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Acting Air Vice-Marshal F A Pearce (26187)


Fergus Alexander                     b: 15 May 1911                    r: 19 May 1958                    d: 12 May 1991

CBE – 1 Jan 1953 (OBE - 1 Jan 1942), MiD - 2 Jun 1943, MiD – 14 Jan 1944.

Plt Off: 20 Dec 1930, Fg Off: 20 Jun 1932, Flt Lt: 1 Apr 1936, Sqn Ldr: 1 Dec 1938, Act Wg Cdr: xx xxx 1940, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Mar 1941, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1944, Wg Cdr: 1 Oct 1946, Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1949, A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1955, Act AVM (unpd): 1 Oct 1957 – 21 Apr 1958 .

10 Jan 1929:            Flight Cadet, 'B' Sqn, RAF College.

20 Dec 1930:           Attended Flying Boat Pilots Course, RAF Base Calshot

 1 Apr 1932:            Pilot, No 203 Sqn.

12 Jun 1934:            Staff, SHQ RAF Netheravon.

27 Jan 1935:            Attended Specialist Navigation Course, RAF Calshot.

31 Aug 1935:           Navigation Instructor, No 5 FTS.

20 Jun 1937:            Navigation Instructor, School of Air Navigation.

23 Feb 1939:           Squadron Leader - Flying, No 210 Sqn

 4 - 9 Sep 1939:       Attached, No 201 Sqn (in command of 4 x Sunderlands) 

 5 Apr 1941:            Officer Commanding, No 95 Sqn. (Sunderland I)

14 Dec 1941:           ?

 1 Nov 1943:           Air Staff, HQ Coastal Command.

9 Apr 1946:             Attended Course No 16, RAF Staff College (Overseas), Haifa.

 5 Oct 1946:            Air Staff Officer, HQ RAF Mediterranean & Middle East

 

11 Oct 1954:           Director of Manning.

10 Feb 1955:

 4 Jul 1957:              AOC, RAF Element, Maritime HQ, Chatham.

 1 Oct 1957:            SASO, HQ Coastal Command.

He represented the RAF College at Soccer, Cricket, Fencing, Squash and Swimming, attained the rank of Flight Cadet Sergeant and was awarded the Humanities Prize on graduation.

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