Neil Cameron, Baron Cameron of Balhousie, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Neil Cameron, Baron Cameron of Balhousie

Marshal of the Royal Air Force

Date of Birth: 08-Jul-1920

Place of Birth: Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 29-Jan-1985

Profession: writer, author

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Marshal of the Royal Air Force Neil Cameron, Baron Cameron of Balhousie, (8 July 1920 – 29 January 1985) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force.
He fought in the Second World War as a fighter pilot taking part in the Battle of Britain, the Battle of Alam el Halfa, the First Battle of El Alamein and the Second Battle of El Alamein and then in operations in Burma.
He served as Chief of the Air Staff in the late 1970s advising the British Government on the reinforcement of the British garrison in Belize which was under threat from Guatemala at the time.
He also served as the Chief of the Defence Staff at the end of the 1970s in which role he secured pay comparability for services personnel involved in civil support during the firemen's strike, visited the People's Republic of China and lectured extensively on the Soviet air threat.