Frank Inglis's grandparents were Major General Sir John Eardley Inglis and Lady Julia Inglis, who had survived the Siege of Lucknow, and Francis Pigou, the Dean of Bristol.
12 Facts About Frank Inglis
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Frank Inglis's sister, Mildred Inglis, was married to Air Marshal Sir Victor Goddard who was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.
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Frank Inglis was educated at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and graduated in 1918, from where he was commissioned into the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry.
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On 1 July 1927, Frank Inglis was promoted to flight lieutenant; he was immediately placed on half pay until the end of July, having recently got married.
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On his return to active service, Frank Inglis joined the staff at No 4 Apprentice's Wing, RAF Cranwell.
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Frank Inglis was promoted to squadron leader on 1 April 1936 and to wing commander on 1 March 1939.
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Frank Inglis was promoted to the rank of group captain in September 1941 and to air commodore in March 1942.
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Frank Inglis stayed in the White House and held two meetings with Roosevelt, eventually persuading the president to go against his own advisors and agree to the British viewpoint, that the major American war effort must be directed towards the defeat of Germany first.
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In October 1942, Frank Inglis was promoted to Assistant Chief of the Air Staff, with the military rank of acting air vice marshal, succeeding Air Vice-Marshal Charles Medhurst, thus making him head of Air Intelligence.
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Frank Inglis reached the full rank of air vice-marshal on 1 July 1947.
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Frank Inglis retired at his own request on 29 March 1952.
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Air Vice Marshal Frank Inglis was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire on 8 June 1944, and Companion of the Order of the Bath on 1 January 1946.