George Philip Chamberlain
by Elliott & Fry
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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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George
Philip
b: 18 Aug 1905
r: 25 Sep 1960
d:
CB
- 1946, OBE - 24 Sep 1941, MiD - 2 Jun 1943.
Plt
Off: 30 Jul
1925, Fg Off: 30 Jan 1927,
Flt Lt: 5 Nov 1930, Sqn Ldr: 1
Feb 1937, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Mar 1940,
(T) Gp Capt: 1 Mar 1942, Wg Cdr:
14 Apr 1942 [1 Mar 1940], Act A/Cdre:
11 Dec 1944, Gp Capt (WS): 11 Jun
1945, Gp Capt: 1
Oct 1946, A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1950,
Act AVM: 29 Jul 1954, AVM: 1 Jul
1955.
George Philip Chamberlain
by Elliott & Fry
bromide print
NPG x86655
12 Sep 1923:
Flight Cadet, 'A' Sqn, RAF College.
30
Jul 1925:
Appointed
to a Permanent Commission
30
Jul 1925:
Pilot, No 25 Sqn. (Grebe)
?
14
Apr 1927:
Signals Officer, No 5 Sqn. (Bristol F2B)
7 Oct 1929: Passed the Urdu Qualifying Examination
1
Sep 1930:
Attended Electrical and Wireless School.
21
Jul 1931:
Signals Officer, RAF Upavon.
26
Sep 1932:
Signals Staff, HQ Wessex Bombing Area.
25
Jul 1933:
Supernumerary, RAF Depot.
27 Sep 1933: Staff, RAF Netheravon
14
Mar 1934:
Flight Commander, No 17 Sqn. (Bulldog)
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Aug 1935:
Officer Commanding (Act), No 17 Sqn.
21
Jan 1936:
Attended RAF Staff College.
2
Jan 1937:
Signals Staff, HQ No 16 (Reconnaissance) Group.
27 Sep - 18 Oct 1938:
Attached, HQ No
18 (Reconnaissance) Group.
7
Nov 1938:
Signals Staff Officer, HQ No
18 (Reconnaissance) Group.
xx
Apr 1940: Officer Commanding, Fighter Interception Unit. (Blenheim If)
19
Apr 1941:
Signals Staff Officer, HQ Coastal Command.
1
May 1942:
Chief Signals Officer, HQ Coastal Command.
5 Jan 1943: Officer Commanding, No 1 Radio School.
17-22 May 1943 Attended Senior Officers' Gas Course, Rollestone Camp
10 Jun 1943: ?
11
Dec 1944:
Chief Signals Officer, HQ Transport Command.
1945
- 47 ?
xx
xxx 1947:
On loan to Ministry of Civil Aviation.
xx
Jan 1949:
Attended Imperial Defence College.
5
May 1950:
AOA, No 205 Group.
xx
xxx 1951:
AOC, Transport Wing, Middle East Air Force.
16
Feb 1953:
Director of Intelligence (Operations) (B).
25
Apr 1953:
Commandant, RAF Staff College, Andover.
28
Jul 1954:
AOA, HQ Fighter Command.
xx
xxx 1957:
Controller of Electronics, Ministry of Supply.
xx
xxx 1959:
On loan to Ministry of Aviation.
He represented the RAF College at Hockey. Whilst
commanding the FIU at Tangmere he was involved in the development and trialing
of tactics using the newly introduced AI radar. On the night of 22/23 July 1940, he acted as controller to a
Blenheim flown by Fg Off G Ashfield with Plt Off G E Morris as his radar
operator, which succeeded in shooting down an enemy aircraft following an
interception by airborne radar, the first such victory.
Retiring from the RAF in 1960 he took up post of
Managing Director of Collins Radio Co. in 1961 until 1966.
From 1967 until 1975 he was a non-executive Director of above.
This page was last updated on 01/01/25
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