Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Friday 4 February 1966, page 12


Changes in RAAF posts

Changes in higher appointments of the RAAF and a number of air rank

promotions were announced in Canberra yesterday by the Minister for Air, Mr Howson.

Air Vice Marshal W. Illelv, who was the Air Member for Personnel at Department of Air, Canberra, will retire on August 24, and will be succeeded by Air Vice Marshal C. 13. Candy, now Air Officer Commanding, Support Command. Melbourne.

Air Vice Marshal F.

Headlam, now Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, Department of Air, will be appointed to Support Command to siiccecd Air Vice Marshal Candy.

Air Commodore B._ A. fialon, now Director-Ciencral of Operational Requirements at Department of Air, will become Deputy Chief or the Air Staff and he granted the acting rank of Air Vice Marshal.

Air Commodore (acting Air Vice Marshal) G; C. Ilartnell anil Air Com

mndore (acting Air Vice Marshal) L. R. Trudinger will be promoted to the substantive rank of Air Vice Marshal.

Air Vice Marshal llartnell. now Head of the Australian Joint Services Staff. London, will return to Australia next month to become Director. Joint Services Plans, Department of De

fence.

Air Vice Marshal Trudinger is the RAAF's Dircctor-Cieneral of Medical Services.

Air Commodore Eaton

Air Vicc-Marshal Heiy

Air Vicc-Marshal

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