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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Harold Douglas b: 26 Oct 1902 r: 29 Mar 1961 d: 15 Jun 1991
KBE – 1 Jan 1959 (CBE – 17 Sep 1943), CB – 1 Jan 1946, MiD – 24 Sep 1941, MiD – 11 Jun 1942, MiD – 1 Jan 1943, AFC(G) – 3 May 1946, GI-Cdr – 6 Sep 1946,
For a list of foreign decoration abbreviations, click here
(RAF): - Plt Off (P): 9 Oct 1926, Fg Off: 9 Oct 1927, Flt Lt: 1 Aug 1934, Sqn Ldr: 1 Dec 1938, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Sep 1940, Act Gp Capt: 30 May 1941, Wg Cdr (WS): 30 Nov 1941, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1944, Wg Cdr: 1 Jun 1944, (T) A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1946 – 1 Nov 1947, Gp Capt: 1 Oct 1946, A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1948, Act AVM: 10 Jun 1952, AVM: 1 Jul 1953, Act AM: 5 May 1958, AM: 1 Jul 1958.
9 Oct 1926: Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the Stores Branch
9 Oct 1926: U/T Stores Officer, RAF Cranwell
1 May 1927: Stores Officer, No 4 Sqn
1 Nov 1927: Stores Officer, No 13 Sqn.
9 Jan 1929: Stores Officer, No 55 Sqn
19 Jan 1931: Stores Officer, RAF Boscombe Down.
15 May 1933: Stores Officer, SHQ, RAF Cranwell
14 Apr 1934: Stores Officer, RAF Depot, Middle East.
1 Nov 1938: Equipment Officer, HQ RAF Middle East.
16 Mar 1940: Administrative Staff Officer, HQ RAF Middle East.
19 Sep 1943: AOA, HQ Mediterranean Air Command
1 Jan 1944: Assistant AOA, HQ Mediterranean Allied Air Forces
1 Jun 1944: AOA, HQ Balkan Air Force.
xx xxx 1945: Director of Movements.
xx Jan 1948: Attended Imperial Defence College
10 Jan 1949: Director of Organisation (Forecasting and Planning)
10 Jun 1952: AOC, No 40 Group.
25 Aug 1955: Director-General of Equipment.
5 May 1958: AOC-in-C, Maintenance Command
1 Mar 1961: Relinquished command of Maintenance Command
This page was last updated on 04/04/22©
C T Jackaman
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