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 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[]
- ^ "Air Commodore Robert Carter". Telegraph. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
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
- Men centenarians
- People from Portsmouth
- Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)
- Royal Air Force air commodores
- Royal Air Force pilots of World War II