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[[Air Chief Marshal]]<ref group="note">This rank was used by the 20th century [[Royal Canadian Air Force]] and replaced with the rank of [[General officer|General]] in 1968 with the unification of the [[Canadian Forces]], a rank which has been retained in the 21st century Royal Canadian Air Force. See [[:Category:Canadian Forces Air Command generals]] [[:Category:Royal Canadian Air Force generals|Royal Canadian Air Force generals]] for such officers. Breadner was one of only two Canadian Air Chief Marshals, the other being [[Frank Robert Miller]].</ref> '''Lloyd Samuel Breadner''', [[Order of the Bath|CB]], [[Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)|DSC]] (July 14, 1894 &ndash; March 14, 1952) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] military pilot and [[Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force|Chief of the Air Staff]] during [[World War II]].
[[Air Chief Marshal]]<ref group="note">This rank was used by the 20th century [[Royal Canadian Air Force]] and replaced with the rank of [[General officer|General]] in 1968 with the unification of the [[Canadian Forces]], a rank which has been retained in the 21st century Royal Canadian Air Force. See [[:Category:Canadian Forces Air Command generals]] [[:Category:Royal Canadian Air Force generals|Royal Canadian Air Force generals]] for such officers. Breadner was one of only two Canadian Air Chief Marshals, the other being [[Frank Robert Miller]].</ref> '''Lloyd Samuel Breadner''', [[Order of the Bath|CB]], [[Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)|DSC]] (July 14, 1894 &ndash; March 14, 1952) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] military pilot and [[Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force|Chief of the Air Staff]] during [[World War II]].


==Early career==
==Early career==
Breadner obtained his pilot's certificate at Wright Flying School and was commissioned in the British [[Royal Naval Air Service]] on December 28, 1915. During [[World War I]] he served on the [[Western Front (World War I)|Western Front]] as a [[Fighter aircraft|fighter]] pilot in the [[No. 203 Squadron RAF|No. 3 (Naval) Squadron]]. He was promoted to Flight Lieutenant (RNAS) on 31 December 1916. He was awarded the [[Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)|Distinguished Service Cross]] on May 23, 1917. The citation read:
Breadner obtained his pilot's certificate at Wright Flying School and was commissioned in the British [[Royal Naval Air Service]] on December 28, 1915. During [[World War I]], he served on the [[Western Front (World War I)|Western Front]] as a [[Fighter aircraft|fighter]] pilot in the [[No. 203 Squadron RAF|No. 3 (Naval) Squadron]]. He was promoted to Flight Lieutenant (RNAS) on 31 December 1916. He was awarded the [[Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)|Distinguished Service Cross]] on May 23, 1917. The citation read:
{{blockquote|For conspicuous gallantry and skill in leading his patrol against hostile formations. He has himself brought down three hostile machines and forced several others to land. On the 6th April, 1917, he drove down a hostile machine which was wrecked while attempting to land in a ploughed field. On the morning of the 11th April, 1917, he destroyed a hostile machine which fell in flames, brought down another in a spinning nose dive with one wing folded up, and forced a third to land.|London Gazette<ref name="dsc" />}}
{{blockquote|For conspicuous gallantry and skill in leading his patrol against hostile formations. He brought down three hostile machines and forced several others to land. On the 6th April, 1917, he drove down a hostile machine which was wrecked while attempting to land in a ploughed field. On the morning of the 11th April, 1917, he destroyed a hostile machine which fell in flames, brought down another in a spinning nose dive with one wing folded up, and forced a third to land.|London Gazette<ref name="dsc" />}}
Squadron Commander Lloyd Breadner and 3 (Naval) Squadron were posted to RAF Walmer during the Winter of 1917/1918 .
Squadron Commander Lloyd Breadner and 3 (Naval) Squadron were posted to RAF Walmer during the Winter of 1917/1918.
He was released from the [[Royal Air Force|RAF]]<ref group="note">The RNAS had been joined with the Royal Flying Corps in 1918</ref> with the rank of [[Major (United Kingdom)|major]]<ref group="note">The RAF used Army-style ranks until mid-1919.</ref> in March 1919.
He was released from the [[Royal Air Force|RAF]]<ref group="note">The RNAS had been joined with the Royal Flying Corps in 1918</ref> with the rank of [[Major (United Kingdom)|major]]<ref group="note">The RAF used Army-style ranks until mid-1919.</ref> in March 1919.


==Command==
==Command==
He was commissioned promoted to [[Squadron Leader]] in 1920 and transferred to the [[Royal Canadian Air Force]] (RCAF) on its formation in 1924. He became Controller of Civil Aviation in 1922, and later commanded [[CFB Borden|Camp Borden]] from January 15, 1924, to September 23, 1925. He was promoted to [[Wing Commander (rank)|Wing Commander]] on April 1, 1924. After attending [[RAF Staff College, Andover|RAF Staff College]], he was the [[Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force|Director of the RCAF]] from February 15, 1928, to April 29, 1932. From 1932 until 1935 he commanded [[CFB Trenton|Trenton]] and then attended the [[Imperial Defence College]]. He was promoted to [[Group Captain]] on February 1, 1936, and to [[Air Commodore]] on August 4, 1938.
He was commissioned and promoted to [[Squadron Leader]] in 1920 and transferred to the [[Royal Canadian Air Force]] (RCAF) on its formation in 1924. He became Controller of Civil Aviation in 1922, and later commanded [[CFB Borden|Camp Borden]] from January 15, 1924, to September 23, 1925. He was promoted to [[Wing Commander (rank)|Wing Commander]] on April 1, 1924. After attending [[RAF Staff College, Andover|RAF Staff College]], he was the [[Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force|Director of the RCAF]] from February 15, 1928, to April 29, 1932. From 1932 until 1935, he commanded [[CFB Trenton|Trenton]] and then attended the [[Imperial Defence College]]. He was promoted to [[Group Captain]] on February 1, 1936, and to [[Air Commodore]] on August 4, 1938.


[[File:Admiral of the Fleet Earl Mountbatten of Burma A18826.jpg|thumb|Breadner (fifth from left) at the Quebec Conference of 1943.]]
[[File:Admiral of the Fleet Earl Mountbatten of Burma A18826.jpg|thumb|Breadner (fifth from left) at the Quebec Conference of 1943.]]
He became [[Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force|Chief of Air Staff]] on May 29, 1940, and having been promoted to [[Air Marshal]] on November 19, 1941, became [[Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief]] [[RCAF Overseas]] in January 1944. Breadner was promoted on his retirement on November 25, 1945, to [[Air Chief Marshal]], the first Canadian to hold this rank.
He became [[Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force|Chief of Air Staff]] on May 29, 1940, and having been promoted to [[Air Marshal]] on November 19, 1941, became [[Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief]] [[RCAF Overseas]] in January 1944. Breadner was promoted on his retirement on November 25, 1945, to [[Air Chief Marshal]], the first Canadian to hold this rank.


On November 30, 1944, while he was Chief of Air Staff, his son, Flying Officer Donald Lloyd Breadner, was killed after an air gunnery exercise, while flying a de Havilland Mosquito from [[RCAF Station Debert]], in Nova Scotia. He was the only son of Breadner and his wife, Mary Evelyn. They also had three daughters.<ref>"Donald Lloyd Breadner," Canadian Virtual War Memorial, http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/collections/virtualmem/Detail/2687294?DONALD%20LLOYD%20BREADNER</ref>
On November 30, 1944, while he was Chief of Air Staff, his son, Flying Officer Donald Lloyd Breadner, was killed after an air gunnery exercise, while flying a de Havilland Mosquito from [[RCAF Station Debert]], in Nova Scotia. He was the only son of Breadner and his wife, Mary Evelyn. They also had three daughters.<ref>"Donald Lloyd Breadner," Canadian Virtual War Memorial, http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/collections/virtualmem/Detail/2687294?DONALD%20LLOYD%20BREADNER</ref>

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Early career

Breadner obtained his pilot's certificate at Wright Flying School and was commissioned in the British Royal Naval Air Service on December 28, 1915. During World War I, he served on the Western Front as a fighter pilot in the No. 3 (Naval) Squadron. He was promoted to Flight Lieutenant (RNAS) on 31 December 1916. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross on May 23, 1917. The citation read:

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For conspicuous gallantry and skill in leading his patrol against hostile formations. He brought down three hostile machines and forced several others to land. On the 6th April, 1917, he drove down a hostile machine which was wrecked while attempting to land in a ploughed field. On the morning of the 11th April, 1917, he destroyed a hostile machine which fell in flames, brought down another in a spinning nose dive with one wing folded up, and forced a third to land.

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Squadron Commander Lloyd Breadner and 3 (Naval) Squadron were posted to RAF Walmer during the Winter of 1917/1918. He was released from the RAF[note 2] with the rank of major[note 3] in March 1919.

Command

He was commissioned and promoted to Squadron Leader in 1920 and transferred to the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) on its formation in 1924. He became Controller of Civil Aviation in 1922, and later commanded Camp Borden from January 15, 1924, to September 23, 1925. He was promoted to Wing Commander on April 1, 1924. After attending RAF Staff College, he was the Director of the RCAF from February 15, 1928, to April 29, 1932. From 1932 until 1935, he commanded Trenton and then attended the Imperial Defence College. He was promoted to Group Captain on February 1, 1936, and to Air Commodore on August 4, 1938.

File:Admiral of the Fleet Earl Mountbatten of Burma A18826.jpg
Breadner (fifth from left) at the Quebec Conference of 1943.

He became Chief of Air Staff on May 29, 1940, and having been promoted to Air Marshal on November 19, 1941, became Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief RCAF Overseas in January 1944. Breadner was promoted on his retirement on November 25, 1945, to Air Chief Marshal, the first Canadian to hold this rank.

On November 30, 1944, while he was Chief of Air Staff, his son, Flying Officer Donald Lloyd Breadner, was killed after an air gunnery exercise, while flying a de Havilland Mosquito from RCAF Station Debert, in Nova Scotia. He was the only son of Breadner and his wife, Mary Evelyn. They also had three daughters.[2]

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  2. ↑ "Donald Lloyd Breadner," Canadian Virtual War Memorial, http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/collections/virtualmem/Detail/2687294?DONALD%20LLOYD%20BREADNER
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