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    Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Michael James Beetham, GCB, CBE, DFC, AFC, DL (17 May 1923 – 24 October 2015) was a Second World War bomber pilot and...
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    costing £2.4 million, was opened by Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Michael Beetham. The Cosford site includes several developmental aircraft such as those...
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    Beetham is a village and civil parish in the South Lakeland district, in Cumbria, England, situated on the border with Lancashire, 6 miles (10 km) north...
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  • The Beetham Highway is a major highway in Trinidad and Tobago. It runs from downtown Port of Spain where it meets Wrightson Road to Barataria (where it...
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    Beetham Tower (also known as the Hilton Tower) is a 47-storey mixed use skyscraper in Manchester, England. Completed in 2006, it is named after its developers...
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    Andrew Humphrey Sir Neil Cameron Sir Michael Beetham Sir Keith Williamson Sir David Craig Sir Peter Harding Sir Michael Graydon Sir Richard Johns Sir Peter...
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  • Jean Rédélé, French racing driver, founded Alpine (d. 2007) 1923 – Michael Beetham, English commander and pilot (d. 2015) 1924 – Roy Bentley, English...
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    team raised the airframe from the seabed. It was then taken to the Michael Beetham Restoration Centre at the Royal Air Force Museum's Cosford site, where...
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    Henry Leach, Field Marshal Sir Edwin Bramall and Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Beetham. Behind them followed three senior officers representing the United...
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    survived to the present, but a composite Dolphin Mk I was rebuilt at the Michael Beetham Conservation Centre, part of the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford. The...
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    worthwhile results. The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Beetham argued that the Vulcan threat would cause the Argentinians to retain...
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    Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Wigston, KCB, CBE (born 25 February 1968) is a former senior officer in the Royal Air Force, who served as Chief of the...
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    posted to RAF Stradishall in September 1946. During November 1945, Michael Beetham, then a Squadron Leader, was posted onto the squadron. In 1943, RAF...
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    renovated and 289 replacement Portland stone grave markers were installed. Michael Beetham, later Marshal of the Royal Air Force, served at Habbaniya in 1951...
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  • Adie, 69, festival promoter, co-founder of Two Moors Festival. Sir Michael Beetham, 92, air marshal, Chief of the Air Staff (1977–1982). Kirsty Howard...
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    Air Staff is Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton, who succeeded Sir Michael Wigston on 2 June 2023. As the RAF progressively adopts responsibility...
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    October 1943. Tedder was the father of: Dick (killed in France 1940), John Michael (1926–1994; Late Purdie Professor of Chemistry, University of St. Andrews)...
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    1976-1977 Chief of the Defence Staff 1977–1979 14 October 1982 Sir Michael Beetham 1923 2015 Chief of the Air Staff 1977–1982 Promoted and retired on...
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    Venus and the structure of Venus' atmosphere. July 9 – Wing Commander Michael Beetham flying a Royal Air Force Vickers Valiant sets a record of 11 hours...
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    RAF recovered the wreck for restoration, which was completed at the Michael Beetham Conservation Centre of the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford using parts...
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  • Beetham may refer to: In England Beetham, Cumbria In Trinidad and Tobago Beetham Estate Gardens, a neighbourhood in Port of Spain Beetham Highway, a major...
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    Andrew Humphrey Sir Neil Cameron Sir Michael Beetham Sir Keith Williamson Sir David Craig Sir Peter Harding Sir Michael Graydon Sir Richard Johns Sir Peter...
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    1972–1973 Air Marshal Sir Peter Horsley 1973–1975 Air Marshal Sir Michael Beetham 1975–1976 Air Marshal Sir John Stacey 1976–1977 Air Marshal Sir Alan...
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    Republic  Soviet Union Commanders and leaders Harold Wilson Michael Le Fanu Michael Beetham Colin Campbell Mitchell Qahtan al-Shaabi Abdullah al-Asnag...
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    crash-site in Russia in 1991, the aircraft is being reconstructed at the Michael Beetham Conservation Centre at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford. During the...
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  • 2014 – Marcia Strassman, American actress and singer (b. 1948) 2015 – Michael Beetham, English commander and pilot (b. 1923) 2015 – Alvin Bronstein, American...
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    St Michael's Church is in the village of Beetham, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Kendal, the archdeaconry...
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  • Air Force 1920 1985 Promoted 31 July 1977. United Kingdom 1982 Sir Michael Beetham Marshal of the Royal Air Force 1923 2015 Promoted and retired on the...
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    1971–1973 Succeeded by David Evans Preceded by Sir Nigel Maynard Deputy Commander-in-Chief Strike Command 1973–1975 Succeeded by Sir Michael Beetham...
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    Andrew Humphrey Sir Neil Cameron Sir Michael Beetham Sir Keith Williamson Sir David Craig Sir Peter Harding Sir Michael Graydon Sir Richard Johns Sir Peter...
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