Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
No 26 Group Personnel, units and locations
[Jul 1937 | Jul 1938 | Jan 1939 | Jun 1941 | Jul 1942 | Dec 1943 | Jun 1944 | Jun 1945 | Jul 1945 | Aug 1945 | Sep 1945]
Reformed on 1 December 1937 by redesignating HQ, Superintendent of Reserve and Inspector of Civil Flying Training Schools
Address | Command | Controlled | |
The Hyde, Hendon, London, NW 9 | Training Command |
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RAF Volunteer Reserve Town Centres | |||
Birmingham Brighton Cambridge Coventry Glasgow Grimsby Hull Leicester
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London Manchester Northampton Nottingham Oxford Perth Reading Rochester Southampton |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
A/Cdre | 14 Sep 1936 | Air Officer Commanding, OBE, AFC; later AVM | |
Inspector of Elementary and Reserve Flying Training | |||
Gp Capt | T Q Studd | 1 Jun 1937 | DFC |
Inspector of RAF Volunteer Reserve Flying Training | |||
Wg Cdr |
John Whitford later AVM |
1 Dec 1935 | |
Chief Flying Examining Officers | |||
Sqn Ldr | 17 Aug 1936 | AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | E B Webb | 14 Oct 1935 | |
Sqn Ldr | R A Sprague | 2 Jun 1936 | |
Flying Examining Officers | |||
Flt Lt | K A K MacEwen | 5 Jul 1937 | |
Flt Lt | 8 Feb 1937 | later AVM | |
Flt Lt | D B D Field | 22 Nov 1937 | |
Flt Lt | Rex L Kippenberger | 28 Sep 1936 | later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Walter C Sheen | 4 Jun 1936 | later AVM |
Flt Lt | C W M Ling | 3 May 1937 | |
Flt Lt | E W Whitley | 4 Apr 1938 | |
Flt Lt | S E R Shepard | 28 Mar 1938 | |
Flt Lt | Duncan M Somerville | 21 Apr 1938 | later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | David J P Lee | 14 Aug 1937 | later ACM |
Flt Lt | M Hastings | 18 Dec 1937 | |
Armament Examining Officers | |||
Sqn Ldr | 10 Nov 1937 | later AVM | |
Navigation Examining Officers | |||
Flt Lt |
D Michell |
20 May 1937 | |
Engineer Examining Officers | |||
Sqn Ldr | E C W S Smith | 24 Jan 1938 | |
Sqn Ldr | Lancelot E Jarman | 14 Jan 1937 | later A/Cdre |
Personnel and Administrative Officers | |||
Sqn Ldr (Ret) | A J Currie | ||
Flt Lt | H C V Jolleff | RAFO | |
Equipment Branch | |||
Fg Off | H Corfield | 13 Dec 1937 | MM |
Accountant Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | E C M Knott | 22 Aug 1936 | |
Pay-Lt (Ret) | H Ince | RN | |
Medical Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | R W White | 14 Jul 1936 | MRCS, LRCP |
Sqn Ldr | R G Freeman | 19 May 1938 | LRCP & S |
Flt Lt | T C Macdonald | 28 Nov 1936 | MB, ChB |
Fg Off | C D Clements | 13 Feb 1938 | MRCS, LRCP, DO |
Supernumerary |
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Sqn Ldr | J W Mitchell | 26 Apr 1938 | Chief Instructor for RAFVR |
Flt Lt | W J Hickey | 1 Dec 1937 | |
Flt Lt | R B Brown | 2 May 1938 | Instructor for RAFVR |
Warrant Officers | |||
WO I | J Addison | 25 Apr 1938 | Administrative |
WO I | L W Elsey | 25 Jan 1938 | Armament |
Source - July 1938 Air Force List
Address | Command | Controlled | |
The Hyde, Hendon, London, NW 9 | Training Command |
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RAF Volunteer Reserve Town Centres | |||
Birmingham Brighton Cambridge Coventry Glasgow Grimsby Hull Leicester London |
Manchester Northampton Nottingham Oxford Perth Reading Rochester Southampton Stoke on Trent |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
A/Cdre | 7 Nov 1938 | Air Officer Commanding, OBE | |
Inspector of Elementary and Reserve Flying Training | |||
Gp Capt | 20 Aug 1938 | MBE; later A/Cdre | |
Inspector of RAF Volunteer Reserve Flying Training | |||
Wg Cdr |
John Whitford later AVM |
1 Dec 1935 | |
Chief Flying Examining Officers | |||
Sqn Ldr | 17 Aug 1936 | AFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | E B Webb | 14 Oct 1935 | |
Sqn Ldr | R A Sprague | 2 Jun 1936 | |
Sqn Ldr | K A K MacEwen | 5 Jul 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | Rex L Kippenberger | 28 Sep 1936 | later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | C W M Ling | 3 May 1937 | |
Sqn Ldr | S E R Shepard | 28 Mar 1938 | |
Flying Examining Officers | |||
Flt Lt | David J P Lee | 14 Aug 1937 | later ACM |
Flt Lt | M Hastings | 18 Dec 1937 | |
Flt Lt | C S Bryan | 24 Nov 1938 | |
Flt Lt | T G Lovell Gregg | 16 Sep 1938 | |
Flt Lt | R M Bradley | 28 SSep 1938 | |
Flt Lt | W M Graham | 3 Oct 1938 | |
Flt Lt | R C Tillard | 16 Jul 1938 | Lt RN |
Flt Lt | D P Hanafin | 12 Jun 1938 | |
Flt Lt | J E C G F Gyil-Murray | 13 Jun 1938 | |
Fg Off | D A Pemberton | 16 Sep 1938 | |
Armament Examining Officers | |||
Sqn Ldr | 10 Nov 1937 | later AVM | |
Sqn Ldr | C J Giles | 1 Sep 1938 | |
Navigation Examining Officers | |||
Sqn Ldr | J H McN Campbell | 30 May 1938 | |
Flt Lt |
D Michell |
20 May 1937 | |
Fg Off | E E M Angell | 14 Nov 1938 | |
Engineer Examining Officers | |||
Sqn Ldr | E C W S Smith | 24 Jan 1938 | |
Fg Off | C W Baker | 14 Jun 1938 | Commissioned Engineer Officer, MBE |
Air Staff Duties | |||
Flt Lt | T J MacDermot | 23 Aug 1938 | |
Personnel and Administrative Officers | |||
Sqn Ldr (Ret) | A J Currie | ||
Flt Lt | H C V Jolleff | RAFO | |
Mr | G S Roberts | Chief Clerk | |
Equipment Branch | |||
Fg Off | H Corfield | 13 Dec 1937 | MM |
Accountant Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | E C M Knott | 22 Aug 1936 | |
Pay-Lt (Ret) | H Ince | RN | |
Cdr (Ret) | C P Franklin | RN | |
Medical Branch | |||
Wg Cdr | R W White | 14 Jul 1936 | MRCS, LRCP |
Sqn Ldr | R G Freeman | 19 May 1938 | LRCP & S |
Flt Lt | L M Corbet | 3 Nov 1938 | MB, BS |
Flt Lt | R S B McClean | 1 Oct 1938 | MB, ChB |
Flt Lt | T C Macdonald | 28 Nov 1936 | MB, ChB |
Flt Lt | C D Clements | 13 Feb 1938 | MRCS, LRCP, DO |
Supernumerary |
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Sqn Ldr | J W Mitchell | 26 Apr 1938 | Chief Instructor (Equipment) for RAFVR |
Flt Lt | R B Brown | 2 May 1938 | Instructor (Equipment) for RAFVR |
Fg Off | D Stacey | 16 May 1938 | Instructor (Equipment) for RAFVR |
Warrant Officers | |||
WO | J Addison | 25 Apr 1938 | Administrative |
WO | W J Elvin | 7 Jul 1938 | Engineer |
WO | L W Elsey | 25 Jan 1938 | Armament |
Source - January 1939 Air Force List
This Group was redesigned No 50 (Reserve) Group on 1 February 1939
It was reformed as No 26 (Signals) Group on 12 February 1940 at RAF Cranwell under the control of Training Command. It moved to Langley Hall, Slough, Buckinghamshire on 23 March 1940 and transferred to the control of Technical Training Command on 27 May 1940.
Location | Command | Controlled |
Langley Hall, Slough, Buckinghamshire | Technical Training Command |
* Station in No 23 Group and squadron administered (other than operationally) by No 23 Group. |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
A/Cdre | John H Simpson | 26 Feb 1940 | Air Officer Commanding, |
Administrative Staff | |||
Flt Lt | K I Goodman | 26 Mar 1940 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer |
Fg Off | C O Bean | 11 Feb 1941 | |
Fg Off | A P Whale | 24 Apr 1941 | |
Plt Off | J C Kilkenny | 27 Sep 1940 | |
Plt Off | A E Allan-Taylor | 24 Feb 1941 | |
Plt Off | H C Orr | 26 Mar 1941 | |
Plt Off | M H Moss | 28 Mar 1941 | |
Plt Off | D K Sibbald | 28 Mar 1941 | |
Plt Off | D S Thaw | 16 Apr 1941 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Signals | |||
Gp Capt | D R W Thompson | 13 Jan 1941 | Senior Signals Officer |
Wg Cdr | F F Wicks | 26 Mar 1940 | OBE, DFC |
Wg Cdr | S L Quine | 8 Mar 1941 | |
Sqn Ldr | F Wilmshurst | 1 Mar 1940 | DSM |
Sqn Ldr | 10 Mar 1941 | later AVM | |
Plt Off | A G Patterson | 15 Aug 1940 | |
Plt Off | John Goodman | 19 Mar 1941 | later A/Cdre |
Plt Off | C E Wilcockson | 19 Mar 1941 | |
Equipment | |||
Flt Lt | H E W Stocken | ||
Plt Off | D A C Butlin | ||
Medical | |||
Gp Capt | J D Leahy | 17 Jan 1941 | Senior Medical Officer, MC, MB, BCh |
Flt Lt | T J Gregg | 16 Dec 1940 | MB, BCh |
Fg Off | N McSharry | 10 Feb 1941 | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Fg Off | B H Lee | 24 Mar 1941 | |
Plt Off | R Duce | 1 Mar 1941 |
Source - June 1941 Confidential Air Force List
It was transferred to the control of Bomber Command on 10 February 1942.
Location | Command | Controlled |
Langley Hall, Slough, Buckinghamshire | Bomber Command |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
A/Cdre | John H Simpson | 26 Feb 1940 | Air Officer Commanding, |
Administrative Staff | |||
Gp Capt | S L Quine | 3 May 1942 | Senior Administration Officer, MC |
Sqn Ldr | W R Castings | 2 Jul 1941 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE |
Flt Lt | R S Falk | 21 May 1941 | |
Flt Lt | W S Ellis | 5 Jan 1942 | |
Flt Lt | S T Hale | 2 Mar 1942 | |
Fg Off | A P Whale | 24 Apr 1941 | |
Fg Off | N K Lawton | 13 Jan 1942 | |
Fg Off | A S Owers | 1Apr 1942 | |
Fg Off | D S Thaw | 16 Apr 1941 | |
Plt Off | J E Henwood | 5 May 1942 | |
Plt Off | E G Waters | 5 May 1942 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Signals | |||
Gp Capt | C K Chandler | 3 May 1942 | Chief Signals Staff Officer, ME |
Wg Cdr | G L S Griffith-Jones | 26 May 1941 | |
Wg Cdr | Lawrence P Moore | 25 Oct 1941 | later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | T J E Thornton | 17 Nov 1941 | |
Flt Lt | F A Coombs | 1 Nov 1941 | |
Flt Lt | L S Litchfield | 7 Nov 1941 | |
Flt Lt | H J R Cox | 9 Feb 1942 | |
Flt Lt | F W Hudson | 12 May 1942 | |
Fg Off | D S Fisher | 19 Mar 1942 | |
Fg Off | F X J Armstrong | 6 Mar 1942 | |
Fg Off | J Spinks | 17 Jul 1941 | |
Fg Off | W Bateson | 27 Oct 1941 | |
Fg Off | J T Dickinson | 1 Nov 1941 | |
Fg Off | K M Dunsford | 7 Nov 1941 | |
Fg Off | E G Huntley | 7 Nov 1941 | |
Fg Off | W J Reason | 7 Nov 1941 | |
Fg Off | E M Kerr | 25 Apr 1941 | |
Fg Off | A McC Pollock | 7 Nov 1941 | |
Fg Off | A J Hill | 12 May 1942 | |
Fg Off | D M J Tyre | 8 May 1942 | |
Fg Off | G P Rawlings | 30 May 1942 | |
Fg Off | W C Morecroft | 25 May 1942 | |
Fg Off | B V Fiddick | 18 May 1942 | |
Fg Off | A D Hainge | 14 May 1942 | |
Fg Off | H C Orr | 1 Apr 1942 | |
Fg Off | F W Avery | 7 Nov 1941 | |
Fg Off | John Goodman | 1 Mar 1942 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | C W Allsop | 15 Mar 1942 | |
Fg Off | A G Patterson | 15 Aug 1940 | |
Plt Off | V C Deluchi | 23 Nov 1941 | |
Plt Off | W P Wishlade | 23 Nov 1941 | |
Plt Off | S E Bullock | 1 May 1942 | |
Plt Off | G W Trayford | 25 May 1942 | |
Plt Off | J S Macara | 17 May 1942 | |
Plt Off | J H Keane | 8 Apr 1942 | |
Plt Off | J C Alexander | 29 Dec 1941 | |
Plt Off | W W Page | 10 Jan 1942 | |
Plt Off | L R Ogborn | 29 Aug 1941 | |
Plt Off | L J Wright | 13 May 1942 | |
Equipment | |||
Sqn Ldr | H E W Stocken | 4 May 1942 | Senior Equipment Officer |
Fg Off | E E L Giuseppi | 4 May 1942 | |
Fg Off | S E T Cusdin | 4 May 1942 | |
Fg Off | B H Hillman | 18Sep 1941 | |
Plt Off | E A Harrison | 25 Nov 1941 | |
Plt Off | R Dexter | 4 May 1942 | |
Plt Off | B H Spring | 4 May 1942 | |
Plt Off | S A Scott | 27 Apr 1942 | |
Accountant | |||
Plt Off | D C Standen | 22 Oct 1941 | |
Medical | |||
Gp Capt | R J Aherne | 24 Oct 1941 | Senior Medical Officer, MC, LRCP & S |
Sqn Ldr | T J Gregg | 16 Dec 1940 | MB, BCh |
Flt Lt | J W Pooley | 25 May1942 | MB, ChB, MRCS, LRCP |
Physical Training | |||
Fg Off | J McA Goddard | 14 Oct 1941 | |
WAAF Staff Officers | |||
SO | A J Henderson | 27 Jun 1941 | WAAF |
RAF Regiment | |||
Lt Col | J W Woodward | 23 Feb 1942 |
Source - July 1942 Confidential Air Force List
The below is based on information contained in 'Signals Volume 1', the AHB monograph on the RAF Signals during WW2. It provides a comparison in the strength and composition of the group between February 1942 and June 1943.
February 1942 | June 1943 | |
Main stations in the group | 9 | 15 |
Sub-stations | 138* | 146 |
Telecommunications installations at home and abroad | 1,290 | 2,734 |
Landlines (Airfields, DTN station) | 198 | 1,075 |
Vehicles fitted | 1,180 | 2,585 |
Aircraft fitted | 3,268 | 3,298 |
Marine craft including HQ ships | 72 | 185 |
Transportable W/T stations and pack sets | 0 | 2,160 |
Standard Beam Approach Installations | 25 | 80 |
RDF Beacons | 0 | 250 |
Personnel - Officers | 607 | 912 |
Personnel - Other Ranks | 9,522 | 23,923 |
* This included 27 fitting parties of which there were only 9 in June 1943, meaning a net increase in 18 sub-stations.
Location | Command | Controlled |
Langley Hall, Slough, Buckinghamshire | Bomber Command |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | Oswyn G W G Lywood | 15 Sep 1942 | Air Officer Commanding, CBE |
Air Staff | |||
A/Cdre | Leslie Dalton-Morris | 17 Aug 1943 | Senior Air Staff Officer; later AM |
Gp Capt | Benjamin Ball | 6 Jul 1943 | OBE; later AVM |
Gp Capt | T J E Thornton | 6 Jul 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | G H F Hurst | 16 Aug 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | G M Macintosh | 11 Dec 1942 | |
Sqn Ldr | F H Menham | 8 Feb 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | P F Overton | 8 Sep 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | F F Wells | 9 Feb 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | G P Rawlings | 1 Aug 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | H A Thomas | 23 Mar 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | A R Enshaw | 17 Sep 1942 | |
Sqn Ldr | F W Avery | 6 Sep 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | E M Kerr | 18 Jun 1943 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Gp Capt | H A Evans-Evans | 26 Aug 1943 | Senior Officer i/c Administration |
Wg Cdr | W R Castings | 2 Jul 1941 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE |
Wg Cdr | H C Orr | 9 Oct 1942 | |
Sqn Ldr | D S Thaw | 16 Apr 1941 | |
Sqn Ldr | E E L Giuseppi | 4 May 1942 | |
Sqn Ldr | S T Hale | 30 Jul 1943 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Engineer | |||
Sqn Ldr | R L Bloodworth | 6 Jul 1943 | |
Equipment | |||
Gp Capt | J W Hunt | 23 Aug 1943 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer |
Sqn Ldr | B H Hillman | 4 May 1942 | |
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | R E W Fisher | 18 Jul 1942 | Senior Medical Officer, MB, BCL |
Sqn Ldr | B A J Arthure | 5 Jan 1942 | MRCS, LRCP |
Works | |||
Mr | E S Prout | Works Liaison Officer, AMICE | |
WAAF Staff Officers | |||
Sqn Off | L H Rankin | 4 Feb 1943 | WAAF |
RAF Regiment | |||
Lt Col | J W Woodward | 23 Feb 1942 | |
Sqn Ldr | W S Ellis | 5 Jan 1943 | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Sqn Ldr | P M Heffernan | 3 Sep 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | R E Eaton | 7 Sep 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | F A Coombs | 1 Nov 1941 |
Source - December 1943 Confidential Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
Langley Hall, Slough, Buckinghamshire | Bomber Command |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | Oswyn G W G Lywood | 15 Sep 1942 | Air Officer Commanding, CBE |
Air Staff | |||
A/Cdre | William E G Mann | 14 Feb 1944 | Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, DFC |
Gp Capt | Benjamin Ball | 6 Jul 1943 | OBE; later AVM |
Gp Capt | T J E Thornton | 6 Jul 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | G H F Hurst | 16 Aug 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | F F Wells | 9 Feb 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | F H Menham | 8 Feb 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | P F Overton | 8 Sep 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | G P Rawlings | 1 Aug 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | E M Kerr | 18 Jun 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | J F L Cartwright | 22 Nov 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | Gordon M McMinn | 23 Feb 1944 | later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | W H York | 1 May 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | D R S McColl | 17 Feb 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | F W Avery | 14 Apr 1944 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Gp Capt | L T Keens | 22 Apr 1944 | Senior Officer i/c Administration, OBE |
Wg Cdr | W R Castings | 2 Jul 1941 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE |
Wg Cdr | H C Orr | 9 Oct 1942 | |
Sqn Ldr | D S Thaw | 16 Apr 1941 | |
Sqn Ldr | S T Hale | 30 Jul 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | W A Johnson | 12 Nov 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | S E T Cusdin | 4 Jan 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | J G Chester | 17 May 1944 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Engineer | |||
Sqn Ldr | J M P Dowson | ||
Equipment | |||
Gp Capt | J W Hunt | 23 Aug 1943 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer |
Sqn Ldr | B H Hillman | 4 May 1942 | |
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | A S Amsden | 10 Dec 1943 | MRCS, LRCP |
Sqn Ldr | B A J Arthure | 5 Jan 1942 | MRCS, LRCP |
Educational | |||
Mr | D J Bomford | 8 Apr 1944 | BSC, RAFVR |
Works | |||
Mr | E S Prout | 28 Dec 1942 | Works Liaison Officer, AMICE |
WAAF Staff Officers | |||
Sqn Off | L H Rankin | 4 Feb 1943 | WAAF |
RAF Regiment | |||
Lt Col | J W Woodward | 23 Feb 1942 | |
Sqn Ldr | W S Ellis | 5 Jan 1943 | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Sqn Ldr | P M Heffernan | 3 Sep 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | R E Eaton | 7 Sep 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | R M Sterndale | 2 Feb 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | F Griffin | 14 Apr 1944 |
Source - June 1944 Confidential Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
Langley Hall, Slough, Buckinghamshire | Bomber Command |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | Oswyn G W G Lywood | 15 Sep 1942 | Air Officer Commanding, CBE |
Air Staff | |||
A/Cdre | Frederick G H Ewens | 17 Apr 1945 | Senior Air Staff Officer, |
Gp Capt | Benjamin Ball | 6 Jul 1943 | OBE; later AVM |
Wg Cdr | F F Wells | 9 Feb 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | G H F Hurst | 16 Aug 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | D R S McColl | 17 Feb 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | F Holiday | 22 Apr 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | F Griffin | 14 Apr 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | G R Sharpe | 6 Mar 1945 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Gp Capt | R C Richmond | 1 Jan 1945 | Senior Officer i/c Administration |
Wg Cdr | W R Castings | 2 Jul 1941 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE |
Wg Cdr | H C Orr | 9 Oct 1942 | |
Sqn Ldr | D S Thaw | 16 Apr 1941 | |
Sqn Ldr | S T Hale | 30 Jul 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | W A Johnson | 12 Nov 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | E L Bourn | 15 Mar 1945 | MBE |
Signals Staff | |||
Gp Capt | T J E Thornton | 6 Jul 1943 | |
Gp Capt | W S Allen | 1 Aug 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | F A Coombs | 23 Oct 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | L F Odell | 18 Jul 1944 | OBE |
Wg Cdr | G P Rawlings | 1 Aug 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | R H Abrook | 30 Jul 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | J W W Whitehead | 1 Mar 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | H L Secker | 1 Nov 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | A R Enshaw | 17 Sep 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | E M Kerr | 18 Jun 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | F W Avery | 14 Apr 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | J W G Reader | 12 Jul 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | Gordon M McMinn | 23 Feb 1944 | later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | T L Walters | 25 Sep 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | E T Tucker | 11 Sep 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | S F Sharpe | 8 Nov 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | F P Woodcraft | 18 Oct 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | A C Dodman | 23 Mar 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | A E Mayhew | 2 Apr 1945 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Engineer | |||
Sqn Ldr | J M P Dowson | 30 Dec 1943 | |
Equipment | |||
Gp Capt | P G Bullen | 1 Feb 1945 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer |
Sqn Ldr | S E Cusdin | 4 Jan 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | B H Hillman | 4 May 1942 | |
Accountant | |||
Wg Cdr | B G Drake | 7 Dec 1943 | |
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | L E A Dearberg | 6 Dec 1944 | MRCS, LRCP |
Sqn Ldr | B A J Arthure | 5 Jan 1942 | MRCS, LRCP |
Sqn Ldr | R C Browne | 19 Jun 1944 | BM, BCh, MRCS |
Sqn Ldr (Mrs) | P P Pigott | 20 Nov 1944 | MB, BS |
Educational | |||
Mr | M G Biggs | 25 Oct 1944 | BA, RAFVR |
Works | |||
Mr | E E Dean | 26 Feb 1945 | BSc, AMICE |
WAAF Staff Officers | |||
Sqn Off | E A M Llewwllyn | 2 Jan 1945 | WAAF |
RAF Regiment | |||
Lt Col | J W Woodward | 23 Feb 1942 | |
Sqn Ldr | W S Ellis | 5 Jan 1943 | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Sqn Ldr | R E Eaton | 7 Sep 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | P M Heffernan | 3 Sep 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | R M Sterndale | 2 Feb 1944 |
Source - June 1945 Confidential Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
Langley Hall, Slough, Buckinghamshire | Bomber Command |
*Operationally controlled by the Air Ministry |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | Oswyn G W G Lywood | 15 Sep 1942 | Air Officer Commanding, CBE |
Air Staff | |||
A/Cdre | Frederick G H Ewens | 17 Apr 1945 | Senior Air Staff Officer, |
Gp Capt | Benjamin Ball | 6 Jul 1943 | OBE; later AVM |
Wg Cdr | F F Wells | 9 Feb 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | F G Ferrier | 10 Jan 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | D R S McColl | 17 Feb 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | F Holiday | 22 Apr 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | F Griffin | 14 Apr 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | G R Sharpe | 6 Mar 1945 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Gp Capt | R C Richmond | 1 Jan 1945 | Senior Officer i/c Administration |
Wg Cdr | W R Castings | 2 Jul 1941 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE |
Wg Cdr | H C Orr | 9 Oct 1942 | |
Sqn Ldr | D S Thaw | 16 Apr 1941 | |
Sqn Ldr | S T Hale | 30 Jul 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | W A Johnson | 12 Nov 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | E L Bourn | 15 Mar 1945 | MBE |
Signals Staff | |||
Gp Capt | T J E Thornton | 6 Jul 1943 | |
Gp Capt | W S Allen | 1 Aug 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | F A Coombs | 23 Oct 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | L F Odell | 18 Jul 1944 | OBE |
Wg Cdr | G P Rawlings | 1 Aug 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | R H Abrook | 30 Jul 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | J W W Whitehead | 1 Mar 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | H L Secker | 1 Nov 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | A R Enshaw | 17 Sep 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | E M Kerr | 18 Jun 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | F W Avery | 14 Apr 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | J W G Reader | 12 Jul 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | Gordon M McMinn | 23 Feb 1944 | later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | T L Walters | 25 Sep 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | E T Tucker | 11 Sep 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | S F Sharpe | 8 Nov 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | F P Woodcraft | 18 Oct 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | A C Dodman | 23 Mar 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | A E Mayhew | 2 Apr 1945 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Engineer | |||
Sqn Ldr | J M P Dowson | 30 Dec 1943 | |
Equipment | |||
Gp Capt | P G Bullen | 1 Feb 1945 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer |
Wg Cdr | S J Bryant | 26 May 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | S E Cusdin | 4 Jan 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | B H Hillman | 4 May 1942 | |
Accountant | |||
Wg Cdr | B G Drake | 7 Dec 1943 | |
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | L E A Dearberg | 6 Dec 1944 | MRCS, LRCP |
Sqn Ldr | B A J Arthure | 5 Jan 1942 | MRCS, LRCP |
Sqn Ldr | R C Browne | 19 Jun 1944 | BM, BCh, MRCS |
Sqn Ldr (Mrs) | P P Pigott | 20 Nov 1944 | MB, BS |
Educational | |||
Mr | M G Biggs | 25 Oct 1944 | BA, RAFVR |
Works | |||
Mr | E E Dean | 26 Feb 1945 | BSc, AMICE |
WAAF Staff Officers | |||
Sqn Off | E A M Llewwllyn | 2 Jan 1945 | WAAF |
RAF Regiment | |||
Lt Col | J W Woodward | 23 Feb 1942 | |
Sqn Ldr | W S Ellis | 5 Jan 1943 | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Sqn Ldr | P M Heffernan | 3 Sep 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | R M Sterndale | 2 Feb 1944 |
Source - June 1945 Confidential Air Force List
Source - July 1945 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/3839)
Location | Command | Controlled |
Langley Hall, Slough, Buckinghamshire | Bomber Command |
*Operationally controlled by the Air Ministry |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | Oswyn G W G Lywood | 15 Sep 1942 | Air Officer Commanding, CBE |
Air Staff | |||
A/Cdre | Frederick G H Ewens | 17 Apr 1945 | Senior Air Staff Officer, |
Gp Capt | Benjamin Ball | 6 Jul 1943 | OBE; later AVM |
Wg Cdr | F F Wells | 9 Feb 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | F G Ferrier | 10 Jan 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | D R S McColl | 17 Feb 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | F Holiday | 22 Apr 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | F Griffin | 14 Apr 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | G R Sharpe | 6 Mar 1945 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Gp Capt | R C Richmond | 1 Jan 1945 | Senior Officer i/c Administration |
Wg Cdr | D J Evans | 30 Jun 1945 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DFC |
Wg Cdr | H C Orr | 9 Oct 1942 | |
Sqn Ldr | D S Thaw | 16 Apr 1941 | |
Sqn Ldr | S T Hale | 30 Jul 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | W A Johnson | 12 Nov 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | E L Bourn | 15 Mar 1945 | MBE |
Signals Staff | |||
Gp Capt | T J E Thornton | 6 Jul 1943 | |
Gp Capt | W S Allen | 1 Aug 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | F A Coombs | 23 Oct 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | L F Odell | 18 Jul 1944 | OBE |
Wg Cdr | G P Rawlings | 1 Aug 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | R H Abrook | 30 Jul 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | J W W Whitehead | 1 Mar 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | H L Secker | 1 Nov 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | A R Enshaw | 17 Sep 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | E M Kerr | 18 Jun 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | F W Avery | 14 Apr 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | J W G Reader | 12 Jul 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | Gordon M McMinn | 23 Feb 1944 | later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | T L Walters | 25 Sep 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | E T Tucker | 11 Sep 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | S F Sharpe | 8 Nov 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | F P Woodcraft | 18 Oct 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | A C Dodman | 23 Mar 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | A E Mayhew | 2 Apr 1945 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Engineer | |||
Sqn Ldr | J M P Dowson | 30 Dec 1943 | |
Equipment | |||
Gp Capt | P G Bullen | 1 Feb 1945 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer |
Wg Cdr | S J Bryant | 26 May 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | S E Cusdin | 4 Jan 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | B H Hillman | 4 May 1942 | |
Accountant | |||
Wg Cdr | B G Drake | 7 Dec 1943 | |
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | L E A Dearberg | 6 Dec 1944 | MRCS, LRCP |
Sqn Ldr | B A J Arthure | 5 Jan 1942 | MRCS, LRCP |
Sqn Ldr | R C Browne | 19 Jun 1944 | BM, BCh, MRCS |
Sqn Ldr (Mrs) | P P Pigott | 20 Nov 1944 | MB, BS |
Educational | |||
Mr | M G Biggs | 25 Oct 1944 | BA, RAFVR |
Works | |||
Mr | E E Dean | 26 Feb 1945 | BSc, AMICE |
WAAF Staff Officers | |||
Sqn Off | E A M Llewwllyn | 2 Jan 1945 | WAAF |
RAF Regiment | |||
Lt Col | J W Woodward | 23 Feb 1942 | |
Sqn Ldr | W S Ellis | 5 Jan 1943 | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Sqn Ldr | P M Heffernan | 3 Sep 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | R M Sterndale | 2 Feb 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | H N Bubb | 20 Jun 1945 |
Source - August 1945 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/3839)
Location | Command | Controlled |
Langley Hall, Slough, Buckinghamshire | Bomber Command |
*Operationally controlled by the Air Ministry |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | Oswyn G W G Lywood | 15 Sep 1942 | Air Officer Commanding, CBE |
Air Staff | |||
A/Cdre | Frederick G H Ewens | 17 Apr 1945 | Senior Air Staff Officer, |
Gp Capt | Benjamin Ball | 6 Jul 1943 | OBE; later AVM |
Wg Cdr | F F Wells | 9 Feb 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | F G Ferrier | 10 Jan 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | D R S McColl | 17 Feb 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | F Holiday | 22 Apr 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | F Griffin | 14 Apr 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | G R Sharpe | 6 Mar 1945 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Gp Capt | R C Richmond | 1 Jan 1945 | Senior Officer i/c Administration |
Wg Cdr | D J Evans | 30 Jun 1945 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer, DFC |
Wg Cdr | H C Orr | 9 Oct 1942 | |
Sqn Ldr | W A Johnson | 12 Nov 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | E L Bourn | 15 Mar 1945 | MBE |
Signals Staff | |||
Gp Capt | T J E Thornton | 6 Jul 1943 | |
Gp Capt | W S Allen | 1 Aug 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | F A Coombs | 23 Oct 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | L F Odell | 18 Jul 1944 | OBE |
Wg Cdr | H R A Wood | 2 Jul 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | G P Rawlings | 1 Aug 1943 | |
Wg Cdr | R H Abrook | 30 Jul 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | J T Dickinson | 1 Aug 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | H L Secker | 1 Nov 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | A R Enshaw | 17 Sep 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | E M Kerr | 18 Jun 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | F W Avery | 14 Apr 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | J W G Reader | 12 Jul 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | Gordon M McMinn | 23 Feb 1944 | later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | T L Walters | 25 Sep 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | E T Tucker | 11 Sep 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | S F Sharpe | 8 Nov 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | F P Woodcraft | 18 Oct 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | A C Dodman | 23 Mar 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | A E Mayhew | 2 Apr 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | G T Dain | 15 Jul 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | J W T Wheeler | 1 Jun 1945 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Engineer | |||
Sqn Ldr | J M P Dowson | 30 Dec 1943 | |
Equipment | |||
Gp Capt | P G Bullen | 1 Feb 1945 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer |
Wg Cdr | S J Bryant | 26 May 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | S E Cusdin | 4 Jan 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | B H Hillman | 4 May 1942 | |
Accountant | |||
Wg Cdr | B G Drake | 7 Dec 1943 | |
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | L E A Dearberg | 6 Dec 1944 | MRCS, LRCP |
Sqn Ldr | C G Woolgrove | 18 Jul 1945 | MB, ChB |
Sqn Ldr | R C Browne | 19 Jun 1944 | BM, BCh, MRCS |
Sqn Ldr (Mrs) | P P Pigott | 20 Nov 1944 | MB, BS |
Educational | |||
Mr | M G Biggs | 25 Oct 1944 | BA, RAFVR |
Works | |||
Mr | E E Dean | 26 Feb 1945 | BSc, AMICE |
WAAF Staff Officers | |||
Wg Off | L H Rankin | 24 Aug 1945 | WAAF |
RAF Regiment | |||
Lt Col | J W Woodward | 23 Feb 1942 | |
Sqn Ldr | W S Ellis | 5 Jan 1943 | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Sqn Ldr | P M Heffernan | 3 Sep 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | R M Sterndale | 2 Feb 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | H N Bubb | 20 Jun 1945 |
Source - September 1945 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/3839)
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