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Air Commodore W F Beckwith (36023)


W F Beckwith - 1935William Flint BeckwithWilliam Flint     b: 21 Apr 1913                         r: 17 Mar 1969                                  d: 20 Sep 1971

CBE – 1 Jan 1954 (OBE - 1 Jan 1942), BSc (Eng), ACGI.

(RAF): - Plt Off: 31 Dec 1934 [28 May 1933], Fg Off: 30 Jun 1935 [28 Nov 1934], Flt Lt: 30 Jun 1937 [28 Nov 1936], Sqn Ldr: 1 Apr 1939, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Mar 1941, Act Gp Capt: 1 Feb 1944, Wg Cdr (WS): 1 Aug 1944, Wg Cdr: 1 Jul 1947, Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1952, Act A/Cdre: xx xxx xxxx, A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1961, AVM: 1 Jan 1966.

William Flint Beckwith

by Walter Bird
bromide print, 24 November 1965
NPG x163998

© National Portrait Gallery, London

 

31 Dec 1934:               Appointed to a Permanent Commission.

28 Feb 1935:               U/T Pilot, RAF College, Cranwell

 1 Oct 1935:                 Pilot, No 102 Sqn.

27 Jul 1936:                 PA to AOC, No 3 (Bomber) Group.

 3 Jan 1938:                 Attended RAF School of Aeronautical Engineering.

14 Aug 1939:               Engineer Officer, HQ No 51 Group

24 Apr 1940:               Transferred to the Technical Branch

                                    Served in UK, West Africa, Middle East

11 Feb 1941:               Staff Officer, Directorate of Servicing and Maintenance                                   

 1 Feb 1944:                Deputy Director of Servicing and Maintenance (1), Directorate-General of Servicing and Maintenance

xx xxx 1946:                Staff Officer, Technical Services (Policy)/Directorate of Technical Policy

xx xxx xxxx:                 

 8 Sep 1951:                Senior Technical Staff Officer, AHQ, Hong Kong

16 Dec 1951:               Command Engineering Officer, HQ Far East Air Force

31 May 1954:              Assistant Commandant, RAF Technical College

xx xxx 1957:                Senior British Representative, Atlantic Missile Range, Cape Canaveral, USA

 5 Sep 1960:                Director of Weapons Engineering, Air Ministry

xx xxx 1963:                Attended Imperial Defence College

24 Feb 1964:               Director General of RAF Ground Training

xx xxx 1966:                Vice President, Ordnance Board

xx xxx 1968:                President, Ordnance Board

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