Francis Fressanges

Sir Francis Fressanges
Born	27 February 1902
Died	17 October 1975 (aged 73)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Air Force
Years of service	1921–1957
Rank	Air Marshal
Commands held	Far East Air Force (1954–57) British Forces Aden (1950–52) No. 47 Group (1944–46) No. 95 Squadron (1941) No. 210 Squadron (1940) No. 84 Squadron (1935–37)
Battles/wars	Second World War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Mentioned in Despatches Legionnaire of the Legion of Merit (United States)

Air Marshal Sir Francis Joseph Fressanges KBE, CB (27 February 1902 – 17 October 1975) was a senior Royal Air Force (RAF) officer who served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at Far East Air Force from 1954 to 1957.

RAF career

Fressanges joined the Royal Air Force as a cadet in 1921.^[1] He served with No. 28 Squadron during North West Frontier operations.^[2] 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.^[1] He served in the Second World War 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.^[1] He completed his war service as Air Officer Commanding No. 47 Group.^[1]

After the War he was appointed Director of Operations at the Air Ministry and then Air Officer Commanding British Forces Aden before taking over as Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Intelligence) at the Air Ministry in 1952.^[1] He became Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at Far East Air Force in 1954 and retired in 1957.^[1]

References

1. Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation – Air Marshal Sir Francis Fressanges
2. Beside the Bamboo Curtain Flight International, 4 October 1957