Douglas Bradshaw
| Douglas Bradshaw | |
|---|---|
| Born |
15 May 1912 Ottawa, Ontario |
| Died | 1 October 1996 (aged 84) |
| Allegiance | Canada |
| Service/branch | RCAF |
| Rank | Air Commodore |
| Commands held |
No. 420 Squadron "Snowy Owl" Royal Military College of Canada |
| Awards |
DFC CD |
| Other work | President of Confederation College |
Air Commodore Douglas Bradshaw, DFC, CD, ADC was a Canadian Air Commodore and educator. He was the Commandant of the Royal Military College of Canada from 1954-7. He was the first president of Confederation College of Applied Arts and Technology from March 6, 1967 to 1974.
Douglas Alexander Ransome Bradshaw was born on May 15, 1912 in Ottawa, Ontario (ON). He was educated in London, Ontario. He graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario, in 1934, student # 2140.
He was commissioned in the Royal Canadian Dragoons. He transferred to the RCAF in 1935. He received his pilot's license in 1936. He served as a flying instructor at Camp Borden, Ontario from 1935-1939. In December 1941, he was posted overseas. From March 1942 until April 1943, Wing Commander Bradshaw commanded 420 Snowy Owl Squadron. During this time, Bradshaw led his squadron in some of the first 1000 plane bomber raids into Germany.
At the end of World War II, Group Captain Bradshaw served at RCAF headquarters in Ottawa as Director of Air Operations. He was promoted to the rank of Air Commodore in January 1953. He served as Chief of Training for the RCAF. He returned to RMC in Kingston as Commandant and ADC to the Governor-General (1947–54). He served as Deputy Air Officer Commanding (Operations) at Air Defense Command Headquarters, St. Hubert, Quebec in 1957. In November 1959, he was appointed Deputy for Operations for Northern NORAD Region Headquarters, in St. Hubert, Quebec. He was appointed Chief Staff Officer at the RCAF's No. 1 Air in July 1961.
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