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Air Commodore G B M Rhind (18226)


George Bruce Milligan

b: 4 Mar 1904                                          r: 30 Apr 1957                                            d: 29 May 1962

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(RAF): - Plt Off (P): 15 Mar 1924, Plt Off: 15 Sep 1924, Fg Off: 15 Nov 1925, Flt Lt: 13 Oct 1929, Sqn Ldr: 1 Dec 1936, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Jan 1940, Wg Cdr: 14 Apr 1942 [1 Jan 1940], (T) Gp Capt: 1 Jun 1942, Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1947, A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1949.

15 Mar 1924:              Appointed to a Short Service Commission

15 Mar 1924:              U/T Pilot, No 5 Flying Training School

16 Feb 1925:               Pilot, No 111 Sqn.

xx xxx xxxx:                 Armament Officer, No 111 Sqn.

30 Jul 1927:                 Attended Officers Engineering Course, Home Aircraft Depot.

 1 Sep 1928:                Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the rank of Flying Officer,

 8 Jul 1929:                  Supernumerary, Cambridge University Air Sqn.

 8 Jul 1929:                  Attended Cambridge University

xx xxx xxxx:                 Supernumerary?

24 Oct 1931:               Engineering Officer, Aircraft Depot Iraq.

xx xxx xxxx:                 Supernumerary, RAF Depot

15 Jan 1934:                Flight Commander, No 54 Sqn.

22 Sep 1935:               Flight Commander, No 3 Sqn.

 1 Nov 1936:               Engineer Officer, HQ Coastal Command.

xx xxx xxxx:                 

24 Apr 1940:               Transferred to the Technical Branch.

27 Apr 1943:               Senior Engineering Officer, AHQ Iraq and Persia

xx xxx 1944:                Senior Maintenance Staff Officer, HQ No 218 Group.

17 Feb 1947:               Command Aeronautical Inspection Officer, HQ Maintenance Command.

13 Oct 1952:               Senior Technical Staff Officer, HQ 2nd Tactical Air Force

 1 Aug 1955:                Director of Aeronautical Inspection Services.

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