Albert Cuffe

Air Marshal Albert Abraham Lawson Cuffe (2 May 1895 – 24 March 1969) was a Canadian air force officer who was briefly Director of the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Albert Cuffe
Born2 May 1895
Kilasser, County Mayo, Ireland
Died24 March 1969
Allegiance Canada
Service/branchCanada Royal Canadian Air Force
Years of service1914 – 1944
RankAir Marshal
Battles/warsWorld War I

Career

Cuffe enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in 1914 and, having joined the Royal Flying Corps, served in World War I.[1] After the War he became an instructor at Camp Borden.[2] He was responsible for forming No. 2 (Operations) Squadron at High River, Alberta on 1 April 1925.[3] He served briefly as Director of the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1932 before, having been promoted to wing commander, he became Commanding Officer of No.4 Squadron at Vancouver around 1935.[4] He served in World War II in initially as Air Member for Training[5] and then, from February 1942, as Commander of the Eastern Air Command of the Royal Canadian Air Force.[1][6] He retired in 1944.[1]

References
  1. Air Marshal Cuffe
  2. Warrior Chiefs: Perspectives on Senior Canadian Military Leaders edited by Bernd Horn, p. 239
  3. New formations
  4. Small, F/L Norville Everett Archived 2013-09-25 at the Wayback Machine Air Force Association
  5. Military History
  6. Change Command for Air Defences on Eastern Coast Ottawa Citizen - February 21, 1942
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