Air Marshal Albert Abraham Lawson Cuffe (2 May 1895 – 24 March 1969) was a Canadian air force officer who was briefly Director of the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Career Cuffe enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in 1914 and, having joined the Royal Flying Corps, served in World War I.Air Marshal Cuffe After the War he became an instructor at Camp Borden.Warrior Chiefs: Perspectives on Senior Canadian Military Leaders edited by Bernd Horn, p. 239 He was responsible for forming No. 2 (Operations) Squadron at High River, Alberta on 1 April 1925.New formations He served briefly as Director of the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1932 before, having been promoted to wing commander, he became Commanding Officer of No.4 Squadron at Vancouver around 1935.Small, F/L Norville Everett Air Force Association He served in World War II in initially as Air Member for TrainingMilitary History and then, from February 1942, as Commander of the Eastern Air Command of the Royal Canadian Air Force.Change Command for Air Defences on Eastern Coast Ottawa Citizen - February 21, 1942 He retired in 1944.
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