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- John_Slessor abstract "Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir John Cotesworth (Jack) 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. As a pilot in the Royal Flying Corps during World War I, he saw action with No. 17 Squadron in the Middle East, earning the Military Cross, and with No. 5 Squadron on the Western Front, where he was awarded the Belgian Croix de Guerre. Between the wars he commanded No. 4 Squadron in England, and No. 3 (Indian) Wing, earning the Distinguished Service Order for operations with the latter in Waziristan. In 1936, he published Air Power and Armies, examining of the use of air power against targets on and behind the battlefield.Slessor held several operational commands in World War II. As Air Officer Commanding Coastal Command in 1943 and 1944, he was credited with doing "much to start winning the Battle of the Atlantic" by his use of long-range bombers against German U-boats. He was knighted in June 1943. In the closing stages of the war he became Commander-in-Chief RAF Mediterranean and Middle East and deputy to Lieutenant General Ira Eaker as Commander-in-Chief Mediterranean Allied Air Forces, conducting operations in the Italian Campaign and Yugoslavia. Slessor went on to serve in the RAF's most senior post, Chief of the Air Staff, in the early 1950s, and was considered a strong proponent of strategic bombing and the nuclear deterrent. In retirement he published two more books, including an autobiography, and held appointments with Somerset County Council.".
- John_Slessor award Distinguished_Service_Order.
- John_Slessor award Mentioned_in_dispatches.
- John_Slessor award Military_Cross.
- John_Slessor award Order_of_the_Bath.
- John_Slessor battle World_War_I.
- John_Slessor battle World_War_II.
- John_Slessor birthDate "1897-06-03".
- John_Slessor birthPlace Presidencies_and_provinces_of_British_India.
- John_Slessor birthPlace Ranikhet.
- John_Slessor birthYear "1897".
- John_Slessor deathDate "1979-07-12".
- John_Slessor deathPlace England.
- John_Slessor deathPlace Wiltshire.
- John_Slessor deathYear "1979".
- John_Slessor militaryCommand "Chief of the Air Staff (1950–52)".
- John_Slessor militaryCommand "Coastal Command (1943–44)".
- John_Slessor militaryCommand "Imperial Defence College (1948–49)".
- John_Slessor militaryCommand "No. 3 (Indian) Wing (1935–37)".
- John_Slessor militaryCommand "No. 4 Squadron (1925–28)".
- John_Slessor militaryCommand "No.5 Group (1941–42)".
- John_Slessor militaryUnit No._17_Squadron_RAF.
- John_Slessor militaryUnit No._5_Squadron_RAF.
- John_Slessor occupation List_of_High_Sheriffs_of_Somerset.
- John_Slessor serviceEndYear "1952".
- John_Slessor serviceStartYear "1915".
- John_Slessor thumbnail Air_Marshal_Sir_John_Slessor.jpg?width=300.
- John_Slessor viafId "20050834".
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- John_Slessor wikiPageRevisionID "604040808".
- John_Slessor after Alec_Coryton.
- John_Slessor after Guy_Garrod.
- John_Slessor after Sholto_Douglas,_1st_Baron_Douglas_of_Kirtleside.
- John_Slessor after William_Dickson_(RAF_officer).
- John_Slessor after Edward_William_St_Lo_Malet.
- John_Slessor awards Distinguished_Service_Order.
- John_Slessor awards Mentioned_in_dispatches.
- John_Slessor awards Military_Cross.
- John_Slessor awards Order_of_the_Bath.
- John_Slessor battles World_War_I.
- John_Slessor battles World_War_II.
- John_Slessor before Arthur_Tedder,_1st_Baron_Tedder.
- John_Slessor before Norman_Bottomley.
- John_Slessor before Philip_Joubert_de_la_Ferté.
- John_Slessor before "New Post".
- John_Slessor before Richard_Hill_(high_sheriff).
- John_Slessor birthDate "1897-06-03".
- John_Slessor birthPlace Presidencies_and_provinces_of_British_India.
- John_Slessor birthPlace Ranikhet.
- John_Slessor caption "Air Marshal Slessor, 1943".
- John_Slessor commands Chief_of_the_Air_Staff_(United_Kingdom).
- John_Slessor commands No._4_Squadron_RAF.
- John_Slessor commands No._5_Group_RAF.
- John_Slessor commands RAF_Coastal_Command.
- John_Slessor commands Royal_College_of_Defence_Studies.
- John_Slessor commands "No. 3 Wing".
- John_Slessor dateOfBirth "1897-06-03".
- John_Slessor dateOfDeath "1979-07-12".
- John_Slessor deathDate "1979-07-12".
- John_Slessor deathPlace RAF_Wroughton.
- John_Slessor deathPlace Wiltshire.
- John_Slessor hasPhotoCollection John_Slessor.
- John_Slessor imageSize "300".
- John_Slessor laterwork List_of_High_Sheriffs_of_Somerset.
- John_Slessor laterwork "Author".
- John_Slessor name "Sir John Cotesworth Slessor".
- John_Slessor name "Slessor, John".
- John_Slessor placeOfBirth Presidencies_and_provinces_of_British_India.
- John_Slessor placeOfBirth Ranikhet.
- John_Slessor placeOfDeath England.
- John_Slessor placeOfDeath Wiltshire.
- John_Slessor rank Marshal_of_the_Royal_Air_Force.
- John_Slessor serviceyears "1915".
- John_Slessor shortDescription "Royal Air Force air marshals".
- John_Slessor title Air_Member_for_Personnel.
- John_Slessor title Chief_of_the_Air_Staff_(United_Kingdom).
- John_Slessor title Commandant_Royal_College_of_Defence_Studies.
- John_Slessor title List_of_High_Sheriffs_of_Somerset.
- John_Slessor title "Air Officer Commanding No. 5 Group".
- John_Slessor title "Commander-in-Chief Coastal Command".
- John_Slessor title "Commander-in-Chief RAF Mediterranean and Middle East".
- John_Slessor unit No._17_Squadron_RAF.
- John_Slessor unit No._5_Squadron_RAF.
- John_Slessor wordnet_type synset-person-noun-1.
- John_Slessor years "1941".
- John_Slessor years "1943".
- John_Slessor years "1944".
- John_Slessor years "1945".
- John_Slessor years "1948".
- John_Slessor years "1950".
- John_Slessor years "1965".
- John_Slessor description "Royal Air Force air marshals".
- John_Slessor description "Royal Air Force air marshals".
- John_Slessor subject Category:1897_births.
- John_Slessor subject Category:1979_deaths.
- John_Slessor subject Category:Chiefs_of_the_Air_Staff_(United_Kingdom).
- John_Slessor subject Category:Commanders_of_the_Legion_of_Merit.
- John_Slessor subject Category:Commanders_of_the_Order_of_Leopold_(Belgium).
- John_Slessor subject Category:Companions_of_the_Distinguished_Service_Order.