Hugh Dowding

Air Chief Marshal Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding, was an officer in the Royal Air Force. 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 Operation Sea Lion, Adolf Hitler's plan to invade Britain.

24 April 1882

Born on the same birth day (24 April): Damien Fleming • David Boudia • Eamon Gilmore • Elīna Dikaioulaku • Erich Raeder • Franco Leccese • Gordon West • Jan Veselý • Josep Borrell • Josy Barthel • Morgan Ciprès • Ramiro II of Aragon • Ruth Kobart • Susanna Bokoyni • Willem de Kooning

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