Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
HQ 3rd Tactical Air Force Personnel, locations and units
This Command was formed on 28 December 1943 at Comilla
Location | Command | Controlled |
Comilla | Eastern Air Command |
Groups: - Squadrons: -
Other Units: -
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AM | Sir John E A Baldwin | 16 Nov 1943 | Air Officer Commanding, KBE, CB, DSO, OBE |
A/Cdre | John M Mason | 16 Nov 1943 | Air Officer i/c Administration, DSC, DFC |
Personal Appointment | |||
Flt Lt | A R Hogben | 16 Nov 1943 | Personal Assistant to AOC |
Air Staff | |||
AVM | Gerald E Gibbs | 23 Dec 1943 | Senior Air Staff Officer, MC, later AM |
Gp Capt | Richard T Gething | 17 Oct 1943 | AFC; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | E A Whiteley | 16 Nov 1943 | DFC |
Wg Cdr | N G L Richards | 18 Oct 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | H C Stumm | 2 Aug 1943 | DFC |
Wg Cdr | D R Biggs | 19 Dec 1943 | DFC |
Wg Cdr | L J Fletcher | 20 Jul 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | H R Vaughan-Fowler | 16 Apr 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | M Vlasto | 20 Nov 1943 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | F K Hutchinson | 15 Nov 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | W R Tapper | 13 Jul 1942 | |
Sqn Ldr | W Duncan | 20 Sep 1942 | |
Sqn Ldr | R F Cox | 15 Nov 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | S C Boyton | 28 Nov 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | W B Page | 1 Feb 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | J V Marshall | 3 Nov 1943 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | G R Watson | 28 Oct 1943 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | C G Jeffries | 3 Nov 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | H T Grubb | 11 Sep 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | P T Patenall | 21 Nov 1943 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | G P Marvin | 15 Jan 1944 | Organisation |
Wg Cdr | H C Daish | 2 Aug 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | E N Lohmeyer | 30 Dec 1942 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer |
Wg Cdr | C A Webster | 25 Jan 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | W L Kerr | 29 Oct 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | G R T Williams | 9 Sep 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | W L Crossing | 14 Jan 1943 | DSO, DSC |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Engineer | |||
Wg Cdr | S J Jordan | 2 Oct 1943 | MBE |
Sqn Ldr | G V Meredith | 3 Apr 1943 | MBE |
Sqn Ldr | E F C Worthy | 28 Jan 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | S N Bourne | 18 Oct 1943 | |
Signals | |||
Gp Capt | C Turl | 31 Aug 1942 | OBE, DSM |
Wg Cdr | D Gooderham | 17 Mar 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | Albert D Jackson | 9 Apr 1943 | BSc; later A/Cdre |
Armament | |||
Wg Cdr | T M Buchanan | 15 Jan 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | A W Hayes | 14 Dec 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | W H Webber | 22 Mar 1944 | |
Equipment | |||
Sqn Ldr | J J Dutton | 22 Oct 1942 | |
Sqn Ldr | O H Downing | 8 Jan 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | E W Comins | 23 Sep 1943 | |
Accountant | |||
Wg Cdr | J Lambie | 1 Aug 1943 | |
Medical | |||
Gp Capt | R W White | 12 Feb 1944 | MRCS, LRCP |
Wg Cdr | G B Grayling | 18 Mar 1943 | MRCS, LRCP |
Sqn Ldr | R T Bevan | 20 Oct 1942 | MB, BCh, MRCS, LRCP |
Sqn Ldr | J E Horrocks | 20 Mar 1943 | MB, ChB |
Sqn Ldr | J P Bentley | 18 Mar 1943 | MB, BS, FRCS, LRCP |
Educational | |||
Mr | R Duckett | 8 Oct 1943 | RAFVR |
Meteorological | |||
Wg Cdr | A Grimes | 18 Nov 1943 | |
Aeronautical Inspection | |||
Fg Off | A A Goody | ||
RAF Regiment | |||
Wg Cdr | J L Fowke | 2 Oct 1943 | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Wg Cdr | W J Millen | 31 Aug 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | G V Ellam | 30 Jul 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | A J R Adam | 1 Jul 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | R H Dawson | 20 Jun 1943 |
Source - June 1944 Confidential Air Force List
It disbanded on 4 December 1944 by amalgamating with the RAF element of Eastern Air Command to form AHQ Bengal/Burma
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