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Air Commodore H G Blair (29201)


Henry Gordon              b: 2 Jul 1909                          r: 29 Oct 1960                         d: 20 Mar 1989

CBE – 1 Jan 1958, DL (Berkshire) – 8 Aug 1975

(RAF): - Plt Off (P): 29 Dec 1930, Plt Off: 29 Dec 1931, Fg Off: 29 Jul 1932, Flt Lt: xx xxx xxxx, Sqn Ldr: 1 Dec 1938, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Mar 1941, Act Gp Capt: 1 Nov 1942 Wg Cdr (WS): 1 Apr 1943, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1944, Wg Cdr: 1 Oct 1946, Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1947, Act A/Cdre: 30 Aug 1955, A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1956.

29 Dec 1930:               Appointed to a Short Service Commission.

10 Jan 1931:                 U/T Pilot, No 2 FTS

29 Dec 1931:               Pilot, No 29 Sqn

xx xxx xxxx:                 Attended Central Flying School

16 Feb 1934:               Supernumerary, No 603 Sqn AuxAF

25 Feb 1934:               Assistant Adjutant/Flying Instructor, No 603 Sqn AuxAF

26 Apr 1936:               Attended Electrical and Wireless School.

 1 Jun 1936:                 Appointed to Permanent Commission in the rank of Flight Lieutenant.

 5 Oct 1937:                Signals Officer, No 28 Sqn

10 Jul 1938:                 Officer Commanding, No 28 Sqn

29 Aug 1938:              

xx xxx 1939:                 Flight Commander, No 31 Sqn

15 Feb 1940:                Officer Commanding, No 11 Sqn

 9 May 1940:                Attached to HQ Middle East for Signals duties

25 Oct 1940:               Transferred to the Technical Branch

 1 Mar 1941:               Staff Officer, Directorate of Telecommunications.

 9 Jun 1942:                 Chief Signals Officer, Air Section, HQ Combined Operations.

18 Oct 1943:               Air Staff, Supreme HQ South East Asia.

11 Sep 1944:               Deputy Director of Signals (Plans), Directorate of Signals

 1 Jul 1947:                  Senior Radio Officer, HQ Air Command Far East.

 6 Apr 1948:                Command Signals Officer, HQ Far East Air Force

18 Dec 1950:               Signals Staff Officer, HQ Bomber Command

xx Jan 1954:                 Group Captain - ?, RAF Watton (CSE)

29 Aug 1955:               Command Signals Officer, HQ Middle East Air Force.

14 Jul 1958:                 Director of Radio Engineering.

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