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Air Commodore R J B Burns (34142)
Robert John Barrow
b: 26 Jan 1911
r: 26 Jan 1966
d: 14 Nov 1993
CBE
– 12 Jun 1958 (OBE - 1 Jan 1946), MiD - 11 Jun 1942, MiD
- 14 Jan 1944.
Act
Plt Off: 16
Mar 1934, Plt Off: 16 Mar 1935,
Fg Off: 16 Sep 1936, Flt Lt: 16
Sep 1938, (T) Sqn Ldr: 1 Jun 1940, (T) Wg
Cdr: 1 Dec 1941, Act Gp Capt: 28
Jul 1943, Wg Cdr (WS): 28 Jan 1944,
Sqn Ldr: 25 Feb 1947 [1 Jan 1941],
Wg Cdr: 1 Jul 1947 [1 Oct 1946], Gp
Capt: 1 Jul 1952, Act A/Cdre: 25
Apr 1958, A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1962.
3
Apr 1934:
U/T Pilot, No 5 FTS.
4
Mar 1935:
Pilot, No 29 Sqn.
30
May 1936:
Pilot, No 3 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flight.
26
Aug 1939:
Air Staff, HQ No 200 Group.
xx
Mar 1941:
Officer Commanding, No 96 Sqn. (Defiant I).
xx
Dec 1941:
xx
May 1942:
Officer Commanding, No 96 Sqn. (Beaufighter If/IVf)
28
Jul 1943:
Group Captain - ?, HQ No 12 (Fighter) Group.
26 Mar
1946: Appointed
to a Permanent Commission in the rank of Squadron Leader
(retaining rank current at the time)
11
Dec 1947:
SOA, HQ Rhodesian Air Training Group.
6
Sep 1951:
SOA, HQ No 25 (Training) Group.
xx Dec 1955: Officer Commanding, RAF Wildenrath.
xx May 1958: Staff Officer, Department of the AMP.
27
Feb 1961:
Director of Flight Safety.
12
Nov 1962:
Senior Air Liaison Officer, Canada.
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E S Burns
