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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.
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
- 1941–1943 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Technical Training Command
- 1943 Head of RAF Mission in Moscow, USSR
Sources of Information
- [1] Wikipedia