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Peter Fletcher (RAF officer)

May 02, 2024

Air Chief Marshal Sir Peter Carteret Fletcher, KCB, OBE, DFC, AFC, FRAeS (7 October 1916 – 2 January 1999) was a senior Royal Air Force officer who served as Vice-Chief of the Air Staff from 1967 to 1970.[1]

Sir Peter Fletcher
Born(1916-10-07)7 October 1916
Durban, South Africa
Died2 January 1999(1999-01-02) (aged 82)
London, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Air Force
Years of service1939–73
RankAir Chief Marshal
Commands heldController Aircraft (1970–73)
Vice-Chief of the Air Staff (1967–70)
No. 38 Group (1966–67)
RAF Abingdon (1958–60)
RAF Belvedere (1942–44)
No. 258 Squadron (1942)
Battles/warsSecond World War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Flying Cross
Air Force Cross

RAF career edit

Educated at St George's College and Rhodes University in South Africa, Fletcher joined the Royal Rhodesian Air Force in 1939 and then transferred to the Royal Air Force.[2] He served in the Second World War as Officer Commanding No. 258 Squadron and as Station Commander at RAF Belvedere in Southern Rhodesia before joining the Directing Staff RAF Staff College (Overseas) in Haifa.[2] After the war he joined the Directing Staff at the Joint Services Staff College and then became a member of the Joint Planning Staff at the Air Ministry.[2] He was appointed Air Attaché in Oslo in 1953, a member of the Directing Staff at the Imperial Defence College in 1956 and Station Commander at RAF Abingdon in 1958.[2] He went on to be Deputy Director of the Joint Planning Staff in 1960, Director of Operational Requirements in 1961 and Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Policy) in 1964.[2] His last appointments were as Air Officer Commanding No. 38 Group in 1966, Vice-Chief of the Air Staff in 1967 and Controller of Aircraft in 1970 before retiring in 1973.[2]

In retirement he was a Director of Hawker Siddeley, Director of Corporate Strategy and Planning at British Aerospace and then a Member of the Airbus Industry Supervisory Board.[3]

Family edit

In 1940 he married Marjorie Kotze; they had two daughters.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Sir Peter Carteret Fletcher". National Portrait Gallery.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation – Air Chief Marshal Sir Peter Fletcher
  3. ^ a b Obituary: Air Chief Marshal Sir Peter Carteret Fletcher The Independent, 15 January 1999
Military offices
Preceded by Controller of Aircraft
1970–1973 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Vice-Chief of the Air Staff
1967–1970 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Air Officer Commanding No. 38 Group
1966–1967 		Succeeded by

May 02, 2024
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