London Gazette 26/02/1952: Alan Ronald Tunaley - Appointment as Cadet Pilot, Royal Air Force, 6 Dec. 1951. London Gazette 20/01/1953: Alan Ronald Tunaley - Appointment as Pilot Officer, Royal Air Force, 27/11/1952. London Gazette 17/06/1955: Alan Ronald Tunaley - Appointment as Flying Officer, Royal Air Force, 18/2/1955. Alan subsequently pilot for British European Airways (B.E.A.), which in 1974 became part of British Airways (click here), Alan finally retiring as Captain with B.A., 1988. |
Alan R. Tunaley, Royal Air Force. 5 Dec 1951-26 Feb 1952, Sywell, Northamptonshire: flying Chipmunks. 1 April- 5 Sept 1952, Wellsbourne Mountford: Flying Oxfords. Presented with Wings. 23 Sept 1952-7 Jan 1953: Finningley. Flying Meteors. 8 Feb-2 Apr 1953: Stradishall. Flying Meteors. 7 Apr 1953-8 Aug 1955 Joined 19 Squadron at Church Fenton: Flying Meteors. 9 Aug-31 Oct 1955 Undertook All Weather Course at North Luffenham. 14 Nov 1955-4 Apr 1960 Posted to No 72 Squadron. 19 Apr 1960-11 Aug 1961 Posted to 228 O.C.U. at Leeming. Flying Javelins. 21 Aug 1961-27 May 1962 Last Posting. 41 Squadron RAF Wattisham. Finished Service in November 1964 in Wing Operations at RAF Wattisham. |
Daughter: b. Masham, North Yorkshire, 1958. |
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b. Ipswich, 1962. |
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b. 1900, Nottingham. m. Sybil Warburton, 1928. Robert d. Hendon, 1938. |
Sybil Warburton b. 18/5/1903, m. Robert Francis Tunaley, 1928. d. Worthing, 1987. |
Alan Ronald Tunaley b. Hendon, 1933. m. Patricia F. Gould, Birmingham, 1957. |
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