Air Marshal Sir Philip Joubert de la Ferté

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Air Marshal Sir Philip Joubert de la Ferté was a senior Royal Air Force officer and air strategist who played a key leadership role in British air operations, particularly in maritime and coastal defense, during the Second World War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British military personnel
Royal Air Force officer
air marshal
human
allegiance United Kingdom
awardReceived Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Croix de Guerre
surface form: Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France)

Distinguished Service Order
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Military Cross
birthDate 1887-05-21
conflict World War I
surface form: First World War

World War II
surface form: Second World War
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
deathDate 1965-01-21
education Bedford School
Royal Military Academy, Woolwich
employer British Army
Royal Air Force
familyName Joubert de la Ferté
fullName Philip Bennet Joubert de la Ferté
genre military non-fiction
givenName Philip
honorificPrefix Sir
languageSpoken English
militaryBranch Royal Air Force
Royal Flying Corps
militaryRank Air Marshal
notableFor leadership of RAF Coastal Command in the Battle of the Atlantic
planning and direction of British maritime air operations in the Second World War
notableWork The Third Service (autobiographical work)
development of RAF maritime and coastal air strategy during the Second World War
occupation air strategist
military officer
partOf RAF Coastal Command leadership during World War II
placeOfBirth London, England
surface form: London
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: London
positionHeld Air Officer Commanding
surface form: Air Officer Commanding Air Forces in India

Air Officer Commanding No. 17 Group RAF
Air Officer Commanding No. 18 Group RAF
Air Officer Commanding No. 3 Group RAF
Commander-in-Chief RAF Coastal Command
surface form: Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Coastal Command

Director of Operations and Intelligence at the Air Ministry
Inspector-General of the Royal Air Force
serviceEnd 1945
serviceNumber British RAF officer service number (exact number not widely cited)
serviceStart 1907

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