Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation

Air Marshal Sir Reginald Emson (26226)

Reginald Herbert Embleton

b: 11 Jan 1912                                      r: 1 Mar 1969                                          d: 27 Mar 1995

KBE – xx Jun 1966, (CBE – 1 Jan 1946),CB – 1 Jan 1959, AFC - xx xxx 1941, MiD -1 Jan 1946,

(RAF): - Plt Off: 19 Dec 1931, Fg Off: 19 Jun 1933, Flt Lt: 19 Jun 1936, Sqn Ldr: 1 Feb 1939, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Mar 1941, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1944 – 1 Nov 1947, Wg Cdr: 1 Jul 1947, Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1949, Act A/Cdre: 9 Mar 1956, A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1958, Act AVM: 1 Mar 1961, AVM: 1 Jan 1962, Act AM: 1 Apr 1966, AM: 1 Jan 1967.

16 Jan 1930:                 Flight Cadet, ‘C’ Sqn, RAF College Cranwell.

19 Dec 1931:               Appointed to a Permanent Commission.

19 Dec 1931:               Pilot, No 18 Sqn.

 4 Jul - 10 Oct 1932:    Attached to RAF Base, Leuchars

31 Oct - 26 Nov 1932:    Admitted to RAF Hospital, Halton with fractured ankle

1 - 17 Dec 1932:          Attended Floatplane Course, RAF Base Calshot

21 Sep 1933:                Pilot, No 821 Sqn.

 4 Mar 1935:                Attended Armament Officers’ Course, Air Armament School.

30 Apr 1936:               Armament Officer, No 2 Armament Practice Camp.

25 May 1937:              Armament Officer, No 6 Armament Training Camp, Woodsford

 4 Jan 1938:                 Armament Officer, Aircraft and Armament Experimental Establishment.

24 Apr 1940:               Transferred to the Technical Branch.

xx xxx xxxx:

xx xxx xxxx:                 Chief Instructor, Empire Air Armament School.

17 Nov 1951:              Command Armament Officer, HQ Middle East Air Force.

30 Oct 1953:               Group Captain - ?, Dept of CAS.

28 Dec 1953:              Deputy Director of Operational Requirements (5)

 9 Mar 1956:              

 1 Mar 1961:                Commander RAF Staff, British Defence Staffs (USA) and Air Attaché

xx xxx xxxx:                 Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Operational Requirements)

 1 Apr 1966:                Deputy Chief of the Air Staff.

17 Feb 1967:               Inspector-General of  the RAF

At Cranwell he attained the rank of Under Officer, represnted the college at Rugby and Cricket and was awarded the Sword of Honour  In 1946 he was a member of an Air Mission from the EAAS to Canada in a Lincoln.

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