Charles Broughton
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Air Marshal
Sir Charles Broughton KBE
CB
(27 April 1911 - 1998) was a Royal Air Force
officer who became Air Member for Supply and Organisation
.
as Officer Commanding No. 48 Squadron
and then as Station Commander at RAF Stornoway
before joining the Air Staff at Headquarters No. 15 Group. He continued his war service as Senior Personnel Staff Officer at Headquarters Air Defence Eastern Mediterranean and then as a member of the Directing Staff at the RAF Staff College (Overseas) in Haifa
.
After the War he was on the staff at Headquarters RAF Flying Training Command
and then at the Air Ministry
. He was appointed Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters RAF Transport Command
in 1958, Director-General of Organisation at the Air Ministry in 1961 and UK Permanent Military Deputy at CENTO
in 1965 before becoming Air Member for Supply and Organisation
in 1966 and retiring in 1968.
Air Marshal
Air marshal is a three-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
Sir Charles Broughton KBE
Order of the British Empire
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CB
Order of the Bath
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(27 April 1911 - 1998) was a Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
officer who became Air Member for Supply and Organisation
Air Member for Supply and Organisation
The Air Member for Supply and Organisation was the senior Royal Air Force officer responsible for procurement matters: he was a member of the Air Force Board...
.
RAF career
Broughton joined the Royal Air Force in 1930. He served in World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
as Officer Commanding No. 48 Squadron
No. 48 Squadron RAF
No. 48 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron that saw service in both World War I and World War II.-First World War:No. 48 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps was formed at Netheravon, Wiltshire, on 15 April 1916. The squadron was posted to France in March 1917 and became the first fighter...
and then as Station Commander at RAF Stornoway
RAF Stornoway
RAF Stornoway was a Royal Air Force station near the burgh of Stornoway, on the Isle of Lewis, in the Western Isles of Scotland.- Beginnings :...
before joining the Air Staff at Headquarters No. 15 Group. He continued his war service as Senior Personnel Staff Officer at Headquarters Air Defence Eastern Mediterranean and then as a member of the Directing Staff at the RAF Staff College (Overseas) in Haifa
Haifa
Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher...
.
After the War he was on the staff at Headquarters RAF Flying Training Command
RAF Flying Training Command
Flying Training Command was an organization within the Royal Air Force which controlled units responsible for delivering flying training. The command's headquarters were at Shinfield Park, Reading in Berkshire.-History:...
and then at the Air Ministry
Air Ministry
The Air Ministry was a department of the British Government with the responsibility of managing the affairs of the Royal Air Force, that existed from 1918 to 1964...
. He was appointed Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters RAF Transport Command
RAF Transport Command
RAF Transport Command was a Royal Air Force command that controlled all transport aircraft of the RAF. It was established on 25 March 1943 by the renaming of the RAF Ferry Command, and was subsequently renamed RAF Air Support Command in 1967.-History:...
in 1958, Director-General of Organisation at the Air Ministry in 1961 and UK Permanent Military Deputy at CENTO
Central Treaty Organization
The Central Treaty Organization was formed in 1955 by Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey, and the United Kingdom. It was dissolved in 1979.U.S...
in 1965 before becoming Air Member for Supply and Organisation
Air Member for Supply and Organisation
The Air Member for Supply and Organisation was the senior Royal Air Force officer responsible for procurement matters: he was a member of the Air Force Board...
in 1966 and retiring in 1968.