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| ADF Serials Message Board > General Discussion > Which Rank To Use? |
| Posted by: Blackcat Jul 30 2020, 12:14 AM |
| Hi, I'm investigating crashes and accidents of RAAF Catalina flying boats. I'm trying to work out what rank I should display against a person when I list the crew. For example, on 24/02/42 Catalina A24-13 took off from Port Moresby on an operational flight to attack aerodromes at Rabaul, New Guinea with two other Catalinas (A24-2 and A24-17) but failed to return. The entire crew was presumed killed. As the time of the crash the first pilot was: FLT BEAUMONT [260]. However, sometime after the crash in 1945 Beaumont was promoted to the rank of Squadron Leader with retrospective effect from the 1st October, 1942. So the question is should I record the rank as FLT or SQLDR? I'm not sure what the standard practice is. Cheers, Blackcat |