Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
No 3 Indian Wing Personnel, units and locations
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Location | Command | Controlled |
Quetta | RAF India |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | John C Halahan | 15 Feb 1923 | Officer Commanding, CBE, AFC |
Flt Lt | John L Vachell | 15 Feb 1923 | MC; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Charles T Anderson | 23 Feb 1923 | DFC |
Obs Off | Patrick J Hayes | 25 Feb 1923 | AFC |
Stores Officer | |||
Fg Off | Alfred S Berry | 23 Feb 1923 |
Source - May 1923 Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
Quetta | RAF India |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | John C Halahan | 15 Feb 1923 | Officer Commanding, CBE, AFC |
Flt Lt | John L Vachell | 15 Feb 1923 | MC; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Charles T Anderson | 23 Feb 1923 | DFC |
Obs Off | Patrick J Hayes | 25 Feb 1923 | AFC |
Stores Officer | |||
Fg Off | Alfred S Berry | 23 Feb 1923 |
Source - July 1923 Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
Quetta | RAF India |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | John C Halahan | 15 Feb 1923 | Officer Commanding, CBE, AFC |
Flt Lt | Charles T Anderson | 23 Feb 1923 | DFC |
Flt Lt | 14 Sep 1923 | DSC, AFC; later AVM | |
Stores Officer | |||
Fg Off | Alfred S Berry | 23 Feb 1923 |
Source - January 1924 Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
Quetta | RAF India |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | John C Halahan | 15 Feb 1923 | Officer Commanding, CBE, AFC |
Flt Lt | Charles T Anderson | 23 Feb 1923 | DFC |
Flt Lt | 14 Sep 1923 | DSC, AFC; later AVM | |
Stores Officer | |||
Fg Off | Alfred S Berry | 23 Feb 1923 |
Source - May 1924 Air Force List
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
Location | Command | Controlled |
Quetta | RAF India |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | John C Halahan | 15 Feb 1923 | Officer Commanding, CBE |
Flt Lt | Robert L Stevenson | 27 Nov 1924 | MC |
Flt Lt | 14 Sep 1923 | DSC, AFC; later AVM |
Source - July 1925 Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
Quetta | RAF India |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Flt Lt | Robert L Stevenson | 27 Nov 1924 | MC |
Flt Lt | 14 Sep 1923 | DSC, AFC; later AVM | |
Stores Branch | |||
Fg Off | Sidney R L Poole | 18 Nov 1925 |
Source - March 1926 Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
Quetta | RAF India |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | John O Archer | 25 Jan 1926 | Officer Commanding, CBE |
Flt Lt | Robert L Stevenson | 27 Nov 1924 | MC |
Flt Lt | 14 Sep 1923 | DSC, AFC; later AVM | |
Stores Branch | |||
Fg Off | Sidney R L Poole | 18 Nov 1925 |
Source - July 1926 Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
Quetta | RAF India |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | John O Archer | 25 Jan 1926 | Officer Commanding, CBE |
Flt Lt | Robert L Stevenson | 27 Nov 1924 | MC |
Flt Lt | 14 Sep 1923 | DSC, AFC; later AVM | |
Stores Branch | |||
Fg Off | Sidney R L Poole | 18 Nov 1925 |
Source - December 1926 Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
Quetta | RAF India |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | John O Archer | 25 Jan 1926 | Officer Commanding, CBE |
Flt Lt | 1 Apr 1927 | later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | 14 Sep 1923 | DSC, AFC; later AVM | |
Stores Branch | |||
Fg Off | Sidney R L Poole | 18 Nov 1925 |
Source - July 1927 Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
Quetta | RAF India |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | John O Archer | 25 Jan 1926 | Officer Commanding, CBE |
Flt Lt | Frederick F Garraway | 10 Aug 1927 | |
Flt Lt | 14 Sep 1923 | DSC, AFC; later AVM | |
Stores Branch | |||
Fg Off | James E Welman | 20 Jun 1927 |
Source - July 1928 Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
Quetta | RAF India |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | John O Archer | 25 Jan 1926 | Officer Commanding, CBE |
Flt Lt | Frederick F Garraway | 10 Aug 1927 | |
Flt Lt | 14 Sep 1923 | DSC, AFC; later AVM | |
Stores Branch | |||
Fg Off | James E Welman | 20 Jun 1927 |
Source - September 1928 Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
Quetta | RAF India |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | John O Archer | 25 Jan 1926 | Officer Commanding, CBE |
Flt Lt | Alfred C Sanderson | 15 Apr 1929 | DFC; later AM |
Flt Lt | 12 Feb 1929 | DFC; later AM | |
Education Officer | |||
Lt | Robert A Smith | 1 Apr 1929 | Grade IV (Acting Grade III), BSc |
Source - July 1929 Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
Quetta | RAF India |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | John O Archer | 25 Jan 1926 | Officer Commanding, CBE |
Flt Lt | 12 Feb 1929 | DFC; later AM | |
Flt Lt | Leslie R W Tillard | 5 Apr 1930 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Fg Off | Christopher W H Moller | 14 Feb 1930 | |
Education Officer | |||
Lt | Ralph A Smith | 1 Apr 1929 | Grade IV (Acting Grade III), BSc |
Source - July 1930 Air Force List
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
Location | Command | Controlled |
Quetta | RAF India |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | 7 Oct 1930 | Officer Commanding, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | 12 Feb 1929 | DFC; later AM | |
Flt Lt | Leslie R W Tillard | 5 Apr 1930 | |
Stores Branch | |||
Fg Off | Christopher W H Moller | 14 Feb 1930 | |
Education Officer | |||
Lt | Ralph A Smith | 1 Apr 1929 | Grade IV (Acting Grade III), BSc |
Source - July 1931 Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
Quetta | RAF India |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | 7 Oct 1930 | Officer Commanding, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | James MacG Fairweather | 5 Jan 1932 | DFC |
Flt Lt | Robert A Whyte | 16 Oct 1931 | Adjutant |
Stores Branch | |||
Fg Off | Christopher W H Moller | 14 Feb 1930 | |
Education Officer | |||
Lt | Ralph A Smith | 1 Apr 1929 | Grade III, BSc |
Source - July 1932 Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
Quetta | RAF India |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | 7 Oct 1930 | Officer Commanding, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | James MacG Fairweather | 5 Jan 1932 | DFC |
Flt Lt | Robert A Whyte | 16 Oct 1931 | Adjutant |
Flt Lt | 7 Feb 1933 | Armament duties, later A/Cdre | |
Stores Branch | |||
Fg Off | Christopher W H Moller | 14 Feb 1930 | |
Education Officer | |||
Lt | Ralph A Smith | 1 Apr 1929 | Grade III, BSc |
Source - July 1933 Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
Quetta | RAF India |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | 7 Oct 1930 | Officer Commanding, AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | James MacG Fairweather | 5 Jan 1932 | DFC |
Flt Lt | 7 Feb 1933 | Armament duties, later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Robert A Whyte | 16 Oct 1931 | Adjutant |
Education Officer | |||
Lt | Ralph A Smith | 1 Apr 1929 | Grade III, BSc |
Source - January 1934 Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
Quetta | RAF India |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | 10 Dec 1933 | Officer Commanding, DSO; later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | James MacG Fairweather | 5 Jan 1932 | DFC |
Flt Lt | Robert A Whyte | 16 Oct 1931 | Adjutant |
Flt Lt | 30 Dec 1933 | Armament duties, later A/Cdre | |
Stores Branch | |||
Flt Lt | Clarence T Davis | 28 May 1933 | |
Education Officer | |||
Mr | Thomas J D Craig | 26 Feb 1935 | Grade III, BA |
Source - July 1934 Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
Karachi | RAF India |
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Personnel listings are not shown in this edition of the Air Force List, probably due to its relocation following the Quetta Earthquake of May 1935.
Source - July 1935 Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
Chakala (Provisionally) | RAF India |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | 15 Feb 1935 | Officer Commanding, MC, later MRAF | |
Sqn Ldr | Reginald Reay-Jones | 16 Apr 1935 | |
Flt Lt | F A J Pllock-Gore | 28 Jan 1936 |
Source - July 1936 Air Force List
Source - August 1936 Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
Chakala | RAF India |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Wg Cdr | B Ankers | 9 Feb 1937 | Officer Commanding, DCM |
Sqn Ldr | Reginald Reay-Jones | 16 Apr 1935 | |
Educational | |||
Mr | E A Stockwell | 14 Jan 1935 | Grade III, BA |
Source - July 1937 Air Force List
This Wing was absorbed into No 1 (Indian) Group on 25 April 1938, however the following staff are still listed on the strength of the unit as follows: -
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | 25 Apr 1938 | AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | G H H Proctor | 4 May 1938 | |
Flt Lt | W S P Simmonds | 10 Nov 1937 |
Source - July 1938 Air Force List
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | 25 Apr 1938 | AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | G H H Proctor | 4 May 1938 |
Source - January 1939 Air Force List
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | G H H Proctor | 4 May 1938 |
Source - April 1939 Confidential Air Force List
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Sqn Ldr | 25 Feb 1939 | later A/Cdre |
Source - May 1939 Confidential Air Force List
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