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Watts, Frederick Henry Arthur

Date of birth:
February 26th, 1920 (London, United Kingdom)
Date of death:
August 6th, 2007
Service number:
170762
Nationality:
British (1801-present, Kingdom)

Biography

RAF training
qualified as pilot October 1942
14 OTU
630 Squadron October 1943 (15 ops)
617 Squadron April 1944 (37 ops)
pilot
fighter affiliation duties February 1945
83 Squadron 1945
32 MU 1947
permanent commission RAF 1953
final appointment was with Cambridge University Air Squadron
retired from RAF June 1964
Barclays Bank June 1964 - August 1984

Promotions:
13 June, 1944: Flying Officer (war sub)
13 December, 1945: Flight Lieutenant (war sub)
22 May, 1946: recalled as Flight Lieutenant to the RAFVR- General Duties
1 November, 1947: Flying Officer (19 juni 1945 seniority)
18 December, 1947: Flight Lieutenant (war sub) to Flight Lieutenant
1 September, 1948: Appointment to commission as Flight Lieutenant (two years on the active list)
19 May, 1949: Appointment as Flight Lieutenant (eight years on the active list and four years on the reserve)
1 June, 1954: Permanent commission
14 July, 1964: retirement

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Flying Officer
Unit:
No. 617 Squadron, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
March 27th, 1945
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)

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