Bruno De Roeper
Bruno Philip Henry de Roeper | |
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Group Captain | |
Unit | No. 6 Squadron RNAS |
Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
Awards | Air Force Cross |
Biography
World War I service
De Roeper joined the Royal Naval Air Service on 16 April 1915 as a Temporary Flight Sub-Lieutenant, based at HMS President.[2] On 1 July he was granted the Royal Aero Club Aviators Certificate No. 1379 after flying a Grahame-White biplane at the Grahame-White Flying School at Hendon Aerodrome,[3] and was confirmed in his rank on 26 October.[4]
De Roeper was first assigned to an RNAS Coastal Air Station based at Redcar, Yorkshire flying coastal defence and anti-Zeppelin patrols.[5] He was involved in two separate crashes in 1916, both at Redcar; firstly a forced landing in a Caudron G.3 on 20 February,[6] and then in a B.E.2c just after midnight on 3 May, while returning from a patrol, when he struck a searchlight on landing.[7]
From there, he was posted to No. 6 Squadron RNAS, where he flew a
Inter-war career
On 1 August 1919 de Roeper received a full Royal Air Force commission in the rank of Major[13] (later converted to Squadron Leader), and the following day at Romford married Jean Julia Key, of Upminster, Essex.[14]
He then served at the
On 14 November 1924 de Roeper was proposed by William James Stewart Lockyer to be a
On 16 December 1924 he was appointed to the Aeronautical Committee of Guarantee in Germany.[18] This was the successor to the Military Commission of Control, tasked with the post-war oversight of Germany's industrial production. On 11 March 1925 he was posted to No. 1 RAF Depot at RAF Uxbridge,[19] and on 16 April, de Roeper left regular Royal Air Force service, being placed on the retired list.[20]
De Roeper maintained his interests in aviation, requalifying as a pilot in 1931, being granted Aviators Certificate No. 10158 at
World War II
De Roeper rejoined the
References
- Notes
- ^ "Bruno Philip Henry De Roeper". The Aerodrome. 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "Royal Naval Air Service: Appointments". Flight. VII (330): 278. 23 April 1915. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ "Aviators' Certificates". Flight. VII (341): 493. 9 July 1915. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ "No. 29340". The London Gazette. 26 October 1915. p. 10509.
- ^ a b c d e Shores et.al. (1997), p. 139.
- ^ "Caudron GIII 3870 at Redcar". Aircraft accidents in Yorkshire. 2011. Archived from the original on 20 November 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "BE2c 1145 at Redcar Racecourse". Aircraft accidents in Yorkshire. 2011. Archived from the original on 20 November 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ "Royal Naval Air Service: Appointments". Flight. VIII (416): 1088. 14 December 1916. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ "Roll of Honour". Flight. IX (535): 535. 31 May 1917. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ "No. 29534". The London Gazette. 4 April 1916. p. 3554.
- ^ "No. 30451". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 1917. pp. 87–88.
- ^ "No. 31378". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 May 1919. p. 7033.
- ^ "No. 31486". The London Gazette. 1 August 1919. p. 9866.
- ^ "Personals: Married". Flight. XI (555): 1085. 14 August 1919. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "Royal Air Force: Appointments". Flight. XIII (660): 557. 18 August 1921. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ "Royal Air Force: Appointments". Flight. XIV (692): 195. 30 March 1922. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- . Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ "Royal Air Force: Appointments". Flight. XVII (843): 103. 19 February 1925. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ "Royal Air Force: Appointments". Flight. XVII (846): 153. 12 March 1925. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ "No. 33041". The London Gazette. 24 April 1925. p. 2760.
- ^ "Aviators' Certificates". Flight. XXIII (1195): 1151. 13 November 1931. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ "News of the Aircraft Industry: The Air Minister at Speke". Flight. XXXV (1581): 390. 13 April 1939. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ "No. 36442". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 March 1944. p. 1435.
- ^ "No. 36499". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 May 1944. p. 2058.
- ^ "No. 37141". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 June 1945. p. 3263.
- ^ "No. 37504". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 March 1946. p. 1434.
- Bibliography
- Shores, Christopher F.; ISBN 978-0-948817-19-9.