Charles Broughton
Air Marshal Sir Charles Broughton, KBE, CB (27 April 1911 – 17 May 1998) was a Royal Air Force officer who served as Air Member for Supply and Organisation from 1966 until his retirement in 1968.
Sir Charles Broughton | |
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| Born | 27 April 1911 New Zealand |
| Died | 17 May 1998 (aged 87) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1930–68 |
| Rank | Air Marshal |
| Commands held | Air Member for Supply and Organisation (1966–68) RAF Stornoway (1941) No. 48 Squadron (1941) |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Mentioned in Despatches (4) |
RAF career
Broughton joined the Royal Air Force in 1930.[1] He served in the Second World War 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]