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Air Commodore H E Dicken (05159)


Harold Edward            b:    2 Sep 1905                      r:    1 Jan 1961                d:  14 Mar 1987

OBE - 1 Jan 1944,

A/A:  xx Jan 1922, AC1:  xx xxx xxxx, LAC:  xx xxx xxxx, Cpl:  xx xxx xxxx, Sgt:  xx xxx xxxx, Plt Off (P):  17 Jun 1929, Plt Off:  17 Jun 1930, Fg Off:  17 Dec 1930, Flt Lt: 17 Dec 1934, Sqn Ldr:  1 Aug 1938, (T) Wg Cdr:  1 Dec 1940, Act Gp Capt:  19 Jun 1943?, Wg Cdr (WS):  19 Dec 1943, (T) Gp Capt:  1 Jul 1944, Wg Cdr:  xx xxx xxxx, Gp Capt:  1 Jul 1947, A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1957

xx Jan 1922:              Aircraft Apprentice, 5th Entry, No 1 School of Technical Training.

xx xxx 1925:             Airman (362512)

xx xxx xxxx:              U/T Pilot, No ? FTS

xx xxx xxxx:               Airman Pilot, No ? Sqn

xx xxx xxxx:               Attended Air Pilotage Course?

17 Jun 1929:             Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the General Duties Branch

17 Jun 1929:             Pilot, No 35 Sqn.

21 Jan 1930:            Attended Air Pilotage Course, School of Air Pilotage

28 Apr 1930:             Pilotage officer, No 35 Sqn.

 5 Aug 1931:             Attended Officers' Engineering Course, Home Aircraft Depot

 9 Aug 1932:             Engineer duties, Central Trade Test Board, Reception Depot

28 Jan 1936:             Flight Commander, No 30 Sqn

 7 Mar 1938:             Engineer duties, No 3 (Training) Wing, Home Aircraft Depot

1 Oct 1938:               Engineer duties, RAF St Athan/No 4 School of Technical Training

24 Apr 1940:            Transferred to Technical Branch

xx xxx xxxx:             

30 Nov 1950:            Deputy Director, Directorate of Technical Training

30 May 1957:           Director of Aircraft, Ministry of Supply Staff, British Joint Services Mission (USA)

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