Macfadyen, Douglas
- Date of birth:
- August 8th, 1902
- Date of death:
- July 26th, 1968
- Service number:
- 16058
- Nationality:
- British
Biography
August 16, 1922: Pilot Officer
February 16, 1924: Flying Officer
July 1, 1928: Flight Lieutenant
June 1, 1936: Squadron Leader
April 1, 1939: Wing Commander
September 1, 1941: Group Captain (temp.)
February 3, 1944: Acting Air Commodore
August 3, 1944: Group Captain (WS)
January 1, 1946: Group Captain / Air Commodore (temp.)
July 1, 1947: Air Commodore
July 1, 1949: Air Vice Marshal
January 1, 1956: Air Marshal
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Robert Marsland Groves Memorial Prize
- Rank:
- Flight Cadet
- Unit:
- RAF Cranwell, Royal Air Force
- Awarded on:
- 1922
- Rank:
- Flight Cadet
- Unit:
- RAF Cranwell, Royal Air Force
- Awarded on:
- 1922
- Rank:
- Flight Lieutenant
- Awarded on:
- January 22nd, 1935
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Wing Commander
- Awarded on:
- January 1st, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Temporary Group Captain
- Awarded on:
- June 2nd, 1943
- Rank:
- Air Vice-Marshal
- Awarded on:
- January 1st, 1951
- Rank:
- Air Marshal
- Awarded on:
- January 2nd, 1956
Sources
- - RAFweb
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