Timothy Elworthy
Air Commodore Sir Timothy Charles Elworthy, (born 27 January 1938) is a retired Royal Air Force (RAF) officer and courtier. Early life Elworthy was born on 27 January 1938, the son of Flying Officer (later Marshal of the Royal Air Force) Charles Elworthy, Baron Elworthy, Samuel Charles Elworthy and Audrey ( Hutchinson) Elworthy."Elworthy, Air Cdre Hon. Sir Timothy (Charles)"
''Who's Who (UK), Who's Who'' (online ed., Oxford University Press, December 2018). Retrieved 4 July 2019. He was educated at Radley College in Oxfordshire and later gained entrance to the Royal Air Force College Cranwell.

RAF career

Elworthy was commissioned into the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a pilot officer in 1959. He was promoted to flight l ...
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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 the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). Following the Allied victory over the Central Powers in 1918, the RAF emerged as the largest air force in the world at the time. Since its formation, the RAF has taken a significant role in British military history. In particular, it played a large part in the Second World War where it fought its most famous campaign, the Battle of Britain. The RAF's mission is to support the objectives of the British Ministry of Defence (MOD), which are to "provide the capabilities needed to ensure the security and defence of the United Kingdom and overseas territories, including against terrorism; to support the Government's foreign policy objectives particularly in promoting international peace and security". The R ...
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