John Kenneth Haviland
John Kenneth Haviland | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 January 1921 Flight Lieutenant |
| Service number | 82690 |
| Unit | No. 151 Squadron RAF |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Distinguished Flying Cross |
| Other work | Professor in Aerospace Engineering Department at the University of Virginia |
John Kenneth Haviland
Early life
Born in Mount Kisco, New York, the son of a US Navy officer and an English mother.[4] He was educated in England from the age of five and was educated at the University of Nottingham and the University of London. He joined the Royal Air Force Reserve in July 1939 and was called up for war service in September of the same year.
World War II
Haviland undertook flying training at
on 23 September 1940.Haviland was involved in a mid-air collision on 24 September during formation flying practice which resulted in a force-landing in a paddock in the village of Waddington, Lincolnshire.[6] Haviland would see no further significant action in the Battle of Britain.[7]
Haviland served throughout the war, doing tours as an instructor, intruder operations and bomber support. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross on 16 February 1945, by when he was a flight lieutenant flying with No. 141 Squadron RAF.
Postwar career
After the war he moved to Canada before obtaining a PhD from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and becoming a professor in engineering in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at the University of Virginia, specialising in aerospace projects.
Honors and awards
- 16 February 1945 – Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross John Kenneth Haviland (82690), R.A.F.V.R., 141
Sqn:[8]
See also
- List of RAF aircrew in the Battle of Britain
- Non-British personnel in the RAF during the Battle of Britain
References
- ^ TracesOfWar.com John Kenneth Haviland
- ISBN 978-1-4456-8618-9.
- ^ Battle of Britain – Roll of Honour
- ISBN 978-1-4738-3566-5.
- ^ "Ha-pilots".
- ^ "Battle of Britain London Monument - P/O J K HAVILAND". Archived from the original on 30 May 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
- ^ Alex Kershaw, World War II Magazine Volume 25, No.4 November/December 2010, pp.39
- ^ London Gazette 30 August 1940