Marshal of the RAF Sir Michael Beetham, who has died aged 92, was, with the exception of the RAF’s founder, MRAF the Lord Trenchard, the longest serving Chief of the Air Staff (CAS).
In a career that took him from flying bombing raids to Berlin during the Second World War to overseeing the RAF’s successful role in the Falklands War he was never less than personally courageous and a tenacious champion of the Force.
By: David_Kavangh - 27th October 2015 at 22:13
From the Daily Mail
By: Tin Triangle - 27th October 2015 at 17:52
Had no idea he was still with us until this week. RIP
By: trumper - 27th October 2015 at 17:38
R I P ,He certainly saw a huge time line and change in the life of the RAF.
By: 1batfastard - 27th October 2015 at 17:18
Hi All,
Certainly had a distinguished war career then carried that mental attitude into his post war career, especially overcoming the difficulties with the cuts that were put in place and the service problems the RAF faced as a whole…RIP Mr Beetham.
Geoff.
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October 27, 2015 at 5:03 pm