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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Stanley Haslam b: 17 May 1916 r: 29 May 1972 d: xx Nov 1997
CB – 14 Jun 1969, MBE – 1 Jan 1943, BSc (Eng), CEng, AFRAeS.
(RAFVR): - Plt Off (P): 29 Aug 1939, Fg Off: 23 May 1941 [3 Sep 1939], (T) Flt Lt: 1 Jun 1941, Flt Lt (WS): 1 Apr 1943, Act Sqn Ldr: xx xxx xxxx,
(RAF): - Flt Lt: 10 Jan 1947 [1 Sep 1945], Sqn Ldr: 1 Aug 1947, Wg Cdr: 1 Jan 1952, Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1958, Act A/Cdre: xx xxx xxxx, A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1963, Act AVM: 7 Mar 1969, AVM: 1 Jul 1969.
29 Aug 1939: Appointed to a Commission in the RAFVR
xx xxx 1939: Armament Officer, No 1 Air Armament School
24 Apr 1940: Transferred to the Technical Branch
xx xxx 1943: Staff Officer (RD Arm 3), Ministry of Aircraft Production.
xx xxx 1944: Member, British Air Commission, Washington, USA;
xx xxx 1946: Attended College of Aeronautics
10 Jan 1947: Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the rank of Flight Lieutenant (wef 1 Sep 1945)
25 Feb 1947: Seniority as Flight Lieutenant adjusted to 1 Mar 1945
xx xxx 1947: Guided Weapons, Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough
xx xxx 1951: Chief Instructor, Armament Wing, RAF Technical College
xx xxx 1953: Attended RAF Staff College, Bracknell
25 Jan 1954: Staff Officer, Deputy Directorate of Operational Requirements (5)
xx Jul 1954: Project Officer, Blue Streak, Ministry of Supply/Technology
1 Oct 1957: Deputy Director, Directorate of Guided Weapons Engineering
8 Nov 1960: Senior RAF Officer, Skybolt Development Team USA
xx xxx 1963: Director, Aircraft Mechanical Engineering
xx xxx1964: Director, RAF Aircraft Development (mainly Nimrod)
7 Mar 1969: Deputy Controller of Equipment, Ministry of Technology and Ministry of Defence
xx xxx 1971: Deputy Controller, Aircraft (C), Ministry of Defence
29 Apr 1972: Relinquished above
Director Easams Ltd 1972-1981
BONSER, Stanley Haslam, A/F/L (77590, RAFVR) - No.1 Armament School - Member, Order of the British Empire - awarded as per London Gazette dated 1 January 1943.
"Flight Lieutenant Bonser has shown outstanding energy in research work in connection with aerial sighting and in presenting this subject to aircrews under training. Despite long hours of duty he has completed the Gunnery Leaders’ Course and is recognized as one of the leading authorities on this subject in the Royal Air Force. This officer, by his exceptional keenness and devotion to duty, has considerably improved the standard of air gunnery throughout the Royal Air Force."
(Source - Air 2/8871)
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