Deputy Chief of the Air Staff

The Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (DCAS) was a senior appointment in the Royal Air Force. The incumbent was the deputy to the Chief of the Air Staff. The post existed from 1918 to 1968 or 1969. Today, the Chief of the Air Staff's deputy is titled as the Assistant Chief of the Air Staff.

History

The post was created on 3 January 1918 as part of the preliminary work before the creation of the RAF and the incumbent sat on the Air Council. However, with the establishment of the RAF on 1 April 1918, the Deputy Chief of the Air Staff was removed from the Air Council. From the mid-1920s to 1938, the Deputy Chief of the Air Staff was double-hatted as the RAF's Director of Operations and Intelligence. In 1930, when Trenchard stepped down as Chief of the Air Staff, the Deputy Chief of the Air Staff was once again appointed to the Air Council.

Deputy Chiefs of the Air Staff

Holders of the post included:[1]

References

  1. ^ Senior Royal Air Force Appointments
  2. ^ Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - Air Commodore R M Groves
  3. ^ Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - Air Chief Marshal Sir John Steel
  4. ^ Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - Marshal of the RAF The Lord Newall of Clifton upon Dunsmoor
  5. ^ Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Burnett
  6. ^ London Gazette
  7. ^ Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - Air Chief Marshal Sir Christopher Courtney
  8. ^ Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Peirse
  9. ^ Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - Marshal of the RAF Lord Douglas of Kirtleside
  10. ^ Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - Marshal of the RAF Sir Arthur Harris
  11. ^ Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - Air Chief Marshal Sir Norman Bottomley