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Air Vice-Marshal P D Cracroft (24068)

Peter Dicken                b: 29 Nov 1907                       r: 29 Dec  1927                       d: 27 Jul 2003

CB – 10 Jun 1954, AFC – 1 Jan 1932, MiD - 2 Jun 1943.

Plt Off (P): 19 Mar 1927, Plt Off: 5 Apr 1928, Fg Off: 19 Sep 1928, Flt Lt: 1 Aug 1933, Sqn Ldr: 1 Aug 1937, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Jun 1940, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Jun 1942, Wg Cdr: 1 Dec 1943, Act A/Cdre: 8 Aug 1945?, Gp Capt (WS): 8 Feb 1946, Gp Capt: 1 Oct 1946, Act A/Cdre: 12 Jul 1950, A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1951, Act AVM: 15 Oct 1953, AVM: 1 Jul 1954.

19 Mar 1927:       Appointed to a Short Service Commission.

19 Mar 1927:       U/T Pilot, No 5 FTS.

20 Feb 1928:       Fleet Fighter Course, RAF Training Base, Leuchars.

 1 Nov 1928:        Pilot, No 405 (Fleet Fighter) Flight. (Flycatcher)

19 Aug 1929:       Pilot, No 408 (Fleet Fighter) Flight. (Flycatcher)

28 Sep 1931:       Attended Instructor's Course, CFS (Graded Category B)

15 Dec 1931:       QFI, No 1 FTS, RAF Training Base Leuchars.

 1 Jun 1936:         Granted a Permanent Commission in the rank of Flight Lieutenant.

xx xxx 1936:         Adjutant, HMS Courageous.

 5 – 9 Jan 1937:    Placed on half pay list, scale B

26 – 31 Mar 1937:       Placed on half pay list, scale B

xx Sep 1937:        CFI, Oxford University Air Sqn. (Station Flight, Abingdon)

xx xxx 1939:         Staff, RAF Mount Batten.

 5 Feb 1940:        Air Staff, HQ Coastal Command.

xx xxx 1941:         Officer Commanding, RAF Chivenor.

xx xxx 1943:         SASO, HQ No 19 Group.

28 May 1943:      SASO, HQ No 17 (Reconnaissance) Group.

xx xxx 1944:         Officer Commanding, No 111 OTU (Bahamas).

xx xxx 1945:         Staff, HQ ACSEA/Military Governor, Penang.

 8 Aug 1945:        AOC, ? Bombay

 8 May 1946:       SASO, HQ No 19 Group.

xx xxx 1948:         RAF Director/Officer Commanding, Joint Anti-Submarine School.

12 Jul 1950:         Senior Air Liaison Officer, South Africa.

 3 Nov 1952:        AOC, No 66  (Scottish) Group.

15 Oct 1953:        SASO, HQ Coastal Command.

 1 Apr 1955:        AOC, No 18 (Reconnaissance) Group/Senior RAF Officer, Scotland.

Spent most of his career in Coastal Command. 

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