Jack Broughton (RAF officer)

Jack Broughton
Born1933/1934
Died (aged 89)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchRoyal Air Force
RankAir Commodore
CommandsRoyal Observer Corps (1984–86)
RAF West Drayton (1978–80)
AwardsOfficer of the Order of the British Empire

Air Commodore Jack Broughton, OBE, DL (1933/1934 – 25 June 2023) was a senior Royal Air Force officer. A navigator, he obtained senior rank in the 1970s and 1980s and was Commandant Royal Observer Corps from 1984 to 1986.[1] Broughton was the Station Commander of RAF West Drayton from 1978 to 1980.[2] Broughton died on 25 June 2023, at the age of 89.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Units directly responsible to Ministry level". rafweb.org. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  2. ^ "RAF West Drayton". rafweb.org.
  3. ^ "News, 27th June 2023" (PDF). Royal Observer Corps Association. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  4. ^ "RAF News, 11 August 2023" (PDF). RAF News. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2024.