Norman Bottomley
Royal Air Force Air Chief Marshal (1891-1970) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Air chief marshal Sir Norman Howard Bottomley, KCB, CIE, DSO, AFC (18 September 1891 – 13 August 1970) was the successor to Arthur 'Bomber' Harris as Commander-in-Chief of RAF Bomber Command in 1945.
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Sir Norman Bottomley | |
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Born | (1891-09-18)18 September 1891 Ripponden, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
Died | 13 August 1970(1970-08-13) (aged 78) |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army (1914–18) Royal Air Force (1918–48) |
Years of service | 1914–48 |
Rank | Air chief marshal |
Commands held | Inspector-General of the RAF (1947) Bomber Command (1945–47) No. 5 Group (1940–41) No. 1 (Indian) Group (1934–38) No. 4 Squadron (1928–30) |
Battles/wars | World War I Waziristan campaign World War II |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire[1] Distinguished Service Order[2] Air Force Cross[3] Mentioned in dispatches (5) Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States) |
Other work | Director of Administration at the BBC (1948–56) |
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