He also served as the Chief of the Defence Staff at the end of the 1970s in which role he secured pay comparability for services personnel involved in civil support during the firemen's strike, visited the People's Republic of China and lectured extensively on the Soviet air threat.

[2] Cameron attended the Northern District School and took up employment with the Commercial Bank of Scotland in the Fife town of Newburgh in 1937.

335 (Hellenic) Squadron in April 1943 and, having been mentioned in despatches on 2 June 1943,[7] he joined the Air Staff responsible for Fighter Operations at Headquarters No.

[9] Cameron transferred from the RAF Volunteer Reserve to the Royal Air Force after the War ended and was given a permanent commission as a flight lieutenant on 1 September 1945.

[10] He became an instructor at the School of Air Support at Old Sarum in October 1945 and went on to be RAF Liaison Officer at Headquarters Rhine Army in April 1948.

[2] He attended Imperial Defence College in 1963 and became Principal Staff Officer to Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe at the end of the year.

[2] Promoted to air commodore on 1 July 1964,[14] Cameron joined the Staff at the RAF College Cranwell in February 1965 becoming Assistant Commandant there a few months later.

[2] He became RAF Member of Programme Evaluation Group in September 1966, and having been appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1967 Birthday Honours,[15] he became Assistant Chief of Defence Staff in February 1968.

[19] He was promoted to air chief marshal on 1 November 1975[20] and advanced to Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath in the 1976 Birthday Honours.

[25] In that role he secured pay comparability for services personnel involved in civil support during the firemen's strike, visited the People's Republic of China and lectured extensively on the Soviet air threat.