Douglas Lloyd Amlot

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Douglas Lloyd Amlot , CBE , DFC , AFC (* 14. June 1910 , † 21st March 1979 ) was a British air force officer in the Royal Air Force , the last in the rank of Air Commodore of the department of flight instruction in the Air Ministry Director ( Air Ministry ) was.

Life

Air force officer training and World War II

After attending school, Amlot first completed pilot training for civil aviation, which he completed in 1933 with a Civil Pilot's License . On November 6, 1935, he joined the Royal Air Force and began officer training in an air force depot. On November 23, he was already a test pilot at the Air Force Training School 4 (No. 4 Flying Training School RAF) on the RAF Abu Sueir military airfield in Egypt and then on August 14, 1936 as a pilot for the 6th Squadron RAF ) to Ismailia , where he was promoted to lieutenant (pilot officer) on November 6, 1936 . During this time he took part in operations in the League of Nations mandate area Palestine and was promoted to first lieutenant (Flying Officer) on May 6, 1938 . For his services there he was also awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) on November 22, 1938 .

After his return to Great Britain, Amlot became a qualified flight instructor at the Royal Air Force College Cranwell in 1938 , but in 1939 he switched to the 21st flight service training school SFTS (No. 21 Service Flying Training School) in Kumalo in Southern Rhodesia . On November 6, 1939 he became a professional soldier (Permanent Commission) with the rank of first lieutenant and was promoted to captain (Flight Lieutenant) on May 6, 1940 . In 1941 he became commander ( Commanding Officer ) of lying also in Southern Rhodesia 27 basic flight training school (No. 27 Elementary Flying Training School) in Induna.

Post-war period and promotion to Air Commodore

After Amlot 1941 was commander of the air base RAF Cardington and officer in the Joint Staff of the RAF College Cranwell, he found 1942-1946 using as an officer in the Department of operation planning of the Air Force Ministry ( Air Ministry ) . During this time he was promoted to Major (Squadron Leader) on November 20, 1942 , this promotion being dated back to September 1, 1941. For his services, he was awarded the Air Force Cross (AFC) on June 14, 1945 .

After being promoted to Lieutenant Colonel (Wing Commander) on October 1, 1946, on October 28, 1946, he became an officer for facilities in the Organization Department of the Air Force Staff. Subsequently, on July 3, 1948, he became commander of the 1st Group of the Royal Pakistan Air Force (RPAF), the air force of Pakistan, which formally received independence from the United Kingdom on August 14, 1947. In this function he led airlift operations to supply the people of Kashmir in the first Indo-Pakistani war . In 1949 he became Chief of Staff of the Royal Pakistan Air Force and acted as such as Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the RPAF during the absence of Commander-in-Chief Air Vice Marshal Richard Atcherley .

After his return to the United Kingdom, Amlot became Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) on June 7, 1951 and was also promoted to Colonel (Group Captain) on July 1, 1951 . Subsequently, he was a member of the United Planning Staff in the Department of Defense . On September 7, 1953, he took over the post as Senior Air Staff Officer (SASO) of the 25th Air Force Training Group (No. 25 (Training) Group) . Most recently he was on December 31, 1956 head of the flight training department in the Air Force Ministry and held this function until his retirement on October 30, 1960. On September 8, 1958 he was awarded the rank of acting brigadier general (Air Commodore) . With this rank he retired from active military service.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ London Gazette . No. 34221, HMSO, London, November 19, 1935, p. 7336 ( PDF , accessed October 8, 2016, English).
  2. ↑ London Gazette . No. 34363, HMSO, London, January 26, 1937, p. 560 ( PDF , accessed October 8, 2016, English).
  3. ↑ London Gazette . No. 34525, HMSO, London, June 24, 1938, p. 4084 ( PDF , accessed October 8, 2016, English).
  4. ↑ London Gazette . No. 34573, HMSO, London, November 22, 1938, p. 7354 ( PDF , accessed October 8, 2016, English).
  5. ↑ On March 2, 1939, he was awarded the acting flight lieutenant . In: London Gazette . No. 34619, HMSO, London, April 25, 1939, p. 2755 ( PDF , accessed October 8, 2016, English)., London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 34674, HMSO, London, September 8, 1939, p. 6131 ( PDF , accessed October 8, 2016, English).
  6. ↑ London Gazette . No. 34887, HMSO, London, July 2, 1940, p. 4018 ( PDF , accessed October 8, 2016, English).
  7. ↑ On September 1, 1941, the temporary rank of major, he was (Temporary Major) awarded. In: London Gazette . No. 35270, HMSO, London, September 9, 1941, p. 5219 ( PDF , accessed October 8, 2016, English).
  8. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 37119, HMSO, London, June 8, 1945, p. 2986 ( PDF , accessed October 8, 2016, English).
  9. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 39247, HMSO, London, June 1, 1951, p. 3105 ( PDF , accessed October 8, 2016, English).
personal data
SURNAME Amlot, Douglas Lloyd
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British Air Force officer in the United Kingdom
DATE OF BIRTH June 14, 1910
DATE OF DEATH March 21, 1979