| Major H.A. Petre DSO MC | Oct 1916--July1917 |
| Major T. O’B. Hubbard | July 1917--July1917 |
| Major T.F. Rutledge MC | July 1917--Oct1917 |
| Major C.S. Ross | Oct 1917--Nov1918 |
| Major C.A. Ridley | Nov 1918--June1919 |
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Squadron Leader
H.L. Rough DFC | Mar 1937-Oct 1937 |
Wing Commander
K.E. Ward | Oct 1937-Sept1938 |
Wing Commander
E.S. Goodwin AFC | Sept 1938-Nov 1938 |
Wing Commander
D.D’A. A. Greig DFC AFC | Nov 1938 ---- |
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| Wing Commander M.W. Buckley MBE | Apr 1940-Nov 1940 |
| Wing Commander C.E. Kay OBE DFC | Nov 1940-Sept 1941 |
| Wing Commander R. Sawrey-Cookson DSO DFC | Sep 1941-Apr 1942 |
| Wing Commander E.G. Olsen | Apr 1942-July 1942 |
| Wing Commander V. Mitchell DFC | July 1942-Jan 1943 |
| Wing Commander G.A. Lane DFC | Jan 1943- May 1943 |
| Wing Commander M. Wyatt | May 1943-Aug 1943 |
| Wing Commander R.D. Max DSO DFC | Aug 1943-May 1944 |
| Wing Commander R.J.A. Leslie DSO AFC | May 1944-Dec 1944 |
| Wing Commander R.J. Newton DFC | Dec 1944-Jan 1945 |
| Wing Commander C.H. Baigent DSO DFC and bar AFC | Jan 1945-Oct 1945 |
| Wing Commander J.E. Watts AFC | Oct 1946-Apr 1947 |
| Wing Commander A.A.N. Breckon DFC | Apr 1947-- |
| Wing Commander C.H. Baigent DSO DFC and bar AFC | Apr 1947-May 1947 |
| Squadron Leader R.F. Watson AFC (acting) | May 1947 Sep 1947 |
| Wing Commander C.H. Baigent DSO DFC and bar AFC | Sep 1947-Feb 1950 |
| Squadron Leader N.H. Bright (acting) | Feb 1950-May 1950 |
| Squadron Leader E.C. Gartrell OBE DFC | May 1950 May1952 |
| Squadron Leader A.F. Tucker DFC | May 1952-May1953 |
| Squadron Leader N.H. Bright | May 1953-May 1954 |
| Wing Commander D.F. St George DFC | May 1954-Aug 1954 |
| Squadron Leader N.F. Curtis | Aug 1954-Aug 1956 |
| Squadron Leader G. Amor | Aug 1956-July 1958 |
| Squadron Leader G R B Highet DFC AFC and bar | July 1958-Jan 1961 |
| Squadron Leader H G Moss AFC | Jan 1961Apr 1962 |
| Squadron Leader I M Gillard AFC | Apr 1962-Apr 1962 |
| Squadron Leader B Stanley-Hunt AFC | Apr 1962-June 1965 |
| Squadron Leader D.M.Dallison | June 1965Dec 1965 |
| Squadron Leader C W Rudd | Dec 1965-Dec 1967 |
| Squadron Leader J A Scrimshaw AFC | Dec 1967-Dec 1968 |
| Squadron Leader W R Donaldson | Dec 1968June 1969 |
| Squadron Leader J A Scrinshaw AFC | June 1969-Jan 1970 |
| Squadron Leader J S Boys AFC | Jan 1970-May 1970 |
| Squadron Leader J A Scrimshaw AFC MBE | May 1970-Apr 1971 |
| Wing Commander F M Kinvig AFC | Apr 1971-May 1973 |
| Wing Commander J S Boys AFC | May 1973-Feb 1975 |
| Wing Commander R F Lawry AFC | Feb 197-5Feb 1977 |
| Wing Commander C C McAllister | Feb 1977Mar 1978 |
| Wing Commander G J W Goldsmith (acting) | Mar 1978-Jun 1978 |
| Wing Commander J S Hosie | Jun 1978-Dec 1979 |
| Wing Commander G J W Goldsmith AFC | Dec 1979-Dec 1981 |
| Wing Commander J W Lanham | Dec 1981-Dec 1983 |
| Wing Commander J S Barclay AFC | Dec 1983-Nov 1985 |
| Wing Commander F S Sharp AFC | Nov 1985-Feb 1989 |
| Wing Commander J S Bates AFC | Feb 1989-Jan 1991 |
| Squadron Leader I Gore AFC | Jan 1991-Apr 1992 |
| Wing Commander I Gore AFC | Apr 1992-Jan 1996 |
| Wing Commander S Moore | Jan 1996-Jan 1998 |
| Wing Commander H Keightley AFC | Jan 1998-July 2000 |
| Wing Commander J Osborne | July 2000-Dec 2001 |
