Commanding Officers
| From | To | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 3 July 1917 | 21 November 1918 | S/Cdr. R. Graham |
| 21 November 1918 | 31 December 1919 | Maj. A.G. Tayler |
| 3 May 1937 | 27 May 1940 | S/Ldr. J.H. Edwardes Jones |
| 27 May 1940 | 25 August 1940 | S/Ldr. H. McGregor, DSO |
| 25 August 1940 | 14 November 1941 | S/Ldr. D.S. MacDonald |
| 14 November 1941 | 16 January 1942 | S/Ldr. R. Lockhart |
| 16 January 1942 | 18 May 1942 | S/Ldr. G.V.W. Kettlewell |
| 18 May 1942 | 12 October 1942 | S/Ldr. M.H. Young, DFC |
| 12 October 1942 | 1 January 1943 | S/Ldr. P. Olver |
| 1 January 1943 | 24 August 1943 | S/Ldr. V.C. Woodward, DFC |
| 24 August 1943 | 16 September 1944 | S/Ldr. S.R. Whiting, DFC |
| 16 September 1944 | 17 December 1944 | S/Ldr. C.S. Vos, DFC |
| 17 December 1944 | 17 January 1946 | S/Ldr. P.E. Vaughan-Fowler, DFC & Bar |
| 17 January 1946 | 4 November 1946 | S/Ldr. R.S. Nash, DFC |
| 4 November 1946 | 2 January 1947 | S/Ldr. M.C. Wells |
| 2 January 1947 | 18 March 1948 | S/Ldr. D.C. Colebrook |
| 18 March 1948 | 18 April 1949 | S/Ldr. P.J. Kelley, DFC |
| 18 April 1949 | 14 September 1951 | S/Ldr. D.J.A. Roe, DSO, DFC |
| 14 September 1951 | 31 March 1954 | S/Ldr. D.M. Finn, DFC |
| 31 March 1954 | 30 September 1954 | S/Ldr. A.J.H. Kitley |
| 1 September 1954 | 29 December 1957 | W/Cdr. H.J. Dodson, AFC |
| 29 December 1957 | 10 August 1959 | W/Cdr. I.R. Campbell, AFC |
| 10 August 1959 | 7 June 1961 | W/Cdr. P.T. Bayley |
| 7 June 1961 | 24 April 1964 | W/Cdr. S. Slater, DSO, OBE, DFC |
| 24 April 1964 | 13 June 1966 | W/Cdr. R.H. Arscott |
| 13 June 1966 | 23 May 1968 | W/Cdr. T.E. Benson |
| 23 May 1968 | 31 December 1969 | W/Cdr. M.R.T. Chandler |
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