Douglas Morris

Sir Douglas Morris
Born	3 December 1908
Died	26 March 1990
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Air Force
Years of service	1930–1966
Rank	Air Marshal
Commands held	No. 406 Squadron RAF North Weald No. 132 Wing RAF Fighter Command
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Distinguished Flying Cross

Air Marshal Sir Douglas Morris KCB CBE DSO DFC (3 December 1908 - 26 March 1990) was a Royal Air Force Officer who became Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of RAF Fighter Command.

RAF career

Educated at St John's College in Johannesburg, Morris joined the Royal Air Force in 1930.^[1] He served in World War II as Officer Commanding No. 406 Squadron and then as Station Commander RAF North Weald before being appointed Officer Commanding No. 132 Wing and finishing the War as Senior Air Service Officer at Headquarters No. 84 Group.^[1]

He became Senior Air Service Officer at the Headquarters of the Second Tactical Air Force in 1955 and was then made Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Air Defence) in 1957.^[1] He was appointed Chief of Staff at Headquarters Allied Air Forces Central Europe in 1960 and Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of RAF Fighter Command in 1962 in which capacity he visited India and Aden^[2] before he retired in 1966.^[1]

In 1967 he carried out a review of the Air Training Corps recommending that it be re-organised on a regional basis.^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - Air Marshal Sir Douglas Morris
2. ^ Sir Douglas in India Flight International, 14 November 1963
3. ^ Air Training Corps (Report) Hansard, 25 July 1968

Military offices
Preceded by Sir Hector McGregor	Commander-in-Chief Fighter Command 1962–1966	Succeeded by Sir Frederick Rosier

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Name	Morris, Douglas
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Date of birth	3 December 1908
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Date of death	26 March 1990
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