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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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HQ No 9 Group Personnel, locations and units
[Jun 1941 | Jul 1942 | Dec 1943 | Jun 1944 | Jun 1945]
Originally formed on 1 April 1918 at Mount Wise, Devonport in No 2 Area. Control was transferred to South-Western Area on 8 May 1918 and in June it moved to Warsash, Southampton, becoming No 9 (Operations) Group on 8 August 1918 but disbanded on 15 May 1919, with its units being transferred to No 10 Group.
This Group was reformed on 9 August 1940 at Barton Hall, near Preston, Lancashire, becoming operational on 2 October.
Unit Movements Aug - Dec 1940
| Unit | Date | Notes |
| RAF Speke | 16 Sep 1940 | Assumed executive control of this station |
| RAF Baginton | 16 Sep 1940 | Assumed executive control of this station |
| RAF Speke | 24 Sep 1940 | Opened as a RAF Station |
| RAF Baginton | 25 Sep 1940 | Opened as a RAF Station |
| No 308 Sqn | 25 Sep 1940 | Moved from RAF Speke to RAF Baginton |
| No 312 Sqn | 26 Sep 1940 | Moved from RAF Duxford to RAF Speke |
Source - No 9 Group ORB
Personnel Movements Aug - Dec 1940
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Plt Off | I C D Clowes | 1 Sep 1940 | Appointed Assistant Camp Commandant |
| Sqn Ldr | Herbert W Mermagen | 1 Sep 1940 | Promoted to Act Wg Cdr (OC, RAF Speke) |
| Sqn Ldr | J O W Oliver | 1 Sep 1940 | Promoted to Act Wg Cdr |
| Fg Off | G L W Boswell | 1 Sep 1940 | Promoted to Act Sqn Ldr |
| Plt Off | C W Corless | 1 Sep 1940 | Promoted to Act Fg Off |
| Plt Off | Thompson | 1 Sep 1940 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt |
| Plt Off | A H Rose | 1 Sep 1940 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt |
| Plt Off | Neal | 1 Sep 1940 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt |
| Plt Off | L H Wilson | 4 Sep 1940 | Posted in for Filter duties |
| Plt Off | P E Pratt | 4 Sep 1940 | Posted in for Filter duties |
| Plt Off | N Hayward | 4 Sep 1940 | Posted in for Filter duties |
| Plt Off | B J Griffiths | 4 Sep 1940 | Posted in for Filter duties |
| Plt Off | J G Hare | 4 Sep 1940 | Posted in for Filter duties |
| Plt Off | G Brice | 4 Sep 1940 | Posted in for Filter duties |
| Plt Off | J D Marvin | 4 Sep 1940 | Posted in for Filter duties |
| Sqn Ldr | E C Passmore | 4 Sep 1940 | Posted in for Signals duties |
| Act Flt Lt | R Whitehead | 5 Sep 1940 | Attached to RAF Kirton-in-Lindsay |
| Act Flt Lt | J M Watson | 5 Sep 1940 | Attached to HQ No 12 Group |
| Act Flt Lt | B A Bradford | 5 Sep 1940 | Attached to RAF Church Fenton |
| Sqn Ldr | G F Godden | 6 Sep 1940 | Posted in from No 3 Sqn for Operations and Training duties and attached to No 3 Sqn |
| Sqn Ldr | J B Sims | 7 Sep 1940 | Posted in for Organisation duties and attached to No 12 Group |
| SO | Welsh | 9 Sep 1940 | Attached from HQ Fighter Command for temporary duty |
| Flt Lt | H Preston | 12 Sep 1940 | Promoted to Act Sqn Ldr |
| Act Flt Lt | E Swale | 12 Sep 1940 | Promoted to Act Sqn Ldr |
| SO | Welsh | 12 Sep 1940 | Ceased to be attached from HQ Fighter Command for temporary duty |
| Plt Off | H H Goddard | 14 Sep 1940 | Posted in from HQ Fighter Command for MLO duties |
| Flt Sgt | Groat | 14 Sep 1940 | ACH, arrived on posting |
| Flt Sgt | Rich | 14 Sep 1940 | Clerk/GD, arrived on posting |
| Act Flt Lt | R Whitehead | 14 Sep 1940 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Kirton-in-Lindsay |
| Plt Off | J W Brown | 16 Sep 1940 | Attached to HQ No 12 Group for Defence Course |
| Act Sqn Ldr | Thompson | 17 Sep 1940 | Promoted to Act Wg Cdr |
| Act Sqn Ldr | J M Watson | 17 Sep 1940 | Promoted to Act Wg Cdr |
| Plt Off | R E G Wendt | 17 Sep 1940 | Posted in for Intelligence duties |
| Sqn Ldr | Gilbert-Smith | 17 Sep 1940 | Transferred to the Technical Branch wef 24 Apr 1940 |
| A/Cdre | Wilfred A McClaughry | 19 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting as Air Officer Commanding |
| Plt Off | M ? N Bancroft | 19 Sep 1940 | Posted in for MLO duties |
| Plt Off | N E Macpherson | 19 Sep 1940 | Posted into RAF Kirkwall for Filter duties |
| Plt Off | G D Hodson | 21 Sep 1940 | Posted in for MLO duties |
| Act Wg Cdr | J O W Oliver | 21 Sep 1940 | Ceased to be attached to HQ No 12 Group |
| Act Wg Cdr | E C Passmore | 21 Sep 1940 | Ceased to be attached to HQ No 12 Group |
| Plt Off | C Sephton | 21 Sep 1940 | attached to HQ No 9 Group, pending posting |
| A/Cdre | Charles L King | 22 Sep 1940 | Posted in for duty as SASO |
| Gp Capt | C W Hill | 22 Sep 1940 | Posted in for Operations and Training duty |
| Sqn Ldr | J B Sims | 22 Sep 1940 | Ceased to be attached to No 12 Group |
| Act Sqn Ldr | H Preston | 22 Sep 1940 | Ceased to be attached to HQ Fighter Command |
| Sqn Ldr | B G Morris | 23 Sep 1940 | Posted in for Armament duties |
| A/Cdre | Wilfred A McClaughry | 23 Sep 1940 | Promoted to Temporary AVM wef 1 Jul 1940 |
| Plt Off | G D Johnson | 23 Sep 1940 | Posted in for Filter duties |
| Plt Off | S J Davies | 23 Sep 1940 | Posted in for Intelligence duties |
| Plt Off | E S Kennedy | 23 Sep 1940 | Posted in for Intelligence duties |
| Plt Off | B S Roberts | 23 Sep 1940 | Posted in for Intelligence duties |
| Gp Capt | C W Hill | 23 Sep 1940 | Attached to HQ No 12 Group |
| Act Flt Lt | W Foulsham | 24 Sep 1940 | Promoted to Act Sqn Ldr |
| Plt Off | H B Prior | 25 Sep 1940 | Posted in for Administrative duties |
| Act Fg Off | S A Scott | 26 Sep 1940 | Posted to No 3 (Polish) Wing, Blackpool for Administrative duties and attached to No 9 Group for temporary duty |
| Sqn Ldr | Schofield | 27 Sep 1940 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Eastchurch |
| Sqn Ldr | G F Godden | 27 Sep 1940 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Eastchurch |
| Plt Off | E Barton-Fanning | 27 Sep 1940 | Posted in for Equipment duties |
| Act Flt Lt | E C Fuller | 27 Sep 1940 | Posted in for Operations and Training duties (Sqn Ldr post) |
| Fg Off | R Whitehead | 28 Sep 1940 | Posted to RAF Speke for Operations duties |
| Sqn Ldr | R I C McDougall | 28 Sep 1940 | Ceased to be attached to HQ No 13 Group |
| Sqn Ldr | E Swale | 28 Sep 1940 | Ceased to be attached to HQ Fighter Command |
| Sqn Ldr | R I C McDougall | 28 Sep 1940 | Attached to RAF Digby |
| Plt Off | H B Prior | 30 Sep 1940 | Arrived for Camp Commandant duties |
| Sqn Ldr | B G Morris | 30 Sep 1940 | Ceased to be attached to No 12 Group |
| Plt Off | P J A Scott | 30 Sep 1940 | Ceased to be attached to No 12 Group |
| Act Flt Lt | B A Bradford | 30 Sep 1940 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Church Fenton |
| Act Flt Lt | E C Fuller | 30 Sep 1940 | Promoted to Act Sqn Ldr |
| Act Sqn Ldr | E C Fuller | 1 Oct 1940 | Arrived from RAF Wittering |
| Sqn Ldr | P J McNally | 1 Oct 1940 | Arrived for Medical duties and promoted to Act Wg Cdr |
| Fg Off | J M Oliver | 2 Oct 1940 | Posted in for Operations and Training duties |
| Fg Off | E C Rogers | 2 Oct 1940 | Posted in from RAF Duxford for Intelligence duties |
| Wg Cdr | J M Watson | 2 Oct 1940 | Ceased to be attached to HQ No 12 Group |
| Plt Off | J W Brown | 2 Oct 1940 | Ceased to be attached to HQ No 12 Group |
| Lt | D J Boys | 2 Oct 1940 | Attached from 4th AA Division for duty in the Operations Room |
| Fg Off | J M Over | 2 Oct 1940 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt |
| Fg Off | E C Rogers | 2 Oct 1940 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt |
| Gp Capt | C W Hill | 3 Oct 1940 | Ceased to be attached to HQ No 12 Group |
| Sqn Ldr | J W C More | 3 Oct 1940 | Ceased to be attached to HQ No 12 Group |
| Plt Off | G Rogerson | 4 Oct 1940 | Posted in from No 13 Group for Operations and Training duties |
| Plt Off | V F Crosthwaite | 4 Oct 1940 | Posted in from No 13 Group for Operations and Training duties |
| Plt Off | S J Davis | 4 Oct 1940 | Posted in from No 12 Group for Intelligence duties |
| Sqn Ldr | J W C More | 5 Oct 1940 | Attached to HQ No 12 Group |
| Plt Off | B F Savage | 5 Oct 1940 | Posted in for Filter Room duties |
| Flt Lt | R E G Wendt | 6 Oct 1940 | Arrived from RAF Biggin Hill pending posting to RAF Speke for Intelligence duties |
| Flt Lt | R E G Wendt | 7 Oct 1940 | Posted to RAF Speke for Intelligence duties |
| Plt Off | V F Crosthwaite | 7 Oct 1940 | Posted to RAF Speke for Operations duties |
| Plt Off | S A Scott | 7 Oct 1940 | Ceased to be attached to No 9 Group for temporary duty |
| Act Sqn Ldr | E C Fuller | 9 Oct 1940 | Posted to RAF Speke |
| Act Sqn Ldr | B A Bradford | 9 Oct 1940 | Posted to RAF Speke |
| Flt Lt | Hood | 10 Oct 1940 | Posted in |
| Flt Lt | Lavers | 12 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting and proceeded to RAF Baginton |
| ASO | J C Clarkson | 13 Oct 1940 | Posted in from WAAF Officers' School, Reading for Codes and Cypher duties wef 10 Oct 1940 |
| ASO | W E Priest | 13 Oct 1940 | Posted in from WAAF Officers' School, Reading for Codes and Cypher duties wef 10 Oct 1940 |
| Plt Off | K J Nelson | 13 Oct 1940 | Attached to HQ No 12 Group for Operations duties |
| Plt Off | Thompson | 13 Oct1940 | Appointed PA to AOC and promoted to Act Fg Off |
| Act Flt Lt | G B H Reed | 14 Oct 1940 | Posted in from RAF Hemswell |
| Plt Off | Midgley Carver | 14 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting in for Defence duties wef 10 Oct 1940 |
| Flt Off | J M Carre | 15 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting in for WAAF Staff duties wef 10 Oct 1940 |
| Plt Off | E S Kennedy | 15 Oct 1940 | Ceased to be attached to HQ No 12 Group |
| Sqn Ldr | Grant-Ferries | 15 Oct 1940 | Posted in from RAF Wittering |
| ASO | Chrystal | 15 Oct 1940 | Posted in from RAF Tangmere wef 10 Oct 1940 |
| Sqn Ldr | A A Denison | 15 Oct 1940 | Posted in from RAF Church Fenton for duty as Controller |
| Plt Off | S E Whiteley | 15 Oct 1940 | Posted in from RAF Church Fenton for Operations duties |
| Plt Off | E H G Evans | 15 Oct 1940 | Posted in from RAF Kirton-in-Lindsay |
| Plt Off | G F C Holaken | 15 Oct 1940 | Posted in from RAF Digby |
| Plt Off | R D Hyde | 15 Oct 1940 | Posted in from RAF Wittering |
| Plt Off | J F L Walker | 15 Oct 1940 | Attached to RAF Speke |
| ASO | P H Collins | 17 Oct 1940 | Posted in from RAF Llandour wef 10 Oct 1940 |
| Plt Off | G F C Holaken | 18 Oct 1940 | Posted to RAF Speke for Operations duties |
| Plt Off | S E Whiteley | 18 Oct 1940 | Posted to RAF Speke for Operations duties |
| Sqn Ldr | B G Morris | 18 Oct 1940 | Posted to No 308 Sqn as OC |
| Sqn Ldr | J W C More | 18 Oct 1940 | Ceased to be attached to HQ No 12 Group |
| Plt Off | J F L Walker | 19 Oct 1940 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Speke |
| Sqn Ldr | J W C More | 19 Oct 1940 | Promoted to Act Wg Cdr |
| Pt Off | D G Pinnell | 21 Oct 1940 | Posted in for Operations duties |
| Act Flt Lt | G B H Reed | 21 Oct 1940 | Posted to RAF Blackpool |
| Sqn Ldr | A A Denison | 21 Oct 1940 | Posted to RAF Speke for duty as Controller |
| Plt Off | J W Brown | 21 Oct 1940 | Posted to RAF Baginton for Defence duties |
| ASO | P H Collins | 22 Oct 1940 | Posted to RAF Baginton |
| Plt Off | O P Ladyman | 22 Oct 1940 | Attached to HQ No 9 Group for Intelligence duties |
| Flt Lt | A H S King | 22 Oct 1940 | Posted in from No 10 SFTS for 'P' Staff duties |
| Flt Lt | D C James | 23 Oct 1940 | Promoted to Act Sqn Ldr |
| Act Flt Lt | C Osmond | 23 Oct 1940 | Attached from RAF Baginton for Signals duties |
| ASO | M J Disbrowe | 23 Oct 1940 | Posted in from RAF Baginton |
| ASO | J C Clarkson | 23 Oct 1940 | Posted to RAF Baginton |
| Flt Lt | B A Dennis | 23 Oct 1940 | Attached to HQ No 9 Group for Operations duties |
| Plt Off | E H Dean | 23 Oct 1940 | Attached to HQ No 9 Group for Operations duties |
| Sqn Ldr | N W Wickham | 24 Oct 1940 | Attached to HQ No 9 Group for Operations duties |
| Plt Off | E L Turner | 24 Oct 1940 | Posted in from RAF Speke for Operations duties |
| Plt Off | B F Savage | 25 Oct 1940 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt |
| Plt Off | O P Ladyman | 25 Oct 1940 | Ceased to be attached to HQ No 9 Group for Intelligence duties |
| Flt Lt | Mayou | 26 Oct 1940 | Posted in from No 7 AACU for Medical duties |
| Fg Off | E A Markwick | 26 Oct 1940 | Posted in from RAF Coltishall for Operations duties |
| Sqn Ldr | R I C McDougall | 27 Oct 1940 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Digby |
| Plt Off | R D Hyde | 28 Oct 1940 | Posted to RAF Baginton for Operations duties |
| Act Sqn Ldr | E C Fuller | 28 Oct 1940 | Posted to RAF Speke as Controller |
| Plt Off | H F N Nicholls | 29 Oct 1940 | Reported for duty |
| SO | M O Walker | 29 Oct 1940 | Posted in from No 9 Balloon Centre |
| Sqn Ldr | Schofield | 30 Oct 1940 | Posted to RAF Ternhill for Operations duties |
| Fg Off | E A Markwick | 30 Oct 1940 | Attached to RAF Coltishall for Operations duties |
| Pt Off | D G Pinnell | 30 Oct 1940 | Attached to RAF Digby for Operations duties |
| Sqn Ldr | E Swale | 30 Oct 1940 | Admitted to RAF Hospital, Weeton |
| Plt Off | H B Prior | 1 Nov 1940 | Promoted to Act Fg Off |
| Plt Off | H F N Nicholls | 1 Nov 1940 | Attached to RAF Loughborough |
| Capt | H F Stewart | 1 Nov 1940 | Posted in for AA Liaison duties |
| Act Flt Lt | C Osmond | 2 Nov 1940 | Ceased to be attached from RAF Baginton for Signals duties |
| Plt Off | P J A Scott | 4 Nov 1940 | Promoted to Act Fg Off |
| Flt Lt | Winter | 4 Nov 1940 | Posted to RAF Baginton (SLA) |
| Plt Off | S R Jeffreys | 6 Nov 1940 | Posted in for Intelligence duties |
| Wg Cdr | E A McNab | 9 Nov 1940 | Posted in from No 1 (RCAF) Sqn |
| 2 Lt | Devey | 10 Nov 1940 | Posted in |
| Sqn Ldr | Prier | 11 Nov 1940 | Posted in from No 15 OTU for Armament duties |
| Plt Off | Allen | 11 Nov 1940 | Posted in from No 1 Signals School for Signals duties |
| Flt Lt | Bingham | 11 Nov 1940 | Posted to the Middle East |
| Flt Lt | Swoffer | 12 Nov 1940 | Posted in from RAF Biggin Hill |
| ASO | J M Carre | 14 Nov 1940 | Posed in from No 8 SFTS |
| Sqn Ldr | E Swale | 14 Nov 1940 | Discharged from RAF Hospital, Weeton |
| Sqn Ldr | P K Devitt | 14 Nov 1940 | Posed in from No 152 Sqn as a Controller |
| Plt Off | J T Molony | 16 Nov 1940 | Posted in from RAF Pembrey for Operations duties |
| Plt Off | A P Welsh | 16 Nov 1940 | Posted in from RAF Pembrey for Operations duties |
| Flt Lt | Rogerson | 18 Nov 1940 | Posted to No 7 EFTS |
| Plt Off | J R Jenkins | 20 Nov 1940 | Posted in from No 1 RAF Depot |
| Sqn Ldr | N W Wickham | 20 Nov 1940 | Posted in from RAF Baginton as a Controller |
| Plt Off | E H Dean | 21 Nov 1940 | Posted to RAF Ternhill for Operations duties |
| Plt Off | E H G Fisher | 21 Nov 1940 | Posted to RAF Ternhill for Operations duties |
| ASO | D Stanley Turner | 25 Nov 1940 | Posted in from HQ Bomber Command |
| Fg Off | Pelham Toll | 27 Nov 1940 | Posted in from RAF Digby for Intelligence duties |
| ASO | E D Clark | 27 Nov 1940 | Posted in from Gerrards Cross |
| Plt Off | S M Barton | 6 Dec 1940 | Posted in from RAF Coltishall for Operations duties |
| Wg Cdr | J W C More | 9 Dec 1940 | Posted to RAF Baginton |
| Wg Cdr | E A McNab | 10 Dec 1940 | Posted to RAF Jurby |
| Plt Off | A P Welsh | 10 Dec 1940 | Posted to RAF Baginton for Operations duties |
| Plt Off | O N Steel | 10 Dec 1940 | Posted in from the Air Ministry for DAPM duties |
| Sqn Ldr | J E McComb | 12 Dec 1940 | Posted in from HQ No 11 Group |
| Wg Cdr | E J George | 13 Dec 1940 | Posted in from RAF Baginton |
| Gp Capt | C W Hill | 18 Dec 1940 | Posted to RAF Kirkham |
| Plt Off | H J Grumbar | 18 Dec 1940 | Posted to HQ No 10 Group |
| ASO | M Dacam | 18 Dec 1940 | Posted in from RAF Coltishall |
| Plt Off | S McAughey | 20 Dec 1940 | Posted in from RAF Leuchars |
| Gp Capt | Alexander Gray | 21 Dec 1940 | Posted in from RAF Kirkham |
| Plt Off | O P Ladyman | 21 Dec 1940 | Posted in from HQ Fighter Command |
| Plt Off | I Costie | 27 Dec 1940 | Posted in from RAF Loughborough |
Source - No 9 Group ORB
| Location | Command | Controlled |
| Barton Hall, Preston, Lancashire | Fighter Command |
* Station in No 21 Group ** Station in No 17 Group *** Station in No 25 Group |
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| AVM | Wilfred A McClaughry | 16 Sep 1940 | Air Officer Commanding, DSO, MC, DFC |
| Air Staff | |||
| Gp Capt | George M Lawson | 1 Feb 1941 | Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, MC; later A/Cdre |
| Gp Capt | Alexander Gray | 21 Dec 1940 | MC, later AVM |
| Wg Cdr | P H Smith | 23 Nov 1940 | |
| Wg Cdr | E J George | 13 Dec 1940 | |
| Wg Cdr | J O W Oliver | 14 Aug 1940 | DSO, DFC |
| Wg Cdr | S F Godden | 6 Sep 1940 | |
| Wg Cdr | W A J Satchell | 4 Jan 1941 | |
| Sqn Ldr | L S Thompson | 16 Aug 1940 | |
| Sqn Ldr | D R Scott | 7 Jan 1941 | |
| Sqn Ldr | J M Watson | 11 Aug 1940 | |
| Sqn Ldr | E Gillam | 1 Mar 1941 | DFC, AFC |
| Sqn Ldr | G C Tomlinson | 18 Mar 1941 | DFC |
| Flt Lt | W Foulsham | 11 Aug 1940 | MC |
| Flt Lt | E Swale | 12 Aug 1940 | DFC |
| Flt Lt | R E G Wendt | 1 Feb 1941 | |
| Flt Lt | W S J Scruby | 9 Feb 1941 | OBE |
| Flt Lt | A Eyre | 28 Apr 1941 | DFC |
| Fg Off | D C James | 12 Aug 1940 | OBE |
| Fg Off | R A Bradford | 16 Aug 1940 | |
| Fg Off | E C Rogers | 25 Sep 1940 | |
| Fg Off | J H Over | 2 Oct 1940 | |
| Plt Off | A H Rose | 9 Aug 1940 | |
| Plt Off | I C D Clowes | 12 Aug 1940 | |
| Plt Off | A Cairns | 22 Aug 1940 | |
| Plt Off | H Massingham | 22 Aug 1940 | |
| Plt Off | H Haywood-Jones | 22 Aug 1940 | |
| Plt Off | H J G Hare | 2 Sep 1940 | |
| Plt Off | G E Brice | 2 Sep 1940 | |
| Plt Off | B J Griffith | 2 Sep 1940 | |
| Plt Off | L H Wilson | 2 Sep 1940 | |
| Plt Off | F S Pratt | 2 Sep 1940 | |
| Plt Off | E S Hayward | 2 Sep 1940 | |
| Plt Off | J D Marvin | 2 Sep 1940 | |
| Plt Off | H H Goddard | 13 Sep 1940 | |
| Plt Off | M W N Bancroft | 19 Sep 1940 | |
| Plt Off | S J Davies | 23 Sep 1940 | |
| Plt Off | D H Tingey | 22 Aug 1940 | |
| Plt Off | C A Redgrove | 22 Aug 1940 | |
| Plt Off | P J A Scott | 29 Aug 1940 | |
| Plt Off | B F Savage | 8 Oct 1940 | |
| Plt Off | E L Turner | 24 Oct 1940 | |
| Plt Off | S R Jeffries | 5 Nov 1940 | |
| Plt Off | R H Cholmondley | 5 Dec 1940 | |
| Plt Off | J M Barton | 5 Dec 1940 | |
| Plt Off | R D Lloyd | 6 Dec 1940 | |
| Plt Off | J K Young | 13 Dec 1940 | |
| Plt Off | J W Warrington | 10 Jan 1941 | |
| Plt Off | D H Banks | 9 Feb 1941 | |
| Plt Off | G T Teasdale | 9 Feb 1941 | |
| Plt Off | Lord Chesham | 9 Feb 1941 | MC |
| Plt Off | J S G Eyre | 9 Feb 1941 | |
| Plt Off | D S Reid | 24 Feb 1941 | |
| Plt Off | W E Clegg | 3 Mar 1941 | |
| Plt Off | H C Mayall | 22 Mar 1941 | |
| Plt Off | G A Stillingfleet | 2 Apr 1941 | |
| Plt Off | J J P F Warner | 3 Apr 1941 | |
| Plt Off | J B Cookson | 25 Apr 1941 | |
| Plt Off | H E Fried | 25 Apr 1941 | |
| Administrative Staff | |||
| Sqn Ldr | F H Bickerton | 9 Aug 1940 | |
| Sqn Ldr | J E McComb | 12 Dec 1940 | Organisation Duties |
| Flt Lt | H S Paynter | 17 Aug 1940 | Personnel Duties |
| Plt Off | W P Gill | 16 Feb 1941 | |
| Plt Off | F S Lamping | 18 Feb 1941 | |
| Plt Off | G F M P Thompson | 17 Apr 1941 | |
| Staffs of the Services | |||
| Engineer | |||
| Flt Lt | H Preston | 21 Aug 1940 | |
| Signals | |||
| Wg Cdr | E C Passmore | 4 Sep 1940 | Chief Signals Officer |
| Wg Cdr | N D Gilbert-Smith | 5 Aug 1940 | |
| Flt Lt | H Allen | 11 Nov 1940 | |
| Armament | |||
| Sqn Ldr | R G Prier | 5 Nov 1940 | |
| Photography | |||
| Fg Off | S E Swaine | 5 Apr 1941 | |
| Equipment | |||
| Fg Off | G L W Boswell | 6 Aug 1941 | |
| Plt Off | H S Tardrew | 18 Apr 1941 | |
| Medical | |||
| Wg Cdr | P J McNally | 1 Oct 1940 | Senior Medical Officer, MB, BCh, DHH |
| Fg Off | L W Aldridge | 14 Feb 1941 | MB, ChB |
| Meteorological | |||
| Mr | G G Macdonald | MA | |
| Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
| Plt Off | C W Corless | 18 Aug 1940 | |
| Plt Off | S McAughey | 20 Dec 1940 | |
| Plt Off | E J Carroll | 9 May 1941 | |
Source - June 1941 Confidential Air Force List
| Location | Command | Controlled |
| Barton Hall, Preston, Lancashire | Fighter Command |
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| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Act AVM | Leonard H Slatter | 3 May 1942 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, OBE, DSC, DFC; later AM |
| Personal Appointment | |||
| Fg Off | C R Hurton | 17 May 1942 | Personal Assistant to AOC |
| Air Staff | |||
| A/Cdre | William F Dickson | 17 May 1942 | Senior Air Staff Officer, CB, CBE, DSO, AFC; later MRAF |
| Wg Cdr | E S Finch | 18 Dec 1941 | |
| Wg Cdr | D G H Spencer | 3 Nov 1941 | MBE |
| Wg Cdr | C R Hancock | 15 Jan 1942 | OBE, DFC |
| Sqn Ldr | J M Watson | 11 Aug 1940 | |
| Sqn Ldr | D F B Sheen | 4 Nov 1941 | DFC |
| Flt Lt | E Swale | 12 Aug 1940 | DFC |
| Flt Lt | D C James | 12 Aug 1940 | OBE |
| Flt Lt | J H Over | 2 Oct 1940 | |
| Flt Lt | C E Gray | 8 Mar1942 | DFC |
| Flt Lt | J W Rayner | 26 Feb 1942 | |
| Flt Lt | G T Teasdale | 9 Jan 1942 | |
| Flt Lt | A A Gawith | 4 Feb 1942 | DFC |
| Flt Lt | V F Crosthwaite | 23 Feb 1942 | |
| Flt Lt | A J Harvey | 5 Jun 1941 | |
| Flt Lt | R J Bunning | 10 May 1942 | |
| Flt Lt | E E Ives | 30 May 1942 | |
| Fg Off | H H Wood | 21 Apr 1941 | |
| Fg Off | C A Redgrove | 22 Aug 1940 | |
| Fg Off | G E Brice | 2 Sep 1940 | |
| Fg Off | B J Griffith | 2 Sep 1940 | |
| Fg Off | M W N Bancroft | 19 Sep 1940 | |
| Fg Off | J B Cookson | 25 Apr 1941 | |
| Fg Off | H H Goddard | 13 Sep 1940 | |
| Fg Off | H E Fried | 25 Apr 1941 | |
| Fg Off | S R Jeffries | 5 Nov 1940 | |
| Fg Off | D Meinertzhagen | 23 Jan 1942 | |
| Fg Off | J S Greening | 2 Feb 1942 | |
| Fg Off | M C Tebbitt | 1 may 1941 | |
| Fg Off | F E Nasmith | 31 Aug 1941 | |
| Fg Off | W E Clegg | 3 Mar 1941 | |
| Fg Off | T S Brayshaw | 15 Mar 1942 | |
| Fg Off | B Horlington | 13 Jan 1942 | |
| Fg Off | E P Bedwell | 9 Feb 1942 | |
| Fg Off | H T Worlock | 13 Mar 1942 | |
| Fg Off | R E Bland | 19 Mar 1942 | |
| Fg Off | S E Brown | 28 May 1942 | |
| Lt | R H Holmes | ||
| Plt Off | W Y Duckworth | 24 Feb 1942 | |
| Plt Off | O Skillbeck | 14 Feb 1942 | |
| Plt Off | C J Williams | 17 Jun 1941 | |
| Plt Off | W F K Elliott | 19 Dec 1941 | |
| Plt Off | H D Gregson | 31 Mar 1942 | |
| Plt Off | A Vose | 7 Apr 1942 | |
| Administrative Staff | |||
| Wg Cdr | P H Smith | 9 May 1942 | Senior Administrative Staff Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | R G Beaumont | ||
| Flt Lt | H S Paynter | 17 Aug 1940 | Personnel Duties |
| Flt Lt | H A V Gibbs | 12 Apr 1942 | |
| Fg Off | G F M P Thompson | 17 Apr 1941 | |
| Fg Off | H Massingham | 22 Aug 1940 | |
| Fg Off | A Message | 28 Jan 1942 | |
| Fg Off | P D Childs | 18 Aug 1941 | |
| Fg Off | P S Huggett | 13 Apr 1942 | |
| Staffs of the Services | |||
| Navigation | |||
| Flt Lt | P R Godby | 8 Feb 1942 | |
| Engineer | |||
| Fg Off | E J Gribben | 25 Aug 1941 | |
| Signals | |||
| Wg Cdr | E C Passmore | 4 Sep 1940 | Chief Signals Officer, OBE |
| Fg Off | R T Read | 30 Mar 1942 | |
| Fg Off | F Baird | 5 May 1942 | |
| Armament | |||
| Sqn Ldr | A A Leslie | 22 Apr 1942 | |
| Equipment | |||
| Flt Lt | J R Turnbull | 14 Jul 1941 | |
| Fg Off | L H Whitlamsmith | 10Apr 1942 | |
| Accountant | |||
| Fg Off | J O Wheeler | 9 Jul 1941 | |
| Medical | |||
| Wg Cdr | P J McNally | 1 Oct 1940 | Senior Medical Officer, MB, BCh, DHH |
| Fg Off | T A Hale monro | 29 Sep 1941 | MRCS, LRCP |
| Meteorological | |||
| Mr | M J Thomas | Senior Meteorological Officer, BSc | |
| WAAF Staff Officers | |||
| Flt Off | H M Laborde | 4 Sep 1941 | WAAF |
| RAF Regiment | |||
| Maj | G E Hickson | 23 Feb 1942 | |
| Flt Lt | N W B B Thoms | 27 Feb 1942 | |
Source - July 1942 Confidential Air Force List
| Location | Command | Controlled |
| Barton Hall, Preston, Lancashire | Air Defence of Great Britain |
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| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| AVM | Donald F Stevenson | 7 Dec 1943 | Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO, MC; later AVM |
| Air Staff | |||
| A/Cdre | Cecil A Stevens | 15 Feb 2943 | Senior Air Staff Officer, MC; later AVM |
| Gp Capt | Charles G Lott | 20 Apr 1943 | DSO, DFC; later AVM |
| Wg Cdr | J R Pattisson | 25 Jul 1943 | |
| Wg Cdr | W Foulsham | 28 Aug 1942 | MC |
| Wg Cdr | J H Over | 2 Oct 1940 | |
| Wg Cdr | C W Wight-Boycott | 20 Apr 1943 | |
| Wg Cdr | H L I Brown | ||
| Wg Cdr | R T Mark | MC | |
| Sqn Ldr | R H Holmes | 10 Dec 1941 | |
| Maj | R H Budworth | 20 Apr 1943 | |
| Flt Lt | D H H Gathercole | DFC | |
| Administrative Staff | |||
| Gp Capt | D O Mulholland | 20 Apr 1943 | Senior Administrative Staff Officer, CBE, AFC |
| Sqn Ldr | W H Bragg | 20 Apr 1943 | |
| Sqn Ldr | D H Mills | 14 Oct 1942 | |
| Flt Lt | C F Walters | 20 Apr 1943 | |
| Flt Lt | C R Horton | ||
| Staffs of the Services | |||
| Signals | |||
| Wg Cdr | G E Horne | Chief Signals Officer, | |
| Armament | |||
| Sqn Ldr | M L Haigh | MBE | |
| Equipment | |||
| Sqn Ldr | S Campling | 20 Apr 1943 | |
| Medical | |||
| Wg Cdr | E Donovan | 30 Apr 1943 | Senior Medical Officer, MB, ChB |
| Meteorological | |||
| Mr | C D Stewart | Senior Meteorological Officer, BSc | |
| WAAF Staff Officers | |||
| Wg Off | F A J Wreford | 27 Apr 1943 | WAAF |
| RAF Regiment | |||
| Lt Col | D S Marchant | 16 Dec 1942 | MC |
| Sqn Ldr | W W Hammond | 5 Sep 1942 | |
Source - December 1943 Confidential Air Force List
| Location | Command | Controlled |
| Barton Hall, Preston, Lancashire | Air Defence of Great Britain |
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| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| AVM | Donald F Stevenson | 7 Dec 1943 | Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO, MC; later AVM |
| Air Staff | |||
| Gp Capt | Charles G Lott | 20 Apr 1943 | DSO, DFC; later AVM |
| Wg Cdr | J R Pattisson | 25 Jul 1943 | |
| Wg Cdr | D L Clackson | 7 Dec 1943 | |
| Wg Cdr | J H Over | 2 Oct 1940 | |
| Wg Cdr | H L I Brown | 25 Aug 1943 | |
| Wg Cdr | R T Mark | 1 Jul 1943 | MC |
| Sqn Ldr | R H Budworth | 20 Apr 1943 | |
| Sqn Ldr | J E Rayner | 26 Feb 1942 | |
| Sqn Ldr | V F Crosthwaite | 23 Feb 1942 | |
| Sqn Ldr | H G O'Neill | 11 Nov 1943 | |
| Sqn Ldr | E A Spencer-Edwards | 15 Jul 1943 | |
| Sqn Ldr | C H A A A Hankey | 1 Jul 1943 | |
| Sqn Ldr | H H Goddard | 13 Sep 1940 | |
| Sqn Ldr | G W Phillips | 1 Apr 1943 | |
| Sqn Ldr | J Stubbs | 2 Sep 1943 | |
| Sqn Ldr | S M Linsell | 20 Apr 1943 | |
| Sqn Ldr | P L Kitchen | 11 Nov 1943 | |
| Sqn Ldr | G W Butcher | 1 Dec 1943 | |
| Administrative Staff | |||
| Gp Capt | D O Mulholland | 20 Apr 1943 | Senior Administrative Staff Officer, CBE, AFC |
| Wg Cdr | D Gilley | 1 Oct 1943 | Personnel, DFC |
| Sqn Ldr | W H Bragg | 20 Apr 1943 | Organisation |
| Sqn Ldr | D H Mills | 14 Oct 1942 | |
| Sqn Ldr | C F Walters | 20 Apr 1943 | |
| Flt Lt | C R Horton | 20 Aug 1943 | |
| Staffs of the Services | |||
| Navigation | |||
| Sqn Ldr | J F Hayes | 2 Sep 1943 | |
| Engineer | |||
| Wg Cdr | F E Stokes | 15 Sep 1943 | |
| Signals | |||
| Wg Cdr | G E Horne | 13 Sep 1943 | Chief Signals Officer, |
| Armament | |||
| Sqn Ldr | M L Haigh | 22 Aug 1943 | MBE |
| Medical | |||
| Wg Cdr | E Donovan | 30 Apr 1943 | Senior Medical Officer, MB, ChB |
| Sqn Ldr | B W Sanderson | 28 Jul 1943 | MRCS, LRCP |
| Educational | |||
| Mr | H T Jarman | 8 Apr 1944 | MA |
| Meteorological | |||
| Mr | C D Stewart | Senior Meteorological Officer, BSc | |
| WAAF Staff Officers | |||
| Wg Off | F A J Wreford | 27 Apr 1943 | WAAF |
| RAF Regiment | |||
| Lt Col | D S Marchant | 16 Dec 1942 | MC |
| Sqn Ldr | W W Hammond | 5 Sep 1942 | |
Source - June 1944 Confidential Air Force List
Its operational element was transferred to No 12 Group on 4 August 1944 but retained control of OTUs and TEUs but disbanded into No 12 Group on 17 September 1944.
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