RAF Wittering - Station Commanders

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 -