Commanding Officers
| Rank | Name | Date of Command |
|---|---|---|
| Major | G. E. Todd | April 1916 |
| Major | E. L. Conran | May 1916 |
| Major | L. Dawes | May 1916 |
| Major | P. Babington | July 1916 |
| Major | R. H. S. Mealing | December 1917 |
| Major | A. H. O'Hara-Wood | July 1918 |
| Major | G. Allen | October 1918 |
| Squadron Leader | M. F. Calder | September 1936 |
| Squadron Leader | P. R. Barwell | June 1937 |
| Squadron Leader | K. B. B. Cross | October 1939 |
| Squadron Leader | J. R. Maclachlan | June 1940 |
| Squadron Leader | A. R. Collins | October 1940 |
| Squadron Leader | L. M. Gaunce | October 1940 |
| Squadron Leader | A. C. Rabagliati | December 1940 |
| Wing Commander | G. A. Reid | May 1942 |
| Wing Commander | T. P. K. Scade | October 1943 |
| Wing Commander | R. W. Dennison | June 1944 |
| Squadron Leader | G. E. Robertson | August–November 1944 (Temp Command) |
| Wing Commander | B. A. Coventry | January 1945 |
| Wing Commander | S. G. Baggott | December 1945 |
| Wing Commander | G. Dutton | March 1946 |
| Wing Commander | G. Burges | July 1946 |
| Squadron Leader | E. Moody | October 1947 |
| Squadron Leader | A. G. Salter | April 1948 |
| Squadron Leader | A. Reece | August 1949 |
| Squadron Leader | D. F. C. Ross | August 1954 (on re-forming) |
| Wing Commander | F. E. W. Birchfield | March 1955 |
| Wing Commander | H. E. White | June 1956 |
| Wing Commander | F. B. Sowrey | May 1958 |
| Wing Commander | D. B. Wills | June 1960 |
| Squadron Leader | M. T. Rayson | September 1966 (on re-forming) |
| Squadron Leader | J. B. Gratton | December 1967 |
| Squadron Leader | D. O. Crwys-Williams | January 1970 |
| Wing Commander | F. A. Mallett | February 1971 |
| Wing Commander | J. A. Scambler | April 1973 |
| Wing Commander | S Hitchen | March 1975 |
Read more about this topic: No. 46 Squadron RAF
Famous quotes containing the words commanding and/or officers:
“We are born to do benefits; and what better or properer can we call our own than the riches of our friends? O, what a precious comfort ‘tis to have so many like brothers commanding one another’s fortunes!”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“In the weakness of one kind of authority, and in the fluctuation of all, the officers of an army will remain for some time mutinous and full of faction, until some popular general, who understands the art of conciliating the soldiery, and who possesses the true spirit of command, shall draw the eyes of all men upon himself. Armies will obey him on his personal account. There is no other way of securing military obedience in this state of things.”
—Edmund Burke (1729–1797)