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John Slessor. Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir John Cotesworth Slessor, GCB, DSO, MC (3 June 1897 – 12 July 1979) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force (RAF), serving as Chief of the Air Staff from 1950 to 1952.
- 1915–52
- Marshal of the Royal Air Force
- First World War, Waziristan campaign, Second World War
9 de abr. de 2024 · Sir John Cotesworth Slessor (born June 3, 1897, Rhanikhet, India—died July 12, 1979, Wroughton, Wiltshire, Eng.) was a British marshal of the Royal Air Force (RAF) who was one of the architects of British air strategy during and after World War II.
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13 de abr. de 2022 · Pen and Sword Military, Apr 13, 2022 - Biography & Autobiography - 288 pages. Sir John Slessor was one of the twentieth century’s most distinguished wartime commanders and incisive military...
In the pantheon of air power pioneers from the dawn of military aviation to the advent of the jet age nearly four decades later, Marshal of the Royal Air Force (RAF) Sir John Slessor never gained the stature and name recognition of such earlier air warfare, Joint Force Quarterly 107.
26 de abr. de 2023 · Air Marshal Sir John Slessor (1897-1979) stands out as the most effective Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) of the Cold War period. But what justification is there for this claim? What made Slessor unique?
Obituary: Sir John Slessor, Marshal of the Royal Air Force. Survival 21-6, 1979. Jack Slessor was a founder member of the Council of the original Institute for Strategic Studies and one of the first Vice-Presidents of the IISS.
Marshal Sir John Slessor: Papers. Description: Collection of personal and official papers of Sir John Slessor, Marshal of the Royal Air Force. The collection is a combination of papers formerly in the custody of the RAF Museum, Hendon and the Air Historical Branch.
