Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
George Bruce Milligan
b: 4 Mar 1904 r: 30 Apr 1957 d: 29 May 1962
BA.
(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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