Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
John Edwin Michael b: 12 Nov 1914 r: 29 Jan 1970 d: 4 Feb 2006
CBE - 1 Jan 1964, MiD - 17 Sep 1943, MiD - 14 Jan 1944, MiD - 8 Jun 1944, MiD - 1 Jan 1945
APO (P): 23 Jan 1939, Plt Off (P): 23 Mar 1939, Plt Off: 23 Jan 1940, Fg Off: 27 Mar 1940, (T) Flt Lt: 1 Jun 1941, (T) Sqn Ldr: 1 Jun 1942, Flt Lt (WS): 1 Sep 1942, Act Wg Cdr: 22 Jun 1944?, Sqn Ldr (WS): 22 Dec 1944, Sqn Ldr: 1 Sep 1945, Wg Cdr: 1 Jan 1952, Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1961, A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1966
23 Jan 1939: Appointed to a Short Service Commission in the Equipment Branch
23 Jan 1939: Initial Officer Training?
27 Mar 1939: Holding post?, No 2 Air Observer School
23 Jun 1939: U/T Equipment Officer, Equipment Officers' School
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23 Jan 1943: Transferred to the Reserve and called up for Air Force service
xx xxx xxxx: Attended RAF Staff College.
12 Nov 1943: Senior Equipment Officer, HQ North-West African Tactical Air Force
12 Nov 1946: Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the Equipment Branch in the rank of Squadron Leader (effective from 1 Sep 1945)
17 Oct 1947: Staff Officer, Deputy Directorate of Equipment (7)
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7 Jul 1955: Equipment Staff Officer, HQ 2nd Tactical Air Force
18 Aug 1958: Staff Officer, Deputy Directorate of Equipment (12)
22 Aug 1960: Group Captain - Operations, HQ No 41 Group
24 Jul 1961: Group Captain - Operations (Equipment), HQ Maintenance Command
9 Aug 1965: Director of Equipment 2 (RAF)
6 Nov 1967: Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics and Administration, HQ 2nd Allied Tactical Air Force
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