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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Walter Philip b: 15 Aug 1910 r: 16 Apr 1961 d: 9 Oct 1990
CB – 12 Jun 1958, DFC – 17 May 1940, LoM (O) – 3 May 1946
Plt Off: 19 Dec 1931, Fg Off: 19 Jun 1933, Flt Lt: 19 Jun 1936, Sqn Ldr: 1 Feb 1939, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Mar 1941, Act Gp Capt: 9 Dec 1942, Wg Cdr (WS): 9 Jun 1943, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1944, Wg Cdr: 1 Oct 1946, Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1951, Act A/Cdre: 16 Dec 1956?, A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1957.
16 Jan 1930: Flight Cadet, 'A' Sqn, RAF College.
19 Dec 1931: Appointed to a Permanent Commission
19 Dec 1931: Pilot, No 207 Sqn.
1 Jan 1933: Attended Torpedo? Course, RAF Base Gosport.
10 Jun 1933: Pilot, No 812 Sqn FAA.
13
Jan 1936: Attended
Instructors' Course, Central Flying School (graded C).
30 Mar 1936: QFI, No 5 FTS.
12 Jan 1937: Flight Commander, No 811 Sqn FAA.
20 Mar 1939: Maintenance Liaison Officer, HQ No 15 (Reconnaissance) Group.
2 May 1939: Personnel Staff Officer, HQ No 15 (Reconnaissance) Group.
2 Oct 1939: Staff, HQ No 16 Group.
3 Oct 1939: Attached, No 101 Sqn for Flying Refresher Course
6 Jan 1940: Supernumerary, No 82 Sqn
14 Jan 1940: Officer Commanding, 'A' Flight, No 82 Sqn
29 Apr - xxx 1940: Assumed temporary command of No 82 Sqn
25 Jun 1940: Screened Staff, No 17 OTU
xx xxx xxxx: Officer Commanding?, No 110 Sqn.
20 Sep 1942: Wing Commander - Operations, HQ No 221 Group
25 Nov 1942: Officer Commanding, No 152 OTU
2 Jan 1943: Supernumerary (non-effective - sick), No 152 OTU.
15 Jan 1943: Chief Instructor, No 152 OTU (Wg Cdr)
11 Mar 1943: Officer Commanding, No 152 OTU
10 Jan 1944: SASO, HQ No 231 Group.
27 Aug 1945: Head of Accident Investigation, HQ Transport Command.
28 Oct 1946: SASO, HQ, No 3 Group
14 Nov 1948: Deputy Director of Operational Training
xx xxx xxxx:
4 Aug 1953: Officer Commanding, RAF Wittering
16 Dec 1956: Director of Operational Training.
31 May 1958: Director of Intelligence (Operations)/Intelligence (A).
He was awarded the 'R M Groves' Memorial Prize on graduating from Cranwell.This page was last updated on 05/01/24
