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HQ No 41 Group Personnel, units and locations

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Formed as No 41 (Maintenance) Group on 1 January 1939 within Maintenance Command as the Aircraft Group

April 1939

Location Command Controlled
81 Weyhill Road, Andover Maintenance  Command

  • No units allocated yet

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Air Staff
Wg Cdr

Frederick E Vernon

 6 Mar 1939 later A/Cdre
Administrative
Sqn Ldr H J Paine 28 Feb 1939  
Services
Equipment
Sqn Ldr C W Rugg 16 Feb 1939  
Sqn Ldr G G C Pigott  6 Mar 1939  

Source - April 1939 Confidential Air Force List

May 1939

Location Command Controlled
81 Weyhill Road, Andover Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 24 Maintenance Unit - Tern Hill

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 36 Maintenance Unit - Sealand

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt R J Mounsey 20 Mar 1939 Staff Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE, DSO
Air Staff
Wg Cdr

William A D Brook

 3 Apr 1939 later AVM
Administrative
Sqn Ldr H J Paine 28 Feb 1939 Personnel Duties
Sqn Ldr

Lancelot E Jarman

 1 Apr 1939 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr A G Stratford-Tuke 15 Mar 1939 Organisation Duties
Plt Off L Doyle 17 Mar 1939  
Services
Engineer
Gp Capt

Alfred S Morris

15 Mar 1939 OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr

Frederick E Vernon

 6 Mar 1939 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr C Snow  6 Mar 1939  
Sqn Ldr B N Matson 15 Mar 1939  
Armament
Sqn Ldr C J W Hatcher 15 Mar 1939 AFC
Equipment
Sqn Ldr G G C Pigott  6 Mar 1939  
Flt Lt A R Morton 15 Mar 1939  
Plt Off John C Wickham  6 Mar 1939 later A/Cdre

Source - May 1939 Confidential Air Force List

December 1939

Location Command Controlled
81 Weyhill Road, Andover Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 24 Maintenance Unit - Tern Hill

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 36 Maintenance Unit - Sealand

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre George Laing 28 Jul 1939 Air Officer Commanding, later AVM
Maintenance Staff
Wg Cdr

William A D Brook

 3 Apr 1939 later AVM
Administrative
Gp Capt Ernest J D Townsend 10 Jul 1939 Senior Administrative Staff Officer,  later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr H J Paine 28 Feb 1939 Personnel Duties
Sqn Ldr A G Stratford-Tuke 15 Mar 1939 Organisation Duties
Flt Lt L Doyle 17 Mar 1939  
Plt Off J A C Maughan 31 Jul 1939  
Plt Off L F Hodges  2 Sep 1939  
Services
Engineer
Gp Capt

Alfred S Morris

15 Mar 1939 OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr

Frederick E Vernon

 6 Mar 1939 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr C Snow  6 Mar 1939  
Sqn Ldr B N Matson 15 Mar 1939  
Fg Off G G Meager 15 Jun 1939 Commissioned Engineer Officer, MBE
Armament
Sqn Ldr C J W Hatcher 15 Mar 1939 AFC
Signals
Sqn Ldr

Colin M Stewart

 1 May1939 later AVM
Equipment
Wg Cdr G G C Pigott  6 Mar 1939  
Flt Lt F J B Powell 22 Sep 1939  
Plt Off John C Wickham  6 Mar 1939 later A/Cdre
Plt Off G B Howard-Rice    
Miscellaneous
Cdr (Ret) J L Sloan   Code and Cypher Duties, RN

Source - December 1939 Confidential Air Force List

June 1941

Location Command Controlled
81 Weyhill Road, Andover Maintenance  Command

  • No 50 Wing - Hutton-in-the-Forest

    • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride#

    • No 18 Maintenance Unit - Dumfries#

    • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth*

    • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

    • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

    • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss***

    • No 46 Maintenance Unit - Lossiemouth***

  • No 51 Wing - Hawarden

    • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford#

    • No 24 Maintenance Unit - Ternhill#

    • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury#

    • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

    • No 37 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

    • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden**

    • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield***

  • No 52 Wing - Minchinhampton

    • SHQ RAF Kemble

    • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

    • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton#

    • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington#

    • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington#

    • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

    • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan#

    • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down**

    • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

    • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

    • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne**

  • No 53 Wing - Andover

    • No 47 Maintenance Unit - Sealand#

    • No 52 Maintenance Unit - Cardiff###

    • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Dumfries#

    • No 59 Maintenance Unit - Newlands

    • No 76 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

    • No 82 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield***

  • No 1 Packed Aircraft Transit Pool - Southport

  • No 2 Packed Aircraft Transit Pool - St Lythan's

  • No 3 Packed Aircraft Transit Pool - Lanark

* Station in Coastal Command

** Station in Fighter Command

*** Station in Bomber Command

# Station in Flying Training Command

## Station in RAFNI

### Station in Army Co-operation Command

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM George Laing 28 Jul 1939 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Maintenance Staff
Gp Capt Ernest J D Townsend 10 Jul 1939  Senior Maintenance Staff Officer, later A/Cdre
Gp Capt R G Shaw  7 Dec 1939  
Fg Off L F Hodges  2 Sep 1939  
Fg Off P J Field-Richards 19 Oct 1940  
Plt Off C O R Mosse 16 Nov 1940 MC
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt George D Daly 19 Oct 1940 Senior Administrative Officer; later AVM
Sqn Ldr E H Hayware 19 Oct 1940  
Flt Lt E F Kohler 19 Mar 1940  
Flt Lt J R I Bell  3 Apr 1941  
Fg Off F G Carpenter 30 Apr 1940  
Fg Off W H Reed 15 Apr 1940 MBE
Fg Off H R Coombe 26 Jun 1940  
Fg Off A L Martin  4 Jul 1940  
Fg Off T Hatcher 24 Jul 1940  
Fg Off A P Gray 18 Dec 1940  
Fg Off S E Grand 24 Apr 1940  
Fg Off F J Crane 17 Mar 1941  
Fg Off A O Dickinson  5 May 1941  
Plt Off H A P Coleman  2 May 1940  
Plt Off H Austin  1 Sep 1940  
Plt Off G H A Freear 25 Oct 1940  
Plt Off A A Reid-Jamieson 11 Mar 1941  
Services
Engineer
Gp Capt

Frederick E Vernon

 6 Mar 1939 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr B N Matson 15 Mar 1939  
Sqn Ldr Harold M Russell  4 Nov 1940 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt J N Eastcott 29 Jan 1940  
Flt Lt G G Meager 15 Jun 1939 MBE
Fg Off F P Cotterell 22 Oct 1939  
Fg Off A E W Ward  3 Apr 1940  
Fg Off F C T Evershed  3 Apr 1940  
Fg Off W H Waren  3 Jun 1940  
Fg Off T E Leicester 22 Jul 1940  
Fg Off H Stringer  5 Feb 1941  
Plt Off P de L Markham 24 Nov 1940  
Plt Off H F Kennedy 20 Dec 1940  
Plt Off Victor C Otter  1 Mar 1941 later AVM
Signals
Sqn Ldr V Greenwood 18 Sep 1939  
Fg Off J F Hall 11 Apr 1940  
Armament
Wg Cdr W N Elwy-Jones 18 Sep 1939  
Plt Off P Allden 11 Apr 1940  
Equipment
Gp Capt W A O Honey  3 Apr 1939  
Wg Cdr C L Gilbert 11 Sep 1939  
Wg Cdr E F Smith  1 Sep 1940  
Wg Cdr P A Burt 14 Sep 1940  
Sqn Ldr L Doyle 17 Mar 1939  
Sqn Ldr A T Cooper  3 Jan 1940  
Sqn Ldr P G Bullen 15 Jun 1940  
Flt Lt John C Wickham  6 Mar 1939  later A/Cdre
Flt Lt W J Stutchbury 26 Mar 1940  
Fg Off Sidney G Walker 22 Apr 1940 later A/Cdre
Plt Off I C Coward  9 May 1940  
Plt Off H E Hill 24 Jul 1940  
Plt Off J Leadbeater 24 Jul 1940  
Plt Off E E Miller 24 Jul 1940  
Plt Off G T Houniball  4 Nov 1940  
Plt Off J C T Price 24 Apr 1941  
Accountant
Plt Off A E Brown 17 Feb 1941  
Medical
Sqn Ldr J F Sandow  2 Dec 1940 Senior Medical Officer, MRCS, LRCP
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr G H Stainforth 28 Sep 1940  

Source - June 1941 Confidential Air Force List

July 1942

Location Command Controlled
81 Weyhill Road, Andover Maintenance  Command

  • No 50 Wing - Wetheral

    • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

    • No 18 Maintenance Unit - Dumfries

    • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

    • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

    • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

    • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

    • No 46 Maintenance Unit - Lossiemouth

  • No 51 Wing - Broughton

    • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

    • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

    • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

    • No 37 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

    • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

    • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 52 Wing - Dowdeswell

    • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

    • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

    • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

    • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

    • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

    • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

    • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

    • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

    • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

    • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

ATA Ferry Pools*

  • No 1 Ferry Pilot Pool - White Waltham

  • No 2 Ferry Pilot Pool - Whitchurch

  • No 3 Ferry Pilot Pool - Hawarden

  • No 4 Ferry Pilot Pool - Prestwick

  • No 5 Ferry Pilot Pool - Luton

  • No 6 Ferry Pilot Pool - Ratcliffe

  • No 7 Ferry Pilot Pool - Sherburn-in-Elmet

  • No 8 Ferry Pilot Pool - Belfast

  • No 12 Ferry Pilot Pool - Cosford

  • No 14 Ferry Pilot Pool -Ringway

  • No 15 Ferry Pilot Pool - Hamble

  • No 16 Ferry Pilot Pool - Kirkbride

  • No 1427 Flight - Hullavington

*Operationally controlled by Ministry of Aircraft Production

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM George Laing 28 Jul 1939 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Maintenance Staff
Gp Capt Harold J Roach 28 Jul 1941  Senior Maintenance Staff Officer, OBE, AFC; later AVM
Allotments
Wg Cdr C L Gilbert 11 Sep 1939  
Fg Off R A Johnson 23 Jun 1941  
Fg Off H Austin 17 Aug 1940  
Plt Off JAspden  4 Jul 1941  
Plt Off J C T Price  1 Mar 1942  
Engineers
Wg Cdr B N Matson 15 Mar 1939  
Wg Cdr Harold M Russell  4 Nov 1940 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr J N Eastcott 29 Jan 1940  
Sqn Ldr G G Meager 15 Jun 1939 MBE
Flt Lt A H Harrison  1 Jan 1942  
Flt Lt R D Poore 29 May 1942  
Flt Lt F P Cotterell 22 Oct 1939  
Fg Off A E W Ward  3 Apr 1940  
Fg Off J T Woodmass 22 Jun 1940  
Fg Off E H White 20 Aug 1941  
Fg Off O N Thompson 25 Apr 1942  
Fg Off C A Baker  2 Feb 1942  
Fg Off D J Amos 20 Aug 1941  
Plt Off A M Coole 29 Sep 1941  
Plt Off F G Everitt 16 Mar 1942  
Plt Off W Mees    
Equipment
Gp Capt W A O Honey  3 Apr 1939  
Wg Cdr C M P Hartley 20 Apr 1942  
Sqn Ldr A T Cooper  3 Jan 1940  
Flt Lt John C Wickham  6 Mar 1939 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt K F Mackenzie  9 Apr 1941  
Flt Lt W H Read 15 Apr 1942 MBE
Flt Lt P N Seymour 29 Nov 1939  
Flt Lt P C F Morgan 13 Dec1941  
Fg Off Sidney G Walker 22 Apr 1940 later A/Cdre
Fg Off F P Connolly 26 Nov 1941  
Fg Off H A Hardman  7 Nov 1941  
Plt Off E F Ward  9 Apr 1942  
Armament
Wg Cdr W N Elwy-Jones 18 Sep 1939  
Fg Off P Allden 11 Apr 1940  
Plt Off G S Mycroft 18 Apr 1942  
Impressment
Flt Lt A A Reid-Jamieson  7 Aug 1940  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt A King-Lewis 18 May 1942 Senior Administrative Officer
Sqn Ldr W J Small 27 Mar 1942  
Flt Lt A L Martin  9 Apr 1942  
Organisation
Sqn Ldr C H Hayward 27 Aug 1940  
Sqn Ldr A P Gray 14 Dec 1940  
Sqn Ldr J R Irving-bell  3 Apr 1941  
Flt Lt F G Carpenter 30 Apr 1940  
Flt Lt L F Hodges  2 Sep 1939  
Fg Off S W M Bunting 23 May 1942  
Fg Off D S E Herrtage 27 Dec 1940  
Fg Off W D Briggs 29 May 1942  
Plt Off K B Isaac 26 Jan 1942  
Personnel
Flt Lt H A P Coleman  2 May 1940  
Fg Off F J Crane 17 Mar 1941  
Plt Off E Skelton 16 May 1941  
Camp Commandant
Flt Lt H R Coombe 26 Jun 1940  
Staffs of the Services
Signals
Sqn Ldr V Greenwood 18 Sep 1939  
Fg Off J F Hall 11 Apr 1940  
Accountant
Plt Off A E Brown 17 Feb 1941  
Medical
Sqn Ldr J L Walsh   Senior Medical Officer, MB, BS
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off A Alpine 10 Mar 1942 WAAF
RAF Regiment
Lt Col W G Clarke 23 Feb 1942

Source - July 1942 Confidential Air Force List

December 1943

Location Command Controlled
81 Weyhill Road, Andover Maintenance  Command

  • (No 50 Wing - Wetheral)?

    • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

    • No 18 Maintenance Unit - Dumfries

    • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

    • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

    • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

    • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

    • No 46 Maintenance Unit - Lossiemouth

  • No 51 Wing - Broughton

    • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

    • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

    • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

    • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

    • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 52 Wing - Dowdeswell

    • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

    • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

    • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

    • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

    • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

    • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

    • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

    • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

    • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

    • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

ATA Ferry Pools*

  • HQ ATA Ferry Pools - White Waltham

  • HQ Northern Area ATA - Prestwick

  • Central Ferry Control - Andover

  • RAF Section ATA - White Waltham

  • No 1 Ferry Pilot Pool - White Waltham

  • No 2 Ferry Pilot Pool - Whitchurch

  • No 3 Ferry Pilot Pool - Hawarden

  • No 4 Ferry Pilot Pool - Prestwick

  • No 5 Ferry Pilot Pool - Thame

  • No 6 Ferry Pilot Pool - Ratcliffe

  • No 7 Ferry Pilot Pool - Sherburn-in-Elmet

  • No 8 Ferry Pilot Pool - Belfast

  • No 9 Ferry Pilot Pool - Aston Down

  • No 10 Ferry Pilot Pool - Lossiemouth

  • No 12 Ferry Pilot Pool - Cosford

  • No 14 Ferry Pilot Pool -Ringway

  • No 15 Ferry Pilot Pool - Hamble

  • No 16 Ferry Pilot Pool - Kirkbride

*Operationally controlled by Ministry of Aircraft Production

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM George Laing 28 Jul 1939 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Maintenance Staff
A/Cdre George D Daly  1 Aug 1942  Senior Maintenance Staff Officer, DFC; later AVM
Engineers
Gp Capt W M Keddie  5 Aug 1943  
Wg Cdr G G Meager 21 Nov 1942 MBE
Wg Cdr J N Eastcott 29 Jan 1940  
Sqn Ldr J L Western 25 Oct 1943  
Sqn Ldr R D Poore 29 May 1942  
Sqn Ldr A E W Ward  3 Apr 1940  
Sqn Ldr G A V Collins 22 Jul 1940 MBE
Sqn Ldr A M Coole 29 Sep 1941  
Sqn Ldr R B Bryan  1 Jun 1942  
Equipment
Gp Capt W A O Honey  3 Apr 1939  
Wg Cdr C M P Hartley 20 Apr 1942  
Sqn Ldr A T Cooper  3 Jan 1940  
Sqn Ldr R L Frith  1 Jun 1942  
Sqn Ldr K F Mackenzie  9 Apr 1941  
Sqn Ldr A S Jesson 23 Jul 1943  
Sqn Ldr G R Cook 28 Nov 1942  
Sqn Ldr H T Morgan 24 May 1943  
Allotments
Wg Cdr S W Needham 18 Jan 1943  
Sqn Ldr H Austin 17 Aug 1940  
Sqn Ldr T H Seymour 28 Nov 1939  
Sqn Ldr A L Martin  3 Jul 1940  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt A King-Lewis 18 May 1942 Senior Administrative Officer
Organisation
Wg Cdr R A Whyte 21 Nov 1942  
Sqn Ldr W J Small 27 Mar 1942  
Sqn Ldr A P Gray 14 Dec 1940  
Sqn Ldr L F Hodges  2 Sep 1939  
Sqn Ldr S W M Bunting 23 May 1942  
Sqn Ldr D S E Herrtage 27 Dec 1940  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr F J Crane 17 Mar 1941  
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr W N Elwy-Jones 27 Jan 1940  
Signals
Wg Cdr J F Hall 11 Apr 1940  
Sqn Ldr G J A House 27 Aug 1943  
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg |Cdr B D McEwen-Hart Senior Aeronautical Inspection Officer
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off W B Thompson 20 Jun 1942 WAAF
RAF Regiment
Lt Col W G Clark 23 Feb 1942
Sqn Ldr F G Carpenter 30 Apr 1940

Source - December 1943 Confidential Air Force List

June 1944

Location Command Controlled
81 Weyhill Road, Andover Maintenance  Command

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 18 Maintenance Unit - Dumfries

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 46 Maintenance Unit - Lossiemouth

  • No 51 Wing - Broughton

    • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

    • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

    • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

    • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

    • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

    • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 52 Wing - Dowdeswell

    • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

    • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

    • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

    • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

    • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

    • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

    • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

    • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

    • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

    • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 41 Group Communication Flight - Andover

ATA Ferry Pools*

  • HQ ATA Ferry Pools - White Waltham

  • Central Ferry Control - Andover

  • RAF Section ATA - White Waltham

  • No 1 Ferry Pilot Pool - White Waltham

  • No 2 Ferry Pilot Pool - Whitchurch

  • No 3 Ferry Pilot Pool - Hawarden

  • No 4 Ferry Pilot Pool - Prestwick

  • No 5 Ferry Pilot Pool - Thame

  • No 6 Ferry Pilot Pool - Ratcliffe

  • No 7 Ferry Pilot Pool - Sherburn-in-Elmet

  • No 8 Ferry Pilot Pool - Belfast

  • No 9 Ferry Pilot Pool - Aston Down

  • No 10 Ferry Pilot Pool - Lossiemouth

  • No 12 Ferry Pilot Pool - Cosford

  • No 14 Ferry Pilot Pool -Ringway

  • No 15 Ferry Pilot Pool - Hamble

  • No 16 Ferry Pilot Pool - Kirkbride

*Operationally controlled by Ministry of Aircraft Production

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM George Laing 28 Jul 1939 Air Officer Commanding, CBE
Maintenance Staff
A/Cdre George D Daly  1 Aug 1942  Senior Maintenance Staff Officer, DFC; later AVM
Engineers
Gp Capt W M Keddie  5 Aug 1943  
Wg Cdr G G Meager 21 Nov 1942 MBE
Wg Cdr J N Eastcott 29 Jan 1940  
Sqn Ldr J L Western 25 Oct 1943  
Sqn Ldr A E W Ward  3 Apr 1940  
Sqn Ldr G A V Collins 22 Jul 1940 MBE
Sqn Ldr A M Coole 29 Sep 1941  
Sqn Ldr R B Bryan  1 Jun 1942  
Sqn Ldr W C Mees 16 Dec 1942  
Sqn Ldr G J Pearn  9 Feb 1944  
Equipment
Gp Capt N W Law 24 Feb 1944  
Wg Cdr C M P Hartley 20 Apr 1942  
Sqn Ldr A T Cooper  3 Jan 1940  
Sqn Ldr R L Frith  1 Jun 1942  
Sqn Ldr K F Mackenzie  9 Apr 1941  
Sqn Ldr A S Jesson 23 Jul 1943  
Sqn Ldr G R Cook 28 Nov 1942  
Sqn Ldr H T Morgan 24 May 1943  
Sqn Ldr C D Burrill 29 Dec 1943  
Allotments
Wg Cdr S W Needham 18 Jan 1943  
Sqn Ldr H Austin 17 Aug 1940  
Sqn Ldr T H Seymour 28 Nov 1939  
Sqn Ldr A L Martin  3 Jul 1940  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt A King-Lewis 18 May 1942 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Organisation
Wg Cdr R A Whyte 21 Nov 1942  
Sqn Ldr W J Small 27 Mar 1942  
Sqn Ldr A P Gray 14 Dec 1940  
Sqn Ldr L F Hodges  2 Sep 1939  
Sqn Ldr S W M Bunting 23 May 1942  
Sqn Ldr D S E Herrtage 27 Dec 1940  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr F J Crane 17 Mar 1941  
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr W N Elwy-Jones 27 Jan 1940  
Signals
Wg Cdr J F Hall 11 Apr 1940  
Sqn Ldr G J A House 27 Aug 1943  
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg |Cdr B D McEwen-Hart Senior Aeronautical Inspection Officer
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off W B Thompson 20 Jun 1942 WAAF
RAF Regiment
Sqn Ldr G Adams 31 Jan 1944

Source - June 1944 Confidential Air Force List

June 1945

Location Command Controlled
81 Weyhill Road, Andover Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 18 Maintenance Unit - Dumfries

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 46 Maintenance Unit - Lossiemouth

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 41 Group Communication Flight - Andover

ATA Ferry Pools*

  • HQ ATA Ferry Pools - White Waltham

  • Central Ferry Control - Andover

  • RAF Equipment and Accounting Unit - White Waltham

  • No 1 Ferry Pilot Pool - White Waltham

  • No 2 Ferry Pilot Pool - Whitchurch

  • No 3 Ferry Pilot Pool - Hawarden

  • No 4 Ferry Pilot Pool - Prestwick

  • No 5 Ferry Pilot Pool - Thame

  • No 6 Ferry Pilot Pool - Ratcliffe

  • No 7 Ferry Pilot Pool - Sherburn-in-Elmet

  • No 8 Ferry Pilot Pool - Belfast

  • No 9 Ferry Pilot Pool - Aston Down

  • No 10 Ferry Pilot Pool - Lossiemouth

  • No 12 Ferry Pilot Pool - Cosford

  • No 14 Ferry Pilot Pool -Ringway

  • No 15 Ferry Pilot Pool - Hamble

  • No 16 Ferry Pilot Pool - Kirkbride

*Operationally controlled by Ministry of Aircraft Production

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM George D Daly  1 Jan 1945 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DFC
Maintenance Staff
Gp Capt John K Rotherham  15 May 1943  Senior Maintenance Staff Officer; later AVM
Engineers
Gp Capt A E Paish 10 Jul 1944  
Wg Cdr F P Cotterell 28 May 1944  
Wg Cdr J N Eastcott 29 Jan 1940  
Sqn Ldr J L Western 25 Oct 1943  
Sqn Ldr J S Steele 16 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr L T Peters  4 Sep 1944  
Sqn Ldr R B Bryan  1 Jun 1942  
Sqn Ldr John S Mason 16 Jan 1945 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr G J Pearn  9 Feb 1944  
Sqn Ldr F G Everett 15 Sep 1943  
Equipment
Gp Capt N W Law 24 Feb 1944  
Wg Cdr R L Frith  1 Jun 1942  
Sqn Ldr J H Sullivan 22 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr D R Gardham 27 Jun 1944  
Sqn Ldr H E Hill 28 Sep 1944  
Sqn Ldr W Molyneaux 22 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr S G Walker  1 Mar 1944  
Sqn Ldr G F Stevens 21 Sep 1944  
Allotments
Wg Cdr K F Mackenzie 28 Sep 1944  
Sqn Ldr H Austin 17 Aug 1940  
Sqn Ldr T H Seymour 28 Nov 1939  
Sqn Ldr A L Martin  3 Jul 1940  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt I A Bertram  1 Nov 1944 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Organisation
Wg Cdr J S Schreiber 19 Oct 1944  
Sqn Ldr A C Maclaren 17 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr A P Gray 14 Dec 1940  
Sqn Ldr L F Hodges  2 Sep 1939  
Sqn Ldr S W M Bunting 23 May 1942  
Sqn Ldr D S E Herrtage 27 Dec 1940  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr F J Crane 17 Mar 1941 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr E W Walker 24 Jan 1945  
Signals
Wg Cdr J F Hall 11 Apr 1940  
Sqn Ldr A Bradford  1 Mar 1945  
Medical
Wg Cdr T J D Atteridge 20 Aug 1943 MRCS, LRCP
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr B D McEwen-Hart Senior Aeronautical Inspection Officer
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off U R Davis 26 Mar 1945 WAAF
RAF Regiment
Wg Cdr G I Fry  8 May 1944
Sqn Ldr G Adams 31 Jan 1944

Source - June 1944 Confidential Air Force List

July 1945

Location Command Controlled
81 Weyhill Road, Andover Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 18 Maintenance Unit - Dumfries

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 46 Maintenance Unit - Lossiemouth

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • Vocational Advice Unit - Staverton

  • No 41 Group Communication Flight - Andover

ATA Ferry Pools*

  • HQ ATA Ferry Pools - White Waltham

  • Central Ferry Control - Andover

  • RAF Equipment and Accounting Unit - White Waltham

  • No 1 Ferry Pilot Pool - White Waltham

  • No 2 Ferry Pilot Pool - Whitchurch

  • No 3 Ferry Pilot Pool - Hawarden

  • No 4 Ferry Pilot Pool - Prestwick

  • No 5 Ferry Pilot Pool - Thame

  • No 6 Ferry Pilot Pool - Ratcliffe

  • No 7 Ferry Pilot Pool - Sherburn-in-Elmet

  • No 8 Ferry Pilot Pool - Belfast

  • No 9 Ferry Pilot Pool - Aston Down

  • No 10 Ferry Pilot Pool - Lossiemouth

  • No 12 Ferry Pilot Pool - Cosford

  • No 14 Ferry Pilot Pool -Ringway

  • No 15 Ferry Pilot Pool - Hamble

  • No 16 Ferry Pilot Pool - Kirkbride

*Operationally controlled by Ministry of Aircraft Production

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM George D Daly  1 Jan 1945 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DFC
Maintenance Staff
A/Cdre Fred B Ludlow 31 May 1945  Senior Maintenance Staff Officer, CBE, MC
Gp Capt John K Rotherham  15 May 1943  later AVM
Engineers
Gp Capt A E Paish 10 Jul 1944  
Wg Cdr F P Cotterell 28 May 1944  
Wg Cdr J N Eastcott 29 Jan 1940  
Sqn Ldr J L Western 25 Oct 1943  
Sqn Ldr J S Steele 16 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr L T Peters  4 Sep 1944  
Sqn Ldr R B Bryan  1 Jun 1942  
Sqn Ldr John S Mason 16 Jan 1945 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr G J Pearn  9 Feb 1944  
Sqn Ldr F G Everett 15 Sep 1943  
Equipment
Gp Capt N W Law 24 Feb 1944  
Wg Cdr R L Frith  1 Jun 1942  
Sqn Ldr J H Sullivan 22 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr D R Gardham 27 Jun 1944  
Sqn Ldr H E Hill 28 Sep 1944  
Sqn Ldr W Molyneaux 22 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr S G Walker  1 Mar 1944  
Sqn Ldr G F Stevens 21 Sep 1944  
Allotments
Wg Cdr K F Mackenzie 28 Sep 1944  
Sqn Ldr H Austin 17 Aug 1940  
Sqn Ldr T H Seymour 28 Nov 1939  
Sqn Ldr A L Martin  3 Jul 1940  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt I A Bertram  1 Nov 1944 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Organisation
Wg Cdr J S Schreiber 19 Oct 1944  
Sqn Ldr A C Maclaren 17 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr A P Gray 14 Dec 1940  
Sqn Ldr L F Hodges  2 Sep 1939  
Sqn Ldr S W M Bunting 23 May 1942  
Sqn Ldr D S E Herrtage 27 Dec 1940  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr F J Crane 17 Mar 1941 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr E W Walker 24 Jan 1945  
Signals
Wg Cdr J F Hall 11 Apr 1940  
Sqn Ldr A Bradford  1 Mar 1945  
Medical
Wg Cdr T J D Atteridge 20 Aug 1943 MRCS, LRCP
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr B D McEwen-Hart Senior Aeronautical Inspection Officer
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off U R Davis 26 Mar 1945 WAAF
RAF Regiment
Wg Cdr G I Fry  8 May 1944
Sqn Ldr G Adams 31 Jan 1944

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

August 1945

Location Command Controlled
81 Weyhill Road, Andover Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 18 Maintenance Unit - Dumfries

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 46 Maintenance Unit - Lossiemouth

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • Vocational Advice Unit - Staverton

  • No 41 Group Communication Flight - Andover

ATA Ferry Pools*

  • HQ ATA Ferry Pools - White Waltham

  • Central Ferry Control - Andover

  • RAF Equipment and Accounting Unit - White Waltham

  • No 1 Ferry Pilot Pool - White Waltham

  • No 2 Ferry Pilot Pool - Whitchurch

  • No 3 Ferry Pilot Pool - Hawarden

  • No 4 Ferry Pilot Pool - Prestwick

  • No 5 Ferry Pilot Pool - Thame

  • No 6 Ferry Pilot Pool - Ratcliffe

  • No 7 Ferry Pilot Pool - Sherburn-in-Elmet

  • No 8 Ferry Pilot Pool - Belfast

  • No 9 Ferry Pilot Pool - Aston Down

  • No 10 Ferry Pilot Pool - Lossiemouth

  • No 12 Ferry Pilot Pool - Cosford

  • No 14 Ferry Pilot Pool -Ringway

  • No 15 Ferry Pilot Pool - Hamble

  • No 16 Ferry Pilot Pool - Kirkbride

*Operationally controlled by Ministry of Aircraft Production

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM George D Daly  1 Jan 1945 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DFC
Maintenance Staff
A/Cdre Fred B Ludlow 31 May 1945  Senior Maintenance Staff Officer, CBE, MC
Gp Capt John K Rotherham  15 May 1943  later AVM
Engineers
Gp Capt A E Paish 10 Jul 1944  
Wg Cdr F P Cotterell 28 May 1944  
Wg Cdr J N Eastcott 29 Jan 1940  
Sqn Ldr J L Western 25 Oct 1943  
Sqn Ldr J S Steele 16 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr L T Peters  4 Sep 1944  
Sqn Ldr R B Bryan  1 Jun 1942  
Sqn Ldr John S Mason 16 Jan 1945 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr G J Pearn  9 Feb 1944  
Sqn Ldr F G Everett 15 Sep 1943  
Equipment
Gp Capt N W Law 24 Feb 1944  
Wg Cdr R L Frith  1 Jun 1942  
Sqn Ldr J H Sullivan 22 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr D R Gardham 27 Jun 1944  
Sqn Ldr H E Hill 28 Sep 1944  
Sqn Ldr W Molyneaux 22 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr S G Walker  1 Mar 1944  
Sqn Ldr G F Stevens 21 Sep 1944  
Allotments
Sqn Ldr H Austin 17 Aug 1940  
Sqn Ldr T H Seymour 28 Nov 1939  
Sqn Ldr A L Martin  3 Jul 1940  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt I A Bertram  1 Nov 1944 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Organisation
Wg Cdr J S Schreiber 19 Oct 1944  
Sqn Ldr A C Maclaren 17 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr A P Gray 14 Dec 1940  
Sqn Ldr L F Hodges  2 Sep 1939  
Sqn Ldr S W M Bunting 23 May 1942  
Sqn Ldr D S E Herrtage 27 Dec 1940  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr F J Crane 17 Mar 1941 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr E W Walker 24 Jan 1945  
Signals
Wg Cdr J F Hall 11 Apr 1940  
Sqn Ldr A Bradford  1 Mar 1945  
Medical
Wg Cdr T J D Atteridge 20 Aug 1943 MRCS, LRCP
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr B D McEwen-Hart Senior Aeronautical Inspection Officer
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off U R Davis 26 Mar 1945 WAAF
RAF Regiment
Sqn Ldr G Adams 31 Jan 1944

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

September 1945

Location Command Controlled
81 Weyhill Road, Andover Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 18 Maintenance Unit - Dumfries

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 46 Maintenance Unit - Lossiemouth

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 272 Maintenance Unit - Killadeas

  • Vocational Advice Unit - Staverton

  • No 41 Group Communication Flight - Andover

ATA Ferry Pools*

  • HQ ATA Ferry Pools - White Waltham

  • Central Ferry Control - Andover

  • RAF Equipment and Accounting Unit - White Waltham

  • No 1 Ferry Pilot Pool - White Waltham

  • No 2 Ferry Pilot Pool - Whitchurch

  • No 3 Ferry Pilot Pool - Hawarden

  • No 4 Ferry Pilot Pool - Prestwick

  • No 5 Ferry Pilot Pool - Thame

  • No 6 Ferry Pilot Pool - Ratcliffe

  • No 7 Ferry Pilot Pool - Sherburn-in-Elmet

  • No 8 Ferry Pilot Pool - Belfast

  • No 9 Ferry Pilot Pool - Aston Down

  • No 10 Ferry Pilot Pool - Lossiemouth

  • No 12 Ferry Pilot Pool - Cosford

  • No 14 Ferry Pilot Pool -Ringway

  • No 15 Ferry Pilot Pool - Hamble

  • No 16 Ferry Pilot Pool - Kirkbride

*Operationally controlled by Ministry of Aircraft Production

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM George D Daly  1 Jan 1945 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DFC
Maintenance Staff
A/Cdre Fred B Ludlow 31 May 1945  Senior Maintenance Staff Officer, CBE, MC
Gp Capt John K Rotherham  15 May 1943  later AVM
Engineers
Gp Capt A E Paish 10 Jul 1944  
Wg Cdr F P Cotterell 28 May 1944  
Wg Cdr J N Eastcott 29 Jan 1940  
Sqn Ldr J L Western 25 Oct 1943  
Sqn Ldr J S Steele 16 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr L T Peters  4 Sep 1944  
Sqn Ldr R B Bryan  1 Jun 1942  
Sqn Ldr John S Mason 16 Jan 1945 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr G J Pearn  9 Feb 1944  
Sqn Ldr F G Everett 15 Sep 1943  
Equipment
Gp Capt N W Law 24 Feb 1944  
Wg Cdr R L Frith  1 Jun 1942  
Sqn Ldr J H Sullivan 22 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr D R Gardham 27 Jun 1944  
Sqn Ldr H E Hill 28 Sep 1944  
Sqn Ldr W Molyneaux 22 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr S G Walker  1 Mar 1944  
Sqn Ldr G F Stevens 21 Sep 1944  
Allotments
Sqn Ldr H Austin 17 Aug 1940  
Sqn Ldr T H Seymour 28 Nov 1939  
Sqn Ldr A L Martin  3 Jul 1940  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt I A Bertram  1 Nov 1944 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Organisation
Wg Cdr J S Schreiber 19 Oct 1944  
Sqn Ldr A C Maclaren 17 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr A P Gray 14 Dec 1940  
Sqn Ldr L F Hodges  2 Sep 1939  
Sqn Ldr S W M Bunting 23 May 1942  
Sqn Ldr D S E Herrtage 27 Dec 1940  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr F J Crane 17 Mar 1941 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr E W Walker 24 Jan 1945  
Signals
Wg Cdr J F Hall 11 Apr 1940  
Sqn Ldr A Bradford  1 Mar 1945  
Medical
Wg Cdr T J D Atteridge 20 Aug 1943 MRCS, LRCP
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr B D McEwen-Hart Senior Aeronautical Inspection Officer
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off U R Davis 26 Mar 1945 WAAF
RAF Regiment
Sqn Ldr G Adams 31 Jan 1944

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

July 1946

Location Command Controlled
81 Weyhill Road, Andover Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 18 Maintenance Unit - Dumfries

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 46 Maintenance Unit - Lossiemouth

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 272 Maintenance Unit - Killadeas

  • No 273 Maintenance Unit - Polebrook

  • No 274 Maintenance Unit - Swannington

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • No 41 Group Communication Flight - Andover

  • RAF Station, Llandow

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 3 Ferry Pool - Polebrook

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

  • No 5 Ferry Pool - Silloth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM

Colin W Weedon

 11 Jul 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Air Staff
A/Cdre Leonard Taylor  1 May 1946  Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt John K Rotherham  15 May 1943  later AVM
Engineers
Gp Capt M W C Ridgway 15 Apr 1946  
Wg Cdr F P Cotterell 28 May 1944 OBE
Wg Cdr J N Eastcott 29 Jan 1940  
Sqn Ldr L T Peters  4 Sep 1944  
Sqn Ldr J H Smith  8 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr T U Dunn  4 Jan 1946  
Sqn Ldr W G Crockford 15 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr C A Adams 10 Sep 1945  
Sqn Ldr W J Scholes 14 Jun 1945  
Equipment
Gp Capt N W Law 24 Feb 1944  
Wg Cdr R V B Franklin 19 Nov 1945  
Sqn Ldr J H Sullivan 22 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr S G Walker  1 Mar 1944  
Sqn Ldr S M Lever 14 Jan 1946  
Sqn Ldr E L Cowan  8 Feb 1946  
Allotments
Wg Cdr G N Blake 24 Sep 1945 MBE
Sqn Ldr A L Martin  3 Jul 1940  
Sqn Ldr K P Gilroy 8 Mar 1946  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt I A Bertram  1 Nov 1944 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Organisation
Wg Cdr R C Porteous 23 Jul 1945 DSO
Sqn Ldr A W Carvell 28 Dec 1945  
Sqn Ldr L F Hodges  2 Sep 1939  
Sqn Ldr R F C Garvey  1 Oct 1945  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr F J Crane 17 Mar 1941 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr E W Walker 24 Jan 1945  
Signals
Wg Cdr J F Hall 11 Apr 1940  
Sqn Ldr A Bradford  1 Mar 1945  
Medical
Wg Cdr T J D Atteridge 20 Aug 1943 MRCS, LRCP
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr B D McEwen-Hart Senior Aeronautical Inspection Officer
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off C Spink  8 Mar 1946 WAAF
RAF Regiment
Sqn Ldr A J Crook 17 Sep 1945

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

August 1946

Location Command Controlled
81 Weyhill Road, Andover Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 18 Maintenance Unit - Dumfries

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 46 Maintenance Unit - Lossiemouth

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 272 Maintenance Unit - Killadeas

  • No 273 Maintenance Unit - Tempsford

  • No 274 Maintenance Unit - Swannington

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • No 41 Group Communication Flight - Andover

  • RAF Station, Llandow

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 3 Ferry Pool - Tempsford

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

  • No 5 Ferry Pool - Silloth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM

Colin W Weedon

 11 Jul 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Air Staff
A/Cdre Leonard Taylor  1 May 1946  Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt John K Rotherham  15 May 1943  later AVM
Engineers
Gp Capt M W C Ridgway 15 Apr 1946  
Wg Cdr F P Cotterell 28 May 1944 OBE
Wg Cdr J N Eastcott 29 Jan 1940  
Sqn Ldr L T Peters  4 Sep 1944  
Sqn Ldr J H Smith  8 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr T U Dunn  4 Jan 1946  
Sqn Ldr W G Crockford 15 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr C A Adams 10 Sep 1945  
Sqn Ldr W J Scholes 14 Jun 1945  
Equipment
Gp Capt N W Law 24 Feb 1944  
Wg Cdr R V B Franklin 19 Nov 1945  
Sqn Ldr J H Sullivan 22 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr S G Walker  1 Mar 1944  
Sqn Ldr S M Lever 14 Jan 1946  
Sqn Ldr E L Cowan  8 Feb 1946  
Allotments
Wg Cdr G N Blake 24 Sep 1945 MBE
Sqn Ldr A L Martin  3 Jul 1940  
Sqn Ldr K P Gilroy 8 Mar 1946  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt I A Bertram  1 Nov 1944 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Organisation
Wg Cdr R C Porteous 23 Jul 1945 DSO
Sqn Ldr A W Carvell 28 Dec 1945  
Sqn Ldr L F Hodges  2 Sep 1939  
Sqn Ldr R F C Garvey  1 Oct 1945  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr F J Crane 17 Mar 1941 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr E W Walker 24 Jan 1945  
Signals
Wg Cdr J F Hall 11 Apr 1940  
Sqn Ldr A Bradford  1 Mar 1945  
Medical
Wg Cdr T J D Atteridge 20 Aug 1943 MRCS, LRCP
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr B D McEwen-Hart Senior Aeronautical Inspection Officer
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off C Spink  8 Mar 1946 WAAF
RAF Regiment
Sqn Ldr A J Crook 17 Sep 1945

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

September 1946

Location Command Controlled
81 Weyhill Road, Andover Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 18 Maintenance Unit - Dumfries

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 37 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 46 Maintenance Unit - Lossiemouth

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 272 Maintenance Unit - Killadeas

  • No 273 Maintenance Unit - Tempsford

  • No 274 Maintenance Unit - Swannington

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • RAF Station, Llandow

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 3 Ferry Pool - Tempsford

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

  • No 5 Ferry Pool - Silloth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM

Colin W Weedon

 11 Jul 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Air Staff
A/Cdre Leonard Taylor  1 May 1946  Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt John K Rotherham  15 May 1943  later AVM
Engineers
Gp Capt M W C Ridgway 15 Apr 1946  
Wg Cdr F P Cotterell 28 May 1944 OBE
Wg Cdr J N Eastcott 29 Jan 1940  
Sqn Ldr L T Peters  4 Sep 1944  
Sqn Ldr J H Smith  8 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr T U Dunn  4 Jan 1946  
Sqn Ldr W G Crockford 15 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr C A Adams 10 Sep 1945  
Sqn Ldr W J Scholes 14 Jun 1945  
Equipment
Gp Capt N W Law 24 Feb 1944  
Wg Cdr R V B Franklin 19 Nov 1945  
Sqn Ldr J H Sullivan 22 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr S G Walker  1 Mar 1944  
Sqn Ldr S M Lever 14 Jan 1946  
Sqn Ldr E L Cowan  8 Feb 1946  
Allotments
Wg Cdr G N Blake 24 Sep 1945 MBE
Sqn Ldr A L Martin  3 Jul 1940  
Sqn Ldr K P Gilroy 8 Mar 1946  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt I A Bertram  1 Nov 1944 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Organisation
Wg Cdr R C Porteous 23 Jul 1945 DSO
Sqn Ldr A W Carvell 28 Dec 1945  
Sqn Ldr L F Hodges  2 Sep 1939  
Sqn Ldr R F C Garvey  1 Oct 1945  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr F J Crane 17 Mar 1941 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr E W Walker 24 Jan 1945  
Signals
Wg Cdr J F Hall 11 Apr 1940  
Sqn Ldr A Bradford  1 Mar 1945  
Medical
Wg Cdr T J D Atteridge 20 Aug 1943 MRCS, LRCP
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr B D McEwen-Hart Senior Aeronautical Inspection Officer
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off C Spink  8 Mar 1946 WAAF
RAF Regiment
Sqn Ldr A J Crook 17 Sep 1945

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

October 1946

Location Command Controlled
81 Weyhill Road, Andover Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 18 Maintenance Unit - Dumfries

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 37 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 46 Maintenance Unit - Lossiemouth

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 272 Maintenance Unit - Killadeas

  • No 273 Maintenance Unit - Tempsford

  • No 274 Maintenance Unit - Swannington

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • RAF Station, Llandow

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 3 Ferry Pool - Tempsford

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

  • No 5 Ferry Pool - Silloth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM

Colin W Weedon

 11 Jul 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Air Staff
A/Cdre Leonard Taylor  1 May 1946  Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt John K Rotherham  15 May 1943  later AVM
Engineers
Gp Capt M W C Ridgway 15 Apr 1946  
Wg Cdr F P Cotterell 28 May 1944 OBE
Wg Cdr J N Eastcott 29 Jan 1940  
Sqn Ldr L T Peters  4 Sep 1944  
Sqn Ldr J H Smith  8 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr T U Dunn  4 Jan 1946  
Sqn Ldr W G Crockford 15 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr C A Adams 10 Sep 1945  
Sqn Ldr W J Scholes 14 Jun 1945  
Sqn Ldr E C C White 18 Oct 1945  
Equipment
Gp Capt N W Law 24 Feb 1944  
Wg Cdr R V B Franklin 19 Nov 1945  
Sqn Ldr S G Walker  1 Mar 1944  
Sqn Ldr S M Lever 14 Jan 1946  
Sqn Ldr E L Cowan  8 Feb 1946  
Sqn Ldr K P Gilroy 8 Mar 1946  
Allotments
Wg Cdr G N Blake 24 Sep 1945 MBE
Sqn Ldr A L Martin  3 Jul 1940  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt R W M Clarke 24 Aug 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE, DFC
Organisation
Wg Cdr R C Porteous 23 Jul 1945 DSO
Sqn Ldr A W Carvell 28 Dec 1945  
Sqn Ldr L F Hodges  2 Sep 1939  
Sqn Ldr R F C Garvey  1 Oct 1945  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr F J Crane 17 Mar 1941 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr E W Walker 24 Jan 1945  
Signals
Wg Cdr J F Hall 11 Apr 1940  
Sqn Ldr A Bradford  1 Mar 1945  
Medical
Wg Cdr T J D Atteridge 20 Aug 1943 MRCS, LRCP
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr B D McEwen-Hart Senior Aeronautical Inspection Officer
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off C Spink  8 Mar 1946 WAAF

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

November 1946

Location Command Controlled
81 Weyhill Road, Andover Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 18 Maintenance Unit - Dumfries

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 37 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 46 Maintenance Unit - Lossiemouth

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 272 Maintenance Unit - Killadeas

  • No 273 Maintenance Unit - Tempsford

  • No 274 Maintenance Unit - Swannington

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • RAF Station, Llandow

  • SHQ RAF Beaulieu

    • Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ RAF Boscombe Down

    • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Farnborough

    • Royal Aircraft Establishment

    • Meteorological Research Flight

  • SHQ, RAF Felixstowe

    • Marine Aircraft Experiment Establishment

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Blind Landing Experimental Unit - Martlesham Heath

  • Bomb Ballistic Unit - Martlesham Heath

  • Bombing Trials Unit - West Freugh

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

  • Empire Test Pilots' School - Cranfield

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 3 Ferry Pool - Polebrook

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

  • No 5 Ferry Pool - Silloth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM

Colin W Weedon

 11 Jul 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Air Staff
A/Cdre Leonard Taylor  1 May 1946  Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt K A Meek  3 Aug 1946 MBE
Sqn Ldr R F C Garvey  1 Oct 1946 DFC
Engineers
Gp Capt M W C Ridgway 15 Apr 1946  
Wg Cdr F P Cotterell 28 May 1944 OBE
Wg Cdr J N Eastcott 29 Jan 1940  
Sqn Ldr L T Peters  4 Sep 1944  
Sqn Ldr J H Smith  8 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr T U Dunn  4 Jan 1946  
Sqn Ldr W G Crockford 15 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr C A Adams 10 Sep 1945  
Sqn Ldr W J Scholes 14 Jun 1945  
Equipment
Gp Capt N W Law 24 Feb 1944  
Wg Cdr R V B Franklin 19 Nov 1945  
Wg Cdr S M T Grimes 30 May 1945  
Wg Cdr C B Horsfield  7 Mar 1943  
Sqn Ldr S G Walker  1 Mar 1944  
Sqn Ldr E L Cowan  8 Feb 1946  
Sqn Ldr G B Thomas  1 Sep 1946  
Sqn Ldr K P Gilroy 8 Mar 1946  
Allotments
Wg Cdr D G Clare  8 Sep 1946  
Sqn Ldr A L Martin  3 Jul 1940  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt R W M Clarke 24 Aug 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE, DFC
Organisation
Wg Cdr R C Porteous 23 Jul 1945 DSO
Sqn Ldr R D Max 20 Jun 1946 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr L F Hodges  2 Sep 1939  
Sqn Ldr E N Bateman 18 Jul 1946  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr F J Crane 17 Mar 1941 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr E W Walker 24 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr J W Sim 27 Dec 1945 GM
Signals
Wg Cdr J F Hall 11 Apr 1940  
Sqn Ldr A Bradford  1 Mar 1945  
Medical
Wg Cdr T J D Atteridge 20 Aug 1943 MRCS, LRCP
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr T Clare    
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off C Spink  8 Mar 1946 WAAF
Miscellaneous Appointments
R G Sprules  5 Sep 1945
Wg Cdr (Ret) J Mead 21 Apr 1941 CBE, MC

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

December 1946

Location Command Controlled
81 Weyhill Road, Andover Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 18 Maintenance Unit - Dumfries

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 37 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 46 Maintenance Unit - Lossiemouth

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 272 Maintenance Unit - Killadeas

  • No 273 Maintenance Unit - Tempsford

  • No 274 Maintenance Unit - Swannington

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • RAF Station, Llandow

  • SHQ RAF Beaulieu

    • Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ RAF Boscombe Down

    • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Farnborough

    • Royal Aircraft Establishment

    • Meteorological Research Flight

  • SHQ, RAF Felixstowe

    • Marine Aircraft Experiment Establishment

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Blind Landing Experimental Unit - Martlesham Heath

  • Bomb Ballistic Unit - Martlesham Heath

  • Bombing Trials Unit - West Freugh

  • Empire Test Pilots' School - Cranfield

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 3 Ferry Pool - Polebrook

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

  • No 5 Ferry Pool - Silloth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM

Colin W Weedon

 11 Jul 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Air Staff
A/Cdre Leonard Taylor  1 May 1946  Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt K A Meek  3 Aug 1946 MBE
Sqn Ldr R F C Garvey  1 Oct 1946 DFC
Engineers
Gp Capt M W C Ridgway 15 Apr 1946  
Wg Cdr F P Cotterell 28 May 1944 OBE
Wg Cdr J N Eastcott 29 Jan 1940  
Sqn Ldr L T Peters  4 Sep 1944  
Sqn Ldr J H Smith  8 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr T U Dunn  4 Jan 1946  
Sqn Ldr W G Crockford 15 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr C A Adams 10 Sep 1945  
Sqn Ldr W J Scholes 14 Jun 1945  
Equipment
Gp Capt N W Law 24 Feb 1944  
Wg Cdr R V B Franklin 19 Nov 1945  
Wg Cdr S M T Grimes 30 May 1945  
Wg Cdr C B Horsfield  7 Mar 1943  
Sqn Ldr S G Walker  1 Mar 1944  
Sqn Ldr E L Cowan  8 Feb 1946  
Sqn Ldr G B Thomas  1 Sep 1946  
Sqn Ldr K P Gilroy 8 Mar 1946  
Allotments
Wg Cdr D G Clare  8 Sep 1946  
Sqn Ldr A L Martin  3 Jul 1940  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt R W M Clarke 24 Aug 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE, DFC
Organisation
Wg Cdr R C Porteous 23 Jul 1945 DSO
Sqn Ldr R D Max 20 Jun 1946 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr L F Hodges  2 Sep 1939  
Sqn Ldr E N Bateman 18 Jul 1946  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr F J Crane 17 Mar 1941 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr E W Walker 24 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr J W Sim 27 Dec 1945 GM
Signals
Wg Cdr J F Hall 11 Apr 1940  
Sqn Ldr A Bradford  1 Mar 1945  
Medical
Wg Cdr T J D Atteridge 20 Aug 1943 MRCS, LRCP
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr T Clare    
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off C Spink  8 Mar 1946 WAAF
Miscellaneous Appointments
R G Sprules  5 Sep 1945
Wg Cdr (Ret) J Mead 21 Apr 1941 CBE, MC

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

January 1947

Location Command Controlled
81 Weyhill Road, Andover Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 18 Maintenance Unit - Dumfries

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 37 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 46 Maintenance Unit - Lossiemouth

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 272 Maintenance Unit - Killadeas

  • No 273 Maintenance Unit - Tempsford

  • No 274 Maintenance Unit - Swannington

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • RAF Station, Llandow

  • SHQ RAF Beaulieu

    • Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ RAF Boscombe Down

    • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Farnborough

    • Royal Aircraft Establishment

    • Meteorological Research Flight

  • SHQ, RAF Felixstowe

    • Marine Aircraft Experiment Establishment

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Blind Landing Experimental Unit - Martlesham Heath

  • Bomb Ballistic Unit - Martlesham Heath

  • Bombing Trials Unit - West Freugh

  • Empire Test Pilots' School - Cranfield

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 3 Ferry Pool - Polebrook

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

  • No 5 Ferry Pool - Silloth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM

Colin W Weedon

 11 Jul 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Air Staff
A/Cdre Leonard Taylor  1 May 1946  Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt K A Meek  3 Aug 1946 MBE
Sqn Ldr R F C Garvey  1 Oct 1946 DFC
Engineers
Gp Capt M W C Ridgway 15 Apr 1946  
Wg Cdr F P Cotterell 28 May 1944 OBE
Wg Cdr J N Eastcott 29 Jan 1940  
Sqn Ldr L T Peters  4 Sep 1944  
Sqn Ldr J H Smith  8 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr T U Dunn  4 Jan 1946  
Sqn Ldr W G Crockford 15 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr C A Adams 10 Sep 1945  
Sqn Ldr W J Scholes 14 Jun 1945  
Equipment
Gp Capt N W Law 24 Feb 1944  
Wg Cdr R V B Franklin 19 Nov 1945  
Wg Cdr S M T Grimes 30 May 1945  
Wg Cdr C B Horsfield  7 Mar 1943  
Sqn Ldr S G Walker  1 Mar 1944  
Sqn Ldr E L Cowan  8 Feb 1946  
Sqn Ldr G B Thomas  1 Sep 1946  
Sqn Ldr K P Gilroy 8 Mar 1946  
Allotments
Wg Cdr D G Clare  8 Sep 1946  
Sqn Ldr A L Martin  3 Jul 1940  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt R W M Clarke 24 Aug 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE, DFC
Organisation
Wg Cdr R C Porteous 23 Jul 1945 DSO
Sqn Ldr R D Max 20 Jun 1946 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr L F Hodges  2 Sep 1939  
Sqn Ldr E N Bateman 18 Jul 1946  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr F J Crane 17 Mar 1941 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr E W Walker 24 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr J W Sim 27 Dec 1945 GM
Signals
Wg Cdr J F Hall 11 Apr 1940  
Sqn Ldr A Bradford  1 Mar 1945  
Medical
Wg Cdr T J D Atteridge 20 Aug 1943 MRCS, LRCP
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr T Clare    
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off M S Philip 12 Dec 1946 WAAF
Miscellaneous Appointments
R G Sprules  5 Sep 1945
Wg Cdr (Ret) J Mead 21 Apr 1941 CBE, MC

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

February 1947

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 18 Maintenance Unit - Dumfries

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 37 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 272 Maintenance Unit - Killadeas

  • No 273 Maintenance Unit - Tempsford

  • No 274 Maintenance Unit - Swannington

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • RAF Station, Llandow

  • SHQ RAF Beaulieu

    • Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ RAF Boscombe Down

    • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Farnborough

    • Royal Aircraft Establishment

    • Meteorological Research Flight

  • SHQ, RAF Felixstowe

    • Marine Aircraft Experiment Establishment

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Blind Landing Experimental Unit - Martlesham Heath

  • Bomb Ballistic Unit - Martlesham Heath

  • Bombing Trials Unit - West Freugh

  • Empire Test Pilots' School - Cranfield

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 3 Ferry Pool - Polebrook

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

  • No 5 Ferry Pool - Silloth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM

Colin W Weedon

 11 Jul 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Air Staff
A/Cdre Leonard Taylor  1 May 1946  Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt K A Meek  3 Aug 1946 MBE
Sqn Ldr R F C Garvey  1 Oct 1946 DFC
Engineers
Gp Capt M W C Ridgway 15 Apr 1946  
Wg Cdr F P Cotterell 28 May 1944 OBE
Wg Cdr J N Eastcott 29 Jan 1940  
Sqn Ldr L T Peters  4 Sep 1944  
Sqn Ldr J H Smith  8 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr T U Dunn  4 Jan 1946  
Sqn Ldr W G Crockford 15 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr C A Adams 10 Sep 1945  
Sqn Ldr W J Scholes 14 Jun 1945  
Equipment
Gp Capt N W Law 24 Feb 1944  
Wg Cdr R V B Franklin 19 Nov 1945  
Wg Cdr S M T Grimes 30 May 1945  
Wg Cdr C B Horsfield  7 Mar 1943  
Sqn Ldr S G Walker  1 Mar 1944  
Sqn Ldr E L Cowan  8 Feb 1946  
Sqn Ldr G B Thomas  1 Sep 1946  
Sqn Ldr K P Gilroy 8 Mar 1946  
Allotments
Wg Cdr D G Clare  8 Sep 1946  
Sqn Ldr A L Martin  3 Jul 1940  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt R W M Clarke 24 Aug 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE, DFC
Organisation
Wg Cdr R C Porteous 23 Jul 1945 DSO
Sqn Ldr R D Max 20 Jun 1946 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr L F Hodges  2 Sep 1939  
Sqn Ldr E N Bateman 18 Jul 1946  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr F J Crane 17 Mar 1941 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr E W Walker 24 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr J W Sim 27 Dec 1945 GM
Signals
Wg Cdr J F Hall 11 Apr 1940  
Sqn Ldr A Bradford  1 Mar 1945  
Medical
Wg Cdr T J D Atteridge 20 Aug 1943 MRCS, LRCP
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr T Clare    
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off M S Philip 12 Dec 1946 WAAF
Miscellaneous Appointments
R G Sprules  5 Sep 1945
Wg Cdr (Ret) J Mead 21 Apr 1941 CBE, MC

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 Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 18 Maintenance Unit - Dumfries

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 37 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 273 Maintenance Unit - Tempsford

  • No 274 Maintenance Unit - Swannington

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • RAF Station, Llandow

  • SHQ RAF Beaulieu

    • Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ RAF Boscombe Down

    • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Farnborough

    • Royal Aircraft Establishment

    • Meteorological Research Flight

  • SHQ, RAF Felixstowe

    • Marine Aircraft Experiment Establishment

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Blind Landing Experimental Unit - Martlesham Heath

  • Bomb Ballistic Unit - Martlesham Heath

  • Bombing Trials Unit - West Freugh

  • Empire Test Pilots' School - Cranfield

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 3 Ferry Pool - Polebrook

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

  • No 5 Ferry Pool - Silloth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM

Colin W Weedon

 11 Jul 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Air Staff
A/Cdre Leonard Taylor  1 May 1946  Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt K A Meek  3 Aug 1946 MBE
Sqn Ldr R F C Garvey  1 Oct 1946 DFC
Engineers
Gp Capt M W C Ridgway 15 Apr 1946  
Wg Cdr F P Cotterell 28 May 1944 OBE
Wg Cdr J N Eastcott 29 Jan 1940  
Sqn Ldr L T Peters  4 Sep 1944  
Sqn Ldr J H Smith  8 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr T U Dunn  4 Jan 1946  
Sqn Ldr W G Crockford 15 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr C A Adams 10 Sep 1945  
Sqn Ldr W J Scholes 14 Jun 1945  
Equipment
Gp Capt N W Law 24 Feb 1944  
Wg Cdr R V B Franklin 19 Nov 1945  
Wg Cdr S M T Grimes 30 May 1945  
Wg Cdr C B Horsfield  7 Mar 1943  
Sqn Ldr S G Walker  1 Mar 1944  
Sqn Ldr E L Cowan  8 Feb 1946  
Sqn Ldr G B Thomas  1 Sep 1946  
Sqn Ldr K P Gilroy 8 Mar 1946  
Allotments
Wg Cdr D G Clare  8 Sep 1946  
Sqn Ldr A L Martin  3 Jul 1940  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt R W M Clarke 24 Aug 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE, DFC
Organisation
Wg Cdr R C Porteous 23 Jul 1945 DSO
Sqn Ldr R D Max 20 Jun 1946 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr L F Hodges  2 Sep 1939  
Sqn Ldr E N Bateman 18 Jul 1946  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr F J Crane 17 Mar 1941 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr E W Walker 24 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr J W Sim 27 Dec 1945 GM
Signals
Wg Cdr J F Hall 11 Apr 1940  
Sqn Ldr A Bradford  1 Mar 1945  
Medical
Wg Cdr T J D Atteridge 20 Aug 1943 MRCS, LRCP
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr T Clare    
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off M S Philip 12 Dec 1946 WAAF
Miscellaneous Appointments
R G Sprules  5 Sep 1945
Wg Cdr (Ret) J Mead 21 Apr 1941 CBE, MC

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

May 1947

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 18 Maintenance Unit - Dumfries

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 37 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 273 Maintenance Unit - Tempsford

  • No 274 Maintenance Unit - Swannington

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • RAF Station, Llandow

  • SHQ RAF Beaulieu

    • Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ RAF Boscombe Down

    • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Farnborough

    • Royal Aircraft Establishment

    • Meteorological Research Flight

  • SHQ, RAF Felixstowe

    • Marine Aircraft Experiment Establishment

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Blind Landing Experimental Unit - Martlesham Heath

  • Bomb Ballistic Unit - Martlesham Heath

  • Bombing Trials Unit - West Freugh

  • Empire Test Pilots' School - Cranfield

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 3 Ferry Pool - Henlow

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

  • No 5 Ferry Pool - Silloth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM

Colin W Weedon

 11 Jul 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Air Staff
A/Cdre Leonard Taylor  1 May 1946  Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt K A Meek  3 Aug 1946 MBE
Sqn Ldr R F C Garvey  1 Oct 1946 DFC
Engineers
Gp Capt M W C Ridgway 15 Apr 1946  
Wg Cdr F P Cotterell 28 May 1944 OBE
Wg Cdr J N Eastcott 29 Jan 1940  
Sqn Ldr L T Peters  4 Sep 1944  
Sqn Ldr J H Smith  8 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr T U Dunn  4 Jan 1946  
Sqn Ldr W G Crockford 15 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr C A Adams 10 Sep 1945  
Sqn Ldr W J Scholes 14 Jun 1945  
Equipment
Gp Capt N W Law 24 Feb 1944  
Wg Cdr R V B Franklin 19 Nov 1945  
Wg Cdr S M T Grimes 30 May 1945  
Wg Cdr C B Horsfield  7 Mar 1943  
Sqn Ldr S G Walker  1 Mar 1944  
Sqn Ldr E L Cowan  8 Feb 1946  
Sqn Ldr G B Thomas  1 Sep 1946  
Sqn Ldr K P Gilroy 8 Mar 1946  
Allotments
Wg Cdr D G Clare  8 Sep 1946  
Sqn Ldr A L Martin  3 Jul 1940  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt R W M Clarke 24 Aug 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE, DFC
Organisation
Wg Cdr R C Porteous 23 Jul 1945 DSO
Sqn Ldr R D Max 20 Jun 1946 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr L F Hodges  2 Sep 1939  
Sqn Ldr E N Bateman 18 Jul 1946  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr F J Crane 17 Mar 1941 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr E W Walker 24 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr J W Sim 27 Dec 1945 GM
Signals
Wg Cdr J F Hall 11 Apr 1940  
Sqn Ldr A Bradford  1 Mar 1945  
Medical
Wg Cdr T J D Atteridge 20 Aug 1943 MRCS, LRCP
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr T Clare    
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off M S Philip 12 Dec 1946 WAAF
Miscellaneous Appointments
R G Sprules  5 Sep 1945
Wg Cdr (Ret) J Mead 21 Apr 1941 CBE, MC

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

June 1947

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 18 Maintenance Unit - Dumfries

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 37 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 273 Maintenance Unit - Polebrook

  • No 274 Maintenance Unit - Swannington

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • RAF Station, Llandow

  • SHQ RAF Beaulieu

    • Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ RAF Boscombe Down

    • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Farnborough

    • Royal Aircraft Establishment

    • Meteorological Research Flight

  • SHQ, RAF Felixstowe

    • Marine Aircraft Experiment Establishment

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Blind Landing Experimental Unit - Martlesham Heath

  • Bomb Ballistic Unit - Martlesham Heath

  • Bombing Trials Unit - West Freugh

  • Empire Test Pilots' School - Cranfield

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 3 Ferry Pool - Henlow

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

  • No 5 Ferry Pool - Silloth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM

Colin W Weedon

 11 Jul 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt P Killick  1 Jan 1947 PA to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Leonard Taylor  1 May 1946  Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr A R Hindley  1 Feb 1947 AFC
Engineers
Gp Capt M W C Ridgway 15 Apr 1946  
Wg Cdr D A Gibson  1 Apr 1947  
Sqn Ldr L T Peters  4 Sep 1944  
Sqn Ldr F G Mills  1 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr G H Lambert 19 May 1947 MBE
Sqn Ldr P S Hall 12 Feb 1947  
Sqn Ldr E C C White 18 Oct 1945  
Equipment
Gp Capt N W Law 24 Feb 1944  
Wg Cdr R V B Franklin 19 Nov 1945  
Sqn Ldr S G Walker  1 Mar 1944  
Sqn Ldr E L Cowan  8 Feb 1946  
Sqn Ldr G B Thomas  1 Sep 1946  
Sqn Ldr R B B Cockshutt  5 Feb 1947  
Allotments
Wg Cdr L T Wright  1 Nov 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr C C Howard 18 Feb 1947  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt R W M Clarke 24 Aug 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE, DFC
Organisation
Wg Cdr W R Beaman  5 Mar 1947 OBE
Sqn Ldr R D Max 20 Jun 1946 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr L F Hodges  2 Sep 1939  
Sqn Ldr E N Bateman 18 Jul 1946  
Sqn Ldr T L Townsend 16 Dec 1946  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr F J Crane 17 Mar 1941 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr E W Walker 24 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr A Rossner  9 Apr 1947  
Signals
Wg Cdr J F Hall 11 Apr 1940  
Sqn Ldr H B Jefferies 20 Feb 1947  
Medical
Wg Cdr T J D Atteridge 20 Aug 1943 MRCS, LRCP
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr T Clare    
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off M S Philip 12 Dec 1946 WAAF
Miscellaneous Appointments
R G Sprules  5 Sep 1945
Wg Cdr (Ret) J Mead 21 Apr 1941 CBE, MC

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

July 1947

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 18 Maintenance Unit - Dumfries

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 37 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 273 Maintenance Unit - Polebrook

  • No 274 Maintenance Unit - Swannington

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • RAF Station, Llandow

  • SHQ RAF Beaulieu

    • Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ RAF Boscombe Down

    • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Farnborough

    • Royal Aircraft Establishment

    • Meteorological Research Flight

  • SHQ, RAF Felixstowe

    • Marine Aircraft Experiment Establishment

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Blind Landing Experimental Unit - Martlesham Heath

  • Bomb Ballistic Unit - Martlesham Heath

  • Bombing Trials Unit - West Freugh

  • Empire Test Pilots' School - Cranfield

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 3 Ferry Pool - Henlow

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

  • No 5 Ferry Pool - Silloth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM

Colin W Weedon

 11 Jul 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt P Killick  1 Jan 1947 PA to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Leonard Taylor  1 May 1946  Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr A R Hindley  1 Feb 1947 AFC
Engineers
Gp Capt M W C Ridgway 15 Apr 1946  
Wg Cdr D A Gibson  1 Apr 1947  
Sqn Ldr L T Peters  4 Sep 1944  
Sqn Ldr F G Mills  1 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr G H Lambert 19 May 1947 MBE
Sqn Ldr P S Hall 12 Feb 1947  
Sqn Ldr E C C White 18 Oct 1945  
Equipment
Gp Capt N W Law 24 Feb 1944  
Wg Cdr R V B Franklin 19 Nov 1945  
Sqn Ldr S G Walker  1 Mar 1944  
Sqn Ldr E L Cowan  8 Feb 1946  
Sqn Ldr G B Thomas  1 Sep 1946  
Sqn Ldr R B B Cockshutt  5 Feb 1947  
Allotments
Wg Cdr L T Wright  1 Nov 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr C C Howard 18 Feb 1947  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt R W M Clarke 24 Aug 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE, DFC
Organisation
Wg Cdr W R Beaman  5 Mar 1947 OBE
Sqn Ldr R D Max 20 Jun 1946 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr L F Hodges  2 Sep 1939  
Sqn Ldr E N Bateman 18 Jul 1946  
Sqn Ldr T L Townsend 16 Dec 1946  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr F J Crane 17 Mar 1941 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr E W Walker 24 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr A Rossner  9 Apr 1947  
Signals
Wg Cdr J F Hall 11 Apr 1940  
Sqn Ldr H B Jefferies 20 Feb 1947  
Medical
Wg Cdr T J D Atteridge 20 Aug 1943 MRCS, LRCP
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr T Clare    
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off M S Philip 12 Dec 1946 WAAF
Miscellaneous Appointments
R G Sprules  5 Sep 1945
Wg Cdr (Ret) J Mead 21 Apr 1941 CBE, MC

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

August 1947

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 18 Maintenance Unit - Dumfries

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 37 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 273 Maintenance Unit - Polebrook

  • No 274 Maintenance Unit - Swannington

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • RAF Station, Llandow

  • SHQ RAF Beaulieu

    • Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ RAF Boscombe Down

    • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Farnborough

    • Empire Test Pilots' School

    • Royal Aircraft Establishment

    • Meteorological Research Flight

  • SHQ, RAF Felixstowe

    • Marine Aircraft Experiment Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Martlesham Heath

    • Blind Landing Experimental Unit

    • Bomb Ballistic Unit

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - Wigtown

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 3 Ferry Pool - Henlow

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

  • No 5 Ferry Pool - Silloth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM

Colin W Weedon

 11 Jul 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt P Killick  1 Jan 1947 PA to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Leonard Taylor  1 May 1946  Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr A R Hindley  1 Feb 1947 AFC
Engineers
Gp Capt M W C Ridgway 15 Apr 1946  
Wg Cdr D A Gibson  1 Apr 1947  
Sqn Ldr A S Blake 16 Jun 1947  
Sqn Ldr F G Mills  1 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr G H Lambert 19 May 1947 MBE
Sqn Ldr P S Hall 12 Feb 1947  
Sqn Ldr E C C White 18 Oct 1945  
Equipment
Gp Capt N W Law 24 Feb 1944  
Wg Cdr R V B Franklin 19 Nov 1945  
Sqn Ldr S G Walker  1 Mar 1944  
Sqn Ldr E L Cowan  8 Feb 1946  
Sqn Ldr G B Thomas  1 Sep 1946  
Sqn Ldr R B B Cockshutt  5 Feb 1947  
Allotments
Wg Cdr L T Wright  1 Nov 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr C C Howard 18 Feb 1947  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt R W M Clarke 24 Aug 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE, DFC
Organisation
Wg Cdr W R Beaman  5 Mar 1947 OBE
Sqn Ldr R D Max 20 Jun 1946 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr Oswald Gradon  2 Jun 1947 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr E N Bateman 18 Jul 1946  
Sqn Ldr T L Townsend 16 Dec 1946  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr F J Crane 17 Mar 1941 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr E W Walker 24 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr A Rossner  9 Apr 1947  
Signals
Wg Cdr J F Hall 11 Apr 1940 OBE
Sqn Ldr H B Jefferies 20 Feb 1947  
Medical
Wg Cdr T J D Atteridge 20 Aug 1943 MRCS, LRCP
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr T Clare    
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off M S Philip 12 Dec 1946 WAAF
Miscellaneous Appointments
R G Sprules  5 Sep 1945
Wg Cdr (Ret) J Mead 21 Apr 1941 CBE, MC

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

September 1947

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 18 Maintenance Unit - Dumfries

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 37 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 273 Maintenance Unit - Polebrook

  • No 274 Maintenance Unit - Swannington

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • RAF Station, Llandow

  • SHQ RAF Beaulieu

    • Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ RAF Boscombe Down

    • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Farnborough

    • Empire Test Pilots' School

    • Royal Aircraft Establishment

    • Meteorological Research Flight

  • SHQ, RAF Felixstowe

    • Marine Aircraft Experiment Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Martlesham Heath

    • Blind Landing Experimental Unit

    • Bomb Ballistic Unit

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - Wigtown

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 3 Ferry Pool - Henlow

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

  • No 5 Ferry Pool - Silloth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM

Colin W Weedon

 11 Jul 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt P Killick  1 Jan 1947 PA to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Leonard Taylor  1 May 1946  Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr A R Hindley  1 Feb 1947 AFC
Engineers
Gp Capt M W C Ridgway 15 Apr 1946  
Wg Cdr D A Gibson  1 Apr 1947  
Sqn Ldr A S Blake 16 Jun 1947  
Sqn Ldr F G Mills  1 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr G H Lambert 19 May 1947 MBE
Sqn Ldr P S Hall 12 Feb 1947  
Sqn Ldr E C C White 18 Oct 1945  
Equipment
Gp Capt N W Law 24 Feb 1944  
Wg Cdr R V B Franklin 19 Nov 1945  
Sqn Ldr S G Walker  1 Mar 1944  
Sqn Ldr E L Cowan  8 Feb 1946  
Sqn Ldr G B Thomas  1 Sep 1946  
Sqn Ldr R B B Cockshutt  5 Feb 1947  
Allotments
Wg Cdr L T Wright  1 Nov 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr C C Howard 18 Feb 1947  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt R W M Clarke 24 Aug 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE, DFC
Organisation
Wg Cdr W R Beaman  5 Mar 1947 OBE
Sqn Ldr R D Max 20 Jun 1946 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr Oswald Gradon  2 Jun 1947 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr E N Bateman 18 Jul 1946  
Sqn Ldr T L Townsend 16 Dec 1946  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr F J Crane 17 Mar 1941 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr E W Walker 24 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr A Rossner  9 Apr 1947  
Signals
Wg Cdr J F Hall 11 Apr 1940 OBE
Sqn Ldr H B Jefferies 20 Feb 1947  
Medical
Wg Cdr J R R Jenkins  1 Aug 1947 MRCS, LRCP
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr T Clare    
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off M S Philip 12 Dec 1946 WAAF
Miscellaneous Appointments
R G Sprules  5 Sep 1945
Wg Cdr (Ret) J Mead 21 Apr 1941 CBE, MC

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

October 1947

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 18 Maintenance Unit - Dumfries

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 37 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 274 Maintenance Unit - Swannington

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • RAF Station, Llandow

  • SHQ RAF Beaulieu

    • Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ RAF Boscombe Down

    • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Farnborough

    • Empire Test Pilots' School

    • Royal Aircraft Establishment

    • Meteorological Research Flight

  • SHQ, RAF Felixstowe

    • Marine Aircraft Experiment Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Martlesham Heath

    • Blind Landing Experimental Unit

    • Bomb Ballistic Unit

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - Wigtown

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

  • No 5 Ferry Pool - Silloth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM

Colin W Weedon

 11 Jul 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Personal Appointment
Fg Off E N Scott 11 Aug 1947 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Leonard Taylor  1 May 1946  Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr A R Hindley  1 Feb 1947 AFC
Engineers
Gp Capt M W C Ridgway 15 Apr 1946  
Wg Cdr D A Gibson  1 Apr 1947  
Sqn Ldr A S Blake 16 Jun 1947  
Sqn Ldr F G Mills  1 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr G H Lambert 19 May 1947 MBE
Sqn Ldr P S Hall 12 Feb 1947  
Sqn Ldr E C C White 18 Oct 1945  
Equipment
Gp Capt N W Law 24 Feb 1944  
Wg Cdr R V B Franklin 19 Nov 1945  
Sqn Ldr S G Walker  1 Mar 1944  
Sqn Ldr E L Cowan  8 Feb 1946  
Sqn Ldr G B Thomas  1 Sep 1946  
Sqn Ldr R B B Cockshutt  5 Feb 1947  
Allotments
Wg Cdr L T Wright  1 Nov 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr C C Howard 18 Feb 1947  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt R W M Clarke 24 Aug 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE, DFC
Organisation
Wg Cdr W R Beaman  5 Mar 1947 OBE
Sqn Ldr R D Max 20 Jun 1946 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr Oswald Gradon  2 Jun 1947 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr E N Bateman 18 Jul 1946  
Sqn Ldr J Vandy 28 Aug 1947  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr F J Crane 17 Mar 1941 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr E W Walker 24 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr A Rossner  9 Apr 1947  
Signals
Wg Cdr C Osmond 24 Jul 1947  
Sqn Ldr H B Jefferies 20 Feb 1947  
Medical
Wg Cdr J R R Jenkins  1 Aug 1947 MRCS, LRCP
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr T Clare    
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off W L Woodley  2 Sep 1947 WAAF
Miscellaneous Appointments
R G Sprules  5 Sep 1945
Wg Cdr (Ret) J Mead 21 Apr 1941 CBE, MC

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

November 1947

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 18 Maintenance Unit - Dumfries

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 37 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • RAF Station, Llandow

  • SHQ RAF Beaulieu

    • Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ RAF Boscombe Down

    • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Farnborough

    • Empire Test Pilots' School

    • Royal Aircraft Establishment

    • Meteorological Research Flight

  • SHQ, RAF Felixstowe

    • Marine Aircraft Experiment Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Martlesham Heath

    • Blind Landing Experimental Unit

    • Bomb Ballistic Unit

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - Wigtown

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

  • No 5 Ferry Pool - Silloth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM

Colin W Weedon

 11 Jul 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Personal Appointment
Fg Off E N Scott 11 Aug 1947 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Leonard Taylor  1 May 1946  Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr A R Hindley  1 Feb 1947 AFC
Engineers
Gp Capt M W C Ridgway 15 Apr 1946  
Wg Cdr D A Gibson  1 Apr 1947  
Sqn Ldr A S Blake 16 Jun 1947  
Sqn Ldr F G Mills  1 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr G H Lambert 19 May 1947 MBE
Sqn Ldr P S Hall 12 Feb 1947  
Sqn Ldr E C C White 18 Oct 1945  
Equipment
Gp Capt N W Law 24 Feb 1944  
Wg Cdr R V B Franklin 19 Nov 1945  
Sqn Ldr S G Walker  1 Mar 1944  
Sqn Ldr E L Cowan  8 Feb 1946  
Sqn Ldr G B Thomas  1 Sep 1946  
Sqn Ldr R B B Cockshutt  5 Feb 1947  
Allotments
Wg Cdr L T Wright  1 Nov 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr C C Howard 18 Feb 1947  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt R W M Clarke 24 Aug 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE, DFC
Organisation
Wg Cdr W R Beaman  5 Mar 1947 OBE
Sqn Ldr R D Max 20 Jun 1946 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr Oswald Gradon  2 Jun 1947 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr E N Bateman 18 Jul 1946  
Sqn Ldr J Vandy 28 Aug 1947  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr F J Crane 17 Mar 1941 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr E W Walker 24 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr A Rossner  9 Apr 1947  
Signals
Wg Cdr C Osmond 24 Jul 1947  
Sqn Ldr H B Jefferies 20 Feb 1947  
Medical
Wg Cdr J R R Jenkins  1 Aug 1947 MRCS, LRCP
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr T Clare    
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off W L Woodley  2 Sep 1947 WAAF
Miscellaneous Appointments
R G Sprules  5 Sep 1945
Wg Cdr (Ret) J Mead 21 Apr 1941 CBE, MC

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

December 1947

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 18 Maintenance Unit - Dumfries

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 37 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • RAF Station, Llandow

  • SHQ RAF Beaulieu

    • Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ RAF Boscombe Down

    • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Farnborough

    • Empire Test Pilots' School

    • Royal Aircraft Establishment

    • Meteorological Research Flight

  • SHQ, RAF Felixstowe

    • Marine Aircraft Experiment Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Martlesham Heath

    • Blind Landing Experimental Unit

    • Bomb Ballistic Unit

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - Wigtown

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

  • No 5 Ferry Pool - Silloth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM

Colin W Weedon

 11 Jul 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Personal Appointment
Fg Off E N Scott 11 Aug 1947 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Leonard Taylor  1 May 1946  Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr A R Hindley  1 Feb 1947 AFC
Engineers
Gp Capt M W C Ridgway 15 Apr 1946  
Wg Cdr D A Gibson  1 Apr 1947  
Sqn Ldr A S Blake 16 Jun 1947  
Sqn Ldr F G Mills  1 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr G H Lambert 19 May 1947 MBE
Sqn Ldr P S Hall 12 Feb 1947  
Sqn Ldr E C C White 18 Oct 1945  
Equipment
Gp Capt N W Law 24 Feb 1944  
Wg Cdr R V B Franklin 19 Nov 1945  
Sqn Ldr S G Walker  1 Mar 1944  
Sqn Ldr E L Cowan  8 Feb 1946  
Sqn Ldr G B Thomas  1 Sep 1946  
Sqn Ldr R B B Cockshutt  5 Feb 1947  
Allotments
Wg Cdr L T Wright  1 Nov 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr C C Howard 18 Feb 1947  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt R W M Clarke 24 Aug 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE, DFC
Organisation
Wg Cdr W R Beaman  5 Mar 1947 OBE
Sqn Ldr R D Max 20 Jun 1946 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr Oswald Gradon  2 Jun 1947 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr E N Bateman 18 Jul 1946  
Sqn Ldr J Vandy 28 Aug 1947  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr F J Crane 17 Mar 1941 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr E W Walker 24 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr A Rossner  9 Apr 1947  
Signals
Wg Cdr C Osmond 24 Jul 1947  
Sqn Ldr H B Jefferies 20 Feb 1947  
Medical
Wg Cdr J R R Jenkins  1 Aug 1947 MRCS, LRCP
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr T Clare    
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off W L Woodley  2 Sep 1947 WAAF
Miscellaneous Appointments
R G Sprules  5 Sep 1945
Wg Cdr (Ret) J Mead 21 Apr 1941 CBE, MC

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

January 1948

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 18 Maintenance Unit - Dumfries

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 37 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • RAF Station, Llandow

  • SHQ RAF Beaulieu

    • Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ RAF Boscombe Down

    • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Farnborough

    • Empire Test Pilots' School

    • Royal Aircraft Establishment

    • Meteorological Research Flight

  • SHQ, RAF Felixstowe

    • Marine Aircraft Experiment Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Martlesham Heath

    • Blind Landing Experimental Unit

    • Bomb Ballistic Unit

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - Wigtown

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

  • No 5 Ferry Pool - Silloth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM

Colin W Weedon

 11 Jul 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Personal Appointment
Fg Off E N Scott 11 Aug 1947 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
Sqn Ldr A R Hindley  1 Feb 1947 AFC
Engineers
Gp Capt M W C Ridgway 15 Apr 1946  
Wg Cdr D A Gibson  1 Apr 1947  
Sqn Ldr A S Blake 16 Jun 1947  
Sqn Ldr F G Mills  1 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr G H Lambert 19 May 1947 MBE
Sqn Ldr P S Hall 12 Feb 1947  
Sqn Ldr E C C White 18 Oct 1945  
Equipment
Gp Capt N W Law 24 Feb 1944  
Wg Cdr R V B Franklin 19 Nov 1945  
Sqn Ldr S G Walker  1 Mar 1944  
Sqn Ldr E L Cowan  8 Feb 1946  
Sqn Ldr G B Thomas  1 Sep 1946  
Sqn Ldr R B B Cockshutt  5 Feb 1947  
Allotments
Wg Cdr L T Wright  1 Nov 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr C C Howard 18 Feb 1947  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt R W M Clarke 24 Aug 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE, DFC
Organisation
Wg Cdr W R Beaman  5 Mar 1947 OBE
Sqn Ldr R D Max 20 Jun 1946 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr Oswald Gradon  2 Jun 1947 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr E N Bateman 18 Jul 1946  
Sqn Ldr J Vandy 28 Aug 1947  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr F J Crane 17 Mar 1941 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr E W Walker 24 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr A Rossner  9 Apr 1947  
Signals
Wg Cdr C Osmond 24 Jul 1947  
Sqn Ldr H B Jefferies 20 Feb 1947  
Medical
Wg Cdr J R R Jenkins  1 Aug 1947 MRCS, LRCP
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr T Clare    
Miscellaneous Appointments
R G Sprules  5 Sep 1945
Wg Cdr (Ret) J Mead 21 Apr 1941 CBE, MC

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

February 1948

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 18 Maintenance Unit - Dumfries

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 37 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • RAF Station, Llandow

  • SHQ RAF Beaulieu

    • Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ RAF Boscombe Down

    • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Farnborough

    • Empire Test Pilots' School

    • Royal Aircraft Establishment

    • Meteorological Research Flight

  • SHQ, RAF Felixstowe

    • Marine Aircraft Experiment Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Martlesham Heath

    • Blind Landing Experimental Unit

    • Bomb Ballistic Unit

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - Wigtown

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

  • No 5 Ferry Pool - Silloth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM

Colin W Weedon

 11 Jul 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Personal Appointment
Fg Off E N Scott 11 Aug 1947 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre George Scarrott 19 Jan 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer
Wg Cdr G V W Davies  1 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr A R Hindley  1 Feb 1947 AFC
Engineers
Gp Capt M W C Ridgway 15 Apr 1946  
Wg Cdr D A Gibson  1 Apr 1947  
Sqn Ldr A S Blake 16 Jun 1947  
Sqn Ldr F G Mills  1 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr G H Lambert 19 May 1947 MBE
Sqn Ldr P S Hall 12 Feb 1947  
Sqn Ldr E C C White 18 Oct 1945  
Equipment
Gp Capt N W Law 24 Feb 1944  
Wg Cdr R W Woodley 12 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr J S Hando 17 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr E L Cowan  8 Feb 1946  
Sqn Ldr G B Thomas  1 Sep 1946  
Sqn Ldr R B B Cockshutt  5 Feb 1947  
Allotments
Wg Cdr L T Wright  1 Nov 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr C C Howard 18 Feb 1947  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt R W M Clarke 24 Aug 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE, DFC
Organisation
Wg Cdr W R Beaman  5 Mar 1947 OBE
Sqn Ldr R D Max 20 Jun 1946 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr Oswald Gradon  2 Jun 1947 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr F Squire 12 Jan 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr J Vandy 28 Aug 1947  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr F J Crane 17 Mar 1941 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr E W Walker 24 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr A Rossner  9 Apr 1947  
Signals
Wg Cdr W Wolfenden 15 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr H B Jefferies 20 Feb 1947  
Medical
Wg Cdr H Bannerman  9 Nov 1947 MB, BS, DOMS
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr T Clare    
Miscellaneous Appointments
J H Coney  1 Nov 1947
Wg Cdr (Ret) J Mead 21 Apr 1941 CBE, MC

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

March 1948

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 18 Maintenance Unit - Dumfries

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 37 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • RAF Station, Llandow

  • SHQ RAF Beaulieu

    • Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ RAF Boscombe Down

    • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Farnborough

    • Empire Test Pilots' School

    • Royal Aircraft Establishment

    • Meteorological Research Flight

  • SHQ, RAF Felixstowe

    • Marine Aircraft Experiment Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Martlesham Heath

    • Blind Landing Experimental Unit

    • Bomb Ballistic Unit

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - Wigtown

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

  • No 5 Ferry Pool - Silloth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM

Colin W Weedon

 11 Jul 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Personal Appointment
Fg Off E N Scott 11 Aug 1947 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre George Scarrott 19 Jan 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer
Wg Cdr G V W Davies  1 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr A R Hindley  1 Feb 1947 AFC
Engineers
Gp Capt M W C Ridgway 15 Apr 1946  
Wg Cdr D A Gibson  1 Apr 1947  
Sqn Ldr A S Blake 16 Jun 1947  
Sqn Ldr F G Mills  1 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr G H Lambert 19 May 1947 MBE
Sqn Ldr P S Hall 12 Feb 1947  
Sqn Ldr E C C White 18 Oct 1945  
Equipment
Gp Capt N W Law 24 Feb 1944  
Wg Cdr R W Woodley 12 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr J S Hando 17 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr E L Cowan  8 Feb 1946  
Sqn Ldr G B Thomas  1 Sep 1946  
Sqn Ldr R B B Cockshutt  5 Feb 1947  
Allotments
Wg Cdr L T Wright  1 Nov 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr C C Howard 18 Feb 1947  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt R W M Clarke 24 Aug 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE, DFC
Organisation
Wg Cdr W R Beaman  5 Mar 1947 OBE
Sqn Ldr R D Max 20 Jun 1946 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr Oswald Gradon  2 Jun 1947 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr F Squire 12 Jan 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr J Vandy 28 Aug 1947  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr F J Crane 17 Mar 1941 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr E W Walker 24 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr A Rossner  9 Apr 1947  
Signals
Wg Cdr W Wolfenden 15 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr H B Jefferies 20 Feb 1947  
Medical
Wg Cdr H Bannerman  9 Nov 1947 MB, BS, DOMS
Educational
Sqn Ldr W C Venmore 26 Jan 1948 BSc
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr T Clare    
Miscellaneous Appointments
J H Coney  1 Nov 1947
Wg Cdr (Ret) J Mead 21 Apr 1941 CBE, MC

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

April 1948

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 18 Maintenance Unit - Dumfries

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 37 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • RAF Station, Llandow

  • SHQ RAF Beaulieu

    • Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ RAF Boscombe Down

    • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Farnborough

    • Empire Test Pilots' School

    • Royal Aircraft Establishment

    • Meteorological Research Flight

  • SHQ, RAF Felixstowe

    • Marine Aircraft Experiment Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Martlesham Heath

    • Blind Landing Experimental Unit

    • Bomb Ballistic Unit

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - Wigtown

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

  • No 5 Ferry Pool - Silloth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM

Colin W Weedon

 11 Jul 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Personal Appointment
Fg Off E N Scott 11 Aug 1947 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre George Scarrott 19 Jan 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer
Wg Cdr G V W Davies  1 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr A R Hindley  1 Feb 1947 AFC
Engineers
Gp Capt M W C Ridgway 15 Apr 1946  
Wg Cdr D A Gibson  1 Apr 1947  
Sqn Ldr A S Blake 16 Jun 1947  
Sqn Ldr F G Mills  1 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr G H Lambert 19 May 1947 MBE
Sqn Ldr P S Hall 12 Feb 1947  
Sqn Ldr E C C White 18 Oct 1945  
Equipment
Gp Capt N W Law 24 Feb 1944  
Wg Cdr R W Woodley 12 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr J S Hando 17 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr E L Cowan  8 Feb 1946  
Sqn Ldr G B Thomas  1 Sep 1946  
Sqn Ldr R B B Cockshutt  5 Feb 1947  
Allotments
Wg Cdr L T Wright  1 Nov 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr C C Howard 18 Feb 1947  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt R W M Clarke 24 Aug 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE, DFC
Organisation
Wg Cdr W R Beaman  5 Mar 1947 OBE
Sqn Ldr R D Max 20 Jun 1946 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr Oswald Gradon  2 Jun 1947 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr F Squire 12 Jan 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr J Vandy 28 Aug 1947  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr F J Crane 17 Mar 1941 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr E W Walker 24 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr A Rossner  9 Apr 1947  
Signals
Wg Cdr W Wolfenden 15 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr H B Jefferies 20 Feb 1947  
Medical
Wg Cdr H Bannerman  9 Nov 1947 MB, BS, DOMS
Educational
Sqn Ldr W C Venmore 26 Jan 1948 BSc
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr T Clare    
Miscellaneous Appointments
J H Coney  1 Nov 1947
Wg Cdr (Ret) J Mead 21 Apr 1941 CBE, MC

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

May 1948

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 18 Maintenance Unit - Dumfries

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 37 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • RAF Station, Llandow

  • SHQ RAF Beaulieu

    • Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ RAF Boscombe Down

    • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Farnborough

    • Empire Test Pilots' School

    • Royal Aircraft Establishment

    • Meteorological Research Flight

  • SHQ, RAF Felixstowe

    • Marine Aircraft Experiment Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Martlesham Heath

    • Blind Landing Experimental Unit

    • Bomb Ballistic Unit

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - Wigtown

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

  • No 5 Ferry Pool - Silloth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM

Colin W Weedon

 11 Jul 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Personal Appointment
Fg Off E N Scott 11 Aug 1947 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre George Scarrott 19 Jan 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer
Wg Cdr G V W Davies  1 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr A R Hindley  1 Feb 1947 AFC
Engineers
Gp Capt M W C Ridgway 15 Apr 1946  
Wg Cdr D A Gibson  1 Apr 1947  
Sqn Ldr A S Blake 16 Jun 1947  
Sqn Ldr F G Mills  1 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr G H Lambert 19 May 1947 MBE
Sqn Ldr P S Hall 12 Feb 1947  
Sqn Ldr E C C White 18 Oct 1945  
Equipment
Gp Capt N W Law 24 Feb 1944  
Wg Cdr R W Woodley 12 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr J S Hando 17 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr E L Cowan  8 Feb 1946  
Sqn Ldr G B Thomas  1 Sep 1946  
Sqn Ldr R B B Cockshutt  5 Feb 1947  
Allotments
Wg Cdr L T Wright  1 Nov 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr C C Howard 18 Feb 1947  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt R W M Clarke 24 Aug 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE, DFC
Organisation
Wg Cdr W R Beaman  5 Mar 1947 OBE
Sqn Ldr R D Max 20 Jun 1946 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr Oswald Gradon  2 Jun 1947 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr F Squire 12 Jan 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr J Vandy 28 Aug 1947  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr F J Crane 17 Mar 1941 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr E W Walker 24 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr A Rossner  9 Apr 1947  
Signals
Wg Cdr W Wolfenden 15 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr H B Jefferies 20 Feb 1947  
Medical
Wg Cdr H Bannerman  9 Nov 1947 MB, BS, DOMS
Educational
Sqn Ldr W C Venmore 26 Jan 1948 BSc
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr T Clare    
Miscellaneous Appointments
J H Coney  1 Nov 1947
Wg Cdr (Ret) J Mead 21 Apr 1941 CBE, MC

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

June 1948

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 18 Maintenance Unit - Dumfries

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 37 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • RAF Station, Llandow

  • SHQ RAF Beaulieu

    • Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ RAF Boscombe Down

    • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Felixstowe

    • Marine Aircraft Experiment Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Martlesham Heath

    • Blind Landing Experimental Unit

    • Bomb Ballistic Unit

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - West Freugh

  • RAF Detachment - Farnborough

  • Meteorological Research Flight - Farnborough

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

  • No 5 Ferry Pool - Silloth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM

Colin W Weedon

 11 Jul 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt E N Scott 11 Aug 1947 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre George Scarrott 19 Jan 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer
Wg Cdr G V W Davies  1 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr A R Hindley  1 Feb 1947 AFC
Engineers
Wg Cdr R Fraser 29 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr A S Blake 16 Jun 1947  
Sqn Ldr F G Mills  1 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr G H Lambert 19 May 1947 MBE
Sqn Ldr P S Hall 12 Feb 1947  
Sqn Ldr E C C White 18 Oct 1945  
Equipment
Gp Capt William MacI King 15 Mar 1948 later AVM
Wg Cdr R W Woodley 12 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr J S Hando 17 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr G B Thomas  1 Sep 1946  
Sqn Ldr R B B Cockshutt  5 Feb 1947  
Allotments
Wg Cdr L T Wright  1 Nov 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr C C Howard 18 Feb 1947  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt R W M Clarke 24 Aug 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE, DFC
Organisation
Wg Cdr W R Beaman  5 Mar 1947 OBE
Sqn Ldr R D Max 20 Jun 1946 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr Oswald Gradon  2 Jun 1947 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr F Squire 12 Jan 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr J Vandy 28 Aug 1947  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr F J Crane 17 Mar 1941 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr E W Walker 24 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr A Rossner  9 Apr 1947  
Signals
Wg Cdr W Wolfenden 15 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr H B Jefferies 20 Feb 1947  
Medical
Wg Cdr J I M Smith 15 Jan 1948 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr W C Venmore 26 Jan 1948 BSc
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr T Clare    
Miscellaneous Appointments
J H Coney  1 Nov 1947
Wg Cdr (Ret) J Mead 21 Apr 1941 CBE, MC

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

July 1948

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 18 Maintenance Unit - Dumfries

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 37 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • RAF Station, Llandow

  • SHQ RAF Beaulieu

    • Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ RAF Boscombe Down

    • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Felixstowe

    • Marine Aircraft Experiment Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Martlesham Heath

    • Blind Landing Experimental Unit

    • Bomb Ballistic Unit

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - West Freugh

  • RAF Detachment - Farnborough

  • Meteorological Research Flight - Farnborough

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

  • No 5 Ferry Pool - Silloth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM

Colin W Weedon

 11 Jul 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt E N Scott 11 Aug 1947 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre George Scarrott 19 Jan 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer
Wg Cdr G V W Davies  1 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr A R Hindley  1 Feb 1947 AFC
Engineers
Wg Cdr R Fraser 29 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr A S Blake 16 Jun 1947  
Sqn Ldr F G Mills  1 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr G H Lambert 19 May 1947 MBE
Sqn Ldr P S Hall 12 Feb 1947  
Sqn Ldr E C C White 18 Oct 1945  
Equipment
Gp Capt William MacI King 15 Mar 1948 later AVM
Wg Cdr R W Woodley 12 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr J S Hando 17 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr G B Thomas  1 Sep 1946  
Sqn Ldr R B B Cockshutt  5 Feb 1947  
Allotments
Wg Cdr L T Wright  1 Nov 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr C C Howard 18 Feb 1947  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt R W M Clarke 24 Aug 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE, DFC
Organisation
Wg Cdr W R Beaman  5 Mar 1947 OBE
Sqn Ldr R D Max 20 Jun 1946 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr Oswald Gradon  2 Jun 1947 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr F Squire 12 Jan 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr J Vandy 28 Aug 1947  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr F J Crane 17 Mar 1941 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr E W Walker 24 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr A Rossner  9 Apr 1947  
Signals
Wg Cdr W Wolfenden 15 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr H B Jefferies 20 Feb 1947  
Medical
Wg Cdr J I M Smith 15 Jan 1948 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr W C Venmore 26 Jan 1948 BSc
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr T Clare    
Miscellaneous Appointments
J H Coney  1 Nov 1947
Wg Cdr (Ret) J Mead 21 Apr 1941 CBE, MC

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

August 1948

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 18 Maintenance Unit - Dumfries

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 37 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • RAF Station, Llandow

  • SHQ RAF Beaulieu

    • Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ RAF Boscombe Down

    • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Martlesham Heath

    • Blind Landing Experimental Unit

    • Bomb Ballistic Unit

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - West Freugh

  • RAF Detachment - Farnborough

  • Meteorological Research Flight - Farnborough

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

  • No 5 Ferry Pool - Silloth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM

Colin W Weedon

 11 Jul 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt E N Scott 11 Aug 1947 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre George Scarrott 19 Jan 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer
Wg Cdr G V W Davies  1 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr A R Hindley  1 Feb 1947 AFC
Engineers
Wg Cdr R Fraser 29 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr A S Blake 16 Jun 1947  
Sqn Ldr F G Mills  1 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr G H Lambert 19 May 1947 MBE
Sqn Ldr P S Hall 12 Feb 1947  
Sqn Ldr E C C White 18 Oct 1945  
Equipment
Gp Capt William MacI King 15 Mar 1948 later AVM
Wg Cdr R W Woodley 12 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr J S Hando 17 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr G B Thomas  1 Sep 1946  
Sqn Ldr R B B Cockshutt  5 Feb 1947  
Allotments
Wg Cdr L T Wright  1 Nov 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr C C Howard 18 Feb 1947  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt R W M Clarke 24 Aug 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE, DFC
Organisation
Wg Cdr W R Beaman  5 Mar 1947 OBE
Sqn Ldr R D Max 20 Jun 1946 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr Oswald Gradon  2 Jun 1947 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr F Squire 12 Jan 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr J Vandy 28 Aug 1947  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr F J Crane 17 Mar 1941 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr E W Walker 24 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr A Rossner  9 Apr 1947  
Signals
Wg Cdr W Wolfenden 15 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr H B Jefferies 20 Feb 1947  
Medical
Wg Cdr J I M Smith 15 Jan 1948 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr W C Venmore 26 Jan 1948 BSc
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr T Clare    
Miscellaneous Appointments
J H Coney  1 Nov 1947
Wg Cdr (Ret) J Mead 21 Apr 1941 CBE, MC

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

September 1948

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 18 Maintenance Unit - Dumfries

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 37 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • RAF Station, Llandow

  • SHQ RAF Beaulieu

    • Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ RAF Boscombe Down

    • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Martlesham Heath

    • Blind Landing Experimental Unit

    • Bomb Ballistic Unit

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - West Freugh

  • RAF Detachment - Farnborough

  • Meteorological Research Flight - Farnborough

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

  • No 5 Ferry Pool - Silloth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM

Colin W Weedon

 11 Jul 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt E N Scott 11 Aug 1947 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre George Scarrott 19 Jan 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer
Wg Cdr G V W Davies  1 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr A R Hindley  1 Feb 1947 AFC
Engineers
Wg Cdr R Fraser 29 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr A S Blake 16 Jun 1947  
Sqn Ldr F G Mills  1 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr G H Lambert 19 May 1947 MBE
Sqn Ldr P S Hall 12 Feb 1947  
Sqn Ldr E C C White 18 Oct 1945  
Equipment
Gp Capt William MacI King 15 Mar 1948 later AVM
Wg Cdr R W Woodley 12 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr J S Hando 17 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr G B Thomas  1 Sep 1946  
Sqn Ldr R B B Cockshutt  5 Feb 1947  
Allotments
Wg Cdr L T Wright  1 Nov 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr C C Howard 18 Feb 1947  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt R W M Clarke 24 Aug 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE, DFC
Organisation
Wg Cdr W R Beaman  5 Mar 1947 OBE
Sqn Ldr Oswald Gradon  2 Jun 1947 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr F Squire 12 Jan 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr J Vandy 28 Aug 1947  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr F J Crane 17 Mar 1941 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr E W Walker 24 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr A Rossner  9 Apr 1947  
Signals
Wg Cdr W Wolfenden 15 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr H B Jefferies 20 Feb 1947  
Medical
Wg Cdr J I M Smith 15 Jan 1948 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr W C Venmore 26 Jan 1948 BSc
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr T Clare    
Miscellaneous Appointments
J H Coney  1 Nov 1947
Wg Cdr (Ret) J Mead 21 Apr 1941 CBE, MC

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

October 1948

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 18 Maintenance Unit - Dumfries

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 37 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • RAF Station, Llandow

  • SHQ RAF Beaulieu

    • Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ RAF Boscombe Down

    • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Martlesham Heath

    • Blind Landing Experimental Unit

    • Bomb Ballistic Unit

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - West Freugh

  • RAF Detachment - Farnborough

  • Meteorological Research Flight - Farnborough

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

  • No 5 Ferry Pool - Silloth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM

Colin W Weedon

 11 Jul 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt E N Scott 11 Aug 1947 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre George Scarrott 19 Jan 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer
Wg Cdr G V W Davies  1 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr A R Hindley  1 Feb 1947 AFC
Engineers
Wg Cdr R Fraser 29 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr A S Blake 16 Jun 1947  
Sqn Ldr F G Mills  1 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr G H Lambert 19 May 1947 MBE
Sqn Ldr P S Hall 12 Feb 1947  
Sqn Ldr E C C White 18 Oct 1945  
Equipment
Gp Capt William MacI King 15 Mar 1948 later AVM
Wg Cdr R W Woodley 12 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr J S Hando 17 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr G B Thomas  1 Sep 1946  
Sqn Ldr R B B Cockshutt  5 Feb 1947  
Allotments
Wg Cdr L T Wright  1 Nov 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr C C Howard 18 Feb 1947  
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Wg Cdr W R Beaman  5 Mar 1947 OBE
Sqn Ldr Oswald Gradon  2 Jun 1947 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr F Squire 12 Jan 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr J Vandy 28 Aug 1947  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr F J Crane 17 Mar 1941 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr E W Walker 24 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr A Rossner  9 Apr 1947  
Signals
Wg Cdr W Wolfenden 15 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr H B Jefferies 20 Feb 1947  
Medical
Wg Cdr J I M Smith 15 Jan 1948 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr W C Venmore 26 Jan 1948 BSc
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr T Clare    
Miscellaneous Appointments
J H Coney  1 Nov 1947
Wg Cdr (Ret) J Mead 21 Apr 1941 CBE, MC

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

November 1948

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 18 Maintenance Unit - Dumfries

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 37 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • RAF Station, Llandow

  • SHQ RAF Beaulieu

    • Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ RAF Boscombe Down

    • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Martlesham Heath

    • Blind Landing Experimental Unit

    • Bomb Ballistic Unit

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - West Freugh

  • RAF Detachment - Farnborough

  • Meteorological Research Flight - Farnborough

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

  • No 5 Ferry Pool - Silloth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold J Roach  1 Nov 1948 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt E N Scott 11 Aug 1947 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre George Scarrott 19 Jan 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer
Wg Cdr G V W Davies  1 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr A R Hindley  1 Feb 1947 AFC
Engineers
Wg Cdr R Fraser 29 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr A S Blake 16 Jun 1947  
Sqn Ldr F G Mills  1 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr G H Lambert 19 May 1947 MBE
Sqn Ldr P S Hall 12 Feb 1947  
Sqn Ldr E C C White 18 Oct 1945  
Equipment
Gp Capt William MacI King 15 Mar 1948 later AVM
Wg Cdr R W Woodley 12 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr J S Hando 17 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr G B Thomas  1 Sep 1946  
Sqn Ldr R B B Cockshutt  5 Feb 1947  
Allotments
Wg Cdr L T Wright  1 Nov 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr C C Howard 18 Feb 1947  
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Wg Cdr W R Beaman  5 Mar 1947 OBE
Sqn Ldr Oswald Gradon  2 Jun 1947 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr F Squire 12 Jan 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr J Vandy 28 Aug 1947  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr F J Crane 17 Mar 1941 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr E W Walker 24 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr A Rossner  9 Apr 1947  
Signals
Wg Cdr W Wolfenden 15 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr H B Jefferies 20 Feb 1947  
Medical
Wg Cdr J I M Smith 15 Jan 1948 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr W C Venmore 26 Jan 1948 BSc
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr T Clare    
Miscellaneous Appointments
J H Coney  1 Nov 1947
Wg Cdr (Ret) J Mead 21 Apr 1941 CBE, MC

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

December 1948

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 18 Maintenance Unit - Dumfries

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 37 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • RAF Station, Llandow

  • SHQ RAF Beaulieu

    • Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ RAF Boscombe Down

    • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Martlesham Heath

    • Blind Landing Experimental Unit

    • Bomb Ballistic Unit

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - West Freugh

  • RAF Detachment - Farnborough

  • Meteorological Research Flight - Farnborough

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

  • No 5 Ferry Pool - Silloth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold J Roach  1 Nov 1948 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt E N Scott 11 Aug 1947 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre George Scarrott 19 Jan 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer
Wg Cdr G V W Davies  1 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr A R Hindley  1 Feb 1947 AFC
Engineers
Wg Cdr R Fraser 29 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr A S Blake 16 Jun 1947  
Sqn Ldr F G Mills  1 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr G H Lambert 19 May 1947 MBE
Sqn Ldr P S Hall 12 Feb 1947  
Sqn Ldr E C C White 18 Oct 1945  
Equipment
Gp Capt William MacI King 15 Mar 1948 later AVM
Wg Cdr R W Woodley 12 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr J S Hando 17 Nov 1947  
Allotments
Wg Cdr L T Wright  1 Nov 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr C C Howard 18 Feb 1947  
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Wg Cdr W R Beaman  5 Mar 1947 OBE
Sqn Ldr Oswald Gradon  2 Jun 1947 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr F Squire 12 Jan 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr J Vandy 28 Aug 1947  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr F J Crane 17 Mar 1941 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr E W Walker 24 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr A Rossner  9 Apr 1947  
Signals
Wg Cdr W Wolfenden 15 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr H B Jefferies 20 Feb 1947  
Medical
Wg Cdr J I M Smith 15 Jan 1948 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr W C Venmore 26 Jan 1948 BSc
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr T Clare    
Miscellaneous Appointments
J H Coney  1 Nov 1947
Wg Cdr (Ret) J Mead 21 Apr 1941 CBE, MC

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

January 1949

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 18 Maintenance Unit - Dumfries

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 37 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • RAF Station, Llandow

  • SHQ RAF Beaulieu

    • Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ RAF Boscombe Down

    • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Martlesham Heath

    • Blind Landing Experimental Unit

    • Bomb Ballistic Unit

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - West Freugh

  • Meteorological Research Flight - Farnborough

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

  • No 5 Ferry Pool - Silloth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold J Roach  1 Nov 1948 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt E N Scott 11 Aug 1947 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre George Scarrott 19 Jan 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer
Wg Cdr G V W Davies  1 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr A R Hindley  1 Feb 1947 AFC
Engineers
Wg Cdr R Fraser 29 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr A S Blake 16 Jun 1947  
Sqn Ldr F G Mills  1 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr G H Lambert 19 May 1947 MBE
Sqn Ldr P S Hall 12 Feb 1947  
Sqn Ldr E C C White 18 Oct 1945  
Equipment
Gp Capt William MacI King 15 Mar 1948 later AVM
Wg Cdr R W Woodley 12 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr J S Hando 17 Nov 1947  
Allotments
Wg Cdr L T Wright  1 Nov 1946 OBE
Sqn Ldr C C Howard 18 Feb 1947  
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Wg Cdr W R Beaman  5 Mar 1947 OBE
Sqn Ldr Oswald Gradon  2 Jun 1947 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr F Squire 12 Jan 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr J Vandy 28 Aug 1947  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr F J Crane 17 Mar 1941 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr E W Walker 24 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr A Rossner  9 Apr 1947  
Signals
Wg Cdr W Wolfenden 15 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr H B Jefferies 20 Feb 1947  
Medical
Wg Cdr J I M Smith 15 Jan 1948 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr W C Venmore 26 Jan 1948 BSc
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr T Clare    
Miscellaneous Appointments
J H Coney  1 Nov 1947
Wg Cdr (Ret) J Mead 21 Apr 1941 CBE, MC

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

February 1949

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 18 Maintenance Unit - Dumfries

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 37 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • RAF Station, Llandow

  • SHQ RAF Beaulieu

    • Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ RAF Boscombe Down

    • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Martlesham Heath

    • Blind Landing Experimental Unit

    • Bomb Ballistic Unit

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - West Freugh

  • Meteorological Research Flight - Farnborough

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

  • No 5 Ferry Pool - Silloth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold J Roach  1 Nov 1948 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt E N Scott 11 Aug 1947 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre George Scarrott 19 Jan 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer
Wg Cdr G V W Davies  1 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr A R Hindley  1 Feb 1947 AFC
Engineers
Gp Capt E R Pearce  1 Jun 1948 OBE
Wg Cdr R Fraser 29 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr A S Blake 16 Jun 1947  
Sqn Ldr F G Mills  1 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr G H Lambert 19 May 1947 MBE
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr S F Mitchell  6 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 23 Aug 1948  
Sqn Ldr G H Williams 13 Jul 1948  
Sqn Ldr S Miller 25 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr J P Eskdale 16 Sep 1948  
Equipment
Gp Capt William MacI King 15 Mar 1948 later AVM
Wg Cdr R W Woodley 12 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr J S Hando 17 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr H A May  2 Feb 1949  
Allotments
Wg Cdr B J May 16 Jun 1948  
Sqn Ldr C C Howard 18 Feb 1947  
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Gp Capt Ernest L G Le Dieu 26 Jul 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr T W Fazan 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr Oswald Gradon  2 Jun 1947 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr F Squire 12 Jan 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr J Vandy 28 Aug 1947  
Sqn Ldr P G Hill 13 Sep 1948  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr R B P Land 30 Jun 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr F R Clay 18 May 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr C F Bingham 27 Dec 1948  
Signals
Wg Cdr W Wolfenden 15 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr P Kader  7 Sep 1948  
Medical
Wg Cdr J I M Smith 15 Jan 1948 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr W C Venmore 26 Jan 1948 BSc
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr T Clare 20 Aug 1946  
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr V J G Cole 23 Nov 1948
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr (Ret) J Mead 21 Apr 1941 CBE, MC

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

March 1949

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 18 Maintenance Unit - Dumfries

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 37 Maintenance Unit - Burtonwood

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • RAF Station, Llandow

  • SHQ RAF Beaulieu

    • Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ RAF Boscombe Down

    • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Martlesham Heath

    • Blind Landing Experimental Unit

    • Bomb Ballistic Unit

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - West Freugh

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe

  • Meteorological Research Flight - Farnborough

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

  • No 5 Ferry Pool - Silloth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold J Roach  1 Nov 1948 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt E N Scott 11 Aug 1947 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre George Scarrott 19 Jan 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer
Wg Cdr G V W Davies  1 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr A R Hindley  1 Feb 1947 AFC
Engineers
Gp Capt E R Pearce  1 Jun 1948 OBE
Wg Cdr T Clare 20 Aug 1946  
Wg Cdr R Fraser 29 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr A S Blake 16 Jun 1947  
Sqn Ldr F G Mills  1 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr G H Lambert 19 May 1947 MBE
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 23 Aug 1948  
Sqn Ldr G H Williams 13 Jul 1948  
Equipment
Gp Capt William MacI King 15 Mar 1948 later AVM
Wg Cdr R W Woodley 12 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr J S Hando 17 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr H A May  2 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr S Miller 25 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr J P Eskdale 16 Sep 1948  
Allotments
Wg Cdr B J May 16 Jun 1948  
Sqn Ldr C C Howard 18 Feb 1947  
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Gp Capt Ernest L G Le Dieu 26 Jul 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr T W Fazan 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr Oswald Gradon  2 Jun 1947 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr F Squire 12 Jan 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr J Vandy 28 Aug 1947  
Sqn Ldr P G Hill 13 Sep 1948  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr R B P Land 30 Jun 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr F R Clay 18 May 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr C F Bingham 27 Dec 1948  
Signals
Wg Cdr W Wolfenden 15 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr P Kader  7 Sep 1948  
Medical
Wg Cdr J I M Smith 15 Jan 1948 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr C F N Seaman 10 Jan 1949 BSc, AMICE, AMIMechE, ACGI
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr S F Mitchell  6 Sep 1948  
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr V J G Cole 23 Nov 1948
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr (Ret) J Mead 21 Apr 1941 CBE, MC

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

April 1949

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 18 Maintenance Unit - Dumfries

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • RAF Station, Llandow

  • SHQ RAF Beaulieu

    • Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ RAF Boscombe Down

    • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Martlesham Heath

    • Blind Landing Experimental Unit

    • Bomb Ballistic Unit

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - West Freugh

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe

  • Meteorological Research Flight - Farnborough

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

  • No 5 Ferry Pool - Silloth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold J Roach  1 Nov 1948 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt E N Scott 11 Aug 1947 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre George Scarrott 19 Jan 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer
Wg Cdr G V W Davies  1 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr A R Hindley  1 Feb 1947 AFC
Engineers
Gp Capt E R Pearce  1 Jun 1948 OBE
Wg Cdr T Clare 20 Aug 1946  
Wg Cdr R Fraser 29 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr A S Blake 16 Jun 1947  
Sqn Ldr F G Mills  1 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr G H Lambert 19 May 1947 MBE
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 23 Aug 1948  
Sqn Ldr G H Williams 13 Jul 1948  
Equipment
Gp Capt William MacI King 15 Mar 1948 later AVM
Wg Cdr R W Woodley 12 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr J S Hando 17 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr H A May  2 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr S Miller 25 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr J P Eskdale 16 Sep 1948  
Allotments
Wg Cdr B J May 16 Jun 1948  
Sqn Ldr C C Howard 18 Feb 1947  
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Gp Capt Ernest L G Le Dieu 26 Jul 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr T W Fazan 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr Oswald Gradon  2 Jun 1947 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr F Squire 12 Jan 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr J Vandy 28 Aug 1947  
Sqn Ldr P G Hill 13 Sep 1948  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr R B P Land 30 Jun 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr F R Clay 18 May 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr C F Bingham 27 Dec 1948  
Signals
Wg Cdr W Wolfenden 15 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr P Kader  7 Sep 1948  
Medical
Wg Cdr J I M Smith 15 Jan 1948 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr C F N Seaman 10 Jan 1949 BSc, AMICE, AMIMechE, ACGI
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr S F Mitchell  6 Sep 1948  
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr V J G Cole 23 Nov 1948
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr (Ret) J Mead 21 Apr 1941 CBE, MC

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

May 1949

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 18 Maintenance Unit - Dumfries

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • RAF Station, Llandow

  • SHQ RAF Beaulieu

    • Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ RAF Boscombe Down

    • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Martlesham Heath

    • Blind Landing Experimental Unit

    • Bomb Ballistic Unit

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - West Freugh

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe

  • Meteorological Research Flight - Farnborough

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

  • No 5 Ferry Pool - Silloth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold J Roach  1 Nov 1948 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt E N Scott 11 Aug 1947 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre George Scarrott 19 Jan 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer
Wg Cdr G V W Davies  1 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr A R Hindley  1 Feb 1947 AFC
Engineers
Gp Capt E R Pearce  1 Jun 1948 OBE
Wg Cdr R Fraser 29 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr A S Blake 16 Jun 1947  
Sqn Ldr F G Mills  1 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 23 Aug 1948  
Sqn Ldr G H Williams 13 Jul 1948  
Equipment
Gp Capt William MacI King 15 Mar 1948 later AVM
Wg Cdr R W Woodley 12 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr J S Hando 17 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr H A May  2 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr S Miller 25 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr J P Eskdale 16 Sep 1948  
Allotments
Wg Cdr B J May 16 Jun 1948  
Sqn Ldr C C Howard 18 Feb 1947  
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Gp Capt Ernest L G Le Dieu 26 Jul 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr T W Fazan 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr Oswald Gradon  2 Jun 1947 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr F Squire 12 Jan 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr J Vandy 28 Aug 1947  
Sqn Ldr P G Hill 13 Sep 1948  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr R B P Land 30 Jun 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr F R Clay 18 May 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr C F Bingham 27 Dec 1948  
Signals
Wg Cdr W Wolfenden 15 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr P Kader  7 Sep 1948  
Medical
Wg Cdr J I M Smith 15 Jan 1948 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr C F N Seaman 10 Jan 1949 BSc, AMICE, AMIMechE, ACGI
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr S F Mitchell  6 Sep 1948  
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr V J G Cole 23 Nov 1948
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr (Ret) J Mead 21 Apr 1941 CBE, MC

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

June 1949

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 18 Maintenance Unit - Dumfries

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • RAF Station, Llandow

  • SHQ RAF Beaulieu

    • Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ RAF Boscombe Down

    • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Martlesham Heath

    • Blind Landing Experimental Unit

    • Bomb Ballistic Unit

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - West Freugh

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe

  • Meteorological Research Flight - Farnborough

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

  • No 5 Ferry Pool - Silloth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold J Roach  1 Nov 1948 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt E N Scott 11 Aug 1947 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre George Scarrott 19 Jan 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer
Wg Cdr G V W Davies  1 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr A R Hindley  1 Feb 1947 AFC
Engineers
Gp Capt E R Pearce  1 Jun 1948 OBE
Wg Cdr R Fraser 29 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr A S Blake 16 Jun 1947  
Sqn Ldr F G Mills  1 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 23 Aug 1948  
Sqn Ldr G H Williams 13 Jul 1948  
Equipment
Gp Capt William MacI King 15 Mar 1948 later AVM
Wg Cdr R W Woodley 12 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr J S Hando 17 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr H A May  2 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr S Miller 25 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr J P Eskdale 16 Sep 1948  
Allotments
Wg Cdr B J May 16 Jun 1948  
Sqn Ldr C C Howard 18 Feb 1947  
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Gp Capt Ernest L G Le Dieu 26 Jul 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr T W Fazan 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr Oswald Gradon  2 Jun 1947 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr F Squire 12 Jan 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr P G Hill 13 Sep 1948  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr R B P Land 30 Jun 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr F R Clay 18 May 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr C F Bingham 27 Dec 1948  
Signals
Wg Cdr W Wolfenden 15 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr P Kader  7 Sep 1948  
Medical
Wg Cdr J I M Smith 15 Jan 1948 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr C F N Seaman 10 Jan 1949 BSc, AMICE, AMIMechE, ACGI
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr S F Mitchell  6 Sep 1948  
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr V J G Cole 23 Nov 1948
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr (Ret) J Mead 21 Apr 1941 CBE, MC

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

July 1949

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • RAF Station, Llandow

  • SHQ RAF Beaulieu

    • Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ RAF Boscombe Down

    • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Martlesham Heath

    • Blind Landing Experimental Unit

    • Bomb Ballistic Unit

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - West Freugh

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe

  • Meteorological Research Flight - Farnborough

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

  • No 5 Ferry Pool - Silloth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold J Roach  1 Nov 1948 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt E N Scott 11 Aug 1947 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre George Scarrott 19 Jan 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer
Wg Cdr G V W Davies  1 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr A R Hindley  1 Feb 1947 AFC
Engineers
Gp Capt E R Pearce  1 Jun 1948 OBE
Wg Cdr R Fraser 29 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr A S Blake 16 Jun 1947  
Sqn Ldr F G Mills  1 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 23 Aug 1948  
Sqn Ldr G H Williams 13 Jul 1948  
Equipment
Gp Capt William MacI King 15 Mar 1948 later AVM
Wg Cdr R W Woodley 12 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr J S Hando 17 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr H A May  2 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr S Miller 25 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr J P Eskdale 16 Sep 1948  
Allotments
Wg Cdr B J May 16 Jun 1948  
Sqn Ldr C C Howard 18 Feb 1947  
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Gp Capt Ernest L G Le Dieu 26 Jul 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr T W Fazan 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr F Squire 12 Jan 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr P G Hill 13 Sep 1948  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr R B P Land 30 Jun 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr F R Clay 18 May 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr C F Bingham 27 Dec 1948  
Signals
Wg Cdr W Wolfenden 15 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr P Kader  7 Sep 1948  
Medical
Wg Cdr J I M Smith 15 Jan 1948 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr C F N Seaman 10 Jan 1949 BSc, AMICE, AMIMechE, ACGI
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr S F Mitchell  6 Sep 1948  
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr V J G Cole 23 Nov 1948
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr (Ret) J Mead 21 Apr 1941 CBE, MC

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

August 1949

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • RAF Station, Llandow

  • SHQ RAF Beaulieu

    • Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ RAF Boscombe Down

    • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Martlesham Heath

    • Blind Landing Experimental Unit

    • Bomb Ballistic Unit

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - West Freugh

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe

  • Meteorological Research Flight - Farnborough

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

  • No 5 Ferry Pool - Silloth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold J Roach  1 Nov 1948 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt E N Scott 11 Aug 1947 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre George Scarrott 19 Jan 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer
Wg Cdr G V W Davies  1 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr A R Hindley  1 Feb 1947 AFC
Engineers
Gp Capt E R Pearce  1 Jun 1948 OBE
Wg Cdr R Fraser 29 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr A S Blake 16 Jun 1947  
Sqn Ldr F G Mills  1 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 23 Aug 1948  
Sqn Ldr G H Williams 13 Jul 1948  
Equipment
Gp Capt William MacI King 15 Mar 1948 later AVM
Wg Cdr R W Woodley 12 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr J S Hando 17 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr H A May  2 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr S Miller 25 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr J P Eskdale 16 Sep 1948  
Allotments
Wg Cdr B J May 16 Jun 1948  
Sqn Ldr C C Howard 18 Feb 1947  
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Gp Capt Ernest L G Le Dieu 26 Jul 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr T W Fazan 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr F Squire 12 Jan 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr P G Hill 13 Sep 1948  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr R B P Land 30 Jun 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr F R Clay 18 May 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr C F Bingham 27 Dec 1948  
Signals
Wg Cdr W Wolfenden 15 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr P Kader  7 Sep 1948  
Medical
Wg Cdr J I M Smith 15 Jan 1948 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr C F N Seaman 10 Jan 1949 BSc, AMICE, AMIMechE, ACGI
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr S F Mitchell  6 Sep 1948  
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr V J G Cole 23 Nov 1948
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr (Ret) J Mead 21 Apr 1941 CBE, MC

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

September 1949

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • RAF Station, Llandow

  • SHQ RAF Beaulieu

    • Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ RAF Boscombe Down

    • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Martlesham Heath

    • Blind Landing Experimental Unit

    • Bomb Ballistic Unit

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - West Freugh

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe

  • Meteorological Research Flight - Farnborough

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

  • No 5 Ferry Pool - Silloth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold J Roach  1 Nov 1948 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt E N Scott 11 Aug 1947 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre George Scarrott 19 Jan 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer
Wg Cdr G V W Davies  1 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr A R Hindley  1 Feb 1947 AFC
Engineers
Gp Capt E R Pearce  1 Jun 1948 OBE
Wg Cdr R Fraser 29 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr A S Blake 16 Jun 1947  
Sqn Ldr F G Mills  1 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 23 Aug 1948  
Sqn Ldr G H Williams 13 Jul 1948  
Equipment
Gp Capt William MacI King 15 Mar 1948 later AVM
Wg Cdr R W Woodley 12 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr J S Hando 17 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr H A May  2 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr S Miller 25 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr J P Eskdale 16 Sep 1948  
Allotments
Wg Cdr B J May 16 Jun 1948  
Sqn Ldr C C Howard 18 Feb 1947  
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Gp Capt Ernest L G Le Dieu 26 Jul 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr T W Fazan 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr F Squire 12 Jan 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr P G Hill 13 Sep 1948  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr R B P Land 30 Jun 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr F R Clay 18 May 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr C F Bingham 27 Dec 1948  
Signals
Wg Cdr W Wolfenden 15 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr P Kader  7 Sep 1948  
Medical
Wg Cdr J I M Smith 15 Jan 1948 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr C F N Seaman 10 Jan 1949 BSc, AMICE, AMIMechE, ACGI
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr S F Mitchell  6 Sep 1948  
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr V J G Cole 23 Nov 1948
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr (Ret) J Mead 21 Apr 1941 CBE, MC

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

October 1949

 
Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • RAF Station, Llandow

  • SHQ RAF Beaulieu

    • Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ RAF Boscombe Down

    • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Martlesham Heath

    • Blind Landing Experimental Unit

    • Bomb Ballistic Unit

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - West Freugh

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe

  • Meteorological Research Flight - Farnborough

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

  • No 5 Ferry Pool - Silloth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold J Roach  1 Nov 1948 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt E N Scott 11 Aug 1947 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre George Scarrott 19 Jan 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer
Wg Cdr G V W Davies  1 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr A R Hindley  1 Feb 1947 AFC
Engineers
Gp Capt E R Pearce  1 Jun 1948 OBE
Wg Cdr R Fraser 29 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr A S Blake 16 Jun 1947  
Sqn Ldr F G Mills  1 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 23 Aug 1948  
Sqn Ldr G H Williams 13 Jul 1948  
Equipment
Gp Capt William MacI King 15 Mar 1948 later AVM
Wg Cdr R W Woodley 12 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr H A May  2 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr S Miller 25 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr J P Eskdale 16 Sep 1948  
Allotments
Wg Cdr B J May 16 Jun 1948  
Sqn Ldr C C Howard 18 Feb 1947  
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Gp Capt Ernest L G Le Dieu 26 Jul 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr T W Fazan 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr F Squire 12 Jan 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr P G Hill 13 Sep 1948  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr R B P Land 30 Jun 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr F R Clay 18 May 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr C F Bingham 27 Dec 1948  
Signals
Wg Cdr W Wolfenden 15 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr P Kader  7 Sep 1948  
Medical
Wg Cdr J I M Smith 15 Jan 1948 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr C F N Seaman 10 Jan 1949 BSc, AMICE, AMIMechE, ACGI
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr S F Mitchell  6 Sep 1948  
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr V J G Cole 23 Nov 1948
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr (Ret) J Mead 21 Apr 1941 CBE, MC

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

November 1949

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • RAF Station, Llandow

  • SHQ RAF Beaulieu

    • Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ RAF Boscombe Down

    • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Martlesham Heath

    • Bomb Ballistic and Blind Landing Experimental Unit

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - West Freugh

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe

  • Meteorological Research Flight - Farnborough

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

  • No 5 Ferry Pool - Silloth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold J Roach  1 Nov 1948 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt E N Scott 11 Aug 1947 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre George Scarrott 19 Jan 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer
Wg Cdr G V W Davies  1 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr A R Hindley  1 Feb 1947 AFC
Engineers
Gp Capt E R Pearce  1 Jun 1948 OBE
Wg Cdr R Fraser 29 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr A S Blake 16 Jun 1947  
Sqn Ldr F G Mills  1 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 23 Aug 1948  
Equipment
Gp Capt William MacI King 15 Mar 1948 later AVM
Wg Cdr R W Woodley 12 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr H A May  2 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr S Miller 25 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr J P Eskdale 16 Sep 1948  
Allotments
Wg Cdr B J May 16 Jun 1948  
Sqn Ldr C C Howard 18 Feb 1947  
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Gp Capt Ernest L G Le Dieu 26 Jul 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr T W Fazan 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr F Squire 12 Jan 1948 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr P G Hill 13 Sep 1948  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr R B P Land 30 Jun 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Wg Cdr F R Clay 18 May 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr C F Bingham 27 Dec 1948  
Signals
Wg Cdr W Wolfenden 15 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr P Kader  7 Sep 1948  
Medical
Wg Cdr J I M Smith 15 Jan 1948 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr C F N Seaman 10 Jan 1949 BSc, AMICE, AMIMechE, ACGI
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr S F Mitchell  6 Sep 1948  
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr V J G Cole 23 Nov 1948
Miscellaneous Appointments
Wg Cdr (Ret) J Mead 21 Apr 1941 CBE, MC

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

December 1949

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • RAF Station, Llandow

  • SHQ RAF Beaulieu

    • Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ RAF Boscombe Down

    • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Martlesham Heath

    • Bomb Ballistic and Blind Landing Experimental Unit

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - West Freugh

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe

  • Meteorological Research Flight - Farnborough

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

  • No 5 Ferry Pool - Silloth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold J Roach  1 Nov 1948 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt H J Sadd 25 Aug 1949 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
Wg Cdr H Budden 12 Nov 1949 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R S Crawford 28 Mar 1949  
Engineers
Gp Capt E R Pearce  1 Jun 1948 OBE
Wg Cdr R Fraser 29 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr F G Mills  1 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 23 Aug 1948  
Equipment
Gp Capt William MacI King 15 Mar 1948 later AVM
Wg Cdr R W Woodley 12 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr H A May  2 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr S Miller 25 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr J P Eskdale 16 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr J Etchells 28 Jun 1949  
Allotments
Wg Cdr A W Edwards 14 Mar 1949  
Sqn Ldr C C Howard 18 Feb 1947  
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Gp Capt Ernest L G Le Dieu 26 Jul 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr T W Fazan 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr P G Hill 13 Sep 1948  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr R B P Land 30 Jun 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Sqn Ldr C F Bingham 27 Dec 1948  
Signals
Sqn Ldr P Robinson 23 Aug 1949  
Medical
Wg Cdr J I M Smith 15 Jan 1948 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr C F N Seaman 10 Jan 1949 BSc, AMICE, AMIMechE, ACGI
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr S F Mitchell  6 Sep 1948  
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr V E G Alton 19 Sep 1949 Senior Regiment Officer

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

January 1950

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • RAF Station, Llandow

  • SHQ RAF Beaulieu

    • Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ RAF Boscombe Down

    • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment

  • SHQ, RAF Martlesham Heath

    • Bomb Ballistic and Blind Landing Experimental Unit

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - West Freugh

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe

  • Meteorological Research Flight - Farnborough

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

  • No 5 Ferry Pool - Silloth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold J Roach  1 Nov 1948 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt H J Sadd 25 Aug 1949 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
Wg Cdr H Budden 12 Nov 1949 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R S Crawford 28 Mar 1949  
Engineers
Gp Capt E R Pearce  1 Jun 1948 OBE
Wg Cdr R Fraser 29 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr F G Mills  1 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 23 Aug 1948  
Equipment
Gp Capt William MacI King 15 Mar 1948 later AVM
Wg Cdr R W Woodley 12 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr H A May  2 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr S Miller 25 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr J P Eskdale 16 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr J Etchells 28 Jun 1949  
Allotments
Wg Cdr A W Edwards 14 Mar 1949  
Sqn Ldr C C Howard 18 Feb 1947  
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Gp Capt Ernest L G Le Dieu 26 Jul 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr T W Fazan 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr P G Hill 13 Sep 1948  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr R B P Land 30 Jun 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Sqn Ldr C F Bingham 27 Dec 1948  
Signals
Sqn Ldr P Robinson 23 Aug 1949  
Medical
Wg Cdr J I M Smith 15 Jan 1948 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr C F N Seaman 10 Jan 1949 BSc, AMICE, AMIMechE, ACGI
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr S F Mitchell  6 Sep 1948  
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr V E G Alton 19 Sep 1949 Senior Regiment Officer

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

February 1950

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment - RAF Beaulieu

  • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment - RAF Boscombe Down

  • Bomb Ballistic and Blind Landing Experimental Unit - RAF Martlesham Heath

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - RAF West Freugh

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe

  • Meteorological Research Flight - Farnborough

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

  • No 5 Ferry Pool - Silloth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold J Roach  1 Nov 1948 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt H J Sadd 25 Aug 1949 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Cecil J Nobbs 14 Dec 1949 Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr H Budden 12 Nov 1949 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R S Crawford 28 Mar 1949  
Engineers
Gp Capt E R Pearce  1 Jun 1948 OBE
Wg Cdr R Fraser 29 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr F G Mills  1 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 23 Aug 1948  
Equipment
Gp Capt William MacI King 15 Mar 1948 later AVM
Wg Cdr R W Woodley 12 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr H A May  2 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr S Miller 25 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr J P Eskdale 16 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr J Etchells 28 Jun 1949  
Allotments
Wg Cdr A W Edwards 14 Mar 1949  
Sqn Ldr C C Howard 18 Feb 1947  
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Gp Capt Ernest L G Le Dieu 26 Jul 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr T W Fazan 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr P G Hill 13 Sep 1948  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr R B P Land 30 Jun 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Sqn Ldr C F Bingham 27 Dec 1948  
Signals
Sqn Ldr P Robinson 23 Aug 1949  
Medical
Wg Cdr J I M Smith 15 Jan 1948 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr C F N Seaman 10 Jan 1949 BSc, AMICE, AMIMechE, ACGI
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr S F Mitchell  6 Sep 1948  
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr V E G Alton 19 Sep 1949 Senior Regiment Officer

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

March 1950

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment - RAF Beaulieu

  • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment - RAF Boscombe Down

  • Bomb Ballistic and Blind Landing Experimental Unit - RAF Martlesham Heath

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - RAF West Freugh

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe

  • Meteorological Research Flight - Farnborough

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

  • No 5 Ferry Pool - Silloth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold J Roach  1 Nov 1948 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt H J Sadd 25 Aug 1949 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Cecil J Nobbs 14 Dec 1949 Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr H Budden 12 Nov 1949 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R S Crawford 28 Mar 1949  
Engineers
Gp Capt E R Pearce  1 Jun 1948 OBE
Wg Cdr R Fraser 29 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr F G Mills  1 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 23 Aug 1948  
Equipment
Gp Capt William MacI King 15 Mar 1948 later AVM
Wg Cdr R W Woodley 12 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr H A May  2 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr S Miller 25 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr J Etchells 28 Jun 1949  
Allotments
Wg Cdr A W Edwards 14 Mar 1949  
Sqn Ldr C C Howard 18 Feb 1947  
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Gp Capt Ernest L G Le Dieu 26 Jul 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr T W Fazan 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr P G Hill 13 Sep 1948  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr R B P Land 30 Jun 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Sqn Ldr C F Bingham 27 Dec 1948  
Signals
Sqn Ldr P Robinson 23 Aug 1949  
Medical
Wg Cdr J I M Smith 15 Jan 1948 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr C F N Seaman 10 Jan 1949 BSc, AMICE, AMIMechE, ACGI
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr S F Mitchell  6 Sep 1948  
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr V E G Alton 19 Sep 1949 Senior Regiment Officer

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

April 1950

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment - RAF Beaulieu

  • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment - RAF Boscombe Down

  • Bomb Ballistic and Blind Landing Experimental Unit - RAF Martlesham Heath

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - RAF West Freugh

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe

  • Meteorological Research Flight - Farnborough

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

  • No 5 Ferry Pool - Silloth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold J Roach  1 Nov 1948 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt H J Sadd 25 Aug 1949 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Cecil J Nobbs 14 Dec 1949 Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr H Budden 12 Nov 1949 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R S Crawford 28 Mar 1949  
Engineers
Gp Capt E R Pearce  1 Jun 1948 OBE
Wg Cdr R Fraser 29 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr F G Mills  1 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 23 Aug 1948  
Equipment
Gp Capt William MacI King 15 Mar 1948 later AVM
Wg Cdr R W Woodley 12 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr H A May  2 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr S Miller 25 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr J Etchells 28 Jun 1949  
Allotments
Wg Cdr A W Edwards 14 Mar 1949  
Sqn Ldr C C Howard 18 Feb 1947  
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Gp Capt Ernest L G Le Dieu 26 Jul 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr T W Fazan 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr P G Hill 13 Sep 1948  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr R B P Land 30 Jun 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Sqn Ldr C F Bingham 27 Dec 1948  
Signals
Sqn Ldr P Robinson 23 Aug 1949  
Medical
Wg Cdr J I M Smith 15 Jan 1948 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr C F N Seaman 10 Jan 1949 BSc, AMICE, AMIMechE, ACGI
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr S F Mitchell  6 Sep 1948  
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr V E G Alton 19 Sep 1949 Senior Regiment Officer

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

May 1950

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment - RAF Beaulieu

  • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment - RAF Boscombe Down

  • Bomb Ballistic and Blind Landing Experimental Unit - RAF Martlesham Heath

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - RAF West Freugh

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe

  • Meteorological Research Flight - Farnborough

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

  • No 5 Ferry Pool - Silloth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold J Roach  1 Nov 1948 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt H J Sadd 25 Aug 1949 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Cecil J Nobbs 14 Dec 1949 Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr H Budden 12 Nov 1949 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R S Crawford 28 Mar 1949  
Engineers
Gp Capt E R Pearce  1 Jun 1948 OBE
Wg Cdr R Fraser 29 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr F G Mills  1 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 23 Aug 1948  
Equipment
Gp Capt William MacI King 15 Mar 1948 later AVM
Wg Cdr R W Woodley 12 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr H A May  2 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr S Miller 25 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr J Etchells 28 Jun 1949  
Allotments
Wg Cdr A W Edwards 14 Mar 1949  
Sqn Ldr C C Howard 18 Feb 1947  
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Gp Capt Ernest L G Le Dieu 26 Jul 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr T W Fazan 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr P G Hill 13 Sep 1948  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr R B P Land 30 Jun 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Sqn Ldr C F Bingham 27 Dec 1948  
Signals
Sqn Ldr P Robinson 23 Aug 1949  
Medical
Wg Cdr J I M Smith 15 Jan 1948 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr C F N Seaman 10 Jan 1949 BSc, AMICE, AMIMechE, ACGI
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr S F Mitchell  6 Sep 1948  
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr V E G Alton 19 Sep 1949 Senior Regiment Officer

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

June 1950

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment - RAF Beaulieu

  • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment - RAF Boscombe Down

  • Bomb Ballistic and Blind Landing Experimental Unit - RAF Martlesham Heath

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - RAF West Freugh

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe

  • Meteorological Research Flight - Farnborough

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

  • No 5 Ferry Pool - Silloth

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold J Roach  1 Nov 1948 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt H J Sadd 25 Aug 1949 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Cecil J Nobbs 14 Dec 1949 Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr H Budden 12 Nov 1949 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R S Crawford 28 Mar 1949  
Engineers
Gp Capt E R Pearce  1 Jun 1948 OBE
Wg Cdr R Fraser 29 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr F G Mills  1 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 23 Aug 1948  
Equipment
Gp Capt William MacI King 15 Mar 1948 later AVM
Wg Cdr R W Woodley 12 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr H A May  2 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr S Miller 25 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr J Etchells 28 Jun 1949  
Allotments
Wg Cdr A W Edwards 14 Mar 1949  
Sqn Ldr C C Howard 18 Feb 1947  
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Gp Capt Ernest L G Le Dieu 26 Jul 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr T W Fazan 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr P G Hill 13 Sep 1948  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr R B P Land 30 Jun 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Sqn Ldr C F Bingham 27 Dec 1948  
Signals
Sqn Ldr P Robinson 23 Aug 1949  
Medical
Wg Cdr J I M Smith 15 Jan 1948 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr C F N Seaman 10 Jan 1949 BSc, AMICE, AMIMechE, ACGI
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr S F Mitchell  6 Sep 1948  
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr V E G Alton 19 Sep 1949 Senior Regiment Officer

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

July 1950

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment - RAF Beaulieu

  • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment - RAF Boscombe Down

  • Armament and Instrument Experimental Unit - RAF Martlesham Heath

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - RAF West Freugh

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe

  • Meteorological Research Flight - Farnborough

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold J Roach  1 Nov 1948 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt H J Sadd 25 Aug 1949 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Cecil J Nobbs 14 Dec 1949 Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr H Budden 12 Nov 1949 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R S Crawford 28 Mar 1949  
Engineers
Gp Capt E R Pearce  1 Jun 1948 OBE
Wg Cdr R Fraser 29 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr F G Mills  1 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 23 Aug 1948  
Equipment
Gp Capt William MacI King 15 Mar 1948 later AVM
Wg Cdr R W Woodley 12 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr H A May  2 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr S Miller 25 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr J Etchells 28 Jun 1949  
Allotments
Wg Cdr A W Edwards 14 Mar 1949  
Sqn Ldr C C Howard 18 Feb 1947  
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Gp Capt Ernest L G Le Dieu 26 Jul 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr T W Fazan 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr P G Hill 13 Sep 1948  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr R B P Land 30 Jun 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Sqn Ldr C F Bingham 27 Dec 1948  
Signals
Sqn Ldr P Robinson 23 Aug 1949  
Medical
Wg Cdr J I M Smith 15 Jan 1948 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr C F N Seaman 10 Jan 1949 BSc, AMICE, AMIMechE, ACGI
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr S F Mitchell  6 Sep 1948  
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr V E G Alton 19 Sep 1949 Senior Regiment Officer

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

August 1950

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment - RAF Beaulieu

  • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment - RAF Boscombe Down

  • Armament and Instrument Experimental Unit - RAF Martlesham Heath

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - RAF West Freugh

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe

  • Meteorological Research Flight - Farnborough

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold J Roach  1 Nov 1948 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt H J Sadd 25 Aug 1949 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Cecil J Nobbs 14 Dec 1949 Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr H Budden 12 Nov 1949 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R S Crawford 28 Mar 1949  
Engineers
Gp Capt E R Pearce  1 Jun 1948 OBE
Wg Cdr R Fraser 29 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr F G Mills  1 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 23 Aug 1948  
Equipment
Wg Cdr R W Woodley 12 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr H A May  2 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr S Miller 25 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr J Etchells 28 Jun 1949  
Allotments
Wg Cdr A W Edwards 14 Mar 1949  
Sqn Ldr C C Howard 18 Feb 1947  
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Gp Capt Ernest L G Le Dieu 26 Jul 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr T W Fazan 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr P G Hill 13 Sep 1948  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr R B P Land 30 Jun 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Sqn Ldr C F Bingham 27 Dec 1948  
Signals
Sqn Ldr P Robinson 23 Aug 1949  
Medical
Wg Cdr J I M Smith 15 Jan 1948 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr C F N Seaman 10 Jan 1949 BSc, AMICE, AMIMechE, ACGI
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr S F Mitchell  6 Sep 1948  
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr V E G Alton 19 Sep 1949 Senior Regiment Officer

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

September 1950

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment - RAF Boscombe Down

  • Armament and Instrument Experimental Unit - RAF Martlesham Heath

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - RAF West Freugh

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe

  • Meteorological Research Flight - Farnborough

  • Parachute Test Unit - Henlow

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold J Roach  1 Nov 1948 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt H J Sadd 25 Aug 1949 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Cecil J Nobbs 14 Dec 1949 Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr H Budden 12 Nov 1949 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R S Crawford 28 Mar 1949  
Engineers
Gp Capt E R Pearce  1 Jun 1948 OBE
Wg Cdr R Fraser 29 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr F G Mills  1 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 23 Aug 1948  
Equipment
Wg Cdr R W Woodley 12 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr H A May  2 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr S Miller 25 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr J Etchells 28 Jun 1949  
Allotments
Wg Cdr A W Edwards 14 Mar 1949  
Sqn Ldr C C Howard 18 Feb 1947  
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Gp Capt Ernest L G Le Dieu 26 Jul 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr T W Fazan 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr P G Hill 13 Sep 1948  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr R B P Land 30 Jun 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Sqn Ldr C F Bingham 27 Dec 1948  
Signals
Sqn Ldr P Robinson 23 Aug 1949  
Medical
Wg Cdr J I M Smith 15 Jan 1948 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr C F N Seaman 10 Jan 1949 BSc, AMICE, AMIMechE, ACGI
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr S F Mitchell  6 Sep 1948  
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr V E G Alton 19 Sep 1949 Senior Regiment Officer

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

October 1950

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment - RAF Boscombe Down

  • Armament and Instrument Experimental Unit - RAF Martlesham Heath

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - RAF West Freugh

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe

  • Meteorological Research Flight - Farnborough

  • Parachute Test Unit - Henlow

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Harold J Roach  1 Nov 1948 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt H J Sadd 25 Aug 1949 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Cecil J Nobbs 14 Dec 1949 Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr H Budden 12 Nov 1949 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R S Crawford 28 Mar 1949  
Engineers
Gp Capt E R Pearce  1 Jun 1948 OBE
Wg Cdr R Fraser 29 Mar 1948  
Sqn Ldr F G Mills  1 May 1947  
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 23 Aug 1948  
Equipment
Wg Cdr R W Woodley 12 Jan 1948 OBE
Sqn Ldr H A May  2 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr S Miller 25 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr J Etchells 28 Jun 1949  
Allotments
Wg Cdr A W Edwards 14 Mar 1949  
Sqn Ldr C C Howard 18 Feb 1947  
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Gp Capt Ernest L G Le Dieu 26 Jul 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr T W Fazan 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr P G Hill 13 Sep 1948  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr R B P Land 30 Jun 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Sqn Ldr C F Bingham 27 Dec 1948  
Signals
Sqn Ldr P Robinson 23 Aug 1949  
Medical
Wg Cdr J I M Smith 15 Jan 1948 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr C F N Seaman 10 Jan 1949 BSc, AMICE, AMIMechE, ACGI
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr S F Mitchell  6 Sep 1948  
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr V E G Alton 19 Sep 1949 Senior Regiment Officer

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

November 1950

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment - RAF Boscombe Down

  • Armament and Instrument Experimental Unit - RAF Martlesham Heath

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - RAF West Freugh

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe

  • Meteorological Research Flight - Farnborough

  • Parachute Test Unit - Henlow

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Hugh G White  6 Nov 1950 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, MIME
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt H J Sadd 25 Aug 1949 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Cecil J Nobbs 14 Dec 1949 Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr H Budden 12 Nov 1949 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R S Crawford 28 Mar 1949  
Engineers
Gp Capt L Crocker 28 Aug 1950  
Wg Cdr L W Tee  7 Feb 1950 MBE
Sqn Ldr W G Wormersley 21 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 23 Aug 1948  
Sqn Ldr F H Dimmer 31 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr F V G Bacon  9 Feb 1949  
Equipment
Wg Cdr D M Bidwell 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr S Miller 25 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr J Etchells 28 Jun 1949  
Sqn Ldr H A Smith 20 Oct 1950  
Sqn Ldr F Bridger  5 Dec 1949  
Allotments
Wg Cdr A W Edwards 14 Mar 1949  
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Gp Capt Ernest L G Le Dieu 26 Jul 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr T W Fazan 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr P G Hill 13 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F D Northfield 21 Mar 1949  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr R B P Land 30 Jun 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Sqn Ldr C F Bingham 27 Dec 1948  
Signals
Sqn Ldr P Robinson 23 Aug 1949  
Medical
Wg Cdr J I M Smith 15 Jan 1948 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr C F N Seaman 10 Jan 1949 BSc, AMICE, AMIMechE, ACGI
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr A H Burleigh 16 Jun 1950  
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr V E G Alton 19 Sep 1949 Senior Regiment Officer

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

December 1950

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment - RAF Boscombe Down

  • Armament and Instrument Experimental Unit - RAF Martlesham Heath

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - RAF West Freugh

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe

  • Meteorological Research Flight - Farnborough

  • Parachute Test Unit - Henlow

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Hugh G White  6 Nov 1950 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, MIME
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt H J Sadd 25 Aug 1949 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Cecil J Nobbs 14 Dec 1949 Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr H Budden 12 Nov 1949 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R S Crawford 28 Mar 1949  
Engineers
Gp Capt L Crocker 28 Aug 1950  
Wg Cdr L W Tee  7 Feb 1950 MBE
Sqn Ldr W G Wormersley 21 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 23 Aug 1948  
Sqn Ldr F H Dimmer 31 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr F V G Bacon  9 Feb 1949  
Equipment
Wg Cdr D M Bidwell 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr S Miller 25 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr J Etchells 28 Jun 1949  
Sqn Ldr H A Smith 20 Oct 1950  
Sqn Ldr F Bridger  5 Dec 1949  
Allotments
Wg Cdr A W Edwards 14 Mar 1949  
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Gp Capt Ernest L G Le Dieu 26 Jul 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr T W Fazan 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr P G Hill 13 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F D Northfield 21 Mar 1949  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr R B P Land 30 Jun 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Sqn Ldr C F Bingham 27 Dec 1948  
Signals
Sqn Ldr P Robinson 23 Aug 1949  
Medical
Wg Cdr J I M Smith 15 Jan 1948 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr C F N Seaman 10 Jan 1949 BSc, AMICE, AMIMechE, ACGI
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr A H Burleigh 16 Jun 1950  
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr V E G Alton 19 Sep 1949 Senior Regiment Officer

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

January 1951

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment - RAF Boscombe Down

  • Armament and Instrument Experimental Unit - RAF Martlesham Heath

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - RAF West Freugh

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe

  • Meteorological Research Flight - Farnborough

  • Parachute Test Unit - Henlow

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Hugh G White  6 Nov 1950 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, MIME
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt H J Sadd 25 Aug 1949 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Cecil J Nobbs 14 Dec 1949 Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr H Budden 12 Nov 1949 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R S Crawford 28 Mar 1949  
Engineers
Gp Capt L Crocker 28 Aug 1950  
Wg Cdr L W Tee  7 Feb 1950 MBE
Sqn Ldr W G Wormersley 21 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 23 Aug 1948  
Sqn Ldr F H Dimmer 31 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr F V G Bacon  9 Feb 1949  
Equipment
Wg Cdr D M Bidwell 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr S Miller 25 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr J Etchells 28 Jun 1949  
Sqn Ldr H A Smith 20 Oct 1950  
Sqn Ldr F Bridger  5 Dec 1949  
Allotments
Wg Cdr A W Edwards 14 Mar 1949  
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Gp Capt Ernest L G Le Dieu 26 Jul 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr T W Fazan 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr P G Hill 13 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F D Northfield 21 Mar 1949  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr R B P Land 30 Jun 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Sqn Ldr C F Bingham 27 Dec 1948  
Signals
Sqn Ldr P Robinson 23 Aug 1949  
Medical
Wg Cdr J I M Smith 15 Jan 1948 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr C F N Seaman 10 Jan 1949 BSc, AMICE, AMIMechE, ACGI
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr A H Burleigh 16 Jun 1950  
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr V E G Alton 19 Sep 1949 Senior Regiment Officer

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

February 1951

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment - RAF Boscombe Down

  • Armament and Instrument Experimental Unit - RAF Martlesham Heath

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - RAF West Freugh

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe

  • Meteorological Research Flight - Farnborough

  • Parachute Test Unit - Henlow

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Hugh G White  6 Nov 1950 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, MIME
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt H J Sadd 25 Aug 1949 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Cecil J Nobbs 14 Dec 1949 Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr H Budden 12 Nov 1949 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R S Crawford 28 Mar 1949  
Engineers
Gp Capt L Crocker 28 Aug 1950  
Wg Cdr L W Tee  7 Feb 1950 MBE
Sqn Ldr W G Wormersley 21 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 23 Aug 1948  
Sqn Ldr F H Dimmer 31 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr F V G Bacon  9 Feb 1949  
Equipment
Wg Cdr D M Bidwell 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr S Miller 25 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr J Etchells 28 Jun 1949  
Sqn Ldr H A Smith 20 Oct 1950  
Sqn Ldr F Bridger  5 Dec 1949  
Allotments
Wg Cdr A W Edwards 14 Mar 1949  
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Wg Cdr T W Fazan 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr P G Hill 13 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F D Northfield 21 Mar 1949  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr R B P Land 30 Jun 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Sqn Ldr C F Bingham 27 Dec 1948  
Signals
Sqn Ldr P Robinson 23 Aug 1949  
Medical
Wg Cdr J I M Smith 15 Jan 1948 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr C F N Seaman 10 Jan 1949 BSc, AMICE, AMIMechE, ACGI
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr A H Burleigh 16 Jun 1950  
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr V E G Alton 19 Sep 1949 Senior Regiment Officer

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

March 1951

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment - RAF Boscombe Down

  • Armament and Instrument Experimental Unit - RAF Martlesham Heath

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - RAF West Freugh

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe

  • Meteorological Research Flight - Farnborough

  • Parachute Test Unit - Henlow

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Hugh G White  6 Nov 1950 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, MIME
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt H J Sadd 25 Aug 1949 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Cecil J Nobbs 14 Dec 1949 Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr H Budden 12 Nov 1949 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R S Crawford 28 Mar 1949  
Engineers
Gp Capt L Crocker 28 Aug 1950  
Wg Cdr L W Tee  7 Feb 1950 MBE
Sqn Ldr W G Wormersley 21 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 23 Aug 1948  
Sqn Ldr F H Dimmer 31 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr F V G Bacon  9 Feb 1949  
Equipment
Wg Cdr D M Bidwell 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr S Miller 25 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr J Etchells 28 Jun 1949  
Sqn Ldr H A Smith 20 Oct 1950  
Sqn Ldr F Bridger  5 Dec 1949  
Allotments
Wg Cdr A W Edwards 14 Mar 1949  
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Wg Cdr T W Fazan 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr P G Hill 13 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F D Northfield 21 Mar 1949  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr R B P Land 30 Jun 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Sqn Ldr C F Bingham 27 Dec 1948  
Signals
Sqn Ldr P Robinson 23 Aug 1949  
Medical
Wg Cdr J I M Smith 15 Jan 1948 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr C F N Seaman 10 Jan 1949 BSc, AMICE, AMIMechE, ACGI
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr A H Burleigh 16 Jun 1950  
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr V E G Alton 19 Sep 1949 Senior Regiment Officer

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

April 1951

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 47 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment - RAF Boscombe Down

  • Armament and Instrument Experimental Unit - RAF Martlesham Heath

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - RAF West Freugh

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe

  • Meteorological Research Flight - Farnborough

  • Parachute Test Unit - Henlow

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Hugh G White  6 Nov 1950 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, MIME
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt H J Sadd 25 Aug 1949 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Cecil J Nobbs 14 Dec 1949 Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr H Budden 12 Nov 1949 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R S Crawford 28 Mar 1949  
Engineers
Gp Capt L Crocker 28 Aug 1950  
Wg Cdr L W Tee  7 Feb 1950 MBE
Sqn Ldr W G Wormersley 21 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 23 Aug 1948  
Sqn Ldr F H Dimmer 31 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr F V G Bacon  9 Feb 1949  
Equipment
Wg Cdr D M Bidwell 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr S Miller 25 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr J Etchells 28 Jun 1949  
Sqn Ldr H A Smith 20 Oct 1950  
Sqn Ldr F Bridger  5 Dec 1949  
Allotments
Wg Cdr A W Edwards 14 Mar 1949  
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Wg Cdr T W Fazan 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr P G Hill 13 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F D Northfield 21 Mar 1949  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr R B P Land 30 Jun 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Sqn Ldr C F Bingham 27 Dec 1948  
Signals
Sqn Ldr P Robinson 23 Aug 1949  
Medical
Wg Cdr J I M Smith 15 Jan 1948 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr C F N Seaman 10 Jan 1949 BSc, AMICE, AMIMechE, ACGI
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr A H Burleigh 16 Jun 1950  
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr V E G Alton 19 Sep 1949 Senior Regiment Officer

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

May 1951

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 47 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment - RAF Boscombe Down

  • Armament and Instrument Experimental Unit - RAF Martlesham Heath

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - RAF West Freugh

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe

  • Meteorological Research Flight - Farnborough

  • Parachute Test Unit - Henlow

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Hugh G White  6 Nov 1950 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, MIME
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt H J Sadd 25 Aug 1949 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Cecil J Nobbs 14 Dec 1949 Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr H Budden 12 Nov 1949 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R S Crawford 28 Mar 1949  
Engineers
Gp Capt L Crocker 28 Aug 1950  
Wg Cdr L W Tee  7 Feb 1950 MBE
Sqn Ldr W G Wormersley 21 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 23 Aug 1948  
Sqn Ldr F H Dimmer 31 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr F V G Bacon  9 Feb 1949  
Equipment
Wg Cdr D M Bidwell 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr S Miller 25 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr J Etchells 28 Jun 1949  
Sqn Ldr H A Smith 20 Oct 1950  
Sqn Ldr F Bridger  5 Dec 1949  
Allotments
Wg Cdr A W Edwards 14 Mar 1949  
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Wg Cdr T W Fazan 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr P G Hill 13 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F D Northfield 21 Mar 1949  
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Sqn Ldr C F Bingham 27 Dec 1948  
Signals
Sqn Ldr P Robinson 23 Aug 1949  
Medical
Wg Cdr J I M Smith 15 Jan 1948 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr C F N Seaman 10 Jan 1949 BSc, AMICE, AMIMechE, ACGI
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr A H Burleigh 16 Jun 1950  
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr V E G Alton 19 Sep 1949 Senior Regiment Officer

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

June 1951

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 47 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 179 Personnel Transit Centre - Andover

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment - RAF Boscombe Down

  • Armament and Instrument Experimental Unit - RAF Martlesham Heath

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - RAF West Freugh

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe

  • Meteorological Research Flight - Farnborough

  • Parachute Test Unit - Henlow

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Hugh G White  6 Nov 1950 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, MIME
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt H J Sadd 25 Aug 1949 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Cecil J Nobbs 14 Dec 1949 Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr H Budden 12 Nov 1949 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R S Crawford 28 Mar 1949  
Engineers
Gp Capt L Crocker 28 Aug 1950  
Wg Cdr L W Tee  7 Feb 1950 MBE
Sqn Ldr W G Wormersley 21 Feb 1949  
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F H Marsh 23 Aug 1948  
Sqn Ldr F H Dimmer 31 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr F V G Bacon  9 Feb 1949  
Equipment
Wg Cdr D M Bidwell 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr S Miller 25 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr J Etchells 28 Jun 1949  
Sqn Ldr H A Smith 20 Oct 1950  
Sqn Ldr F Bridger  5 Dec 1949  
Allotments
Wg Cdr A W Edwards 14 Mar 1949  
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Wg Cdr T W Fazan 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr P G Hill 13 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F D Northfield 21 Mar 1949  
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Sqn Ldr C F Bingham 27 Dec 1948  
Signals
Sqn Ldr P Robinson 23 Aug 1949  
Medical
Wg Cdr J I M Smith 15 Jan 1948 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr C F N Seaman 10 Jan 1949 BSc, AMICE, AMIMechE, ACGI
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr A H Burleigh 16 Jun 1950  
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr V E G Alton 19 Sep 1949 Senior Regiment Officer

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

July 1951

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 47 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 179 Personnel Transit Centre - Andover

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment - RAF Boscombe Down

  • Armament and Instrument Experimental Unit - RAF Martlesham Heath

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - RAF West Freugh

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe

  • Meteorological Research Flight - Farnborough

  • Parachute Test Unit - Henlow

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Hugh G White  6 Nov 1950 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, MIME
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt H J Sadd 25 Aug 1949 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Cecil J Nobbs 14 Dec 1949 Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr H Budden 12 Nov 1949 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R S Crawford 28 Mar 1949  
Engineers
Gp Capt L Crocker 28 Aug 1950  
Wg Cdr L W Tee  7 Feb 1950 MBE
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F H Dimmer 31 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr F V G Bacon  9 Feb 1949  
Equipment
Wg Cdr D M Bidwell 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr S Miller 25 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr J Etchells 28 Jun 1949  
Sqn Ldr H A Smith 20 Oct 1950  
Sqn Ldr F Bridger  5 Dec 1949  
Allotments
Wg Cdr A W Edwards 14 Mar 1949  
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Wg Cdr T W Fazan 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr P G Hill 13 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F D Northfield 21 Mar 1949  
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Sqn Ldr C F Bingham 27 Dec 1948  
Signals
Sqn Ldr P Robinson 23 Aug 1949  
Medical
Wg Cdr J I M Smith 15 Jan 1948 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr C F N Seaman 10 Jan 1949 BSc, AMICE, AMIMechE, ACGI
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr A H Burleigh 16 Jun 1950  
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr V E G Alton 19 Sep 1949 Senior Regiment Officer

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

August 1951

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 47 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 179 Personnel Transit Centre - Andover

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment - RAF Boscombe Down

  • Armament and Instrument Experimental Unit - RAF Martlesham Heath

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - RAF West Freugh

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe

  • Meteorological Research Flight - Farnborough

  • Parachute Test Unit - Henlow

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

Ferry Pools

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Hugh G White  6 Nov 1950 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, MIME
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt H J Sadd 25 Aug 1949 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Cecil J Nobbs 14 Dec 1949 Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr H Budden 12 Nov 1949 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R S Crawford 28 Mar 1949  
Engineers
Gp Capt L Crocker 28 Aug 1950  
Wg Cdr L W Tee  7 Feb 1950 MBE
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F H Dimmer 31 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr F V G Bacon  9 Feb 1949  
Equipment
Wg Cdr D M Bidwell 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr S Miller 25 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr J Etchells 28 Jun 1949  
Sqn Ldr H A Smith 20 Oct 1950  
Sqn Ldr F Bridger  5 Dec 1949  
Allotments
Wg Cdr A W Edwards 14 Mar 1949  
Administrative Staff
Organisation
Wg Cdr T W Fazan 29 Nov 1948  
Sqn Ldr P G Hill 13 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F D Northfield 21 Mar 1949  
Staffs of the Services
Armament
Sqn Ldr C F Bingham 27 Dec 1948  
Signals
Sqn Ldr P Robinson 23 Aug 1949  
Medical
Wg Cdr J I M Smith 15 Jan 1948 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr C F N Seaman 10 Jan 1949 BSc, AMICE, AMIMechE, ACGI
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr A H Burleigh 16 Jun 1950  
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr V E G Alton 19 Sep 1949 Senior Regiment Officer

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

September 1951

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 47 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 179 Personnel Transit Centre - Andover

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment - RAF Boscombe Down

  • Armament and Instrument Experimental Unit - RAF Martlesham Heath

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - RAF West Freugh

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe

  • Meteorological Research Flight - Farnborough

  • Parachute Test Unit - Henlow

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Hugh G White  6 Nov 1950 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, MIME
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt H J Sadd 25 Aug 1949 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Cecil J Nobbs 14 Dec 1949 Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Operations
Gp Capt R Bayne-Brown 30 May 1950  
Wg Cdr A W Edwards 14 Mar 1949  
Sqn Ldr H J W Coward 30 Jul 1951  
Technical
Gp Capt L Crocker 28 Aug 1950  
Engineers
Wg Cdr L W Tee  7 Feb 1950 MBE
Wg Cdr H Clarke 23 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F H Dimmer 31 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr F Bridger  5 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr C S Read 26 Feb 1951  
Armament
Sqn Ldr C F Bingham 27 Dec 1948  
Signals
Sqn Ldr A E Spring 24 Jan 1951  
Equipment
Wg Cdr D M Bidwell 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr J Etchells 28 Jun 1949  
Sqn Ldr H A Smith 20 Oct 1950  
Flying
Wg Cdr H Budden 12 Nov 1949 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R Broadbent 21 May 1951 DFC
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr V E G Alton 19 Sep 1949 Senior Regiment Officer
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr A H Burleigh 16 Jun 1950  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt C F Goatcher 24 Jan 1951 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr F B Bristow  6 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr J Quinn  1 Jan 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr A J Gregory 20 Aug 1951  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr H G Batten 18 Dec 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr N I Smith 15 Jan 1949 MD, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr C F N Seaman 10 Jan 1949 BSc, AMICE, AMIMechE, ACGI
Civilian Administration
Mr W F Glass   Senior Executive Officer, MBE

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

October 1951

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 47 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment - RAF Boscombe Down

  • Armament and Instrument Experimental Unit - RAF Martlesham Heath

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - RAF West Freugh

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe

  • Meteorological Research Flight - Farnborough

  • Parachute Test Unit - Henlow

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Hugh G White  6 Nov 1950 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, MIME
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt H J Sadd 25 Aug 1949 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Cecil J Nobbs 14 Dec 1949 Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Operations
Gp Capt R Bayne-Brown 30 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr H J W Coward 30 Jul 1951  
Technical
Gp Capt L Crocker 28 Aug 1950  
Engineers
Wg Cdr L W Tee  7 Feb 1950 MBE
Wg Cdr H Clarke 23 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F H Dimmer 31 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr F Bridger  5 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr C S Read 26 Feb 1951  
Armament
Sqn Ldr C F Bingham 27 Dec 1948  
Signals
Sqn Ldr A E Spring 24 Jan 1951  
Equipment
Wg Cdr D M Bidwell 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr J Etchells 28 Jun 1949  
Sqn Ldr H A Smith 20 Oct 1950  
Flying
Wg Cdr H Budden 12 Nov 1949 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R Broadbent 21 May 1951 DFC
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr V E G Alton 19 Sep 1949 Senior Regiment Officer
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr H G Sparks 15 Mar 1951  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt C F Goatcher 24 Jan 1951 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr F B Bristow  6 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr J Quinn  1 Jan 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr A J Gregory 20 Aug 1951  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr H G Batten 18 Dec 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr N I Smith 15 Jan 1949 MD, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr J D Piper 17 Sep 1951 MC, BSc
Civilian Administration
Mr W F Glass   Senior Executive Officer, MBE

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

November 1951

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 47 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment - RAF Boscombe Down

  • Armament and Instrument Experimental Unit - RAF Martlesham Heath

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - RAF West Freugh

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe

  • Meteorological Research Flight - Farnborough

  • Parachute Test Unit - Henlow

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Hugh G White  6 Nov 1950 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, MIME
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt H J Sadd 25 Aug 1949 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Cecil J Nobbs 14 Dec 1949 Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Operations
Gp Capt R Bayne-Brown 30 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr H J W Coward 30 Jul 1951  
Technical
Gp Capt L Crocker 28 Aug 1950  
Engineers
Wg Cdr L W Tee  7 Feb 1950 MBE
Wg Cdr H Clarke 23 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F H Dimmer 31 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr F Bridger  5 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr C S Read 26 Feb 1951  
Armament
Sqn Ldr C F Bingham 27 Dec 1948  
Signals
Sqn Ldr A E Spring 24 Jan 1951  
Equipment
Wg Cdr D M Bidwell 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr J Etchells 28 Jun 1949  
Sqn Ldr H A Smith 20 Oct 1950  
Flying
Wg Cdr H Budden 12 Nov 1949 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R Broadbent 21 May 1951 DFC
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr V E G Alton 19 Sep 1949 Senior Regiment Officer
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr H G Sparks 15 Mar 1951  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt C F Goatcher 24 Jan 1951 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr F B Bristow  6 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr J Quinn  1 Jan 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr A J Gregory 20 Aug 1951  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr H G Batten 18 Dec 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr N I Smith 15 Jan 1949 MD, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr J D Piper 17 Sep 1951 MC, BSc
Civilian Administration
Mr W F Glass   Senior Executive Officer, MBE

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

December 1951

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 47 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 57 Maintenance Unit - Wig Bay

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment - RAF Boscombe Down

  • Armament and Instrument Experimental Unit - RAF Martlesham Heath

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - RAF West Freugh

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe

  • Meteorological Research Flight - Farnborough

  • Parachute Test Unit - Henlow

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Hugh G White  6 Nov 1950 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, MIME
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt H J Sadd 25 Aug 1949 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Cecil J Nobbs 14 Dec 1949 Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Operations
Gp Capt R Bayne-Brown 30 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr H J W Coward 30 Jul 1951  
Technical
Gp Capt L Crocker 28 Aug 1950  
Engineers
Wg Cdr L W Tee  7 Feb 1950 MBE
Wg Cdr H Clarke 23 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F H Dimmer 31 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr F Bridger  5 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr C S Read 26 Feb 1951  
Armament
Sqn Ldr C F Bingham 27 Dec 1948  
Signals
Sqn Ldr A E Spring 24 Jan 1951  
Equipment
Wg Cdr D M Bidwell 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr J Etchells 28 Jun 1949  
Sqn Ldr H A Smith 20 Oct 1950  
Flying
Wg Cdr H Budden 12 Nov 1949 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R Broadbent 21 May 1951 DFC
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr V E G Alton 19 Sep 1949 Senior Regiment Officer
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr H G Sparks 15 Mar 1951  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt C F Goatcher 24 Jan 1951 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr F B Bristow  6 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr J Quinn  1 Jan 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr A J Gregory 20 Aug 1951  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr H G Batten 18 Dec 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr N I Smith 15 Jan 1949 MD, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr J D Piper 17 Sep 1951 MC, BSc
Civilian Administration
Mr W F Glass   Senior Executive Officer, MBE

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

January 1952

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 47 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment - RAF Boscombe Down

  • Armament and Instrument Experimental Unit - RAF Martlesham Heath

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - RAF West Freugh

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe

  • Meteorological Research Flight - Farnborough

  • Parachute Test Unit - Henlow

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Hugh G White  6 Nov 1950 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, MIME
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt H J Sadd 25 Aug 1949 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Cecil J Nobbs 14 Dec 1949 Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Operations
Gp Capt R Bayne-Brown 30 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr H J W Coward 30 Jul 1951  
Technical
Gp Capt L Crocker 28 Aug 1950  
Engineers
Wg Cdr L W Tee  7 Feb 1950 MBE
Wg Cdr H Clarke 23 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F H Dimmer 31 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr F Bridger  5 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr C S Read 26 Feb 1951  
Armament
Sqn Ldr C F Bingham 27 Dec 1948  
Signals
Sqn Ldr A E Spring 24 Jan 1951  
Equipment
Wg Cdr D M Bidwell 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr J Etchells 28 Jun 1949  
Sqn Ldr H A Smith 20 Oct 1950  
Flying
Wg Cdr H Budden 12 Nov 1949 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R Broadbent 21 May 1951 DFC
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr V E G Alton 19 Sep 1949 Senior Regiment Officer
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr H G Sparks 15 Mar 1951  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt C F Goatcher 24 Jan 1951 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr F B Bristow  6 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr J Quinn  1 Jan 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr A J Gregory 20 Aug 1951  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr H G Batten 18 Dec 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr N I Smith 15 Jan 1949 MD, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr J D Piper 17 Sep 1951 MC, BSc
Civilian Administration
Mr W F Glass   Senior Executive Officer, MBE

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

February 1952

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 47 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment - RAF Boscombe Down

  • Armament and Instrument Experimental Unit - RAF Martlesham Heath

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • Bombing Trials Unit - West Freugh

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe

  • Meteorological Research Flight - Farnborough

  • Parachute Test Unit - Henlow

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Hugh G White  6 Nov 1950 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, MIME
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt H J Sadd 25 Aug 1949 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Cecil J Nobbs 14 Dec 1949 Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Operations
Gp Capt R Bayne-Brown 30 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr H J W Coward 30 Jul 1951  
Technical
Gp Capt L Crocker 28 Aug 1950  
Engineers
Wg Cdr L W Tee  7 Feb 1950 MBE
Wg Cdr H Clarke 23 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F H Dimmer 31 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr F Bridger  5 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr C S Read 26 Feb 1951  
Armament
Sqn Ldr C F Bingham 27 Dec 1948  
Signals
Sqn Ldr A E Spring 24 Jan 1951  
Equipment
Wg Cdr D M Bidwell 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr J Etchells 28 Jun 1949  
Sqn Ldr H A Smith 20 Oct 1950  
Flying
Wg Cdr H Budden 12 Nov 1949 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R Broadbent 21 May 1951 DFC
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr V E G Alton 19 Sep 1949 Senior Regiment Officer
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr H G Sparks 15 Mar 1951  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt C F Goatcher 24 Jan 1951 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr F B Bristow  6 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr J Quinn  1 Jan 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr A J Gregory 20 Aug 1951  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr H G Batten 18 Dec 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr N I Smith 15 Jan 1949 MD, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr J D Piper 17 Sep 1951 MC, BSc
Civilian Administration
Mr W F Glass   Senior Executive Officer, MBE

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

March 1952

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 47 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment - RAF Boscombe Down

  • Armament and Instrument Experimental Unit - RAF Martlesham Heath

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • SHQ RAF West Freugh

    • Bombing Trials Unit

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe

  • Meteorological Research Flight - Farnborough

  • Parachute Test Unit - Henlow

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Hugh G White  6 Nov 1950 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, MIME
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt H J Sadd 25 Aug 1949 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Cecil J Nobbs 14 Dec 1949 Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Operations
Gp Capt R Bayne-Brown 30 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr H J W Coward 30 Jul 1951  
Technical
Gp Capt L Crocker 28 Aug 1950  
Engineers
Wg Cdr L W Tee  7 Feb 1950 MBE
Wg Cdr H Clarke 23 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F H Dimmer 31 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr F Bridger  5 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr C S Read 26 Feb 1951  
Armament
Sqn Ldr C F Bingham 27 Dec 1948  
Signals
Sqn Ldr A E Spring 24 Jan 1951  
Equipment
Wg Cdr D M Bidwell 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr J Etchells 28 Jun 1949  
Sqn Ldr H A Smith 20 Oct 1950  
Flying
Wg Cdr H Budden 12 Nov 1949 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R Broadbent 21 May 1951 DFC
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr V E G Alton 19 Sep 1949 Senior Regiment Officer
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr H G Sparks 15 Mar 1951  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt C F Goatcher 24 Jan 1951 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr F B Bristow  6 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr J Quinn  1 Jan 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr A J Gregory 20 Aug 1951  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr H G Batten 18 Dec 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr N I Smith 15 Jan 1949 MD, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr J D Piper 17 Sep 1951 MC, BSc
Civilian Administration
Mr W F Glass   Senior Executive Officer, MBE

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

April 1952

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 47 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

    • Maintenance Command Ground Combat Training School

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment - RAF Boscombe Down

  • Armament and Instrument Experimental Unit - RAF Martlesham Heath

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • SHQ RAF West Freugh

    • Bombing Trials Unit

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe

  • Meteorological Research Flight - Farnborough

  • Parachute Test Unit - Henlow

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Hugh G White  6 Nov 1950 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, MIME
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt H J Sadd 25 Aug 1949 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Cecil J Nobbs 14 Dec 1949 Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Operations
Gp Capt R Bayne-Brown 30 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr H J W Coward 30 Jul 1951  
Technical
Gp Capt L Crocker 28 Aug 1950  
Engineers
Wg Cdr L W Tee  7 Feb 1950 MBE
Wg Cdr H Clarke 23 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F H Dimmer 31 Jan 1950  
Sqn Ldr F Bridger  5 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr C S Read 26 Feb 1951  
Armament
Sqn Ldr C F Bingham 27 Dec 1948  
Signals
Sqn Ldr A E Spring 24 Jan 1951  
Equipment
Wg Cdr D M Bidwell 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr J Etchells 28 Jun 1949  
Sqn Ldr H A Smith 20 Oct 1950  
Flying
Wg Cdr H Budden 12 Nov 1949 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr R Broadbent 21 May 1951 DFC
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr V E G Alton 19 Sep 1949 Senior Regiment Officer
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr H G Sparks 15 Mar 1951  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt C F Goatcher 24 Jan 1951 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr F B Bristow  6 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr J Quinn  1 Jan 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr A J Gregory 20 Aug 1951  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr H G Batten 18 Dec 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr N I Smith 15 Jan 1949 MD, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr J D Piper 17 Sep 1951 MC, BSc
Civilian Administration
Mr W F Glass   Senior Executive Officer, MBE

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

May 1952

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 47 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

    • Maintenance Command Ground Combat Training School

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment - RAF Boscombe Down

  • Armament and Instrument Experimental Unit - RAF Martlesham Heath

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • SHQ RAF West Freugh

    • Bombing Trials Unit

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe

  • Meteorological Research Flight - Farnborough

  • Parachute Test Unit - Henlow

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Hugh G White  6 Nov 1950 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, MIME
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt H J Sadd 25 Aug 1949 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre William F Langdon  1 May 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations
Gp Capt R Bayne-Brown 30 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr H J W Coward 30 Jul 1951  
Technical
Gp Capt L Crocker 28 Aug 1950  
Engineers
Wg Cdr L W Tee  7 Feb 1950 MBE
Wg Cdr H Clarke 23 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F Bridger  5 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr C S Read 26 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr W A Greene 17 Apr 1952  
Armament
Sqn Ldr C F Bingham 27 Dec 1948  
Signals
Sqn Ldr A E Spring 24 Jan 1951  
Equipment
Wg Cdr D M Bidwell 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr W E Tyrie  5 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr H A May 10 Apr 1952  
Flying
Wg Cdr H Budden 12 Nov 1949 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr G E Goode 11 Feb 1952 DFC
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr C L C Cooper  5 Sep 1951 Senior Regiment Officer
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr H G Sparks 15 Mar 1951  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt C F Goatcher 24 Jan 1951 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr F B Bristow  6 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr J Quinn  1 Jan 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr A J Gregory 20 Aug 1951  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr H G Batten 18 Dec 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr N I Smith 15 Jan 1949 MD, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr J D Piper 17 Sep 1951 MC, BSc
Civilian Administration
Mr W F Glass   Senior Executive Officer, MBE

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

June 1952

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 47 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

    • Maintenance Command Ground Combat Training School

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment - RAF Boscombe Down

  • Armament and Instrument Experimental Unit - RAF Martlesham Heath

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • SHQ RAF West Freugh

    • Bombing Trials Unit

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe

  • Meteorological Research Flight - Farnborough

  • Parachute Test Unit - Henlow

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Hugh G White  6 Nov 1950 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, MIME
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt H J Sadd 25 Aug 1949 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre William F Langdon  1 May 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations
Gp Capt R Bayne-Brown 30 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr H J W Coward 30 Jul 1951  
Technical
Gp Capt L Crocker 28 Aug 1950  
Engineers
Wg Cdr L W Tee  7 Feb 1950 MBE
Wg Cdr H Clarke 23 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F Bridger  5 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr C S Read 26 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr W A Greene 17 Apr 1952  
Armament
Sqn Ldr C F Bingham 27 Dec 1948  
Signals
Sqn Ldr A E Spring 24 Jan 1951  
Equipment
Wg Cdr D M Bidwell 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr W E Tyrie  5 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr H A May 10 Apr 1952  
Flying
Wg Cdr H Budden 12 Nov 1949 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr G E Goode 11 Feb 1952 DFC
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr C L C Cooper  5 Sep 1951 Senior Regiment Officer
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr H G Sparks 15 Mar 1951  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt C F Goatcher 24 Jan 1951 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr F B Bristow  6 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr J Quinn  1 Jan 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr A J Gregory 20 Aug 1951  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr H G Batten 18 Dec 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr N I Smith 15 Jan 1949 MD, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr J D Piper 17 Sep 1951 MC, BSc
Civilian Administration
Mr W F Glass   Senior Executive Officer, MBE

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

July 1952

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 6 Maintenance Unit - Brize Norton

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 47 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

    • Maintenance Command Ground Combat Training School

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment - RAF Boscombe Down

  • Armament and Instrument Experimental Unit - RAF Martlesham Heath

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • SHQ RAF West Freugh

    • Bombing Trials Unit

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe

  • Meteorological Research Flight - Farnborough

  • Parachute Test Unit - Henlow

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down (Lodger)

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden (Lodger)

  • HQ Ferry Wing - Andover (Lodger)

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Hugh G White  6 Nov 1950 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, MIME
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt H J Sadd 25 Aug 1949 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre William F Langdon  1 May 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations
Gp Capt R Bayne-Brown 30 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr H J W Coward 30 Jul 1951  
Technical
Gp Capt L Crocker 28 Aug 1950  
Engineers
Wg Cdr L W Tee  7 Feb 1950 MBE
Wg Cdr H Clarke 23 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F Bridger  5 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr C S Read 26 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr W A Greene 17 Apr 1952  
Armament
Sqn Ldr C F Bingham 27 Dec 1948  
Signals
Sqn Ldr A E Spring 24 Jan 1951  
Equipment
Wg Cdr D M Bidwell 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr W E Tyrie  5 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr H A May 10 Apr 1952  
Flying
Wg Cdr H Budden 12 Nov 1949 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr G E Goode 11 Feb 1952 DFC
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr C L C Cooper  5 Sep 1951 Senior Regiment Officer
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr H G Sparks 15 Mar 1951  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt C F Goatcher 24 Jan 1951 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr F B Bristow  6 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr J Quinn  1 Jan 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr A J Gregory 20 Aug 1951  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr H G Batten 18 Dec 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr N I Smith 15 Jan 1949 MD, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr J D Piper 17 Sep 1951 MC, BSc
Civilian Administration
Mr W F Glass   Senior Executive Officer, MBE

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

August 1952

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 47 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

    • Maintenance Command Ground Combat Training School

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment - RAF Boscombe Down

  • Armament and Instrument Experimental Unit - RAF Martlesham Heath

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • SHQ RAF West Freugh

    • Bombing Trials Unit

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe

  • Parachute Test Unit - Henlow

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down (Lodger)

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden (Lodger)

  • HQ Ferry Wing - Andover (Lodger)

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Hugh G White  6 Nov 1950 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, MIME
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt H J Sadd 25 Aug 1949 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre William F Langdon  1 May 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations
Gp Capt R Bayne-Brown 30 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr H J W Coward 30 Jul 1951  
Technical
Gp Capt L Crocker 28 Aug 1950  
Engineers
Wg Cdr L W Tee  7 Feb 1950 MBE
Wg Cdr H Clarke 23 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F Bridger  5 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr C S Read 26 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr W A Greene 17 Apr 1952  
Armament
Sqn Ldr C F Bingham 27 Dec 1948  
Signals
Sqn Ldr A E Spring 24 Jan 1951  
Equipment
Wg Cdr D M Bidwell 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr W E Tyrie  5 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr H A May 10 Apr 1952  
Flying
Wg Cdr H Budden 12 Nov 1949 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr G E Goode 11 Feb 1952 DFC
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr C L C Cooper  5 Sep 1951 Senior Regiment Officer
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr H G Sparks 15 Mar 1951  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt C F Goatcher 24 Jan 1951 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr F B Bristow  6 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr J Quinn  1 Jan 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr A J Gregory 20 Aug 1951  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr H G Batten 18 Dec 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr N I Smith 15 Jan 1949 MD, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr J D Piper 17 Sep 1951 MC, BSc
Civilian Administration
Mr W F Glass   Senior Executive Officer, MBE

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

September 1952

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne (Lodger)

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 47 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

    • Maintenance Command Ground Defence School

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

  • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment - RAF Boscombe Down

  • Armament and Instrument Experimental Unit - RAF Martlesham Heath

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • SHQ RAF West Freugh

    • Bombing Trials Unit

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe

  • Parachute Test Unit - Henlow

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down (Lodger)

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden (Lodger)

  • HQ Ferry Wing - Andover (Lodger)

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Hugh G White  6 Nov 1950 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, MIME
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt H J Sadd 25 Aug 1949 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre William F Langdon  1 May 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations
Gp Capt R Bayne-Brown 30 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr H J W Coward 30 Jul 1951  
Technical
Gp Capt L Crocker 28 Aug 1950  
Engineers
Wg Cdr L W Tee  7 Feb 1950 MBE
Wg Cdr H Clarke 23 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F Bridger  5 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr C S Read 26 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr W A Greene 17 Apr 1952  
Armament
Sqn Ldr C F Bingham 27 Dec 1948  
Signals
Sqn Ldr A E Spring 24 Jan 1951  
Equipment
Wg Cdr D M Bidwell 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr W E Tyrie  5 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr H A May 10 Apr 1952  
Flying
Wg Cdr H Budden 12 Nov 1949 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr G E Goode 11 Feb 1952 DFC
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr C L C Cooper  5 Sep 1951 Senior Regiment Officer
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr H G Sparks 15 Mar 1951  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt C F Goatcher 24 Jan 1951 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr F B Bristow  6 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr J Quinn  1 Jan 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr A J Gregory 20 Aug 1951  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr H G Batten 18 Dec 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr N I Smith 15 Jan 1949 MD, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr J D Piper 17 Sep 1951 MC, BSc
Civilian Administration
Mr W F Glass   Senior Executive Officer, MBE

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

October 1952

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne (Lodger)

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 47 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

    • Maintenance Command Ground Defence School

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

    • Maintenance Command Communication Squadron

  • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment - RAF Boscombe Down

  • Armament and Instrument Experimental Unit - RAF Martlesham Heath

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • SHQ RAF West Freugh

    • Bombing Trials Unit

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe

  • Parachute Test Unit - Henlow

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down (Lodger)

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden (Lodger)

  • HQ Ferry Wing - Andover (Lodger)

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Hugh G White  6 Nov 1950 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, MIME
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt H J Sadd 25 Aug 1949 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre William F Langdon  1 May 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations
Gp Capt R Bayne-Brown 30 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr H J W Coward 30 Jul 1951  
Technical
Gp Capt L Crocker 28 Aug 1950  
Engineers
Wg Cdr L W Tee  7 Feb 1950 MBE
Wg Cdr H Clarke 23 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F Bridger  5 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr C S Read 26 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr W A Greene 17 Apr 1952  
Armament
Sqn Ldr C F Bingham 27 Dec 1948  
Signals
Sqn Ldr A E Spring 24 Jan 1951  
Equipment
Wg Cdr D M Bidwell 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr W E Tyrie  5 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr H A May 10 Apr 1952  
Flying
Sqn Ldr G E Goode 11 Feb 1952 DFC
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr C L C Cooper  5 Sep 1951 Senior Regiment Officer
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr H G Sparks 15 Mar 1951  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt C F Goatcher 24 Jan 1951 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr F B Bristow  6 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr J Quinn  1 Jan 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr A J Gregory 20 Aug 1951  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr H G Batten 18 Dec 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr N I Smith 15 Jan 1949 MD, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr J D Piper 17 Sep 1951 MC, BSc
Civilian Administration
Mr W F Glass   Senior Executive Officer, MBE

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

November 1952

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne (Lodger)

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 47 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

    • Maintenance Command Ground Defence School

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

    • Maintenance Command Communication Squadron

  • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment - RAF Boscombe Down

  • Armament and Instrument Experimental Unit - RAF Martlesham Heath

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • SHQ RAF West Freugh

    • Bombing Trials Unit

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe

  • Parachute Test Unit - Henlow

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down (Lodger)

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden (Lodger)

  • HQ Ferry Wing - Andover (Lodger)

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Hugh G White  6 Nov 1950 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, MIME
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt H J Sadd 25 Aug 1949 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre William F Langdon  1 May 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations
Gp Capt R Bayne-Brown 30 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr H J W Coward 30 Jul 1951  
Technical
Gp Capt L Crocker 28 Aug 1950  
Engineers
Wg Cdr L W Tee  7 Feb 1950 MBE
Wg Cdr H Clarke 23 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F Bridger  5 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr C S Read 26 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr W A Greene 17 Apr 1952  
Armament
Sqn Ldr C F Bingham 27 Dec 1948  
Signals
Sqn Ldr A E Spring 24 Jan 1951  
Equipment
Wg Cdr D M Bidwell 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr W E Tyrie  5 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr H A May 10 Apr 1952  
Flying
Sqn Ldr G E Goode 11 Feb 1952 DFC
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr C L C Cooper  5 Sep 1951 Senior Regiment Officer
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr H G Sparks 15 Mar 1951  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt C F Goatcher 24 Jan 1951 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr F B Bristow  6 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr J Quinn  1 Jan 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr A J Gregory 20 Aug 1951  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr H G Batten 18 Dec 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr N I Smith 15 Jan 1949 MD, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr J D Piper 17 Sep 1951 MC, BSc
Civilian Administration
Mr W F Glass   Senior Executive Officer, MBE

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

December 1952

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne (Lodger)

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss

  • No 47 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • No 1689 (FPT) Flight - Aston Down

    • Maintenance Command Ground Defence School

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

    • Maintenance Command Communication Squadron

  • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment - RAF Boscombe Down

  • Armament and Instrument Experimental Unit - RAF Martlesham Heath

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • SHQ RAF West Freugh

    • Bombing Trials Unit

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe

  • Parachute Test Unit - Henlow

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

  • No 2 Ferry Pool - Aston Down (Lodger)

  • No 4 Ferry Pool - Hawarden (Lodger)

  • HQ Ferry Wing - Andover (Lodger)

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Hugh G White  6 Nov 1950 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, MIME
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt H J Sadd 25 Aug 1949 PA to AOC, AFC
Air Staff
A/Cdre William F Langdon  1 May 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations
Gp Capt R Bayne-Brown 30 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr H J W Coward 30 Jul 1951  
Technical
Gp Capt L Crocker 28 Aug 1950  
Engineers
Wg Cdr L W Tee  7 Feb 1950 MBE
Wg Cdr H Clarke 23 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F Bridger  5 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr C S Read 26 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr W A Greene 17 Apr 1952  
Armament
Sqn Ldr C F Bingham 27 Dec 1948  
Signals
Sqn Ldr A E Spring 24 Jan 1951  
Equipment
Wg Cdr D M Bidwell 31 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr W E Tyrie  5 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr H A May 10 Apr 1952  
Flying
Sqn Ldr G E Goode 11 Feb 1952 DFC
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr C L C Cooper  5 Sep 1951 Senior Regiment Officer
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr H G Sparks 15 Mar 1951  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt C F Goatcher 24 Jan 1951 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr F B Bristow  6 Jun 1951  
Sqn Ldr J Quinn  1 Jan 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr A J Gregory 20 Aug 1951  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr H G Batten 18 Dec 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr N I Smith 15 Jan 1949 MD, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr J D Piper 17 Sep 1951 MC, BSc
Civilian Administration
Mr W F Glass   Senior Executive Officer, MBE

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

January 1953

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington (Lodger)

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford (Lodger)

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington (Lodger)

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan (Lodger)

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove (Lodger)

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury (Lodger)

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham (Lodger)

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne (Lodger)

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell (Lodger)

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss (Lodger)

  • No 47 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • Maintenance Command Ground Defence School - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

    • Maintenance Command Communication Squadron

  • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment - RAF Boscombe Down

  • Armament and Instrument Experimental Unit - RAF Martlesham Heath

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • SHQ RAF West Freugh

    • Bombing Trials Unit (Lodger)

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe

  • Parachute Test Unit - Henlow

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Hugh G White  6 Nov 1950 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, MIME
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt E E Watson 11 Jun 1952 PA to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre William F Langdon  1 May 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations
Gp Capt R Bayne-Brown 30 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr C S Read 22 Sep 1951  
Technical
Gp Capt L Crocker 28 Aug 1950  
Engineers
Wg Cdr L W Tee  7 Feb 1950 MBE
Wg Cdr H Clarke 23 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F Bridger  5 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr W A Greene 17 Apr 1952  
Lt Cdr RN J H Blackmore 22 Sep 1952  
Armament
Sqn Ldr L R Robinson 11 Aug 1952  
Signals
Sqn Ldr A E Spring 24 Jan 1951  
Equipment
Wg Cdr F B King  2 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr W E Tyrie  5 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr H A May 10 Apr 1952  
Flying
Sqn Ldr G E Goode 11 Feb 1952 DFC
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr G Rees 15 Sep 1952 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr H G Sparks 15 Mar 1951  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt C F Goatcher 24 Jan 1951 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr P Louis 21 Jul 1952  
Sqn Ldr J Quinn  1 Jan 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr A J Gregory 20 Aug 1951  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr H G Batten 18 Dec 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr A S Amsden 11 Sep 1952 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr J D Piper 17 Sep 1951 MC, BSc
Civilian Administration
Mr W F Glass   Senior Executive Officer, MBE

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

February 1953

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington (Lodger)

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford (Lodger)

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington (Lodger)

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan (Lodger)

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove (Lodger)

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury (Lodger)

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham (Lodger)

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne (Lodger)

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell (Lodger)

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss (Lodger)

  • No 47 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • Maintenance Command Ground Defence School - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

    • Maintenance Command Communication Squadron

  • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment - RAF Boscombe Down

  • Armament and Instrument Experimental Unit - RAF Martlesham Heath

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • SHQ RAF West Freugh

    • Bombing Trials Unit (Lodger)

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe

  • Parachute Test Unit - Henlow

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Vacant   Air Officer Commanding,
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt E E Watson 11 Jun 1952 PA to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre William F Langdon  1 May 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations
Gp Capt R Bayne-Brown 30 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr C S Read 22 Sep 1951  
Technical
Gp Capt L Crocker 28 Aug 1950  
Engineers
Wg Cdr L W Tee  7 Feb 1950 MBE
Wg Cdr H Clarke 23 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F Bridger  5 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr W A Greene 17 Apr 1952  
Lt Cdr RN J H Blackmore 22 Sep 1952  
Armament
Sqn Ldr L R Robinson 11 Aug 1952  
Signals
Sqn Ldr A E Spring 24 Jan 1951  
Equipment
Wg Cdr F B King  2 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr W E Tyrie  5 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr H A May 10 Apr 1952  
Flying
Sqn Ldr G E Goode 11 Feb 1952 DFC
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr G Rees 15 Sep 1952 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr H G Sparks 15 Mar 1951  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt C F Goatcher 24 Jan 1951 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr P Louis 21 Jul 1952  
Sqn Ldr J Quinn  1 Jan 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr A J Gregory 20 Aug 1951  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr H G Batten 18 Dec 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr A S Amsden 11 Sep 1952 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr J D Piper 17 Sep 1951 MC, BSc
Civilian Administration
Mr W F Glass   Senior Executive Officer, MBE

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

March 1953

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington (Lodger)

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford (Lodger)

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington (Lodger)

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan (Lodger)

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove (Lodger)

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury (Lodger)

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham (Lodger)

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne (Lodger)

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell (Lodger)

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss (Lodger)

  • No 47 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • Maintenance Command Ground Defence School - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

    • Maintenance Command Communication Squadron

  • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment - RAF Boscombe Down

  • Armament and Instrument Experimental Unit - RAF Martlesham Heath

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • SHQ RAF West Freugh

    • Bombing Trials Unit (Lodger)

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe

  • Parachute Test Unit - Henlow

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Gerard Combe  5 Feb 1953 Air Officer Commanding, CB
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt E E Watson 11 Jun 1952 PA to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre William F Langdon  1 May 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations
Gp Capt R Bayne-Brown 30 May 1950  
Sqn Ldr C S Read 22 Sep 1951  
Technical
Gp Capt L Crocker 28 Aug 1950  
Engineers
Wg Cdr L W Tee  7 Feb 1950 MBE
Wg Cdr H Clarke 23 Apr 1951  
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F Bridger  5 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr W A Greene 17 Apr 1952  
Lt Cdr RN J H Blackmore 22 Sep 1952  
Armament
Sqn Ldr L R Robinson 11 Aug 1952  
Signals
Sqn Ldr A E Spring 24 Jan 1951  
Equipment
Wg Cdr F B King  2 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr W E Tyrie  5 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr H A May 10 Apr 1952  
Flying
Sqn Ldr G E Goode 11 Feb 1952 DFC
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr G Rees 15 Sep 1952 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr H G Sparks 15 Mar 1951  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt C F Goatcher 24 Jan 1951 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr P Louis 21 Jul 1952  
Sqn Ldr J Quinn  1 Jan 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr A J Gregory 20 Aug 1951  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr H G Batten 18 Dec 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr A S Amsden 11 Sep 1952 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr J D Piper 17 Sep 1951 MC, BSc
Civilian Administration
Mr W F Glass   Senior Executive Officer, MBE

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

April 1953

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington (Lodger)

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford (Lodger)

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington (Lodger)

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan (Lodger)

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove (Lodger)

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury (Lodger)

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham (Lodger)

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne (Lodger)

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell (Lodger)

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss (Lodger)

  • No 47 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • Maintenance Command Ground Defence School - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

    • Maintenance Command Communication Squadron

  • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment - RAF Boscombe Down

  • Armament and Instrument Experimental Unit - RAF Martlesham Heath

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • SHQ RAF West Freugh

    • Bombing Trials Unit (Lodger)

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe

  • Parachute Test Unit - Henlow

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Gerard Combe  5 Feb 1953 Air Officer Commanding, CB
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt E E Watson 11 Jun 1952 PA to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre William F Langdon  1 May 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations
Gp Capt E G M Charleson 23 Feb 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr C S Read 22 Sep 1951  
Technical
Gp Capt L Crocker 28 Aug 1950  
Engineers
Wg Cdr H Clarke 23 Apr 1951  
Wg Cdr E Wood  6 Mar 1953  
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F Bridger  5 Dec 1949  
Lt Cdr RN J H Blackmore 22 Sep 1952  
Armament
Sqn Ldr L R Robinson 11 Aug 1952  
Signals
Sqn Ldr A E Spring 24 Jan 1951  
Equipment
Wg Cdr F B King  2 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr W E Tyrie  5 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr H A May 10 Apr 1952  
Flying
Sqn Ldr G E Goode 11 Feb 1952 DFC
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr G Rees 15 Sep 1952 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr H G Sparks 15 Mar 1951  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt C F Goatcher 24 Jan 1951 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr P Louis 21 Jul 1952  
Sqn Ldr J Quinn  1 Jan 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr A J Gregory 20 Aug 1951  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr H G Batten 18 Dec 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr A S Amsden 11 Sep 1952 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr J D Piper 17 Sep 1951 MC, BSc
Civilian Administration
Mr W F Glass   Senior Executive Officer, MBE

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

May 1953

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington (Lodger)

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford (Lodger)

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington (Lodger)

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan (Lodger)

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove (Lodger)

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury (Lodger)

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham (Lodger)

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne (Lodger)

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell (Lodger)

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss (Lodger)

  • No 47 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • Maintenance Command Ground Defence School - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

    • Maintenance Command Communication Squadron

  • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment - RAF Boscombe Down

  • Armament and Instrument Experimental Unit - RAF Martlesham Heath

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • SHQ RAF West Freugh

    • Bombing Trials Unit (Lodger)

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe

  • Parachute Test Unit - Henlow

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Gerard Combe  5 Feb 1953 Air Officer Commanding, CB
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt E E Watson 11 Jun 1952 PA to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre William F Langdon  1 May 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations
Gp Capt E G M Charleson 23 Feb 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr C S Read 22 Sep 1951  
Technical
Gp Capt L Crocker 28 Aug 1950  
Engineers
Wg Cdr H Clarke 23 Apr 1951  
Wg Cdr E Wood  6 Mar 1953  
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F Bridger  5 Dec 1949  
Lt Cdr RN J H Blackmore 22 Sep 1952  
Armament
Sqn Ldr L R Robinson 11 Aug 1952  
Signals
Sqn Ldr A E Spring 24 Jan 1951  
Equipment
Wg Cdr F B King  2 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr W E Tyrie  5 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr H A May 10 Apr 1952  
Flying
Sqn Ldr G E Goode 11 Feb 1952 DFC
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr G Rees 15 Sep 1952 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr H G Sparks 15 Mar 1951  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt C F Goatcher 24 Jan 1951 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr P Louis 21 Jul 1952  
Sqn Ldr J Quinn  1 Jan 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr A J Gregory 20 Aug 1951  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr H G Batten 18 Dec 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr A S Amsden 11 Sep 1952 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr J D Piper 17 Sep 1951 MC, BSc
Civilian Administration
Mr W F Glass   Senior Executive Officer, MBE

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

June 1953

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington (Lodger)

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford (Lodger)

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington (Lodger)

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan (Lodger)

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove (Lodger)

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury (Lodger)

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham (Lodger)

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne (Lodger)

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell (Lodger)

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss (Lodger)

  • No 47 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • Maintenance Command Ground Defence School - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

    • Maintenance Command Communication Squadron

  • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment - RAF Boscombe Down

  • Armament and Instrument Experimental Unit - RAF Martlesham Heath

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • SHQ RAF West Freugh

    • Bombing Trials Unit (Lodger)

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe

  • Parachute Test Unit - Henlow

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Gerard Combe  5 Feb 1953 Air Officer Commanding, CB
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt E E Watson 11 Jun 1952 PA to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre William F Langdon  1 May 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations
Gp Capt E G M Charleson 23 Feb 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr C S Read 22 Sep 1951  
Technical
Gp Capt L Crocker 28 Aug 1950  
Engineers
Wg Cdr H Clarke 23 Apr 1951  
Wg Cdr E Wood  6 Mar 1953  
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F Bridger  5 Dec 1949  
Lt Cdr RN J H Blackmore 22 Sep 1952  
Armament
Sqn Ldr L R Robinson 11 Aug 1952  
Signals
Sqn Ldr A E Spring 24 Jan 1951  
Equipment
Wg Cdr F B King  2 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr W E Tyrie  5 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr H A May 10 Apr 1952  
Flying
Sqn Ldr G E Goode 11 Feb 1952 DFC
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr G Rees 15 Sep 1952 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr H G Sparks 15 Mar 1951  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt C F Goatcher 24 Jan 1951 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr P Louis 21 Jul 1952  
Sqn Ldr J Quinn  1 Jan 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr A J Gregory 20 Aug 1951  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr H G Batten 18 Dec 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Personnel (Civilian)
Mr W F Glass   Civilian Administrative Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr A S Amsden 11 Sep 1952 MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Sqn Ldr J D Piper 17 Sep 1951 MC, BSc

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

July 1953

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington (Lodger)

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford (Lodger)

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington (Lodger)

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan (Lodger)

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove (Lodger)

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury (Lodger)

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham (Lodger)

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne (Lodger)

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell (Lodger)

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss (Lodger)

  • No 47 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • Maintenance Command Ground Defence School - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

    • Maintenance Command Communication Squadron

  • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment - RAF Boscombe Down

  • Armament and Instrument Experimental Unit - RAF Martlesham Heath

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • SHQ RAF West Freugh

    • Bombing Trials Unit (Lodger)

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe (Lodger)

  • Parachute Test Unit - Henlow (Lodger)

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Gerard Combe  5 Feb 1953 Air Officer Commanding, CB
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt E E Watson 11 Jun 1952 PA to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre William F Langdon  1 May 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations
Gp Capt E G M Charleson 23 Feb 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr C S Read 22 Sep 1951  
Technical
Gp Capt L Crocker 28 Aug 1950  
Engineers
Wg Cdr H Clarke 23 Apr 1951  
Wg Cdr E Wood  6 Mar 1953  
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F Bridger  5 Dec 1949  
Lt Cdr RN J H Blackmore 22 Sep 1952  
Armament
Sqn Ldr L R Robinson 11 Aug 1952  
Signals
Sqn Ldr A E Spring 24 Jan 1951  
Equipment
Wg Cdr F B King  2 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr W E Tyrie  5 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr H A May 10 Apr 1952  
Flying
Sqn Ldr G E Goode 11 Feb 1952 DFC
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr G Rees 15 Sep 1952 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr H G Sparks 15 Mar 1951  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt C F Goatcher 24 Jan 1951 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr P Louis 21 Jul 1952  
Sqn Ldr J Quinn  1 Jan 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr A J Gregory 20 Aug 1951  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr H G Batten 18 Dec 1950 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Personnel (Civilian)
Mr W F Glass   Civilian Administrative Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr O M Fraser 21 Apr 1953 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr J D Piper 17 Sep 1951 MC, BSc

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

August 1953

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington (Lodger)

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford (Lodger)

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington (Lodger)

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan (Lodger)

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove (Lodger)

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury (Lodger)

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham (Lodger)

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne (Lodger)

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell (Lodger)

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss (Lodger)

  • No 47 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • Maintenance Command Ground Defence School - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

    • Maintenance Command Communication Squadron

  • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment - RAF Boscombe Down

  • Armament and Instrument Experimental Unit - RAF Martlesham Heath

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • SHQ RAF West Freugh

    • Bombing Trials Unit (Lodger)

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe (Lodger)

  • Parachute Test Unit - Henlow (Lodger)

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Gerard Combe  5 Feb 1953 Air Officer Commanding, CB
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt E E Watson 11 Jun 1952 PA to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre William F Langdon  1 May 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations
Gp Capt E G M Charleson 23 Feb 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr C S Read 22 Sep 1951  
Technical
Gp Capt L Crocker 28 Aug 1950  
Engineers
Wg Cdr H Clarke 23 Apr 1951  
Wg Cdr E Wood  6 Mar 1953  
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F Bridger  5 Dec 1949  
Lt Cdr RN J H Blackmore 22 Sep 1952  
Armament
Sqn Ldr L R Robinson 11 Aug 1952  
Signals
Sqn Ldr A E Spring 24 Jan 1951  
Equipment
Wg Cdr F B King  2 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr W E Tyrie  5 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr H A May 10 Apr 1952  
Flying
Sqn Ldr G E Goode 11 Feb 1952 DFC
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr G Rees 15 Sep 1952 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr H G Sparks 15 Mar 1951  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt C F Goatcher 24 Jan 1951 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr P Louis 21 Jul 1952  
Sqn Ldr J Quinn  1 Jan 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr A J Gregory 20 Aug 1951  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr W S Close 10 Jul 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DFC
Personnel (Civilian)
Mr W F Glass   Civilian Administrative Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr O M Fraser 21 Apr 1953 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr J D Piper 17 Sep 1951 MC, BSc

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

September 1953

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington (Lodger)

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford (Lodger)

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington (Lodger)

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan (Lodger)

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove (Lodger)

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury (Lodger)

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham (Lodger)

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne (Lodger)

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell (Lodger)

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss (Lodger)

  • No 47 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • Maintenance Command Ground Defence School - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

    • Maintenance Command Communication Squadron

  • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment - RAF Boscombe Down

  • Armament and Instrument Experimental Unit - RAF Martlesham Heath

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • SHQ RAF West Freugh

    • Bombing Trials Unit (Lodger)

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe (Lodger)

  • Parachute Test Unit - Henlow (Lodger)

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Gerard Combe  5 Feb 1953 Air Officer Commanding, CB
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt E E Watson 11 Jun 1952 PA to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre William F Langdon  1 May 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations
Gp Capt E G M Charleson 23 Feb 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr C S Read 22 Sep 1951  
Technical
Gp Capt L Crocker 28 Aug 1950  
Engineers
Wg Cdr H Clarke 23 Apr 1951  
Wg Cdr E Wood  6 Mar 1953  
Sqn Ldr L W H Barratt 14 Sep 1948  
Sqn Ldr F Bridger  5 Dec 1949  
Lt Cdr RN J H Blackmore 22 Sep 1952  
Armament
Sqn Ldr L R Robinson 11 Aug 1952  
Signals
Sqn Ldr A E Spring 24 Jan 1951  
Equipment
Wg Cdr F B King  2 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr W E Tyrie  5 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr H A May 10 Apr 1952  
Flying
Sqn Ldr G E Goode 11 Feb 1952 DFC
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr G Rees 15 Sep 1952 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr H G Sparks 15 Mar 1951  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt C F Goatcher 24 Jan 1951 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr P Louis 21 Jul 1952  
Sqn Ldr J Quinn  1 Jan 1951 DFC
Sqn Ldr A J Gregory 20 Aug 1951  
Personnel
Sqn Ldr W S Close 10 Jul 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DFC
Personnel (Civilian)
Mr W F Glass   Civilian Administrative Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr O M Fraser 21 Apr 1953 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr J D Piper 17 Sep 1951 MC, BSc

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

October 1953

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington (Lodger)

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford (Lodger)

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington (Lodger)

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan (Lodger)

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove (Lodger)

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury (Lodger)

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham (Lodger)

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne (Lodger)

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell (Lodger)

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss (Lodger)

  • No 47 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • Maintenance Command Ground Defence School - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

    • Maintenance Command Communication Squadron

  • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment - RAF Boscombe Down

  • Armament and Instrument Experimental Unit - RAF Martlesham Heath

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • SHQ RAF West Freugh

    • Bombing Trials Unit (Lodger)

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe (Lodger)

  • Parachute Test Unit - Henlow (Lodger)

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Gerard Combe  5 Feb 1953 Air Officer Commanding, CB
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt E E Watson 11 Jun 1952 PA to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre William F Langdon  1 May 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations
Gp Capt E G M Charleson 23 Feb 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr C S Read 22 Sep 1951  
Technical
Gp Capt Christopher E Hartley 21 Sep 1953 later A/Cdre
Engineers
Wg Cdr E Wood  6 Mar 1953  
Wg Cdr J T Main 28 Sep 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr F Bridger  5 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr P Buchanan 10 Aug 1953  
Lt Cdr RN J H Blackmore 22 Sep 1952  
Armament
Sqn Ldr L R Robinson 11 Aug 1952  
Signals
Sqn Ldr A E Spring 24 Jan 1951  
Equipment
Wg Cdr F B King  2 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr W E Tyrie  5 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr H A May 10 Apr 1952  
Flying
Sqn Ldr G E Goode 11 Feb 1952 DFC
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr G Rees 15 Sep 1952 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr N M Jones 26 Sep 1953  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt R J A Ford 14 Sep 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr P Louis 21 Jul 1952  
Sqn Ldr A J Gregory 20 Aug 1951  
Sqn Ldr P G Sinclair    
Personnel
Sqn Ldr W S Close 10 Jul 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DFC
Personnel (Civilian)
Mr W F Glass   Civilian Administrative Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr O M Fraser 21 Apr 1953 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr J D Piper 17 Sep 1951 MC, BSc
Statistics
Sqn Ldr (Ret'd) J Davis    

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

November 1953

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington (Lodger)

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford (Lodger)

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington (Lodger)

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan (Lodger)

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove (Lodger)

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury (Lodger)

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham (Lodger)

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne (Lodger)

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell (Lodger)

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss (Lodger)

  • No 47 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 51 Maintenance Unit - Lichfield

  • Maintenance Command Ground Defence School - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

    • Maintenance Command Communication Squadron

  • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment - RAF Boscombe Down

  • Armament and Instrument Experimental Unit - RAF Martlesham Heath

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • SHQ RAF West Freugh

    • Bombing Trials Unit (Lodger)

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe (Lodger)

  • Parachute Test Unit - Henlow (Lodger)

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Gerard Combe  5 Feb 1953 Air Officer Commanding, CB
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt E E Watson 11 Jun 1952 PA to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre William F Langdon  1 May 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations
Gp Capt E G M Charleson 23 Feb 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr C S Read 22 Sep 1951  
Technical
Gp Capt Christopher E Hartley 21 Sep 1953 later A/Cdre
Engineers
Wg Cdr E Wood  6 Mar 1953  
Wg Cdr J T Main 28 Sep 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr F Bridger  5 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr P Buchanan 10 Aug 1953  
Lt Cdr RN J H Blackmore 22 Sep 1952  
Armament
Sqn Ldr L R Robinson 11 Aug 1952  
Signals
Sqn Ldr A E Spring 24 Jan 1951  
Equipment
Wg Cdr F B King  2 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr W E Tyrie  5 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr H A May 10 Apr 1952  
Flying
Sqn Ldr G E Goode 11 Feb 1952 DFC
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr G Rees 15 Sep 1952 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr N M Jones 26 Sep 1953  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt R J A Ford 14 Sep 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr P Louis 21 Jul 1952  
Sqn Ldr A J Gregory 20 Aug 1951  
Sqn Ldr P G Sinclair    
Personnel
Sqn Ldr W S Close 10 Jul 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DFC
Personnel (Civilian)
Mr W F Glass   Civilian Administrative Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr O M Fraser 21 Apr 1953 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr J D Piper 17 Sep 1951 MC, BSc
Statistics
Sqn Ldr (Ret'd) J Davis   Higher Executive Officer

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

December 1953

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington (Lodger)

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford (Lodger)

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington (Lodger)

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan (Lodger)

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove (Lodger)

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury (Lodger)

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham (Lodger)

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne (Lodger)

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell (Lodger)

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss (Lodger)

  • No 47 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • SHQ, RAF Lichfield

    • No 51 Maintenance Unit

  • Maintenance Command Ground Defence School - Aston Down

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

    • Maintenance Command Communication Squadron

  • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment - RAF Boscombe Down

  • Armament and Instrument Experimental Unit - RAF Martlesham Heath

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • SHQ RAF West Freugh

    • Station Trials Unit (Lodger)

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe (Lodger)

  • Parachute Test Unit - Henlow (Lodger)

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Gerard Combe  5 Feb 1953 Air Officer Commanding, CB
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt E E Watson 11 Jun 1952 PA to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre William F Langdon  1 May 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations
Gp Capt E G M Charleson 23 Feb 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr C S Read 22 Sep 1951  
Technical
Gp Capt Christopher E Hartley 21 Sep 1953 later A/Cdre
Engineers
Wg Cdr E Wood  6 Mar 1953  
Wg Cdr J T Main 28 Sep 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr F Bridger  5 Dec 1949  
Sqn Ldr P Buchanan 10 Aug 1953  
Lt Cdr RN J H Blackmore 22 Sep 1952  
Armament
Sqn Ldr L R Robinson 11 Aug 1952  
Signals
Sqn Ldr A E Spring 24 Jan 1951  
Equipment
Wg Cdr F B King  2 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr W E Tyrie  5 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr H A May 10 Apr 1952  
Flying
Sqn Ldr G E Goode 11 Feb 1952 DFC
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr G Rees 15 Sep 1952 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr N M Jones 26 Sep 1953  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt R J A Ford 14 Sep 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr P Louis 21 Jul 1952  
Sqn Ldr P G Sinclair    
Sqn Ldr A Scott 21 Nov 1953 AFC
Personnel
Sqn Ldr W S Close 10 Jul 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DFC
Personnel (Civilian)
Mr W F Glass   Civilian Administrative Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr O M Fraser 21 Apr 1953 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr J D Piper 17 Sep 1951 MC, BSc
Statistics
Sqn Ldr (Ret'd) J Davis    

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

January 1954

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington (Lodger)

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford (Lodger)

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington (Lodger)

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan (Lodger)

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove (Lodger)

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury (Lodger)

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham (Lodger)

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne (Lodger)

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell (Lodger)

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss (Lodger)

  • No 47 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • SHQ, RAF Lichfield

    • No 51 Maintenance Unit

    • No 99 Maintenance Unit

    • No 2 MT Company

    • Maintenance Command Ground Defence School

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

    • Maintenance Command Communication Squadron

  • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment - RAF Boscombe Down

  • Armament and Instrument Experimental Unit - RAF Martlesham Heath

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • SHQ RAF West Freugh

    • Station Trials Unit (Lodger)

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe (Lodger)

  • Parachute Test Unit - Henlow (Lodger)

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Gerard Combe  5 Feb 1953 Air Officer Commanding, CB
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt E E Watson 11 Jun 1952 PA to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre William F Langdon  1 May 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations
Gp Capt E G M Charleson 23 Feb 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr C S Read 22 Sep 1951  
Technical
Gp Capt Christopher E Hartley 21 Sep 1953 later A/Cdre
Engineers
Wg Cdr E Wood  6 Mar 1953  
Wg Cdr J T Main 28 Sep 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr F Bridger  5 Dec 1949  
Lt Cdr RN J A Lloyd 19 Oct 1953  
Armament
Sqn Ldr L R Robinson 11 Aug 1952  
Signals
Sqn Ldr A E Spring 24 Jan 1951  
Equipment
Wg Cdr F B King  2 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr W E Tyrie  5 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr H A May 10 Apr 1952  
Flying
Sqn Ldr G E Goode 11 Feb 1952 DFC
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr G Rees 15 Sep 1952 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr N M Jones 26 Sep 1953  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt R J A Ford 14 Sep 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr P Louis 21 Jul 1952  
Sqn Ldr P G Sinclair    
Sqn Ldr A Scott 21 Nov 1953 AFC
Personnel
Sqn Ldr W S Close 10 Jul 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DFC
Personnel (Civilian)
Mr W F Glass   Civilian Administrative Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr O M Fraser 21 Apr 1953 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr J D Piper 17 Sep 1951 MC, BSc
Statistics
Sqn Ldr (Ret'd) J Davis    

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

February 1954

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command

  • No 5 Maintenance Unit - Kemble

  • No 8 Maintenance Unit - Little Rissington (Lodger)

  • No 9 Maintenance Unit - Cosford (Lodger)

  • No 10 Maintenance Unit - Hullavington (Lodger)

  • No 12 Maintenance Unit - Kirkbride

  • No 15 Maintenance Unit - Wroughton

  • No 19 Maintenance Unit - St Athan (Lodger)

  • No 20 Maintenance Unit - Aston Down

  • No 22 Maintenance Unit - Silloth

  • No 23 Maintenance Unit - Aldergrove (Lodger)

  • No 27 Maintenance Unit - Shawbury (Lodger)

  • No 29 Maintenance Unit - High Ercall

  • No 33 Maintenance Unit - Lyneham (Lodger)

  • No 38 Maintenance Unit - Llandow

  • No 39 Maintenance Unit - Colerne (Lodger)

  • No 44 Maintenance Unit - Edzell (Lodger)

  • No 45 Maintenance Unit - Kinloss (Lodger)

  • No 47 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • No 48 Maintenance Unit - Hawarden

  • SHQ, RAF Lichfield

    • No 51 Maintenance Unit

    • No 99 Maintenance Unit

    • No 2 MT Company

    • Maintenance Command Ground Defence School

  • SHQ RAF Andover

    • RAF Staff College

    • Maintenance Command Communication Squadron

  • Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment - RAF Boscombe Down

  • Armament and Instrument Experimental Unit - RAF Martlesham Heath

  • Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit - Gosport

  • SHQ RAF West Freugh

    • Station Trials Unit (Lodger)

  • Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment - Felixstowe (Lodger)

  • Parachute Test Unit - Henlow (Lodger)

  • Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Gerard Combe  5 Feb 1953 Air Officer Commanding, CB
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt E E Watson 11 Jun 1952 PA to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre William F Langdon  1 May 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations
Gp Capt E G M Charleson 23 Feb 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr C S Read 22 Sep 1951  
Technical
Gp Capt Christopher E Hartley 21 Sep 1953 later A/Cdre
Engineers
Wg Cdr E Wood  6 Mar 1953  
Wg Cdr J T Main 28 Sep 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr F Bridger  5 Dec 1949  
Lt Cdr RN J A Lloyd 19 Oct 1953  
Armament
Sqn Ldr L R Robinson 11 Aug 1952  
Signals
Sqn Ldr A E Spring 24 Jan 1951  
Equipment
Wg Cdr F B King  2 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr W E Tyrie  5 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr H A May 10 Apr 1952  
Flying
Sqn Ldr G E Goode 11 Feb 1952 DFC
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr G Rees 15 Sep 1952 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr N M Jones 26 Sep 1953  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt R J A Ford 14 Sep 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr P Louis 21 Jul 1952  
Sqn Ldr P G Sinclair    
Sqn Ldr A Scott 21 Nov 1953 AFC
Personnel
Sqn Ldr W S Close 10 Jul 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DFC
Personnel (Civilian)
Mr W F Glass   Civilian Administrative Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr O M Fraser 21 Apr 1953 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr J D Piper 17 Sep 1951 MC, BSc
Statistics
Sqn Ldr (Ret'd) J Davis    

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

March 1954

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command See Orders of Battle Section

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Gerard Combe  5 Feb 1953 Air Officer Commanding, CB
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt E E Watson 11 Jun 1952 PA to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre William F Langdon  1 May 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations
Gp Capt E G M Charleson 23 Feb 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr C S Read 22 Sep 1951  
Technical
Gp Capt Christopher E Hartley 21 Sep 1953 later A/Cdre
Engineers
Wg Cdr E Wood  6 Mar 1953  
Wg Cdr J T Main 28 Sep 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr F Bridger  5 Dec 1949  
Lt Cdr RN J A Lloyd 19 Oct 1953  
Armament
Sqn Ldr L R Robinson 11 Aug 1952  
Signals
Sqn Ldr A E Spring 24 Jan 1951  
Equipment
Wg Cdr F B King  2 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr W E Tyrie  5 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr H A May 10 Apr 1952  
Flying
Sqn Ldr G E Goode 11 Feb 1952 DFC
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr G Rees 15 Sep 1952 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr N M Jones 26 Sep 1953  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt R J A Ford 14 Sep 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr P Louis 21 Jul 1952  
Sqn Ldr P G Sinclair    
Sqn Ldr A Scott 21 Nov 1953 AFC
Personnel
Sqn Ldr W S Close 10 Jul 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DFC
Personnel (Civilian)
Mr W F Glass   Civilian Administrative Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr O M Fraser 21 Apr 1953 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr J D Piper 17 Sep 1951 MC, BSc
Statistics
Mr K Pettet    

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

April 1954

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command See Orders of Battle Section

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Gerard Combe  5 Feb 1953 Air Officer Commanding, CB
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt E E Watson 11 Jun 1952 PA to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre William F Langdon  1 May 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations
Gp Capt E G M Charleson 23 Feb 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr C S Read 22 Sep 1951  
Technical
Gp Capt Christopher E Hartley 21 Sep 1953 later A/Cdre
Engineers
Wg Cdr E Wood  6 Mar 1953  
Wg Cdr J T Main 28 Sep 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr F Bridger  5 Dec 1949  
Lt Cdr RN J A Lloyd 19 Oct 1953  
Armament
Sqn Ldr L R Robinson 11 Aug 1952  
Signals
Sqn Ldr A E Spring 24 Jan 1951  
Equipment
Wg Cdr F B King  2 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr W E Tyrie  5 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr H A May 10 Apr 1952  
Flying
Sqn Ldr G E Goode 11 Feb 1952 DFC
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr G Rees 15 Sep 1952 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr N M Jones 26 Sep 1953  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt R J A Ford 14 Sep 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr P Louis 21 Jul 1952  
Sqn Ldr P G Sinclair    
Sqn Ldr A Scott 21 Nov 1953 AFC
Personnel
Sqn Ldr W S Close 10 Jul 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DFC
Personnel (Civilian)
Mr W F Glass   Civilian Administrative Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr O M Fraser 21 Apr 1953 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr J D Piper 17 Sep 1951 MC, BSc
Statistics
Mr K Pettet    

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

May 1954

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command See Orders of Battle Section

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Gerard Combe  5 Feb 1953 Air Officer Commanding, CB
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt E E Watson 11 Jun 1952 PA to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre William F Langdon  1 May 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations
Gp Capt E G M Charleson 23 Feb 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr C S Read 22 Sep 1951  
Technical
Gp Capt Christopher E Hartley 21 Sep 1953 later A/Cdre
Engineers
Wg Cdr E Wood  6 Mar 1953  
Wg Cdr J T Main 28 Sep 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr F Bridger  5 Dec 1949  
Lt Cdr RN J A Lloyd 19 Oct 1953  
Armament
Sqn Ldr L R Robinson 11 Aug 1952  
Signals
Sqn Ldr E A Fawcett 20 Apr 1954  
Equipment
Wg Cdr F B King  2 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr W E Tyrie  5 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr H A May 10 Apr 1952  
Flying
Sqn Ldr G E Goode 11 Feb 1952 DFC
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr G Rees 15 Sep 1952 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr N M Jones 26 Sep 1953  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt R J A Ford 14 Sep 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr P Louis 21 Jul 1952  
Sqn Ldr P G Sinclair    
Sqn Ldr A Scott 21 Nov 1953 AFC
Personnel
Sqn Ldr W S Close 10 Jul 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DFC
Personnel (Civilian)
Mr W F Glass   Civilian Administrative Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr O M Fraser 21 Apr 1953 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr J D Piper 17 Sep 1951 MC, BSc
Statistics
Mr K Pettet    

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

June 1954

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command See Orders of Battle Section

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Gerard Combe  5 Feb 1953 Air Officer Commanding, CB
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt G J Janes 10 May 1954 ADC to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre William F Langdon  1 May 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations
Gp Capt E G M Charleson 23 Feb 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr C S Read 22 Sep 1951  
Technical
Gp Capt Christopher E Hartley 21 Sep 1953 later A/Cdre
Engineers
Wg Cdr E Wood  6 Mar 1953  
Wg Cdr J T Main 28 Sep 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr P P Butler 10 May 1954 MBE
Lt Cdr RN J A Lloyd 19 Oct 1953  
Armament
Sqn Ldr L R Robinson 11 Aug 1952  
Signals
Sqn Ldr E A Fawcett 20 Apr 1954  
Equipment
Wg Cdr F B King  2 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr W E Tyrie  5 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr H A May 10 Apr 1952  
Flying
Sqn Ldr G E Goode 11 Feb 1952 DFC
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr G Rees 15 Sep 1952 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr N M Jones 26 Sep 1953  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt R J A Ford 14 Sep 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Organisation
Wg Cdr P Louis 21 Jul 1952  
Sqn Ldr P G Sinclair    
Sqn Ldr A Scott 21 Nov 1953 AFC
Personnel
Sqn Ldr W S Close 10 Jul 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DFC
Personnel (Civilian)
Mr W F Glass   Civilian Administrative Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr O M Fraser 21 Apr 1953 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr J D Piper 17 Sep 1951 MC, BSc
Statistics
Mr K Pettet    

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

July 1954

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command See Orders of Battle Section

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Gerard Combe  5 Feb 1953 Air Officer Commanding, CB
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt G J Janes 10 May 1954 ADC to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre William F Langdon  1 May 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations
Gp Capt E G M Charleson 23 Feb 1953 OBE
Wg Cdr K E W Brace 18 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr C S Read 22 Sep 1951  
Technical
Gp Capt Christopher E Hartley 21 Sep 1953 later A/Cdre
Engineers
Wg Cdr E Wood  6 Mar 1953  
Wg Cdr J T Main 28 Sep 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr P P Butler 10 May 1954 MBE
Lt Cdr RN J A Lloyd 19 Oct 1953  
Armament
Sqn Ldr L R Robinson 11 Aug 1952  
Signals
Sqn Ldr E A Fawcett 20 Apr 1954  
Equipment
Wg Cdr F B King  2 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr W E Tyrie  5 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr H A May 10 Apr 1952  
Flying
Sqn Ldr G E Goode 11 Feb 1952 DFC
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr G Rees 15 Sep 1952 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr N M Jones 26 Sep 1953  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt R W M Clark  3 Jun 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE, DFC
Organisation
Wg Cdr P Louis 21 Jul 1952  
Sqn Ldr P G Sinclair    
Sqn Ldr A Scott 21 Nov 1953 AFC
Personnel
Sqn Ldr W S Close 10 Jul 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DFC
Personnel (Civilian)
Mr W F Glass   Civilian Administrative Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr O M Fraser 21 Apr 1953 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr J D Piper 17 Sep 1951 MC, BSc
Statistics
Mr K Pettet    

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

August 1954

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command See Orders of Battle Section

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Gerard Combe  5 Feb 1953 Air Officer Commanding, CB
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt G J Janes 10 May 1954 ADC to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre William F Langdon  1 May 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations
Gp Capt E G M Charleson 23 Feb 1953 OBE
Wg Cdr K E W Brace 18 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr C S Read 22 Sep 1951  
Technical
Gp Capt Christopher E Hartley 21 Sep 1953 later A/Cdre
Engineers
Wg Cdr E Wood  6 Mar 1953  
Wg Cdr J T Main 28 Sep 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr P P Butler 10 May 1954 MBE
Lt Cdr RN J A Lloyd 19 Oct 1953  
Armament
Sqn Ldr L R Robinson 11 Aug 1952  
Signals
Sqn Ldr E A Fawcett 20 Apr 1954  
Equipment
Wg Cdr F B King  2 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr W E Tyrie  5 Sep 1951  
Sqn Ldr H A May 10 Apr 1952  
Flying
Sqn Ldr G E Goode 11 Feb 1952 DFC
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr G Rees 15 Sep 1952 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr N M Jones 26 Sep 1953  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt R W M Clark  3 Jun 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE, DFC
Organisation
Wg Cdr P Louis 21 Jul 1952  
Sqn Ldr P G Sinclair    
Sqn Ldr A Scott 21 Nov 1953 AFC
Personnel
Sqn Ldr W S Close 10 Jul 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DFC
Personnel (Civilian)
Mr W F Glass   Civilian Administrative Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr O M Fraser 21 Apr 1953 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr J D Piper 17 Sep 1951 MC, BSc
Statistics
Mr K Pettet    

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

September 1954

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command See Orders of Battle Section

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Gerard Combe  5 Feb 1953 Air Officer Commanding, CB
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt G J Janes 10 May 1954 ADC to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre William F Langdon  1 May 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations
Gp Capt E G M Charleson 23 Feb 1953 OBE
Wg Cdr K E W Brace 18 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr S W Searle 28 Jun 1954  
Technical
Gp Capt Christopher E Hartley 21 Sep 1953 later A/Cdre
Engineers
Wg Cdr E Wood  6 Mar 1953  
Wg Cdr J T Main 28 Sep 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr P P Butler 10 May 1954 MBE
Lt Cdr RN J A Lloyd 19 Oct 1953  
Armament
Sqn Ldr L R Robinson 11 Aug 1952  
Signals
Sqn Ldr E A Fawcett 20 Apr 1954  
Equipment
Wg Cdr F B King  2 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr H A May 10 Apr 1952  
Flying
Sqn Ldr C Scorer 15 Aug 1954 DFC
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr G Rees 15 Sep 1952 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr N M Jones 26 Sep 1953  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt R W M Clark  3 Jun 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE, DFC
Organisation
Wg Cdr P Louis 21 Jul 1952  
Sqn Ldr P G Sinclair    
Sqn Ldr A Scott 21 Nov 1953 AFC
Personnel
Sqn Ldr W S Close 10 Jul 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DFC
Personnel (Civilian)
Mr W F Glass   Civilian Administrative Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr O M Fraser 21 Apr 1953 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr J D Piper 17 Sep 1951 MC, BSc
Statistics
Mr K Pettet    

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

October 1954

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command See Orders of Battle Section

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Gerard Combe  5 Feb 1953 Air Officer Commanding, CB
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt G J Janes 10 May 1954 ADC to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre William F Langdon  1 May 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations
Gp Capt E G M Charleson 23 Feb 1953 OBE
Wg Cdr K E W Brace 18 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr S W Searle 28 Jun 1954  
Technical
Gp Capt Christopher E Hartley 21 Sep 1953 later A/Cdre
Engineers
Wg Cdr E Wood  6 Mar 1953  
Wg Cdr J T Main 28 Sep 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr P P Butler 10 May 1954 MBE
Lt Cdr RN J A Lloyd 19 Oct 1953  
Armament
Sqn Ldr L R Robinson 11 Aug 1952  
Signals
Sqn Ldr E A Fawcett 20 Apr 1954  
Equipment
Wg Cdr F B King  2 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr H A May 10 Apr 1952  
Flying
Sqn Ldr C Scorer 15 Aug 1954 DFC
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr G Rees 15 Sep 1952 Senior Ground Defence Staff Officer
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr N M Jones 26 Sep 1953  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt R W M Clark  3 Jun 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE, DFC
Organisation
Wg Cdr P Louis 21 Jul 1952  
Sqn Ldr P G Sinclair    
Sqn Ldr A Scott 21 Nov 1953 AFC
Personnel
Sqn Ldr W S Close 10 Jul 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DFC
Personnel (Civilian)
Mr W F Glass   Civilian Administrative Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr O M Fraser 21 Apr 1953 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr J D Piper 17 Sep 1951 MC, BSc
Statistics
Mr K Pettet    

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

November 1954

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command See Orders of Battle Section

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Gerard Combe  5 Feb 1953 Air Officer Commanding, CB
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt G J Janes 10 May 1954 ADC to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre William F Langdon  1 May 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations
Gp Capt E G M Charleson 23 Feb 1953 OBE
Wg Cdr K E W Brace 18 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr S W Searle 28 Jun 1954  
Technical
Gp Capt Christopher E Hartley 21 Sep 1953 later A/Cdre
Engineers
Wg Cdr E Wood  6 Mar 1953  
Wg Cdr J T Main 28 Sep 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr P P Butler 10 May 1954 MBE
Lt Cdr RN J A Lloyd 19 Oct 1953  
Armament
Sqn Ldr L R Robinson 11 Aug 1952  
Signals
Sqn Ldr E A Fawcett 20 Apr 1954  
Equipment
Wg Cdr F B King  2 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr H A May 10 Apr 1952  
Sqn Ldr W H S Young 18 Oct 1954  
Flying
Sqn Ldr C Scorer 15 Aug 1954 DFC
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr L A Childs 29 Nov 1954
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt R W M Clark  3 Jun 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE, DFC
Organisation
Wg Cdr P Louis 21 Jul 1952  
Sqn Ldr P G Sinclair    
Sqn Ldr A Scott 21 Nov 1953 AFC
Personnel
Sqn Ldr W S Close 10 Jul 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DFC
Personnel (Civilian)
Mr W F Glass   Civilian Administrative Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr O M Fraser 21 Apr 1953 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr J D Piper 17 Sep 1951 MC, BSc
Statistics
Mr K Pettet    

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

December 1954

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance  Command See Orders of Battle Section

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Gerard Combe  5 Feb 1953 Air Officer Commanding, CB
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt G J Janes 10 May 1954 ADC to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre William F Langdon  1 May 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Operations
Gp Capt E G M Charleson 23 Feb 1953 OBE
Wg Cdr K E W Brace 18 Aug 1952  
Sqn Ldr S W Searle 28 Jun 1954  
Technical
Gp Capt Christopher E Hartley 21 Sep 1953 later A/Cdre
Engineers
Wg Cdr E Wood  6 Mar 1953  
Wg Cdr J T Main 28 Sep 1953 OBE
Sqn Ldr P P Butler 10 May 1954 MBE
Lt Cdr RN J A Lloyd 19 Oct 1953  
Armament
Sqn Ldr L R Robinson 11 Aug 1952  
Signals
Sqn Ldr E A Fawcett 20 Apr 1954  
Equipment
Wg Cdr F B King  2 Jun 1952  
Sqn Ldr H A May 10 Apr 1952  
Sqn Ldr W H S Young 18 Oct 1954  
Flying
Sqn Ldr C Scorer 15 Aug 1954 DFC
Staffs of the Services (Air Staff)
Ground Defence
Sqn Ldr L A Childs 29 Nov 1954
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt R W M Clark  3 Jun 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE, DFC
Organisation
Wg Cdr P Louis 21 Jul 1952  
Sqn Ldr P G Sinclair    
Sqn Ldr A Scott 21 Nov 1953 AFC
Personnel
Sqn Ldr W S Close 10 Jul 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DFC
Personnel (Civilian)
Mr W F Glass   Civilian Administrative Officer, MBE
Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Wg Cdr O M Fraser 21 Apr 1953 MB, ChB
Educational
Sqn Ldr J D Piper 17 Sep 1951 MC, BSc
Statistics
Mr K Pettet    

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

1955

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance Command  

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Raymond G Hart  1 Apr 1955 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, MC, MIEE, ARCS; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt G J Janes 10 May 1954 ADC to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Hugh J Butler 17 Jan 1955 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt H McC White 16 Jun 1955 Senior Officer i/c Administration,

Source - October 1955 Air Force List

It absorbed No 42 and No 43 Group on 2 January 1956.

1956

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance Command  

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM Raymond G Hart  1 Apr 1955 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, MC, MIEE, ARCS; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt G J Janes 10 May 1954 ADC to AOC
Air Staff
A/Cdre Hugh J Butler 17 Jan 1955 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt H McC White 16 Jun 1955 Senior Officer i/c Administration,
Technical Staff
A/Cdre Lawrence P Moore  2 Jan 1956 Senior Technical Staff Officer, CBE

 

Source - April 1956 Air Force List

1957

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance Command  

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM William A Opie 10 Sep 1956 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, MIME, FRAeS
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt D A R Green 15 Jan 1957 ADC to AOC,
Air Staff
A/Cdre Edgar N Lowe 20 Aug 1956 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE; later AVM
Operations
Gp Capt H Stones  3 Nov 1956  
Wg Cdr R Bradshaw  8 Jun 1956 OBE
Wg Cdr P S Hall 27 May 1957  
Wg Cdr J Hamilton 18 Jul 1955  
Wg Cdr F Parvin  2 Jan 1956  
Sqn Ldr A G Ayre  2 Jan 1956  
Sqn Ldr S H Bacon  2 Jan 1956  
Sqn Ldr A C Moreland 25 Mar 1957  
Maj M E Cline 14 Dec 1955 USAF
Equipment Progress
Wg Cdr T F H Hudson 11 Feb 1957  
Sqn Ldr W J E Kenaelly  2 Jan 1956  
Sqn Ldr A Mills  9 Mar 1955  
Signals
Wg Cdr S V Vaizey  8 Oct 1956  
Flying
Sqn Ldr C Scorer 15 Aug 1954 DFc
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt H McC White 16 Jun 1955 Senior Officer i/c Administration, CBE
Sqn Ldr P Saunders  8 Apr 1957 Personnel, DFC
Sqn Ldr L Kime   Personnel (Civilian)
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Gp Capt C Crowley  1 May 1957 Senior Medical Officer, CBE, MB, BcH, DPH, DIH
Technical Staff
Gp Capt Stanley W Lane 15 Apr 1955 Senior Technical Staff Officer, MBE, AMIME, AFRAeS; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr F J E Cook  2 Jan 1956  
Armament
Sqn Ldr F Roman 23 Feb 1955 MBE
Engineers
Wg Cdr F C Austin 18 Jul 1956  
Sqn Ldr F J C Cooper  2 Jan 1956  
Sqn Ldr H Knipe 18 Jul 1956  
Sqn Ldr W T Jackson  2 Jan 1956  
Sqn Ldr G W E Woolley  2 Jan 1956 DFC
Technical Co-ordination
Wg Cdr N A Gwyther 15 Jul 1956 OBE
Lt Cdr C A Johnson 19 Mar 1956 RN
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr A E Dunlop 20 Feb 1956 Command Aeronautical Inspection Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr J Skutelnek 18 Mar 1957  
Sqn Ldr J H Holt  1 Jul 1954 Superintending Inspector

Source - April 1957 Air Force List

1958

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance Command  

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM William A Opie 10 Sep 1956 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, MIME, FRAeS
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt D A R Green 15 Jan 1957 ADC to AOC,
Air Staff
A/Cdre Howard W Penney 27 Jan 1958 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE
Operations
Gp Capt H Stones  3 Nov 1956  
Wg Cdr Howard G Cadwallader  2 Sep 1957 later AVM
Wg Cdr P S Hall 27 May 1957  
Wg Cdr T F H Hudson 11 Feb 1957  
Sqn Ldr D A Flint 14 Jul 1957  
Sqn Ldr W J E Kenaelly  2 Jan 1956  
Sqn Ldr E R Morfill  1 May 1958  
Maj M E Cline 14 Dec 1955 USAF
Signals
Wg Cdr S V Vaizey  8 Oct 1956  
Flying
Sqn Ldr V E Long  5 Jun 1957 AFC
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt H McC White 16 Jun 1955 Senior Officer i/c Administration, CBE
Sqn Ldr J Jacewicz 11 Dec 1957 Personnel,
Mr R A Reeves   Personnel (Civilian)
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Gp Capt C Crowley  1 May 1957 Senior Medical Officer, CBE, MB, BcH, DPH, DIH
Technical Staff
Gp Capt L D Dadswell  1 Jan 1958 Senior Technical Staff Officer, BSc (Eng), DIC
Radio
Sqn Ldr G R Roscoe  6 Aug 1957 DFM
Electrical
Sqn Ldr W T Jackson  2 Jan 1956  
Armament
Sqn Ldr C G Day 20 May 1957  
Equipment Progress
Wg Cdr L Baume  2 Dec 1957  
Sqn Ldr A C Moreland 25 Mar 1957  
Engineers
Wg Cdr F C Austin 18 Jul 1956  
Sqn Ldr T D Hall 23 Jun 1958  
Maj D H Ellis 17 Oct 1957 USAF
Technical Co-ordination
Wg Cdr A W Tillman  3 Feb 1958  
Sqn Ldr D Dalby 27 Aug 1957  
Lt Cdr C A Johnson 19 Mar 1956 RN
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr A E Dunlop 20 Feb 1956 Group Aeronautical Inspection Officer, OBE
Sqn Ldr J H Holt  1 Jul 1954 Superintending Inspector

Source - April 1958 Air Force List

Changes between January 1958 and October 1959

Technical Co-ordination
Lt Cdr D V Knight 10 Sep 1958 AMIME, RN
Aeronautical Inspection
Sqn Ldr J Skutelnek 18 Mar 1957  

Source - January 1959 Air Force List

1959

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance Command  

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM John D Baker-Carr  4 May 1959 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt P J Faid  9 Mar 1959 ADC to AOC,
Air Staff
A/Cdre Howard W Penney 27 Jan 1958 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE
Operations
Gp Capt H Stones  3 Nov 1956  
Wg Cdr Howard G Cadwallader  2 Sep 1957 later AVM
Wg Cdr T F H Hudson 11 Feb 1957  
Wg Cdr A M Paterson 27 Apr 1959  
Sqn Ldr D A Flint 14 Jul 1957  
Sqn Ldr W J E Kenaelly  2 Jan 1956  
Sqn Ldr E R Morfill  1 May 1958  
Flying
Sqn Ldr V E Long  5 Jun 1957 AFC
Technical Staff
Gp Capt L D Dadswell  1 Jan 1958 Senior Technical Staff Officer, BSc (Eng), DIC
Technical Co-ordination
Wg Cdr A W Tillman  3 Feb 1958  
Sqn Ldr D Dalby 27 Aug 1957  
Lt Cdr R K Midgley 23 Jan 1959 RN
Engineers
Wg Cdr F C Austin 18 Jul 1956  
Sqn Ldr T D Hall 23 Jun 1958  
Maj D H Ellis 17 Oct 1957 USAF
Signals
Wg Cdr S V Vaizey  8 Oct 1956  
Radio
Sqn Ldr G R Roscoe  6 Aug 1957 DFM
Electrical
Sqn Ldr W T Jackson  2 Jan 1956  
Armament
Sqn Ldr C G Day 20 May 1957  
Equipment Progress
Wg Cdr L Baume  2 Dec 1957  
Sqn Ldr A C Moreland 25 Mar 1957  
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr A E Dunlop 20 Feb 1956 Group Aeronautical Inspection Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr W H Wilson   Superintending Inspector, AMIEE
Wg Cdr A J Cocks   Inspector AIS
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt F E Frayn  1 May 1959 Senior Officer i/c Administration, MBE
Sqn Ldr J Jacewicz 11 Dec 1957 Personnel,
Mr R A Reeves   Personnel (Civilian)
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff)
Medical
Gp Capt W T Buckle  1 Dec 1958 Senior Medical Officer,MB, ChB, DPH, DIH

Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr G W Houlbrook   Statistical Officer

Source - October 1959 Air Force List

1960

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance Command  

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM John D Baker-Carr  4 May 1959 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt P J Faid  9 Mar 1959 ADC to AOC,
Air Staff
A/Cdre Howard W Penney 27 Jan 1958 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE
Operations
Gp Capt H Stones  3 Nov 1956  
Wg Cdr J S Atkinson 20 Jul 1959  
Wg Cdr K W Lawrence 19 Oct 1959  
Wg Cdr A M Paterson 27 Apr 1959  
Sqn Ldr A J Churchward 12 Oct 1959  
Sqn Ldr W J E Kenaelly  2 Jan 1956  
Sqn Ldr E R Morfill  1 May 1958  
Flying
Sqn Ldr C J G Short  9 Nov 1959  
Technical Staff
Gp Capt Peter C Cleaver 25 Apr 1960 Senior Technical Staff Officer, OBE, AMIME, AFRAeS, DCAe; later AVM
Technical Co-ordination
Wg Cdr A W Tillman  3 Feb 1958  
Lt Cdr R K Midgley 23 Jan 1959 RN
Engineers
Wg Cdr D C Goodrich 30 May 1960  
Sqn Ldr F H Holdstock  3 Apr 1960  
Maj D H Ellis 17 Oct 1957 USAF
Signals
Wg Cdr C D Connerton  1 Oct 1959  
Radio
Sqn Ldr R J Moore 29 Dec 1959  
Electrical
Sqn Ldr G J Higgenbotham  1 Jul 1959  
Armament
Sqn Ldr P C Dennis 25 Aug 1958  
Equipment Progress
Wg Cdr E G Ambridge  1 Dec 1959  
Sqn Ldr R P Wilson  9 Aug 1959  
Aeronautical Inspection
Wg Cdr A E Dunlop 20 Feb 1956 Group Aeronautical Inspection Officer, OBE
Wg Cdr W H Wilson   Superintending Inspector, AMIEE
Wg Cdr A J Cocks   Inspector AIS
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt F E Frayn  1 May 1959 Senior Officer i/c Administration, MBE
Sqn Ldr F A Robinson 13 Feb 1960 Personnel, DFC
Mr R A Reeves   Personnel (Civilian)

Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr G W Houlbrook   Statistical Officer

Source - October 1960 Air Force List

1961

Location Command Controlled
RAF Andover, Hampshire Maintenance Command  

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AVM John D Baker-Carr  4 May 1959 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, AFC; later AM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt P J Faid  9 Mar 1959 ADC to AOC,
Air Staff
A/Cdre Howard W Penney 27 Jan 1958 Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE
Operations
Gp Capt John E M Mould 22 Aug 1960 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr J S Atkinson 20 Jul 1959  
Wg Cdr K W Lawrence 19 Oct 1959  
Wg Cdr A M Paterson 27 Apr 1959 OBE
Sqn Ldr A J Churchward 12 Oct 1959  
Sqn Ldr W J E Kenaelly  2 Jan 1956  
Sqn Ldr E R Morfill  1 May 1958  
Flying
Sqn Ldr C J G Short  9 Nov 1959  
Technical Staff
Gp Capt Peter C Cleaver 25 Apr 1960 Senior Technical Staff Officer, OBE, AMIME, AFRAeS, DCAe
Technical Co-ordination
Wg Cdr R F Jones 14 Nov 1960  
Sqn Ldr B P Murphy 16 May 1960  
Lt Cdr R K Midgley 23 Jan 1959 RN
Engineers
Wg Cdr D C Goodrich 30 May 1960  
Sqn Ldr F H Holdstock  3 Apr 1960  
Maj H N Fiser 19 Sep 1960 USAF
Signals
Wg Cdr C D Connerton  1 Oct 1959  
Radio
Sqn Ldr R J Moore 29 Dec 1959  
Electrical
Sqn Ldr G J Higgenbotham  1 Jul 1959  
Armament
Sqn Ldr P C Dennis 25 Aug 1958  
Equipment Progress
Wg Cdr W D Symes 18 Aug 1960  
Sqn Ldr R P Wilson  9 Aug 1959  
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr A J Cocks   Inspector AIS
Mr E A Fawcett   Inspector AIS
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt F E Frayn  1 May 1959 Senior Officer i/c Administration, MBE
Sqn Ldr F A Robinson 13 Feb 1960 Personnel, DFC
Mr R A Reeves   Personnel (Civilian)

Miscellaneous Appointment
Mr G W Houlbrook   Statistical Officer

Source - January 1961 Air Force List

It disbanded on 21 July 1961.

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