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About Charles Elworthy, Baron Elworthy
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Samuel Charles Elworthy, Baron Elworthy KG, GCB, CBE, DSO, LVO, DFC, AFC (23 March 1911 – 4 April 1993) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force. He served as commander of a squadron of Blenheim bombers and then as a station commander during World War II. He became Chief of the Air Staff in the mid-1960s and implemented the cancellation of the TSR-2 strike aircraft and the HS681 military transport aircraft programmes. He also became Chief of the Defence Staff in which role he oversaw the evacuation from Aden in November 1967 and the growing crisis in Northern Ireland in the late 1960s.
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- Updated from MyHeritage Family Trees via father Percy Ashton Elworthy by SmartCopy: May 27 2015, 5:57:07 UTC
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Charles Elworthy, Baron Elworthy's Timeline
| 1911 |
March 23, 1911
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Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand
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| 1993 |
April 4, 1993
Age 82
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Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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