Tindal was promoted to group captain in 1946 , with seniority to July 1945 . He was appointed commandant of an RAF base in Treviso , Italy , in 1945 , before being appointed to a staff position in Palestine , until his retirement in 1948 . While in Jerusalem , where he was stationed with his family , Tindal narrowly escaped the King David Hotel bombing , on 22 July 1946
King David Hotel bombing
King David Hotel bombing
Nicolas Tindal-Carill-Worsley