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In 1935 Dalton-Morris attended the Royal Air Force Staff College at Andover, Hampshire, received a promotion to squadron leader and in 1938 he was sent to Number.
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Leslie Dalton-Morris
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He played a leading role in the use of signals in the Air Force both during and after the
After joining the Royal Air Force as a trainee pilot in 1924, Dalton-Morris underwent instruction at Number. 5 Flying Training School at Sealand near Chester. He served a period as a night flying pilot, then was posted to Number.
15 Squadron, before being selected to attend the Royal Air Force Electrical and Wireless School in 1929.
Graduating from his course as a flight lieutenant with a permanent commission, Dalton-Morris served as the signals officer with Number. 203 Squadron in the early 1930s.
After a tour of duty at the Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment at Royal Air Force Felixstowe, Dalton-Morris returned to the Electrical and Wireless School as an instructor in 1935. 2 Group as a staff officer
The same year as the started, Dalton-Morris was appointed the Deputy Chief Signals Officer at the headquarters of Fighter Command at Royal Air Force Bentley Priory.
By January 1941 Dalton-Morris had been promoted to wing commander when he returned to Number. 2 Group as a signals officer The next year he was moved to Bomber Command,which was Number.
2 Group"s higher formation.
He served as the Deputy Chief Signals Officer at Bomber Command"s headquarters at Royal Air Force High Wycombe. In 1943 Dalton-Morris was promoted to acting air commodore and took up new duties as the Senior Air Staff Officer at Number.
26 (Signals) Group, which controlled British Radar stations. In early 1944 Dalton-Morris returned to Bomber Command where he served as the Chief Signals Officer.
After the war Dalton-Morris held a number of senior signals appointments in the Royal Air Force, serving as the Director of Radio/Signals, the Commandant of the Central Signals Establishment from 1948 and the Chief Signals Officer at the headquarters of the Middle East Air Force from 1950.
In March 1952, Dalton-Morris was promoted to acting air vice marshal and made Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Signals). He went on to higher command as Air Officer Commanding Number 90 (Signals) Group in 1956 and Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Signals Command in 1958. In 1961 Dalton-Morris was promoted to air marshal and, having exhausted senior Royal Air Force signals appointments, he became Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Maintenance Command.
He retired from that post and the Royal Air Force just over two years later in July 1963.
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October 28, 1976 (aged 70)