Science Fair Project Encyclopedia
Robert Brooke-Popham
Air Chief Marshal Sir Henry Robert Moore Brooke-Popham (1878-1953)
- 1898 Commissioned, Oxfordshire Light Infantry
- 1898-1912 service with Oxfordshire Light Infantry
- 1911 Gained the 108th Pilot’s Licence issued in Britain
- 1912-1918 Royal Flying Corps
- 1914-1918 World War I
- 1915 Commander, 3 Sqn Royal Flying Corps, Netheravon
- 1915 Second in Command to Maj Gen Sir David Henderson , Commander, Royal Flying Corps, France
- 1919-1921 Director of Research, Air Ministry
- 1921-1926 Commandant, RAF Staff College
- 1926-1928 Air Officer Commanding Fighting Area Air Defence, Great Britain
- 1928-1930 Air Officer Commanding British Forces, Iraq
- 1931-1933 Commandant, Imperial Defence College
- 1933-1935 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Air Defence, Great Britain
- 1935 Inspector General
- 1935-1937 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Middle East
- 1937 retired
- 1937-1940 Governor and Commander-in-Chief, Kenya
- 1939 re-employed, Royal Air Force
- 1939-1940 Chairman, War Experiences Committee
- 1939-1945 World War II
- 1940-1941 Commander-in-Chief British Far East Command
- 1942 retired
- 1943-1946 President, Council of Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes
- 1953 Died
10-26-2009 08:16:03
The contents of this article is licensed from www.wikipedia.org under the GNU Free Documentation License. Click here to see the transparent copy and copyright details
The contents of this article is licensed from www.wikipedia.org under the GNU Free Documentation License. Click here to see the transparent copy and copyright details