King's College London
Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives

Survey of the Papers of Senior UK Defence Personnel, 1900-1975

Name
BOWLING, Victor Swanton (1908-1971), Air Vice Marshal

Service biography
Entered RAF 1927; permanent commission 1932; Bomber Sqn; Flying Instructor; Fighter Sqn; 4th Flying Training School, Iraq 1936-1939; World War II, Egypt, Iraq, North Africa, Norway 1939-1945; RAF Stations, UK 1941-1943; 323 Wing, RAF, East Africa 1943-1944; RAF Stations; Fighter Wing, Fighter Command 1945; Senior Air Staff Officer, 11 Group, RAF 1946-1948; Group Capt, Operations, Central Fighter Establishment 1948-1950; Commander Southern Fighter Sector 1950; 323 Fighter Wing, Deversoir, Canal Zone, Egypt 1950-1951; Senior Air Staff Officer, Air Headquarters, Iraq 1951-1952; Air Officer Commanding Cyprus 1952-1954; Commander, Northern Fighter Sector 1954-1956; Air Officer Commanding 11 Group, RAF #from 1956 #from 1959; Assistant Chief of Staff (Air Defence), Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers, Europe, Paris, France 1959-1961; retired 1961

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