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A pioneering aviator, Breadner enlisted in the Royal Navy Air Service and served as a fighter pilot in France in the First World War. With the end of the war, he became a license examiner with the Canadian Air Board, but continued to served with the Royal Canadian Air Force in the 1920s and 1930s. By the time war broke out in the Pacific, Breadner had risen to chief of staff of the RCAF. He was posted to London in 1944 to command all RCAF overseas forces. On retirement, he became the only Canadian officer to achieve the rank of Chief Air Marshal.
He has been described as a tall and stocky man with an excellent sense of humor.
| 1894-7-14 |
Born at Carleton Place, Ontario |
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| 1915 |
Enlists in Royal Navy Air Service |
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| 1924 |
Commander, Camp Borden |
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| 1928 |
Director, Royal Canadian Air Force |
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| 1936 |
Imperial Defense College |
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| 1940-5-29 |
Air Marshal |
Chief of the Air Staff |
| 1944-1-1 |
Commander, RCAF Overseas |
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| 1945 |
Chief Air Marshal |
Retires |
| 1952-3-14 |
Dies at Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
References
EarlyAviators.com (accessed 2011-10-15)
JunoBeach.org (accessed 2011-10-15)
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