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Originally Posted by Larry
What did Air Marshal Sir Paul Davie Holder (36054) command?
Was he a WW2 commander?
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Hi Larry,
Via RAFweb.org.
Known Postings
3 Mar 1936: Appointed to a Permanent Commission.
3 Mar 1936: U/T pilot, No 3 FTS
Dec 1936: Pilot, No 57 Sqn (Hawker Hind, RAF Upper Heyford)
4 Jan 1937: Pilot, No 108 Sqn. (Hawker Hind, RAF Upper Heyford)
8 Jan 1938: No 84 Sqn. (Shaibah in Iraq and Vickers Vincents)
1940: Station Administration Officer, RAF Habbaniya – Iraq.
1941: Staff Officer, HQ Bomber Command.
1 Jan 1942: Officer Commanding, No 218 Sqn. (Vickers Wellington Short Stirling – RAF Marham)
30 Aug 1942: No.3 Group HQ
19 Jun 1943: SASO, Force 686, Ankara, Turkey.
1 Mar 1944: Group Captain – Plans, HQ Middle East Command.*
Post-war
1945: Directing Staff, RAF Staff College.
1946: Officer Commanding, RAF Broadwell.
1947: Vice-President, RAF Selection Board.
1947: Attended Administrative Staff College – Henley on Thames.
1948: Chief Instructor, RAF Officer Cadet Training School.
1950: Officer Commanding, RAF Shallufa – Egypt.
1952: Officer Commanding, RAF Kabrit – Egypt.
1953: Deputy Director of Air Staff Policy.
1956: Attended Imperial Defence College.
26 Feb 1957: AOC, AHQ Singapore.
13 Nov 1957: AOC, AHQ Hong Kong.
13 Jul 1960: Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Training).
14 Jan 1963: AOC, No 25 (Training) Group.
23 Jan 1965: AOC in C, Coastal Command/Commander Maritime Air, Eastern Atlantic Area and Channel Command