Originally Posted by
sharpend
Ridiculous. I remember when Sqn Ldrs were squadron commanders and Flt Lts flight commanders.
Bomber squadrons were commanded by wing commanders from as early as January 1925 due to the larger number of aircrew and technicians required to fly and maintain these larger and more complex machines. Fighter squadrons got there in the 1950s and 1960s as the complexity of their aircraft increased. Meanwhile groups have been commanded by AVMs since at least the 1940s. You either have a long memory, or are thinking of training squadrons...