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Air Commodore W F Beckwith (36023)
William Flint b: 21 Apr 1913 r: xx xxx 1969 d: 20 Sep 1971
CBE – 1 Jan 1954 (OBE - xx xxx xxxx), BSc (Eng), ACGI.
(RAF): - Plt Off: 31 Dec 1934 [28 May 1933], Fg Off: xx xxx xxxx, Flt Lt: 30 Jun 1937 [28 Nov 1936], Sqn Ldr: 1 Apr 1939, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Mar 1941, Act Gp Capt: 1 Feb 1944, Wg Cdr (WS): 1 Aug 1944, Wg Cdr: 1 Jul 1947, Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1952, Act A/Cdre: xx xxx xxxx, A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1961, AVM: 1 Jan 1966.
31 Dec 1934: Appointed to a Permanent Commission.
28 Feb 1935: U/T Pilot, RAF College, Cranwell
1 Oct 1935: Pilot, No 102 Sqn.
27 Jul 1936: PA to AOC, No 3 (Bomber) Group.
3 Jan 1938: Attended RAF School of Aeronautical Engineering.
14 Aug 1939: Engineer Officer, HQ No 51 Group
24 Apr 1940: Transferred to the Technical Branch
Served in UK, West Africa, Middle East and Air Ministry
1 Feb 1944: ?, Gp Capt
xx xxx 1946: Staff Officer, Technical Services (Policy)/Directorate of Technical Policy
xx xxx 1951: Command Engineering Officer, HQ Far East Air Force
xx May 1954: Assistant Commandant, RAF Technical College
xx xxx 1957: Senior British Representative, Atlantic Missile Range, Cape Canaveral, USA
xx xxx 1960: Director of Weapons Engineering, Air Ministry
xx xxx 1963: Attended Imperial Defence College
xx xxx 1964: Director General, Ground Training, Air Ministry
xx xxx 1966: Vice President, Ordnance Board
xx xxx 1968: President, Ordnance Board
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