Air Commodore Herbert Victor Rowley was a British air officer of the Royal Air Force.
14 Facts About Herbert Rowley
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Herbert Rowley was a World War I flying ace, credited with nine aerial victories while serving in the Royal Naval Air Service, but became a member of the Royal Air Force when the RNAS was consolidated into it.
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Herbert Victor Rowley was born in Crich, Derbyshire, the second son of the Reverend Arthur Rowley and his wife Agnes.
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Herbert Rowley entered the Royal Navy to serve in the Royal Naval Air Service as a probationary temporary flight sub-lieutenant on 30 April 1916.
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On 10 January 1917 Herbert Rowley was posted to RNAS Dover, then assigned to No 1 Squadron RNAS, based in France, in February to fly the Sopwith Triplane single-seat fighter.
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Herbert Rowley's squadron was then re-equipped with the Sopwith Camel.
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Herbert Rowley shot down an observation balloon and two enemy aircraft in March 1918, and finally on 1 April, the day that the Royal Naval Air Service was merged with the Army's Royal Flying Corps to form the Royal Air Force, gained his ninth and final victory.
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On 1 August 1919 Herbert Rowley was granted a permanent commission in the Royal Air Force with the rank of lieutenant.
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On 1 June 1926 Herbert Rowley was posted to the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment at RAF Martlesham Heath.
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Herbert Rowley was again placed on the half-pay list between 10 and 18 January 1927.
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In July 1930 Herbert Rowley took part in the King's Cup Air Race, flying the Gipsy I-engined Blackburn Bluebird IV G-AAUW entered by Mrs Robert Blackburn.
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Herbert Rowley was posted to the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment at RAF Martlesham Heath for engineer duties on 30 June 1935.
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On 28 December 1939 Herbert Rowley was appointed an acting-group captain, receiving promotion to the temporary rank on 1 March 1940.
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Herbert Rowley retired from the RAF on 26 October 1944, retaining the rank of air commodore.