Lieutenant General Raymond Fullarton Armstrong (14 December 1917
– early 1990s
) was a South African Air Force officer, who served as Chief of Defence Staff.
Biography
He was born in Manchester when his father was seeing in the British Army during the Great War. Armstrong attended Rondebosch Boy's High School before attending the South African Military College.
He joined the
Special Service Battalion
The Special Service Battalion (SSB) is a South African military unit formed on 1 May 1933 under the patronage of Oswald Pirow, Minister of Defence. The object was to give training to youths, between the ages of 17 and 23, who, in the wake of th ...
in 1936 and soon thereafter joined the Permanent Force. He was trained as a pilot, serving in
World War II
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 ...
and later in the
Korean War
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He was Armed Forces attache in Washington. He served as Chief of Logistics Services until 1968 and ''Chief of Air Staff'' before being appointed acting ''Chief of Defence Staff'' from 1 March 1974 to 30 April 1974. He was confirmed in this appointment on 1 May 1974. He retired on 31 May 1976.
After retirement he served as a director of Atlas Aircraft Corporation.
Awards and decorations
He was awarded the following:
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References
1917 births
1990s deaths
Year of death uncertain
Alumni of Rondebosch Boys' High School
Recipients of the Air Medal
Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)
Recipients of the Order of Military Merit (Korea)
South African Air Force generals
South African military personnel of the Korean War
South African World War II pilots
Graduates of the Royal College of Defence Studies
Military attachés
Military personnel from Manchester
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