Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
No 1 (Bomber) Group - Personnel 1968 onwards
[1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975]
[1920 - 1926 | 1936 - 1945 | 1946 - 1967]
It was reformed on 30 April 1968 under the control of Strike Command to take over the role of Bomber Command.
Location | Command | Controlled |
RAF Bawtry, Doncaster, West Yorkshire | Strike Command |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | Michael H Le Bas | 30 Apr 1968 | Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO, AFC |
Personal Appointment | |||
Flt Lt | G H Arkell-Hardwick | 30 Apr 1968 | ADC to AOC |
Air Staff | |||
A/Cdre | Alan H Chamberlain | 30 Apr 1968 | Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC |
Operations | |||
Wg Cdr | Graham T Smeaton | 30 Apr 1968 | later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | J S B Price | 30 Apr 1968 | |
Sqn Ldr | G C Gayton | 30 Apr 1968 | |
Sqn Ldr | C W Ward | 30 Apr 1968 | |
Training | |||
Wg Cdr | M de Burgh | 30 Apr 1968 | |
Sqn Ldr | C R Adams | 30 Apr 1968 | |
Sqn Ldr | W C Cox | 30 Apr 1968 | |
Air Traffic Control | |||
Sqn Ldr | S Myatt | 30 Apr 1968 | MBE |
Air Electronics | |||
Sqn Ldr | M Reade | 30 Apr 1968 | |
Navigation Weapons | |||
Wg Cdr | N E Wilkins | 30 Apr 1968 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | H T C Farmer | 30 Apr 1968 | |
Sqn Ldr | R E Atkinson | 30 Apr 1968 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Gp Capt | J W Louw | 30 Apr 1968 | Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE, DFC* |
Administration | |||
Sqn Ldr | W B B Naples | 30 Apr 1968 | |
Personnel | |||
Sqn Ldr | J G Calvert | 30 Apr 1968 | DFC |
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff) | |||
Meteorological | |||
Mr | G A Corfield | BSc | |
Technical Staff | |||
Gp Capt | E J T Goose | 30 Apr 1968 | Senior Officer Engineering, MA |
Mechanical Engineering | |||
Wg Cdr | C V R Jones | 30 Apr 1968 | Group Mechanical Engineer, OBE, CEng, AFRAeS |
Sqn Ldr | H W A Newman | 30 Apr 1968 | Mechanical Engineer 1,CEng, AFRAeS |
Sqn Ldr | T D Hall | 30 Apr 1968 | Mechanical Engineer 2, |
Sqn Ldr | F T Baker | 30 Apr 1968 | Mechanical Engineer 3, BEM |
Electrical Engineering | |||
Wg Cdr | G W N Merritt | 30 Apr 1968 | Group Electrical Engineer, BEM |
Sqn Ldr | R L Armstrong | 30 Apr 1968 | Electrical Engineer 1, CEng, AMIERE |
Sqn Ldr | K F Currey | 30 Apr 1968 | Electrical Engineer 2,CEng, AFRAeS, AMIERE, AMBIM |
Sqn Ldr | H Whitehead | 30 Apr 1968 | Electrical Engineer 3, |
Armament Engineering | |||
Sqn Ldr | C A Fieldhouse | 30 Apr 1968 | Group Armament Engineer |
Miscellaneous Appointment | |||
Gp Capt | P L Lamb | 30 Apr 1968 | Principal Dental Officer, Northern Area, LDS |
Mr | R Bailey | 30 Apr 1968 | Statistics |
Source - 1968 Air Force List
Source - Spring 1969 Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
RAF Bawtry, Doncaster, West Yorkshire | Strike Command |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | Ruthven L Wade | 23 Dec 1968 | Air Officer Commanding, DFC; later ACM |
Personal Appointment | |||
Flt Lt | A D K Campbell | 23 Dec 1968 | ADC to AOC |
Air Staff | |||
A/Cdre | David A Green | 19 Jan 1970 | Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DSO, DFC |
Operations | |||
Wg Cdr | R McA Furze | 3 Feb 1969 | AFC |
Sqn Ldr | G C Gayton | 26 Feb 1968 | |
Sqn Ldr | J D Stevens | 3 Feb 1969 | |
Sqn Ldr | D Belcher | 1 Dec 1969 | |
Training | |||
Wg Cdr | E Matthews | 3 Feb 1969 | |
Sqn Ldr | C R Adams | 27 Feb 1968 | |
Sqn Ldr | E J Longden | 7 Oct 1968 | AFC |
Sqn Ldr | R D Alexander | 29 May 1969 | AFC |
Air Traffic Control | |||
Sqn Ldr | S Myatt | 5 Oct 1967 | MBE |
Air Electronics | |||
Sqn Ldr | C Campbell | 10 Jul 1969 | |
Navigation/Weapons | |||
Wg Cdr | N E Wilkins | 1 Nov 1967 | DFC, AMBIM |
Sqn Ldr | J B Matthews | 28 Aug 1968 | |
Sqn Ldr | A J Coles | 16 Sep 1968 | |
Sqn Ldr | J A Williams | 30 Dec 1968 | |
Sqn Ldr | D B R Harris | 16 Jun 1969 | |
Security | |||
Sqn Ldr | W Davies | 5 May 1969 | MBE |
Administrative Staff | |||
Gp Capt | T D Sanderson | Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE, AFC | |
Administration | |||
Sqn Ldr | J J Kearney | 11 Aug 1969 | MBE |
Personnel | |||
Sqn Ldr | B I S Perowne | 17 Mar 1969 | AFC |
Equipment | |||
Sqn Ldr | E F Tovell | 21 Aug 1968 | |
Physical Fitness | |||
Sqn Ldr | F W Last | 15 Apr 1968 | DPhysEd |
Staffs of the Staff (Administrative Staff) | |||
Meteorological | |||
Mr | G A Corfield | 12 Dec 1968 | BSc |
Technical Staff | |||
Gp Capt | R D Roberts | 25 Aug 1969 | Senior Officer Engineering, OBE, CEng, AFRAeS |
Mechanical Engineering | |||
Wg Cdr | C V R Jones | 2 Oct 1967 | Group Mechanical Engineer, OBE, CEng, AFRAeS |
Sqn Ldr | R G Rowe | 18 Mar 1968 | Mechanical Engineer 1, MA, CEng |
Sqn Ldr | L E Rowe | 10 Jun 1968 | Mechanical Engineer 2, BSc (Eng) |
Sqn Ldr | H Makin | 10 Mar 1969 | Mechanical Engineer 3, |
Electrical Engineering | |||
Wg Cdr | G W N Merritt | 27 Nov 1967 | Group Electrical Engineer, BEM, AMBIM |
Sqn Ldr | H Whitehead | 6 Oct 1967 | Electrical Engineer 3, |
Sqn Ldr | F T Baker | 1 Nov 1967 | Electrical Engineer 4, BEM |
Sqn Ldr | W S Holmes | 4 Mar 1968 | Electrical Engineer 1, |
Sqn Ldr | A N Kirk | 1 Jan 1970 | |
Miscellaneous Appointment | |||
Mr | R Bailey | 30 Apr 1968 | Statistics |
Source - Spring 1970 Air Force List
Source - Spring 1971 Air Force List
Source - Spring 1972 Air Force List
Source - Spring 1973 Air Force List
Source - Spring 1974 Air Force List
Source - Spring 1975 Air Force List
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