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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Air Commodore R K Hamblin (16223)
Richard
Kaye
b: 16 Dec 1906
r: 25 Jun 1956
d: 30 Aug 1988
CBE
- 1 Jan 1946, MiD - 18 Feb 1938, MiD - 17 Mar 1941, MiD -
24 Sep 1941
Plt
Off: 30 Jul
1926, Fg Off: 30 Jan 1928,
Flt Lt: 1 Jun 1932, Sqn Ldr: 1
Aug 1937, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Jun 1940,
(T) Gp Capt: 1 Jun 1942, Wg
Cdr (WS): 1 Dec 1942, Wg Cdr: 1 Dec 1943, Gp
Capt: 1 Oct 1946, A/Cdre: 1 Jul
1952.
4 Sep 1924:
Flight Cadet, 'A' Sqn, RAF College.
30
Jul 1926:
Pilot, No 56 Sqn. (Grebe II/Siskin IIIa) (Biggin Hill/North Weald)
1
Jan 1928:
Adjutant, No 56 Sqn. (Grebe II/Siskin IIIa) (Biggin Hill/North Weald)
28
Apr 1930:
Attended Electrical and Wireless School.
27
Jul 1931:
Signals Officer, No 26 Sqn. (Atlas I) (Catterick)
4
Oct 1932:
Signals Officer, No 31 Sqn. (Wapiti II - India)
20
Jul 1935:
Flight Commander, No 5 Sqn. (Wapiti II - India)
8
Dec 1937:
Supernumerary, No 1 RAF Depot.
31
Mar 1938: Supernumerary, No 142 Sqn. (Hind/Battle)
7 Apr 1938:
Officer Commanding, No 142 Sqn. (Hind/Battle)
23 Jan 1939: Attended Army Staff College, Camberley
25
Aug 1939:
Air Staff, Deputy Directorate of War Organisation. (moved by Apr 1940)
xx xxx xxxx: ?, RAF Tangmere
3
Nov 1941:
Officer Commanding, No 85 Sqn. (Havoc)
1 Jun 1942: Officer Commanding, No 62 OTU/RAF Usworth
15 Jul 1943: Officer Commanding, No 62 OTU/RAF Ouston
12 Dec 1943: Attached to No 51 OTU
xx Dec 1943: Officer Commanding, No 51 OTU/RAF Cranfield
4
Mar 1946:
Officer Commanding, AHQ West Africa.
1
Oct 1951:
AOA, HQ No 2 Group.
15
Mar 1954:
Director of Personnel (II).
He represented the RAF College at Rugby and attained
the rank of Under Officer.
This page was last updated on 22/04/23
J R Hallings-Pott
