Charles Clarke (RAF officer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Charles Clarke (RAF officer)

British Royal Air Force officer

Date of Birth: 25-Nov-1923

Place of Birth: Tottenham, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 07-May-2019

Profession: military personnel

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Charles Clarke (RAF officer)

  • Air Commodore Charles Henry Clarke, (25 November 1923 – 7 May 2019) was a British Royal Air Force officer.
  • Having served in Bomber Command in the Second World War, he was shot down and interned at Stalag Luft III—this was The Great Escape camp and he acted as a watcher but was not involved in the escape itself.
  • He remained in the RAF after the war, commanded RAF Stafford, served in Palestine, Aden and Malta, before retiring in 1978.
  • He later campaigned for a memorial to Bomber Command: one was finally erected in 2012 in London.

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