No. 451 Squadron RAAF - Commanding Officers

Commanding Officers

Officers commanding no. 451 Squadron RAAF, data from
From To Name
25 February 1941 13 June 1941 Pilot Officer W.L. Langslow (acting)
13 June 1941 24 June 1941 Flight Lieutenant B.R. Pelly (acting)
24 June 1941 16 October 1941 Squadron Leader V.A. Pope, DSO
16 October 1941 25 February 1942 Squadron Leader R.D. Williams, DFC
25 February 1942 23 April 1942 Squadron Leader A.D. Ferguson, DFC
1 July 1942 21 April 1943 Wing Commander D.R. Chapman
21 April 1943 7 September 1943 Squadron Leader J. Paine
7 September 1943 1944 Squadron Leader R.N.B. Stevens, DFC & Bar
1944 7 July 1944 Squadron Leader E.E. Kirkham
7 July 1944 17 July 1944 (KIA) Squadron Leader W.W.B. Gale
26 July 1944 26 January 1945 Squadron Leader G.W. Small, DFC
26 January 1945 7 September 1945 Squadron Leader C.W. Robertson, DFC
7 September 1945 21 January 1946 Squadron Leader G. Falconer

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