Charles Elworthy, Baron Elworthy
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Sir Charles Elworthy
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23 March 1911 Timaru, New Zealand |
| Died | 4 April 1993 (aged 82) Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1933–71 |
| Rank | Marshal of the Royal Air Force |
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Chief of the Defence Staff Chief of the Air Staff British Forces Arabian Peninsular RAF Staff College, Bracknell RAF Odiham RAF Tangmere RAF Waddington No. 82 Squadron |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
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Knight of the Order of the Garter Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order Distinguished Flying Cross Air Force Cross Mentioned in Despatches (3) |
 Marshal of the Royal Air Force The Lord Elworthy
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Marshal of the Royal Air Force Lord Elworthy with Lieutenant-General Sir Michael Gray in Belfast in 1970
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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 the Second World War. 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.
Born the son of Percy Ashton Elworthy and Bertha Victoria Elworthy (née Julius) and educated at Marlborough College and Trinity College, Cambridge, Elworthy was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn before he joined the Reserve of Air Force Officers as a pilot officer on probation on 14 August 1933. He was confirmed in the rank on 14 August 1934.
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