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Air Vice-Marshal J Brownlow (3110111)


(Bertrand) John                                b: 13 Jan 1929                        r: 13 Jan 1984                          d: 25 Sep 2022

CB – 31 Dec 1981, OBE – 1 Jan 1967, AFC – 2 Jun 1962, FRAeS.

Nav IV:  2 Sep 1947, Plt Off: 7 Jul 1949, Fg Off: 7 Jul 1950, Flt Lt: 7 Jan 1953, Sqn Ldr: 1 Jan 1958, Wg Cdr: 1 Jul 1964, Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1968, Act A/Cdre: 28 Jul 1973?, A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1974, AVM: 1 Jan 1980.

 2 Sep 1947:            NCO Navigator (National Service)

 7 Jul 1949:              Granted a Short Service Commission (8 + 4)

xx xxx xxxx:             Navigator, No 12 Sqn. (Lincoln)

xx xxx 1950:             Navigator, No 101 Sqn. (Canberra)

 1 Oct 1951:            Granted a Permanent Commission in the rank of Flying Officer.

 2 May 1952:           PA to AOC, No 1 Group.

xx Mar 1953:           Attended, No ? FTS

xx xxx xxxx:              Attended Canberra Conversion Course, No 231 OCU

xx xxx xxxx:              Pilot, No 103 Sqn. (Canberra)

xx xxx 1956:             Pilot, No 213 Sqn. (Canberra)

xx xxx 1957:             Flight Commander, No 1 School of Technical Training, RAF Halton.

xx Jan 1958:             Attended No 17 Course, Empire Test Pilots School.

xx xxx 1959:             Officer Commanding, Structures and Mechanical Engineering Flight, RAE.

xx xxx 1962:             Attended RAF Staff College.

xx xxx 1962:             Staff, Directorate of Operational Requirements.

14 Aug 1964:           Wing Commander - Operations, RAF Lyneham.

xx xxx 1966:             Attended Joint Services Staff College.

24 Apr 1967:           Directing Staff, RAF Staff College.

30 Mar 1969:          Air Attaché, Stockholm.

27 Aug 1971:          Officer Commanding, Experimental Flying Section, RAE.

28 Jul 1973:             Assistant Commandant (Dept of Officer and Flying Training), RAF College.

21 Sep 1974:           Director of Flying (Research and Development), MOD (PE).

26 Mar 1977:          Commandant, A. & A.E.E.

 9 Jan 1980:             Commandant, RAF College.

 8 Feb 1982:            Director-General of Training.

Responsible for service trials of the Canberra with Hamish Mahaddie at Binbrook in 1951.  He was Executive Director of Marshalls of Cambridge and became a member of the Civil Aviation Authority in 1994.   He is holder of a Gold C with two diamonds (gliding).

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