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Douglas Morris
Royal Air Force Air Marshal (1908-1990) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the American record executive, see Doug Morris. For the Indiana Supreme Court justice, see Douglas J. Morris.
Air Marshal Sir Douglas Griffith Morris, KCB, CBE, DSO, DFC (3 December 1908 – 26 March 1990) was a Royal Air Force officer who became Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Fighter Command.
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Sir Douglas Morris | |
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![]() Douglas Morris (left) and Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard in Grimbergen, Belgium 1944. | |
Born | (1908-12-03)3 December 1908 |
Died | 26 March 1990(1990-03-26) (aged 81) |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Air Force |
Years of service | 1930–66 |
Rank | Air Marshal |
Commands | Fighter Command (1962–66) Metropolitan Sector (1952) Southern Sector (1950–52) No. 132 Wing (1944–45) RAF North Weald (1942–43) No. 406 Squadron (1941–42) |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Distinguished Flying Cross Commander of the Order of St. Olav (Norway) Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau (Netherlands) |
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