1982 Disbandment Photo [Courtesy of Les Ainsley]
Squadron Command
| Commanding Officer | NI Hamilton |
| Flight Commander | RJ Dunsford |
| Pilot Leader | GA Willoughby-Crisp |
| Radar Leader | SG Mander |
| Navigator Leader | GC Daffarn |
| AEO Leader | GH Lidbetter |
| S Eng O | J Fox |
Strength
| No. of Commissioned Officers (Air Crew) and Commissioned Officers (Ground) | 37 (7 constituted crews) |
| No. of Non Commissioned Other Ranks (Ground) | Varied between 55 and 65 |
The following are known to have been on strength of (or attached to) the squadron in 1982:
Commissioned Officers (Air Crew)
- Pilot
- ND Collins
- RJ Dunsford
- PC Ford
- MP Hearn
- GLC Lewis
- GD Simpson
- RAA Sudlow
- GA Willoughby-Crisp
- Co-Pilot
- JA Barden
- RJ Duncalf
- RAD Greene
- AP Hawes
- I Saville
- BJ Watkins
- RA Wiseman
- K Wooler
- Nav (Plotter)
- CM Brammer
- RM Collier
- GC Daffarn
- NI Hamilton
- AC Marson
- JM McNaughtan
- JP Mochan
- J Stevenson
- Nav (Radar)
- PJ Chapman
- RJ Cluer
- SC Cockbill
- AR Dewhurst
- BA Johnson
- SG Mander
- GW Purchase
- GA Sinclair
- AEO
- K Hyde
- JW Ingram
- A Landsburgh
- GH Lidbetter
- MR Littler
- JF Morley
- RP Robinson
- G Seaman
- RW Thompson
Commissioned Officers (Ground)
- S. Eng.O
- J Fox
Non Commissioned Other Ranks (Ground)
The squadron’s record book contains little or no information regarding Non Commissioned Other Ranks that were on strength of the squadron during the year who carried out:
- Daily inspection, servicing and preparation of squadron aircraft, in readiness for air operations
- Squadron related Administrative Duties
However, some listings have been found (eg on squadron movement orders) and the names on these lists have been included on the following page:
Constituted Crews
50. Hearn / Greene / Chapman / Mochan / Lidbetter
51. Sudlow / Hawes / Dewhurst / Brammer / Littler
52. –
53. Dunsford / Saville / Johnson / Collier / Landsburgh
54. Lewis / Watkins / Purchase / Hamilton / Hyde
55. Collins / Wooler / Cockbill / Marson / Ingram
56. –
57. Ford / Wiseman / Cluer / McNaughtan / Seaman
58. Willoughby-Crisp / Barden / Mander / Daffarn / Thompson
Identified as being in the Disbandment Photo
Top row
7 Dave Morley 9 Pete Scrivener 12 Steve Middleton 14 Spud Murphy 18 Dave Kinloch 23 Ben Roper? 27 WO Hardcastle.
Middle Row
1 John Fox 5 Dave Uzzel 6 Nev Neville 7 Jack Bowey 8 John Carrol 15 John Morgan 18 Andy Cousens 19 Keith Christian 20 Dick Pidduck 22 Les Ainsley 25 Nick Carter
Front Row
None identified
