Clifford Sanderson

Sir Clifford Sanderson
Born	19 February 1898 Wandsworth, London, England
Died	28 January 1976 Hove, Sussex, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Air Force
Years of service	1916–1955
Rank	Air Marshal
Commands held	No. 19 Squadron RAF Ramlah AHQ Burma AHQ Malaya Far East Air Force
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Flying Cross

Air Marshal Sir (Alfred) Clifford Sanderson KBE, CB, DFC (19 February 1898 – 28 January 1976) was a British Royal Air Force officer who became Air Officer Commanding Far East Air Force.

RAF career

Educated at Dulwich College, Sanderson joined the Royal Flying Corps in 1916 during World War I.^[1] He transferred to the newly formed Royal Air Force at the end of the War and was made Officer Commanding No. 19 Squadron in 1931.^[1] He was appointed Station Commander at RAF Ramlah in 1938 and served in World War II as Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters RAF Palestine and Transjordan and then at RAF Mediterranean before becoming Air Officer Administration at Air Headquarters Egypt.^[1] He continued his war service as Director of War Organisation and then as Director of Administrative Plans at the Air Ministry.^[1] He was seriously injured in an air crash in February 1945.^[2]

After the War he was appointed Air Officer Commanding Air Headquarters Burma and then Air Officer Administration at Headquarters Air Command Far East.^[1] He went on to be Air Officer Commanding Air Headquarters Malaya in 1948 and Director-General of Personnel at the Air Ministry in 1949.^[1] He became Air Officer Commanding Far East Air Force in 1952 before retiring in 1955.^[1]

References

1. Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - Air Marshal Sir Clifford Sanderson
2. Sir Clifford Sanderson retires Flight International, 4 March 1955