James Scarlett-Streatfield
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Air Vice-Marshal
James Rowland Scarlett-Streatfield (1909 – 10 May 1945) was a Royal Air Force
squadron
commander and commander of No. 38 Group RAF
during World War II
. Following the German defeat, he was assigned the task of accepting the surrender of Nazi forces in Norway
. While flying to Oslo, his aircraft crashed and Scarlett-Streatfield was killed.
Air Vice-Marshal
Air vice-marshal is a two-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force. The rank is also used by the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence and it is sometimes used as the English translation of an equivalent rank in...
James Rowland Scarlett-Streatfield (1909 – 10 May 1945) was a Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
squadron
Squadron (aviation)
A squadron in air force, army aviation or naval aviation is mainly a unit comprising a number of military aircraft, usually of the same type, typically with 12 to 24 aircraft, sometimes divided into three or four flights, depending on aircraft type and air force...
commander and commander of No. 38 Group RAF
No. 38 Group RAF
No 38 Group RAF was formed on 6 November 1943 from nine squadrons as part of Fighter Command. It was finally disbanded on 1 April 2000.-History:...
during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. Following the German defeat, he was assigned the task of accepting the surrender of Nazi forces in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. While flying to Oslo, his aircraft crashed and Scarlett-Streatfield was killed.