Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle (26074)
Frank b: 1 Jun 1907 r: 26 Aug 1948 d: xx xxx xxxx
KBE – 10 Jun 1948 (CBE – 1 Jan 1944), CB – 1 Jan 1947, FRS, LoM (Cdr) – 5 Nov 1946, FRS, LL.D
(RAF): - Plt Off: 28 Jul 1928, Fg Off: 28 Jan 1930, Flt Lt: 1 Feb 1934, Sqn Ldr: 1 Sep 1937, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Jun 1940, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1943, (T) A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1946 – 1 Nov 1947, Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1946, A/Cdre: Retained.
xx xxx xxxx: Aircraft Apprentice, 8th Entry, RAF Cranwell
xx xxx 1926: Flight Cadet, ‘B’ Sqn, RAF College, Cranwell
28 Jul 1928: Appointed to a Permanent Commission.
18 Dec 1929: Instructor, No 2 Flying Training School.
3 Aug 1932: Attended Officers Engineering Course, Home Aircraft Depot.
xx xxx 1934: ?
24 Jun 1937: Employed on research work at Rugby (development of jet propulsion).
24 Apr 1940: Transferred to the Technical Branch.
xx xxx xxxx: Attended Army Staff College
At Cranwell he was awarded the Abdy Gerrard Fellows Memorial Prize. Retired on account of medical unfitness for Air Force service.
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