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| Portrait of Air Marshal Hugh Dowding, circa 1935 | British Air Chief Marshal Hugh Dowding, between 1937 and 1955 | Hugh Dowding and Douglas Bader, circa 1940 | Queen Elizabeth, King George VI, and Air Chief Marshal Dowding at RAF Bentley Priory, London, England, United Kingdom, Sep 1940 |
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| Dowding with an aide and several British fighter pilots outside the Air Ministry, London, England, United Kingdom, 14 Sep 1942 | Air Chief Marshal Lord Dowding laying the foundation stone at the Battle of Britain Memorial Chapel at Biggin Hill, London, England, United Kingdom, 24 Jul 1951 |
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