Richard Atcherley
| Sir Richard Atcherley | |
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Air Vice Marshal R L Atcherley
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| Nickname(s) | Batchy |
| Born |
12 January 1904 York, England |
| Died | 18 April 1970 (aged 66) Aldershot, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1922–59 |
| Rank | Air Marshal |
| Commands held |
Flying Training Command (1955–59) No. 12 Group (1951–53) Chief of the Pakistani Air Staff (1949–51) RAF College Cranwell (1945–49) Central Fighter Establishment (1945) No. 211 Group (1943) RAF Kenley (1942–43) RAF Fairwood Common (1942) RAF Drem (1940–41) No. 219 Squadron (1939–40) |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Air Force Cross & Bar Mentioned in Despatches (3) War Cross (Norway) |
| Relations | Air Vice Marshal David Atcherley (brother) |
Air Marshal Sir Richard Llewellyn Roger Atcherley, KBE, CB, AFC & Bar (12 January 1904 – 18 April 1970) was a senior Royal Air Force officer. He served as Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Pakistan Air Force from 1949 to 1951.
Richard Atcherley and his twin David were born on 12 January 1904, and were the sons of Major General Sir Sir Llewellyn Atcherley, Chief Constable of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and his wife 'Nellie', Eleanor Frances (1871–1957), daughter of Richard Mickelthwait, of Ardsley House, in the valley of Deane near Barnsley. Their father was a grandson of David Francis Atcherley of Marton Hall, High Sheriff of Shropshire, Serjeant-at-law, Attorney-General of the County Palatine of Lancaster and County Durham. Richard Atcherley and his brother, first cousins of William Empson, attended Oundle School in Northamptonshire.
In 1922, Atcherley attended the RAF College Cranwell and was commissioned two years later. He initially served as a pilot on No. 29 Squadron, flying Snipes out of Duxford. In 1925, Atcherley attended the Central Flying School and then returned to his squadron as both a pilot and a qualified flying instructor. He was a member of the RAF team that competed for the Schneider Trophy in 1929.
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