About Sturley Simpson
Lived 1896 – 1966 (aged 69). Sturley Simpson was a military personnel.
Air Vice Marshal Sturley Philip Simpson, (13 June 1896 – 28 April 1966) was a senior Royal Air Force commander.
RAF career Simpson was commissioned into the Bedfordshire Regiment in 1915 during the First World War. Awarded the Military Cross in 1927, he was appointed Officer Commanding No. 4 Squadron in 1930 and Station Commander at RAF Thornaby in 1938. During the Second World War he commanded AHQ Gibraltar and then No. 18 Group. He retired in 1947.
After the Second World War Simpson was Commandant at Northolt Aerodrome.
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Who was Sturley Simpson?
Royal Air Force air marshals (1896–1966)
When was Sturley Simpson born?
Sturley Simpson was born on 13 June 1896.
When did Sturley Simpson die?
Sturley Simpson died on 28 April 1966.
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Sturley Simpson was a military personnel.
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