Air Officer Commanding
Training Group's last Air Officer Commanding was Air Vice-Marshal John Ponsonby who was both Chief of Staff Training and Air Officer Commanding Training Group. The Air Officer Commanding was responsible to his superior commander, the Air Member for Personnel, who was also Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Personnel & Training Command.
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