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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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(Hugh) Anthony b: 16 Apr 1927 r: 8 May 1982 d: 27 Jun 2022
CB – 13 Jun 1981.
Plt Off: 8 Apr 1949, Fg Off: 8 Apr 1950 [8 Apr 1949], Flt Lt: 8 Oct 1951, Sqn Ldr: 1 Jul 1957, Act Wg Cdr: 11 Aug 1962, Wg Cdr: 1 Jan 1963, Act Gp Capt: 22 Sep 1970, Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1971, Act A/Cdre: 30 Aug 1975, A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1976, AVM: 1 Jan 1980.
xx Jan 1947: Flight Cadet, 'C' Sqn, RAF College.
xx xxx 1949: Pilot, No 13 Sqn. (Mosquito PR?)
xx xxx xxxx: ADC to C in C, Middle East Air Force.
1 Jul 1952: PA to AOC in C, Technical Training Command.
xx xxx xxxx: Pilot, No 101 Sqn. (Canberra)
xx xxx xxxx: Exchange posting - No 2 Sqn RAAF.
xx xxx xxxx: Flight Commander, No 49 Sqn. (Valiant)
xx xxx xxxx: Flight Commander, No 90 Sqn. (Valiant)
xx Jan 1962: Attended RN Staff College.
11 Aug 1962: Air Staff - Operations, HQ Bomber Command.
xx Jun 1965: Officer Commanding, No 39 Sqn. (Canberra PR9)
xx Jan 1967: Attended Joint Services Staff College.
20 Nov 1967: Staff Officer, Dept of CAS.
5 Aug 1968: Staff Officer, MOD.
20 Nov 1967: Staff, Directorate of Air Staff Plans.
22 Sep 1970: Chief of Staff, British Defence Staff, Washington/Assistant Air Attaché, Washington.
18 Jan 1974: Officer Commanding, RAF Marham
30 Aug 1975: Air Commodore - Intelligence.
13 Oct 1979: Deputy Chief of Staff - Operations & Intelligence, HQ AAFCE.
Born in Australia, he attained the rank of Flight Cadet Sergeant at Cranwell.
As a flight commander in No 49 Squadron, he was involved in Operation 'Grapple' (British H-bomb tests in the Pacific).
After retiring from the RAF he held a number of offices in a wide range of organisations including Specialist Air Adviser to the House of Commons Defence Committee (1985 - 92), Chairman, Ex-Forces Fellowship Centre (1987 - 93) and Director-General, British-Australia Society.
This entry was last updated on 15/03/26©
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