Charles Elworthy, Baron Elworthy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charles Elworthy, Baron Elworthy

Marshal of the Royal Air Force

Date of Birth: 23-Mar-1911

Place of Birth: Timaru, Canterbury Region, New Zealand

Date of Death: 04-Apr-1993

Profession: aircraft pilot

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Marshal of the Royal Air Force Samuel Charles Elworthy, Baron Elworthy, (23 March 1911 – 4 April 1993) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force.
He served as commander of a squadron of Blenheim bombers and then as a station commander during the Second World War.
He became Chief of the Air Staff in the mid-1960s and implemented the cancellation of the TSR-2 strike aircraft and the HS681 military transport aircraft programmes.
He also became Chief of the Defence Staff in which role he oversaw the evacuation from Aden in November 1967 and had to respond to the growing crisis in Northern Ireland in the late 1960s.