Walter Couchman
Walter Couchman was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India on March 19th, 1905 and is the Royal Navy Admiral. At the age of 76, Walter Couchman biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Couchman attended staff college at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich in 1928 and qualified as a naval pilot in 1935.
He served in the Second World War as Commander in the Air Materials Division and then as Commanding Officer of the destroyer HMS Veteran. In 1941 he was appointed Staff Officer (Plans) for the Mediterranean Fleet. Later in the War he became Naval Assistant (Underwater Weapons) and then Chief Staff Officer to the Flag Officer Air (Home).
After the War he became Captain of the aircraft carrier HMS Glory and then, from 1947, Director of Naval Air Organisation and Training at the Admiralty.
He went on to be Flag Officer, Flying Training in 1951, in which role he led the Fleet Air Arm flypast of 327 aircraft at the Coronation review of the fleet, flying a de Havilland Sea Vampire. He was then appointed Flag Officer, Heavy Squadron in 1953, Flag Officer, Aircraft Carriers in 1954 and Deputy Controller of Supplies (Air) at the Ministry of Supply in 1955. He became Flag Officer, Air (Home) in 1957 and Vice Chief of the Naval Staff in 1960. He retired in November 1960.