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Air Commodore E V Stokes (73413)


Eric Vincent            b:   17 Oct 1915                    r:   19 Apr 1971               d:  xx Aug 2003

CBE - 1 Jan 1959, BSc, CEng, MInstP, FRAES

(RAFVR): Plt Off (P):  4 Apr 1939, (H) Fg Off:  4 Apr 1939, Fg Off:  8 Sep 1939, (T) Flt Lt: 1 Sep 1941, (T) Sqn Ldr:  1 Jul 1943 [amended to to 2 Jul 1943 on 12 Oct 1948], Sqn Ldr (WS):  16 Apr 1946,

(RAF): Flt Lt: 17 May 1947 [1 Mar 1945], Sqn Ldr:  1 Nov 1947 [1 Aug 1947], Wg Cdr:  1 Jul 1952, Gp Capt:  1 Jan 1958, A/Cdre:  1 Jan 1966.

 4 Apr 1939:             Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the Administration and Special Duties Branch, RAFVR

11 Aug 1940:            Transferred to the Technical Branch, RAFVR

16 Nov 1943:            Signals Officer, HQ Air Command South-East Asia

xx xxx xxxx:               Staff Officer, Directorate of Radio (1946)

17 Mar 1947:            Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the Technical Branch in the rank of Flight Lieutenant

xx xxx xxxx:               Staff Officer, Directorate of Signals (1947)

10 May 1954:            Staff Officer, Directorate of Operational Requirements (C)

 2 Sep 1957:               Deputy Director, Directorate of Guided Weapon Defence

13 Oct 1959:             Group Captain - Signals, HQ Far East Air Force

12 Jun 1962:              Deputy Director, Directorate of Radio

 4 Oct 1965:               Command Signals Officer, HQ Fighter Command

20 Apr 1968:             Air Commodore - Electrical Engineering, HQ Strike Command

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