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Air Vice-Marshal Sir Roderic Salmon (31050)


Sir Roderic SalmonCyril 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

© National Portrait Gallery, London

 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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