1920 - 2006
Dick Cresswell Australian Aviator
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Dick Cresswell is a member of the following lists: 2006 deaths, Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United States) and 1920 births.
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| Birthday |
27th July, 1920
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| Birthplace |
Launceston, Tasmania
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| Died |
12th December, 2006
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| Place of Death |
Canberra
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| Zodiac Sign |
Leo
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| Nationality |
Australian
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| Occupation |
Aviator
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Richard Cresswell, DFC (27 July 1920 – 12 December 2006) was an officer and pilot in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). He commanded No. 77 (Fighter) Squadron twice during World War II and again during the Korean War. Cresswell was credited with being the first RAAF pilot to shoot down an enemy aircraft at night over Australian soil, the only man to serve as commanding officer of an RAAF squadron on three occasions during wartime, and the first officer to lead a jet-equipped Australian squadron in combat. His performance in Korea earned him the Commonwealth and the US Distinguished Flying Crosses.
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