Sefton Brancker
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Air Vice-Marshal Sir William Sefton Brancker, commonly known as Sir Sefton Brancker, (1877-1930) was an important personality in the history of English civil aviation. He was trained for the Army, and served in the Boer War. And later for a number of years in India, where he made his first flight (1910).
During World War I, he held important administrative posts in the Royal Air Force. He became major-general in 1918, and received the KCB the following year. In 1919, with the introduction of RAF-specific ranks, he became an air vice-marshal.
In 1922 he was made Director of Civil Aviation, and did very much to stimulate the work, making several long survey flights. He was killed in the disaster of the R101 airship.
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This article incorporates text from The Modern World Encyclopædia: Illustrated (1935); out of UK copyright as of 2005.
