AirViceMarshall Neill Charles Ogilvie-Forbes , Educ. Oratory. b: 12 Dec 1900 r: 5 Jul 1952 d: 6 Feb 1990 OBE -1 Jan 1946, MiD - 11 Jun 1942. Plt Off (P): 1 Nov 1921, Plt Off: 1 May 1922?, Fg Off: 1 May 1923, Flt Lt: 1 Jul 1928, Sqn Ldr: 1 Aug 1936, Wg Cdr: 1 Jul 1939, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Sep 1941, Act A/Cdre: 24 Sep 1945, (T) A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1946, Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1946, A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1947, Act AVM: 18 Jan 1950, AVM: Retained. xx xxx 1921: Attended University? 1 Nov 1922: U/T Pilot, No 1 FTS. 1 Nov 1922: Granted a Permanent Commission in the rank of Pilot Officer. 4 Jan 1924: Attended Fleet Fighter Course, RAF Base Leuchars. 31 May 1924: Pilot, No 405 (Fleet Fighter) Flight FAA. 22 Dec 1924: Pilot, No 406 (Fleet Fighter) Flight FAA. 6 Apr 1926: Attended Specialist Navigation Course?, RAF Base, Calshot. xx xxx xxxx: Navigation Instructor?, RAF Base, Calshot. 16 Apr 1928: Navigation Instructor?, RAF College. 15 Jan 1929: Pilot, No 201 Sqn. 22 Mar 1929: Exchange posting, RCAF. 1 Apr 1933: Flight Commander, No 13 Sqn. 20 Apr 1936: Navigation Instructor, No 8 FTS. 3 Sep 1936: Navigation Staff, HQ Bomber Command. 1 Jun 1937: Group Navigation Officer, HQ No 3 (Bomber) Group. 20 Jan 1939: Seconded to Royal Iraqi Air Force 14 Apr 1941: Air Staff, HQ No 15 (Reconnaissance) Group. 18 Feb 1942: Deputy Director of Operations (Naval Co-operation). 24 Sep 1945: Air Attachâe, Brussels. 21 Apr 1948: Air Attachâe, Moscow. 18 Jan 1950: Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Intelligence). He retired at his own request.
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