Hugh Dowding, a character played by Laurence Olivier in 1969, was an officer in the Royal Air Force.
 The film drew many respected British actors to accept roles as key figures of the battle, including Sir Laurence Olivier as Hugh Dowding and Trevor Howard as Keith Park. 
Air Chief Marshal Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding, (24 April 1882  15 February 1970) was an officer in the Royal Air Force. 
