Richard Cecil                           b: 7 Jun 1916                        r: 11 Apr 1969                        d: 27 Sep 1995

CB – 12 Jun 1965, CBE - 10 Jun 1961 (OBE -10 Jun 1948), MBIM.

Act Plt Off (P): 16 Apr 1935, Plt Off: 16 Apr 1936, Fg Off: 16 Nov 1937, Act Flt Lt: 16 Nov 1938, Flt Lt: 16 Nov 1939, (T) Sqn Ldr: 1 Sep 1940, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Mar 1942, Sqn Ldr: 20 Nov 1942 [1 Sep 1940], Act Gp Capt: 18 Jul 1944?, Wg Cdr (WS): 18 Jan 1945, Wg Cdr: 1 Jul 1947, Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1952, Act A/Cdre: xx xxx 1958, A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1959, Act AVM: 22 Mar 1962, AVM: 1 Jan 1964.

 

16 Apr 1935:               Initial Officer Training, RAF Depot.

 7 May 1935:               U/T Pilot, No 6 FTS.

 6 Mar 1936:               Pilot, No 3 Sqn.

10 Mar 1937:              Officer Commanding 'A' Flight, No 3 Sqn

14-16 Nov 1938:        Attended SSC Officers Specialisation Examination, Hornchurch

16 Nov 1938:              Flight Commander, No 3 Sqn. (Bulldog II/Gladiator/Hurricane)

23 Jul 1939:                 Attended Instructors Course, Central Flying School

xx xxx 1939:                 Instructor, No 7 SFTS

 9 Feb 1940:                Seconded to RNZAF.

xx Feb 1944:                Officer Commanding, No 51 Sqn. (Halifax)

18 Jul 1944:                 Officer Commanding, RAF ?.

 4 Jan 1945:                 Officer Commanding, RAF Sturgate.

xx xxx 1945:                Attended RAF Staff College.

xx xxx 1946:                Staff, Central Bomber Establishment.

 1 Jul 1947:                  Air Staff, HQ Air Command Far East

 1 Jun 1949:                 Air Staff - HQ FEAF Representative of Joint Planning Staff

21 May 1951:              Staff, Directorate of Operational Requirements (A)/(1).

18 Aug 1952:               Deputy Director of Policy (Air Staff).

xx xxx 1955:                Officer Commanding, RAF Marham.

16 Mar 1956:              Officer Commanding, RAF Bassingbourn.

xx xxx 1958:                Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (?).

11 Jan 1960:                Director of Organisation (Establishments).

22 Jan 1962:                SASO, HQ Flying Training Command.

xx xxx 1965:                Staff, MoD.

 1 Nov 1966:               AOA, HQ Transport/Air Support Command.