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Air Vice Marshal N C Ogilvie-Forbes
Neill Charles
b: 12 Dec 1900
r: 5 Jul 1952
d: 6 Feb 1990
OBE -1 Jan 1946, MiD - 11 Jun 1942.
Plt Off (P): 1 Nov 1921, Plt Off: 1 May 1922?, Fg Off: 1 May 1923, Flt Lt: 1 Jul 1928, Sqn Ldr: 1 Aug 1936, Wg Cdr: 1 Jul 1939, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Sep 1941, Act A/Cdre: 24 Sep 1945, (T) A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1946, Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1946, A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1947, Act AVM: 18 Jan 1950, AVM: Retained.
Photo Courtesy John J W Neill©
xx xxx 1921: Attended University?
1 Nov 1922: U/T Pilot, No 1 FTS.
1 Nov 1922: Granted a Permanent Commission in the rank of Pilot Officer.
7 Nov 1923: Instructor?, No 2 FTS.
4 Jan 1924: Attended Fleet Fighter Course, RAF Base Leuchars.
31 May 1924: Pilot, No 405 (Fleet Fighter) Flight FAA.
22 Dec 1924: Pilot, No 406 (Fleet Fighter) Flight FAA.
6 Apr 1926: Attended Specialist Navigation Course?, RAF Base, Calshot.
xx xxx xxxx: Navigation Instructor?, RAF Base, Calshot.
16 Apr 1928: Navigation Instructor?, RAF College.
15 Jan 1929: Pilot, No 201 Sqn.
22 Mar 1929: Exchange posting, RCAF.
1 Apr 1933: Flight Commander, No 13 Sqn.
20 Apr 1936: Navigation Instructor, No 8 FTS.
3 Sep 1936: Navigation Staff, HQ Bomber Command.
1 Jun 1937: Group Navigation Officer, HQ No 3 (Bomber) Group.
20 Jan 1939: Seconded to Royal Iraqi Air Force
14 Apr 1941: Air Staff, HQ No 15 (Reconnaissance) Group.
18 Feb 1942: Deputy Director of Operations (Naval Co-operation).
24 Sep 1945: Air Attaché, Brussels.
21 Apr 1948: Air Attaché, Moscow.
18 Jan 1950: Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Intelligence).
He retired at his own request.
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