Francis Long
RAF officer
About Francis Long
Lived 1899 – 1983 (aged 83).
Air Vice Marshal Francis William Long, (10 October 1899 – 25 March 1983) was a senior Royal Air Force officer.
RAF career Long was commissioned into the Royal Flying Corps on 23 February 1918 during the First World War. After transferring to the RAF on its creation in April 1918, he served in the Second World War as Senior Air Staff Officer, Combined Operations Headquarters from April 1943, Senior Air Staff Officer, Air Headquarters India from March 1945 and as Air Officer Commanding, No. 1 (Indian) Group from August 1945.
After the war he became Director of Ground Combat Training in August 1947, Director of Operations in November 1948 and Senior Air Staff Officer, HQ Middle East Air Force in December 1949.
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Who was Francis Long?
RAF officer
When was Francis Long born?
Francis Long was born on 10 October 1899.
When did Francis Long die?
Francis Long died on 25 March 1983.
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