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==RAF career==
==RAF career==
Lydford was [[Commissioned officer|commissioned]] into the Special Reserve of the [[Royal Flying Corps]] in 1917.<ref name=air>[http://www.rafweb.org/Biographies/Lydford.htm Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation – Air Marshal Sir Harold Lydford]</ref> He transferred to the Royal Air Force after the war and served as a pilot with [[No. 208 Squadron RAF|No. 208 Squadron]] in [[Constantinople]].<ref name=air/> He served in the [[Second World War]] as Deputy Director of Organisation and Director of Organisation at the [[Air Ministry]] before being appointed Air Officer Commanding [[No. 28 Group RAF|No. 28 Group]] in 1944 and Air Officer Commanding [[British Forces Aden]] in March 1945.<ref name=air/>
Lydford was [[Officer (armed forces)|commissioned]] into the Special Reserve of the [[Royal Flying Corps]] in 1917.<ref name=air>[http://www.rafweb.org/Biographies/Lydford.htm Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation – Air Marshal Sir Harold Lydford]</ref> He transferred to the Royal Air Force after the war and served as a pilot with [[No. 208 Squadron RAF|No. 208 Squadron]] in [[Constantinople]].<ref name=air/> He served in the [[Second World War]] as Deputy Director of Organisation and Director of Organisation at the [[Air Ministry]] before being appointed Air Officer Commanding [[No. 28 Group RAF|No. 28 Group]] in 1944 and Air Officer Commanding [[British Forces Aden]] in March 1945.<ref name=air/>


After the War he served as [[Commandant-General of the RAF Regiment]], Air Officer Commanding [[No. 18 Group RAF|No. 18 Group]] and Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at [[RAF Home Command|Home Command]] before retiring in 1956.<ref name=air/> In retirement he became a Director of ''Electro Mechanisms Limited''<ref>[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1961/1961%20-%201411.html In Brief] Flight International, 28 September 1961</ref> and Chairman of the [[Royal Air Forces Association]].<ref>[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1958/1958%20-%200743.html In Brief] Flight International, 6 June 1958</ref>
After the War he served as [[Commandant-General of the RAF Regiment]], Air Officer Commanding [[No. 18 Group RAF|No. 18 Group]] and Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at [[RAF Home Command|Home Command]] before retiring in 1956.<ref name=air/> In retirement he became a Director of ''Electro Mechanisms Limited''<ref>[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1961/1961%20-%201411.html In Brief] Flight International, 28 September 1961</ref> and Chairman of the [[Royal Air Forces Association]].<ref>[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1958/1958%20-%200743.html In Brief] Flight International, 6 June 1958</ref>


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Revision as of 16:52, 23 July 2021

Sir Harold Lydford
Born(1898-05-07)7 May 1898
Brixton, London, England
Died20 September 1979(1979-09-20) (aged 81)
Oxfordshire, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army (1916–18)
Royal Air Force (1918–56)
Years of service1916–56
RankAir Marshal
CommandsHome Command (1952–56)
No. 18 Group (1950–52)
RAF Regiment (1948–50)
British Forces Aden (1945–48)
No. 28 Group (1944–45)
Battles / warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Air Force Cross
Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States)

Air Marshal Sir Harold Thomas Lydford, KBE, CB, AFC (7 May 1898 – 20 September 1979) was a First World War pilot in the Royal Flying Corps and senior commander in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War and the post-war decade.

RAF career

Lydford was commissioned into the Special Reserve of the Royal Flying Corps in 1917.[1] He transferred to the Royal Air Force after the war and served as a pilot with No. 208 Squadron in Constantinople.[1] He served in the Second World War as Deputy Director of Organisation and Director of Organisation at the Air Ministry before being appointed Air Officer Commanding No. 28 Group in 1944 and Air Officer Commanding British Forces Aden in March 1945.[1]

After the War he served as Commandant-General of the RAF Regiment, Air Officer Commanding No. 18 Group and Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at Home Command before retiring in 1956.[1] In retirement he became a Director of Electro Mechanisms Limited[2] and Chairman of the Royal Air Forces Association.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation – Air Marshal Sir Harold Lydford
  2. ^ In Brief Flight International, 28 September 1961
  3. ^ In Brief Flight International, 6 June 1958
Military offices
Preceded by Air Officer Commanding No. 28 Group
1944–1945 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Air Officer Commanding British Forces Aden
1945–1948 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commandant-General of the RAF Regiment
1948–1950 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Air Officer Commanding No. 18 Group
1950–1952 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Home Command
1952–1956 		Succeeded by


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