Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Air_Force_Cross
gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkbp:birth_date 1882-04-24
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:St._John_the_Evangelist_Church,_Northwood
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:contribution Royal Air Force's success in WWII
gptkbp:death_date 1970-02-15
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy_Sandhurst
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding
gptkbp:influence_on Aviation history
British military strategy
Modern air warfare
gptkbp:influenced British air strategy
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Hugh_Trenchard
gptkbp:involvement gptkb:The_Blitz
gptkb:Battle_of_France
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Battle_of_Britain
gptkb:Dunkirk_evacuation
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Battle_of_Britain
gptkbp:legacy Pioneering air defense tactics
gptkbp:military_unit gptkb:National_Guard
gptkb:Royal_Flying_Corps
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Father_of_the_Battle_of_Britain
gptkbp:notable_command gptkb:No._11_Group_RAF
gptkbp:place_of_birth Middlesbrough, England
gptkbp:place_of_death Westminster, London, England
gptkbp:post_war_career gptkb:Chairman_of_the_British_Overseas_Airways_Corporation
Director of Civil Aviation
gptkbp:posthumous_recognition gptkb:Dowding_System
gptkb:Hugh_Dowding_Memorial
Statue in London
Various books and documentaries
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Sir_John_Salmond
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkbp:role gptkb:Commander_of_RAF_Fighter_Command
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:service_years 1910–1942
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Dowding
gptkbp:strategic_goals Integrated air defense system
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Sir_Keith_Park
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Britain
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3