Definition of Hugh dowding

1. Noun. British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970).


Lexicographical Neighbors of Hugh Dowding

Huet
Hueter's manoeuvre
Hueter's sign
Huetson
Huett
Huey
Huffie
Huffman
Hufner's equation
Huggett
Huggins
Huggins' operation
Huggon
Hugh
Hugh Capet
Hugh Dowding
Hughes
Hughes-Stovin syndrome
Hughes syndrome
Hughesian
Hughesy
Hughie
Hughson
Hugo
Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto
Hugo De Vries
Hugo Junkers
Hugo Wolf
Hugo deVries
Hugo von Hoffmannsthal

Literary usage of Hugh dowding

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Case Studies in the Achievement of Air Superiority by B. Franklin Cooling, Center for Air Force History (U.S.) (1994)
"(Left) Air Chief Marshal Sir hugh dowding; Air Vice- Marshal Keith Park (below). ... hugh dowding ..."

2. Colonial Churches in the Original Colony of Virginia (1908)
"Mr. hugh dowding sworn Church Warden." "November 28, 1666. Vestry chosen as follows: Captain Jno. Alex- inder, Mr. Richard ..."

3. With Courage: The U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II by Bernard C. Nalty, John F. Shiner, George M. Watson, Alfred M. Beck (1994)
"At the outset, Air Marshal Sir hugh dowding, Chief of the RAF Fighter Command, had only some 650 fighters with which to defend the British Isles, ..."

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