John Thomson (RAF officer)

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Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles John Thomson, usually Sir John Thomson (born 7 June 1941, died 10 July 1994) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force.

Thomson was Commander-in-Chief Strike Command from 4 November 1992 to 30 June 1994. In July 1994 he became the first Commander in Chief of the new NATO command, Allied Forces North-western Europe. However, only days after taking up this post he became ill and rushed to hospital at RAF Halton where he died.

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• Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - Air Chf Mshl Thomson

Military Offices
Preceded by M G Simmons	Assistant Chief of the Air Staff 1989–1991	Succeeded by T Garden
Preceded by Sir Michael Graydon	Commander-in-Chief Support Command 1991–1992	Succeeded by Sir John Willis
Preceded by Sir Michael Graydon	Commander-in-Chief Strike Command 1992–1994	Succeeded by Sir Richard Johns