Robert Saundby
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Air Marshal Sir Robert Saundby KCB, KBE, MC, DFC, AFC |
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| Born | 26 April 1896 |
| Died | 25 September 1971 (aged 75) |
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 United Kingdom
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| Years of service | 1914–1946 |
| Rank | Air Marshal |
| Commands held | Deputy Air Officer Commanding |
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Air Marshal Sir Robert Henry Magnus Spencer Saundby KCB, KBE, MC, DFC, AFC (26 April 1896 – 25 September 1971) was an RAF officer whose career spanned both World War I and World War II. He distinguished himself gaining five victories during World War I, and was present during the air battle when Lanoe Hawker was shot down and killed by Manfred von Richthofen, the "Red Baron". He is chiefly remembered for his role as Deputy AOC in C Bomber Command under Sir Arthur 'Bomber' Harris during the latter part of World War II.
Robert Henry Magnus Spencer Saundby was born on 26 April 1896. He was the son of Professor Robert Saundby, and was born in Birmingham. He left school in 1913 and joined the Traffic Department of the London and North Western Railway. He joined the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, Territorial Force at the outbreak of war in 1914 as a private soldier. Upon completing officer training in June 1915, he spent time at the front line until January 1916 when he joined the Royal Flying Corps. He became a qualified pilot and joined Britain's first single-seater fighter squadron, No. 24 Squadron RFC, in its original complement under famous Major Lanoe Hawker VC, flying the Airco DH2 on the Western Front. His initial successes began on 31 July 1916; he drove down a Fokker Eindekker out of control, and was slightly wounded in the process.
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