Clarence Dunlap

Clarence Rupert Dunlap
Commander of the Order of the British Empire Canadian Forces' Decoration Silver Star (USA) Croix de Guerre with gold star (France)

. In his later years, Dunlap was the last surviving Royal Canadian Air Force air marshal.

Early career

Dunlap joined the

in Ontario.

In his early flying career Dunlap was assigned to aerial photography duties when he mapped out large parts of Canada. Later, in the mid-1930s, he worked in air armament.^[1]

World War II

On the outbreak of

Dunlap was posted to the United Kingdom in late 1942, becoming Station Commander of

Postwar

After the war, Dunlap was Commandant of the National Defence College (1951–1954). Promoted to air vice-marshal in 1954, he served as Vice-Chief of the Air Staff in 1954.[1] Returning to Europe in 1958, Dunlap was appointed Deputy Chief of Staff (Operations) at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE).^[7] There he wrote and article for the European-Atlantic Review about the role of Europe's radar shield.

Dunlap was promoted to air marshal and served as

In retirement Dunlap worked on a voluntary basis to support the development of the National Aviation Museum in Ottawa. In 1979 Dunlap moved to Victoria in British Columbia where he retired from voluntary work. At his death in 2003, Dunlap was the last of the RCAF air marshals.

References

External links

• The Canadian Encyclopedia - Dunlap, Clarence Rupert

Military offices
Preceded by S Graham	Station Commander RAF Leeming 1943	Succeeded by H M Carscallan
Preceded by R E McBurney	Air Officer Commanding No. 64 Base 1945	Succeeded by H B Godwin
Preceded by F R Miller	Vice-Chief of the Air Staff 1954 – 1958	Succeeded by Unknown
Preceded by H L Campbell	Chief of the Air Staff (RCAF) 1962 – 1964	Vacant No single national air power organization Title next held by W K Carr (As Commander, Air Command in 1975)
Preceded by C R Slemon	Deputy Commander of NORAD 1964 – 1967	Succeeded by W R MacBrien