Sir Roderic Salmon
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 13 August 1968
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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Cyril John Roderic b: 21 Aug 1911 r: 18 Sep 1968 d: 8 Ape 1985
KBE - 1 Jan 1968 (OBE - 1 Jan 1945), CB - 13 Jun 1959, MiD - 1 Jan 1946, FCIS.
Plt Off (P): 6 Sep 1935, Fg Off: 16 Sep 1936, Act Flt Lt: 14 Apr 1939, Flt Lt: 6 Sep 1939, (T) Sqn Ldr: 11 Mar 1940, Act Wg Cdr: xx xxx xxxx, Sqn Ldr: 1 Jan 1941, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Mar 1942, Act Gp Capt: 24 Dec 1943?, Wg Cdr (WS): 24 Jun 1944 - 1 Nov 1947, Wg Cdr: 1 Jul 1948, Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1952, A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1959, AVM: 1 Jan 1963.
Sir Roderic Salmon
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 13 August 1968
NPG x177173
6 Sep 1935: Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the Stores Branch
1 Apr 1936: Stores Officer, No 2 Sqn
24 Oct 1936: Equipment Officer, No 70 Sqn.
21 Jan 1939: Equipment Officer, No 2 Maintenance Unit
10 Jul 1939: Staff Officer, Deputy Directorate of Equipment (3)
xx xxx xxxx: Staff Officer, Deputy Directorate of Equipment (9)
xx xxx xxxx: Staff Officer, Deputy Directorate of Movements
23 Aug 1944: Administrative Officer, HQ 2nd Tactical Air Force
13 Apr 1949: Director of Equipment (A)
16 Nov 1951: Head of Logistics Co-ordination, Allied Air Forces Central Europe
15 Jan 1956: Group Captain - Operations (Equipment), HQ No 40 Group
13 Apr 1960: Director of Equipment (A)
7 Nov 1962: Senior Air Staff Officer, HQ Maintenance Command
1 Aug 1964: Director-General of Equipment (RAF)
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