Sidney Webster
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For the American mathematician, see Sidney Martin Webster.
Air Vice Marshal Sidney Norman Webster, CBE, AFC & Bar (19 March 1900 – 5 April 1984) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force and an aviator who flew the winning aircraft in the 1927 Schneider Trophy seaplane race.[1]
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Sidney Webster | |
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Nickname(s) | Webbie |
Born | (1900-03-19)19 March 1900 Walsall, England |
Died | 5 April 1984(1984-04-05) (aged 84) |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Air Force |
Years of service | 1918–1950 |
Rank | Air Vice Marshal |
Unit | High Speed Flight RAF |
Commands held | RAF Hong Kong |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Air Force Cross & Bar |
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