Hugh Pughe Lloyd

Sir Hugh Lloyd
Air Vice Marshal Lloyd, AOC Mediterranean Allied Coastal Air Forces, stands beside the Bristol Beaufighter in which he flew to Britain, 18 March 1944
Born(1894-12-12)12 December 1894
Leigh, Worcestershire
Died14 July 1981(1981-07-14) (aged 86)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army (1915–18)
Royal Air Force (1918–53)
Years of service1915–1953
RankAir Chief Marshal
Commands heldBomber Command (1950–53)
Far East Air Force (1947–49)
Tiger Force (1945)
Mediterranean Allied Coastal Air Force (1943–44)
Northwest African Coastal Air Force (1943)
No. 201 Group RAF (1942)
AHQ Malta (1941–42)
RAF Marham (1939)
No. 9 Squadron RAF (1939)
Battles/warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Military Cross
Distinguished Flying Cross
Mentioned in Despatches
Officer of the Legion of Honour (France)
Croix de Guerre (France)
Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States)

Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Pughe Lloyd, GBE, KCB, MC, DFC (12 December 1894 – 14 July 1981) was a senior Royal Air Force commander.


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