§ 85. Mr. de Freitasasked the Secretary of State for Air what was the ratio of other ranks to officers of the rank of air commodore and above on 1st August, 1939, 1945, 1951, and 1958.
Mr. WardThe ratio of air officers to the rest of the Air Force, excluding women, on the dates referred to was as follows:
When calculating this ratio the figures for officers of the rank of Air Commodore and above have included officers serving in other Government Departments, in international headquarters and seconded to Commonwealth and other Governments in addition to those serving in purely R.A.F. posts.
1st August, 1939 … 1:1,285 1945 … 1:2,291 1951 … 1:1,020 1958 … 1:717