Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Air)

The Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Air) was a senior British Royal Navy appointment. The post holder was part of the Admiralty Naval Staff and member of the Board of Admiralty from 1941 to 1946.

Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Air)
Ensign of the Royal Navy
Admiralty Department
Member of	Board of Admiralty
Reports to	Vice Chief of the Naval Staff
Nominator	First Lord of the Admiralty
Appointer	Prime Minister Subject to formal approval by the Queen-in-Council
Term length	Not fixed (typically 1–3 years)
Inaugural holder	Rear-Admiral Reginald Portal
Formation	1943-1946

History

The post was created in January 1943 as a new office to relieve the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff of one of his responsibilities the post holder was a part of the Admiralty Naval Staff and member of the Board of Admiralty. The office holder was responsible for supervising the directors of a number of naval staff divisions originally the Air Warfare and Training Division and later the Naval Air Warfare and Flying Training Division until April 1946 when the post was abolished.^[1]

Office Holders

Included:^[2]

• Rear-Admiral Reginald Portal, — (January 1943–November 1944)
• Rear-Admiral Lachlan Mackintosh, — (November 1944–August 1945)
• Rear-Admiral Charles Lambe, — (August 1945–December 1946)