Ronald Ivelaw-Chapman
Royal Air Force Air Chief Marshal (1899-1978) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Air Chief Marshal Sir Ronald Ivelaw-Chapman, GCB, KBE, DFC, AFC (17 January 1899 – 28 April 1978) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force in the middle of the 20th century and the penultimate RAF commander-in-chief of the Indian Air Force.
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Sir Ronald Ivelaw-Chapman | |
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Nickname(s) | Chaps |
Born | (1899-01-17)17 January 1899 British Guiana |
Died | 28 April 1978(1978-04-28) (aged 79) |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army (1917–18) Royal Air Force (1918–57) |
Years of service | 1917–1957 |
Rank | Air Chief Marshal |
Commands held | Home Command (1952) Indian Air Force (1950–51) No. 38 Group (1945–46) RAF Elsham Wolds (1943–44) RAF Linton-on-Ouse (1940–41) |
Battles/wars | First World War Kabul Airlift Second World War |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Flying Cross Air Force Cross Mentioned in Despatches |
Other work | Director of Resettlement at the Ministry of Labour President of the Council of Cheltenham College |
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