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Air Marshal Sir Norman Coslett (26178)

Thomas Norman           b: xx xxx 1909             r: xx xxx 1966              d: xx xxx 1987

KCB – 8 Jun 1963 (CB – 1 Jan 1960), OBE – xx xxx xxxx, 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.

xx xxx 1929:                 Flight Cadet, ‘B’ Sqn, RAF College, Cranwell

20 Dec 1930:               Appointed to a Permanent Commission.

20 Dec 1930:               Pilot, No 2 Sqn.

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:                Engineering Officer, No 2 Flying Training School.

19 Feb 1938:               Pilot, No 216 Sqn.

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

xx xxx 1954:                 Deputy Director of Technical Planning

xx xxx 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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