Lieutenant General Raymond Fullarton ArmstrongSSASM (14 December 1917[2] – early 1990s[3]) was a South African Air Force officer, who served as Chief of Defence Staff.[4]
Biography
He was born in Manchester when his father was seeing in the British Army during the Great War. Armstrong attended Rondebosch Boy's High School before attending the South African Military College.[2]
He was Armed Forces attache in Washington. He served as Chief of Logistics Services until 1968 and Chief of Air Staff before being appointed acting Chief of Defence Staff from 1 March 1974 to 30 April 1974. He was confirmed in this appointment on 1 May 1974. He retired on 31 May 1976.[4]
After retirement he served as a director of Atlas Aircraft Corporation.[2]
^Magnus Malan (SA Army), Raymond Armstrong awarded the SSA together in 1977 and all three received the new SSA that was introduced in that year, not the old 1952 version. Proof of this is the official photo of Magnus Malan, wearing the 1975 SSA around his neck and, since (as Minister of Defence) he introduced the bad habit of wearing night medals (miniatures) by day, also the miniature 1975 SSA on his chest.