Douglas Bader

Douglas Bader

male, deceased (1982)
RAF College Cranwell graduate, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, fighter, Companion of the Distinguished Service Order, Knights Bachelor, distinguished flying cross…royalairforce, Royal Air Force officer, Fellow of The Royal Aeronautical Society
Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader, CBE, DSO and Bar, DFC and Bar, FRAeS, DL, RAF (21 February 1910-5 September 1982); surname...

John Smith

male, 58 years old
labour party, UK Labour Party, British MP, welsh, Vale of Glamorgan, Penarth…royalairforce
John William Patrick Smith (born March 7, 1951) is a Welsh Labour Party politician, and Member of Parliament (MP) for the Vale of Glamorgan. Born...
Tom Clancy

Tom Clancy

male, deceased (1990)
Royal Air Force airman, Roman Catholic, Carrick-on-Suir, from County Tipperary, the clancy brother, county cork…royalairforce
Tom Clancy (October 29, 1924 - November 7, 1990) was a member of the Irish folk singing group The Clancy Brothers. Some may say he had the most...
Henry Allingham

Henry Allingham

male, 113 years old
World War II, RNAS, the First World War, Royal Naval Air Service, British Military, From clapham…Royal Navy sailor, royalairforce, Royal Air Force airman, air force
Henry William Allingham (born 6 June 1896) has been the oldest surviving British veteran of the First World War since 20 July 2003 upon the death...
Guy Gibson

Guy Gibson

male, deceased (1944)
Recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross, Victoria Cross, distinguished flying cross, 617 Squadron, royalairforce, raf…Royal Air Force officer, air force
Wing Commander Guy Penrose Gibson VC DSO and Bar DFC and Bar RAF (12 August 1918 - 19 September 1944), was the first CO of the RAF's 617 Squadron,...
Glenn Torpy

Glenn Torpy

male, 56 years old
Number One Group, RAF College Cranwell, tornado, Strike Command, No. 1 Group RAF, Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath…Fellow of The Royal Aeronautical Society, Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup, royalairforce, Royal Air Force air marshal
Air Chief Marshal Sir Glenn Lester Torpy, KCB, CBE, DSO, BSc(Eng), FRAeS, RAF is the current Chief of the Air Staff. Torpy was born in 1953 and...
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…royalairforce, Royal Air Force officer, Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of The Royal Aeronautical Society, Air Commodore
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...
Barnes Wallis

Barnes Wallis

male, deceased (1979)
Möhne, Edersee, Sorpe Dam, Möhne Reservoir, Christ's Hospital Old Blue, Royal Designer for Industry…royalairforce, Fellow of the Royal Society
Sir Barnes Neville Wallis, Kt, CBE, FRS, RDI, commonly known as Barnes Wallis, (September 26 1887 - October 30 1979) was an English scientist,...
Keith Park

Keith Park

male, deceased (1975)
New Zealander of World War I, New Zealander of World War II, MC and Bar, World War I flying ace, New Zealand military personnel, raf…Royal Air Force air marshal, royalairforce, Air Chief Marshal
Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Rodney Park, GCB, KBE, MC and Bar, DFC, RAF (15 June 1892 - 6 February 1975) was a senior commander in the Royal Air...
Malcolm Kendall-Smith

Malcolm Kendall-Smith

male, 41 years old
British military personnel of the Iraq War, Opposition to the Iraq War, RAF Kinloss, war against Iraq, 2003 invasion of Iraq, Combat Medic…Royal Air Force officer, royalairforce
Malcolm Kendall-Smith (b. 1968/1969) was a medical officer in the British Royal Air Force. He was born in Australia, raised in New Zealand and has...