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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Oliver
Eric b: 4 Oct 1898
r: 7 Jun
1946
d:
xx Mar 1977
CBE – 8 Jun 1944, AFC - 1 Jan 1934, CBD (SC) – 9 Oct 1945
For a list of foreign decoration abbreviations, click here
(Army): - (T) 2 Lt: 17 May 1917, (T) Capt: 23 Mar 1918,
(RAF): - Lt: 1 Apr 1918, Fg Off: 1 Aug 1919, Flt Lt: 1 Jul 1924, Sqn Ldr: 1 Aug 1934, Wg Cdr: 1 Jan 1938, Act Gp Capt: 18 Sep 1939, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Dec 1940, Act A/Cdre: 12 Aug 1942, (T) A/Cdre: 1 Nov 1942, Gp Capt (WS): 12 Feb 1943, Gp Capt: 1 Jun 1943, Act AVM: 28 Apr 1944 – 7 Jun 1946, A/Cdre (WS): 10 Jan 1945.
xx xxx xxxx: Cadet, No 64 Training Sqn, RFC
17 May 1917: Appointed to a Commission in the General List (RFC)
20 Aug 1917: Appointed Flying Officer
26 Sep 1917: Pilot, No 8 Sqn
7-10 Nov 1917: Attended 3rd Army Artillery School for Course of Instruction
20 Nov 1917: Pilot, No 13 Sqn
23 Mar 1918: Flight Commander, No 13? Sqn RFC
30 Jan 1919: Officer, Meteorological Office - Pulham
24 Oct 1919: Appointed to a Short Service commission in the rank of Flying Officer
xx xxx xxxx: Staff, Meteorological Station, Baldonell
26 Apr 1920: Pilot, No 210 Sqn.
6 Apr 1922: Short Service Commission extended to seven years on the Active List
xx xxx xxxx: Supernumerary?
11 Sep 1923: Staff, Aircraft Depot, India.
21 Jan 1925: Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the rank of Flight Lieutenant.
1 May 1926: Supernumerary (non-effective – sick), RAF Depot.
20 Sep 1926: Attended Officers Engineering Course, Home Aircraft Depot.
xx xxx xxxx: Supernumerary?
26 Feb 1929: Engineering Officer, Aircraft Depot, Iraq.
7 Mar 1931: Supernumerary, RAF Depot.
14 Aug 1931: Flight Commander, No 1 Sqn.
22 Jan 1934: Attended RAF Staff College.
21 Jan 1935: Staff Officer, Deputy Directorate of Repair and Maintenance.
18 Sep 1939: Deputy Director, Directorate of Repair and Maintenance.
1 Jan 1940: Deputy Director of Repair and Servicing (1)
24 Apr 1940: Transferred to the Technical Branch.
8 Sep 1942: Chief Maintenance Officer, HQ Air Forces in India.
16 Nov 1943: Chief Maintenance Officer, ACSEA
10 Jan 1944: Director General Aircraft Supply, Government of India
On 4 March 1924, he was flying Bristol F2B, ES433, when a fuel line broke and a fire started in the air. He was able to land the aircraft and was admitted to hospital with severe burns.
This page was last updated on 21/09/24
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