Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Lionel Herbert b: 24 Jun 1915 r: 2 Sep 1968 d: 1 Jun 2000
CBE - 12 Jun 1965, CEng, AFRAES
(RAF): - Plt Off (P): 19 May 1940, Fg Off (WS): 1 Feb 1942 [19 May 1941], (T) Flt Lt: xx xxx xxxx, Act Sqn Ldr: 3 Jan 1945?, Flt Lt (WS): 3 Jul 1945, Act Wg Cdr: 10 May 1944?, Sqn Ldr (WS): 10 Nov 1944, (T) Sqn Ldr: 1 Jan 1945, Sqn Ldr: 1 Sep 1945 [granted 25 Feb 1947], Wg Cdr: 1 Jul 1949, Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1957, Act A/Cdre: 31 Jul 1961?, A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1963.
xx xxx 1936: U/T Pilot, RAFVR (741149)
xx xxx xxxx: Sergeant Pilot, No ? Sqn
19 May 1940: Appointed to a Commission in the General Duties Branch, RAFVR
xx xxx xxxx: Pilot, No ? Sqn (Blenheim)
1 Feb 1942: Transferred to the Technical Branch
xx xxx 1943: Deputy Director of Technical Requirements, RAF Delegation Washington
1 Sep 1945: Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the Technical Branch
xx xxx 1949: ? - RAF Henlow
xx xxx 1950: ? - RAF Upwood
xx xxx 1953 ? - Guided Weapons in El Paso, USA
xx xxx 1954: ? - USAF Wright Field, Dayton Ohio, USA
3 Apr 1956: Deputy Director, Directorate of Operational Requirement (C)
xx xxx 1959: Officer Commanding, No.30 Maintenance Unit, RAF Sealand
31 Jul 1961: Senior Technical Staff Officer, HQ Far East Air Force
30 May 1964: Senior Air Staff Officer, RAF Signals Command
13 Sep 1965: Senior Engineering Staff Officer, HQ Maintenance Command
He worked for a number of years for INTELSAT as UK Alternate in Post Office Telecommunications until 1972.
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