Sidney Osborne Bufton

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Sidney Osborne Bufton
Born(1908-01-12)12 January 1908
Wales
Died29 March 1993(1993-03-29) (aged 85)
Surrey, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branch
High Sheriff of Radnorshire

Managing Director of Radionic Ltd

CB, DFC (12 January 1908 – 29 March 1993) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force during the middle part of the 20th century. He played a major part in establishing the Pathfinder project, over the objections of Arthur Harris
.

RAF career

Bufton joined the Royal Air Force in 1927.

Operation Thunderclap
and for the air warfare against cities and civilians in German-occupied Europe.

After the War he was appointed Commandant of the Central Bomber Establishment and then Deputy Chief of Staff (Operations and Plans) at Headquarters Air Forces Western Europe in 1948.[1] He was made Director of Weapons at the Air Ministry in 1951, Air Officer Administration at Headquarters Bomber Command in 1952 and Air Officer Commanding at British Forces Aden in 1953.[1] His last appointments were as Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters Bomber Command in 1955 and as Assistant Chief of Staff (Intelligence) at the Air Ministry in 1958 before retiring in 1961.[1]

After retiring from the RAF, he joined Radionic Ltd. as an inventor and later became Managing Director until 1970.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation – Air Vice Marshal S O Bufton
  2. ISBN 978-0-7524-5453-5

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Preceded by Air Officer Commanding British Forces Aden
1953–1955 		Succeeded by
Laurence Frank Sinclair
Preceded by Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Intelligence)
1958–1961 		Succeeded by
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