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HQ No 87 Group Personnel, locations and units
[Jun 1945 | Jul 1945 | Aug 1945 | Sep 1945 | Jul 1946 | Aug 1946]
This Group was formed on 17 February 1945 at the Hotel Monsigny, Rue Monsigny in Paris within 2nd Tactical Air Force to control units in the Paris area, previously controlled by HQ RAF Unit Paris.
Location | Command | Controlled |
Hotel Monsigny, Rue Monsigny, Paris | 2nd Tactical Air Force |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | Walter J M Akerman | 24 Apr 1945 | Air Officer Commanding, CBE; later AVM |
Air Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | M Hallam | 9 Apr 1945 | DFC |
Administrative Staff | |||
Gp Capt | the Viscount Acheson | 17 Feb 1945 | Senior Officer i/c Administration |
Wg Cdr | V Mercer-Smith | 27 Mar 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | the Marquess de Amodio | 17 Feb 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | C J Gilmour-Wood | 6 Mar 1945 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Engineer | |||
Wg Cdr | H H B Lewis | 14 Mar 1945 | |
Signals | |||
Wg Cdr | R T Read | 11 Mar 1945 | |
Equipment | |||
Sqn Ldr | O R Toyne | 20 Mar 1945 | MBE |
Sqn Ldr | L M Adams | 20 Mar 1945 | |
Accountant | |||
Sqn Ldr | R Boughey | 9 Mar 1945 | |
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | E Donovan | 13 Mar 1945 | MB, ChB |
WAAF Staff Officer | |||
Sqn Off | W B Thompson | 20 Mar 1945 | WAAF |
Miscellaneous Appointment | |||
Sqn Ldr | K Hitchcock | 28 Feb 1945 |
Source - June 1945 Confidential Air Force List
It assumed control of units in southern France on 21 June 1945 with an Advance HQ at Château St Leger, 29 Rue Alexandre, St Germaine.
Control was transferred to Transport Command on 15 July 1945 as No 87 (Transport) Group.
The main HQ moved to Château le Lonchere, Bougival near Paris on 1 July 1945.
Location | Command | Controlled |
Advance HQ: Château St Leger, 29 Rue Alexandre, St Germaine Main HQ: Château le Lonchere, Bougival |
Transport Command |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | Walter J M Akerman | 24 Apr 1945 | Air Officer Commanding, CBE; later AVM |
Air Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | M Hallam | 9 Apr 1945 | DFC |
Administrative Staff | |||
Gp Capt | the Viscount Acheson | 17 Feb 1945 | Senior Officer i/c Administration |
Wg Cdr | V Mercer-Smith | 27 Mar 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | the Marquess de Amodio | 17 Feb 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | C J Gilmour-Wood | 6 Mar 1945 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Engineer | |||
Wg Cdr | H H B Lewis | 14 Mar 1945 | |
Signals | |||
Wg Cdr | R T Read | 11 Mar 1945 | |
Equipment | |||
Sqn Ldr | O R Toyne | 20 Mar 1945 | MBE |
Sqn Ldr | A S Duff | 18 May 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | L M Adams | 20 Mar 1945 | |
Accountant | |||
Sqn Ldr | R Boughey | 9 Mar 1945 | |
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | E Donovan | 13 Mar 1945 | MB, ChB |
WAAF Staff Officer | |||
Sqn Off | W B Thompson | 20 Mar 1945 | WAAF |
Miscellaneous Appointment | |||
Sqn Ldr | K Hitchcock | 28 Feb 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | B de C F Holroyd | 28 Feb 1945 |
Source - July 1945 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/3839)
Location | Command | Controlled |
Advance HQ: Château St Leger, 29 Rue Alexandre, St Germaine Main HQ: Château le Lonchere, Bougival |
Transport Command |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | Walter J M Akerman | 24 Apr 1945 | Air Officer Commanding, CBE; later AVM |
Air Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | M Hallam | 9 Apr 1945 | DFC |
Administrative Staff | |||
Gp Capt | the Viscount Acheson | 17 Feb 1945 | Senior Officer i/c Administration |
Wg Cdr | V Mercer-Smith | 27 Mar 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | G W Jordan | 28 Jun 1945 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE |
Wg Cdr | the Marquess de Amodio | 17 Feb 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | C J Gilmour-Wood | 6 Mar 1945 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Engineer | |||
Wg Cdr | H H B Lewis | 14 Mar 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | S F G Hussey | 14 Jul 1945 | |
Signals | |||
Wg Cdr | R T Read | 11 Mar 1945 | |
Equipment | |||
Sqn Ldr | O R Toyne | 20 Mar 1945 | MBE |
Sqn Ldr | A S Duff | 18 May 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | L M Adams | 20 Mar 1945 | |
Accountant | |||
Sqn Ldr | R Boughey | 9 Mar 1945 | |
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | E Donovan | 13 Mar 1945 | MB, ChB |
WAAF Staff Officer | |||
Sqn Off | W B Thompson | 20 Mar 1945 | WAAF |
Miscellaneous Appointment | |||
Sqn Ldr | K Hitchcock | 28 Feb 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | B de C F Holroyd | 28 Feb 1945 |
Source - August 1945 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/3839)
Location | Command | Controlled |
Advance HQ: Château St Leger, 29 Rue Alexandre, St Germaine Main HQ: Château le Lonchere, Bougival |
Transport Command |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | Walter J M Akerman | 24 Apr 1945 | Air Officer Commanding, CBE; later AVM |
Air Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | M Hallam | 9 Apr 1945 | DFC |
Administrative Staff | |||
Gp Capt | the Viscount Acheson | 17 Feb 1945 | Senior Officer i/c Administration |
Wg Cdr | V Mercer-Smith | 27 Mar 1945 | |
Wg Cdr | G W Jordan | 28 Jun 1945 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE |
Wg Cdr | the Marquess de Amodio | 17 Feb 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | C J Gilmour-Wood | 6 Mar 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | C A Male | 20 Jul 1945 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Engineer | |||
Wg Cdr | H H B Lewis | 14 Mar 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | S F G Hussey | 14 Jul 1945 | |
Signals | |||
Wg Cdr | R T Read | 11 Mar 1945 | |
Equipment | |||
Sqn Ldr | O R Toyne | 20 Mar 1945 | MBE |
Sqn Ldr | A S Duff | 18 May 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | L M Adams | 20 Mar 1945 | |
Accountant | |||
Sqn Ldr | R Boughey | 9 Mar 1945 | |
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | E Donovan | 13 Mar 1945 | MB, ChB |
Dental | |||
Sqn Ldr | R E Morgan | 17 Jul 1945 | LDS |
WAAF Staff Officer | |||
Sqn Off | W B Thompson | 20 Mar 1945 | WAAF |
Miscellaneous Appointment | |||
Sqn Ldr | K Hitchcock | 28 Feb 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | B de C F Holroyd | 28 Feb 1945 |
Source - September 1945 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/3839)
Location | Command | Controlled |
Advance HQ: Château St Leger, 29 Rue Alexandre, St Germaine Main HQ: Château le Lonchere, Bougival |
Transport Command |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
A/Cdr | Henry N Thornton | 5 Feb 1946 | Air Officer Commanding, CBE; later AVM |
Air Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | J Blackburn | 8 Apr 1946 | Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO, DFC |
Sqn Ldr | R Cockburn | 21 Dec 1945 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Gp Capt | C A Watt | 6 Mar 1946 | Senior Officer i/c Administration |
Wg Cdr | V Mercer-Smith | 27 Mar 1945 | Organisation |
Sqn Ldr | A E Morgan | 27 Mar 1946 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE |
Sqn Ldr | J V Hay | 21 Feb 1946 | Organisation |
Sqn Ldr | C J Gilmour-Wood | 6 Mar 1945 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Engineer | |||
Wg Cdr | S Leary | 18 Jan 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | S F G Hussey | 14 Jul 1945 | |
Signals | |||
Sqn Ldr | J R Hicks | 12 Dec 1945 | |
Equipment | |||
Sqn Ldr | A S Duff | 18 May 1945 | |
Accountant | |||
Sqn Ldr | A L G Cadman | 25 Nov 1945 | |
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | H O'B Howat | 1 Nov 1945 | MB, ChB |
Sqn Ldr | D O Hicks | 14 Oct 1945 | MB, BCh |
Dental | |||
Sqn Ldr | W R Foreman | 15 Feb 1945 | LDS, RCS |
Educational | |||
Mr | H I Nelson | 18 Aug 1945 | MA, RAFVR |
Works | |||
Sqn Ldr | A L Gray | 1 Jan 1946 | |
Miscellaneous Appointment | |||
Sqn Ldr | C F Edwards | 18 Nov 1945 |
Source - July 1946 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5239)
It was disbanded by being redesignated No 87 Wing on 15 Jul 1946 but was stiil being listed in the August edition of CAFL.
Location | Command | Controlled |
C/o British Army of the Rhine | Transport Command |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
A/Cdr | Henry N Thornton | 5 Feb 1946 | Air Officer Commanding, CBE; later AVM |
Air Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | J Blackburn | 8 Apr 1946 | Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO, DFC |
Sqn Ldr | R Cockburn | 21 Dec 1945 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Gp Capt | C A Watt | 6 Mar 1946 | Senior Officer i/c Administration |
Wg Cdr | V Mercer-Smith | 27 Mar 1945 | Organisation |
Sqn Ldr | A E Morgan | 27 Mar 1946 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer, MBE |
Sqn Ldr | J V Hay | 21 Feb 1946 | Organisation |
Sqn Ldr | C J Gilmour-Wood | 6 Mar 1945 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Engineer | |||
Wg Cdr | S Leary | 18 Jan 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | S F G Hussey | 14 Jul 1945 | |
Signals | |||
Sqn Ldr | J R Hicks | 12 Dec 1945 | |
Equipment | |||
Sqn Ldr | A S Duff | 18 May 1945 | |
Accountant | |||
Sqn Ldr | A L G Cadman | 25 Nov 1945 | |
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | H O'B Howat | 1 Nov 1945 | MB, ChB |
Sqn Ldr | D O Hicks | 14 Oct 1945 | MB, BCh |
Dental | |||
Sqn Ldr | W R Foreman | 15 Feb 1945 | LDS, RCS |
Educational | |||
Mr | H I Nelson | 18 Aug 1945 | MA, RAFVR |
Works | |||
Sqn Ldr | A L Gray | 1 Jan 1946 | |
Miscellaneous Appointment | |||
Sqn Ldr | C F Edwards | 18 Nov 1945 |
Source - August 1946 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5239)
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