Air Chief Marshal Sir Norman Howard Bottomley KCB CIE DSO AFC RAF was the Yorkshire-born successor to Arthur 'Bomber' Harris as Commander-in-Chief of RAF Bomber Command in 1945. Born in Yorkshire, Bottomley was educated at Halifax School and the University of Rennes in Brittany before being commissioned into the East Yorkshire Regiment as a subaltern with which he served until transferring to the Royal Flying Corps in 1915. He flew with the RAF during World War I.

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  • Air Chief Marshal Sir Norman Howard Bottomley KCB CIE DSO AFC RAF was the Yorkshire-born successor to Arthur 'Bomber' Harris as Commander-in-Chief of RAF Bomber Command in 1945. Born in Yorkshire, Bottomley was educated at Halifax School and the University of Rennes in Brittany before being commissioned into the East Yorkshire Regiment as a subaltern with which he served until transferring to the Royal Flying Corps in 1915. He flew with the RAF during World War I. Between the wars Bottomley's appointments included service in the Middle East and the command of No. 4 (AC) Squadron RAF and No. 1 (Indian) Group. Bottomley was Senior Air Staff Officer at Bomber Command headquarters between 1938 and 1940, and was appointed Air Officer Commanding No. 5 Group RAF in November 1940. He was later promoted to Deputy Chief of the Air Staff in 1943. On the 15 September 1945, he followed Sir Arthur 'Bomber' Harris as Commander-in-Chief Bomber Command, retaining command until 16 January 1947. Bottomley became Inspector-General of the RAF in 1947 and retired the following year. From 1948 until 1956, he held the post of Director of Administration at the BBC, acting as Director General when Sir Ian Jacob was away. Sir Norman Bottomley died on 13 August 1970, aged seventy-eight.
  • Norman Bottomley war ein britischer Offizier der Royal Air Force (RAF) und gehörte während des Zweiten Weltkrieges dem Bomber-Kommando der RAF an, 1947 wurde er Generalinspektor der britischen Luftwaffe. Bottomley studierte an der Universität in Rennes. Nach dem Studium diente er zunächst in einem Regiment aus Yorkshire, bevor er 1915 in das Royal Flying Corps, den Vorläufer der Royal Air Force, eintrat. Nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg befehligte er zunächst eine Fliegerstaffel, dann eine Fliegergruppe. 1938 trat er in das Bomberkommando ein und hatte zuletzt den Rang eines Air Chief Marshal inne. Nach dem Krieg wurde er 1947 Generalinspekteur der Royal Air Force, nahm aber bereits 1948 seinen Abschied. Er wurde vielfach geehrt, unter anderem war er Träger des Order of the Bath, Order of the Indian Empire, Distinguished Service Order, Air Force Cross.
  • El Mariscal en Cap de l'Aire Sir Norman Howard Bottomley KCB CIE DSO AFC RAF va ser el successor del Mariscal de la RAF Arthur 'Bomber' Harris com a Comandant en Cap del Comandament de Bombarders de la Royal Air Force al 1945.
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  • Director of Administration at the BBC 1948-1956
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  • Air Chief Marshal Sir Norman Howard Bottomley KCB CIE DSO AFC RAF was the Yorkshire-born successor to Arthur 'Bomber' Harris as Commander-in-Chief of RAF Bomber Command in 1945. Born in Yorkshire, Bottomley was educated at Halifax School and the University of Rennes in Brittany before being commissioned into the East Yorkshire Regiment as a subaltern with which he served until transferring to the Royal Flying Corps in 1915. He flew with the RAF during World War I.
  • Norman Bottomley war ein britischer Offizier der Royal Air Force (RAF) und gehörte während des Zweiten Weltkrieges dem Bomber-Kommando der RAF an, 1947 wurde er Generalinspektor der britischen Luftwaffe. Bottomley studierte an der Universität in Rennes. Nach dem Studium diente er zunächst in einem Regiment aus Yorkshire, bevor er 1915 in das Royal Flying Corps, den Vorläufer der Royal Air Force, eintrat.
  • El Mariscal en Cap de l'Aire Sir Norman Howard Bottomley KCB CIE DSO AFC RAF va ser el successor del Mariscal de la RAF Arthur 'Bomber' Harris com a Comandant en Cap del Comandament de Bombarders de la Royal Air Force al 1945.
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