Squadron Commanders
Paddy Hine Joe Gilbert
Ed Durham Black Fergie John Mitchell
Commanding Officers of No 92 (East India) Squadron

1917 – 1919
Major P.A.O.Leask 1st Sept ‘17
Major A.E. Coningham, DSO, M 22nd Mar ‘18
Major A.J. Capel 17th Feb ‘19

1939 – 1947
Sqn Ldr. R.J. Bushell 15th Oct ‘39
Sqn Ldr P.J. Sanders DFC 23rd May ‘40
Sqn Ldr. R.C.F. Lister 20th Sept ‘40
Sqn Ldr A.M. Maclachlan 2nd Oct ‘40
Sqd Ldr J.A. Kent DFC, AFC 26th Oct ‘40
Sqn Ldr J. Rankin DFC and Bar 27th Feb ‘41
Sqn Ldr R.M.Milne, DFC and Bar 3rd Sept ‘41
Sqn Ldr F.J. Birchfield 6th Jan ‘42
Sqn Ldr J.H Wedgewood DFC 21st Jan ‘42
Sqn Ldr J.M. Morgan DFC 2nd Dec ‘42
Sqn Ldr W.J. Harper 20th Jan ‘43
Sqd Ldr P.H. Humphreys DFC 6th May ‘43
Sqn Ldr E.D.Mackie DFCand Bar 6th Nov ‘43
Sqn Ldr G.J. Cox DFC 20th Feb ‘44
Major P.W. Venter (SAAF) 24th Aug ‘44
Major J.E. Gasson (SAAF) DSO, DFC, and Bar 10th Oct ‘44
Sqn. Ldr. C.T. Bell DFC 25th July ‘45
Sqn Ldr D.P. Sampson DFC 1st Jan ‘46
Sqn Ldr H.R.P. Pertwee DFC 1st Mar ‘46

1947 – 1977
Sqn Ldr E.W. Wright DFC, DFM 31st Jan ‘47
Sqn Ldr F.A. Robinson DFC Nov ‘47
Sqn Ldr P.H.G. Wintle DFC and Bar Sept ‘48
Sqn Ldr R.H. Harries DSO and Bar, DFC and 2 Bars 9th Oct ‘49
Sqn Ldr A.G. Conway DFC 1st Jun ‘50
Sqn Ldr J. Jagger 6th May ‘52
Sqn Ldr G.R. Turner 25th Aug ‘52
Sqn Ldr R.W.G. Freer 28th Jan ‘55
Sqn Ldr M.E. Hobson AFC 8th Apr ‘57
Sqn Ldr R.H.B. Dixon 13th Oct ‘58
Sqn Ldr B.P.W. Mercer AFC and Bar 10th Oct ‘60
Sqn Ldr P.B. Hine 3rd Oct ‘62
Sqn Ldr L.J. Hargreaves 19th Oct ‘64
Wg Cdr J.A. Gilbert BA 6th Sept ‘65
Wg Cdr R.R. Robinson AFC 22nd Nov‘67
Wg Cdr R. I. Stuart-Paul MBE 24th Nov ‘69
Wg Cdr J.B. Mitchell AFC 3rd Aug ‘71
Wg Cdr C.W. Bruce 27th Aug ‘73
Wg Cdr. E. Durham 17th Nov ’75
Wg Cdr. D. Ferguson 1st Apr ’77
Wg Cdr J. Graham ’78
Wg Cdr J. Rooum Aug ‘80
Wg Cdr B. Robertson BA 29th Nov ’82
Wg Cdr H. Lether 12th Nov ’84
Wg Cdr D. Pollington ‘87
Wg Cdr K. Claxton ’89 -5th Jul ’91 (Sqn Disbanded)
92 (R) Sqn Commanding Officers
Sqn Ldr A. K. Caincross 23 Sep ’92 (Sqn reforms Chivenor)
Sqn Ldr A. Murphy 19 Oct ‘92
Sqn Ldr A. Wyatt 15 Apr ‘94 -30 Sep ’94 (Sqn Disbanded)
Wg Cdr J. Sullivan 30 Jun ’09 (Sqn reforms Waddington)
Wg Cdr S. A. Marshal 07 Aug ’09
Wg Cdr A. Dickens 3 Aug ‘10
Wg.Cdr. T. McAuley 8 Sep ’16
The list needs to be updated. Can anyone supply me with the actual dates of those who commanded 92 Squadron during the Phantom era c.1978 to 1991?
If you have any photos of those who commanded 92 Squadron please send a scanned copy by e-mail to: Simon Morris.
E-mail: SimonMorris92@gmail.com