Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
HQ No 18 Group - Personnel 1970 - 1996
[1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975]
This Group was reformed on 28 November 1969 by redesignating Coastal Command which was absorbed into Strike Command on the same day.
Also HQ of Commander Maritime Air, Eastern Atlantic Area, Allied Command Atlantic (COMMAIREASTLANT), HQ Commander Maritime Air, Allied Command Channel (COMMAIRCHAN)
Location | Command | |
RAF Northwood | Strike Command |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AM | Sir Robert E Craven | 28 Nov 1969 | Air Officer Commanding, KBE, CB, DFC, MBIM |
Personal Appointment | |||
Sqn Ldr | S W R A Key | 8 Dec 1969 | PSO to AOC |
Flt Lt | F S Bebbington | 28 Nov 1969 | ADC to AOC, |
Air Staff | |||
AVM | Gordon Young | 28 Nov 1969 | Chief of Staff, CBE |
Nimrod Project Team | |||
Wg Cdr | D R Lock | 28 Nov 1969 | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | D Richards | 28 Nov 1969 | BA |
Signals Plans | |||
Wg Cdr | H J Lavery | 28 Nov 1969 | |
Sqn Ldr | A P Melbourne | 28 Nov 1969 | |
Air Plans | |||
Gp Capt | K W J Tarrant | 28 Nov 1969 | DFC |
Operations/Training | |||
A/Cdre | Brian G T Stanbridge | 28 Nov 1969 | MVO, AFC; later AVM |
Wg Cdr | J J Duncombe | 28 Nov 1969 | AFC |
Wg Cdr | J N Burgess | 28 Nov 1969 | MMar |
Wg Cdr | D I Fairbairn | 28 Nov 1969 | |
Wg Cdr | M H J Colman | 28 Nov 1969 | |
Sqn Ldr | T M Dyson | 28 Nov 1969 | |
Sqn Ldr | J W A Currie | 28 Nov 1969 | |
Sqn Ldr | R G Iles | 28 Nov 1969 | AFC |
Sqn Ldr | A G Scott | 28 Nov 1969 | MBE |
Sqn Ldr | J H Voaden | 28 Nov 1969 | |
Sqn Ldr | W A Westhead | 28 Nov 1969 | |
Sqn Ldr | G J Page | 28 Nov 1969 | |
Sqn Ldr | G A D Simpson | 28 Nov 1969 | |
Sqn Ldr | J W Scoble | 28 Nov 1969 | |
Joint Acoustic Analysis Centre | |||
Sqn Ldr | C J Dyer | 28 Nov 1969 | |
Meteorological | |||
Mr | P F Illsley | BSc | |
Instructors with Royal Navy | |||
Wg Cdr | D O Parry-Davies | 28 Nov 1969 | |
Sqn Ldr | J Morris | 28 Nov 1969 | BSc |
Categorisation Board | |||
Sqn Ldr | J D Denham | 28 Nov 1969 | |
Flight Safety Officer | |||
Sqn Ldr | E W Beer | 28 Nov 1969 | |
Intelligence | |||
Wg Cdr | A C Moore | 28 Nov 1969 | CEng, MIERE, AMBIM |
Sqn Ldr | D A Arm | 28 Nov 1969 | |
Security | |||
Sqn Ldr | J W P Kyle | 28 Nov 1969 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Gp Capt | J N Kentish | 28 Nov 1969 | Senior Officer i/c Administration, CBE, DFC |
Wg Cdr | G F Clarke | 28 Nov 1969 | |
Sqn Ldr | E L Nieass | 28 Nov 1969 | MBE |
Personnel | |||
Sqn Ldr | C P Reed | 28 Nov 1969 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DFC |
Physical Fitness | |||
Sqn Ldr | P H Jones | 28 Nov 1969 | |
Equipment Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | B E K Pemberton-Pigott | 28 Nov 1969 | |
Sqn Ldr | M A Howells | 28 Nov 1969 | |
Sqn Ldr | J E Freeman | 28 Nov 1969 | AMBIM |
Statistics Staff | |||
Mr | L Ridley | ||
Engineering Staff | |||
Gp Capt | J D Palmer | 28 Nov 1969 | Senior Officer Engineering, OBE, BSc, CEng, MIEE, DipEl |
Electrical Engineering | |||
Wg Cdr | A T Vacquier | 28 Nov 1969 | MIERE |
Sqn Ldr | R T Garton | 28 Nov 1969 | MBE |
Sqn Ldr | K W Drabble | 28 Nov 1969 | |
Sqn Ldr | D G Evans | 28 Nov 1969 | |
Maj | J E McNeil | 28 Nov 1969 | Canadian Forces |
Mechanical Engineering | |||
Wg Cdr | R M Morton | 28 Nov 1969 | CEng, AFRAeS, AMBIM |
Sqn Ldr | R Hallums | 28 Nov 1969 | |
Sqn Ldr | J F Smith | 28 Nov 1969 | |
Sqn Ldr | C K Davis | 28 Nov 1969 | |
Sqn Ldr | R L Cator | 28 Nov 1969 | MBE, AFRAeS |
Miscellaneous Appointment | |||
Wg Cdr | J E Jacobs | 16 Dec 1968 | OC RAF Northwood, OBE, AMBIM |
Source - Spring 1970 Air Force List
Source - Spring 1971 Air Force List
Source - Spring 1972 Air Force List
Source - Spring 1973 Air Force List
Source - Spring 1974 Air Force List
Source - Spring 1975 Air Force List
It was amalgamated with No 11 Group to form No 11/18 Group on 1 April 1996.
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