Charles Burnett (RAF officer)

Sir Charles Burnett
Sir Charles Burnett in RAF full dress
Birth nameCharles Stuart Burnett
Born(1882-04-03)3 April 1882
Browns Valley, Minnesota, United States
Died9 April 1945(1945-04-09) (aged 63)
RAF Halton, Buckinghamshire, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
Royal Air Force
Years of service1899–1909
1914–45
RankAir Chief Marshal
CommandsRAAF Chief of the Air Staff (1940–42)
Inspector-General of the RAF (1939–40)
Training Command (1936–39)
Inland Area (1935–36)
Iraq Command (1932–34)
Central Flying School (1927–28)
RAF Leuchars (1922)
No. 29 Group (1921–22)
Mesopotamian Wing (1920)
Fifth Wing, RFC (1917–19)
No. 12 Squadron RFC (1916–17)
No. 36 Squadron RFC (1916)
Battles / wars
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order
Mentioned in Despatches (7)
Commander of the Order of the Nile (Egypt)
Knight of the Order of the Sword (Sweden)

Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Stuart Burnett, KCB, CBE, DSO (3 April 1882 – 9 April 1945) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force during the first half of the 20th century. He was Air Officer Commanding Iraq Command during the early 1930s. During the Second World War, he served as Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal Australian Air Force.