page_title: Richard Atcherley
section_title: RAF career
hierarchical_section_title: Richard Atcherley / RAF career
caption_attribution_description: British team, RAF High Speed Flight, for Schneider Trophy race in 1929 left to right: Fg Off HRD Waghorn Fg Off Moon (Engineering Officer) Flt Lt D D'Arcy A Greig Sqn Ldr AH Orlebar (Flight Commander) Flt Lt GH Stainforth Fg Off RLR Atcherley
context_page_description: Air Marshal Sir Richard Llewellyn Roger Atcherley, KBE, CB, AFC & Bar was a senior Royal Air Force officer. He served as Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Pakistan Air Force from 1949 to 1951.
context_section_description: In 1922, Atcherley attended the RAF College Cranwell and was commissioned two years later. He initially served as a pilot on No. 29 Squadron, flying Snipes out of Duxford. In 1925, Atcherley attended the Central Flying School and then returned to his squadron as both a pilot and a qualified flying instructor. He was a member of the RAF team that competed for the Schneider Trophy in 1929.
caption: The RAF team for Schneider Trophy race 1929.  Atcherley is shown on the right.
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