RAF Finningley - Commanding Officer Roll

COMMANDING OFFICER ROLL
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- BOMBER COMMAND
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21 August 1936 Wg Cdr A N Gallehawk, A.F.C
27 January 1937 Gp Capt H J F Hunter, M.C.
15 June 1939 Wg Cdr D S Allan
7 August 1939 Gp Capt F O Soden, D.F.C
18 December 1939 Gp Capt R B Maycock
28 July 1940 Gp Capt J C Foden, A.F.C
30 December 1941 Gp Capt J N Boothman
10 June 1942 Gp Capt R G Harman
1 December 1944 Gp Capt R H Young, D.S.O. A.F.C
26 September 1945 Gp Capt D.J.Eayrs, D.F.C
13 January 1947 Gp Capt H E Nowell
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- FLYING TRAINING COMMAND
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2 April 1947 Gp Capt D N Roberts C.B.E A.F.C
16 January 1950 Gp Capt C.C. O'Grady
17 April 1951 Gp Capt J Cox, O.B.E, D.F.C
18 March 1952 Gp Capt G F A Skelton, O.B.E
19 March 1954 Wg Cdr J R H Lewis, D.F.C.
19 March 1954 Wg Cdr J R H Lewis, D.F.C.
4 June 1954 Wg Cdr A R H Innis, D.F.C.
May 1955 - May 1957 Care and Maintenance - Infrastructure enhancement
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- BOMBER COMMAND - V-FORCE
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28 May 1957 Wg Cdr J B Grant, D.S.O, D.F.C.
12 June 1957 Gp Capt D D Haig, D.S.O, D.F.C.
28 September 1959 Gp Capt A W Heward O.B.E, D.F.C, A.F.C
29 December 1961 Gp Capt J Miller C.B.E., D.F.C., A.F.C., F.C.A.
4 November 1963 Gp Capt J A C Aiken
1 December 1964 Gp Capt J A G Jackson, C.B.E, D.F.C, A.F.C.
1 July 1967 Gp Capt T C Gledhill, A.F.C.
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- STRIKE COMMAND
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30 April 1968 Gp Capt T C Gledhill, A.F.C.
29 December 1969 Wg Cdr P G Hyson
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- TRAINING COMMAND
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6 May 1970 Gp Capt M E H Dawson, D.F.C. D.F.M.
18 June 1971 Gp Capt J F W Pembridge, A.F.C
15 December 1973 Gp Capt D F Miller, O.B.E. D.F.C
29 September 1975 Wg Cdr M.J-C Burton
9 January 1976 Gp Capt R G Ashford, M.B.E L.L.B.
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- RAF SUPPORT COMMAND
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16 December 1977 Gp Capt L W F Wheeler
24 August 1979 Gp Capt B Higgs
16 October 1981 Gp Capt A J McCreery, A.D.C.
14 October 1983 Gp Capt A C Tolhurst
27 September 1985 Gp Capt W McC Rae
2 October 1987 Gp Capt G R Pitchfork, M.B.E.
19 August 1989 Gp Capt D J Phillips, O.B.E
26 July 1991 Gp Capt A Ferguson
6 August 1993 Gp Capt D J G Wilby, A.F.C.
13 October 1995 to closure in November 1996 Wg Cdr M A Butler, B.A.

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