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Air Vice-Marshal P T Philpott (33172)


Flt Cdt Sgt P T Philpott (back row - left) P T Philpott - 1934Peter Theodore                       

b: 20 Mar 1915                    

r: 29 Sep 1970                    

d: 13 Jul 1988

CB – 1 Jan 1966, CBE – 10 Jun 1954 (OBE - 1 Jan 1946).

Plt Off: 27 Jul 1935, Fg Off: 27 Jan 1937, Act Flt Lt: 24 Sep 1938, Flt Lt: 27 Jan 1939, Sqn Ldr: 1 Sep 1940, Act Wg Cdr: xx xxx xxxx, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Dec 1941, Sqn Ldr: 14 Apr 1942 [1 Sep 1940], Wg Cdr: 1 Jul 1947, Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1953, A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1959, Act AVM: 18 May 1961, AVM: 1 Jul 1961.

Flt Cdt Sgt P T Philpott (back row - left) Photo © RAF College Cranwell

31 Aug 1933:            Flight Cadet, 'B' Sqn, RAF College.

27 Jul 1935:             Appointed to a Permanent Commission.

xx Jul 1935:             Pilot, No 13 Sqn

xx Jul 1935:           Attached to School of Army Co-operation

28 Jan 1936:            Pilot, No 31 Sqn. (arrived 29 Feb 1936)

xx xxx 1941:            Attended Army Staff College, Quetta.

16 Jun 1942:            Staff, Directorate of Operational Training.

 5 Sep 1944:            Training Staff, HQ Fighter Command.

16 Jul 1945              Wing Commander - Recce Training, No 61 OTU

 4 Oct 1945:            Officer Commanding, RAF Horsham St Faith.

xx Jan 1947:             Attended Joint Services Staff College.

1948                        ?

23 May 1949:          Wing Commander - Admin Plans, HQ Fighter Command

 8 Aug 1949:            Wing Commander - Organisation, HQ Fighter Command.

24 Sep 1951:            Personnel Staff, HQ Middle East Air Force

xx xxx 1952:             Officer Commanding, RAF Deversoir.

23 Jul 1954:              Deputy Director of Policy (Air Staff).

xx Jan 1957:             Attended Imperial Defence College.

 1 Mar 1958:            Director of Policy (Air Staff)/Air Staff Briefing

xx xxx 1960:             Director of Joint Plans.

xx xxx 1961:             Senior RAF Directing Staff, Imperial Defence College.

29 Aug 1963:            AOC, No 23 (Training) Group.

xx xxx 1965:             Head of British Defence Liaison Staff, Canberra.

31 Aug 1968:            Director of Service Intelligence.

He represented the RAF College at Cross Country, attained the rank of Flight Cadet Sergeant and was awarded the 'R M Groves' Memorial Prize on graduation.

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