| 词条 | William Mitchell (RAF officer) |
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|name= Sir William Gore Sutherland Mitchell |image= |caption= |nickname= Mitch[1] |birth_date= {{birth date|1888|03|08|df=yes}} |death_date= {{death date and age|1944|08|15|1888|03|08|df=yes}} |birth_place= Cumberland, Australia |death_place= Westminster, England |allegiance= United Kingdom |branch= British Army (1906–18) Royal Air Force (1918–41) |serviceyears= 1906–41 |rank= Air Chief Marshal |unit= |commands= Inspector-General of the RAF (1940–41) RAF Middle East (1939–40) Air Member for Personnel (1937–38) British Forces in Iraq (1934–37) RAF Cranwell (1933–34) Aden Command (1928–29) No. 1 Flying Training School (1924–25) No. 1 (Indian) Wing (1920–24) No. 52 (Corps) Wing (1920) No. 20 Group (1918–19) 12th (Corps) Wing (1916–18) No. 10 Squadron (1916) |battles= First World War
Second World War |awards= Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Military Cross Air Force Cross Mentioned in Despatches (5) |relations= |laterwork= Commandant London Air Training Command Black Rod }} Air Chief Marshal Sir William Gore Sutherland Mitchell, {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|KCB|CBE|DSO|MC|AFC}} (8 March 1888 – 15 August 1944) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the first RAF officer to hold the post of Black Rod. RAF careerCommissioned into the Devonshire Regiment in 1906, Mitchell spent his early military years as an infantry subaltern.[2] He attended the Central Flying School in 1913, being awarded his Royal Aero Club Aviator's Certificate no. 483 on 17 May 1913, before becoming a pilot in the Royal Flying Corps.[2] During the First World War he saw rapid advancement, serving as Officer Commanding No. 10 Squadron, Officer Commanding 12th (Corps) Wing and Officer Commanding No. 20 Group.[2] After the war he moved to India and commanded No. 52 (Corps) Wing and No. 3 (Indian) Wing (subsequently redesignated No. 1 (Indian) Wing).[2] He was appointed Officer Commanding, No. 1 Flying Training School in 1924, Group Captain – Administration at RAF Halton in 1925 and Officer Commanding Aden Command in 1928.[2] He went on to be Director of Training at the Air Ministry in 1929 before being made Air Officer Commanding RAF Cranwell in 1933, Air Officer Commanding British Forces in Iraq in 1934 and Air Member for Personnel in 1937.[2] Mitchell served in the Second World War as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief RAF Middle East from March 1939,[3] and then Inspector-General of the RAF before retiring in 1941.[2] In retirement he served as Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod.[4] He held the post of Commandant of London Air Training Command from 1942 until his death in 1944 from a heart attack.[2] References1. ^1 ForValor.com – Air Chief Marshal Mitchell 2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation – Air Chief Marshal Sir William Mitchell 3. ^Playfair, p. 30 4. ^UK Parliament Bibliography
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