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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Air
Vice Marshal S N Webster
Sidney
Norman
b: 9 Mar 1900
r: 12 Aug 1950
d: 5 Apr 1984
CBE
-
1 Jan 1946,
AFC -
2 Jan
1922,
Bar
- 11 Oct 1927,
MiD - 6 May 1932, MiD – 1 Jan 1945.
(RAF):- 2 Lt (P): 27
Sep 1918, 2 Lt: xx xxx xxxx [27 Sep
1918],
Plt Off: 1 Aug 1919 [1 Apr 1918], Fg Off: 19
Dec 1919, Flt Lt: 1 Jul 1927,
Sqn Ldr: 1 Dec 1936, Wg Cdr: 1
Jan 1939, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Mar 1941,
Act A/Cdre: 8 Jun 1944?, Gp Capt
(WS): 8 Dec 1944, (T) A/Cdre: 1
Jan 1946,
Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1946, A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1947,
Act AVM: 1 Sep 1949, AVM:
Retained.
18 Jul 1919: Pilot, No 97 Sqn.
1 Apr1920: Pilot, No 60 Sqn.
19 Dec 1919: Awarded Short Service Commission in the rank of Flying Officer (Aeroplane)
21 Oct 1923: Supernumerary, RAF Depot.
14
Dec 1923: Pilot, No 22
Sqn (A & A.E.E.).
21 May 1924: Granted a Permanent Commission in the rank of Flight Lieutenant.
1
Jun 1927:
Staff, M.A.E.E.
10
Mar 1928: Flight Commander, No 22 Sqn.
29
Mar 1930: Flight Commander, No 84 Sqn.
18
Aug 1930: Pilot, No 70 Sqn.
14
Apr 1932: Supernumerary,
RAF Depot.
5
Jul 1932:
Personnel Staff, HQ Wessex Bombing Area.
1
Oct 1933: Seconded to Egyptian Government. (Egyptian AAF)
xx xxx xxxx: Liaison Officer, Aircraft Manufacturing Group
5 Jun 1944: SASO, HQ No 18 (Reconnaissance) Group
30
Jun 1946: AOC, RAF Hong Kong.
xx xxx xxxx: ?, HQ Coastal Command.
In
1927, he was selected as one of the pilots in the RAF High Speed Flight for that
year's Schneider Trophy competition. He
won the race in a Supermarine S5 at an average speed of 281 mph.
This page was last updated on 08/06/17 using FrontPage 2003©
R A Webster
