Career


Resume of Dave’s career as a pilot in the RAF, SOAF, Civil Airlines and as a Simulator Instructor.

AFC Medal. Image courtesy of identifymedals.com


Royal Air Force (RAF)
1957 to 1977
1960: July 25th . Appointed to commission, Pilot Officer.
1961: July 25th. Promotion to Flying Officer
1965: July 28th. Promotion to Flight Lieutenant
1971: tbc. Promotion to Squadron Leader
1973: Jan 1st. Award Air Force Cross (AFC)
1977: June 14th. Retirement

Squadrons and postings
77 Entry RAF Cranwell
RAF Bassingbourn OCU. EE Canberra Operational Conversion Course
73 Squadron, RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus. EE Canberra
Central Flying School (CFS). RAF Little Rissington. Qualified Flying Instructor (QFI) course
4 Flight Training School, RAF Valley. Folland Gnat. Flying instructor
229 OCU RAF Chivenor. Hawker Hunter conversion course
20 Squadron, RAF Tengah, Singapore. Hawker Hunter
229 OCU RAF Chivenor. Pilot Attack Instructor (PAI) course
54 Squadron, RAF West Raynham. Hawker Hunter
1 Squadron, RAF Wittering. Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR1
No. 38 Group. RAF Benson. Staff officer
RAF Strike Command. RAF Upavon. Staff Officer

Laker Airways
1977 to 1982
BAC 1-11, Airbus A300

Sultan of Oman Airforce (SOAF) known as the Royal Air Force of Oman from 1990
1980 to 1984
No 6 Squadron, airbase ‘Midway’ at Thumrait. Hawker Hunter

Gulf Air
1984 to 1991
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar

Air Lanka
1991 to 1993
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar

Gulf Air
1993 to 2007
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar
Airbus A320
Operations
Airbus A320 Synthetic Flight Instructor

Etihad
2007 to 2016
Airbus A320 Synthetic Flight Instructor

CAE Dubai
2016 to 2020
Airbus A320 Synthetic Flight Instructor


Notes: The details on this page are based on the information available at the time of publication.