Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Station Commandant/SHQ, Hinaidi Personnel
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Date | Unit | To/From/Formed |
20 Apr 1921 | No 1 Sqn | From Bangalore |
29 Dec 1921 | No 8 Sqn | From Baghdad West |
20 Apr 1922 | No 45 Sqn | From Basrah |
31 May 1922 | No 70 Sqn | From Baghdad West |
County/Country | Command | Units |
Iraq | Iraq Command |
The following units were located here but controlled by HQ Iraq Command: -
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | Hon John D Boyle | 1 Oct 1922 | Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | Arnold R C Cooper | 13 Dec 1922 | |
Sqn Ldr | Frederick G D Hards | 1 Oct 1922 | DSC, DFC; later AVM |
Medical Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Robert E Bell | 6 Nov 1922 | MB |
Flt Lt | Richard J Aherne | 31 Jan 1932 | MC |
Flt Lt | Philip A Hall | 2 Dec 1922 | MB, BA |
Flt Lt | Alan C Ransford | 5 Nov 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Joshua C T Fiddes | 16 Nov 1922 | MB |
Flt Lt | William D Miller | 5 Nov 1922 | MB |
Flt Lt | Robert Boog-Watson | 5 Nov 1922 | MB, DPH |
Source - May 1923 Air Force List
County/Country | Command | Units |
Iraq | Iraq Command |
The following units were located here but controlled by HQ Iraq Command: -
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | Hon John D Boyle | 1 Oct 1922 | Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | Arnold R C Cooper | 13 Dec 1922 | |
Sqn Ldr | Frederick G D Hards | 1 Oct 1922 | DSC, DFC; later AVM |
Flt Lt | Charles B Dick-Cleland | 23 Feb 1923 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Robert E Bell | 6 Nov 1922 | MB |
Flt Lt | Richard J Aherne | 31 Jan 1932 | MC |
Flt Lt | Alan C Ransford | 5 Nov 1922 | |
Flt Lt | Joshua C T Fiddes | 16 Nov 1922 | MB |
Flt Lt | William D Miller | 5 Nov 1922 | MB |
Flt Lt | Robert Boog-Watson | 5 Nov 1922 | MB, DPH |
Flt Lt | William E Barnes | 1Apr 1923 |
Source - July 1923 Air Force List
County/Country | Command | Units |
Iraq | Iraq Command |
The following units were located here but controlled by HQ Iraq Command: -
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | Andrew G Board | 14 Sep 1923 | Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | Gut C St P de Dombasle | 17 Oct 1923 | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Arnold R C Cooper | 13 Dec 1922 | |
Sqn Ldr | Frederick G D Hards | 1 Oct 1922 | DSC, DFC; later AVM |
Flt Lt | Charles S Morice | 27 Oct 1923 | MC |
Medical Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | D'Arcy Power | 20 Sep 1923 | MC |
Flt Lt | William E Barnes | 1 Apr 1923 | |
Flt Lt | Guy Kinneir | 10 Sep 1923 |
Source - January 1924 Air Force List
County/Country | Command | Units |
Iraq | Iraq Command |
The following units were located here but controlled by HQ Iraq Command: -
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | Andrew G Board | 14 Sep 1923 | Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | Gut C St P de Dombasle | 17 Oct 1923 | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Arnold R C Cooper | 13 Dec 1922 | |
Sqn Ldr | Frederick G D Hards | 1 Oct 1922 | DSC, DFC; later AVM |
Flt Lt | Charles S Morice | 27 Oct 1923 | MC |
Medical Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Raymond W Ryan | 23 Dec 1923 | MB |
Flt Lt | William E Barnes | 1 Apr 1923 | |
Flt Lt | Guy Kinneir | 10 Sep 1923 |
Source - May 1924 Air Force List
Date | Unit | To/From/Formed |
19 May 1924 | No 55 Sqn | From Mosul |
26 May 1924 | No 8 Sqn | To Kirkuk |
26 May 1924 | No 45 Sqn | To Kingerban |
26 May 1924 | No 55 Sqn | To Kingerban |
26 May 1924 | No 70 Sqn | To Kingerban |
29 May 1924 | No 8 Sqn | From Kirkuk |
29 May 1924 | No 45 Sqn | From Kingerban |
29 May 1924 | No 55 Sqn | From Kingerban |
29 May 1924 | No 70 Sqn | From Kingerban |
19 Sep 1924 | No 55 Sqn | To Mosul |
1 Nov 1924 | No 55 Sqn | From Mosul |
Source - January 1925 Air Force List
Source - February 1925 Air Force List
Source - March 1925 Air Force List
Source - April 1925 Air Force List
Source - May 1925 Air Force List
Source - June 1925 Air Force List
County/Country | Command | Units |
Iraq | Iraq Command |
The following units were located here but controlled by HQ Iraq Command: -
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | Andrew G Board | 14 Sep 1923 | Officer Commanding, CMG, DSO; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | Joseph H A Landon | 9 Mar 1925 | DSO, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Barry F Moore | 18 Sep 1924 | |
Sqn Ldr | Arnold R C Cooper | 13 Dec 1922 | |
Fg Off | Frederick K C Benstead | 10 Mar 1925 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | William J King | 11 Apr 1924 | DCM |
Medical Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Raymond W Ryan | 23 Dec 1923 | MB |
Flt Lt | Edwin N H Gray | 7 Feb 1925 | DPH |
Flt Lt | John G Russell | 17 May 1924 | MB, MA |
Fg Off | Lewis P McCullagh | 24 Oct 1924 | MB |
Fg Off | Cecil J MacQuillan | 25 Apr 1925 | MB, BA |
Fg Off | Frank P Schofield | 12 May 1925 | MB |
Chaplains Branch | |||
Rev | John H P Still | 21 Feb 1925 | BA |
Education Officer | |||
Capt | Herbert Walton | 1 Sep 1924 | Grade III (acting Grade II), BA |
Lt | Harry Woffenden | 1 Sep 1924 | Grade III, MEng, AMIMechE |
Source - July 1925 Air Force List
Date | Unit | To/From/Formed |
15 Feb 1926 | No 30 Sqn | From Kirkuk |
Between July 1925 and July 1926 it was redesignated as a SHQ
County/Country | Command | Units |
Iraq | Iraq Command |
The following units were located here but controlled by HQ Iraq Command: -
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | 18 Nov 1925 | Officer Commanding, DSO, MC, later AVM | |
Wg Cdr | Joseph H A Landon | 9 Mar 1925 | DSO, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Barry F Moore | 18 Sep 1924 | |
Sqn Ldr | Alfred H Stradling | 1 Jan 1926 | OBE |
Flt Lt | Noel P Dixon | 8 Jan 1926 | AFC |
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Arthur W Smith | 24 Jan 1926 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Percival T Rutherford | 13 Dec 1925 | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Edwin N H Gray | 7 Feb 1925 | DPH |
Maj | Campbell McQueen | 10 Jan 1926 | Attached, MC, RAMC |
Flt Lt | John G Russell | 17 May 1924 | MB, MA |
Flt Lt | Lewis P McCullagh | 24 Oct 1924 | MB |
Fg Off | Cecil J MacQuillan | 25 Apr 1925 | MB, BA |
Fg Off | Frank P Schofield | 12 May 1925 | MB |
Fg Off | Herbert C Patterson | 21 Oct 1925 | |
Fg Off | Bernard Pollard | 21 Oct 1925 | |
Lt (Temp) | Sukumar Dutta Gupta | 19 Oct 1925 | Attached from Indian Medical Service |
Chaplains Branch | |||
Rev | John G Stephens | 18 Nov 1925 | BA |
Education Officer | |||
Capt | Herbert Walton | 1 Sep 1924 | Grade III (acting Grade II), BA |
Lt | Harry Woffenden | 1 Sep 1924 | Grade III, MEng, AMIMechE |
Source - March 1926 Air Force List
County/Country | Command | Units |
Iraq | Iraq Command |
The following units were located here but controlled by HQ Iraq Command: -
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | 18 Nov 1925 | Officer Commanding, DSO, MC, later AVM | |
Wg Cdr | Joseph H A Landon | 9 Mar 1925 | DSO, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Barry F Moore | 18 Sep 1924 | |
Sqn Ldr | Alfred H Stradling | 1 Jan 1926 | OBE |
Flt Lt | Noel P Dixon | 8 Jan 1926 | AFC |
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Arthur W Smith | 24 Jan 1926 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Percival T Rutherford | 13 Dec 1925 | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Edwin N H Gray | 7 Feb 1925 | DPH |
Flt Lt | Lewis P McCullagh | 24 Oct 1924 | MB |
Fg Off | Frank P Schofield | 12 May 1925 | MB |
Fg Off | Herbert C Patterson | 21 Oct 1925 | |
Fg Off | Bernard Pollard | 21 Oct 1925 | |
Lt | Sukumar Dutta Gupta | 19 Oct 1925 | Attached from Indian Medical Service |
Lt | Bakhtyar Rustomji Hakim | 15 May 1926 | Attached from Indian Medical Service |
Chaplains Branch | |||
Rev | John G Stephens | 18 Nov 1925 | BA |
Education Officer | |||
Capt | Herbert Walton | 1 Sep 1924 | Grade III (acting Grade II), BA |
Lt | Harry Woffenden | 1 Sep 1924 | Grade III, MEng, AMIMechE |
Lt | William Miller | 1 Jun 1926 | Grade III, DFC, BA |
Source - July 1926 Air Force List
Date | Unit | To/From/Formed |
1 Nov 1926 | No 45 Sqn | Reduced to 1 Flight |
County/Country | Command | Units |
Iraq | Iraq Command |
The following units were located here but controlled by HQ Iraq Command: -
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | 18 Nov 1925 | Officer Commanding, DSO, MC, later AVM | |
Wg Cdr | Eric R C Nanson | 21 Sep 1926 | |
Sqn Ldr | Barry F Moore | 18 Sep 1924 | |
Sqn Ldr | James McCrae | 21 Sep 1926 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Arthur W Smith | 24 Jan 1926 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Percival T Rutherford | 13 Dec 1925 | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Edwin N H Gray | 7 Feb 1925 | DPH |
Flt Lt | Lewis P McCullagh | 24 Oct 1924 | MB |
Flt Lt | Thomas V O'Brien | 16 Oct 1926 | MB |
Temp Capt | Dara Hormasji Bharucha | 11 Jun 1926 | Attached from Indian Medical Service |
Fg Off | Bernard Pollard | 21 Oct 1925 | |
Fg Off | John McM Wilder | 16 Oct 1926 | |
Fg Off | Robert J K Chattey | 16 Oct 1926 | |
Chaplains Branch | |||
Rev | John G Stephens | 18 Nov 1925 | BA |
Education Officer | |||
Lt | Cyril Browne | 21 Sep 1926 | Grade III, BA |
Lt | William Miller | 1 Jun 1926 | Grade III (Acting Grade II), DFC, BA |
Lt | Harry Woffenden | 1 Sep 1924 | Grade III, MEng, AMIMechE |
Source - December 1926 Air Force List
Date | Unit | To/From/Formed |
17 Jan 1927 | No 45 Sqn | Reduced to cadre |
11 Feb 1927 | No 45 Sqn | Cadre to Heliopolis |
27 Feb 1927 | No 8 Sqn | To Khormaksar |
11 Apr 1927 | No 30 Sqn | To Kirkuk |
County/Country | Command | Units |
Iraq | Iraq Command |
The following units were located here but controlled by HQ Iraq Command: -
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | 18 Nov 1925 | Officer Commanding, DSO, MC, later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | James McCrae | 21 Sep 1926 | MBE |
Flt Lt | Seymour S Benson | 1 Apr 1927 | AFC; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Sidney H Ware | 3 Dec 1926 | later A/Cdre |
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Arthur W Smith | 24 Jan 1926 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Percival T Rutherford | 13 Dec 1925 | OBE |
Flt Lt | Thomas V O'Brien | 16 Oct 1926 | MB |
Flt Lt | Bernard Pollard | 21 Oct 1925 | |
Flt Lt | Thomas W Wilson | 1 Apr 1927 | |
Temp Capt | Chuni Lal Katial | 25 Apr 1927 | Attached from Indian Medical Service, MB |
Fg Off | Robert J K Chattey | 16 Oct 1926 | |
Chaplains Branch | |||
Rev | John G Stephens | 18 Nov 1925 | BA |
Education Officer | |||
Lt | Cyril Browne | 21 Sep 1926 | BA |
Lt | William Miller | 1 Jun 1926 | Grade III, DFC, BA |
Source - July 1927 Air Force List
Date | Unit | To/From/Formed |
27 Oct 1927 | No 30 Sqn | From Kirkuk |
8 Jan 1928 | No 55 Sqn | To Shaibah |
6 May 1928 | No 55 Sqn | From Shaibah |
County/Country | Command | Units |
Iraq | Iraq Command |
The following units were located here but controlled by HQ Iraq Command: -
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | 10 Feb 1928 | Officer Commanding, DSO; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | James McCrae | 21 Sep 1926 | MBE |
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | 21 Dec 1927 | later A/Cdre | |
Accountant Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Richard Whyte | 26 Sep 1927 | later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | John S Griffiths | 6 Apr 1928 | later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | John C Brice | 26 Sep 1927 | |
Fg Off | Rodney T Carter | 1 Feb 1928 | |
Fg Off | Kenneth E M Holmes | 2 Dec 1927 | |
Fg Off | Edward Smith | 1 Oct 1927 | |
Fg Off | Kenneth A Jackman | 20 Sep 1927 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | William G L Wambeck | 15 Oct 1927 | |
Flt Lt | Robert J K Chattey | 16 Oct 1926 | |
Fg Off | Leonard Freeman | 10 May 1928 | |
Fg Off | Ronald Thorpe | 15 Oct 1927 | |
Temp Lt | Bercut Narain Khan | 28 Dec 1927 | Attached from Indian Medical Service, MB |
Education Officer | |||
Lt | Cyril Browne | 21 Sep 1926 | Grade III (Acting Grade II), BA |
Mr | Joshua Silver | Grade IV (Acting Grade III), BSc |
Source - July 1928 Air Force List
County/Country | Command | Units |
Iraq | Iraq Command |
The following units were located here but controlled by HQ Iraq Command: -
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | 10 Feb 1928 | Officer Commanding, DSO; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | James McCrae | 21 Sep 1926 | MBE |
Fg Off | Hammon J Paine | 28 Jun 1928 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | 21 Dec 1927 | later A/Cdre | |
Accountant Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Richard Whyte | 26 Sep 1927 | later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | John S Griffiths | 6 Apr 1928 | later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | John C Brice | 26 Sep 1927 | |
Fg Off | Rodney T Carter | 1 Feb 1928 | |
Fg Off | Kenneth E M Holmes | 2 Dec 1927 | |
Fg Off | Edward Smith | 1 Oct 1927 | |
Fg Off | Kenneth A Jackman | 20 Sep 1927 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | William G L Wambeck | 15 Oct 1927 | |
Flt Lt | Leonard Freeman | 10 May 1928 | |
Fg Off | Ronald Thorpe | 15 Oct 1927 | |
Education Officer | |||
Capt | Frank Harrison | 6 Jul 1928 | Grade III (Acting Grade II), MA |
Mr | Joshua Silver | Grade IV (Acting Grade III), BSc | |
Sub-Lt | Frank J Kirby | Grade IV, BSc |
Source - September 1928 Air Force List
It lost its status as a Station HQ between September 1928 and July 1929
Date | Unit | To/From/Formed |
23 Oct 1929 | No 30 Sqn | To Mosul |
It regained its status as a Station HQ between July 1930 and July 1931
Source - August 1930 Air Force List
Source - September 1930 Air Force List
Source - October 1930 Air Force List
Source - November 1930 Air Force List
Source - December 1930 Air Force List
County/Country | Command | Units |
Iraq | Iraq Command |
The following units were located here but controlled by HQ Iraq Command: -
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Thomas O'B Hubbard | 13 Sep 1930 | Officer Commanding, MC, AFC |
Flt Lt | Bernard T Hood | 7 Oct 1930 | |
Accountant Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | Herbert P Fuller | 22 Jan 1931 | |
Flt Lt | John M Hopkins | 13 Apr 1931 | |
Fg Off | Douglas Sender | 21 Jan 1930 | |
Fg Off | Robert Cassels | 1 Apr 1931 | |
Fg Off | Frederick W Judge | 7 Oct 1930 |
Source - July 1931 Air Force List
Date | Unit | To/From/Formed |
25 Apr 1932 | No 55 Sqn | To Erbil |
6 Jul 1932 | No 55 Sqn | From Erbil |
County/Country | Command | Units |
Iraq | Iraq Command |
The following units were located here but controlled by HQ Iraq Command: -
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Rowland F S Morton | 26 Sep 1931 | Officer Commanding; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Robert C Savery | 27 Nov 1931 | Adjutant, DFC |
Flt Lt | Thomas Humble | 19 Mar 1932 | |
Accountant Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | James L Robertson | 26 Sep 1931 | |
Flt Lt | Arthur C Lobley | 16 Oct 1931 | |
Fg Off | Harold R Withers | 23 Jan 1932 | |
Fg Off | Frederick W Judge | 7 Oct 1930 | |
Fg Off | Percival Griffiths | 23 Jan 1932 |
Source - July 1932 Air Force List
County/Country | Command | Units |
Iraq | Iraq Command |
The following units were located here but controlled by HQ Iraq Command: -
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Rowland F S Morton | 26 Sep 1931 | Officer Commanding; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Robert C Savery | 27 Nov 1931 | Adjutant, DFC |
Flt Lt | William J Millen | 29 Oct 1932 | |
Accountant Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | 9 Dec 1932 | later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Arthur C Lobley | 16 Oct 1931 | |
Fg Off | Harold R Withers | 23 Jan 1932 | |
Fg Off | James R Ackers | 10 Feb 1933 | |
Fg Off | Kenneth Fraser | 4 Oct 1932 |
Source - July 1933 Air Force List
County/Country | Command | Units |
Iraq | Iraq Command |
The following units were located here but controlled by HQ Iraq Command: -
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Henry S Powell | 21 Oct 1933 | Officer Commanding |
Flt Lt | Robert C Savery | 27 Nov 1931 | DFC |
Flt Lt | William J Millen | 29 Oct 1932 | |
Flt Lt | Victor H Clift | 18 Oct 1933 | Adjutant, DFC |
Accountant Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | 9 Dec 1932 | later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Arthur C Lobley | 16 Oct 1931 | |
Flt Lt | Malcolm H Luker | 18 Oct 1933 | |
Fg Off | Harold R Withers | 23 Jan 1932 | |
Fg Off | James R Ackers | 10 Feb 1933 |
Source - January 1934 Air Force List
County/Country | Command | Units |
Iraq | Iraq Command |
The following units were located here but controlled by HQ Iraq Command: -
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | Henry S Powell | 21 Oct 1933 | Officer Commanding |
Flt Lt | Victor H Clift | 18 Oct 1933 | Adjutant, DFC |
Flt Lt | Arthur King-Lewis | 26 Feb 1934 | |
Accountant Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | 9 Dec 1932 | later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Malcolm H Luker | 18 Oct 1933 | |
Fg Off | Rowland D Pratt | 12 Feb 1934 | |
Fg Off | Lewis Chegwidden | 22 Mar 1934 | |
Fg Off | Charles G Sharp | 26 Feb 1934 | |
Warrant Officers - 2nd Class | |||
WO II | William Morse | 27 Apr 1934 | |
WO II | William H M Kimpton | 11 Nov 1933 |
Source - July 1934 Air Force List
SHQ Hinaidi appeared to have been disbanded between July 1934 and July 1935 with control reverting to HQ British Forces in Iraq
Date | Unit | To/From/Formed |
13 Sep 1937 | No 55 Sqn | To Dhibban/Habbaniya |
16 Oct 1937 | No 70 Sqn | To Dhibban/Habbaniya |
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