Lieutenant General Raymond Fullarton Armstrong (14 December 1917 – early 1990s) was a South African Air Force officer, who served as Chief of Defence Staff.

Biography

He was born in Manchester when his father was seeing in the British Army during the Great War. Armstrong attended Rondebosch Boy's High School before attending the South African Military College. He joined the Special Service Battalion in 1936 and soon thereafter joined the Permanent Force. He was trained as a pilot, serving in

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and later in the

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. He was Armed Forces attache in Washington. He served as Chief of Logistics Services until 1968 and ''Chief of Air Staff'' before being appointed acting ''Chief of Defence Staff'' from 1 March 1974 to 30 April 1974. He was confirmed in this appointment on 1 May 1974. He retired on 31 May 1976. After retirement he served as a director of Atlas Aircraft Corporation.

Awards and decorations

He was awarded the following: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

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1917 births 1990s deaths Year of death uncertain Alumni of Rondebosch Boys' High School Recipients of the Air Medal Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United States) Recipients of the Order of Military Merit (Korea) South African Air Force generals South African military personnel of the Korean War South African World War II pilots Graduates of the Royal College of Defence Studies Military attachés Military personnel from Manchester {{SouthAfrica-mil-bio-stub