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Air Commodore S W Lane (43803)


Stanley Wason     b: 18 Jan 1911                      r: 23 Aug 1965                                    d: 10 Sep 1980

CBE –  12 Jun 1958 (MBE - 1 Jan 1941), MiD - 1 Jan 1945, AMIMechE, AFRAeS

(RAF): - A/App: - xx xxx 1926, AC2: - xx xxx xxxx, AC1: - xx xxx xxxx, LAC: - xx xxx xxxx, Cpl: - xx xxx xxxx, Sgt: - xx xxx xxxx, Flt Sgt: - xx xxx xxxx, Plt Off (P): 10 Jun 1940 [16 May 1940], (WS) Fg Off: 1 Apr 1941, Fg Off: 10 Jun 1941, (T) Flt Lt: 1 Jun 1942, (WS) Flt Lt: 26 Nov 1942, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Dec 1940, (T) Sqn Ldr: 1 Jul 1945, Sqn Ldr: 1 Sep 1945, Wg Cdr: 1 Jul 1947, Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1956, Act A/Cdre: 22 Dec 1960, A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1961

xx xxx 1926:              Aircraft Apprentice, No 1 School of Technical Training

 

10 Jun 1940:              Appointed to a Commission for the duration of hostilities in the Technical Branch

xx xxx 1940:              Engineer Officer, No 77 Sqn

 1 Jan 1941:               Engineer Officer, RAF Yeadon

 6 Mar 1941:             Engineer Staff Officer, HQ Bomber Command.

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 2 Sep 1942:              Engineer Staff Officer, HQ Bomber Command.

1 Sep 1945:              Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the rank of Squadron Leader

16 Oct 1945:             Engineer Staff Officer, HQ Transport Command

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28 Apr 1948:             Engineer Staff Officer, HQ Air Command Far East

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xx xxx 1952:             Directing Staff, RAF Staff College, Bracknell

15 Apr 1955:            Senior Technical Staff Officer, No 41 (Maintenance) Group

24 Jan 1958:             Chief, Maintenance Branch, Allied Air Forces Central Europe           

22 Dec 1960:            Director of Aircraft Engineering.

Retired at his own request

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