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Air Vice-Marshal C S Betts (101591)


Charles Stephen           b: 8 Apr 1919                              r: 8 Apr 1974                 d: 3 Jul 2002

CBE – 1 Jan 1963, MA.

(RAFVR): - Act Plt Off (P): 11 Jul 1941, Plt Off (P): 21 Feb 1942, Fg Off (P) (WS): 1 Oct 1942, (T) Flt Lt: 1 Jan 1945, Act Sqn Ldr: 27 Jul 1945, Flt Lt (WS): 27 Jan 1946.

(RAF): - Sqn Ldr: 1 Jul 1950, Wg Cdr: 1 Jan 1956, Act Gp Capt: 27 Jul 1959, Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1960, A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1966, AVM: 1 Jan 1972.

11 Jul 1941:                 Appointed to a Commission in the RAFVR for the duration of hostilities.

11 Jul 1941:                 Attended Officer Training School, RAF Uxbridge

 1 Aug 1941:                u/t Technical Officer (Signals), RAF Coningsby

15 Aug 1941:               u/t Technical Officer (Signals), RAF Cranwell

27 Jan 1945:                Staff Officer - OR 3 (b), Directorate of Operational Requirements

xx xxx 1945:                Staff Officer, Directorate of Operational Requirements (II)

1 Sep 1945:                 Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the rank of Flight Lieutenant.

xx xxx 1946:                Staff Officer, Directorate of Operational Requirements (E)

xx xxx 1947                  Staff, Fort Halstead (British Atomic Weapons programme)

 1 May 1952:               Command Signals Officer, AHQ Iraq

xx xxx xxxx:                

27 Jul 1959:                 Deputy Director, Directorate of Operational Requirements (C).

xx xxx 1971:                Assistant Commandant (Engineering), RAF College, Cranwell

29 Jan 1972:                AOC, No 24 (Training) Group.

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