Twiss, Lionel Peter

Date of birth:: July 23rd, 1921 (Lindfield/West Sussex, United Kingdom)
Date of death:: August 31st, 2011
Nationality:: British

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Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Temporary Sub-Lieutenant
Awarded on:: September 22nd, 1942

Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Temporary Sub-Lieutenant
Awarded on:: March 16th, 1943

Awarded as bar

King's/Queen's Commendation for valuable service in the air

Rank:: Test Pilot
Unit:: Fairey Aviation Company Ltd
Awarded on:: February 22nd, 1955

"For services when an aircraft, undergoing tests, sustained damage in the air."

King's/Queen's Commendation for valuable service in the air

Britannia Trophy

Awarded on:: 1956

Segrave Trophy

Awarded on:: 1956

"For setting a new air speed record of 1,132 miles per hour (1,822 km/h) and becoming the first person to break 1,000 miles per hour (1,600 km/h) in level flight, in a Fairey Delta 2."

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Awarded on:: 1957

Sources

- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/40413/supplement/1094/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35942/supplement/1259/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35713/supplement/4119/data.pdf
- Obituary

Twiss, Lionel Peter

Biography

Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)

Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)

King's/Queen's Commendation for valuable service in the air

Britannia Trophy

Segrave Trophy

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

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