Owen Tudor Boyd
Royal Air Force air marshal (1889–1944) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Air Marshal Owen Tudor Boyd, CB, OBE, MC, AFC (30 August 1889 – 5 August 1944) was a British aviator and military officer. He served with the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War before transferring to the newly formed Royal Air Force in 1918, with which he served during the interwar period and into the Second World War.
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Born | (1889-08-30)30 August 1889 London, England |
Died | 5 August 1944(1944-08-05) (aged 54) London, England |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army (1909–18) Royal Air Force (1918–44) |
Years of service | 1909–1944 |
Rank | Air marshal |
Commands held | No. 93 Group (1944) RAF Balloon Command (1938–40) No. 1 Group (1935–36) RAF Aden (1931–34) School of Army Co-operation (1923–25) No. 24 Squadron (1922–23) No. 72 Squadron (1918) No. 66 Squadron (1917) |
Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross Air Force Cross Mentioned in Despatches (2) |
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