Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Crichton Charles b: 26 Jul 1912 r: 26 Oct 1966 d: 6 Nov 1996
CBE - 1 Jan 1946, CEng, FIERE, MIEE, AFRAeS
Plt Off: 23 Jul 1932, Fg Off: 23 Jan 1934, Flt Lt: 1 Oct 1936, Sqn Ldr: 1 Apr 1939, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Mar 1941, Act Gp Capt: 18 Mar 1943?, Wg Cdr (WS): 18 Sep 1943, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1944-1 Nov 1947, Wg Cdr: 1 Jul 1947 [1 Oct 1946], Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1949, Act A/Cdre: xx xxx xxxx, A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1959.
4 Sep 1930: Flight Cadet, 'B' Sqn, RAF Cranwell
23 Jul 1932: Granted Permanent Commission in the rank of Pilot Officer.
7 Feb 1933: Pilot, No 31 Sqn (Wapiti) (arrived 4 Mar 1933)
20 Mar 1935: Pilot, No 28 Sqn
27 Apr 1936: Attended Officers' Long Signals Course
17 Jul 1937: Signals Officer, RAF Kalafrana
xx xxx xxxx: Signals Officer, HQ Fighter Command
xx xxx 1940: Signals Officer, No 5 (Signals) Wing
xx xxx xxxx: Transferred to the Technical Branch
xx xxx xxxx: Staff Officer, HQ No 60 (Signals) Group
31 Jan 1942: Signals Officer, HQ Air Forces in India
16 Nov 1943: Signals Officer, HQ ACSEA
xx xxx xxxx: Signals Officer, AHQ Iceland
xx xxx 1945: Deputy Director of Radar
xx xxx 1947: Deputy Director of Signals
xx xxx 1949: Attended Joint Services Staff College
xx xxx 1950: Officer Commanding, No 3 Radio School, RAF Compton Bassett
11 Apr 1952: Officer Commanding, Communications Group, AAFCE
12 Apr 1954: Inspector of Radio Services
12 Nov 1956: Deputy Director, Directorate of Signals (2)
29 Mar 1958: Deputy Chief Signals Officer, HQ SHAPE
xx xxx 1960: Chairman, British Joint Communications Electronic Board
19 Nov 1962: Command Signals Officer, HQ Bomber Command
He entered the RAF College in 1930, which he represented at Hockey and Cross Country.
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