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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Thomas Norman b: 8 Nov 1909 r: 20 Jul 1966 d: 9 Nov 1987
KCB – 8 Jun 1963 (CB – 1 Jan 1960), OBE – 1 Jan 1942, M I Mech E.
(RAF): - Plt Off: 20 Dec 1930, Fg Off: 20 Jun 1932, Flt Lt: 1 Apr 1936, Sqn Ldr: 1 Dec 1938, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Mar 1941, Act Gp Capt: 12 Feb 1943, Wg Cdr (WS): 12 Aug 1943, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1944 – 1 Nov 1947, Wg Cdr: 1 Oct 1946, Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1949, A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1957, Act AVM: 27 Jul 1961, AVM: 1 Jan 1962, Act AM: 4 Jun 1963, AM: 1 Jul 1963.
xx Jan 1926: Aircraft Apprentice, 13th Entry, No 1 School of Technical Training.
10 Jan 1929: Flight Cadet, ‘B’ Sqn, RAF College, Cranwell
20 Dec 1930: Appointed to a Permanent Commission.
20 Dec 1930: Pilot, No 2 Sqn (arrived 19 Jan 1931)
xx xxx xxxx: Supernumerary?
16 Oct 1931: Pilot, No 5 Sqn.
xx xxx xxxx: Supernumerary?
24 May 1934: Staff/Instructor, RAF Base Leuchars.
8 Aug 1934: Attended Officers’ Engineering Course, Home Aircraft Depot.
8 Aug 1936: Engineer Officer, No 2 Flying Training School.
30 Aug 1937: Officer Commanding, 'B' Flight, No 54 Sqn
1 Jan 1938: Embarkation Leave
23 Jan - 7 Feb 1938: Attended Short Course on Automatic Controls, Home Aircraft Depot
19 Feb 1938: Pilot, No 216 Sqn. (Embarked 'City of Simla' on this date)
23 Jan 1939: Engineer Officer, RAF Depot - Middle East
24 Apr 1940: Transferred to the Technical Branch.
xx xxx 1942: Liaison Officer, US aircraft manufacturers and USAAF, USA
12 Feb 1943: India Office, Air Ministry
xx xxx xxxx: Attended RAF Staff College
xx xxx 1946: Officer Commanding, RAF Luneburg
20 Jan 1947: Deputy Director of Technical Training.
xx xxx 1948 : Commandant, Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment,
xx xxx 1949: Attended Industrial College Armed Forces, Washington, USA
xx xxx 1950: Exchange posting?, Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio, USA
xx xxx 1953: Attended Imperial Defence College
18 Jan 1954: Deputy Director of Engineering (Plans).
11 Feb 1957: Senior Technical Staff Officer, HQ Coastal Command
xx xxx 1958: Commandant, No 1 School of Technical Training
27 Jul 1961: AOC, No 24 (Training) Group
4 Jun 1963: AOC-in-C, Maintenance Command.
At Cranwell, he attained the rank of Flight Cadet Sergeant and represented the college at Boxing and Rugby.
Director, Flight Refuelling Ltd 1966-1975
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