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Air Commodore D A Green (82719)


David Abbott               b: 5 May 1919                    r: 18 Jan 1971                      d: 5 Oct 1990

CBE – 8 Jun 1963 (OBE - 1 Jan 1958), DSO – 9 Jul 1943, DFC – 26 May 1942.

Plt Off: 11 Jul 1940, Fg Off (WS): 11 Jul 1941, Flt Lt (WS): 11 Jul 1942, Act Sqn Ldr: xx xxx 1944, Sqn Ldr: 1 Aug 1947, Act Wg Cdr: xx Jun 1954, Wg Cdr: 1 Jul 1954, Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1960, Act A/Cdre: 2 Aug 1965, A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1966.

xx xxx xxxx:            Pilot, No 207 Sqn.

xx xxx xxxx:             Pilot, No 44 Sqn

28 Apr 1941:          Staff Pilot (attached), No 14 OTU

17 Jun 1943:           Air Staff, HQ No 5 (Bomber) Group.

xx xxx xxxx:            Instructor, Bomber Command Tactical School (1944)

xx xxx xxxx:           

 7 Mar 1951:          Air Staff - Operations and Training, HQ Middle East Air Force

xx Jun 1954:           Air Staff, HQ Bomber Command.

 1 Sep 1958:           Officer Commanding, No XV Squadron.

19 Apr 1960:          Officer Commanding, RAF Honington.

25 Mar 1963:          Staff Officer, Department of the CAS. 

 2 Aug 1965:           Director of Organisation (RAF).

11 Sep 1967:  

19 Jan 1970:           SASO, HQ No 1 Group.

Citation for the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross

"GREEN, David Abbott, F/O (82179, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - No.207 Squadron

This officer has shown great perseverance in locating and bombing his target accurately. He is a keen, conscientious and efficient captain of aircraft."

(Source - Air Ministry Bulletin 7072)

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