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William Dickson

Royal Naval Air Service aviator (1898-1987) · United Kingdom · On the map · Died at 88

Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir William Forster Dickson, was a Royal Naval Air Service aviator during the First World War, a senior officer in the Royal Air Force during the inter-war years and a Royal Air Force commander during and after the Second World War.

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1987Died12 September 19871953Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the BathAward1952Knight Commander of the Order of the BathAward1946Knight Commander of the Order of the British EmpireAward1945Commander of the Legion of MeritAward1942Companion of the Order of the BathAward1934Officer of the Order of the British EmpireAward1922Air Force CrossAward1918Distinguished Service OrderAward1898Born24 September 1898

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Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath1953
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath1952
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire1946
Commander of the Legion of Merit1945
Companion of the Order of the Bath1942
Officer of the Order of the British Empire1934
Air Force Cross1922
Distinguished Service Order1918
Legionnaire of Legion of Merit

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Dickson was Chief of the Air Staff in the mid-1950s, in which role his main preoccupation was the establishment of the V Force and the necessary supporting weapons, airfields and personnel. He also served as the first Chief of the Defence Staff in the late 1950s.

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United Kingdom
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Deceased
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Lived 1898 to 1987 · aged 88