David Case (RAF officer)
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Born | c. 1953 (age 70–71) Air Commodore |
Air Commodore David Case (born c. 1953) is the highest ranking black officer in the Royal Air Force
of the United Kingdom, and as of 2000, at the age of 47, he became the highest ranking black officer ever to serve in Britain's armed forces.
Biography
Case was born in
Sword of Honour, which is bestowed upon the top cadet officer of the year.[1]
References
- ^ Hudson-Knight, Paul (1 November 2013). "Pilots of the Caribbean – The Sword of Honour". Royal Air Force Museum. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- Buncombe, Andrew (31 May 2000). "RAF officer says colour was no bar to promotion". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 22 June 2010.
- Muir, Hugh (20 August 2007). "Black army officers recruited to help stop gang violence". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2007.