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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Kenneth Burnett Shelton b: 12 Jan 1918 r: 12 Jan 1973 d: 8 Jul 1985
CBE - 31 May 1956, BSc, CEng, FIEE
(RAFVR): Plt Off (P): 31 Mar 1940, Fg Off (WS): 31 Mar 1941, (T) Flt Lt: 1 Jan 1943, Act Sqn Ldr: xx xxx xxxx, Flt Lt (WS): 16 Mar 1943, Act Wg Cdr: 14 Jan 1945?, Sqn Ldr (WS): 14 Jul 1945 - 1 Jan 1948,
(RAF): Flt Lt: 10 Dec 1946 [ 1 Sep 1945], Sqn Ldr: 1 Jul 1950, Wg Cdr: 1 Jul 1955, Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1959, A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1964.
31 Mar 1940: Appointed to a Commission for the duration of the war in the Administrative and Special Duties Branch, RAFVR
31 Mar 1940: U/T Signals Officer, No 1 Electrical and Wireless School, RAF Cranwell.
9 Sep 1940: Transferred to the Technical Branch, RAFVR
10 Sep 1940: Signals Officer, HQ No 12 (Fighter) Group
11 Sep 1940: Signals Officer, RAF Wittering
30 Sep 1940: Signals Officer, RAF Church Fenton.
16 Oct 1940: Signals Officer, RAF Turnhouse
23 Nov - 2 Dec 1940: Attended Course, No 2 Signals School, RAF Yatesbury
16 Mar 1942: Staff Officer, Directorate of Radar (Fg Off - Wg Cdr)
xx xxx xxxx: Head of R 4, Directorate of Radar
21 Oct 1945: Signals Officer, HQ RAF Mediterranean & Middle East.
10 Dec 1946: Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the Technical Branch in the rank of Flight Lieutenant (effective from 1 Sep 1945)
1 Apr 1947: Signals Officer, HQ RAF Mediterranean & Middle East.
21 Feb 1949: Radio Staff Officer, HQ Bomber Command
23 Oct 1952: Staff Officer, Directorate of Operational Requirements (B)
xx xxx xxxx:
15 May 1957: Signals Staff Officer, HQ Bomber Command
2 Mar 1959: Electronic Engineer, HQ Fighter Command
27 Mar 1962: Senior Electronics Officer, HQ Far East Air Force
2 Dec 1963: Director of Telecommunications (Air)
xx xxx xxxx: ?
12 May 1967: Air Officer Engineering, HQ RAF Germany
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