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Air Commodore R L Mills (05142)


Air Commodore R L MillsReginald Leslie                    b: 18 Jun 1903                        r: 12 Oct 1952                        d: 15 Jun 1960

 CBE - 1 Jan 1946 (OBE - 1 Jan 1945), MiD - 8 Jun 1944.

AC2: xx xxx xxxx, AC1: xx xxx xxxx, LAC: xx xxx xxxx, Cpl: xx xxx xxxx, Sgt: xx xxx xxxx, Plt Off (P): 30 Dec 1927, Plt Off: 30 Dec 1927, Fg Off: 30 Jun 1929?, Flt Lt: 1 Aug 1934, Act Sqn Ldr: 4 Apr 1938?, Sqn Ldr: 1 Jun 1938, Act Wg Cdr: 15 Nov 1940, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Dec 1940, (T) Gp Capt:1 Sep 1942, Wg Cdr: 1 Dec 1944, Gp Capt: 1 Oct 1946, Act A/Cdre: 9 Nov 1944, A/Cdre: Retained.

 xx xxx xxxx:                Airmen

xx xxx xxxx:                 U/T Pilot

xx xxx xxxx:                 NCO Pilot

30 Dec 1927:               Pilot, M.A.E.E.

 5 Aug 1930:                Attended Aircraft Engineering Course, Home Aircraft Depot.

 5 Aug 1932:                Engineering Officer, No 210 Sqn.

 1 May 1933:               Attended ? Course, RAF Base, Gosport.

 1 Sep 1933:                Pilot/Flight Commander, No 811 Sqn FAA.

28 Sep 1936:               Officer Commanding, 'X' Flight, No 48 Sqn.

28 Dec 1936:               Officer Commanding, 'No 1 Anson Flight, School of Air Navigation (Administered by No 48 Sqn) wef 28 Sep 1939

 4 Apr 1938:                Staff/Chief Instructor?, School of General Reconnaissance.

19 Sep 1940:               Supernumerary, RAF Carew Cheriton

 3 Oct 1940:                Officer Commanding, RAF Carew Cheriton

 1 Apr 1942:                Air Staff, HQ No 18 Group.

 9 Nov 1942:               Officer Commanding, RAF Koggala

9 Nov 1944:                AOA, HQ No 221 Group.

xx xxx xxxx:                 ?

21 Apr 1948:               Deputy Director of Manning.

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