Ian Bonham-Carter

Air Commodore Ian Malcolm Bonham-Carter CB, OBE, RAF (31 July 1882 – 31 December 1953) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force from the Bonham-Carter family.

Ian Bonham-Carter
Air Commodore Bonham-Carter
Birth name	Ian Malcolm Bonham-Carter
Born	31 July 1882 Westminster, London, England[1]
Died	31 December 1953 (aged 71) Halton, Buckinghamshire
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Air Force  British Army
Years of service	1900–1931, 1939–1942
Rank	Air Commodore
Commands held	No. 1 School of Technical Training No. 3 Group
Battles/wars	Second Boer War First World War Second World War
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire Mention in Despatches (3)

Bonham-Carter was the second son of Hugh Bonham-Carter, younger son of John Bonham-Carter, and Jane Margaret Macdonald.[2]

After his education at Haileybury, Ian Bonham-Carter was commissioned into the Northumberland Fusiliers in 1900. Bonham-Carter served in the 5th Battalion and then the 1st Battalion of the Northumberland Fusiliers before being appointed adjutant in 1909. In May 1914 he attended No 6 Course at the Central Flying School, receiving his Aviator's Certificate no. 794 on 25 May 1914. After completing his flying training, Bonham-Carter served in the Royal Flying Corps until he transferred to the RAF on its creation in 1918.http://www.rafweb.org/Biographies/Bonham-CarterIM.htm Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - Air Cdre Bonham-Carter

In 1925, Bonham-Carter was appointed Air Officer Commanding No. 3 Group and in 1926 he took up command of No. 23 Group. He was then posted in 1928 as Commandant of No. 1 School of Technical Training.

During World War II, Bonham-Carter served as Duty Air Commodore in the Operations Room of Headquarters RAF Fighter Command.