Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
HQ Transport Command Personnel, locations and units 1943 - 1945
[Dec 1943 | Jun 1944 | Jun 1945 | Jul 1945 | Aug 1945 | Sep 1945]
This Command was formed on 25 March 1943 at Bush House, London WC2 before moving to Harrow on 15 April, taking control of No 44 (Transport) Group, 45 (Transport) Group and 216 (Transport) Group the same day.
Location | Controlled |
Harrow, Middlesex |
Groups: - Stations: -
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
ACM | Sir Frederick W Bowhill | 25 Mar 1943 | Air Officer Commanding, GBE, KCB, CMG, DSO |
AVM | Alfred C Collier | 4 Oct 1943 | Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE |
A/Cdre | Albert Fletcher | 23 Mar 1943 | Deputy Air Officer i/c Administration, CMG, CBE, MC |
Air Staff | |||
A/Cdre | Herbert G Brackley | 24 Mar 1943 | Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DSO, DSC |
Gp Capt | P S Foss | 25 Mar 1943 | Operations |
Gp Capt | S A Dismore | 20 May 1943 | Plans |
Wg Cdr | G R Stroud | 8 Apr 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | R C H Monk | 15 Apr 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | Harry Burton | 28 May 1943 | DSO; later AM |
Wg Cdr | B J McGinn | 28 Jun 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | H A Dalrymple-White | 23Aug 1943 | DFC |
Operations Room | |||
Wg Cdr | J A H Tuck | 11 Sep 1943 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | G Rowbotham | 29 Apr 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | C B Thompson | 8 May 1943 | |
Traffic | |||
Gp Capt | R C Vaughan | 16 May 1943 | Chief Traffic Officer |
Wg Cdr | G F Turberville | 16 May 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | J N Bamford | 17 May 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | Antony G Dudgeon | 7 Aug 1943 | AFC; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | J E Adams | 19 May 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | H J Pyatt | 16 May 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | R S Thomas | 23 Oct 1943 | |
Flying Control | |||
Wg Cdr | D M Faure | 19 Apr 1943 | Intelligence |
Wg Cdr | G J H Jeffs | 22 Jul 1943 | MVO |
Sqn Ldr | A R H Downing | 13 Apr 1943 | Intelligence |
Sqn Ldr | J O Davis | 20 May 1943 | Security |
Sqn Ldr | L J W P Fountain | 25 Sep 1943 | |
Training | |||
Gp Capt | J A Newton | 3 May 1943 | Command Training Officer |
Wg Cdr | N M S Russell | 6 Jul 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | B T Aikman | 7 Aug 1943 | Navigation |
Sqn Ldr | R A R Chalmers | 8 Jun 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | A Leitch | 18 Jun 1943 | |
Signals | |||
Gp Capt | William S Hebden | 5 Apr 1943 | Chief Signals Officer; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | L Maxwell-Muller | 30 May 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | K Slater | 7 Apr 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | M L D Metcalfe | 19 Apr 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | R A E Ellis | 8 May 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | F L C Butcher | 16 Jun 1943 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Gp Capt | F Carpenter | 1 Jun 1943 | Organisation Duties |
Gp Capt | C A B Wilcock | 1 Jun 1943 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer |
Wg Cdr | M Banks | 2 Apr 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | J H Currie | 21 Jul 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | C G L Bowley | 1 Nov 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | E Hills | 22 May 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | R G Greaves | 16 Jul 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | J W Telfer | 11 Jun 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | N Lawson | 1 May 1943 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Engineer | |||
Gp Capt | J D Greaves | 21 Apr 1943 | Command Engineer Officer |
Wg Cdr | T Joyce-Clarke | 28 Apr 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | S Allard | 30 Apr 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | J D de S McElwain | 30 Apr 1943 | |
Armament | |||
Sqn Ldr | H Dinwoodie | 14 Jul 1943 | OBE, MC |
Equipment | |||
Gp Capt | Ord D Allerton | 13 Apr 1943 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | E J Stephens | 6 Apr 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | C F Moseley | 8 Apr 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | D P Singleton | 9 Apr 1943 | |
Accountant | |||
Gp Capt | Percy J Farmer | 26 Apr 1943 | later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | M A Frost | 15 Jun 1943 | |
Medical | |||
Gp Capt | L M Corbet | 1 May 1943 | Principal Medical Officer, MB, BS |
Wg Cdr | C J Hackett | 5 Jul 1943 | MD, BS, MRCP, DTM&H |
Meteorological | |||
Mr | D A Davies | 15 Mar 1943 | Senior Meteorological Officer, MSc |
Educational | |||
Mr | C H Sleightholme | 28 Jun 1943 | Command Education Officer, BSc, RAFVR |
Works | |||
Mr | H G Gates | 10 May 1943 | Chief Engineer, CBE |
WAAF Staff Officers | |||
Sqn Off | A F Gauld | 12 May 1943 | WAAF |
RAF Regiment | |||
Lt Col | A P V Pigot | 1 May 1943 | |
Maj |
J L Hadfield | 27 Jul 1943 | MC |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Sqn Ldr | H R Duffield Harding | 4 Jun 1943 | Catering |
Sqn Ldr | R H Mallins | 4 Jun 1943 | Mechanical Transport |
Sqn Ldr | A D R Carcoe | 22 Jun 1943 | Signals Security |
Sqn Ldr | A C M Jackaman | 14 Jul 1943 | Admin Liaison at Port Lyautey |
Sqn Ldr | R A Coleman | 31 Aug 1943 | Anti-Gas Fire Officer, MBE |
Source - December 1943 Confidential Air Force List
Location | Controlled |
Harrow, Middlesex |
Groups: -
Stations: -
Other units: -
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
ACM | Sir Frederick W Bowhill | 25 Mar 1943 | Air Officer Commanding, GBE, KCB, CMG, DSO |
AVM | Alfred C Collier | 4 Oct 1943 | Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE |
A/Cdre | Albert Fletcher | 23 Mar 1943 | Deputy Air Officer i/c Administration, CMG, CBE, MC |
Air Staff | |||
A/Cdre | Herbert G Brackley | 24 Mar 1943 | Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DSO, DSC |
Gp Capt | P S Foss | 25 Mar 1943 | Operations |
Gp Capt | S A Dismore | 20 May 1943 | Plans |
Wg Cdr | G R Stroud | 8 Apr 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | R C H Monk | 15 Apr 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | Harry Burton | 28 May 1943 | DSO; later AM |
Wg Cdr | B J McGinn | 28 Jun 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | George P Seymour-Price | 11 Jan 1943 | later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | W A Tansley | 21 Dec 1943 | |
Maj | R M Hillary | 3 Aug 1943 | |
Operations Room | |||
Wg Cdr | T A S Harpham | 6 Jan 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | G Rowbotham | 29 Apr 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | C B Thompson | 8 May 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | F H Wallis | 4 Feb 1944 | |
Traffic | |||
Gp Capt | R C Vaughan | 16 May 1943 | Chief Traffic Officer, MC |
Wg Cdr | J N Bamford | 17 May 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | J E Adams | 19 May 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | H J Pyatt | 16 May 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | J H Hibbert | 11 Jan 1944 | |
Flying Control | |||
Wg Cdr | D M Faure | 19 Apr 1943 | Intelligence |
Wg Cdr | G J H Jeffs | 22 Jul 1943 | MVO |
Sqn Ldr | A R H Downing | 13 Apr 1943 | Intelligence |
Sqn Ldr | J O Davis | 20 May 1943 | Security |
Sqn Ldr | R P Gillespie | 1 Feb 1944 | |
Training | |||
Gp Capt | J A Newton | 3 May 1943 | Command Training Officer |
Wg Cdr | H J A Williams | 4 Feb 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | B T Aikman | 7 Aug 1943 | Navigation, DFC |
Sqn Ldr | R A R Chalmers | 8 Jun 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | A Leitch | 18 Jun 1943 | |
Signals | |||
Gp Capt | William S Hebden | 5 Apr 1943 | Chief Signals Officer; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | L Maxwell-Muller | 30 May 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | K Slater | 7 Apr 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | M L D Metcalfe | 19 Apr 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | R A E Ellis | 8 May 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | F L C Butcher | 16 Jun 1943 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Gp Capt | F Carpenter | 1 Jun 1943 | Organisation Duties |
Gp Capt | C A B Wilcock | 1 Jun 1943 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC |
Wg Cdr | M Banks | 2 Apr 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | J H Currie | 21 Jul 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | C G L Bowley | 1 Nov 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | E Hills | 22 May 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | R G Greaves | 16 Jul 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | N Lawson | 1 May 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | T W H Gailey | 17 Jan 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | G Manger | 29 Jan 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | J W B Davis | 11 Jan 1944 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Engineer | |||
Gp Capt | J D Greaves | 21 Apr 1943 | Command Engineer Officer |
Wg Cdr | T Joyce-Clarke | 28 Apr 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | J D de S McElwain | 30 Apr 1943 | |
Armament | |||
Sqn Ldr | H Dinwoodie | 14 Jul 1943 | OBE, MC |
Equipment | |||
Gp Capt | Ord D Allerton | 13 Apr 1943 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | E J Stephens | 6 Apr 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | C F Moseley | 8 Apr 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | D P Singleton | 9 Apr 1943 | |
Accountant | |||
Gp Capt | Percy J Farmer | 26 Apr 1943 | later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | M A Frost | 15 Jun 1943 | |
Medical | |||
Gp Capt | L M Corbet | 1 May 1943 | Principal Medical Officer, MB, BS |
Wg Cdr | E B Harvey | 22 Dec 1943 | MRCS, LRCP |
Meteorological | |||
Mr | D A Davies | 15 Mar 1943 | Senior Meteorological Officer, MSc |
Educational | |||
Mr | C H Sleightholme | 28 Jun 1943 | Command Education Officer, BSc, RAFVR |
Works | |||
Mr | H G Gates | 10 May 1943 | Chief Engineer, CBE |
WAAF Staff Officers | |||
Sqn Off | A F Gauld | 12 May 1943 | WAAF |
RAF Regiment | |||
Lt Col | A P V Pigot | 1 May 1943 | |
Maj | J L Hadfield | 27 Jul 1943 | MC |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Wg Cdr | H S Gawler | 20 Jan 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | G S McDougall | Canadian Liaison | |
Sqn Ldr | H R Duffield Harding | 4 Jun 1943 | Catering |
Sqn Ldr | R H Mallins | 4 Jun 1943 | Mechanical Transport |
Sqn Ldr | A D R Carcoe | 22 Jun 1943 | Signals Security |
Sqn Ldr | R A Coleman | 31 Aug 1943 | Anti-Gas Fire Officer, MBE |
Sqn Ldr | J Sears | Australian Liaison |
Source - June 1944 Confidential Air Force List
It moved to Bushy Park in Middlesex on 17 April 1945.
Location | Controlled |
Harrow, Middlesex |
Groups: -
Other units: -
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AM | Hon Sir Ralph A Cochrane | 15 Feb 1945 | Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, AFC; later ACM |
AVM | Alfred C Collier | 4 Oct 1943 | Deputy Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, CB, CBE |
A/Cdre | Sidney E Storrar | 4 Sep 1944 | Air Officer i/c Administration, CBE |
A/Cdre | Alexander H Montgomery | 22 Feb 1945 | Deputy Air Officer i/c Administration, CBE |
Personal Appointments | |||
Fg Off | G Durrant | 1 Mar 1945 | PA to AOC-in-C |
SO | V M Kennard | 15 Dec 1945 | PA to DAOC-in-C |
Air Staff | |||
AVM | Arthur L Fiddament | 16 Sep 1944 | Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DFC |
A/Cdre | Herbert G Brackley | 24 Mar 1943 | Deputy Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DSO, DSC |
A/Cdre | Albert Fletcher | 23 Mar 1943 | CMG, CBE, MC |
A/Cdre | David N Roberts | 30 Dec 1944 | OBE, AFC |
Gp Capt | S A Dismore | 20 May 1943 | Plans |
Gp Capt | R B Wardman | 27 Dec 1944 | OBE, AFC |
Gp Capt | F J Fenton | 1 Jan 1945 | |
Gp Capt | J B Veal | 23 Oct 1944 | AFC |
Wg Cdr | George P Seymour-Price | 11 Jan 1943 | later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | F M Benito | 21 Dec 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | R McE Motram | 10 Dec 1944 | DFC |
Wg Cdr | L V E Atkinson | 6 Jan 1945 | DSO, DFC |
Wg Cdr | Dennis F Rixson | 17 Jul 1944 | OBE, DFC; later A/Cdre |
Lt Col | W J Stopford | 23 Apr 1944 | |
Lt Col | R M Hilary | 3 Aug 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | W A Tansley | 21 Dec 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | B L Watkin | 13 Dec 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | E G O'Kelly | 26 Dec 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | J V Riley | 14 Dec 1944 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | F L Beverley | 18 Sep 1944 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | E G Outram | 14 Dec 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | J H Hibbert | 11 Jan 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | C A Vernieux | 18 Jan 1945 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | J R Stbbing | 1 Feb 1945 | |
Operations Room | |||
Wg Cdr | R W Hurst | 10 Nov 1944 | |
Traffic | |||
Gp Capt | H Hilliar | 1 Jun 1945 | Chief Traffic Officer, CBE |
Wg Cdr | H J A Williams | 12 May 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | J N Bamford | 17 May 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | J E Adams | 19 May 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | H J Pyatt | 16 May 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | S A Hogg | 18 Dec 1944 | |
Air Routes | |||
Wg Cdr | W A Richardson | 21 Jan 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | C A Case | 15 Jan 1945 | |
Intelligence | |||
Wg Cdr | D M Faure | 19 Apr 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | A R H Downing | 13 Apr 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | J O Davis | 20 May 1943 | Security |
Sqn Ldr | O H Glazebrook | 17 Jun 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | R H Brown | 29 Jan 1945 | |
Flying Control | |||
Gp Capt | G J H Jeffs | 22 Jul 1943 | MVO |
Wg Cdr | H W Badger | 10 Jun 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | R F Bulstrode | 15 Feb 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | W F Baker | 8 May 1944 | |
Training | |||
Gp Capt | J A Newton | 3 May 1943 | Command Training Officer, AFC |
Wg Cdr | H L Derwent | 2 May 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | Dudley S Radford | 7 Feb 1945 | DSO, DFC, AFC; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | A S Douglas | 11 Dec 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | W E M Price | 31 Aug 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | F C Bradley | 27 May 1944 | |
Signals | |||
A/Cdre | George P Chamberlain | 11 Dec 1944 | Chief Signals Officer, OBE; later AVM |
Gp Capt | William S Hebden | 5 Apr 1943 | later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | K Slater | 7 Apr 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | D G Viney | 7 Apr 1943 | OBE |
Wg Cdr | A Axe | 25 Aug 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | M L D Metcalfe | 19 Apr 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | R A E Ellis | 8 May 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | A D R Caroe | 4 Aug 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | C F Pearson | 15 Sep 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | H B Jefferies | 6 Oct 1944 | |
Navigators | |||
Gp Capt | John H Searby | 5 Apr 1945 | DSO, DFC; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | B T Aikman | 7 Aug 1943 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | N R Sharman | 19 Jun 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | V A Pengilley | 4 Nov 1944 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Gp Capt | 16 Oct 1944 | Organisation Duties, DSO; later AVM | |
Gp Capt | C A B Wilcock | 1 Jun 1943 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC |
Wg Cdr | E J Ellis | 11 Dec 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | J H Currie | 21 Jul 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | L Wright | 29 Dec 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | A R Cooper | 14 Feb 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | J F H Booth | 3 Jun 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | N Lawson | 1 May 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | E Hills | 22 May 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | R G Greaves | 16 Jul 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | K G Marsh | 22 Nov 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | J N Britton | 15 Mar 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | R F T Paterson | 2 Mar 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | R McLeari | 30 Aug 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | R F Barnard | 1 Jan 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | WE W C G Tussaud | ||
Sqn Ldr | A P G Hyde | 6 Jan 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | H J Fradley | 1 Jan 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | J Cadell | 14 Feb 1945 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Engineer | |||
A/Cdre | Leslie G Harvey | 19 Sep 1944 | Command Engineer Officer; later AM |
Gp Capt | John J Murphy | 19 Sep 1944 | later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | H Cadman | 29 Jan 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | A J Nicholas | 29 Jan 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | F White | 22 Jan 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | H H Sims | 4 Nov 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | C Payne | 20 Feb 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | A C Tomlinson | 14 Dec 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | W G Ellison | 11 Jan 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | G A S Palmer | 11 Jan 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | J D de S McElwain | 30 Apr 1943 | |
Equipment | |||
A/Cdre | Edward C Farman | 4 Jun 1945 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer, CBE; later AVM |
Gp Capt | Ord D Allerton | 13 Apr 1943 | OBE; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | C F Moseley | 8 Apr 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | D P Singleton | 9 Apr 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | P H Thomson | 8 Nov 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | J A L North | 24 Apr 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | C Everitt | 15 Mar 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | C D Rothwell | 2 Nov 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | R H Banham | 15 Nov 1944 | |
Accountant | |||
Wg Cdr | M A Frost | 15 Jun 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | F W Judge | 18 Jan 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | T G Garden | 19 Mar 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | S E Phillips | 19 Mar 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | M Garvin | 30 Nov 1944 | |
Medical | |||
AVM | D'A Power | Principal Medical Officer, MC, MRCS, LRCP | |
Gp Capt | L M Corbet | 1 May 1943 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer, CBE, MB, BS |
Wg Cdr | E B Harvey | 22 Dec 1943 | MRCS, LRCP |
Sqn Ldr (Mrs) | W M Hartley | 30 Jul 1943 | MB, ChB |
Meteorological | |||
Wg Cdr | D A Davies | 15 Mar 1943 | Senior Meteorological Officer, MSc |
Educational | |||
Mr | W C V Thomas | 28 Mat 1945 | Command Education Officer, MA, RAFVR |
Works | |||
Mr | H G Gates | 10 May 1943 | Chief Engineer, CBE |
WAAF Staff Officers | |||
Wg Off | R M Bradshaw | 19 Oct 1944 | WAAF |
Sqn Off | H M Laborde | 6 Jul 1944 | WAAF |
RAF Regiment | |||
Lt Col | A P V Pigot | 1 May 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | H S Rowsell | 5 May 1944 | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Wg Cdr | H S Gawler | 20 Jan 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | W A G O'Brien | 15 Nov 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | H R Duffield Harding | 4 Jun 1943 | Catering |
Sqn Ldr | R H Mallins | 4 Jun 1943 | Mechanical Transport |
Sqn Ldr | R A Coleman | 31 Aug 1943 | Anti-Gas Fire Officer, MBE |
Sqn Ldr | C Volk | 23 May 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | H J Willsmer | 29 May 1944 | Provost and Security Liaison |
Sqn Ldr | V W Neate | 20 Sep 1944 |
Source - June 1945 Confidential Air Force List
Location | Controlled |
Harrow, Middlesex |
Groups: -
Other units: -
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AM | Hon Sir Ralph A Cochrane | 15 Feb 1945 | Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, AFC; later ACM |
AVM | Alfred C Collier | 4 Oct 1943 | Deputy Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, CB, CBE |
A/Cdre | Sidney E Storrar | 4 Sep 1944 | Air Officer i/c Administration, CBE |
A/Cdre | Alexander H Montgomery | 22 Feb 1945 | Deputy Air Officer i/c Administration, CBE |
Personal Appointments | |||
Fg Off | G Durrant | 1 Mar 1945 | PA to AOC-in-C |
SO | V M Kennard | 15 Dec 1945 | PA to DAOC-in-C |
Air Staff | |||
AVM | Arthur L Fiddament | 16 Sep 1944 | Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DFC |
A/Cdre | Herbert G Brackley | 24 Mar 1943 | Deputy Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DSO, DSC |
A/Cdre | Albert Fletcher | 23 Mar 1943 | CMG, CBE, MC |
A/Cdre | David N Roberts | 30 Dec 1944 | OBE, AFC |
Gp Capt | S A Dismore | 20 May 1943 | Plans |
Gp Capt | R B Wardman | 27 Dec 1944 | OBE, AFC |
Gp Capt | F J Fenton | 1 Jan 1945 | |
Gp Capt | J B Veal | 23 Oct 1944 | AFC |
Wg Cdr | George P Seymour-Price | 11 Jan 1943 | later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | F M Benito | 21 Dec 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | R McE Motram | 10 Dec 1944 | DFC |
Wg Cdr | L V E Atkinson | 6 Jan 1945 | DSO, DFC |
Wg Cdr | Dennis F Rixson | 17 Jul 1944 | OBE, DFC; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | T W H Gailey | 30 May 1945 | |
Lt Col | R M Hilary | 3 Aug 1943 | |
Operations Room | |||
Wg Cdr | R W Hurst | 10 Nov 1944 | |
Traffic | |||
Gp Capt | H Hilliar | 1 Jun 1945 | Chief Traffic Officer, CBE |
Wg Cdr | H J A Williams | 12 May 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | E R Smouha | 2 May 1945 | |
Accident Investigation | |||
Wg Cdr | A L Derwent | 12 May 1945 | |
Air Routes | |||
Wg Cdr | W A Richardson | 21 Jan 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | C A Case | 15 Jan 1945 | |
Intelligence | |||
Wg Cdr | D M Faure | 19 Apr 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | A R H Downing | 13 Apr 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | J O Davis | 20 May 1943 | Security |
Flying Control | |||
Gp Capt | G J H Jeffs | 22 Jul 1943 | MVO |
Wg Cdr | H W Badger | 10 Jun 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | E H Freshfied | 20 Jun 1945 | |
Training | |||
Gp Capt | J A Newton | 3 May 1943 | Command Training Officer, AFC |
Wg Cdr | Dudley S Radford | 7 Feb 1945 | DSO, DFC, AFC; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | A S Douglas | 11 Dec 1944 | |
Signals | |||
A/Cdre | George P Chamberlain | 11 Dec 1944 | Chief Signals Officer, OBE; later AVM |
Gp Capt | William S Hebden | 5 Apr 1943 | later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | D G Viney | 7 Apr 1943 | OBE |
Wg Cdr | A Axe | 25 Aug 1944 | |
Navigators | |||
Gp Capt | John H Searby | 5 Apr 1945 | DSO, DFC; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | B T Aikman | 7 Aug 1943 | DFC |
Administrative Staff | |||
Gp Capt | 16 Oct 1944 | Organisation Duties, DSO; later AVM | |
Gp Capt | C A B Wilcock | 1 Jun 1943 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC |
Gp Capt | J E Allen | 29 Nov 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | E J Ellis | 11 Dec 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | J H Currie | 21 Jul 1943 | MBE |
Wg Cdr | A R Cooper | 14 Feb 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | J F H Booth | 3 Jun 1944 | DFC |
Wg Cdr | N Lawson | 1 May 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | M E Davis | 24 Apr 1945 | AFC |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Engineer | |||
A/Cdre | Leslie G Harvey | 19 Sep 1944 | Command Engineer Officer; later AM |
Gp Capt | John J Murphy | 19 Sep 1944 | later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | H Cadman | 29 Jan 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | A J Nicholas | 29 Jan 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | F White | 22 Jan 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | H H Sims | 4 Nov 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | C Payne | 20 Feb 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | N C N Davis | 14 Dec 1944 | |
Armament | |||
Wg Cdr | B T Crose | 27 Jan 1945 | |
Equipment | |||
A/Cdre | Edward C Farman | 4 Jun 1945 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer, CBE; later AVM |
Gp Capt | Ord D Allerton | 13 Apr 1943 | OBE; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | G Lister | 1 Nov 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | D P Singleton | 9 Apr 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | P H Thomson | 8 Nov 1944 | |
Accountant | |||
Wg Cdr | M A Frost | 15 Jun 1943 | |
Medical | |||
AVM | D'A Power | 27 May 1945 | Principal Medical Officer, MC, MRCS, LRCP |
Gp Capt | A T G Thomas | 16 Apr 1945 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer, MB, BS, DTH |
Wg Cdr | C C Barker | 30 Mar 1945 | AFC, MB, ChB |
Wg Cdr | J S Wilson | 26 Mar 1945 | MB, ChB |
Meteorological | |||
Wg Cdr | D A Davies | 15 Mar 1943 | Senior Meteorological Officer, MSc |
Educational | |||
Mr | W C V Thomas | 28 Mat 1945 | Command Education Officer, MA, RAFVR |
Works | |||
Mr | H G Gates | 10 May 1943 | Chief Engineer, CBE |
WAAF Staff Officers | |||
Wg Off | R M Bradshaw | 19 Oct 1944 | WAAF |
Sqn Off | H M Laborde | 6 Jul 1944 | WAAF |
RAF Regiment | |||
Lt Col | A P V Pigot | 1 May 1943 | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Wg Cdr | W M Dixon | 18 Nov 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | H S Gawler | 20 Jan 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | R H Malins | 4 Jun 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | H J Willsmer | 29 May 1944 | Provost and Security Liaison |
Source - July 1945 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/3839)
Location | Controlled |
Harrow, Middlesex |
Groups: -
Other units: -
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AM | Hon Sir Ralph A Cochrane | 15 Feb 1945 | Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, AFC; later ACM |
AVM | Alfred C Collier | 4 Oct 1943 | Deputy Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, CB, CBE |
A/Cdre | Sidney E Storrar | 4 Sep 1944 | Air Officer i/c Administration, CBE |
A/Cdre | Alexander H Montgomery | 22 Feb 1945 | Deputy Air Officer i/c Administration, CBE |
Personal Appointments | |||
Fg Off | G Durrant | 1 Mar 1945 | PA to AOC-in-C |
SO | V M Kennard | 15 Dec 1945 | PA to DAOC-in-C |
Air Staff | |||
AVM | Arthur L Fiddament | 16 Sep 1944 | Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DFC |
A/Cdre | Herbert G Brackley | 24 Mar 1943 | Deputy Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DSO, DSC |
A/Cdre | Albert Fletcher | 23 Mar 1943 | CMG, CBE, MC |
A/Cdre | David N Roberts | 30 Dec 1944 | OBE, AFC |
Gp Capt | S A Dismore | 20 May 1943 | Plans |
Gp Capt | R B Wardman | 27 Dec 1944 | OBE, AFC |
Gp Capt | F J Fenton | 1 Jan 1945 | |
Gp Capt | J B Veal | 23 Oct 1944 | AFC |
Wg Cdr | George P Seymour-Price | 11 Jan 1943 | later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | F M Benito | 21 Dec 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | R McE Motram | 10 Dec 1944 | DFC |
Wg Cdr | L V E Atkinson | 6 Jan 1945 | DSO, DFC |
Wg Cdr | Dennis F Rixson | 17 Jul 1944 | OBE, DFC; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | T W H Gailey | 30 May 1945 | |
Lt Col | R M Hilary | 3 Aug 1943 | |
Lt Col | W S Stopford | 23 Apr 1944 | |
Operations Room | |||
Wg Cdr | R W Hurst | 10 Nov 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | D W Triptree | 10 Jun 1945 | |
Traffic | |||
Gp Capt | H Hilliar | 1 Jun 1945 | Chief Traffic Officer, CBE |
Wg Cdr | E R Smouha | 2 May 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | J N Bamford | 1 Jan 1945 | |
Accident Investigation | |||
Wg Cdr | A L Derwent | 12 May 1945 | |
Air Routes | |||
Wg Cdr | W A Richardson | 21 Jan 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | C A Case | 15 Jan 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | B T Aikman | 1 Jun 1945 | DFC |
Intelligence | |||
Wg Cdr | D M Faure | 19 Apr 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | A R H Downing | 13 Apr 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | J O Davis | 20 May 1943 | Security |
Flying Control | |||
Gp Capt | G J H Jeffs | 22 Jul 1943 | MVO |
Wg Cdr | H W Badger | 10 Jun 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | E H Freshfied | 20 Jun 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | E C A Wing | 1 Jun 1945 | |
Training | |||
Gp Capt | J A Newton | 3 May 1943 | Command Training Officer, AFC |
Wg Cdr | Dudley S Radford | 7 Feb 1945 | DSO, DFC, AFC; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | A S Douglas | 11 Dec 1944 | |
Signals | |||
A/Cdre | George P Chamberlain | 11 Dec 1944 | Chief Signals Officer, OBE; later AVM |
Gp Capt | William S Hebden | 5 Apr 1943 | later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | D G Viney | 7 Apr 1943 | OBE |
Wg Cdr | A Axe | 25 Aug 1944 | |
Navigators | |||
Gp Capt | John H Searby | 5 Apr 1945 | DSO, DFC; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | H C Mitchell | 1 Jun 1945 | DSO, DFC |
Administrative Staff | |||
Gp Capt | 16 Oct 1944 | Organisation Duties, DSO; later AVM | |
Gp Capt | C A B Wilcock | 1 Jun 1943 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer, AFC |
Gp Capt | J E Allen | 29 Nov 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | J H Currie | 21 Jul 1943 | MBE |
Wg Cdr | A R Cooper | 14 Feb 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | J F H Booth | 3 Jun 1944 | DFC |
Wg Cdr | N Lawson | 1 May 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | M E Davis | 24 Apr 1945 | AFC |
Wg Cdr | L Wright | 29 Dec 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | R G Greaves | 4 Jun 1945 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Engineer | |||
A/Cdre | Leslie G Harvey | 19 Sep 1944 | Command Engineer Officer; later AM |
Gp Capt | John J Murphy | 19 Sep 1944 | later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | H Cadman | 29 Jan 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | A J Nicholas | 29 Jan 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | F White | 22 Jan 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | H H Sims | 4 Nov 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | C Payne | 20 Feb 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | N C N Davis | 14 Dec 1944 | |
Armament | |||
Wg Cdr | B T Crose | 27 Jan 1945 | |
Equipment | |||
A/Cdre | Edward C Farman | 4 Jun 1945 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer, CBE; later AVM |
Gp Capt | Ord D Allerton | 13 Apr 1943 | OBE; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | G Lister | 1 Nov 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | D P Singleton | 9 Apr 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | P H Thomson | 8 Nov 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | H R Duffield-Harding | 16 May 1945 | |
Accountant | |||
Wg Cdr | M A Frost | 15 Jun 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | T C Garden | 19 Mar 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | F W Judge | 18 Jan 1945 | |
Medical | |||
Gp Capt | A T G Thomas | 16 Apr 1945 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer, MB, BS, DTH |
Wg Cdr | C C Barker | 30 Mar 1945 | AFC, MB, ChB |
Wg Cdr | J S Wilson | 26 Mar 1945 | MB, ChB |
Meteorological | |||
Wg Cdr | D A Davies | 15 Mar 1943 | Senior Meteorological Officer, MSc |
Educational | |||
Mr | W C V Thomas | 28 Mat 1945 | Command Education Officer, MA, RAFVR |
Works | |||
Mr | H G Gates | 10 May 1943 | Chief Engineer, CBE |
WAAF Staff Officers | |||
Wg Off | R M Bradshaw | 19 Oct 1944 | WAAF |
Sqn Off | H M Laborde | 6 Jul 1944 | WAAF |
RAF Regiment | |||
Lt Col | A P V Pigot | 1 May 1943 | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Wg Cdr | W M Dixon | 18 Nov 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | H S Gawler | 20 Jan 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | R H Malins | 4 Jun 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | H J Willsmer | 29 May 1944 | Provost and Security Liaison |
Source - August 1945 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/3839)
Location | Controlled |
Harrow, Middlesex |
Groups: -
Other units: -
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AM | Hon Sir Ralph A Cochrane | 15 Feb 1945 | Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KBE, CB, AFC; later ACM |
AVM | Alfred C Collier | 4 Oct 1943 | Deputy Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, CB, CBE |
A/Cdre | Sidney E Storrar | 4 Sep 1944 | Air Officer i/c Administration, CBE |
A/Cdre | Alexander H Montgomery | 22 Feb 1945 | Deputy Air Officer i/c Administration, CBE |
Personal Appointments | |||
Fg Off | G Durrant | 1 Mar 1945 | PA to AOC-in-C |
SO | V M Kennard | 15 Dec 1945 | PA to DAOC-in-C |
Air Staff | |||
AVM | Arthur L Fiddament | 16 Sep 1944 | Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DFC |
A/Cdre | Herbert G Brackley | 24 Mar 1943 | Deputy Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DSO, DSC |
A/Cdre | Francis J St G Braithwaite | 14 Jul 1945 | Deputy SASO (1) OBE; later AVM |
A/Cdre | Roderick A Chisholm | 21 Jul 1945 | Deputy SASO (2) DSO, DFC |
A/Cdre | Edward H Fielden | 28 Jun 1945 | Deputy SASO (3) DFC, AFC; later AVM |
A/Cdre | Albert Fletcher | 23 Mar 1943 | CMG, CBE, MC |
A/Cdre | David N Roberts | 30 Dec 1944 | OBE, AFC |
Gp Capt | S A Dismore | 20 May 1943 | Plans |
Gp Capt | R B Wardman | 27 Dec 1944 | OBE, AFC |
Gp Capt | F J Fenton | 1 Jan 1945 | |
Gp Capt | J B Veal | 23 Oct 1944 | AFC |
Gp Capt | C A Masterman | 23 Jun 1945 | OBE, DFC |
Wg Cdr | George P Seymour-Price | 11 Jan 1943 | DFC; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | F M Benito | 21 Dec 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | R McE Motram | 10 Dec 1944 | DFC |
Wg Cdr | L V E Atkinson | 6 Jan 1945 | DSO, DFC |
Wg Cdr | Dennis F Rixson | 17 Jul 1944 | OBE, DFC; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | T W H Gailey | 30 May 1945 | |
Lt Col | R M Hilary | 3 Aug 1943 | |
Lt Col | W S Stopford | 23 Apr 1944 | |
Operations Room | |||
Wg Cdr | R W Hurst | 10 Nov 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | D W Triptree | 10 Jun 1945 | |
Traffic | |||
Gp Capt | H Hilliar | 1 Jun 1945 | Chief Traffic Officer, CBE |
Wg Cdr | E R Smouha | 2 May 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | J N Bamford | 1 Jan 1945 | |
Accident Investigation | |||
Wg Cdr | A L Derwent | 12 May 1945 | |
Air Routes | |||
Wg Cdr | W A Richardson | 21 Jan 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | C A Case | 15 Jan 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | B T Aikman | 1 Jun 1945 | DFC |
Intelligence | |||
Wg Cdr | D M Faure | 19 Apr 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | A R H Downing | 13 Apr 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | J O Davis | 20 May 1943 | Security |
Flying Control | |||
Gp Capt | G J H Jeffs | 22 Jul 1943 | MVO |
Wg Cdr | H W Badger | 10 Jun 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | E H Freshfied | 20 Jun 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | E C A Wing | 1 Jun 1945 | |
Training | |||
Gp Capt | J A Newton | 3 May 1943 | Command Training Officer, AFC |
Wg Cdr | Dudley S Radford | 7 Feb 1945 | DSO, DFC, AFC; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | A S Douglas | 11 Dec 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | Colin Scragg | 14 Jul 1945 | later AVM |
Signals | |||
A/Cdre | George P Chamberlain | 11 Dec 1944 | Chief Signals Officer, OBE; later AVM |
Gp Capt | J Shepherd-Smith | 30 Jul 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | D G Viney | 7 Apr 1943 | OBE |
Wg Cdr | A Axe | 25 Aug 1944 | |
Navigators | |||
Gp Capt | John H Searby | 5 Apr 1945 | DSO, DFC; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | H C Mitchell | 1 Jun 1945 | DSO, DFC |
Administrative Staff | |||
Gp Capt | 16 Oct 1944 | Organisation Duties, DSO; later AVM | |
Gp Capt | John Worrall | 9 Jul 1945 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DFC; later AVM |
Gp Capt | J E Allen | 29 Nov 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | J H Currie | 21 Jul 1943 | MBE |
Wg Cdr | A R Cooper | 14 Feb 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | J F H Booth | 3 Jun 1944 | DFC |
Wg Cdr | N Lawson | 1 May 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | M E Davis | 24 Apr 1945 | AFC |
Wg Cdr | L Wright | 29 Dec 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | R G Greaves | 4 Jun 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | F Murray | 2 Aug 1945 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Engineer | |||
A/Cdre | Leslie G Harvey | 19 Sep 1944 | Command Engineer Officer; later AM |
Gp Capt | John J Murphy | 19 Sep 1944 | later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | H Cadman | 29 Jan 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | A J Nicholas | 29 Jan 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | F White | 22 Jan 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | H H Sims | 4 Nov 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | C Payne | 20 Feb 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | N C N Davis | 14 Dec 1944 | |
Armament | |||
Wg Cdr | B T Crose | 27 Jan 1945 | |
Equipment | |||
A/Cdre | Edward C Farman | 4 Jun 1945 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer, CBE; later AVM |
Gp Capt | Ord D Allerton | 13 Apr 1943 | OBE; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | G Lister | 1 Nov 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | D P Singleton | 9 Apr 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | P H Thomson | 8 Nov 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | H R Duffield-Harding | 16 May 1945 | |
Accountant | |||
A/Cdre | Reginald Byrne | 1 Sep 1945 | Command Accountant MC |
Wg Cdr | M A Frost | 15 Jun 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | T C Garden | 19 Mar 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | F W Judge | 18 Jan 1945 | |
Medical | |||
AVM | D'A Power | 27 May 1945 | Principal Medical Officer, CBE, MC, MRCS, LRCP |
Gp Capt | A T G Thomas | 16 Apr 1945 | Deputy Principal Medical Officer, MB, BS, DTH |
Wg Cdr | J S Wilson | 26 Mar 1945 | MB, ChB |
Meteorological | |||
Wg Cdr | D A Davies | 15 Mar 1943 | Senior Meteorological Officer, MSc |
Educational | |||
Mr | W C V Thomas | 28 Mat 1945 | Command Education Officer, MA, RAFVR |
Works | |||
Mr | H G Gates | 10 May 1943 | Chief Engineer, CBE |
WAAF Staff Officers | |||
Wg Off | R M Bradshaw | 19 Oct 1944 | WAAF |
Sqn Off | H M Laborde | 6 Jul 1944 | WAAF |
RAF Regiment | |||
Lt Col | A P V Pigot | 1 May 1943 | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Wg Cdr | L H Fairbrother | 5 Jun 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | W M Dixon | 18 Nov 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | H S Gawler | 20 Jan 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | R H Malins | 4 Jun 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | H J Willsmer | 29 May 1944 | Provost and Security Liaison |
Source - September 1945 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/3839)
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