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Andrew Humphrey
Military Person
1921 – 1977
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Who was Andrew Humphrey?
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Andrew Henry Humphrey GCB OBE DFC AFC was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force. He fought in World War II as a fighter pilot taking part in the Battle of Britain and also took part in the withdrawal from Aden in November 1967. He served as the Chief of the Air Staff advising the new Labour Government on the implementation of their latest Defence Review. He then served as Chief of the Defence Staff but caught pneumonia within three months of taking office and died shortly afterwards.
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- Born
- Jan 10, 1921
Edinburgh - Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Education
- Royal Air Force College Cranwell
- Died
- Jan 24, 1977
RAF Halton
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on July 23, 2013
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