| John Salmond |
Article Index for John |
Website Links For John |
Information AboutJohn Salmond |
|
AS CHIEF OF THE AIR STAFF On 1 January 1930 Air Chief Marshal Salmond was appointed Chief Of The Air Staff . As Trenchard 's successor, Salmond fought to keep the RAF as an independent force. On 1 January 1933 Salmond was promoted to Marshal of the Royal Air Force and he relinquished the post of Chief of the Air Staff on 1 April 1933 . John Salmond was succeeded by his older brother, Air Chief Marshal Sir Geoffrey Salmond . However, only 27 days later, Geoffrey Salmond died and John Salmond was temporarily re-appointed as Chief of the Air Staff. He finally stood down on 22 May 1933 . LATER YEARS During the Second World War , Salmond was Director of Armament Production at the Ministry Of Aircraft Production . He resigned this appointment in 1941 after clashing with Lord Beaverbrook , the Minister Of Aircraft Production . Salmond then accepted the appointment as Director-General of Flying Control and Air Sea Rescue. Ill heath forced Salmond to retire in 1943 and he died in 1968. REFERENCE |
|
|