Sir Francis Joseph Fogarty | |
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Born | Cork, Ireland | 16 January 1899
Died | 12 January 1973 Surrey, England | (aged 73)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | British Army (1917–18) Royal Air Force (1918–57) |
Years of service | 1917–1957 |
Rank | Air chief marshal |
Service number | 07091 |
Commands | Air Member for Personnel (1952–56) Far East Air Force (1949–52) RAF Italy (1945–46) No. 8 Group (1941–43) RAF Mildenhall (1940–41) No. 37 Squadron (1938–40) No. 84 Squadron (1935–37) |
Battles / wars | World War I World War II |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Flying Cross Air Force Cross Mentioned in dispatches (4) |
Other work | Director of Racal Electronics President of the British Airport Construction and Equipment Association Deputy President of the Air League Director-General of the English Speaking Union |
Air Chief Marshal Sir Francis Joseph Fogarty, GBE, KCB, DFC, AFC (16 January 1899 – 12 January 1973) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War and also in the post-war years. During the First World War he served as a pilot in the Royal Flying Corps. He was transferred to the RAF on its creation in 1918 and remained in the service during the inter-war years.