Station Commanders
The Station Commander ordinariily holds the rank of Group Captain. The ranks shown below, where above Group Captain, indicates higher ranks the former station commanders achieved.
- Air Cdre Dudley Radford CB 1948
- AVM Sir Alan Boxer 1958-9
- Gp Capt Leonard Trent VC DFC 1959-62
- AVM John Lawrence CB 1962-4
- AVM Paul Mallorie CB 1964-9
- AVM Peter Williamson CB CBE DFC 1969-70
- AVM Alan Merriman CB CBE 1970-2
- Gp Capt IH Kepple 1972-
- Air Mshl Sir Laurence Jones 1975-6
- AVM David Brook CBE 1976-8
- Gp Capt AG Bridges MBE 1978-1981
- Gp Capt P King CBE 1981-1983
- AVM Peter Dodworth CB OBE March 1983- February 1985
- AVM Peter Millar CB February 1985- 1986
- AVM John Feesey 1986-8
- Gp Capt JH Thompson 1988-
- Gp Capt J Connolly 1995-7
- Air Chief Marshal Chris Moran 1997-9
- Gp Capt AFP Dezonie 1999-2001
- Gp Capt A Kirkpatrick 2001-3
- Gp Capt M Jenkins 2003-5
- Air Commodore Ashley Stevenson 2005 - November 2006
- Gp Capt Ro Atherton November 2006 - June 2008 (Wittering's first female commander)
- Gp Capt Paul Higgins June 2008 - December 2009
- Gp Captain Richard Knighton December 2009 -
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