1882
Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding, Scottish-English air marshal (died 1970)
Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding, Scottish-English air marshal (died 1970)
Hugh Dowding
Royal Air Force Air Chief Marshal (1882–1970)
- Born
- 1882
Air Chief Marshal Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding, was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force. He was Air Officer Commanding RAF Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain and is generally credited with playing a crucial role in Britain's defence, and hence, the defeat of Operation Sea Lion, Adolf Hitler's plan to invade Britain.