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Marshal of the Royal Air Force

Sir Andrew Humphrey
Humphrey after his 1953 record-breaking flight from Cape Town to London.
Born(1921-01-10)10 January 1921
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died24 January 1977(1977-01-24) (aged 56)
RAF Halton, Buckinghamshire, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Air Force
Years of service1939–1977
RankMarshal of the Royal Air Force
Commands heldChief of the Defence Staff (1976–77)
Chief of the Air Staff (1974–76)
RAF Strike Command (1971–74)
Air Member for Personnel (1968–71)
Air Forces Middle East (1965–67)
RAF Akrotiri (1959–62)
Battles/warsSecond World War
Aden Emergency
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Flying Cross
Air Force Cross & Two Bars
Mentioned in Despatches

Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Andrew Henry Humphrey, GCB, OBE, DFC, AFC & Two Bars (10 January 1921 – 24 January 1977) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force. He fought in the Second World War 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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