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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Air
Commodore C F H Grace
Charles Frederick Hallyburton
b: 28 Jul 1902 r: 15 Feb 1946 d: 30 Mar 1975
SO (Cdr) - 18 Dec 1942, MiD - 1 Jan 1943.
Plt Off (P): 29 Dec 1921, Plt Off: 29 Jun 1922, Fg Off: 29 Jun 1923, Flt Lt: 17 Jul 1929, Sqn Ldr: 1 Feb 1937, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Mar 1940, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Mar 1942, Wg Cdr: 14 Apr 1942 [1 Jan 1940], Act A/Cdre: 17 Mar 1943?, Gp Capt (WS): 17 Sep 1943, A/Cdre: Not Retained?.
29 Dec 1921: U/T Pilot, No 5 FTS
1 Jan 1923: Supernumerary, RAF Depot
23 Feb 1923: Pilot, No 60 Sqn (DH9A - Hinaidi)
10 Oct 1924: Instructor, No 1 School of Technical Training.
16 Dec 1925: QFI, No 5 FTS.
15 Oct 1926: Staff, Home Aircraft Depot
1 Feb 1929: QFI, No 1 FTS
5 Apr 1930: Flight Commander, No 15 Squadron
2 Jan 1931: Section Commander, No 2 Armoured Car Company
20 Nov 1933: Staff, RAF Depot, Middle East
23 May 1934: Flight Commander, No 47 Sqn (Gordons - Khartoum)
7 Sep 1936: Officer Commanding, No 65 Sqn.
13 Oct 1937: Holding post?, Air Ministry
24 Jan 1938: Attended RAF Staff College.
2 - 8 Sep 1938: Attached, No 209 Sqn
31 Dec 1938: Air Staff, HQ Bomber Command.
15 Aug 1940: Officer Commanding, RAF Skeabrae
31 Oct 1940: Injured in motor accident
19 Dec 1940: Air Staff - Operations, HQ No 14 (Fighter) Group.
30 Sep 1941: Officer Commanding, Fighter Sector HQ, Kirkwall
15 Jul 1943: SASO, HQ No 13 (Fighter) Group.
He died in the RAF Association's Sussexdown Residential Home but was shown as a retired Group Captain
This page was last updated on 16/06/23
E L Gossage 
