Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
[Jul 1936 | Jul 1937 | Jul 1938 | Jan 1939 | Apr 1939 | May 1939]
Date | Unit | To/From/Formed |
15 Nov 1934 | No 99 Sqn | From Upper Heyford |
16 Sep 1935 | No 38 Sqn | Formed |
Aug 1936 |
Source - August 1936 Air Force List
County | Command/Group | Units |
near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk | ADGB/No 3 (Bomber) Group |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Station HQ |
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Gp Capt | R S Maxwell | 23 Jan 1936 | Officer Commanding, MC, DFC, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | R Menzies | 1 Feb 1935 | Signals duties |
Stores Branch |
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Flt Lt | D W Dean | 1 Feb 1936 | |
Accountant Branch |
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Flt Lt | D Sender | 1 Feb 1936 | |
Civilian Assistants |
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Flt Lt | A Lees | Adjutant, RAFO | |
Maj | R Blatherwick | late RAF | |
Warrant Officers |
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WO I | S Wray | 24 Mar 1936 | |
WO I | H Barnes | 24 Mar 1936 |
Source - July 1936 Air Force List
Date | Unit | To/From/Formed |
12 Apr 1937 | No 149 Sqn | Formed |
5 May 1937 | No 38 Sqn | To Marham |
24 Jun 1937 | No 211 Sqn | Formed |
County | Command/Group | Units |
near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk | Bomber Command/No 3 (Bomber) Group |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Station HQ |
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Wg Cdr | 19 May 1937 | Officer Commanding, DSC, DFC, AFC; later AVM | |
Flt Lt | C M Champion de Crespigney | 23 Dec 1936 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | R Monks | 1 Jul 1936 | Signals duties |
Flt Lt | R T Cazalet | 8 Aug 1936 | Engineer duties |
Plt Off | F M Thomas | 10 May 1937 | |
Flt Lt | A Lees | Adjutant, RAFO | |
Fg Off | N X Sheldrick | RAFO | |
Fg Off | M K McGregor | Assistant Adjutant, late RAF | |
Equipment Officers |
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Flt Lt | A Amy | RAFO | |
Lt Col (Ret) | C S Burt | DSO | |
Accountant Branch |
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Flt Lt | D Sender | 1 Feb 1936 | |
Maj (Ret) | A H L Marwood | ||
Education Officer |
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Lt | H A E Gard | 19 Oct 1936 | Grade III, DFC, BSc |
Warrant Officers |
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WO I | H Barnes | 24 Mar 1936 | |
WO I | E G Edmonds | 23 Jun 1936 | |
WO I | W G B Marsh | 15 Feb 1937 |
Source - July 1937 Air Force List
Date | Unit | To/From/Formed |
2 Sep 1937 | No 211 Sqn | To Grantham |
County | Command/Group | Units |
near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk | Bomber Command/No 3 (Bomber) Group |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Station HQ |
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Wg Cdr | 5 May 1938 | Officer Commanding, DSO; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | E C Harding | 21 Dec 1937 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | A Lees | Adjutant, RAFO | |
Fg Off | M K McGregor | Assistant Adjutant, late RAF | |
Equipment Officers |
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Flt Lt | A Amy | RAFO | |
Capt (Ret) | W H Scott-Badcock | ||
Accountant Branch |
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Flt Lt | D Sender | 1 Feb 1936 | |
Maj (Ret) | A H L Marwood | ||
Medical Branch |
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Flt Lt | T D L Bolan | 20 Dec 1937 | LRCP & S |
Dental Branch |
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Flt Lt | A P Britton | 19 Jul 1937 | LDS |
Commissioned Engineer Officer |
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Fg Off | P Hall | 20 Jan 1938 | MBE |
Education Officer |
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Lt | H A E Gard | 19 Oct 1936 | Grade III, DFC, BSc |
Warrant Officers |
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WO I | J E Spillard | 17 Jan 1938 | |
WO I | F Harrington | 13 Sep 1937 | |
WO I | W J Frost | 6 Sep 1937 | |
WO I | T G W Young | 24 Sep 1937 |
Source - July 1938 Air Force List
County | Command/Group | Units |
near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk | Bomber Command/No 3 (Bomber) Group |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Station HQ |
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Wg Cdr | 5 May 1938 | Officer Commanding, DSO; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | K Lea-Cox | 5 Dec 1938 | |
Flt Lt | E C Harding | 21 Dec 1937 | Armament duties |
Flt Lt | A Lees | Adjutant, RAFO | |
Fg Off | M K McGregor | Assistant Adjutant, late RAF | |
Equipment Officers |
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Flt Lt | A Amy | RAFO | |
Capt (Ret) | W H Scott-Badcock | ||
Accountant Branch |
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Flt Lt | D Sender | 1 Feb 1936 | |
Maj (Ret) | A H L Marwood | ||
Medical Branch |
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Fg Off | H L Jenkins | 1 Nov 1938 | MD, BS |
Dental Branch |
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Flt Lt | A P Britton | 19 Jul 1937 | LDS |
Commissioned Engineer Officer |
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Fg Off | P Hall | 20 Jan 1938 | MBE |
Education Officer |
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Lt | H A E Gard | 19 Oct 1936 | Grade III, DFC, BSc |
Warrant Officers |
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WO | W J Frost | 6 Sep 1937 | |
WO | T G W Young | 24 Sep 1937 | |
WO | E A Hancock | 18 Aug 1938 | |
WO | E J Ware | 7 Sep 1938 |
Source - January 1939 Air Force List
County | Command/Group | Units |
near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk | Bomber Command/No 3 (Bomber) Group |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Station HQ |
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Gp Capt | 5 May 1938 | Officer Commanding, DSO; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | K Lea-Cox | 5 Dec 1938 | |
Flt Lt | A Lees | Adjutant, RAFO | |
Fg Off | M K McGregor | Assistant Adjutant, late RAF | |
Flt Lt | R L Bateman | RAFO | |
Flt Lt | A T H Willis | RAFO | |
Equipment Officers |
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Flt Lt | A Amy | RAFO | |
Capt (Ret) | W H Scott-Badcock | ||
Accountant Branch |
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Flt Lt | D Sender | 1 Feb 1936 | |
Maj (Ret) | A H L Marwood | ||
Medical Branch |
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Fg Off | H L Jenkins | 1 Nov 1938 | MD, BS |
Dental Branch |
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Flt Lt | A P Britton | 19 Jul 1937 | LDS |
Commissioned Engineer Officer |
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Fg Off | P Hall | 20 Jan 1938 | MBE |
Education Officer |
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Mr | J H Stevens | 13 Feb 1939 | Grade III, BSc |
Warrant Officers |
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WO | T G W Young | 24 Sep 1937 | |
WO | E A Hancock | 18 Aug 1938 | |
WO | E J Ware | 7 Sep 1938 | |
WO | A G Huggins | 3 Feb 1939 | |
WO | F W Newman | 22 Jan 1938 |
Source - April 1939 Confidential Air Force List
County | Command/Group | Units |
near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk | Bomber Command/No 3 (Bomber) Group |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Station HQ |
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Gp Capt | 5 May 1938 | Officer Commanding, DSO; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | K Lea-Cox | 5 Dec 1938 | |
Flt Lt | A Lees | Adjutant, RAFO | |
Fg Off | M K McGregor | Assistant Adjutant, late RAF | |
Flt Lt | R L Bateman | RAFO | |
Flt Lt | A T H Willis | RAFO | |
Equipment Branch |
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APO | H R E Rumsey | 27 Mar 1939 | RAFO |
Flt Lt | A Amy | RAFO | |
Capt (Ret) | W H Scott-Badcock | ||
Accountant Branch |
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Flt Lt | D Sender | 1 Feb 1936 | |
Maj (Ret) | A H L Marwood | ||
Medical Branch |
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Fg Off | H L Jenkins | 1 Nov 1938 | MD, BS |
Dental Branch |
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Flt Lt | A P Britton | 19 Jul 1937 | LDS |
Commissioned Engineer Officer |
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Fg Off | P Hall | 20 Jan 1938 | MBE |
Education Officer |
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Mr | J H Stevens | 13 Feb 1939 | Grade III, BSc |
Warrant Officers |
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WO | T G W Young | 24 Sep 1937 | |
WO | E A Hancock | 18 Aug 1938 | |
WO | E J Ware | 7 Sep 1938 | |
WO | A G Huggins | 3 Feb 1939 | |
WO | F W Newman | 22 Jan 1938 | |
WO | H C Moss | 6 Apr 1937 |
Source - May 1939 Confidential Air Force List
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