5 Group

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HQ No 5 Group Personnel, units and locations

[Jul 1937 | Jul 1938 | Jan 1939 | Apr 1939 | May 1939]

Reformed on 1 September 1937 at RAF Mildenhall from a nucleus provided by No 3 Group. The HQ moved to 'St Vincents' in Grantham on 2 October 1937.

July 1938

Location	Command
'St Vincents', Grantham	Bomber Command	SHQ Grantham SHQ Hemswell No 61 (Bomber) Squadron No 144 (Bomber) Squadron Misson Bombing Range SHQ Scampton No 49 (Bomber) Squadron No 83 (Bomber) Squadron SHQ Waddington No 44 (Bomber) Squadron No 50 (Bomber) Squadron No 110 (Bomber) Squadron

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
A/Cdre	William B Callaway	17 Aug 1937	Air Officer Commanding, AFC; later AVM
Air Staff
Wg Cdr	Meredith Thomas	6 May 1938	Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr	Herbert M Massey	10 Jul 1937	DSO, MC; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	Frederick L Pearce	3 Aug 1937	later A/Cdre
Flt Lt	H S Laws	31 Aug 1937
Personnel Staff
Wg Cdr	John A Boret	21 Oct 1937	Senior Personnel Staff Officer; MC,AFC; later AVM
Flt Lt	G E Gordon-Duff		RAFO
Attached to the Staff
Armament
Sqn Ldr	C M Champion de Crespigny	14 Sep 1937
Navigation
Sqn Ldr	E A Jones	8 Apr 1938
Services
Signals
Flt Lt	Michael Watson	6 Jul 1937	later A/Cdre
Warrant Officer
WO I	J H E Bailey	18 Oct 1937	Personnel Staff

Source - July 1938 Air Force List

January 1939

Location	Command
'St Vincents', Grantham	Bomber Command	SHQ Hemswell No 61 (Bomber) Squadron No 144 (Bomber) Squadron Misson Bombing Range SHQ Scampton No 49 (Bomber) Squadron No 83 (Bomber) Squadron SHQ Thornaby No 106 (Bomber) Squadron No 185 (Bomber) Squadron SHQ Waddington No 44 (Bomber) Squadron No 50 (Bomber) Squadron No 110 (Bomber) Squadron

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
A/Cdre	William B Callaway	17 Aug 1937	Air Officer Commanding, AFC; later AVM
Air Staff
Wg Cdr	Meredith Thomas	6 May 1938	Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr	Herbert M Massey	10 Jul 1937	DSO, MC; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	Frederick L Pearce	3 Aug 1937	later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	R J Clare-Hunt	8 Jul 1938
Sqn Ldr	F R Drew	2 Aug 1938
Flt Lt	H S Laws	31 Aug 1937
Personnel Staff
Wg Cdr	John A Boret	21 Oct 1937	Senior Personnel Staff Officer; MC,AFC; later AVM
Flt Lt	G E Gordon-Duff		RAFO
Attached to the Staff
Armament
Sqn Ldr	C M Champion de Crespigny	14 Sep 1937
Navigation
Sqn Ldr	E A Jones	8 Apr 1938
Services
Signals
Flt Lt	Michael Watson	6 Jul 1937	later A/Cdre
Warrant Officer
WO	J H E Bailey	18 Oct 1937	Personnel Staff
WO	A E East	26 Sep 1938	Signals

Source - January 1939 Air Force List

April 1939

Location	Command
'St Vincents', Grantham	Bomber Command	SHQ Finningley No 7 (Bomber) Squadron No 76 (Bomber) Squadron SHQ Hemswell No 61 (Bomber) Squadron No 144 (Bomber) Squadron Misson Bombing Range SHQ Scampton No 49 (Bomber) Squadron No 83 (Bomber) Squadron SHQ Thornaby No 106 (Bomber) Squadron No 185 (Bomber) Squadron SHQ Waddington No 44 (Bomber) Squadron No 50 (Bomber) Squadron No 110 (Bomber) Squadron

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
A/Cdre	William B Callaway	17 Aug 1937	Air Officer Commanding, AFC; later AVM
Personal Appointment
Fg Off	W B S Simpson	1 Nov 1938	Pilot and Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Wg Cdr	Meredith Thomas	6 May 1938	Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr	Herbert M Massey	10 Jul 1937	DSO, MC; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	R J Clare-Hunt	8 Jul 1938
Sqn Ldr	F R Drew	2 Aug 1938
Sqn Ldr	D D Christie	9 Jan 1939
Fg Off	I S Williams	9 Jan 1939
Personnel Staff
Wg Cdr	John A Boret	21 Oct 1937	Senior Personnel Staff Officer; MC,AFC; later AVM
Flt Lt	G E Gordon-Duff		RAFO
Attached to the Staff
Armament
Sqn Ldr	C M Champion de Crespigny	14 Sep 1937
Navigation
Sqn Ldr	E A Jones	8 Apr 1938
Services
Signals
Flt Lt	Michael Watson	6 Jul 1937	later A/Cdre
Warrant Officer
WO	J H E Bailey	18 Oct 1937	Personnel Staff
WO	A E East	26 Sep 1938	Signals

Source - April 1939 Confidential Air Force List

May 1939

Location	Command
'St Vincents', Grantham	Bomber Command	SHQ Finningley No 7 (Bomber) Squadron No 76 (Bomber) Squadron SHQ Hemswell No 61 (Bomber) Squadron No 144 (Bomber) Squadron Misson Bombing Range SHQ Scampton No 49 (Bomber) Squadron No 83 (Bomber) Squadron SHQ Thornaby No 106 (Bomber) Squadron No 185 (Bomber) Squadron SHQ Waddington No 44 (Bomber) Squadron No 50 (Bomber) Squadron

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
A/Cdre	William B Callaway	17 Aug 1937	Air Officer Commanding, AFC; later AVM
Personal Appointment
Fg Off	W B S Simpson	1 Nov 1938	Pilot and Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Wg Cdr	Meredith Thomas	6 May 1938	Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr	Herbert M Massey	10 Jul 1937	DSO, MC; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	R J Clare-Hunt	8 Jul 1938
Sqn Ldr	F R Drew	2 Aug 1938
Sqn Ldr	D D Christie	9 Jan 1939
Fg Off	I S Williams	9 Jan 1939
Personnel Staff
Wg Cdr	John A Boret	21 Oct 1937	Senior Personnel Staff Officer; MC,AFC; later AVM
Flt Lt	G E Gordon-Duff		RAFO
Attached to the Staff
Armament
Sqn Ldr	C M Champion de Crespigny	14 Sep 1937
Navigation
Sqn Ldr	E A Jones	8 Apr 1938
Services
Signals
Flt Lt	Michael Watson	6 Jul 1937	later A/Cdre
Miscellaneous
Lt	C D Chapman		Code and Cypher duties, late RAF
Warrant Officer
WO	J H E Bailey	18 Oct 1937	Personnel Staff
WO	A E East	26 Sep 1938	Signals

Source - May 1939 Confidential Air Force List

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