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[[Air Commodore]] '''John "Johnnie" Mortimer Warfield''' [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire|CBE]] [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] [[Royal Air Force|RAF R’td]] was a pilot during the [[Second World War]], a senior staff officer and commander during the 1950s and the ninth Commandant of the [[Royal Observer Corps]]. |
[[Air Commodore]] '''John "Johnnie" Mortimer Warfield''' [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire|CBE]] [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] [[Royal Air Force|RAF R’td]] was a bomber pilot during the [[Second World War]], a senior staff officer and commander during the 1950s and the ninth Commandant of the [[Royal Observer Corps]]. |
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==Service history== |
==Service history== |
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Revision as of 23:05, 2 October 2008
John Mortimer Warfield | |
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| Nickname(s) | "Johnnie" |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  Royal Air Force (1930 -1961) |
| Rank | Air Commodore |
| Commands | Officer Commanding RAF Takali 1941 OC No. 226 Squadron RAF 1942 OC RAF Waddington 1950 AOC No. 66 Group RAF 1955 Commandant Royal Observer Corps (1959 - 1961) |
| Battles / wars | World War II 1939 - 1945 |
| Awards | CBE April 1949 OBE January 1946 |
Air Commodore John "Johnnie" Mortimer Warfield CBE OBE RAF R’td was a bomber pilot during the Second World War, a senior staff officer and commander during the 1950s and the ninth Commandant of the Royal Observer Corps.
Service history
RAF service
Warfield joined the Royal Air Force on 29 December 1930 on a short service commision and commenced training at the RAF Central Depot, RAF Uxbridge and two months later transferred to the No. 2 Flying Training School as a pilot under instruction. On 29 December 1931 he was posted as a pilot in the rank of Pilot Officer to No. 13 Squadron RAF.