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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Geoffrey Percy Sansom
b: 24 Apr 1915 r: 3 Oct 1971 d: xx Apr 1992
OBE - 1 Jan 1946, MiD – 1 Jan 1945,
(RAF/RAFO): - Act Plt Off (P): 2 Jan 1939, Plt Off (P): 27 Mar 1939, Plt Off: 2 Jan 1940, Fg Off: 27 Mar 1940, (T) Flt Lt: 1 Jun 1941, Act Sqn Ldr: 1 Mar 1942, (T) Sqn Ldr: 1 Jun 1942, Flt Lt (WS): 1 Sep 1942, Act Wg Cdr: 12 Oct 1944, Sqn Ldr (WS): 12 Apr 1945, Sqn Ldr: 1 Sep 1945, Wg Cdr: 1 Jan 1952, Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1959, A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1966, AVM: 1 Jul 1969.
2 Jan 1939: Appointed to a Short Service Commission in the Equipment Branch.
2 Jan 1939: Attended Equipment Officers' School
27 Mar 1939: Equipment Officer, RAF Hemswell
16 Feb 1940: Equipment Officer, No 929 Sqn.
25 Sep 1942: Equipment Officer, HQ No 227 Group
2 Jan 1943: Transferred to the Reserve and called up for air force service.
23 Dec 1943: Air Staff Officer, HQ Air Command South-East Asia
12 Apr 1944: Administrative Staff Officer, HQ Air Command South-East Asia
xx xxx 1945: ?
8 Nov 1946: Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the rank of Squadron Leader (seniority 1 Sep 1945)
2 Aug 1948: Equipment Officer, HQ No 40 Group
xx xxx 1950: Seconded to Turkish Air Force
18 Sep 1952 Staff Officer, Deputy Directorate of Equipment (4)
xx Nov 1954: Staff Officer, Deputy Directorate of Technical Services.
25 Oct 1956: Equipment Staff Officer, HQ Transport Command
23 Feb 1959: Deputy Director of Equipment (1).
xx xxx 1960: Served (exchange posting?) with Royal Australian Air Force
20 Feb 1963: Group Captain – Operations (Supply), HQ Maintenance Command.
4 Jul 1965: Director of Movements
15 Jan 1968: Director of Equipment (Policy) (RAF)
12 Sep 1969: SASO, HQ Maintenance Command.
He died in the Dover area.
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