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ACM Sir John Alexander Carlisle Aiken

Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Squadron/s548 SQN RAF
611 SQN RAF
Rank On Discharge/Death Air Chief Marshal (ACM)
Date of Birth22 Dec 1921
Date of Death31 May 2005
Contributing Author/sJeff Foreman
Updated by Phil Nickols Nov 2019

Sir John died on May 31st, 2005 aged 82 years. Sir John Aiken had been a Patron since the formation of “No 1 Fighter Wing Association” in 1994. Sir John Aiken was not a member of the Spitfire Association however, his contribution to the Air Force and its men will always be remembered.



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611 SQN RAF

On 1 January 1939, No. 611 became a fighter squadron, receiving its first Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I's in May. The squadron left for RAF Duxford on 13 August. After a period...

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