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Uniform Jacket of Baron Dowding of Bentley Priory

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 71/U/1224

Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding was Air Officer Commander-in-Chief of Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain. This jacket is typical of those worn by officers in 1940 and bears Sir Hugh Dowding’s medal ribbons, pilot’s brevet and rank tapes. It was bequeathed to the Museum after his death in 1970.

Single-breasted navy jacket with four pockets, a fabric belt, trimming at the cuffs and badges on the chest, © RAF Museum

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