Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation

Air Commodore A H Montgomery (16157)

Alexander Hutchinson      b: 18 Jun 1904                r: 16 Feb 1946                 d: 12 Jan 1986

CBE - 1 Jan 1945 (MBE - 4 Jun 1934), MiD - 1 Jan 1943.

Plt Off: 17 Dec 1924, Fg Off: 16 Dec 1926, Flt Lt: 1 Jul 1930, Sqn Ldr: 1 Apr 1937, Wg Cdr: 1 Mar 1940, Act Gp Capt: 16 Apr 1942?, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Sep 1942, Wg Cdr (WS): 16 Oct 1942, Wg Cdr: 1 Dec 1943, Act A/Cdre: 1 Jun 1944, Gp Capt (WS): 1 Dec 1944, A/Cdre: Retained.

 1 Feb 1923:            Flight Cadet, 'B' Sqn, RAF College

17 Dec 1924:          Pilot, No 32 Sqn.

21 May 1928:         PA to AOC in C, ADGB.

24 Aug 1928:          RAF Staff, HMS Courageous.

 5 Mar 1930:           Staff, Practice Camp, Sutton Bridge.

24 Sep 1930:          Pilot/Flight Commander, No 32 Sqn.

xx xxx 1930:            Supernumerary, RAF Depot

19 Dec 1930:          Intelligence Staff (Training in Arabic), HQ Iraq Command.

 8 Jan 1932:            Air Staff - Intelligence, HQ Aden Command.

18 Apr 1934:          Supernumerary, RAF Depot.

 3 Aug 1934:           Flight Commander, No 23 Sqn.

 1 Jan 1935:            Non-effective Pool, RAF Depot

 8 Mar 1935:           Flight Commander, No 23 Sqn.

22 Sep 1935:           'A' Flight Commander, No 41 Sqn

28 Nov 1935:          'B' Flight Commander, No 41 Sqn

 5 Mar 1936:           In transit to UK

 7 Jun 1936:            QFI, No 1 FTS.

19 Jan 1937:           Attended Course No 16, RAF Staff College.

 1 Jan 1938:            Supernumerary, HQ No 6 (Auxiliary) Group.

28 Jan 1938:           Air Staff, AI 2(a), Deputy Directorate of Intelligence.

xx xxx 1939:           Air Staff, Deputy Directorate of Intelligence (2)

22 Nov 1939:         Air Staff, HQ RAF Middle East.

3 Jan 1942:             SOA, HQ No 201 (Naval Co-operation) Group.

14 Jul 1942:            SOA, No 204 Group.

21 Oct 1942:          SOA, AHQ Western Desert

26 Apr 1943:          AOA, HQ No 83 (Composite) Group. (Listed as AOA but initially in rank of Gp Capt)

22 Feb 1945:          Assistant AOA, HQ Transport Command.

He represented the RAF College at Fencing and Hockey and attained the rank of Flt Cdt Cpl.  On 4 March 1925 he was flying Grebe J7364 of No 32 Squadron, when it crashed into a hut at Locks Heath School, Warsash, Southampton, killing a 12 year-old student.

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