Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
John Joseph b: 26 Oct 1906 r: 21Aug 1961 d: 10 Oct 2002
OBE – 9 Jun 1949, M I Mech E.
(RAF): - Plt Off (P): 10 Oct 1930, Plt Off: 10 Oct 1931, Fg Off: 10 Apr 1932, Flt Lt: 1 Apr 1936, Sqn Ldr: 1 Dec 1938, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Mar 1941, Act Gp Capt: 1 Apr 1942, Wg Cdr (WS): 1 Oct 1942, Wg Cdr: 1 Oct 1946, Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1949, A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1958.
10 Oct 1930: Appointed a Short Service Commission.
25 Oct 1930: U/T Pilot, No 3 FTS
24 Sep 1931: Pilot, No 2 Sqn
8 Aug 1934: Attended Officers' Engineering Course, Home Aircraft Depot
7 Jul 1936: Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the rank of Flight Lieutenant.
8 Aug 1936: Engineer duties, No 3 Apprentices Wing, No 1 School of Technical Training
26 Jan 1938: Engineer duties,
24 Apr 1940: Transferred to the Technical Branch.
19 Sep 1944: Engineer Officer, HQ Transport Command
26 Jan 1949: Group Captain - Training, HQ Technical Training Command
4 Aug 1954: Senior Technical Staff Officer, HQ No 2 Group.
29 Apr 1957: Senior Technical Staff Officer, HQ Maintenance Command
He was awarded his OBE for his services during the Berlin Airlift.
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