Augustus Orlebar - Service Career - Service Record - RAF

RAF

1918	Instructor
Aug 1918	Flight Commander, No. 43 Squadron RAF	(Camel, Snipe – Western Front)
1 Jul 1919	Pilot, Aeroplane Experimental Station, Martlesham Heath.
1 Aug 1919	Relinquishes his commission in the Bedfordshire Regiment (retaining rank of Lieutenant)
28 Oct 1919	Granted a Permanent Commission in the rank of Flight Lieutenant (effective from 1 Aug)
16 Mar 1920	Pilot, at the renamed Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment
24 Jul 1923	Flight Commander, No. 22 Sqn.. Trials aircraft – Martlesham Heath
4 May 1925	Attended RAF Staff College
12 Apr 1926	Staff, HQ No. 22 Group
21 Sep 1926	supernumerary - awaiting disposal, HQ Iraq Command
3 Sep 1927	Staff, Deputy Directorate of Staff Duties.
9 Jan 1929	Test Pilot, Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment
2 Dec 1929	Officer Commanding, Flying Boat Development Flight.
11 May 1931	Officer Commanding, RAF High Speed Flight.
2 Jan 1932	Staff, HQ No. 1 Air Defence Group
22 Sep 1933	Senior Air Staff Officer (SASO), HQ Aden Command
1 May 1936	Staff, Directorate of Staff Duties
12 Jan 1937	Attended Imperial Defence College
20 Dec 1937	Officer Commanding, RAF Northolt
15 Oct 1939	Duty Air Commodore, HQ RAF Fighter Command
29 Jul 1940	Director of Flying Training
15 Oct 1940	Air Staff, HQ RAF Fighter Command
22 Jul 1941	AOC, No. 10 (Fighter) Group
4 Nov 1942
2 Mar 1943	Deputy Chief of Combined Operations