Anderson, Donald George (Don)
- Date of birth:
- March 1st, 1917 (Waikerie/South Australia, Australia)
- Date of death:
- November 30th, 1975 (Heidelberg/Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)
- Service number:
- 407661
- Nationality:
- Australian
Biography
January 1942: Commissioned.
22nd Troop Carrier Squadron, United States Army Air Force
Test pilot, US Air Force Ferry Command.
1956-1973: Director-General of the Department of Civil Aviation
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Oswald Watt Gold Medal
- Rank:
- Director-General
- Unit:
- Department of Civil Aviation
- Awarded on:
- 1957
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
- Rank:
- Director-General
- Unit:
- Department of Civil Aviation
- Awarded on:
- June 13th, 1959
- Rank:
- Director-General
- Unit:
- Department of Civil Aviation
- Awarded on:
- June 10th, 1967
Edward Warner Award
- Awarded on:
- 1978
Posthumously awarded
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Temporary Flight Lieutenant
- Unit:
- No. 34 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force
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