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Air Vice Marshal Arthur John Capel CB DSO DFC (11 Dec 1894—18 Apr 1979) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force. He served with the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force over 30 years, serving in World War I, Pink's War, and World War II.

Early life and Royal Flying Corps career
Arthur John Capel was born in Chipstable, Somerset on 11 December 1894. His father, Arthur, was a barrister, and had inherited the manor of Chipstable from his father, also Arthur, who had bought it in 1839. He attended Sandhurst College, and was commissioned to the Somerset Light Infantry on 11 November 1914. He received Royal Aero Club Certificate 1615 on 19 August 1915, and became a Flying Officer (Observer) in No. 4 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps on 3 November 1915. By the end of the First World War, he had been promoted to Major, and in command of No. 92 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps.

Royal Air Force career
Capel resigned his commission in the Somerset Light Infantry on receipt of a permanent commission as a Captain in the newly-formed Royal Air Force on 1 August 1919. He was shortly after appointed Officer Commanding, No. 43 Squadron while it was stationed in Germany, before disbanding at RAF Spitalgate on 31 December 1919.

He was appointed Officer Commanding, No. 5 Squadron on 23 November 1923, which was then stationed in British India. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for services in Waziristan during Pink's War of 1925.