93 Group

This Group was formed on 15 June 1942 at RAF Lichfield before moving to Egginton Hall, Egginton in Derbyshire on 7 July 1942.

Location	Command	Controlled
Egginton Hall, Egginton, Derbyshire	Bomber Command	SHQ RAF Finningley No 18 Operational Training Unit Satellite - Bircotes Satellite - Worksop SHQ RAF Hixon No 30 Operational Training Unit No 1686 Flight Satellite - Seighford SHQ RAF Lichfield No 27 Operational Training Unit Communication Flight Satellite - Church Broughton No 93 Group Servicing Section SHQ RAF Ossington No 82 Operational Training Unit No 1685 Flight Satellite - Gamston SHQ RAF Peplow No 83 Operational Training Unit SHQ RAF Tilstock No 81 Operational Training Unit Satellite - Sleap SHQ RAF Wymswold No 28 Operational Training Unit No 1521 (Beam Approach Training) Flight Satellite - Castle Donnington

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
A/Cdre	Alan P Ritchie	25 Feb 1943	Air Officer Commanding, AFC; later AVM
Air Staff
Gp Capt	J F H Duboulay	26 Apr 1943	Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC
Wg Cdr	P H Way	15 Oct 1943	DFC
Sqn Ldr	G M J Hickman	9 Jul 1942
Sqn Ldr	F L Ingall	23 Sep 1942
Sqn Ldr	A H Foord	13 Apr 1943	DFC
Sqn Ldr	R A Benson	17 Jun 1943
Sqn Ldr	H C Hill	17 Jun 1943
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr	R L Edward	29 Apr 1943	Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr	C W A Davies	22 Jun 1942	Organisation Duties
Sqn Ldr	H H Laveday	13 Jul 1942
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Sqn Ldr	E Strachan	12 Jan 1943
Engineer
Sqn Ldr	H F Stowell	17 Jun 1942
Signals
Wg Cdr	J A C Pride	21 Jul 1942
Armament
Wg Cdr	K Gray	27 Aug 1943
Equipment
Sqn Ldr	G E M Stock	1 Feb 1943
Medical
Wg Cdr	J H Neal	18 Nov 1942	Senior Medical Officer, MRCS, LRCP
Meteorological
Mr	C C Newman		Senior Meteorological Officer
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off	D M MacDonald	10 May 1943	WAAF
RAF Regiment
Lt Col	R L H Green	20 May 1942

Location	Command	Controlled
Egginton Hall, Egginton, Derbyshire	Bomber Command	SHQ RAF Finningley No 18 Operational Training Unit Satellite - Bircotes Satellite - Worksop SHQ RAF Hixon No 30 Operational Training Unit No 1686 Flight Satellite - Seighford SHQ RAF Lichfield No 27 Operational Training Unit No 93 Group Communication Flight Satellite - Church Broughton No 93 Group Servicing Section SHQ RAF Ossington No 82 Operational Training Unit No 1685 Flight Satellite - Gamston SHQ RAF Peplow No 83 Operational Training Unit SHQ RAF Wymswold No 28 Operational Training Unit Satellite - Castle Donnington

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
AVM	Owen T Boyd	24 Feb 1944	Air Officer Commanding, CB, OBE, MC, AFC
Air Staff
Gp Capt	J F H Duboulay	26 Apr 1943	Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC
Wg Cdr	P H Way	15 Oct 1943	DFC
Wg Cdr	T S Horry	29 Feb 1944	DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr	G M J Hickman	9 Jul 1942
Sqn Ldr	A H Foord	13 Apr 1943	DFC
Sqn Ldr	H C Hill	17 Jun 1943
Sqn Ldr	W R Dibb	22 Sep 1943
Sqn Ldr	C F Warner	16 Jan 1944
Sqn Ldr	L L Thomas	8 Jan 1944	DFC
Sqn Ldr	C H Harbott	5 Feb 1944
Sqn Ldr	R F Robinson	20 Mar 1944	DFC
Sqn Ldr	J B Sayers	9 Mar 1944	AFC
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr	R L Edward	29 Apr 1943	Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr	C W A Davies	22 Jun 1942	Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr	H H Laveday	13 Jul 1942	Organisation Duties
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Sqn Ldr	E Strachan	12 Jan 1943
Signals
Wg Cdr	C B Hughes	11 Apr 1944
Armament
Wg Cdr	K Gray	27 Aug 1943
Equipment
Sqn Ldr	R N Hesketh	21 Feb 1944
Photography
Sqn Ldr	R Hall	4 Mar 1943
Medical
Wg Cdr	E W R Fairley	10 Apr 1944	Senior Medical Officer, MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Mr	G Ross	8 Apr 1944	MA
Meteorological
Mr	C C Newman		Senior Meteorological Officer
WAAF Staff Officers
Sqn Off	A Crossley		WAAF
RAF Regiment
Lt Col	R L H Green	20 May 1942
Sqn Ldr	R Carfrae	25 Oct 1943