Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
William Robert b: 1 Dec 1906 r: 29 Nov 1956 d: 3 Jun 1978
OBE – 1 Jan 1945, AFRAeS.
(RAF): - Plt Off: 28 Jul 1928, Fg Off: 28 Jan 1930, Flt Lt: 1 Aug 1934, Sqn Ldr: 1 Aug 1938, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Dec 1940, Act Gp Capt: 17 Jun 1943, Wg Cdr (WS): 17 Dec 1943, Wg Cdr: 1 Oct 1946, Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1947, Act A/Cdre: 11 May 1953, A/Cdre: Retained.
xx Sep 1923: Aircraft Apprentice, 8th Entry, RAF Cranwell
2 Sep 1926: Flight Cadet, ‘A’ Sqn, RAF College Cranwell
28 Jul 1928: Appointed to a Permanent Commission.
28 Jul 1928: Pilot, No 99 Sqn
14 May 1929: Attended ? Course, RAF Base Gosport
26 Nov 1929: Pilot, No 461 (Fleet Torpedo Bomber) Flt.
15 Jun 1932: Supernumerary, RAF Depot
4 Aug 1932: Attended Officers' Engineering Course, Home Aircraft Depot
8 Aug 1934: Engineer Officer, Home Aircraft Depot
1 Oct 1936: Engineer Staff Officer, HQ RAF Far East
7 Apr 1938: Supernumerary, No 1 RAF Depot.
6 Aug 1938: Engineer Officer, No 6 Flying Training School.
24 Apr 1940: Transferred to the Technical Branch.
16 Mar 1942: Engineer Officer, HQ Flying Training Command
17 Jun 1943: Engineer Officer, HQ Fighter Command.
15 Nov 1943: Engineer Officer, HQ Air Defence of Great Britain
xx xxx 1945: Command Engineer Officer, HQ Fighter Command.
1 Jul 1947: Senior Technical Staff Officer, HQ No 205 Group
xx xxx 1950: Officer Commanding, RAF Henlow
xx xxx 1952: ?
11 May 1953: Seconded to Royal Pakistan Air Force
1 Feb 1955: Director of Aircraft Engineering.
At Cranwell he represented the college at Athletics and Soccer. He died in the Richmond area of North Yorkshire.
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