Air Member for Supply and Organisation
Encyclopedia
The Air Member for Supply and Organisation was the senior Royal Air Force
officer responsible for procurement matters: he was a member of the Air Force Board
. He was in charge of all aspects of procurement and organisation for RAF regular, reserve and civilian staffs worldwide.
Air Member for Supply and Research
Air Member for Supply and Organisation
Air Member for Logistics
Air Member for Materiel
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
officer responsible for procurement matters: he was a member of the Air Force Board
Air Force Board
The Air Force Board of the Defence Council is responsible for the management of the Royal Air Force.Prior to the creation of the current UK Ministry of Defence in 1964, the administration of the RAF and its personnel was undertaken by the Air Force Council, part of the Air Ministry...
. He was in charge of all aspects of procurement and organisation for RAF regular, reserve and civilian staffs worldwide.
History
The post which was created in 1923 was originally known as the Air Member for Supply and Research; it was renamed Air Member for Supply and Organisation in 1936 and Air Member for Logistics in 1994. Since 2007 it has been the Air Member for Materiel.Holders of the post
Holders of the post have included:Air Member for Supply and Research
- 1923 Air Vice-Marshal G H SalmondGeoffrey SalmondAir Chief Marshal Sir William Geoffrey Hanson Salmond KCB, KCMG, DSO , commonly known as Sir Geoffrey Salmond, was a senior commander in the Royal Flying Corps during World War I. Remaining in the Royal Air Force after the War, he held senior appointments in the Middle East, Great Britain and India...
- December 1926 Air Marshal J F A HigginsJohn Frederick Andrews HigginsAir Marshal Sir John Frederick Andrews Higgins KCB, KBE, DSO, AFC, RAF was a senior officer in the Royal Flying Corps and a senior commander in the Royal Air Force in the first half of the 20th century.-RAF career:...
- September 1930 Air Marshal H C T DowdingHugh Dowding, 1st Baron DowdingAir Chief Marshal Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding GCB, GCVO, CMG was a British officer in the Royal Air Force...
Air Member for Supply and Organisation
- 14 January 1935 Air Vice Marshal C L N NewallCyril Newall, 1st Baron NewallMarshal of the Royal Air Force Cyril Louis Norton Newall, 1st Baron Newall GCB OM GCMG CBE AM , was a British soldier and airman, who headed the Royal Air Force as the Chief of the Air Staff during the early part of the Second World War before serving as the sixth Governor-General of New Zealand...
- 1 September 1937 Air Vice Marshal W L Welsh
- 15 January 1940 Air Marshal Sir Christopher CourtneyChristopher CourtneyAir Chief Marshal Sir Christopher Lloyd Courtney, GBE, KCB, DSO was a senior British Royal Air Force officer.-RAF career:Courtney joined the Royal Navy in May 1905 as a midshipman at Britannia Naval College...
- 14 September 1945 Air Marshal Sir Leslie HollinghurstLeslie Norman HollinghurstAir Chief Marshal Sir Leslie Norman Hollinghurst GBE, KCB, DFC , was a British First World War Flying Ace who later became an Air Chief Marshal in the RAF.-Involvement in the First World War:...
- 1 September 1948 Air Chief Marshal Sir George PirieGeorge Pirie (RAF officer)Air Chief Marshal Sir George Clark Pirie KCB KBE MC DFC LLD RAF was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force during World War II and the immediate post-War years. During World War I Pirie initially served as an infantry officer before transferring to the Royal Flying Corps where he took up...
- 2 March 1950 Air Chief Marshal Sir William DicksonWilliam Dickson (RAF officer)Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir William Forster Dickson GCB, KBE, DSO, AFC was a Royal Naval Air Service aviator during World War I, an middle-ranking Royal Air Force officer during the inter-war years and a senior Royal Air Force commander during and after World War II...
- 1 September 1952 Air Chief Marshal Sir John Whitworth-JonesJohn Whitworth-JonesAir Chief Marshal Sir John Whitworth-Jones GBE, KCB, RAF was a World War I pilot and senior Royal Air Force commander during World War II...
- 1 May 1954 Air Chief Marshal Sir Donald Hardman
- 1 January 1958 Air Chief Marshal Sir Walter DawsonWalter Dawson (RAF officer)Air Chief Marshal Sir Walter Lloyd Dawson KCB CBE DSO RAF was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force in the 1950s. He was the last RAF commander in Palestine, before the creation of the State of Israel.-RAF career:...
- 8 April 1960 Air Marshal Sir Walter MertonWalter MertonAir Chief Marshal Sir Walter Hugh Merton GBE, KCB, RAF was a senior Royal Air Force commander during World War II. After the War he held several senior RAF appointments before his retirement in 1963.-RAF career:...
- 1963 Air Marshal Sir John Baker-CarrJohn Baker-CarrAir Marshal Sir John Darcy Baker-Carr KBE, CB, AFC, RAF was a senior Royal Air Force commander during the early 1960s.-RAF career:Baker-Carr joined the Royal Air Force in 1929. He served in World War II in the Technical Branch...
(acting) - 1 August 1963 Air Marshal Sir John DavisJohn Davis (RAF officer)Air Chief Marshal Sir John Gilbert Davis GCB OBE was a Royal Air Force officer who became Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at RAF Training Command.-RAF career:Davis joined the Royal Air Force in 1933...
- 2 August 1966 Air Marshal Sir Charles BroughtonCharles BroughtonAir Marshal Sir Charles Broughton KBE CB was a Royal Air Force officer who became Air Member for Supply and Organisation.-RAF career:...
- 4 September 1968 Air Marshal Sir Thomas PrickettThomas PrickettAir Chief Marshal Sir Thomas Öther Prickett KCB, DSO, DFC was a World War II bomber pilot and senior Royal Air Force commander in the 1950s and 1960s...
- 1 December 1970 Air Marshal Sir Neil WheelerNeil WheelerAir Chief Marshal Sir Henry Neil George Wheeler, GCB, CBE, DSO, DFC and bar, AFC was a British Royal Air Force officer.-Military career:...
- 27 March 1973 Air Marshal Sir Anthony HewardAnthony HewardAir Chief Marshal Sir Anthony Wilkinson Heward KCB, OBE, DFC & Bar, AFC was a senior Royal Air Force commander.-RAF career:...
- 3 June 1976 Air Marshal Sir Alasdair Steedman
- 28 September 1977 Air Marshal Sir John NichollsJohn Nicholls (RAF officer)Air Marshal Sir John Moreton Nicholls KCB, CBE, DFC, AFC was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force.-RAF career:...
- 1 December 1978 Air Marshal Sir Rex RoeRex RoeAir Chief Marshal Sir Rex David Roe GCB AFC was a senior Royal Air Force commander.-RAF career:Educated at the City of London School and the University of London, Roe joined the Royal Air Force in 1943 during World War II. He was appointed Officer Commanding No. 204 Squadron in 1960 and became...
- 4 July 1981 Air Chief Marshal Sir John RogersJohn Rogers (RAF officer)Air Chief Marshal Sir John Robson Rogers KCB CBE is a former senior Royal Air Force commander.-RAF career:Educated at Brentwood School, Rogers joined the Royal Air Force in 1950...
- 1 January 1983 Air Marshal Sir Michael KnightMichael Knight (RAF officer)Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael William Patrick Knight KCB AFC is a former senior Royal Air Force commander. He is well respected and renowned for his various charity projects, especially for the ″Vulcan to the Sky″ cause.-RAF career:...
- 7 February 1985 Air Marshal Sir Michael ArmitageMichael Armitage (RAF officer)Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael John Armitage KCB CBE is a former senior Royal Air Force commander.-RAF career:Educated at Newport Grammar School on the Isle of Wight, Armitage joined the Royal Air Force as an apprentice at RAF Halton in 1947. He was appointed Officer Commanding No. 17 Squadron in...
- 27 November 1987 Air Marshal Sir Patrick HinePatrick HineAir Chief Marshal Sir Patrick "Paddy" Bardon Hine GCB, GBE is a former senior Royal Air Force commander. Most notably, he was joint commander of all British forces during the first Gulf War.-RAF career:...
- 5 August 1988 Air Marshal Sir Brendan JacksonBrendan JacksonAir Chief Marshal Sir Brendan Jackson GCB was a Royal Air Force officer who became Deputy Commander of RAF Strike Command.-RAF career:...
Air Member for Logistics
- 1 April 1994 Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael AlcockMichael AlcockAir Chief Marshal Sir Robert James Michael Alcock GCB KBE DSc FEng FIMechE FRAeS , usually referred to as Sir Michael Alcock, is a retired senior Royal Air Force commander and an aerospace consultant.-RAF career:...
- 8 March 1996 Air Chief Marshal Sir John Allison
- 11 July 1997 Air Marshal Sir Colin TerryColin TerryAir Marshal Sir Colin George Terry KBE CB DL is a retired Royal Air Force officer.-RAF career:Educated at Imperial College London, Terry joined the Royal Air Force in 1965...
- 30 April 1999 Air Marshal Malcolm PledgerMalcolm PledgerAir Chief Marshal Sir Malcolm David Pledger KCB is a retired Royal Air Force officer.-RAF career:Pledger was educated at Heywood Grammar School and Newcastle University where he read Chemistry...
- 3 September 1999 Air Vice-Marshal Graham SkinnerGraham SkinnerAir Vice-Marshal Graham Skinner CBE is a retired Royal Air Force officer.-RAF career:Educated at Hampton School, the University of Bristol and Loughborough University, Skinner joined the Royal Air Force in 1963...
- Note: From 1999 to 2004 the post was vacant
- 2004 Air Vice-Marshal Barry ThorntonBarry ThorntonAir Marshal Sir Barry Michael Thornton KCB, MSc, CEng, FIMechE, FCMI, FRAeS, RAF was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force.-RAF career:Educated at Baines Grammar School and the University of Nottingham, Thornton joined the Royal Air Force in 1976...
- January 2006 Air Vice-Marshal David RennisonDavid RennisonAir Vice-Marshal David Ralph Grey Rennison CB is a former senior Royal Air Force officer.-RAF career:Rennison joined the Royal Air Force in 1970. He was appointed Director of the Defence Information Infrastructure Programme in 2003, and Director-General Logistics in 2006 before he retired in...
- 2004 Air Vice-Marshal Barry Thornton
Air Member for Materiel
- April 2007 Air Marshal Sir Barry ThorntonBarry ThorntonAir Marshal Sir Barry Michael Thornton KCB, MSc, CEng, FIMechE, FCMI, FRAeS, RAF was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force.-RAF career:Educated at Baines Grammar School and the University of Nottingham, Thornton joined the Royal Air Force in 1976...
- May 2009 Air Marshal Kevin LeesonKevin LeesonAir Marshal Kevin James Leeson CBE is a senior Royal Air Force officer.-RAF career:Educated at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Leeson joined the Royal Air Force in 1977...