Edward Addison

Edward Addison
Born(1898-10-04)4 October 1898
Cambridge, England
Died4 July 1987(1987-07-04) (aged 88)
Weybridge, Surrey, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Air Force
Years of service1918–1955
RankAir Vice Marshal
Commands heldNo. 90 Group (1946–49)
No. 100 Group (1943–45)
No. 80 Wing (1940–43)
Battles/warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsCompanion 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.


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