Air chief marshal Sir Norman Howard Bottomley, (18 September 1891 – 13 August 1970) was the successor to
Arthur 'Bomber' Harris as Commander-in-Chief of
RAF Bomber Command in 1945.
RAF career
Born in
Ripponden
Ripponden is a village and civil parish on the River Ryburn near Halifax in West Yorkshire, England. Historically it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Its population was 6,412 at the time of the 2001 Census, and 7,421 in 2011.
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West Riding of Yorkshire
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, Bottomley was educated at Halifax School and the
University of Rennes in
Brittany
Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica during the period ...
before being commissioned into the
East Yorkshire Regiment
The East Yorkshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1685 as Sir William Clifton's Regiment of Foot and later renamed the 15th Regiment of Foot. It saw service for three centuries, before eventually being ...
in 1914 during
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
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He served with his Regiment until transferring to the
Royal Flying Corps in 1915 and becoming a pilot with
No. 47 Squadron.
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Between the wars, Bottomley's appointments included service in the Middle East and the command of No. 4 (AC) Squadron RAF from 1928 and No. 1 (Indian) Group from 1934.][ Bottomley was Senior Air Staff Officer at Bomber Command headquarters between 1938 and 1940, continuing in that role at the start of ]World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
, and was then appointed Air Officer Commanding No. 5 Group in November 1940.[ He was moved to Deputy Chief of the Air Staff in 1941 and then Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Operations) in 1942 before reverting to Deputy Chief of the Air Staff in 1943.][ On 15 September 1945, he followed Sir Arthur 'Bomber' Harris as Commander-in-Chief Bomber Command, retaining command until 16 January 1947.][
Bottomley became Inspector-General of the RAF in 1947 and retired on 1 January 1948.][
From 1948 until 1956, he held the post of director of administration at the ]BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
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was away.