Kenneth Lewis (general)

Lieutenant-General Kenneth Edward Lewis CMM, CD (c. 1929 – February 4, 1992) was a Canadian air force general who was Commander, Air Command in Canada from 1980 to 1983.^[1]

Kenneth Lewis
Born	c. 1929 Wood River, Alberta, Canada
Died	February 4, 1992 (aged 62) Stittsville, Ontario, Canada
Allegiance	Canada
Branch	Air Command[a]
Years of service	Late 1940s-1983
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Commands	Air Command
Awards	Commander of the Order of Military Merit Canadian Forces' Decoration

Career

A native of Ponoka, Alberta,^[2] Lewis joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in the late 1940s and, after graduating from the Royal Military College of Canada, trained as a pilot. He became Commandant of the Royal Roads Military College in 1968 and, after serving in various senior staff positions, became Deputy Commander NORAD in 1978^[3] and Commander, Air Command in 1980 before retiring in 1983.^[4]

In retirement he became President of The Aerospace Industry Association of Canada.^[5] He died of prostate cancer in 1992 at the age of 62.^[6][7]

Notes

1. Known as Royal Canadian Air Force until 1968