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AndrewClark
25th Mar 2020, 21:19
Does anyone have, or know where I can find, a list of sections within Bomber Command Headquarters during WW2? All and any help welcomed. Thanks, Andrew

AndrewClark
26th Mar 2020, 16:06
I should have added that these examples:

D/C Eng. O

O.A.2

Org.3 (Organisation 3)

O.P.2

T.1

So, what did these stand for and what did they do?

Again, any help will be welcomed.....

AndrewClark
26th Mar 2020, 20:31
Thinking about this again, these reference numbers could be for posts, not department, and they may not all be in Bomber Command HQ (Although I suspect most were). As an example, the (N.A.) documents which I am studying refer to a "W/Cdr F.C. Clarke, O.P.2". I have now been advised that W/Co. Clarke was a member of the Deputy Directorate of Organisation (Planning), which was part of the Department of the Air Member for Supply and Organisation (i.e. part of the Air Ministry?). So was HE O.P.2, or did he WORK IN O.P.2? The other references appear to be people (or teams) outside of the Air Ministry. As it is a Bomber Command file, I suspect that the were in Bomber Command HQ, but I'm really just guessing.........

Pontius Navigator
2nd Apr 2020, 19:40
Thinking about this again, these reference numbers could be for posts, not department, and they may not all be in Bomber Command HQ (Although I suspect most were). As an example, the (N.A.) documents which I am studying refer to a "W/Cdr F.C. Clarke, O.P.2". I have now been advised that W/Co. Clarke was a member of the Deputy Directorate of Organisation (Planning), which was part of the Department of the Air Member for Supply and Organisation (i.e. part of the Air Ministry?). So was HE O.P.2, or did he WORK IN O.P.2? The other references appear to be people (or teams) outside of the Air Ministry. As it is a Bomber Command file, I suspect that the were in Bomber Command HQ, but I'm really just guessing.........
He would have been OP2 with OP1 a Group Capt and OP3 being a Sqn Ldr.
So he would have been OP2 and work within the Directorate.

AndrewClark
5th Apr 2020, 17:47
Pontius, you clearly know more about this than I do and thanks for your help. Would you perhaps be willing to explain more and how you know about this type of structure? I would really appreciate it. Thanks, Andrew