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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Henry
Everard Crichton
b: 28 Jul 1914
r: 29 Nov 1967
d: 13 Jul 2005
CB
– 12 Jun 1965, OBE – 10 Jun 1948.
Plt
Off:
27 Jul 1935, Fg Off: 27 Jan 1937,
Flt Lt: 27 Jan 1939, (T) Sqn Ldr: 1 Dec 1940, (T) Wg
Cdr: 1 Dec 1941, Sqn Ldr: 14
Apr 1942 [1 Sep 1940], Wg Cdr (WS):
14 Jan 1946, Wg Cdr: 1 Jul 1947,
Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1953, A/Cdre: 1
Jan 1959.
Flt Cadet Under Officer H E C Boxer (seated) Photo © RAF College Cranwell
31 Aug 1933:
Flight Cadet, 'A' Sqn, RAF College.
27
Jul 1935:
Pilot, No 1 Sqn.
4
Oct 1937:
QFI, No 1 FTS.
xx
xxx 1939:
Attended Specialist Navigation Course.
xx
xxx 1941:
4
Jun 1942:
Chief Instructor, No 66 Air School, South Africa
xx
xxx xxxx:
Chief Instructor, No ? Air School, South Africa
xx
xxx 1944:
Chief Instructor, No 7 (O) AFU.
xx
xxx 1944:
Officer Commanding?, No 180 Sqn (Mitchells)
xx
xxx 1945:
Director of Navigation.
xx
xxx 1945:
Staff, British Joint Staff Mission, Washington.
xx
Feb 1949:
Directing Staff, RAF Staff College.
xx
xxx 1951:
Served in Coastal Command.
xx
xxx 1952:
RAF Representative, National Defence College, Ottawa.
23 Nov 1953:
Deputy Director of Navigation Training, Air Ministry.
xx
Jun 1956:
Officer Commanding, No 2 ANS/RAF Thorney Island.
31
Jul 1956 – xx xxx 1959:
Appointed ADC to The Queen.
xx
Jan 1959:
Attended Imperial Defence College.
24
Jun 1960:
Senior Air Liaison Officer, Canada/Air Adviser to the High
Commissioner.
26
Nov 1962:
AOA, HQ Coastal Command.
27
Sep 1965:
Director of Personnel (Air), Department of Air Secretary.
Generally known as ‘Rex’, he was the son of Rear Admiral Henry Boxer, and entered Cranwell in 1933, representing the College at Soccer, Athletics, Swimming, Rugby, attained the rank of Under Officer as well as being awarded the Sword of Honour.
In 1937 he was a member and deputy leader of the 1 Squadron aerobatic team of four Hawker Furies, which took part in that year’s Hendon Air Pageant. This team moved away from t’traditional’ practice of being tied together, enabling the team to carry out much more complicated manoeuvres and to change position during the display. Following their success at Hendon, the team was allowed to represent the RAF at the International Aviation Meeting in Zurich, achieving great success at the event.
Following
retirement he was appointed Councillor (Defence Equipment) with the British High
Commission in Ottawa, and was able to extend his tour of duty from three to
seven months. He and his family loved Canada, so much, one of his sons
joined the Canadian Air Force.
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