About Gareth Clayton
Lived 1914 – 1992 (aged 77). Gareth Clayton was a military personnel.
Air Chief Marshal Sir Gareth Thomas Butler Clayton, (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. He served in the 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. and Air Secretary in 1970 before retiring in 1972.
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Who was Gareth Clayton?
Royal Air Force air marshals (1914-1992)
When was Gareth Clayton born?
Gareth Clayton was born on 13 November 1914.
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Gareth Clayton died on 5 February 1992.
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Gareth Clayton was a military personnel.
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