Air Commodore S L G Pope (08046)
Sydney Leo Gregory b: 27 Mar 1898 r: 2 Mar 1946 d: 5 Nov 1980
CBE - 1 Jan 1946, MC – 1917, DFC - 28 May 1926, AFC - 1 Mar 1929, MiD - 8 Jun 1944, ON(C) - 20 Oct 1942.
(Army):- 2 Lt: xx xxx 1916, Lt: xx xxx xxxx.
(RAF):- Lt: 1 Apr 1918, (T) Capt: 1 Jul 1918, (G) Capt: 1 May 1919 - 4 Aug 1919, Fg Off: 1 Aug 1919, Flt Lt: 30 Jun 1923, Sqn Ldr: 1 Feb 1932, Wg Cdr: 1 Apr 1937, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Jun 1940, Act A/Cdre: 8 Feb 1944?, Gp Capt (WS): 8 Aug 1944, A/Cdre: Retained.
xx xxx 1915: Officer Cadet, Inns of Court OTC. (reaching the rank of Lance Corporal)
3 Jun 1916: Appointed to a commission on the General List for service with the RFC
xx xxx 1916: U/T Pilot, Northolt
xx xxx 1916: U/T Pilot, Croydon.
29 Aug 1916: Flying Officer, RFC
xx xxx 1916: Instructor, Tern Hill
xx Apr 1917: Pilot, No 60 Sqn.
18 Nov 1917: Officer i/c Fighter Flight, CFS.
xx Jul 1918: Flight Commander, 'Billy William's Circus'? (Scotland)
xx Oct 1918: Flight Commander, No 208 Sqn (Snipes)
1 May 1919: Flight Commander, HQ Army of Occupation
24
Oct 1919: Awarded
Short Service Commission in the rank of Flying Officer (Aeroplane & Seaplane).
30 Oct 1919: QFI, Flying Wing, RAF (Cadet) College.
21 Apr 1922: Pilot, No 8 Sqn.
24 Sep 1923: Flight Commander, 'C' Flt, No 55 Sqn.
27 Dec 1924: Air Staff - Training, HQ RAF Middle East.
xx xxx xxxx: Supernumerary (non-effective - sick) (suffering from para-typhoid)
1 Feb 1927: Flight Commander, No 22 Sqn.
13 Jul 1929: Staff, Joint Directorate of Scientific Research and Technical Development.
7 Mar 1932: Officer Commanding, No 54 Sqn.
23 Jan 1933: Attended RAF Staff College.
28 Aug 1933: Supernumerary, RAF Depot.
7 Sep 1933: Officer Commanding, No 801 Sqn FAA.
xx xxx 1936: Supernumerary (Non-effective - sick)
27 May 1936: Adjutant, School of Naval Co-operation.
21 Apr 1937: Officer Commanding, RAF Debden.
xx Mar 1939: Officer Commanding, No 226 Sqn (Battles - Harwell)
xx May 1940: Officer Commanding, RAF Leuchars.
xx Nov 1941: Carried out inspection of training schools in Canada
1 Mar 1942: Officer Commanding, No 32 OTU, Canada.
8 Feb 1944: AOC, RAF Leuchars.
xx Dec 1944: AOC, No ? Base.
Originally joining the Inns of Court OTC in 1915, he transferred to the RFC in 1916, gaining RAeC Certificate No 2074 in August 1916. Posted to No 60 Squadron, he claimed two victories whilst flying Nieuports after which the squadron re-equipped with the SE5A. He claimed a further four victories with the squadron before being wounded causing him to force land on 18 November 1917. In July 1918, he joined 'Billy William's Circus' at Ayr in Scotland, where he was tasked with training instructors at the schools in the area in the 'Gosport' system. he was awarded the DFC for operations in Iraq.
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