Edward Leonard Ellington
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Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Edward Leonard Ellington, RAF (30 December 1877 - 13 June 1967) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force.
After attending the Royal Military Academy Woolwich, Ellington was commissioned into the Royal Field Artillery on 1 September 1897. He learned to fly in 1912 and was awarded Royal Aero Club certificate No 305 on 1 October 1912.
He transferred to the Royal Air Force on its creation in the rank of Major-General. From 1922 to 1923 he was an Air Vice Marshal commanding the Royal Air Force , Middle East, India, 1923-1926; Iraq, 1926-28. He was Chief of the Air Staff from 1933-37 and Inspector General of the Royal Air Force from 1937 to 1940.
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| Preceded by J F A Higgins |
Air Officer Commanding Iraq Command 1926–1928 |
Succeeded by H R M Brooke-Popham |
| Preceded by F R Scarlett |
Commander-in-Chief Air Defence of Great Britain 1929–1931 |
Succeeded by Sir Geoffrey Salmond |
| Preceded by Sir John Salmond |
Chief of the Air Staff 1933–1937 |
Succeeded by The Lord Newall |
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