Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation

Links Page

Text links are shown below

- Home Page -

- About this site -

- Quick Menu -

- Main Menu -

- Members' Area -

- What's New -

- Help Needed -

- Online Store -

- Reunions -

- Contact Me -

- Sign Guest Book -

- View Guest Book -

- Glossary -

- Bibliography -

Air Commodore G D Garvin (34237)

(George) Desmond                      b: 4 Apr 1916             r: 28 Aug 1961                     d: xx xxx 1991

CBE – 13 Jun 1957, MiD - 8 Jun 1944, GI-GdC – 10 Jan 1947.

For a list of foreign decoration abbreviations, click here

Act Plt Off (P): 14 Sep 1934, Plt Off: 14 Sep 1935, Fg Off: 14 Mar 1937, Flt Lt: 14 Mar 1939, (T) Sqn Ldr: 1 Sep 1940, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Dec 1941, Sqn Ldr: 14 Apr 1942 [1 Sep 1940], Wg Cdr: 1 Jul 1947, Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1953, Act A/Cdre: 25 Apr 1958, A/Cdre: Retained.

29 Sep 1934:          U/T Pilot, No 3 FTS.

?

 4 Jun 1936:            Pilot, No 215 Sqn.

 1 May 1938:           Attended Instructor's Course, Central Flying School. (graded A2)

26 Aug 1938:          QFI, No 5 FTS.

19 Oct 1938:           QFI, Central Flying School.

xx Aug 1940:           Officer Commanding, No 264 Sqn. (Defiant I)