Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Douglas b: 1 Aug 1893 r: 15 Nov 1945 d: 15 Mar 1983
CBE - 8 Jun 1944 (OBE - 3 Jun 1919).
(RNAS):- (P) Flt Sub-Lt: xx xxx xxxx, Flt Sub-Lt: 16 Sep 1914, Flt Lt: 7 May 1915, Flt Cdr: 31 Dec 1916.
(RAF):- Capt: 1 Apr 1918, Act Lt Col: xx Apr 1918, Flt Lt: 1 Aug 1919, Sqn Ldr: 1 Jan 1924, Wg Cdr: 1 Jul 1931, Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1941, Act A/Cdre: xx xxx 1943, (T) A/Cdre: 1 Oct 1944, A/Cdre: Retained.
18 Sep 1913: U/T Pilot, Farnborough
xx xxx 1914: Pilot, Isle of Grain Air Station
1915 Pilot, Dundee Air Station
xx xxx 1916: Pilot, Malta Seaplane Station
xx xxx 1917: Pilot, Killingholme Air Station.
1918 Pilot, Burgh Castle Air Station
1918 Pilot, Yarmouth Air Station
xx xxx 1918: GSO 1 (Air)
28 Feb 1920: Personnel Staff, HQ Mediterranean District.
1 Apr 1920: Personnel Staff, HQ Mediterranean Group.
1 Apr 1922: Personnel Staff, HQ RAF Mediterranean.
23 Jan 1924: Staff/QFI, No 2 FTS.
12 Jan 1925: P.2, Directorate of Personal Services.
xx xxx xxxx: Staff, Deputy Directorate of Manning.
4 Mar 1929: Attended Flying Boat Pilots Course?, RAF Base, Calshot.
23 Sep 1929: Officer i/c Flying Section, RAF Base, Gosport.
20 Aug 1931: ?
21 Sep 1931: Attended Senior Officer's Technical Course, Portsmouth.
28 Nov 1931: OC Flying, HMS Furious.
15 Jan 1935: Attended RN Staff College, Greenwich.
4 Jan 1936: Officer Commanding, RAF Eastleigh.
1 Mar 1937: Officer Commanding, No 3 FTS.
xx xxx xxxx: Officer Commanding, No 37 SFTS
xx Dec 1943: AOA, HQ 4 Training Command, RCAF.
12 Jun 1944: AOC, No 51 (Training) Group.
He was awarded RAeC Certificate No 1989 on 28 October 1914. He was also involved in Torpedo dropping tests during WW1, during which a torpedo exploded whilst he was dropping it or in flight?, from which he miraculously escaped.
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