Air Vice Marshal Sir William Sholto Douglas

GPTKB entity

Properties (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Air Vice Marshal
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force_Volunteer_Reserve
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Air_Force_Cross
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
Mentioned in Dispatches
gptkbp:birthDate 1893-01-01
gptkbp:burialPlace Cremated at Golders Green Crematorium
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:commanded No. 5 Group RAF
gptkbp:deathDate 1969-01-01
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy_Sandhurst
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Air Vice Marshal Sir William Sholto Douglas
gptkbp:influenced British_air_strategy_during_WWII
gptkbp:knownFor Leadership_in_Bomber_Command
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:nickname Sholto
gptkbp:notableFeature Commander_of_the_RAF_in_the_Middle_East
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Mediterranean_Theatre
gptkb:European_Theatre
gptkb:North_African_Campaign
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:England
gptkbp:postWarCareer gptkb:Chairman_of_the_British_Aircraft_Corporation
Consultant_to_the_Ministry_of_Defence
Director_of_Operations_at_the_Ministry_of_Defence
Fellow_of_the_Royal_Aeronautical_Society
Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society_of_Arts
Member_of_the_Council_of_the_Royal_Society_of_Arts
Member_of_the_Royal_Aeronautical_Society
Adviser_to_the_British_government_on_aviation_matters
Member_of_the_Board_of_the_British_Aircraft_Corporation
Member_of_the_Council_of_the_Royal_Aeronautical_Society
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Sir_Arthur_Harris
gptkbp:rank Air Vice Marshal
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:serviceYears 1911-1945
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Douglas
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Sir_John_Slessor