Air Marshal Sir Paul Davie Holder

[Steve Smith]

Originally Posted by Larry

What did Air Marshal Sir Paul Davie Holder (36054) command?

Was he a WW2 commander?

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