Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Philip James b: 8 Jun 1938 r: 21 Oct 1958 (GD (G))/30 Oct 1996 (GD)
CVO (18 Oct 1994) MA.
(RAFVR): Plt Off: 21 Oct 1958, Fg Off: 15 May 1959,
(RAF): Act Plt Off (Nat Ser): 10 Jan 1957, Plt Off (Nat Ser): 8 Mar 1957, Fg Off: 11 Sep 1961 [9 May 1960], Flt Lt: 9 Nov 1962, Sqn Ldr: 1 Jan 1968, Wg Cdr: 1 Jul 1977, Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1987, A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1991.
27 Sep 1956: National Service induction, Reception Centre, RAF Cardington.
xx Oct 1956: Officer Cadet, OCTU, RAF Jurby.
xx Jan 1957: Attended No 69 Control and Reporting Course, RAF Middle Wallop.
xx Mar 1957: Fighter Controller, No 59 Signal Unit, RAF Seaton Snook.
xx Jan 1958: Fighter Controller, RAF Leeming.
21 Oct 1958: Appointed to a Commission in the RAFVR (Reconstituted)
21 Oct 1958: Attended Oxford University; member University Air Squadron
xx Sep 1961: Attended No 154 Jet Provost course, No 2 FTS (RAF Syerston)
xx Oct 1962: Attended No 161 Vampire course, No 8 FTS. (RAF Swinderby)
xx Jul 1963: Attended No 230 ‘Long Bomber Course’, No 231 (Canberra) OCU. (RAF Bassingbourn)
xx Nov1963: Pilot, No 14 Sqn (Canberra B(I) 8) (RAF Wildenrath)
xx Mar 1967: Attended No 238 course, CFS (RAF Little Rissington)
xx Aug 1967: QFI, Manchester UAS (Chipmunk - RAF Woodvale)
xx Sep 1968: Attended No 27 Course, Ecole Supérieure de Guerre Aérienne (Paris)
xx Sep 1969: Jaguar Project Office, MOD (PE)
xx Apr 1973: Flt Cdr, No 85 Sqn (Canberra B2/T4/T19 – RAF West Raynham)
xx Jun 1975 : PSO/DMSI, Defence Intelligence Staff, MoD
xx Sep 1976: Attended No 6 Course, National Defence College (Latimer)
xx Jun 1978: Officer Commanding, No 237 OCU (Buccaneer/Hunter – Honington)
xx Sep 1981: Attended Class of 1982 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
xx Jun 1982: Directing Staff, US Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB
xx Sep 1984: Defence Policy Staff (Operational Requirements) MoD
xx Jan 1986: Chief, Arms Control Section, Policy Division, SHAPE, Belgium
xx Apr1989: Officer Commanding, RAF Gatow.
xx Jan 1993: Defence and Air Attaché, Moscow.
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