John Bradley (RAF officer)
Air Marshal Sir John Stanley Travers Bradley, KCB, CBE (11 April 1888 – 6 January 1982) was a senior Royal Air Force officer who became Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief RAF Maintenance Command.
Sir John Bradley | |
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 Air Marshal J S T Bradley | |
| Born | 11 April 1888 Cork, Ireland |
| Died | 6 January 1982 (aged 93) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army (1914–18) Royal Air Force (1918–45) |
| Years of service | 1914–45 |
| Rank | Air Marshal |
| Commands held | Maintenance Command (1938–42) RAF Northolt (1930–31) No. 14 Squadron (1921–24) |
| Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Mentioned in Despatches Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta (Poland) |
RAF career
Bradley served with the East Yorkshire Regiment and then the Machine Gun Corps during the First World War, transferring to the Royal Air Force in August 1918.[1] He was appointed Officer Commanding No. 14 Squadron in 1921 and Station Commander at RAF Northolt in 1930.[1] Promoted to group captain in July 1931,[2] Bradley went on to be Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters Wessex Bombing Area in November 1931, Director of Equipment at the Air Ministry in 1935, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Maintenance Command in 1938.[1] He continued in that role during the Second World War, though he moved on to be Deputy Air Member for Supply & Organisation in 1942 before retiring at the end of the war.[1]
References
- Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation – Air Marshal Sir John Bradley
- Half-Yearly Promotions Flight International, 3 July 1931