Edward Addison | |
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Born | Cambridge, England | 4 October 1898
Died | 4 July 1987 Weybridge, Surrey, England | (aged 88)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Years of service | 1918–1955 |
Rank | Air Vice Marshal |
Commands | No. 90 Group (1946–1949) No. 100 Group (1943–1945) No. 80 Wing (1940–1943) |
Battles / wars | |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Mentioned in Despatches Legion of Merit (United States) |
Air Vice Marshal Edward Barker Addison, CB, CBE, FIEE (4 October 1898 – 4 July 1987) was a senior British Royal Air Force (RAF) officer who served as Air Officer Commanding No. 100 Group from 1943 to 1945 during the Second World War. The group jammed Axis radar and communications systems from the air and Addison was its only commander.