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Air Commodore C R Lousada (27258)


Charles Rochford                      b: 17 Aug 1909                     r: 17 Aug 1959                     d: 5 Oct 1988

MiD – 1 Jan 1946.

Plt Off (P): 15 Mar 1929, Plt Off: 15 Mar 1930, Fg Off: 15 Sep 1930, Flt Lt: 15 Sep 1934, Sqn Ldr: 1 Dec 1937, Act Wg Cdr: 1 May 1940, (T) Wg Cdr: 2 Oct 1940 [1 Sep 1940], (T) Gp Capt: 1 Sep 1942, Wg Cdr: 1 Jun 1944, Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1947, Act A/Cdre: xx xxx xxxx, A/Cdre: Retained.

 2 Apr 1929:            U/T Pilot, No 5 FTS.

 4 Mar 1930:            Pilot, No 2 Sqn.

 2 Feb 1931:            Attended Flying Instructors' Course, CFS

22 Apr 1931:           Pilotage Officer, No 5 FTS.

xx Jan 1933:            Granted a Medium Service Commission in the rank of Flying Officer

 4 Sep 1933:            Supernumerary - non effective (sick), RAF Depot.

24 Oct 1933:           Pilot, No 28 Sqn.

 8 Oct 1934:            Flight Commander, No 28 Sqn.

11 May 1935:          Supernumerary - non effective (sick), RAF Depot.

xx xxx xxxx:              Attended Instructors' Course, CFS (graded A2)

28 Aug 1935:           QFI, No 6 FTS.

xx Jul 1936:              Re-categorised from Instructor A2 to Instructor A1

xx xxx 1937:             Attended School of Army Co-operation.

21 Dec 1937:           Air Staff, HQ No 22 (Army Co-operation) Group.

24 Aug 1939:           Air Staff, HQ Air Component of the BEF.

  1 Sep 1939:           Squadron Leader - Training, HQ No 22 (Army Co-operation) Group.

 1 May 1940:           Wing Commander - Flying, RAF Andover.

24 Sep 1940:           Officer Commanding, No 241 Sqn. (Lysanders)

15 Aug 1941:           Officer Commanding, No 34 Wing/Air Staff Officer, HQ Eastern Command (Army)

 1 Mar 1945:            SASO, HQ No 216 Group.

 5 Aug 1947:             Deputy Director of Combined Operations (Air), Combined Operations HQ.

12 Nov 1951:           Deputy Director of Operations (2)

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