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Air Commodore A G Powell (33039)


Anthony George             b:    22 Apr 1913                     r:   4 Feb 1969            d:  22 Dec 2001

CEng, AMIEE, MID - 24 Sep 1941, MID - 11 Jun 1942

Plt Off: 17 Dec 1932, Fg Off: 17 Jun 1934, Flt Lt: 1 Oct 1936, Sqn Ldr: 1 Apr 1939, (T) Wg Cdr: 1 Mar 1941, Act Gp Capt: 3 Mar 1943?, Wg Cdr (WS): 3 Sep 1943, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1944, Wg Cdr: 1 Jul 1947 [1 Oct 1946],Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1949, Act A/Cdre: 12 Sep 1958, A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1959.

15 Jan 1931:                       Flight Cadet, 'B' Sqn, RAF Cranwell

17 Dec 1932:                     Granted Permanent Commission in the rank of Pilot Officer.

17 Dec 1932:                     Pilot, No 26 Sqn

10 Oct 1933:                     Pilot, No 208 Sqn (Atlas - Heliopolis)

13 Feb 1936:                     Posted to Home Establishment

27 Apr 1936:                     Attended Electrical and Wireless School

23 Oct 1937:                     Signals Officer, No 208  Sqn (Heliopolis)

29 May 1939:                    Maintenance Liaison Officer, HQ Egypt Group

21 Sep 1939:                     Maintenance Liaison Officer, HQ No 202 Group

24 Apr 1940:                     Transferred to the Technical Branch

21 Mar 1942:                     Staff Officer, Directorate of Telecommunications

 3 Mar 1943?:                    Deputy Director, Directorate of Telecommunications

xx xxx xxxx:                        Attended RAF Staff College

12 Jan 1948:                      Group Captain - Plans, HQ Technical Training Command

 9 Mar 1950:                      Signals Staff, HQ Middle East Air Force

 3 Jun 1952:                       Deputy Director of Signals (P).

1 Jun 1955:                        Head of Electronics Branch, SHAPE

xx xxx xxxx:                        Attended Imperial Defence College

12 Sep 1958:                      Senior Air Staff Officer, HQ No 90 (Signals) Group

 3 Nov 1958:                      Senior Air Staff Officer, HQ Signals Command

21 Feb 1962:                      Director of Technical Policy

 1 Jan 1966:                        Director of Signals (Air)

He entered the RAF College in 1931, which he represented at Shooting

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