No. 1 Squadron RAF - Commanding Officers

Commanding Officers

According to Halley, Shaw and Franks & Connor

Date appointed Name
13 May 1912 Major E M Maitland
1 May 1914 Major C A H Longcroft (MiD)
28 January 1915 Major W G H Salmond
19 August 1915 Major P B Joubert de la Ferté
24 November 1915 Major G F Pretyman, DSO
24 December 1916 Major G C St P de Dombasle
20 June 1917 Major A Barton-Adams (MiD)
3 August 1918 Major W E Young, DFC
21 January 1920 S/Ldr. J O Andrews, DSO, MC & Bar
18 September 1920 S/Ldr. J B Graham, MC, AFC
10 November 1922 S/Ldr. G G A Williams
8 October 1923 S/Ldr. E O Grenfell, MC, DFC, AFC
25 May 1924 S/Ldr. E D Atkinson, DFC, AFC
19 April 1926 S/Ldr. C.N. Lowe
11 April 1927 S/Ldr. E D Atkinson, MC, DFC, AFC
19 March 1928 S/Ldr. E O Grenfell, MC, DFC, AFC
27 July 1931 S/Ldr. C B S Spackman, DFC & Bar
21 November 1933 S/Ldr. R W Chappell, MC
1 October 1934 S/Ldr. C.W. Hill
31 January 1936 F/Lt. T N McEvoy (acting)
1 December 1936 S/Ldr. C.W. Hill
12 April 1937 S/Ldr. F R D Swain, AFC
15 January 1938 S/Ldr. I A Bertram
17 April 1939 S/Ldr. P J H Halahan, DFC
24 May 1940 S/Ldr. D A Pemberton, DFC
10 November 1940 S/Ldr. M H Brown, DFC
23 April 1941 S/Ldr. R E P Brooker, DFC
3 November 1941 S/Ldr. J A F MacLachlan, DSO, DFC & Bar
31 July 1942 S/Ldr. R C Wilkinson, OBE, DFM & Bar
30 May 1943 S/Ldr. A Zweigbergh
3 April 1944 S/Ldr. J Checketts, DSO, DFC
29 April 1944 S/Ldr. H P Lardner-Burke, DFC & Bar
11 January 1945 S/Ldr. D G S R Cox, DFC & Bar
21 April 1945 S/Ldr. R S Nash, DFC
9 January 1946 S/Ldr. H R Allen, DFC
26 October 1946 S/Ldr. C H MacFie, DFC
Date appointed Name
7 May 1947 F/Lt. N H D Ramsey (acting)
15 July 1947 S/Ldr. T R Burne, DSO, DFC
4 February 1949 Major R Olds USAF
1 October 1949 S/Ldr. T R Burne, DSO, DFC
10 January 1950 Major D F Smith USAF
18 August 1950 S/Ldr. J L W Ellacombe, DFC & Bar
21 November 1952 S/Ldr. R B Morison, DFC
27 July 1953 S/Ldr. D I Smith
1 December 1953 S/Ldr. F W Lister, DSO, DFC
1 June 1955 F/Lt. H Irving (acting)
8 August 1956 S/Ldr. R S Kingsford
5 July 1958 S/Ldr. L de Garis, AFC
1 December 1958 S/Ldr. J J Phipps
1 January 1961 S/Ldr. P V Pledger
1 January 1963 S/Ldr. F L Travers-Smith
28 December 1964 S/Ldr. D C G Brook
1 November 1966 S/Ldr. G. Jones
20 September 1968 S/Ldr. L A B Baker
10 April 1969 W/Cdr. J A Mansell
21 May 1969 S/Ldr. L A B Baker
4 August 1969 W/Cdr. D Allison
October 1969 S/Ldr. L A B Baker
1 January 1970 W/Cdr. K W Hayr, AFC
6 January 1972 W/Cdr. E J E Smith, OBE
3 December 1973 W/Cdr. P P W Taylor, AFC
9 July 1976 W/Cdr. J G Saye
17 July 1978 W/Cdr. R B Duckett, AFC
26 March 1981 W/Cdr. P T Squire, DFC, AFC
23 December 1983 W/Cdr. J D L Feesey, AFC
13 June 1986 W/Cdr. I M Stewart
3 October 1988 W/Cdr. I R Harvey MBE, BSc
17 May 1991 W/Cdr. C C N Burwell, MBE
29 April 1994 W/Cdr. D Walker, AFC, BSc
18 March 1996 W/Cdr. M A Leakey, BSc
26 November 1997 S/Ldr. I Cameron (acting)
9 January 1998 W/Cdr. A Golledge, DSO, BSc
26 October 1999 W/Cdr. S M Bell, BSc
15 September 2012 W/Cdr. M. Flewin

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