Commanding Officers

 

1. July. 1917 Unknown

2. July. 1918 Squadron disbanded

3. 20. Nov. 1918 Maj. A.E. Mckeever, D.S.O.

4. 20 June. 1918 Squadron disbanded

5. 25 Aug. 1939 Unknown

6. 17 Sept. 1939 Sqn. Ldr. G. R. Ashton. A.F.C.

7. June. 1940 Sqn. Ldr. J.H. Hill

8. 15 June. 1940 squadron disbanded

9. 29. July, 1941 Sqn. Ldr. A.H. Rook.

10. Jan. 1942 Sqn Ldr. R. Berry. D.F.C.

11. Feb. 1943. Sqn. Ldr. C.P. Gray. D.F.C.

12. Jan. 1943. Sqn. Ldr. W.H. Whitamore, D.F.C.

13. Mar. 1944. Sqn. Ldr. J. V. Marshall

14. Oct. 1944 Sqn. Ldr. Tofield

15. Oct. 1944 Sqn. Ldr. C.B. Sylvester

16. June 1945 Sqn. Ldr. A.J. McGregor. D.S.O.

17, July 1945 Sqn. Ldr. P.A. Kennedy

18, 30 June, 1946 squadron disbanded

19, 1 Sept. 1946 Wng. Cdr J.R.H. Merifield, D.F.C.

20, June. 1947 Sqn. Ldr. Fairhurst, D.F.C.

21, Jan. 1949 Sqn Ldr. P.D. Thompson, D.F.C. D.F.L.

22, Sept. 1951 Sqn. Ldr. J. Morgan, D.S.O.

23, Feb. 1953 Sqn. Ldr. Swaby

24, Aug. 1955 Sqn Ldr. S. McCreith A.F.C.

25, Dec. 1957 Sqn. Ldr. R.J. Linford

26, Feb. 1961 Sqn. Ldr. S.J. West

27, Aug. 1963 Sqn. Ldr. G.N. Gilbert, A.F.C.