Charles Broughton

Sir Charles Broughton
Born	27 April 1911
Died	1998
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Air Force
Years of service	1930–1968
Rank	Air Marshal
Commands held	No. 48 Squadron RAF Stornoway
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath

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.

RAF career

Broughton joined the Royal Air Force in 1930.^[1] He served in World War II as Officer Commanding No. 48 Squadron and then as Station Commander at RAF Stornoway before joining the Air Staff at Headquarters No. 15 Group.^[1] 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.^[1]

After the War he was on the staff at Headquarters RAF Flying Training Command and then at the Air Ministry.^[1] 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^[2] and retiring in 1968.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - Air Marshal Sir Charles Broughton
2. ^ Chief of Training Command The Times, 5 April 1966

Military offices
Preceded by Sir John Davis	Air Member for Supply and Organisation 1966 – 1968	Succeeded by Sir Thomas Prickett

Persondata
Name	Broughton, Charles
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Date of birth	1911-04-27
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Date of death	1998
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