John Tremayne Babington

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John Tremayne Babington
20 July 1891 – 20 March 1979
Air Commodore Babington
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Air Force
Years of service	1908–1944
Rank	Air Marshal
Battles/wars	World War I, World War II

Air Marshal Sir John Tremayne Babington, KCB, CBE, DSO, RAF (20 July 1891 - 20 March 1979) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force. In 1944, he retired and the following year he renounced his surname for Tremayne.

During World War I, Babington was a member of the Royal Naval Air Service. He participated in the air raid on the Friedrichshaven Airship Factory, Germany on 21 November 1914.

On 2 January 1920, Babington was removed from the Navy List and awarded a permanent commission in the Royal Air Force. Some of his appointments are listed below:

• 1929–1934 British Air Representative to League of Nations
• 1934–1936 Commander, RAF Station Halton and Commandant, No. 1 School of Technical Training
• 1936–1938 RAF 24 Training Group
• 1938–1941 Air Officer Commanding, RAF Far East Command
• World War II
  • 1941–1943 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Technical Training Command
  • 1943 Head of RAF Mission in Moscow, USSR

[edit] References

• Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - Air Mshl Babington

Military offices
Preceded by N D K MacEwen	Commandant, No. 1 School of Technical Training 27 December 1934–9 July 1936	Succeeded by G R M Reid