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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Lawrence Barclay b: 26 Nov 1919 r: 3 Jan 1973 d: xx xxx xxxx
OBE – 11 Jun 1960, FCMI
AC2: xx xxx xxxx, LAC: xx xxx xxxx, Sgt: xx xxx xxxx, Plt Off (P): 30 Apr 1943, Fg Off (P) (WS): 30 Oct 1943, Flt Lt (WS): 30 Apr 1945, Flt Lt: 1 Nov 1947 [30 Oct 1946], Sqn Ldr: 1 Jan 1952, Wg Cdr: 1 Jan 1960, Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1966, Act A/Cdre: 4 Aug 1970, A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1971
xx xxx xxxx: Airman Pilot (569424)
30 Apr 1943: Appointed to an Emergency Commission in the General Duties Branch
xx xxx xxxx: Pilot, No 58 Sqn
26 Apr 1945: Prisoner of War
1 May 1948: Appointed to a Short Service Commission and transferred to the Equipment Branch (seniority 30 Oct 1947)
1 Oct 1953: Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the Equipment Branch in the rank of Sqn Ldr
xx xxx xxxx:
12 Jun 1967: Officer Commanding, No 25 Maintenance Unit
4 Aug 1970: Director of Supply Management 3 (RAF)
On 23 April 1945, he was flying Halifax, JP336 when it was heavily damaged by flak during an attack on a convoy off the Danish coast. Unable to make land, the aircraft was ditched off the coast, and four members of the crew were able to get into the dinghy, but the other five could not be located. Although only one nautical mile off the coast the dinghy was blown away from the coast by a westerly wind and it was 36 hours before the three survivors were rescued, one having died from his injuries, and became POWs.
Retired at his own request
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