E.T.P.S. Commandants
Note: Commandants' names prior to 1968 are taken from the ETPS 25th anniversary brochure (see References below). Further names, up to and including 1988, are provided by Wing Commander "Robby" Robinson in his book "Tester Zero One". The term "Commandant" was succeeded in 1976 by "Chief Instructor" in 1976 and from 1980 by "Officer Commanding".
| From | Until | Rank/Style | Name | Decorations | Service | Country | E.T.P.S. Course |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | 1944 | Wing Commander (Wg. Cdr.) | S. Wroath | AFC | RAF | United Kingdom | - |
| 1944 | 1945 | Group Captain (Gp. Cpt.) | J. F. X. McKenna | AFC | RAF | United Kingdom | - |
| 1945 | 1947 | Gp. Cpt. | H. J. Wilson | AFC | RAF | United Kingdom | - |
| 1947 | 1948 | Gp. Cpt. | S. R. Ubee | AFC | RAF | United Kingdom | - |
| 1949 | 1950 | Gp. Cpt. | L. S. Snaith | AFC | RAF | United Kingdom | - |
| 1950 | 1953 | Gp. Cpt. | A. E. Clouston | DSO, DFC, AFC | RAF | New Zealand | - |
| 1953 | 1957 | Gp. Cpt. | S. Wroath | CBE, AFC | RAF | United Kingdom | - |
| 1957 | 1959 | Gp. Cpt. | R. E. Burns | CBE, DFC | RAF | United Kingdom | - |
| 1960 | 1961 | Captain | K. R. Hickson | AFC and bar | Royal Navy | United Kingdom | No. 4 (1946) |
| 1962 | 1965 | Gp. Cpt. | R. A. Watts | AFC | RAF | United Kingdom | No. 6 (1947) |
| 1966 | 1969 | Gp. Cpt. | W. J. P. Straker | AFC | RAF | United Kingdom | No. 9 (1950) |
| 1969 | 1970 | Capt. (RN) | P.C.S. Chilton | AFC | Royal Navy | United Kingdom | No. 7 (1948) |
| 1971 | 1973 | Gp. Capt. | D.P. Hall | AFC | RAF | United Kingdom | No. 18 (1959) |
| 1973 | 1975 | Gp. Capt. | H.A. Merriman | CBE, AFC | RAF | United Kingdom | No. 16 (1957) |
| 1975 | 1976 | Gp. Capt. | M.K. Adams | AFC | RAF | United Kingdom | No. 22 FW/No. 1 RW (1963) |
| 1976 | 1977 | Wg. Cdr. | J.A. "Robby" Robinson | AFC | RAF | United Kingdom | No. 21 (1962) |
| 1977 | 1980 | Wg. Cdr. | J.E. Watts-Phillips | - | RAF | United Kingdom | No. 23 FW (1964) |
| 1981 | 1985 | Wg. Cdr. | R.S. Hargreaves | Bsc(Eng), MRAeS | - | United Kingdom | EPNER 1965-66 |
| 1985 | 1988 | Wg. Cdr. | J.W.A. Bolton | BSc, MRAeS | RAF | United Kingdom | No. 33 FW (1974) |
| 1988 | n/a | Wg. Cdr. | W.L.M. Mayer | AFC, MRAeS | RAF | United Kingdom | No. 7 RW (1969) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1996 | 1998 | Wg. Cdr. | Laurie Hilditch | - | RAF | United Kingdom | (USNTPS Class 100 1991) |
| 1998 | 2001 | Wg. Cdr. | Dave Best | n/a | RAF | United Kingdom | No. 48 FW (1989) |
| 2001 | 2005 | Commander (Cdr.) | ‘Charlie’ Brown | n/a | RN | United Kingdom | No. 47 FW/No. 26 RW (1988) |
| 2006 | 2007 | Cdr. | C. P. Maude | n/a | RN | United Kingdom | n/a |
| 2007 | 2009 | Cdr. | Phil Hayde | n/a | RN | United Kingdom | n/a |
| 2010 | - | Cdr. | Simon Sparkes | n/a | RN | United Kingdom | No. 37 RW (1999) |
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