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Carter, North

Date of birth:
November 26th, 1902
Date of death:
October 13th, 1984
Service number:
16070
Nationality:
British

Biography

December 20, 1922: Pilot Officer
June 20, 1924: Flying Officer
February 27, 1929: Flight Lieutenant
August 1, 1936: Squadron Leader
July 1, 1939: Wing Commander
1941: Acting Group Captain
January 1, 1946: Group Captain/Temporary Air Commodore
January 1, 1948: Air Commodore

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Rank:
Flight Cadet
Unit:
RAF Cranwell, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
1922
RAFC Sword of Honour / Sword of Merit
Rank:
Flight Lieutenant
Awarded on:
May 8th, 1936
"For valuable services rendered in connection with the Mohmand operations, North-West Frontier of India, 15 August to 15 October 1935."
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Group Captain
Awarded on:
June 8th, 1944
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Air Commodore
Awarded on:
June 10th, 1948
Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB, Military Division)

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