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Air Commodore R Pyne (04180)
Reginald
b: xx xxx 1899
d: 17 May 1944
DFC: 1919-1926, MiD: 8 Jun 1944
(Army): 2 Lt (P): 25 Oct 1917.
(RAF): 2 Lt (P): 1 Apr 1918, Lt: 25 Apr 1919, Fg Off: 4 Aug 1919 [25 Apr 1929], Flt Lt: 1 Jul 1926, Sqn Ldr: 1 Oct 1935, Wg Cdr: 1 Nov 1938, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Mar 1941, Act A/Cdre: 1 Jun 1943, Gp Capt (WS): 1 Dec 1943.
xx xxx xxxx: Staff Officer, HQ No 29 Group
15 Apr 1920: Pilot, RAF Base Leuchars/No 205 Sqn.
3 Sep 1923: Pilot, No 31 Sqn.
4 Aug 1925: Armament Officer/Instructor, Armament and Gunnery School.
1 Nov 1926: Seconded for service as ADC to the Governor of the United Provinces.
16 May 1928: Ceased to be seconded for service as ADC to the Governor of the United Provinces.
7 Mar 1930: Instructor, Central Flying School.
30 Apr 1932: Flight Commander, No 17 Sqn.
22 Jan 1934: Attended RAF Staff College.
7 Jan 1935: Staff Officer, Directorate of Staff Duties.
15 Jan 1938: Officer Commanding, No 32 Sqn.
18 Jan 1939: Seconded for service with the Turkish Government.
1 Jun 1943: SASO, HQ No 10 Group.
On 17 May 1944, he took off from Bolt Head in Hurricane
W9118 of No 10 Group Communications Flight, whilst carrying out an inspection of
units in the group but he hit a balloon cable and crashed near Dartmouth
Naval College, Devon, being killed.
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