He was promoted from flying officer to flight lieutenant in 1933.
Administrative squadrons on a station are also divided into flights and these flights are commanded by a junior officer, often a flight lieutenant.
He rose to the rank of flight lieutenant during his service.
For example, the current rank of flight lieutenant would have been air lieutenant.
While there, he attained his highest rank, flight lieutenant.
He seems later to have been promoted flight lieutenant.
It appears that immediate promotion to flight lieutenant rank is given to those who are university graduates entering the service, whereas non-graduates enter as pilot officers.
The average times spent in the rank of flight lieutenant for those leaving the rank on promotion or exit during 1988–89 are given in the table.
