Kenneth Porter (RAF officer)

Sir Kenneth Porter
Sir Kenneth Porter
Born	12 November 1912
Died	28 March 2003 (aged 90)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Air Force
Years of service	1928–70
Rank	Air Marshal
Commands held	Maintenance Command (1966–70); RAF St Athan (1960–61); No. 4 School of Technical Training (1960–61); RAF Swanton Morley (1953–54); No. 2 Air Signallers School (1952–53)
Battles/wars	Second World War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath; Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Mentioned in Despatches (3); Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States)

Air Marshal Sir Melvin Kenneth Drowley Porter, KCB, CBE (12 November 1912 – 28 March 2003) was a senior Royal Air Force officer who served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Maintenance Command from 1966 until his retirement in 1970.

RAF career

Porter joined the Royal Air Force in 1928.[1] He was appointed Chief Signals Officer at Headquarters RAF Balloon Command in 1939 and served in the Second World War as Chief Signals Officer at No. 11 Group, then No. 83 Group followed by Second Tactical Air Force just when air support was needed for the Normandy landings.[2]

After the war he joined the Directing Staff at the RAF Staff College, Andover and then, from 1950, became Senior Technical Staff Officer at Headquarters No. 205 Group.[1] He went on to be Officer Commanding at No. 2 Air Signallers School in 1952 and Officer Commanding at No. 1 Air Signallers School in 1953 before returning to the role of Chief Signals Officer at Headquarters Second Tactical Air Force in 1954.[1] He became Chief Signals Officer at Headquarters Fighter Command in 1955, Commandant at No. 4 School of Technical Training in 1959 and Director General of Ground Training at the Ministry of Defence in 1961.[3] His last appointments were as Director-General of Signals (Air) at the Ministry of Defence in 1963 and as Air Officer Commanding Maintenance Command in 1966 before retiring in 1970.[1]

In retirement he became Director of Technical Education Projects at University College, Cardiff.[2]

Family

In 1940 he married Elena Sinclair: they had two sons and one daughter.[3]

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References

"M K D Porter". www.rafweb.org.
Obituary: Air Marshal Sir Kenneth Porter The Times, 20 May 2003
Debrett's People of Today 1994

Military offices
Preceded by Colin Stewart	Director General of Signals 1963–1966	Succeeded by Unknown
Preceded by Sir Norman Coslett	Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Maintenance Command 1966–1970	Succeeded by Sir John Rowlands

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[air-1] "M K D Porter". www.rafweb.org.

[times-2] Obituary: Air Marshal Sir Kenneth Porter The Times, 20 May 2003

[debrett-3] Debrett's People of Today 1994