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Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir William Forster Dickson GCB, KBE, DSO, AFC (24 September 1898 – 12 September 1987) was a Royal Naval Air Service aviator during World War I, an middle-ranking Royal Air Force officer during the inter-war years and a senior Royal Air Force commander during and after World War II. Dickson was Chief of the Air Staff in the mid-1950s in which role his main preoccupation was the establishment of the V Force and the necessary supporting weapons, airfields and personnel. He also served as the first Chief of the Defence Staff in the late 1950s.

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  • William Dickson (RAF officer)
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  • Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir William Forster Dickson GCB, KBE, DSO, AFC (24 September 1898 – 12 September 1987) was a Royal Naval Air Service aviator during World War I, an middle-ranking Royal Air Force officer during the inter-war years and a senior Royal Air Force commander during and after World War II. Dickson was Chief of the Air Staff in the mid-1950s in which role his main preoccupation was the establishment of the V Force and the necessary supporting weapons, airfields and personnel. He also served as the first Chief of the Defence Staff in the late 1950s.
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  • 1916(xsd:integer)
Birth Date
  • 1898-09-24(xsd:date)
Commands
death place
  • RAF Hospital, Wroughton, Wiltshire
Name
  • Sir William Forster Dickson
Caption
  • Dickson sitting down to afternoon tea while attending a conference at the Tactical Headquarters of the 8th Army, near Venafro, Italy.
Birth Place
  • Northwood, Middlesex
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Awards
death date
  • 1987-09-12(xsd:date)
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  • 250(xsd:integer)
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  • 1942(xsd:integer)
  • 1943(xsd:integer)
  • 1944(xsd:integer)
  • 1946(xsd:integer)
  • 1948(xsd:integer)
  • 1950(xsd:integer)
  • 1953(xsd:integer)
  • 1956(xsd:integer)
  • 1959(xsd:integer)
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laterwork
  • Master of The Glass Sellers’ Company
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  • Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir William Forster Dickson GCB, KBE, DSO, AFC (24 September 1898 – 12 September 1987) was a Royal Naval Air Service aviator during World War I, an middle-ranking Royal Air Force officer during the inter-war years and a senior Royal Air Force commander during and after World War II. Dickson was Chief of the Air Staff in the mid-1950s in which role his main preoccupation was the establishment of the V Force and the necessary supporting weapons, airfields and personnel. He also served as the first Chief of the Defence Staff in the late 1950s.
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