Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Air Vice-Marshal V S Bowling (24197)
Victor
Swanton b:
3 Jul 1908
r: 1 Aug 1961
d: 27 Dec 1971
CB
– 1 Jan 1958, CBE – 10 Jun 1948, MiD
- 8 Jun 1944, DL (Pembrokeshire) - 17 May 1967.
Plt
Off (P):
30 Dec 1927, Plt Off: 30 Dec 1928,
Fg Off: 30 Jun 1929, Flt Lt: 1 Apr 1934, Sqn Ldr:
1 Jun 1938, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Dec 1940,
(T) Gp Capt: 1 Sep 1942, Wg Cdr
(WS): 1 Mar
1943, Wg
Cdr: 1 Dec
1944, Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1947, Act A/Cdre: 8 Dec 1951, A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1953, Act
AVM: 16 Jan 1956, AVM: 1 Jul
1956.
30 Dec 1927: Appointed to a Short Service Commission.
14
Jan 1928:
U/T Pilot, No 2 FTS.
xx Dec 1928: Awarded a Distinguished Pass on completion of ab initio flying training.
15
Dec 1928:
Pilot, No 503 (County of Lincoln) Sqn.
9 Nov 1929: Pilot, No 501 (County of Gloucester) Sqn.
5 Jan 1930: Adjutant, No 501 (County of Gloucester) Sqn.
31 Jan 1930: Attached to CFS for Flying Instructors' Course
17
May 1930:
QFI, No 2 FTS.
1
Aug 1931:
Aircraft Engineering Course, Home Aircraft Depot.
1
Sep 1932:
Granted a Permanent Commission in the rank of Flying Officer.
9
Aug 1933:
QFI, No 5 FTS.
3
Apr 1935:
Flight Commander, No 41 Sqn.
7 Oct 1935:
QFI, No 6 FTS.
13
Jan 1936:
QFI, No 5 FTS.
13 Jul 1936: Re-categorised from Instructor B to Instructor A2
1
Aug 1936:
QFI, No 4 FTS, Egypt
6
Oct 1938:
CFI, No 4 FTS.
12
Jul 1940:
Air Staff, HQ RAF Middle East.
9 Dec 1941: Officer Commanding, RAF
20 Mar 1942: ?
25
Oct 1942:
Officer Commanding, RAF Woodvale.
16
Feb 1943:
6
Apr 1943:
Officer Commanding, RAF Woodvale.
xx
xxx 1943:
Officer Commanding, No 323 Wing, North Africa
xx
xxx xxxx:
Station Commander, Wing OC & other units in Fighter Command.
1 Nov 1946:
SASO, No 11 Group.
xx
xxx 1948:
Group Captain - Operations, Central Fighter Establishment.
xx
xxx 1950:
Sector Commander, Southern Fighter Sector.
xx
xxx 1950:
Officer Commanding, No 324 Wing. (Canal Zone)
xx xxx 1951: Officer Commanding, RAF Deversoir
8 Dec 1951:
SASO, AHQ Iraq.
xx
xxx 1952:
AOC, AHQ Cyprus.
xx
Mar 1954:
Sector Commander, Northern Fighter Sector.
16
Jan 1956:
AOC, No 11 Group.
1
Mar 1959:
Director of Air Defence/Assistant Chief of Staff - Air Defence, SHAPE.
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