Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation

Air Vice-Marshal Sir Benjamin Ball (36009)

Benjamin          b: 6 Sep 1912                         r: 29 Jan 1969                                 d: 24 Jan 1977

KBE – 1 Jan 1969 (CBE – 1 Jan 1946, OBE – 1 Jan 1943), CB – 1 Jan 1963, MiD -1 Jan 1946, BA.

(RAF): - Plt Off: 29 Mar 1934 [29 Mar 1933], Fg Off: 29 Mar 1935, Flt Lt: 29 Mar 1937, Sqn Ldr: 1 Apr 1939, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Jun 1941, Act Gp Capt: 6 Dec 1943, Wg Cdr (WS): 6 Jun 1944, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1944 – 1 Nov 1947, Wg Cdr: 1 Jul 1947, Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1949, Act A/Cdre: xx xxx xxxx, A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1959, Act AVM: 27 Jul 1963, AVM: xx xxx xxxx.

29 Mar 1934:               Appointed to a Permanent Commission.

 2 Mar 1935:                 Attended No 26 Flying Boat Course, RAF Calshot

30 Dec 1935:               Pilot, No 209 Sqn (arrived 1 Jan 1936)

26 Apr 1937:               Attended Electrical and Wireless School.

23 Jul 1938:                 Signals Officer, RAF Bircham Newton.

24 Apr 1939:               Signals Officer, HQ Reserve Command,

xx xxx  1940:                Chief Signals Officer, No 1 Training Command, RCAF

xx xxx 1942:                 Chief Signals Officer, No 2 Training Command, RCAF

 6 Jul 1943:                  Gp Capt - Operations, No 26 Group

xx xxx 1946:                 Attended RAF Staff College, Bracknell

28 Oct 1946:                Chief Signals Officer, HQ Bomber Command

14 Jun 1948:                 Director of Signals, Air Force Staff, British Joint Services Mission, Washington, USA

xx xxx 1951:                 Officer Commanding, RAF Station Debden

17 Aug 1953:                Deputy Director of Operational Requirements (B), Air Ministry

10 Dec 1956:                Command Signals Officer, HQ Bomber Command

xx xxx 1960:                 Deputy Chief Signals Officer, SHAPE

27 Jul 1963:                  Senior Air Staff Officer, HQ Technical Training Command

 7 May 1966:                AOC-in-C, Signals Command

Having attended the De Havilland School of Flying during 1933 and 1934, he joined the RAF in the latter year.

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