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Air Commodore G W Hayes (16155)


Guy Wingfield               b: 4 Oct 1904                     r: 2 Apr 1957                d:  xx Oct 1996

OBE - 1 Jan 1946, MiD - 8 Jun 1944, PR3 - 12 Jun 1945.

For a list of foreign decoration abbreviations, click here

Plt Off: 17 Dec 1924, Fg Off: 17 Jun 1926, Flt Lt: 14 May 1930, Sqn Ldr: 1 Feb 1937,  (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Mar 1941, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Mar 1942, Wg Cdr: 14 Apr 1942 [1 Jan 1940], Gp Capt: 1 Oct 1946, Act A/Cdre: 23 Nov 1947: A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1951.

 1 Feb 1923:            Flight Cadet, 'B' Sqn, RAF College.

17 Dec 1924:           Pilot, No 100 Sqn. (Fawn/Horsley)

xx xxx xxxx:              Armament Officer, No 100 Sqn.

20 Sep 1927:            Armament Officer, No 55 Sqn. (DH9A)

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 1 Aug 1929:            Aircraft Engineering Course, Home Aircraft Depot.

 4 Aug 1931:            Engineering Officer/Instructor, No 1 School of Technical Training (Apprentices). 

22 Mar 1932:           Engineering Officer, No 2 FTS.

 1 Oct 1933:             Flight Commander, No 18 Sqn. (Hart)

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28 Jan 1936:             Flight Commander, No 55 Sqn. (Wapiti/Vincent)

24 Feb 1937:            Officer Commanding, No 55 Sqn

16 Apr 1938:            Supernumerary, No 1 RAF Depot.

13 Aug 1938:            Engineering Officer, HQ Maintenance Command.

23 Jan 1939:             Attended RAF Staff College

27 Oct 1939:            Air Staff, HQ Bomber Command

 3 Nov 1939:            Engineering Staff Officer, HQ Maintenance Command.

 1 Mar 1941?:          Maintenance Staff Officer, HQ Maintenance Command.

20 Oct 1941:            Senior Admin Staff Officer, HQ No 43 (Maintenance) Group.

 3 May 1945:            Senior Personnel Staff Officer, HQ Bomber Command.

23 Nov 1947:           Air Attaché, Cairo.

 2 Aug 1951:            SASO, AHQ Iraq.

29 Oct 1952:            Director of NATO Affairs

xx Jan 1953:             Director of Manning.

25 Oct 1954:            AOC, No 67 (Northern Ireland) Group/Senior RAF Officer, Northern Ireland.

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