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968:Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation
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683:Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation
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625:Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation
606:Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation
587:Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation
568:Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation
702:"Marshal of the RAF Lord Douglas of Kirtleside"
286:(Also Director of Operations and Intelligence)
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272:(Also Director of Operations and Intelligence)
262:(Also Director of Operations and Intelligence)
255:(Also Director of Operations and Intelligence)
248:(Also Director of Operations and Intelligence)
647:(Supplement). 21 February 1933. p. 1180.
660:"Air Chief Marshal Sir Christopher Courtney"
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16:Senior appointment in the Royal Air Force
744:"Air Chief Marshal Sir Norman Bottomley"
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621:"Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Burnett"
382:Deputy Commanders-in-Chief (Capability)
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159:Air Member for Personnel and Capability
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725:"Marshal of the RAF Sir Arthur Harris"
679:"Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Peirse"
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542:"Senior Royal Air Force Appointments"
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141:. The incumbent is the deputy to the
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350:15 November 1959 Air Marshal Sir
282:25 January 1937 Air Vice-Marshal
275:26 January 1935 Air Vice-Marshal
232:12 August 1918 Brigadier General
137:) is a senior appointment in the
918:. Royal Air Force. 28 April 2023
374:30 January 1967 Air Marshal Sir
338:9 November 1953 Air Marshal Sir
332:1 November 1952 Air Marshal Sir
314:4 February 1948 Air Marshal Sir
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410:Deputy Commanders (Capability)
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258:6 February 1931 Air Commodore
205:Holders of the post included:
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368:1 April 1966 Air Marshal Sir
356:18 July 1960 Air Marshal Sir
301:1 June 1941 Air Vice-Marshal
209:Deputy Chief of the Air Staff
131:Deputy Chief of the Air Staff
24:Deputy Chief of the Air Staff
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344:4 July 1956 Air Marshal Sir
251:12 April 1926 Air Commodore
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147:Deputy Commander Capability
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964:"Air Council Appointments"
938:"Senior Appointments 2023"
564:"Air Commodore R M Groves"
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362:June 1963 Air Marshal Sir
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161:due to their position.
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228:Robert Marsland Groves
143:Chief of the Air Staff
102:Chief of the Air Staff
912:"Senior Appointments"
886:"Senior Appointments"
864:"Senior appointments"
842:"Senior appointments"
820:"Senior appointments"
510:www.armedforces.co.uk
334:Ronald Ivelaw-Chapman
800:. Defence Viewpoints
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689:on 20 November 2012.
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419:, 2012 to 3 May 2013
277:Christopher Courtney
201:List of post holders
364:Christopher Hartley
270:Edgar Ludlow-Hewitt
866:. 20 February 2019
712:on 4 January 2009.
644:The London Gazette
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417:Sir Andrew Pulford
241:8 September 1919
225:Brigadier General
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848:3 December
492:References
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328:John Baker
166:Paul Lloyd
98:Reports to
51:Paul Lloyd
219:Mark Kerr
182:Trenchard
108:Appointer
88:Member of
47:Incumbent
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480:See also
189:to form
112:The King
804:14 July
172:History
157:as the
118:Website
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