Robert Carter (RAF officer)
Robert Carter | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 September 1910 Portsmouth, England |
| Died | 10 November 2012 (aged 102) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1926–1964 |
| Rank | Air Commodore |
| Commands | RAF Upwood (1953–55) RAF Grimsby (1943–44) No. 103 Squadron RAF (1942–43) No. 150 Squadron RAF (1941) |
| Battles / wars | Second World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Distinguished Flying Cross Mentioned in Despatches |
Air Commodore Robert Alfred Copsey Carter, CB, DSO, DFC (15 September 1910 – 10 November 2012) was a senior Royal Air Force officer who served with RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War.[1] He received a Distinguished Service Order for his leadership of No. 150 Squadron RAF in bombing raids against German battleships.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Air Commodore Robert Carter". Telegraph. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ "Wing Commander Robert A C Carter DSO by Eric Kennington, pastel on paper". Royal Air Force Museum. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
External links
[edit]- ‘CARTER, Air Cdre Robert Alfred Copsey’, Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012; online edn, Nov 2012, accessed 31 Jan 2013
- Wing Commander Robert A C Carter DSO (1941) by Eric Kennington in The Royal Air Force Museum London collection.
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