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Air Commodore L de V Chisman (03181)
Leonard de Ville
b: 2 Jun 1899
r: 29 Jul 1952
d: 20 Jan 1974
CBE – 8 Jun 1950, DFC – 21 Dec 1937, MiD – 1 Jan 1919, CdeG (I) - 5 Apr 1919, LM – 15 Jul 1919
For a list of foreign decoration abbreviations, click here
(RNAS): - (T) Flt Sub-Lt: 31 Oct 1917.
(RAF): - Lt: 1 Apr 1918, Fg Off: 1 Aug 1919, Flt Lt: xx xxx xxxx, Sqn Ldr: 1 Apr 1936, Wg Cdr: 1 Mar 1939, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Jun 1941, Gp Capt: 1 Oct 1946, A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1949.
Photos courtesy Wendy Keal (A/Cdre Chisman's daughter)
xx xxx xxxx: U/T Pilot, RNAS
31 Oct 1917: Appointed to a commission in the RNAS
xx xxx xxxx: Served in the Mediterranean
1 Aug 1919: Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the rank of Lieutenant (Aeroplane Branch)
xx xxx xxxx: Staff, School of Naval Co-operation and Aerial Navigation.
18 Feb 1922: Attended Armament & Gunnery School
4 Apr 1923: Staff Officer, HQ No 7 Group
27 Feb 1925: Pilot, No 28 Sqn.
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| No 28 Squadron | Leonard Chisman |
26 Mar 1928: Armament Officer, RAF Upper Heyford
1 May 1930: Flight Commander, No 13 Sqn.
1 Mar 1933: Armament Officer, No 1 Armament Training Camp.
26 Oct 1933: Armament Officer/Instructor, Air Armament School.
28 Feb 1935: Flight Commander, No 31 Sqn.
14 Apr 1936: Officer Commanding, No 20 Sqn.
13 Oct 1937: Armament Officer, HQ RAF India
24 Apr 1940: Transferred to the Technical Branch
1 Jan 1945: Senior Armament Staff Officer, HQ Coastal Command.
xx xxx xxxx: ?
19 Dec 1947: Senior Technical Staff Officer, HQ Coastal Command.
4 Apr 1949: Director of Technical Training
He was awarded the DFC for distinguished service in Wiziristan between 17 January and 15 September 1937.
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