Air Chief Marshal Air chief marshal (Air Chf Mshl or ACM) is a high-ranking air officer originating from the Royal Air Force. The rank is used by air forces of many countries that have historical British influence. An air chief marshal is equivalent to an Admir ...

Sir Theodore Neuman McEvoy, (21 November 1904 – 19 September 1991) was a senior

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officer who held high command in the 1950s and early 1960s. His last appointment was as

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RAF career

McEvoy joined the

(RAF) as a cadet in 1923.Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation – Air Chief Marshal Sir Theodore McEvoy
/ref> He became Officer Commanding No. 1 Squadron in 1935 and 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 Station Commander at

RAF Northolt ("Ready to carry or to fight") , pushpin_map = Greater London , pushpin_label = RAF Northolt , pushpin_map_caption = Shown within Greater London , coordinates = , type = Royal Air Force station , code = , site_area = , height = , owners ...

, before moving on to be Group Captain – Operations at Headquarters

RAF Fighter Command RAF Fighter Command was one of the commands of the Royal Air Force. It was formed in 1936 to allow more specialised control of fighter aircraft. It served throughout the Second World War. It earned near-immortal fame during the Battle of Britai ...

in December 1941. This was followed by appointments as Senior Air Staff Officer, first at No. 11 Group, then at Desert Air Force, and finally at No. 84 Group. In 1945 he was appointed Director of Staff Duties at the

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. After the war McEvoy was appointed Air Officer Commanding No. 61 Group in 1949 and then from 1950 he was Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Training) at the Air Ministry. He went on to be RAF Instructor at the Imperial Defence College from 1954, Chief of Staff at Headquarters Allied Air Forces Central Europe from 1956 and

from 1959 before retiring in 1962.

Later life

In retirement, McEvoy became Chairman of the Society for Italic Handwriting.The Society for Italic Handwriting – Sir Theodore McEvoy
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References

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Imperial War Museum Interview
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