In a few cases where there was a lack of air traffic control services in a combat environment, air battle managers have picked up this additional duty with commercial aircraft.
Along with this came the burden of prises (appropriation of food), seizure of wool and hides, and the unpopular additional duty on wool, dubbed the "maltolt".
Echelons down to the wing (and some groups) have formal historian positions, echelongs below the wing have members who perform historian work as an additional duty.