Aubrey Ellwood (RAF officer)

Aubrey Ellwood (RAF officer)

Infobox Military Person
name= Aubrey Beauclerk Ellwood
lived= 3 July 1897 – 20 December 1992
placeofbirth=
placeofdeath=


caption=
nickname=
allegiance=flagicon|United Kingdom United Kingdom
serviceyears= 1916–1952
rank=
branch= Royal Naval Air Service
Royal Air Force
commands=
unit=
battles= World War II
World War II
awards= Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Cross
laterwork=

Air Marshal Sir Aubrey Beauclerk Ellwood KCB DSC RAF (3 July 1897 – 20 December 1992) was a senior Royal Air Force commander.

Aubrey Ellwood was educated at Marlborough College and he then joined the Royal Naval Air Service in 1916. He was awarded one of the first permanent commissions in the RAF in 1919 and then served as a pilot in India.

In October 1947, Ellwood was appointed the Air Officer Commanding in Chief Bomber Command. His next and last tour was as Air Officer Commanding in Chief Transport Command.

References

* [http://www.rafweb.org/Biographies/Ellwood.htm Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - Air Mshl Ellwood]


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