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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Charles Douglas b: 20 Aug 1914 r: 29 Oct 1966 d: 19 Dec 1998
CBE – 11 Jun 1966 (OBE – 1 Jun 1953), DFC – 29 Oct 1943, AFC – 31 Mar 1942, MiD – 1 Jan 1946.
Act Plt Off (P): 20 Jan 1936, Plt Off: 25 Nov 1936, Fg Off: 25 May 1938, Flt Lt (WS): 25 May 1940, (T) Sqn Ldr: 1 Sep 1941, Act Wg Cdr: 30 Apr 1943?, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Jul 1943, Sqn Ldr (WS): 1 Aug 1943, Act Gp Capt: 27 Dec 1943, Wg Cdr (WS): 27 Jun 1944, Sqn Ldr: 26 Mar 1946 [1 Jun 1944], Wg Cdr: 1 Jul 1947, Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1954, A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1959.
20 Jan 1936: Appointed to a Short Service Commission
20 Jan 1936: Initial Training, RAF Depot?.
8 Feb 1936: U/T Pilot, No 8 FTS.
16 Aug 1936: Pilot, No 151 Sqn.
23 Jul 1939: Attended Instructors' Course, CFS
13 Sep 1939: Instructor, RAF College (FTS)
22 Nov 1942: Flight Commander, No 605 (County of Warwick) Sqn.
1 May 1943: Officer Commanding, No 605 (County of Warwick) Sqn. (Mosquito II/VI)
25 Sep 1943: Operations 3, HQ Fighter Command.
15 Nov 1943: Operations 3, HQ Air Defence of Great Britain.
30 Dec 1943: Officer Commanding, No 60 OTU/RAF High Ercall
20 Nov 1944: ?
26 Mar 1946: Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the rank of Squadron Leader (retaining rank current at the time) [wef 1 Sep 1945 antedated to 1 Jun 1944 on 25 Feb 1947]
18 May 1946: Officer Commanding, RAF Bhopal
xx xxx 1956: Officer Commanding, RAF Celle
xx Oct 1957: Officer Commanding, RAF Bruggen.
xx Dec 1959:
17 Feb 1961: Director of Intelligence (A).
17 Jul 1963: Senior Air Liaison Officer, South Africa.
He was a member of the Great Britain diving team at the 1936 Olympics and team manager at the 1948 games. During his tenure at the helm of 605 squadron, he led it on it's first mission to 'The Big City', Berlin, on 23 August 1943.
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