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| 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.
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| In 1944, he retired and the following year he renounced his surname for Tremayne.
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| 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.
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| 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:
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| * 1929–1934 British Air Representative to League of Nations
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| * 1934–1936 Commander, RAF Station Halton and Commandant, No. 1 School of Technical Training
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| * 1936–1938 RAF 24 Training Group
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| * 1938–1941 Air Officer Commanding, RAF Far East Command
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| * 1941–1943 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Technical Training Command
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| * 1943 Head of RAF Mission in Moscow, USSR
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| == Sources of Information ==
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| * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tremayne_Babington] Wikipedia
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