Commanding Officers
| From | To | Rank | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 February 1915 | 23 July 1915 | Major | F V Holt |
| 23 July 1915 | January 1916 | Major | H C T Dowding |
| January 1916 | 5 August 1916 | Major | D W Powell |
| 5 August 1916 | 16 June 1917 | Major | P C Maltby |
| 16 June 1918 | June 1918 | Major | C F A Portal DSO and Bar MC |
| June 1918 | 1919 | Major | A W C V Parr |
| 1924 | 1925 | Squadron Leader | J O Archer CBE |
| 1925 | 1928 | Squadron Leader | W A Coryton MVO |
| 1928 | 1931 | Squadron Leader | D O Mulholland AFC |
| 1931 | 1933 | Squadron Leader | A R Churchman DFC |
| 1933 | 1934 | Squadron Leader | J R I Scrambler AFC |
| 1934 | 1936 | Squadron Leader | R P Musgrave-Whitman OBE MC |
| 1936 | 1938 | Squadron Leader | T Humble |
| 1938 | 1939 | Squadron Leader | R E S Skelton |
| 1940 | 1940 | Wing Commander | T Humble |
| 1940 | 1941 | Wing Commander | R C Hancock |
| 1941 | 1942 | Wing Commander | P W Stansfeld |
| 1942 | 1942 | Wing Commander | A F Pallot |
| 1942 | 1943 | Wing Commander | J R Davenport |
| 1943 | 1943 | Wing Commander | R I M Bowen DFC |
| 1943 | 1943 | Squadron Leader | Mackie |
| 1943 | 1944 | Squadron Leader | E M Goodale DSO |
| 1944 | 1945 | Squadron Leader | A N Davies DFC |
| 1945 | 1946 | Squadron Leader | A S Baker DFC |
| 1946 | 1948 | Squadron Leader | D C Usher DFC DFM |
| 1948 | 1948 | Squadron Leader | R E Mooney |
| 1948 | 1949 | Squadron Leader | L A Malins DSO DFC |
| 1949 | 1951 | Squadron Leader | L H Lambert DFC AFC |
| 1951 | 1952 | Squadron Leader | J E J Sing DFC |
| 1952 | 1952 | Squadron Leader | R H Benwell |
| 1952 | 1954 | Squadron Leader | R U P De Burgh |
| 1954 | 1956 | Squadron Leader | G G G Walkington |
| 1956 | 1956 | Squadron Leader | C E Keay |
| 1956 | 1958 | Flight Lieutenant | H E Clements |
| 1958 | 1960 | Wing Commander | J R Forsythe DFC |
| 1960 | 1963 | Wing Commander | J E Holland DFC |
| 1963 | 1964 | Wing Commander | J V Horwood |
| 1964 | 1966 | Wing Commander | A L Bennett |
| 1966 | 1968 | Wing Commander | J C Newby |
| 1968 | 1970 | Wing Commander | L C Swalwell |
| 1970 | 1973 | Wing Commander | K J Appleboom |
| 1973 | 1975 | Wing Commander | R A Edwards |
| 1975 | 1977 | Wing Commander | W I C Stoker |
| 1977 | 1980 | Wing Commander | D Cousins AFC |
| 1980 | 1983 | Wing Commander | P C Norriss |
| 1983 | 1984 | Wing Commander | E R Cox |
| 1984 | 1986 | Wing Commander | R H Goodall AFC |
| 1986 | 1988 | Wing Commander | R F R Carr |
| 1988 | 1991 | Wing Commander | I Travers Smith DSO |
| 1991 | 1992 | Wing Commander | N C Rusling |
| 1992 | 1995 | Wing Commander | J W White |
| 1995 | 1997 | Wing Commander | B W Newby AFC |
| 1997 | 2000 | Wing Commander | A J Sudlow MBE |
| 2000 | 2002 | Wing Commander | P Allan |
| 2002 | 2005 | Wing Commander | G Stockill |
| 2008 | 2009 | Squadron Leader | I S Smith |
| 2009 | Present | Squadron Leader | S J Foote |
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Famous quotes containing the words commanding and/or officers:
“But wise men pierce this rotten diction and fasten words again to visible things; so that picturesque language is at once a commanding certificate that he who employs it, is a man in alliance with truth and God.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“I sometimes compare press officers to riflemen on the Somme—mowing down wave upon wave of distortion, taking out rank upon rank of supposition, deduction and gossip.”
—Bernard Ingham (b. 1932)