58 Sqn Commanding Officers
The majority of information on 58 Sqn COs was kindly provided by Air Cdre Colin Fell CBE AFC who himself commanded the Squadron from 1957-1959.
Information from the Hunter period was derived from:
http://www.hunter-the-aircraft.com/sqnhist_58.htm
Readers will note that several well known names feature in the COs list , e.g.
Sqn Ldr A T Harris (later Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur "Bomber" Harris )
Wg Cdr W E Oulton (later Air Vice Marshal, CB, CBE, DSO, DFC )
Colleagues are invited to provide any additional information they may have on past COs
Post WWII/ Cold War
Name |
Date Assumed Command |
| Major E D Horsefall | 8 June 1916 |
| Major J H S Tyssen | 5 January 1918 |
| Major D Gilley | 24 June 1918 |
Inter-War Years Commanding Officers
Name |
Date Assumed Command |
| Major I T Lloyd | 7 July 1919 |
| Flt Lt E G Hilton | 1 April 1924 |
| Sqn Ldr A T Harris | 25 May 1925 |
| Wg Cdr E W Norton | 4 November 1927 |
| Wg Cdr C C Miles | 18 August 1930 |
| Wg Cdr L MacLean | 7 November 1931 |
| Wg Cdr C O F Modin | 6 November 1933 |
| Sqn Ldr A F O Soden | 1 August 1935 |
| Sqn Ldr V E Groom | 22 April 1936 |
| Wg Cdr J Potter | 14 July 1936 |
WW II Commanding Officers
Name |
Date Assumed Command |
| Wg Cdr J J A Sutton | 19 April 1940 |
| Wg Cdr K B F Smith | 7 November 1940 |
| Wg Cdr R W M Clarke | 15 June 1941 |
| Wg Cdr A G F Stewart | 31 July 1942 |
| Wg Cdr W E Oulton | 1 April 1943 |
| Wg Cdr J M D Kerr | 22 September 1943 |
| Wg Cdr J B Grant | 24 April 1944 |
| Wg Cdr W H Ingle | 29 March 1945 |
Post WWII and Cold-War Commanding Officers
| Name | Date Assumed Command |
| Wg Cdr A D Panton | 1 October 1946 |
| Wg Cdr A D Gadd | 1 September 1947 |
| Wg Cdr J M Rumsey | 17 November 1947 |
| Sqn ldr M M Mair | 23 February 1949 |
| Sqn Ldr A D MacLaren | 10 May 1951 |
| Sqn Ldr J G Bishop | 14 June 1951 |
| Sqn Ldr R A Hosking | 21 April 1952 |
| Sqn Ldr E J Holloway | 3 June 1954 |
| Wg Cdr C M Fell | 15 July 1957 |
| Wg Cdr N C Thorne | 29 October 1959 |
| Wg Cdr P D Thompson | 12 November 1962 |
| Wg Cdr R H D Dixon | 3 March 1964 |
| Sqn Ldr C Kerr ** | 1 August 1973 |
| Wg Cdr D Whitman ** |
** COs of the Squadron after reforming as part of 38 Group
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