Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Albert Arthur Frederick b: 5 Apr 1908 r: 21 Mar 1962 d: 28 Jan 1982
OBE - 1 Jan 1944, AFRAeS.
A/A: xx xxx xxxx, AC1: xx xxx xxxx, LAC: xx xxx xxxx, Cpl: xx xxx xxxx, Sgt: xx xxx xxxx, Plt Off (P): 21 May 1936, Plt Off: 8 Jun 1937, Fg Off: 8 Dec 1937 [21 Nov 1937], Flt Lt: 8 Dec 1939 [21 Nov 1939], (T) Sqn Ldr: 1 Dec 1940, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Mar 1942, Sqn Ldr: 20 Nov 1942 [1 Dec 1940], Act Gp Capt: 7 Aug 1945?, Wg Cdr (WS): 7 Feb 1946, Wg Cdr: 1 Oct 1946, Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1952, Act A/Cdre: 19 Jan 1959, A/Cdre: Retained
xx Sep 1923: Aircraft Apprentice, No 8 Entry, No 1 School of Technical Training
xx xxxx xxxx: Airman/NCO (363966)
xx xxx xxxx: U/T Pilot, No ? Flying Training School
xx xxx xxxx: NCO Pilot, No ? Sqn.
21 May 1936: Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the General Duties Branch
9 Jun 1936: Instructor, No 7 Flying Training School
28 Aug 1938: Attended RAF School of Aeronautical Engineering.
xx xxx xxxx: Engineer Officer, RAF Upper Heyford
7 Feb 1940: Engineer Officer, RAF Bassingbourn
24 Apr 1940: Transferred to the Technical Branch
5 Dec 1940: Engineer Officer, No 31 SFTS, Kingston, Ontario (arrived 7 Dec 1940)
1 Jun 1941: Transferred to the General Duties Branch
25 Aug 1943: Transferred to the Technical Branch
25 Dec 1944: Engineer Officer, HQ Flying Training Command
11 May 1951: Senior Technical Staff Officer, HQ Rhodesian Air Training Group
xx xxx 1952: Officer Commanding, RAF Henlow/Group Captain Executive, RAF Technical College
xx xxx 1954: ?
19 Jan 1959: Senior Technical Staff Officer, HQ Middle East Air Force
1 Aug 1960: Director of Technical Training
He appears to have died in the USA.
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