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Air Vice-Marshal D C A Lloyd (3092286)


Darrell Clive Arthur ('Tim')     b:  5 Nov 1928            r:  28 May 1983          d: 18 Feb 2015

CB – 31 Dec 1979, FBIM - 1972.

(Sec Branch): Plt Off:  5 Apr 1950, Fg Off:  5 Apr 1952,

(GD Branch): Plt Off: 24 Oct 1952 [18 Dec 1951], Fg Off:  18 Dec 1952, Flt Lt:  18 Jun 1955 [18 Jun 1954], Sqn Ldr: 1 Jan 1959, Wg Cdr:  1 Jan 1964, Gp Capt:  1 Jan 1968, A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1974, AVM:  1 Jan 1976.

Photo – AVM Lloyd during the AFI at Gatow in 1976. 

Photo courtesy Wg Cdr C G Jefford ©

xx Sep 1947:   Officer Cadet, 'D' Sqn, RAF College.

 5 Apr 1950:    Appointed to a Commission in the Secretarial Branch.

1951 - 55                     ?

24 Oct 1952:   Transferred to General Duties Branch, reverting to the rank of Pilot Officer. [18 Dec 1951]

xx xxx 1955:   ADC to C in C, Middle East Air Force.

xx xxx 1958:   Attended Central Flying School.

xx xxx 1958:   QFI, Central Flying School.

xx xxx 1961:   Personal  Air Secretary to the Secretary of State for Air.

1963 – 67        ?

20 Mar 1967:   Staff Officer, Dept of AMP.

17 Jan 1968:    Officer Commanding RAF Bruggen.

20 Apr 1970:   Assistant Chief of Staff  - Offensive Operations, HQ 2nd ATAF.

xx Jan 1972:    Attended Royal College of Defence Studies.

16 Feb 1974:   Director of Defence Policy (Air).

 6 May 1976:   Deputy C in C, RAF Germany.

 6 May 1978:   Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Operations).

30 Jan 1981:    Commander, Northern Maritime Air Region/AOC, Scotland and Northern Ireland

He graduated from Cranwell and was commissioned into the Secretarial Branch.  However, in 1952 he transferred to General Duties and qualified as a pilot.  Retired at his own request.

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