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John Slessor

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Senior commander in the Royal Air Force

United KingdomLived 1897 to 1979 · aged 82
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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.

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Bristol Fighter, a type flown by Slessor in the 1920sBristol Fighter, a type flown by Slessor in the 1920sAir Marshal Slessor as Air Member for Personnel, inspecting Czecho-Slovak personnel during the farewell parade of Czech squadrons at Manston, Kent, in 1945Air Marshal Slessor as Air Member for Personnel, inspecting Czecho-Slovak personnel during the farewell parade of Czech squadrons at Manston, Kent, in 1945Victor bomber pictured in 1959Victor bomber pictured in 1959

Awards 6

Military Cross
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Legion of Merit
Distinguished Service Order
Legion of Honour
Legionnaire of Legion of Merit

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About this person

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 the Distinguished Service Order for operations with the latter in Waziristan. In 1936, he published Air Power and Armies, which examined the use of air power against targets on and behind the battlefield.

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United Kingdom
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deceased
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Lived 1897 to 1979 · aged 82
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