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Squadron Commanding Officers, Nos No 261 - 299 Squadrons


[No 261 Sqn | No 262 Sqn | No 263 Sqn | No 264 Sqn | No 265 Sqn | No 266 Sqn | No 267 Sqn | No 268 Sqn | No 269 Sqn | 270 Sqn | 271 Sqn | 272 Sqn | 273 Sqn | 274 Sqn | 275 Sqn | 276 Sqn | 277 Sqn | 278 Sqn | 279 Sqn | 280 Sqn| No 281 Sqn | No 282 Sqn | No 283 Sqn | No 284 Sqn | No 285 Sqn | No 286 Sqn | No 287 Sqn | No 288 Sqn | No 289 Sqn | No 290 Sqn | No 291 Sqn | No 292 Sqn | No 293 Sqn | No 294 Sqn | No 295 Sqn | No 296 Sqn | No 297 Sqn | No 298 Sqn | No 299 Sqn]

No 261 Squadron

20 Aug 1918

Capt C L Scott

13 Sep 1919

DB

 2 Aug 1940

Sqn Ldr D W Balden

xx Nov 1940

Sqn Ldr A J Trumble

xx Feb 1941

Sqn Ldr R N Lambert

xx Apr 1941

Sqn Ldr C D Whittingham

12 May 1941

DB

12 Jul 1941

Sqn Ldr E M Mason DFC

xx Jan 1942

Sqn Ldr D R Walker

xx Mar 1942

Sqn Ldr A G Lewis

xx Jun 1942

Sqn Ldr R T P Davidson

21 Aug 1942

Sqn Ldr E G R Downey

13 Jun 1943

Sqn Ldr R N H Courney

 1 Nov 1943

Flt Lt C F Counter DFC (Acting)

28 Dec 1943

Sqn Ldr C F Counter DFC

15 May 1944

Sqn Ldr R E A Mason

21 Sep 1944

Flt Lt R H Fletcher (Acting)

 8 Dec 1944

Sqn Ldr R H Fletcher (wef 19 Nov 1944)

xx Jun 1945

Sqn Ldr J R Graham

25 Sep 1945

DB

No 262 Squadron

29 Sep 1942

Vacant

 6 Feb 1943

Wg Cdr G E Wallace

16 May 1943

Wg Cdr K W Garside DFC

20 Dec 1943

Wg Cdr D B Esmonde-White

16 Jul 1944

Lt Col R D Madeley

28 Nov 1944

Sqn Ldr E S S Nash DFC, AFC

16 Dec 1944

Wg Cdr E S S Nash DFC, AFC

15 Feb 1945

DB

No 263 Squadron

27 Sep 1918

?

16 May 1919

DB

 2 Oct 1939

Sqn Ldr J W Donaldson, DSO, AFC

24 Jun 1940

Sqn Ldr Henry Eeles; later A/Cdre

16 Dec 1940

Sqn Ldr J G Munro

18 Feb 1941

Sqn Ldr A H Donaldson, DFC, AFC

22 Aug 1941

Sqn Ldr T P Pugh, DFC

12 Feb 1942

Sqn Ldr R S Woodward, DFC

11 Dec 1942

Sqn Ldr G B Warnes, DSO, DFC

15 Jun 1943

Sqn Ldr E R Baker, DSO, DFC*

 5 Dec 1943

Sqn Ldr G B Warnes, DSO, DFC

25 Feb 1944

Sqn Ldr H A C Gonay

15 Jun 1944

Sqn Ldr R D Rutter, DFC

 1 Jan 1945

Sqn Ldr M T S Rumbold, DFC*

30 Aug 1945

DB

 1 Sep 1945

Wg Cdr W S Schrader DFC*

 7 Nov 1945

Sqn Ldr H A O Gaze DFC**

11 Nov 1945 Sqn Ldr J Brandt DFC (left 2 May 1947)
 1 May 1947 Sqn Ldr H P Ambrose DFC
20 Nov 1947 Sqn Ldr P F Illingworth

 5 Dec 1949

Maj M G Garner USAAF

19 Jun 1950

Sqn Ldr J R H Merrifield DSO, DFC

 2 May 1952

Sqn Ldr G Strange

 7 Jul 1954

Sqn Ldr R Aytoun

 1 Sep 1955

Sqn Ldr D Fitzgerald

xx Jan 1957

Sqn Ldr L de Garis

 2 Jul 1958

DB

 1 Jun 1959

Administered by HQ No 24 Wing

24 Oct 1959

Sqn Ldr G H Dodd

15 Dec 1961

Sqn Ldr C H Sloan

xx Feb 1963

Sqn Ldr D S Brundell (Temp)

26 Mar 1963

Sqn Ldr C H Sloan

29 Apr 1963

Sqn Ldr J G Appleton

 9 May 1963

Flt Lt J S Kirk

30 Jun 1963

DB

No 264 Squadron

29 Sep 1918

Maj R M Field

 1 Mar 1919

DB

 1 Nov 1939

Sqn Ldr Stephen H Hardy; later A/Cdre

27 Mar 1940

Sqn Ldr P A Hunter DSO

24 Aug 1940

Sqn Ldr George D Garvin; later A/Cdre

23 Nov 1940

Sqn Ldr A T D Sanders DFC

16 Jun 1941

Sqn Ldr Philip J Sanders DFC; later A/Cdre

18 Dec 1941

Sqn Ldr C A Cooke

14 May 1942

Wg Cdr  H M Kerr DFC

24 Jun 1943

Wg Cdr W J Alington

24 Apr 1944

Wg Cdr E S Smith DFC

26 Jun 1945

Wg Cdr E G Barwell DFC*

25 Aug 1945

DB

20 Nov 1945

Wg Cdr V R Snell

14 Jan 1946

Sqn Ldr R D Doleman DSO, DFC

 1 Jul 1946

Sqn Ldr A J A Roberts

xx Jan 1948

Sqn Ldr W Stewart

xx Jan 1950

Sqn Ldr W E Thomas

19 Nov 1951

Sqn Ldr  J Lomas DFC, AFC (KIFA 13 Jun 1953)

13 Jun 1953

Flt Lt B H Recee AFC (Temp)

 8 Jul 1953

Sqn Ldr H M Tudor DFC, AFC

17 Dec 1955

Wg Cdr J C Forbes DFM

30 Sep 1957

DB

 1 Dec 1958

Flt Lt J W Waterton

12 Jan 1959

Sqn Ldr D B Craig

 1 Apr 1959

Flt Lt J W Waterton

 7 May 1959

Sqn Ldr D A P Saunders-Davies

25 Apr 1960

Sqn Ldr D Mullarkey

30 Nov 1962

DB

No 265 Squadron

11 Mar 1943

Wg Cdr H J Hobbs

11 Dec 1943

Sqn Ldr Seymour (Temp)

25 Jan 1944

Wg Cdr J W Louw DFC

 5 Feb 1945

Lt Col Sheldon

 1 May 1945

DB

No 266 Squadron

27 Sep 1918

?

 1 Feb 1919

Capt J A Sadler

 1 Sep 1919

DB

30 Oct 1939

Sqn Ldr J W A Hunnard

 6 Jul 1940

Sqn Ldr R L Wilkinson (KIA 16 Aug 1940)

17 Aug 1940

Sqn Ldr D G H Spencer

12 Sep 1940

Sqn Ldr H W Mermagen (Temporary)

17 Sep 1940

Sqn Ldr Patrick G Jameson DFC; later A/Cdre

 9 Jun 1941

Sqn Ldr Tristram B de la P Beresford; later A/Cdre

18 Oct 1941

Sqn Ldr C L Green DFC

 7 Jul 1943

Sqn Ldr A S Macintyre (KIA 15 Aug 1943)

18 Aug 1943

Sqn Ldr P W L Lefevre

15 Mar 1944

Sqn Ldr J W E Holmes

11 Jul 1944

Sqn Ldr J D Wright (POW 2 Oct 1944)

 3 Oct 1944

Sqn Ldr J H Deall

 7 Mar 1945

Sqn Ldr R A G Sheward

 6 Aug 1945

DB

 1 Sep 1946

Squadron reformed from No 234 Sqn

 1 Sep 1946

Sqn Ldr J A Plagis DSO, DFC*

xx Sep 1947

Sqn Ldr D L Harvey

11 Feb 1949

DB

24 Jul 1952

Sqn Ldr Colin W Coulthard; later AVM

 9 Dec 1954

Sqn Ldr W J T Henderson

xx Nov 1955

Sqn Ldr J E Townsend

16 Nov 1957

DB

 1 Dec 1959

Sqn Ldr G Middlebrook

xx xxx xxxx

Names for this period have not yet been found

30 Jun 1964

DB

No 267 Squadron

27 Sep 1918

Maj A E Pettingell

29 May 1919

Sqn Ldr E Osmond CBE

27 Oct 1920

Sqn Ldr W G Sitwell

16 May 1921

Sqn Ldr P A Shepherd

xx xxx xxxx

Flt Lt ?

 1 Apr 1923

DB

20 Aug 1940

Wg Cdr C S Wynne-Eaton DSO

29 Jul 1942

Wg Cdr J A P Harrison

15 Aug 1942

Wg Cdr J P S Smyth (KIFA 22 Oct 1944)

24 Oct 1942

Wg Cdr C S Wynne-Eaton DSO

 1 Feb 1943

Wg Cdr E W Whittaker DFC

12 May 1944

Wg Cdr A N Francombe MBE

24 Mar 1945

Wg Cdr W S Hilary DFC, DFM

xx Aug 1945

Wg Cdr R A R Chalmers

21 Jul 1946

DB

15 Feb 1954

Flt Lt E T Walter ('A' Flt Commander)

 5 May 1954

Sqn Ldr W H Banks

xx Feb 1955

Flt Lt E T Walter

 1 Apr 1955

Sqn Ldr E T Walter

17 Apr 1955

Sqn Ldr T W G Godfrey DFC (but sick until end of April)

30 Sep 1957

Sqn Ldr E L Connor

 1 Nov 1958

DB on being renumbered No 209 Sqn.

 1 Nov 1962

Squadron reformed

 1 Nov 1962

Wg Cdr A Steedman

xx xxx xxxx

Names for this period have not yet been found except: -

xx Dec 1968

Wg Cdr S A Price

30 Jun 1970

DB

No 268 Squadron

27 Sep 1918

Maj A M Cave

11 Oct 1919

DB

 1 Oct 1940

Wg Cdr P de G H Seymour

11 Dec 1940

Wg Cdr A F Anderson DSO, DFC

26 Oct 1942

Sqn Ldr W E V Malins (Temp)

 9 Nov 1942

Wg Cdr P W A Dudgeon DFC

19 Apr 1943

Wg Cdr C W M Ling

21 Jun1943

Sqn Ldr A G Pallot

13 Dec 1943

Sqn Ldr A S Mann DFC

25 Dec 1945

Sqn Ldr C T P Stephenson DFC*

1 Oct 1945

DB

16 Oct 1945

Wg Cdr W P Kemp DSO, DFC

31 Mar 1946

DB

No 269 Squadron

 6 Oct 1918

Maj P L Holmes DSC

xx Sep 1919

Flt Lt H Stewart

xx Oct 1919

Sqn Ldr Kenneth C Buss; later A/Cdre

15 Nov 1919

DB

 7 Dec 1936

Flt Lt J A Dixon

25 Feb 1937

Flt Lt W E Rankin

25 May 1937

Sqn Ldr Norman S Allinson; later AVM

23 Jul 1938

Wg Cdr H W Evens

 1 Jun 1939

Wg Cdr Frederick L Pearce DSO, DFC; later A/Cdre

 1 Aug 1940

Wg Cdr R A McMurtrie DSO, DFC (posted 1 Jun 1941)

10 Jul 1941

Wg Cdr M H Kelly

24 Mar 1942

Wg Cdr J G Davis

 1 Feb 1943

Wg Cdr J Riley

15 Dec 1943

Wg Cdr R H Warcup

17 Dec 1944

Wg Cdr G A B Cooper

30 May 1945

Wg Cdr H C Bailey

xx Jan 1946

Wg Cdr J S Dinsdale DSO, DFC

10 Mar 1946

DB

 1 Jan 1952

Sqn Ldr G F Morley-Mower DFC

xx Mar 1952

Sqn Ldr E D Pennington AFC

13 May 1954

Sqn Ldr J Quinn DFC

xx Aug 1955

Wg Cdr P Norton-Smith

26 Nov 1956

Wg Cdr A P Morgan

 1 Dec 1958

DB

22 Jul 1959

Sqn Ldr T A Dicks

xx Jun 1961

Sqn Ldr P Edelsten

24 May 1963

DB

No 270 Squadron

 6 Oct 1918

Maj E J Hodsoll

15 Sep 1919

DB

12 Nov 1942

Wg Cdr Thewles

14 Aug 1943

Wg Cdr R L C Branson

17 Sep 1944

Wg Cdr S G Hall

30 Jun 1945

DB

No 271 Squadron

27 Sep 1918

?

 9 Dec 1918

DB

 1 May 1940

Sqn Ldr B V Robinson

 2 Sep 1940

Flt Lt/Sqn Ldr/Wg Cdr J N Glover

xx Mar 1943

Wg Cdr K J D Dickson AFC

31 Aug 1943

Wg Cdr M Booth DFC*

 8 Jan 1945

Lt Col J S Joubert AFC, SAAF (died 16 Aug 1945)

20 Aug 1945

Wg Cdr P Peters DFC

 1 Dec 1946

DB

No 272 Squadron

15 Aug 1918

Maj T V Lister

 5 Mar 1919

DB

19 Nov 1940

Sqn Ldr A W Fletcher DFC*

15 Oct 1941

Sqn Ldr/Wg Cdr R C Yaxley DSO, MC, DFC

 1 Feb 1942

Sqn Ldr Hoggarth (MIA 9 Feb 1942)

 9 Feb 1942

Sqn Ldr Lydall

28 Mar 1942

Sqn Ldr C V Ogden

19 Sep 1942

Wg Cdr J M White (KIA 25 Oct 1942)

27 Oct 1942

Sqn Ldr A Watson DSO, DFC (MIA 14 Nov 1942)

20 Nov 1942

Wg Cdr J K Buchanan DSO, DFC*

 1 Jun 1943

Wg Cdr W A Wild (posted 27 Feb 1944)

27 Feb 1944

Wg Cdr D H Lowe

27 Sep 1944

Wg Cdr G R Park DFC (KIA 15 Oct 1944)

15 Oct 1944

Sqn Ldr R H Rose DSO (Temp)

14 Nov 1944

Wg Cdr R N Lambert DFC (WIA 10 Dec 1944)

10 Dec 1944

Sqn Ldr R K H Johnston DFC (MIA 31 Jan 1945)

 1 Feb 1945

Sqn Ldr A J Mottram DFC

27 Mar 1945

Wg Cdr J R H Lewis DFC

30 Apr 1945

DB

No 273 Squadron

xx Aug 1918

Maj A S Maskell

xx Jan 1919

?

 5 Jun 1919

DB

 1 Aug 1939

Plt Off Off/Flt Lt B B Wilmot ('A' Flight)

xx xxx xxxx

Sqn Ldr S G Harrison

xx xxx 1942

Sqn Ldr A W Ridler

 4 Apr 1942

Sqn Ldr J A Thomson

28 May 1942

Sqn Ldr A N Constantine

 7 Jun 1943

Sqn Ldr R C Graves

20 Dec 1943

Sqn Ldr C S Courtney-Clarke

21 Jan 1944

Sqn Ldr R Mayes

16 Dec 1944

Sqn Ldr I N Bayles

15 Apr 1945

Sqn Ldr L A Thorogood

xx Jun 1945

Sqn Ldr G B Sylvester

22 Nov 1945

Sqn Ldr W J Hibbert

31 Jan 1946

DB

No 274 Squadron

20 May 1919

Maj A W Tedder

15 Jun 1919

Maj C H Darley DSC* DFC  [Killed whi1st flying 28 Sep 1919]

19 Aug 1920

DB

19 Aug 1940

Sqn Ldr Patrick H Dunn DFC; later AM

20 Feb 1941

Sqn Ldr John H Lapsley DFC; later AM

22 Apr 1941

Sqn Ldr G E Hawkins

xx Aug 1941

Sqn Ldr D S G Honor DFC*

12 Nov 1941

Sqn Ldr S Linnard

14 Mar 1942

Sqn Ldr Dean

 5 Jul 1942

Sqn Ldr J C Hayter

 2 Sep 1942

Maj J R R Wells DFC

14 Jul 1943

Sqn Ldr D L Gould DFC

21 Oct 1943

Sqn Ldr J M Morgan DFC, AM (MIA 29 Feb 1944)

 1 Mar 1944

Sqn Ldr J F Edwards DFC, DFM

11 Aug 1944

Sqn Ldr M G Barnett DFC

27 Sep 1944

Sqn Ldr J R Heap

21 Nov 1944

Sqn Ldr A H Baird DFC

 9 Feb 1945

Sqn Ldr D C Fairbanks DFC*

 1 Mar 1945

Sqn Ldr W J Hibbert

 8 Apr 1945

Sqn Ldr D C Usher DFC, DFM

 7 Sep 1945

DB

No 275 Squadron

15 Oct 1941

Flt Lt R F Hamlyn

xx Nov 1942

Flt Lt E W Seabourne

17 Jun 1944

Sqn Ldr E W Seabourne DFC

15 Feb 1945

DB

 1 Mar 1953

Flt Lt D C L Kearns

 1 Jul 1954

Sqn Ldr D C L Kearns AFC

 1 Apr 1955

Flt Lt G Hartman DFC

10 May 1955

Sqn Ldr B A Primavesi

 2 May 1957

Sqn Ldr G Hartman DFC

xx Aug 1957

Sqn Ldr J I Parker

13 Aug 1959

Sqn Ldr J Badeni

 1 Sep 1959

DB

No 276 Squadron

21 Oct 1941

Sqn Ldr Hulbert

xx xxx 1942

Sqn Ldr R R P Fisher DFM

24 Nov 1942

Flt Lt R F Hamlyn

30 Nov 1942

Sqn Ldr R R P Fisher (posted 4 Dec 1942)

 7 Dec 1942

Sqn Ldr R F Hamlyn DFM

 4 Sep 1943

Sqn Ldr J M Littler

 1 Apr 1945

Sqn Ldr N E Hancock

29 Aug 1945

Sqn Ldr P L Bateman-Jones DFC

14 Nov 1945

DB

No 277 Squadron

22 Dec 1941

Sqn Ldr Clark

28 Mar 1942

Sqn Ldr Green

18 Aug 1942

Sqn Ldr Linney

20 Jun 1943

Flt Lt L J Brown DFC

 4 Jul 1943

Sqn Ldr L J Brown DFC

15 Feb 1945

DB

No 278 Squadron

 1 Oct 1941

Plt Off P R Smith

 8 Nov 1941

Flt Lt P R Smith (KIA 4 Apr 1943)

 5 Apr 1943

Flt Lt S Trevallion

12 Nov 1943

Sqn Ldr B H Bowring

15 Oct 1945

DB

No 279 Squadron

29 Nov 1941

Sqn Ldr/Wg Cdr V H P Lynham DSO

22 Jan 1943

Wg Cdr B G Corry DFC

10 Feb 1944

Wg Cdr N W C Bindloss

10 Oct 1944

Wg Cdr H F Cox

10 Mar 1946

DB

No 280 Squadron

12 Dec 1941

Vacant

29 Dec 1941

Sqn Ldr/Wg Cdr A E Rogenhagen

 5 Dec 1942

Wg Cdr H P Burwood

18 Dec 1943

Wg Cdr R H McIntosh

27 Sep 1944

Wg Cdr J C Barclay

xx Oct 1945

Wg Cdr J Parsons

16 Feb 1946

Wg Cdr L Coulson

21 Jun 1946

DB

No 281 Squadron

29 Mar 1942

Flt Lt R S Easby

 1 Jul 1942

Sqn Ldr R S Easby

 3 Oct 1942

Sqn Ldr J P Michell

15 Jan 1943

Flt Lt D F R Emus

22 Nov 1943

DB on being absorbed into No 282 Sqn

22 Nov 1943

Squadron reformed

22 Nov 1943

Names for this period have not yet been found

 1 Dec 1943

Wg Cdr S E Bussey

10 Jan 1945

Wg Cdr A W D Miller

xx Sep 1945

Flt Lt R K Nuttall

24 Oct 1945

DB

No 282 Squadron

15 Jan 1943

Sqn Ldr J P Michell

15 Nov 1943

Sqn Ldr A F Sutherland-Cooper

 1 Feb 1944

Squadron reformed in Coastal Command

 7 Feb 1944

Wg Cdr Hon E F Ward

13 Oct 1944

Wg Cdr G A E Cooper

19 Nov 1944

Sqn Ldr C Holway

 7 Mar 1945

Wg Cdr G V W Davies

19 Jul 1945

DB

No 283 Squadron

11 Feb 1943

Vacant

25 Apr 1943

Flt Lt W Sterne

24 Jun 1943

Sqn Ldr W Sterne

xx Apr 1944

Sqn Ldr R B Crampton

17 Jun 1945

Flt Lt W L Tenneson (Temp)

 3 Jul 1945

Sqn Ldr P R M Ellison

31 Mar 1946

DB

No 284 Squadron

 7 May 1943

Fg Off R F Hayes

20 May 1943

Flt Lt R F Hayes

xx Jan 1944

Sqn Ldr ?

25 Feb 1944

Sqn Ldr J G Barnett

1 Oct 1944 Sqn Ldr A J James

 4 Apr 1945

Sqn Ldr Troughton-Smith (wef 29 Mar 1945)

31 Jul 1945

Fg Off Griffiths

21 Sep 1945

DB

15 Oct 1956

Squadron reformed

15 Oct 1956

Sqn Ldr P E Fahy

10 Sep 1957

Sqn Ldr C W Watson AFC

25 Feb 1959

Sqn Ldr J L Price

 1 Aug 1959

DB

No 285 Squadron

 1 Dec 1941

Sqn Ldr J G Younghusband

17 Feb 1943

Sqn Ldr H F Morley

 1 Mar 1944

Sqn Ldr G F Hann

26 Jun 1945

DB

No 286 Squadron

17 Nov 1941

Vacant

30 Dec 1941

Sqn Ldr H R Allen

 1 May 1942

Sqn Ldr M C B Boddington

11 Sep 1942

Sqn Ldr D G Smallwood DFC

12 Jun 1943

Sqn Ldr F P 'Dimmy' Joyce

16 May 1945

DB

No 287 Squadron

19 Nov 1941

Flt Lt R Smith

 4 Dec 1941

Sqn Ldr R Smith

21 Oct 1942

Sqn Ldr G R Mack

25 Feb 1946

Sqn Ldr D Lenton

15 Jun 1946

DB

No 288 Squadron

18 Nov 1941

Flt Lt B P A Vallance

13 Dec 1941

Sqn Ldr B P A Vallance

1 May 1942

Flt Lt/Sqn Ldr P G Thornton-Brown (Sqn Ldr from 16 Jun 1942)

 4 Apr 1943

Sqn Ldr A DaCosta AFC

23 Mar 1945

Flt Lt Pawsey

 3 Apr 1945

Sqn Ldr Sampson

xx Jun 1945

Sqn Ldr O R W Hammerbeck

29 Apr 1946

Sqn Ldr C A Hansen

15 Jun 1946

DB

16 Mar 1953

Squadron reformed

xx Mar 1953

Sqn Ldr H H Henderson

xx Aug 1955

Sqn Ldr C Warren

30 Sep 1957

DB

No 289 Squadron

17 Nov 1941

Flt Lt J R C Young

 3 Dec 1941

Sqn Ldr J R C Young

25 Mar 1942

Sqn Ldr J P Wells

xx Feb 1945

Sqn Ldr E B Davis

26 Jun 1945

DB

No 290 Squadron

 1 Dec 1943

Flt Lt T G Westlake

 6 Jan 1944

Sqn Ldr T G Westlake (KIFA 15 Apr 1944)

25 Apr 1944

Sqn Ldr H S Cavendish

 8 Sep 1945

Sqn Ldr A W Darby

27 Oct 1945

DB

No 291 Squadron

1 Dec 1943 Flt Lt J D Benson AFC

21 Jan 1944

Sqn Ldr G Cohen (posted 28 Jun 1944)

xx Jul 1944

Sqn Ldr H S Lusk

25 Jan 1945

Sqn Ldr O R W Hammerbeck

26 Jun 1945

DB

No 292 Squadron

 1 Feb 1944

Wg Cdr E A Starling

15 Jun 1945

DB

No 293 Squadron

28 Nov 1943

Sqn Ldr R W Pye

 8 Oct 1944

Sqn Ldr W R Gellatly RNZAF

25 Jul 1945

Sqn Ldr R J Cruttenden

5 Apr 1946

DB

No 294 Squadron

24 Sep 1943

Flt Lt/Sqn Ldr S A M Morrison (Sqn Ldr 17 Nov 1943)

10 Jan 1944

Wg Cdr R G M Walker DFC

 4 Mar 1945

Wg Cdr D B Bennett DFC

 8 Apr 1946

DB

No 295 Squadron

 7 Aug 1942

Sqn Ldr A B Wilkinson [Temp]

29 Aug 1942

Wg Cdr G P Marvin

 1 Jan 1943

Wg Cdr P V M Lysaght [Temp]

19 Feb 1943

Sqn Ldr L C Bartram [Temp]

xx Mar 1943

Wg Cdr Brian R Macnamara; later A/Cdre

14 Sep 1944

Wg Cdr H E Angell DFC

xx Nov 1945

Wg Cdr R N Stidolph

21 Jan 1946

DB

 1 Feb 1946

Wg Cdr L C Bartram

 1 Apr 1946

DB

10 Sep 1947

Sqn Ldr J Douglas

 1 Oct 1948

DB

No 296 Squadron

25 Jan 1942

Sqn Ldr P B N Davis

30 Jun 1942

Sqn Ldr A B Wilkinson

25 Jul 1942

Gp Capt B A J Crummy

26 Oct 1942

Wg Cdr P R May AFC (KIA 12 Jul 1943)

15 Jul 1943

Wg Cdr L C Bartram (Admitted to hospital 25 Aug 1943)

26 Aug 1943

Wg Cdr D I McMonnies

12 Sep 1944

Wg Cdr T C Musgrave

xx Nov 1945

Wg Cdr H E Angell

23 Jan 1946

DB

No 297 Squadron

22 Jan 1942

Wg Cdr B A Oakley

27 Apr 1942

Wg Cdr R B Wardman AFC

 1 Feb 1943

Wg Cdr G F K Donaldson DFC, AFC

13 Aug 1943

Wg Cdr N B Hallmark AFC [Temp]

31 Aug 1943

Wg Cdr R W G Kitley

 4 Nov 1943

Sqn Ldr. P B N Davis DSO

29 Dec 1943

Wg Cdr J G Minifie

14 Sep 1944

Wg Cdr J R Grice

 4 Dec 1944

Wg Cdr E G Dean DFC

 1 Apr 1946

DB

 1 Apr 1946

Wg Cdr L C Bartram

21 Jan 1947

Sqn Ldr N H Elliot

18 Dec 1947

Sqn Ldr I M R Brownlie

xx Jan 1950

Sqn Ldr C V Beadon DFC

15 Nov 1950

DB

No 298 Squadron

24 Aug 1942

Plt Off C I Margery (Adjutant)

14 Sep 1942

Sqn Ldr L C Bartram

 7 Oct 1942

Formation suspended

4 Nov 1943

Squadron reformed

4 Nov 1943

Sqn Ldr G H Briggs (OC, 'A' Flight)

4 Dec 1943

Wg Cdr D H Duder DSO, DFC

19 Jan 1945

Wg Cdr Law-Wright DSC, DFC

17 Apr 1945

Wg Cdr J Stewart DFC

xx Jul 1945

Wg Cdr A G Norman, DFC

 1 Apr 1946

Wg Cdr W G Gardiner, DFC, AFC

21 Dec 1946

DB

No 299 Squadron

4 Nov 1943

Wg Cdr R W G Kitley

28 Dec 1943

Wg Cdr P B N Davis DSO

19 Sep 1944

Wg Cdr P N Jennings [Temp]

 1 Nov 1944

Wg Cdr C B R Colenso DFC

31 Dec 1944

Wg Cdr P N Jennings

xx Sep 1945

Wg Cdr R N Stidolph

15 Feb 1946

DB

[No 261 Sqn | No 262 Sqn | No 263 Sqn | No 264 Sqn | No 265 Sqn | No 266 Sqn | No 267 Sqn | No 268 Sqn | No 269 Sqn | 270 Sqn | 271 Sqn | 272 Sqn | 273 Sqn | 274 Sqn | 275 Sqn | 276 Sqn | 277 Sqn | 278 Sqn | 279 Sqn | 280 Sqn| No 281 Sqn | No 282 Sqn | No 283 Sqn | No 284 Sqn | No 285 Sqn | No 286 Sqn | No 287 Sqn | No 288 Sqn | No 289 Sqn | No 290 Sqn | No 291 Sqn | No 292 Sqn | No 293 Sqn | No 294 Sqn | No 295 Sqn | No 296 Sqn | No 297 Sqn | No 298 Sqn | No 299 Sqn]

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