Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Maxwell Edmund Massy
b: 22 Aug 1907 r: 11 Apr 1964 d: 9 Aug 1985
CB - xx xxx xxxx, CBE - 1 Jan 1957, MiD – 1 Jan 1943, BA, MIMechE, FRAeS,
(RAF): - Plt Off (P): 13 Apr 1929, Plt Off: 13 Apr 1930, Fg Off: 13 Oct 1930, Flt Lt: 13 Oct 1934, Sqn Ldr: 1 Jun 1938, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Dec 1940, Act Gp Capt: 21 Dec 1943, Wg Cdr (WS): 21 Jun 1944, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1944, Wg Cdr: 1 Oct 1946, Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1947, Act A/Cdre: 26 Apr 1954, A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1955, Act AVM: 27 Oct 1958, AVM: 1 Jan 1961.
13 Apr 1929: Appointed to a Short Service Commission in the General Duties Branch.
27 Apr 1929: U/T Pilot, No 3 Flying Training School.
xx Mar 1930: Awarded a Special Distinction on completion of ab initio flying training
1 Apr 1930: Pilot, No 13 Sqn.
3 Aug 1932: Attended Officers Engineering Course, Home Aircraft Depot.
10 Oct 1934: Engineering Officer, Aircraft Park, India.
24 Feb 1937: Engineering Officer, HQ RAF India.
22 Apr 1938: Supernumerary, RAF Depot.
15 Jul 1938: Engineering Officer, HQ Bomber Command.
24 Apr 1940: Transferred to the Technical Branch
27 Dec 1940: Officer Commanding, Maintenance Wing, No 13 OTU
10 Jul 1941: Officer Commanding (Temp), No 13 OTU/RAF Bicester
19 Nov 1942: Special Duties List, Speke
21 Dec 1943: ? Gp Capt
8 Mar 1948: Senior Technical Staff Officer, HQ Reserve Command
19 Dec 1949: Deputy Director of Technical Policy.
xx xxx 1950: Deputy Director of Servicing and Repair
xx xxx 1952: Serving in USA
26 Apr 1954: Senior Technical Staff Officer, HQ Fighter Command
xx xxx 1956: Officer Commanding, RAF St Athan
27 Oct 1958: Senior Technical Staff Officer, HQ Bomber Command
23 Oct 1961: Director General of Engineering
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