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Air Vice-Marshal J Marson (16251)
John b: xx xxx 1906 r: 24 Aug 1961 d: xx xxx 1988
CB – 1 Jan 1953, CBE – 2 Jan 1950, AFReS.
(RAF): - Plt Off: 11 Dec 1926, Fg Off: 11 Jun 1928, Flt Lt: 1 Apr 1932, Sqn Ldr: 1 Jun 1937, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Jun 1940 (T) Gp Capt: 1 Mar 1942, Wg Cdr: 1 Jul 1943, Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1947, A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1950, Act AVM: 3 Mar 1956, AVM: 1 Jul 1958.
xx xxx 1924: Flight Cadet, ‘B’ Sqn, RAF College, Cranwell.
11 Dec 1926: Appointed to a Permanent Commission.
11 Dec 1926: Pilot, No 13 Sqn.
xx xxx xxxx: Armament Officer, No 13 Sqn.
xx xxx xxxx: Supernumerary?
11 Jan 1929: Armament Officer, No 30 Sqn.
xx xxx xxxx: Supernumerary?
24 Apr 1931: Armament Officer, No 2 Flying Training School.
xx xxx xxxx: Supernumerary?
9 Dec 1932: Armament Officer, Aircraft Depot, Iraq.
xx xxx xxxx: Supernumerary?
1 Jul 1936: Air Staff, Directorate of Training.
10 Nov 1937: Armament Examining Officer, No 26 (Training) Group
1 Feb 1939: Senior Armament Officer, HQ Reserve Command
24 Apr 1940: Transferred to the Technical Branch
27 May 1940: Senior Armament Officer, HQ Technical Training Command.
xx xxx 1945: Deputy Director of Servicing and Maintenance.
xx xxx 1946: Deputy Director of Armament
xx xxx 1949: Senior Technical Staff Officer, HQ Coastal Command
1 Jan 1951: AOC, No 42 Group.
xx xxx 1954: ?
3 Mar 1956: President, Ordnance Board
1 Mar 1957: Director-General of Technical Services.
1 Jan 1959: AOC, No 24 (Training) Group.
At Cranwell he represented the college at Rugby.
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