Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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.
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E G P Jeffery