26 September 1971(1971-09-26) (aged 75) Hamstead Marshall, England
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Service/branch
British Army (1914–18) Royal Air Force (1918–46)
Years of service
1914–1946
Rank
Air Marshal
Commands held
Aden Flight
Battles/wars
First World War Second World War
Awards
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross Distinguished Flying Cross Air Force Cross Mentioned in Despatches (4) Officer of the Legion of Honour (France) Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States) Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold II (Belgium) Croix de Guerre (Belgium)
Air Marshal Sir Robert Henry Magnus Spencer Saundby, KCB, KBE, MC, DFC, AFC, FRAeS, DL (26 April 1896 – 26 September 1971) was a senior Royal Air Force officer whose career spanned both the First and Second World Wars. He distinguished himself by gaining five victories during the First World War, and was present during the air battle when Lanoe Hawker was shot down and killed by Manfred von Richthofen, the "Red Baron". He is chiefly remembered for his role as Deputy Air Officer Commanding-on-Chief Bomber Command under Sir Arthur Harris during the latter part of the Second World War.[citation needed]
Air Marshal Sir Robert Henry Magnus Spencer Saundby, KCB, KBE, MC, DFC, AFC, FRAeS, DL (26 April 1896 – 26 September 1971) was a senior Royal Air Force...
contacts among anglers saw the president of the Piscatorial Society, Sir RobertSaundby, asking Hargreaves to organise the Society's library. With typical thoroughness...
ISBN 9780393020441. Irving, David (February 1965) [1963 – Foreword by RobertSaundby]. The Destruction of Dresden (first Ballantine paperback – Introduction...
order would justify the use of an indiscriminate force. Air Marshal Sir RobertSaundby concluded his analysis of the ethics of bombing by these words, A study...
Cheshire. It was chaired by deputy air officer commanding-in-chief RobertSaundby. Bennett was informed of the accuracy needed to mark the target. He...
products, and according to Birmingham University Professor of Medicine RobertSaundby, "created a demand by flooding the country with advertisements, placards...
Air Vice-Marshal RobertSaundby, an avid fisherman who codenamed all German cities "fitted" for carpet bombing with a Fish code. Saundby was the deputy...
shot down near Theberton at 02:00 on the morning of 17 June 1917, by RobertSaundby and others, while it was on a bombing raid. Sixteen members of the crew...
enemies. In March 1937, the then Director of Operations Group Captain RobertSaundby, complained that the role for Coastal Command in war, namely supporting...
Alan Incell Riley alias A. G. Riley Norman Roberts John Robertson John Russell William Sanday RobertSaundby Edward Sayers Alan John Lance Scott Joseph...
Occurrence 1916 Thomas Barlow, Harvey, The Man and The Physician 1917 RobertSaundby, Harvey's Work Considered in Relation to Scientific Knowledge and University...
second place is awarded the 'Sir Augustus Walker Trophy'. The 'Sir RobertSaundby Trophy' is awarded for collecting the highest net Wings Appeal amount...
RAF Bomber Command 1939–1941 Succeeded by Ronald Graham Preceded by RobertSaundby Air Ministry as Assistant Chief of the Air Staff in charge of Training...
Bomber Command Sir Richard Peirse and Senior Air Staff Officer Sir RobertSaundby appearing in the film. In order to avoid giving information to the enemy...
destroyed eight enemy airplanes (including one shared with Lieutenant RobertSaundby), driven down three others out of control, as well as killed Kirmaier...
Mandatory Iraq, serving under future Air Marshals Arthur Harris and RobertSaundby. By 1926 Embry's enthusiasm, professional application, boundless energy...
William Henry Allchin, The Nature and Causes of Duodenal Indigestion 1890 RobertSaundby, Morbid Anatomy of Diabetes Mellitus 1889 Norman Moore, The Distribution...
William Sanday United Kingdom Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force 5 RobertSaundby 5 Jacques Victor Sabattier de Vignolle France Aéronautique Militaire...
video games since 2019, appearing in four entries to date. Son of the Rev. Robert Harrington Torrens, MA, and descendant of the lawyer and colonial official...
been a branch of the family of Saundeby or De Saundeby of Saundby in Lincolnshire (see Robert Thoroton's "History of Nottinghamshire"). James Gandon. The...
Elvis, Elwes, and Elwaies. Gervase Helwys was born on 1 September 1561 in Saundby, Nottinghamshire, the first child of parents John Helwys (1535–1600) and...
Marshal) J. O. Andrews and including Lieutenant (later Air Marshal) R.H.M.S Saundby. Andrews led the flight in an attack on two German aircraft over Achiet...
the County of Lincoln to the Parish of Saundby in the County of Nottingham, through the several Parishes of Saundby, Beckingham, Bole, North Wheatley, Hayton...
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