Career
Porter joined the Royal Air Force in 1928. He was appointed Chief Signals Officer at Headquarters Royal Air Force Balloon Command in 1939 and served in World World War II as Chief Signals Officer at Number. 11 Group, then Number. 83 Group followed by Second Tactical Air Force just when air support was needed for the Normandy landings.
After the War he joined the Directing Staff at the Royal Air Force Staff College, Andover and then, from 1950, became Senior Technical Staff Officer at Headquarters Number.
205 Group. He went on to be Officer Commanding at Number. 2 Air Signallers School in 1952 and Officer Commanding at Number.
1 Air Signallers School in 1953 before returning to the role of Chief Signals Officer at Headquarters Second Tactical Air Force in 1954. He became Chief Signals Officer at Headquarters Royal Air Force Fighter Command in 1955, Commandant at Number.
4 School of Technical Training in 1959 and Director General of Ground Training at the Ministry of Defence in 1961.
His last appointments were as Director-General of Signals (Air) at the Ministry of Defence in 1963 and as Air Officer Commanding Royal Air Force Maintenance Command in 1966 before retiring in 1970. In retirement he became Director of Technical Education Projects at University College, Cardiff.
