16-678: Godber is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Frederick Godber, 1st Baron Godber (1888–1976), British petroleum company executive Sir George Godber (1908–2009), British physician, Chief Medical Officer of England 1960–1973 John Godber (born 1956), English playwright and screenwriter Joseph Godber , Baron Godber of Willington (1914–1980), British politician and cabinet minister Joyce Godber (1906–1999), British archivist and local historian Lennie Godber, fictional character in 1970s BBC sitcom Porridge Peter Godber (born 1922), British police officer, Chief Superintendent of
32-526: A Career Commission, which will see them remain in the RAF until retirement or voluntary resignation. Before the Second World War , a squadron leader commanded a squadron of aircraft. Today, however, a flying squadron is usually commanded by a wing commander , with each of the two flights under a squadron leader. However, ground-operating squadrons which are sub-divisions of a wing are ordinarily commanded by
48-468: A command flag. The flag may be depicted on the officer's aircraft or, should the squadron leader be in command, the flag may be flown from a flagpole or displayed on an official car as a car flag. If the squadron leader is in command of a numbered squadron, then the number of the squadron is also shown on the flag. In the British Household Cavalry and Royal Armoured Corps , "squadron leader"
64-547: A director of Shell Transport and Trading Company in 1928, and appointed managing director in 1934. He was chairman of Shell Union Oil from 1937 to 1946, and of Shell Transport and Trading Company from 1946 to 1961. He also served as chairman of the Rhoxana Corporation from 1922 to 1928, and was chairman of the Commonwealth Development Finance Company from its inception until retiring in 1968. He
80-470: A squadron leader. This includes squadrons of the RAF Regiment and University Air Squadrons . The rank insignia consists of a thin blue band on a slightly wider black band between two narrow blue bands on slightly wider black bands. This is worn on both the lower sleeves of the tunic or on the shoulders of the flying suit or the casual uniform. Squadron leaders are the lowest ranking officers that may fly
96-462: Is usually equivalent to the rank of lieutenant commander in the navy and of the rank of major in other services. The equivalent rank in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force , Women's Royal Air Force (until 1968) and Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service (until 1980) was "squadron officer". Squadron leader has also been used as a cavalry command appointment (UK) and rank (France) since at least
112-567: The RAF rank system . On 1 April 1918, the newly created RAF adopted its officer rank titles from the British Army , with Royal Naval Air Service lieutenant commanders and Royal Flying Corps majors becoming majors in the RAF. In response to the proposal that the RAF should use its own rank titles, it was suggested that the RAF might use the Royal Navy 's officer ranks, with the word "air" inserted before
128-565: The Canadian Forces , when army-type rank titles were adopted. Canadian squadron leaders then became majors . In official Canadian French usage, the rank title was commandant d'aviation . However, in 2015, the insignia for Canadian air force majors reverted to two and half strips of braid in pearl grey on black. The rank originated in the British Royal Air Force and was adopted by several other air forces which use, or used,
144-414: The RAF used major as the equivalent rank to squadron leader. Royal Naval Air Service lieutenant-commanders and Royal Flying Corps majors on 31 March 1918 became RAF majors on 1 April 1918. On 31 August 1919, the RAF rank of major was superseded by squadron leader which has remained in continuous usage ever since. Promotion to squadron leader is strictly on merit, and requires the individual to be appointed to
160-515: The Royal Hong Kong Police Force, convicted for corruption Peter Godber (Canadian football) (born 1994), Canadian football offensive lineman W. T. Godber (1904–1981), English agriculturist and agricultural engineer [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Godber . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding
176-498: The barony became extinct. He was buried at St Dunstan Churchyard, Mayfield, Sussex. Squadron Leader Squadron leader ( Sqn Ldr or S/L ) is a senior officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force . The rank is used by air forces of many countries that have historical British influence . Squadron leader is immediately senior to flight lieutenant and immediately below wing commander . It
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#1732858588525192-669: The naval rank title. For example, the rank that later became squadron leader would have been air lieutenant commander. However, the Admiralty objected to this modification of their rank titles. The rank title squadron leader was chosen as squadrons were typically led by RAF majors and the term squadron commander had been used in the Royal Naval Air Service. The rank of squadron leader was introduced in August 1919 and has been used continuously since then. From 1 April 1918 to 31 July 1919,
208-564: The nineteenth century. In Argentina it is used as a command appointment by both the army's cavalry and by the air force's flying units. The cavalry rank of squadron leader in France is equivalent to a major, and the cavalry appointment of squadron leader in the UK generally corresponds to this rank as well. The rank was used in the Royal Canadian Air Force from 1920 until the 1968 unification of
224-440: The person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Godber&oldid=1186781134 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Frederick Godber, 1st Baron Godber Frederick Godber, 1st Baron Godber of Mayfield (6 November 1888 – 10 April 1976)
240-1009: Was knighted 7 July 1942. He was raised to the peerage as Baron Godber , of Mayfield in the County of Sussex , in 1956. He had already been made a Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau in 1947. In 1914, he married Violet Ethel Beatrice, daughter of George Lovesy, of Cheltenham , Gloucestershire : they had two daughters: Joyce Violet (1917-), who married in 1937 Andrew Agnew, of Sweethaw's Farm, Crowborough , Sussex , son of Sir Andrew Agnew, CBE , of Glenlee Park, New Galloway , Kirkcudbrightshire , Scotland, and had three daughters; and Daphne Joan (1923-2020), who married in 1942 Squadron Leader (Archibald) Ian Scott Debenham, of Pollards Hill, Limpsfield , Surrey , RAFVR , DFC , son of Archibald Scott Debenham, of Lightoaks, Ingatestone , Essex , and had four children. Lord Godber died in April 1976, aged 87, when
256-489: Was a British petroleum executive. Godber was the third son, and youngest of five children, of carpenter Edward Godber, of Camberwell , formerly of Derby , and Marion Louise, daughter of George Peach. Godber was an executive in the petroleum industry, becoming Chairman and Managing Director of Shell . He was with the Asiatic Petroleum Company in 1904, became a director of Shell Union Oil Corporation in 1922,
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