Air Commodore Jack Broughton, OBE, DL (1933/1934 – 25 June 2023) was a senior Royal Air Force officer. A navigator, he obtained senior rank in the 1970s and 1980s and was Commandant Royal Observer Corps from 1984 to 1986.[1] Broughton was the Station Commander of RAF West Drayton from 1978 to 1980.[2] Broughton died on 25 June 2023, at the age of 89.[3][4]
Jack Broughton | |
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Born | 1933/1934 |
Died | (aged 89) |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Rank | Air Commodore |
Commands | Royal Observer Corps (1984–86) RAF West Drayton (1978–80) |
Awards | Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
References
edit- ^ "Units directly responsible to Ministry level". rafweb.org. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "RAF West Drayton". rafweb.org.
- ^ "News, 27th June 2023" (PDF). Royal Observer Corps Association. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "RAF News, 11 August 2023" (PDF). RAF News. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2024.