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Harris, Sir Arthur Travers, 1st Baronet |
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Harris, Sir Arthur Travers, 1st Baronet(born April 13, 1892, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, Eng.—died April 5, 1984, Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire) British air officer. He served in World War I and after the war in various posts in the Royal Air Force (RAF). Nicknamed Bomber Harris, as air marshal and commander of the RAF bomber command (1942), he developed the saturation technique of mass bombing (concentrating clouds of bombers in a giant raid on a single city) that was applied with destructive effect on Germany in World War II. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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