Given the question: What type of details about hugh dowding , 1st baron dowding can be gathered from the following bio? Bio: air chief marshal hugh caswall tremenheere dowding , 1st baron dowding gcb , gcvo , cmg -lrb- 24 april 1882 -- 15 february 1970 -rrb- was a british officer in the royal air force . he served as a fighter pilot and then as commanding officer of no. 16 squadron during the first world war . during the inter-war years he became air officer commanding fighting area , air defence of great britain and then joined the air council as air member for supply and research . he was air officer commanding raf fighter command during the battle of britain , and is generally credited with playing a crucial role in britain 's defence , and hence , the defeat of adolf hitler 's plan to invade britain . he was unwillingly replaced in command in november 1940 by big wing advocate sholto douglas .
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