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Air Commodore G S Oddie (08021)
Gerard Stephen
b: 6 Jan 1896 r: 26 Apr 1944 d: 3 May 1984
DFC -12 Jul 1920, AFC - 3 Jun 1927.
(Army):- (T) 2 Lt: 26 Sep 1917.
(RAF):- Lt (O): 1 Apr 1918, Lt (A): 30 Nov 1918, Fg Off: 1 Aug 1919, Flt Lt: 30 Jun 1922, Sqn Ldr: 30 Jun 1931, Wg Cdr: 1 Jan 1937, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Mar 1940, Gp Capt: 14 Apr 1942 [1 Mar 1940], (T) A/Cdre: 1 Jun 1942, A/Cdre: Retained.
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xx xxx xxxx: Soldier, East Surrey Regiment.
26 Sep 1917: Officer, Liverpool Regiment.
26 Sep 1917: Observer, RFC
23 Feb 1918: Transferred to RFC General List
23 Feb 1918: Flying Officer (Observer)
xx xxx 1918: U/T Pilot,
30 Nov 1918: Transferred to Aeroplane Branch
24 Mar 1919: Pilot, No 31 Sqn.
12 Dec 1919: Granted a Permanent Commission in the rank of Flying Officer (Aeroplane).
23 Mar 1920: Attended Flying Instructor's School/Central Flying School.
xx xxx 1920: Pilot, No 31 Sqn.
1 Apr 1922: Pilot, Experimental Section, RAE.
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2 Dec 1927: Flight Commander, No 6 Sqn.
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24 Nov 1929: Pilot, Experimental Section, RAE.
1 Nov 1931: CFI, No 3 FTS.
1 May 1936: Air Staff, HQ Training Command.
10 Jul 1936: Air Staff, HQ No 23 (Training) Group.
29 Nov 1937: Officer Commanding, RAF Turnhouse.
15 Apr 1938: Officer Commanding, RAF Boscombe Down.
20 Oct 1938: Fleet Aviation Officer to C-in-C, Home Fleet in HMS Nelson
5 Jun 1941: Deputy Director of Flying Training.
xx xxx 1942: Commandant, Empire Central Flying School
In 1922 he was a member of a five man aerobatic team from the RAE flying SE5a's.
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