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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Air Commodore M D Ommanney
Montagu Douglas b: 13 Aug 1903 r: 1 Jul 1954 d: 7 Oct 1959
CBE - 10 Jun 1954, MiD - 1 Jan 1941.
Plt Off: 19 Dec 1923, Fg Off: 19 Jun 1925, Flt Lt: 11 Sep 1929, Sqn Ldr: 1 Dec 1936, Act Wg Cdr: 12 Oct 1939, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Jan 1940, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Dec 1941, Wg Cdr: 14 Apr 1942 [1 Jan 1940], Gp Capt: 1 Oct 1946, Act A/Cdre: 1 May 1948?, A/Cdre: Retained.
3 Feb 1922: Flight Cadet, 'A' Sqn, RAF College.
19 Dec 1923: Pilot, No 4 Sqn.
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7 Dec 1926: Armament Officer, No 31 Sqn.
1 Apr 1929: Adjutant, No 31 Sqn
19 Oct 1929: Flight Commander, No 28 Sqn. (arrived 10 Nov 1929)
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8 Nov 1931: Flight Commander, No 33 Sqn.
17 Dec 1934: Adjutant, RAF Tangmere.
3 Aug 1935: Supernumerary, RAF Depot
21 Sep 1935: Flight Commander, No 33 Sqn.
26 May 1936: Posted to Iraq Command
19 Jan 1937: Attended RAF Staff College.
1 Jan 1938: Air Staff, HQ No 4 (Bomber) Group.
12 Oct 1939: Air Staff, Directorate of Operations (Home)
21 Jan 1940: Wing Commander - Operations, HQ No 3 Group
25 Mar 1941: SASO, HQ No 3 Group
23 Apr 1942: Group Captain - ?, HQ Air Forces in India.
6 Oct 1942: SOA, Rear HQ, AHQ Bengal
xx xxx xxxx: Officer Commanding, RAF Honington.
xx xxx xxxx: Officer Commanding, Parachute Training School, Chaklala.
15 May 1946: SOA, HQ, No 47 Group
1 May 1948: Deputy Director of Organisation (Establishments).
1 Jul 1952: Director of Organisation (Establishments).
Born in India, his father was Deputy Inspector-General of the Bombay Police and he was educated at Felton Fleet and King's School, Canterbury.
In the competitive selection tests for entry into Cranwell, held in late 1921, he came in the top five with a score of 7,486. He later represented the RAF College at Athletics and Rugby and attained the rank of Flt Cdt Cpl.
This page was last updated on 27/02/24©
J Oliver
