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Air Vice-Marshal J M Cohu (18205)


John Mesurier               b: 29 Apr 1904            r: 10 May 1957                       d: 1 Aug 2002/xx May 2003

CBE – 12 Jun 1947.

Plt Off (P): 15 Mar 1924, Plt Off: 15 Sep 1924, Fg Off: 15 Oct 1925, Flt Lt: 13 Nov 1929, Sqn Ldr: 1 Feb 1937, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Mar 1940, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Mar 1942, Wg Cdr: 14 Apr 1942 [1 Jan 1940], Act A/Cdre: 21 Mar 1945-19 Aug 1946, Gp Capt (WS): 21 Sep 1945, Gp Capt: 1 Oct 1946, A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1950, Act AVM: 2 Apr 1956, AVM: Retained.

15 Mar 1924:       Granted a Short Service Commission (Five years on the active list)

15 Mar 1924:       U/T Pilot, No 5 FTS.

xx xxx 1925:         Pilot, No 11 Sqn. (Fawn)

 3 May 1926:       Pilotage duties, RAF Base Calshot.

30 Jul 1927:         Aircraft Engineering Course, Home Aircraft Depot.

 1 Sep 1928:        Granted a Permanent Commission in the rank of Flying Officer.

 8 Jul 1929:          Attended Cambridge University.

14 Aug 1930:       Engineering Officer, No 1 (Apprentice) Wing, RAF Cranwell.

23 Feb 1932:       Engineering Officer, Aircraft Depot, India.

 5 Dec 1933:        Pilot, No 27 Sqn. (Wapiti)

14 Sep 1935:       Staff, No 2 (Indian) Wing Station, Risalpur.

 8 Jan 1937:         QFI, Central Flying School.

24 Jan 1938:        Attended RAF Staff College.

17 Dec 1938:       Administrative Staff Officer, HQ Maintenance Command.

xx xxx 1940:        Organisation/Training Staff Officer, No 1 Training Command, RCAF

19 Jun 1943:        Group Captain - ?, HQ Flying Training Command.

xx xxx xxxx:          Group Captain - ?, HQ No 5 Group

13 Oct 1944:       Attached, No 54 Base

21 Mar 1945:      

 1 Jan 1946:          AOA, British Commonwealth Air Forces, Japan.

19 Aug 1946:        SASO, AHQ Netherlands East Indies

26 Nov 1946:       Air Staff Officer, HQ Air Command Far East

xx Oct 1947:        Officer Commanding, RAF Brize Norton.

12 Sep 1949:        Deputy Director of Personnel (II).

xx Jan 1950:         Attended Imperial Defence College.

xx xxx 1951

31 Jan 1953:        SASO, HQ No 205 Group.

 2 Apr 1956:        AOC, No 61 (Eastern) Group.

No 22 Squadron detached to Malta in 1935 during the Abyssinian Crisis. 

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