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Air Commodore P L Crowell (76381)


Patrick Lawrence            b:   26 Sep 1917                      d:   27 Sep 1971               

MiD - 1 Jan 1945, CEng, FRAeS

(RAFVR): Plt Off (P):  21 Nov 1939, Fg Off (WS):  21 Nov 1940, (T) Flt Lt: 1 Jan 1943 [1 Sep 1942], Act Sqn Ldr:  xx xxx xxxx, Flt Lt (WS): 27 Dec 1943, Sqn Ldr (WS):  1 Mar 1946 - 1 Jan 1948,

(RAF): Flt Lt: 1 Jul 1946 [1 Sep 1945], Act Wg Cdr: xx xxx 1947, Sqn Ldr:  1 Jul 1950, Wg Cdr:  1 Jul 1955, Gp Capt:  1 Jan 1963, A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1970

21 Nov 1939:           Appointed to a Commission in the Administrative and Special Duties Branch, RAFVR

24 Jun 1940:             Transferred to the Technical Branch

26 Mar 1944:            Maintenance Staff Officer, HQ BAFSEA

18 Nov 1944:            Attended No 13 War Course, RAF Staff College, Haifa

1 Jul 1946:                Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the Technical Branch in the rank of Flight Lieutenant

xx xxx 1947:              Command Aeronautical Inspection Officer, HQ British Air Forces of Occupation.

29 Jun 1949:             Staff Officer, Directorate of Technical Policy

xx xxx 1950:             Staff Officer, Directorate of Servicing and Repair.

21 Sep 1959:            Staff Officer, Technical Co-ordinating and Policy, HQ RAF Germany

12 Jun 1961:             Deputy Director of Aircraft Engineering

13 Jan 1964:             Senior Technical Staff Officer, HQ No 3 Group

 6 Dec 1965:            Command Mechanical Engineer, HQ Bomber Command.

 9 Oct 1967:             Deputy Director of Mechanical Engineering 1 (RAF)

25 May 1968:          Director of Mechanical Engineering 2 (RAF)

He died in service.

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