Hugh Saunders
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Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh William Lumsden Saunders GCB KBE MC DFC and Bar MM RAF (24 August 1894 – 8 May 1987) was a South African who rose through the ranks to become a senior Royal Air Force commander.
During the First World War, Saunders served first as a soldier in the South African Rifles and then as a pilot in No 84 Squadron Royal Flying Corps.
From 1942 to 1944, Saunders was Air Officer Commanding No 11 Group, Fighter Command. After the end of World War II, he briefly served as Air Officer Commander-in-Chief Bomber Command.
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| Preceded by The Hon R A Cochrane |
Chief of the Air Staff (RNZAF) 1939–1941 |
Succeeded by R V Goddard |
| Preceded by T L Leigh-Mallory |
Air Officer Commanding No. 11 Group 1942 – 1944 |
Succeeded by J B Cole-Hamilton |
| Preceded by Sir Norman Bottomley |
Commander-in-Chief Bomber Command January – October 1947 |
Succeeded by Sir Aubrey Ellwood |
| Preceded by Sir Leslie Hollinghurst |
Inspector-General of the RAF 1949–1951 |
Succeeded by Sir James Robb |
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