Wing Commander Vincent Alvan Pope

Service number 37071; Wing Commander
Final Rank Wing Commander
Conflict/Operation Second World War, 1939-1945

Timeline

Date promoted 16/01/1935 Acting pilot officer.
Other units 25/11/1935 No 208 Squadron.
Other units 01/02/1935 No 4 Flying Training School, Egypt.
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs) 16/01/1935
Date promoted 16/01/1936 Pilot officer.
Date promoted 16/09/1937 Flying officer.
Other units 29/10/1938 No 6 Squadron.
Other units 26/05/1939 No 208 Squadron.
Other units 04/10/1939 Special Duty List - British Military Mission, Egypt.
Date promoted 02/03/1939 Acting flight lieutenant.
Date promoted 16/07/1939 Flight lieutenant.
Date promoted 01/09/1940 Temporary squadron leader.
Other units 12/11/1940 Commanding Officer RAF Station Haifa.
Other units 29/10/1941 Headquarters RAF Middle East.
Other units 24/06/1941 Commanding Officer No 451 Squadron.
Other units 14/06/1941 Headquarters No 204 Group.
Other units 26/10/1942 Commanding Officer No 231 Squadron.
Date promoted 11/04/1942 Squadron leader (war substantive).
Date promoted 11/01/1942 Acting wing commander.
Date promoted 01/03/1943 Temporary wing commander.
Other units 17/07/1943 Headquarters Fighter Command.
Other units 17/03/1944 Commanding Officer No 644 Squadron.
Other units 03/11/1944 Commanding Officer RAF Station Rivenhall.
Date promoted 03/11/1944 Acting group captain.
Other units 16/01/1944 Transferred to the reserve of Air Force Officers.
Other units 04/03/1944 No 1665 Heavy Conversion Unit.
Date promoted 03/05/1945 Wing commander (war substantive).
Other units 25/07/1945 Commanding Officer Headquarters No 906 Wing, Air Command South East Asia.
Other units 15/09/1945 Commanding Officer Headquarters No 341 Wing, Air Command South East Asia.
Date of discharge 12/07/1946
Other units 20/02/1946 Headquarters Transport Command, UK.
Date promoted 01/11/1947 Acting wing commander.
Other 26/11/1947 Headquarters Transport Command.
Date promoted 29/09/1947 Squadron leader - retaining existing rank of Temporary wing commander.
Other 29/09/1947 Permanent commission in General Duties Branch.
Date promoted 01/01/1949 Wing commander (war substantve).

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