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Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Denis Frank Spotswood, GCB, CBE, DSO, DFC (26 September 1916 – 11 November 2001) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force. He fought in the Second World War as a flying boat pilot and then as a coastal reconnaissance squadron commander during Operation Torch, the invasion of North Africa. He served as a station commander in the late 1940s and early 1950s before becoming a senior air commander in the late 1950s. As the Chief of the Air Staff in the early 1970s he had a major role in implementing the defence savings demanded by the Heath Government in the face of economic difficulties at the time.

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  • Sir Denis Frank Spotswood GCB CBE DSO DFC FRAeS (* 26. September 1916; † 11. November 2001) war ein britischer Marshal of the Royal Air Force, der zwischen 1971 und 1974 Chef des Luftwaffenstabes (Chief of the Air Staff) war. (de)
  • Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Denis Frank Spotswood, GCB, CBE, DSO, DFC (26 September 1916 – 11 November 2001) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force. He fought in the Second World War as a flying boat pilot and then as a coastal reconnaissance squadron commander during Operation Torch, the invasion of North Africa. He served as a station commander in the late 1940s and early 1950s before becoming a senior air commander in the late 1950s. As the Chief of the Air Staff in the early 1970s he had a major role in implementing the defence savings demanded by the Heath Government in the face of economic difficulties at the time. (en)
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  • Chief of the Air Staff(1971–74)
  • No. 3 (Bomber) Group(1964–65)
  • No. 500 Squadron(1942–43)
  • RAF College Cranwell(1958–61)
  • RAF Coltishall(1948)
  • RAF Germany(1965–68)
  • RAF Horsham St Faith(1947–48)
  • RAF Linton-on-Ouse(1954–56)
  • RAF Strike Command(1968–71)
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  • Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Denis Spotswood (en)
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  • Sir Denis Frank Spotswood GCB CBE DSO DFC FRAeS (* 26. September 1916; † 11. November 2001) war ein britischer Marshal of the Royal Air Force, der zwischen 1971 und 1974 Chef des Luftwaffenstabes (Chief of the Air Staff) war. (de)
  • Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Denis Frank Spotswood, GCB, CBE, DSO, DFC (26 September 1916 – 11 November 2001) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force. He fought in the Second World War as a flying boat pilot and then as a coastal reconnaissance squadron commander during Operation Torch, the invasion of North Africa. He served as a station commander in the late 1940s and early 1950s before becoming a senior air commander in the late 1950s. As the Chief of the Air Staff in the early 1970s he had a major role in implementing the defence savings demanded by the Heath Government in the face of economic difficulties at the time. (en)
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