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778:, as the commandant of the ATC's Central Command. In this role, Burnett was responsible for ATC squadrons in Hertfordshire, Middlesex, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Bedfordshire. By 1945 Burnett remained as commandant but his health was declining and on 9 April 1945 he died of a coronary
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Burnett did not spend long in post. By December 1922, he was a supernumerary once more, this time at the RAF Depot. From 1923-early 1927, Burnett served as the Deputy Director of Operations and Intelligence at the Air Ministry. He was made a
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844:(online ed.). Oxford University Press.
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1077:"Burnett, Sir Charles Stuart (1882–1945)"
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1981:Inspector-General of the RAF
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2008:Chief of the Air Staff
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1545:"10 Years at the Top"
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580:1927 New Year Honours
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119:Years of service
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2482:Robert Brooke-Popham
2188:Sir Neville McNamara
1974:Sir Edward Ellington
1892:Christopher Courtney
1749:on 29 February 2008.
1736:Ten Years at the Top
756:Australian Air Board
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2163:Sir Valston Hancock
2138:Sir Charles Burnett
1964:Sir Arthur Longmore
1952:Commander-in-Chief
1947:Command established
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1809:Officer Commanding
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489:Battle of Jerusalem
25:Sir Charles Burnett
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2148:Sir Donald Hardman
2046:' Central Command
2044:Air Training Corps
2042:Commandant of the
1991:Sir Leslie Gossage
1841:Commandant of the
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178:No. 29 Group
173:RAF Leuchars
163:Iraq Command
109:British Army
79:(1945-04-09)
77:9 April 1945
64:3 April 1882
18:
2698:1945 deaths
2693:1882 births
2552:Felton Holt
2386:Philip Game
2271:Mel Hupfeld
2261:Geoff Brown
2203:Ray Funnell
2198:John Newham
2193:David Evans
1928:Inland Area
1525:"No. 34778"
1492:"No. 34641"
1472:"No. 34238"
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1432:"No. 33913"
1412:"No. 33731"
1392:"No. 33688"
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1105:|work=
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1023:"No. 28036"
1003:"No. 27712"
968:"No. 27523"
948:"No. 27432"
928:"No. 27434"
725:John McEwen
634:and made a
632:air marshal
628:Inland Area
556:No. 7 Group
470:Cramlington
421:, Nigeria.
366:and he was
217:World War I
158:Inland Area
2637:Categories
2467:John Becke
2266:Leo Davies
2237:Les Fisher
2213:Les Fisher
2049:1943–1945
2017:1940–1942
1985:1939–1940
1958:1936–1939
1932:1935–1936
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1876:1931–1932
1847:1927–1928
1822:1917–1919
1713:References
1686:9 February
1646:9 February
1606:9 February
1581:Stephens,
1568:0522847188
1087:3 November
912:3 November
867:required.)
855:3 November
784:RAF Halton
780:thrombosis
584:Commandant
527:the RAF's
481:Fifth Wing
400:lieutenant
364:commission
315:Early life
95:Allegiance
84:RAF Halton
60:1882-04-03
46:Birth name
39:full dress
2406:Mark Kerr
2104:Air Staff
1943:New title
1107:ignored (
1097:cite book
989:The Times
653:Luftwaffe
485:Palestine
195:(1916–17)
190:(1917–19)
180:(1921–22)
170:(1927–28)
165:(1932–34)
160:(1935–36)
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