John Grandy
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title:
John Grandy
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Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir John Grandy, was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force. He was the only officer who fought and commanded a squadron during the Battle of Britain to reach the post of Chief of the Air Staff. In the latter role he implemented the final stages of the RAF's withdrawal from the Persian Gulf and the Far East, oversaw the ordering and subsequent cancellation of the F-111 strike aircraft and handed over Britain's nuclear deterrent role to the Royal Navy.
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encyclopedia
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Marshal of the Royal Air Force (1913–2004)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Grandy
date created:
2006-01-09T22:36:01Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T07:02:12Z
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