Gareth Clayton (RAF officer)
Sir Gareth Clayton | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 November 1914 |
| Died | 5 February 1992 (aged 77) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Mentioned in Despatches (China)Order of the Cloud and Banner |
KCB, DFC & Bar (13 November 1914 – 5 February 1992) was a senior Royal Air Force officer who served as Air Secretary
from 1970 to 1972.
RAF career
Clayton joined the Royal Air Force in 1936.Second World War as a Flight Commander with No. 25 Squadron and then with No. 100 Squadron before being appointed Officer Commanding No. 576 Squadron in 1943 and then Deputy Station Commander at RAF Faldingworth in 1944.[1] He then served on the Air Staff at No. 1 Group and as a Staff Officer on the Future Operational Plans Staff at the Air Ministry.[1]
After the War he became Air Attaché in
Second Tactical Air Force in 1963.[1] He went on to be Director-General of RAF Personnel Services in 1966, Chief of Staff at Headquarters RAF Strike Command in 1969[2] and Air Secretary in 1970 before retiring in 1972.[1]
He is buried in the churchyard of St Mary's, Polstead, Suffolk.[3]
Further reading
- Clayton, Sir Gareth (1992). And Then There Was One!. Gareth Clayton. ASIN B0032Q68GY.
References
- ^ a b c d e f Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation – Air Marshal Sir Gareth Clayton
- ^ "No. 45051". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 March 1970. p. 2556.
- ^ Per photograph alongside
