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Air Commodore C B Wincott (17124)

Cyril Beresford             b: 7 Jul 1896                r: 14 Sep 1948                     d: 21 Jul 1972

CBE - 1 Jan 1946.

(RNAS): (T) Flt Sub Lt (P): 14 May 1916, (T) Flt Sub Lt: 6 Nov 1916 [14 May 1916], (T) Flt Lt: 1 Oct 1917.

Plt Off: 14 Dec 1922, Fg Off: 14 Dec 1922, Flt Lt: 1 Jan 1928, Sqn Ldr: 1 Apr 1936, Wg Cdr: 1 Jan 1939, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Jun 1941, Act A/Cdre: 22 Aug 1944, (T) A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1946, A/Cdre: Retained.

1917                      Pilot, RNAS Manston

xx xxx 1921:           Flight Cadet, RAF College.

14 Dec 1922:         Granted a Permanent Commission

12 Mar 1923:         Pilot, No 203 Sqn.       

 1 Apr 1923:           Pilot, No 401 (Fleet Fighter) Flight FAA.

 1 Aug 1923:           Pilot, No 402 (Fleet Fighter) Flight FAA.

30 Jul 1925:            Staff, RAF Training Base, Leuchars.

 8 Jan 1926:            Pilot, No 406 (Fleet Fighter) Flight FAA.

15 Oct 1926:          Pilot, No 402 (Fleet Fighter) Flight FAA.

xx xxx xxxx:            Officer i/c, No 402 (Fleet Fighter) Flight FAA.

14 Jan 1929:           Flight Commander, No 22 Sqn.

 7 Mar 1932:           Staff, Joint Directorate of Scientific Research and Technical Development.

 9 Apr 1936:           Exchange posting with RAAF.

24 Oct 1938:          Assistant Chief Overseer, Air Member for Research and Production.

xx xxx xxxx:            Assistant Chief Overseer, Ministry of Aircraft Production.?

xx xxx 1941:           Officer i/c West Coast, British Air Commission, USA

xx xxx 1942:           Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio.

xx xxx 1943:           Officer i/c West Coast, British Air Commission, USA

22 Aug 1944:          Staff Officer, Ministry of Aircraft Production.   

 5 Jan 1946             Air Attaché, Moscow.

The A. & A.E.E. (No 22 Sqn) had started a tradition of providing aerobatic display teams using smoke and in 1930 and 1931, Flight Lt Wincott, was a member of this team along with his fellow flight commanders.