Sholto Douglas

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Royal Air Force officer human military commander

Sholto Douglas was a senior Royal Air Force commander who played a key leadership role in British air operations during and after the Second World War.

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Royal Air Force officer → human → military commander →
awardReceived	Croix de Guerre → Distinguished Service Order → Legion of Merit → Military Cross → Order of Merit → Order of the Bath →
conflict	First World War → Second World War →
countryOfCitizenship	Scotland → United Kingdom →
educatedAt	Royal Military College Sandhurst → Rugby School →
employer	British Armed Forces → Royal Air Force →
familyName	Douglas →
fieldOfWork	air warfare → military aviation →
givenName	Sholto →
hasHonorificPrefix	Marshal of the Royal Air Force →
hasHonorificSuffix	DFM → GCB → MC → OM →
languageSpoken	English →
memberOf	House of Lords → Royal Air Force →
militaryBranch	Royal Air Force →
militaryRank	Marshal of the Royal Air Force →
nobleTitle	Baron Douglas of Kirtleside →
notableFor	influencing RAF fighter and coastal command strategy → senior leadership in British air operations during and after the Second World War →
notableWork	autobiography "Years of Combat" → autobiography "Years of Command" → leadership of RAF Fighter Command during the later stages of the Battle of Britain → reorganization of British air operations in the Middle East in the Second World War →
occupation	air force officer → military strategist → peer →
participatedIn	Allied air operations in the Middle East during the Second World War → Battle of Britain →
positionHeld	Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Coastal Command → Chief of the Air Staff → Commander-in-Chief Fighter Command → Commander-in-Chief RAF Middle East →
residence	United Kingdom →
serviceNumber	Royal Air Force officer service number (exact number not provided) →
sexOrGender	male →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Royal Air Force Fighter Command →	commander
Sholto Douglas →	fullName
AOC-in-C Fighter Command →	positionHeldBy
Hugh Dowding →	successor