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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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John Hunter b: 21 Apr 1917 r: 30 Apr 1973 d: xx May 2000
KBE – 1 Jan 1971 (OBE – 1 Jan 1957), CB – 14 Jun 1969, MA, DCAe, CEng, FIEE, AFRAeS.
(RAFVR): - Plt Off (P): 30 Jan 1940, Act Flt Lt: xx xxx 1940, Fg Off (WS): 1 Sep 1940, (T) Flt Lt: 1 Jun 1942 [1 Mar 1942], (T) Sqn Ldr: 3 Dec 1946 [1 Jul 1945], Sqn Ldr: 1 Aug 1947, Wg Cdr: 1 Jul 1952, Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1958, Act A/Cdre: xx xxx xxxx, A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1963, Act AVM: 25 Aug 1967, AVM: 1 Jan 1968, Act AM: 2 Mar 1970, AM: 1 Jan 1971.
30 Jan 1940: Appointed to a Commission in the Admin and Special Duties Branch, RAFVR
xx xxx 1940: Signals Officer, RAF Wittering
24 Apr 1940: Transferred to the Technical Branch.
8 Aug 1940: Attached to RAF Digby for Signals duties
13 Aug 1940: Signals Officer, RAF Wittering
26 Aug 1940: Signals Officer, HQ Fighter Command.
10 Dec 1940: Signals Officer (AI), HQ No 12 Group.
8-10 Mar 1941: Attached to No 29 Sqn, RAF Wittering
12-14 Mar 1941: Attached to No 29 Sqn, RAF Wittering
26-27 Mar 1941: Attached to No 29 Sqn, RAF Wittering
6-9 Apr 1941: Attached to No 29 Sqn, RAF Wittering
27-28 May 1941 Attached to RAF Acklington
1 Jun 1941: Signals Officer, No 29 Sqn, RAF Wittering
6 Sep 1941: HQ Fighter Command, pending posting
26 Sep 1941: Attached, No 5 PDC, pending posting
xx Oct 1941: Signals Officer, No 89 Sqn
10 Jun 1942: Signals Officer, HQ RAF Middle East.
20 Jan 1945: Head of R2, Directorate of Radar.
1 Sep 1945: Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the rank of Flight Lieutenant.
xx xxx 1947 Staff, Fort Halstead (British Atomic Weapons programme)
25 Oct 1955: Signals Staff Officer, HQ Fighter Command
xx Nov 1957: Group Captain - Signals, British Joint Services Mission (USA)
18 Jul 1960: Deputy Director, Directorate of Radio
xx xxx 1963:
8 Nov 1965: Senior Technical Staff Officer, HQ RAF Germany
25 Aug 1967: AOC, No 24 Group
2 Mar 1970: Director-General of Engineering (RAF)/Head of Engineer Branch
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