Philip Lincoln Explained

Philip Lincoln
Birth Name:Philip Lionel Lincoln
Birth Date:20 January 1892
Death Date:28 April 1981 (aged 89)
Birth Place:Lee, London[1]
Death Place:Chatham, Kent, England[2]
Allegiance: United Kingdom
Serviceyears:1914–1945
Rank:Air Commodore
Branch:
Commands:10th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers
No. 902 (County of London) (Balloon) Squadron
No. 34 Group
No. 30 Group
RAF Balloon Command
Battles:World War I
World War II
Awards:Companion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order
Military Cross

Air Commodore Philip Lionel Lincoln CB DSO MC (20 January 1892 – 28 April 1981) was a Royal Air Force officer who became the last Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at RAF Balloon Command.

RAF career

Educated at Framlingham College,[3] Lincoln was commissioned into the Northumberland Fusiliers in 1914 and served in World War I as Commanding Officer of the 10th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers.[4] Between the Wars he worked for R Passmore and Co.[3] He joined the Auxiliary Air Force in 1938 and served in World War II as Officer Commanding No. 902 (County of London) (Balloon) Squadron and then as Air Officer Commanding No. 34 Group, Senior Air Staff Officer and Air Officer Administration at Headquarters RAF Balloon Command before becoming Air Officer Commanding No. 30 Group in 1944 and Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at RAF Balloon Command in February 1945.[4] He retired in August 1945.[4]

He was also a judge for the Ski Club of Great Britain.[3]

Notes and References

  1. 1901 England Census
  2. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007
  3. http://www.oldframlinghamian.com/staticpages/index.php?page=20070222154555970 Old Framlinghamians
  4. http://www.rafweb.org/Biographies/Lincoln_PL.htm Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - Air Commodore P L Lincoln