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Air Commodore A F Johnson (36141)


Arthur Forbes                   b: 30 May 1913                     r: 17 Jul 1968                     d: 12 Sep 2003

DFC – 21 Feb 1941, MiD - 14 Jan 1944, MA.

Act Plt Off: 4 Mar 1937, Plt Off: 4 Jun 1938 [4 Mar 1937], Fg Off: 4 Dec 1938 [4 Sep 1938], Act Flt Lt: 1 Apr 1940, Flt Lt (WS): 4 Sep 1940, Act Sqn Ldr: xx xxx xxxx, (T) Sqn Ldr: 1 Dec 1941, Act Wg Cdr: xx xxx xxxx, Sqn Ldr: 20 Nov 1942 [1 Dec 1941], Act Gp Capt: 20 Mar 1943- 1945, Wg Cdr (WS): 20 Sep 1943, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Jul 1944, Wg Cdr: 1 Oct 1946, Act Gp Capt: 1 Mar 1952?, Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1953, Act A/Cdre: 5 Oct 1964, A/Cdre: Retained.

xx xxx 1937:                U/T Pilot, No ? FTS

xx xxx xxxx:                Pilot, No 204 Sqn.

14 Jan 1939:               Pilot, No 217 Sqn (Ansons - Tangmere)

 3 Jun 1939:                Pilot, No 240 Sqn

29 Jan 1940:               Signals Officer, No 204 Sqn

xx xxx 1941:               Attended Beaufighter Conversion Course, No 2 (C) OTU.

24 Jan 1942:               Flying Instructor, No 2 (C) OTU.

 1 May 1942:              Attended Flying Boat Conversion Course, No 4 (C) OTU

xx Jul 1942

28 Dec 1942:              Attended Course No 8, Middle East Staff School, Haifa.

15 Mar 1943:              SASO, AHQ East Africa.

21 Nov 1944:              Air Staff, HQ No 222 Group.

xx Apr 1945:               Officer Commanding, No 191 Sqn. (Catalina IVb)

23 Jun 1945:                Air Staff, HQ No 4 Group.

xx xxx 1946:                Staff, Directorate of Personal Services.

19 Jul 1948:                 Deputy  Director of Manning

30 Oct 1948:               Air Attaché, Mexico City (covering a large area of Central America)

xx xxx xxxx:                 Air and Naval Attaché, Caracus.

 1 Mar 1952:               Group Captain - Organisation, HQ Flying Training Command.

 4 Jul 1952:                  Group Captain - Training, HQ Bomber Command

 4 May 1953:               SOA, HQ No 23 (Training) Group.

 

 7 Feb 1960:                RAF Instructor, NATO Defence College.

 5 Oct 1962:                Deputy Director of Manning.

28 Jan 1965:                Air Attaché, Athens.

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