Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles John Thomson, GCB, CBE, AFC (7 June 1941 – 10 July 1994), usually Sir John Thomson, was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force (RAF).
[2] However, only days after taking up this post, he became ill and was rushed to the military hospital at RAF Halton where he died aged 53.
Results are made public in late March, and the Sword is awarded at the Air Squadron Day celebrations at the end of the summer term.
All six finalists, who would all attend the parade on Air Squadron Day, would be awarded a Geoffrey de Havilland Flying Foundation Medal for CCF Achievement in recognition of getting that far.
[3] On 10 July 2014, a wreath-laying ceremony was held at the United States Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of his passing, and to honour Thomson's life and service to the Royal Air Force.