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26 Mar 1940	Established under the Permanent Under Secretary of State for Air
26 Mar 1940	A/Cdre H Peake
xx Jan 1942	A/Cdre The Rt Hon Viscount Stansgate DSO, DFC
xx Jan 1944	Vacant
xx Feb 1944	Mr H A Jones CMG, MC (Hon A/Cdre RCAF)
xx Apr 1945	Vacant
xx Jun 1945	A/Cdre Lord Willoughby de Broke MC, AFC
xx xxx xxxx	Renamed Information Division
xx xxx xxxx	Mr L M McBride OBE
15 Jun 1959	AVM G A Walker CB, CBE, DSO, DFC, AFC MA
Sep 1961	A/Cdre J Barraclough CBE, DFC, AFC
xx xxx 1964	Re-established as part of Public Relations Staff
xx xxx 1964	A/Cdre J Wallace DSO, MVO, DFC, AFC
xx xxx 1967	A/Cdre A L Winskill CBE, DFC*
xx Feb 1968	A/Cdre P M Brothers CBE, DSO, DFC*
17 Feb 1973	A/Cdre J R Forsythe CBE, DFC
xx xxx 1975	Transferred to Deputy Under-Secretary of State (Air)
xx xxx 1975	A/Cdre P B Hine MBIM
xx Dec 1977	A/Cdre C H Foale
xx Jun 1979	A/Cdre A D A Honley AFC, MBIM
xx Mar 1982	A/Cdre R A Miller OBE, MRAeS, FBIM
xx Dec 1983	A/Cdre P Walker AMBIM
xx xxx 1984	Transferred to CAS
20 Jul 1984	A/Cdre R M Robson OBE, FBIM
16 Jan 1987	A/Cdre A F C Hunter CBE, AFC, MA, LLB
9 Jan 1989	A/Cdre M Barnes
6 Jan 1992	A/Cdre B E A Pegnall
xx xxx 1994	Transferred to Defence Staff
xx Dec 1993	A/Cdre G L McRobbie
xx xxx 1998	A/Cdre D A Walker OBE, MVO, BSc, FBIFM, MIPD
xx xxx 2002	A/Cdre P R Thomas MBE, BSc
xx xxx 2005	Renamed Directorate of Defence Publicity

Commandant General of the RAF Regiment and Inspector of Ground Combat Training

Directorate-General of Security (RAF) and Commandant General of the RAF Regiment

Commandant-General RAF Regiment and Directorate-General of Security (RAF)

28 May 1940	Established under DCAS
28 May 1940	Gp Capt-A/Cdre A P M Sanders CBE
xx Feb 1942	Upgraded to Directorate-General and transferred to DCAS
xx Feb 1942	Maj-Gen Sir Claude Liardet KBE, CB, DSO, TD
xx Jun 1942	Transferred to ACAS (General)
xx May 1945	Transferred to CAS
4 May 1945	Maj-Gen A E Robinson DSO
xx xxx 1946	Renamed Commandant General of the RAF Regiment and Inspector of Ground Combat Training
30 Jun 1948	AVM H T Lydford CB, CBE, AFC
26 Oct 1950	AVM S C Strafford CB, CBE, DFC
1 Oct 1952	AVM Sir Francis Mellersh KBE, AFC
23 Sep 1954	AVM B C Yarde CVO, CBE
12 Feb 1957	AVM J L F Fuller-Good CB, CVO, CBE
1 Mar 1959	AVM J H Harris CB, CBE
5 Aug 1961	AVM E M F Grundy CB, CBE
1 Jun 1962	AVM K W Godfrey CB, CBE
7 Jan 1963	AVM Sir Bernard Chacksfield CB, OBE, AFRAeS
xx xxx 1964	Inspector of Ground Combat Training Defence renamed Inspector of Ground Defence (RAF)
3 May 1968	AVM B P Young CBE
6 Jan 1973	AVM D A Pocock OBE
3 May 1975	AVM A Griffiths CB, AFC
xx xxx 1976	Renamed Director-General of Security (RAF) and Commandant General of the RAF Regiment
28 May 1977	AVM B G Lock CBE, AFC, MBIM
28 Apr 1979	AVM H Reed-Purvis OBE, BSc
xx xxx 1981	Renamed Commandant-General RAF Regiment and Director-General of Security
4 Aug 1983	AVM J F G Howe CBE, AFC
2 Jan 1985	Transferred to AMSO
1 Dec 1987	AVM J H Harris CBE
25 Jan 1991	AVM D R Hawkins MBE, FBIM, FITD
xx Mar 1996	A/Cdre I W P McNeil

30 Sep 1945	Established under AMT
30 Sep 1945	A/Cdre A C H Sharp DSO
1 Jan 1947	Transferred to ACAS (Operations)
13 Nov 1947	Gp Capt N C Singer CBE, DSO, DFC
1950 - xxxx	Details for this period are currently unavailable
1 Jun 1955	Re-established or upgraded as Directorate of Flight Safety under CAS
1 Jun 1955	A/Cdre D M Somerville OBE
16 Dec 1957	A/Cdre J C Millar DSO
30 Jan 1961	A/Cdre J N H Whitworth CB, DSO, DFC*
27 Feb 1961	A/Cdre R J B Burns CBE
14 Sep 1962	A/Cdre A G Dudgeon CBE, DFC
xx xxx 1964	Transferred to ACAS (Operational Requirements) as Directorate of RAF Flight Safety
xx Aug 1965	Vacant
6 Dec 1965	A/Cdre E W Wright CBE, DFC, DFM
3 Mar 1969	A/Cdre C B Brown CBE, AFC
17 Jan 1972	A/Cdre F O Barrett CBE, DFC
4 Jan 1973	A/Cdre J E Smith CBE, AFC
28 Aug 1974	A/Cdre D F M Browne CBE, AFC*
20 Nov 1976	A/Cdre K W Hayr CBE, AFC*
xx xxx 1977	Renamed Inspectorate of Flight Safety (RAF)
22 Dec 1979	A/Cdre D B Leech CBE
19 Dec 1981	A/Cdre T H Stoner BSc
22 Dec 1984	A/Cdre P King CBE, FBIM
4 Feb 1988	A/Cdre G R Profit
13 Aug 1990	A/Cdre J E Houghton AFC
20 Jun 1992	A/Cdre M J Abbott
8 Apr 1994	A/Cdre R S Peacock-Edwards
xx Nov 1997	A/Cdre E J Black
8 Feb 1999	A/Cdre L A Doble OBE, FRAeS
xx Mar 2002	Renamed Defence Aviation Safety Centre
xx Mar 2002	A/Cdre R L Dixon
3 Feb 2003	A/Cdre A T Hudson
18 Apr 2006	A/Cdre G P Dixon
23 Feb 2007	A/Cdre I L Dugmore
18 Dec 2009	Renamed Director Defence Aviation Regulation and Safety
18 Dec 2009	A/Cdre A S Barmby

Assistant Chief of Staff A3 Force Protection

9 Oct 1948	Re-established under Commandant General of the RAF Regiment, CAS
9 Oct 1948	Brig M A James VC, DSO, MC
1 Feb 1951	A/Cdre J H Harris CBE
11 Mar 1953	A/Cdre F J ATanner CBE
15 Dec 1955	A/Cdre J H Harris CB, CBE
1 Mar 1959	A/Cdre K W Godfrey CB, CBE, ADC
23 Jul 1962	A/Cdre A B Riall CBE
9 Nov 1966	A/Cdre A G Douglas CBE, MC
26 May 1970	A/Cdre D A Pocock OBE, ADC
2 Jan 1973	A/Cdre G E S Bumstead MBIM
xx xxx 1976	Renamed Director of Security (Ground Defence and Fire Services) (RAF)
27 Aug 1976	A/Cdre H Reed-Purvis OBE, BSc, MINucE
4 Jun 1979	A/Cdre A B McGuire MBE
xx xxx 1981	Renamed Director of Regiment and Fire Services (RAF)
4 Jul 1981	A/Cdre R Strickland MITD, FBIM
24 Dec 1983	A/Cdre D D Anderson MBE, MBIM
2 Jan 1985	Transferred to AMSO
3 Jul 1987	A/Cdre M S Witherow FBIM
xx xxx 1989	Renamed Director Regiment; Director Defence Fire Services
18 Jan 1991	A/Cdre F W Mitchell
1 Nov 1992	A/Cdre R Bogg
1 Nov 1993	?
28 Sep 1995	A/Cdre I W P McNeil
xx xxx 1996	Renamed Air Officer Regiment and Survive to Operate on transfer to Strike Command
xx xxx 1999	Transferred to No 38 Group
7 May 1999	A/Cdre R C Moore MBE, BSc
xx xxx 2000	Transferred to No 2 Group
18 Apr 2001	A/Cdre N A Bairsto MBE, MD, MSc, BSc, CEng, FIMechE, FRAeS, FCMI
xx xxx 2002	Renamed Assistant Chief of Staff A3 Regiment Survive to Operate
13 Jan 2002	A/Cdre S H Anderton MSc, BSc, FCMI
1 Apr 2005	Renamed Assistant Chief of Staff A3 Force Protection
1 Apr 2005	A/Cdre P J Drissell MA, BSc, MInstD

Military Air Traffic Operations

1 Apr 1966	Established under CAS
1 Apr 1966	AVM J B Russell CB, CBE, DSO,
27 Mar 1969	AVM E D Crew DSO, DFC, MA
xx Apr 1969	Controller post allocated to civilian personnel, RAF post becoming Deputy Controller (except where shown): -
xx xxx 1973	Renamed Controllerate of National Air Traffic Services
6 Jan 1973	AVM I G Broom CB, CBE, DSO, DFC**, AFC
11 May 1974	AM Sir Ivor Broom KCB, CBE, DSO, DFC**, AFC (Controller)
11 May 1977	AVM I M Pedder OBE, DFC, MBIM
31 Aug 1981	AM Ian Pedder KCB, OBE, DFC, MBIM (Controller)
12 Dec 1984	AVM B Huxley CBE
24 Dec 1986	AVM T Stoner KCB, BSc
130 Sep 1988	AM Sir Thomas Stoner KCB, BSc (Controller)
xx xxx 1991	Renamed National Air Traffic Services
Jan 1987	AVM J D L Feesey AFC, MRAeS (Directorate General of Policy and Planning)
xx xxx 1994	Military element renamed Military Air Traffic Operations
20 Jun 1994	A/Cdre C A Barnett
18 Sep 1995	A/Cdre J R D Arscott
26 Mar 1999	A/Cdre M J Fuller
xx Mar 2000	Disbanded

23 Jan 1941	Established under DCAS
23 Jan 1941	A/Cdre L G Le G Croke CBE
xx Apr 1941	Renamed Directorate of Air/Sea Rescue Services
5 Oct 1941	Renamed Deputy Directorate of Air/Sea Rescue
5 Oct 1941	Gp Capt E F Waring DFC, AFC
xx May 1942	Transferred to ACAS (Operations)
xx Aug 1943	Transferred to ACAS (General)
xx Jan 1945	Absorbed into Directorate of Navigation

3 Feb 1941	Established under DCAS
3 Feb 1941	Wg Cdr-Gp Capt H J Saker MVO
xx Sep 1940	Transferred to ACAS (General)
xx Feb 1942	Transferred to DCAS
xx Jan 1944	Vacant
xx Apr 1944	Absorbed into Directorate of Flying Control and Rescue

xx Jan 1943	Established under ACAS (General)
xx Jan 1943	Gp Capt T F D Rose
xx Jun 1945	Downgraded to Assistant Directorate
xx Jun 1945	Wg Cdr P S S Clark
xx xxx 1945	Post abolished

xx xxx 1981	Established under Director of Regiment and Fire Services (RAF)
xx xxx 1981	Gp Capt R Strickland MITD, FBIM
13 Jul 1981	Gp Capt P G Gibson OBE
2 Jan 1985	Transferred to AMSO and ceased being shown in the Air Force List

xx xxx 1995	Established under CAS
18 Sep 1995	AVM J R D Arscott
Fate currently unknown