Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
John Edwin b:
xx xxx 1915 d:
19 Apr 1961
MA, AMIEE, AFRAes
(RAFO): Plt Off (P): 12 Mar 1934, Plt Off: 16 Apr 1935.
(RAF): Plt Off: 19 Oct 1936 [19 Jan 1935], Fg Off: 19 Apr 1937 [19 Jul 1936], Act Flt Lt: 19 Oct 1938, Flt Lt: 19 Apr 1939 [19 Jul 1938], (T) Sqn Ldr: 1 Jun 1940, (T) Wg Cdr: xx xxx 1941 - 1 Nov 1947, Sqn Ldr: 14 Apr 1942 [1 Jun 1940], Act Gp Capt: 30 Jul 1945?, Wg Cdr (WS): 30 Dec 1945 - 1 Nov 1947, Wg Cdr: 1 Jul 1948, Gp Capt (Tech): 6 Oct 1953 [1 Jul 1947], Gp Capt (GD): 1 Jan 1953, Act A/Cdre: 25 Jul 1960?
12 Mar 1934: Appointed to a Commission in Class 'AA (ii)' of the Reserve of Air Force Officers
25 Jun 1936: Transferred to Class 'C' of the RAFO
19 Oct 1936: Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the General Duties Branch.
19 Oct 1936: U/T Pilot, No 9 Flying Training School
xx xxx 1937: Pilot, No 218 Sqn
8 Aug 1938: Officer Commanding (Temporary), No 150 Sqn
1 Oct 1938: Officer Commanding, 'A' Flight, No 150 Sqn (Battles)
30 Mar 1940: Signals Officer, No 2 Sqn
xx xxx 1940 Signals Officer, No 31 ANS
24 Apr 1940: Transferred to the Technical Branch
1 Jun 1941: Transferred to the General Branch
23 Nov 1941: Staff Officer, HQ No 3 Training Command
6 Dec 1942: Transferred to the Technical Branch
xx xxx 1942: Chief Signals Officer, No 12 (Fighter) Group
17 Dec 1943: Head of Sigs (Plans) 2, Directorate of Signals
4 Apr 1946: Attended No 16 War Course, RAF Staff College, Haifa
17 Oct 1946: Chief Signals Officer, AHQ Malaya
xx xxx xxxx: Head, Electronics Branch, SHAPE
xx xxx xxxx: Transferred to the General Branch
xx May 1955: Officer Commanding, RAF Leeming
1 Sep 1957: Superintendent of the Ministry of Aviation air stations Defford and Pershore.
25 Jul 1960: Director of Air Staff Briefing
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