John Weston (RAF officer)
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Sir John Weston | |
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Born | 15 November 1908 |
Died | 13 June 1979 | (aged 70)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Air Force |
Years of service | 1927–1964 |
Rank | Air Vice Marshal |
Commands held | No. 90 (Signals) Group (1954–56) RAF Halton (1952–53) No. 1 School of Technical Training RAF (1952–53) Central Signals Establishment (1946–48) |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Air Vice Marshal Sir John Gerard Willsley Weston, KBE, CB (15 November 1908 – 13 June 1979) was a high-ranking signals officer in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War and the post-war years. He later served as the Deputy Head of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). There is a Weston Avenue in Leighton Buzzard that used to be housing for personnel at RAF Stanbridge. Since this was a signals establishment during the Second World War, it is believed that it is named after him.
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