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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Air Vice Marshal S D Macdonald (07223)
Somerled Douglas b: 9 Mar 1899 r: 15 Mar 1954 d: 23 Nov 1979
CB - 7 Jun 1951, CBE - 14 Jun 1945, DFC - 12 Jul 1920, MiD - 24 Sep 1941.
(Army):- 3AM: 8 May 1917, (T) 2 Lt (P): 2 Aug 1917, (T) 2 Lt: 26 Oct 1917.
(RAF):- Lt: 1 Apr 1918, Fg Off: 2 Jul 1920 (1 Apr 1918), Flt Lt: 1 Jul 1924, Sqn Ldr: 1 Aug 1934, Act Wg Cdr (unpd): 20 Oct 1937, Wg Cdr: 1 Jan 1938, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Sep1940, Act A/Cdre: 14 Feb 1943, (T) A/Cdre: 1 Jun 1943, Gp Capt (WS): 14 Aug 1943, Gp Capt: 1 Dec 1943, (T) AVM: 1 Jan 1946, A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1946, AVM: 1 Jul 1947.
8 May 1917: Enlisted as Miscellaneous (Aviator), Recruits Depot, South Farnborough (80301)
xx xxx 1917: U/T Pilot,
26 Oct 1917: Flying Officer, RFC.
xx xxx xxxx: Pilot, No 63 Sqn. (Kurdistan)
xx xxx xxxx: Pilot, No 72 Sqn.
1 Mar 1920: Pilot, No 30 Sqn.
2 Jul 1920: Granted a Short Service Commission in the rank of Flying Officer
9 Oct 1920: Attended School of Physical Training and Drill
4 Feb 1921: Staff/Supernumerary?, RAF Depot.
29 Jun 1922: Short Service Commission extended to seven years on the Active List.
12 Dec 1922: Granted a Permanent Commission in rank of Flying Officer. (wef 2 Jul 1920)
14 Sep 1923: Officer, No 3 Armoured Car Company.
3 Mar 1925: Flight Commander, No 55 Sqn.
17 Oct 1925: Flight Commander, No 47 Sqn. (DH9A, Fairey IIIF)
22 May 1928: Instructors Course, Central Flying School.
8 Aug 1928: Flight Commander, Practice Flight, No 24 Sqn.
10 Jan 1929: Area Examining Officer, HQ Fighting Area.
1 Aug 1929: Adjutant/QFI, No 605 (County of Warwick) Sqn Aux AF. (arrived 4 Aug 1929)
21 Jan 1935: Attended RAF Staff College.
4 Jan 1936: Personnel Staff, HQ Coastal Command.
3 Oct 1936: Air Staff, HQ RAF Middle East.
xx Oct 1936: CFI, No 4 FTS.
20 Oct 1937: Attached to Sudan Defence Force.
xx xxx 1940: Officer Commanding, No 254 Wing
22 Apr 1940: Officer Commanding, RAF Khartoum
xx xxx xxxx: Group Captain - ?, HQ RAF Middle East.
xx xxx 1941: Officer Commanding, No 3 Wing. (Sudan)
xx xxx xxxx: Officer Commanding, No 263 Wing.
10 Dec 1941: Officer Commanding, No 213 Group.
xx xxx xxxx: Officer Commanding, No 217 Wing.
xx xxx 1941: Officer Commanding, Bomber Detachment, Iraq.
14 Feb 1943: Deputy AOA, HQ Middle East Command
xx xxx 1944: SASO, HQ No 9 Group.
18 Sep 1944: SASO, HQ No 12 Group.
24 Apr 1946: AOC, No 11 Group.
19 Oct 1948: Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Training).
7 Nov 1950: Inspector-General of Air Training, Western Union Defence Organisation.
xx xxx 1952: Head of Air Training Advisory Group, NATO HQ.
He took part in Cairo - Cape Town Flights in 1927. Commanded a Wing of three Wellesley squadrons in Sudan in operations against the Italians in Ethiopia.
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J C Macdonald 
