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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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David
Abbott
b: 5 May 1919
r: 18 Jan 1971
d: 5 Oct
CBE
– 8 Jun 1963 (OBE - 1 Jan 1958), DSO – 9 Jul 1943, DFC – 26
May 1942, AE - 19 Mar 1947.
Sgt:
xx xxx xxxx,
Plt
Off (P): 13 Jul
1940, Fg Off (WS): 11 Jul 1941, Flt
Lt (WS): 11 Jul 1942, Act Sqn Ldr: xx xxx 1942 - 18 Dec 1946, Sqn
Ldr: 1 Aug 1947, Act
Wg Cdr: xx Jun
1954, Wg Cdr: 1 Jul
1954, Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1960, Act
A/Cdre: 2 Aug 1965, A/Cdre: 1 Jan
1966.
xx xxx xxxx: U/T Pilot (754087)
xx xxx xxxx: NCO Pilot
xx
xxx xxxx:
Pilot, No 207 Sqn.
13 Jul 1940: Appointed to a Commission in the RAFVR
xx xxx xxxx: Pilot, No 44 Sqn
28 Apr 1941: Staff Pilot (attached), No 14 OTU
13 Nov 1942: Officer Commanding, 'A' Flight, No 467 (RAAF) Sqn
17
Jun 1943:
Air Staff, HQ No 5 (Bomber) Group.
xx xxx xxxx: Instructor, Bomber Command Tactical School (1944)
xx xxx 1946: Attended Mosquito Conversion Course, No 16 OTU
18 Dec 1946: Flight Commander, 'A' Flight, No 139 Sqn
1 Jul 1947: Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the rank of Flight Lieutenant (wef 1 Jul 1946, seniority 1 Sep 1945)
14 Nov 1947: Officer Commanding, No 139 Sqn
18 Oct - 17 Dec 1947: Attended No 18 (Instrument/Weather) Course, Empire Flying School
22 Dec 1947: Supernumerary, No 139 Sqn
7 Mar 1951: Air Staff - Operations and Training, HQ Middle East Air Force
26 Jan 1954: Officer Commanding, No 109 Sqn
30 Jun 1954: Air Staff - Plans, HQ Bomber Command.
1
Sep 1958:
Officer Commanding, No XV Squadron.
19
Apr 1960:
25
Mar 1963: Staff
Officer, Department of the CAS.
2
Aug 1965: Director of Organisation (RAF).
11
Sep 1967:
19 Jan 1970: SASO, HQ No 1 Group.
Citation for the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross
"GREEN, David Abbott, F/O (82179, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - No.207 Squadron
This officer has shown great perseverance in locating and bombing his target accurately. He is a keen, conscientious and efficient captain of aircraft."
(Source - Air Ministry Bulletin 7072)
This entry was last updated on 30/06/26©
C H Green 
