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Air Vice-Marshal P T Philpott
(33172)
Peter
Theodore
b: 20 Mar 1915
r: 29 Sep 1970
d: 13 Jul 1988
CB – 1 Jan 1966, CBE – 10 Jun 1954 (OBE - 1 Jan 1946).
Plt Off: 27 Jul 1935, Fg Off: 27 Jan 1937, Act Flt Lt: 24 Sep 1938, Flt Lt: 27 Jan 1939, Sqn Ldr: 1 Sep 1940, Act Wg Cdr: xx xxx xxxx, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Dec 1941, Sqn Ldr: 14 Apr 1942 [1 Sep 1940], Wg Cdr: 1 Jul 1947, Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1953, A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1959, Act AVM: 18 May 1961, AVM: 1 Jul 1961.
Flt Cdt Sgt P T Philpott (back row - left) Photo © RAF College Cranwell
xx xxx 1933: Flight Cadet, 'B' Sqn, RAF College.
27 Jul 1935: Appointed to a Permanent Commission.
28 Jan 1936: Pilot, No 31 Sqn.
xx xxx 1941: Attended Army Staff College, Quetta.
16 Jun 1942: Staff, Directorate of Operational Training.
5 Sep 1944: Training Staff, HQ Fighter Command.
xx xxx 1945: Officer Commanding, RAF Horsham St Faith.
xx Jan 1947: Attended Joint Services Staff College.
1948 ?
23 May 1949: Wing Commander - Admin Plans, HQ Fighter Command
8 Aug 1949: Wing Commander - Organisation, HQ Fighter Command.
xx xxx 1952: Officer Commanding, RAF Deversoir.
xx Jun 1954: Deputy Director of Policy.
xx Jan 1957: Attended Imperial Defence College.
1 Mar 1958: Director of Policy (Air Staff)/Air Staff Briefing
xx xxx 1960: Director of Joint Plans.
xx xxx 1961: Senior RAF Directing Staff, Imperial Defence College.
29 Aug 1963: AOC, No 23 (Training) Group.
xx xxx 1965: Head of British Defence Liaison Staff, Canberra.
31 Aug 1968: Director of Service Intelligence.
He represented the RAF College at Cross Country, attained the rank of Flight Cadet Sergeant and was awarded the 'R M Groves' Memorial Prize on graduation.This page was last updated on 15/11/08 using FrontPage XP©
