Neil Cameron, Baron Cameron of Balhousie
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Marshal of the Royal Air Force Neil Cameron, Baron Cameron of Balhousie, KT, GCB, CBE, DSO, DFC (8 July 1920 – 29 January 1985) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force.
Cameron was Chief of the Air Staff from 7 August 1976 to 9 August 1977 and then Chief of the Defence Staff from 31 August 1977 to 31 August 1979 .
In 1983 he was made a life peer as Baron Cameron of Balhousie, in the District of Perth and Kinross.
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Preceded by Sir Andrew Humphrey |
Chief of the Air Staff 1976–1977 |
Succeeded by Sir Michael Beetham |
Preceded by Sir Edward Ashmore |
Chief of the Defence Staff 1977–1979 |
Succeeded by The Lord Lewin |
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