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John Lapsley, the Glossary

Air Marshal Sir John Hugh Lapsley, (24 September 1916 – 21 November 1995) was a British fighter pilot of the Second World War and, later, a senior Royal Air Force commander.^[1]

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British air attachés
Burials in Suffolk
Trenchard Brats

Air Force Cross (United Kingdom)

The Air Force Cross (AFC) is a military decoration awarded to officers, and since 1993 other ranks, of the British Armed Forces, and formerly also to officers of the other Commonwealth countries.

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Air marshal

Air marshal (Air Mshl or AM) is an air-officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force.

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Benhall

Benhall is a village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district of Suffolk, England.

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The British Defence Staff – US, which was previously known as British Joint Staff Mission and British Defence Staff (Washington), is the home of the Ministry of Defence in the United States of America and its purpose is to serve the interests of His Majesty's Government in the US.

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Central Fighter Establishment

The Central Fighter Establishment was a Royal Air Force formation that dealt with the development of fighter aircraft tactics which was formed on 4 September 1944 as a nucleus at RAF Tangmere.

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Cologne Bonn Airport

Cologne Bonn Airport Konrad Adenauer (Flughafen Köln/Bonn „Konrad Adenauer“) is an international airport of Germany's fourth-largest city Cologne, and also serves Bonn, the former capital of West Germany.

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Deben Registration District

Deben is a British Registration district in Suffolk, England.

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Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)

The Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers, and since 1993 to other ranks, of the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and other services, and formerly to officers of other Commonwealth countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against the enemy".

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George Lea

Lieutenant General Sir George Harris Lea, (28 December 1912 – 27 December 1990) was a British Army officer who fought in the Second World War, notably at the Battle of Arnhem, and later became Head of the British Defence Staff in Washington, D.C. John Lapsley and George Lea are Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

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Gloster Gladiator

The Gloster Gladiator is a British biplane fighter.

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Hawker Hurricane

The Hawker Hurricane is a British single-seat fighter aircraft of the 1930s–40s which was designed and predominantly built by Hawker Aircraft Ltd.

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Hawker Siddeley Nimrod

The Hawker Siddeley Nimrod is a retired maritime patrol aircraft developed and operated by the United Kingdom.

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Hawker Typhoon

The Hawker Typhoon is a British single-seat fighter-bomber, produced by Hawker Aircraft.

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Ian Easton (Royal Navy officer)

Admiral Sir Ian Easton, (27 November 1917 – 14 June 1989) was a Royal Navy officer who held various command positions in the 1970s.

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Malta

Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Mentioned in dispatches

To be mentioned in dispatches (or despatches, MiD) describes a member of the armed forces whose name appears in an official report written by a superior officer and sent to the high command, in which their gallant or meritorious action in the face of the enemy is described.

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Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)

The Ministry of Defence (MOD or MoD) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom.

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No. 125 Expeditionary Air Wing

No.

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No. 19 Group RAF

No.

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No. 274 Squadron RAF

No.

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No. 32 Squadron RAF

Number 32 (The Royal) Squadron Royal Air Force, also written XXXII Squadron Royal Air Force, sometimes abbreviated as No.

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No. 74 Squadron RAF

No.

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Order of the Bath

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by King George I on 18 May 1725.

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Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organizations, and public service outside the civil service.

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Paul Holder

Air Marshal Sir Paul Davie Holder, (2 September 1911 – 22 April 2001) was a Royal Air Force officer who became Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at RAF Coastal Command. John Lapsley and Paul Holder are Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) and Royal Air Force air marshals.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lapsley

Also known as John H. Lapsley, Lapsley, John.

John Lapsley, the Glossary

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See also

British air attachés

Burials in Suffolk

Trenchard Brats

References