---------DATE--------- | -- | --COMMANDING OFFICER-- | |
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- | BOMBER COMMAND | ||
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21 August 1936 | Wg Cdr A N Gallehawk, A.F.C | ||
27 January 1937 | Gp Capt H J F Hunter, M.C. | ||
15 June 1939 | Wg Cdr D S Allan | ||
7 August 1939 | Gp Capt F O Soden, D.F.C | ||
18 December 1939 | Gp Capt R B Maycock | ||
28 July 1940 | Gp Capt J C Foden, A.F.C | ||
30 December 1941 | Gp Capt J N Boothman | ||
10 June 1942 | Gp Capt R G Harman | ||
1 December 1944 | Gp Capt R H Young, D.S.O. A.F.C | ||
26 September 1945 | Gp Capt D.J.Eayrs, D.F.C | ||
13 January 1947 | Gp Capt H E Nowell | ||
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- | FLYING TRAINING COMMAND | ||
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2 April 1947 | Gp Capt D N Roberts C.B.E A.F.C | ||
16 January 1950 | Gp Capt C.C. O'Grady | ||
17 April 1951 | Gp Capt J Cox, O.B.E, D.F.C | ||
18 March 1952 | Gp Capt G F A Skelton, O.B.E | ||
19 March 1954 | Wg Cdr J R H Lewis, D.F.C. | ||
19 March 1954 | Wg Cdr J R H Lewis, D.F.C. | ||
4 June 1954 | Wg Cdr A R H Innis, D.F.C. | ||
May 1955 - May 1957 | Care and Maintenance - Infrastructure enhancement | ||
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- | BOMBER COMMAND - V-FORCE | ||
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28 May 1957 | Wg Cdr J B Grant, D.S.O, D.F.C. | ||
12 June 1957 | Gp Capt D D Haig, D.S.O, D.F.C. | ||
28 September 1959 | Gp Capt A W Heward O.B.E, D.F.C, A.F.C | ||
29 December 1961 | Gp Capt J Miller C.B.E., D.F.C., A.F.C., F.C.A. | ||
4 November 1963 | Gp Capt J A C Aiken | ||
1 December 1964 | Gp Capt J A G Jackson, C.B.E, D.F.C, A.F.C. | ||
1 July 1967 | Gp Capt T C Gledhill, A.F.C. | ||
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- | STRIKE COMMAND | ||
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30 April 1968 | Gp Capt T C Gledhill, A.F.C. | ||
29 December 1969 | Wg Cdr P G Hyson | ||
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- | TRAINING COMMAND | ||
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6 May 1970 | Gp Capt M E H Dawson, D.F.C. D.F.M. | ||
18 June 1971 | Gp Capt J F W Pembridge, A.F.C | ||
15 December 1973 | Gp Capt D F Miller, O.B.E. D.F.C | ||
29 September 1975 | Wg Cdr M.J-C Burton | ||
9 January 1976 | Gp Capt R G Ashford, M.B.E L.L.B. | ||
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- | RAF SUPPORT COMMAND | ||
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16 December 1977 | Gp Capt L W F Wheeler | ||
24 August 1979 | Gp Capt B Higgs | ||
16 October 1981 | Gp Capt A J McCreery, A.D.C. | ||
14 October 1983 | Gp Capt A C Tolhurst | ||
27 September 1985 | Gp Capt W McC Rae | ||
2 October 1987 | Gp Capt G R Pitchfork, M.B.E. | ||
19 August 1989 | Gp Capt D J Phillips, O.B.E | ||
26 July 1991 | Gp Capt A Ferguson | ||
6 August 1993 | Gp Capt D J G Wilby, A.F.C. | ||
13 October 1995 to closure in November 1996 | Wg Cdr M A Butler, B.A. | ||
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