No 8 Squadron Commanding Officers

Maj	LEO Charlton	DSO	1 Jan 15
Maj	ACH Maclean		24 Aug 15
Maj	PHL Playfair		12 Jan 16
Maj	EL Gossage		24 Aug 16
Maj	TL Leigh-Mallory		27 Nov 17
Sqn Ldr	DL Allen	AFC	18 Oct 20
Sqn Ldr	GH Bowman	DSO, MC, DFC	24 Feb 22
Sqn Ldr	F Sowrey	DSO, MC, AFC	5 Feb 24
Sqn Ldr	WA McClaughry	DSO, MC, DFC	27 Oct 24
Sqn Ldr	GH Bowman	DSO, MC, DFC	1 Feb 28
Sqn Ldr	The Hon RA Cochrane	AFC	1 Feb 29
Sqn Ldr	JL Vachell	MC	14 Nov 29
Sqn Ldr	RS Sorley	DSC	2 Jan 31
Sqn Ldr	HB Russell	AFC	13 Jan 33
Sqn Ldr	HSP Walmsley	MC, DFC	9 Feb 35
Sqn Ldr	JFT Barrett	DSO, DFC	11 Mar 37
Sqn Ldr	RL Phillips		20 Jan 39
Sqn Ldr	DS Bradford		20 Sep 39
Wg Cdr	A Foord Kelsey		6 Aug 41
Wg Cdr	TJ Hanlon		11 Oct 41
Wg Cdr	RH Humphries		20 Nov 41
Wg Cdr	DW Reid	DFC	10 Aug 42
Wg Cdr	MGL Foster	AFC	13 Jul 44
Wg Cdr	JM Milburn		12 May 45
Wg Cdr	PE St E O'Brien	DFC	6 Sep 46
Sqn Ldr	FWM Jensen	DFC, AFC	10 Feb 47
Sqn Ldr	A McK S Steedman	DFC	11 Apr 49
Sqn Ldr	CRA Forsyth	DSO	20 Oct 50
Sqn Ldr	JW Stephens	DFC	1 Feb 52
Sqn Ldr	DB Bretherton	DFC	1 May 52
Sqn Ldr	AJ Houston		3 Mar 54
Sqn Ldr	HD Johnson	DFC	7 Mar 56
Sqn Ldr	CI Blyth	DFC, AFC	1 Sep 56
Sqn Ldr	GP Elliott		Dec 57
Sqn Ldr	R Knight		Mar 59
Sqn Ldr	LA Jones		17 Mar 61
Sqn Ldr	TS Syme	DFC	11 Apr 63
Sqn Ldr	DPJ Melaniphy		1 Jun 65
Sqn Ldr	FA Trowern	AFC	20 May 67
Sqn Ldr	J McVie		26 Oct 68
Sqn Ldr	WIC Stoker		21 Oct 70
Wg Cdr	GJE Moores		1 Jan 71
Wg Cdr	JD Drysdale		21 Dec 73
Wg Cdr	GJ Carter		9 Apr 76
Wg Cdr	PFJ Burton	AFC	1 Apr 78
Wg Cdr	WA Newman		7 Jun 80
Wg Cdr	DHA Greenway		24 May 82
Wg Cdr	MC Cooper		15 Jun 84
Wg Cdr	DC Henken		21 Nov 86
Wg Cdr	SJ Roncoroni		26 May 89
Wg Cdr	CJ Booth		1 May 90
Wg Cdr	RG Thompson		1 Jul 91
Wg Cdr	JA Hall		16 Jun 93
Wg Cdr	T Almond		1 Feb 96
Wg Cdr	GW MacInnes		13 Nov 98
Wg Cdr	DH Johnstone		16 Jun 01
Wg Cdr	MA Jeffery		07 Nov 03
Sqn Ldr	RP Mepham		21 Dec 04
Wg Cdr	EAC Elliot		16 May 05
Wg Cdr	AT Martin		14 Jan 08