Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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
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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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