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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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George Braithwaite b: 10 Feb 1904 r: xx xxx 1957 d: 5 Aug 1959
CB - xx xxx 1947, MiD – xx xxx xxxx, MIMechE, MinstT, FRAeS
(RAF): - Plt Off: 17 Dec 1924, Fg Off: 17 Jun 1926, Flt Lt: xx xxx xxxx, Sqn Ldr: 1 Feb 1937, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Mar 1940, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Sep 1942, Wg Cdr: 1 Dec1943, Act A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1945, Gp Capt (WS): 1 Jul 1945, Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1947, A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1948, Act AVM: 15 Feb 1955, AVM: 1 Jul 1956.
1 Feb 1923: Flight Cadet, ‘A’ Sqn, RAF Cadet College, Cranwell
17 Dec 1924: Appointed to a Permanent Commission.
17 Dec 1924: Pilot, No 13 Sqn.
xx xxx xxxx: Armament Officer, No 13 Sqn.
28 Feb 1928: Armament Officer, No 28 Sqn.
6 Aug 1929: Attended Officers Engineering Course, Home Aircraft Depot.
xx xxx xxxx: Attended Torpedo course
4 Jul 1931: Staff, RAF Base Gosport/RAF Gosport.
xx xxx xxxx: Supernumerary?
1 Aug 1936: Flight Commander, No 36 Sqn (Far East).
14 Dec 1936: Officer Commanding, No 36 Sqn (Far East).
20 Oct 1938: Posted to Home Establishment
4 Nov 1938: Supernumerary, RAF Depot.
23 Jan 1939: Attended RAF Staff College
3 Sep 1939: Staff Officer, HQ Coastal Command.
22 Oct 1939: Officer i/c, Torpedo Section, RAF Gosport
9 Oct 1940: Engineering Staff Officer, HQ Technical Training Command.
1941 - 1945: Served in UK (despatches), Canada, and Middle East
21 Oct 1941: Transferred to the General Duties Branch
30 Apr 1942: Transferred to the Technical Branch
27 Nov 1943: Engineer Staff Officer, HQ Flying Training Command
1 Jan 1945: Command Technical Officer, RAF Mediterranean & Middle East
xx xxx 1947: Director of Engineering.
21 Mar 1949: Senior Technical Staff Officer, Fighter Command
29 May 1951: Senior Technical Staff Officer, Far East Air Force
11 Feb 1954: Director of Aircraft Engineering, Air Ministry
15 Feb 1955: AOC, No 24 Group.
23 Apr 1957: Senior Air Staff Officer, Technical Training Command
At Cranwell he attained the rank of Flight Cadet Sergeant and represented the college at Rugby.
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