Kenneth Cross
Royal Air Force Air Chief Marshal (1911-2003) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the British physiologist, see Kenneth Cross (physiologist).
Air Chief Marshal Sir Kenneth Brian Boyd Cross, KCB, CBE, DSO, DFC (4 October 1911 – 18 June 2003) was a senior Royal Air Force commander. He was commonly known as Bing.
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Sir Kenneth Cross | |
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Nickname(s) | "Bing" |
Born | (1911-10-04)4 October 1911 |
Died | 18 June 2003(2003-06-18) (aged 91) |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Air Force |
Years of service | 1930–67 |
Rank | Air Chief Marshal |
Commands held | Transport Command (1963–67) Bomber Command (1959–63) No. 3 Group (1956–59) No. 242 Group (1943–44) No. 212 Group (1943) No. 252 Wing (1942) No. 258 Wing (1941–42) No. 46 Squadron (1939–40) |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Distinguished Flying Cross Mentioned in Despatches War Cross with Sword (Norway) Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States) Officer of the Legion of Honour (France) Croix de guerre (France) Commander with Swords of the Order of Orange-Nassau (Netherlands) |
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