Facts: - battles: world war i world war ii - allegiance: united kingdom - death date: 4 february 1981 - commands: no. fighter -rrb- group ahq malaya technical training command 13 squadron no. 208 squadron no 9 -lrb- - awards: knight empire knight commander of the order of the bath mentioned grand in despatches commander of the order of the crown -lrb- cross belgium -rrb- of the order of the british - serviceyears: 1912 -- 1954 - birth date: 28 february 1896 - name: sir john whitworth-jones - branch: united kingdom united kingdom - rank: air chief marshal Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of john whitworth-jones .
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air chief marshal sir john whitworth-jones -lrb- 28 february 1896 -- 4 february 1981 -rrb- was a world war i pilot and senior royal air force commander during world war ii .after the war he held several senior raf appointments before his retirement in 1954 .