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  • Richard Pink
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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. He distinguished himself during service with the Royal Navy and Royal Naval Air Service in World War I, before joining the Royal Air Force shortly after its creation in 1918. He is the namesake of Pink's War, the first campaign conducted by the RAF alone, and the only campaign to be named after an RAF officer.
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serviceyears
  • 1904
Birth Date
  • 1888-11-30
Commands
  • No. 2 Wing
Branch
  • Royal Naval Air Service
death place
  • Princess Mary's RAF Hospital
  • RAF Halton, Buckinghamshire
Name
  • Richard Charles Montagu Pink
Birth Place
  • Winchester, Hampshire
Awards
death date
  • 1932-03-07
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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. He distinguished himself during service with the Royal Navy and Royal Naval Air Service in World War I, before joining the Royal Air Force shortly after its creation in 1918. He is the namesake of Pink's War, the first campaign conducted by the RAF alone, and the only campaign to be named after an RAF officer.