Charles Burnett (RAF Officer)
Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Stuart Burnett KCB, CBE, DSO (3 April 1882 – 9 April 1945) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force during the first half of the 20th century. During the Second World War, he served as Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal Australian Air Force.
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