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Air Marshal Sir John Baker-Carr (27244)


John Darcy       b: 13 Jan 1906                          r: 1 Feb 1964                              d: 9 Jul 1998

KBE – 2 Jun 1962 (CBE – 7 Jun 1951), CB – 13 Jun 1957, AFC – 8 Jun 1944, LoM (Off) – 9 Sep 1947,

For a list of foreign decoration abbreviations, click here

(RAF): - Plt Off (P): 15 Mar 1929, Plt Off: 15 Mar 1930, Fg Off: 15 Sep 1930, Flt Lt: 15 Sep 1934, Sqn Ldr: 1 Jun 1938, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Dec 1940, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Jun 1942, Wg Cdr: 1 Dec1943, Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1947, A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1949, Act AVM: 8 Oct 1956, AVM: 1 Jan 1957, Act AM: 1 Feb 1962, AM: 1 Jul 1962.

15 Mar 1929:              Appointed to a Short Service Commission.

 2 Apr 1929:                U/T Pilot, No 5 FTS

 4 Mar 1930:               Pilot, No 32 Sqn.

 1 Apr 1932:                Pilot, No 203 Sqn. (arrived 6 Apr 1932)

28 Feb 1934:               Attended No 12 Specialist Armament Course, Air Armament School

19 Jan 1935:                Armament Officer, RAF Andover.

 1 May 1936:               Armament Officer, HQ No 3 (Bomber) Group. (also shown as 14 Jul 1936)

10 Oct 1938:               Supernumerary, RAF Depot.

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24 Apr 1940:               Transferred to the Technical Branch.

xx xxx 1946:                Deputy Director of Personnel (II)

xx Mar 1953:               AOC, RAF St Athan

 8 Oct 1956:                Senior Technical Staff Officer, HQ Fighter Command

 4 May 1959:               AOC, No 41 Group

 1 Feb 1962:                Controller of Engineering and Equipment

xx xxx 1963:               Acting Air Member for Supply and Organisation

Recommendation for the award of the Air Force Cross

"BAKER-CARR, John Derry, G/C - Directorate of Armament Development -  Air Force Cross - awarded as per London Gazette dated 8 June 1944.   

This officer has been in charge of the rocket section of the Directorate of Armament Development since August 1942.  He has been mainly responsible for the successful introduction of R.P. [rocket projectile] installations in aircraft.  Apart from his great technical knowledge Group Captain Baker-Carr has spared no effort to become a first-class shot and to put in as much flying as possible.  In 1943 he did as much flying as pilots flying regularly in the Aircraft and Armament Experimental Establishment."

(Source - Air 2/9004)

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