Air Vice Marshal Basil Embry (right) and his staff, c. 1944. Atcherley is at left.
Birth name
David Francis William Atcherley
Born
(1904-01-12)12 January 1904 York, England
Died
8 June 1952(1952-06-08) (aged 48) Mediterranean Sea
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Service/branch
British Army (1922–29) Royal Air Force (1929–52)
Years of service
1922–52
Rank
Air Vice Marshal
Service number
05168
Commands held
No. 205 Group (1952) Central Fighter Establishment (1948–50) No. 47 Group (1946) No. 48 Group (1945–46) No. 323 Wing (1943) No. 325 Wing (1942–43) RAF Fairwood Common (1942) No. 57 Operational Training Unit (1941–42) No. 25 Squadron (1941) RAF Castletown (1940–41) No. 253 Squadron (1940) No. 85 Squadron (1938–40)
Battles/wars
Second World War
Awards
Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Distinguished Flying Cross Mentioned in Despatches (3) Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold II (Belgium) Croix de guerre (Belgium)
Relations
Air Marshal Sir Richard Atcherley (brother)
Air Vice Marshal David Francis William Atcherley, CB, CBE, DSO, DFC (12 January 1904 – 8 June 1952) was a senior Royal Air Force officer.[1]
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Marshal David Francis William Atcherley, CB, CBE, DSO, DFC (12 January 1904 – 8 June 1952) was a senior Royal Air Force officer. DavidAtcherley and his...
Atcherley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: DavidAtcherley (1904–1952), British pilot Frank Atcherley Rose (1873–1935), British...
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Fairwood Common for interrogation under the escort of Group Captain DavidAtcherley. Atcherley, fearful of an escape attempt, aimed his revolver at Faber for...
it taxied. Faber was taken to RAF Fairwood Common by Group Captain DavidAtcherley for interrogation. Faber was piloting the latest Luftwaffe fighter...
with a flare; he was taken to RAF Fairwood Common by Group Captain DavidAtcherley; the aircraft is in Shoreham Aircraft Museum 16 April 1943, in the...
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Year(s) Name 1945 Air Commodore Richard Atcherley 1945–1948 Unknown 1948–1950 Air Commodore DavidAtcherley 1950–1953 Air Commodore W J Crisham 1953–1954...
Skies (1959), history of B.O.A.C. A Pride of Unicorns: Richard and DavidAtcherley of the R.A.F. (1960) Bristol Fashion. Some Account of the Earlier Days...
Major-General Sir Llewellyn William Atcherley, CMG, CVO, KPM (1 March 1871 – 17 February 1954) was a Canadian-born officer in the British Army and Chief...
www.atcherley.org.uk. Atcherley.org.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2023. Thomas, B. A. (1986), In search of fossil plants: the life and work of David Davies...
George Aston (1861—1938), GOC Natal Major-General Sir Llewellyn William Atcherley (1871—1954), DA & QMG Brigadier Maurice Alan Atherton CBE, JP, DL, DCL...
Legal offices Preceded by David Francis Atcherley Attorney-General of Durham 1846–1861 Succeeded by William Mathewson Hindmarch Parliament of the United...
July 5, 1910. Atcherley, Mary Haʻaheo (July 24, 1928). "Descendants of Hoolulu and Kinimaka – Letter to Editor from Mary Haʻaheo Atcherley". Honolulu Star-Bulletin...
the Menzies, Holt, McEwen, Gorton and McMahon governments Sir Harold Atcherley, businessman, public figure and arts administrator in the United Kingdom...
Archbishop of Wellington and Metropolitan of New Zealand (1974–1978) John Atcherley Cardinal Dew (born 1948) - Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Ippolito (2015–present);...
problems with Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force Air Vice-Marshal Richard Atcherley and Commander-in-Chief of the Navy Rear Admiral James Wilfred Jefford...
square feet) West Riding Constabulary Major-General Llewellyn William Atcherley (1908–1919) Captain Henry Studdy (1944 to 1959) George Edward Scott (1959...
June 1943 flying with RCAF Aries, Ellis Walter 6 Ashton, John Henry 5 Atcherley, David Francis William 5 25 CB, CBE, DSO, DFC 3 Victories in a Beaufighter[page needed]...
which would cut off if contact was lost. Royal Air Force officer Richard Atcherley had observed the dangerous aerial-refueling techniques in use at barnstorming...
National Archives. Retrieved 23 February 2024. Cadw (22 April 1998). "Atcherley Lime Kilns (Grade II) (19717)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved...
Frank Atcherley – Biographical entry – Plarr's Lives of the Fellows Online". rcseng.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2015. "Rose, Frank Atcherley, (1873–30...
Waddington – actor Peter Whitbread – actor and scriptwriter Sir Harold Atcherley – Royal Dutch Shell executive; Chairman of Tyzack & Partners Randal McDonnell...
2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014. Fraser, Magie. "Robert Riddel, Geoff Cook and David Gole of Riddel Architecture". ArchitectureAU. Archived from the original...
Ardsley House, Yorkshire. He was a first cousin of the twins David and Richard Atcherley. Empson first discovered his great skill and interest in mathematics...
Reginald Delargey, Thomas Stafford Williams and current archbishop John Atcherley Dew. Pope John Paul II became the first pope to visit New Zealand, in...
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