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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Alan Francis b: 11 Feb 1925 r: 11 Feb 1980 d: 27 Jul 1992
CVO – 10 Feb 1972, QCVSA - 1 Jan 1955.
AC2: xx xxx xxxx, Plt Off (P) (Emer): 4 Aug 1945, Fg Off (WS): 4 Feb 1946, Fg Off: 18 Jul 1947 [4 Aug 1946], Flt Lt: 30 Jun 1949, Sqn Ldr: 1 Jan 1956, Act Wg Cdr: 3 Jul 1961, Wg Cdr: 1 Jul 1962, Act Gp Capt: 25 May 1970, Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1970, A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1976.
xx xxx xxxx: U/T Pilot (AC2)
4 Aug 1945: Appointed to a Commission in the RAF Volunteer Reserve
17 Jul 1947: Appointed to an Extended Service Commission in the rank of Pilot Officer
18 May 1949: Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the rank of Flying Officer
15 Mar 1956: Officer Commanding, No 60 Sqn.
3 Jul 1961: Operations Staff, HQ Fighter Command.
19 May 1964: Officer i/c Flying, RAF Wattisham.
13 Mar 1967: Directing Staff?, Joint Warfare Establishment.
25 May 1970: Defence Adviser to Singapore
14 Jul 1973: Officer Commanding, RAF Cottesmore.
25 Jul 1976: Air Attache, Bonn.
On 30 January 1965 he led 16 Lightnings of Nos 19, 56, 92 and 111 Squadrons during the flypast at the funeral of Sir Winston Churchill.
This page was last updated on 16/11/22
E G P Jeffery 
