Denis Spotswood, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Denis Spotswood

Marshal of the RAF

Date of Birth: 26-Sep-1916

Place of Birth: Lewisham, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 11-Nov-2001

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Denis Frank Spotswood, (26 September 1916 – 11 November 2001) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force.
He fought in the Second World War as a flying boat pilot and then as a coastal reconnaissance squadron commander during Operation Torch, the invasion of North Africa.
He served as a station commander in the late 1940s and early 1950s before becoming a senior air commander in the late 1950s.
As the Chief of the Air Staff in the early 1970s he had a major role in implementing the defence savings demanded by the Heath Government in the face of economic difficulties at the time.