Vic Otter

[Archivist_47]

Vic became an RAF Air Commodore. He died about 30 years ago. Does anyone have any info?

[annsa]

Hi

Try the main category message board of this site:

http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/index.php?referrerid=127

Someone with a copy of the Air Force Lists shouldbe able to look him up for you and give you some more information.

Regards,

Ann

[old rowley]

V. C. Otter is mentioned twelve times in The Times and the earliest that I can find is for 14th December 1932 when, as a Sergeant he was piloting an aircraft that crashed in Yorkshire. He was injured but the rest of the crew were killed. The last reference that I can find for him is dated 10th June 1967 when, as Air Vice-Marshall, he is noted as being awarded the CBE in the Queens Birthday Honours list, this would have sat well with the OBE (military Division) that he had been awarded in the Kings Birthday Honours list on 13th June 1946. I can find no mention of his death in The Times (although I may have missed it).

old rowley

[liverpool annie]

Is he your family Archivist_47 ? where else have you looked ??

King's College London
Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives

Survey of the Papers of Senior UK Defence Personnel, 1900-1975

OTTER, Victor Charles (born 1914), Air Vice Marshal
Service biography
RAF aircraft apprentice 1929-1932; flying duties 1935-1937; World War II 1939-1945; commissioned, Engineering Branch 1940; Staff Officer, (Technical), Controller Research and Development, Ministry of Aircraft Production 1942-1947; Assistant Air Attache, Budapest, Hungary 1947-1948; Officer Commanding Central Servicing Development Establishment 1953-1955; Chief Engineering Officer, Bomber Command 1956-1959; Officer Commanding No 32 Maintenance Unit 1959-1961; Senior Technical Staff Officer, Flying Training Command 1961-1963; Project Director, P1154/P1127 1963-1966; Air Officer Engineering, Air Support Command 1966-1969; retired 1969

His papers are here !

http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/alpha.shtml

Annie 

[Archivist_47]

Happy New Year everyone! And thanks to all of you once again for this great info on Vic Otter. To answer one correspondent - he's not family, but an associate of a friend to whom I'll be forwarding this info.

[Vic Otters Driver]

Dear Archivist_47,
I have only just found this site. I have been trying to find out more about Vic as I was his driver at Shinfield park, Reading when he was STSO. He came to my wedding and was Godfather to my daughter. His wife was in hospital having an eye operation so he agreed to have his faulty heart valve repaired, but sadly he died during the operation. He lived in Derby after he left the RAF and joined Rolls Royce. Iris his wife  died a few years later.I do have more info if you are interested

[saraharcher]

Hello,
Vic Otter was my Godfather also. My father was Colin Barwell ( Squadron Ldr). I would love to have more information about him. I last saw him in the 1990's when he was living at his home in Derby with Iris but lost track after that and didnt know when he died.
Please pm me any info you have about him.
Many thanks
Sarah

[rebeccaotter]

Hi All,

I’ve just stumbled across these entries and note that the chain of discussion started 12yrs ago.

Uncle Charlie was my Great Uncle and a tremendous man. I share my Aunty Iris’ middle name - Louise - and can attest to how wonderful she was too.

If there is any information about Uncle Charlie and Aunty Iris flying around, please let me know. There are a few family rumours about this pair that I’d be happy to share in a private message.