Frank Whittle

Frank Whittle

male, deceased (1996)
National Inventors Hall of Fame, jet engine, inventor, Sir Frank Whittle, Alumni of Peterhouse, Cambridge, Member of the Order of Merit…royal air force, Royal Air Force officer, AirCommodore, Air Ministry
Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle, OM, KBE, FRS, Hon FRAeS (1 June 1907-9 August 1996) was an English Royal Air Force officer and is seen as the...
Leonard Birchall

Leonard Birchall

male, deceased (2004)
Royal Canadian Air Force officer, Recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross, Canadian World War II pilot, Royal Military College of Canada, second world war, Leonard Joseph Birchall…Royal Canadian Air Force personnel, AirCommodore, royal canadian air force, royal air force
Air Commodore Leonard Joseph Birchall, CM, OBE, DFC, O.Ont, CD (July 6, 1915 - September 10, 2004), "The Saviour of Ceylon" Leonard Joseph Birchall...
Charles Kingsford Smith

Charles Kingsford Smith

male, deceased (1935)
Royal Air Force officer, Recipient of the Air Force Cross, Royal Australian Air Force officer, Recipient of the Military Cross, Freemason, smithy…Air Force Cross, AirCommodore
Air Commodore Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith MC, AFC (February 9, 1897 - November 8, 1935), often called Charles Kingsford Smith, or by his...

David Case

male
Royal Air Force officer, royal air force, Guyanese Military Personnel, AirCommodore, Sword Of Honour, Queen's University of Belfast
Air Commodore David Case is the highest ranking black officer in the Royal Air Force of the United Kingdom, and at the age of 47 is the highest...

Lionel Charlton

male, deceased (1958)
writer, Companion of the Order of the Bath, Companion of the Distinguished Service Order, Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, Royal Flying Corps, royal air force…Royal Air Force officer, AirCommodore, Air Officer Commanding, Chief of the Air Staff
Air Commodore Lionel Evelyn Oswald Charlton CB, CMG, DSO, RAF (7 July, 1879 - 18 April 1958) was educated at Brighton College and entered the army....
Hughie Edwards

Hughie Edwards

male, deceased (1982)
World War II, buried at Karrakatta Cemetery, KStJ, Venerable Order of Saint John, Recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross, Australian…royal air force, Royal Air Force officer, AirCommodore
Air Commodore Sir Hughie Idwal Edwards, VC, KCMG, CB, DSO, OBE, DFC, KStJ (1 August 1914 - 5 August 1982), was an Australian pilot who served with...

Joe Hardstaff

male, 74 years old
Royal Air Force officer, bowler, Order of the British Empire, first-class cricket, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club, England national cricket team…AirCommodore, royal air force
Joseph Hardstaff, MBE (born 28 February 1935) is a retired Air Commodore and an English cricketer. Joe Hardstaff was born in Kirkby-in-Ashfield,...
Owen Truelove

Owen Truelove

male, deceased (2006)
Aviation accidents and incidents, vulcan, Royal Air Force officer, hunter, glider, raf…AirCommodore
Owen Truelove was the first man to fly from the UK to New Zealand with a motor glider. He died in a gliding accident in New Zealand in November...

David Harrison

male
royal air force, No 11 Group RAF, Training Group RAF, Commandant Air Cadets, Air Cadet Organisation, Training Group Defence Agency…University Air Squadron, Air Officer Commanding, AirCommodore, Royal Air Force officer
Air Commodore David Harrison, BSc RAF, is a retired RAF Officer and former Commandant of the Air Cadet Organisation (ACO). Air Cdre Harrison was...