Richard Gordon Wakeford
Richard Gordon Wakeford | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Dickie |
| Born | 20 April 1922 Officer of the Order of the British Empire Air Force Cross |
UK Ministry of Defence
.
Early life and war service
Wakeford was born in
Tavistock, Devon
.
Wakeford joined the
Shetland Islands, patrolling the Norwegian Sea. He flew in support of Russian convoys
and intercepted German submarines based in Norway.
Wakeford was involved in the last sinking of a German
Post-war career
After the war, Wakeford flew long-range
RAF College at Cranwell.[1] He married Anne Butler in 1948. He joined the Central Flying School as an examiner, testing other flying instructors, and received the Air Force Cross in 1953.[1]
As a
RAF Technical College at Henlow
.
He was promoted to
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in 1976.[1]
Later life
He retired to
Order of St John in 1986 and was awarded the inaugural President's Medal of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 1987.[3] He moved to Inchberry in Moray
in 1987.
His wife died in 2002.
References
External links
- Obituary, The Daily Telegraph, 20 February 2007
- Obituary, The Herald