Francis Fogarty

Sir Francis Joseph Fogarty
Born(1899-01-16)16 January 1899
Cork, Ireland
Died12 January 1973(1973-01-12) (aged 73)
Surrey, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army (1917–18)
Royal Air Force (1918–57)
Years of service1917–1957
RankAir chief marshal
Service number07091
CommandsAir 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 / warsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsKnight 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 workDirector 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.