| Sir Albert Durston | |
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 Air Marshal Durston, Air Officer Commanding No. 222 Group, at Colombo, Ceylon, during the Second World War. | |
| Born | (1894-06-19)19 June 1894 |
| Died | 24 January 1959(1959-01-24) (aged 64) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
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| Years of service | 1913–46 |
| Rank | Air Marshal |
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Air Marshal Sir Albert Durston, KBE, CB, AFC (19 June 1894 – 24 January 1959) was a senior Royal Air Force (RAF) officer who served as Deputy Chief of the Air Staff from 1945 to 1946.
RAF career
Durston joined the Royal Navy in 1913 and served in the Royal Naval Air Service during the First World War. He was mentioned in despatches for services in home waters in 1917, and appointed Officer Commanding No. 253 Squadron in June 1918. In 1936 he was appointed Fleet Aviation Officer to the Commander-in-Chief of the Home Fleet. He served in the Second World War as Director of Naval Co-operation and then as Air Officer Commanding No. 18 Group. He continued his war service as Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters RAF Coastal Command and then as Air Officer Commanding No. 222 Group. His last appointment was as Deputy Chief of the Air Staff from September 1945 until retiring in August 1946.
References
- ^ Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation – Air Marshal Sir Albert Durstan
- Mention in Despatches etc
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| Preceded bySir Norman Bottomley | Deputy Chief of the Air Staff 1945–1946 |
Succeeded bySir Hugh Walmsley |
| Preceded byReginald Marix | Air Officer Commanding No. 18 Group 1942–1943 |
Succeeded byAubrey Ellwood |
- 1894 births
- 1959 deaths
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Recipients of the Air Force Cross (United Kingdom)
- Royal Air Force air marshals of World War II
- Royal Navy officers of World War I
- Royal Naval Air Service aviators
- Royal Naval Air Service personnel of World War I