John Thomson
Senior officer in the Royal Air Force
About John Thomson
Lived 1941 – 1994 (aged 53).
Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles John Thomson, (7 June 1941 – 10 July 1994), usually Sir John Thomson, was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force (RAF).
RAF service Educated at Campbell College in Belfast, Thomson entered Royal Air Force College Cranwell in 1959, and was commissioned into the Royal Air Force in 1962. He went on to be Director of Defence Concepts at the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in 1985, Air Officer Commanding (AOC) No. 1 Group in 1987 and Assistant Chief of the Air Staff in 1989.
Other honours On 10 July 2014, a wreath-laying ceremony was held at the United States Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of his passing, and to honour Thomson's life and service to the Royal Air Force.
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Who was John Thomson?
senior officer in the Royal Air Force
When was John Thomson born?
John Thomson was born on 7 June 1941.
When did John Thomson die?
John Thomson died on 10 July 1994 in RAF Halton.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: John Thomson (RAF officer)
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