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Douglas Ryley

1905 – 1985

Senior Royal Air Force officer

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About Douglas Ryley

Lived 1905 – 1985 (aged 80).

Air Vice Marshal Douglas William Robert Ryley, (11 November 1905 – 29 December 1985) was a senior Royal Air Force officer.

Biography Born on 11 November 1905, Douglas Ryley was educated at Bedford School and at the Royal Air Force College Cranwell. He was commissioned in the Royal Air Force in 1925 and served in the Second World War. He was Senior Technical Staff Officer, No. 3 Group RAF from 1948 10 1949, Air Officer Commanding and Commandant, RAF Henlow, from 1949 to 1952, Senior Technical Staff Officer, RAF Coastal Command from 1952 to 1954, Director of Armament Engineering at the Air Ministry from 1954 to 1957, Director of Guided Weapons Engineering at the Air Ministry from 1957 to 1958, and Air Officer-in-charge of Administration, RAF Maintenance Command from 1958 ro 1962.

Ryley retired from the Royal Air Force in 1962. He died on 29 December 1985.

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Important facts

Birth century
Education
Royal Air Force College Cranwell
Awards
Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Companion of the Order of the Bath

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Douglas Ryley's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Douglas Ryley?

Senior Royal Air Force officer

When was Douglas Ryley born?

Douglas Ryley was born on 11 November 1905.

When did Douglas Ryley die?

Douglas Ryley died on 29 December 1985.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Douglas Ryley

· Wikidata: Q17479467

· DBpedia: Douglas Ryley

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