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HQ No 62 Group - Personnel, locations and units

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This Group was formed as No 62 (Southern Reserve) Group on 15 May 1946 at 17 Sylvan Road, Pennsylvania, Exeter.

July 1946

Location Command Controlled
17 Sylvan Road, Pennsylvania, Exter Reserve Command

  • No 501 Squadron AuxAF - Filton

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Frederick L Pearce 14 May 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO, DFC
Personal Appointment
SO I A Pidworth 17 Jun 1946 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Wg Cdr H Kerr  1 May 1946 AFC
Sqn Ldr S E Catt 30 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr W J Read 28 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr W Shearman  1 Jul 1946 AFC
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr P H Smith  3 Jun 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Sqn Ldr J R Oswald 16 May 1946 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr R L Dakeyne  8 Jul 1946  

Staffs of the Services

Engineer
Sqn Ldr H Lee 19 Jun 1946  

Signals
Flt Lt D J Bolter 28 May 1946  

Armament
Flt Lt V C W Marriott  3 Jun 1946  

Equipment
Sqn Ldr O W T Rogers 11 Jun 1946  

Physical Training
Fg Off J Short 17 Jun 1946  

Unit Staff
Flt Lt H G Read  3 Jun 1946  

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

It moved to RAF Middle Wallop on 2 July 1946

August 1946

Location Command Controlled
RAF Middle Wallop, Stockbridge, Hants Reserve Command

  • No 501 Squadron AuxAF - Filton

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Frederick L Pearce 14 May 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO, DFC
Personal Appointment
SO K Smith 10 Jul 1946 Personal Assistant to AOC, WAAF
Air Staff
Wg Cdr H Kerr  1 May 1946 AFC
Wg Cdr C E Sims 15 Jul 1946  
Sqn Ldr S E Catt 30 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr W J Read 28 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr W Shearman  1 Jul 1946 AFC
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr P H Smith  3 Jun 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Sqn Ldr J R Oswald 16 May 1946 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr R L Dakeyne  8 Jul 1946  

Staffs of the Services

Engineer
Sqn Ldr H Lee 19 Jun 1946  

Signals
Flt Lt D J Bolter 28 May 1946  

Armament
Flt Lt V C W Marriott  3 Jun 1946  

Equipment
Sqn Ldr O W T Rogers 11 Jun 1946  

Physical Training
Fg Off J Short 17 Jun 1946  

Unit Staff
Flt Lt H G Read  3 Jun 1946  

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

September 1946

Location Command Controlled
RAF Middle Wallop, Stockbridge, Hants Reserve Command

  • No 501 Squadron AuxAF - Filton

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Frederick L Pearce 14 May 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO, DFC
Personal Appointment
SO I A Pidworth 17 Jun 1946 Personal Assistant to AOC, WAAF
Air Staff
Wg Cdr H Kerr  1 May 1946 AFC
Wg Cdr C E Sims 15 Jul 1946  
Sqn Ldr S E Catt 30 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr W J Read 28 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr W Shearman  1 Jul 1946 AFC
Sqn Ldr E J McLennan 19 Aug 1946 DFC
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr P H Smith  3 Jun 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Sqn Ldr J R Oswald 16 May 1946 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr R L Dakeyne  8 Jul 1946  

Staffs of the Services

Engineer
Sqn Ldr H Lee 19 Jun 1946  

Signals
Flt Lt D J Bolter 28 May 1946  

Armament
Flt Lt V C W Marriott  3 Jun 1946  

Equipment
Sqn Ldr O W T Rogers 11 Jun 1946  

Physical Training
Fg Off J Short 17 Jun 1946  

Unit Staff
Flt Lt H G Read  3 Jun 1946  

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

October 1946

Location Command Controlled
RAF Middle Wallop, Stockbridge, Hants Reserve Command

  • No 501 Squadron AuxAF - Filton

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Frederick L Pearce 14 May 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO, DFC
Personal Appointment
SO I A Pidworth 17 Jun 1946 Personal Assistant to AOC, WAAF
Air Staff
Wg Cdr H Kerr  1 May 1946 AFC
Wg Cdr C E Sims 15 Jul 1946  
Sqn Ldr S E Catt 30 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr W J Read 28 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr W Shearman  1 Jul 1946 AFC
Sqn Ldr E J McLennan 19 Aug 1946 DFC
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr P H Smith  3 Jun 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Sqn Ldr J R Oswald 16 May 1946 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr R L Dakeyne  8 Jul 1946  

Staffs of the Services

Engineer
Sqn Ldr H Lee 19 Jun 1946  

Signals
Flt Lt D J Bolter 28 May 1946  

Armament
Flt Lt V C W Marriott  3 Jun 1946  

Equipment
Sqn Ldr O W T Rogers 11 Jun 1946  

Physical Training
Fg Off J Short 17 Jun 1946  

Unit Staff
Flt Lt H G Read  3 Jun 1946  

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

November 1946

Location Command Controlled
RAF Middle Wallop, Stockbridge, Hants Reserve Command

  • No 501 Squadron AuxAF - Filton

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Middle Wallop

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Frederick L Pearce 14 May 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO, DFC
Personal Appointment
SO I A Pidworth 17 Jun 1946 Personal Assistant to AOC, WAAF
Air Staff
Wg Cdr H Kerr  1 May 1946 AFC
Wg Cdr C E Sims 15 Jul 1946  
Sqn Ldr S E Catt 30 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr W J Read 28 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr W Shearman  1 Jul 1946 AFC
Sqn Ldr E J McLennan 19 Aug 1946 DFC
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr P H Smith  3 Jun 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Sqn Ldr J R Oswald 16 May 1946 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr R L Dakeyne  8 Jul 1946  

Staffs of the Services

Engineer
Sqn Ldr H Lee 19 Jun 1946  

Signals
Flt Lt D J Bolter 28 May 1946  

Armament
Flt Lt V C W Marriott  3 Jun 1946  

Equipment
Sqn Ldr O W T Rogers 11 Jun 1946  

Physical Training
Fg Off J Short 17 Jun 1946  

Unit Staff
Flt Lt H G Read  3 Jun 1946  

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

December 1946

Location Command Controlled
RAF Middle Wallop, Stockbridge, Hants Reserve Command

  • No 501 Squadron AuxAF - Filton

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Middle Wallop

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Frederick L Pearce 14 May 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO, DFC
Personal Appointment
SO I A Pidworth 17 Jun 1946 Personal Assistant to AOC, WAAF
Air Staff
Wg Cdr H Kerr  1 May 1946 AFC
Wg Cdr C E Sims 15 Jul 1946  
Sqn Ldr S E Catt 30 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr W J Read 28 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr W Shearman  1 Jul 1946 AFC
Sqn Ldr E J McLennan 19 Aug 1946 DFC
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr P H Smith  3 Jun 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Sqn Ldr J R Oswald 16 May 1946 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr R L Dakeyne  8 Jul 1946  

Staffs of the Services

Engineer
Sqn Ldr H Lee 19 Jun 1946  

Signals
Flt Lt D J Bolter 28 May 1946  

Armament
Flt Lt V C W Marriott  3 Jun 1946  

Equipment
Sqn Ldr O W T Rogers 11 Jun 1946  

Physical Training
Fg Off J Short 17 Jun 1946  

Unit Staff
Flt Lt H G Read  3 Jun 1946  

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

January 1947

Location Command Controlled
RAF Middle Wallop, Stockbridge, Hants Reserve Command

  • No 501 Squadron AuxAF - Filton

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Middle Wallop

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Frederick L Pearce 14 May 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO, DFC
Personal Appointment
SO M P Porterfield 27 Nov 1946 Personal Assistant to AOC, WAAF
Air Staff
Wg Cdr H Kerr  1 May 1946 AFC
Wg Cdr C E Sims 15 Jul 1946  
Sqn Ldr S E Catt 30 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr W J Read 28 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr R Veal 28 Oct 1946  
Sqn Ldr E J McLennan 19 Aug 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr R H Fry  2 Jul 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr N T Marix  4 Sep 1946  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr D King 14 Nov 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr J R Oswald 16 May 1946 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr H Goode 23 Sep 1946 Organisation, OBE

Staffs of the Services

Engineer
Sqn Ldr R D C Tanner 15 Nov 1946  

Equipment
Sqn Ldr O W T Rogers 11 Jun 1946  

Accountant
Sqn Ldr D S Cartwright-Terry  6 Sep 1946  

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

February 1947

Location Command Controlled
RAF Middle Wallop, Stockbridge, Hants Reserve Command

  • No 501 Squadron AuxAF - Filton

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Middle Wallop

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Frederick L Pearce 14 May 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO, DFC
Personal Appointment
SO M P Porterfield 27 Nov 1946 Personal Assistant to AOC, WAAF
Air Staff
Wg Cdr H Kerr  1 May 1946 AFC
Wg Cdr C E Sims 15 Jul 1946  
Sqn Ldr S E Catt 30 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr W J Read 28 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr R Veal 28 Oct 1946  
Sqn Ldr E J McLennan 19 Aug 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr R H Fry  2 Jul 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr N T Marix  4 Sep 1946  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr D King 14 Nov 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr J R Oswald 16 May 1946 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr H Goode 23 Sep 1946 Organisation, OBE

Staffs of the Services

Engineer
Sqn Ldr R D C Tanner 15 Nov 1946  

Equipment
Sqn Ldr O W T Rogers 11 Jun 1946  

Accountant
Sqn Ldr D S Cartwright-Terry  6 Sep 1946  

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 Middle Wallop, Stockbridge, Hants Reserve Command

  • No 501 Squadron AuxAF - Filton

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Woodley

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Middle Wallop

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Frederick L Pearce 14 May 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO, DFC
Personal Appointment
SO M P Porterfield 27 Nov 1946 Personal Assistant to AOC, WAAF
Air Staff
Wg Cdr D R Shore   Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr H Kerr  1 May 1946 AFC
Wg Cdr C E Sims 15 Jul 1946  
Wg Cdr A M K Phillips 27 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr S E Catt 30 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr W J Read 28 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr R Veal 28 Oct 1946  
Sqn Ldr E J McLennan 19 Aug 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr R H Fry  2 Jul 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr N T Marix  4 Sep 1946  
Sqn Ldr J H Gaston    
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr D King 14 Nov 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr J R Oswald 16 May 1946 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr H Goode 23 Sep 1946 Organisation, OBE

Staffs of the Services

Engineer
Sqn Ldr R D C Tanner 15 Nov 1946  

Equipment
Sqn Ldr O W T Rogers 11 Jun 1946  

Accountant
Sqn Ldr D S Cartwright-Terry  6 Sep 1946  

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

May 1947

Location Command Controlled
RAF Middle Wallop, Stockbridge, Hants Reserve Command

  • No 501 Squadron AuxAF - Filton

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Woodley

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • RAF Station Staverton

    • No 1 RAF Police Wing

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Middle Wallop

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Frederick L Pearce 14 May 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO, DFC
Personal Appointment
SO M P Porterfield 27 Nov 1946 Personal Assistant to AOC, WAAF
Air Staff
Wg Cdr D R Shore 10 Mar 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr H Kerr  1 May 1946 AFC
Wg Cdr C E Sims 15 Jul 1946  
Wg Cdr A M K Phillips 27 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr S E Catt 30 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr W J Read 28 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr R Veal 28 Oct 1946  
Sqn Ldr E J McLennan 19 Aug 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr R H Fry  2 Jul 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr N T Marix  4 Sep 1946  
Sqn Ldr J H Gaston    
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr D King 14 Nov 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr J R Oswald 16 May 1946 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr H Goode 23 Sep 1946 Organisation, OBE

Staffs of the Services

Engineer
Sqn Ldr R D C Tanner 15 Nov 1946  

Equipment
Sqn Ldr O W T Rogers 11 Jun 1946  

Accountant
Sqn Ldr D S Cartwright-Terry  6 Sep 1946  

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

June 1947

Location Command Controlled
RAF Middle Wallop, Stockbridge, Hants Reserve Command

  • No 501 Squadron AuxAF - Filton

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Woodley

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • RAF Station Staverton

    • No 1 RAF Police Wing

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Middle Wallop

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Frederick L Pearce 14 May 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO, DFC
Personal Appointment
SO M P Porterfield 27 Nov 1946 Personal Assistant to AOC, WAAF
Air Staff
Wg Cdr D R Shore 10 Mar 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr C E Sims 15 Jul 1946  
Wg Cdr A M K Phillips 27 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr S E Catt 30 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr W J Read 28 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr R Veal 28 Oct 1946  
Sqn Ldr E J McLennan 19 Aug 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr R H Fry  2 Jul 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr N T Marix  4 Sep 1946  
Sqn Ldr J H Gaston    
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr D King 14 Nov 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr J R Oswald 16 May 1946 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr H Goode 23 Sep 1946 Organisation, OBE

Staffs of the Services

Engineer
Sqn Ldr R D C Tanner 15 Nov 1946  

Equipment
Sqn Ldr O W T Rogers 11 Jun 1946  

Accountant
Sqn Ldr D S Cartwright-Terry  6 Sep 1946  

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

July 1947

Location Command Controlled
RAF Middle Wallop, Stockbridge, Hants Reserve Command

  • No 501 Squadron AuxAF - Filton

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Woodley

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • RAF Station Staverton

    • No 1 RAF Police Wing

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Middle Wallop

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Frederick L Pearce 14 May 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO, DFC
Personal Appointment
SO M P Porterfield 27 Nov 1946 Personal Assistant to AOC, WAAF
Air Staff
Wg Cdr D R Shore 10 Mar 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr C E Sims 15 Jul 1946  
Wg Cdr A M K Phillips 27 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr S E Catt 30 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr W J Read 28 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr R Veal 28 Oct 1946  
Sqn Ldr E J McLennan 19 Aug 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr R H Fry  2 Jul 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr N T Marix  4 Sep 1946  
Sqn Ldr J H Gaston    
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr D King 14 Nov 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr J R Oswald 16 May 1946 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr H Goode 23 Sep 1946 Organisation, OBE

Staffs of the Services

Engineer
Sqn Ldr R D C Tanner 15 Nov 1946  

Equipment
Sqn Ldr O W T Rogers 11 Jun 1946  

Accountant
Sqn Ldr D S Cartwright-Terry  6 Sep 1946  

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

August 1947

Location Command Controlled
RAF Middle Wallop, Stockbridge, Hants Reserve Command

  • No 501 Squadron AuxAF - Filton

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Woodley

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • RAF Station Staverton

    • No 1 RAF Police Wing

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Middle Wallop

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Frederick L Pearce 14 May 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO, DFC
Personal Appointment
SO M P Porterfield 27 Nov 1946 Personal Assistant to AOC, WAAF
Air Staff
Wg Cdr D R Shore 10 Mar 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr C E Sims 15 Jul 1946  
Wg Cdr A M K Phillips 27 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr S E Catt 30 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr W J Read 28 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr R Veal 28 Oct 1946  
Sqn Ldr E J McLennan 19 Aug 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr R H Fry  2 Jul 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr N T Marix  4 Sep 1946  
Sqn Ldr J H Gaston    
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr D King 14 Nov 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr J R Oswald 16 May 1946 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr H Goode 23 Sep 1946 Organisation, OBE

Staffs of the Services

Engineer
Sqn Ldr R D C Tanner 15 Nov 1946  

Equipment
Sqn Ldr O W T Rogers 11 Jun 1946  

Accountant
Sqn Ldr D S Cartwright-Terry  6 Sep 1946  

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

September 1947

Location Command Controlled
RAF Middle Wallop, Stockbridge, Hants Reserve Command

  • No 501 Squadron AuxAF - Filton

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Woodley

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3617 Air Defence Unit - Bournemouth

  • RAF Station Staverton

    • No 1 RAF Police Wing

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Middle Wallop

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Frederick L Pearce 14 May 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO, DFC
Personal Appointment
SO M P Porterfield 27 Nov 1946 Personal Assistant to AOC, WAAF
Air Staff
Wg Cdr D R Shore 10 Mar 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr C E Sims 15 Jul 1946  
Wg Cdr A M K Phillips 27 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr S E Catt 30 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr W J Read 28 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr R Veal 28 Oct 1946  
Sqn Ldr E J McLennan 19 Aug 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr R H Fry  2 Jul 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr N T Marix  4 Sep 1946  
Sqn Ldr J H Gaston    
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr D King 14 Nov 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr J R Oswald 16 May 1946 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr H Goode 23 Sep 1946 Organisation, OBE

Staffs of the Services

Engineer
Sqn Ldr R D C Tanner 15 Nov 1946  

Equipment
Sqn Ldr O W T Rogers 11 Jun 1946  

Accountant
Sqn Ldr D S Cartwright-Terry  6 Sep 1946  

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

October 1947

Location Command Controlled
RAF Middle Wallop, Stockbridge, Hants Reserve Command

  • No 501 Squadron AuxAF - Filton

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Woodley

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3617 Air Defence Unit - Bournemouth

  • RAF Station Staverton

    • No 1 RAF Police Wing

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Middle Wallop

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Frederick L Pearce 14 May 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO, DFC
Personal Appointment
SO M P Porterfield 27 Nov 1946 Personal Assistant to AOC, WAAF
Air Staff
Wg Cdr D R Shore 10 Mar 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr C E Sims 15 Jul 1946  
Wg Cdr A M K Phillips 27 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr S E Catt 30 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr W J Read 28 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr R Veal 28 Oct 1946  
Sqn Ldr E J McLennan 19 Aug 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr R H Fry  2 Jul 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr N T Marix  4 Sep 1946  
Sqn Ldr J H Gaston    
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr D King 14 Nov 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr J R Oswald 16 May 1946 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr H Goode 23 Sep 1946 Organisation, OBE

Staffs of the Services

Engineer
Sqn Ldr R D C Tanner 15 Nov 1946  

Equipment
Sqn Ldr O W T Rogers 11 Jun 1946  

Accountant
Sqn Ldr D S Cartwright-Terry  6 Sep 1946  

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

November 1947

Location Command Controlled
RAF Middle Wallop, Stockbridge, Hants Reserve Command

  • No 501 Squadron AuxAF - Filton

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Woodley

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3507 Air Defence Unit - Rudloe Manor

  • No 3617 Air Defence Unit - Bournemouth

  • RAF Station Staverton

    • No 1 RAF Police Wing

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Middle Wallop

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Frederick L Pearce 14 May 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO, DFC
Personal Appointment
SO M P Porterfield 27 Nov 1946 Personal Assistant to AOC, WAAF
Air Staff
Wg Cdr D R Shore 10 Mar 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr C E Sims 15 Jul 1946  
Wg Cdr A M K Phillips 27 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr S E Catt 30 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr W J Read 28 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr R Veal 28 Oct 1946  
Sqn Ldr E J McLennan 19 Aug 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr R H Fry  2 Jul 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr N T Marix  4 Sep 1946  
Sqn Ldr J H Gaston    
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr D King 14 Nov 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr J R Oswald 16 May 1946 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr W H J Daw 26 Aug 1947 Organisation, OBE

Staffs of the Services

Engineer
Sqn Ldr R D C Tanner 15 Nov 1946  

Equipment
Sqn Ldr O W T Rogers 11 Jun 1946  

Accountant
Sqn Ldr D S Cartwright-Terry  6 Sep 1946  

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

December 1947

Location Command Controlled
RAF Middle Wallop, Stockbridge, Hants Reserve Command

  • No 501 Squadron AuxAF - Filton

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Woodley

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3507 Air Defence Unit - Rudloe Manor

  • No 3617 Air Defence Unit - Bournemouth

  • RAF Station Staverton

    • No 1 RAF Police Wing

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Middle Wallop

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Frederick L Pearce 14 May 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO, DFC
Personal Appointment
SO M P Porterfield 27 Nov 1946 Personal Assistant to AOC, WAAF
Air Staff
Wg Cdr D R Shore 10 Mar 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr C E Sims 15 Jul 1946  
Wg Cdr A M K Phillips 27 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr S E Catt 30 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr W J Read 28 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr R Veal 28 Oct 1946  
Sqn Ldr E J McLennan 19 Aug 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr R H Fry  2 Jul 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr N T Marix  4 Sep 1946  
Sqn Ldr J H Gaston    
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr D King 14 Nov 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr J R Oswald 16 May 1946 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr W H J Daw 26 Aug 1947 Organisation, OBE

Staffs of the Services

Engineer
Sqn Ldr R D C Tanner 15 Nov 1946  

Equipment
Sqn Ldr O W T Rogers 11 Jun 1946  

Accountant
Sqn Ldr D S Cartwright-Terry  6 Sep 1946  

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

January 1948

Location Command Controlled
RAF Middle Wallop, Stockbridge, Hants Reserve Command

  • No 501 Squadron AuxAF - Filton

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Woodley

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3507 Air Defence Unit - Rudloe Manor

  • No 3617 Air Defence Unit - Bournemouth

  • RAF Station Staverton

    • No 1 RAF Police Wing

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Middle Wallop

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Frederick L Pearce 14 May 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO, DFC
Personal Appointment
SO M P Porterfield 27 Nov 1946 Personal Assistant to AOC, WAAF
Air Staff
Wg Cdr D R Shore 10 Mar 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr C E Sims 15 Jul 1946  
Wg Cdr A M K Phillips 27 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr P Clarke  3 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr W J Read 28 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr R Veal 28 Oct 1946  
Sqn Ldr G N L Bryant 27 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr R H Fry  2 Jul 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr M H Coombes 20 Oct 1947  
Sqn Ldr J H Gaston    
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr D King 14 Nov 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr J R Oswald 16 May 1946 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr W H J Daw 26 Aug 1947 Organisation, OBE

Staffs of the Services

Engineer
Sqn Ldr L C James  8 Dec 1947  

Equipment
Sqn Ldr O W T Rogers 11 Jun 1946  

Accountant
Sqn Ldr D S Cartwright-Terry  6 Sep 1946  

Medical
Fg Off I B Loudon   BA, BM, ChB

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

It moved to RAF Rudloe Manor on 26 January 1948.

February 1948

Location Command Controlled
RAF Middle Wallop, Stockbridge, Hants Reserve Command

  • No 501 Squadron AuxAF - Filton

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Woodley

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3507 Air Defence Unit - Rudloe Manor

  • No 3617 Air Defence Unit - Bournemouth

  • RAF Station Staverton

    • No 1 RAF Police Wing

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Middle Wallop

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Frederick L Pearce 14 May 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO, DFC
Personal Appointment
SO M P Porterfield 27 Nov 1946 Personal Assistant to AOC, WAAF
Air Staff
Wg Cdr D R Shore 10 Mar 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr C E Sims 15 Jul 1946  
Wg Cdr A M K Phillips 27 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr P Clarke  3 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr W J Read 28 May 1946  
Sqn Ldr R Veal 28 Oct 1946  
Sqn Ldr G N L Bryant 27 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr R H Fry  2 Jul 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr M H Coombes 20 Oct 1947  
Sqn Ldr J H Gaston    
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr D King 14 Nov 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr J R Oswald 16 May 1946 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr W H J Daw 26 Aug 1947 Organisation, OBE

Staffs of the Services

Engineer
Sqn Ldr L C James  8 Dec 1947  

Equipment
Sqn Ldr O W T Rogers 11 Jun 1946  

Accountant
Sqn Ldr D S Cartwright-Terry  6 Sep 1946  

Medical
Fg Off I B Loudon   BA, BM, ChB

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

March 1948

Location Command Controlled
RAF Middle Wallop, Stockbridge, Hants Reserve Command

  • No 501 Squadron AuxAF - Filton

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Woodley

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3507 Air Defence Unit - Rudloe Manor

  • No 3617 Air Defence Unit - Bournemouth

  • RAF Station Staverton

    • No 1 RAF Police Wing

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Middle Wallop

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Frederick L Pearce 14 May 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO, DFC
Personal Appointment
SO M P Porterfield 27 Nov 1946 Personal Assistant to AOC, WAAF
Air Staff
Wg Cdr D R Shore 10 Mar 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr C E Sims 15 Jul 1946  
Wg Cdr A M K Phillips 27 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr P Clarke  3 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr R Veal 28 Oct 1946  
Sqn Ldr G N L Bryant 27 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr R H Fry  2 Jul 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr M H Coombes 20 Oct 1947  
Sqn Ldr R H Howse 26 Jan 1948  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr D King 14 Nov 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr J R Oswald 16 May 1946 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr W H J Daw 26 Aug 1947 Organisation, OBE

Staffs of the Services

Engineer
Sqn Ldr L C James  8 Dec 1947  

Equipment
Sqn Ldr O W T Rogers 11 Jun 1946  

Accountant
Sqn Ldr D S Cartwright-Terry  6 Sep 1946  

Medical
Fg Off I B Loudon   BA, BM, ChB

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

April 1948

Location Command Controlled
RAF Middle Wallop, Stockbridge, Hants Reserve Command

  • No 501 Squadron AuxAF - Filton

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Woodley

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 12 Reserve Flying School - Filton

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3507 Air Defence Unit - Rudloe Manor

  • No 3617 Air Defence Unit - Bournemouth

  • RAF Station Staverton

    • No 1 RAF Police Wing

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Middle Wallop

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Frederick L Pearce 14 May 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO, DFC
Personal Appointment
SO M P Porterfield 27 Nov 1946 Personal Assistant to AOC, WAAF
Air Staff
Wg Cdr D R Shore 10 Mar 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr C E Sims 15 Jul 1946  
Wg Cdr A M K Phillips 27 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr P Clarke  3 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr R Veal 28 Oct 1946  
Sqn Ldr G N L Bryant 27 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr R H Fry  2 Jul 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr M H Coombes 20 Oct 1947  
Sqn Ldr R H Howse 26 Jan 1948  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr D King 14 Nov 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr J R Oswald 16 May 1946 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr W H J Daw 26 Aug 1947 Organisation, OBE

Staffs of the Services

Engineer
Sqn Ldr L C James  8 Dec 1947  

Equipment
Sqn Ldr O W T Rogers 11 Jun 1946  

Accountant
Sqn Ldr D S Cartwright-Terry  6 Sep 1946  

Medical
Fg Off I B Loudon   BA, BM, ChB

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

May 1948

Location Command Controlled
RAF Middle Wallop, Stockbridge, Hants Reserve Command

  • No 501 Squadron AuxAF - Filton

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Woodley

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 12 Reserve Flying School - Filton

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3507 Air Defence Unit - Rudloe Manor

  • No 3617 Air Defence Unit - Bournemouth

  • RAF Station Staverton

    • No 1 RAF Police Wing

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Middle Wallop

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Frederick L Pearce 14 May 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO, DFC
Personal Appointment
SO M P Porterfield 27 Nov 1946 Personal Assistant to AOC, WAAF
Air Staff
Wg Cdr D R Shore 10 Mar 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr C E Sims 15 Jul 1946  
Wg Cdr A M K Phillips 27 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr P Clarke  3 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr R Veal 28 Oct 1946  
Sqn Ldr G N L Bryant 27 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr R H Fry  2 Jul 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr M H Coombes 20 Oct 1947  
Sqn Ldr R H Howse 26 Jan 1948  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr D King 14 Nov 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr J R Oswald 16 May 1946 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr W H J Daw 26 Aug 1947 Organisation, OBE

Staffs of the Services

Engineer
Sqn Ldr L C James  8 Dec 1947  

Equipment
Sqn Ldr O W T Rogers 11 Jun 1946  

Accountant
Sqn Ldr D S Cartwright-Terry  6 Sep 1946  

Medical
Fg Off I B Loudon   BA, BM, ChB

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

June 1948

Location Command Controlled
RAF Middle Wallop, Stockbridge, Hants Reserve Command

  • No 501 Squadron AuxAF - Filton

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Woodley

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 12 Reserve Flying School - Filton

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3507 Air Defence Unit - Rudloe Manor

  • No 3617 Air Defence Unit - Bournemouth

  • RAF Station Staverton

    • No 1 RAF Police Wing

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Middle Wallop

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Frederick L Pearce 14 May 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO, DFC
Personal Appointment
SO M P Porterfield 27 Nov 1946 Personal Assistant to AOC, WAAF
Air Staff
Wg Cdr D R Shore 10 Mar 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr C E Sims 15 Jul 1946  
Wg Cdr A M K Phillips 27 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr P Clarke  3 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr R Veal 28 Oct 1946  
Sqn Ldr G N L Bryant 27 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr R H Fry  2 Jul 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr M H Coombes 20 Oct 1947  
Sqn Ldr R H Howse 26 Jan 1948  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr D King 14 Nov 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr J R Oswald 16 May 1946 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr W H J Daw 26 Aug 1947 Organisation, OBE

Staffs of the Services

Engineer
Sqn Ldr L C James  8 Dec 1947  

Equipment
Sqn Ldr O W T Rogers 11 Jun 1946  

Accountant
Sqn Ldr D S Cartwright-Terry  6 Sep 1946  

Medical
Fg Off I B Loudon   BA, BM, ChB

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

July 1948

Location Command Controlled
RAF Middle Wallop, Stockbridge, Hants Reserve Command

  • No 501 Squadron AuxAF - Filton

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Woodley

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 12 Reserve Flying School - Filton

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3507 Air Defence Unit - Rudloe Manor

  • No 3617 Air Defence Unit - Bournemouth

  • No 1 RAF Police Wing - Pershore

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Colerne

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Frederick L Pearce 14 May 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO, DFC
Personal Appointment
SO M P Porterfield 27 Nov 1946 Personal Assistant to AOC, WAAF
Air Staff
Wg Cdr D R Shore 10 Mar 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr L M Whetham 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr A M K Phillips 27 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr P Clarke  3 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr R Veal 28 Oct 1946  
Sqn Ldr G N L Bryant 27 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr R H Fry  2 Jul 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr D A Young 24 Feb 1948  
Sqn Ldr R H Howse 26 Jan 1948  
Sqn Ldr C J Gray 21 Jan 1948 DFC
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr D King 14 Nov 1946 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr A G R Green 18 May 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr W H J Daw 26 Aug 1947 Organisation, OBE

Staffs of the Services

Engineer
Sqn Ldr L C James  8 Dec 1947  

Equipment
Sqn Ldr O W T Rogers 11 Jun 1946  

Accountant
Sqn Ldr D S Cartwright-Terry  6 Sep 1946  

Medical
Fg Off I B Loudon  6 Nov 1947 BA, BM, ChB

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

August 1948

Location Command Controlled
RAF Middle Wallop, Stockbridge, Hants Reserve Command

  • No 501 Squadron AuxAF - Filton

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Woodley

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 12 Reserve Flying School - Filton

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3507 Air Defence Unit - Rudloe Manor

  • No 3617 Air Defence Unit - Bournemouth

  • No 1 RAF Police Wing - Pershore

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Colerne

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Frederick L Pearce 14 May 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO, DFC
Personal Appointment
SO M P Porterfield 27 Nov 1946 Personal Assistant to AOC, WAAF
Air Staff
Wg Cdr D R Shore 10 Mar 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr L M Whetham 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr A M K Phillips 27 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr P Clarke  3 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr R Veal 28 Oct 1946  
Sqn Ldr G N L Bryant 27 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr R H Fry  2 Jul 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr D A Young 24 Feb 1948  
Sqn Ldr R H Howse 26 Jan 1948  
Sqn Ldr C J Gray 21 Jan 1948 DFC
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr Alistair Gollan 13 Aug 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr A G R Green 18 May 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr W H J Daw 26 Aug 1947 Organisation, OBE

Staffs of the Services

Engineer
Sqn Ldr L C James  8 Dec 1947  

Equipment
Sqn Ldr O W T Rogers 11 Jun 1946  

Accountant
Sqn Ldr D S Cartwright-Terry  6 Sep 1946  

Medical
Fg Off I B Loudon  6 Nov 1947 BA, BM, ChB

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

September 1948

Location Command Controlled
RAF Middle Wallop, Stockbridge, Hants Reserve Command

  • No 501 Squadron AuxAF - Filton

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Woodley

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 12 Reserve Flying School - Filton

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3507 Air Defence Unit - Rudloe Manor

  • No 3617 Air Defence Unit - Bournemouth

  • No 1 RAF Police Wing - Pershore

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Colerne

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Frederick L Pearce 14 May 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO, DFC
Personal Appointment
SO M P Porterfield 27 Nov 1946 Personal Assistant to AOC, WAAF
Air Staff
Wg Cdr D R Shore 10 Mar 1947 Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr L M Whetham 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr A M K Phillips 27 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr P Clarke  3 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr R Veal 28 Oct 1946  
Sqn Ldr G N L Bryant 27 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr R H Fry  2 Jul 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr D A Young 24 Feb 1948  
Sqn Ldr R H Howse 26 Jan 1948  
Sqn Ldr C J Gray 21 Jan 1948 DFC
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr Alistair Gollan 13 Aug 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr A G R Green 18 May 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr W H J Daw 26 Aug 1947 Organisation, OBE

Staffs of the Services

Engineer
Sqn Ldr L C James  8 Dec 1947  

Equipment
Sqn Ldr O W T Rogers 11 Jun 1946  

Accountant
Sqn Ldr D S Cartwright-Terry  6 Sep 1946  

Medical
Fg Off I B Loudon  6 Nov 1947 BA, BM, ChB

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

October 1948

Location Command Controlled
RAF Middle Wallop, Stockbridge, Hants Reserve Command

  • No 501 Squadron AuxAF - Filton

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Woodley

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 12 Reserve Flying School - Filton

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3507 Air Defence Unit - Rudloe Manor

  • No 3617 Air Defence Unit - Bournemouth

  • No 1 RAF Police Wing - Pershore

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Colerne

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Frederick L Pearce 14 May 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO, DFC
Personal Appointment
SO M P Porterfield 27 Nov 1946 Personal Assistant to AOC, WAAF
Air Staff
Gp Capt Graham C Bladon  1 Sep 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr D R Shore 10 Mar 1947 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr L M Whetham 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr A M K Phillips 27 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr P Clarke  3 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr R Veal 28 Oct 1946  
Sqn Ldr G N L Bryant 27 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr R H Fry  2 Jul 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr D A Young 24 Feb 1948  
Sqn Ldr R H Howse 26 Jan 1948  
Sqn Ldr C J Gray 21 Jan 1948 DFC
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr Alistair Gollan 13 Aug 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr A G R Green 18 May 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr W H J Daw 26 Aug 1947 Organisation, OBE

Staffs of the Services

Engineer
Sqn Ldr L C James  8 Dec 1947  

Equipment
Sqn Ldr S M T Grimes  6 Sep 1948  

Accountant
Sqn Ldr D S Cartwright-Terry  6 Sep 1946  

Medical
Fg Off W L Sewell 16 Aug 1948 MB, ChB

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

November 1948

Location Command Controlled
RAF Middle Wallop, Stockbridge, Hants Reserve Command

  • No 501 Squadron AuxAF - Filton

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Woodley

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 12 Reserve Flying School - Filton

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3507 Air Defence Unit - Rudloe Manor

  • No 3512 Air Defence Unit - Exeter

  • No 3513 Air Defence Unit - Plymouth

  • No 3617 Air Defence Unit - Bournemouth

  • No 1 RAF Police Wing - Pershore

  • RAF Police Dog Training Centre- Staverton

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Colerne

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Frederick L Pearce 14 May 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO, DFC
Personal Appointment
SO M P Porterfield 27 Nov 1946 Personal Assistant to AOC, WAAF
Air Staff
Gp Capt Graham C Bladon  1 Sep 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr D R Shore 10 Mar 1947 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr L M Whetham 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr A M K Phillips 27 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr P Clarke  3 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr R Veal 28 Oct 1946  
Sqn Ldr G N L Bryant 27 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr R H Fry  2 Jul 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr D A Young 24 Feb 1948  
Sqn Ldr R H Howse 26 Jan 1948  
Sqn Ldr C J Gray 21 Jan 1948 DFC
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr Alistair Gollan 13 Aug 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr A G R Green 18 May 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr W H J Daw 26 Aug 1947 Organisation, OBE

Staffs of the Services

Engineer
Sqn Ldr L C James  8 Dec 1947  

Equipment
Sqn Ldr S M T Grimes  6 Sep 1948  

Accountant
Sqn Ldr D S Cartwright-Terry  6 Sep 1946  

Medical
Fg Off W L Sewell 16 Aug 1948 MB, ChB

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

December 1948

Location Command Controlled
RAF Middle Wallop, Stockbridge, Hants Reserve Command

  • No 501 Squadron AuxAF - Filton

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Woodley

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 12 Reserve Flying School - Filton

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3507 Air Defence Unit - Rudloe Manor

  • No 3512 Air Defence Unit - Exeter

  • No 3513 Air Defence Unit - Plymouth

  • No 3617 Air Defence Unit - Bournemouth

  • No 1 RAF Police Wing - Pershore

  • RAF Police Dog Training Centre- Staverton

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Colerne

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Frederick L Pearce 14 May 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO, DFC
Personal Appointment
SO M P Porterfield 27 Nov 1946 Personal Assistant to AOC, WAAF
Air Staff
Gp Capt Graham C Bladon  1 Sep 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr D R Shore 10 Mar 1947 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr L M Whetham 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr A M K Phillips 27 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr P Clarke  3 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr R Veal 28 Oct 1946  
Sqn Ldr G N L Bryant 27 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr D A Young 24 Feb 1948  
Sqn Ldr R H Howse 26 Jan 1948  
Sqn Ldr C J Gray 21 Jan 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr A Aldridge 18 Oct 1948  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr Alistair Gollan 13 Aug 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr A G R Green 18 May 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr W H J Daw 26 Aug 1947 Organisation, OBE

Staffs of the Services

Engineer
Sqn Ldr L C James  8 Dec 1947  

Equipment
Sqn Ldr S M T Grimes  6 Sep 1948  

Accountant
Sqn Ldr E V Hambry 22 Nov 1948  

Medical
Sqn Ldr W E Hassan  1 Oct 1948 MB, BS

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

January 1949

Location Command Controlled
RAF Middle Wallop, Stockbridge, Hants Reserve Command

  • No 501 Squadron AuxAF - Filton

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Woodley

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 12 Reserve Flying School - Filton

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3507 Air Defence Unit - Rudloe Manor

  • No 3512 Air Defence Unit - Exeter

  • No 3513 Air Defence Unit - Plymouth

  • No 3617 Air Defence Unit - Bournemouth

  • No 1 RAF Police Wing - Pershore

  • RAF Police Dog Training Centre- Staverton

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Colerne

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Frederick L Pearce 14 May 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO, DFC
Personal Appointment
SO M P Porterfield 27 Nov 1946 Personal Assistant to AOC, WAAF
Air Staff
Gp Capt Graham C Bladon  1 Sep 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr D R Shore 10 Mar 1947 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr L M Whetham 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr A M K Phillips 27 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr P Clarke  3 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr R Veal 28 Oct 1946  
Sqn Ldr G N L Bryant 27 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr D A Young 24 Feb 1948  
Sqn Ldr R H Howse 26 Jan 1948  
Sqn Ldr C J Gray 21 Jan 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr A Aldridge 18 Oct 1948  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr Alistair Gollan 13 Aug 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr A G R Green 18 May 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr W H J Daw 26 Aug 1947 Organisation, OBE

Staffs of the Services

Engineer
Sqn Ldr L C James  8 Dec 1947  

Equipment
Sqn Ldr D E Getgood 11 Nov 1948  

Accountant
Sqn Ldr E V Hambry 22 Nov 1948  

Medical
Sqn Ldr W E Hassan  1 Oct 1948 MB, BS

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

February 1949

Location Command Controlled
RAF Rudloe Manor, Chippenham, Wiltshire Reserve Command

  • No 501 Squadron AuxAF - Filton

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Woodley

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 12 Reserve Flying School - Filton

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3507 Air Defence Unit - Rudloe Manor

  • No 3512 Air Defence Unit - Exeter

  • No 3513 Air Defence Unit - Plymouth

  • No 3617 Air Defence Unit - Bournemouth

  • No 1 RAF Police Wing - Pershore

  • RAF Police Dog Training Centre- Staverton

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Colerne

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Frederick L Pearce 14 May 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO, DFC
Personal Appointment
SO M P Porterfield 27 Nov 1946 Personal Assistant to AOC, WAAF
Air Staff
Gp Capt Graham C Bladon  1 Sep 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr D R Shore 10 Mar 1947 DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr L M Whetham 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr A M K Phillips 27 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr P Clarke  3 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr R Veal 28 Oct 1946  
Sqn Ldr G N L Bryant 27 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr D A Young 24 Feb 1948  
Sqn Ldr R H Howse 26 Jan 1948  
Sqn Ldr C J Gray 21 Jan 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr A Aldridge 18 Oct 1948  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr Alistair Gollan 13 Aug 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr A G R Green 18 May 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr W H J Daw 26 Aug 1947 Organisation, OBE

Equipment
Sqn Ldr D E Getgood 11 Nov 1948  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Engineer
Sqn Ldr L C James  8 Dec 1947  

Accountant
Sqn Ldr E V Hambry 22 Nov 1948  

Medical
Sqn Ldr W E Hassan  1 Oct 1948 MB, BS

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

March 1949

Location Command Controlled
RAF Rudloe Manor, Chippenham, Wiltshire Reserve Command

  • No 501 Squadron AuxAF - Filton

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Woodley

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 12 Reserve Flying School - Filton

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3507 Air Defence Unit - Rudloe Manor

  • No 3512 Air Defence Unit - Exeter

  • No 3513 Air Defence Unit - Plymouth

  • No 3617 Air Defence Unit - Bournemouth

  • No 1 RAF Police Wing - Pershore

  • RAF Police Dog Training Centre- Staverton

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Colerne

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Frederick L Pearce 14 May 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO, DFC
Personal Appointment
SO M P Porterfield 27 Nov 1946 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt Graham C Bladon  1 Sep 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L M Whetham 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr A M K Phillips 27 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr P Clarke  3 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr R Veal 28 Oct 1946  
Sqn Ldr G N L Bryant 27 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr D A Young 24 Feb 1948  
Sqn Ldr R H Howse 26 Jan 1948  
Sqn Ldr C J Gray 21 Jan 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr A Aldridge 18 Oct 1948  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr Alistair Gollan 13 Aug 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr A G R Green 18 May 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr W H J Daw 26 Aug 1947 Organisation, OBE

Equipment
Sqn Ldr D E Getgood 11 Nov 1948  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr E V Hambry 22 Nov 1948  

Medical
Sqn Ldr W E Hassan  1 Oct 1948 MB, BS

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off C Spink 23 Mar 1949  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr L C James  8 Dec 1947  

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

April 1949

Location Command Controlled
RAF Rudloe Manor, Chippenham, Wiltshire Reserve Command

  • No 501 Squadron AuxAF - Filton

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron AuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 21 RAF Reserve Centre - Plymouth

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Woodley

  • No 27 RAF Reserve Centre - Exeter

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 12 Reserve Flying School - Filton

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3507 Air Defence Unit - Rudloe Manor

  • No 3512 Air Defence Unit - Exeter

  • No 3513 Air Defence Unit - Plymouth

  • No 3617 Air Defence Unit - Bournemouth

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1 RAF Police Wing - Pershore

  • RAF Police Dog Training Centre- Staverton

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Colerne

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Frederick L Pearce 14 May 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO, DFC
Personal Appointment
SO M P Porterfield 27 Nov 1946 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt Graham C Bladon  1 Sep 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L M Whetham 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr A M K Phillips 27 Jan 1947  
Sqn Ldr P Clarke  3 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr R Veal 28 Oct 1946  
Sqn Ldr G N L Bryant 27 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr D A Young 24 Feb 1948  
Sqn Ldr R H Howse 26 Jan 1948  
Sqn Ldr C J Gray 21 Jan 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr A Aldridge 18 Oct 1948  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr Alistair Gollan 13 Aug 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr A G R Green 18 May 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr W H J Daw 26 Aug 1947 Organisation, OBE

Equipment
Sqn Ldr D E Getgood 11 Nov 1948  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr E V Hambry 22 Nov 1948  

Medical
Sqn Ldr W E Hassan  1 Oct 1948 MB, BS

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off C Spink 23 Mar 1949  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr L C James  8 Dec 1947  

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

May 1949

Location Command Controlled
RAF Rudloe Manor, Chippenham, Wiltshire Reserve Command

  • No 501 Squadron AuxAF - Filton

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron AuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 21 RAF Reserve Centre - Plymouth

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Woodley

  • No 27 RAF Reserve Centre - Exeter

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 10 Reserve Flying School - Exeter

  • No 12 Reserve Flying School - Filton

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3507 Air Defence Unit - Rudloe Manor

  • No 3512 Air Defence Unit - Exeter

  • No 3513 Air Defence Unit - Plymouth

  • No 3617 Air Defence Unit - Bournemouth

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1 RAF Police Wing - Pershore

  • RAF Police Dog Training Centre- Staverton

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Colerne

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 38 - Gloucester

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 41 - Portsmouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 43 - Salisbury

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Frederick L Pearce 14 May 1946 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO, DFC
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt S M S Chandler 17 Mar 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt Graham C Bladon  1 Sep 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L M Whetham 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr J R Davenport  4 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr P Clarke  3 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr G L Sinclair 21 Feb 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr G N L Bryant 27 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr D A Young 24 Feb 1948  
Sqn Ldr R H Howse 26 Jan 1948  
Sqn Ldr C J Gray 21 Jan 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr A Aldridge 18 Oct 1948  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr Alistair Gollan 13 Aug 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr A G R Green 18 May 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr W H J Daw 26 Aug 1947 Organisation, OBE

Equipment
Sqn Ldr D E Getgood 11 Nov 1948  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr E V Hambry 22 Nov 1948  

Medical
Sqn Ldr W E Hassan  1 Oct 1948 MB, BS

Educational
Flt Lt A Morgan  1 Jul 1948 BA

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off C Spink 23 Mar 1949  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr P O Gibson 17 Mar 1949  

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

June 1949

Location Command Controlled
RAF Rudloe Manor, Chippenham, Wiltshire Reserve Command

  • No 501 Squadron AuxAF - Filton

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron AuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 21 RAF Reserve Centre - Plymouth

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Woodley

  • No 27 RAF Reserve Centre - Exeter

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 10 Reserve Flying School - Exeter

  • No 12 Reserve Flying School - Filton

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3507 Air Defence Unit - Rudloe Manor

  • No 3512 Air Defence Unit - Exeter

  • No 3513 Air Defence Unit - Plymouth

  • No 3617 Air Defence Unit - Bournemouth

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1 RAF Police Wing - Pershore

  • RAF Police Dog Training Centre- Staverton

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Colerne

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 38 - Gloucester

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 41 - Portsmouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 43 - Salisbury

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Cecil A Stevens 16 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, MC; later AVM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt S M S Chandler 17 Mar 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt Graham C Bladon  1 Sep 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L M Whetham 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr J R Davenport  4 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr P Clarke  3 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr G L Sinclair 21 Feb 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr G N L Bryant 27 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr D A Young 24 Feb 1948  
Sqn Ldr R H Howse 26 Jan 1948  
Sqn Ldr C J Gray 21 Jan 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr A Aldridge 18 Oct 1948  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr Alistair Gollan 13 Aug 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr A G R Green 18 May 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr W H J Daw 26 Aug 1947 Organisation, OBE

Equipment
Sqn Ldr D E Getgood 11 Nov 1948  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr E V Hambry 22 Nov 1948  

Medical
Sqn Ldr W E Hassan  1 Oct 1948 MB, BS

Educational
Flt Lt A Morgan  1 Jul 1948 BA

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off C Spink 23 Mar 1949  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr P O Gibson 17 Mar 1949  

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

July 1949

Location Command Controlled
RAF Rudloe Manor, Chippenham, Wiltshire Reserve Command

  • No 501 Squadron AuxAF - Filton

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron AuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 21 RAF Reserve Centre - Plymouth

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Woodley

  • No 27 RAF Reserve Centre - Exeter

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 10 Reserve Flying School - Exeter

  • No 12 Reserve Flying School - Filton

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3507 Air Defence Unit - Rudloe Manor

  • No 3512 Air Defence Unit - Exeter

  • No 3513 Air Defence Unit - Plymouth

  • No 3617 Air Defence Unit - Bournemouth

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1 RAF Police Wing - Pershore

  • RAF Police Dog Training Centre- Staverton

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Colerne

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 38 - Gloucester

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 41 - Portsmouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 43 - Salisbury

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Cecil A Stevens 16 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, MC; later AVM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt S M S Chandler 17 Mar 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt Graham C Bladon  1 Sep 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L M Whetham 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr J R Davenport  4 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr P Clarke  3 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr G L Sinclair 21 Feb 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr G N L Bryant 27 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr D A Young 24 Feb 1948  
Sqn Ldr R H Howse 26 Jan 1948  
Sqn Ldr C J Gray 21 Jan 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr A Aldridge 18 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr A J Morgan 11 Apr 1949 AFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr E H Dean 16 Apr 1949  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr Alistair Gollan 13 Aug 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr A G R Green 18 May 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr W H J Daw 26 Aug 1947 Organisation, OBE

Equipment
Sqn Ldr D E Getgood 11 Nov 1948  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr E V Hambry 22 Nov 1948  

Medical
Sqn Ldr W E Hassan  1 Oct 1948 MB, BS

Educational
Flt Lt A Morgan  1 Jul 1948 BA

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off C Spink 23 Mar 1949  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr P O Gibson 17 Mar 1949  

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

August 1949

Location Command Controlled
RAF Rudloe Manor, Chippenham, Wiltshire Reserve Command

  • No 501 Squadron AuxAF - Filton

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron AuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 21 RAF Reserve Centre - Plymouth

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Woodley

  • No 27 RAF Reserve Centre - Exeter

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 10 Reserve Flying School - Exeter

  • No 12 Reserve Flying School - Filton

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3507 Air Defence Unit - Rudloe Manor

  • No 3512 Air Defence Unit - Exeter

  • No 3513 Air Defence Unit - Plymouth

  • No 3617 Air Defence Unit - Bournemouth

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1 RAF Police Wing - Pershore

  • RAF Police Dog Training Centre- Staverton

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Colerne

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 38 - Gloucester

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 41 - Portsmouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 43 - Salisbury

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Cecil A Stevens 16 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, MC; later AVM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt S M S Chandler 17 Mar 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt Graham C Bladon  1 Sep 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L M Whetham 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr J R Davenport  4 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr P Clarke  3 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr G L Sinclair 21 Feb 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr G N L Bryant 27 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr D A Young 24 Feb 1948  
Sqn Ldr R H Howse 26 Jan 1948  
Sqn Ldr C J Gray 21 Jan 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr A Aldridge 18 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr A J Morgan 11 Apr 1949 AFC, AFM
Sqn Ldr E H Dean 16 Apr 1949  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr Alistair Gollan 13 Aug 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr A G R Green 18 May 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr W H J Daw 26 Aug 1947 Organisation, OBE

Equipment
Sqn Ldr D E Getgood 11 Nov 1948  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr E V Hambry 22 Nov 1948  

Medical
Sqn Ldr W E Hassan  1 Oct 1948 MB, BS

Educational
Flt Lt A Morgan  1 Jul 1948 BA

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off C Spink 23 Mar 1949  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr P O Gibson 17 Mar 1949  

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

September 1949

Location Command Controlled
RAF Rudloe Manor, Chippenham, Wiltshire Reserve Command

  • No 501 Squadron AuxAF - Filton

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron AuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 21 RAF Reserve Centre - Plymouth

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Woodley

  • No 27 RAF Reserve Centre - Exeter

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 10 Reserve Flying School - Exeter

  • No 12 Reserve Flying School - Filton

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3507 Air Defence Unit - Rudloe Manor

  • No 3512 Air Defence Unit - Exeter

  • No 3513 Air Defence Unit - Plymouth

  • No 3617 Air Defence Unit - Bournemouth

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1 RAF Police Wing - Pershore

  • RAF Police Dog Training Centre- Staverton

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Colerne

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 38 - Gloucester

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 41 - Portsmouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 43 - Salisbury

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Cecil A Stevens 16 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, MC; later AVM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt S M S Chandler 17 Mar 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt Graham C Bladon  1 Sep 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L M Whetham 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr J R Davenport  4 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr P Clarke  3 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr G L Sinclair 21 Feb 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr G N L Bryant 27 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr D A Young 24 Feb 1948  
Sqn Ldr R H Howse 26 Jan 1948  
Sqn Ldr C J Gray 21 Jan 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr A Aldridge 18 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr A J Morgan 11 Apr 1949 AFC, AFM
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr Alistair Gollan 13 Aug 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr A G R Green 18 May 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr W H J Daw 26 Aug 1947 Organisation, OBE

Equipment
Sqn Ldr D E Getgood 11 Nov 1948  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr E V Hambry 22 Nov 1948  

Medical
Sqn Ldr W E Hassan  1 Oct 1948 MB, BS

Educational
Flt Lt A Morgan  1 Jul 1948 BA

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off C Spink 23 Mar 1949  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr P O Gibson 17 Mar 1949  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Sqn Ldr E H Dean 16 Apr 1949  

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

October 1949

 
Location Command Controlled
RAF Rudloe Manor, Chippenham, Wiltshire Reserve Command

  • No 501 Squadron AuxAF - Filton

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron AuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 21 RAF Reserve Centre - Plymouth

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Woodley

  • No 27 RAF Reserve Centre - Exeter

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 10 Reserve Flying School - Exeter

  • No 12 Reserve Flying School - Filton

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3507 Air Defence Unit - Rudloe Manor

  • No 3512 Air Defence Unit - Exeter

  • No 3513 Air Defence Unit - Plymouth

  • No 3617 Air Defence Unit - Bournemouth

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1 RAF Police Wing - Pershore

  • RAF Police Dog Training Centre- Staverton

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Colerne

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 38 - Gloucester

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 41 - Portsmouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 43 - Salisbury

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Cecil A Stevens 16 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, MC; later AVM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt S M S Chandler 17 Mar 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt Graham C Bladon  1 Sep 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L M Whetham 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr J R Davenport  4 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr P Clarke  3 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr G L Sinclair 21 Feb 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr G N L Bryant 27 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr D A Young 24 Feb 1948  
Sqn Ldr R H Howse 26 Jan 1948  
Sqn Ldr C J Gray 21 Jan 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr A Aldridge 18 Oct 1948  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr Alistair Gollan 13 Aug 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr A G R Green 18 May 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr W H J Daw 26 Aug 1947 Organisation, OBE

Equipment
Sqn Ldr B W E Churchill 12 Sep 1949  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr E V Hambry 22 Nov 1948  

Medical
Sqn Ldr W E Hassan  1 Oct 1948 MB, BS

Educational
Flt Lt A Morgan  1 Jul 1948 BA

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off C Hills 21 Mar 1949  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr P O Gibson 17 Mar 1949  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Sqn Ldr E H Dean 16 Apr 1949  

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

November 1949

Location Command Controlled
RAF Rudloe Manor, Chippenham, Wiltshire Reserve Command

  • No 501 Squadron AuxAF - Filton

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron AuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 21 RAF Reserve Centre - Plymouth

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Woodley

  • No 27 RAF Reserve Centre - Exeter

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 10 Reserve Flying School - Exeter

  • No 12 Reserve Flying School - Filton

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3507 Air Defence Unit - Rudloe Manor

  • No 3512 Air Defence Unit - Exeter

  • No 3513 Air Defence Unit - Plymouth

  • No 3617 Air Defence Unit - Bournemouth

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1 RAF Police Wing - Pershore

  • RAF Police Dog Training Centre- Staverton

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Colerne

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 38 - Gloucester

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 41 - Portsmouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 43 - Salisbury

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Cecil A Stevens 16 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, MC; later AVM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt S M S Chandler 17 Mar 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt Graham C Bladon  1 Sep 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L M Whetham 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr J R Davenport  4 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr P Clarke  3 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr G L Sinclair 21 Feb 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr G N L Bryant 27 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr D A Young 24 Feb 1948  
Sqn Ldr R H Howse 26 Jan 1948  
Sqn Ldr C J Gray 21 Jan 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr A Aldridge 18 Oct 1948  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr Alistair Gollan 13 Aug 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr A G R Green 18 May 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr W H J Daw 26 Aug 1947 Organisation, OBE

Equipment
Sqn Ldr B W E Churchill 12 Sep 1949  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr E V Hambry 22 Nov 1948  

Medical
Sqn Ldr W E Hassan  1 Oct 1948 MB, BS

Educational
Flt Lt A Morgan  1 Jul 1948 BA

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off C Hills 21 Mar 1949  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr P O Gibson 17 Mar 1949  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Sqn Ldr E H Dean 16 Apr 1949  

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

December 1949

Location Command Controlled
RAF Rudloe Manor, Chippenham, Wiltshire Reserve Command

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron AuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 21 RAF Reserve Centre - Plymouth

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Woodley

  • No 27 RAF Reserve Centre - Exeter

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 10 Reserve Flying School - Exeter

  • No 12 Reserve Flying School - Filton

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3507 Air Defence Unit - Rudloe Manor

  • No 3512 Air Defence Unit - Exeter

  • No 3513 Air Defence Unit - Plymouth

  • No 3617 Air Defence Unit - Bournemouth

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1 RAF Police Wing - Pershore

  • RAF Police Dog Training Centre- Staverton

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Colerne

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 38 - Gloucester

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 41 - Portsmouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 43 - Salisbury

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Cecil A Stevens 16 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, MC; later AVM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt S M S Chandler 17 Mar 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt Graham C Bladon  1 Sep 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L M Whetham 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr J R Davenport  4 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr P Clarke  3 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr G L Sinclair 21 Feb 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr G N L Bryant 27 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr D A Young 24 Feb 1948  
Sqn Ldr R H Howse 26 Jan 1948  
Sqn Ldr C J Gray 21 Jan 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr A Aldridge 18 Oct 1948  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr Alistair Gollan 13 Aug 1948 Senior Officer i/c Administration; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr A G R Green 18 May 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr W H J Daw 26 Aug 1947 Organisation, OBE

Equipment
Sqn Ldr B W E Churchill 12 Sep 1949  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr E V Hambry 22 Nov 1948  

Medical
Sqn Ldr W E Hassan  1 Oct 1948 MB, BS

Educational
Flt Lt A Morgan  1 Jul 1948 BA

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off C Hills 21 Mar 1949  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr P O Gibson 17 Mar 1949  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Sqn Ldr E H Dean 16 Apr 1949  

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

January 1950

Location Command Controlled
RAF Rudloe Manor, Chippenham, Wiltshire Reserve Command

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 21 RAF Reserve Centre - Plymouth

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Reading

  • No 27 RAF Reserve Centre - Exeter

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 10 Reserve Flying School - Exeter

  • No 12 Reserve Flying School - Filton

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3507 Air Defence Unit - Rudloe Manor

  • No 3512 Air Defence Unit - Exeter

  • No 3513 Air Defence Unit - Plymouth

  • No 3617 Air Defence Unit - Bournemouth

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1 RAF Police Wing - Pershore

  • RAF Police Dog Training Centre- Staverton

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Colerne

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 38 - Gloucester

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 41 - Portsmouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 43 - Salisbury

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Buckinghamshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Cecil A Stevens 16 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, MC; later AVM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt S M S Chandler 17 Mar 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt Graham C Bladon  1 Sep 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L M Whetham 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr J R Davenport  4 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr P Clarke  3 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr G L Sinclair 21 Feb 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr G N L Bryant 27 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr R H Howse 26 Jan 1948  
Sqn Ldr C J Gray 21 Jan 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr A Aldridge 18 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr K G Brabner 26 Sep 1949  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr E R Bitmead 19 Dec 1949 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr A G R Green 18 May 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr W H J Daw 26 Aug 1947 Organisation, OBE

Equipment
Sqn Ldr B W E Churchill 12 Sep 1949  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr E V Hambry 22 Nov 1948  

Medical
Sqn Ldr W E Hassan  1 Oct 1948 MB, BS

Educational
Flt Lt A Morgan  1 Jul 1948 BA

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off E D Disney-Roebuck 12 Dec 1949  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr P O Gibson 17 Mar 1949  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Sqn Ldr E H Dean 16 Apr 1949  

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

February 1950

Location Command Controlled
RAF Rudloe Manor, Chippenham, Wiltshire Reserve Command

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 21 RAF Reserve Centre - Plymouth

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Reading

  • No 27 RAF Reserve Centre - Exeter

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 10 Reserve Flying School - Exeter

  • No 12 Reserve Flying School - Filton

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3507 Air Defence Unit - Rudloe Manor

  • No 3512 Air Defence Unit - Exeter

  • No 3513 Air Defence Unit - Plymouth

  • No 3617 Air Defence Unit - Bournemouth

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • RAuxAF Air Traffic Control - Filton

  • No 1 RAF Police Wing - Pershore

  • RAF Police Dog Training Centre- Staverton

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Colerne

All the above are lodger units on the stations shown

  • RAF Staff College - RAF Bracknell

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 38 - Gloucester

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 41 - Portsmouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 43 - Salisbury

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Buckinghamshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Cecil A Stevens 16 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, MC; later AVM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt S M S Chandler 17 Mar 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt Graham C Bladon  1 Sep 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L M Whetham 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr J R Davenport  4 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr P Clarke  3 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr G L Sinclair 21 Feb 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr G N L Bryant 27 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr R H Howse 26 Jan 1948  
Sqn Ldr C J Gray 21 Jan 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr A Aldridge 18 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr K G Brabner 26 Sep 1949  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr E R Bitmead 19 Dec 1949 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr A G R Green 18 May 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr W H J Daw 26 Aug 1947 Organisation, OBE

Equipment
Sqn Ldr B W E Churchill 12 Sep 1949  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr E V Hambry 22 Nov 1948  

Medical
Sqn Ldr W E Hassan  1 Oct 1948 MB, BS

Educational
Flt Lt A Morgan  1 Jul 1948 BA

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off E D Disney-Roebuck 12 Dec 1949  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr P O Gibson 17 Mar 1949  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Sqn Ldr E H Dean 16 Apr 1949  

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

March 1950

Location Command Controlled
RAF Rudloe Manor, Chippenham, Wiltshire Reserve Command

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 21 RAF Reserve Centre - Plymouth

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Reading

  • No 27 RAF Reserve Centre - Exeter

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 10 Reserve Flying School - Exeter

  • No 12 Reserve Flying School - Filton

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3507 Air Defence Unit - Rudloe Manor

  • No 3512 Air Defence Unit - Exeter

  • No 3513 Air Defence Unit - Plymouth

  • No 3617 Air Defence Unit - Bournemouth

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • RAuxAF Air Traffic Control - Filton

  • No 1 RAF Police Wing - Pershore

  • RAF Police Dog Training Centre- Staverton

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Colerne

  • No 2 Movements Unit (Embarkation) - Southampton

All the above are lodger units on the stations shown

  • RAF Staff College - RAF Bracknell

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 38 - Gloucester

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 41 - Portsmouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 43 - Salisbury

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Buckinghamshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Cecil A Stevens 16 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, MC; later AVM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt S M S Chandler 17 Mar 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt Graham C Bladon  1 Sep 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L M Whetham 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr J R Davenport  4 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr P Clarke  3 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr G L Sinclair 21 Feb 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr G N L Bryant 27 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr R H Howse 26 Jan 1948  
Sqn Ldr C J Gray 21 Jan 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr A Aldridge 18 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr K G Brabner 26 Sep 1949  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr E R Bitmead 19 Dec 1949 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr A G R Green 18 May 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr W H J Daw 26 Aug 1947 Organisation, OBE

Equipment
Sqn Ldr B W E Churchill 12 Sep 1949  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr E V Hambry 22 Nov 1948  

Medical
Sqn Ldr W E Hassan  1 Oct 1948 MB, BS

Educational
Flt Lt A R Jones  2 Jan 1950  

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off E D Disney-Roebuck 12 Dec 1949  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr P O Gibson 17 Mar 1949  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Sqn Ldr E H Dean 16 Apr 1949  

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

April 1950

Location Command Controlled
RAF Rudloe Manor, Chippenham, Wiltshire Reserve Command

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 21 RAF Reserve Centre - Plymouth

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Reading

  • No 27 RAF Reserve Centre - Exeter

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 10 Reserve Flying School - Exeter

  • No 12 Reserve Flying School - Filton

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3507 Air Defence Unit - Rudloe Manor

  • No 3512 Air Defence Unit - Exeter

  • No 3513 Air Defence Unit - Plymouth

  • No 3617 Air Defence Unit - Bournemouth

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • RAuxAF Air Traffic Control - Filton

  • No 1 RAF Police Wing - Pershore

  • RAF Police Dog Training Centre- Staverton

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Colerne

  • No 2 Movements Unit (Embarkation) - Southampton

All the above are lodger units on the stations shown

  • RAF Staff College - RAF Bracknell

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 38 - Gloucester

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 41 - Portsmouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 43 - Salisbury

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Buckinghamshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Cecil A Stevens 16 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, MC; later AVM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt S M S Chandler 17 Mar 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt Graham C Bladon  1 Sep 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L M Whetham 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr J R Davenport  4 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr P Clarke  3 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr G L Sinclair 21 Feb 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr C J Gray 21 Jan 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr A Aldridge 18 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr K G Brabner 26 Sep 1949  
Sqn Ldr R W Searles 18 Mar 1950  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr E R Bitmead 19 Dec 1949 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr A G R Green 18 May 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr T Molloy  3 Apr 1950 Organisation, OBE

Equipment
Sqn Ldr B W E Churchill 12 Sep 1949  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr E V Hambry 22 Nov 1948  

Medical
Sqn Ldr W E Hassan  1 Oct 1948 MB, BS

Educational
Flt Lt A R Jones  2 Jan 1950  

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off E D Disney-Roebuck 12 Dec 1949  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr P O Gibson 17 Mar 1949  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Sqn Ldr E H Dean 16 Apr 1949  

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

May 1950

Location Command Controlled
RAF Rudloe Manor, Chippenham, Wiltshire Reserve Command

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 21 RAF Reserve Centre - Plymouth

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Reading

  • No 27 RAF Reserve Centre - Exeter

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 10 Reserve Flying School - Exeter

  • No 12 Reserve Flying School - Filton

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3507 Air Defence Unit - Rudloe Manor

  • No 3512 Air Defence Unit - Exeter

  • No 3513 Air Defence Unit - Plymouth

  • No 3617 Air Defence Unit - Bournemouth

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • RAuxAF Air Traffic Control - Filton

  • No 1 RAF Police Wing - Pershore

  • RAF Police Dog Training Centre- Staverton

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Colerne

  • No 2 Movements Unit (Embarkation) - Southampton

All the above are lodger units on the stations shown

  • RAF Staff College - RAF Bracknell

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 38 - Gloucester

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 41 - Portsmouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 43 - Salisbury

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Buckinghamshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Cecil A Stevens 16 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, MC; later AVM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt S M S Chandler 17 Mar 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt Graham C Bladon  1 Sep 1948 Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L M Whetham 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr J R Davenport  4 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr P Clarke  3 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr G L Sinclair 21 Feb 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr G N L Bryant 27 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr C J Gray 21 Jan 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr A Aldridge 18 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr K G Brabner 26 Sep 1949  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr E R Bitmead 19 Dec 1949 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr A G R Green 18 May 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr T Molloy  3 Apr 1950 Organisation, OBE

Equipment
Sqn Ldr B W E Churchill 12 Sep 1949  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr E V Hambry 22 Nov 1948  

Medical
Sqn Ldr W E Hassan  1 Oct 1948 MB, BS

Educational
Flt Lt A R Jones  2 Jan 1950  

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off E D Disney-Roebuck 12 Dec 1949  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr P O Gibson 17 Mar 1949  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Sqn Ldr E H Dean 16 Apr 1949  

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

June 1950

Location Command Controlled
RAF Rudloe Manor, Chippenham, Wiltshire Reserve Command

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 21 RAF Reserve Centre - Plymouth

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Reading

  • No 27 RAF Reserve Centre - Exeter

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 10 Reserve Flying School - Exeter

  • No 12 Reserve Flying School - Filton

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3507 Air Defence Unit - Rudloe Manor

  • No 3512 Air Defence Unit - Exeter

  • No 3513 Air Defence Unit - Plymouth

  • No 3617 Air Defence Unit - Bournemouth

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • RAuxAF Air Traffic Control - Filton

  • No 1 RAF Police Wing - Pershore

  • RAF Police Dog Training Centre- Staverton

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Colerne

  • No 2 Movements Unit (Embarkation) - Southampton

All the above are lodger units on the stations shown

  • RAF Staff College - RAF Bracknell

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 38 - Gloucester

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 41 - Portsmouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 43 - Salisbury

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Buckinghamshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Cecil A Stevens 16 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, MC; later AVM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt S M S Chandler 17 Mar 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt George K Horner 22 Apr 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L M Whetham 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr J R Davenport  4 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr P Clarke  3 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr G L Sinclair 21 Feb 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr G N L Bryant 27 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr C J Gray 21 Jan 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr A Aldridge 18 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr K G Brabner 26 Sep 1949  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr E R Bitmead 19 Dec 1949 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr A G R Green 18 May 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr T Molloy  3 Apr 1950 Organisation, OBE

Equipment
Sqn Ldr B W E Churchill 12 Sep 1949  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr E V Hambry 22 Nov 1948  

Medical
Sqn Ldr E S B Bramwell 14 Apr 1950 MB, ChB

Educational
Flt Lt A R Jones  2 Jan 1950  

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off E D Disney-Roebuck 12 Dec 1949  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr M W Moore 12 Jun 1950  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Sqn Ldr E H Dean 16 Apr 1949  

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

July 1950

Location Command Controlled
RAF Rudloe Manor, Chippenham, Wiltshire Reserve Command

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 21 RAF Reserve Centre - Plymouth

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Reading

  • No 27 RAF Reserve Centre - Exeter

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 10 Reserve Flying School - Exeter

  • No 12 Reserve Flying School - Filton

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3507 Air Defence Unit - Rudloe Manor

  • No 3512 Air Defence Unit - Exeter

  • No 3513 Air Defence Unit - Plymouth

  • No 3617 Air Defence Unit - Bournemouth

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • RAuxAF Air Traffic Control - Filton

  • No 1 RAF Police Wing - Pershore

  • RAF Police Dog Training Centre- Staverton

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Colerne

  • No 2 Movements Unit (Embarkation) - Southampton

All the above are lodger units on the stations shown

  • RAF Staff College - RAF Bracknell

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 38 - Gloucester

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 41 - Portsmouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 43 - Salisbury

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Buckinghamshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Cecil A Stevens 16 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, MC; later AVM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt S M S Chandler 17 Mar 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt George K Horner 22 Apr 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L M Whetham 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr J R Davenport  4 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr P Clarke  3 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr G L Sinclair 21 Feb 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr G N L Bryant 27 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr C J Gray 21 Jan 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr A Aldridge 18 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr K G Brabner 26 Sep 1949  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr E R Bitmead 19 Dec 1949 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr A G R Green 18 May 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr T Molloy  3 Apr 1950 Organisation, OBE

Equipment
Sqn Ldr B W E Churchill 12 Sep 1949  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr E V Hambry 22 Nov 1948  

Medical
Sqn Ldr E S B Bramwell 14 Apr 1950 MB, ChB

Educational
Flt Lt A R Jones  2 Jan 1950  

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off E D Disney-Roebuck 12 Dec 1949  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr M W Moore 12 Jun 1950  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Sqn Ldr E H Dean 16 Apr 1949  

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

August 1950

Location Command Controlled
RAF Rudloe Manor, Chippenham, Wiltshire Reserve Command

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 21 RAF Reserve Centre - Plymouth

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Reading

  • No 27 RAF Reserve Centre - Exeter

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 10 Reserve Flying School - Exeter

  • No 12 Reserve Flying School - Filton

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3507 Air Defence Unit - Rudloe Manor

  • No 3512 Air Defence Unit - Exeter

  • No 3513 Air Defence Unit - Plymouth

  • No 3617 Air Defence Unit - Bournemouth

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • RAuxAF Air Traffic Control - Filton

  • No 1 RAF Police Wing - Pershore

  • RAF Police Dog Training Centre- Staverton

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Colerne

  • No 2 Movements Unit (Embarkation) - Southampton

All the above are lodger units on the stations shown

  • RAF Staff College - RAF Bracknell

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 38 - Gloucester

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 41 - Portsmouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 43 - Salisbury

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Buckinghamshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Cecil A Stevens 16 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, MC; later AVM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt S M S Chandler 17 Mar 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt George K Horner 22 Apr 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L M Whetham 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr J R Davenport  4 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr P Clarke  3 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr G L Sinclair 21 Feb 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr G N L Bryant 27 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr C J Gray 21 Jan 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr A Aldridge 18 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr K G Brabner 26 Sep 1949  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr E R Bitmead 19 Dec 1949 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr A G R Green 18 May 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr T Molloy  3 Apr 1950 Organisation, OBE

Equipment
Sqn Ldr B W E Churchill 12 Sep 1949  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr E V Hambry 22 Nov 1948  

Medical
Sqn Ldr E S B Bramwell 14 Apr 1950 MB, ChB

Educational
Flt Lt A R Jones  2 Jan 1950  

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off E D Disney-Roebuck 12 Dec 1949  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr M W Moore 12 Jun 1950  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Sqn Ldr E H Dean 16 Apr 1949  

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

The title 'Reserve' was dropped on 1 August 1950 when Reserve Command was renamed Home Command.

September 1950

Location Command Controlled
RAF Rudloe Manor, Chippenham, Wiltshire Home Command

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 21 RAF Reserve Centre - Plymouth

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Reading

  • No 27 RAF Reserve Centre - Exeter

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 10 Reserve Flying School - Exeter

  • No 12 Reserve Flying School - Filton

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3507 Air Defence Unit - Rudloe Manor

  • No 3512 Air Defence Unit - Exeter

  • No 3513 Air Defence Unit - Plymouth

  • No 3617 Air Defence Unit - Bournemouth

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • RAuxAF Air Traffic Control - Filton

  • No 1 RAF Police Wing - Pershore

  • RAF Police Dog Training Centre- Staverton

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Colerne

  • No 2 Movements Unit (Embarkation) - Southampton

  • Medical Training Establishment and Depot* - Moreton-in-Marsh

  • Princess Mary's RAF Hospital - Halton

  • RAF Institute of Aviation Medicine* - Farnborough

  • RAF Medical Rehabilitation Unit - Collaton Cross

  • RAF Hospital - Wroughton

  • RAF Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine - Halton

All the above are lodger units on the stations shown

  • RAF Staff College - RAF Bracknell

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 38 - Gloucester

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 41 - Portsmouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 43 - Salisbury

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Buckinghamshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Cecil A Stevens 16 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, MC; later AVM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt S M S Chandler 17 Mar 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt George K Horner 22 Apr 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L M Whetham 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr J R Davenport  4 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr P Clarke  3 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr G L Sinclair 21 Feb 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr G N L Bryant 27 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr C J Gray 21 Jan 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr A Aldridge 18 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr K G Brabner 26 Sep 1949  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr E R Bitmead 19 Dec 1949 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr A G R Green 18 May 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr T Molloy  3 Apr 1950 Organisation, OBE

Equipment
Sqn Ldr B W E Churchill 12 Sep 1949  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr E V Hambry 22 Nov 1948  

Medical
Sqn Ldr E S B Bramwell 14 Apr 1950 MB, ChB

Educational
Flt Lt A R Jones  2 Jan 1950  

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off E D Disney-Roebuck 12 Dec 1949  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr M W Moore 12 Jun 1950  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Sqn Ldr E H Dean 16 Apr 1949  

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

October 1950

Location Command Controlled
RAF Rudloe Manor, Chippenham, Wiltshire Home Command

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 21 RAF Reserve Centre - Plymouth

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Reading

  • No 27 RAF Reserve Centre - Exeter

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 10 Reserve Flying School - Exeter

  • No 12 Reserve Flying School - Filton

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3507 Air Defence Unit - Rudloe Manor

  • No 3512 Air Defence Unit - Exeter

  • No 3513 Air Defence Unit - Plymouth

  • No 3617 Air Defence Unit - Bournemouth

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • RAuxAF Air Traffic Control - Filton

  • No 1 RAF Police Wing - Pershore

  • RAF Police Dog Training Centre- Staverton

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Colerne

  • No 2 Movements Unit (Embarkation) - Southampton

  • RAF Staff College - RAF Bracknell

  • Medical Training Establishment and Depot* - RAF Moreton-in-Marsh

  • RAF Medical Rehabilitation Unit - RAF Collaton Cross

  • RAF Hospital - RAF Wroughton

  • Princess Mary's RAF Hospital - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Aviation Medicine* - Farnborough (Lodger)

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 38 - Gloucester

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 41 - Portsmouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 43 - Salisbury

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Buckinghamshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Cecil A Stevens 16 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, MC; later AVM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt S M S Chandler 17 Mar 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt George K Horner 22 Apr 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L M Whetham 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr J R Davenport  4 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr P Clarke  3 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr G L Sinclair 21 Feb 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr G N L Bryant 27 Nov 1947  
Sqn Ldr C J Gray 21 Jan 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr A Aldridge 18 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr R W Searles 27 Mar 1950  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr E R Bitmead 19 Dec 1949 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr A G R Green 18 May 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr T Molloy  3 Apr 1950 Organisation, OBE

Equipment
Sqn Ldr B W E Churchill 12 Sep 1949  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr E V Hambry 22 Nov 1948  

Medical
Sqn Ldr E S B Bramwell 14 Apr 1950 MB, ChB

Educational
Flt Lt A R Jones  2 Jan 1950  

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off E D Disney-Roebuck 12 Dec 1949  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr M W Moore 12 Jun 1950  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Sqn Ldr E H Dean 16 Apr 1949  

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

November 1950

Location Command Controlled
RAF Rudloe Manor, Chippenham, Wiltshire Home Command

  • No 622 (Transport) Squadron RAuxAF - Blackbushe

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 21 RAF Reserve Centre - Plymouth

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Reading

  • No 27 RAF Reserve Centre - Exeter

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 10 Reserve Flying School - Exeter

  • No 12 Reserve Flying School - Filton

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3507 Air Defence Unit - Rudloe Manor

  • No 3512 Air Defence Unit - Exeter

  • No 3513 Air Defence Unit - Plymouth

  • No 3617 Air Defence Unit - Bournemouth

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • RAuxAF Air Traffic Control - Filton

  • No 1 RAF Police Wing - Pershore

  • RAF Police Dog Training Centre- Staverton

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Colerne

  • No 2 Movements Unit (Embarkation) - Southampton

  • RAF Staff College - RAF Bracknell

  • Medical Training Establishment and Depot* - RAF Moreton-in-Marsh

  • RAF Medical Rehabilitation Unit - RAF Collaton Cross

  • RAF Hospital - RAF Wroughton

  • Princess Mary's RAF Hospital - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Aviation Medicine* - Farnborough (Lodger)

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 38 - Gloucester

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 41 - Portsmouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 43 - Salisbury

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Buckinghamshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Cecil A Stevens 16 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, MC; later AVM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt S M S Chandler 17 Mar 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt George K Horner 22 Apr 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L M Whetham 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr J R Davenport  4 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr P Clarke  3 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr G L Sinclair 21 Feb 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr C J Gray 21 Jan 1948 DFC
Sqn Ldr A Aldridge 18 Oct 1948  
Sqn Ldr R W Searles 27 Mar 1950  
Sqn Ldr A Michelmore 21 Sep 1950  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr E R Bitmead 19 Dec 1949 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr A G R Green 18 May 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr T Molloy  3 Apr 1950 Organisation, OBE

Equipment
Sqn Ldr B W E Churchill 12 Sep 1949  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr E V Hambry 22 Nov 1948  

Medical
Sqn Ldr E S B Bramwell 14 Apr 1950 MB, ChB

Educational
Flt Lt A R Jones  2 Jan 1950  

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off E D Disney-Roebuck 12 Dec 1949  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr M W Moore 12 Jun 1950  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Sqn Ldr A A Taylor  1 Oct 1950  

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

December 1950

Location Command Controlled
RAF Rudloe Manor, Chippenham, Wiltshire Home Command

  • No 622 (Transport) Squadron RAuxAF - Blackbushe

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 21 RAF Reserve Centre - Plymouth

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Reading

  • No 27 RAF Reserve Centre - Exeter

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 10 Reserve Flying School - Exeter

  • No 12 Reserve Flying School - Filton

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3507 Air Defence Unit - Rudloe Manor

  • No 3512 Air Defence Unit - Exeter

  • No 3513 Air Defence Unit - Plymouth

  • No 3617 Air Defence Unit - Bournemouth

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • RAuxAF Air Traffic Control - Filton

  • No 1 RAF Police Wing - Pershore

  • RAF Police Dog Training Centre- Staverton

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Colerne

  • No 2 Movements Unit (Embarkation) - Southampton

  • RAF Staff College - RAF Bracknell

  • Medical Training Establishment and Depot* - RAF Moreton-in-Marsh

  • RAF Medical Rehabilitation Unit - RAF Collaton Cross

  • RAF Hospital - RAF Wroughton

  • Princess Mary's RAF Hospital - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Aviation Medicine* - Farnborough (Lodger)

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 38 - Gloucester

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 41 - Portsmouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 43 - Salisbury

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Buckinghamshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Cecil A Stevens 16 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, MC; later AVM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt S M S Chandler 17 Mar 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt George K Horner 22 Apr 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L M Whetham 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr J R Davenport  4 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr P Clarke  3 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr G L Sinclair 21 Feb 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr R W Searles 27 Mar 1950  
Sqn Ldr A Michelmore 21 Sep 1950  
Sqn Ldr D L Griffiths 23 Oct 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr I G O Fenton 16 Nov 1950 DFC
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr E R Bitmead 19 Dec 1949 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr A G R Green 18 May 1948 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr T Molloy  3 Apr 1950 Organisation, OBE

Equipment
Sqn Ldr B W E Churchill 12 Sep 1949  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr E V Hambry 22 Nov 1948  

Medical
Gp Capt C G J Nicolls 11 Nov 1950 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr E S B Bramwell 14 Apr 1950 MB, ChB

Educational
Flt Lt A R Jones  2 Jan 1950  

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off E D Disney-Roebuck 12 Dec 1949  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr A E Miller 16 Oct 1950 OBE
Miscellaneous Appointment
Sqn Ldr A A Taylor  1 Oct 1950  

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

January 1951

Location Command Controlled
RAF Rudloe Manor, Chippenham, Wiltshire Home Command

  • No 622 (Transport) Squadron RAuxAF - Blackbushe

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 21 RAF Reserve Centre - Plymouth

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Reading

  • No 27 RAF Reserve Centre - Exeter

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 10 Reserve Flying School - Exeter

  • No 12 Reserve Flying School - Filton

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3507 Air Defence Unit - Rudloe Manor

  • No 3512 Air Defence Unit - Exeter

  • No 3513 Air Defence Unit - Plymouth

  • No 3617 Air Defence Unit - Bournemouth

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • RAuxAF Air Traffic Control - Filton

  • No 1 RAF Police Wing - Pershore

  • RAF Police Dog Training Centre- Staverton

  • RAF Component, VISTRE - Netheravon

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Colerne

  • No 2 Movements Unit (Embarkation) - Southampton

  • RAF Staff College - RAF Bracknell

  • Medical Training Establishment and Depot* - RAF Moreton-in-Marsh

  • RAF Medical Rehabilitation Unit - RAF Collaton Cross

  • RAF Hospital - RAF Wroughton

  • Princess Mary's RAF Hospital - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Aviation Medicine* - Farnborough (Lodger)

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 38 - Gloucester

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 41 - Portsmouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 43 - Salisbury

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Buckinghamshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Cecil A Stevens 16 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, MC; later AVM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt S M S Chandler 17 Mar 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt George K Horner 22 Apr 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L M Whetham 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr J R Davenport  4 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr P Clarke  3 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr R W Searles 27 Mar 1950  
Sqn Ldr A Michelmore 21 Sep 1950  
Sqn Ldr D L Griffiths 23 Oct 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr I G O Fenton 16 Nov 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr E J Wicht  1 Jan 1951 DSO, DFC
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr E R Bitmead 19 Dec 1949 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr T Molloy  3 Apr 1950 Organisation, OBE
Sqn Ldr E V Cunliffe  1 Jan 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE

Equipment
Sqn Ldr B W E Churchill 12 Sep 1949  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr E V Hambry 22 Nov 1948  

Medical
Gp Capt C G J Nicolls 11 Nov 1950 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr E S B Bramwell 14 Apr 1950 MB, ChB

Educational
Flt Lt A R Jones  2 Jan 1950  

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off E D Disney-Roebuck 12 Dec 1949  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr A E Miller 16 Oct 1950 OBE
Miscellaneous Appointment
Sqn Ldr A A Taylor  1 Oct 1950  

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

February 1951

Location Command Controlled
RAF Rudloe Manor, Chippenham, Wiltshire Home Command

  • No 622 (Transport) Squadron RAuxAF - Blackbushe

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 21 RAF Reserve Centre - Plymouth

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Reading

  • No 27 RAF Reserve Centre - Exeter

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 10 Reserve Flying School - Exeter

  • No 12 Reserve Flying School - Filton

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • RAuxAF Air Traffic Control - Filton

  • No 1 RAF Police Wing - Pershore

  • RAF Police Dog Training Centre- Staverton

  • RAF Component, VISTRE - Netheravon

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Colerne

  • No 2 Movements Unit (Embarkation) - Southampton

  • RAF Staff College - RAF Bracknell

  • Medical and Dental Establishment* - RAF Moreton-in-Marsh

  • RAF Medical Rehabilitation Unit - RAF Collaton Cross

  • RAF Hospital - RAF Wroughton

  • Princess Mary's RAF Hospital - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Aviation Medicine* - Farnborough (Lodger)

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 38 - Gloucester

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 41 - Portsmouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 43 - Salisbury

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Buckinghamshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Cecil A Stevens 16 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, MC; later AVM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt S M S Chandler 17 Mar 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt George K Horner 22 Apr 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L M Whetham 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr J R Davenport  4 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr P Clarke  3 Dec 1947  
Sqn Ldr R W Searles 27 Mar 1950  
Sqn Ldr A Michelmore 21 Sep 1950  
Sqn Ldr D L Griffiths 23 Oct 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr I G O Fenton 16 Nov 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr E J Wicht  1 Jan 1951 DSO, DFC
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr E R Bitmead 19 Dec 1949 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr T Molloy  3 Apr 1950 Organisation, OBE
Sqn Ldr E V Cunliffe  1 Jan 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE

Equipment
Sqn Ldr B W E Churchill 12 Sep 1949  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr E V Hambry 22 Nov 1948  

Medical
Gp Capt C G J Nicolls 11 Nov 1950 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr E S B Bramwell 14 Apr 1950 MB, ChB

Educational
Flt Lt A R Jones  2 Jan 1950  

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off E D Disney-Roebuck 12 Dec 1949  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr A E Miller 16 Oct 1950 OBE
Miscellaneous Appointment
Sqn Ldr A A Taylor  1 Oct 1950  

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

March 1951

Location Command Controlled
RAF Rudloe Manor, Chippenham, Wiltshire Home Command

  • No 622 (Transport) Squadron RAuxAF - Blackbushe

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 21 RAF Reserve Centre - Plymouth

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Reading

  • No 27 RAF Reserve Centre - Exeter

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 10 Reserve Flying School - Exeter

  • No 12 Reserve Flying School - Filton

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford University Fighter Control Flight - Oxford

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1 Basic Air Navigation School - Hamble

  • No 1 Basic Flying Training School - Booker

  • No 1 RAF Police Wing - Pershore

  • RAF Police Dog Training Centre- Staverton

  • RAF Component, VISTRE - Netheravon

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Colerne

  • No 2 Movements Unit (Embarkation) - Southampton

  • RAF Staff College - RAF Bracknell

  • Medical and Dental Establishment* - RAF Moreton-in-Marsh

  • RAF Medical Rehabilitation Unit - RAF Collaton Cross

  • RAF Hospital - RAF Wroughton

  • Princess Mary's RAF Hospital - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Aviation Medicine* - Farnborough (Lodger)

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 38 - Gloucester

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 41 - Portsmouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 43 - Salisbury

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Buckinghamshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Cecil A Stevens 16 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, MC; later AVM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt S M S Chandler 17 Mar 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt George K Horner 22 Apr 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L M Whetham 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr J R Davenport  4 Apr 1949  
Wg Cdr J G G Moore 12 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr R W Searles 27 Mar 1950  
Sqn Ldr I G O Fenton 16 Nov 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr E J Wicht  1 Jan 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr M E Richards 24 Jan 1951  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr E R Bitmead 19 Dec 1949 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr T Molloy  3 Apr 1950 Organisation, OBE
Sqn Ldr E V Cunliffe  1 Jan 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE

Equipment
Sqn Ldr B W E Churchill 12 Sep 1949  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr E V Hambry 22 Nov 1948  

Medical
Gp Capt C G J Nicolls 11 Nov 1950 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr E S B Bramwell 14 Apr 1950 MB, ChB

Educational
Flt Lt A R Jones  2 Jan 1950  

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off E D Disney-Roebuck 12 Dec 1949  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr L Scullard 22 Mar 1951  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Sqn Ldr A A Taylor  1 Oct 1950  

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

April 1951

Location Command Controlled
RAF Rudloe Manor, Chippenham, Wiltshire Home Command

  • No 622 (Transport) Squadron RAuxAF - Blackbushe

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Bristol UAS - Bristol

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 21 RAF Reserve Centre - Plymouth

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Reading

  • No 27 RAF Reserve Centre - Exeter

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 10 Reserve Flying School - Exeter

  • No 12 Reserve Flying School - Filton

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford University Fighter Control Flight - Oxford

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1 Basic Air Navigation School - Hamble

  • No 1 Basic Flying Training School - Booker

  • No 3 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit - Exeter

  • No 1 RAF Police Wing - Pershore

  • RAF Police Dog Training Centre- Netheravon

  • RAF Component, VISTRE - Netheravon

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Colerne

  • No 2 Movements Unit (Embarkation) - Southampton

  • RAF Staff College - RAF Bracknell

  • Medical and Dental Establishment* - RAF Moreton-in-Marsh

  • RAF Medical Rehabilitation Unit - RAF Collaton Cross

  • RAF Hospital - RAF Wroughton

  • Princess Mary's RAF Hospital - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Aviation Medicine* - Farnborough (Lodger)

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 38 - Gloucester

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 41 - Portsmouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 43 - Salisbury

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Buckinghamshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Cecil A Stevens 16 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, MC; later AVM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt S M S Chandler 17 Mar 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt George K Horner 22 Apr 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L M Whetham 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr J R Davenport  4 Apr 1949  
Wg Cdr J G G Moore 12 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr R W Searles 27 Mar 1950  
Sqn Ldr I G O Fenton 16 Nov 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr E J Wicht  1 Jan 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr M E Richards 24 Jan 1951  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr E R Bitmead 19 Dec 1949 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr T Molloy  3 Apr 1950 Organisation, OBE
Sqn Ldr E V Cunliffe  1 Jan 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE

Equipment
Sqn Ldr B W E Churchill 12 Sep 1949  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr E V Hambry 22 Nov 1948  

Medical
Gp Capt C G J Nicolls 11 Nov 1950 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr E S B Bramwell 14 Apr 1950 MB, ChB

Educational
Flt Lt A R Jones  2 Jan 1950  

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off E D Disney-Roebuck 12 Dec 1949  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr L Scullard 22 Mar 1951  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Sqn Ldr A A Taylor  1 Oct 1950  

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

May 1951

Location Command Controlled
RAF Rudloe Manor, Chippenham, Wiltshire Home Command

  • No 622 (Transport) Squadron RAuxAF - Blackbushe

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Bristol UAS - Bristol

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 21 RAF Reserve Centre - Plymouth

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Reading

  • No 27 RAF Reserve Centre - Exeter

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 10 Reserve Flying School - Exeter

  • No 12 Reserve Flying School - Filton

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford University Fighter Control Flight - Oxford

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1 Basic Air Navigation School - Hamble

  • No 1 Basic Flying Training School - Booker

  • No 3 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit - Exeter

  • No 1 RAF Police Wing - Pershore

  • RAF Police Dog Training Centre- Netheravon

  • RAF Component, VISTRE - Netheravon

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Colerne

  • No 2 Movements Unit (Embarkation) - Southampton

  • RAF Staff College - RAF Bracknell

  • Medical and Dental Establishment* - RAF Moreton-in-Marsh

  • RAF Medical Rehabilitation Unit - RAF Collaton Cross

  • RAF Hospital - RAF Wroughton

  • Princess Mary's RAF Hospital - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Aviation Medicine* - Farnborough (Lodger)

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 38 - Gloucester

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 41 - Portsmouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 43 - Salisbury

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Buckinghamshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Cecil A Stevens 16 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, MC; later AVM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt S M S Chandler 17 Mar 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt George K Horner 22 Apr 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L M Whetham 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr J R Davenport  4 Apr 1949  
Wg Cdr J G G Moore 12 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr R W Searles 27 Mar 1950  
Sqn Ldr I G O Fenton 16 Nov 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr E J Wicht  1 Jan 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr M E Richards 24 Jan 1951  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr E R Bitmead 19 Dec 1949 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr T Molloy  3 Apr 1950 Organisation, OBE
Sqn Ldr E V Cunliffe  1 Jan 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE

Equipment
Sqn Ldr B W E Churchill 12 Sep 1949  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr E V Hambry 22 Nov 1948  

Medical
Gp Capt C G J Nicolls 11 Nov 1950 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr E S B Bramwell 14 Apr 1950 MB, ChB

Educational
Flt Lt A R Jones  2 Jan 1950  

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off E D Disney-Roebuck 12 Dec 1949  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr L Scullard 22 Mar 1951  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Sqn Ldr A A Taylor  1 Oct 1950  

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

June 1951

Location Command Controlled
RAF Rudloe Manor, Chippenham, Wiltshire Home Command

  • No 622 (Transport) Squadron RAuxAF - Blackbushe

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Bristol UAS - Bristol

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 21 RAF Reserve Centre - Plymouth

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Reading

  • No 27 RAF Reserve Centre - Exeter

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 10 Reserve Flying School - Exeter

  • No 12 Reserve Flying School - Filton

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford University Fighter Control Flight - Oxford

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1 Basic Air Navigation School - Hamble

  • No 1 Basic Flying Training School - Booker

  • No 3 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit - Exeter

  • No 1 RAF Police Wing - Pershore

  • RAF Police Dog Training Centre- Netheravon

  • RAF Component, VISTRE - Netheravon

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Colerne

  • No 2 Movements Unit (Embarkation) - Southampton

  • RAF Staff College - RAF Bracknell

  • Medical and Dental Establishment* - RAF Moreton-in-Marsh

  • RAF Medical Rehabilitation Unit - RAF Collaton Cross

  • RAF Hospital - RAF Wroughton

  • Princess Mary's RAF Hospital - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Aviation Medicine* - Farnborough (Lodger)

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 38 - Gloucester

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 41 - Portsmouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 43 - Salisbury

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Buckinghamshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Cecil A Stevens 16 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, MC; later AVM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt S M S Chandler 17 Mar 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt George K Horner 22 Apr 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L M Whetham 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr J R Davenport  4 Apr 1949  
Wg Cdr J G G Moore 12 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr R W Searles 27 Mar 1950  
Sqn Ldr I G O Fenton 16 Nov 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr E J Wicht  1 Jan 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr M E Richards 24 Jan 1951  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr E R Bitmead 19 Dec 1949 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr T Molloy  3 Apr 1950 Organisation, OBE
Sqn Ldr E V Cunliffe  1 Jan 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE

Equipment
Sqn Ldr B W E Churchill 12 Sep 1949  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr G H Wills-Selman 21 May 1951  

Medical
Gp Capt C G J Nicolls 11 Nov 1950 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr E S B Bramwell 14 Apr 1950 MB, ChB

Educational
Flt Lt A R Jones  2 Jan 1950  

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off E D Disney-Roebuck 12 Dec 1949  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr L Scullard 22 Mar 1951  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Sqn Ldr A A Taylor  1 Oct 1950  

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

July 1951

Location Command Controlled
RAF Rudloe Manor, Chippenham, Wiltshire Home Command

  • No 622 (Transport) Squadron RAuxAF - Blackbushe

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Bristol UAS - Bristol

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 27 RAF Reserve Centre - RAF Exeter

    • No 10 Reserve Flying School

    • No 3 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit

  • No 21 RAF Reserve Centre - Plymouth

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Reading

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 12 Reserve Flying School - Filton

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford University Fighter Control Flight - Oxford

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1 Basic Air Navigation School - Hamble

  • No 1 Basic Flying Training School - Booker

  • No 1 RAF Police Wing - Pershore

  • RAF Police Dog Training Centre- Netheravon

  • RAF Component, VISTRE - Netheravon

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Colerne

  • No 2 Movements Unit (Embarkation) - Southampton

  • RAF Staff College - RAF Bracknell

  • Medical and Dental Establishment* - RAF Moreton-in-Marsh

  • RAF Medical Rehabilitation Unit - RAF Collaton Cross

  • RAF Hospital - RAF Wroughton

  • Princess Mary's RAF Hospital - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Aviation Medicine* - Farnborough (Lodger)

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 38 - Gloucester

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 41 - Portsmouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 43 - Salisbury

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Buckinghamshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Cecil A Stevens 16 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, MC; later AVM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt S M S Chandler 17 Mar 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt George K Horner 22 Apr 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L M Whetham 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr J R Davenport  4 Apr 1949  
Wg Cdr J G G Moore 12 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr R W Searles 27 Mar 1950  
Sqn Ldr I G O Fenton 16 Nov 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr E J Wicht  1 Jan 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr M E Richards 24 Jan 1951  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr E R Bitmead 19 Dec 1949 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr T Molloy  3 Apr 1950 Organisation, OBE
Sqn Ldr E V Cunliffe  1 Jan 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE

Equipment
Sqn Ldr B W E Churchill 12 Sep 1949  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr G H Wills-Selman 21 May 1951  

Medical
Gp Capt C G J Nicolls 11 Nov 1950 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr E S B Bramwell 14 Apr 1950 MB, ChB

Educational
Flt Lt A R Jones  2 Jan 1950  

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off E D Disney-Roebuck 12 Dec 1949  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr L Scullard 22 Mar 1951  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Sqn Ldr A A Taylor  1 Oct 1950  

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

August 1951

Location Command Controlled
RAF Rudloe Manor, Chippenham, Wiltshire Home Command

  • No 622 (Transport) Squadron RAuxAF - Blackbushe

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Bristol UAS - Bristol

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 27 RAF Reserve Centre - RAF Exeter

    • No 10 Reserve Flying School

    • No 3 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit

  • No 21 RAF Reserve Centre - Plymouth

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Reading

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 12 Reserve Flying School - Filton

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford University Fighter Control Flight - Oxford

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1 Basic Air Navigation School - Hamble

  • No 1 Basic Flying Training School - Booker

  • No 1 RAF Police Wing - Pershore

  • RAF Police Dog Training Centre- Netheravon

  • RAF Component, VISTRE - Netheravon

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Colerne

  • No 2 Movements Unit (Embarkation) - Southampton

  • RAF Staff College - RAF Bracknell

  • Medical and Dental Establishment* - RAF Moreton-in-Marsh

  • RAF Medical Rehabilitation Unit - RAF Collaton Cross

  • RAF Hospital - RAF Wroughton

  • Princess Mary's RAF Hospital - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Aviation Medicine* - Farnborough (Lodger)

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 38 - Gloucester

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 41 - Portsmouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 43 - Salisbury

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Buckinghamshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Cecil A Stevens 16 May 1949 Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, MC; later AVM
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt S M S Chandler 17 Mar 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt George K Horner 22 Apr 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L M Whetham 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr J R Davenport  4 Apr 1949  
Wg Cdr J G G Moore 12 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr R W Searles 27 Mar 1950  
Sqn Ldr I G O Fenton 16 Nov 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr E J Wicht  1 Jan 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr M E Richards 24 Jan 1951  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr E R Bitmead 19 Dec 1949 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr T Molloy  3 Apr 1950 Organisation, OBE
Sqn Ldr E V Cunliffe  1 Jan 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE

Equipment
Sqn Ldr B W E Churchill 12 Sep 1949  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr G H Wills-Selman 21 May 1951  

Medical
Gp Capt C G J Nicolls 11 Nov 1950 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr E S B Bramwell 14 Apr 1950 MB, ChB

Educational
Flt Lt A R Jones  2 Jan 1950  

WRAF Staff Officer
Sqn Off E D Disney-Roebuck 12 Dec 1949  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr L Scullard 22 Mar 1951  
Miscellaneous Appointment
Sqn Ldr A A Taylor  1 Oct 1950  

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

September 1951

Location Command Controlled
RAF Rudloe Manor, Chippenham, Wiltshire Home Command

  • No 622 (Transport) Squadron RAuxAF - Blackbushe

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Bristol UAS - Bristol

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 27 RAF Reserve Centre - RAF Exeter

    • No 10 Reserve Flying School

    • No 3 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit

  • No 21 RAF Reserve Centre - Plymouth

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Reading

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 12 Reserve Flying School - Filton

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford University Fighter Control Flight - Oxford

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1 Basic Air Navigation School - Hamble

  • No 1 Basic Flying Training School - Booker

  • No 1 RAF Police Wing - Pershore

  • RAF Police Dog Training Centre- Netheravon

  • RAF Component, VISTRE - Netheravon

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Colerne

  • No 2 Movements Unit (Embarkation) - Southampton

  • RAF Staff College - RAF Bracknell

  • RAF Medical Rehabilitation Unit - RAF Collaton Cross

  • RAF Hospital - RAF Wroughton

  • Princess Mary's RAF Hospital - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Aviation Medicine* - Farnborough (Lodger)

*Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS)

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 38 - Gloucester

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 41 - Portsmouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 43 - Salisbury

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Buckinghamshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Vacant   Air Officer Commanding
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt S M S Chandler 17 Mar 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt George K Horner 22 Apr 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L M Whetham 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr J R Davenport  4 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr R W Searles 27 Mar 1950  
Sqn Ldr I G O Fenton 16 Nov 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr E J Wicht  1 Jan 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr M E Richards 24 Jan 1951  

Recruiting Staff Officers
Wg Cdr J G G Moore 12 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr E C Bennett 27 Feb 1951 Schools Liaison Officer, DFM
Sqn Ldr P D Tunsall 27 Feb 1951 Schools Liaison Officer
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr E R Bitmead 19 Dec 1949 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr E V Cunliffe  1 Jan 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Sqn Ldr L E S Whaley 27 Aug 1951 Organisation, DFC

Equipment
Sqn Ldr B W E Churchill 12 Sep 1949  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr G H Wills-Selman 21 May 1951  

Medical
Gp Capt C G J Nicolls 11 Nov 1950 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr E S B Bramwell 14 Apr 1950 MB, ChB

Educational
Flt Lt A R Jones  2 Jan 1950  

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off E D Disney-Roebuck 12 Dec 1949  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr A H Jane xx xxx 1951 MBE
Miscellaneous Appointment
Sqn Ldr A A Taylor  1 Oct 1950  

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

October 1951

Location Command Controlled
RAF Rudloe Manor, Chippenham, Wiltshire Home Command

  • No 622 (Transport) Squadron RAuxAF - Blackbushe

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Bristol UAS - Bristol

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • No 27 RAF Reserve Centre - RAF Exeter

    • No 10 Reserve Flying School

    • No 3 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit

  • No 21 RAF Reserve Centre - Plymouth

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Reading

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 12 Reserve Flying School - Filton

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford University Fighter Control Flight - Oxford

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1 Basic Air Navigation School - Hamble

  • No 1 Basic Flying Training School - Booker

  • No 1 RAF Police Wing - Pershore

  • RAF Police Dog Training Centre- Netheravon

  • RAF Component, VISTRE - Netheravon

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Colerne

  • No 2 Movements Unit (Embarkation) - Southampton

  • RAF Staff College - RAF Bracknell

  • RAF Medical Rehabilitation Unit - RAF Collaton Cross

  • RAF Hospital - RAF Wroughton

  • Princess Mary's RAF Hospital - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Aviation Medicine* - Farnborough (Lodger)

*Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS)

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 38 - Gloucester

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 41 - Portsmouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 43 - Salisbury

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Buckinghamshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Rowland Coats 24 Sep 1951 Air Officer Commanding,
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt S M S Chandler 17 Mar 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt George K Horner 22 Apr 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr L M Whetham 24 May 1948 DSO, DFC, AFC
Wg Cdr J R Davenport  4 Apr 1949  
Sqn Ldr I G O Fenton 16 Nov 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr E J Wicht  1 Jan 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr M E Richards 24 Jan 1951  
Sqn Ldr A H Jane 17 Sep 1951 MBE

Recruiting Staff Officers
Wg Cdr J G G Moore 12 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr E C Bennett 27 Feb 1951 Schools Liaison Officer, DFM
Sqn Ldr P D Tunsall 27 Feb 1951 Schools Liaison Officer
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr E R Bitmead 19 Dec 1949 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr E V Cunliffe  1 Jan 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Sqn Ldr L E S Whaley 27 Aug 1951 Organisation, DFC

Equipment
Sqn Ldr B W E Churchill 12 Sep 1949  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr G H Wills-Selman 21 May 1951  

Medical
Gp Capt C G J Nicolls 11 Nov 1950 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr R A Armstrong  2 Oct 1951 BA, LMSSA

Educational
Flt Lt A R Jones  2 Jan 1950  

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off E D Disney-Roebuck 12 Dec 1949  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr F G Abbott    
Miscellaneous Appointment
Sqn Ldr A A Taylor  1 Oct 1950  

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

November 1951

Location Command Controlled
RAF Rudloe Manor, Chippenham, Wiltshire Home Command

  • No 622 (Transport) Squadron RAuxAF - Blackbushe

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Bristol UAS - Bristol

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • SHQ, RAF Booker

    • No 1 Basic Flying Training School -

  • No 27 RAF Reserve Centre - RAF Exeter

    • No 10 Reserve Flying School

    • No 3 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit

  • No 21 RAF Reserve Centre - Plymouth

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Reading

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 12 Reserve Flying School - Filton

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford University Fighter Control Flight - Oxford

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1 Basic Air Navigation School - Hamble

  • No 1 RAF Police Wing - Netheravon

  • RAF Police Dog Training Centre- Netheravon

  • RAF Component, VISTRE - Netheravon

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Colerne

  • No 2 Movements Unit (Embarkation) - Southampton

  • RAF Staff College - RAF Bracknell

  • RAF Medical Rehabilitation Unit - RAF Collaton Cross

  • RAF Hospital - RAF Wroughton

  • Princess Mary's RAF Hospital - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Aviation Medicine* - Farnborough (Lodger)

  • Dental Training Establishment** - Halton (Lodger)

*Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS)

**Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS through Director of Dental Services)

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 38 - Gloucester

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 41 - Portsmouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 43 - Salisbury

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Buckinghamshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Rowland Coats 24 Sep 1951 Air Officer Commanding,
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt S M S Chandler 17 Mar 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt George K Horner 22 Apr 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr C L Roy  5 Nov 1951 DSO
Wg Cdr S F Godden 11 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr I G O Fenton 16 Nov 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr E J Wicht  1 Jan 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr M E Richards 24 Jan 1951  
Sqn Ldr A H Jane 17 Sep 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr D L Griffiths 28 Oct 1950 DFC

Recruiting Staff Officers
Wg Cdr J G G Moore 12 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr E C Bennett 27 Feb 1951 Schools Liaison Officer, DFM
Sqn Ldr P D Tunsall 27 Feb 1951 Schools Liaison Officer
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr E R Bitmead 19 Dec 1949 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr E V Cunliffe  1 Jan 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Sqn Ldr L E S Whaley 27 Aug 1951 Organisation, DFC

Equipment
Sqn Ldr B W E Churchill 12 Sep 1949  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr G H Wills-Selman 21 May 1951  

Medical
Gp Capt C G J Nicolls 11 Nov 1950 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr R A Armstrong  2 Oct 1951 BA, LMSSA

Educational
Flt Lt A R Jones  2 Jan 1950  

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off E D Disney-Roebuck 12 Dec 1949  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr F G Abbott    
Miscellaneous Appointment
Sqn Ldr A A Taylor  1 Oct 1950  

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

December 1951

Location Command Controlled
RAF Rudloe Manor, Chippenham, Wiltshire Home Command

  • No 622 (Transport) Squadron RAuxAF - Blackbushe

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Bristol UAS - Bristol

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • SHQ, RAF Booker

    • No 1 Basic Flying Training School -

  • No 27 RAF Reserve Centre - RAF Exeter

    • No 10 Reserve Flying School

    • No 3 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit

  • No 21 RAF Reserve Centre - Plymouth

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Reading

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 12 Reserve Flying School - Filton

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford University Fighter Control Flight - Oxford

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1 Basic Air Navigation School - Hamble

  • No 1 RAF Police Wing - Pershore

  • RAF Police Dog Training Centre- Netheravon

  • RAF Component, VISTRE - Netheravon

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Colerne

  • No 2 Movements Unit (Embarkation) - Southampton

  • RAF Staff College - RAF Bracknell

  • RAF Medical Rehabilitation Unit - RAF Collaton Cross

  • RAF Hospital - RAF Wroughton

  • Princess Mary's RAF Hospital - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Aviation Medicine* - Farnborough (Lodger)

  • Dental Training Establishment** - Halton (Lodger)

*Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS)

**Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS through Director of Dental Services)

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 38 - Gloucester

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 41 - Portsmouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 43 - Salisbury

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Buckinghamshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Rowland Coats 24 Sep 1951 Air Officer Commanding,
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt S M S Chandler 17 Mar 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt George K Horner 22 Apr 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr C L Roy  5 Nov 1951 DSO
Wg Cdr S F Godden 11 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr I G O Fenton 16 Nov 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr E J Wicht  1 Jan 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr M E Richards 24 Jan 1951  
Sqn Ldr A H Jane 17 Sep 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr D L Griffiths 28 Oct 1950 DFC

Recruiting Staff Officers
Wg Cdr J G G Moore 12 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr E C Bennett 27 Feb 1951 Schools Liaison Officer, DFM
Sqn Ldr P D Tunsall 27 Feb 1951 Schools Liaison Officer
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr E R Bitmead 19 Dec 1949 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr E V Cunliffe  1 Jan 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Sqn Ldr L E S Whaley 27 Aug 1951 Organisation, DFC

Equipment
Sqn Ldr B W E Churchill 12 Sep 1949  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr G H Wills-Selman 21 May 1951  

Medical
Gp Capt C G J Nicolls 11 Nov 1950 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr R A Armstrong  2 Oct 1951 BA, LMSSA

Educational
Flt Lt A R Jones  2 Jan 1950  

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off E D Disney-Roebuck 12 Dec 1949  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr F G Abbott    
Miscellaneous Appointment
Sqn Ldr A A Taylor  1 Oct 1950  

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

It moved to RAF Pucklechurch on 16 June 1952.

January 1952

Location Command Controlled
RAF Rudloe Manor, Chippenham, Wiltshire Home Command

  • No 622 (Transport) Squadron RAuxAF - Blackbushe

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Bristol UAS - Bristol

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • SHQ, RAF Booker

    • No 1 Basic Flying Training School -

  • No 27 RAF Reserve Centre - RAF Exeter

    • No 10 Reserve Flying School

    • No 3 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit

  • No 21 RAF Reserve Centre - Plymouth

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Reading

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 12 Reserve Flying School - Filton

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford University Fighter Control Flight - Oxford

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1 Basic Air Navigation School - Hamble

  • No 1 RAF Police Wing - Pershore

  • RAF Police Dog Training Centre- Netheravon

  • RAF Component, VISTRE - Netheravon

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Colerne

  • No 2 Movements Unit (Embarkation) - Southampton

  • MEAF Base Accounts Office - Titchfield

  • RAF Staff College - RAF Bracknell

  • RAF Medical Rehabilitation Unit - RAF Collaton Cross

  • RAF Hospital - RAF Wroughton

  • Princess Mary's RAF Hospital - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine - Halton (Lodger)

  • Dental Training Establishment** - Halton (Lodger)

*Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS)

**Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS through Director of Dental Services)

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 38 - Gloucester

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 41 - Portsmouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 43 - Salisbury

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Buckinghamshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Rowland Coats 24 Sep 1951 Air Officer Commanding,
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt S M S Chandler 17 Mar 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt George K Horner 22 Apr 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr C L Roy  5 Nov 1951 DSO
Wg Cdr S F Godden 11 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr I G O Fenton 16 Nov 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr E J Wicht  1 Jan 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr M E Richards 24 Jan 1951  
Sqn Ldr A H Jane 17 Sep 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr D L Griffiths 28 Oct 1950 DFC

Recruiting Staff Officers
Wg Cdr J G G Moore 12 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr E C Bennett 27 Feb 1951 Schools Liaison Officer, DFM
Sqn Ldr P D Tunsall 27 Feb 1951 Schools Liaison Officer
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr E R Bitmead 19 Dec 1949 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr E V Cunliffe  1 Jan 1951 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE
Sqn Ldr L E S Whaley 27 Aug 1951 Organisation, DFC

Equipment
Sqn Ldr B W E Churchill 12 Sep 1949  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr G H Wills-Selman 21 May 1951  

Medical
Gp Capt C G J Nicolls 11 Nov 1950 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr R A Armstrong  2 Oct 1951 BA, LMSSA

Educational
Flt Lt A R Jones  2 Jan 1950  

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off E D Disney-Roebuck 12 Dec 1949  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr F G Abbott    
Miscellaneous Appointment
Sqn Ldr A A Taylor  1 Oct 1950  

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

February 1952

Location Command Controlled
RAF Rudloe Manor, Chippenham, Wiltshire Home Command

  • No 622 (Transport) Squadron RAuxAF - Blackbushe

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Bristol UAS - Bristol

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • SHQ, RAF Booker

    • No 1 Basic Flying Training School -

  • No 27 RAF Reserve Centre - RAF Exeter

    • No 10 Reserve Flying School

    • No 3 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit

  • No 21 RAF Reserve Centre - Plymouth

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Reading

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 12 Reserve Flying School - Filton

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford University Fighter Control Flight - Oxford

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1 Basic Air Navigation School - Hamble

  • No 1 RAF Police Wing - Pershore

  • RAF Police Dog Training Centre- Netheravon

  • RAF Component, VISTRE - Netheravon

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Colerne

  • No 2 Movements Unit (Embarkation) - Southampton

  • MEAF Base Accounts Office - Titchfield

  • RAF Staff College - RAF Bracknell

  • RAF Medical Rehabilitation Unit - RAF Collaton Cross

  • RAF Hospital - RAF Wroughton

  • Princess Mary's RAF Hospital - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine - Halton (Lodger)

  • Dental Training Establishment** - Halton (Lodger)

*Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS)

**Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS through Director of Dental Services)

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 38 - Gloucester

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 41 - Portsmouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Buckinghamshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Rowland Coats 24 Sep 1951 Air Officer Commanding,
Personal Appointment
Flt Lt S M S Chandler 17 Mar 1949 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt George K Horner 22 Apr 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr C L Roy  5 Nov 1951 DSO
Wg Cdr S F Godden 11 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr I G O Fenton 16 Nov 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr E J Wicht  1 Jan 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr M E Richards 24 Jan 1951  
Sqn Ldr A H Jane 17 Sep 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr D L Griffiths 28 Oct 1950 DFC

Recruiting Staff Officers
Wg Cdr J G G Moore 12 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr E C Bennett 27 Feb 1951 Schools Liaison Officer, DFM
Sqn Ldr P D Tunsall 27 Feb 1951 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr H J L Hallowes  3 May 1951 Area Supervisor, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr F S Waldren  1 Feb 1952 Area Supervisor, DFC
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr E R Bitmead 19 Dec 1949 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr L E S Whaley 27 Aug 1951 Organisation, DFC
Sqn Ldr E B Panter  7 Jan 1952 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DSO

Equipment
Sqn Ldr B W E Churchill 12 Sep 1949  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr G H Wills-Selman 21 May 1951  

Medical
Gp Capt C G J Nicolls 11 Nov 1950 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr R A Armstrong  2 Oct 1951 BA, LMSSA

Educational
Flt Lt A R Jones  2 Jan 1950  

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off E D Disney-Roebuck 12 Dec 1949  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr F G Abbott    
Miscellaneous Appointment
Sqn Ldr A A Taylor  1 Oct 1950  

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

March 1952

Location Command Controlled
RAF Rudloe Manor, Chippenham, Wiltshire Home Command

  • No 622 (Transport) Squadron RAuxAF - Blackbushe

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Bristol UAS - Bristol

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • SHQ, RAF Booker

    • No 1 Basic Flying Training School -

  • No 27 RAF Reserve Centre - RAF Exeter

    • No 10 Reserve Flying School

    • No 3 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit

  • No 21 RAF Reserve Centre - Plymouth

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Reading

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 12 Reserve Flying School - Filton

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford University Fighter Control Flight - Oxford

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1 Basic Air Navigation School - Hamble

  • No 1 RAF Police Wing - Pershore

  • RAF Police Dog Training Centre- Netheravon

  • RAF Component, VISTRE - Netheravon

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Colerne

  • No 2 Movements Unit (Embarkation) - Southampton

  • MEAF Base Accounts Office - Titchfield

  • RAF Staff College - RAF Bracknell

  • RAF Medical Rehabilitation Unit - RAF Collaton Cross

  • RAF Hospital - RAF Wroughton

  • Princess Mary's RAF Hospital - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine - Halton (Lodger)

  • Dental Training Establishment** - Halton (Lodger)

*Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS)

**Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS through Director of Dental Services)

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 38 - Gloucester

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 41 - Portsmouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Buckinghamshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Rowland Coats 24 Sep 1951 Air Officer Commanding,
Personal Appointment
Flt Off L S Rountree  1 Mar 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt George K Horner 22 Apr 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr C L Roy  5 Nov 1951 DSO
Wg Cdr S F Godden 11 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr I G O Fenton 16 Nov 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr E J Wicht  1 Jan 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr M E Richards 24 Jan 1951  
Sqn Ldr A H Jane 17 Sep 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr D L Griffiths 28 Oct 1950 DFC

Recruiting Staff Officers
Wg Cdr J G G Moore 12 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr E C Bennett 27 Feb 1951 Schools Liaison Officer, DFM
Sqn Ldr P D Tunsall 27 Feb 1951 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr H J L Hallowes  3 May 1951 Area Supervisor, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr F S Waldren  1 Feb 1952 Area Supervisor, DFC
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr E R Bitmead 19 Dec 1949 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr L E S Whaley 27 Aug 1951 Organisation, DFC
Sqn Ldr E B Panter  7 Jan 1952 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DSO

Equipment
Sqn Ldr B W E Churchill 12 Sep 1949  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr G H Wills-Selman 21 May 1951  

Medical
Gp Capt C G J Nicolls 11 Nov 1950 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr R A Armstrong  2 Oct 1951 BA, LMSSA

Educational
Flt Lt A R Jones  2 Jan 1950  

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off E D Disney-Roebuck 12 Dec 1949  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr F G Abbott    
Miscellaneous Appointment
Sqn Ldr A A Taylor  1 Oct 1950  

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

April 1952

Location Command Controlled
RAF Rudloe Manor, Chippenham, Wiltshire Home Command

  • No 622 (Transport) Squadron RAuxAF - Blackbushe

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Bristol UAS - Bristol

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • SHQ, RAF Booker

    • No 1 Basic Flying Training School -

  • No 27 RAF Reserve Centre - RAF Exeter

    • No 10 Reserve Flying School

    • No 3 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit

  • No 21 RAF Reserve Centre - Plymouth

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Reading

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 12 Reserve Flying School - Filton

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford University Fighter Control Flight - Oxford

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1 Basic Air Navigation School - Hamble

  • No 1 RAF Police Wing - Pershore

  • RAF Police Dog Training Centre- Netheravon

  • RAF Component, VISTRE - Netheravon

  • No 2 Movements Unit (Embarkation) - Southampton

  • MEAF Base Accounts Office - Titchfield

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Colerne

  • RAF Staff College - RAF Bracknell

  • RAF Medical Rehabilitation Unit - RAF Collaton Cross

  • RAF Hospital - RAF Wroughton

  • Princess Mary's RAF Hospital - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine - Halton (Lodger)

  • Dental Training Establishment** - Halton (Lodger)

*Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS)

**Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS through Director of Dental Services)

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Buckinghamshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Rowland Coats 24 Sep 1951 Air Officer Commanding,
Personal Appointment
Flt Off L S Rountree  1 Mar 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt George K Horner 22 Apr 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr C L Roy  5 Nov 1951 DSO
Wg Cdr S F Godden 11 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr I G O Fenton 16 Nov 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr E J Wicht  1 Jan 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr A H Jane 17 Sep 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr D L Griffiths 28 Oct 1950 DFC

Recruiting Staff Officers
Wg Cdr J G G Moore 12 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr E C Bennett 27 Feb 1951 Schools Liaison Officer, DFM
Sqn Ldr P D Tunsall 27 Feb 1951 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr H J L Hallowes  3 May 1951 Area Supervisor, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr F S Waldren  1 Feb 1952 Area Supervisor, DFC
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr E R Bitmead 19 Dec 1949 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr L E S Whaley 27 Aug 1951 Organisation, DFC
Sqn Ldr E B Panter  7 Jan 1952 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DSO

Equipment
Sqn Ldr B W E Churchill 12 Sep 1949  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr G H Wills-Selman 21 May 1951  

Medical
Gp Capt C G J Nicolls 11 Nov 1950 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr R A Armstrong  2 Oct 1951 BA, LMSSA

Educational
Flt Lt A R Jones  2 Jan 1950  

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off E D Disney-Roebuck 12 Dec 1949  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr F G Abbott    
Miscellaneous Appointment
Sqn Ldr A A Taylor  1 Oct 1950  

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

May 1952

Location Command Controlled
RAF Rudloe Manor, Chippenham, Wiltshire Home Command

  • No 622 (Transport) Squadron RAuxAF - Blackbushe

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Bristol UAS - Bristol

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • SHQ, RAF Booker

    • No 1 Basic Flying Training School -

  • No 27 RAF Reserve Centre - RAF Exeter

    • No 10 Reserve Flying School

    • No 3 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit

  • No 21 RAF Reserve Centre - Plymouth

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Reading

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 12 Reserve Flying School - Filton

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford University Fighter Control Flight - Oxford

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1 Basic Air Navigation School - Hamble

  • No 1 RAF Police Wing - Pershore

  • RAF Police Dog Training Centre- Netheravon

  • RAF Component, JCC - Netheravon

  • No 2 Movements Unit (Embarkation) - Southampton

  • MEAF Base Accounts Office - Titchfield

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Colerne

  • RAF Staff College - RAF Bracknell

  • RAF Medical Rehabilitation Unit - RAF Collaton Cross

  • RAF Hospital - RAF Wroughton

  • Princess Mary's RAF Hospital - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine - Halton (Lodger)

  • Dental Training Establishment** - Halton (Lodger)

*Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS)

**Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS through Director of Dental Services)

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Buckinghamshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Rowland Coats 24 Sep 1951 Air Officer Commanding,
Personal Appointment
Flt Off L S Rountree  1 Mar 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt George K Horner 22 Apr 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr C L Roy  5 Nov 1951 DSO
Wg Cdr S F Godden 11 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr I G O Fenton 16 Nov 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr E J Wicht  1 Jan 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr A H Jane 17 Sep 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr D L Griffiths 28 Oct 1950 DFC

Recruiting Staff Officers
Wg Cdr J G G Moore 12 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr E C Bennett 27 Feb 1951 Schools Liaison Officer, DFM
Sqn Ldr P D Tunsall 27 Feb 1951 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr H J L Hallowes  3 May 1951 Area Supervisor, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr F S Waldren  1 Feb 1952 Area Supervisor, DFC
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr E R Bitmead 19 Dec 1949 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr L E S Whaley 27 Aug 1951 Organisation, DFC
Sqn Ldr E B Panter  7 Jan 1952 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DSO

Equipment
Sqn Ldr B W E Churchill 12 Sep 1949  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr G H Wills-Selman 21 May 1951  

Medical
Gp Capt C G J Nicolls 11 Nov 1950 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr R A Armstrong  2 Oct 1951 BA, LMSSA

Educational
Flt Lt A R Jones  2 Jan 1950  

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off E D Disney-Roebuck 12 Dec 1949  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr F G Abbott    
Miscellaneous Appointment
Sqn Ldr A A Taylor  1 Oct 1950  

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

June 1952

Location Command Controlled
RAF Rudloe Manor, Chippenham, Wiltshire Home Command

  • No 622 (Transport) Squadron RAuxAF - Blackbushe

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Bristol UAS - Bristol

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • SHQ, RAF Booker

    • No 1 Basic Flying Training School -

  • No 27 RAF Reserve Centre - RAF Exeter

    • No 10 Reserve Flying School

    • No 3 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit

  • No 21 RAF Reserve Centre - Plymouth

  • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre - Pucklechurch

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - Titchfield

  • No 24 RAF Reserve Centre - Reading

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 12 Reserve Flying School - Filton

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment - Filton

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford University Fighter Control Flight - Oxford

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1 Basic Air Navigation School - Hamble

  • No 1 RAF Police Wing - Pershore

  • RAF Police Dog Training Centre- Netheravon

  • RAF Component, JCC - Netheravon

  • No 2 Movements Unit (Embarkation) - Southampton

  • MEAF Base Accounts Office - Titchfield

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Colerne

  • RAF Staff College - RAF Bracknell

  • RAF Medical Rehabilitation Unit - RAF Collaton Cross

  • RAF Hospital - RAF Wroughton

  • Princess Mary's RAF Hospital - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine - Halton (Lodger)

  • Dental Training Establishment** - Halton (Lodger)

*Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS)

**Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS through Director of Dental Services)

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Buckinghamshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Rowland Coats 24 Sep 1951 Air Officer Commanding,
Personal Appointment
Flt Off L S Rountree  1 Mar 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt George K Horner 22 Apr 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr C L Roy  5 Nov 1951 DSO
Wg Cdr S F Godden 11 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr I G O Fenton 16 Nov 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr E J Wicht  1 Jan 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr A H Jane 17 Sep 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr D L Griffiths 28 Oct 1950 DFC

Recruiting Staff Officers
Wg Cdr J G G Moore 12 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr E C Bennett 27 Feb 1951 Schools Liaison Officer, DFM
Sqn Ldr P D Tunsall 27 Feb 1951 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr H J L Hallowes  3 May 1951 Area Supervisor, DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr F S Waldren  1 Feb 1952 Area Supervisor, DFC
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr E R Bitmead 19 Dec 1949 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr L E S Whaley 27 Aug 1951 Organisation, DFC
Sqn Ldr E B Panter  7 Jan 1952 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DSO

Equipment
Sqn Ldr B W E Churchill 12 Sep 1949  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr G H Wills-Selman 21 May 1951  

Medical
Gp Capt C G J Nicolls 11 Nov 1950 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr R A Armstrong  2 Oct 1951 BA, LMSSA

Educational
Flt Lt A R Jones  2 Jan 1950  

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off E D Disney-Roebuck 12 Dec 1949  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr F G Abbott    
Miscellaneous Appointment
Sqn Ldr A A Taylor  1 Oct 1950  

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

July 1952

Location Command Controlled
RAF Pucklechurch, Bristol Home Command

  • No 622 (Transport) Squadron RAuxAF - Blackbushe

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Bristol UAS - Bristol

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • SHQ, RAF Booker

    • No 1 Basic Flying Training School -

  • No 27 RAF Reserve Centre - RAF Exeter

    • No 10 Reserve Flying School

    • No 3 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Filton

    • No 12 Reserve Flying School

    • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAF Regiment

  • SHQ, RAF Pucklechurch

    • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre

  • No 1 RAF Police Depot - RAF Netheravon

    • RAF Police Dog Training Centre

    • RAF Component, JCC

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - RAF Titchfield

    • MEAF Base Accounts Office

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford University Fighter Control Flight - Oxford

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1 Basic Air Navigation School - Hamble

  • No 2 Movements Unit (Embarkation) - Southampton

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Colerne

  • RAF Staff College - RAF Bracknell

  • RAF Medical Rehabilitation Unit - RAF Collaton Cross

  • RAF Hospital - RAF Wroughton

  • Princess Mary's RAF Hospital - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine - Halton (Lodger)

  • Dental Training Establishment** - Halton (Lodger)

*Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS)

**Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS through Director of Dental Services)

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Buckinghamshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Rowland Coats 24 Sep 1951 Air Officer Commanding,
Personal Appointment
Flt Off L S Rountree  1 Mar 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt George K Horner 22 Apr 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr C L Roy  5 Nov 1951 DSO
Wg Cdr S F Godden 11 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr I G O Fenton 16 Nov 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr E J Wicht  1 Jan 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr A H Jane 17 Sep 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr D L Griffiths 28 Oct 1950 DFC

Recruiting Staff Officers
Wg Cdr J G G Moore 12 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr E C Bennett 27 Feb 1951 Schools Liaison Officer, DFM
Sqn Ldr P D Tunsall 27 Feb 1951 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr R C Dunbar 17 Mar 1952 Area Supervisor, DFM
Sqn Ldr F S Waldren  1 Feb 1952 Area Supervisor, DFC
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr E R Bitmead 19 Dec 1949 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr L E S Whaley 27 Aug 1951 Organisation, DFC
Sqn Ldr E B Panter  7 Jan 1952 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DSO

Equipment
Sqn Ldr B W E Churchill 12 Sep 1949  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr G H Wills-Selman 21 May 1951  

Medical
Gp Capt C G J Nicolls 11 Nov 1950 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr R A Armstrong  2 Oct 1951 BA, LMSSA

Educational
Flt Lt A R Jones  2 Jan 1950  

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off E D Disney-Roebuck 12 Dec 1949  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr F G Abbott 17 Sep 1951  
Signals
Sqn Ldr T B Robinson 11 Feb 1952  

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

August 1952

Location Command Controlled
RAF Pucklechurch, Bristol Home Command

  • No 622 (Transport) Squadron RAuxAF - Blackbushe

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Bristol UAS - Bristol

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • SHQ, RAF Booker

    • No 1 Basic Flying Training School -

  • No 27 RAF Reserve Centre - RAF Exeter

    • No 10 Reserve Flying School

    • No 3 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Filton

    • No 12 Reserve Flying School

    • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAuxAF Regiment

  • SHQ, RAF Pucklechurch

    • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre

  • No 1 RAF Police Depot - RAF Netheravon

    • RAF Police Dog Training Centre

    • RAF Component, JCC

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - RAF Titchfield

    • MEAF Base Accounts Office

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford University Fighter Control Flight - Oxford

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1 Basic Air Navigation School - Hamble

  • No 2 Movements Unit (Embarkation) - Southampton

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Colerne

  • RAF Staff College - RAF Bracknell

  • RAF Medical Rehabilitation Unit - RAF Collaton Cross

  • RAF Hospital - RAF Wroughton

  • Princess Mary's RAF Hospital - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine - Halton (Lodger)

  • Dental Training Establishment** - Halton (Lodger)

*Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS)

**Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS through Director of Dental Services)

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Buckinghamshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Rowland Coats 24 Sep 1951 Air Officer Commanding,
Personal Appointment
Flt Off L S Rountree  1 Mar 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt George K Horner 22 Apr 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr C L Roy  5 Nov 1951 DSO
Wg Cdr S F Godden 11 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr I G O Fenton 16 Nov 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr E J Wicht  1 Jan 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr A H Jane 17 Sep 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr D L Griffiths 28 Oct 1950 DFC

Recruiting Staff Officers
Wg Cdr J G G Moore 12 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr E C Bennett 27 Feb 1951 Schools Liaison Officer, DFM
Sqn Ldr P D Tunsall 27 Feb 1951 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr R C Dunbar 17 Mar 1952 Area Supervisor, DFM
Sqn Ldr F S Waldren  1 Feb 1952 Area Supervisor, DFC
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr E R Bitmead 19 Dec 1949 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr L E S Whaley 27 Aug 1951 Organisation, DFC
Sqn Ldr E B Panter  7 Jan 1952 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DSO

Equipment
Sqn Ldr B W E Churchill 12 Sep 1949  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr G H Wills-Selman 21 May 1951  

Medical
Gp Capt C G J Nicolls 11 Nov 1950 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr R A Armstrong  2 Oct 1951 BA, LMSSA

Educational
Flt Lt A R Jones  2 Jan 1950  

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off N E Stockings 28 Aug 1952  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr F G Abbott 17 Sep 1951  
Signals
Sqn Ldr T B Robinson 11 Feb 1952  

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

September 1952

Location Command Controlled
RAF Pucklechurch, Bristol Home Command

  • No 622 (Transport) Squadron RAuxAF - Blackbushe

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Bristol UAS - Bristol

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • SHQ, RAF Booker

    • No 1 Basic Flying Training School -

  • No 27 RAF Reserve Centre - RAF Exeter

    • No 10 Reserve Flying School

    • No 3 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Filton

    • No 12 Reserve Flying School

    • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAuxAF Regiment

  • SHQ, RAF Pucklechurch

    • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre

  • No 1 RAF Police Depot - RAF Netheravon

    • RAF Police Dog Training Centre

    • RAF Component, JCC

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - RAF Titchfield

    • MEAF Base Accounts Office

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford University Fighter Control Flight - Oxford

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne

  • No 1 Basic Air Navigation School - Hamble

  • No 2 Movements Unit (Embarkation) - Southampton

  • No 62 Group Communication Flight - Colerne

  • RAF Staff College - RAF Bracknell

  • RAF Medical Rehabilitation Unit - RAF Collaton Cross

  • RAF Hospital - RAF Wroughton

  • Princess Mary's RAF Hospital - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine - Halton (Lodger)

  • Dental Training Establishment** - Halton (Lodger)

*Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS)

**Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS through Director of Dental Services)

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Buckinghamshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Rowland Coats 24 Sep 1951 Air Officer Commanding,
Personal Appointment
Flt Off L S Rountree  1 Mar 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt George K Horner 22 Apr 1950 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr C L Roy  5 Nov 1951 DSO
Wg Cdr S F Godden 11 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr I G O Fenton 16 Nov 1950 DFC
Sqn Ldr E J Wicht  1 Jan 1951 DSO, DFC
Sqn Ldr A H Jane 17 Sep 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr D L Griffiths 28 Oct 1950 DFC

Recruiting Staff Officers
Wg Cdr J G G Moore 12 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr E C Bennett 27 Feb 1951 Schools Liaison Officer, DFM
Sqn Ldr P D Tunsall 27 Feb 1951 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr R C Dunbar 17 Mar 1952 Area Supervisor, DFM
Sqn Ldr F S Waldren  1 Feb 1952 Area Supervisor, DFC
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr E R Bitmead 19 Dec 1949 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr L E S Whaley 27 Aug 1951 Organisation, DFC
Sqn Ldr E B Panter  7 Jan 1952 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DSO

Equipment
Sqn Ldr B W E Churchill 12 Sep 1949  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr G H Wills-Selman 21 May 1951  

Medical
Gp Capt C G J Nicolls 11 Nov 1950 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr R A Armstrong  2 Oct 1951 BA, LMSSA

Educational
Flt Lt A R Jones  2 Jan 1950  

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off N E Stockings 28 Aug 1952  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr F G Abbott 17 Sep 1951  
Signals
Sqn Ldr T B Robinson 11 Feb 1952  

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

October 1952

Location Command Controlled
RAF Pucklechurch, Bristol Home Command

  • No 622 (Transport) Squadron RAuxAF - Blackbushe

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Bristol UAS - Bristol

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • SHQ, RAF Booker

    • No 1 Basic Flying Training School

    • Joint Service Staff College Flight

  • No 27 RAF Reserve Centre - RAF Exeter

    • No 10 Reserve Flying School

    • No 3 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Pucklechurch

    • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre

  • No 1 RAF Police Depot - RAF Netheravon

    • RAF Police Dog Training Centre

    • RAF Component, JCC

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - RAF Titchfield

    • MEAF Base Accounts Office

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford University Fighter Control Flight - Oxford

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne (Lodger)

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop (Lodger)

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne (Lodger)

  • No 1 Basic Air Navigation School - Hamble

  • No 2 Movements Unit (Embarkation) - Southampton

  • RAF Staff College - RAF Bracknell

  • RAF Medical Rehabilitation Unit - RAF Collaton Cross

  • RAF Hospital - RAF Wroughton

  • Princess Mary's RAF Hospital - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine - Halton (Lodger)

  • Dental Training Establishment** - Halton (Lodger)

*Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS)

**Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS through Director of Dental Services)

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Buckinghamshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Rowland Coats 24 Sep 1951 Air Officer Commanding,
Personal Appointment
Flt Off L S Rountree  1 Mar 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt W A J Satchell 13 Oct 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO
Wg Cdr C L Roy  5 Nov 1951 DSO
Wg Cdr S F Godden 11 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr A H Jane 17 Sep 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr D P Morrison 29 Jul 1952  
Sqn Ldr W L Donley  4 Nov 1952 DFC, DFM

Recruiting Staff Officers
Wg Cdr J G G Moore 12 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr E C Bennett 27 Feb 1951 Schools Liaison Officer, DFM
Sqn Ldr P D Tunsall 27 Feb 1951 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr R C Dunbar 17 Mar 1952 Area Supervisor, DFM
Sqn Ldr F S Waldren  1 Feb 1952 Area Supervisor, DFC
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr E R Bitmead 19 Dec 1949 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr E B Panter  7 Jan 1952 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DSO
Sqn Ldr J H Elshaw 22 Sep 1952 Organisation, AFC, DFM

Equipment
Sqn Ldr L B Davey  5 Aug 1952  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr G H Wills-Selman 21 May 1951  

Medical
Gp Capt C G J Nicolls 11 Nov 1950 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr R A Armstrong  2 Oct 1951 BA, LMSSA

Educational
Flt Lt A R Jones  2 Jan 1950  

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off M E M Riddell 27 Oct 1952  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr F G Abbott 17 Sep 1951  
Signals
Sqn Ldr T B Robinson 11 Feb 1952  

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

November 1952

Location Command Controlled
RAF Pucklechurch, Bristol Home Command

  • No 622 (Transport) Squadron RAuxAF - Blackbushe

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Bristol UAS - Bristol

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • SHQ, RAF Booker

    • No 1 Basic Flying Training School

    • Joint Service Staff College Flight

  • No 27 RAF Reserve Centre - RAF Exeter

    • No 10 Reserve Flying School

    • No 3 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Pucklechurch

    • No 22 RAF Reserve Centre

  • No 1 RAF Police Depot - RAF Netheravon

    • RAF Police Dog Training Centre

    • RAF Component, JCC

  • No 23 RAF Reserve Centre - RAF Titchfield

    • MEAF Base Accounts Office

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford University Fighter Control Flight - Oxford

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne (Lodger)

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop (Lodger)

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne (Lodger)

  • No 1 Basic Air Navigation School - Hamble

  • No 2 Movements Unit (Embarkation) - Southampton

  • RAF Staff College - RAF Bracknell

  • RAF Medical Rehabilitation Unit - RAF Collaton Cross

  • RAF Hospital - RAF Wroughton

  • Princess Mary's RAF Hospital - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine - Halton (Lodger)

  • Dental Training Establishment** - Halton (Lodger)

*Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS)

**Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS through Director of Dental Services)

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Buckinghamshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Rowland Coats 24 Sep 1951 Air Officer Commanding,
Personal Appointment
Flt Off L S Rountree  1 Mar 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt W A J Satchell 13 Oct 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO
Wg Cdr C L Roy  5 Nov 1951 DSO
Wg Cdr S F Godden 11 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr W L Donley  4 Nov 1952 DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr A H Jane 17 Sep 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr D P Morrison 29 Jul 1952  

Recruiting Staff Officers
Wg Cdr J G G Moore 12 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr E C Bennett 27 Feb 1951 Schools Liaison Officer, DFM
Sqn Ldr P D Tunsall 27 Feb 1951 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr R C Dunbar 17 Mar 1952 Area Supervisor, DFM
Sqn Ldr F S Waldren  1 Feb 1952 Area Supervisor, DFC
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr E R Bitmead 19 Dec 1949 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr E B Panter  7 Jan 1952 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DSO
Sqn Ldr J H Elshaw 22 Sep 1952 Organisation, AFC, DFM

Equipment
Sqn Ldr L B Davey  5 Aug 1952  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr G H Wills-Selman 21 May 1951  

Medical
Gp Capt C G J Nicolls 11 Nov 1950 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr R A Armstrong  2 Oct 1951 BA, LMSSA

Educational
Flt Lt A R Jones  2 Jan 1950  

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off M E M Riddell 27 Oct 1952  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr F G Abbott 17 Sep 1951  
Signals
Sqn Ldr T B Robinson 11 Feb 1952  

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

December 1952

Location Command Controlled
RAF Pucklechurch, Bristol Home Command

  • No 622 (Transport) Squadron RAuxAF - Blackbushe

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Bristol UAS - Bristol

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • SHQ, RAF Booker

    • No 1 Basic Flying Training School

    • Joint Service Staff College Flight

  • SHQ, RAF Exeter

    • No 10 Reserve Flying School

    • No 3 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Pucklechurch

    • No 62 Group Combined Reserve Centre

  • No 1 RAF Police Depot - RAF Netheravon

    • RAF Police Dog Training Centre

    • RAF Component, JCC

  • SHQ, RAF Titchfield

    • MEAF Base Accounts Office

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford University Fighter Control Flight - Oxford

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne (Lodger)

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop (Lodger)

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne (Lodger)

  • No 1 Basic Air Navigation School - Hamble

  • No 2 Movements Unit (Embarkation) - Southampton

  • RAF Staff College - RAF Bracknell

  • RAF Medical Rehabilitation Unit - RAF Collaton Cross

  • RAF Hospital - RAF Wroughton

  • Princess Mary's RAF Hospital - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine - Halton (Lodger)

  • Dental Training Establishment** - Halton (Lodger)

*Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS)

**Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS through Director of Dental Services)

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Buckinghamshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Rowland Coats 24 Sep 1951 Air Officer Commanding,
Personal Appointment
Flt Off L S Rountree  1 Mar 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt W A J Satchell 13 Oct 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO
Wg Cdr C L Roy  5 Nov 1951 DSO
Wg Cdr S F Godden 11 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr W L Donley  4 Nov 1952 DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr A H Jane 17 Sep 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr D P Morrison 29 Jul 1952  

Recruiting Staff Officers
Wg Cdr J G G Moore 12 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr E C Bennett 27 Feb 1951 Schools Liaison Officer, DFM
Sqn Ldr P D Tunsall 27 Feb 1951 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr R C Dunbar 17 Mar 1952 Area Supervisor, DFM
Sqn Ldr F S Waldren  1 Feb 1952 Area Supervisor, DFC
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr E R Bitmead 19 Dec 1949 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr E B Panter  7 Jan 1952 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DSO
Sqn Ldr J H Elshaw 22 Sep 1952 Organisation, AFC, DFM

Equipment
Sqn Ldr L B Davey  5 Aug 1952  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr G H Wills-Selman 21 May 1951  

Medical
Gp Capt C G J Nicolls 11 Nov 1950 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr R A Armstrong  2 Oct 1951 BA, LMSSA

Educational
Flt Lt A R Jones  2 Jan 1950  

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off M E M Riddell 27 Oct 1952  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr F G Abbott 17 Sep 1951  
Signals
Sqn Ldr T B Robinson 11 Feb 1952  

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

January 1953

Location Command Controlled
RAF Pucklechurch, Bristol Home Command

  • No 622 (Transport) Squadron RAuxAF - Blackbushe

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Bristol UAS - Bristol

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • SHQ, RAF Booker

    • No 1 Basic Flying Training School

  • SHQ, RAF Exeter

    • No 10 Reserve Flying School

    • No 3 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Pucklechurch

    • No 62 Group Combined Reserve Centre

  • RAF Police Depot - RAF Netheravon

    • RAF Component, JCC

  • SHQ, RAF Titchfield

    • MEAF Base Accounts Office

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford University Fighter Control Flight - Oxford

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne (Lodger)

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop (Lodger)

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne (Lodger)

  • No 1 Basic Air Navigation School - Hamble

  • No 2 Movements Unit (Embarkation) - Southampton

  • RAF Staff College - RAF Bracknell

  • RAF Medical Rehabilitation Unit - RAF Collaton Cross

  • RAF Hospital - RAF Wroughton

  • Princess Mary's RAF Hospital - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine - Halton (Lodger)

  • Dental Training Establishment** - Halton (Lodger)

*Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS)

**Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS through Director of Dental Services)

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Buckinghamshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Rowland Coats 24 Sep 1951 Air Officer Commanding,
Personal Appointment
Flt Off L S Rountree  1 Mar 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt W A J Satchell 13 Oct 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO
Wg Cdr C L Roy  5 Nov 1951 DSO
Wg Cdr S F Godden 11 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr W L Donley  4 Nov 1952 DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr A H Jane 17 Sep 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr D P Morrison 29 Jul 1952  

Recruiting Staff Officers
Wg Cdr J G G Moore 12 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr E C Bennett 27 Feb 1951 Schools Liaison Officer, DFM
Sqn Ldr P D Tunsall 27 Feb 1951 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr R C Dunbar 17 Mar 1952 Area Supervisor, DFM
Sqn Ldr F S Waldren  1 Feb 1952 Area Supervisor, DFC
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr E R Bitmead 19 Dec 1949 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr E B Panter  7 Jan 1952 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DSO
Sqn Ldr J H Elshaw 22 Sep 1952 Organisation, AFC, DFM

Equipment
Sqn Ldr L B Davey  5 Aug 1952  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr G H Wills-Selman 21 May 1951  

Medical
Gp Capt C G J Nicolls 11 Nov 1950 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr R A Armstrong  2 Oct 1951 BA, LMSSA

Educational
Flt Lt C Reynolds 12 Jan 1953  

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off M E M Riddell 27 Oct 1952  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr F G Abbott 17 Sep 1951  
Signals
Sqn Ldr T B Robinson 11 Feb 1952  

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

February 1953

Location Command Controlled
RAF Pucklechurch, Bristol Home Command

  • No 622 (Transport) Squadron RAuxAF - Blackbushe

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Bristol UAS - Bristol

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • SHQ, RAF Booker

    • No 1 Basic Flying Training School

  • SHQ, RAF Exeter

    • No 10 Reserve Flying School

    • No 3 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Pucklechurch

    • No 62 Group Combined Reserve Centre

  • RAF Police Depot - RAF Netheravon

    • RAF Component, JCC

  • SHQ, RAF Titchfield

    • MEAF Base Accounts Office

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford University Fighter Control Flight - Oxford

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne (Lodger)

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop (Lodger)

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne (Lodger)

  • No 1 Basic Air Navigation School - Hamble

  • No 2 Movements Unit (Embarkation) - Southampton

  • RAF Staff College - RAF Bracknell

  • RAF Medical Rehabilitation Unit - RAF Collaton Cross

  • RAF Hospital - RAF Wroughton

  • Princess Mary's RAF Hospital - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine - Halton (Lodger)

  • Dental Training Establishment** - Halton (Lodger)

*Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS)

**Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS through Director of Dental Services)

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Buckinghamshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Rowland Coats 24 Sep 1951 Air Officer Commanding,
Personal Appointment
Flt Off L S Rountree  1 Mar 1950 Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt W A J Satchell 13 Oct 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO
Wg Cdr C L Roy  5 Nov 1951 DSO
Wg Cdr S F Godden 11 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr W L Donley  4 Nov 1952 DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr A H Jane 17 Sep 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr D P Morrison 29 Jul 1952  

Recruiting Staff Officers
Wg Cdr J G G Moore 12 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr E C Bennett 27 Feb 1951 Schools Liaison Officer, DFM
Sqn Ldr P D Tunsall 27 Feb 1951 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr R C Dunbar 17 Mar 1952 Area Supervisor, DFM
Sqn Ldr F S Waldren  1 Feb 1952 Area Supervisor, DFC
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr E R Bitmead 19 Dec 1949 Senior Officer i/c Administration, AFC
Sqn Ldr E B Panter  7 Jan 1952 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DSO
Sqn Ldr J H Elshaw 22 Sep 1952 Organisation, AFC, DFM

Equipment
Sqn Ldr L B Davey  5 Aug 1952  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr G H Wills-Selman 21 May 1951  

Medical
Gp Capt C G J Nicolls 11 Nov 1950 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr R A Armstrong  2 Oct 1951 BA, LMSSA

Educational
Flt Lt C Reynolds 12 Jan 1953  

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off M E M Riddell 27 Oct 1952  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr F G Abbott 17 Sep 1951  
Signals
Sqn Ldr T B Robinson 11 Feb 1952  

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

March 1953

Location Command Controlled
RAF Pucklechurch, Bristol Home Command

  • No 622 (Transport) Squadron RAuxAF - Blackbushe

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Bristol UAS - Bristol

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • SHQ, RAF Booker

    • No 1 Basic Flying Training School

  • SHQ, RAF Exeter

    • No 10 Reserve Flying School

    • No 3 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Pucklechurch

    • No 62 Group Combined Reserve Centre

  • RAF Police Depot - RAF Netheravon

    • RAF Component, JCC

  • SHQ, RAF Titchfield

    • MEAF Base Accounts Office

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford University Fighter Control Flight - Oxford

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne (Lodger)

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop (Lodger)

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne (Lodger)

  • No 1 Basic Air Navigation School - Hamble

  • No 2 Movements Unit (Embarkation) - Southampton

  • RAF Staff College - RAF Bracknell

  • RAF Medical Rehabilitation Unit - RAF Collaton Cross

  • RAF Hospital - RAF Wroughton

  • Princess Mary's RAF Hospital - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine - Halton (Lodger)

  • Dental Training Establishment** - Halton (Lodger)

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAuxAF Regiment - Filton

*Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS)

**Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS through Director of Dental Services)

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Buckinghamshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Rowland Coats 24 Sep 1951 Air Officer Commanding,
Personal Appointment
Plt Off D M Cadman  2 Feb 1953 ADC to AOC, WRAF
Air Staff
Gp Capt W A J Satchell 13 Oct 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO
Wg Cdr C L Roy  5 Nov 1951 DSO
Wg Cdr S F Godden 11 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr W L Donley  4 Nov 1952 DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr A H Jane 17 Sep 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr D P Morrison 29 Jul 1952  

Recruiting Staff Officers
Wg Cdr J G G Moore 12 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr R A Bunting  7 Mar 1953 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr C D Bartman 23 Feb 1953 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr R C Dunbar 17 Mar 1952 Area Supervisor, DFM
Sqn Ldr J W Wood 12 Feb 1953 Area Supervisor
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr L C J Smith 29 Jan 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Sqn Ldr E B Panter  7 Jan 1952 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DSO
Sqn Ldr J H Elshaw 22 Sep 1952 Organisation, AFC, DFM

Equipment
Sqn Ldr L B Davey  5 Aug 1952  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr G H Wills-Selman 21 May 1951  

Medical
Gp Capt C G J Nicolls 11 Nov 1950 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr R A Armstrong  2 Oct 1951 BA, LMSSA

Educational
Flt Lt C Reynolds 12 Jan 1953  

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off M E M Riddell 27 Oct 1952  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr F G Abbott 17 Sep 1951  
Signals
Sqn Ldr T B Robinson 11 Feb 1952  

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

April 1953

Location Command Controlled
RAF Pucklechurch, Bristol Home Command

  • No 622 (Transport) Squadron RAuxAF - Blackbushe

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Bristol UAS - Bristol

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • SHQ, RAF Booker

    • No 1 Basic Flying Training School

  • SHQ, RAF Exeter

    • No 10 Reserve Flying School

    • No 3 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Pucklechurch

    • No 62 Group Combined Reserve Centre

  • RAF Police Depot - RAF Netheravon

    • RAF Component, JCC

  • SHQ, RAF Titchfield

    • MEAF Base Accounts Office

  • No 8 Reserve Flying School - Woodley

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford University Fighter Control Flight - Oxford

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne (Lodger)

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop (Lodger)

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne (Lodger)

  • No 1 Basic Air Navigation School - Hamble

  • No 2 Movements Unit (Embarkation) - Southampton

  • University Technical Flight - Southampton

  • RAF Staff College - RAF Bracknell

  • RAF Medical Rehabilitation Unit - RAF Collaton Cross

  • RAF Hospital - RAF Wroughton

  • Princess Mary's RAF Hospital - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine - Halton (Lodger)

  • Dental Training Establishment** - Halton (Lodger)

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAuxAF Regiment - Filton

*Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS)

**Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS through Director of Dental Services)

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Buckinghamshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Rowland Coats 24 Sep 1951 Air Officer Commanding,
Personal Appointment
Plt Off D M Cadman  2 Feb 1953 ADC to AOC, WRAF
Air Staff
Gp Capt W A J Satchell 13 Oct 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO
Wg Cdr C L Roy  5 Nov 1951 DSO
Wg Cdr S F Godden 11 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr W L Donley  4 Nov 1952 DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr A H Jane 17 Sep 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr D P Morrison 29 Jul 1952  

Recruiting Staff Officers
Wg Cdr J G G Moore 12 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr R A Bunting  7 Mar 1953 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr C D Bartman 23 Feb 1953 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr R C Dunbar 17 Mar 1952 Area Supervisor, DFM
Sqn Ldr J W Wood 12 Feb 1953 Area Supervisor
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr L C J Smith 29 Jan 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Sqn Ldr E B Panter  7 Jan 1952 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DSO
Sqn Ldr J H Elshaw 22 Sep 1952 Organisation, AFC, DFM

Equipment
Sqn Ldr L B Davey  5 Aug 1952  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr G H Wills-Selman 21 May 1951  

Medical
Gp Capt C G J Nicolls 11 Nov 1950 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr R A Armstrong  2 Oct 1951 BA, LMSSA

Educational
Flt Lt C Reynolds 12 Jan 1953  

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off M E M Riddell 27 Oct 1952  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr F G Abbott 17 Sep 1951  
Signals
Sqn Ldr T B Robinson 11 Feb 1952  

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

May 1953

Location Command Controlled
RAF Pucklechurch, Bristol Home Command

  • No 622 (Transport) Squadron RAuxAF - Blackbushe

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Bristol UAS - Bristol

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • SHQ, RAF Booker

    • No 1 Basic Flying Training School

  • SHQ, RAF Exeter

    • No 10 Reserve Flying School

    • No 3 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Pucklechurch

    • No 62 Group Combined Reserve Centre

  • RAF Police Depot - RAF Netheravon

    • RAF Component, JCC

  • SHQ, RAF Titchfield

    • MEAF Base Accounts Office

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford University Fighter Control Flight - Oxford

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne (Lodger)

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop (Lodger)

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne (Lodger)

  • No 1 Basic Air Navigation School - Hamble

  • No 2 Movements Unit (Embarkation) - Southampton

  • University Technical Flight - Southampton

  • RAF Staff College - RAF Bracknell

  • RAF Medical Rehabilitation Unit - RAF Collaton Cross

  • RAF Hospital - RAF Wroughton

  • Princess Mary's RAF Hospital - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine - Halton (Lodger)

  • Dental Training Establishment** - Halton (Lodger)

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAuxAF Regiment - Filton

*Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS)

**Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS through Director of Dental Services)

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Buckinghamshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Rowland Coats 24 Sep 1951 Air Officer Commanding,
Personal Appointment
Plt Off D M Cadman  2 Feb 1953 ADC to AOC, WRAF
Air Staff
Gp Capt W A J Satchell 13 Oct 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO
Wg Cdr C L Roy  5 Nov 1951 DSO
Wg Cdr S F Godden 11 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr W L Donley  4 Nov 1952 DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr A H Jane 17 Sep 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr D P Morrison 29 Jul 1952  

Recruiting Staff Officers
Wg Cdr J G G Moore 12 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr R A Bunting  7 Mar 1953 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr C D Bartman 23 Feb 1953 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr R C Dunbar 17 Mar 1952 Area Supervisor, DFM
Sqn Ldr J W Wood 12 Feb 1953 Area Supervisor
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr L C J Smith 29 Jan 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Sqn Ldr E B Panter  7 Jan 1952 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DSO
Sqn Ldr J H Elshaw 22 Sep 1952 Organisation, AFC, DFM

Equipment
Sqn Ldr L B Davey  5 Aug 1952  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr G H Wills-Selman 21 May 1951  

Medical
Gp Capt C G J Nicolls 11 Nov 1950 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr R A Armstrong  2 Oct 1951 BA, LMSSA

Educational
Flt Lt C Reynolds 12 Jan 1953  

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off M E M Riddell 27 Oct 1952  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr F G Abbott 17 Sep 1951  
Signals
Sqn Ldr T B Robinson 11 Feb 1952  

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

June 1953

Location Command Controlled
RAF Pucklechurch, Bristol Home Command

  • No 622 (Transport) Squadron RAuxAF - Blackbushe

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Bristol UAS - Bristol

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • SHQ, RAF Booker

    • No 1 Basic Flying Training School

  • SHQ, RAF Exeter

    • No 10 Reserve Flying School

    • No 3 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Pucklechurch

    • No 62 Group Combined Reserve Centre

  • RAF Police Depot - RAF Netheravon

    • RAF Component, JCC

  • SHQ, RAF Titchfield

    • MEAF Base Accounts Office

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford University Fighter Control Flight - Oxford

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne (Lodger)

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop (Lodger)

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne (Lodger)

  • No 2 Movements Unit (Embarkation) - Southampton

  • University Technical Flight - Southampton

  • RAF Staff College - RAF Bracknell

  • RAF Medical Rehabilitation Unit - RAF Collaton Cross

  • RAF Hospital - RAF Wroughton

  • Princess Mary's RAF Hospital - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine - Halton (Lodger)

  • Dental Training Establishment** - Halton (Lodger)

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAuxAF Regiment - Filton

*Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS)

**Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS through Director of Dental Services)

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Buckinghamshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Rowland Coats 24 Sep 1951 Air Officer Commanding,
Personal Appointment
Plt Off D M Cadman  2 Feb 1953 ADC to AOC, WRAF
Air Staff
Gp Capt W A J Satchell 13 Oct 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO
Wg Cdr C L Roy  5 Nov 1951 DSO
Wg Cdr S F Godden 11 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr W L Donley  4 Nov 1952 DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr A H Jane 17 Sep 1951 MBE
Sqn Ldr D P Morrison 29 Jul 1952  

Recruiting Staff Officers
Wg Cdr J G G Moore 12 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr R A Bunting  7 Mar 1953 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr C D Bartman 23 Feb 1953 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr R C Dunbar 17 Mar 1952 Area Supervisor, DFM
Sqn Ldr J W Wood 12 Feb 1953 Area Supervisor
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr L C J Smith 29 Jan 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Sqn Ldr E B Panter  7 Jan 1952 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DSO
Sqn Ldr J H Elshaw 22 Sep 1952 Organisation, AFC, DFM

Equipment
Sqn Ldr L B Davey  5 Aug 1952  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr G H Wills-Selman 21 May 1951  

Medical
Gp Capt C G J Nicolls 11 Nov 1950 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr R A Armstrong  2 Oct 1951 BA, LMSSA

Educational
Flt Lt C Reynolds 12 Jan 1953  

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off M E M Riddell 27 Oct 1952  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr F G Abbott 17 Sep 1951  
Signals
Sqn Ldr T B Robinson 11 Feb 1952  

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

July 1953

Location Command Controlled
RAF Pucklechurch, Bristol Home Command

  • No 622 (Transport) Squadron RAuxAF - Blackbushe

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Bristol UAS - Bristol

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • SHQ, RAF Booker

    • No 1 Basic Flying Training School

  • SHQ, RAF Exeter

    • No 10 Reserve Flying School

    • No 3 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Pucklechurch

    • No 62 Group Combined Reserve Centre

  • RAF Police Depot - RAF Netheravon

    • RAF Component, JCC

  • SHQ, RAF Titchfield

    • MEAF Base Accounts Office

  • No 14 Reserve Flying School - Hamble

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford University Fighter Control Flight - Oxford

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne (Lodger)

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop (Lodger)

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne (Lodger)

  • No 2 Movements Unit (Embarkation) - Southampton

  • University Technical Flight - Southampton

  • RAF Staff College - RAF Bracknell

  • RAF Medical Rehabilitation Unit - RAF Collaton Cross

  • RAF Hospital - RAF Wroughton

  • Princess Mary's RAF Hospital - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine - Halton (Lodger)

  • Dental Training Establishment** - Halton (Lodger)

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAuxAF Regiment - Filton

*Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS)

**Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS through Director of Dental Services)

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Buckinghamshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Rowland Coats 24 Sep 1951 Air Officer Commanding,
Personal Appointment
Plt Off D M Cadman  2 Feb 1953 ADC to AOC, WRAF
Air Staff
Gp Capt W A J Satchell 13 Oct 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO
Wg Cdr C L Roy  5 Nov 1951 DSO
Wg Cdr S F Godden 11 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr W L Donley  4 Nov 1952 DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr D P Morrison 29 Jul 1952  
Sqn Ldr R Edwards 15 Jun 1953 DSO

Recruiting Staff Officers
Wg Cdr J G G Moore 12 Feb 1951  
Sqn Ldr R A Bunting  7 Mar 1953 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr C D Bartman 23 Feb 1953 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr R C Dunbar 17 Mar 1952 Area Supervisor, DFM
Sqn Ldr J W Wood 12 Feb 1953 Area Supervisor
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr L C J Smith 29 Jan 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Sqn Ldr R C Parks 19 May 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DSO
Sqn Ldr J H Elshaw 22 Sep 1952 Organisation, AFC, DFM

Equipment
Sqn Ldr L B Davey  5 Aug 1952  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr G H Wills-Selman 21 May 1951  

Medical
Gp Capt C G J Nicolls 11 Nov 1950 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr S M Bieber 10 Jun 1953 MRCS, LRCP

Educational
Flt Lt C Reynolds 12 Jan 1953  

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off M E M Riddell 27 Oct 1952  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr F G Abbott 17 Sep 1951  
Signals
Sqn Ldr T B Robinson 11 Feb 1952  

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

August 1953

Location Command Controlled
RAF Pucklechurch, Bristol Home Command

  • No 622 (Transport) Squadron RAuxAF - Blackbushe

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Bristol UAS - Bristol

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • SHQ, RAF Booker

    • No 1 Basic Flying Training School

  • SHQ, RAF Exeter

    • No 10 Reserve Flying School

    • No 3 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Pucklechurch

    • No 62 Group Combined Reserve Centre

  • RAF Police Depot - RAF Netheravon

    • RAF Component, JCC

  • SHQ, RAF Titchfield

    • MEAF Base Accounts Office

    • Central Depository

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford University Fighter Control Flight - Oxford

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne (Lodger)

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop (Lodger)

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne (Lodger)

  • No 2 Movements Unit (Embarkation) - Southampton

  • University Technical Flight - Southampton

  • RAF Staff College - RAF Bracknell

  • RAF Medical Rehabilitation Unit - RAF Collaton Cross

  • RAF Hospital - RAF Wroughton

  • Princess Mary's RAF Hospital - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine - Halton (Lodger)

  • Dental Training Establishment** - Halton (Lodger)

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAuxAF Regiment - Filton

*Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS)

**Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS through Director of Dental Services)

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Buckinghamshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Rowland Coats 24 Sep 1951 Air Officer Commanding,
Personal Appointment
Plt Off D M Cadman  2 Feb 1953 ADC to AOC, WRAF
Air Staff
Gp Capt W A J Satchell 13 Oct 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO
Wg Cdr C L Roy  5 Nov 1951 DSO
Wg Cdr S F Godden 11 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr W L Donley  4 Nov 1952 DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr D P Morrison 29 Jul 1952  
Sqn Ldr R Edwards 15 Jun 1953 DSO

Recruiting Staff Officers
Wg Cdr Vacant    
Sqn Ldr R A Bunting  7 Mar 1953 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr C D Bartman 23 Feb 1953 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr R C Dunbar 17 Mar 1952 Area Supervisor, DFM
Sqn Ldr J W Wood 12 Feb 1953 Area Supervisor
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr L C J Smith 29 Jan 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Sqn Ldr R C Parks 19 May 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DSO
Sqn Ldr J H Elshaw 22 Sep 1952 Organisation, AFC, DFM

Equipment
Sqn Ldr L B Davey  5 Aug 1952  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr G H Wills-Selman 21 May 1951  

Medical
Gp Capt C G J Nicolls 11 Nov 1950 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr S M Bieber 10 Jun 1953 MRCS, LRCP

Educational
Flt Lt C Reynolds 12 Jan 1953  

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off M E M Riddell 27 Oct 1952  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr F G Abbott 17 Sep 1951  
Signals
Sqn Ldr T B Robinson 11 Feb 1952  

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

September 1953

Location Command Controlled
RAF Pucklechurch, Bristol Home Command

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Bristol UAS - Bristol

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • SHQ, RAF Booker

  • SHQ, RAF Exeter

    • No 10 Reserve Flying School

    • No 3 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Pucklechurch

    • No 62 Group Combined Reserve Centre

  • RAF Police Depot - RAF Netheravon

    • RAF Component, JCC

  • MEAF Base Accounts Office - Titchfield

  • Central Depository - Titchfield

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford University Fighter Control Flight - Oxford

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne (Lodger)

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop (Lodger)

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne (Lodger)

  • No 2 Movements Unit (Embarkation) - Southampton

  • University Technical Flight - Southampton

  • RAF Staff College - RAF Bracknell

  • RAF Medical Rehabilitation Unit - RAF Collaton Cross

  • RAF Hospital - RAF Wroughton

  • Princess Mary's RAF Hospital - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine - Halton (Lodger)

  • Dental Training Establishment** - Halton (Lodger)

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAuxAF Regiment - Filton

*Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS)

**Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS through Director of Dental Services)

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Buckinghamshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Rowland Coats 24 Sep 1951 Air Officer Commanding,
Personal Appointment
Plt Off D M Cadman  2 Feb 1953 ADC to AOC, WRAF
Air Staff
Gp Capt W A J Satchell 13 Oct 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO
Wg Cdr C L Roy  5 Nov 1951 DSO
Wg Cdr S F Godden 11 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr W L Donley  4 Nov 1952 DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr D P Morrison 29 Jul 1952  
Sqn Ldr R Edwards 15 Jun 1953 DSO

Recruiting Staff Officers
Wg Cdr Vacant    
Sqn Ldr R A Bunting  7 Mar 1953 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr C D Bartman 23 Feb 1953 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr R C Dunbar 17 Mar 1952 Area Supervisor, DFM
Sqn Ldr J W Wood 12 Feb 1953 Area Supervisor
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr L C J Smith 29 Jan 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Sqn Ldr R C Parks 19 May 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DSO
Sqn Ldr J H Elshaw 22 Sep 1952 Organisation, AFC, DFM

Equipment
Sqn Ldr L B Davey  5 Aug 1952  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr G H Wills-Selman 21 May 1951  

Medical
Gp Capt C G J Nicolls 11 Nov 1950 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr S M Bieber 10 Jun 1953 MRCS, LRCP

Educational
Sqn Ldr J Walsh  2 Sep 1953 BEM, BA

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off M E M Riddell 27 Oct 1952  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr F G Abbott 17 Sep 1951  
Signals
Sqn Ldr T B Robinson 11 Feb 1952  

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

October 1953

Location Command Controlled
RAF Pucklechurch, Bristol Home Command

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Bristol UAS - Bristol

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • SHQ, RAF Booker

  • SHQ, RAF Exeter

    • No 10 Reserve Flying School

    • No 3 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Pucklechurch

    • No 62 Group Combined Reserve Centre

  • RAF Police Depot - RAF Netheravon

    • RAF Component, JCC

  • MEAF Base Accounts Office - Titchfield

  • Central Depository - Titchfield

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Oxford University Fighter Control Flight - Oxford

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne (Lodger)

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop (Lodger)

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne (Lodger)

  • No 2 Movements Unit (Embarkation) - Southampton

  • University Technical Flight - Southampton

  • RAF Staff College - RAF Bracknell

  • RAF Medical Rehabilitation Unit - RAF Collaton Cross

  • RAF Hospital - RAF Wroughton

  • Princess Mary's RAF Hospital - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine - Halton (Lodger)

  • Dental Training Establishment** - Halton (Lodger)

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAuxAF Regiment - Filton

*Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS)

**Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS through Director of Dental Services)

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Buckinghamshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Vacant   Air Officer Commanding,
Personal Appointment
Plt Off D M Cadman  2 Feb 1953 ADC to AOC, WRAF
Air Staff
Gp Capt W A J Satchell 13 Oct 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO
Wg Cdr C L Roy  5 Nov 1951 DSO
Wg Cdr S F Godden 11 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr W L Donley  4 Nov 1952 DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr D P Morrison 29 Jul 1952  
Sqn Ldr R Edwards 15 Jun 1953 DSO

Recruiting Staff Officers
Wg Cdr Vacant    
Sqn Ldr R A Bunting  7 Mar 1953 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr C D Bartman 23 Feb 1953 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr R C Dunbar 17 Mar 1952 Area Supervisor, DFM
Sqn Ldr J W Wood 12 Feb 1953 Area Supervisor
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr L C J Smith 29 Jan 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Sqn Ldr R C Parks 19 May 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DSO
Sqn Ldr J H Elshaw 22 Sep 1952 Organisation, AFC, DFM

Equipment
Sqn Ldr L B Davey  5 Aug 1952  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr G H Wills-Selman 21 May 1951  

Medical
Gp Capt C G J Nicolls 11 Nov 1950 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr S M Bieber 10 Jun 1953 MRCS, LRCP

Educational
Sqn Ldr J Walsh  2 Sep 1953 BEM, BA

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off M E M Riddell 27 Oct 1952  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr F G Abbott 17 Sep 1951  
Signals
Sqn Ldr T B Robinson 11 Feb 1952  

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

November 1953

Location Command Controlled
RAF Pucklechurch, Bristol Home Command

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Bristol UAS - Bristol

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • SHQ, RAF Booker

  • SHQ, RAF Exeter

    • No 10 Reserve Flying School

    • No 3 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Pucklechurch

    • No 62 Group Combined Reserve Centre

  • MEAF Base Accounts Office - Titchfield

  • Central Depository - Titchfield

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne (Lodger)

  • Oxford University Fighter Control Flight - Oxford

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne (Lodger)

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop (Lodger)

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne (Lodger)

  • No 2 Movements Unit (Embarkation) - Southampton

  • University Technical Flight - Southampton

  • RAF Staff College - RAF Bracknell

  • RAF Medical Rehabilitation Unit - RAF Collaton Cross

  • RAF Hospital - RAF Wroughton

  • Princess Mary's RAF Hospital - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine - Halton (Lodger)

  • Dental Training Establishment** - Halton (Lodger)

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAuxAF Regiment - Filton

*Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS)

**Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS through Director of Dental Services)

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Buckinghamshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Brian C Yarde  5 Sep 1953 Air Officer Commanding, CVO, CBE, later AVM
Personal Appointment
Plt Off D M Cadman  2 Feb 1953 ADC to AOC, WRAF
Air Staff
Gp Capt W A J Satchell 13 Oct 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO
Wg Cdr C L Roy  5 Nov 1951 DSO
Wg Cdr S F Godden 11 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr W L Donley  4 Nov 1952 DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr D P Morrison 29 Jul 1952  
Sqn Ldr R Edwards 15 Jun 1953 DSO

Recruiting Staff Officers
Sqn Ldr R A Bunting  7 Mar 1953 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr C D Bartman 23 Feb 1953 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr R C Dunbar 17 Mar 1952 Area Supervisor, DFM
Sqn Ldr J W Wood 12 Feb 1953 Area Supervisor
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr L C J Smith 29 Jan 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Sqn Ldr R C Parks 19 May 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DSO
Sqn Ldr J H Elshaw 22 Sep 1952 Organisation, AFC, DFM

Equipment
Sqn Ldr L B Davey  5 Aug 1952  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr G H Wills-Selman 21 May 1951  

Medical
Gp Capt C G J Nicolls 11 Nov 1950 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr J J Henry  1 Oct 1953 MB, BCh, BAO

Educational
Sqn Ldr J Walsh  2 Sep 1953 BEM, BA

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off M E M Riddell 27 Oct 1952  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr F G Abbott 17 Sep 1951  
Signals
Sqn Ldr T B Robinson 11 Feb 1952  

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

December 1953

 
Location Command Controlled
RAF Pucklechurch, Bristol Home Command

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Bristol UAS - Bristol

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • SHQ, RAF Booker

  • SHQ, RAF Exeter

    • No 10 Reserve Flying School

    • No 3 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Pucklechurch

    • No 62 Group Combined Reserve Centre

  • MEAF Base Accounts Office - Titchfield

  • Central Depository - Titchfield

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne (Lodger)

  • Oxford University Fighter Control Flight - Oxford

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne (Lodger)

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop (Lodger)

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne (Lodger)

  • No 2 Movements Unit (Embarkation) - Southampton

  • University Technical Flight - Southampton

  • RAF Staff College - RAF Bracknell

  • RAF Medical Rehabilitation Unit - RAF Collaton Cross

  • RAF Hospital - RAF Wroughton

  • Princess Mary's RAF Hospital - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine - Halton (Lodger)

  • Dental Training Establishment** - Halton (Lodger)

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAuxAF Regiment - Filton

*Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS)

**Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS through Director of Dental Services)

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Buckinghamshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Brian C Yarde  5 Sep 1953 Air Officer Commanding, CVO, CBE, later AVM
Personal Appointment
Plt Off D M Cadman  2 Feb 1953 ADC to AOC, WRAF
Air Staff
Gp Capt W A J Satchell 13 Oct 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO
Wg Cdr C L Roy  5 Nov 1951 DSO
Wg Cdr S F Godden 11 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr W L Donley  4 Nov 1952 DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr D P Morrison 29 Jul 1952  
Sqn Ldr R Edwards 15 Jun 1953 DSO

Recruiting Staff Officers
Sqn Ldr R A Bunting  7 Mar 1953 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr C D Bartman 23 Feb 1953 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr R C Dunbar 17 Mar 1952 Area Supervisor, DFM
Sqn Ldr J W Wood 12 Feb 1953 Area Supervisor
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr L C J Smith 29 Jan 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Sqn Ldr R C Parks 19 May 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DSO
Sqn Ldr J H Elshaw 22 Sep 1952 Organisation, AFC, DFM

Equipment
Sqn Ldr L B Davey  5 Aug 1952  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr G H Wills-Selman 21 May 1951  

Medical
Gp Capt C G J Nicolls 11 Nov 1950 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr J J Henry  1 Oct 1953 MB, BCh, BAO

Educational
Sqn Ldr J Walsh  2 Sep 1953 BEM, BA

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off M E M Riddell 27 Oct 1952  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr F G Abbott 17 Sep 1951  
Signals
Sqn Ldr T B Robinson 11 Feb 1952  

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

January 1954

Location Command Controlled
RAF Pucklechurch, Bristol Home Command

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Bristol UAS - Bristol

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • SHQ, RAF Booker

  • SHQ, RAF Exeter

    • No 10 Reserve Flying School

    • No 3 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Pucklechurch

    • No 62 Group Reserve Centre

  • MEAF Base Accounts Office - Titchfield

  • Central Depository - Titchfield

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne (Lodger)

  • Oxford University Fighter Control Flight - Oxford

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne (Lodger)

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop (Lodger)

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne (Lodger)

  • No 2 Movements Unit (Embarkation) - Southampton

  • University Technical Flight - Southampton

  • RAF Staff College - RAF Bracknell

  • RAF Medical Rehabilitation Unit - RAF Collaton Cross

  • RAF Hospital - RAF Wroughton

  • Princess Mary's RAF Hospital - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine - Halton (Lodger)

  • Dental Training Establishment** - Halton (Lodger)

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAuxAF Regiment - Filton

*Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS)

**Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS through Director of Dental Services)

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Buckinghamshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Brian C Yarde  5 Sep 1953 Air Officer Commanding, CVO, CBE, later AVM
Personal Appointment
Plt Off D M Cadman  2 Feb 1953 ADC to AOC, WRAF
Air Staff
Gp Capt W A J Satchell 13 Oct 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO
Wg Cdr C L Roy  5 Nov 1951 DSO
Wg Cdr S F Godden 11 Nov 1951  
Sqn Ldr W L Donley  4 Nov 1952 DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr D P Morrison 29 Jul 1952  
Sqn Ldr R Edwards 15 Jun 1953 DSO

Recruiting Staff Officers
Sqn Ldr R A Bunting  7 Mar 1953 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr C D Bartman 23 Feb 1953 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr R C Dunbar 17 Mar 1952 Area Supervisor, DFM
Sqn Ldr J W Wood 12 Feb 1953 Area Supervisor
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr L C J Smith 29 Jan 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Sqn Ldr R C Parks 19 May 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DSO
Sqn Ldr J H Elshaw 22 Sep 1952 Organisation, AFC, DFM

Equipment
Sqn Ldr L B Davey  5 Aug 1952  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr G H Wills-Selman 21 May 1951  

Medical
Gp Capt C G J Nicolls 11 Nov 1950 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr J J Henry  1 Oct 1953 MB, BCh, BAO

Educational
Sqn Ldr J Walsh  2 Sep 1953 BEM, BA

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off M E M Riddell 27 Oct 1952  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr F G Abbott 17 Sep 1951  
Signals
Sqn Ldr T B Robinson 11 Feb 1952  

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

February 1954

Location Command Controlled
RAF Pucklechurch, Bristol Home Command

  • No 662 (AOP) Squadron RAuxAF - Colerne

  • Bristol UAS - Bristol

  • Oxford UAS - Oxford

  • Southampton UAS -Southampton

  • SHQ, RAF Booker

  • SHQ, RAF Exeter

    • No 10 Reserve Flying School

    • No 3 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit

  • SHQ, RAF Pucklechurch

    • No 62 Group Reserve Centre

  • MEAF Base Accounts Office - Titchfield

  • Central Depository - Titchfield

  • No 3662 Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF - Colerne (Lodger)

  • Oxford University Fighter Control Flight - Oxford

  • No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne (Lodger)

  • No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Middle Wallop (Lodger)

  • No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF - Colerne (Lodger)

  • No 2 Movements Unit (Embarkation) - Southampton

  • University Technical Flight - Southampton

  • RAF Staff College - RAF Bracknell

  • RAF Medical Rehabilitation Unit - RAF Collaton Cross

  • RAF Hospital - RAF Wroughton

  • Princess Mary's RAF Hospital - Halton (Lodger)

  • RAF Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine - Halton (Lodger)

  • Dental Training Establishment** - Halton (Lodger)

  • No 2501 (LAA) Squadron, RAuxAF Regiment - Filton

*Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS)

**Under direct technical control of the Air Ministry (DGMS through Director of Dental Services)

  • Recruiting Centres

    • No 36 - Bristol

    • No 37 - Exeter

    • No 39 - Oxford

    • No 40 - Plymouth

    • No 42 - Reading

    • No 44 - Southampton

  • Air Training Corps Units in the following counties: -

    • Berkshire

    • Buckinghamshire

    • Cornwall

    • Devonshire

    • Dorsetshire

    • Gloucestershire

    • Hampshire

    • Isle of Wight

    • Oxfordshire

    • Somersetshire

    • Wiltshire

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Brian C Yarde  5 Sep 1953 Air Officer Commanding, CVO, CBE, later AVM
Personal Appointment
Fg Off D M Cadman  2 Feb 1953 ADC to AOC, WRAF
Air Staff
Gp Capt W A J Satchell 13 Oct 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO
Wg Cdr S F Godden 11 Nov 1951  
Wg Cdr C Warren 25 Jan 1954 MBE, DFC
Sqn Ldr W L Donley  4 Nov 1952 DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr D P Morrison 29 Jul 1952  
Sqn Ldr R Edwards 15 Jun 1953 DSO

Recruiting Staff Officers
Sqn Ldr R A Bunting  7 Mar 1953 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr C D Bartman 23 Feb 1953 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr R C Dunbar 17 Mar 1952 Area Supervisor, DFM
Sqn Ldr J W Wood 12 Feb 1953 Area Supervisor
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr L C J Smith 29 Jan 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Sqn Ldr R C Parks 19 May 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DSO
Sqn Ldr J H Elshaw 22 Sep 1952 Organisation, AFC, DFM

Equipment
Sqn Ldr L B Davey  5 Aug 1952  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr G H Wills-Selman 21 May 1951  

Medical
Gp Capt C G J Nicolls 11 Nov 1950 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr J J Henry  1 Oct 1953 MB, BCh, BAO

Educational
Sqn Ldr J Walsh  2 Sep 1953 BEM, BA

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off M E M Riddell 27 Oct 1952  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr F G Abbott 17 Sep 1951  
Signals
Sqn Ldr T B Robinson 11 Feb 1952  

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

March 1954

Location Command Controlled
RAF Pucklechurch, Bristol Home Command See Orders of Battle Section

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Brian C Yarde  5 Sep 1953 Air Officer Commanding, CVO, CBE, later AVM
Personal Appointment
Fg Off D M Cadman  2 Feb 1953 ADC to AOC, WRAF
Air Staff
Gp Capt W A J Satchell 13 Oct 1952 Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO
Wg Cdr S F Godden 11 Nov 1951  
Wg Cdr C Warren 25 Jan 1954 MBE, DFC
Wg Cdr H Quittenden 23 Jun 1953 Recruitment Staff, AFC
Sqn Ldr W L Donley  4 Nov 1952 DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr D P Morrison 29 Jul 1952  
Sqn Ldr R Edwards 15 Jun 1953 DSO

Recruiting Staff Officers
Sqn Ldr R A Bunting  7 Mar 1953 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr C D Bartman 23 Feb 1953 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr R C Dunbar 17 Mar 1952 Area Supervisor, DFM
Sqn Ldr J W Wood 12 Feb 1953 Area Supervisor
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr L C J Smith 29 Jan 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Sqn Ldr R C Parks 19 May 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DSO
Sqn Ldr J H Elshaw 22 Sep 1952 Organisation, AFC, DFM

Equipment
Sqn Ldr L B Davey  5 Aug 1952  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Accountant
Sqn Ldr G H Wills-Selman 21 May 1951  

Medical
Gp Capt C G J Nicolls 11 Nov 1950 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr J J Henry  1 Oct 1953 MB, BCh, BAO

Educational
Sqn Ldr J Walsh  2 Sep 1953 BEM, BA

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off M E M Riddell 27 Oct 1952  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr F G Abbott 17 Sep 1951  
Signals
Sqn Ldr T B Robinson 11 Feb 1952  

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

April 1954

Location Command Controlled
RAF Pucklechurch, Bristol Home Command See Orders of Battle Section

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Brian C Yarde  5 Sep 1953 Air Officer Commanding, CVO, CBE, later AVM
Personal Appointment
Fg Off D M Cadman  2 Feb 1953 ADC to AOC, WRAF
Air Staff
Gp Capt A V Bax 15 Feb 1954 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, AFM
Wg Cdr S F Godden 11 Nov 1951  
Wg Cdr C Warren 25 Jan 1954 MBE, DFC
Wg Cdr H Quittenden 23 Jun 1953 Recruitment Staff, AFC
Sqn Ldr W L Donley  4 Nov 1952 DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr D P Morrison 29 Jul 1952  
Sqn Ldr R Edwards 15 Jun 1953 DSO

Recruiting Staff Officers
Sqn Ldr R A Bunting  7 Mar 1953 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr C D Bartman 23 Feb 1953 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr R C Dunbar 17 Mar 1952 Area Supervisor, DFM
Sqn Ldr J W Wood 12 Feb 1953 Area Supervisor
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr L C J Smith 29 Jan 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Sqn Ldr R C Parks 19 May 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DSO
Sqn Ldr J H Elshaw 22 Sep 1952 Organisation, AFC, DFM

Equipment
Sqn Ldr L B Davey  5 Aug 1952  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Medical
Gp Capt C G J Nicolls 11 Nov 1950 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr J J Henry  1 Oct 1953 MB, BCh, BAO

Educational
Sqn Ldr J Walsh  2 Sep 1953 BEM, BA

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off M E M Riddell 27 Oct 1952  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr F G Abbott 17 Sep 1951  
Signals
Sqn Ldr T B Robinson 11 Feb 1952  

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

May 1954

Location Command Controlled
RAF Pucklechurch, Bristol Home Command See Orders of Battle Section

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Brian C Yarde  5 Sep 1953 Air Officer Commanding, CVO, CBE, later AVM
Personal Appointment
Fg Off D M Cadman  2 Feb 1953 ADC to AOC, WRAF
Air Staff
Gp Capt A V Bax 15 Feb 1954 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, AFM
Wg Cdr S F Godden 11 Nov 1951  
Wg Cdr C Warren 25 Jan 1954 MBE, DFC
Wg Cdr H Quittenden 23 Jun 1953 Recruitment Staff, AFC
Sqn Ldr W L Donley  4 Nov 1952 DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr D P Morrison 29 Jul 1952  
Sqn Ldr R Edwards 15 Jun 1953 DSO

Recruiting Staff Officers
Sqn Ldr R A Bunting  7 Mar 1953 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr C D Bartman 23 Feb 1953 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr R C Dunbar 17 Mar 1952 Area Supervisor, DFM
Sqn Ldr J W Wood 12 Feb 1953 Area Supervisor
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr L C J Smith 29 Jan 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Sqn Ldr R C Parks 19 May 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DSO
Sqn Ldr R G Wilberforce 12 Apr 1954 DFC, AFC

Equipment
Sqn Ldr L B Davey  5 Aug 1952  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Medical
Gp Capt C G J Nicolls 11 Nov 1950 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr J J Henry  1 Oct 1953 MB, BCh, BAO

Educational
Sqn Ldr J Walsh  2 Sep 1953 BEM, BA

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off M E M Riddell 27 Oct 1952  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr N Sim 15 Apr 1954 MBE
Signals
Sqn Ldr T B Robinson 11 Feb 1952  

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

June 1954

Location Command Controlled
RAF Pucklechurch, Bristol Home Command See Orders of Battle Section

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Brian C Yarde  5 Sep 1953 Air Officer Commanding, CVO, CBE, later AVM
Personal Appointment
Fg Off D M Cadman  2 Feb 1953 ADC to AOC, WRAF
Air Staff
Gp Capt A V Bax 15 Feb 1954 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, AFM
Wg Cdr C Warren 25 Jan 1954 MBE, DFC
Wg Cdr H Quittenden 23 Jun 1953 Recruitment Staff, AFC
Sqn Ldr W L Donley  4 Nov 1952 DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr D P Morrison 29 Jul 1952  
Sqn Ldr R Edwards 15 Jun 1953 DSO

Recruiting Staff Officers
Sqn Ldr R A Bunting  7 Mar 1953 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr C D Bartman 23 Feb 1953 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr R C Dunbar 17 Mar 1952 Area Supervisor, DFM
Sqn Ldr J W Wood 12 Feb 1953 Area Supervisor
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr L C J Smith 29 Jan 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Sqn Ldr R C Parks 19 May 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DSO
Sqn Ldr R G Wilberforce 12 Apr 1954 DFC, AFC

Equipment
Sqn Ldr L B Davey  5 Aug 1952  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Medical
Gp Capt C G J Nicolls 11 Nov 1950 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr J J Henry  1 Oct 1953 MB, BCh, BAO

Educational
Sqn Ldr J Walsh  2 Sep 1953 BEM, BA

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off M E M Riddell 27 Oct 1952  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr N Sim 15 Apr 1954 MBE
Signals
Sqn Ldr T B Robinson 11 Feb 1952  

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

July 1954

Location Command Controlled
RAF Pucklechurch, Bristol Home Command See Orders of Battle Section

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Brian C Yarde  5 Sep 1953 Air Officer Commanding, CVO, CBE, later AVM
Personal Appointment
Fg Off D M Cadman  2 Feb 1953 ADC to AOC, WRAF
Air Staff
Gp Capt A V Bax 15 Feb 1954 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, AFM
Wg Cdr S F Godden 11 Nov 1951  
Wg Cdr C Warren 25 Jan 1954 MBE, DFC
Wg Cdr H Quittenden 23 Jun 1953 Recruitment Staff, AFC
Sqn Ldr W L Donley  4 Nov 1952 DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr D P Morrison 29 Jul 1952  
Sqn Ldr A Barrell  9 Jun 1954  

Recruiting Staff Officers
Sqn Ldr R A Bunting  7 Mar 1953 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr C D Bartman 23 Feb 1953 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr R C Dunbar 17 Mar 1952 Area Supervisor, DFM
Sqn Ldr J W Wood 12 Feb 1953 Area Supervisor
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr L C J Smith 29 Jan 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Sqn Ldr R C Parks 19 May 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DSO
Sqn Ldr R G Wilberforce 12 Apr 1954 DFC, AFC

Equipment
Sqn Ldr L B Davey  5 Aug 1952  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Medical
Gp Capt C G J Nicolls 11 Nov 1950 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr J J Henry  1 Oct 1953 MB, BCh, BAO

Educational
Sqn Ldr J Walsh  2 Sep 1953 BEM, BA

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off M E M Riddell 27 Oct 1952  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr N Sim 15 Apr 1954 MBE
Signals
Sqn Ldr T B Robinson 11 Feb 1952  

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

August 1954

Location Command Controlled
RAF Pucklechurch, Bristol Home Command See Orders of Battle Section

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Brian C Yarde  5 Sep 1953 Air Officer Commanding, CVO, CBE, later AVM
Personal Appointment
Fg Off D M Cadman  2 Feb 1953 ADC to AOC, WRAF
Air Staff
Gp Capt A V Bax 15 Feb 1954 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, AFM
Wg Cdr S F Godden 11 Nov 1951  
Wg Cdr C Warren 25 Jan 1954 MBE, DFC
Wg Cdr H Quittenden 23 Jun 1953 Recruitment Staff, AFC
Sqn Ldr W L Donley  4 Nov 1952 DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr K Ruskell 12 Jul 1954 DFC
Sqn Ldr A Barrell  9 Jun 1954  

Recruiting Staff Officers
Sqn Ldr R A Bunting  7 Mar 1953 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr C D Bartman 23 Feb 1953 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr R C Dunbar 17 Mar 1952 Area Supervisor, DFM
Sqn Ldr J W Wood 12 Feb 1953 Area Supervisor
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr L C J Smith 29 Jan 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Sqn Ldr R C Parks 19 May 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DSO
Sqn Ldr R G Wilberforce 12 Apr 1954 DFC, AFC

Equipment
Sqn Ldr L B Davey  5 Aug 1952  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Medical
Gp Capt C G J Nicolls 11 Nov 1950 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr J J Henry  1 Oct 1953 MB, BCh, BAO

Educational
Sqn Ldr J Walsh  2 Sep 1953 BEM, BA

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off M E M Riddell 27 Oct 1952  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr N Sim 15 Apr 1954 MBE

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

September 1954

Location Command Controlled
RAF Pucklechurch, Bristol Home Command See Orders of Battle Section

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Michael H Dwyer 22 Sep 1954 Air Officer Commanding, CBE; later AVM
Personal Appointment
Fg Off D M Cadman  2 Feb 1953 ADC to AOC, WRAF
Air Staff
Gp Capt A V Bax 15 Feb 1954 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, AFM
Wg Cdr C Warren 25 Jan 1954 MBE, DFC
Wg Cdr H Quittenden 23 Jun 1953 Recruitment Staff, AFC
Sqn Ldr W L Donley  4 Nov 1952 DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr K Ruskell 12 Jul 1954 DFC
Sqn Ldr A Barrell  9 Jun 1954  

Recruiting Staff Officers
Sqn Ldr R A Bunting  7 Mar 1953 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr C D Bartman 23 Feb 1953 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr R C Dunbar 17 Mar 1952 Area Supervisor, DFM
Sqn Ldr J W Wood 12 Feb 1953 Area Supervisor
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr L C J Smith 29 Jan 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Sqn Ldr R C Parks 19 May 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DSO
Sqn Ldr R G Wilberforce 12 Apr 1954 DFC, AFC

Equipment
Sqn Ldr L B Davey  5 Aug 1952  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Medical
Gp Capt C G J Nicolls 11 Nov 1950 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr J J Henry  1 Oct 1953 MB, BCh, BAO

Educational
Sqn Ldr J Walsh  2 Sep 1953 BEM, BA

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off M E M Riddell 27 Oct 1952  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr N Sim 15 Apr 1954 MBE

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

October 1954

Location Command Controlled
RAF Pucklechurch, Bristol Home Command See Orders of Battle Section

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Michael H Dwyer 22 Sep 1954 Air Officer Commanding, CBE; later AVM
Personal Appointment
Fg Off D M Cadman  2 Feb 1953 ADC to AOC, WRAF
Air Staff
Gp Capt A V Bax 15 Feb 1954 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, AFM
Wg Cdr C Warren 25 Jan 1954 MBE, DFC
Wg Cdr H Quittenden 23 Jun 1953 Recruitment Staff, AFC
Sqn Ldr W L Donley  4 Nov 1952 DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr K Ruskell 12 Jul 1954 DFC
Sqn Ldr A Barrell  9 Jun 1954  

Recruiting Staff Officers
Sqn Ldr R A Bunting  7 Mar 1953 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr C D Bartman 23 Feb 1953 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr R C Dunbar 17 Mar 1952 Area Supervisor, DFM
Sqn Ldr J W Wood 12 Feb 1953 Area Supervisor
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr L C J Smith 29 Jan 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Sqn Ldr R C Parks 19 May 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DSO
Sqn Ldr R G Wilberforce 12 Apr 1954 DFC, AFC

Equipment
Sqn Ldr L B Davey  5 Aug 1952  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Medical
Gp Capt C G J Nicolls 11 Nov 1950 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr J J Henry  1 Oct 1953 MB, BCh, BAO

Educational
Sqn Ldr J Walsh  2 Sep 1953 BEM, BA

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off M E M Riddell 27 Oct 1952  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr N Sim 15 Apr 1954 MBE

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

November 1954

Location Command Controlled
RAF Pucklechurch, Bristol Home Command See Orders of Battle Section

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Michael H Dwyer 22 Sep 1954 Air Officer Commanding, CBE; later AVM
Personal Appointment
Fg Off W R McKinnon 14 Oct 1954 ADC to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt A V Bax 15 Feb 1954 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, AFM
Wg Cdr C Warren 25 Jan 1954 MBE, DFC
Wg Cdr H Quittenden 23 Jun 1953 Recruitment Staff, AFC
Sqn Ldr W L Donley  4 Nov 1952 DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr K Ruskell 12 Jul 1954 DFC
Sqn Ldr A Barrell  9 Jun 1954  

Recruiting Staff Officers
Sqn Ldr R A Bunting  7 Mar 1953 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr C D Bartman 23 Feb 1953 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr R C Dunbar 17 Mar 1952 Area Supervisor, DFM
Sqn Ldr J W Wood 12 Feb 1953 Area Supervisor
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr L C J Smith 29 Jan 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Sqn Ldr R C Parks 19 May 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DSO
Sqn Ldr R G Wilberforce 12 Apr 1954 DFC, AFC

Equipment
Sqn Ldr L B Davey  5 Aug 1952  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Medical
Gp Capt C G J Nicolls 11 Nov 1950 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr J J Henry  1 Oct 1953 MB, BCh, BAO

Educational
Sqn Ldr J Walsh  2 Sep 1953 BEM, BA

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off M E M Riddell 27 Oct 1952  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr N Sim 15 Apr 1954 MBE

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

December 1954

Location Command Controlled
RAF Pucklechurch, Bristol Home Command See Orders of Battle Section

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Michael H Dwyer 22 Sep 1954 Air Officer Commanding, CBE; later AVM
Personal Appointment
Fg Off W R McKinnon 14 Oct 1954 ADC to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt A V Bax 15 Feb 1954 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, AFM
Wg Cdr C Warren 25 Jan 1954 MBE, DFC
Wg Cdr H Quittenden 23 Jun 1953 Recruitment Staff, AFC
Sqn Ldr W L Donley  4 Nov 1952 DFC, DFM
Sqn Ldr K Ruskell 12 Jul 1954 DFC
Sqn Ldr A Barrell  9 Jun 1954  

Recruiting Staff Officers
Sqn Ldr R A Bunting  7 Mar 1953 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr C D Bartman 23 Feb 1953 Schools Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr P G Driver  8 Nov 1954 Area Supervisor
Sqn Ldr J W Wood 12 Feb 1953 Area Supervisor
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr L C J Smith 29 Jan 1953 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE
Sqn Ldr R C Parks 19 May 1953 Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DSO
Sqn Ldr R G Wilberforce 12 Apr 1954 DFC, AFC

Equipment
Sqn Ldr L B Davey  5 Aug 1952  

Staffs of the Services (Administrative Staff)

Medical
Gp Capt H Penman  6 Dec 1954 MB, ChB, DOMS
Sqn Ldr J J Henry  1 Oct 1953 MB, BCh, BAO

Educational
Sqn Ldr J Walsh  2 Sep 1953 BEM, BA

WRAF Administrative Officer
Sqn Off M E M Riddell 27 Oct 1952  
Technical Staff

Engineer
Sqn Ldr N Sim 15 Apr 1954 MBE

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

1955

Location Command Controlled
RAF Pucklechurch Home Command  

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Michael H Dwyer 22 Sep 1954 Air Officer Commanding, CBE; later AVM
Personal Appointment
Fg Off W R McKinnon 14 Oct 1954 ADC to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt A V Bax 15 Feb 1954 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, AFM
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr L C J Smith 29 Jan 1952 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE

Technical Staff
Sqn Ldr N Sim 15 Apr 1954 MBE

Source - October 1955 Air Force List

1956

Location Command Controlled
RAF Pucklechurch Home Command  

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre John R Hallings Pott 16 Jan 1956 Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO, AFC; later AVM
Personal Appointment
Fg Off W R McKinnon 14 Oct 1954 ADC to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt B A C Wood  4 Jul 1955 Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, AFM
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr W C Chadwick 25 Jan 1956 Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE

Technical Staff
Sqn Ldr N Sim 15 Apr 1954 MBE

Source - April 1956 Air Force List

It disbanded into No 61 Group in 1 January 1957.

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