About John Thompson
Lived 1947 – 2023 (aged 75–76). John Thompson was a physician.
Air Marshal John Hugh Thompson, (18 September 1947 – 15 March 2023) was a British Royal Air Force officer who became Head of the British Defence Staff in Washington, D.C. from 2000 until his retirement in 2002.
RAF career Educated at Fielding High School in New Zealand, Thompson joined the Royal Air Force in 1970. He became Station Commander at RAF Wittering in 1988, Senior Air Staff Officer at RAF Rheindahlen in 1993 and an assistant to the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1996.
Thompson died on 15 March 2023, at the age of 75.
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British Royal Air Force officer (1947–2023)
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John Thompson was born on 18 September 1947.
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John Thompson was a physician.
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