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Air Commodore L H Snelling (27017)
Leonard Howard b: xx xxx xxxx r: xx xxx xxxx d: xx xxx xxxx
AFC – 1 Jan 1941,
(RAF): - Plt Off (P): 16 Mar 1928, Plt Off: 16 Mar 1929, Fg Off: 8 Oct 1929, Sqn Ldr: 11 Aug 1947 [1 Jul 1945], Wg Cdr: 1 Jan 1949, Gp Capt: xx xxx xxxx, A/Cdre: xx xxx xxxx.
(RAFO): - Fg Off: 16 Mar 1933, Flt Lt: 1 Jan 1935, Act Sqn Ldr: xx xxx xxxx, (T) Sqn Ldr: 1 Mar 1941, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Jul 1941, Sqn Ldr (WS): 1 Jan 1942, Act Gp Capt: 18 Nov 1943, Wg Cdr (WS): 18 May 1944, Gp Capt: Retained.
16 Mar 1928: Appointed to a Short Service Commission.
2 Apr 1928: U/T Pilot, No 5 Flying Training School.
5 Aug 1930: Instructor, No 5 Flying Training School.
5 Jan 1932: Instructor, No 504 (County of Nottingham) Sqn.
16 Mar 1933: Transferred to the RAFO (Class A)
26 Jul 1941: CFI (designate), No 5 SFTS (Forming at West Kirby for transfer to South Africa)
31 Jul - 2 Sep 1941: En-route to South Africa on board Ship D13 'Reina del Pacifico' - Draft 152
4 Sep 1941: CFI (designate), No 5 SFTS - No 1 Transit Camp
9-16 Sep 1941: Temporary Duty, HQ No 24 Training Group attached to No 23 Air School
16 Sep 1941: CFI, No 25 Air School
2-5 May 1942: Temporary Duty, HQ No 24 Training Group
15-20 Oct 1942: Attended ? Course, No 2 Air School
15 Nov 1942: Posted to Waterkloof
16 Feb 1947: Resigned his commission in the RAFO retaining the rank of Group Captain.
11 Aug 1947: Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the rank of Squadron Leader and transferred to the Secretarial Branch.
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