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Aviation History
1950
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FLIGHT, 6 July 1950 Higher Organization of the R.A.F, THE AIR COUNCIL The Secretary of State for Air (President of the Council) Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Air (Vice-President of the Council) MEMBERS ADDITIONAL MEMBERS Chief of the AirStaff Marshal of the R.A.F. Sir JohnSlessor. G.C.B., D.S.O., M.C (Air Force policy, planning conduct of operations and fight- ing efficiency of the R.A.F.) Air Member for Personnel A.C.M. Sir Leslie N. Hol- tinghurst, ICCB., K.B.E., D.F.C. (All personnel mot- 'ters including Re- serves and Auxilia- ries except training and establishments, R.A.F. Medical. Dental, Nursing, Chaplaincy, Edu- cational and Legal services and W.R.A.F.) Air Member forSupply and Or- ganization A.M.Sir Wm. F. Dick- son, K.B.E., C.B.,D.S.O., A.F.C. (Organization, provision of techni- cal and warlike equipment, non- technical supplies and foodstuffs, transportation, works services.) Air Member for Technical Services. A.M. Sii R. Victor Goddard, K.C.B., C.B.E. (Technical train- in; and the -con- trol co-ordination % and direction of Ithe technical ser- Permanent Under Secretary of State for Air, Sir James H. Barnes, K.C.B., K.B.E. (Genera) control of procedure and offi- cial business, ex- penditure, finance, accounting and con- tract! and civil es- tablishments.) Vice-Chief of the Air Staff A.C.M. The Hon. Sir Ralph A. Coch- rane, K.C.B., K.B.E., A.F.C. (Responsible to C.A.S. for fighting efficiency, air staff aspects of develop- ment and produc- tion of future air craft and weapons. Command staff and air training, staff aspects of organiza- tion, and re-equip- ment pottcy.) Deputy Chief ofthe Air Staff A.M. Sir Arthur P. M.Sanders. K.B.E., C.B. (Responsible to C.A.S. for strategic and inter-servicc policy and planning operations, intelli- gence, Atlantic Treaty and Western Union affairs and policy concerning Comm o n V e a it h , Co I onl ail, ond Foreign Air tjorces.) Control er of Sup-plies (Air) A.C.M. Sir W. Alec Cory-ton, K.C.B., K.B.E., M.V.O., D.F.C. (A member of the Aircraft Supply Council, Ministry of Supply; Respons- ible for research and development connec- ted with the pro- duction of military aircraft,) f Air Chief Marshal Sir Leslie Hollinghurst. Air Marshal Sir William Dickson. Air MarshalGoddard. Sir Victor Sir James H. Barnes. Air Chief Marshal Sir W. AlecCor/ton.**-|\ tioddard ,. x\ \\ CA\ \ \ DEPARTMENT OF THE PERMANENT UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE FOR AIR Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Air Sir James H. Barnes, K.C.B., K.B.E.r Deputy Under Secretary of State for Air Sir Folliott H. Sandford, K.B.E., C.M.G. •Director of theMeteorological Office Sir Nelson K. Johnson,K.C.B., D.S.C., A.R.CS. AssistantUnder-Secretary of State (General)R. C. Chilver IAssistant Under-Secretary of State(Personnel) I. V. H. Campbell AssistantUnder-Secretary of State (Supply)V. H. Raby, C.B., M.C I AssistantUnder-Secretary of State (Organization)R. H. Melville AssistantUnder-Secretary of State (Establishment and Organ-ization) W. B. Foden, C.B. Vice-Chief of the Air Staff THE AIR STAFF Chief of the Air Staff I Scientific Adviserto the Air MinistryR. Cockburn, O.B.E., M.Sc, Ph.D., F.P.S.,A.M.I.E.E. Assistant Chief ofthe Air Staff (Training) A.V.M. S. D. Mac- donaid, C.B.E.,D.F.C. Assistant Chief ofthe Air Staff (OperationalRequirements) A.V.M., C.B.R. Pelly, C.B.. C.B.E., M.C. Deputy Chief of the Air Staff I Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Signals) A.V.M. E. B. Addison. C.B., C.B.E., M.A., Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Policy) A.V.M. D. Mac- fadyen, C.B.E. Assistant Chief ofthe Air Staff (Operations)A.V.M. C.E.N. Guest, C.B., C.B.E. Assistant Chief of Commandant-the Air Staff General R.A.F. Regiment (Intelligence)A.V.M. N.C. Ogilvie- Forbes,O.B.E. and Inspector ofGround Combat Training.A.V.M. H. T. Lydford. C.B.,C.B.E.. A.F.C. DEPARTMENTS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE AIR COUNCIL DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR MEMBER FOR SUPPLY ANDORGANIZATION DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR MEMBER FOR PERSONNEL Director-General of Organization A.V.M. Sir Alexander P. Davidson, K..B.E., C.B. ir-Ge I Director-General ofEquipment A.V.M. F. N. Trinder, C.B., C.B.E. Director-General ofWorks G. H. Fretwell, C.B., M.I.C.E. Director-General Director-Generalof Personnel (I) of Personnel (II) A.V.M. A. C. San- A. V. M. T. C. Traill,denon, C.B., C.B.E., D.F.C. -1. DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR MEMBER FOR TECHNICAL SERVICES Director-General ofTechnical Services (II) A.V.M. C. W. WeedonC.B., C.B.E., B.A. Director-General Director-General of Manning of R.A.F. Medical A. V. M. D. A. Boyle Services C.B..O.B.E., D.F.C. CB..C.B.E..A.F.C. A. M. P. C. Living- ston, C.B.. K.B.E.. A.F.C., F.R.C.S., F.R.C.S.(E), L.R.C.P., D.P.M., D.O.M.S. Director-General ofTechnical Services (I) A.V.M.G.A.H.Pidcock, C.B.. C.B.E. OTHER HIGHER APPOINTMENTS (I. to r.) Air Chief Marshal Sir James M. Robb, Commander-in-Chief HeadquartersAir Forces Western Europe; Air Chief Marshal Sir George C. Pirie, Head of Air Force Staff, British Joint Services Mission (U.S.A.); and Air Marshal Sir HughW. L Saunders, Inspector-General of the Royal Air Force. Portraits of the Secretary of StaU for A ir and the Chief of the A ir Staff and of their immediate deputies) together with their personal messages on the occasion of the R.A.F. Display, appear on page 19, introducing a section devoted to th* work of the Commands.
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