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Jack Broughton (RAF officer)

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Jack Broughton
Born1933/1934
Died (aged 89)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchRoyal Air Force
RankAir Commodore
CommandsRoyal Observer Corps (1984–86)
RAF West Drayton (1978–80)
AwardsOfficer of the Order of the British Empire

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]

References

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  1. ^ "Units directly responsible to Ministry level". rafweb.org. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  2. ^ "RAF West Drayton". rafweb.org.
  3. ^ "News, 27th June 2023" (PDF). Royal Observer Corps Association. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  4. ^ "RAF News, 11 August 2023" (PDF). RAF News. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
Military offices
Preceded by
W F Page
Station Commander RAF West Drayton
1978–1980
Succeeded by
J D Drysdale
Preceded by Commandant Royal Observer Corps
1984–1986
Succeeded by