Stephen Strafford

Infobox Military Person
name= Stephen Charles Strafford
lived= 21 November 1898–18 May 1966
placeofbirth=Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England
placeofdeath=Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England


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allegiance= flag|United Kingdom
serviceyears= 1917–1954
rank= Air Marshal
branch= air force|United Kingdom
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battles= World War I
World War II
awards= Companion of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Flying Cross
Mention in Despatches (3)
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Air Marshal Stephen Charles Strafford CB, CBE, DFC, RAF (21 November 1898–18 May 1966) was a pilot in the Royal Naval Air Service during World War I and a senior officer in the Royal Air Force during World War II and the following years.

After serving as the Air Officer Administration at Middle East Command, Strafford was appointed Air Officer Commanding Air HQ Iraq and Persia.

Strafford was one of the representatives of the RAF at the funeral of King George VI. He later served as the Inspector-General of the RAF.

References

* [http://www.rafweb.org/Biographies/Strafford.htm Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - Air Marshal Stephen Strafford]
* [http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/STRAFFORD.shtml Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives - Survey of the Papers of Senior UK Defence Personnel, 1900-1975 - Strafford, Stephen Charles]

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