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词条 Alec Sutherland
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|04|16|1922|08|19|df=yes}}
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| birth_place =Inverness
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| allegiance =United Kingdom
| branch =British Army
Royal Air Force
| serviceyears =1941–1946
| rank =Flight Sergeant
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}}Alec Sutherland {{post-nominals|country=GBR|MBE}} (19 August 1922 – 16 April 2014) was a Scottish RAF most notable for serving with No 5 Group, Bomber Command whose missions on the heavy bombers over enemy territory helped take Britain to victory in the Second World War.[1]

Sutherland was educated at Inverness Technical High School. He joined the Inverness Library Service in 1936 and formed the 161 (1st Highland) Squadron in 1941. After World War II ended he returned to Inverness and was involved in swimming[2] and mountaineering[3] for the rest of the life. He was awarded the MBE in 2009.[4]

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1. ^Herald Scotsman
2. ^Inverness Courier
3. ^MCOFS
4. ^Highland News
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9 : 1924 births|2008 deaths|People from Inverness|People educated at Inverness Technical High School|Scottish aviators|Royal Air Force personnel of World War II|Recipients of the Bomber Command Clasp|Members of the Order of the British Empire|Scottish mountain climbers

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