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HQ No 8 Group Personnel, locations and units
[Jul 1942 | Dec 1943 | Jun 1944 | Jun 1945 | Jul 1945 | Aug 1945 | Sep 1945]
This Group was originally formed on 1 April 1918 within No 2 Area at 1 Cumberland Place in Southampton becoming No 8 (Training) Group on 8 August 1918, disbanding on 15 May 1919.
It reformed on 1 September 1941 at Brampton Grange in Huntingdonshire as No 8 (Light Day Bomber) Group but this role was taken over by the USAAF and it disbanded on 28 January 1943.
Location | Command | Controlled |
Brampton Grange, Huntingdon | Bomber Command |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | Francis J Fogarty | 8 Sep 1941 | Air Officer Commanding (Act A/Cdre?), DFC, AFC; later ACM |
Air Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | P A Gilchrist | 11 Mar 1942 | Senior Air Staff Officer |
Flt Lt | D M B Pitt | 15 Sep 1941 | MBE |
Fg Off | E M Summers | 20 Sep 1941 | MM |
Fg Off | S A Hargrove | 8 Nov 1941 | |
Fg Off | B B Hick | 1 Dec 1941 | |
Fg Off | A S Withers | 1 Dec 1941 | |
Fg Off | R G Netting | 12 Dec1941 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | F C B Saville | 5 Sep 1941 | Senior Administrative Staff Officer |
Fg Off | J L E Rees | 30 Sep 1941 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer |
Fg Off | C R Gaffney | 19 Jan 1942 | |
Fg Off | C G Atherton | 5 Sep 1941 | |
Plt Off | I Ste C Rose | 27 Dec 1941 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Signals | |||
Fg Off | R V Leitch | 25 Oct 1941 | |
Equipment | |||
Sqn Ldr | J P Hinks | 4 Sep 1941 | |
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | J C Smyth | 12 Sep 1941 | Senior Medical Officer, LRCP & S, LM, LDS |
WAAF Staff Officers | |||
Sqn Off | E M MacLeod | 23 Mar1942 | WAAF |
RAF Regiment | |||
Mar | J C Hargreaves | 23 Feb 1942 | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Plt Off | E A Culff | 1 Dec 1941 |
Source - July 1942 Confidential Air Force List
It reformed as No 8 (Pathfinder Force) Group on 15 August 1942 at RAF Wyton before moving to Castle Hill House, Huntingdon on 15 May 1943.
Location | Command | Controlled |
Castle Hill House, Huntingdon | Bomber Command |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
A/Cdre | Donald C T Bennett | 13 Jan 1943 | Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO, later AVM |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | Clayton D C Boyce | 18 Feb 1943 | Senior Air Staff Officer, later AVM |
Wg Cdr | T G Mahaddie | 20 Mar 1943 | DSO, DFC, AFC |
Wg Cdr | G H Womersley | 27 Apr 1943 | DSO, DFC |
Sqn Ldr | R A Wellington | 25 Jul 1943 | DSO, DFC |
Sqn Ldr | W J R Shepherd | 25 Jan 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | G F Georgeson | 25 Jan 1943 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | H G Travers | 7 Sep 1943 | DSC |
Sqn Ldr | L L Thomas | 23 Sep 1943 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | D F Allen | 6 Mar 1943 | GM, BEM |
Sqn Ldr | A P Cranswick | 20 Oct 1943 | DSO, DFC |
Sqn Ldr | G F Grant | 2 Nov 1943 | DFC |
Administrative Staff | |||
Gp Capt | Francis R D Swain | 11 Oct 1943 | Senior Administrative Staff Officer, OBE, AFC; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | F B Taylor | 28 Jan 1943 | Personnel |
Sqn Ldr | L E Berry | 1 Feb 1943 | Organisation |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Navigation | |||
Wg Cdr | A G S Cousens | 23 Aug 1943 | DSO, DFC |
Sqn Ldr | H C Mitchell | 26 Aug 1943 | DFC |
Armament | |||
Sqn Ldr | W Rathbone | 10 Feb 1943 | |
Engineer | |||
Wg Cdr | C F Sarsby | 1 Feb 1943 | |
Signals | |||
Wg Cdr | E Swinney | 12 Oct 1943 | Chief Signals Officer |
Sqn Ldr | N I B Harrison | 1 Jun 1943 | |
Equipment | |||
Wg Cdr | J C Rose | 27 Jul 1943 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer |
Photography | |||
Sqn Ldr | H W Lees | 1 Jul 1943 | |
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | J C MacGowen | 10 Feb 1943 | Senior Medical Officer, MD, ChB |
Meteorological | |||
Mr | M J Thomas | Senior Meteorological Officer, BSc | |
WAAF Staff Officers | |||
Sqn Off | E M Carr | 18 May 1943 | WAAF |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Sqn Ldr | B W Finn | 25 Jan 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | M A Smith | 25 Jan 1943 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | F Metcalfe | 25 Jan 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | G A L Elliot | 10 Jun 1943 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | T M Jones | 1 Aug 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | N S Sellers | 15 Jun 1943 |
Source - December 1943 Confidential Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
Castle Hill House, Huntingdon | Bomber Command |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
A/Cdre | Donald C T Bennett | 13 Jan 1943 | Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO, later AVM |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | Clayton D C Boyce | 18 Feb 1943 | Senior Air Staff Officer, later AVM |
Wg Cdr | T G Mahaddie | 20 Mar 1943 | DSO, DFC, AFC |
Wg Cdr | G F Grant | 2 Nov 1943 | DFC |
Wg Cdr | E W Deacon | 8 Mar 1944 | DSO, DFC |
Sqn Ldr | W J R Shepherd | 25 Jan 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | H G Travers | 7 Sep 1943 | DSC |
Sqn Ldr | C P C De Wesselow | 7 Apr 1944 | DC |
Sqn Ldr | C A J Smith | 20 Oct 1943 | DFC |
Administrative Staff | |||
Gp Capt | H McC White | 15 May 1944 | Senior Officer i/c Administration |
Sqn Ldr | P L Burley | 26 Nov 1943 | Personnel |
Sqn Ldr | L E Berry | 1 Feb 1943 | Organisation |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Navigation | |||
Wg Cdr | E H Bagnold | 20 Mar 1944 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | L R Hastings | 26 Aug 1943 | DFC |
Engineer | |||
Wg Cdr | C F Sarsby | 1 Feb 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | N S Sellers | 15 Jul 1943 | |
Signals | |||
Wg Cdr | E L T Barton | 20 Dec 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | N I B Harrison | 1 Jun 1943 | |
Armament | |||
Wg Cdr | W Rathbone | 10 Feb 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | L G Johnson | 6 Mar 1943 | DFC |
Equipment | |||
Wg Cdr | J C Rose | 27 Jul 1943 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer |
Photography | |||
Sqn Ldr | H W Lees | 1 Jul 1943 | |
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | J C MacGowen | 10 Feb 1943 | Senior Medical Officer, MD, ChB |
Meteorological | |||
Mr | M J Thomas | Senior Meteorological Officer, BSc | |
WAAF Staff Officers | |||
Sqn Off | M J G Buchanan | 21 Feb 1944 | WAAF |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Sqn Ldr | B W Finn | 25 Jan 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | M A Smith | 25 Jan 1943 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | F Metcalfe | 25 Jan 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | G A L Elliot | 10 Jun 1943 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | T M Jones | 1 Aug 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | G J Newman | 1 Dec 1943 |
Source - June 1944 Confidential Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
Castle Hill House, Huntingdon | Bomber Command |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | John R Whitley | 21 May 1945 | Air Officer Commanding, DSO, AFC; later AM |
Air Staff | |||
A/Cdre | Clayton D C Boyce | 18 Feb 1943 | Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE; later AVM |
Gp Capt | O R Donaldson | 25 Feb 1945 | DSO, DFC |
Wg Cdr | E W Deacon | 8 Mar 1944 | DSO, DFC |
Wg Cdr | W J R Shepherd | 25 Jan 1943 | OBE |
Wg Cdr | Hubert P Connolly | 1 Mar 1945 | DFC, AFM; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | K H Burns | 26 Oct 1944 | DSO, DFC |
Wg Cdr | B W McMillan | 10 Nov 1944 | AFC |
Sqn Ldr | H G Travers | 7 Sep 1943 | DSC |
Sqn Ldr | C A J Smith | 20 Oct 1943 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | R G St C Wadsworth | 25 Jan 1945 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | R C Walker | 14 Nov 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | L S Thorpe | 20 Oct 1944 | DFC, DFM |
Sqn Ldr | W H Robinson | 18 Jan 1945 | DFC, DFM |
Sqn Ldr | J P Crump | 7 Jan 1945 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Gp Capt | H McC White | 15 May 1944 | Senior Officer i/c Administration |
Sqn Ldr | F Vernon | 1 Feb 1943 | Organisation |
Sqn Ldr | R M Snow | 18 Nov 1944 | Personnel |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Navigation | |||
Wg Cdr | H C Mitchell | 1 Jan 1945 | DSO |
Sqn Ldr | L R Hastings | 26 Aug 1943 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | W H Jones | 22 Oct 1944 | |
Engineer | |||
Gp Capt | C F Sarsby | 1 Feb 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | A J Carver | 28 Oct 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | E Dracup | 11 Jul 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | F J Pacey | 16 Mar 1945 | |
Signals | |||
Wg Cdr | E L T Barton | 20 Dec 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | N I B Harrison | 1 Jun 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | W A E Howard | 27 Jan 1944 | |
Armament | |||
Wg Cdr | W Rathbone | 10 Feb 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | L G Johnson | 6 Mar 1943 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | M B Whitbread | 5 May 1944 | DFC |
Equipment | |||
Wg Cdr | J C Rose | 27 Jul 1943 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer, MBE |
Photography | |||
Sqn Ldr | H W Lees | 1 Jul 1943 | |
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | J C MacGown | 10 Feb 1943 | Senior Medical Officer, MD, ChB |
Educational | |||
Mr | G Ross | 5 Feb 1945 | MA, RAFVR |
Meteorological | |||
Wg Cdr | M J Thomas | 11 Sep 1944 | Senior Meteorological Officer, BSc |
WAAF Staff Officers | |||
Sqn Off | M J G Shaw | 21 Feb 1944 | WAAF |
RAF Regiment | |||
Lt Col | A C Wood | 5 May 1943 | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Wg Cdr | B W Finn | 25 Jan 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | G A L Elliot | 10 Jun 1943 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | M A Smith | 25 Jan 1943 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | F Metcalfe | 25 Jan 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | G J Newman | 1 Dec 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | D G Barnes | 1 Jun 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | G N W Macfarlane | 8 Apr 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | D H Palmer | 8 Apr 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | L Vincent | 8 Apr 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | L R Blackmore | 12 Aug 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | E R Fisher | 25 Sep 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | W Green | 12 Aug 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | C E Milner | 25 Sep 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | P R Smith | 1 Jul 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | G F Caldwell | 10 Jan 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | B W Le Sueur | 13 Mar 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | E A Brain | 1 Feb 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | G B Masters | 22 Feb 1945 |
Source - June 1945 Confidential Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
Castle Hill House, Huntingdon | Bomber Command |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | John R Whitley | 21 May 1945 | Air Officer Commanding, DSO, AFC; later AM |
Air Staff | |||
A/Cdre | Clayton D C Boyce | 18 Feb 1943 | Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE; later AVM |
Gp Capt | O R Donaldson | 25 Feb 1945 | DSO, DFC |
Wg Cdr | E W Deacon | 8 Mar 1944 | DSO, DFC |
Wg Cdr | W J R Shepherd | 25 Jan 1943 | OBE |
Wg Cdr | Hubert P Connolly | 1 Mar 1945 | DFC, AFM; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | K H Burns | 26 Oct 1944 | DSO, DFC |
Wg Cdr | B W McMillan | 10 Nov 1944 | AFC |
Sqn Ldr | H G Travers | 7 Sep 1943 | DSC |
Sqn Ldr | C A J Smith | 20 Oct 1943 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | R G St C Wadsworth | 25 Jan 1945 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | R C Walker | 14 Nov 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | L S Thorpe | 20 Oct 1944 | DFC, DFM |
Sqn Ldr | W H Robinson | 18 Jan 1945 | DFC, DFM |
Sqn Ldr | J P Crump | 7 Jan 1945 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Gp Capt | H McC White | 15 May 1944 | Senior Officer i/c Administration |
Sqn Ldr | F Vernon | 1 Feb 1943 | Organisation |
Sqn Ldr | R M Snow | 18 Nov 1944 | Personnel |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Navigation | |||
Wg Cdr | H C Mitchell | 1 Jan 1945 | DSO |
Sqn Ldr | L R Hastings | 26 Aug 1943 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | W H Jones | 22 Oct 1944 | |
Engineer | |||
Gp Capt | C F Sarsby | 1 Feb 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | A J Carver | 28 Oct 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | E Dracup | 11 Jul 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | F J Pacey | 16 Mar 1945 | |
Signals | |||
Wg Cdr | E L T Barton | 20 Dec 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | N I B Harrison | 1 Jun 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | W A E Howard | 27 Jan 1944 | |
Armament | |||
Wg Cdr | W Rathbone | 10 Feb 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | L G Johnson | 6 Mar 1943 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | M B Whitbread | 5 May 1944 | DFC |
Equipment | |||
Wg Cdr | J C Rose | 27 Jul 1943 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer, MBE |
Photography | |||
Sqn Ldr | H W Lees | 1 Jul 1943 | |
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | J C MacGown | 10 Feb 1943 | Senior Medical Officer, MD, ChB |
Educational | |||
Mr | G Ross | 5 Feb 1945 | MA, RAFVR |
Meteorological | |||
Wg Cdr | M J Thomas | 11 Sep 1944 | Senior Meteorological Officer, BSc |
WAAF Staff Officers | |||
Sqn Off | M J G Shaw | 21 Feb 1944 | WAAF |
RAF Regiment | |||
Lt Col | A C Wood | 5 May 1943 | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Wg Cdr | B W Finn | 25 Jan 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | G A L Elliot | 10 Jun 1943 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | M A Smith | 25 Jan 1943 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | F Metcalfe | 25 Jan 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | G J Newman | 1 Dec 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | D G Barnes | 1 Jun 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | G N W Macfarlane | 8 Apr 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | D H Palmer | 8 Apr 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | L Vincent | 8 Apr 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | L R Blackmore | 12 Aug 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | E R Fisher | 25 Sep 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | W Green | 12 Aug 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | C E Milner | 25 Sep 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | P R Smith | 1 Jul 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | G F Caldwell | 10 Jan 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | B W Le Sueur | 13 Mar 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | E A Brain | 1 Feb 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | G B Masters | 22 Feb 1945 |
Source - July 1945 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/3839)
Location | Command | Controlled |
Castle Hill House, Huntingdon | Bomber Command |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | John R Whitley | 21 May 1945 | Air Officer Commanding, DSO, AFC; later AM |
Air Staff | |||
A/Cdre | Clayton D C Boyce | 18 Feb 1943 | Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE; later AVM |
Gp Capt | O R Donaldson | 25 Feb 1945 | DSO, DFC |
Wg Cdr | J D Bolton | 1 Jun 1945 | DFC |
Wg Cdr | D A Cracknell | 24 May 1945 | DSO, DFC |
Wg Cdr | W J R Shepherd | 25 Jan 1943 | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | H G Travers | 7 Sep 1943 | DSC |
Sqn Ldr | C A J Smith | 20 Oct 1943 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | H Almond | 21 Apr 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | R C Walker | 14 Nov 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | L S Thorpe | 20 Oct 1944 | DFC, DFM |
Sqn Ldr | W H Robinson | 18 Jan 1945 | DFC, DFM |
Sqn Ldr | J P Crump | 7 Jan 1945 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Gp Capt | H McC White | 15 May 1944 | Senior Officer i/c Administration |
Sqn Ldr | F Vernon | 1 Feb 1943 | Organisation |
Sqn Ldr | R M Snow | 18 Nov 1944 | Personnel |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Navigation | |||
Sqn Ldr | L R Hastings | 26 Aug 1943 | DFC |
Engineer | |||
Gp Capt | G W Peel | 19 Jun 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | A S Hughes | 1 Jun 1945 | MBE |
Sqn Ldr | E Dracup | 11 Jul 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | F J Pacey | 16 Mar 1945 | |
Signals | |||
Sqn Ldr | N I B Harrison | 1 Jun 1943 | |
Armament | |||
Wg Cdr | W Rathbone | 10 Feb 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | L G Johnson | 6 Mar 1943 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | M B Whitbread | 5 May 1944 | DFC |
Equipment | |||
Wg Cdr | J C Rose | 27 Jul 1943 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer, MBE |
Photography | |||
Sqn Ldr | H W Lees | 1 Jul 1943 | |
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | J S Carslaw | 18 Jun 1945 | Senior Medical Officer, MD, ChB |
Educational | |||
Mr | G Ross | 5 Feb 1945 | MA, RAFVR |
Meteorological | |||
Wg Cdr | M J Thomas | 11 Sep 1944 | Senior Meteorological Officer, BSc |
WAAF Staff Officers | |||
Sqn Off | M J G Shaw | 21 Feb 1944 | WAAF |
RAF Regiment | |||
Lt Col | A C Wood | 5 May 1943 | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Wg Cdr | P H Way | 14 Jun 1965 | |
Wg Cdr | B W Finn | 25 Jan 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | M A Smith | 25 Jan 1943 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | F Metcalfe | 25 Jan 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | G J Newman | 1 Dec 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | G N W Macfarlane | 8 Apr 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | L Vincent | 8 Apr 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | L R Blackmore | 12 Aug 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | E R Fisher | 25 Sep 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | W Green | 12 Aug 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | C E Milner | 25 Sep 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | P R Smith | 1 Jul 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | G F Caldwell | 10 Jan 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | B W Le Sueur | 13 Mar 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | E A Brain | 1 Feb 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | G B Masters | 22 Feb 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | H J Cooper | 21 Apr 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | R A Shonk | 6 Apr 1945 |
Source - August 1945 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/3839)
Location | Command | Controlled |
Castle Hill House, Huntingdon | Bomber Command |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | John R Whitley | 21 May 1945 | Air Officer Commanding, DSO, AFC; later AM |
Air Staff | |||
A/Cdre | Clayton D C Boyce | 18 Feb 1943 | Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE; later AVM |
Wg Cdr | J D Bolton | 1 Jun 1945 | DFC |
Wg Cdr | D A Cracknell | 24 May 1945 | DSO, DFC |
Wg Cdr | W J R Shepherd | 25 Jan 1943 | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | H G Travers | 7 Sep 1943 | DSC |
Sqn Ldr | C A J Smith | 20 Oct 1943 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | H Almond | 21 Apr 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | R C Walker | 14 Nov 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | L S Thorpe | 20 Oct 1944 | DFC, DFM |
Sqn Ldr | J P Crump | 7 Jan 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | E J Greenleaf | 23 Jul 1945 | DSO, DFC |
Administrative Staff | |||
Gp Capt | H McC White | 15 May 1944 | Senior Officer i/c Administration |
Sqn Ldr | F Vernon | 1 Feb 1943 | Organisation |
Sqn Ldr | R M Snow | 18 Nov 1944 | Personnel |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Navigation | |||
Sqn Ldr | L R Hastings | 26 Aug 1943 | DFC |
Engineer | |||
Gp Capt | G W Peel | 19 Jun 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | A S Hughes | 1 Jun 1945 | MBE |
Sqn Ldr | E Dracup | 11 Jul 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | F J Pacey | 16 Mar 1945 | |
Signals | |||
Sqn Ldr | N I B Harrison | 1 Jun 1943 | |
Armament | |||
Wg Cdr | W Rathbone | 10 Feb 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | L G Johnson | 6 Mar 1943 | DFC |
Equipment | |||
Wg Cdr | J C Rose | 27 Jul 1943 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer, MBE |
Photography | |||
Sqn Ldr | H W Lees | 1 Jul 1943 | |
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | J S Carslaw | 18 Jun 1945 | Senior Medical Officer, MD, ChB |
Educational | |||
Mr | G Ross | 5 Feb 1945 | MA, RAFVR |
Meteorological | |||
Mr | F H Dight | BSc | |
WAAF Staff Officers | |||
Sqn Off | M J G Shaw | 21 Feb 1944 | WAAF |
RAF Regiment | |||
Lt Col | A C Wood | 5 May 1943 | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Wg Cdr | P H Way | 14 Jun 1965 | |
Wg Cdr | B W Finn | 25 Jan 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | M A Smith | 25 Jan 1943 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | F Metcalfe | 25 Jan 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | G J Newman | 1 Dec 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | G N W Macfarlane | 8 Apr 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | L Vincent | 8 Apr 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | L R Blackmore | 12 Aug 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | E R Fisher | 25 Sep 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | W Green | 12 Aug 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | C E Milner | 25 Sep 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | P R Smith | 1 Jul 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | E A Brain | 1 Feb 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | G B Masters | 22 Feb 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | J S Boucher | 19 May 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | H J Cooper | 21 Apr 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | R A Shonk | 6 Apr 1945 |
Source - September 1945 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/3839)
It disbanded on 15 December 1945.
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