Air Vice Marshal Air vice-marshal (Air Vce Mshl or AVM) is an air officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force. The rank is also used by the air forces of many Commonwealth of Nations, countries which have historical British infl ...

Hubert Huntlea Chapman (20 February 1910 – 10 April 1972) was a senior

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(RAF) officer.

Early life and career

Born on 20 February 1910, Hubert Chapman was educated at

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. He joined the Royal Air Force in 1928 and served during the

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. He was appointed as Air Officer Commanding No. 43 Group from 1950 to 1951, Director of Signals Policy from 1952 to 1953, Senior Air Staff Officer Headquarters No. 90 (Signals) Group, RAF Medmenham, from 1955 to 1958, Director-General of Technical Services at the

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from 1958 to 1961, and Air Officer-in-charge of Administration Maintenance Command from 1961 to 1963. Chapman retired from the RAF in 1963. He died in

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on 10 April 1972.Obituary, ''The Ousel'', Vol.LXXVI, No.883, December 1972, p. 97

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chapman, Hubert Huntlea 1910 births 1972 deaths Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Companions of the Order of the Bath People educated at Bedford School Royal Air Force air marshals Royal Air Force personnel of World War II