John Slessor
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title:
John Slessor
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Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir John Cotesworth Slessor, was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force (RAF), serving as Chief of the Air Staff from 1950 to 1952. As a pilot in the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War, he saw action with No. 17 Squadron in the Middle East, earning the Military Cross, and with No. 5 Squadron on the Western Front, where he was awarded the Belgian Croix de Guerre. Between the wars he commanded No. 4 Squadron in England, and No. 3 (Indian) Wing, earning
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Marshal of the Royal Air Force (1897-1979)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Slessor
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2006-01-08T14:33:36Z
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2024-08-29T09:02:50Z
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