William Dickson (RAF officer)
- William Dickson (RAF officer)
Infobox Military Person
name= William Forster Dickson
lived= 24 September 1898–12 September 1987
placeofbirth=Northwood, Middlesex
placeofdeath=
caption= Dickson sitting down to afternoon tea while attending a conference at the Tactical Headquarters of the 8th Army, near Venafro, Italy.
nickname=
allegiance= flag|United Kingdom
serviceyears=1916–1959
rank= Marshal of the Royal Air Force
branch= air force|United Kingdom
commands=
unit=
battles= World War I
World War II
awards=GCB, KBE, DSO, AFC
laterwork= Master of The Glass Sellers’ Company
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir William Forster Dickson, GCB, KBE, DSO, AFC (24 September 1898–12 September 1987) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force.
Dickson was born in Northwood in Middlesex and educated both at Bowden House in the Sussex town of Seaford and at Haileybury College.
ervice career
He joined the Royal Naval Air Service in 1916 and was transferred to the Royal Air Force on its creation in 1918. Notably, he was Officer Commanding No. 25 Squadron in 1935. He went on to become Air Officer Commanding No. 9 Group in 1942, No. 10 Group later in 1942, No. 83 Group in 1943 and the Desert Air Force in 1944.
He was appointed Vice-Chief of the Air Staff in 1946, Commander-in-Chief RAF Medditerranean & Middle East in 1948, and Air Member for Supply & Organisation in 1950.
He served as Chief of the Air Staff from 1953 to 1955 and as the first Chief of the Defence Staff from 1956 to 1959.
Later life
In retirement he worked for a variety of charitable organisations.
References
* [http://www.rafweb.org/Biographies/Dickson.htm Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - MRAF Dickson]
* [http://janus.lib.cam.ac.uk/db/node.xsp?id=EAD%2FGBR%2F0014%2FDCKN Papers of William Dickson]
*Probert, H. (1991). "High Commanders of the Royal Air Force". HMSO. ISBN 0-11-772635-4
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