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Falconer, Colin Logan

    Date of birth:
    July 21st, 1901
    Date of death:
    November 7th, 1994 (Ruan Minor/Cromwell, United Kingdom)
    Service number:
    16032
    Nationality:
    British

    Biography

    20 Dec 1921: Pilot Officer
    20 June 1923: Flying Officer
    1 January 1928: Flight Lieutenant
    1 April 1936: Squadron Leader
    1 March 1939: Wing Commander
    1 September 1941: Group Captain (temp.)
    26 September 1943: Air Commodore (acting)
    1 January 1946: Group Captain (temp. Air Commodore)

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    RAFC Sword of Honour / Sword of Merit

    Rank:
    Under Officer
    Unit:
    RAF Cranwell
    Awarded on:
    December 21st, 1921
    RAFC Sword of Honour / Sword of Merit

    Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Wing Commander
    Unit:
    HQ Eastern Command, Royal Air Force
    Awarded on:
    January 1st, 1941
    Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

    Mentioned in Dispatches

    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Temporary Group Captain
    Unit:
    HQ Western Desert Air Force, Royal Air Force
    Awarded on:
    June 2nd, 1943
    Mentioned in Dispatches

    Mentioned in Dispatches

    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Acting Air Commodore
    Unit:
    HQ Mediterranean Allied Tactical Air Force, Allied Forces
    Awarded on:
    June 8th, 1944
    Mentioned in Dispatches

    Legion of Merit - Officer (LoM - O)

    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Acting Air Commodore
    Unit:
    HQ Mediterranean Allied Tactical Air Force, Allied Forces
    Awarded on:
    September 26th, 1944
    Legion of Merit - Officer (LoM - O)

    Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Acting Air Commodore
    Unit:
    HQ Mediterranean Allied Tactical Air Force, Royal Air Force
    Awarded on:
    July 15th, 1945
    Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

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