Richard John Cork British Aviator
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Richard John Cork is a member of the following lists: 1917 births, Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom) and Fleet Air Arm aviators.
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| Birthday |
4th April, 1917
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| Birthplace |
London
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| Died |
14th April, 1944
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| Place of Death |
China Bay, British Ceylon
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| Zodiac Sign |
Aries
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| Nationality |
British
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| Occupation |
Aviator
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Richard John "Dickie" Cork, DSO, DSC (4 April 1917 – 14 April 1944) was a fighter ace in the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy during the Second World War. Cork served in the Battle of Britain as the wingman for Douglas Bader of No. 242 Squadron RAF. When he returned to the Fleet Air Arm in 1941, Cork served with 880 Naval Air Squadron in the Arctic, Mediterranean and Indian Ocean. It was during Operation Pedestal in 1942 that he became the only Royal Navy pilot to shoot down five aircraft in one day, and was the leading naval ace using the Hawker Hurricane. He was given command of the 15th Naval Fighter Wing aboard HMS Victorious before being killed in a flying accident over Ceylon in 1944.
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