Robert Carter (RAF officer)
Robert Carter | |
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Born | Portsmouth, England | 15 September 1910
Died | 10 November 2012 | (aged 102)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Air Force |
Years of service | 1926–1964 |
Rank | Air Commodore |
Commands held | 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]
References
- ^ 29 Jan 2013 (29 January 2013). "Air Commodore Robert Carter". Telegraph. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
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External links
- ‘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
Categories:
- 1910 births
- 2012 deaths
- British centenarians
- British World War II bomber pilots
- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- People from Portsmouth
- Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)
- Royal Air Force officers
- Royal Air Force pilots of World War II