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Robert Stanley Aitken

Name : Robert Stanley Aitken Born : 1st April 1896 Died : 21st January 1982

Commissioned in British Army 1915; seconded to RFC 1916; OC, 41 Sqn, 1 September 1928-5 February 1930; retired Jul 1946, retaining Air Vice-Mshl; died Shalfleet, Isle of Wight, 21 January 1982 4 Dec 1915 Officer, East Anglian (Essex) Royal Garrison Artillery. 29 Aug 1916:Flying Officer, RFC 15th October to 10th December 1916 41 Squadron 9 Jul 1917 Flight Commander, No 52? Sqn, RFC. 1 Aug 1919: Relinquished his Commission in the East Anglian (Essex) Royal Garrison Artillery. 28 Oct 1919: Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the rank of Flight Lieutenant 25 Nov 1919: Instructor, No 2 School of Technical Training (Boys) 6 Jan 1921: Instructor, RAF (Cadet) College. 30 Jun 1921: Attended Electrical and Wireless School. 14 Sep 1922: Signals Officer, HQ Iraq Command. 22 Nov 1924: Signals Officer, HQ RAF Mediterranean. 22 Sep 1927: Staff Officer, Signals Branch. 1st Sept 1928: to 5th Feb 1930 Officer Commanding, No 41 Sqn. 6 Feb 1930: Officer Commanding, No 25 Sqn/RAF Hawkinge. 6 Oct 1930: Air Staff (Signals), HQ Air Defence of Great Britain. 4Jan 1932: Staff Officer, Signals Branch. 12 Dec 1932: Chief Signals Officer, HQ Air Defence of Great Britain. 12 Apr 1937: Assistant Director, Directorate of Signals. 26 Jan 1939: Air Attache, Shanghai/Chunking Feb 1940: Chief Signals Officer, HQ Fighter Command. 24 Apr 1940: Transferred to the Technical Branch 27 Mar 1942: AOC, No 60 (Signals) Group (Radar ) 25 Feb 1944: Chief Signals Officer, HQ Mediterranean Allied Air Forces.

Known Service Details :
Squadron	Rank	Start of Service	End of Service	Known Dates	Aircraft	Airframes	Notes
No.41 Sqn RAF		1st September 1928	5th February 1930

Squadrons for : Robert Stanley Aitken
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Robert Stanley Aitken. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
Squadron	Info
No.41 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 15th April 1916 Seek and destroy Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.41 Sqn RAF	No.41 Sqn RAF Founded in 1916, 41 Squadron was disbanded at the end of World War One, but reformed on 1st April 1923.

First created : 21:19, July 4, 2016
Created by : HMS

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