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Ian Malcolm Bonham-Carter
Air Cdre I M Bonham-Carter
Air Commodore Bonham-Carter
Born 1882
Died 1953 (aged 70–71) (aged 70 or 71)
Allegiance Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Ensign of the Royal Air Force Royal Air Force
Years of service 1900–1931, 1939–1942
Rank Air Commodore
Commands held No. 1 School of Technical Training
No. 3 Group
Battles/wars Second Boer War
World War I
World War II
Awards Companion of the Order of the Bath
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Mention in Despatches (3)

Air Commodore Ian Malcolm Bonham-Carter CB, OBE, RAF (1882 – 31 December 1953) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force. After his education at Haileybury, Ian Bonham-Carter was commissioned into the Northumberland Fusiliers in 1900. Bonham-Carter served in the 5th Battalion and then the 1st Battalion of the Northumberland Fusiliers before being appointed adjutant in 1909. In May 1914 he attended No 6 Course at the Central Flying School, receiving his Aviator's Certificate no. 794 on 25 May 1914. After completing his flying training, Bonham-Carter served in the Royal Flying Corps until he transferred to the RAF on its creation in 1918.

In 1925, Bonham-Carter was appointed Air Officer Commanding No. 3 Group and in 1926 he took up command of No. 23 Group. He was then posted in 1928 as Commandant of No. 1 School of Technical Training.

During World War II, Bonham-Carter served as Duty Air Commodore in the Operations Room of Headquarters RAF Fighter Command.

See also[]

  • Bonham Carter family

References[]

Military offices
Preceded by
Unknown
Officer Commanding No. 11 Group
9 February–25 April 1920
Succeeded by
Post disestablished
Next held by P B Joubert de la Ferté in 1936
Preceded by
R Gordon
Air Officer Commanding No. 3 Group
1925–1926
Succeeded by
Post disestablished
Next held by P H L Playfair in 1936
Preceded by
C L Lambe
Commandant, No. 1 School of Technical Training
1 April 1928–30 September 1931
Succeeded by
N D K MacEwen
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