Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Ashmore. 1 November 1915: Lieutenant-Colonel John Becke Late 1917: Lieutenant-Colonel T. W. C. Carthew 5 December 1917: Lieutenant-Colonel Leslie Gossage. January 1919: Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Portal. See also List of Wings of the Royal Air Force References Royal Flying Corps wings Royal Air Force wings Military units and formations established in 1914 Military units and formations of the Royal Air Force in World War I 1914 establishments in the United Kingdom