Hugh Dowding

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Air Chief Marshal
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Dunkirk_evacuation
gptkb:Air_Ministry
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
British_military_history
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
gptkbp:birthDate 1882-04-24
gptkbp:child gptkb:Elizabeth_Dowding
gptkb:Peter_Dowding
gptkb:John_Dowding
gptkb:David_Dowding
Margaret_Dowding
gptkbp:commanded No. 11 Group RAF
gptkbp:deathDate 1970-02-15
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy_Sandhurst
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hugh Dowding
gptkbp:influenced Air defense tactics
Military aviation policy
Fighter aircraft development
Radar_technology
British_air_strategy
Royal_Air_Force_organization
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Billy_Bishop
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Battle_of_Britain
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Flying_Corps
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:RAF_Fighter_Command
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:British_air_defense_during_WWII
gptkb:Dowding_System
gptkb:Air_Chief_Marshal_Dowding's_Report
Promotion of air power in military strategy
Advocacy for radar technology
Advocacy for the importance of air superiority
Leadership in the Battle of Britain
Post-war air defense strategy
Fighter_Command_during_WWII
Development_of_the_British_fighter_aircraft_strategy
gptkbp:occupation Aviator
Military officer
Strategist
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Middlesbrough,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath Westminster,_London,_England
gptkbp:rank Air Chief Marshal
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:serviceYears 1910–1945
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Daphne_Dowding