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Air Commodore Sir Nigel Norman
(Henry) Nigel St Valery b: 21 May 1897 d: 19 May 1943
Bt - xx xxx xxxx, CBE - 2 Jun 1943 [18 May 1943] MA:
(Army) 2 Lt : 27 Oct 1915, Lt: xx xxx xxxx.
(AuxAF) Plt Off : 20 Jul 1926, Fg Off: 21 Jan 1928, Flt Lt: 1 Jan 1930, Sqn Ldr: 19 Nov 1931, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Mar 1940, Act Gp Capt: xx xxx xxxx, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Jun 1942, Act A/Cdre: 19 Jan 1942.
xx xx xxxx: Gentleman Cadet, RMC Sandhurst.
27 Oct 1915: Officer, Royal Garrison Artillery.
6 Mar 1918: Seconded for service with A Signals Service
xx xxx xxxx: Officer, Royal Corps of Signals RARO
20 Jul 1926: Pilot, No 601 (County of London) Sqn Aux AF.
1 Jan 1930: Flight Commander, No 601 (County of London) Sqn Aux AF.
19 Nov 1931: Officer Commanding, No 601 (County of London) Sqn Aux AF.
1 Dec 1934: Resigns his commission in the Auxiliary Air Force
1 Dec 1934: Granted a commission in Auxiliary Air Force Reserve of Officers in the rank of Squadron Leader.
21 May 1935: Transferred from Class A to Class C, Auxiliary Air Force Reserve of Officers
xx xxx 1940: Officer Commanding, No 110 Wing, Ringway
xx Jul 1940: Officer Commanding, Central Landing Establishment.
19 Jan 1942: AOC, No 38 Wing.
He worked for
Metropolitan Railway from 1922 to
1928 when he co-founded Airwork
Ltd with F A I Muntz, with him as Chairman and Alan Muntz, as Managing Director
to construct & develop Heston Airport,
having been a private
aeroplane owner from 1926.
The airport, opened on 6
July 1929, finally closing in 1947.
He was killed whilst flying to North
Africa from St Mawgan
when the
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