Hugh Hamilton Brookes

Hugh Hamilton Brookes
Born 14 October 1904
Died 16 March 1988
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch  Royal Air Force
Rank Air Vice-Marshall
Battles/wars Second World War
Awards CB, CBE, DFC

Air Vice-Marshall Hugh Hamilton Brookes CB CBE DFC (1904-1988), was a senior Royal Air Force officer.

Biography

Born on 14 October 1904, Hugh Hamilton Brookes was educated at Bedford School and at the Royal Air Force College Cranwell. After serving in Iraq, the Western Desert, Aden and with RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War, he was appointed as Air Officer Commanding, Rhodesia, between 1951 and 1954, Air Officer Commanding, Iraq, between 1954 and 1956, and Air Officer Commanding, No 25 Group, RAF Flying Training Command, between 1956 and 1958.[1]

Air Vice-Marshall Hugh Hamilton Brookes retired from the Royal Air Force on 10 November 1958.[2] He died on 16 March 1988.

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