Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
John Alfred b: xx xxx 1903 r: 12 Jun 1956 d: 15 Jan 1976
CBE - xx xxx xxxx, MiD – 11 Jul 1940, MiD – 24 Sep 1941, AMIMechE,
(RAF): - Plt Off (P): 7 Jul 1925, Plt Off: 7 Jan 1926, Fg Off: 30 Jan 1937, Flt Lt: 5 Nov 1930, Sqn Ldr: 1 Apr 1937, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Mar 1940, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Sep 1942, Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1947, A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1951.
7 Jul 1925: Appointed to a Short Service Commission
17 Jul 1925: U/T Pilot, No 4 Flying Training School
10 Apr 1927: Pilot, No 60 Sqn.
8 Aug 1928: Attended Officers' Engineering Course, Home Aircraft Depot
1 Sep 1929: Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the rank of Flying Officer.
30 Jun 1930: Successfully completed the Specialist Engineering Course and awarded the symbol 'E'
1 Jul 1930: Engineer Officer, MT Repair Depot.
14 Mar 1932: Engineer Officer, No 5 Flying Training School
31 Jan 1934: Officer Commanding, 'C' Flight, No 55 Sqn. (arrived 15 Feb 1934)
11 Oct 1937: Officer Commanding, No 63 Sqn.
16 -18 Feb 1938: Attached to Civil Air Lines for navigation experience
15 May 1939: Officer i/c Training, No 63 Sqn
22 May 1939: Engineer Officer, HQ No 2 Group
24 Apr 1940: Transferred to the Technical Branch.
24 Apr 1940: Officer Commanding, Maintenance Wing, No 17 OTU
1 Jan 1942: Wing Commander - Engineer, HQ No 43 Group.
1 Dec 1942: Senior Salvage Staff Officer, HQ No 43 Group
4 Aug 1945: Group Engineer Officer, No 85 Group
8 Jun 1946: Engineer Officer, HQ British Air Forces of Occupation
16 Oct 1950: Command Engineer Officer, HQ Transport Command
1 Jul 1951: Senior Technical Staff Officer, HQ Transport Command
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