Air Marshal Sir Albert Durston, KBE, CB, AFC (19 June 1894 – 24 January 1959) was a senior Royal Air Force (RAF) officer who served as Deputy Chief of the Air Staff from 1945 to 1946.
Sir Albert Durston | |
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 Air Marshal Durston, Air Officer Commanding No. 222 Group, at Colombo, Ceylon, during the Second World War. | |
| Born | 19 June 1894 |
| Died | 24 January 1959 (aged 64) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
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| Years of service | 1913–46 |
| Rank | Air Marshal |
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Durston joined the Royal Navy in 1913 and served in the Royal Naval Air Service during the First World War.[1] He was mentioned in despatches for services in home waters in 1917,[2] and appointed Officer Commanding No. 253 Squadron in June 1918.[1] In 1936 he was appointed Fleet Aviation Officer to the Commander-in-Chief of the Home Fleet.[1] He served in the Second World War as Director of Naval Co-operation and then as Air Officer Commanding No. 18 Group.[1] He continued his war service as Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters RAF Coastal Command and then as Air Officer Commanding No. 222 Group.[1] His last appointment was as Deputy Chief of the Air Staff from September 1945 until retiring in August 1946.[1]
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