Alec Coryton

Air Chief Marshal Sir William Alec Coryton KCB KBE MVO DFC RAF (February 16, 1895 – October 20, 1981), commonly known as Alec Coryton, was a senior RAF commander in World War II.

Originally commissioned as an officer in the British Army's Rifle Brigade (Special Reserve), he transferred to the Royal Flying Corps as a Lieutenant in 1918. When the RFC became the Royal Air Force he resigned his Army commission and became a Royal Air Force officer.

1942 April 25 AOC, No. 5 Group RAF Bomber Command. It has been claimed that the then Air Commodore Croyton was sacked by Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris for refusing to send a small force of Lancasters from his group on a sneak raid to Berlin in poor weather conditions.
1943 February Air Staff, Air Ministry.
1944 Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Operations).
1944 August 25 Commander, RAF Third Tactical Air Force.
1944 December 4 Commander, RAF in Bengal & Burma.
1944 December 14 – May 1945 Assistant Air Commander, Eastern Air Command.
1945 February 27 Air Marshal Commanding, HQ RAF Burma

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Preceded by J C Slessor	Air Officer Commanding No. 5 Group 1942–1943	Succeeded by The Hon R A Cochrane
Preceded by J E A Baldwin	Air Officer Commanding Third Tactical Air Force Post downgraded to AOC HQ RAF Bengal and Burma on 4 December 1944 Post renamed AOC HQ RAF Burma on 1 June 1945 1944–1947	Post disestablished

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