David Carnegie (RAF officer)
David Vaughan Carnegie | |
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Born | 7 February 1897 |
Died | 3 August 1964 67) | (aged
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/branch |
Royal Naval Air Service Royal Air Force |
Years of service | 1917–1954 |
Rank | Air Vice-Marshal |
Commands held |
Chief of the New Zealand Air Staff No. 18 Group RAF Wittering |
Battles/wars |
First World War Second World War |
Awards |
Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Air Force Cross Legion of Merit (United States) |
Air Vice-Marshal David Vaughan Carnegie CB, CBE, AFC (7 February 1897 – 3 August 1964) was a senior Royal Air Force commander during the Second World War and the post-war decade. From 1951 to 1954 he served on secondment as the Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal New Zealand Air Force.
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Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Air Vice-Marshal Arthur de Terrotte Nevill |
Chief of the Air Staff (RNZAF) 1951–1954 |
Succeeded by Air Vice-Marshal Walter Merton |
Preceded by Air Vice-Marshal Edgar Kingston-McClaughry |
Air Officer Commanding No. 18 Group Also Air Officer Scotland 1948–1950 |
Succeeded by Air Vice-Marshal Harold Lydford |