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Air Vice-Marshal V S Bowling (24197)


Victor Swanton                        b: 3 Jul 1908                r: 1 Aug 1961                     d: 27 Dec 1971

CB – 1 Jan 1958, CBE – 10 Jun 1948, MiD - 8 Jun 1944, DL (Pembrokeshire) - 17 May 1967.

Plt Off (P): 30 Dec 1927, Plt Off: 30 Dec 1928, Fg Off: 30 Jun 1929, Flt Lt:  1 Apr 1934, Sqn Ldr: 1 Jun 1938, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Dec 1940, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Sep 1942, Wg Cdr (WS): 1 Mar 1943, Wg Cdr: 1 Dec 1944, Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1947, Act A/Cdre: 8 Dec 1951, A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1953, Act AVM: 16 Jan 1956, AVM: 1 Jul 1956.

30 Dec 1927:           Appointed to a Short Service Commission.

14 Jan 1928:            U/T  Pilot, No 2 FTS.

15 Dec 1928:           Pilot, No 503 (County of Lincoln) Sqn.

 9 Nov 1929:            Pilot, No 501 (County of Gloucester) Sqn.

 5 Jan 1930:              Adjutant, No 501 (County of Gloucester) Sqn.

31 Jan 1930:             Attached to CFS for Flying Instructors' Course

17 May 1930:          QFI, No 2 FTS.

 1 Aug 1931:            Aircraft Engineering Course, Home Aircraft Depot.

 1 Sep 1932:            Granted a Permanent Commission in the rank of Flying Officer.

 9 Aug 1933:            QFI, No 5 FTS.

 3 Apr 1935:            Flight Commander, No 41 Sqn.

 7 Oct 1935:            QFI, No 6 FTS.

13 Jan 1936:            QFI, No 5 FTS.

13 Jul 1936:              Re-categorised from Instructor B to Instructor A2

 1 Aug 1936:            QFI, No 4 FTS, Egypt

 6 Oct 1938:            CFI, No 4 FTS.

12 Jul 1940:             Air Staff, HQ RAF Middle East.  

 9 Dec 1941:            Officer Commanding, RAF Acklington

20 Mar 1942:           ?

25 Oct 1942:           Officer Commanding, RAF Woodvale.

16 Feb 1943:

 6 Apr 1943:            Officer Commanding, RAF Woodvale.

xx xxx 1943:            Officer Commanding, No 323 Wing, North Africa

xx xxx xxxx:             Station Commander, Wing OC & other units in Fighter Command.

 1 Nov 1946:           SASO, No 11 Group.

xx xxx 1948:            Group Captain - Operations, Central Fighter Establishment.

xx xxx 1950:            Sector Commander, Southern Fighter Sector.

xx xxx 1950:            Officer Commanding, No 324 Wing. (Canal Zone)

xx xxx 1951:            Officer Commanding, RAF Deversoir

8 Dec 1951:             SASO, AHQ Iraq.

xx xxx 1952:            AOC, AHQ Cyprus.

xx Mar 1954:           Sector Commander, Northern Fighter Sector.

16 Jan 1956:            AOC, No 11 Group.

 1 Mar 1959:            Director of Air Defence/Assistant Chief of Staff - Air Defence, SHAPE.

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