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Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir John Grandy, GCB, GCVO, KBE, DSO, KStJ (8 February 1913 – 2 January 2004) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force. He was the only officer who fought and commanded a squadron during the Battle of Britain to reach the post of Chief of the Air Staff. In the latter role he implemented the final stages of the RAF's withdrawal from the Persian Gulf and the Far East, oversaw the ordering and subsequent cancellation of the F-111 strike aircraft and handed over Britain's nuclear deterrent role to the Royal Navy.

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  • Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir John Grandy GCB GCVO KBE DSO KStJ (* 8. Februar 1913 in Northwood, London; † 2. Januar 2004 in Slough, Berkshire) war ein Offizier der Royal Air Force. Er war der einzige Offizier, der als Kommandeur einer Staffel während der Luftschlacht um England kämpfte und anschließend den Posten des Chief of the Air Staff erreichte. In letzterer Funktion koordinierte er die letzten Schritte des Rückzugs der RAF aus dem Persischen Golf und dem Fernen Osten. Er überwachte die sukzessive Ablösung des Angriffsflugzeugs F-111, nach der die Rolle der atomaren Abschreckung von der Royal Navy übernommen wurde. (de)
  • Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir John Grandy, GCB, GCVO, KBE, DSO, KStJ (8 February 1913 – 2 January 2004) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force. He was the only officer who fought and commanded a squadron during the Battle of Britain to reach the post of Chief of the Air Staff. In the latter role he implemented the final stages of the RAF's withdrawal from the Persian Gulf and the Far East, oversaw the ordering and subsequent cancellation of the F-111 strike aircraft and handed over Britain's nuclear deterrent role to the Royal Navy. (en)
  • John Grandy, né le 8 février 1913 à Londres et mort le 2 janvier 2004 à Slough, est un homme politique et militaire britannique qui fut gouverneur de Gibraltar d'octobre 1973 à mai 1978. (fr)
  • Сэр Джон Гранди (англ. Sir John Grandy; 8 февраля 1913, Нортвуд, Хиллингдон, Лондон, Англия, Британская империя — 2 января 2004, Слау, Беркшир, Великобритания) — британский государственный и военный деятель, губернатор Гибралтара (1973—1978). (ru)
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  • United Kingdom
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  • Bomber Command(1963–65)
  • Central Fighter Establishment(1954–56)
  • Chief of the Air Staff(1967–71)
  • Far East Command(1965–67)
  • No. 210 Group(1943)
  • No. 219 Squadron(1940)
  • No. 249 Squadron(1940)
  • No. 341 Wing(1945)
  • No. 73 Operational Training Unit(1944–45)
  • Northern Sector ofFighter Command(1950–52)
  • RAF Duxford(1942–43)
  • RAF Germany(1961–63)
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  • Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir John Grandy (en)
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  • Sir John Grandy (en)
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  • Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir John Grandy GCB GCVO KBE DSO KStJ (* 8. Februar 1913 in Northwood, London; † 2. Januar 2004 in Slough, Berkshire) war ein Offizier der Royal Air Force. Er war der einzige Offizier, der als Kommandeur einer Staffel während der Luftschlacht um England kämpfte und anschließend den Posten des Chief of the Air Staff erreichte. In letzterer Funktion koordinierte er die letzten Schritte des Rückzugs der RAF aus dem Persischen Golf und dem Fernen Osten. Er überwachte die sukzessive Ablösung des Angriffsflugzeugs F-111, nach der die Rolle der atomaren Abschreckung von der Royal Navy übernommen wurde. (de)
  • Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir John Grandy, GCB, GCVO, KBE, DSO, KStJ (8 February 1913 – 2 January 2004) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force. He was the only officer who fought and commanded a squadron during the Battle of Britain to reach the post of Chief of the Air Staff. In the latter role he implemented the final stages of the RAF's withdrawal from the Persian Gulf and the Far East, oversaw the ordering and subsequent cancellation of the F-111 strike aircraft and handed over Britain's nuclear deterrent role to the Royal Navy. (en)
  • John Grandy, né le 8 février 1913 à Londres et mort le 2 janvier 2004 à Slough, est un homme politique et militaire britannique qui fut gouverneur de Gibraltar d'octobre 1973 à mai 1978. (fr)
  • Сэр Джон Гранди (англ. Sir John Grandy; 8 февраля 1913, Нортвуд, Хиллингдон, Лондон, Англия, Британская империя — 2 января 2004, Слау, Беркшир, Великобритания) — британский государственный и военный деятель, губернатор Гибралтара (1973—1978). (ru)
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  • John Grandy (de)
  • John Grandy (fr)
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  • Гранди, Джон (ru)
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