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Letter Signed AVM A A Case Catalina Pilot Pick up General Clack In Algiers 1942. £ Page Handwritten Letter Dated 23rd November 1975. Personally Signed by Air Vice Marshal A Case Catalina Pilot you pick up Pick up General Clack In Algiers 1942. In his letter he wrote ''You may know that in October 1942 General Marl Clarke and a party of Staff officers were landed on the beach near Algiers from a Submarine for talks with the local Military Commanders ahead of the @@Totch Landings. They were held up on the beach due to bad Weather for Several days. When the Weather moderated I flew down to the rendezvous in a Catalina of 202 Sqn and picked them up. That was on the 24th October. '' Air Vice Marshal A A Case 5 Apr 1916 - Nov 1990. His details follow. 3 Nov 1934: U/T Pilot, No 2 FTS. 27 Apr 1936: Attended Flying Boat Pilots' Course, RAF Base Calshot. 1 Aug 1936: Pilot, No 202 Sqn. (Fairey IIIF, Scapa) (arrived 11 Aug 1936). 22 May 1939: Posted to Home Establishment 19 Oct 1940: Granted Permanent Commission in the rank of Flight Lieutenant. xx Feb 1942: Officer Commanding, No 202 Sqn. (Sunderland, Catalina) xx Jan 1943: 17 May 1943: Air Staff, HQ Coastal Command 21Mar 1944: Air Staff, HQ No 222 Group. 8 Mar 1945: Group Captain - Maritime Operations, HQ ACSEA. xx Aug 1945: Officer Commanding, RAF Koggala. 1946 - 50 ? xx xxx 1950: Attended Joint Services Staff College. 1951 - 52 ? xx xxx 1953: Officer Commanding, RAF Chivenor. 31 Jan 1956: Air Staff (Air Plans), HQ Middle East Air Force/OC, RAF Nicosia? xx Jan 1959: Attended Imperial Defence College. 21 Sep 1959: Director of Operational Requirements (A). 1961 - 62 ? 12 Nov 1962: AOC, No 22 (Training) Group. 25 Feb 1966: SASO, HQ Coastal Command.