Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Norman Alexander b: 13 Oct 1907 r: 20 Jun 1959 d: xx Jan 1998
OBE – 1 Jan 1944, AFRAeS.
(RAF): - Plt Off: 17 Dec 1927, Fg Off: 17 Jun 1929, Flt Lt: 1 Aug 1934, Sqn Ldr: 1 Feb 1938, (T) Wg Cdr: xx xxx xxxx, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1944, Wg Cdr (WS): 1 Jul 1944, Wg Cdr: xx xxx xxxx, Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1947, A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1956.
xx Jan 1923 Aircraft Apprentice, 7th Entry, No 1 School of Technical Training.
14 Jan 1926: Flight Cadet, ‘A’ Sqn, RAF College, Cranwell.
17 Dec 1927: Appointed to a Permanent Commission.
17 Dec 1927: Pilot, No 12 Sqn. (arrived 17 Jan 1928)
14 Jan 1929: Attended Fleet Torpedo Course, RAF Base Gosport
27 Aug 1929: Pilot, No 464 (Fleet Torpedo Bomber) Flt.
16 Oct 1931: Pilot, RAF Base Gosport
3 Aug 1932: Attended Officers' Engineering Course, Home Aircraft Depot.
8 Aug 1934: Staff, Central Trade and Test Board.
15 Apr 1936: Pilot, No 2 Gunnery Co-operation Flt.
1 Mar 1937: Engineer duties, No 3 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit
12 Oct 1938: Officer Commanding, No 7 Aircraft Storage Unit.
17 Oct 1938: Officer Commanding?, No 20 Maintenance Unit.
24 Apr 1940: Transferred to the Technical Branch.
xx xxx xxxx: Attended Army Staff College
17 May 1943: Engineer I, HQ Maintenance Command
10 May 1945: Deputy Director, Directorate of Technical Training
xx xxx 1947/8:
30 Oct 1950: Deputy Director, Directorate of Aircraft Engineering
xx Jun 1951: Deputy Director, Directorate of Mechanical Transport and Marine Craft
25 Jul 1954: Command Engineer Officer, HQ 2nd Tactical Air Force.
1 Nov 1956: Director of Aircraft Engineering
He died in the Watford area.
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