Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Air Commodore D N Roberts
David Neal b: 4 Jun 1906 r: 29 May 1958 d: 25 Oct 2000
CBE - 1 Jan 1954 (OBE - 24 Sep 1941), AFC - 9 Jun 1938.
(RN): Mid'n: 1 Sep 1922
(RAF): Plt Off: 30 Jul 1926, Fg Off: 30 Jan 1928, Flt Lt: 30 Jun 1931, Sqn Ldr: 1 Apr 1937, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Mar 1940, Act Gp Capt: xx xxx 1941, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Jun 1942, Wg Cdr: 20 Nov 1942 [1 Apr 1942], Act A/Cdre: 23 Sep 1943?, Gp Capt (WS): 23 Mar 1944, Gp Capt: 1 Oct 1946, A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1951.
xx xxx 1920: Merchant Navy School Ship, HMS Conway
23 Sep 1922: Midshipman, HMS Glorious
9 Feb 1923: Midshipman, HMS King George V
25 Mar 1923: Resigned from Royal Navy
4 Sep 1924: Flight Cadet, 'B' Sqn, RAF College.
30 Jul 1926: Pilot, No 39 Sqn.
xx Sep 1928: Attended Flying Instructors' Course, CFS
19 Dec 1928: QFI, No 2 FTS.
18 Aug 1930: Pilot/QFI, No 504 (County of Nottingham) Sqn AuxAF.
17 Nov - 20 Dec 1930: Attached CFS for Recategorisation
5 Oct 1931: Attended King's College (for language course inRussian)
4 Apr 1932: Special Language Study - Japan.
2 Aug 1932: Special Language Study - Estonia
xx Mar 1933: Attended Refresher Course, CFS
17 Mar 1933: Flight Commander, No 41 Sqn.
xx Jun 1933: Passed Examination as Interpreter (Russian), 2nd Class
9 Apr 1935: Adjutant, RAF Amman.
24 Jul 1935: QFI, Advanced Training Sqn, No 4 FTS.
10 Jul 1936: Re-categorised from Instructor A2 to Instructor A1
3 Oct 1938: Air Staff, HQ Fighter Command.
11 Jun 1940: Officer Commanding, RAF Middle Wallop
xx xxx 1941: ?
20 Jul 1941: Officer Commanding, RAF Middle Wallop
xx Nov 1941: Officer Commanding, Fighter Wing, Special Operations?
xx xxx 1942: Officer Commanding, RAF Dinjin
2 Dec 1942: Officer Commanding, No 293 Wing.
23 Sep 1943: Air Attaché & Head of UK Mission, Moscow
30 Dec
1944: Air Staff, HQ
Transport Command
xx xxx 1945: Staff, No 45 Group, Dorval
xx xxx 1946: President, Permanent Commission Board/RAF Selection Board
2 Apr 1947: Officer Commanding, RAF Finningley
15 Jan 1950:
1 Mar 1951: Director of Operations (2).
16 Oct 1953: Senior Air Liaison Officer with the UK Service Liaison Staff, OttawaThis page was last updated on 11/03/24
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