Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding was appointed the first Commander-in-Chief of Fighter Command at RAF Bentley Priory in 1936. He developed the world’s first integrated system of air defence; this innovative system of communications became known as The Dowding System.
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Colourised By Richard James Molloy