biography
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Harris, Sir Arthur Travers
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nickname Bomber Harris
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| lived:
| (1892–1984)
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| biography:
| British airman, born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, SWC England, UK. He served in the Royal Flying Corps in World War 1, and as commander-in-chief of Bomber Command in World War 2 (1942–5) organized mass bomber raids on industrial Germany. He was knighted in 1942, and created a baronet in 1953. |
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