William Mitchell (RAF officer)
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Air Chief Marshal Sir William Gore Sutherland Mitchell KCB CBE DSO MC AFC RAF (8 March 1888 - 15 August 1944) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force and the first RAF officer to hold the post of Black Rod.
Mitchell was Air Officer Commander-in-Chief RAF Middle East from 23 March 1939 to 12 May 1940.
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| Preceded by C S Burnett |
Air Officer Commanding British Forces in Iraq 1934–1937 |
Succeeded by C L Courtney |
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| Preceded by Sir William Pulteney |
Black Rod 1941–1944 |
Succeeded by Sir Geoffrey Blake |
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