Air Chief Marshall Sir Edgar Ludlow-Hewitt GCB, GBE, CMG, DSO, MC

Air Marshall Sir Charles Portal, KG, GCB, OM, DSO, MC

Air Marshal Sir Richard E.C. Peirse KCB, DSO, AFC

Air Vice-Marshal J.E.A. Baldwin KBE, CB, DSO, DL

Acting C-in-C until successor was found to replace Peirse

Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris GCB, OBE, AFC