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Air Commodore W D J Michie (24150)


William Donald James            b:   3 Sep 1906                     r:   2 May 1960               d:  7 Feb 2001

CB - 1 Jan 1959, MiD - 2 Jun 1943, MiD - 14 Jan 1944

Plt Off (P):  2 Sep 1927, Plt Off:  2 Sep 1928, Fg Off:  2 Mar 1929, Flt Lt: 1 Aug 1933, Sqn Ldr:  1 Dec 1937, (T) Wg Cdr:  1 Sep 1940, (T) Gp Capt:  1 Jul 1944 [1 Jan 1944], Wg Cdr (WS):  1 Jan 1945, Wg Cdr:  xx xxx xxxx, Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1947, A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1955

 2 Sep 1927:              Appointed to a Short Service Commission in the General Duties Branch

 2 Sep 1927:              Initial Officer Training, RAF Depot

17 Sep 1927:             U/T Pilot, No 5 FTS

 1 Sep 1928:              Pilot, No 2 Sqn (arrived 25 Sep 1928)

27 Jan - 21 Apr 1929:             Attended No 21 Army Co-operation Course, RAF Old Sarum

16 Jul 1929:             Attended Short Photographic Course, RAF Farnborough

27 Mar 1930:            Photographic Officer, No 208 Sqn

13 Oct 1930:             Photographic Officer, No 14 Sqn

 5 Aug 1931:             Attended Officers' Engineering Course, Home Aircraft Depot

29 Jun 193?:              Engineer duties, Home Aircraft Depot

 1 Sep 1932:              Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the rank of Flying Officer

 1 May 1936:             Flight Commander, No 201 Sqn

 2 Mar 1937:              Staff, RAF Kalafrana

24 Apr 1940:             Transferred to the Technical Branch (announced 4 Aug 1942)

16 Jan 1941:              Air Staff, HQ RAF Mediterranean

xx xxx xxxx:              

22 Aug 1949:             Senior Technical Staff Officer, HQ No 3 (Bomber) Group

28 Apr 1952:              Deputy Director of Personnel (II)

xx Dec 1954:             Seconded to Royal Pakistan Air Force

25 Mar 1957:            Senior Technical Staff Officer, HQ Transport Command

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