Alec Coryton Military person

Air Chief Marshal Sir William Alec Coryton KCB KBE MVO DFC RAF (16 February 1895 – 20 October 1981), known as Alec Coryton, was a senior Royal Air Force commander in the Second World War.

Personal facts

Alec Coryton
Birth dateFebruary 16, 1895
Birth place
Pentillie
Date of deathOctober 20, 1981

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Military person

award
Order of the Bath
Royal Victorian Order
Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)
Order of the British Empire
military operations
World War II
World War I
military branch
British Army
military command
No. 16 Squadron RAF
No. 5 Group
Third Tactical Air Force
service start1914
service end1951

Alec Coryton on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.raf.mod.uk/bombercommand/group.html
  2. http://www.rafweb.org/Biographies/Coryton.htm