Douglas Riding
Douglas John Stuart Riding | |
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| Born | 6 May 1943 (United States) |
AO, DFC (born 6 May 1943) is a retired senior Royal Australian Air Force commander and a former Vice Chief of the Defence Force
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Riding was born in the
19th Tactical Air Support Squadron.[2][3] As a result of his "gallant services in Vietnam", Riding was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.[4]
Riding was Officer Commanding
Officer of the Order of Australia in 2000.[5]
In November 2000 Riding was appointed a non-executive Director of BAE Systems Australia.[6]
References
- ^ a b c "Air Marshals". Air Marshals of the RAAF. RAAF Air Power Development Centre. Archived from the original on 1 June 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
- ^ a b "Riding, Douglas John Stuart". Nominal Roll of Vietnam Veterans. Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
- ^ a b c Media Release - Veteran's Entitlements
- ^ "No. 45106". The London Gazette. 22 May 1970. p. 5809.
- ^ "Officer of the Order of Australia". Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
- ^ BAE Systems Australia Aviation Week 10 November 2000. Retrieved 2016-10-01
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