Charles Clarke | |
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| Birth name | Charles Henry Clarke |
| Born | 25 November 1923 Tottenham, London, England |
| Died | 7 May 2019 (aged 95) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1941–1978 |
| Rank | Air Commodore |
| Service number | 138404 (officer) |
| Unit | No. 619 Squadron RAF |
| Battles/wars | Second World War Aden Emergency |
Air Commodore Charles Henry Clarke, OBE (25 November 1923 – 7 May 2019) was a British Royal Air Force officer. Having served in Bomber Command in the Second World War, he was shot down and interned at Stalag Luft III—this was The Great Escape camp and he acted as a watcher but was not involved in the escape itself. He remained in the RAF after the war, commanded RAF Stafford, served in Palestine, Aden and Malta, before retiring in 1978. He later campaigned for a memorial to Bomber Command: one was finally erected in 2012 in London.