Air Vice-Marshal Air vice-marshal (AVM) is a two-star air officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force. The rank is also used by the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence and it is sometimes ...

John Hugh Samuel Tyssen, (20 June 1889 – 4 January 1953) was a British

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during the

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and a senior

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during the first half of the

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. He was Air Officer Commanding British Forces in Iraq (20 November 1937 – November 1939)His Majesty's Stationery Office London: The Air Force List, February 1939

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Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation – Air Vice-Marshal J H S Tyssen
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