John Grindon
John Grindon | |
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Born | (1917-09-30)30 September 1917 Newquay, England |
Died | 11 November 2001(2001-11-11) (aged 84) Hampshire, England |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Air Force |
Years of service | 1935–1959 |
Rank | Group Captain |
Service number | 33206 |
Commands | RAF Honington (1957–58) Queen's Flight (1953–56) No. 617 Squadron RAF (1945) No. 630 Squadron RAF (1944–45) |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
Awards | Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Distinguished Service Order Air Force Cross |
Group Captain John Evelyn Grindon, CVO, DSO, AFC (30 September 1917 – 11 November 2001) was a senior Royal Air Force officer. He served as a bomber pilot in the Second World War, and later commanded the Queen's Flight.[1]
Grindon was the son of Thomas Edward Grindon, a First World War casualty,[2] and Dora Eastlake. He married Miss Hubber in 1937.
A portrait is held by the National Portrait Gallery.[3]
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