Commanding Officers
| From | To | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 23 May 1941 | 17 August 1941 | Flight Lieutenant William Keith Wells |
| 17 August 1941 | 6 September 1941 | Squadron Leader William Faulkiner Allshorn |
| 6 September 1941 | 2 December 1941 | Squadron Leader William John Harper |
| 2 December 1941 | 15 December 1942 | Squadron Leader Timothy Ashmead Vigors |
| 15 December 1941 | 15 March 1942 | Squadron Leader William John Harper |
| 12 June 1942 | 4 August 1942 | Squadron Leader Francis Victor Morello |
| 4 August 1942 | 13 January 1943 | Flight Lieutenant John Richard Ratten |
| 13 January 1943 | 14 March 1943 (KIA) | Wing Commander James Hogarth Slater, AFC |
| 14 March 1943 | 11 May 1943 | Squadron Leader John Richard Ratten |
| 11 May 1943 | 28 September 1943 | Squadron Leader Kelvin Milne Barclay |
| 28 September 1943 | 2 May 1944 | Squadron Leader Donald George Andrews |
| 2 May 1944 | 28 September 1944 | Squadron Leader Donald Hamilton Smith |
| 28 September 1944 | 27 August 1945 | Squadron Leader Ernest Arthur Roy Esau, DFC |
| 27 August 1945 | 6 January 1946 | Squadron Leader Douglas Mackenzie Davidson, DFC |
| 7 January 1946 | 21 January 1946 | Flight Lieutenant Toderick Edmund Hilton, DFC |
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