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Hugh Dowding

Hugh Dowding
Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding, Scottish-English air marshal (d. 1970)

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

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