. . "(1968\u201369)" . "No. 31 Squadron" . "Australia" . "1937Z"^^ . "Central Flying School" . . . . "Chief of the Air Staff" . "1918-10-09Z"^^ . "RAAF Base Point Cook" . "1918Z"^^ . "No. 77 Wing" . "First Tactical Air Force" . . "2014Z"^^ . "Air Marshal Sir Charles Read"@en . . "RAAF Base Richmond" . "(1944\u201345)" . "2014-09-17Z"^^ . "Read, Charles Frederick"@en . "No. 82 Wing" . "(1950)" . "No. 24 Squadron RAF" . "Air Marshal Sir Charles Frederick Read, KBE, CB, DFC, AFC (9 October 1918 \u2013 17 September 2014) was a senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). He served as Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) from 1972 to 1975. Born in Sydney, Read joined the RAAF in 1937, and began his career flying biplane fighters. As a Beaufighter pilot, he led No. 31 Squadron and No. 77 Wing in the South West Pacific during World War II."@en . "Royal Australian Air Force senior commander" . "(1957\u201360)" . "*" . "(1952\u201353)" . . "(1942\u201343)" . "Charles Frederick Read"@en . "(1972\u201375)" . . "(1966\u201368)" . . "(1945\u201346)" . . . . .