"And perhaps take the heat off us," the group captain went on.
He was promoted to group captain on 1 July 1958.
He was promoted to group captain on 1 January 1954.
He was promoted to group captain on 1 April 1928.
He was promoted to acting group captain in May 1943.
He was promoted to acting group captain in April 1941.
Good thing the Group Captain hadn't been there at the time.
He was promoted to temporary group captain in June that year.
He was promoted to substantive group captain on 1 July 1937.
The rank of group captain has been used continuously since 1 August 1919.