Hugh Dowding 1st Baron Dowding Military person
Air Chief Marshal Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding GCB, GCVO, CMG (24 April 1882 – 15 February 1970) was a British officer in the Royal Air Force. He served as a fighter pilot and then as commanding officer of No. 16 Squadron during the First World War. During the inter-war years he became Air Officer Commanding Fighting Area, Air Defence of Great Britain and then joined the Air Council as Air Member for Supply and Research. He was Air Officer Commanding RAF Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain, and is generally credited with playing a crucial role in Britain's defence, and hence, the defeat of Adolf Hitler's plan to invade Britain. He unwillingly relinquished command in November 1940 and was replaced by Big Wing advocate, Sholto Douglas.
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| award | |
|---|---|
| military operations | |
| military command | 16 Squadron (1915–1916) RAF Fighter Command (1936–1940) |
| service start | 1900 |
| service end | 1942 |