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Air Vice-Marshal A D Cunningham

Alexander Duncan                 b: 18 Jul 1988               r: 19 Jul 1938                        d:  3 Feb 1981

CB - 24 Sep 1941, CBE - 10 Oct 1919 (OBE - 3 Jun 1919), MiD - 11 Jul 1940, MiD - 17 Mar 1941.

(RN): - Mid’n:  xx xxx xxxx, Act Sub-Lt: 15 Dec 1907, Sub-Lt: 15 Dec 1907/17 Sep 1908?, Lt: 30 Jun 1910, Flt Lt: 1 Jul 1914, Flt Cdr: 7 May 1915, Sqn Cdr: 30 Jun 1916, Wg Cdr: 31 Dec 1917.

(RAF): - (T) Lt Col [Maj]: 1 Apr 1918, Act Col: xx xxx 1918, Wg Cdr: 1 Aug 1919, Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1929, A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1933, Act AVM: 20 Apr - 1 Aug 1940, AVM: Retained.

(RAFO Class CC): - Gp Capt: 30 Aug 1939, (H) A/Cdre: 30 Aug 1939

xx xxx xxxx:          Midshipman, Royal Navy?

15 Dec 1907:          Acting Sub Lieutenant, Royal Navy

17 Sep 1908:          Confirmed in the rank of Sub-Lieutenant

11 May 1914:          U/T Pilot (Airship), Farnborough NAS.

 7 May 1915:          Officer Commanding, Capel Airship Station

1915                       Officer Commanding, Folkestone Airship Station

xx Sep 1916:           Officer Commanding, Capel-le-Ferne Airship Station

1918                       Airship Branch

1919                       Deputy Director of Airships?

 1 Aug 1919:           Awarded Permanent Commission in rank of Wing Commander. (gazetted 26 Sep 1919)

 3 Nov 1919:           Deputy Officer Commanding?, RAF Airship Base, Howden.

22 Jan 1920:            Removed from the Navy Lists on being awarded Permanent Commission in RAF

xx Jun 1920:            Staff, Directorate of Equipment.

14 Nov 1921:         Supernumerary, RAF Depot.

19 Jan 1922:           Personnel Staff, HQ Iraq Command.

17 Feb 1924:          Supernumerary, RAF Depot.

28 Jul 1924:            Staff, Directorate of Personal Services.

25 Sep 1928:          Officer Commanding, No 5 FTS.

xx xxx 1930:

19 Dec 1930:          Officer Commanding, No 4 FTS.

 2 Sep 1932:           SASO, HQ Iraq Command.

20 Nov 1934:         SASO, HQ ADGB.

14 Jul 1936:            SASO, HQ Fighter Command.  

xx xxx 1938:          Air Staff, HQ Fighter Command (ret'd)

 2 Nov 1939:            Relinquished his commission (Gp Capt) in Class CC of the RAFO.

 2 Nov 1939:           Deputy Senior Air Staff Officer, HQ Fighter Command (recalled to service)

18 Apr 1940:           SASO, HQ Fighter Command

27 Jan 1942:            Deputy SASO, HQ Fighter Command

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