Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
HQ North-West African/Mediterranean Allied Coastal Air Force Personnel, locations and units
[Dec 1943 | Jun 1944 | Jun 1945 | Jul 1945 | Aug 1945 | Sep 1945]
This Command was formed on 17 February 1943 under the control of North-West African Air Forces at Standard Oil Building, Algiers
Location | Command | Controlled |
Advance HQ - Naples Rear HQ - Algiers |
North-West African Air Forces |
Unable to list units at present |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | Sir Hugh P Lloyd | 14 Mar 1943 | Air Officer Commanding, KBE, CB, MC, DFC; later ACM |
Personal Appointment | |||
Fg Off | The Hon M W Benn | 10 Jul 1943 | Personal Assistant to AOC, DFC |
Air Staff | |||
A/Cdre | James R Scarlett-Streatfield | 29 Mar 1943 | Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE; later AVM |
Gp Capt | John H Edwardes Jones | 1 Jun 1943 | DFC, AFC; later AM |
Wg Cdr | D R D G Kelly | 1 Mar 1943 | DFC |
Wg Cdr | V H Clift | 26 Apr 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | L F Brown | 1 Aug 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | H L Tudor | 26 Mar 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | J W Carmichael | 15 Mar 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | B B Beckett | 16 Mar 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | L H Styles | 1 Aug 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | G Williams | 1 Aug 1943 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Gp Capt | C R Hicks | 18 Jun 1943 | Senior Administrative Staff Officer, DFC |
Wg Cdr | D C James | 1 Mar 1943 | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | J Hutton | 14 Mar 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | A T Arnold | 24 Jun 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | R F Collins | 28 Aug 1943 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Navigation | |||
Sqn Ldr | W S Austin | 30 Apr 1943 | DFC |
Engineer | |||
Wg Cdr | F H Catton | 8 Jun 1943 | Command Engineer Officer |
Signals | |||
Gp Capt | E C Passmore | 1 Mar 1943 | Command Signals Officer, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | D W Mair | 1 Mar 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | H F Jacob | 1 Mar 1943 | |
Armament | |||
Sqn Ldr | W H G Hampshire | 23 Jun 1943 | Command Armament Officer, MBE |
Equipment | |||
Wg Cdr | A E Arnott | 8 Jun 1943 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer |
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | A Muir | 8 May 1943 | Senior Medical Officer, MB, ChB |
RAF Regiment | |||
Wg Cdr | C B Abbott | 27 May 1943 |
Source - December 1943 Confidential Air Force List
It was redesignated Mediterranean Allied Coastal Air Force on 1 January 1944.
Location | Command | Controlled |
Algiers |
Mediterranean Allied Air Forces |
Groups: - Wings: -
Squadrons: -
Other Units: -
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | Sir Hugh P Lloyd | 14 Mar 1943 | Air Officer Commanding, KBE, CB, MC, DFC; later ACM |
A/Cdre | Victor B Bennett | Air Officer i/c Administration, DFC | |
Personal Appointment | |||
Flt Lt | E H Tildswell | Personal Assistant to AOC | |
Air Staff | |||
A/Cdre | Geoffrey W Tuttle | 10 Mar 1944 | Senior Air Staff Officer, OBE, DFC; later AM |
Gp Capt | John H Edwardes Jones | 1 Jun 1943 | CBE, DFC, AFC; later AM |
Gp Capt | A W Bates | 3 Feb 1944 | |
Gp Capt | M G F Pedley | 21 Feb 1944 | DFC |
Wg Cdr | H L Tudor | 26 Mar 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | R S Mudie | 7 Jan 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | H W Eliot | 11 Mar 1944 | DSO, DFC |
Sqn Ldr | B F Collins | 30 Nov 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | R A Syrett | 30 Nov 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | G C Joyce | 1 Aug 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | W E Prately | 1 Aug 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | F L Bradshaw | 30 Nov 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | J B Coates | 14 Mar 1944 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | F J Mundy | 2 Feb 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | L N Flint | 9 Feb 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | G D'O Sheppard | 17 Apr 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | D S Cross | 19 Apr 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | J H Simpson | 14 Apr 1944 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | L F Brown | 30 Nov 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | E M Edlins | 31 Mar 1944 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Gp Capt | G R Brice | 12 Dec 1943 | Organisation |
Wg Cdr | J Hutton | 14 Mar 1943 | Personnel |
Sqn Ldr | A T Arnold | 24 Jun 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | D E Stuart | 30 Nov 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | S Rhodes | 30 Nov 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | J J Gray | 20 Jan 1944 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Navigation | |||
Sqn Ldr | R T Billett | 11 Mar 1944 | |
Engineer | |||
Wg Cdr | F H Catton | 8 Jun 1943 | Command Engineer Officer, OBE |
Signals | |||
Gp Capt | T R Vickers | 23 Sep 1943 | DSO |
Wg Cdr | C I Orr-Ewing | 24 Sep 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | D W Mair | 1 Mar 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | H F Jacob | 1 Mar 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | A T Johns | 7 Oct 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | L B F Leeson | 15 Mar 1944 | |
Armament | |||
Sqn Ldr | W H G Hampshire | 23 Jun 1943 | Command Armament Officer, MBE |
Equipment | |||
Wg Cdr | A E Arnott | 8 Jun 1943 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer |
Sqn Ldr | G H Ramsay | 30 Nov 1943 | |
Accountant | |||
Wg Cdr | J M Horsley | 18 Mar 1944 | |
Photography | |||
Sqn Ldr | W J Barrett | 20 Mar 1944 | |
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | A Muir | 8 May 1943 | Senior Medical Officer, MB, ChB |
Meteorological | |||
Sqn Ldr | G J Evans | 1 Aug 1943 | Senior Meteorological Officer |
RAF Regiment | |||
Wg Cdr | C B Abbott | 27 May 1943 | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Sqn Ldr | H N Bubb | 30 Nov 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | J E Storey | 30 Nov 1943 |
Source - June 1944 Confidential Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
Caserta |
Mediterranean Allied Air Forces |
No units listed |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | John Whitford | 1 Nov 1944 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE |
A/Cdre | John G Elton | 25 Mar 1945 | Air Officer i/c Administration, DFC, AFC; later AVM |
Personal Appointment | |||
Flt Lt | A E Rayner | 4 Dec 1944 | Personal Assistant to AOC |
Air Staff | |||
A/Cdre | John R Rhys-Jones | 1 May 1945 | Senior Air Staff Officer, |
Gp Capt | D P Marvin | 1 Nov 1944 | DFC |
Wg Cdr | R S Mudie | 7 Jan 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | G C Joyce | 1 Aug 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | A D Farrell | 9 Feb 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | R E Brabyn | 13 Aug 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | K L Coghlan | 12 Nov 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | R A Syrett | 1 Dec 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | H W Gill | 5 Dec 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | R J Warren | 28 Sep 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | G Dancy | 1 Feb 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | G A Groves | 21 Dec 1944 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Gp Capt | G R Brice | 12 Dec 1943 | Organisation |
Wg Cdr | J T Phelan | 12 Dec 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | J C Crockhard | 10 Jan 1945 | Personnel, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | J Cooksley | 3 Sep 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | R D Crump | 10 Apr 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | A C S Eagles | 2 Aug 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | A D Murfin | 22 Dec 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | G C Paddison | 17 Feb 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | R E March | 27 Dec 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | J D Witthoft | 21 Dec 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | F G Dench | 2 Feb 1945 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Engineer | |||
Sqn Ldr | R J Alderson | 17 Sep 1944 | |
Signals | |||
Gp Capt | T R Vickers | 23 Sep 1943 | DSO |
Sqn Ldr | H F Jacob | 1 Mar 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | D W Mair | 1 Mar 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | G R S Charles | 1 May 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | A T Johns | 7 Oct 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | L B F Leeson | 15 Mar 1944 | |
Armament | |||
Sqn Ldr | H C Moss | 11 Nov 1944 | |
Equipment | |||
Wg Cdr | A E Arnott | 8 Jun 1943 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer |
Sqn Ldr | J Cumming | 10 Nov 1944 | |
Accountant | |||
Wg Cdr | C Lorimer | 4 Dec 1944 | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | T A Douglas | 20 Nov 1944 | |
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | A Muir | 8 May 1943 | Senior Medical Officer, MB, ChB |
Sqn Ldr | J Evans | 20 Nov 1944 | BCh, MRCS, LRCP |
Meteorological | |||
Sqn Ldr | G J Evans | 1 Aug 1943 | Senior Meteorological Officer |
RAF Regiment | |||
Sqn Ldr | K M Head | 1 Feb 1945 | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Sqn Ldr | J D Odell | 11 Jul 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | J M W Omand | xx Dec 1944 |
Source - June 1945 Confidential Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
Caserta |
Mediterranean Allied Air Forces |
No units listed |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | John Whitford | 1 Nov 1944 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE |
A/Cdre | John G Elton | 25 Mar 1945 | Air Officer i/c Administration, DFC, AFC; later AVM |
Personal Appointment | |||
Sqn Ldr | C J Van Den Bergh | 2 Dec 1944 | Personal Staff Officer to AOC, MBE |
Flt Lt | W R F Dickinson | 1 May 1945 | Personal Assistant to AOC |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | J D Bisdee | 7 May 1945 | OBE, DFC |
Wg Cdr | C L W Stewart | 2 Apr 1945 | DSO, AFC |
Wg Cdr | H Atkinson | 6 Apr 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | G C Joyce | 1 Aug 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | A D Farrell | 9 Feb 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | R E Brabyn | 13 Aug 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | K L Coghlan | 12 Nov 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | R A Syrett | 1 Dec 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | W G Eager | 15 Mar 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | R J Warren | 28 Sep 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | G Dancy | 1 Feb 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | G A Groves | 21 Dec 1944 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Gp Capt | G R Brice | 12 Dec 1943 | Organisation |
Wg Cdr | J T Phelan | 12 Dec 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | J C Crockhard | 10 Jan 1945 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | J Cooksley | 3 Sep 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | R D Crump | 10 Apr 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | A C S Eagles | 2 Aug 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | A D Murfin | 22 Dec 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | S C Roach | 28 Apr 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | C J Cox | 1 Jun 1945 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | R E March | 27 Dec 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | K M Head | 2 Feb 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | F G Dench | 2 Feb 1945 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Engineer | |||
Sqn Ldr | R J Alderson | 17 Sep 1944 | |
Signals | |||
Gp Capt | J T Paine | 24 May 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | H F Jacob | 1 Mar 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | G R S Charles | 1 May 1944 | |
Armament | |||
Sqn Ldr | H C Moss | 11 Nov 1944 | |
Equipment | |||
Wg Cdr | A E Arnott | 8 Jun 1943 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer |
Sqn Ldr | J Cumming | 10 Nov 1944 | |
Accountant | |||
Wg Cdr | C Lorimer | 4 Dec 1944 | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | T A Douglas | 20 Nov 1944 | |
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | A Muir | 8 May 1943 | Senior Medical Officer, MB, ChB |
Sqn Ldr | S D Perchard | 7 Mar 1945 | MB, BS, MRCS, LRCP |
Educaltional | |||
Mr | N G Jones | 23 May 1945 | BSc, RAFVR |
Meteorological | |||
Sqn Ldr | G J Evans | 1 Aug 1943 | Senior Meteorological Officer |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Sqn Ldr | J D Odell | 11 Jul 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | A W Ruffell | 18 May 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | J M W Omand | 28 Dec 1944 |
Source - July 1945 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/3839)
Location | Command | Controlled |
Caserta |
Mediterranean Allied Air Forces |
No units listed |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | John Whitford | 1 Nov 1944 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE |
A/Cdre | John G Elton | 25 Mar 1945 | Air Officer i/c Administration, DFC, AFC; later AVM |
Personal Appointment | |||
Sqn Ldr | C J Van Den Bergh | 2 Dec 1944 | Personal Staff Officer to AOC, MBE |
Flt Lt | W R F Dickinson | 1 May 1945 | Personal Assistant to AOC |
Air Staff | |||
A/Cdre | John R Hallings Pott | 1 Jul 1945 | Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO, AFC; later AVM |
Gp Capt | J D Bisdee | 7 May 1945 | OBE, DFC |
Wg Cdr | C L W Stewart | 2 Apr 1945 | DSO, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | G C Joyce | 1 Aug 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | A D Farrell | 9 Feb 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | R E Brabyn | 13 Aug 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | K L Coghlan | 12 Nov 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | R A Syrett | 1 Dec 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | W G Eager | 15 Mar 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | R J Warren | 28 Sep 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | G Dancy | 1 Feb 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | G A Groves | 21 Dec 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | E S Fletcher | 10 Jun 1945 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Gp Capt | G R Brice | 12 Dec 1943 | Organisation |
Wg Cdr | J T Phelan | 12 Dec 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | J C Crockhard | 10 Jan 1945 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | J Cooksley | 3 Sep 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | R D Crump | 10 Apr 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | A C S Eagles | 2 Aug 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | A D Murfin | 22 Dec 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | S C Roach | 28 Apr 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | C J Cox | 1 Jun 1945 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | R E March | 27 Dec 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | F G Dench | 2 Feb 1945 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Engineer | |||
Sqn Ldr | R J Alderson | 17 Sep 1944 | |
Signals | |||
Gp Capt | J T Paine | 24 May 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | H F Jacob | 1 Mar 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | G R S Charles | 1 May 1944 | |
Armament | |||
Sqn Ldr | H C Moss | 11 Nov 1944 | |
Equipment | |||
Wg Cdr | A E Arnott | 8 Jun 1943 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer |
Sqn Ldr | J Cumming | 10 Nov 1944 | |
Accountant | |||
Wg Cdr | C Lorimer | 4 Dec 1944 | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | T A Douglas | 20 Nov 1944 | |
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | A Muir | 8 May 1943 | Senior Medical Officer, MB, ChB |
Sqn Ldr | S D Perchard | 7 Mar 1945 | MB, BS, MRCS, LRCP |
Educaltional | |||
Mr | N G Jones | 23 May 1945 | BSc, RAFVR |
Meteorological | |||
Sqn Ldr | G J Evans | 1 Aug 1943 | Senior Meteorological Officer |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Sqn Ldr | J D Odell | 11 Jul 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | A W Ruffell | 18 May 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | J M W Omand | 28 Dec 1944 |
Source - August 1945 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/3839)
Location | Command | Controlled |
Caserta |
RAF Mediterranean & Middle East |
No units listed |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | John Whitford | 1 Nov 1944 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE |
A/Cdre | John G Elton | 25 Mar 1945 | Air Officer i/c Administration, DFC, AFC; later AVM |
Personal Appointment | |||
Sqn Ldr | C J Van Den Bergh | 2 Dec 1944 | Personal Staff Officer to AOC, MBE |
Flt Lt | W R F Dickinson | 1 May 1945 | Personal Assistant to AOC |
Air Staff | |||
A/Cdre | John R Hallings Pott | 1 Jul 1945 | Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO, AFC; later AVM |
Gp Capt | J D Bisdee | 7 May 1945 | OBE, DFC |
Wg Cdr | L L Johnston | 16 Jul 1945 | DSO |
Sqn Ldr | G C Joyce | 1 Aug 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | A D Farrell | 9 Feb 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | R E Brabyn | 13 Aug 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | K L Coghlan | 12 Nov 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | R A Syrett | 1 Dec 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | W G Eager | 15 Mar 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | R J Warren | 28 Sep 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | G Dancy | 1 Feb 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | E S Fletcher | 10 Jun 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | W A R Macdonald | 15 Jul 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | G O Banning-Lover | 27 Jul 1945 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Gp Capt | G R Brice | 12 Dec 1943 | Organisation |
Wg Cdr | W T Arnold | 17 Jul 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | J C Crockhard | 10 Jan 1945 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer, OBE |
Sqn Ldr | C A Groves | 1 Aug 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | R D Crump | 10 Apr 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | A C S Eagles | 2 Aug 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | A D Murfin | 22 Dec 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | S C Roach | 28 Apr 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | C J Cox | 1 Jun 1945 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | R E March | 27 Dec 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | F G Dench | 2 Feb 1945 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Engineer | |||
Sqn Ldr | R J Alderson | 17 Sep 1944 | |
Signals | |||
Gp Capt | J T Paine | 24 May 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | H F Jacob | 1 Mar 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | G R S Charles | 1 May 1944 | |
Armament | |||
Sqn Ldr | R P A J De-Burlet | 15 Jul 1945 | |
Equipment | |||
Wg Cdr | A E Arnott | 8 Jun 1943 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer |
Sqn Ldr | J M Warner | 1 Aug 1945 | |
Accountant | |||
Wg Cdr | C Lorimer | 4 Dec 1944 | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | G L Couch | 16 Jul 1945 | |
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | A Muir | 8 May 1943 | Senior Medical Officer, MB, ChB |
Sqn Ldr | S D Perchard | 7 Mar 1945 | MB, BS, MRCS, LRCP |
Educaltional | |||
Mr | N G Jones | 23 May 1945 | BSc, RAFVR |
Meteorological | |||
Sqn Ldr | G J Evans | 1 Aug 1943 | Senior Meteorological Officer |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Sqn Ldr | A R B Chambers | 1 Aug 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | A W Ruffell | 18 May 1945 |
Source - September 1945 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/3839)
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