Date of birth:

October 25th, 1909

Date of death:

June 28th, 1993

Service number:

26181

Nationality:

British

Also received theCB (June 9th, 1955).

Promotions:
1922: Flight Cadet;
December 20th, 1930: Pilot Officer;
June 10th, 1932: Flying Officer;
April 1st, 1936: Flight Lieutenant;
December 1st, 1938: Squadron Leader;
November 1940: Acting Wing Commander;
March 11th, 1941: Temporary Wing Commander (as from March 1st, 1941);
September 5th, 1942: Acting Group Captain;
March 5th, 1943: Wing Commander (war subs.);
January 1st, 1944: Temporary Group Captain;
October 1st, 1946: Wing Commander;
July 1st, 1947: Group Captain;
1952: Acting Air Commodore;
July 1st, 1953: Air Commodore;
August 22nd, 1955: Acting Air Vice Marshall;
July 1st, 1956: Air Vice Marshall.

Career:
1922: B Squadron, RAF College Cranwell;
December 20th, 1930: Pilot No. 54 Squadron;
March 1932: RAF Training Base, Leuchars;
May 1st, 1932: Instructor, RAF Training Base, Leuchars;
November 1932: No. 404 Fleet Fighter Flight;
May 2nd, 1933: Pilot No. 800 Squadron;
July 23rd, 1934 - October 20th, 1934: Flying Instructor's Course, Central Flying School;
October 22nd, 1934: Instructor (QFI) No. 1 Flying Training School, Leuchars;
August 1936: QFI, Central Flying School;
January 3rd, 1938: Long Range Development Unit, No. 1 Group;
February 20th, 1939: No. 6 Group;
April 3rd, 1939: Headquarters No. 50 Group;
1939:Personnel Staff Officer, Air Ministry;
?: Chief Flying Instructor No. 15 S Flying Training School;
May 1940: No. 6 Operational Training Unit;
June 21st, 1940: Commanding Officer No. 501 (City of Gloucester) Squadron;
November 1940: Commanding Officer No. 58 Operational Training Unit;
November 25th, 1940: Commanding Officer No. 54 Operational Training Unit, Maxwell Field, Alabama;
1941: Commanding Officer No. 58 Operational Training Unit;
June 1941: Liaison Officer USA;
August 1941: Director of British Flying Trainig, RAF Delegation, Washington;
1944: Assitant Commander / Chief Instructor Empire Central Flying School;
1945: Commanding Officer No. 19 S Flying Training School, Cranwell;
April 9th, 1946: Course No. 16, RAF Staff College, Haifa;
1947: Air Staff, Air Ministry;
November 30th, 1948: Senior Personnel Staff Officer, HQ Middle East Air Force;
1951: Commanding Officer RAF Wattisham;
1952: Sector Commander, Northern Sector, Fighter Command;
April 1st, 1954: Commanding Officer No. 81 Group;
August 22nd, 1955: Commanding Officer No. 83 Group, 2nd Allied Tactical Air Force, Germany;
September 30th, 1958: Senior Air Staff Officer, Flying Training Command;
1960: Head of RAF Mission, Ghana;
1962: Head of Joint Services Mission, Ghana;
1962: Retirement;
1964 - 1968: Midland Regional Director, Civil Defence.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Squadron Leader

Awarded on:

October 25th, 1940

Citation:
"This officer has led his squadron with distinction. Sixty-nine hostile aircraft have been destroyed and many others damaged.
Three of this number were destroyed by Squadron Leader Hogan personally."

LG 34978/6193.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Group Captain

Permission to wear the decoration granted on March 15th, 1946

• - The London Gazette of 20th January 1931, Issue 33682
  - The London Gazette of 26th August 1932, Issue 33858
  - The London Gazette of 21st April 1936, Issue 34276
  - The London Gazette of 2nd December 1938, Issue 34576
  - The London Gazette of 25th October 1940, Issue 34978
  - The London Gazette of 11th March 1941, Issue 35102
  - Second Supplement to The London Gazette of 1st June 1943, Issue 36041, dated 4th June 1943
  - Fourth Supplement to The London Gazette of 18th January 1944, Issue 36340, dated 21st January 1944
  - Third Supplement to The London Gazette of 12th March 1946, Issue 37501, dated 15th March 1946
  - Supplement to The London Gazette of 18th July 1947, Issue 38020, dated 22nd July 1947
  - Battle of Britain London Monument
  - Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation