 12 Apr 1954 OBE
Sqn Ldr A S Haddon 27 Apr 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr A F McGhie  6 May 1954  
Personnel
Wg Cdr A H Hole  6 Mar 1954 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr C P Barber 14 Sep 1953 DFC

Personnel (Civilian)

Mr S T Metcalfe   Civilian Administrative Officer, MBE
Equipment
Sqn Ldr W Mackie 31 Aug 1953  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr C G Burgess  7 Jan 1954 MB, ChB, DPH
Educational
Sqn Ldr F D Greeves 17 Oct 1952 MSc

WRAF Administrative Officer

Sqn Off D V M Gray 14 May 1953  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Statistics
Mr A D Wilson    

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

August 1954

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command See Orders of Battle Section

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold D Jackman 1 Jun 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt D R Corley 19 Dec 1952 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre John E R Sowman  4 Sep 1953 Senior Air Staff Officer
Operations (Equipment)
Gp Capt Howard W Penney 10 Jul 1953 CBE; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt E A Jackson 10 Aug 1953 OBE
Wg Cdr G R C Baker  1 Oct 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr E A Darnell 26 Jan 1953  
Wg Cdr R E Cooke 16 Mar 1953  
Wg Cdr J E Garwood 16 Mar 1953  
Wg Cdr D Tollerton 10 Apr 1954  
Wg Cdr D K Morgan 17 Jun 1954  
Sqn Ldr A R Howell 25 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr J G Wilson  2 Feb 1953  
Sqn Ldr F Binns 18 May 1953  
Sqn Ldr J H King 12 Jan 1953  
Sqn Ldr E Kenyon 10 Jun 1953  
Sqn Ldr W G Maxwell 26 Mar 1953  
Sqn Ldr H J L Haig 24 Aug 1953  
Sqn Ldr T G Robertson 13 Jan 1954 OBE
Sqn Ldr J R Best 20 Apr 1954  
Sqn Ldr J H Thorne 19 May 1954  
Maj B N Haydn 10 Aug 1953 DFC (US), USAF
Sqn Off D N Rose 28 Jul 1953  
Sqn Off J Mullen 18 Aug 1953  
Operations (Technical)
Engineer
Wg Cdr T Clare 12 May 1954 Senior Technical Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr F Walker  8 Nov 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr E J Brimblecombe 30 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr R S Voyle 11 Jul 1953  
Signals
Sqn Ldr G W T Hossent 13 Jul 1953  
Plans
Wg Cdr H E Barker  3 Nov 1952 OBE
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr T E Naughten  2 Jul 1951 Superintending Inspector
Mr R H Latter  8 Aug 1951 Inspector
Mr H Walker 16 Jun 1952 Inspector
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr G A F Minnigan  9 Sep 1953 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer, DCM, MM
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt H D Connor  8 Feb 1954 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Organisation
Wg Cdr E G Moore 12 Apr 1954 OBE
Sqn Ldr A S Haddon 27 Apr 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr A F McGhie  6 May 1954  
Personnel
Wg Cdr A H Hole  6 Mar 1954 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr C P Barber 14 Sep 1953 DFC

Personnel (Civilian)

Mr S T Metcalfe   Civilian Administrative Officer, MBE
Equipment
Sqn Ldr W Mackie 31 Aug 1953  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr C G Burgess  7 Jan 1954 MB, ChB, DPH
Educational
Sqn Ldr F D Greeves 17 Oct 1952 MSc

WRAF Administrative Officer

Sqn Off D V M Gray 14 May 1953  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Statistics
Mr A D Wilson    

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

September 1954

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command See Orders of Battle Section

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold D Jackman 1 Jun 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt D R Corley 19 Dec 1952 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre John E R Sowman  4 Sep 1953 Senior Air Staff Officer
Operations (Equipment)
Gp Capt Howard W Penney 10 Jul 1953 CBE; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt E A Jackson 10 Aug 1953 OBE
Wg Cdr G R C Baker  1 Oct 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr E A Darnell 26 Jan 1953  
Wg Cdr R E Cooke 16 Mar 1953  
Wg Cdr J E Garwood 16 Mar 1953  
Wg Cdr D Tollerton 10 Apr 1954  
Wg Cdr D K Morgan 17 Jun 1954  
Sqn Ldr A R Howell 25 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr J G Wilson  2 Feb 1953  
Sqn Ldr F Binns 18 May 1953  
Sqn Ldr J H King 12 Jan 1953  
Sqn Ldr E Kenyon 10 Jun 1953  
Sqn Ldr W G Maxwell 26 Mar 1953  
Sqn Ldr H J L Haig 24 Aug 1953  
Sqn Ldr T G Robertson 13 Jan 1954 OBE
Sqn Ldr J R Best 20 Apr 1954  
Sqn Ldr J H Thorne 19 May 1954  
Maj B N Haydn 10 Aug 1953 DFC (US), USAF
Sqn Off J Mullen 18 Aug 1953  
Operations (Technical)
Engineer
Wg Cdr T Clare 12 May 1954 Senior Technical Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr F Walker  8 Nov 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr E J Brimblecombe 30 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr R S Voyle 11 Jul 1953  
Signals
Sqn Ldr G W T Hossent 13 Jul 1953  
Plans
Wg Cdr H E Barker  3 Nov 1952 OBE
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr T E Naughten  2 Jul 1951 Superintending Inspector
Mr F Reid 28 Aug 1953 Inspector
Mr H Walker 16 Jun 1952 Inspector
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr G A F Minnigan  9 Sep 1953 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer, DCM, MM
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt H D Connor  8 Feb 1954 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Organisation
Wg Cdr E G Moore 12 Apr 1954 OBE
Sqn Ldr A S Haddon 27 Apr 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr A F McGhie  6 May 1954  
Personnel
Wg Cdr A H Hole  6 Mar 1954 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr C P Barber 14 Sep 1953 DFC

Personnel (Civilian)

Mr S T Metcalfe   Civilian Administrative Officer, MBE
Equipment
Sqn Ldr W Mackie 31 Aug 1953  
Sqn Ldr G A Jeffery 24 Aug 1954  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr C G Burgess  7 Jan 1954 MB, ChB, DPH
Educational
Sqn Ldr F D Greeves 17 Oct 1952 MSc

WRAF Administrative Officer

Sqn Off D V M Gray 14 May 1953  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Statistics
Mr A D Wilson    

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

October 1954

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command See Orders of Battle Section

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold D Jackman 1 Jun 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt D R Corley 19 Dec 1952 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre John E R Sowman  4 Sep 1953 Senior Air Staff Officer
Operations (Equipment)
Gp Capt Howard W Penney 10 Jul 1953 CBE; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt E A Jackson 10 Aug 1953 OBE
Wg Cdr G R C Baker  1 Oct 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr E A Darnell 26 Jan 1953  
Wg Cdr R E Cooke 16 Mar 1953  
Wg Cdr J E Garwood 16 Mar 1953  
Wg Cdr D Tollerton 10 Apr 1954  
Wg Cdr D K Morgan 17 Jun 1954  
Sqn Ldr A R Howell 25 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr J G Wilson  2 Feb 1953  
Sqn Ldr F Binns 18 May 1953  
Sqn Ldr J H King 12 Jan 1953  
Sqn Ldr E Kenyon 10 Jun 1953  
Sqn Ldr W G Maxwell 26 Mar 1953  
Sqn Ldr H J L Haig 24 Aug 1953  
Sqn Ldr T G Robertson 13 Jan 1954 OBE
Sqn Ldr J R Best 20 Apr 1954  
Sqn Ldr J H Thorne 19 May 1954  
Maj B N Haydn 10 Aug 1953 DFC (US), USAF
Sqn Off J Mullen 18 Aug 1953  
Operations (Technical)
Engineer
Wg Cdr T Clare 12 May 1954 Senior Technical Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr F Walker  8 Nov 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr E J Brimblecombe 30 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr R S Voyle 11 Jul 1953  
Signals
Sqn Ldr G W T Hossent 13 Jul 1953  
Plans
Wg Cdr H E Barker  3 Nov 1952 OBE
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr T E Naughten  2 Jul 1951 Superintending Inspector
Mr F Reid 28 Aug 1953 Inspector
Mr H Walker 16 Jun 1952 Inspector
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr G A F Minnigan  9 Sep 1953 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer, DCM, MM
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt H D Connor  8 Feb 1954 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Organisation
Wg Cdr E G Moore 12 Apr 1954 OBE
Sqn Ldr A S Haddon 27 Apr 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr A F McGhie  6 May 1954  
Personnel
Wg Cdr A H Hole  6 Mar 1954 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr C P Barber 14 Sep 1953 DFC

Personnel (Civilian)

Mr S T Metcalfe   Civilian Administrative Officer, MBE
Equipment
Sqn Ldr W Mackie 31 Aug 1953  
Sqn Ldr G A Jeffery 24 Aug 1954  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr C G Burgess  7 Jan 1954 MB, ChB, DPH
Educational
Sqn Ldr F D Greeves 17 Oct 1952 MSc

WRAF Administrative Officer

Sqn Off D V M Gray 14 May 1953  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Statistics
Mr A D Wilson    

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

November 1954

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command See Orders of Battle Section

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold D Jackman 1 Jun 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt D R Corley 19 Dec 1952 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre John E R Sowman  4 Sep 1953 Senior Air Staff Officer
Operations (Equipment)
Gp Capt Howard W Penney 10 Jul 1953 CBE; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt E A Jackson 10 Aug 1953 OBE
Wg Cdr G R C Baker  1 Oct 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr E A Darnell 26 Jan 1953  
Wg Cdr R E Cooke 16 Mar 1953  
Wg Cdr J E Garwood 16 Mar 1953  
Wg Cdr D Tollerton 10 Apr 1954  
Wg Cdr D K Morgan 17 Jun 1954  
Sqn Ldr A R Howell 25 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr J G Wilson  2 Feb 1953  
Sqn Ldr F Binns 18 May 1953  
Sqn Ldr J H King 12 Jan 1953  
Sqn Ldr E Kenyon 10 Jun 1953  
Sqn Ldr W G Maxwell 26 Mar 1953  
Sqn Ldr H J L Haig 24 Aug 1953  
Sqn Ldr T G Robertson 13 Jan 1954 OBE
Sqn Ldr J R Best 20 Apr 1954  
Sqn Ldr J H Thorne 19 May 1954  
Sqn Ldr G A Jeffery 24 Aug 1954  
Maj B N Haydn 10 Aug 1953 DFC (US), USAF
Sqn Off J Mullen 18 Aug 1953  
Operations (Technical)
Engineer
Wg Cdr G E Burtenshaw 31 Oct 1954 Senior Technical Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr E J Brimblecombe 30 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr R S Voyle 11 Jul 1953  
Sqn Ldr E R Maynard  8 Nov 1954  
Signals
Sqn Ldr G W T Hossent 13 Jul 1953  
Plans
Wg Cdr H E Barker  3 Nov 1952 OBE
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr T E Naughten  2 Jul 1951 Superintending Inspector
Mr F Reid 28 Aug 1953 Inspector
Mr H Walker 16 Jun 1952 Inspector
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr G A F Minnigan  9 Sep 1953 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer, DCM, MM
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt H D Connor  8 Feb 1954 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Organisation
Wg Cdr E G Moore 12 Apr 1954 OBE
Sqn Ldr A S Haddon 27 Apr 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr A F McGhie  6 May 1954  
Personnel
Wg Cdr A H Hole  6 Mar 1954 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr C P Barber 14 Sep 1953 DFC

Personnel (Civilian)

Mr S T Metcalfe   Civilian Administrative Officer, MBE
Equipment
Sqn Ldr W Mackie 31 Aug 1953  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr C G Burgess  7 Jan 1954 MB, ChB, DPH
Educational
Sqn Ldr F D Greeves 17 Oct 1952 MSc

WRAF Administrative Officer

Sqn Off D V M Gray 14 May 1953  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Statistics
Mr A D Wilson    

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

December 1954

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command See Orders of Battle Section

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold D Jackman 1 Jun 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt D R Corley 19 Dec 1952 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre John E R Sowman  4 Sep 1953 Senior Air Staff Officer
Operations (Equipment)
Gp Capt Howard W Penney 10 Jul 1953 CBE; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt E A Jackson 10 Aug 1953 OBE
Wg Cdr G R C Baker  1 Oct 1951 OBE
Wg Cdr E A Darnell 26 Jan 1953  
Wg Cdr R E Cooke 16 Mar 1953  
Wg Cdr J E Garwood 16 Mar 1953  
Wg Cdr D Tollerton 10 Apr 1954  
Wg Cdr D K Morgan 17 Jun 1954  
Sqn Ldr A R Howell 25 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr J G Wilson  2 Feb 1953  
Sqn Ldr F Binns 18 May 1953  
Sqn Ldr J H King 12 Jan 1953  
Sqn Ldr E Kenyon 10 Jun 1953  
Sqn Ldr W G Maxwell 26 Mar 1953  
Sqn Ldr H J L Haig 24 Aug 1953  
Sqn Ldr T G Robertson 13 Jan 1954 OBE
Sqn Ldr J R Best 20 Apr 1954  
Sqn Ldr J H Thorne 19 May 1954  
Sqn Ldr G A Jeffery 24 Aug 1954  
Maj B N Haydn 10 Aug 1953 DFC (US), USAF
Sqn Off J Mullen 18 Aug 1953  
Operations (Technical)
Engineer
Wg Cdr G E Burtenshaw 31 Oct 1954 Senior Technical Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr E J Brimblecombe 30 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr R S Voyle 11 Jul 1953  
Sqn Ldr E R Maynard  8 Nov 1954  
Signals
Sqn Ldr G W T Hossent 13 Jul 1953  
Plans
Wg Cdr H E Barker  3 Nov 1952 OBE
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr T E Naughten  2 Jul 1951 Superintending Inspector
Mr F Reid 28 Aug 1953 Inspector
Mr H Walker 16 Jun 1952 Inspector
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr G A F Minnigan  9 Sep 1953 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer, DCM, MM
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt H D Connor  8 Feb 1954 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Organisation
Wg Cdr E G Moore 12 Apr 1954 OBE
Sqn Ldr A S Haddon 27 Apr 1953 DFC
Sqn Ldr A F McGhie  6 May 1954  
Personnel
Wg Cdr A H Hole  6 Mar 1954 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr C P Barber 14 Sep 1953 DFC

Personnel (Civilian)

Mr S T Metcalfe   Civilian Administrative Officer, MBE
Equipment
Sqn Ldr W Mackie 31 Aug 1953  
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr C G Burgess  7 Jan 1954 MB, ChB, DPH
Educational
Sqn Ldr F D Greeves 17 Oct 1952 MSc

WRAF Administrative Officer

Sqn Off D V M Gray 14 May 1953  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Statistics
Mr A D Wilson    

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

1955

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command  

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold D Jackman 1 Jun 1952 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt D R Corley 19 Dec 1952 ADC to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre John E R Sowman  4 Sep 1953 Senior Air Staff Officer
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt H D Connor  8 Feb 1954 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr G E Burtenshaw 31 Oct 1954 Senior Technical Staff Officer

Source - October 1955 Air Force List

1956

 

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command  

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Geoffrey L Worthington 17 Aug 1955 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt I L M Johnson 10 Aug 1955 ADC to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre John E R Sowman  4 Sep 1953 Senior Air Staff Officer 1,
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt H D Connor  8 Feb 1954 Senior Officer i/c Administration, ASAA
Technical Staff
Wg Cdr G E Burtenshaw 31 Oct 1954 Senior Technical Staff Officer

Source - January 1956 Air Force List

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command  

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Geoffrey L Worthington 17 Aug 1955 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt R V Taylor  1 Jan 1956 ADC to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre John E R Sowman  4 Sep 1953 Senior Air Staff Officer 1,
A/Cdre Ronald C Storrar 2 Jan 1956 Senior Air Staff Officer 2, OBE; later AVM
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt H D Connor  8 Feb 1954 Senior Officer i/c Administration, ASAA
Technical Staff
Gp Capt G P Woodhouse 28 Feb 1955 Senior Technical Staff Officer

Source - April 1956 Air Force List

1957

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command  

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Geoffrey L Worthington 17 Aug 1955 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt J P Maling  9 Dec 1956 ADC to AOC,
Air Staff
A/Cdre Ronald C Storrar 2 Jan 1956 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, OBE; later AVM
Operations (Equipment)
Gp Capt

Cyril J Salmon

 16 Jan 1956 OBE; later AVM
Gp Capt C F Harrington  6 Feb 1956  
Gp Capt T E Burgess  4 Jun 1956  
Wg Cdr H G Belcher  8 Jun  1956  
Wg Cdr T J Goggin 11 Jun 1957  
Wg Cdr K E Hollom  1 Apr 1957  
Wg Cdr T W James  7 May 1956  
Wg Cdr A G McHutchison 20 Jun 1956 RAAF
Wg Cdr W G Welsh 22 Aug 1955  
Wg Cdr D W T Withers 23 Apr 1956 AFC
Wg Cdr Antony S Woodgate  4 Nov 1956 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr H Andrew 14 Nov 1956  
Sqn Ldr S J Andrews 28 Dec 1955  
Sqn Ldr A J Aston 23 Jul 1956  
Sqn Ldr William G Carr 16 Jun 1956 MBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr L D Davey 16 Jan 1956  
Sqn Ldr G E Dimmer  7 Feb 1956  
Sqn Ldr A Lawrence  3 Sep 1956  
Sqn Ldr D A E Midgeley  9 Jul 1956  
Sqn Ldr R Morgan 13 Jun 1955  
Sqn Ldr G J N Neal 10 Dec 1956  
Sqn Ldr S E Panton  1 Feb 1956  
Sqn Ldr S E Perrin 28 Jan 1957  
Sqn Ldr D Rogers  4 Mar 1957 DFc
Sqn Ldr A G West 16 Jul 1956  
Maj J Hibbert 14 Sep 1955 USAF
Sqn Off J B West 14 Nov 1955 WRAF
Provost Security
Sqn Ldr H A St C Stracey 21 Aug 1956 MBE
Plans
Wg Cdr B B Johnson 17 Jun 1957  
Sqn Ldr F C Rodwell  2 Jan 1956 MBE
Operations (Technical)
Gp Capt G P Woodhouse  1 Jan 1956 Senior Technical Staff Officer
Armament
Wg Cdr J L Davey  2 Jan 1956  
Sqn Ldr A G Cork  2 Jan 1956 MC
Sqn Ldr J E W Legras  2 Jan 1956  
Engineers
Wg Cdr G E Burtenshaw 31 Oct 1954  
Sqn Ldr J F Ball 13 May 1957  
Signals
Sqn Ldr G W T Hossent 13 Jul 1953  
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection Services
Sqn Ldr A W Pawson  2 Jan 1956  
Sqn Ldr F Reid 28 Aug 1953 Principal Inspector
Sqn Ldr T E Naughten  2 Jul 1951 Superintending Inspector, MBE
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt H D Connor  8 Feb 1954 Senior Officer i/c Administration, ASAA
Sqn Ldr C P Barber 14 Sep 1953 Personnel, DFC
Mr R G Sprules   Personnel (Civilian), MBE
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Gp Capt J L Walsh 20 May 1957 Senior Medical Officer, MB, BS, DPH, DIH
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr A D Wilson Statistical Officer

Source - April & July 1957 Air Force List

1958

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command  

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Edgar N Lowe 17 Feb 1958 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt J P Malling  9 Dec 1956 ADC to AOC,
Air Staff
A/Cdre Ronald C Storrar 2 Jan 1956 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, OBE; later AVM
Operations (Equipment)
Gp Capt T E Burgess  4 Jun 1956  
Gp Capt

Cyril J Salmon

 16 Jan 1956 OBE; later AVM
Gp Capt A G Sutton 11 Nov 1957 OBE
Wg Cdr H G Belcher  8 Jun  1956  
Wg Cdr J C Cracroft-Rice  6 Jun 1957  
Wg Cdr T J Goggin 11 Jun 1957  
Wg Cdr G P Howell 15 Jul 1957 OBE
Wg Cdr T W James  7 May 1956  
Wg Cdr H C Spackman 13 Jan 1958  
Wg Cdr E F Wisdom  7 Apr 1958  
Sqn Ldr S J Andrews 28 Dec 1955  
Sqn Ldr A J Aston 23 Jul 1956  
Sqn Ldr L D Davey 16 Jan 1956  
Sqn Ldr D A E Midgeley  9 Jul 1956  
Sqn Ldr R Morgan 13 Jun 1955  
Sqn Ldr G E Norman 23 Jun 1958  
Sqn Ldr S E Panton  1 Feb 1956  
Sqn Ldr S E Perrin 28 Jan 1957  
Sqn Ldr D Rogers  4 Mar 1957 DFC
Sqn Ldr C D Sorrie 12 Aug 1957  
Sqn Ldr W Tasker 21 Oct 1957  
Sqn Ldr R Watt  3 Feb 1958  
Sqn Ldr A G West 16 Jul 1956  
Maj C B Ackerman  1 Aug 1957 USAF
Provost Security
Sqn Ldr H A St C Stracey 21 Aug 1956 MBE
Plans
Wg Cdr B B Johnson 17 Jun 1957  
Sqn Ldr F C Rodwell  2 Jan 1956 MBE
Operations (Technical)
Gp Capt G P Woodhouse  1 Jan 1956 Senior Technical Staff Officer
Armament
Wg Cdr J L Davey  2 Jan 1956  
Sqn Ldr J E W Legras  2 Jan 1956  
Engineers
Wg Cdr F W Cook  8 Jul 1957 AFC
Sqn Ldr J F Ball 13 May 1957  
Signals
Sqn Ldr G W T Hossent 13 Jul 1953  
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection Services
Sqn Ldr A W Pawson  2 Jan 1956  
Sqn Ldr T E Naughten  2 Jul 1951 Superintending Inspector, MBE
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt R D Pratt  8 Jul 1957 Senior Officer i/c Administration, ACA
Sqn Ldr C P Barber 14 Sep 1953 Personnel, DFC
Mr S F Deacon   Personnel (Civilian)
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Gp Capt J L Walsh 20 May 1957 Senior Medical Officer, MB, BS, DPH, DIH
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr A D Wilson Statistical Officer

Source - April 1958 Air Force List

Changes between January 1958 and Octber1959

Operations (Equipment)
Sqn Ldr M C Hart 13 Oct 1958 OBE
Aeronautical Inspection Services
Sqn Ldr F Reid   Principal Inspector

Source - January 1959 Air Force List

1959

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command  

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Edgar N Lowe 17 Feb 1958 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt Derek J Hine  4 Jun 1958 ADC to AOC; later A/Cdre
Air Staff
A/Cdre Victor H B Roth 25 May 1958 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE
Operations (Equipment)
Gp Capt A B Holloway 16 Mar 1959 CBE
Gp Capt F B King  3 Feb 1958  
Gp Capt T King 16 Apr 1959  
Wg Cdr J C Cracroft-Rice  6 Jun 1957  
Wg Cdr T J Goggin 11 Jun 1957  
Wg Cdr G P Howell 15 Jul 1957 OBE
Wg Cdr L R Mumby 23 Jun 1958 OBE
Wg Cdr H C Spackman 13 Jan 1958  
Wg Cdr E F Wisdom  7 Apr 1958  
Sqn Ldr S J Andrews 28 Dec 1955  
Sqn Ldr A J Aston 23 Jul 1956  
Sqn Ldr L D Davey 16 Jan 1956  
Sqn Ldr E H R Falk 19 Jan 1959  
Sqn Ldr B K Hartnell-Parker 16 Mar 1959  
Sqn Ldr A J Hone 28 Jan 1959  
Sqn Ldr E G B Hughes 23 Dec 1957  
Sqn Ldr G E Norman 23 Jun 1958  
Sqn Ldr S E Panton  1 Feb 1956  
Sqn Ldr T Roberts 18 Nov 1958  
Sqn Ldr D Rogers  4 Mar 1957 DFC
Sqn Ldr C D Sorrie 12 Aug 1957  
Sqn Ldr G Waite 10 Mar 1958  
Sqn Ldr R Watt  3 Feb 1958  
Maj C B Ackerman  1 Aug 1957 USAF
Provost Security
Sqn Ldr A Cottrell 28 Jul 1958  
Plans
Wg Cdr B B Johnson 17 Jun 1957  
Operations (Technical)
Gp Capt E C Harding 21 Jul 1958 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CBE
Armament
Gp Capt J L Davey  2 Jan 1956  
Sqn Ldr S E Gowing  4 Mar 1958  
Engineers
Wg Cdr F W Cook  8 Jul 1957 AFC
Sqn Ldr J F Ball 13 May 1957  
Signals
Sqn Ldr G A Johnston  1 Sep 1958  
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection Services
Sqn Ldr A S Howard 27 Oct 1958  
Sqn Ldr T E Naughten  2 Jul 1951 Superintending Inspector, MBE
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt C W S Jones 20 Oct 1958 Senior Officer i/c Administration, ACA
Sqn Ldr P N Speed 20 Mar 1958 Personnel, AFC
Mr A H Booth   Personnel (Civilian)
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Gp Capt J L Walsh 20 May 1957 Senior Medical Officer, MB, BS, DPH, DIH
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr A D Wilson Statistical Officer

Source - October 1959 Air Force List

1960

Changes between October 1959 and October 1960

Operations (Equipment)
Wg Cdr L B Davey  1 Jan 1960  

Source - January 1960 Air Force List

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command  

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Edgar N Lowe 17 Feb 1958 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt Derek J Hine  4 Jun 1958 ADC to AOC; later A/Cdre
Air Staff
A/Cdre Victor H B Roth 25 May 1958 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE
Operations (Equipment)
Gp Capt A B Holloway 16 Mar 1959 CBE
Gp Capt F B King  3 Feb 1958  
Gp Capt T King 16 Apr 1959 CBE
Wg Cdr K H Burns  1 Feb 1960 DSO, DFC*
Wg Cdr T R F Handcock 23 Nov 1959  
Wg Cdr L R Mumby 23 Jun 1958 OBE
Wg Cdr D Tollerton 10 Aug 1959  
Wg Cdr E F Wisdom  7 Apr 1958  
Sqn Ldr S J Andrews 28 Dec 1955  
Sqn Ldr D M Bidwell 22 Feb 1960  
Sqn Ldr L N Campbell 20 Jul 1959  
Sqn Ldr E H R Falk 19 Jan 1959  
Sqn Ldr B K Hartnell-Parker 16 Mar 1959  
Sqn Ldr A J Hone 28 Jan 1959  
Sqn Ldr E G B Hughes 23 Dec 1957  
Sqn Ldr G E Norman 23 Jun 1958  
Sqn Ldr C E Oliver  4 Aug 1959  
Sqn Ldr T Roberts 18 Nov 1958  
Sqn Ldr D Rogers  4 Mar 1957 DFC
Sqn Ldr T K Rourke 11 Apr 1960  
Sqn Ldr F E Storry 23 Mar 1960  
Sqn Ldr R Watt  3 Feb 1958  
Provost Security
Sqn Ldr A Cottrell 28 Jul 1958  
Plans
Gp Capt E A L Wakely  1 Jul 1960 OBE

Technical Staff

Gp Capt F E Stokes 21 Mar 1960 Senior Technical Staff Officer, MA, AFRAeS
Armament
Wg Cdr W A Jones  6 Apr 1959  
Sqn Ldr S E Gowing  4 Mar 1958  
Engineers
Wg Cdr A J Watts  4 Jan 1960  
Sqn Ldr J F Ball 13 May 1957  
Signals
Sqn Ldr G A Johnston  1 Sep 1958  
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection Services
Sqn Ldr T E Naughten  2 Jul 1951 Superintending Inspector, MBE
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt C W S Jones 20 Oct 1958 Senior Officer i/c Administration, ACA
Sqn Ldr P N Speed 20 Mar 1958 Personnel, AFC
Mr E G Andrews   Personnel (Civilian)
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr A D Wilson Statistical Officer

Source - October 1960 Air Force List

1961

Location Command Controlled
RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire Maintenance  Command  

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Edgar N Lowe 17 Feb 1958 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt D J Newbury 12 Sep 1960 ADC to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Victor H B Roth 25 May 1958 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE
Operations (Equipment)
Gp Capt A B Holloway 16 Mar 1959 CBE
Gp Capt T King 16 Apr 1959 CBE
Gp Capt E A L Wakely  1 Jul 1960 OBE
Wg Cdr K H Burns  1 Feb 1960 DSO, DFC*
Wg Cdr H J Lucie-Smith  3 Sep 1960  
Wg Cdr L R Mumby 23 Jun 1958 OBE
Wg Cdr D Tollerton 10 Aug 1959  
Wg Cdr D G A Valentine 18 Nov 1960  
Sqn Ldr S J Andrews 28 Dec 1955  
Sqn Ldr D M Bidwell 22 Feb 1960  
Sqn Ldr L N Campbell 20 Jul 1959  
Sqn Ldr B K Hartnell-Parker 16 Mar 1959  
Sqn Ldr A J Hone 28 Jan 1959  
Sqn Ldr T P McCarthy 14 Oct 1960  
Sqn Ldr A J D Mackintosh 22 Aug 1960 BA
Sqn Ldr G E Norman 23 Jun 1958  
Sqn Ldr C E Oliver  4 Aug 1959  
Sqn Ldr T Roberts 18 Nov 1958  
Sqn Ldr D Rogers  4 Mar 1957 DFC
Sqn Ldr T K Rourke 11 Apr 1960  
Sqn Ldr F E Storry 23 Mar 1960  
Sqn Ldr R L Walker 14 Sep 1959  
Sqn Ldr R Watt  3 Feb 1958  
Provost Security
Sqn Ldr A Cottrell 28 Jul 1958  
Plans
Wg Cdr A McI Peacock 13 Sep 1960  

Technical Staff

Gp Capt F E Stokes 21 Mar 1960 Senior Technical Staff Officer, MA, AFRAeS
Armament
Wg Cdr W A Jones  6 Apr 1959  
Sqn Ldr W C H Stevens  1 Nov 1960  
Engineers
Wg Cdr A J Watts  4 Jan 1960  
Sqn Ldr J F Ball 13 May 1957  
Signals
Sqn Ldr G A Johnston  1 Sep 1958  
Staffs of the Staff (Air Staff)
Aeronautical Inspection Services
Sqn Ldr T E Naughten  2 Jul 1951 Superintending Inspector, MBE
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt E P Appleton 31 Oct 1960 Senior Officer i/c Administration, ACA
Sqn Ldr P N Speed 20 Mar 1958 Personnel, AFC
Mr E G Andrews   Personnel (Civilian)
Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr A D Wilson Statistical Officer

Source - January 1961 Air Force List

It disbanded on 28 July 1961.

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