Royal Air Force Masirah
Commanding Officers
List stolen from the UKMAMS Old Bods Association
More very comprehensive history and information about Masirah at their website
5 June 1944 Wing Commander B P Young OBE
18 July 1945 Flight Lieutenant D Usher
26 August 1945 Squadron Leader H C Bownas
8 December 1945 Squadron Leader J Cartwright
30 April 1946 Flight Lieutenant F Clark
17 August 1946 Flying Officer Nielson
23 November 1946 Flying Officer J K Marsh
25 July 1947 Flying Officer A E Burton
12 September 1947 Flying Officer K J Wallace
5 May 1948 Flight Lieutenant J L Bulmer
23 July 1948 Flying Officer D R Hinton
13 April 1949 Squadron Leader W H Jones
5 November 1949 Flight Lieutenant P H Drabble
26 January 1950 Flight Lieutenant R T Johns DFC
22 June 1950 Flight Lieutenant R W Murphy
15 July 1950 Flight Lieutenant J V E P Carter
10 February 1951 Flight Lieutenant J L Goldby DFC
8 September 1951 Flight Lieutenant C C MacGillivray
10 February 1952 Flight Lieutenant A L Matthew
1 August 1952 Flight Lieutenant O G Williams
22 January 1953 Flying Officer D Graham
7 March 1953 Flight Lieutenant E J Forbes
21 September 1953 Flight Lieutenant T H James
23 February 1954 Flying Officer F Stokes
29 August 1954 Flying Officer T Bate
12 April 1955 Flying Officer A F W Keeley
21 0ctober 1955 Flying Officer F E W Hambly
14 Aprl 1956 Flying Officer W R Price
11 December 1956 Flying Officer J A Lamb
9 May 1957 Flight Lieutenant J D Payling
12 October 1957 Flight Lieutenant T N Paddon
22 December 1957 Flight Lieutenant E I Owen
9 June 1958 Flight Lieutenant R C A Kerry DFM
3 January 1959 Flight Lieutenant P J Hudson
29 June 1959 Flight Lieutenant M C Nush
18 June 1960 Squadron Leader A G L Higgins
3 June 1961 Squadron Leader J McLeod
11 July 1962 Squadron Leader R C Parker
4 June 1963 Squadron Leader R L T Polgreen
15 December 1964 Squadron Leader J Sweet
26 March 1965 Wing Commander K W McKenzie DFC AFC
4 May 1965 Squadron Leader H Armitage
3 May 1966 Squadron Leader D Bish
15 March 1967 Squadron Leader R J Spiers
24 March 1968 Squadron Leader R F Grattan
10 April 1969 Wing Commander G H Cunnington
10 May 1970 Wing Commander W K Sewell MBE
14 June 1971 Wing Commander E M Higson
18 March 1972 Group Captain C P Donovan
8 December 1972 Group Captain L C Swalwell
18 August 1973 Group Captain F D G Clark OBE BA
20 July 1974 Group Captain R K Hepburn
15 0ctober 1975 Group Captain J Byard
18 July 1945 Flight Lieutenant D Usher
26 August 1945 Squadron Leader H C Bownas
8 December 1945 Squadron Leader J Cartwright
30 April 1946 Flight Lieutenant F Clark
17 August 1946 Flying Officer Nielson
23 November 1946 Flying Officer J K Marsh
25 July 1947 Flying Officer A E Burton
12 September 1947 Flying Officer K J Wallace
5 May 1948 Flight Lieutenant J L Bulmer
23 July 1948 Flying Officer D R Hinton
13 April 1949 Squadron Leader W H Jones
5 November 1949 Flight Lieutenant P H Drabble
26 January 1950 Flight Lieutenant R T Johns DFC
22 June 1950 Flight Lieutenant R W Murphy
15 July 1950 Flight Lieutenant J V E P Carter
10 February 1951 Flight Lieutenant J L Goldby DFC
8 September 1951 Flight Lieutenant C C MacGillivray
10 February 1952 Flight Lieutenant A L Matthew
1 August 1952 Flight Lieutenant O G Williams
22 January 1953 Flying Officer D Graham
7 March 1953 Flight Lieutenant E J Forbes
21 September 1953 Flight Lieutenant T H James
23 February 1954 Flying Officer F Stokes
29 August 1954 Flying Officer T Bate
12 April 1955 Flying Officer A F W Keeley
21 0ctober 1955 Flying Officer F E W Hambly
14 Aprl 1956 Flying Officer W R Price
11 December 1956 Flying Officer J A Lamb
9 May 1957 Flight Lieutenant J D Payling
12 October 1957 Flight Lieutenant T N Paddon
22 December 1957 Flight Lieutenant E I Owen
9 June 1958 Flight Lieutenant R C A Kerry DFM
3 January 1959 Flight Lieutenant P J Hudson
29 June 1959 Flight Lieutenant M C Nush
18 June 1960 Squadron Leader A G L Higgins
3 June 1961 Squadron Leader J McLeod
11 July 1962 Squadron Leader R C Parker
4 June 1963 Squadron Leader R L T Polgreen
15 December 1964 Squadron Leader J Sweet
26 March 1965 Wing Commander K W McKenzie DFC AFC
4 May 1965 Squadron Leader H Armitage
3 May 1966 Squadron Leader D Bish
15 March 1967 Squadron Leader R J Spiers
24 March 1968 Squadron Leader R F Grattan
10 April 1969 Wing Commander G H Cunnington
10 May 1970 Wing Commander W K Sewell MBE
14 June 1971 Wing Commander E M Higson
18 March 1972 Group Captain C P Donovan
8 December 1972 Group Captain L C Swalwell
18 August 1973 Group Captain F D G Clark OBE BA
20 July 1974 Group Captain R K Hepburn
15 0ctober 1975 Group Captain J Byard
Wg Cdr Cunnington - April 1969
Photographs reproduced by kind permission of his daughter, Sarah Moss, nee Cunnington.
Photographs reproduced by kind permission of his daughter, Sarah Moss, nee Cunnington.
Fg Off Terry Bate - August 1954
Terry oversaw the reception and construction of the desalination plant which supplied fresh water to the camp and the local population.
Terry oversaw the reception and construction of the desalination plant which supplied fresh water to the camp and the local population.
