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Sir John Henry D'Albiac | |
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![]() John D'Albiac as Commander of the Tactical Air Force during the Second World War | |
Born | 28 January 1894 |
Died | 20 August 1963 Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire | (aged 69)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Marines (1914–18) Royal Air Force (1918–47) |
Years of service | 1914–47 |
Rank | Air Marshal |
Commands | Second Tactical Air Force (1943–44) No. 2 Group (1942–43) No. 222 Group (1942) British Forces in Iraq (1941–42) British Forces in Greece (1940–41) RAF Palestine and Transjordan (1939–40) RAF Scopwick (1918–19) |
Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches Grand Commander of the Order of the Phoenix (Greece) Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States) Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau (Netherlands) |
Other work | Aerodrome Commandant, London Heathrow Airport |
Air Marshal Sir John Henry D'Albiac, KCVO, KBE, CB, DSO (28 January 1894 – 20 August 1963) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Notably he was the British air commander for the Battle of Greece.
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