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Air Commodore P Jones (16096)


Philip                            b: 4 Oct 1900                           r: 1 Apr 1958                        d: 12 Nov 1979      

CBE - 1 Jan 1951, MiD - 15 Sep 1939, MiD – 1 Jan 1943, MiD – 14 Jan 1944, MiD – xx xxx xxxx, MiD – xx xxx xxxx, MIEE.

(RAF): - Plt Off: 15 Aug 1923, Fg Off: 15 Feb 1925, Flt Lt: 29 May 1929, Sqn Ldr: 1 Dec 1936, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Jan 1940, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Mar 1942,  Wg Cdr: 14 Apr 1942 [1 Jan 1940], Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1947, A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1949,

15 Sep 1921:                 Flight Cadet, ‘A’ Sqn, RAF (Cadet) College, Cranwell

15 Aug 1923:               Appointed to a Permanent Commission

15 Aug 1923:               Staff, RAF Base Calshot

13 Feb 1925:                Pilot, No 444 (Fleet Reconnaissance) Flight

17 Jan 1927:                 Pilot, No 441 (Fleet Reconnaissance) Flight

 7 Nov 1927:                Air Staff, HMS Argus.

13 May 1929:              Attended Electrical and Wireless School.

29 Jul 1930:                 Signals Officer, RAF Northolt.

 3 Jan 1933:                 Signals Officer, HQ Coastal Area.

27 Mar 1935:               Pilot, No 201 Sqn.

 7 - 22 Oct 1935:         Attended Instrument Flying Course, RAF Gosport

 6 Dec 1935:                Pilot, No 202 Sqn. (arrived 16 Dec 1935)

 9 Mar 1937:                Signals Officer, HQ RAF in Palestine and Transjordan.

24 Apr 1940:               Transferred to the Technical Branch (announced in the London Gazette - 9 Dec 1941)

30 Apr 1940:               Staff Officer, Directorate of Operational Requirements

27 Sep 1940:               Staff Officer, Signals 1 (c), Directorate of Signals

 8 Dec 1941:                Signals Officer, HQ RAF Middle East.

 

xx Aug 1945:                Officer Commanding RAF Swanton Morley.

xx Nov 1945:               ?

25 Oct 1948:                Chief Signals Officer, HQ Transport Command

 1 Oct 1949:                 AOC, No 85 Group.

16 Jan 1952:                SASO, No 90 (Signals) Group.

14 Feb 1953:               Air Officer – Signals, HQ Middle East Air Force

At Cranwell he attained the rank of Flight Cadet Corporal and was awarded the Hyde Thompson Trophy.

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