David R. Adamson

{{Short description|Royal Canadian Air Force officer (1923–2011)}}

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|name=David R. Adamson

|birth_date={{birth date|1923|3|10}}

|death_date={{death date and age|2011|7|31|1923|3|10}}

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|birth_place=Lloydminster, Saskatchewan

|death_place= Vancouver Island, British Columbia

|allegiance= {{flag|Canada}}

|branch= Royal Canadian Air Force

|serviceyears= 1937–1978

|rank= Lieutenant-General

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David Ritchie Adamson (March 10, 1923 – July 31, 2011) was a Royal Canadian Air Force and Canadian Forces Air Command officer. He served as deputy commander of NORAD from 1976 to 1978.{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/timescolonist/obituary.aspx?n=david-ritchie-adamson&pid=153066237|title=Lt. Gen. David Ritchie Adamson's Obituary on The Times Colonist|publisher=|accessdate=1 December 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.meridianbooster.com/2011/10/04/local-rcaf-veteran-remembered|title=Local RCAF veteran remembered|last=nurun.com|accessdate=1 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201211832/http://www.meridianbooster.com/2011/10/04/local-rcaf-veteran-remembered|archive-date=1 December 2016|url-status=dead}}