Douglas Lowe (RAF officer)
| Sir Douglas Charles Lowe | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 March 1922 |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 Royal Air Force
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| Years of service | 1940–1983 |
| Rank | Air Chief Marshal |
| Commands held |
Controller Aircraft No. 18 Group Near East Air Force RAF Cranwell |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
| Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Flying Cross Air Force Cross |
Air Chief Marshal Sir Douglas Charles Lowe GCB, DFC, AFC (born 14 March 1922) was a Second World War pilot and a senior commander in the Royal Air Force (RAF) in the 1970s and early 1980s.
Douglas Charles Lowe was born on 14 March 1922. He married Doreen Elizabeth Nichols the daughter of Ralph Henry Nichols. Their only daughter, Frances Elizabeth Lowe, married Christopher Russell Bailey, the 5th Baron Glanusk.
Lowe enlisted in the RAFVR in 1940, and flew as a pilot during the Second World War. As a sergeant, he was granted an emergency commission in the RAFVR as a probationary pilot officer on 4 January 1943. He was promoted to probationary flying officer on 1 July 1943.
As an acting flight lieutenant with No.75 (N.Z.) Squadron, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) on 9 July 1943. He was confirmed in his rank of flying officer on 23 December 1943, and received a mention in dispatches in January 1945. Lowe was promoted to flight lieutenant (war-substantive) on 1 January 1945. In the 1946 Birthday Honours, Lowe was decorated with the Air Force Cross (AFC). He remained in the RAF post-war, being awarded a permanent commission in the rank of flying officer on 1 July 1946, with a subsequent promotion to flight lieutenant on 4 July.
Lowe was promoted to squadron leader on 1 July 1952 and to wing commander on 1 January 1958. Promoted to group captain on 1 July 1962, he served as Station Commander RAF Cranwell from November 1963 to 1965. With his promotion to air commodore on 1 July 1966, he attained air officer rank. He was promoted to air vice-marshal on 1 January 1970 and appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB), Military Division, in the 1971 Birthday Honours.
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