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Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh William Lumsden Saunders & Bar, MM (24 August 1894 – 8 May 1987) was a South African who rose through the ranks to become a senior Royal Air Force commander. ==RAF career==
Saunders enlisted with the Witwatersrand Rifles Regiment in 1914 at the start of the First World War and then served in the South African Rifles before becoming a pilot in No. 84 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps.〔(Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation – Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Saunders )〕 He became a triple ace, with 15 victories credited to him.〔(Hugh Saunders ) The Aerodrome〕 He was promoted to squadron leader on 29 May 1929. He was appointed Officer Commanding No. 45 Squadron in 1932.〔 Saunders served in the Second World War, initially as Chief of Staff for the Royal New Zealand Air Force before becoming Air Officer Administration at Headquarters Fighter Command in February 1942 and then being made Air Officer Commanding No. 11 Group in November 1942.〔 He was made Director-General of Personnel at the Air Ministry in November 1944.〔 At the end of the war, he was made Air Officer Commanding RAF Burma before becoming Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Bomber Command in January 1947.〔 He went on to be Air Member for Personnel in October 1947, Inspector-General of the RAF in October 1949 and Commander-in-Chief at Headquarters Air Forces Western Europe in February 1951.〔 He was appointed Air Deputy to Supreme Allied Commander Europe and retired in September 1953.〔
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