Air Marshal Sir Francis Joseph Fressanges, (27 February 1902 – 17 October 1975) was a senior

Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and ...

officer who served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at Far East Air Force from 1954 to 1957.

RAF career

Fressanges joined the

(RAF) as a cadet in 1921.Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation – Air Marshal Sir Francis Fressanges
/ref> He served with No. 28 Squadron during North West Frontier operations.Beside the Bamboo Curtain
Flight International, 4 October 1957 He was appointed Officer Commanding No. 84 Squadron in 1935 and then became a Staff Officer in the Directorate of Training at the

Air Ministry The Air Ministry was a department of the Government of the United Kingdom with the responsibility of managing the affairs of the Royal Air Force, that existed from 1918 to 1964. It was under the political authority of the Secretary of State ...

. He served in the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

as Officer Commanding No. 210 Squadron and then as Officer Commanding No. 95 Squadron before becoming deputy director and then Director of Overseas Operations at the Air Ministry. He completed his war service as Air Officer Commanding No. 47 Group. After the war Fressanges was appointed Director of Operations at the Air Ministry and then Air Officer Commanding

British Forces Aden British Forces Aden was the name given to the British Armed Forces stationed in the Aden Protectorate during part of the 20th century. Their purpose was to preserve the security of the Protectorate from both internal threats and external aggressi ...

before taking over as Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Intelligence) at the Air Ministry in 1952. He became Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at Far East Air Force in 1954 and retired in 1957.

Death

He died in October 1975.

References

, - , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Fressanges, Francis 1902 births 1975 deaths Companions of the Order of the Bath Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire Legionnaires of the Legion of Merit Royal Air Force air marshals Royal Air Force personnel of World War II