Richard Cecil                           b: 7 Jun 1916                        r: 11 Apr 1969                        d: 27 Sep 1995

CB – 12 Jun 1965, CBE - 10 Jun 1961 (OBE -10 Jun 1948), MBIM.

Act Plt Off (P): 16 Apr 1935, Plt Off: 16 Apr 1936, Fg Off: 16 Nov 1937, Flt Lt: 16 Nov 1939, (T) Sqn Ldr: 1 Sep 1940?, (T) Wg Cdr: xx xxx xxxx, Sqn Ldr: 20 Nov 1942 [1 Sep 1940], Act Gp Capt: 18 Jul 1944?, Wg Cdr (WS): 18 Jan 1945, Wg Cdr: 1 Jul 1947, Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1952, Act A/Cdre: xx xxx 1958, A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1959, Act AVM: 22 Mar 1962, AVM: 1 Jan 1964.

16 Apr 1935:               Initial Officer Training, RAF Depot.

 7 May 1935:               U/T Pilot, No 6 FTS.

 6 Mar 1936:               Pilot, No 3 Sqn.

16 Nov 1938:              Flight Commander, No 3 Sqn. (Bulldog II/Gladiator/Hurricane)

xx xxx 1940:                Seconded to RNZAF.

xx Feb 1944:               Officer Commanding, No 51 Sqn. (Halifax)

18 Jul 1944:                Officer Commanding, RAF ?.

xx xxx 1945:                Attended RAF Staff College.

xx xxx 1946:                Staff, Central Bomber Establishment.

xx xxx 1948:                Air Staff - Plans, HQ Far East Air Force.

xx xxx 1951:                Staff, Directorate of Operational Requirements 1.

xx xxx xxxx:                 Deputy Director of Policy.

xx xxx 1955:                Officer Commanding, RAF Marham.

16 Mar 1956:              Officer Commanding, RAF Bassingbourn.

xx xxx 1958:                Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (?).

11 Jan 1960:                Director of Organisation (Establishments).

22 Jan 1962:                SASO, HQ Flying Training Command.

xx xxx 1965:                Staff, MoD.

 1 Nov 1966:               AOA, HQ Transport/Air Support Command.