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Air Commodore W C Cooper (16241)
William Charles b: 3 Jul 1906 r: 1 Oct 1946 d: xx Oct 1984
CBE – 13 Jun 1946,
(RAF): - Plt Off: 11 Dec 1926, Fg Off: 11 Jun 1928, Flt Lt: 1 Apr 1932, Sqn Ldr: 1 Jul 1938, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Dec 1940, Act Gp Capt: 9 Nov 1942 Wg Cdr (WS): 9 Apr 1943, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1943, Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1946, (T) A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1946.
xx xxx xxxx: Aircraft Apprentice, 5th Entry, RAF Cranwell.
xx xxx 1925: Flight Cadet, ‘A’ Sqn, RAF College, Cranwell
11 Dec 1926: Appointed to a Permanent Commission
11 Dec 1926: Pilot, No 9 Sqn.
1 Sep 1930: Attended Electrical and Wireless School.
30 Jul 1931: Attended Cambridge University.
25 Jul 1933: Pilot/Signals Officer, No 13 Sqn
xx xxx xxxx: Supernumerary?
10 Oct 1934: Signals Officer, No 84 Sqn.
20 Apr 1936: Supernumerary, RAF Depot.
18 Dec 1936: Signals Officer, No 1 Wing, Home Aircraft Depot.
20 Dec 1937: Signals duties, Royal Aircraft Establishment.
24 Apr 1940: Transferred to the Technical Branch
11 Nov 1940: Signals Officer, HQ Technical Training Command?
At Cranwell, he attained the rank of Flight Cadet Sergeant, represnted the college at Soccer and was awarded the Hyde Thompson and Humanities trophies. He was the first ex-Flowerdown apprentice to become a Cadet at the RAF College and the first to graduate from Cambridge.
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