John Boothman
Royal Air Force Air Chief Marshal (1901-1957) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Air chief marshal Sir John Nelson Boothman, KCB, KBE, DFC, AFC (19 February 1901 – 29 December 1957) was a senior Royal Air Force officer during World War II who went on to high command in the post-war years.
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Sir John Boothman | |
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Born | (1901-02-19)19 February 1901 |
Died | 29 December 1957(1957-12-29) (aged 56) |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Air Force |
Years of service | 1921–56 |
Rank | Air chief marshal |
Commands held | Coastal Command (1953–56) AHQ Iraq (1948–50) Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment (1944–45) No. 106 Group (1944) No. 106 (Photo Reconnaissance) Wing (1943) RAF Finningley (1941–42) RAF Waddington (1941) No. 44 Squadron (1939) |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Flying Cross Air Force Cross Mentioned in dispatches Croix de guerre (France) Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States) Distinguished Flying Cross (United States) War Cross (Czechoslovakia) |
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