Reginald Emson

Sir Reginald Emson
Sir Reginald Emson
Born	11 January 1912
Died	27 March 1995 (aged 83)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	Royal Air Force
Years of service	1930–1969
Rank	Air Marshal
Commands	Inspector-General of the RAF (1967–69); Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (1966–67)
Battles / wars	Second World War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Companion of the Order of the Bath; Air Force Cross; Mentioned in Despatches

Air Marshal Sir Reginald Herbert Embleton Emson, KBE, CB, AFC (11 January 1912 – 27 March 1995) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force in the post-Second World War years.

RAF career

Emson joined the Royal Air Force in 1930.^[1] He became an Armament Officer in 1936 and served in the Second World War in the Technical Branch.^[1] After the war he became Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Operational Requirements) and then Deputy Chief of the Air Staff from 1966 before becoming Inspector-General of the RAF in 1967,^[2] and retiring in 1969.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "R H E Emson". www.rafweb.org. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
^ New DCAS Flight International, 12 January 1967

Military offices
Preceded by Sir Christopher Hartley	Deputy Chief of the Air Staff 1966–1967	Succeeded by Sir Peter Wykeham
Preceded by Sir Augustus Walker	Inspector-General of the RAF 1967–1969	Post disbanded

[air-1] "R H E Emson". www.rafweb.org. Retrieved 29 December 2022.

[2] New DCAS Flight International, 12 January 1967

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Sir Reginald Emson
Born	(1912-01-11)11 January 1912
Died	27 March 1995(1995-03-27) (aged 83)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	Royal Air Force
Years of service	1930–1969
Rank	Air Marshal
Commands	Inspector-General of the RAF (1967–69) Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (1966–67)
Battles / wars	Second World War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Air Force Cross Mentioned in Despatches