Clifford Sanderson
Royal Air Force air marshals
About Clifford Sanderson
Lived 1898 – 1976 (aged 77).
Air Marshal Sir (Alfred) Clifford Sanderson, (19 February 1898 – 28 January 1976) was a British Royal Air Force officer who served as Air Officer Commanding Far East Air Force from 1952 to 1954.
RAF career Educated at Dulwich College, Sanderson joined the Royal Flying Corps in 1916 during the First World War. He transferred to the newly formed Royal Air Force in 1918 and was made Officer Commanding No. 19 Squadron in 1931.
In 1946 Sanderson was appointed Air Officer Commanding Air Headquarters Burma and then Air Officer Administration at Headquarters Air Command Far East. He went on to be Air Officer Commanding Air Headquarters Malaya in 1948 and Director-General of Personnel at the Air Ministry in 1949. He became Air Officer Commanding Far East Air Force in 1952 before retiring in 1955.
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Who was Clifford Sanderson?
Royal Air Force air marshals (1898-1976)
When was Clifford Sanderson born?
Clifford Sanderson was born on 19 February 1898 in Wandsworth.
When did Clifford Sanderson die?
Clifford Sanderson died on 28 January 1976 in Hove.
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