The title Baron Portal of Hungerford was created for Marshal of the Royal Air Force Charles Portal in 1945 upon his retirement as Chief of Air Staff; he was awarded a viscouncy a year later, which became extinct upon his death, the subsidiary barony passing to his daughter, who sat as a cross-bencher in the House of Lords. She died without issue, and the barony became extinct on her death. Marshal of the RAF sleeve/shoulder insignia Marshal of the Royal Air Force was the highest rank in the Royal Air Force. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... A cross-bencher is a member of the British House of Lords who is not aligned to any particular party. ... This article is about the British House of Lords. ...
1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... RAF Air Chief Marshal Charles Portal (left) and Polish Commander in Chief Władysław Sikorski (right) visit an airbase of the 300th Polish Bomber Squadron in England. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...
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Charles Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford (May 21, 1893 - April 22, 1971) was a British Marshal of the Royal Air Force and Chief of the Air Staff during World War II and an advocate of strategic bombing.
In October 1940, Portal was appointed as Chief of the Air Staff with the rank of Air Chief Marshal and became involved with the controversy over the Big Wing that resulted in Hugh Dowding's removal as the head of Fighter Command.
In 1945, after the war's end, Portal retired from the RAF and in August was created BaronPortal of Hungerford, of Hungerford in the County of Berks, and a year later Viscount Portal of Hungerford, with the same territorial designation.
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