Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Alan b: 5 Sep 1911 r: 5 Jul 1961 d: 11 Mar 1977
CB - 31 Jan 1960, OBE - 1 Jan 1951, FIMechE, AFRAeS
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: 1 Jun 1944?, Wg Cdr (WS): 1 Dec 1944, Wg Cdr: 1 Jul 1947 [1 Oct 1946],Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1951, Act A/Cdre: 14 Apr 1958, A/Cdre: Retained.
xx xxx 1930: Flight Cadet, 'C' Sqn, RAF Cranwell
19 Dec 1931: Granted Permanent Commission in the rank of Pilot Officer.
19 Dec 1931: Pilot, No 16 Sqn.
18 Oct 1932: Pilot, No 20 Sqn (Wapiti - Peshawar)
20 Apr 1935: Supernumerary, RAF Depot
23 Sep 1935: Attended Officers' Engineering Course, Home Aircraft Depot
16 Feb 1938: Engineer duties, Home Aircraft Depot
13 Jun 1938: Flight Commander/Deputy OC, No 1 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (Farnborough)
xx xxx xxxx: Transferred to the Technical Branch
xx xxx 194? (Senior) Technical Staff Officer, No 71 Base
18 Jun 1945 (Senior) Technical Staff Officer, No 216 Group
29 Jul 1946: Maintenance Staff Officer, HQ RAF Mediterranean and Middle East
17 Mar 1948: Staff Officer, Directorate of Technical Policy
5 Nov 1951: Senior Technical Staff Officer, No 1 Group
19 Jan 1954: Command Engineer Officer, HQ Far East Air Force
xx May 1957: Officer Commanding, Central Servicing and Development Establishment
31 Mar 1958: Senior Technical Staff Officer, HQ Coastal Command.
He entered the RAF College in 1930, was a member of 'C' Sqn and attained the rank of Flt Cdt Cpl.
This page was last updated on 07/01/24
C W H Pulford
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