Portal of Hungerford: The Life of Marshal of the Royal Air Force, Viscount Portal of Hungerford, KG, GCB, OM, DSO, MC |
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achieved Aden Admiral agreed Air Chief Marshal Air Marshal Air Ministry Air Staff Air Vice-Marshal aircraft airfields Allied American Army Atomic Energy attack August battle Beaverbrook became Bomber Command bomber force bombing British Chiefs Brooke CC Box Chief of Air Chiefs of Staff Churchill Churchill's Combined Chiefs Committee Conference course crews Cunningham decision Defence diary direction Director East effort enemy felt fighters flight flying France Freeman German Harris hawks heavy bombers Hinton Ibid industrial Interview Joan July June land later letter Lord Lord Portal Marshal Sir meeting military Ministry of Supply months never night officers oil plan operations Overlord papers Peter Portal pilot Portal took Prime Minister PRO AIR proposals reconnaissance Royal Air Force Russians September Service Sinclair squadrons strategic air success targets task Tedder thought Trenchard TSR2 victory weeks West Ashling Winchester Wing Commander