Thomas Langford-Sainsbury
Thomas Langford-Sainsbury | |
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Born | (1897-11-23)23 November 1897 |
Died | 21 June 1972(1972-06-21) (aged 74) |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army (1916–18) Royal Air Force (1918–49) |
Years of service | 1916–49 |
Rank | Air Vice Marshal |
Commands | AHQ Egypt (1944–45) AHQ Eastern Mediterranean (1944) No. 201 (Naval Co-operation) Group (1943–44) No. 15 (General Reconnaissance) Group (1942–43) No. 48 Squadron (1936–38) No. 36 Squadron (1932–35) |
Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Flying Cross Air Force Cross & Two Bars Mentioned in Despatches |
Air Vice Marshal Thomas Audley Langford-Sainsbury, CB, OBE, DFC, AFC & Two Bars (23 November 1897 – 21 June 1972) was a senior Royal Air Force officer who commanded British Air Forces in Egypt during the Second World War.
RAF career
Educated at Radley College,[1] Langford-Sainsbury was commissioned in to the Royal Flying Corps in 1916 during the First World War.[2] He went on to command No. 38 Squadron from 1932 and No. 48 Squadron from 1936.[2] Promoted to wing commander in 1937,[3] he served in the Second World War on the Air Staff at Headquarters No. 16 (Reconnaissance) Group and then as Deputy Senior Air Staff Officer at RAF Coastal Command from 1941.[2] He continued his war service as Air Officer Commanding No. 15 (General Reconnaissance) Group from 1942, Air Officer Commanding No. 201 (Naval Co-operation) Group from 1943 and Air Officer Commanding AHQ Eastern Mediterranean from 1944.[2] He was made Air Officer Commanding AHQ Egypt in November 1944 and Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters RAF Bomber Command in May 1945.[2]
After the war he served as Air Officer Administration at Headquarters British Air Forces of Occupation before retiring in 1949.[2]
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Preceded by Douglas Colyer | Air Officer Commanding No. 15 (General Reconnaissance) Group 1942–1943 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by James Scarlett-Streatfield (Acting) | Air Officer Commanding No. 201 (Naval Co-operation) Group 1943–1944 | Absorbed into Air Defence Eastern Mediterranean |