Albert Cuffe

Air Marshal Albert Abraham Lawson Cuffe (2 May 1895 – 24 March 1969) was a Canadian air force officer who was briefly Director of the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Albert Cuffe
Born	(1895-05-02)2 May 1895 Kilasser, County Mayo, Ireland
Died	24 March 1969(1969-03-24) (aged 73)
Allegiance	Canada
Service / branch	Royal Canadian Air Force
Years of service	1914 – 1944
Rank	Air Marshal
Battles / wars	World War I

Career

Cuffe enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in 1914 and, having joined the Royal Flying Corps, served in World War I.^[1] After the War he became an instructor at Camp Borden.^[2] He was responsible for forming No. 2 (Operations) Squadron at High River, Alberta on 1 April 1925.^[3] He served briefly as Director of the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1932 before, having been promoted to wing commander, he became Commanding Officer of No.4 Squadron at Vancouver around 1935.^[4] He served in World War II in initially as Air Member for Training^[5] and then, from February 1942, as Commander of the Eastern Air Command of the Royal Canadian Air Force.^[1][6] He retired in 1944.^[1]

References

1. Air Marshal Cuffe
2. Warrior Chiefs: Perspectives on Senior Canadian Military Leaders edited by Bernd Horn, p. 239
3. New formations
4. Small, F/L Norville Everett Archived 2013-09-25 at the Wayback Machine Air Force Association
5. Military History
6. Change Command for Air Defences on Eastern Coast Ottawa Citizen - February 21, 1942

Military offices
Preceded by L S Breadner	Director of the RCAF 1932	Succeeded by J L Gordon