Facts: - battles: first world war second world war - allegiance: united kingdom - death date: 03 august 1964 - commands: chief group raf wittering of the new zealand air staff no. 18 - awards: companion the order of the british empire air force cross legion of of merit -lrb- united states -rrb- the order of the bath commander of - birth date: 07 february 1897 - serviceyears: 1917 -- 1954 - name: david vaughan carnegie - branch: royal naval air service royal air force - rank: air vice-marshal Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of david carnegie -lrb- raf officer -rrb- .
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air vice-marshal david vaughan carnegie cb , cbe , afc -lrb- 7 february 1897 -- 3 august 1964 -rrb- was a senior royal air force commander during the second world war and the post-war decade .from 1951 to 1954 he served on secondment as the chief of the air staff of the royal new zealand air force .