Education
He attended the Central Flying School in 1913, being awarded his Royal Aeronautical Club Aviator"s Certificate northern
officer commander Gentleman Usher
He attended the Central Flying School in 1913, being awarded his Royal Aeronautical Club Aviator"s Certificate northern
Commissioned into the Devonshire Regiment in 1906, Mitchell spent his early military years as an infantry subaltern. 483 on 17 May 1913, before becoming a pilot in the Royal Flying Corps. During World War I he saw rapid advancement, serving as Officer Commanding Number.
10 Squadron, Officer Commanding 12th (Corps) Wing and Officer Commanding Number.
20 Group. After the War he moved to India and commanded Number. 52 (Corps) Wing and Number.
3 (Indian) Wing (subsequently redesignated Number. 1 (Indian) Wing). He was appointed Officer Commanding, Number.
1 Flying Training School in 1924, Group Captain – Administration at Royal Air Force Halton in 1925 and Officer Commanding, Aden Command in 1928.
He went on to be Director of Training at the Air Ministry in 1929 before being made Air Officer Commanding Royal Air Force Cranwell in 1933, Air Officer Commanding British Forces in Iraq in 1934 and Air Member for Personnel in 1937. Mitchell served in World World War II as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Royal Air Force Middle East from March 1939, and then Inspector-General of the Royal Air Force before retiring in 1941. In retirement he served as Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod.
He held the post of Commandant of London Air Training Command from 1942 until his death in 1944 from a heart attack.