Grahame Donald
Sir Grahame Donald | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Air Marshal Donald, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, RAF Maintenance Command, at his desk in his Headquarters in Andover, Hampshire. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 July 1891 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 December 1976 (aged 85) Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Allegiance | United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Service | Royal Navy (1914–1918) Royal Air Force (1918–1947) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years of service | 1914–1947 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Air Marshal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commands | Maintenance Command (1942–1947) No. 1 (Indian Wing) Station (1932–1933) School of Naval Co-operation (1929–1931) No. 201 Squadron (1928–1929) No. 3 Squadron (1921–1923) No. 205 Squadron (1920–1921) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Battles / wars | First World War Russian Civil War Second World War | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Flying Cross Air Force Cross Mentioned in Despatches (2) War Cross, 2nd Class (Greece) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Dulwich College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University College, Oxford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Air Marshal Sir David Grahame Donald, KCB, DFC, AFC (27 July 1891 – 23 December 1976), often known as Sir Grahame Donald, was a Royal Naval Air Service pilot during the First World War, a senior Royal Air Force (RAF) officer between the wars and a senior RAF commander during the Second World War. In February 1939, Donald was appointed Director of Organisation at the Air Ministry. He was also a rugby union international having represented Scotland twice in 1914.