Hugh Hamilton Brookes
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Air vice-marshal Hugh Hamilton Brookes CB, CBE, DFC (14 October 1904 – 16 March 1988) was a senior Royal Air Force officer.
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Born | (1904-10-14)14 October 1904 |
Died | 16 March 1988(1988-03-16) (aged 83) |
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Years of service | 1922–1958 |
Rank | Air vice-marshal |
Commands held | No. 25 Group (1956–58) AHQ Iraq (1954–56) Rhodesian Air Training Group (1951–53) RAF Swinderby (1948–49) RAF Breighton (1943–46) No. 298 Wing (1942–43) No. 39 Squadron (1939–40) |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Flying Cross Mentioned in dispatches (2) |
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