No. 607 Squadron RAF
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No. 607 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force
. It was formed in 1930 as a bomber unit in the Auxiliary Air Force and changed in 1936 to the fighter role. It fought in that role during World War II on the European front and in Asia. After the war the squadron reformed as a fighter unit of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force
, disbanding with all the other flying units of the RAuxAF on 10 March 1957.
, County Durham
as a day bomber unit of the Auxiliary Air Force (AuxAF). They became operational in the summer of 1933, having received their first aircraft in December 1932, flying Westland Wapiti
s. First Commanding Officer was Walter Leslie Runciman
(later the 2nd Viscount Runciman of Doxford). In September 1936 the squadron was re-equipped with Hawker Demons and the squadron was told that the role of the squadron was changed into that of a fighter squadron. For that role it later received Gloster Gladiator
s, which arrived in December 1938. The squadron took these to France, being part of the Air Component of the BEF
in November 1939.
. It was active as a fighter squadron during the Battle of France
and the Battle of Britain
. By this time the squadron was equipped with Hawker Hurricane
s, which had arrived from March 1940. The squadron moved to RAF Manston
in October 1941 and remained there until going to India in 1942. There it joined No. 166 Wing RAF on 25 May 1942, still equipped with Hurricanes. These were replaced with Supermarine Spitfire
s in September 1943, making the squadron the first unit in SEAC
to operate this aircraft. It re-equipped with the Spitfire Mk.VIII in March 1944, and flew these until disbanding on 19 August 1945 at Mingaladon, Burma.
as a day fighter squadron of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force
. After flying Spitfire F.14 and F.22
s for five years, it converted to De Havilland Vampire
s, flying these until February 1957 when, along with all the other flying units of the RAuxAF, it was disbanded on 10 March 1957.
607 Squadron is now the squadron number used by the Air Cadet Squadron based at Seaburn near Sunderland.
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
. It was formed in 1930 as a bomber unit in the Auxiliary Air Force and changed in 1936 to the fighter role. It fought in that role during World War II on the European front and in Asia. After the war the squadron reformed as a fighter unit of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force
Royal Auxiliary Air Force
The Royal Auxiliary Air Force , originally the Auxiliary Air Force , is the voluntary active duty reserve element of the Royal Air Force, providing a primary reinforcement capability for the regular service...
, disbanding with all the other flying units of the RAuxAF on 10 March 1957.
Formation and early years
No. 607 Squadron was formed on 17 March 1930 at the then new airfield of RAF UsworthRAF Usworth
RAF Usworth was a Royal Air Force station near Sunderland. In 1958 the station was closed and the airfield became Sunderland Airport. Following the closure of the airport in 1984, the site has since been redeveloped as a manufacturing facility for Nissan cars.- Early history :In October 1916, the...
, County Durham
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
as a day bomber unit of the Auxiliary Air Force (AuxAF). They became operational in the summer of 1933, having received their first aircraft in December 1932, flying Westland Wapiti
Westland Wapiti
The Westland Wapiti was a British two-seat general purpose military single-engined biplane of the 1920s. It was designed and built by Westland Aircraft Works to replace the Airco DH.9A in Royal Air Force service....
s. First Commanding Officer was Walter Leslie Runciman
Leslie Runciman, 2nd Viscount Runciman of Doxford
Walter Leslie Runciman, 2nd Viscount Runciman of Doxford was a prominent member of a well-known Newcastle ship-owning family.-Background:...
(later the 2nd Viscount Runciman of Doxford). In September 1936 the squadron was re-equipped with Hawker Demons and the squadron was told that the role of the squadron was changed into that of a fighter squadron. For that role it later received Gloster Gladiator
Gloster Gladiator
The Gloster Gladiator was a British-built biplane fighter. It was used by the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy and was exported to a number of other air forces during the late 1930s. It was the RAF's last biplane fighter aircraft and was rendered obsolete by newer monoplane designs even as it...
s, which arrived in December 1938. The squadron took these to France, being part of the Air Component of the BEF
British Expeditionary Force (World War II)
The British Expeditionary Force was the British force in Europe from 1939–1940 during the Second World War. Commanded by General Lord Gort, the BEF constituted one-tenth of the defending Allied force....
in November 1939.
World War II
The squadron operated during the early part of World War II from various locations in France, including Saint-InglevertSaint-Inglevert Airfield
Saint-Inglevert Airfield is a general aviation airfield at Saint-Inglevert, Pas-de-Calais, France. In the First World War an airfield was established near Saint-Inglevert by the Royal Flying Corps, later passing to the Royal Air Force on formation and thus becoming RAF Saint Inglevert...
. It was active as a fighter squadron during the Battle of France
Battle of France
In the Second World War, the Battle of France was the German invasion of France and the Low Countries, beginning on 10 May 1940, which ended the Phoney War. The battle consisted of two main operations. In the first, Fall Gelb , German armoured units pushed through the Ardennes, to cut off and...
and the Battle of Britain
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain is the name given to the World War II air campaign waged by the German Air Force against the United Kingdom during the summer and autumn of 1940...
. By this time the squadron was equipped with Hawker Hurricane
Hawker Hurricane
The Hawker Hurricane is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was designed and predominantly built by Hawker Aircraft Ltd for the Royal Air Force...
s, which had arrived from March 1940. The squadron moved to RAF Manston
RAF Manston
RAF Manston was an RAF station in the north-east of Kent, at on the Isle of Thanet from 1916 until 1996. The site is now split between a commercial airport Kent International Airport and a continuing military use by the Defence Fire Training and Development Centre , following on from a long...
in October 1941 and remained there until going to India in 1942. There it joined No. 166 Wing RAF on 25 May 1942, still equipped with Hurricanes. These were replaced with Supermarine Spitfire
Supermarine Spitfire
The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries throughout the Second World War. The Spitfire continued to be used as a front line fighter and in secondary roles into the 1950s...
s in September 1943, making the squadron the first unit in SEAC
South East Asia Command
South East Asia Command was the body set up to be in overall charge of Allied operations in the South-East Asian Theatre during World War II.-Background:...
to operate this aircraft. It re-equipped with the Spitfire Mk.VIII in March 1944, and flew these until disbanding on 19 August 1945 at Mingaladon, Burma.
Post-war
On 10 May 1946 No. 607 Squadron reformed at RAF OustonRAF Ouston
Royal Air Force Station Ouston, more commonly known as RAF Ouston, is a former air station that was located near the village of Heddon-on-the-Wall on Hadrian's Wall near Newcastle upon Tyne...
as a day fighter squadron of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force
Royal Auxiliary Air Force
The Royal Auxiliary Air Force , originally the Auxiliary Air Force , is the voluntary active duty reserve element of the Royal Air Force, providing a primary reinforcement capability for the regular service...
. After flying Spitfire F.14 and F.22
Supermarine Spitfire
The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries throughout the Second World War. The Spitfire continued to be used as a front line fighter and in secondary roles into the 1950s...
s for five years, it converted to De Havilland Vampire
De Havilland Vampire
The de Havilland DH.100 Vampire was a British jet-engine fighter commissioned by the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Following the Gloster Meteor, it was the second jet fighter to enter service with the RAF. Although it arrived too late to see combat during the war, the Vampire served...
s, flying these until February 1957 when, along with all the other flying units of the RAuxAF, it was disbanded on 10 March 1957.
607 Squadron is now the squadron number used by the Air Cadet Squadron based at Seaburn near Sunderland.
Aircraft operated
| From | To | Aircraft | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 1932 | January 1937 | Westland Wapiti Westland Wapiti The Westland Wapiti was a British two-seat general purpose military single-engined biplane of the 1920s. It was designed and built by Westland Aircraft Works to replace the Airco DH.9A in Royal Air Force service.... |
Mk.IIa |
| September 1936 | August 1939 | Hawker Demon | |
| December 1938 | May 1940 | Gloster Gladiator Gloster Gladiator The Gloster Gladiator was a British-built biplane fighter. It was used by the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy and was exported to a number of other air forces during the late 1930s. It was the RAF's last biplane fighter aircraft and was rendered obsolete by newer monoplane designs even as it... |
Mks.I, II |
| March 1940 | September 1941 | Hawker Hurricane Hawker Hurricane The Hawker Hurricane is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was designed and predominantly built by Hawker Aircraft Ltd for the Royal Air Force... |
Mk.I |
| June 1941 | November 1941 | Hawker Hurricane | Mk.IIa |
| July 1941 | March 1942 | Hawker Hurricane | Mk.IIb |
| June 1942 | February 1943 | Hawker Hurricane | Mk.IIc |
| February 1943 | September 1943 | Hawker Hurricane | Mk.IIb |
| September 1943 | March 1944 | Supermarine Spitfire Supermarine Spitfire The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries throughout the Second World War. The Spitfire continued to be used as a front line fighter and in secondary roles into the 1950s... |
Mk.Vc |
| March 1944 | July 1945 | Supermarine Spitfire | Mk.VIII |
| November 1946 | March 1949 | Supermarine Spitfire | F.14 |
| January 1949 | June 1951 | Supermarine Spitfire | F.22 |
| March 1951 | March 1957 | De Havilland Vampire De Havilland Vampire The de Havilland DH.100 Vampire was a British jet-engine fighter commissioned by the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Following the Gloster Meteor, it was the second jet fighter to enter service with the RAF. Although it arrived too late to see combat during the war, the Vampire served... |
FB.5 |
| April 1956 | February 1957 | De Havilland Vampire | FB.9 |
Squadron Airfields
| airfields used by no. 607 Squadron RAF, data from | From | To | Airfield |
|---|---|---|
| 17 March 1930 | 12 August 1939 | RAF Usworth RAF Usworth RAF Usworth was a Royal Air Force station near Sunderland. In 1958 the station was closed and the airfield became Sunderland Airport. Following the closure of the airport in 1984, the site has since been redeveloped as a manufacturing facility for Nissan cars.- Early history :In October 1916, the... , County Durham County Durham County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington... |
| 12 August 1939 | 24 August 1939 | RAF Abbotsinch Glasgow International Airport Glasgow International Airport is an international airport in Scotland, located west of Glasgow city centre, near the towns of Paisley and Renfrew in Renfrewshire... , Renfrewshire Renfrewshire Renfrewshire is one of 32 council areas used for local government in Scotland. Located in the west central Lowlands, it is one of three council areas contained within the boundaries of the historic county of Renfrewshire, the others being Inverclyde to the west and East Renfrewshire to the east... , Scotland Scotland Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the... |
| 24 August 1939 | 9 October 1939 | RAF Usworth, County Durham |
| 9 October 1939 | 14 November 1939 | RAF Acklington RAF Acklington The former Royal Air Force Station Acklington, commonly known as RAF Acklington, was a Royal Air Force airfield airbase situated near Acklington, in Northumberland, England.... , Northumberland Northumberland Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region... (Det. at RAF Drem RAF Drem RAF Drem is a former RAF station, just north of the village of Drem in East Lothian, Scotland. The motto of the station was Exiit Hinc Lumen which means "Ascend from this Light".... , East Lothian East Lothian East Lothian is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy Area. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Scottish Borders and Midlothian. Its administrative centre is Haddington, although its largest town is Musselburgh.... , Scotland) |
| 14 November 1939 | 15 November 1939 | RAF Croydon Croydon Airport Croydon Airport was an airport in South London which straddled the boundary between what are now the London boroughs of Croydon and Sutton. It was the main airport for London before it was replaced by Northolt Aerodrome, London Heathrow Airport and London Gatwick Airport... , Surrey Surrey Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of... |
| 15 November 1939 | 13 December 1939 | Merville Merville, Nord -References:*... , France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
| 13 December 1939 | 12 APril 1940 | Vitry-en-Artois Vitry-en-Artois Vitry-en-Artois is a commune and in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Vitry-en-Artois is situated some northeast of Arras, at the junction of the N50, D39 and the D42 roads. The river Scarpe flows through the town, which is also served by the SNCF... , France (Dets. at Abbeville Abbeville Abbeville is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Location:Abbeville is located on the Somme River, from its modern mouth in the English Channel, and northwest of Amiens... and Saint-Inglevert Saint-Inglevert Saint-Inglevert is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Saint-inglevert is situated some north of Boulogne, at the junction of the D244 road with the A16 autoroute.-Population:... ) |
| 12 April 1940 | 26 April 1940 | Abbeville, France |
| 26 April 1940 | 18 May 1940 | Vitry-en-Artois, France |
| 18 May 1940 | 22 May 1940 | Norrent-Fontes Norrent-Fontes Norrent-Fontes is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Norrent-Fontes is situated some northwest of Béthune and west of Lille, at the junction of the D94 and D91 roads. The A26 autoroute passes through the commune.-History:Known to the... , France |
| 22 May 1940 | 4 June 1940 | RAF Croydon, Surrey |
| 4 June 1940 | 1 September 1940 | RAF Usworth, County Durham |
| 1 September 1940 | 10 October 1940 | RAF Tangmere RAF Tangmere RAF Tangmere was a Royal Air Force station famous for its role in the Battle of Britain, located at Tangmere village about 3 miles east of Chichester in West Sussex, England. American RAF pilot Billy Fiske died at Tangmere and was the first American aviator to die during World War II... , West Sussex West Sussex West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex , Hampshire and Surrey. The county of Sussex has been divided into East and West since the 12th century, and obtained separate county councils in 1888, but it remained a single ceremonial county until 1974 and the coming... |
| 10 October 1940 | 8 November 1940 | RAF Turnhouse, Fife Fife Fife is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire... , Scotland |
| 8 November 1940 | 12 December 1940 | RAF Drem, East Lothian, Scotland |
| 12 December 1940 | 16 January 1941 | RAF Usworth, County Durham |
| 16 January 1941 | 2 March 1941 | RAF Macmerry Macmerry Macmerry is a large village located on the old A1 just east of Tranent.The village has a primary school with a roll of around 100.There is an industrial estate to the east of the town... , East Lothian, Scotland |
| 2 March 1941 | 16 April 1941 | RAF Drem, East Lothian, Scotland |
| 16 April 1941 | 27 July 1941 | RAF Skitten, Caithness Caithness Caithness is a registration county, lieutenancy area and historic local government area of Scotland. The name was used also for the earldom of Caithness and the Caithness constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . Boundaries are not identical in all contexts, but the Caithness area is... , Scotland |
| 27 July 1941 | 20 August 1941 | RAF Castletown RAF Castletown RAF Castletown was a Royal Air Force flying station that operated during World War II. Built near to Castletown in Caithness, Scotland the station opened in 1940 and closed in 1945... , Caithness, Scotland |
| 20 August 1941 | 10 October 1941 | RAF Martlesham Heath RAF Martlesham Heath RAF Martlesham Heath is a former Royal Air Force airfield in England. The field is located 1½ miles SW of Woodbridge, Suffolk.- RFC/RAF prewar use:Martlesham Heath was first used as a Royal Flying Corps airfield during World War I... , Suffolk Suffolk Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east... |
| 10 October 1941 | 21 March 1942 | RAF Manston RAF Manston RAF Manston was an RAF station in the north-east of Kent, at on the Isle of Thanet from 1916 until 1996. The site is now split between a commercial airport Kent International Airport and a continuing military use by the Defence Fire Training and Development Centre , following on from a long... , Kent Kent Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of... |
| 21 March 1942 | 25 May 1942 | en route to British India |
| 25 May 1942 | 23 August 1942 | RAF Alipore Alipore Alipore is headquarters of South 24 Parganas district and a neighbourhood in South Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal.Alipore, Kolkata, not to be confused with Alipore, Gujarat, is one of the poshest and costliest localities in Kolkata, along with the area Ballygunge... , Bengal Bengal Bengal is a historical and geographical region in the northeast region of the Indian Subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. Today, it is mainly divided between the sovereign land of People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, although some regions of the previous... |
| 23 August 1942 | 16 December 1942 | RAF Jessore Jessore Airport -Airlines and destinations:-External links:*... , Bengal |
| 16 December 1942 | 23 January 1943 | RAF Feni Feni Feni may refer to:*Feni District, in Bangladesh**Feni Girls Cadet College*Feni Islands, in Papua New Guinea*Feni liquor, is a local alcoholic brew made in Goa, India*Feni River, in Bangladesh and India*Feni Rose, Indonesia TV presenter... , Bengal |
| 23 January 1943 | 2 April 1943 | RAF Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport Shah Amanat International Airport , named after an Islamic saint, is an international airport serving Bangladesh's south-eastern port city of Chittagong and the Bangladesh Air Force. It is Bangladesh's second largest airport... , Bengal |
| 2 April 1943 | 1 October 1943 | RAF Alipore, Bengal |
| 1 October 1943 | 15 October 1943 | RAF Amarda Road, Bengal |
| 15 October 1943 | 29 November 1943 | RAF Alipore, Bengal |
| 29 November 1943 | 25 February 1944 | RAF Ramu, Bengal |
| 25 February 1944 | 21 March 1944 | RAF Nidania, Bengal |
| 21 March 1944 | 17 April 1944 | RAF Rumkhapalong ('Rumkha'), Bengal |
| 17 April 1944 | 27 April 1944 | RAF Wangjing Wangjing, Manipur Wangjing is a town and a nagar panchayat in Thoubal district in the Indian state of Manipur.-Geography:Wangjing is located at . It has an average elevation of 766 metres .-Demographics:... , Manipur Manipur Manipur is a state in northeastern India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. Manipur is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west; it also borders Burma to the east. It covers an area of... |
| 27 April 1944 | 6 July 1944 | RAF Imphal Imphal Airport -World War II:Imphal Airport was a major Allied supply base. The Allies could fly men, equipment and supplies into the airstrips at Imphal so although cut off by land, the town was not without a lifeline... , Manipur |
| 6 July 1944 | 24 November 1944 | RAF Baigachi, Bengal |
| 24 November 1944 | 11 December 1944 | RAF Sapam, Manipur |
| 11 December 1944 | 16 January 1945 | RAF Tulihal, Manipur |
| 16 January 1945 | 5 April 1945 | RAF Tabingaung, Burma |
| 5 April 1945 | 19 April 1945 | RAF Dwehla, Burma |
| 19 April 1945 | 28 April 1945 | RAF Kwetnge, Burma |
| 28 April 1945 | 8 May 1945 | RAF Kalaywa, Burma |
| 8 May 1945 | 14 May 1945 | RAF Thedaw, Burma (Det. at 'Tennant' airfield, Burma) |
| 14 May 1945 | 19 August 1945 | RAF Mingaladon Mingaladon Township Mingaladon Township is located in the northernmost part of Yangon, Myanmar. The township comprises 31 wards, and shares borders with Hmawbi township in the north, North Okkalapa township in the east, Insein township and Shwepyitha township in the west, and Mayangon township in the south... , Burma |
| 10 May 1946 | 10 March 1957 | RAF Ouston RAF Ouston Royal Air Force Station Ouston, more commonly known as RAF Ouston, is a former air station that was located near the village of Heddon-on-the-Wall on Hadrian's Wall near Newcastle upon Tyne... , County Durham |
| 16 July 1951 | 20 August 1951 | RAF Thornaby RAF Thornaby RAF Thornaby was a former RAF Station located at the Teesside town of Thornaby-on-Tees, North Yorkshire. The station was created in the mid 1920s and came under the control of No. 18 Group, RAF Coastal Command in 1939. Being used mostly for reconnaissance work, anti shipping strikes, and attacks on... , North Yorkshire North Yorkshire North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest... |
| 20 August 1951 | 10 September 1951 | RAF Linton-on-Ouse RAF Linton-on-Ouse RAF Linton-on-Ouse is a Royal Air Force station at Linton-on-Ouse near York in Yorkshire, England. It is currently a major flying training centre, one of the RAF's busiest airfields... , North Yorkshire |
| 10 September 1951 | 10 October 1951 | RAF Acklington RAF Acklington The former Royal Air Force Station Acklington, commonly known as RAF Acklington, was a Royal Air Force airfield airbase situated near Acklington, in Northumberland, England.... , Northumberland |
| 10 October 1951 | 10 March 1957 | RAF Ouston, Northumberland |
Commanding officers
| From | To | Name |
|---|---|---|
| March 1930 | January 1939 | S/Ldr. Squadron Leader Squadron Leader is a commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence. It is also sometimes used as the English translation of an equivalent rank in countries which have a non-English air force-specific rank structure. In these... W.L. Runciman Leslie Runciman, 2nd Viscount Runciman of Doxford Walter Leslie Runciman, 2nd Viscount Runciman of Doxford was a prominent member of a well-known Newcastle ship-owning family.-Background:... |
| January 1939 | May 1940 | S/Ldr. L.E. Smith |
| June 1940 | October 1940 | S/Ldr. J.A. Vick |
| October 1940 | March 1941 | S/Ldr. A.W. Vincent |
| March 1941 | November 1941 | S/Ldr. G.D. Craig |
| November 1941 | December 1941 | S/Ldr. H.C. Dawson |
| December 1941 | October 1942 | S/Ldr. N.J. Mowatt, DSO Distinguished Service Order The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September... |
| October 1942 | March 1943 | S/Ldr. R.H. Holland, DFC Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) The Distinguished Flying Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and other services, and formerly to officers of other Commonwealth countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against... |
| March 1943 | April 1943 | S/Ldr. N.J. Mowatt, DSO |
| April 1943 | March 1944 | S/Ldr. P.J.T. Stephenson, DFC |
| March 1944 | May 1945 | S/Ldr. G.G.A. Davies |
| May 1945 | June 1945 | S/Ldr. C.M. Humphreys |
| June 1945 | August 1945 | S/Ldr. C.O.J. Pegge, DFC |
| May 1946 | 1949 | S/Ldr. J.R. Kyall Joseph Kayll Joseph Robert Kayll DSO, OBE, DFC, AE, DL was a British flying ace who served in the Royal Air Force in the Second World War.... , DSO Distinguished Service Order The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September... , OBE Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions... , DFC Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) The Distinguished Flying Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and other services, and formerly to officers of other Commonwealth countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against... |
| 1949 | 1951 | S/Ldr. J.M. Bazin, DSO, DFC |
| 1951 | September 1953 | S/Ldr. A.B. Dunford, DFC |
| September 1953 | June 1956 | S/Ldr. J.A. Stephen |
| June 1956 | March 1957 | S/Ldr. G. Gray |