Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
John Douglas b: 18 Jun 1910 r: 15 Jul 1958 d: xx Apr 1998
CBE – 8 Jun 1940, MiD - 1 Jan 1943, MiD - 2 Jun 1943, MiD - 14 Jan 1944. .
Plt Off (P)?: 10 Apr 1931, Plt Off: 10 Apr 1931, Fg Off: 10 Oct 1932, Flt Lt: 1 Apr 1936, Sqn Ldr: 1 Dec 1938, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Mar 1941, Act Gp Capt: 27 Aug 1942?, Wg Cdr (WS): 27 Feb 1943, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1944, Wg Cdr: 1 Oct 1946, Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1947, A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1954.
25 Apr 1931: U/T Pilot, No 3 FTS.
27 Mar 1932: Pilot, No 43 Sqn.
xx xxx 1934: Adjutant, No 43 Sqn
xx xxx 1935: Air Pilotage Officer, No 43 Sqn.
7 Feb 1936: Flight Commander, No 821 Sqn FAA.
1 Apr 1937: Flight Commander, No 824 Sqn FAA.
24 Dec 1938: Supernumerary, No 1 RAF Depot
10 Oct 1939: Officer Commanding, No 145 Sqn. (Blenheim If/Hurricane I)
15 Jun 1940: Officer Commanding WSU, Jersey
27 Jun 1942: Air Staff, AHQ Malta.
20 Dec 1943: SASO, HQ No 224 Group
24 Feb 1945: Officer Commanding, No 61 OTU/RAF Rednal
xx Jul 1945: Group Captain - Training, HQ Fighter Command
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25 Oct 1948: SASO, AHQ Malta
27 Aug 1952: Deputy Director of Plans.
22 Feb 1954: Director of Plans.
12 Jan 1956: AOC, AHQ Gibraltar.
From 18 March to 18 April 1957, he acted as Force Commander of a goodwill mission to South America and the Caribbean. This mission comprised four Shackletons of No 224 Squadron based at Gibraltar and covered a distance of 16,170 miles.
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J Miller