Recorded interview with Group Captain Toria McPhaden, 20 November 2023

Toria McPhaden served as an administrative and secretarial officer, including roles at Lyneham and Leuchars. She was station commander of RAF Northolt at the time of Queen Elizabeth II’s repatriation.

Toria McPhaden explains how she transferred from RAF navigator training to be an administrative and secretarial officer. She describes her roles as station adjutant at RAF Lyneham, at Ministry of Defence Estates in London and in command of squadron services at RAF Leuchars during the transition from Tornado F3 to Typhoon. She was station commander at RAF Northolt at the time of Queen Eliabeth II’s repatriation from Scotland to London.