John Frederick Andrews Higgins
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| John Frederick Andrews Higgins | |
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| 1 September 1875 – 1 June 1948 | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |  Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | c. 1895 - 1930 1939 - 1940 |
| Rank | Air Marshal |
| Battles/wars | World War I, World War II |
| Other work | Director of Air Service Training Ltd (1931?), Hamble, England, with J D Siddeley, F P Scott and S W Hiscocks. |
Air Marshal Sir John Frederick Andrews Higgins KCB KBE DSO AFC RAF (1 September 1875 – 1 June 1948) was a senior officer in the Royal Flying Corps and a senior commander in the Royal Air Force in the first half of the 20th century.
In 1939, Higgins was appointed AOC in C of the Air Forces in India.
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| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by C F Lambert |
RAF Director of Personnel 1920 |
Succeeded by Unknown |
| Preceded by J M Salmond |
Air Officer Commanding Iraq Command 1924 – 1926 |
Succeeded by E L Ellington |
| Preceded by Sir Philip Joubert de la Ferté |
Commander-in-Chief, Air Forces in India 1939–1940 |
Succeeded by Sir Patrick Playfair |
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