Geoffrey Roberts (airline manager)
Sir Geoffrey Newland Roberts CBE AFC (8 December 1906 – 27 August 1995) was a New Zealand military aviator and leader, and airline manager. He was born in Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand in 1906.[1]
Roberts was awarded the Air Force Cross in 1941.[2] In 1946 he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in recognition of his service in operations against the Japanese.[3] He was appointed a Knight Bachelor for services to aviation in the 1973 New Year Honours.[4]
References
- ^ Lockstone, Brian. "Geoffrey Newland Roberts". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved December 2011.
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