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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: 1Apr 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. 1915 Pilot, RNAS Dundee. 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: Staff, 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: Staff/Instructor?, RAF Base, Gosport. 21 Sep 1931: Attended Senior Officer's Tactical 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 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. This page was last updated on 16/06/07 using FrontPage XP©
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