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Air Commodore H E Forrow (04007)


Henry Edward              b: 26 Dec 1898                          r: 18 Jun 1953                             d: 2 Dec 1959

CB - 14 Jun 1945, OBE – 23 Jun 1936, OAR4 – 22 Nov 1937

For a list of foreign decoration abbreviations, click here

(RNAS): - PFO: 12 Aug 1917, (T) Flt Sub-Lt: 2 Jan 1918,

(RAF): - 2 Lt: 1 Apr 1918, (T) Lt: xx xxx xxxx, Fg Off: 4 Aug 1919, Flt Lt: 1 Jul 1925, Sqn Ldr: 1 Jun 1935, Wg Cdr: 1 Jul 1938, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Dec 1940, Act A/Cdre: 20 Aug 1942, Gp Capt (WS): 20 Feb 1943, (T) A/Cdre: 1 Dec 1943, Gp Capt: 1 Jun 1944, A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1947.

xx xxx xxxx:               Private, 16 London (Queen’s Westminster) Regiment

12 Aug 1917:                Appointed to RNAS as Temporary Probationary Flight Officer (40850), RNAS Depot, Crystal Palace

15 Sep 1917:                U/T Pilot, RNAS Training School, Vendome

30 Oct 1917:                U/T Pilot, RNAS Central Training Establishment, Cranwell

29 Jan 1918:                 Attended Flying Instructors' School, Cranwell

25 Feb 1918:                Flying Instructor, RNAS Training School, Vendome

xx xxx xxxx:                  Returned to Home Establishment

21 May 1919:               Embarked for France,

22 May 1919:               Attached, No 1 Aircraft Park, Berck,

23 May 1919:               Pilot, No 9 Sqn (F2B), Ludendorf, Germany,

12 Jun 1919:                 Pilot, No 5 Sqn (F2B), Hangelar, Germany,

1 Aug 1919:                 Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the rank of Lieutenant (Aeroplane Branch)

8 Sep 1919:                  Returned to Home Establishment

3 Mar 1920:                 Staff/Instructor, No 1 Flying Training School

25 Sep 1922:                Attached to School of Photography for course at RAE

14 Sep 1923:                Staff, Aircraft Depot - India

 8 Nov 1925:                ?, HQ RAF India

 4 Nov 1927:                Supernumerary, RAF Depot

 1 Mar 1928:                Staff Officer, HQ Wessex Bombing Area.

13 Sep 1929:                'A' Flight Commander, No 12 Sqn.

22 Jan 1932:                 Flight Commander, No 41 Sqn.

 1 Apr 1932:                 To Special Duties List for service with Iraqi Government

25 Sep 1934:                Seconded as flying instructor to Royal Iraqi Air Force

 1 Oct 1937:                 Ceased to be seconded to Iraqi Government.

11 Oct 1937:                Officer Commanding, No 18 Sqn.

 1 Jan 1938:                 Supernumerary, No 6 (Auxiliary) Group

30 May 1938:               Liaison Officer, Civil Aviation Works

20 Aug 1942:               Command Engineer Officer, HQ Flying Training Command.

xx xxx 1946:                AOC, RAF Henlow

xx Oct 1948:                AOC, RAF St Athan/No 4 School of Technical Training.

28 Feb 1951:               Director of Technical Training

At Cranwell, he initially failed to graduate on 20 December 1917 but managed to complete the course on 2 January 1918 and was recommended for seaplanes but instead remained at Cranwell to train as a flying instructor.

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