Richard Atcherley

Sir Richard Atcherley
Sir Richard Atcherley
	Air Vice Marshal R L Atcherley
Nickname	Batchy
Born	12 January 1904; York, England
Died	18 April 1970 (aged 66); Aldershot, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Service years	1922–59
Rank	Air marshal
Commands	Flying Training Command (1955–59); No. 12 Group (1951–53); Chief of the Pakistani Air Staff (1949–51); RAF College Cranwell (1945–49); Central Fighter Establishment (1945); No. 211 Group (1943); RAF Kenley (1942–43); RAF Fairwood Common (1942); RAF Drem (1940–41); No. 219 Squadron (1939–40);
Conflicts	Second World War; 1949 Mughalgai raid
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Companion of the Order of the Bath; Air Force Cross & Bar; Mentioned in dispatches (3); War Cross (Norway);
Relations	Air Vice Marshal David Atcherley (brother)

Air Marshal Sir Richard Llewellyn Roger Atcherley, KBE, CB, AFC & Bar (12 January 1904 – 18 April 1970) was a senior Royal Air Force officer. He served as Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Pakistan Air Force from 1949 to 1951. His final appointment before retiring from the RAF was Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Flying Training Command.