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Air Vice-Marshal O E Carter (07010)


O E Carter - 1917Oliver Eric        b: 4 Oct 1898                              r: 7 Jun 1946                                   d: xx Mar 1977

CBE – 8 Jun 1944, AFC - 1 Jan 1934, CBD (SC) – 9 Oct 1945

For a list of foreign decoration abbreviations, click here

(Army): - (T) 2 Lt: 17 May 1917, (T) Capt: 23 Mar 1918,

(RAF): - Lt: 1 Apr 1918, Fg Off: 1 Aug 1919, Flt Lt: 1 Jul 1924, Sqn Ldr: 1 Aug 1934, Wg Cdr: 1 Jan 1938, Act Gp Capt: 18 Sep 1939, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Dec 1940, Act A/Cdre: 12 Aug 1942, (T) A/Cdre: 1 Nov 1942, Gp Capt (WS): 12 Feb 1943, Gp Capt: 1 Jun 1943, Act AVM: 28 Apr 1944 – 7 Jun 1946, A/Cdre (WS): 10 Jan 1945.

xx xxx xxxx:                  Cadet, No 64 Training Sqn, RFC

17 May 1917:              Appointed to a Commission in the General List (RFC)

20 Aug 1917:               Appointed Flying Officer

26 Sep 1917:               Pilot, No 8 Sqn

 7-10 Nov 1917:          Attended 3rd Army Artillery School for Course of Instruction

20 Nov 1917:               Pilot, No 13 Sqn

23 Mar 1918:               Flight Commander, No 13? Sqn RFC

30 Jan 1919:                Officer, Meteorological Office - Pulham

24 Oct 1919:                Appointed to a Short Service commission in the rank of Flying Officer

xx xxx xxxx:                  Staff, Meteorological Station, Baldonell

26 Apr 1920:               Pilot, No 210 Sqn.

xx xxx xxxx:                  Supernumerary?

11 Sep 1923:               Staff, Aircraft Depot, India.

21 Jan 1925:                Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the rank of Flight Lieutenant.

 1 May 1926:               Supernumerary (non-effective – sick), RAF Depot.

20 Sep 1926:               Attended Officers Engineering Course, Home Aircraft Depot.

xx xxx xxxx:                  Supernumerary?

26 Feb 1929:               Engineering Officer, Aircraft Depot, Iraq.

 7 Mar 1931:                Supernumerary, RAF Depot.

14 Aug 1931:               Flight Commander, No 1 Sqn.

22 Jan 1934:                Attended RAF Staff College.

21 Jan 1935:                Staff Officer, Deputy Directorate of Repair and Maintenance.

18 Sep 1939:               Deputy Director, Directorate of Repair and Maintenance.

 1 Jan 1940:                 Deputy Director of Repair and Servicing (1)

24 Apr 1940:               Transferred to the Technical Branch.

 8 Sep 1942:                Chief Maintenance Officer, HQ Air Forces in India.

16 Nov 1943:               Chief Maintenance Officer, ACSEA

10 Jan 1944:                Director General Aircraft Supply, Government of India

On 4 March 1924, he was flying Bristol F2B, ES433, when a fuel line broke and a fire started in the air.  He was able to land the aircraft and was admitted to hospital with severe burns.

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