Senior Commander

Profiles of senior commander who served with the Royal Air Force and its predecessor services.

10 Profiles
Featured Senior Commander

Air Chief Marshal

Keith Park

GCB KBE MC & Bar DFC
15 June 1892 6 February 1975 aged 82

Keith Park directed 11 Group during the Battle of Britain and later held senior RAF commands in the Middle East and home defence.

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Nationality New Zealand (British Empire)
Service Royal Air Force
Years served 1914-1946
Operations flown Undocumented
Era First World War · Formation & Interwar · Second World War

Senior Commander · 10 profiles

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Arthur Coningham

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KCB KBE DSO 19 January 1895–30 January 1948
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Arthur Harris

Marshal of the Royal Air Force

GCB OBE AFC 13 April 1892–5 April 1984
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Arthur Tedder: RAF Commander and Architect of Allied Air Power

Marshal of the Royal Air Force

GCB CMG DSO 11 July 1890–3 June 1967
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Charles Longcroft

Air Vice Marshal

KCB CMG DSO 13 May 1883–20 February 1958
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Charles Portal

Marshal of the Royal Air Force

KT GCB OM 21 May 1893–22 April 1971
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Frederick Sykes

Air Vice-Marshal

GCSI GCIE GBE 23 July 1877–30 September 1954
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Hugh Dowding

Air Chief Marshal

GCB GCVO CMG 24 April 1882–15 February 1970
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Hugh Trenchard

Marshal of the Royal Air Force

GCB OM GCVO 3 February 1873–10 February 1956
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John René Whitley

Air Marshal

KBE CB DSO 7 September 1905–26 December 1997
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Senior Commander

Keith Park

Air Chief Marshal

GCB KBE MC & Bar 15 June 1892–6 February 1975