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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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(John)
Humphrey
b: 15 Aug 1905
r: 13 Mar 1961
d: 19 Jan 1987
KCB
- 13 Jun 1957 (CB - 1 Jan 1954), CBE - 17 Sep 1943, DFC - 30 Jul 1940,
AFC 1 Jan 1942, MiD
-
14 Jun 1945, BA (Pembroke
College, Cambridge),
LoH, Cdr - xx May 1949, C de G (P) - xx xxx 194?.
Plt
Off: 18
Sep 1925, Fg
Off: 18 Jun 1927, Flt Lt: 30 Jun
1931, Sqn Ldr: 1 Apr 1937, (T)
Wg Cdr: 1 Jun 1940,
Act Gp Capt:
xx Oct 1941,
(T) Gp Capt: 1
Jun 1942,
Wg Cdr:
20 Nov 1942
[1 Oct 1942], Act A/Cdre: 6 Jul 1944?,
Gp Capt (WS): 6 Jan 1945, Gp Capt: 1
Oct 1946, A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1950, Act
AVM: 1 Mar 1952, AVM: 1 Jan 1953, Act AM: 1 Jun 1957, AM:
1 Jul 1958.
18 Sep
1926:
22 Aug 1927: Pilot, No 1 Sqn.
19
Dec 1928: Pilot, Station Flight, RAF Duxford.
3
Apr 1929:
QFI, No 2 FTS.
29
Mar 1930: QFI, No 4 FTS.
21
Jan 1932:
Flight Commander, No 208 Sqn.
3 Oct - 5 Dec 1933: Placed on half pay list, scale B.
xx
xxx 1936:
Test pilot, Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment.
3
May 1937: Officer Commanding, No 213 Sqn.
xx
May 1940: Officer Commanding, No 17 Sqn.
9 Jun 1940:
1 Nov 1940: Officer Commanding, No 56 OTU.
xx xxx 1941: Officer Commanding, No 60 OTU.
21 Sep 1941: Officer Commanding, No 58 OTU.
30 Jan 1942: Officer Commanding, Exeter Sector.
xx
xxx 1942: Officer Commanding, No 323 (Fighter) Wing - Algiers.
1
Jun 1943: Group
Captain - ?, HQ North-West African Coastal Air Force.
xx
xxx 1943: AOC, No 210 Group - Algiers.
8 May 1945: Deputy Director of Operations, HQ Mediterranean Allied Air Forces.
xx
Jan 1950: Attended Imperial Defence College.
15
Jan 1951: Director of Plans.
1 Jul 1951 - 6 Feb 1952: Appointed ADC to The King
10 Jun 1952: Appointed ADC to The Queen (effective from 6 Feb 1952)
1
Mar 1952:
SASO, HQ 2nd Tactical Air Force
xx
xxx 1955:
Commandant, School of Land/Air Warfare.
1
Jun 1957:
C in C, 2nd TAF
1
Jan 1959:
C in C, RAF Germany/Commander, 2nd ATAF
Having
gained a BA degree at Pembroke College, Cambridge, John Edwardes-Jones entered
the RAF in 1925/26?. Whilst based
at A & AEE at Martlesham Heath, he was involved in the early test flying of
the Spitfire. In 1984 he
was the President of the Naval 8/208 Sqn Association.
This page was last updated on 18/02/19
C
H K Edmonds
