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John Weston (RAF officer)

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Air Vice Marshal Sir John Gerard Willsley Weston, KBE, CB (15 November 1908 – 13 June 1979) was a high-ranking signals officer in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War and the post-war years. He later served as the Deputy Head of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). There is a Weston Avenue in Leighton Buzzard that used to be housing for personnel at RAF Stanbridge. Since this was a signals establishment during the Second World War, it is believed that it is named after him.

Born(1908-11-15)15 November 1908
Died13 June 1979(1979-06-13) (aged 70)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
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Sir John Weston
Born(1908-11-15)15 November 1908
Died13 June 1979(1979-06-13) (aged 70)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Branch
Royal Air Force
Service years
1927–1964
Rank
Air Vice Marshal
CommandsNo. 90 (Signals) Group (1954–56)
RAF Halton (1952–53)
No. 1 School of Technical Training RAF (1952–53)
Central Signals Establishment (1946–48)
Conflicts
Second World War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Companion of the Order of the Bath
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