Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Charles Rochford b: 17 Aug 1909 r: 17 Aug 1959 d: 5 Oct 1988
MiD – 1 Jan
1946.
Plt Off (P): 15 Mar 1929, Plt Off: 15 Mar 1930, Fg Off: 15 Sep 1930, Flt Lt: 15 Sep 1934, Sqn Ldr: 1 Dec 1937, Act Wg Cdr: 1 May 1940, (T) Wg Cdr: 2 Oct 1940 [1 Sep 1940], (T) Gp Capt: 1 Sep 1942, Wg Cdr: 1 Jun 1944, Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1947, Act A/Cdre: xx xxx xxxx, A/Cdre: Retained.
2 Apr 1929: U/T Pilot, No 5 FTS.
4 Mar 1930: Pilot, No 2 Sqn.
2 Feb 1931: Attended Flying Instructors' Course, CFS
22 Apr 1931: Pilotage Officer, No 5 FTS.
xx Jan 1933: Granted a Medium Service Commission in the rank of Flying Officer
4 Sep 1933: Supernumerary - non effective (sick), RAF Depot.
24 Oct 1933: Pilot, No 28 Sqn.
8 Oct 1934: Flight Commander, No 28 Sqn.
11 May 1935: Supernumerary - non effective (sick), RAF Depot.
xx xxx xxxx: Attended Instructors' Course, CFS (graded A2)
28 Aug 1935: QFI, No 6 FTS.
xx Jul 1936: Re-categorised from Instructor A2 to Instructor A1
xx xxx 1937: Attended School of Army Co-operation.
21 Dec 1937: Air Staff, HQ No 22 (Army Co-operation) Group.
24 Aug 1939: Air Staff, HQ Air Component of the BEF.
1 May 1940: Wing Commander - Flying, RAF Andover.
24 Sep 1940: Officer Commanding, No 241 Sqn. (Lysanders)
15 Aug 1941: Officer Commanding, No 34 Wing/Air Staff Officer, HQ Eastern Command (Army)
1 Mar 1945: SASO, HQ No 216 Group.
5 Aug 1947: Deputy Director of Combined Operations (Air), Combined Operations HQ.12 Nov 1951: Deputy Director of Operations (2)
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