King's College London
Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives

King's College London
Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives

Survey of the Papers of Senior UK Defence Personnel, 1900-1975

Name
BARRACLOUGH, Sir John (born 1918), Air Chief Marshal

Service biography
Artists' Rifles 1935-1938; commissioned, RAF 1938; World War II, North West Europe and North Africa 1939-1945; Staff, Central Flying School and Imperial Defence College 1949-1954; Commander, RAF Station, Biggin Hill and Middleton St George 1954-1958; first single-engine jet flight to South Africa 1957; Near East, Middle East and Far East 1957-1961; Director of Public Relations, Air Ministry 1961-1964; Air Officer Commanding 19 Group, Coastal Command, RAF and North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Air Commander, Central Sub-Area, Eastern Atlantic Command 1964-1967; Harvard Business School 1967; Air Officer in charge of Administration, Bomber Command, RAF 1967-1968; Air Officer in charge of Administration, Strike Command, RAF 1968-1970; Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, Ministry of Defence 1970-1972; Air Secretary, Air Ministry 1972-1974; Commandant, Royal College of Defence Studies 1974-1976; retired; Member, RAF Training and Education Advisory Board 1976-1979; Vice Chairman, Air League Council 1977-1981; Chairman, Royal United Services Institute Council 1977-1980; Editorial Director then Vice Chairman, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Sixteen Nations 1978-1986

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