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No 6 Group Personnel, units and locations

[Jul 1925 | Jul 1936 | Jul 1937 | Jul 1938 | Jan 1939 | Apr 1939 | May 1939]

July 1925

Location	Command
RAF Kenley	Inland Area	SHQ, RAF Kenley No 24 (Communications) Squadron - Kenley No 32 (Fighter) Squadron - Kenley No 56 (Fighter) Squadron - Biggin Hill Night Flying Flight - Biggin Hill SHQ, RAF Northolt No 41 (Fighter) Squadron - Northolt Inland Area Communication Flight - Northolt Superintendent of RAF Reserves - Northolt No 25 (Fighter) Squadron - Hawkinge No 175 (Fighter) Squadron - Hawkinge SHQ, RAF Duxford No 19 (Fighter) Squadron - Duxford No 29 (Fighter) Squadron - Duxford No 111 (Fighter) Squadron - Duxford

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
A/Cdre	Charles R Samson	19 May 1924	Air Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO, AFC
Wg Cdr	George F Pretyman	19 May 1924	DSO, OBE
Wg Cdr	Claude G S Gould	19 May 1924
Sqn Ldr	Raymond Collishaw	14 Apr 1924	DSO, OBE, DSC, DFC; later AVM
Sqn Ldr	Henry Dawes	25 Feb 1925	MBE
Flt Lt	Charles R Strudwick	19 May 1924
Fg Off	Sydney Symonds	19 May 1924
Fg Off	William J Richards	19 May 1924
Fg Off	Augustus H Padley	19 May 1924
Stores Branch
Sqn Ldr	Harold E J Hewitt	28 May 1925
Flt Lt	Maurice J James	1 Jun 1914	MBE
Flt Lt	Charles E Cullen	19 May 1924
Medical Branch
Sqn Ldr	Arthur J G Wigmore	23 Jun 1925	MB
Education Officer
Flt Lt	Herbert P Bridges		Grade III, BA, LLB, RAFO also shown with No 1 Group

Source - July 1925 Air Force List

Disbanded on 20 May 1926 by being absorbed into Fighting Area.

Reformed on 1 May 1936 as No 6 (Auxiliary) Group by redesignating No 1 (Air Defence) Group, with all stations and squadrons being transferred to No 2 (Bomber) Group.

July 1936

Address

Controlled

33-34 Tavistock Place, London WC1

Central Medical Establishment - 3-4 Clements Inn, London WC2
Inspector of Recruiting - Victory House, Kingsway, WC2
- RAF Recruiting Depot - Victory House, Kingsway, WC2
No 24 (Communication) Squadron - Hendon
No 1 MT Storage Unit - Hendon
No 1 Aircraft Storage Unit - Waddington
SHQ, RAF Hendon

Auxiliary Air Force Units

No 500 (Bomber) Squadron - Manston
No 501 (City of Bristol) (Bomber) Squadron - Filton
No 503 (County of Lincoln) (Bomber) Squadron - Waddington
No 504 9County of Nottingham) (Bomber) Squadron - Hucknell
No 600 (City of London) (Bomber) Squadron - Hendon
No 601 (County of London) (Bomber) Squadron - Hendon
No 602 (City of Glasgow) (Bomber) Squadron - Renfrew
No 603 (City of Edinburgh) (Bomber) Squadron - Turnhouse
No 604 (County of Middlesex) (Bomber) Squadron - Hendon
No 605 (County of Warwick) (Bomber) Squadron - Castle Bromwich
No 607 (County of Durham) (Bomber) Squadron - Usworth
No 608 (North Riding) (Bomber) Squadron - Thornaby
No 609 (West Riding) (Bomber) Squadron - Yeadon
No 610 (County of Cheshire) (Bomber) Squadron - Hooton Park
No 611 (West Lancashire) (Bomber) Squadron - Speke

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
A/Cdre	John C Quinnell	1 May 1936	Air Officer Commanding, DFC; later A/Cdre
Air Staff
Gp Capt	J Sowrey	1 May 1936
Wg Cdr	Frank Fernihough	1 May 1936	MC
Flt Lt	Francis G Cator	1 May 1936
Flt Lt	Guy N J Stanley-Turner	1 May 1936
Personnel Staff
Sqn Ldr	William K Mercer	1 May 1936
Equipment Staff
Engineer Section
Sqn Ldr	William E Reason	1 May 1936
Flt Lt	G F Simond	1 May 1936
Stores Section
Flt Lt	William F Langdon	1 May 1936	later A/Cdre
Attached to the Staff
Armament
Flt Lt	Guy Bearne	1 May 1936	later AVM
Services
Signals
Sqn Ldr	T W Hodgson	1 May 1936
Accountant
Sqn Ldr	William E Fisher	1 May 1936
Fg Off	Edward Smith	1 May 1936
Medical
Wg Cdr	Albert E Barr-Sim	14 Feb 1935	MB, ChB
Sqn Ldr	Roy W White	15 Jun 1935	MRCS, LRCP
Educational
Lt	Donald McKenzie	1 Sep 1932	BSc
Works
Mr	A S Roden		Civil Engineer
Miscellaneous Appointment
Flt Lt (Ret)	William B Frederick		Civilian Stores Officer
Supernumerary
Gp Capt	Sir Christopher J Q Brand	10 Apr 1936	KBE, DSO, MC, DFC; later AVM
Sqn Ldr	M H Ely	8 Jun 1936
Sqn Ldr	R J Divers	27 May 1936
Flt Lt	C J W Hatcher	20Sep 1936
Flt Lt	D G McDiarmid	2 Jun 1936
Warrant Officers
WO I	W C Ray	9 Apr 1936
WO I	Charles E Turner	1 Nov 1931	MBE

Source - July 1936 Air Force List

Transferred to the control of Bomber Command on 14 July 1936

July 1937

Address

Controlled

33-34 Tavistock Place, London WC1

Auxiliary Air Force Units

No 500 (Bomber) Squadron - Manston
No 501 (City of Bristol) (Bomber) Squadron - Filton
No 502 (Ulster) (Bomber) Squadron - Aldergrove
No 503 (County of Lincoln) (Bomber) Squadron - Waddington
No 504 9County of Nottingham) (Bomber) Squadron - Hucknell
No 603 (City of Edinburgh) (Bomber) Squadron - Turnhouse
No 609 (West Riding) (Bomber) Squadron - Yeadon
No 610 (County of Cheshire) (Bomber) Squadron - Hooton Park
No 611 (West Lancashire) (Bomber) Squadron - Speke
No 612 (County of Aberdeen) (Army Co-operation) Squadron - Aberdeen
No 614 (County of Glamorgan) (Army Co-operation) Squadron - Cardiff
No 615 (County of Surrey) (Army Co-operation) Squadron - Wyteleafe

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
A/Cdre	John C Quinnell	1 May 1936	Air Officer Commanding, DFC; later A/Cdre
Air Staff
Gp Capt	J Sowrey	1 May 1936
Wg Cdr	Frank Fernihough	1 May 1936	MC
Sqn Ldr	Alan D Gilmore	2 Jan 1937	later AVM
Sqn Ldr	Guy N J Stanley-Turner	1 May 1936
Personnel Staff
Sqn Ldr	J R I Scramler	2 Jan 1937	Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Capt	H Harvey	1 Apr 1937	Duke of Wellington's Regiment, MC
Equipment Staff
Engineer Section
Flt Lt	K R Warton	1 Sep 1936
Attached to the Staff
Armament
Sqn Ldr	R A R Mangles	14 Jan 1937
Photography
Fg Off	F C Crowdy	25 Dec 1936	Commissioned Photographic Officer
Services
Signals
Sqn Ldr	T W Hodgson	1 May 1936
Accountant
Fg Off	Edward Smith	1 May 1936
Miscellaneous Appointment
Sqn Ldr	W E Reason		Technical Officer, RAFO
Supernumerary
AVM	William G S Mitchell	25 May 1937	CB, CBE, DSO, MC, AFC; later ACM
Gp Capt	A C Winter	18 May 1937	OBE
Gp Capt	Arthur T Harris	17 May 1937	OBE, AFC; later MRAF
Wg Cdr	Philip H Mackworth	14 Dec 1936	DFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr	Arthur S G Lee	3 Apr 1937	MC; later AVM
Wg Cdr	Oswyn G W G Lywood	14 May 1937	OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr	F A Norton	7 Jun 1937
Wg Cdr	Harry L Woolveridge	11 Feb 1937	Equipment Branch; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr	J G Russell	15 Jan 1937	Medical Branch, MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr	J MacG Fairweather	11 Aug 1936	DFC
Sqn Ldr	S McKeever	22 Feb 1937	DFC
Sqn Ldr	Leonard K Barnes	19 Dec 1936	MBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	Harold A Haines	19 Dec 1936	DFC; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	G R Oliver	31 Jan 1937
Sqn Ldr	W Smith	14 Dec 1936
Sqn Ldr	A J Brister	7 Sep 1936
Sqn Ldr	W H Jinman	3 May 1937
Sqn Ldr	E P M Davis	1 Apr 1937	AFC, AM
Sqn Ldr	J M J C J I Rock de Bescombes	7 Jun 1937
Flt Lt	H H Leach	25 Feb 1937
Warrant Officers
WO I	W C Ray	9 Apr 1936

Source - July 1937 Air Force List

July 1938

Address

Controlled

11 Tavistock Place, London WC1

Auxiliary Air Force Units

No 500 (Bomber) Squadron - Manston
No 501 (City of Bristol) (Bomber) Squadron - Filton
No 502 (Ulster) (Bomber) Squadron - Aldergrove
No 503 (County of Lincoln) (Bomber) Squadron - Waddington
No 504 9County of Nottingham) (Bomber) Squadron - Hucknell
No 603 (City of Edinburgh) (Bomber) Squadron - Turnhouse
No 609 (West Riding) (Bomber) Squadron - Yeadon
No 610 (County of Cheshire) (Bomber) Squadron - Hooton Park
No 611 (West Lancashire) (Bomber) Squadron - Speke
No 612 (County of Aberdeen) (Army Co-operation) Squadron - Aberdeen
No 614 (County of Glamorgan) (Army Co-operation) Squadron - Cardiff
No 615 (County of Surrey) (Army Co-operation) Squadron - Wyteleafe

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
A/Cdre	John C Quinnell	1 May 1936	Air Officer Commanding, DFC; later A/Cdre
Personal Appointment
Act Plt Off	S D P Connors	10 May 1938	Pilot and Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt	C W Mackey	21 Mar 1938	Senior Air Staff Officer
Wg Cdr	R J Divers	14 Jul 1936	MBE
Sqn Ldr	Alan D Gilmore	2 Jan 1937	later AVM
Sqn Ldr	Guy N J Stanley-Turner	1 May 1936	Maintenance Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr	John R Hallings-Pott	15 Oct 1937	later AVM
Personnel Staff
Sqn Ldr	J R I Scramler	2 Jan 1937	Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Capt	H Harvey	1 Apr 1937	Duke of Wellington's Regiment, MC
Equipment Staff
Engineer Section
Flt Lt	R B Harrison	11 Oct 1937
Attached to the Staff
Armament
Sqn Ldr	R A R Mangles	14 Jan 1937
Photography
Fg Off	F C Crowdy	25 Dec 1936	Commissioned Photographic Officer
Services
Signals
Sqn Ldr	A C Evans-Evans
Accountant
Flt Lt	C F Goatcher	8 Nov 1937
Miscellaneous Appointment
Sqn Ldr	W E Reason		Technical Officer, RAFO
Supernumerary
A/Cdre	Arthur T Harris	8 Jun 1938	OBE, AFC; later MRAF
Gp Capt	J Sowrey	21 Mar 1938	AFC
Wg Cdr	W D Bostock	3 Jan 1938	OBE, RAAF
Wg Cdr	Reginald B Mansell	3 Jan 1938	OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr	R Young	2 May 1938
Wg Cdr	R S Sugden	4 Apr 1938	AFC
Wg Cdr	Francis J Vincent	30 May 1938	DFC; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	Leonard K Barnes	19 Dec 1936	For duty at the Air Ministry, MBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	Ronald Ivelaw-Chapman	6 Dec 1937	DFC; later ACM
Sqn Ldr	W H Jinman	3 May 1937	MBE
Sqn Ldr	P J R King	6 Dec 1937
Sqn Ldr	James Warburton	8 Jan 1938	later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	F F Garraway	1 Feb 1938	OBE
Sqn Ldr	R Reay-Jones	25 Apr 1938
Sqn Ldr	R J M de St Leger	5 May 1938
Sqn Ldr	James R Scarlett	9 May 1938	later AVM
Sqn Ldr	Narborough H D'Aeth	23 May 1938	later AVM
Sqn Ldr	Robert S Blucke	23 May 1938	AFC; later AVM
Sqn Ldr	Henry E Forrow	30 May 1938	OBE; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt	H H Leach	25 Feb 1937
Flt Lt	H Pilling	26 Jun 1937
Flt Lt	Viscount Acheson	26 Aug 1937
Flt Lt	John E R Sowman	1 Jan 1938	later A/Cdre
Flt Lt	H H Hilliar	31 Mar 1938
Flt Lt	Stanley J Marchbank	11 Apr 1938	later A/Cdre
Flt Lt	W A Lee	5 Jun 1938
Flt Lt	Duncan F Macdonald	29 Nov 1937	later A/Cdre
Fg Off	T L Mann	19 May 1938
Warrant Officers
WO I	W C Ray	9 Apr 1936	Personnel Staff
WO I	A A T Parker	30 Dec 1937	Accountant
WO I	H Bowick	13 Apr 1938	Signals

Source - July 1938 Air Force List

With the transfer of the majority of the Auxiliary squadrons to other roles, the Group was redesignated No 6 (Bomber) Group on 1 January 1939

January 1939

Address

Controlled

11 Tavistock Place, London WC1

Air Ministry Wireless Section - London

Auxiliary Air Force Units

No 610 (County of Cheshire) (Bomber) Squadron - Hooton Park
No 611 (West Lancashire) (Bomber) Squadron - Speke

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
A/Cdre	John C Quinnell	1 May 1936	Air Officer Commanding, DFC; later A/Cdre
Personal Appointment
Fg Off	D J Bassett	27 Jun 1938	Pilot and Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt	C W Mackey	21 Mar 1938	Senior Air Staff Officer
Wg Cdr	R J Divers	14 Jul 1936	MBE
Sqn Ldr	Alan D Gilmore	2 Jan 1937	later AVM
Sqn Ldr	John R Hallings-Pott	15 Oct 1937	later AVM
Sqn Ldr	Alfred G Adnams	22 Sep 1938	Maintenance Liaison Officer; later A/Cdre
Personnel Staff
Sqn Ldr	G P Marvin	27 Jun 1938	Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Maj	H Harvey	1 Apr 1937	Duke of Wellington's Regiment, MC
Equipment Staff
Engineer Section
Flt Lt	R B Harrison	11 Oct 1937
Attached to the Staff
Armament
Sqn Ldr	R A R Mangles	14 Jan 1937
Navigation
Sqn Ldr	J J Owen	2 Aug 1938
Services
Signals
Sqn Ldr	A C Evans-Evans
Accountant
Flt Lt	C F Goatcher	8 Nov 1937
Supernumerary
Gp Capt	J Sowrey	21 Mar 1938	AFC
Gp Capt	Reginald B Mansell	3 Jan 1938	OBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr	Francis J Vincent	30 May 1938	DFC; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr	Ronald Ivelaw-Chapman	6 Dec 1937	DFC; later ACM
Wg Cdr	P J R King	6 Dec 1937
Wg Cdr	G T H Pack	28 Oct 1938
Wg Cdr	Harold T Lydford	26 Sep 1938	AFC, later AM
Wg Cdr	Robert P M Whitham	31 Oct 1938	MC; later AVM
Wg Cdr	Leslie O Brown	24 Oct 1938	DSO, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr	J Bussey	15 Nov 1938
Wg Cdr	W D MacD Nicholl	7 Nov 1938
Wg Cdr	Geoffrey A H Pidcock	14 Nov 1938	later AVM
Wg Cdr	R S Booth	26 Sep 1938	AFC
Sqn Ldr	Leonard K Barnes	19 Dec 1936	For duty at the Air Ministry, MBE; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	R Reay-Jones	25 Apr 1938
Sqn Ldr	Narborough H D'Aeth	23 May 1938	later AVM
Sqn Ldr	C W Rugg	4 Jul 1938
Sqn Ldr	Cyril B Wincott	24 Oct 1938	later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	J L H Fletcher	12 Dec 1938
Sqn Ldr	A A Adams	17 Oct 1938
Sqn Ldr	J A Dixon	18 Sep 1938
Sqn Ldr	H T Bennett	24 Sep 1938
Flt Lt	Duncan F Macdonald	29 Nov 1937	later A/Cdre
Flt Lt	W H Jones	14 Jul 1938
Flt Lt	W M Keddie	29 Aug 1938
Flt Lt	John E R Sowman	1 Jan 1938	later A/Cdre
Fg Off	T L Mann	19 May 1938
Fg Off	J T W B Keates	17 Aug 1938
Warrant Officers
WO	W C Ray	9 Apr 1936	Personnel Staff
WO	A A T Parker	30 Dec 1937	Accountant
WO	H Parker	6 Feb 1937	Equipment Staff

Source - January 1939 Air Force List

April 1939

Address	Controlled
North Walsham Road, Old Catton, Norwich	SHQ Wattisham SHQ Watton No 21 (Bomber) Squadron No 34 (Bomber) Squadron

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
A/Cdre	John C Quinnell	1 May 1936	Air Officer Commanding, DFC; later A/Cdre
Personal Appointment
Fg Off	D J Bassett	27 Jun 1938	Pilot and Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt	C W Mackey	21 Mar 1938	Senior Air Staff Officer
Wg Cdr	R J Divers	14 Jul 1936	MBE
Sqn Ldr	Francis R D Swain	31 Dec 1938	AFC; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	Allen H Wheeler	31 Dec 1938	later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	Alfred G Adnams	22 Sep 1938	Maintenance Liaison Officer; later A/Cdre
Capt	R B F K Goldsmith	21 Jan 1939	Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
Personnel Staff
Maj	H Harvey	1 Apr 1937	Duke of Wellington's Regiment, MC
Attached to the Staff
Armament
Sqn Ldr	R A R Mangles	14 Jan 1937
Navigation
Sqn Ldr	J J Owen	2 Aug 1938
Services
Signals
Sqn Ldr	A C Evans-Evans
Accountant
Flt Lt	C F Goatcher	8 Nov 1937
Miscellaneous
Lt	C J Rhind		Code and Cypher duties, late RAF
Supernumerary
AM	William G S Mitchell		CB, CBE, DSO, MC, AFC; later ACM
Gp Capt	J Sowrey	21 Mar 1938	AFC
Gp Capt	Leslie O Brown	28 Oct 1938	DSC, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr	G T H Pack	28 Oct 1938
Wg Cdr	Geoffrey A H Pidcock	14 Nov 1938	later AVM
Wg Cdr	R S Booth	26 Sep 1938	AFC
Wg Cdr	R Reay-Jones	25 Apr 1938
Wg Cdr	A H Starling	23 Jan 1939
Wg Cdr	Noel S Paynter	13 Feb 1939	later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr	E H Hooper	14 Jan 1939
Sqn Ldr	J A Dixon	18 Sep 1938
Sqn Ldr	R L Wilkinson	12 Dec 1938
Sqn Ldr	W H Jones	14 Jul 1938
Sqn Ldr	George W P Grant	6 Feb 1939	later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	Robert S Blucke		later AVM
Sqn Ldr	C H B Bullock	17 Jan 1939
Sqn Ldr	Henry A V Hogan	20 Feb 1939	later AVM
Sqn Ldr	A H Seymour Lucas	22 Feb 1939
Sqn Ldr	M B Hamilton	20 Feb 1939
Sqn Ldr	T B Cooper	2 Mar 1939
Flt Lt	Duncan F Macdonald	29 Nov 1937	later A/Cdre
Flt Lt	John E R Sowman	1 Jan 1938	later A/Cdre
Fg Off	R H Niven	1 Mar 1939
Warrant Officers
WO	W C Ray	9 Apr 1936	Personnel Staff
WO	A A T Parker	30 Dec 1937	Accountant

Source - April 1939 Confidential Air Force List

May 1939

Address	Controlled
North Walsham Road, Old Catton, Norwich	SHQ Wattisham No 107 (Bomber) Squadron No 110 (Bomber) Squadron SHQ Watton No 21 (Bomber) Squadron No 34 (Bomber) Squadron SHQ West Raynham No 90 (Bomber) Squadron No 101 (Bomber) Squadron

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
A/Cdre	John C Quinnell	1 May 1936	Air Officer Commanding, DFC; later A/Cdre
Personal Appointment
Fg Off	D J Bassett	27 Jun 1938	Pilot and Personal Assistant to AOC
Air Staff
Gp Capt	C W Mackey	21 Mar 1938	Senior Air Staff Officer
Wg Cdr	Francis R D Swain	31 Dec 1938	AFC; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	Allen H Wheeler	31 Dec 1938	later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	W I H Burke	29 Mar 1939
Sqn Ldr	Alfred G Adnams	22 Sep 1938	Maintenance Liaison Officer; later A/Cdre
Capt	R B F K Goldsmith	21 Jan 1939	Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
Fg Off	I G C Malcolm	27 Mar 1939
Personnel Staff
Maj	H Harvey	1 Apr 1937	Duke of Wellington's Regiment, MC
Flt Lt	R D Sampson		RAFO
Fg Off	C M Crowe		RAFO
Attached to the Staff
Armament
Sqn Ldr	R A R Mangles	14 Jan 1937
Navigation
Sqn Ldr	J J Owen	2 Aug 1938
Services
Signals
Sqn Ldr	A C Evans-Evans
Miscellaneous
Lt	C J Rhind		Code and Cypher duties, late RAF
Warrant Officers
WO	W C Ray	9 Apr 1936	Personnel Staff
WO	A A T Parker	30 Dec 1937	Accountant
WO	A J Hunt	24 Mar 1939	Signals

Source - May 1939 Confidential Air Force List

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