Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Air
Commodore E D Barnes
Eric
Delano
b: 4
Feb 1900
r: 20 Dec 1949
d: 4 Dec 1957
CB - 1 Jan 1949,
AFC - 2 Jan 1933,
MiD - 18
Feb 1938,
MiD
- 1 Jan 1941, MiD - 2 Jun 1943.
3AM: 20 Mar 1918,
Pte 2: 1 Apr 1918, 2
Lt: 23
Aug 1918, Plt
Off: 1 Aug 1919 [23 Aug 1918], Obs Off:
5
Dec 1919, Fg Off:
xx xxx 1921?, Flt
Lt: 1 Jul 1927, Sqn Ldr:: 1 Feb 1936, Wg
Cdr: 1 Jan 1939, (T) Gp Capt: 1
Mar 1941, (T) A/Cdre: 1
Jan 1946,
Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1946, A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1947.
20 Mar 1918: Pilot (Learner) (128980), Recruit Depot
1 Apr 1918: Transferred to the RAF as a Private 2nd Class
18 Jul 1918: Pilot (Learner), No 1 School of Air Gunnery
29 Jun 1918: Pilot (Learner), No 204 Training Depot Station
27 Jul 1918: Pilot (Learner), No 1 School of Air Gunnery
10 Aug 1918: Pilot (Learner), No 3 Flying Training School
22 Aug 1918: Appointed to a Temporary Commission
14 Jun 1919: Embarked at Marseilles
19 Jun 1919: Disembarked at Alexandria
19 Jun 1919: Posted to Base Depot (X AD)
24 Jun 1919: To HQ Training Brigade
18 Dec 1919: Posted to 'Z' Force
5 Dec 1919: Awarded Short Service Commission in the rank of Observer Officer.
15 Apr 1920: Embarked at Berbara
20 Apr 1920: Disembarked at Suez
24
Apr 1920: Observer, No 216 Sqn.
10 Jan 1921: Supernumerary, RAF Depot
15
Mar 1921: Attended Instructor's course, Central Flying School.
16
Jun 1921: QFI, Flying Wing, RAF College.
6 Apr 1922: Short Service Commission extended to seven years on the Active List
26
Mar 1923: QFI, RAF College.
1 Jan 1926: Appointed to Permanent Commission in the RAF in the rank of Flight Lieutenant.
21 Sep 1926: Officer, No 5 Armoured Car Company
1
Apr 1927: Staff, HQ Armoured Car Wing.
22
Oct 1927: Flight Commander, No 30 Sqn.
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9
Mar 1929: Flight Commander, No 22 Sqn.
7
Jul 1933: QFI, Central Flying School.
21
Jan 1935: Attended RAF Staff College
?
28
Jan 1936: Air Staff, HQ No 1 (Indian) Group.
25
Apr 1938: Officer Commanding?, No 3 (Indian) Wing.
4 Feb 1939: Supernumerary, No 1 RAF Depot
xx May 1939: Officer Commanding, No 185 Sqn. (absorbed into 14 OTU)
6 - 23 Oct 1939: Attached, RAF Finningley as OC
8 Apr 1940: Officer Commanding, Training Wing, RAF Cottesmore/No 14 OTU.
28 Oct 1940: Officer Commanding, No 2 Flying Instructors' School (on leave until 4 Nov 1940)
14 Nov 1940: Officer Commanding, No 2 Central Flying School
15 Jun 1941: Officer Commanding, No 2 Central Flying School/RAF Church Lawford
4 Dec 1941: Officer Commanding, RAF Honeybourne
15 Mar 1942: Officer Commanding, No 24 OTU/RAF Honeybourne
xx Apr 1943: Officer Commanding, RAF Downham Market
27 Oct 1943: AOC, No 1 (Training) Group, RAAF
1 Feb 1946: AOC, No 50 (Training) Group.
xx
xxx 1947: Commandant. Empire Flying School.
He retired on account of medical unfitness for Air Force Service
This page was last updated on 21/09/24
J
O Barnard