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  • Richard Gordon Wakeford
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  • Air Marshal Sir Richard (Dickie) Gordon Wakeford KCB OBE LVO AFC (20 April 1922 - 13 February 2007) was an officer in the Royal Air Force for 36 years, from 1941 to 1977. Beginning as a pilot of flying boats with Coastal Command, he became a flying instructor, and commanded the Queen's Flight. After various operational commands, his last post was as Deputy Chief of Defence (Intelligence) at the UK Ministry of Defence.
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serviceyears
  • 1941
Birth Date
  • 1922-04-20
death place
  • Aberdeen, Scotland
Nickname
  • Dickie
Name
  • Richard Gordon Wakeford
Birth Place
  • Torquay, England
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death date
  • 2007-02-13
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Years
  • 1975
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  • Air Marshal Sir Richard (Dickie) Gordon Wakeford KCB OBE LVO AFC (20 April 1922 - 13 February 2007) was an officer in the Royal Air Force for 36 years, from 1941 to 1977. Beginning as a pilot of flying boats with Coastal Command, he became a flying instructor, and commanded the Queen's Flight. After various operational commands, his last post was as Deputy Chief of Defence (Intelligence) at the UK Ministry of Defence.
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