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Air Commodore D F Hyland-Smith (40759)


Duncan Frank (Hyland)            

b: 28 Nov 1918                      r: 13 Dec 1969                        d: 21 Dec 1987

CBE – 10 Jun 1967, MVO – 13 Jun 1959, DFC – 6 Nov 1945, AFC – 10 Jun 1954.

Plt Off (P)?: 7 May 1938, Plt Off: 7 Mar 1939, Fg Off (WS): 3 Sep 1940, Flt Lt (WS): 3 Sep 1941, Act Sqn Ldr: xx xxx xxxx, Act Wg Cdr: 27 Mar 1943?, (T) Sqn Ldr: 1 Jan 1944, Sqn Ldr (WS): 27 Jun 1944, Flt Lt: 16 Apr 1946 [1 Sep 1945], Sqn Ldr: 1 Aug 1947, Wg Cdr: 1 Jul 1953, Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1959, A/Cdre: 1 Jul  1964.

xx xxx xxxx:      Pilot, No 614 (County of Glamorgan) Sqn.

 7 Mar 1942:    Transferred to RAFO and called up for service

27 Mar 1943:   Officer Commanding, No 102 Sqn.

14 Jul 1944

16 Apr 1946 :     Appointed to Permanent Commission in the rank of Flight Lieutenant (retaining rank current at the time). [wef 1 Sep 1945]

10 Sep 1956:   Officer Commanding, The Queen's Flight.

31 Dec 1958:  

26 Nov 1959:    Senior Personnel Staff Officer, HQ Middle East Air Force.

24 Sep 1962:    Officer Commanding, RAF Leeming.

17 Mar 1963:   Director of Admin Plans.

10 Apr 1967:   AOA, HQ Far East Air Force.

Joined the RAF/AuxAF? as D F H Smith.  In late 1939 he was a member of No 614 Squadron and whilst flying Hind L7238, suffered an engine failure.  Managing to make an emergency landing, his aircraft turned over on it's nose but he fortunately escaped serious injury.   Retired at his own request.

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