Richard Pink
Royal Air Force air commodore / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Air Commodore Richard Charles Montagu Pink, CBE (30 November 1888 – 7 March 1932) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force (RAF). He distinguished himself during service with the Royal Navy and Royal Naval Air Service in the First World War, before joining the RAF shortly after its creation in 1918. He is the namesake of Pink's War, which was the first campaign conducted by the RAF alone and the only campaign to be named after an RAF officer.[1][2][4]
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Richard Pink | |
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Born | (1888-11-30)30 November 1888[1][2] Winchester, Hampshire |
Died | 7 March 1932(1932-03-07) (aged 43) Princess Mary's RAF Hospital, RAF Halton, Buckinghamshire |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy (1904–18) Royal Air Force (1918–32) |
Years of service | 1904–1932 |
Rank | Air Commodore |
Commands held | RAF Manston (1929–31) Aircraft Depot, Egypt (1921–23) No. 2 (Indian) Wing (1925) Milford Haven Anti-Submarine Group (1917) |
Battles/wars | First World War Pink's War |
Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Mentioned in Despatches[3] |
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