Facts: - death date: 31 july 2011 - allegiance: canada - rank: lieutenant-general - birth date: 10 march 1923 - serviceyears: 1937 -- 1978 - name: david r. adamson - branch: royal canadian air force - death place: vancouver island , british columbia - birth place: lloydminster , saskatchewan Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of david r. adamson .
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david ritchie adamson -lrb- march 10 , 1923 -- july 31 , 2011 -rrb- was a royal canadian air force and canadian forces air command officer .he served as deputy commander of norad from 1976 to 1978 .