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Code	DS/UK/18129
Name	Grandy; Sir; John (1913-2004); English royal air force officer
Variations of Name	Marshal of the Royal Air Force
Dates	1913-2004
Gender	Male
Biography	He was the only officer who fought and commanded a squadron during the Battle of Britain to reach the post of Chief of the Air Staff. In the latter role he implemented the final stages of the RAF's withdrawal from the Persian Gulf and the Far East, oversaw the ordering and subsequent cancellation of the F-111 strike aircraft and handed over Britain's nuclear deterrent role to the Royal Navy.

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