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- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) abstract "Air Chief Marshal Sir James Milne Robb GCB, KBE, DSO, DFC, AFC, RAF, (26 January 1895 – 18 December 1968) was a senior Royal Air Force commander. After early service in the First World War with the Northumberland Fusiliers, Robb joined the Royal Flying Corps and became a flying ace credited with seven aerial victories. He was granted a permanent commission in the Royal Air Force in 1919 and commanded No. 30 Squadron RAF in the Iraqi revolt against the British. In 1939, Robb travelled to Canada to help establish the Empire Air Training Scheme, a massive training program that provided the Royal Air Force with trained aircrew from Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Southern Rhodesia. He commanded No. 2 Group RAF of RAF Bomber Command and No. 15 Group RAF of RAF Coastal Command.Robb became Deputy Chief of Combined Operations under Lord Louis Mountbatten in 1942. During Operation Torch he was air advisor to the Supreme Allied Commander, Lieutenant General Dwight Eisenhower and in February 1943, Eisenhower appointed him Deputy Commander of the Northwest African Air Forces. When Eisenhower became Supreme Allied Commander in Europe in January 1944, he brought Robb to his Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force as Deputy Chief of Staff (Air). Robb became Commander-in-Chief of Fighter Command in 1945, and learned to fly the Gloster Meteor, the RAF's first operational jet aircraft. He became Vice-Chief of the Air Staff in 1947, and then Commander in Chief, Air Forces, Western Union Defence Organisation in 1948. In 1951 he became Inspector General of the RAF.".
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) award Air_Force_Cross_(United_Kingdom).
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) award Czechoslovak_War_Cross_1939-1945.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) award Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_Kingdom).
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) award Distinguished_Service_Medal_(U.S._Army).
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) award Distinguished_Service_Order.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) award Legion_of_Honour.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) award Legion_of_Merit.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) award Mentioned_in_dispatches.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) award Order_of_the_Bath.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) award Order_of_the_British_Empire.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) award Order_of_the_White_Lion.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) battle Allied_advance_from_Paris_to_the_Rhine.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) battle Allied_invasion_of_Italy.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) battle Allied_invasion_of_Sicily.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) battle Battle_of_Arras_(1917).
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) battle Battle_of_Britain.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) battle Battle_of_France.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) battle Battle_of_the_Bulge.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) battle Hundred_Days'_Offensive.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) battle Iraqi_revolt_against_the_British.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) battle Operation_Overlord.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) battle Operation_Torch.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) battle Tunisia_Campaign.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) battle Western_Allied_invasion_of_Germany.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) battle World_War_I.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) battle World_War_II.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) birthDate "1895-01-26".
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) birthPlace Hexham.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) birthPlace Northumberland.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) birthYear "1895".
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) deathDate "1968-12-18".
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) deathPlace Bognor_Regis.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) deathPlace Sussex.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) deathYear "1968".
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) militaryCommand "Central Flying School".
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) militaryCommand "No. 15 Group RAF".
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) militaryCommand "No. 2 Group RAF".
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) militaryCommand "No. 30 Squadron RAF".
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) militaryCommand "RAF Fighter Command".
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) serviceEndYear "1951".
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) serviceStartYear "1914".
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) thumbnail Air_Vice_Marshal_James_Robb.jpg?width=300.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) viafId "88536358".
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) wikiPageExternalLink 67146.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) wikiPageID "4025932".
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) wikiPageRevisionID "587343672".
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) after William_Elliot_(RAF_officer).
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) awards Air_Force_Cross_(United_Kingdom).
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) awards Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_Kingdom).
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) awards Distinguished_Service_Medal_(U.S._Army).
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) awards Distinguished_Service_Order.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) awards Legion_of_Merit.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) awards Légion_d'honneur.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) awards Mentioned_in_dispatches.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) awards Order_of_the_Bath.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) awards Order_of_the_British_Empire.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) awards Order_of_the_White_Lion.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) awards "War Cross 1939-1945".
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) battles Allied_advance_from_Paris_to_the_Rhine.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) battles Allied_invasion_of_Italy.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) battles Allied_invasion_of_Sicily.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) battles Battle_of_Arras_(1917).
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) battles Battle_of_Britain.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) battles Battle_of_France.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) battles Battle_of_the_Bulge.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) battles Hundred_Days'_Offensive.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) battles Iraqi_revolt_against_the_British.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) battles Operation_Overlord.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) battles Operation_Torch.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) battles Tunisia_Campaign.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) battles Western_Allied_invasion_of_Germany.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) battles World_War_I.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) battles World_War_II.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) before Roderic_Hill.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) birthDate "1895-01-26".
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) birthPlace Hexham.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) birthPlace Northumberland.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) caption "Air Vice Marshal James Robb".
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) commands Central_Flying_School.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) commands No._15_Group_RAF.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) commands No._2_Group_RAF.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) commands No._30_Squadron_RAF.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) commands RAF_Fighter_Command.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) dateOfBirth "1895-01-26".
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) dateOfDeath "1968-12-18".
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) deathDate "1968-12-18".
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) deathPlace Bognor_Regis.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) deathPlace Sussex.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) hasPhotoCollection James_Robb_(RAF_officer).
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) name "Robb, James Milne".
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) name "Sir James Milne Robb".
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) placeOfBirth Hexham.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) placeOfBirth Northumberland.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) placeOfDeath Bognor_Regis.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) placeOfDeath Sussex.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) rank Air_chief_marshal.
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) serviceyears "1914".
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) shortDescription "Royal Air Force air marshals".
- James_Robb_(RAF_officer) title Bath_King_of_Arms.