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Air Commodore A G P Brightmore (90073)


  Anthony George Patrick          b:   12 Nov 1908                      r:   26 Aug 1964                d:  4 Dec 1986

MiD - 1 Jan 1945, CEng, FIERE

(AuxAF): Plt Off:  1 May 1938, Fg Off:  1 Nov 1939, Flt Lt: 1 Nov 1940, (T) Sqn Ldr:  1 Dec 1941, Act Wg Cdr:  12 Jul 1942?, Sqn Ldr (WS):  12 Jan 1943, (T) Wg Cdr:  1 Jul 1944,

(RAF): Sqn Ldr:  1 Sep 1945 [seniority adjusted to 1 Jan 1943 on 28 Feb 1947], Wg Cdr:  1 Jul 1947, Gp Capt:  1 Jan 1954, Act A/Cdre:  xx xxx xxxx, A/Cdre:  1 Jul 1960

 1 May 1938:             Appointed to a Commission in the General Duties Branch, Auxiliary Air Force

 1 May 1938:             Pilot, No 504 (County of Nottingham) Sqn, AuxAF

 8 Aug 1939:             Awarded his Flying Badge ('Wings')

xx xxx xxxx:               Attended No 1 Electrical and Wireless School, RAF Cranwell

11 Nov 1940:            Transferred to the Technical Branch, Auxiliary Air Force

11 Nov 1940:            Signals Officer, HQ No 12 (Fighter) Group

27 Nov 1940:            Signals Officer, HQ No 14 (Fighter) Group

 4 Jul 1941:                Signals Officer, HQ Fighter Command

30 Jun 1945:              Signals Staff Officer, Directorate of Signals

1 Sep 1945:              Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the Technical Branch

25 Oct 1945:             Radio Officer, AHQ Malta

10 May 1948:            Senior Radio/Signals Officer, AHQ Malta

xx Jun 1950:               Officer Commanding, RAF Swanton Morley

25 Feb 1953:              Staff Officer, Directorate of Operational Requirements (B)

 7 Jan 1956:                Command Signals Officer, HQ 2nd Tactical Air Force.

xx xxx xxxx:                ?

 1 Dec 1961:              Director of Radio

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