Air Chief Marshal Sir John Slessor

GPTKB entity

Properties (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Air Chief Marshal
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Air_Force_Cross
gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkbp:birthDate 1907-01-01
gptkbp:burialPlace Cremated at Golders Green Crematorium
gptkbp:careerEnd 1963
gptkbp:careerStart 1926
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:commanded No. 5 Group RAF
No. 8 Group RAF
No. 11 Group RAF
No. 12 Group RAF
No. 14 Group RAF
No. 15 Group RAF
No. 16 Group RAF
No. 17 Group RAF
No. 18 Group RAF
No. 19 Group RAF
gptkbp:deathDate 1979-01-12
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Air_Force_College_Cranwell
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:John_Slessor
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Air Chief Marshal Sir John Slessor
gptkbp:influenced British_air_power_doctrine
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Hugh_Trenchard
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Strategic_bombing_in_World_War_II
Development of air power strategy
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:nickname Slessor
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:RAF_Bomber_Command
gptkb:RAF_Middle_East_Command
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Belfast,_Northern_Ireland
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:postRetirementCareer KCB,_DSO,_AFC
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Sir_Arthur_Harris
gptkbp:rank Air Chief Marshal
gptkbp:role Aviator
Military leader
Strategist
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:serviceYears 1926-1963
gptkbp:spouse Lady Slessor
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Sir_John_Grandy